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Haha I see so many people complaining about bricked vibrants, apps not working, .zip files not working right, market issues, bad battery life and screwy bugs...
Am i a lucky guy who just got one of the "few" working vibrants??
I got my vibrant on release day from a preorder at radioshack...
It was not hardware locked and came with the original firmware.
Im currently running bionix 1.9.1 with the kk oc/uv kernel, launcher pro plus and have 76 user apps installed and this rom still keeps up. 2g is kept on until i need to use 3g. (2g 12 hours, 3g on the rest)
I previously installed oclf on all roms but this rom you dont need one, even with the cpu running at 200 MHz and 1000 MHz.
I have a livewallpaper running, no led notifer on for my sms, beautiful widgets, weatherbug and youtube all on 2 hour update and my battery lasts from 7am off the charger until 10 pm when im home with about 35% remaining with brightness on the lowest setting.
My gps works on spot , unfortunately not in my basement where my room is located. Wifi and bluetooth also work perfect.
Ive softbricked once when flashing a cappy .zip and just got into recovery and performed a nandroid
So whats up how many of you guys have a awesome, powerful vibrant like me?
I guess I am also one of the lucky ones
Mine always worked fine. Not hardware locked. GPS always worked too. The only problems I've had with it have been inflicted by the user (i.e. ME)
I think most Vibrants sold are working properly. I think the representation of folks who come to this forum in search of ways to "fix" their phones is disproportionate.
your not alone
I have had no problem with my phone I have flashed it with 3 different roms and it has been awesome. The only thing I have noticed is the gps does not tell me when I have a satellite lock but is is always accurate to 10-15 meters
My Vibrant is working like how I wanted it, the only issue is definitely GPS. Although, spotty, it at least work at the moment. I just wish it is more accurate so when my phone gets stolen, I have a fighting chance to get it back (via one of the many great anti-thief programs).
mine runs great
I guess you can consider me a lucky one as well.
I got mine on a release day back in July, and aside GPS issues at the beginning I had no complaints. Running Fusion Bionix ROM, and couldn't be happier.
I will def skip the Foryo OTA even if it comes before a working Froyo ROM is available from the brilliant devs on here.
At my work there are 5 of use with Vibrants and they all run fine. Honestly people who have issues are typically going to be more vocal than people who have no issues. So it seems like there are rampant issues with the Vibrant when in fact its only a minority of people having issues.
i ordered mine the day it came out (couldn't preorder cause on an employee account). gps wasn't that great, but worked most the time. rooted it and got rid of bloatware, still just unreliability of gps. started changing things like startup/shutdown animations, ji2 gps, and stuff, no problems. started flashing roms and am on bionix 1.9.1 oc, no problems.
My box date is 7/11/2010. Mine has been rock solid and not hardware locked. Love this phone. Fast, sexy, and unbrickable. The only problems I've had were caused by my own shenanigans.
Running a custom ROM should exclude you from voting. If you have to re-engineer a device to get what you paid for, you aren't getting what you paid for....
-bZj
Mine had the hardware lock and GPS issues, but both are fixed now. I've been lucky in that everything else I've thrown at it works fine. Overclocking is fine, voodoo is fine. The thing is smooth as butter and battery life is pretty damn good now.
Remember people happy with their phones don't usually post.
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I don't know what the hell happened to my phone after the update. I don't even know what to say
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I don't know what the hell happened to my phone after the update. I don't even know what to say
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Then don't say anything?
I like being a smartass.
Most people won't post to say hey my vibrant is working great! Rather they would post when they encounter a problem and need help quick. I haven't had any problems that I couldn't easily fix by myself l.
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My vibrant worked great, untill the last update. Now I get lag sometimes real bad.
I was real happy. Now I'm looking for roms.
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Running a custom ROM should exclude you from voting. If you have to re-engineer a device to get what you paid for, you aren't getting what you paid for....
