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Vodafone Uk Users and maybe for other ;)

*THIS POST IS FOR NOOBS LIKE ME SO ONLY COMMENT IF YOU ARE A NOOB OR IF YOU ARE A PRO DO HELP US OUT WITH SOME MORE TIPS AND TRICKS *
Hi
Just Got my SGS2 on vodafone at last after deciding between the SGS2, Sensation, optimus 2x and the N8 ( yeah N8 cause of the camera)
So here goes
Got it on the 12 month contract 600mins with 500mb internet at £41 / month and £130 for phone (gets the 2gb wifi bt openzone or whatever it says).. just for info as I hate 18/24 months contacts
The purpose of the post is for Uk vodafone users only so as to help each other with our operator specific problems and tricks only
Some stuff I found interesting floating around these threads I'd like to share for NEWbs
VODAFONE DOES SIM UNLOCKED PHONES ?
Can other vodafone users confirm this? as mine is sim unlocked although its got the vodafone stuff I can pop any sim in it which I think is neat since I bought it from a vodafone shop.
VODAFONE SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT (WIFI + GSM)
Type *#*#9900#*#* and disable fast dormancy
I found this to increase my data on wifi speed from 5 mb to 15mb
and network speed from 3 mb to 5 mb at home
still have to check at work where the signal is ****ty will get back on that one.
Screen Shot ( Old Trick )
half depress the home button and press the power button slightly.. timing is important. need a few tries to get it going
VIDEO CALL ON THE SGS2
Right Skype has no video calling yet for SGS2, except between two SGS2 users with the built in video call feature - if someone can confirm this please
Fring - I have tested this and the video call works perfectly called an Iphone user using fring and it was goody
there is another app that seems to video call as well cant get the name yet.
VOICE TALK ---
Just by accident I noticed double tapping the home button brings up this function, maybe most people might know it , still for newbs would be great I guess
TASK MANAGER -
Long Press the Home Screen to bring up the task manager > and you can exit all running applications which I do if I want be using the phone or a while and also clear the ram a bit as well.
GOOGLE EASTER EGG -
Maybe an easter egg you didn't know about(it's from Google), if you go to preferences and about phone and click three times on Android Version you get an art.
I have a Zombie attack Art... do you guys have something different
Anything else I will be happy to post as I go along
Just a Post if you want to upgrade your firmware to other than the stock vodafone or even the 2.3.4
Updating to 2.3.4 firmware - if you don't want to root

Probably the best advice would be for people to read the stickied threads.
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A post that has almost nothing to do with Vodafone is pointless .
jje

tfn said:
*THIS POST IS FOR NOOBS LIKE ME SO ONLY COMMENT IF YOU ARE A NOOB OR IF YOU ARE A PRO DO HELP US OUT WITH SOME MORE TIPS AND TRICKS *
Hi
Just Got my SGS2 on vodafone at last after deciding between the SGS2, Sensation, optimus 2x and the N8 ( yeah N8 cause of the camera)
So here goes
Got it on the 12 month contract 600mins with 500mb internet at £41 / month and £130 for phone (gets the 2gb wifi bt openzone or whatever it says).. just for info as I hate 18/24 months contactsI'm
The purpose of the post is for Uk vodafone users only so as to help each other with our operator specific problems and tricks only
Some stuff I found interesting floating around these threads I'd like to share for NEWbs
VODAFONE DOES SIM UNLOCKED PHONES ?
Can other vodafone users confirm this? as mine is sim unlocked although its got the vodafone stuff I can pop any sim in it which I think is neat since I bought it from a vodafone shop.
VODAFONE SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT (WIFI + GSM)
Type *#*#9900#*#* and disable fast dormancy
I found this to increase my data on wifi speed from 5 mb to 15mb
and network speed from 3 mb to 5 mb at home
still have to check at work where the signal is ****ty will get back on that one.
Screen Shot ( Old Trick )
half depress the home button and press the power button slightly.. timing is important. need a few tries to get it going
VIDEO CALL ON THE SGS2
Right Skype has no video calling yet for SGS2, except between two SGS2 users with the built in video call feature - if someone can confirm this please
Fring - I have tested this and the video call works perfectly called an Iphone user using fring and it was goody
there is another app that seems to video call as well cant get the name yet.
VOICE TALK ---
Just by accident I noticed double tapping the home button brings up this function, maybe most people might know it , still for newbs would be great I guess
TASK MANAGER -
Long Press the Home Screen to bring up the task manager > and you can exit all running applications which I do if I want be using the phone or a while and also clear the ram a bit as well.
GOOGLE EASTER EGG -
Maybe an easter egg you didn't know about(it's from Google), if you go to preferences and about phone and click three times on Android Version you get an art.
I have a Zombie attack Art... do you guys have something different
Anything else I will be happy to post as I go along
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Hey. thanks for the info bout fast dormancy, why would they limit it like that? Has made big difference to my wifi. anyone know of any repercussions from doing this?

