Nexus S 4G Fix in Testing - Nexus S General

According to a post from Jerry Hildenbrand over on the Android Central forums, Sprint engineers are currently testing new firmware which will hopefully solve our 3G signal problems and perhaps 4G issues as well (WiFi issues are apparently within Google's realm to fix). From the info here and elsewhere, it appears the original, pre-ship baseband was better than what we have now. Does anyone have this baseband available to flash?
Here's a link to the thread. Look on Page 2 of the thread for Jerry's first post:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/spr...sung-sprint-investigate-nexus-s-problems.html

LOL! What a funny article...I like how they say disappearing pictures are caused by a weak data connection. What the hell would that have to do with something stored on your sd card? Unless there is something Im not aware of...

Radio chips are usually now on the same CPU chip. I'm guessing the radio problems are causing the CPU stall? Maybe?

There is a post that says the radio searching for signal stalls the chip, making pictures temporarily unreadable, leading people to think they have disappeared when they have not.

ronnienyc said:
There is a post that says the radio searching for signal stalls the chip, making pictures temporarily unreadable, leading people to think they have disappeared when they have not.
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First time ive heard of that, its very odd to me that bad service would affect something showning in your gallery. Wouldnt surprise me though

ronnienyc said:
There is a post that says the radio searching for signal stalls the chip, making pictures temporarily unreadable, leading people to think they have disappeared when they have not.
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You are correct. The chip is busy looking for a radio signal and and stalls the loading of the pics on your sdcard. It takes a few minutes for them to show up and people that didn't let it load thought they were gone.

The build looks to me like it on a gsm nexus. not sure how that would help the 4g

mikeyinid said:
The build looks to me like it on a gsm nexus. not sure how that would help the 4g
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How do you figure? From the photo, the build lists the Sprint version of the device (D720).

davpel said:
How do you figure? From the photo, the build lists the Sprint version of the device (D720).
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it also says full_crespo, not full_crespo4g.

So which is it then? Hmm?

herbthehammer said:
So which is it then? Hmm?
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Take a guess and youll be right

50/50 chance of being....

problem
mikeyinid said:
LOL! What a funny article...I like how they say disappearing pictures are caused by a weak data connection. What the hell would that have to do with something stored on your sd card? Unless there is something Im not aware of...
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Right!!! what would it have to do with something stored on the SD card? Seeing as the NS4g has no SD card, the problem is extremely credible as everything would be running off the same internal storage

ryandoubleu said:
Right!!! what would it have to do with something stored on the SD card? Seeing as the NS4g has no SD card, the problem is extremely credible as everything would be running off the same internal storage
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WOW, Im wrong again
Maybe I should do research before I share my opinion on things here at XDA.
Or, well, nvm...

hmmm
mikeyinid said:
WOW, Im wrong again
Maybe I should do research before I share my opinion on things here at XDA.
Or, well, nvm...
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I'll forgive you this time, don't let it happen again...
Hopefully they will get some type of resolution soon

you cannot fix a hardware problem.

fixxxer2008 said:
you cannot fix a hardware problem.
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Weren't you the one who kept insisting it was the radio (before you got impatient and jumped ship)? Hey, just because you got no more Nexus love, doesn't mean she can't love us.

mikeyinid said:
LOL! What a funny article...I like how they say disappearing pictures are caused by a weak data connection. What the hell would that have to do with something stored on your sd card? Unless there is something Im not aware of...
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yesh it is funny and just noticed it alot of picutes do not show up in the gallery app, i can stiff see them in a file manager though really silly

Pictures aren't actually being deleted, they're failing to show in the gallery.

BTW, the screenshot clearly says "D720" and "Sprint."

