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    Help Can't use ScreenLock Widgets with a PIN

    I need to usea a 6-digit PIn on my phone for corporate security reasons. Having done that I seem to have no ability to use ScreenLock Widgets. I do have "Settings/Security& Screen Lock/Enable Widgets" checked. Having done this, I seem to have no access to to any setting or screens for...
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    Help Goes to SETTINGS after a call?

    During or at the conclusion of a call, phone goes to the "Settings" menu often. The call is still active. I have to back out of settings & get over to "phone" to hang up.
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    Help DownLoad GPS Assist Data, kills GPS!

    I've benn haveing problems with GPS syncing & have traced it to the following on 2 Ally phones (Original & Warranty replacement): If I use the "GPS Status & Toolbox" app to reset & download a new GPS Assistance data set, GPS now fails to syn for an extended period of time, at least 1/2 hour...
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    Help "Low on Space" notification, EMail is biggest

    I've got a notification "Low on Space". Selecting the notification brings me to the Applications Manager & shows apps in order of size. The largest is "EMail" at 30MB. It's not clear how to dal with this. the only way I see to delete emails is one at at time. How am I to get the use of space...
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    Help Brut Maps/Navigator; Experience?

    I've got Brut's version of Google Maps/Navigator running on my Ally to allow navigation outside the US, but the functionality is very disappointing. In fact is verges on useless. Problems: 1.) Unless you grab a WiFi connection on arrival at your foreign destination & get the GPS Assistance...
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    Help Recent Update Damaged the Ally

    During the installation of the recent update (VS740ZVE), my phone locked up. It sat there for hours saying “resetting”. After a power-off & restart, the phone was still running VS740ZVD & there were several things wrong: 1.) about 4 apps were missing (I reinstalled them) 2.)...
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    Brut Google Maps; wants to replace original

    I'm looking to install Brut-Google Maps. I've downloaded a version & copied it to the SD card. Now I try to install it using ES File Exp. I run into the dilema that I'm faced with a warning message warning ... "This is a System application. Do you still want to replace it?" The fact is, I...
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    Help Google Voice problem, playback

    I use Google Voice for missed call. In general it works great. Love the transcribled version of the message. It has one odd quirk. When I play the message, the first atempt, there is no audio. If it goes to the end & I replay, then I hear audio. The behavious is not intermittent, it will do...
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    Help How to play Car Talk?

    If I go to CarTalk.com & try to play the latest show, I end up on a page which says... "no suitable players found". What? How to I play the show? What player is needed?
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    Help Phone Button goes to Call Logs

    When I push the real-mechanical button with the phone-symbol on it, I'm taken to the Call Logs screen. This is not sensible. I expect to go to either Contacts or to the Dial Pad, but not Call Logs. Is this configurable in any way? Mike
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    Help Pulgged In = Turned On; Why?

    I turn my Ally off for the night, plug it in to recharge & it turns it self back on. So, I turn it off again &, back on it comes! WTF? I want the thing off so it does not make any alert-noises and bother those within earshot. I suppose I could put it on Silent, but, come-on! This should be an...
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    Help Keeps dropping WiFi Connection

    I have good 3G coverage at home. Also have a WiFi network with a very strong signal & nothing else on in. The phone will often not connect to the network w/o my help. I look a the status & It says its "Obtaining an IP address". It will stay like that indefinitely. I turn WiFi of, then on & it...
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    Help eMail & DOC/DOCX as Video?

    When I receive an email with either a .doc or .docx attachment, about 50% of the time the phone will say something like... "Can't open video file" when I try to open the attachment. Any explanations? Mike
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    Help FTP Server on Ally

    I'm looking for an way to move files from PC to Ally's SDCard. I've tried a bunch of the apps for running a mini-FTP server over WiFi on the phone with no luck. The all produce the same type of error on the PC side (Usually ... "parameter not corrrect"). I've tried SwiFtp, On Air and several...
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