-bZj
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No i don't think so , ive had android phones in the past and since the vibrant was gonna be a large seller for tmobile i expected a large development community like we are seeing and expected roms. So i bought the phone intentionally to mod it but thanks!
Also since most people on XDA have rooted their phone, you can expect they will have more problems than the average consumer. It's one of the downsides of modding. I don't think stock phones have been soft bricking only modded ones.
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Running a custom ROM should exclude you from voting. If you have to re-engineer a device to get what you paid for, you aren't getting what you paid for....
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Really? I paid a premium for a device I could customize to my liking (cough-cough iPhone anyone???), well if it weren't for the dev section here I would've been very upset with the outcome.
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Also since most people on XDA have rooted their phone, you can expect they will have more problems than the average consumer. It's one of the downsides of modding. I don't think stock phones have been soft bricking only modded ones.
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Read the numerous posts here about JI6 OTA update from the users that just received their phone, some of them were sad pandas when they had to stare at the Vibrant screen after they click update button.
If you read enough, and comfortable enough to mod your phone soft bricking it should the least of your concern
I really do hate this phone. No matter what I do I have nothing nut problems. I've tried stock and that sucks. Freezing and restarting all the damn time. I tried rooting. Same bullsh*t but it takes me 4+ hours to get my phone running . I spent from 9pm last night until 3am and then 1-4 this afternoon to get my phone running. I couldn't get Liberty to run right. 3g wouldn't work. Went back to prerooted gb and got my internet working again. Went to take a video and my phone freezes. Had to do a battery pull and lost the video which I can't get back. I don't care what anyone says but F*CK android! I've never had so many headaches and frustration in my life! I seriously want to throw this POS on the ground and go back to a regular dinosaur phone. If I do get another smartphone it will be an iphone. My gf has a iphone 3g and she doesn't have HALF of the problems I have. I seriously want to walk onto the Verizon store and smash this phone across the face of the person that sold it to me. $200 for something that I ha e nothing but issues with plus over $100 to use it. I'd be better off flushing that money down the damn toilet!
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Cool story bro. Do so. We don't care, as you are your own person.
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I had 3 defective iPhones when I used those pieces of garbage. It's called call Verizon and get a new phone.
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Lol I found this rant amusing. Any way obviously you have a defective phone. Get it replaced. Quit complaining. Ha ha.
- Android is the future -
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Lol I found this rant amusing. Any way obviously you have a defective phone. Get it replaced. Quit complaining. Ha ha.
- Android is the future -
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If you guys only went through what I've been going through, it wouldn't be so funny. I've seriously had enough of dealing with problems all the time. I can't just get a new phone because I've had this phone since November. Unless I do an insurance claim. You've all had freezes and restarts before, but you just put up with it like I did until I finally had enough..
lmao. 500k activations per day android and xda dont need u. i have iphone4 and dx. i hate the iphone. some people the iphone suits them better. usually they cant figure out android
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Woah, woah! Calm down dude. I have a HTC Wildfire with a development ROM on it which isn't even finished! And I use it daily without any problems. Try more Custom ROMs, sometimes the manufacturer rushes the ROM to hit deadlines, but developers (usually) don't.
But if you REALLY hate your Droid X, get an iPhone or a cheap old phone.
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If you guys only went through what I've been going through, it wouldn't be so funny. I've seriously had enough of dealing with problems all the time. I can't just get a new phone because I've had this phone since November. Unless I do an insurance claim. You've all had freezes and restarts before, but you just put up with it like I did until I finally had enough..
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First, have you tried a factory reset? Second, if you've only had the phone since Nov and it's truly defective, take it to VZW and swap it out. Your warranty is a year
My brother had the same issue with his droid x, he just called Verizon I they sent him a replacement phone, he was still under warranty. They actually sent him 3 phones cuz every time they sent him one it was defective. The last phone he got is so far working well. I told my brother when he gets a new phone maybe he should get a htc or samsung.