Related

PRL 60666

Just updated prl and found 60666 is available to all.
That is all. Have a good day
Just updated as well. I hope they come out with 69667 soon. As of right now I'm trying to decide if my phone is the devil or if its gonna die soon and go straight to hell. Lol
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Can one of you post the PRL here, if possible? Thanks
Tibedabeeto said:
Can one of you post the PRL here, if possible? Thanks
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Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html
animal7296 said:
Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html
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Thanks for the file, much appreciated.
Kinda pissed...just installed Darch...wish we could get this figured out without putting on a different ROM.
Kcarpenter said:
just installed Darch
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Is your gmail auto-syncing?
nebenezer said:
Is your gmail auto-syncing?
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It is now. It wasn't on the Fresh w/ FriendStream.
Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.
HeroMeng said:
Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.
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List of changes is over on Howard Forums. Looks like only a couple cities in VA and NC were changed, so if you don't plan on going there no real reason to update.
comintern said:
List of changes is over on Howard Forums. Looks like only a couple cities in VA and NC were changed, so if you don't plan on going there no real reason to update.
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I beg to differ as the last PRL jacked my hero up, i had virtually no signal and it went into roam all the time. So far this one works great for me and im in the great lakes area.
HeroMeng said:
Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.
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Same here... not necessarily want to install this prl, but it would be nice not to have to install another rom just to install a prl and switch back.
animal7296 said:
Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html
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I didnt know you could just push a PRL. Be nice instead of having to flash another ROM
adamboyd83 said:
I didnt know you could just push a PRL. Be nice instead of having to flash another ROM
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You have to do the ##775# thing enter your msl code choose the prl and update it.
I am guessing on Darchs rom that is not an option tho since the ## codes do not work. At least you guys have the fastest rom right?
I believe my service has improved since I installed this PRL. It could be all in my head but last night I had full service which is not a normal thing for me...
I'll have to see if it was a fluke thing or if it actually improved my service.
(Upland, CA near LA)
Wow, updating this PRL completely hosed my phone. My data connection keeps dropping continuously now, and I am going into roaming. This is at work where I have always had 3-4 bars. I can't even run a speedtest, because my data will drop down to 1X every time I try. I tried updating again (thinking I got a bad flash) and the same thing is happening.
By the way, this is happening on a stock .6 Sprint Rom with only Sprint bloatware removed.
Edit: Nevermind. It turns out the tower right by my work was having problems all morning. I thought it was because of the PRL update I did last night right before I went to bed. Turns out my coworkers on Sprint were having the exact same issues. The tower problem was fixed this afternoon, and all is well now.
How can I pull my PRL off my phone without relying on others to post the or from a website?
I want to be able to have backups on my SD card.
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notasimpleway said:
How can I pull my PRL off my phone without relying on others to post the or from a website?
I want to be able to have backups on my SD card.
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good question.
on another note i updated to 60666 and my phone started glowing and moving things with it's artificial mind
thatguythatdid said:
good question.
on another note i updated to 60666 and my phone started glowing and moving things with it's artificial mind
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lol I read somewhere that it was actually 616 as the mark of the beast... or something other than 666. But who knows... But yea, I want a backup cause I have been messing with PRL's and sometimes the built in feature to auto update doesn't update. It's easier just to do it myself.
Also, did you know on your phone that 666 also spells MOM? Back in the day of pagers and stuff when I was 14-15, I had a pager and when my mom would page me..She'd put 666 so that I would it was mom paging me...I don't think she ever realized she was putting 666 every time.

Poll: Supposed OTA 1.35.605.2 -- Have you received it?

