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    Help Can't get Lollipop any way..was rooted at one point. Verizon i545

    Okay here's my tale of woe.. I rooted my phone last year - but at some point - took an update and lost root. Though the phone still displays the "custom" boot screen with the padlock. I tried to take the Lollipop update through the OTA but it fails and I get the "laying on his back" failed...
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    New X2 SIM card question.

    Hey All, Been rocking an OG DINC since it first came out. My parents switched to new S4's so they gave me their old phones (X2's). That way I get to keep my grandfathered unlimited data plan :D Anyhow - I took my 32g SIM card out of the DINC and put it in the X2. Activated the X2 - but...
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    Help Battery drain caused "partial" reset - how do I fully restore (rooted)

    I know it sounds improbable......but my wifes phone was at 3% battery the other night. She says "whoa I better get this thing on a charger" Then a phone call came in....after about 1/2 a minute the phone shut down. She plugged it into a charger and waited a few minutes. The phone would...
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    What's the absolute, definitive, final answer to a grandfathered unlimited data plan question

    Searched the interweb.....searched here..... Title pretty much says it all...... The wife and I still have our original DInc's. Mine's been acting a little hinky lately..plus it's been a couple years..I'm sort of maybe getting itchy for a new phone. I can't decode from Verizon's site - nor...
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    Help Can't make a phone call everything else works ?

    Trying to figure out just what the heck I did to my phone. Actually typing this post on the affected phone. All of a sudden I can surf the web fine but.....every time I try to make a call nothing happens forever until a box pops up and says "call origination attempt fails due to a signal loss"...
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    Help HTC Weather app crashing

    Hey All, I have 3 cities loaded into the stock weather app on my DInc (on one of my home screens). Every time I try to swipe up to a different city the weather app crashes and says " !Sorry the application HTC Sense (process.com.htc.launcher) has stopped unexpectedly" and I have to FC - but it...
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    Help New memory card - what's the best way to transfer everything ?

    Title pretty much says it all. Picked up a 16gig MicroSD at Best buy today. I want to transfer everything from the existing 4gig to it. I tried Microsoft's Synctoy but something isn't perfect - what's the preferred way ? Thanks ! Dan
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    Help How do I prevent my phone from going into sleep mode.

    Let's say I want to use my gps all the time. how do I prevent my screen from going dim/shutting off ? :confused: Thanks ! Dan
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    Help Activating DINC without CSR ?

    So I finallly talked the wife into a DINC from her old Samsung slider. I let her play with mine a bit (my PHONE ! - get your mind out of the gutter :p ) and she went monday and ordered it from our local Verizon store. FedEx left a call tag today and I'm about to run out to our local hub and...
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    Help Microsoft visio viewer ?

    Hey All, I've searched the forums to no avail.... Maybe I'm missing something. Is the a MS Visio file viewer for the Droid ? Thanks, Dan
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    Smartphone noob - traveling to Canada question

    Hey all, This is my first smartphone and I've heard different things about travel etc. We'll be traveling to Toronto in a couple of weeks and I want to make sure I turn off all the correct things on the phone so as not to rack up a bunch of unwanted charges. Any hints ? Thanks, Dan
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    Help Folder for bookmarks ?

    Hello! Can I create a folder and put my most used bookmarks in it - so I don't have to bring up a browser every time ?
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    Help Games Folder ?

    I have been through the phone....through the owners manual.....all over this forum...... And I can't figure out if there are any "pre-installed" games on the Incredible ? I mean gosh....no Solitaire - no nothin' ? Thanks, Dan