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I've done more factory resets than I can count. I've been having problems with Liberty it's not funny. I'm trying to wait until CM7 is a little more stable. Right now, I'm running prerooted GB because I couldn't get 3g internet working on Liberty v.08 or v.09. The 3g would be there, but it wouldn't connect. When I flashed the prerooted GB .zip, my 3g started working immediately. Then, I tried to email and Twitter jrummy16 to try to get help with the issue, and he hasn't responded. I understand he's a busy man, but you should really deal with issues with your own apps and roms. I wasn't disrespectful or angry in these messages. In fact, I begged him for help. In Liberty toolbox, when you go to update and it tells you after you download the rom that it's going to restart in recovery and flash it, my phone just restarts normally. I did this 10 times with no luck. I had to use bootstrap to do it, and the damn 3g didn't work. I just want a phone that works. It will work for about a month after I flash something and then the problems start. My gf has an iphone 3gs and she hasn't had hardly any problems at all with her phone. The only problems she's had are with some apps not working. Before I got this phone, I went through 4 wildfires because those kept crashing multiple times a day, and 2 Motorola Milestone XT720s for the same reason..
Hater...
I was just wondering if you still breast feed. That may just explain your temper tantrum. If it took you 4+ hours just to root your DX then stop messing with your phone. Only operate your phone based on what the manual says. Enjoy!
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I was just wondering if you still breast feed. That may just explain your temper tantrum. If it took you 4+ hours just to root your DX then stop messing with your phone. Only operate your phone based on what the manual says. Enjoy!
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I ran my phone stock until the GB OTA. When I had all kinds of problems, I finally rooted and ran Liberty 2.0.1 Froyo. It didn't take me that long to just root it. It took me hours to get it runnig right because of issues with Liberty. It's not my fault Liberty Toolbox has a bug in it and won't restart into recovery. The first time I tried to upgrade from 2.0.1 to GB, my phone locked up at the M logo. I pulled the battery, restarted into recovery, cleared the memory and cache 5 times each, and it still didn't work, so I had to SBF back to froyo, root, then download the prerooted GB file from another source because the one I had was corrupted, flash that, then when I had to manually flash Liberty v.08 THEN v.09, my 3g wouldn't work. I spent about an hour on the phone with customer service just to make sure there wasn't a 3g issue in my area, then I flashed back to GB prerooted, data wipe/clear cache 5 times each time, and I'm still having issues.. There comes a point where after going through all of that bull****, you finally have had enough. When I ran my phone completely stock, I had freezing/reboot issues. When I root, I have issues. No matter what I do, I have issues. You can all clown and I really don't care. Until you go through what I've been through, you won't understand...
Aww didums. Grow up and get some cheese.
Seriously if it was that bad, why didn't you just exchange it? And don't bother giving crap excuses, you are just a dumb ass.
Tits or GTFO!
My invention: The Idiot Meter.
When walking into a phone store, someone should hand you a tablet with a solid test to test your phone/smartphone knowledge, user accessibility and the ability to know how to perform simple self diagnostics/troubleshoot on your device.
Based on your score, you'll get the device that meets your tested IQ, or in most cases and certainly the OPs case, a swift kick in the ass out of the store with a 20% coupon to the nearest Walmart for a self service prepaid Tracphone.
Boy I tell ya, that sure would cut out 1/3 of idiot threads I read on XDA and potentially increase my life expectancy an extra 10 years from not having to deal with idiot customers! ( yes, I work for a major carrier on the sale front lines lol )
With that said, I am at peace lol.
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It's sad that you're all resorting to name calling. I worked for Cingular for about 3 years as well doing customer service in a call center. I'm a CNC machinist and program them to cut parts. The last thing I am is an idiot. I'm done defending myself against people who just want to call names and act elitist. Thanks for nothing...
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I'm done defending myself against people who just want to call names and act elitist. Thanks for nothing...
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You aren't helping yourself at all. Honestly, you sound as though you're trolling for attention. If you're having 3G connectivity problems (amongst others) where there were none before, then you might have a hardware issue. If you're truly having this many problems with your particular device, exchange the phone. If you aren't willing to do that for whatever reason, you might want to stop posting.
