I looked through the forums a bit and didnt really find a good answer for this so if I simply missed it, please point out the right thread.
I've got a T-Mobile Wing / Herald and a former co-worker recommended this discussion board for me. I understand that the various mods can give the phones additional capabilities. I like the phone so far other than its slow to respond to commands. For example, I sometimes have phone calls directed to my cell from my employer. However, to get these phone calls answered I have to turn on the "keypad" feature. By the time the phone switches over, our 800 system has moved onto the next phone on a predetermined list.
What modification would be appropriate for me?
Sincerely,
Brian
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OK BEFORE THIS GETS MOVED MODS PLEASE LEAVE THIS HERE FOR A BIT THE PEOPLE IN WIZARD AND HERMES SECTIONS HAVE ALOT OF KNOWLEDGE thats why i put it here instead of in general
with that being said How Do You Change what displayes on your caller id i have cingular(i manage 2 wireless stores at this time ny so what i say is just my opinon i sell everthing but verizon not trying to slander)
back to topic cingular tells me they can make it unknown and still see my number but most cingular customer reps are stupid its funny that we know more then them lol) i want it to say Mike is there any way to do this maybe call verizon i was thinking cause i believe all numbers go through the verizon swith
if anyone knows any hack or trick pm me or post here
thanks
sorry mods for double post and wrong section leave here for a bit till it gets answered thanks
thanks
Long time user of XDA, but not had one for a year now,, and not used one for 18 months, been with an iPhone 2G then 3G.
But september was upgrade time, and I wanted a satio. Then the rumours about the leo came, and I waited patiently for it. But as I was on an O2 staff contract, I had to upgrade in store, and no O2 stores have it in stock.
Anyways, yesterday I decided it was upgrade time, whether it be to an HD2 or a BB 9700, or an E72.
And popped into my local phones for you and they had 1. Snapped it up sharpish!
Anyways, had it a day now, and it has a few quirks I have noticed, and used my old knowledge to try and fix, but no luck so far
1) XT9 sometimes doesnt come on in SMS. Requires turning keyboard on and off to make it work. And befoore someone suggests it, the XT9/ABC key is on XT9.
2) Opera 9 (I have 10 too) searches google germany
3) Earlier today, pressing the lock/end call key turned the screen off. But then an SMS coming in, or pressing a button didnt bring up the lock screen, it just brought up the sense homepage. Much like on classic wm devices, pre lockscreen. but as the HD2 is easily unlocked by pressing any of the buttons, its pretty annoying. But then I fixed this by holding the end call button, clicking lock, then turning the screen off with a press of the end call, and when I pressed a button to turn it back on, it was on the lock screen.
4) Opera 10 has no multitouch. I assume nm can be done, but worth a note i suppose.
Chap,
As an O2 staffer welcome on board. At the top of this page just above your post is a massive hints and tips thread.
Read it then act on it.
Good luck.
WB
Looked at it, and got most of the tweaks using bsb tweaks. But the ones I mentioned, I saw no mention of in the thread.
And I just saw the questions and answers thread. Looked earlier, and sisnt post there because I didnt see any questions in the first post. This thread I remember for questions and answers in the old days before a q&a forum, put all the questions in post 1 and linked to their answers. But as I didnt see that, and I read the first post I thought it was more forum rules.
And I'm not and O2 employee, I was a mcdonalds employee haha. But O2 open=o2 employee with upgrades according too the call centre people. TBH it kinda confused them.
And to any mods, sorry for the misunderstanding of the q&a thread. Please feel free to move the first post and delete the rest of the thread if necessary.
Ah I see, you got me there.
Can't give you any more on your specific questions although I do recall a thread or post somewhere about the XT9 issue.
Someone else will be along in a minute to help out.
WB
Hi Everyone,
I am new to the forum and a rookie with phone tech. If someone can please help me out with these questions I would appreciate it thanks a lot. I know this stuff was probably addressed in the past forums but I didn't see a resolution on the threads.
1st Issue
3g is hunting back and forth with edge as it interrupts phone services. It seems to always drop signal when I am on the 3g network and it takes away from incoming and outgoing calls. I am in New York and was wondering if anyone else is having this problem.
( Side note: I called up T-mobile and they said it was the "hardware issue" and that it was just the phone so they are going to send me another one. I doubt that's the issue and they said if the next hd2 I get has the same problem they will get it ticketed and let their engineers know. That's the only solution I have as of now. )
2nd Issue
If anyone has found a battery charger or has purchased one already would you please post model and also a feedback as well. Some were already noted in the past threads. Not good at modding chargers so nothing modded please.
Thanks in advance to whoever responds
ipoker said:
Hi Everyone,
I am new to the forum and a rookie with phone tech. If someone can please help me out with these questions I would appreciate it thanks a lot. I know this stuff was probably addressed in the past forums but I didn't see a resolution on the threads.
1st Issue
3g is hunting back and forth with edge as it interrupts phone services. It seems to always drop signal when I am on the 3g network and it takes away from incoming and outgoing calls. I am in New York and was wondering if anyone else is having this problem.
( Side note: I called up T-mobile and they said it was the "hardware issue" and that it was just the phone so they are going to send me another one. I doubt that's the issue and they said if the next hd2 I get has the same problem they will get it ticketed and let their engineers know. That's the only solution I have as of now. )
2nd Issue
If anyone has found a battery charger or has purchased one already would you please post model and also a feedback as well. Some were already noted in the past threads. Not good at modding chargers so nothing modded please.
Thanks in advance to whoever responds
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Not sure about the charger though, but your first issue... it seems a lot of people are having that issue (me included). I live in the Miami area and have the same exact problem. There is another thread about this as well. Take a look at it
Is there a way to do this?