Sorry but I am skeptical about this OTA. So I'd like to start a poll on who has actually been prompted and/or received it.
what are you skeptical about ? it existing ?
what would make you skeptical of this ?
JustinD2473 said:
what are you skeptical about ? it existing ?
what would make you skeptical of this ?
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The fact that only 1 person has received it.
I haven't gotten it, but I'm not sure I'd even see it since I renamed otacerts just in case they did this.
I guess I'll wait a little longer to be skeptical...considering only 1 person on THIS forum says they recieved it. That doesn't mean only 1 person recieved it.
Plus, with all the users here running custom roms already, how many of us are even going to see it pushed to thier phones ? I know it won't come up on mine at all because of that.
We'll see...maybe it's real, maybe it's not but I think it may be a little early to think otherwise.
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The fact that only 1 person has received it.
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Exactly -- only one screenshot from one user. Given the number of us who frequent this forum, our sample size is large enough that more of us should have it by now if it existed.
JustinD2473 said:
I guess I'll wait a little longer to be skeptical...considering only 1 person on THIS forum says they recieved it. That doesn't mean only 1 person recieved it.
Plus, with all the users here running custom roms already, how many of us are even going to see it pushed to thier phones ? I know it won't come up on mine at all because of that.
We'll see...maybe it's real, maybe it's not but I think it may be a little early to think otherwise.
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You should still see the update.
rmk40 said:
Exactly -- only one screenshot from one user. Given the number of us who frequent this forum, our sample size is large enough that more of us should have it by now if it existed.
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Not really. For about 5 days the only guy that had received the first OTA update was a writer at Phandroid. It eventually got pushed out to everyone.
So what is the motivation for photoshoping the screen shot?
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lol i made a typo in the title its 1.35.605.2 sorry guys you can PM me if you want im wiling to show you anything you want about it.
scuccia said:
You should still see the update.
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I'm running the CM test rom and when i go to "About phone" in settings. the option to check for software updates is gone. I figured because of that, i would not see any OTA's pushed to my phone....I'm not trying to say it's real, i'm just saying it's pretty fast to call someone out.
JustinD2473 said:
I'm running the CM test rom and when i go to "About phone" in settings. the option to check for software updates is gone. I figured because of that, i would not see any OTA's pushed to my phone....I'm not trying to say it's real, i'm just saying it's pretty fast to call someone out.
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I think the OP is just trying to see if anyone else gets it. If someone does get it and doesn't have clockworkmod recovery, be sure to logcat so we can get the file.
If you have clockwork recovery you should be able to accept the update, because cwm won't flash it but the update will stay on your sdcard.
if any of you want, ill be more than happy to demo the damn thing with a damn webcam as proof the screenshot isnt photoshoped.
I don't know if anyone seen this but Verizon tweeted something earlier today too about sharing your data connection....it seems to fit the update giving WiFi hotspot. I could be a dummy but I believe the guy. Hopefully more people will see it soon.
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candlebawx said:
if any of you want, ill be more than happy to demo the damn thing with a damn webcam as proof the screenshot isnt photoshoped.
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No need. Dude I believe you. Don't let haters put you down.
haven't recieved anything yet.. <- Los Angeles, Ca
I wasn't trying to call anyone a liar. Just wanted a clear picture of who had it and we're getting that now.
Heres the new bootup animation.
http://rapidshare.com/files/403678386/Video_1.wmv.html
candlebawx said:
Heres the new bootup animation.
http://rapidshare.com/files/403678386/Video_1.wmv.html
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That new boot up is nice, I want lol.
Can you throw that up on YouTube? Max downloads already reached. Thanks man.
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[Req] - Multitask - Photo + Call