And FWIW, CM7 is solid and is easily the smoothest and most stable ROM that I've had on my DX...including stock. Once you exchange your phone, give it a shot.
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It's sad that you're all resorting to name calling. I worked for Cingular for about 3 years as well doing customer service in a call center. I'm a CNC machinist and program them to cut parts. The last thing I am is an idiot. I'm done defending myself against people who just want to call names and act elitist. Thanks for nothing...
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Maybe you should just stick with g codes then.
But no really your phone might just be the issue. Try a fresh sbf and then load on cm7. CM7 is more stable then most of the roms out there for dx. If you still have issue sbf back to stock and ask to have it replaced. Claim it reboots every so often for no reason. They will exchange it on that issue alone.
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You aren't helping yourself at all. Honestly, you sound as though you're trolling for attention. If you're having 3G connectivity problems (amongst others) where there were none before, then you might have a hardware issue. If you're truly having this many problems with your particular device, exchange the phone. If you aren't willing to do that for whatever reason, you might want to stop posting.
And FWIW, CM7 is solid and is easily the smoothest and most stable ROM that I've had on my DX...including stock. Once you exchange your phone, give it a shot.
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Honestly, I don't need attention from anyone. I was just pissed off and needed to vent. The connectivity problems were Liberty, because once I flashed back to prerooted GB, I was able to connect again. The 3g symbol was up on the screen, but the upload and download arrows weren't flashing at all. Like I said, I can deal with a lot of bull**** before the frustration becomes too much. I've dealt with issues in the past and didn't say anything about it. My phone will work great for about a month or two and then the issues start. Thank you for letting me know that CM7 is now stable enough to use. I wanted to switch over to it because of all of the great things I've heard about the rom, but saw that at the beginning there were a lot of issues with it, so I decided to wait until they worked out the kinks. I think I will start looking for the file and see about flashing over to try it out.. Thanks again..
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Maybe you should just stick with g codes then.
But no really you phone might just be the issue. Try a fresh sbf and then load on cm7. CM7 is more stable then most of the roms out there for dx. If you still have issue sbf back to stock and ask to have it replace. Claim it reboots every so often for no reason. They will exchange it on that issue alone.
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Thanks. I'm still learning G-code, but I'm proficient in Mazatrol. I ran Mazak lathes for about 4 years, but recently started working at a shop running Haas machines. G-code isn't too hard to leran coming from Mazak. I think I will take your advice and SBF back to Froyo, install the prerooted GB, then flash CM7. I just did all of this night before last, but I guess a fresh sbf after going from Liberty back to GB wouldn't be a bad idea. Some of the problems I've had is with bugs in the files. I've dealt with corrupted files a few times in the past, and it's really frustrating to get that far only to have to sbf and start all over again. Every time I flash or sbf, I always wipe data/cache 4-5 times before booting up normally..
I could exchange the phone, but I would probably end up with a refurbished phone, only to have the same issues again. Can any of you honestly tell me that your phone never freezes or reboots???
Has anyone else here had issues with the Droid X having cellular network disconnect issues?
What I mean by this is that the 3G stops all together, you cannot make outbound calls or SMS messages. The 3G icon goes away, yet I can see bars on the antenna strength meter.
The only way to fix this is to reboot the phone, even putting in airplane mode doesn't work. It happens about every 1.5 to 2 days on this phone. I've factory reset it, gotten a replacement phone, etc.. Nothing works and it all started with the Gingerbread update.
I'm not the only one I can tell you that, many others on the moto forum are having it too.. https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/52111
I have an ADB logcat that I could send to some folks smarter than me if someone wants to look..
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-support-troubleshooting/354058-loss-data-voice-connection.html
Another forum posting I've found..
Glad to see there are more people with the issue.. Now its getting Motorola to listen....
There must be something unique that you are doing. I burn about 2200 min a month of cell time, and I've had no issues.