tfn said:
GOOGLE EASTER EGG -
Maybe an easter egg you didn't know about(it's from Google), if you go to preferences and about phone and click three times on Android Version you get an art.
I have a Zombie attack Art... do you guys have something different
Anything else I will be happy to post as I go along
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I am on VF Spain, and I didn't get anything to come up

So what tips are there for vodafone users ??????

Phones from vodafone uk on contract are sim-unlocked from my experience, but off contract phones may be different. Not like it matters, which because the dev forum has a SGS2 unlocker made by chainfire iirc.
As for fast dormancy, vodafone uk supports fast dormancy, so turning it off will drain your battery substantially faster.
Also, if you look around on xda, there's already a hacked skype which supports the SGS2. It even adds extra settings you can change like camera orientation or resolution.
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poofish said:
As for fast dormancy, vodafone uk supports fast dormancy, so turning it off will drain your battery substantially faster.
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This is a dangerous generalisation and does not tally with my experience.
I find that turning fast dormancy on or off makes little obvious difference. I keep it off on a hunch that the battery lasts slightly longer. I can get two days with moderate usage, normally.
I suspect that the best advice is to make Vodafone users aware of the option and suggest they try both modes to see which delivers best all round results.

poofish said:
As for fast dormancy, vodafone uk supports fast dormancy, so turning it off will drain your battery substantially faster.
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Thanks for this, though honestly I haven't really noticed much difference having it disabled or not.

cant say i have had any battery issues when turning this off... has definately improved wifi tho

FYI... Heres a quote from a moderator on the vodafone uk forums
"There is a current project to update the software on the RNCs to support uprated HSPA speeds and Fast Dormancy, so some areas will have it enabled and others not yet.
There does appear to be an issue with the Samsung Galaxy S2 which doesn’t deal with Fast Dormancy very well. Users find the battery life increases massively if they disable fast dormancy using *#9900# "
(on my rooted phone I have to use *#*#9900#*#* )
Here's the link to the forum thread.
HTH
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Network/Fast-Dormancy/td-p/831109

tfn said:
GOOGLE EASTER EGG -
Maybe an easter egg you didn't know about(it's from Google), if you go to preferences and about phone and click three times on Android Version you get an art.
I have a Zombie attack Art... do you guys have something different
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nice, I have the same art. (Orange, IL)

[Q] Making Cellular Calls On 3G Nexus 7 32gb?

Hi Guys!
I've just picked up a Nexus 7 32gb 3g and it's amazing to say the least. I can't believe for something just over £200 I have a full up to date android experience with premium hardware. Anyway what I was wondering was could I use this device to replace my recently broken Samsung Galaxy S1 (i9000). By which I mean make calls over 3g cellular. I want to pop in a contract sim and just use the minutes and texts of that and I was wondering whether it was possible?
I've done my research and apparently it's as simple as just copying over the default phone apk and it should work although I'm a bit skeptical as I've only seen one thread about. So what do I need to do to make cellular calls on the Nexus 7?
Regards,
Enya
P.S. I don't mind holding a 7" tablet to my face to make calls, I'd probably just use hands free anyway, and I don't mind rooting or flashing roms.

sorry for the off topic
but where did you get your 32gb 3g from - as ive only seen pc world, currys etc selling the wifi only for 200 pound...
would also like to know about the sim card and making calls / texts with the 3g model
thanks
enya123101 said:
Hi Guys!
I've just picked up a Nexus 7 32gb 3g and it's amazing to say the least. I can't believe for something just over £200 I have a full up to date android experience with premium hardware. Anyway what I was wondering was could I use this device to replace my recently broken Samsung Galaxy S1 (i9000). By which I mean make calls over 3g cellular. I want to pop in a contract sim and just use the minutes and texts of that and I was wondering whether it was possible?
I've done my research and apparently it's as simple as just copying over the default phone apk and it should work although I'm a bit skeptical as I've only seen one thread about. So what do I need to do to make cellular calls on the Nexus 7?
Regards,
Enya
P.S. I don't mind holding a 7" tablet to my face to make calls, I'd probably just use hands free anyway, and I don't mind rooting or flashing roms.
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https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_32gb_hspa Here you go,

enya123101 said:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_32gb_hspa Here you go,
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you said you just picked up? how did u get it direct?