Here's the thing... 1) The screen is total black... I can no longer even get a heptic response when trying to blindly unlock phone. 2) USB Debugging USED TO BE ON but when I connect via USB I only get that media player icon to show up in my computer. 3) ATT Warranty is trying to tell me they need the screen to be active or USB Debugging to be in order to access the internal memory. All I want to do is copy over the contents. Squaretrade already sent me the replacement. I don't care about repairing the hardware... just a way to salvage the data before I send the broken one back. Any help would be VERY MUCH APPRECIATED>.. after this I will try to find a way to crack the new phone to make backups since that seems to be a major hangup of android, you need to hack the phone to backup the data.
Any questions, just ask. Thank you!
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psuhbggrad said:
Is there a way to do this?
Here's the thing... 1) The screen is total black... I can no longer even get a heptic response when trying to blindly unlock phone. 2) USB Debugging USED TO BE ON but when I connect via USB I only get that media player icon to show up in my computer. 3) ATT Warranty is trying to tell me they need the screen to be active or USB Debugging to be in order to access the internal memory. All I want to do is copy over the contents. Squaretrade already sent me the replacement. I don't care about repairing the hardware... just a way to salvage the data before I send the broken one back. Any help would be VERY MUCH APPRECIATED>.. after this I will try to find a way to crack the new phone to make backups since that seems to be a major hangup of android, you need to hack the phone to backup the data.
Any questions, just ask. Thank you!
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When I connect my new phone to my laptop I still get the Samsung Galaxy S4 media player popup but when I open the window, I get 2 folders: SD Card and Internal. When I go back to my old phone I open the media player and get NO FOLDERS. Now that said, I've removed the sim card and the external SD card so not sure if that would have any impact here.
I realize this may not be the best place for this but new membership has its limitations on postings.
Thanks again
Thanks for nothing guys. could have probably gotten a response faster if it wasn't for your STUPID rules limiting new members from posting in other locations other than Q&A. But hey newbs are idiots right so why even bother. discussion boards... half the time as useless as a tech support! Glad I'm an analyst for a living.
psuhbggrad said:
Thanks for nothing guys. could have probably gotten a response faster if it wasn't for your STUPID rules limiting new members from posting in other locations other than Q&A. But hey newbs are idiots right so why even bother. discussion boards... half the time as useless as a tech support! Glad I'm an analyst for a living.
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I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't get any replies mate. Because you have been posting in the wrong section!
Your device has a forum dedicated for it. That's where you would get faster answers.
Newbies are not considered idiots or strangers here, unless they start acting like one. Rules are meant to be followed, not to make your life miserable, but to make life easier for everyone else.
psuhbggrad said:
Thanks for nothing guys. could have probably gotten a response faster if it wasn't for your STUPID rules limiting new members from posting in other locations other than Q&A. But hey newbs are idiots right so why even bother. discussion boards... half the time as useless as a tech support! Glad I'm an analyst for a living.
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Please remember that the Galaxy S 4G is a three-year-old phone at this point and there isn't anywhere near the traffic in the section as there is with the "popular" phones. I don't think that it is the "STUPID rules" (as this is probably as good a section as any), but more that there are only a handful of people that hang out here, and irregularly at that. You asked a question that isn't one that most readers here have ever had to deal with, further reducing your chances of an immediate answer.
If you do intend to hang around XDA, I think it would help your reputation here to post how you resolved the problem, so that someone else in your situation can benefit from your knowledge.
Probably actually started working on following directions for the Galaxy S4 rather than directions for the Galaxy S 4G.
Thread has been reported (a while ago). Not sure why it has been moved yet.
Use a keyboard or recovery
psuhbggrad said:
When I connect my new phone to my laptop I still get the Samsung Galaxy S4 media player popup but when I open the window, I get 2 folders: SD Card and Internal. When I go back to my old phone I open the media player and get NO FOLDERS. Now that said, I've removed the sim card and the external SD card so not sure if that would have any impact here.
I realize this may not be the best place for this but new membership has its limitations on postings.
Thanks again
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I don't see where you said it was a Galaxy S 4G, but either way, here's what I know:
When you plug the phone into your PC, they folders that are missing on your old phone are not showing up because the phone is not unlocked (lockscreen). Android only allows file transfers over MTP if the phone is currently unlocked as a security measure.
There are two things I would try. First, if your lockscreen is a PIN code, you could try attaching a keyboard via USB-OTG and use it to unlock the phone by typing in the PIN and <Enter>. If you cannot do that, then I would recommend trying to boot into recovery using the hardware keys and use adb from there.
Good luck
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This may be helpful, too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395047
Hi,
I am new to all this so please forgive what's probably a repeat. I have had a browse but can't find an answer to my specific problem.
I got a nearly new note 3 on e-bay and only saw the 'doesn't work in UK' warning after I bid (I know, stupid or what, but I swear it wasn't there before I bis as I was looking out for it). Anyway, I decided to take it on the chin and do what I needed to do to make it work.
I read around, this site is great, and decided that I would need to root and was quite prepared to do so but, then the phone arrived and the confusion set in.
The phone doesn't ask for an unlock Sim password or have the screen shown in the 'How to... you youtube videos' I don't have to dismiss anything to get into the phone and play with it. It's connected to my home network fine and and I can play with it to my hearts desire. It does everything in fact except make phone calls (my Dad thinks this is hilariously funny, a phone you can't use as a phone hahaha).
When I do try to make calls it says it is not registered to the network but when I have gone into settings to check it says it is!!!
I don't want to go to trouble of rooting if it doesn't need it but, what do I need to do!?!
Also there is the new kitkat thing that's thrown more confusion into my little life, if I root will I get that and if I don't, do I or should I care?
What good is a phone that doesn't make calls?
Any advice, hints or tips with this would be great x