Yeah that happens to me, I sbf back to froyo, and now I'm on liberty rom, no more cell disconnect
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I'm to the point where I want to get away from Motorola all together.. This phone has always been quirky, now its just totally unreliable. I have an HTC incredible (CM7) and have 0 issues with this, so I know its not a cell reliability issue in my area.
I can tell you that I ran CM7 for a few days on the DX with no issues at all. However CM7 has a few other annoyances that the wife didn't want to deal with.
I'm working with Verizon and it sounds like they're to the point of offering up a different phone..
I was having a similar issue. Spent countless minutes on tech support with vzw, countless resets, even sent me a replacement phone and had the same issue. Determined it was google voice at fault. Had to do a factory reset from the moto bootloader (not from settings/privacy), and it finally solved the issue.
If you're using google voice, try getting rid of it, and disconnecting it from your phone.
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Well, I don't use GV, but had it on my phone...
I've uninstalled, and rebooted (not factory wipe)...
I'll see how it goes...
I asked in the moto forum and one user responded so far saying that they have the issue but don't have google voice installed..
I had the same problem with OTA Gingerbread. Cyanogenmod 7 fixed all my problems. No lie.
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Hi,I'm now having these issues and more since gingerbread. Sad thing is, I had NO issues with this phone while on froyo. Verizon wants to do a complete factory reset, but that means i'd lose everything on the phone. I have it all backed up, but it takes a while to set up the damn thing the way I have it. I feel if tat what Verizon recommends, they should help set it back up.
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After dealing with the issue with Verizon they agreed to let me swap the phone out for a different phone. The only rule was no 4G or no iPhone. Right now we settled on the HTC Incredible 2. I have the original Incredible, while the HTC software isn't perfect, but at least I haven't had these issues..
Bye bye Motorola.. Another plus, if this HTC has issues, as least I can run CM7 easily now..
I had(?) the same problem
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before upgrading to 2.3.3 my Droid X was on Froyo and rooted. In fine noob fashion I deleted bloatware during that time without backing it up so when I attempted to updated to Gingerbread I was **** blocked.
The resolution was to SBF the phone back to stock Froyo then upgread to Gingerbread, it worked like a champ... sorta
I kept noticing that the phone was really sluggish on reboots, it also kept dropping the network connection, mostly when I moved out of a wifi hotspot, the 3G wouldn't connect, not until I rebooted. I tried a few things, uninstalled misc programs blah blah blah, some of it seemed to have worked temporarily but nothing was permanent.
So, yesterday, I did a Factory Data Reset, actually had to do it 3x's since the first 2 times somehow goofed the market so that it wouldn't download and install . But 3rd time was the winner and now everything seems resolved, no more whacked out loss data connections and faster reboots!
so my suggestion - Factory Data Reset
I totally agree. Vzw tier 1 tech support can be a waste of time. After taking 30 minutes to tell me to turn on wifi, one guy told me to right click on the settings menu. I told him it was a touch screen, does that mean I have to use my right hand?
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I have the same problem on rooted OTA gingerbread. My solution for the time being is to setup tasker to reboot the phone at 3am everyday. If i go back to froyo the problems go away. I posted about this a while ago. It doesn't fix the problem it just masks it but I start with a fresh phone every morning.
I have the issue too, it started right after Gingerbread.
It was *really* bad until I re-activated my phone but it still happens almost every 48 hours.
As best as I can tell, it is most likely to happen when wifi is on and you have a weak cdma/3g signal.
I'm glad to hear that CM7 seems to clear it up. Between hardware instability, the compass quality being degraded and the ever imposing presence of Blur, I'm thinking I'll never again own a phone with a locked bootloader if I can help it.
I also setup tasker to reboot my phone at 3am every night. Did this several weeks ago and I've not had a network access issue since. Not a great solution but if you got root it does seem to make the problem go away.
Hey, let me know what you think of it. I thought about grabbing one cheap and using it until a good 4G & dual core comes out.
Not sure I could go with the smaller screen though.