N7+3g will sell in uk! Check it via proxy 62.233.100.46:80

I am also looking for an answer to this question, i can't find any answers, would you be able to try the phone apk and report back. I am not sure if you need rot access to do that.

Also interested, if only because the carrier that my SIM comes from occasionally requires me to make a call to their automated attendant when their online management tool isn't working.

Metaphorically speaking, Oh and yeah I'm probably going to try the phone.apk although I was wondering if anyone has had any experience or anything?
Oh and to put the phone.apk app back on I think you'll either need root access or ABD, but don't take my word for it, I'm no expert lol,

Uh-oh, just read that the N7 3G support won't be in AOSP for now because they weren't able to licence the GSM stack for AOSP

Wait, so you can't just push it into a system app i=in adb by extracting it from another phone that's running AOSP?

enya123101 said:
Wait, so you can't just push it into a system app i=in adb by extracting it from another phone that's running AOSP?
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No idea. As of yet the only AOSP phone with 4.2 is the GNex (Nexus 4 is not in AOSP yet either due to the same licensing issue).
And unless devs find a clever workaround, N73G isn't going to get the same scope of ROMs as the wi-fi version until they sort out the licensing.

Any results yet?
enya123101, did you try the phone.apk ? I'm really eager to find out if the NExus 7 can make phone calls and I can't find answers anywhere

please let us know
Please don't keep us in suspense. This data is what I need to determine between the Nexus 7 or the 10. I find it odd that this question is not being ask more on the net. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958686 is the only other thread really that's asking this question and not just some random mentioning of it in a sea of Nexus 7 threads out there.
Thanks again for being the guinea pig.

you can not just push phone.apk in fact your device ALREADY has phone.APK and if you try to push it then you will receive the message "you are replacing a system app.
the reason you cant USE or SEE it is because of the way our framework.res is compiled and it is not set as a phone device it is set as tablet among other settings that are different as well.
its not that easy but hopefully once its out in full force then developers will figure out a way perhaps with custom roms that allow it.

any info yet
like the others real interested to see some results

This thread is redundant... Go to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958686

Cellular calling from Nexus 7
cmstlist said:
Uh-oh, just read that the N7 3G support won't be in AOSP for now because they weren't able to licence the GSM stack for AOSP
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So you mean it cannot be used as regular phone? I live in Germany and I have been trying to use it as a phone from yesterday. It isn't possible I guess. Can I use diverting calls to Yuilop? Please guide.

I am also searching the answer for the same question just posted for more attention.
please look at this link it shows that it should work with cellular network. I didn't won the device but im searching for the answer for the same question. posted so more people will make attention and probably it reaches to concern pple.
thanks

phone calls in uk on my nexus 7 32gb wifi
Done it and it works great you need a device called Socblue ,I used the socblue A860 linked it via bluetooth and i now have 4 sims active all the time on my tablet......

Yes it can be done you have to get a Bluetooth client I have used socblue a860 with four sims two for France and two for the UK hope this helps.
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Good signal strength but Internet not working?

This is perhaps the biggest issue plaguing my phone.
I'm getting intermittent periods of the above mentioned, when my signal strength indictor is good and it's showing that I'm either on 3G or H+, but whatever I'm on doesn't seem to load. Browser, Reddit is Fun, XDA app or even Whatsapp. In the same areas my Galaxy S2 consistently loads data while my Nexus 4 seems to just sit there doing nothing. Anyone have any ideas on what's the cause of this?
PS: I tried looking for some sort of email to contact Google and possibly send it back, but strangely I can't find anything!

Not sure what your issue is but its easy to contact Google.
Go to the play store on a PC ( could do it on a browser from your phone as well ) and go down to the bottom of the page and find my orders and settings. From there all your apps and devices show up. Go the the nexus 4 and help. From there you should find all the ways to contact Google.