It seems the phone is not able to take a picture while it is in a call. I am not sure if this is normal for Android or just the SGS. If possible, it would be great if the option was made available. I don't use this feature a lot but there are times when you want to be able to do that.
Thanks
Really why do you want to be able to take a picture while on a call just to be able to do it or what ?
AustinKnight45 said:
Really why do you want to be able to take a picture while on a call just to be able to do it or what ?
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no, i actually had a situation when I needed to stay on the phone while taking a picture and sending it.
LOL hell of a situation well thats really rare, well where there is root there is a way maybe someone else will be able to help or they too have had this problem
boodies said:
It seems the phone is not able to take a picture while it is in a call. I am not sure if this is normal for Android or just the SGS. If possible, it would be great if the option was made available. I don't use this feature a lot but there are times when you want to be able to do that.
Thanks
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I would like this feature as well you never know when you need it. This would be quite useful indeed .
AustinKnight45 said:
LOL hell of a situation well thats really rare, well where there is root there is a way maybe someone else will be able to help or they too have had this problem
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yeah, weired situation happens Besides, I'm guessing it's not hardware limited so maybe we can get a fix for this as well in our upcoming roms.
-_- this isn't a request forum. i Actually thought som1 was posting a mod
mine has worked in this situatuon. i had my bluetooth connected though so that could be the difference. i do it all the time cause my mother hasnt seen my newest kid yet so i send her pics when i am on the phone with her
Moved to General forum. The development forum is only for development threads. (Threads with actual development happening.)
Questions should always be in the General forums (or Q&A if your device has a Q&A forum.)
Moved to General forum. The development forum is only for development threads. (Threads with actual development happening.)
Questions should always be in the General forums (or Q&A if your device has a Q&A forum.)
Down load camera illusion free app works while on phone
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iceshinobi said:
-_- this isn't a request forum. i Actually thought som1 was posting a mod
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Read the Thread Title
Dbryon said:
Down load camera illusion free app works while on phone
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Thanks! I'll give it a shot.
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Read the Thread Title
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I read the title sometimes people could post stuff by request not to request -_-
Someone wrote that popup. They wrote it for a reason. My guess is that the phone.apk and the camera.apk are too RAM hungry, or other-resource hungry to run well together.
I love both of the apps. They're the best I've seen for either on Android yet. I'd like to see them work together at the same time, but there's no one in my life who wouldn't let me call them right back after I take a pic or two.
Maybe if you're calling 911 and trying to catch what you're reporting, but that's why I have a camera in my glovebox all the time. I'd recommend it (just in case you're flashing a ROM while driving and it didn't get a chance to boot up....)
Janis said:
Someone wrote that popup. They wrote it for a reason. My guess is that the phone.apk and the camera.apk are too RAM hungry, or other-resource hungry to run well together.
I love both of the apps. They're the best I've seen for either on Android yet. I'd like to see them work together at the same time, but there's no one in my life who wouldn't let me call them right back after I take a pic or two.
Maybe if you're calling 911 and trying to catch what you're reporting, but that's why I have a camera in my glovebox all the time. I'd recommend it (just in case you're flashing a ROM while driving and it didn't get a chance to boot up....)
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That happened to me the other day: I was riding the motorcycle down the interstate and I put my sandwich down so I could change lanes, as I was merging I wiped and flashed CM6 on my Vibrant and this lady ran me off the bridge. By the time I swam to shore she was driving away and I was stuck in a boot loop and couldn't take a picture of her plate. I was so upset I finished eating my sandwich and swam home.
ewww soggy sandwich lol. great story lol oh and too bad for the boot loop, stupid lady. in all seriousness though, im not sure why but mine has no problems taking pictures while being on the phone, but again, i think it is because i use my luetooth all the time
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ewww soggy sandwich lol. great story lol oh and too bad for the boot loop, stupid lady. in all seriousness though, im not sure why but mine has no problems taking pictures while being on the phone, but again, i think it is because i use my luetooth all the time
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Too lazy to get up. I will test with BT in the morning.
See? I knew someone would have a situation!
That's one that'll keep me chuckling into tomorrow.
BTW, I tried it with bluetooth. Nada. I still get the error with the OEM camera app. Camera Magic is my alternate. It's lightweight.
Glad you got out of that one safely.