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I have this issue on an unlocked dev dx which has slightly older hardware than the current DX's but I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with the issue. I'm going to experiment with some different radio versions, because this didn't happen with all the different leaked GB radios. It wasn't until I think the 588 build that it started for me.
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I have had this issue ever since GB dropped for it. I am on my third X since GB. The first one smoked a memory card and battery. So I got a like new phone and all the fixings. Then the second one was also having the data issue and the camera took a **** (shutter was stuck closed). All of these have also not only rebooted randomly from day 1 with GB. Go to make a call phone reboots, send a text phone reboots. I thought it also was apps and heard about Google Voice causing it. So when I got this third one I only setup apps that it came with and nothing else. not even 2 days into having it the same **** was there. Less frequent but still there. They are going to get screamed at until I get a new device.
Switch to cm7. I love it.
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Okay, so the last few days I've been messing around with my phone some. After all of my experimenting I eventually flashed back to my stock Froyo rom, still rooted. I've been using the Netflix app for months with no problem, however now all of a sudden it's not working properly. I keep getting different messages all the time "password incorrect", "make sure time and date settings are correct"...stuff like that. I checked online and I found one message board that was talking about Netflix blocking rooted droid devices (which is odd bc my device has been rooted for months and I've still been using Netflix just fine). This concerned me a lot. However, I did decide to call Netflix's customer service to see what they said the problem was. They told me there was a total outage for Droids across the nation trying to stream Netflix and that I should just wait a few hours before I log back in. This relieved me to some degree, but I'm still concerned about Netflix still not working due to my root (even though I'm back to stock Froyo). Has anyone else experienced any issues like this before?
I've been doing quite a bit of streaming from Netflix lately, usually late in the evening, on my rooted DX, on GB .605, testing to isolate an intermittent streaming issue, now resolved, and I haven't encountered anything like you describe.
That's not to say your issue isn't real, but it doesn't seem that it relates to rooting.
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Okay, so the last few days I've been messing around with my phone some. After all of my experimenting I eventually flashed back to my stock Froyo rom, still rooted. I've been using the Netflix app for months with no problem, however now all of a sudden it's not working properly. I keep getting different messages all the time "password incorrect", "make sure time and date settings are correct"...stuff like that. I checked online and I found one message board that was talking about Netflix blocking rooted droid devices (which is odd bc my device has been rooted for months and I've still been using Netflix just fine). This concerned me a lot. However, I did decide to call Netflix's customer service to see what they said the problem was. They told me there was a total outage for Droids across the nation trying to stream Netflix and that I should just wait a few hours before I log back in. This relieved me to some degree, but I'm still concerned about Netflix still not working due to my root (even though I'm back to stock Froyo). Has anyone else experienced any issues like this before?
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From what I understand, Netflix won't run on froyo... it never did work on my dx before I ota'ed it to GB... I'm running CM7 on it now and I don't have any issues... recommend that you run anything other than froyo.... maybe try liberty rom or miui or CM7 I think everyone running those roms has no issue with it running... maybe just ota it to GB and it should work...
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Hey folks,
How many other folks had/have issues with DSC7 and wifi? I did not like the fact that i needed to use a third party app to work around the issue. But I have to say I really really really like DSC7 and hope the WIFI issue is resolved soon. I think the issue stems from the base ROM, but that is just a educated guess.
I have gone back to GingerStreak244. I did a factory wipe and then installed a factory ROM (353), followed by StreakDroid, then got a bunch of FCs for the phone crap, did another factory reset reinstalled StreakDroid again and all is well.
I am looking for a Weather WIDGET that is large enough for the Streak but I cannot find one; everything I see is too small; so if you know of one tell me.
Lastly, I have two Streaks and I have one for sale in the market, here is the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470649&highlight=dell+streak
$190 and I will cover shipping in the United States.
I don't think the wifi issue is just with DSC or any other Rom. It seems to be independent of the rom.