Logi_Ca1 said:
This is perhaps the biggest issue plaguing my phone.
I'm getting intermittent periods of the above mentioned, when my signal strength indictor is good and it's showing that I'm either on 3G or H+, but whatever I'm on doesn't seem to load. Browser, Reddit is Fun, XDA app or even Whatsapp. In the same areas my Galaxy S2 consistently loads data while my Nexus 4 seems to just sit there doing nothing. Anyone have any ideas on what's the cause of this?
PS: I tried looking for some sort of email to contact Google and possibly send it back, but strangely I can't find anything!
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Do you have the same issues while on wifi? If you do then I would think it was an issue with the phone, if not then there's something wrong with your service plan apn settings. Are you sure you set your service plan up correctly in the phone's settings?

albundy2010 said:
Not sure what your issue is but its easy to contact Google.
Go to the play store on a PC ( could do it on a browser from your phone as well ) and go down to the bottom of the page and find my orders and settings. From there all your apps and devices show up. Go the the nexus 4 and help. From there you should find all the ways to contact Google.
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My device doesn't even show up on that list I think I'm gonna try to use a VPN to spoof my location and see if I can get the contact email. I suspect contact emails aren't showing up because my country is not one of the official countries where the device is launched in.
kzoodroid said:
Do you have the same issues while on wifi? If you do then I would think it was an issue with the phone, if not then there's something wrong with your service plan apn settings. Are you sure you set your service plan up correctly in the phone's settings?
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The phone works perfectly fine on Wi-Fi. As for the APN settings, that has occured to me but as I understand it they are loaded on my SIM card by my provider and I'm pretty sure they are correct.
Looks like I'm gonna have to send it back somehow. I'm hoping it's a software issue that can get fixed relatively easily.

Logi_Ca1 said:
This is perhaps the biggest issue plaguing my phone.
I'm getting intermittent periods of the above mentioned, when my signal strength indictor is good and it's showing that I'm either on 3G or H+, but whatever I'm on doesn't seem to load. Browser, Reddit is Fun, XDA app or even Whatsapp. In the same areas my Galaxy S2 consistently loads data while my Nexus 4 seems to just sit there doing nothing. Anyone have any ideas on what's the cause of this?
PS: I tried looking for some sort of email to contact Google and possibly send it back, but strangely I can't find anything!
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Are you with TMobile? I had a similar issue and I called up TMobile tech support and they reprovisioned/reprogrammed my data and while I've still had some data dropouts, they're not nearly as frequent as before.

Are you sure it's not your APN? I had a similar issue and assumed the APNs would be right from my provider. I looked them up online and entered a new APN. That fixed it for me.

hfuizo said:
Are you with TMobile? I had a similar issue and I called up TMobile tech support and they reprovisioned/reprogrammed my data and while I've still had some data dropouts, they're not nearly as frequent as before.
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I'm actually on Singtel, in Singapore. I guess it won't help to call them and ask for advice.
tommyboy76 said:
Are you sure it's not your APN? I had a similar issue and assumed the APNs would be right from my provider. I looked them up online and entered a new APN. That fixed it for me.
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I will check it again, but then if my APN was wrongly configured I think my mobile data won't work 100% of the time right?

I'm having this exact same problem but only in one specific location.
My signal on Tmo is good everywhere. The bars show medium to full strength and that is backed up by the reported metrics in Phone Info and Settings. However data is next to unusable at my office near Times Square. I only get "bursts" of data and if I try to use the browser, refresh mail, open Twitter, check FB, etc, the connection times out. At home, around Manhattan, and around the country Tmo gives me great HSPA+ speeds. I have checked my APN settings and they are corect.
Any thoughts?

zonedguy said:
I'm having this exact same problem but only in one specific location.
My signal on Tmo is good everywhere. The bars show medium to full strength and that is backed up by the reported metrics in Phone Info and Settings. However data is next to unusable at my office near Times Square. I only get "bursts" of data and if I try to use the browser, refresh mail, open Twitter, check FB, etc, the connection times out. At home, around Manhattan, and around the country Tmo gives me great HSPA+ speeds. I have checked my APN settings and they are corect.
Any thoughts?
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Sounds pretty much like what I was experiencing. I see that the latest few CM10.1 nightlies have several HSPA commits. I'm gonna give the latest nightly a go and see if it helps. Was on CodeFireX BR10.1 during all these.
Edit: Observing the behavior of my signal icon, it seems that it idles at 3G. If I touch a link or initiate any action that loads data, it stays on 3G for a while before switching to H or H+. I'm wondering if the problem lies during this "transition" period.
Edit2: 5 minutes into the 13122012 nightly, I'm noticing that the phone stays on H+ much longer and the transition from 3G to H+ is much faster now. Will monitor and report back!

