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    If you get an ip banned message try again

    The long story short is that some moron got himself banned while using the forums through his phone. Metropcs hs four common ip addresses used when connecting out to the internet. They are on a round robin configuration so you hve a one in four chance in gtting this message. I've tried...
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    Instructions to upgrade Swype

    1. Under Settings - Language & Keyboard- Select Input Method Change the current input method to Android or Samsung keyboard 2. Make a backup and delete the following files /system/app/Swype.apk /system/app/swype.odex /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /data/data/com.swype.xxx folder...
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    I've got secrets to tell you (Dialer Codes)

    Here are some working Dialer codes. You can use these on unrooted phones. If you know of any extra please post them as well. I originally wrote these on another forum but that forum died so Im copy and pasting here Copy the kernel logs to your SD card (helpful on unrooted phones) *#9900#...
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    Love Swype, Hate learned words, heres the fix

    I like using swype. The problem is that it will instantly learn any word you type manually. There are times I want to type a word by "hunt and peck" and by doing this on the swype keyboard it will learn every spelling mistake you have made. On my phone this resulted in over ten misspellings of...
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    Help How much ram does the Indulge really have

    I find it hard to believe the Indulge has such an odd amount of ram. Running cat /proc/meminfo shows a MemTotal: 301864kB. If you convert that to megabyte its 294.78906 which rounds up to match the 295 shown in task manager. My issue is that this doesn't seem right. There are no 300mb memory...
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    Help AT&T's LTE network will include 1700/2100 AWS just like Metro. Roaming?

    AT&T has an LTE network running right now in Chicago, San Antonio, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston but only for internal testing. Its supposed to go live in August and the first device will be a USB modem. The interesting part is that they plan to use 700mhz (like Verizon) and 1700/2100 AWS just like...
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    FOUND - Force the update on your phone

    This method will force your phone to connect and look for the update. If your account has been flagged to receive it then a pop up will show on the screen within 30 seconds on LTE, or 2 minutes on 1x You should "Unfreeze" or reinstall all of the Metro bloatware before attempting this procedure...
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    Root I got a copy of the update file! MPC_SAM_R910_EA29.EA29.EA17_EE07.EE07.ED15.dp

    Yep. Found the update file last night through some unusual methods MPC_SAM_R910_EA29.EA29.EA17_EE07.EE07.ED15.dp http://www.mediafire.com/?e3w7be4tn9pedxk MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service TRS-80 helped me not give up :) The breakthrough came after finding the...
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    New official MetroPCS update that "overclocks" the Ascend

    As unlikely as it sounds Metro is releasing a FOTA to improve the Ascend. You will still have 2.1 after this update but the performance is supposed to be much better. I read it here Huawei small update/upgrade, not 2.2 though...... and a friend that works at Metro confirmed it
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    Help I think the Indulge has its IMEI and MEID switched

    The MEID is normally used to Identify a handset and the pESN is generated from it, which is also how you get your MSL and SPC. Now if you look on the box your Indulge came in it is clearly labeled IMEI with a 14 digit number however this is the format that the MEID comes in. If you input that...
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    Help your fellow Samsung LTE phone users, copy a file from your phone for me

    Hello from a Samsung Galaxy Indulge owner (the first LTE Android) I need a couple files from your phone. You can use whatever app you like but I suggest the SDX Stock App Remover Please help me get a copy of all the LTE related APK files from your phone. The reason is that the indulge has...
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    Go to whatismyip.com on the phone and post your results

    I am trying to figure out if all of the web traffic from metropcs goes through the same location or if there is some type of load balancing. Go to whatismyip.com What Is My IP Address - Shows Your IP Address on your phone and post your result and which state you are in. You may have to refresh...
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    Access the LTE functionality test menu without anycut

    You can do this by typing the special code every time but I suggest making a contact with the first name "Z" last name "Hidden Menus" and the dialer code as the phone number. Then all you have to do is dial *#1 and the contact pops up like shown below Goto your dialer, enter *#147852# Wait a...
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    Root Use of non OEM batteries

    I've been trying to research the mechanism that prevents aftermarket batteries from charging in the phone. My strong feeling was there must be a whitelist and the batteries all have a serial number within a certain range. While searching around I found that the issue existed, and had been...
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    A valuable member was banned but we (indulge owners) need his continued support

    The Samsung Galaxy Indulge was the first LTE Android on the market but most don't know about it because its on MetroPCS. There aren't many people who have this phone and even fewer still with the technical knowledge to help crack it open The user MikesToolz was the first person to create a root...
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    Root Indulge BML Partition Mapping

    I'm sure this information is out there but I couldn't find it. I did a quick look through the phone tonight and made some guesses based on the data format. Here is as far as I got 1 Bootloader 256kb 2 PIT 256kb 3 EFS 10mb 4 EFS2 3mb 5 Secondary boot loader (Binary match to 6) 1.3mb 6 Backup...
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    Root Indulge souce code avaiable on http://opensource.samsung.com/

    Some of us have known about this for a while but I wanted to point out that a 168mb zip file of the Indulge source is available at Samsung Open Source Release Center md5 is 9f43051aef5daf66b1520a11c92fe980 Here are the "release notes" [CODE]...
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    Do not run apps from the SD card if you use touchwiz and want the order to be remembered

    I discovered a bug that drives me up the wall. If you install applications on the SD card they will be randomly arranged on your app menu after a reboot. I like to organize my apps so that each screen has a certain type (games, utilities, etc) and at each reboot they would get all jumbled...
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    I made a "super charger" for my phone and its working great

    I hesitated to post this until I ran enough tests but I found an inexpensive source for a fast high quality charger in the from of the original PSP wall charger. It's spec'd at 5v 2amp, versus the .7amp of the original unit. Not only did I check voltages and the like but also battery...
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