Did you install the correct base bands for a Gingerbread Rom? If you installed 353 first, then you will have deleted them...
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Yeah, I did install the correct basebands.
I may give DSC a go again as it was installed over the last ROM and was not a clean install.
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Nicest Widgets are beautiful widgets
Sorry to hear that. I had a lot of problems with DSC 7 as well. DSC 65 was perfect for me and baseband 406 was good.. I updated to 407 and DSC 7 and at first gave me a bunch of force restarts. It usually happens when I flash DSC rom and the wifi issue is ok with the Wifi reassociate app n0ps packed its quite tolerable. I have never tried gingerstreak as yet but have heard good things about it. I myself just did a full rebuild when I upped to 407 baseband.
Oh P.S try HD Widgets gives u a bunch of weather options.
I don't recommend GingerStreak for two reasons:
1: It's built using beta code and some hacked together drivers, making it less reliable than ROMs based on an official release.
2: It hasn't been updated in months. One of the two developers doesn't have a Streak any longer and the other is focusing more on the Streak 7.
You can use any ROM you wish, but I would stick with ROMs based on the 407 release.
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I don't recommend GingerStreak for two reasons:
1: It's built using beta code and some hacked together drivers, making it less reliable than ROMs based on an official release.
2: It hasn't been updated in months. One of the two developers doesn't have a Streak any longer and the other is focusing more on the Streak 7.
You can use any ROM you wish, but I would stick with ROMs based on the 407 release.
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YOu are correct about the age of the ROM, but really that is not an issue to me if what I need from the ROM is working. Yes, Steve is working with the 7 and Fards has a new phone but the work they have done and will continue to do is bettery than anything I can do and for that I am very thankful to both of them and the rest of the folks that have input. Who knows Steve may even come out with ICS for the streak. Only time will tell and I am not going to ask about it.
Now, it looks like the WIFI issues are being hammered out in DSC 71 and it is being tested, as of last night it is looking promising. So, it will probably not be too long before I give it a go again.
Lastly, I am getting really pissed off at the crap LCD on this phone, I have had the gorilla glass separate from the LCD like 5 times and this last time may be it for me.
I have never had good luck with StreakDroid, mostly because it was incompatible with Go Launcher EX. DSC never had that problem, and given the frequent updates to it, was a much better choice. The ROM people choose to use is of course a personal preference, but I honestly believe StreakDroid is not a good choice for a Gingerbread ROM for the reasons stated. In the case of DSC, the most recent update has apparently fixed what was my one minor glitch with it: the phone app not recognizing touches to the screen after engaging the proximity sensor. I've never had issues with WiFi on the ROM since I started using it, but I know others have had freezing issues.
On the subject of build quality, what in the heck do you guys DO with your Streaks to make them virtually fall apart like you describe? Knock on wood, but compared to the horror stories I've read about for the past nine months now my Streak must be built like a tank. The only issues I have ever had with the Streak were with the 16GB MicroSD not reading and the Dell logo coming off the back of the Streak. The first I solved using a pair of needle-nose pliers and the second was solved with a bit of superglue.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
On the subject of build quality, what in the heck do you guys DO with your Streaks to make them virtually fall apart like you describe? Knock on wood, but compared to the horror stories I've read about for the past nine months now my Streak must be built like a tank. The only issues I have ever had with the Streak were with the 16GB MicroSD not reading and the Dell logo coming off the back of the Streak. The first I solved using a pair of needle-nose pliers and the second was solved with a bit of superglue.
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lol I agree, I've my streak just over a year, and as far as build quality goes, I'm impressed, I had a Touch pro and Touch pro 2 before this and both of them had a cracked screen within a year. this streak seems to be pretty much indestructible, the only issue I have is a slightly bent hook on the back cover, so it's a bit stiff getting the cover back on, but that doesn't bother me at all
in call volume sucked on the stock rom, but using Gingerstreak seems to have sorted that out, not had any complaints from people saying they can't hear me since upgrading the rom
Shame dell decided to ditch the device, I'd have liked to have seen a streak 2
I've had my Streak since pre-launch... so going on 2 years.
