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    Root Rooted tbolt constantly restarting

    Starting approximately two weeks ago, my phone began randomly shutting itself off. I have been rooted since the day I got this phone over a year ago, and had been on the same rom (thunderstick) for months. This problem did not start until very recently. I had hoped that switching roms would...
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    Root new to root (like that isnt a common subject...)

    ok, so i was good with the leak, but then i experienced a few hardware problems and had to get a replacement eris. well, now im rooting this beasty, tryin to overclock it. the guides have been helpful and clear on getting to this point, but now im stuck of the multiple roms out there, very...
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    charger compatibility (milliamp, amp difference)

    So before my eris i had a BB curve 8330 (its old, i know) the plugs are compatible from BB to eris, so i still use my car charger, but the wall charger output matches voltage, but the one that came with the eris says 1A, the one from the BB says 750mA. am i about to fry something? i can read...
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    overclocking or changing cpu?

    im all about the tech and messing with tech, but my experience is laptops and PCs, so this is kind of a new thing for me is it possible to either overclock the cpu or replace it with something faster? maybe theres something out there that uses the same socket and is a mite faster that the...
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    google nav voice

    is there a way to change this voice up? maybe a different language, even? google nav is good at directions and everything else, but that lady's voice is rather annoying on longer drives where there's a lot of turns, and could stand to be a bit more pleasant.
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    3g connection issue

    i've got an eris, my coworker has a mytouch3g. on the eris, there's a way to get into the editing mode and change slot cycles (##78 on the dialer for the eris). now, he's been having an issue with 3g connectivity for days now. no root, not modifications, just apps. the last app he put on was...
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    iphone or android?

    well now we have the possibility of getting the iphone on verizon in the next 8 months or so. so the question is - will you do away with your android in favor of an iPhone 4th gen? this is related to the OS, not the hardware.
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    linking facebook with contacts on 2.1

    ive seen several threads that are one or two posts a piece, but cant find an answer.. ever since switching to 2.1 (now on the newest leak, and btw does anyone know how we'd force the OTA to take if it doesn't on its own?), i am unable to link contacts on my phone to facebook people, which means...
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    android-apps.webs.com

    As i was browsing the market on my eris i saw a comment that listed a website with a url of android-apps.webs.com. i tried to find some sort of info on this site, but have gotten nowhere. Is there anythin anyone can tell me about this site? Is it safe? Or their apps unaltered from what the...
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    mybackup and applications (another 2.1 thread)

    so i downloaded mybackup pro, used it to backup everything i could. then i updated to 2.1. now i have a few questions. in advance, i'm sorry if this has been asked and answered. i searched, i looked at random, and after spending about two hours did not find what i need. if these are...
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    eris in canadia on vzw

    so i wanna go to canadia/canadada for my vacation this summer...quebec/montreal/ottowa roadtrip. last time i was in canada with vzw, i had the curve. so what im wondering is will this be the same: no internet (which means no nav or email), phone calls and texts at a ridiculous cost? anyone...
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    win2k on a late model machine

    okay, so for class we have an assignment to install win2k on an hp dc7900 minitower. and get all the drivers, updates, etc. this is part of a multi-booting pc that was supposed to have 98, nt4, 2k, and xp. 98 install didnt finish due to memory error. nt looped when trying to access install...
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    biometrics?

    there's apps to make our phone a short-range metal detector, a radio, a gaming platform, an e-reader. you can control your computer from it, find it when its been lost or stolen, do just about everything except babysit, taxes (not sure about this one, actually), and tapdance. but is there a...
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    task killer or let the phone do its own thing?

    when i first got the eris, i was having pretty bad lag by the end of the day, so i installed TasKiller. now, at the start of the day after i go through my routine of shutting stuff down when i turn the phone on after the morning reboot, i have 82-85 free. By the end, thats dropped to anywhere...
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    blackberry-esque vibe/ring/silent

    before eris, i had a bb 8330 curve. now, i love my eris, but i hate the vibrate/silent thing. i'd like to be able to set things up the way i had them on my curve with the profiles...sms/mms buzz once, phone calls buzz 3 times, or some things silent others buzz, etc. does anyone know of a way...