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    sms via data

    i may not be the first to ask this but i couldn't find a thread that addressed MY question. feel free to link it. i like the idea of google voice, but i don't want a new number. long story short, i want to send sms from MY phone number, over my data network, and cut the $20 text plan. i've...
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    Help google voice broke

    i switched from an htc evo 4g on sprint to the htc one xl on att. i was using google voice on sprint, and it worked perfectly. my only problem was a lack of data service in my area. so with att, i have all the service i need. my plan was to save a couple bucks by using google voice to send my...
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    Root fone acting funky

    phone has been acting up lately. for instance reloading htc sense every time i hit home. tried the thread in the t/s section but to no avail. runnin r2r rainy day rom. it's been laggy and just not happy in general. nothing major changed lately. it was acting a little funky till i installed fruit...
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    Help Cannot OTA update to 2.3.3

    I've tried four or five times now to do an OTA update to gingerbread, and it seems to download without error or interruption. but everytime the phone reboots and it starts updating, about 1/3 of the way through it craps out, gives me the robot with the triangle and the exclamation point. only...
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    Help wifi vs carrier data?

    i'm currently a hero user. up to this point i haven't upgraded my home to wireless internet, because pretty much the only wireless device i have is my phone. in all my experience the wifi on the hero has been almost the exact same as sprint's internet, sometimes slightly faster, sometimes...
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    su error?

    Every time I wake the phone I get n error message (similar to an su notification) that reads something to effect of "operation failure - check Su settings" I fheck the logs and nothing there. Overclock seems to work, still seems as rooted as ever. No major changes recently. I cant figure out...
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    recovery screen wtf?

    every time i try to reboot to the recovery screen (this is by using volume down + power, menu+power, and adb shell > reboot recovery) it simply shows a phone and a red attn triangle, and freezes. have to pull the battery from there. any suggestions? just for the record i rooted with z4.
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    gonna throw the phone through the window

    bought a hero today. i had one about six months ago, rooted it, it was a dream. then i thought the grass was greener with another phone, it wasn't... so i went back. it's got .7 under the software version. i've tried every effin link on the internet, to include one's that specifically say .7 to...
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    Help concerned about getting this phone

    i'm an htc hero user, and now an android user for life. i'm looking at this phone but cautious. i've had a couple lg "dumb" phones in the past and they were horrible. they started out nice but were degraded beyond repair within a month or so. also i live in the boondocks of eastern nc, and...
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    can i root this phone

    i have a sprint htc hero, which i successfully rooted. my father, has been looking into rooting. physically he has the exact same phone as i do, make model, appearance, but it's from a local carrier in his area, ntelos. i've been searching forums and it doesn't seem to be recognized anywhere, so...
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    xda website down?

    has anybody else had trouble getting the xda website to load this morning? i've been trying all morning and it just won't come up. every other site i've been to this morning is working fine. anybody know if the site is down? (@0943 Central Time)
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    new roms as of 8/23?

    the wiki page listed in the sticky thread is getting kind of old, at least for this subject (it's all relative). anyways anybody got anything new that's come out recently? i have an ocd/add to where i'm changing my rom all the time, and can't really find something i like enough to commit too, so...
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    problems with scanlife barcode reader

    i downloaded the app and it installed fine. when i open it to try and scan some code it will not actually take the picture to scan. am i correct in that it operates by taking a picture of the barcode? i am running 2.1 on a sprint htc hero.
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    no programs in in program menu

    when i access my programs list, be it either by the arrow next to the phone icon, or going through the menu, there are no programs listed. i have tried resetting the phone and nogo. the programs are still there as all my widgets programs and shortcuts are still fully functional. when i go to set...