Just an update: After one day of usage I can safely say the problem is gone. Flashing to the 13122012 nightly of CM10.1 fixed it. I'm not sure what particular commit fixed it though.
Anyway, the configuration of my phone when the problem occured was CodeFireX BR10.1 and franco r13. I'm currently on CM10.1 13122012 and franco r14.

zonedguy said:
I'm having this exact same problem but only in one specific location.
My signal on Tmo is good everywhere. The bars show medium to full strength and that is backed up by the reported metrics in Phone Info and Settings. However data is next to unusable at my office near Times Square. I only get "bursts" of data and if I try to use the browser, refresh mail, open Twitter, check FB, etc, the connection times out. At home, around Manhattan, and around the country Tmo gives me great HSPA+ speeds. I have checked my APN settings and they are corect.
Any thoughts?
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Same thing here. I have a rma unit coming in a few minutes or so, and I'll test it out. This happens to me around Midtown as well. The data speeds in Manhattan are at a crawl though around peak but that doesn't explain why it stops downloading data when there is full service and a stable data connection.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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OK so I have the RMA unit in hand and it looks like its been used before but I can't really tell. The reason is because the screen protectors are off and there's no little part to grab and remove it. And the screen had looked like it had been wiped before.
Other than that, its running 4.2 and the data seems stable for now. Still need to test with something else.
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xdviper said:
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[/COLOR]OK so I have the RMA unit in hand and it looks like its been used before but I can't really tell. The reason is because the screen protectors are off and there's no little part to grab and remove it. And the screen had looked like it had been wiped before.
Other than that, its running 4.2 and the data seems stable for now. Still need to test with something else.
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Glad I am not alone. I'm very curious to hear how your new unit works out. Thanks for updating and I'll be waiting for more!
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Logi_Ca1 said:
Just an update: After one day of usage I can safely say the problem is gone. Flashing to the 13122012 nightly of CM10.1 fixed it. I'm not sure what particular commit fixed it though.
Anyway, the configuration of my phone when the problem occured was CodeFireX BR10.1 and franco r13. I'm currently on CM10.1 13122012 and franco r14.
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Well that is sure curious. I'll try CM10.1 again over the weekend and pick up franco as well. Please let us know if it resurfaces!

I'm having the same issue on Solavei (Tmobile) in NY im getting horrendous data speeds lik ping around 70ms-800ms Download speeds at .09mbps - .14mbps and even worse upload speeds... Im all stock and called them up they said long island and Manhattan are having network issues and it may not be fixed until the beginning of the new year... Im going to try cyanogen 10.1 and a new kernel. I know my friend who doesnt live so far from me isnt having this issue but then again he never messed with carrier settings apns and system info settings like i did X_X

OK it's not the phone at least, that's what I think. I'm on edge right now because of spotty service, where my HTC sensation used to pull full bars with hspa, I'm having edge and 2 bars here.
I think its something with the stock ROM on here, is everyone that's having the problem running stock?
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The problem still isn't happening, or at least it isn't happening enough to make me notice. When it occurred I will be fuming throughput the 45 minutes of my daily commute. Now I'm happily using Whatsapp and Reddit is Fun
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xdviper said:
OK it's not the phone at least, that's what I think. I'm on edge right now because of spotty service, where my HTC sensation used to pull full bars with hspa, I'm having edge and 2 bars here.
I think its something with the stock ROM on here, is everyone that's having the problem running stock?
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I want to think the radio is bad and Google Has to update it but my carrier says the cause of this was from hurricane sandy and it won't be fixed until the news year....I went into NYC from long island and I updated to cm 10.1 but still nothing

Internet Problems Nexus 4.

The March 8, 2013, I bought in google play, 2 mobile devices Nexus 4. I bought them because it was a model powered by google and I thought it was going relatively well.
I've been very disappointed with this phone. The whatsapp, emails, lines, gtalk, etc. have a latency impressive. Some whatsapp slow to go over 20 minutes! When you send line messages, get a shipping error and you have to give forward constantly. I tested and in 4 different operators: Amena, Orange, Movistar and Telstra, and none works well. Say it clear, that the APN is configured properly (I assure you). In fact, this same setup I've tried the other 4 terminals, HTC Wildfire, Galaxy Ace, Iphone 4 and Galaxy s2, and all works correctly. In contrast, in the Nexus 4 is grief. I do not know what to do, I can not contact Google to return the phone and give me a solution either.
Does anyone in this respectable forum knows how solve this serious problem with the nexus 4? Are there any hidden settings to solve this internet problem?
I would do very happy if guys could give me a solution to this problem because the phone I liked a lot, but if I can not find any solution, I will have to get rid of it.
: (