I've not had a spot of trouble with mine (knock on wood) with the singular exception of battery drain when the device arrived. A factory reset was sufficient to clear that up and since then has been happly chugging away daily.
I do keep mine in an Otterbox Defender (a commuter for a little while)
I'm now running CM7 and loving it. Best ROM I've ever used.
alperin: Do not use GingerStreak! It has frequent freezes!
I recommend you to use DSC ROM. It's perfectelly stable and quick! It's battery life is amazing too! You won't have any trouble with DSC!
any pointers
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I've had my Streak since pre-launch... so going on 2 years.
I've not had a spot of trouble with mine (knock on wood) with the singular exception of battery drain when the device arrived. A factory reset was sufficient to clear that up and since then has been happly chugging away daily.
I do keep mine in an Otterbox Defender (a commuter for a little while)
I'm now running CM7 and loving it. Best ROM I've ever used.
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Any pointers... all the roms ive tried have been hit or miss or good for up to 48hrs then refuse to boot...i try to keep with compatible basebands right now i am swapping between the latest streak strains of miui, longhorn, and cm7... all have shined brightly ever so briefly on my unit then taken turns for the worse usually after app updates or installs (fc's/crashes/etc)
Any pointers for getting to a stable place on any of these phenominal roms would be appreciated...()
Gingerstreak2.4.4 with GX Kernel 1.0 works well for me. I think it's been on my Streak for 6 or 7 months now (possibly more) with no issues to speak of apart from occasional battery meter randomness
My current baseband is 405. I MAY change it to 406 but I've only got it as a main device for 3 more months or so. Stable ROM so why change stuff eh!
Mine is on for weeks at a time without cause for rebooting, unless I install a a load of stuff - I tend to clear dalvik cache then - or want to recalibrate the battery.
Thank You Note
hello.. newbie's here..
just wanna say, i have a DS5 for 2 weeks... bought it 2nd hand (still stock 2.2)
after 2 weeks of reading and reading --like what senior's said--
(and not asking repeating questions)...
now using GingerStreak 2.4.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf
BB 406
(is it update or outdated??)
my first post is just wanna say thank you to DJ Steve and The Manii for the good work... mad a donation for both of them (that's at least what i can do...)
nothing to say,,, before the ussd fix, it was annoying, but it's OK now,,,
looking forward to do a innersd changing like what's in rdtk, xda, and modaco
**finger's crossed**
Bugscze said:
alperin: Do not use GingerStreak! It has frequent freezes!
I recommend you to use DSC ROM. It's perfectelly stable and quick! It's battery life is amazing too! You won't have any trouble with DSC!
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LOL, no worries. I just sold the Streak as I fubared the screen again. I am sporting a Galaxy Note and loving it.
arif.ardyansyah said:
hello.. newbie's here..
just wanna say, i have a DS5 for 2 weeks... bought it 2nd hand (still stock 2.2)
after 2 weeks of reading and reading --like what senior's said--
(and not asking repeating questions)...
now using GingerStreak 2.4.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf
BB 406
(is it update or outdated??)
my first post is just wanna say thank you to DJ Steve and The Manii for the good work... mad a donation for both of them (that's at least what i can do...)
nothing to say,,, before the ussd fix, it was annoying, but it's OK now,,,
looking forward to do a innersd changing like what's in rdtk, xda, and modaco
**finger's crossed**
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If everything is running good for you then the ROM is the one to use. If you like to mess around try other ROMs. DJ Steve's ROMs have been good for me!
problems with wifi
I've started using dsc and had problems with wifi freezing, for some reason 2.4.4 worked great for my phone. Anytime I need to use 3g I have too reboot my phone, then to get back to wifi I have to reboot again
I'm newbie here... In DSC since 0.6 ! very stable rom indeed ! Made my streak as "real phone" with working USSD gingerbread rom. And the most important thing is continuous support from developer and dsc team !