G2 OTA Update

I am not seeing any real info on the OTA update. I got it this afternoon. I have noticed so far
- Wifi calling
- Hotspot capability
- Can now update Goggles
Really? I haven't heard anything!!!
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Pictures. Thanks.
What -- another report of this?
That other thread went away...
I'm calling bull. If people started getting them earlier this afternoon we'd see news stories and many more threads on it.
EDIT: maybe not bull... http://theandroidsite.com/2010/10/11/t-mobile-adding-wifi-calling-to-the-g2-via-ota-update/
Really ? Can someone provide instructions on how to upload it. This could be very useful for the root cause. We all called the other guy for trolling. Did a mod delete that thread?
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I have anecdotal evidence from other websites claiming to be receiving an OTA update.
Prove it, OP.
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Sorry the photos came out bad, but you can see all of the relevant info.
http://picasaweb.google.com/art.quijada/G2#
I must admit, I didn't think this was true but after I saw those pics.....I wept.....
How much memory are you showing?
The same. App Monster Pro shows 1.29 GB
Isn't there usually a code to force updates or am I mistaken on this?
You're kidding me... I returned my G2 because I get terrible signal indoors on campus, and I couldn't live without my BB's UMA so I figured I'd wait until it was enabled. The tards on the phone and in the store said it's looking closer to December for the release...
EDIT: Err... that was a useless post. I hope the updates become widespread; I'll definitely rush back to get the phone.
If this is real.... this could be big for getting perm. root available. Either way the tether option is sweet! Did the radio version change anyone? My G2 is off and charging right now... My signal is crap compared with my MTS. Really need a newer radio version.
EfemaN said:
You're kidding me... I returned my G2 because I get terrible signal indoors on campus, and I couldn't live without my BB's UMA so I figured I'd wait until it was enabled. The tards on the phone and in the store said it's looking closer to December for the release...
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That's what you get for I having no patience.... sorry! I had to say it
I'm glad I kept mine. But I had no other choice for an android qwerty.
I don't think this guy is some photoshop wizard... The radio got an update too! YEA!!!!
acis said:
Isn't there usually a code to force updates or am I mistaken on this?
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I was thinking there was but there is a section in "About phone" for system updates. Mine says up to date but I guess thats if you missed your prompt or something...
Sorry for 4 posts in a row but... I'm just excited! Dude, this better be real or I'm fly to Cali and ***** slap you. Ha! Seriously, though.... thanks for the info!
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I was thinking there was but there is a section in "About phone" for system updates. Mine says up to date but I guess thats if you missed your prompt or something...
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Right but I think there is a USSD code for forcing an actual check for OTA updates that are available.
acis said:
Right but I think there is a USSD code for forcing an actual check for OTA updates that are available.
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Your thinking of *#*#checkin#*#* I've been trying for the past couple hours but no luck :-(
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[Q] Confused.Question about the ROM

I've being keeping an eye on this phone for quite a long time.
At first ,dudes said they have only 1.25G(or so) accessible ROM. Someone suspected that HTC might misuse the Desire Z's Chip.
Then ,dudes said (S)HE had dismantled the G2 and found the phrase "4G" in the ROM's serial number.Someone explained there might be some kinda write-protecting system by setting the permanent or temporary write protect bits in the CSD.
Now ,I'm confused. So What's is our final report?
When I pick up my G2 is the store, should I bother to check the ROM ?
Read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
I see that the offical Spec-chat indicates a 4G ROM in G2.....
But what about those early fokes whose phones say only 1.25G ROM?
Is it because of the mix-up or the write-protecting system written in the ROM?
No one actually knows. Here's another theory: http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC...tingSystem#eMMCapparentlymis-reportingcpacity
krayshunist said:
No one actually knows. Here's another theory:
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This is what I'm after,a exact answer.No matter what it is.
I haven't seen any posts regarding this issue for a while,which makes me think that you guys must have figured it all out....opoos .. Guess I'm wrong.
So we are still waiting for a official explanation,aren't we?
BUT is it TRUE that someone's phone do report a 4G ROM?
If so,then I do have to check the phone after all.
No one has shown any proof of a G2 reporting more than about 1.3GB free.
zj45499 said:
This is what I'm after,a exact answer.No matter what it is.
I haven't seen any posts regarding this issue for a while,which makes me think that you guys must have figured it all out....opoos .. Guess I'm wrong.
So we are still waiting for a official explanation,aren't we?
BUT is it TRUE that someone's phone do report a 4G ROM?
If so,then I do have to check the phone after all.
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You can check all the phones you want but there is no reason to believe you'll find one that shows the entire 4GB as they all have the same system image and setup.
swags said:
No one has shown any proof of a G2 reporting more than about 1.3GB free.
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No way.
I DO remember that one folk said his phone has 4G accessible ROM. And other people wouldn't believe him ,asking him to upload a image to prove that. He did. The image showed the phone reported a perfect ROM of 37???????kb.
But I'm totally overwhelmed in so many posts,can't find that particular one.I'm still trying......
Somebody here has to remember that post. PLEASE back me up.

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