Hammerin87 said:
The March 8, 2013, I bought in google play, 2 mobile devices Nexus 4. I bought them because it was a model powered by google and I thought it was going relatively well.
I've been very disappointed with this phone. The whatsapp, emails, lines, gtalk, etc. have a latency impressive. Some whatsapp slow to go over 20 minutes! When you send line messages, get a shipping error and you have to give forward constantly. I tested and in 4 different operators: Amena, Orange, Movistar and Telstra, and none works well. Say it clear, that the APN is configured properly (I assure you). In fact, this same setup I've tried the other 4 terminals, HTC Wildfire, Galaxy Ace, Iphone 4 and Galaxy s2, and all works correctly. In contrast, in the Nexus 4 is grief. I do not know what to do, I can not contact Google to return the phone and give me a solution either.
Does anyone in this respectable forum knows how solve this serious problem with the nexus 4? Are there any hidden settings to solve this internet problem?
I would do very happy if guys could give me a solution to this problem because the phone I liked a lot, but if I can not find any solution, I will have to get rid of it.
: (
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id say that you are having app issues, not nexus 4 issues. i dont use whatsapp, i use gmail for emails, and gtalk all work great on my end. try factory resetting your devices.

Tough luck. Now, sell it to someone who will flash CM on it and appreciate it's glory.

Must be your location.. No lag issues here on any of the apps you have stated..
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ismethajametovic said:
Tough luck. Now, sell it to someone who will flash CM on it and appreciate it's glory.
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+1:good:

Impossible
Since I did one factory reset on both phones and installed cm10 one of the devices, but the problem persists. As I said in the previous thread, I've tried with several telephone companies with APN configured correctly. On other phones like the galaxy ace or htc wildfire running, but in the nexus 4 posts slow to arrive between 10 and 20 minutes.
I think I'll have to buy another phone.
Someone offered me a good deal for both phones?
They were bought in Google Play the March 8, 2013.
In my opinion LG Nexus 4 malfunctioned.

Data sending delays
Bug report here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=52260
You can get a small improvement by installing a custom kernel (Harsh works for me). I almost want to tell you to return your phone and make sure Google knows about the problem. Once people start returning their phones, maybe Google will look into fixing this. :crying:

Return the phones
How I can I contact google to return the 2 phones?

Hammerin87 said:
The March 8, 2013, I bought in google play, 2 mobile devices Nexus 4. I bought them because it was a model powered by google and I thought it was going relatively well.
I've been very disappointed with this phone. The whatsapp, emails, lines, gtalk, etc. have a latency impressive. Some whatsapp slow to go over 20 minutes! When you send line messages, get a shipping error and you have to give forward constantly. I tested and in 4 different operators: Amena, Orange, Movistar and Telstra, and none works well. Say it clear, that the APN is configured properly (I assure you). In fact, this same setup I've tried the other 4 terminals, HTC Wildfire, Galaxy Ace, Iphone 4 and Galaxy s2, and all works correctly. In contrast, in the Nexus 4 is grief. I do not know what to do, I can not contact Google to return the phone and give me a solution either.
Does anyone in this respectable forum knows how solve this serious problem with the nexus 4? Are there any hidden settings to solve this internet problem?
I would do very happy if guys could give me a solution to this problem because the phone I liked a lot, but if I can not find any solution, I will have to get rid of it.
: (
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After the 4.2.2 update my internet speed was lower too, try flashing a full 4.2.2 factory image in fastboot, that solved it for me.

Can you give me a tutorial?
Are you sure? Could you tell me how I can do it? Where I can download the official image of android 4.2.2 for nexus 4? Would I would lose the warranty?
Thank you.

Hammerin87 said:
Are you sure? Could you tell me how I can do it? Where I can download the official image of android 4.2.2 for nexus 4? Would I would lose the warranty?
Thank you.
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You will have to unlock the bootloader and install adb/platform-tools to flash the image, look here for how to flash the rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.

Thank you, this week will prove it
Thanks, I'll prove it this week. Work or not work, I'll put it in this forum. I'm sure there are many people who have the same problem here in Spain.

Are you using WiFi or mobile internet
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Problem in mobile data only
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Are you using WiFi or mobile internet
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I use Both. Wifi works correctly.
Is in mobile data that I'm having problems.

Hammerin87 said:
I use Both. Wifi works correctly.
Is in mobile data that I'm having problems.
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Very unusual for you to be having mobile data problems. Pretty sure it works correctly for most people.

I'm sure
Rizy7 said:
Very unusual for you to be having mobile data problems. Pretty sure it works correctly for most people.
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I'm sure. I ask to much friends (10) and they have the same problem since 4.2.2 android version in Spain Operators. My friends said me, that in 4.2.1, works correctly, but this version had other problems. Furthermore, there is one issue in official code development center with this.

Have you tried any of the other modems I'm in the USA but my phone did not like the new modem. Flashed .27 radio and my service became much better
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Have you tried any of the other modems I'm in the USA but my phone did not like the new modem. Flashed .27 radio and my service became much better
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No, but it was the next thing I would try. When I've one moment this days I would try. After probe this, if It doesn't work correctly, I will return the two mobile phone to Google.

Hammerin87 said:
Are you sure? Could you tell me how I can do it? Where I can download the official image of android 4.2.2 for nexus 4? Would I would lose the warranty?
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Here is the factory image for the nexus 4: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjdq39
I think you can flash it without rooting or unlocking your bootloader, or you can simply unlock then flash then lock your bootloader again. There are some instructions here. You can try it without unlocking your bootloader first, and if that fails, unlock it temporarily. Flashing like this WILL DEFINITELY wipe your data, including /sdcard, so backup to computer.
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Have you tried any of the other modems I'm in the USA but my phone did not like the new modem. Flashed .27 radio and my service became much better
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This is definitely a software or radio problem, because it wasn't an issue in the earlier versions of Android. Furthermore, installing a custom kernel like Harsh mitigates the problem. I hope the next version of Android will fix this, but I'm worried the Google engineers don't even know about it. I think it's provider-related, and this problem may not exist in the US.
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No, but it was the next thing I would try. When I've one moment this days I would try. After probe this, if It doesn't work correctly, I will return the two mobile phone to Google.
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That would be sad, but you gotta do what you gotta do. The next version of Android is expected to be released in about 3 weeks. You could return the phone and buy it again when you know this issue is fixed. Or you could wait. (But if you wait too long, do you lose your right to return the phone? It is defective, so in your country you probably have pretty strong rights in this area.)
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After the 4.2.2 update my internet speed was lower too, try flashing a full 4.2.2 factory image in fastboot, that solved it for me.
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Are you absolutely sure that:
1. You had a problem where outgoing data was delayed by up to a minute (in all applications, not just WhatsApp)?
2. You did not change service providers or plan or SIM card?
3. The wipe solved your problem and messages are now sent immediately?
I'd like to try this if it helps, but it's a huge effort. Thanks!

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Are you absolutely sure that:
1. You had a problem where outgoing data was delayed by up to a minute (in all applications, not just WhatsApp)?
2. You did not change service providers or plan or SIM card?
3. The wipe solved your problem and messages are now sent immediately?
I'd like to try this if it helps, but it's a huge effort. Thanks!
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1. Yes, there is a huge delay in all actions. Google Chrome, gtalk, whatsapp, line. All apps. In wifi there is no problem and all works correctly.
2. Yes, I'm sure. I probe 4 service providers: Amena, Orange, Yoigo and Symio.
3. I will do it this night. I will flash de original image from google. There is the occam version. Are I ok?

[Q] kindle for samsung app on galaxy note 4

hi all
for some strange reason when i first got this device i was able to go to the samsung app store and
download the kindle for samsung app. It was nice, it had multi window function and I was quite happy about that.
as on my note 8 i had to hack the darn thing to work with multi-window (tutorials are lovely things aren't they )
I had to do a factory reset on the thing and ever since then i'm not able to find that app anymore.
I finally stumbled on a thread in xda where some one posted the kindle for samsung app in an other thread for the S6 i think it was. I managed to grab it from there but this one has no multi window function.
I've busted my brains for three days now, message samsung twice with absolutely zero luck. they seem to selectively become unable to comprehend anything I say beyond a point. Tried all kinds of vpn ip re-routing and still can't get onto the samsung app store to get this friggin app.
so if anyone in here has it would you please.. please please pleaaaaaseeeee im begging you be so kind as to give me a dropbox link or something so i can pick this thing up and finally use kindle with multiwindow? please?
I'm seriously drained now looking around and looking for a way around samsungs nonsense (don't even get me started on the google play store -not available in your country blah blah) uuuuuhhhh
help... i give up please help.

What you get in the Samsung store is dependent on device description in the build.prop. perhaps check if a flash of some Rom changed it.

Hmm I'm not sure what you mean. I'm new-ish to android. If you mean about rooting and changing from the official samsung rom to an other then no, I've never done that.
the phone is new. It was initially turned on and setup in the USA that may be why, I dunno. Samsung said that the kindle for samsung app is simply not part of the store which services my location. They zoned my country out (for an ebook reader? Maybe it's for the book deals but I don't care for that)
If you meant something else , what should I be looking for in this file and what should it be?
I guess it's time to find some tutorials again. (Heck of a lot of trouble for just one app though this is getting crazy for one apk)
I'm sure if I can just get the apk I'd be good.
Thanks though.

yeah, that was what i was refering to. if you flash a new rom it might be that the description of your phone changes.
the only thing i could think of would be that your sim card changed the region your phone is accounted to and so you can't download it anymore. a possible way would be to reset your phone and startup without sim, connect to wifi and install it from samsungs store and after that you can insert the sim card again and continue the setup. i understand that this is not a convenient way, so you'd better just search for the apk.
samsung is restricting access, because it comes bundles with one year service 1 free book per month.
i just tried it and could download and install it from the galaxy apps store.

Lol would you believe all while I was doing this there was no sim card in the phone?
I was getting a feel for the phone and transferring contacts playing with it all before I put the sulim on. In fact, I only put the sim card in five minutes ago for the first time.
it has to be the book deals. I don't care about that, I don't want any novels.
Could u extract the apk with "es file explorer" and post a Dropbox link?
That would be awesome , that's all I'd need I'm sure of it. That particular apk
is no where to be found anywhere online

Here is a tutorial on how to do it
http : / / w w w mobilitaria.com/2013/11/using-es-file-explorer-to-make-apk.html

gonna check that link out, give me a minute
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you got a new private message

v1rtu4l said:
gonna check that link out, give me a minute
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You got a new private message
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you saved my hide!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no problem mate.
i am always glad to see people have fun with their phone and in case of problems seek the solutions instead of crying havok and opening threads like "i sold my ****ty phone"

Awesome yeah I like to fix my own stuff haha

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no problem mate.
i am always glad to see people have fun with their phone and in case of problems seek the solutions instead of crying havok and opening threads like "i sold my ****ty phone"
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Also just heard from someone who said that if I ever did flash my phone with an other rom that the app wouldn't work anymore (at least that was his experience). I'm not really into that anyways. About the only thing I'd be interested in would be getting this SM-N910H to unlock LTS like the N190C I'm guessing it's just software lock out. I saw something in an other forum thread on here with people experimenting with it. I've not finished reading to the end of that thread yet. It did seem that was really no difference in these phones though. I dunno. Guess I'd better back up right quickly then haha.

What is LTS?

Oh that's 4G I believe that's what it's called

Oh it is called lte around here. I do not understand that you need to unlock it. It should be activated by default.

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Oh it is called lte around here. I do not understand that you need to unlock it. It should be activated by default.
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oh snap you're right I must have gotten the acronym mixed up with linux lts (long term support) you're correct its LTE.. but on my model it doesn't have it included.
the SM-910C and a few others have it mine is the SM-910H that doesn't have it by default but seems it might be a software lock-out. I'd love to have it though.

i did not see mentions of software locked LTE here yet.
i found this thread which claims (at the start at least) that your phone is a 3G version of the note 4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/sm-n910h-3g-variant-t2925648
i did not read the whole thread, but if it really is not unlockable, perhaps you can exchange the phone with someone who does not need 4g and wants to have a little better battery life. in the end LTE modes were always known to drown your battery more quickly then 3g modems, i guess it is still like that.

v1rtu4l said:
i did not see mentions of software locked LTE here yet.
i found this thread which claims (at the start at least) that your phone is a 3G version of the note 4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/sm-n910h-3g-variant-t2925648
i did not read the whole thread, but if it really is not unlockable, perhaps you can exchange the phone with someone who does not need 4g and wants to have a little better battery life. in the end LTE modes were always known to drown your battery more quickly then 3g modems, i guess it is still like that.
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Hey good looking out! Thanks.!!!
the truth is that I don't really need 4g at all.. I just like to have a complete device that's all. I don't use mobile data over here because it's terribly slow no matter what "g" they claim to have over here and I found it to expensive for what I get no to mention I'd likely only use it for text or whats app. I just stick with wifi. But I'll check out that article
and if it does indeed drain battery then there really isn't a compelling reason for getting it unless I was going to sell the phone to someone who would need data.
Hows that kindle app working out for you though?:laugh::good: