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okay so i made the leap and traded my evo for a newer epic4g. i love the clarity of the screen and the overall speed blows the evo away. downside is some of the bright colors look washed out and the screen is smaller.
my question is when is the epic getting official froyo so we can have more development? such as roms & kernels?
will the epic even get gingerbread at all?
my concerns and observations are:
the proximity sensor is very sensitive and i find it often does not work as even when i have auto rotation disabled i find certain apps like my phone will go into landscape mode and get stuck there.
cannot update my prl or profile without the use of qpst? i mean i assume this is a software flaw? ive seen lots of people have this issue and it must be reported and fixed by samsung IMO.
really bad radio signal life compared to the evo. i have no idea what the difference would be?
ive noticed compared to the evo i have less free ram. i usually had about 200-250mb free and now i have only 140-170. whats the difference here? would a custom kernel possibly fix this?
also id love to know why there is no working version of apps2sd as i feel it would benefit the free memory the phone has.
as i said im not here bashing but giving my observations and to tell you the truth if these issues cannot be fixed ill for sure be going back to the evo. i sorta see why samsung have a bad rep.
can anybody give me any fixes for some of the issues i posted?
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okay so i made the leap and traded my evo for a newer epic4g. i love the clarity of the screen and the overall speed blows the evo away. downside is some of the bright colors look washed out and the screen is smaller.
my question is when is the epic getting official froyo so we can have more development? such as roms & kernels?
will the epic even get gingerbread at all?
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Good questions. We don't know and anyone who tells you differently is lying.
my concerns and observations are:
the proximity sensor is very sensitive and i find it often does not work as even when i have auto rotation disabled i find certain apps like my phone will go into landscape mode and get stuck there.
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Auto-rotation has nothing to do with the proximity sensor. You probably need to run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha as root and follow the instructions.
cannot update my prl or profile without the use of qpst? i mean i assume this is a software flaw? ive seen lots of people have this issue and it must be reported and fixed by samsung IMO.
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I haven't had an issue with getting my epic to update the prl even on custom roms.
really bad radio signal life compared to the evo. i have no idea what the difference would be?
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Signal life? Do you mean signal strength? Hardware is different, but i haven't heard many complaints about the epic's signal strength.
ive noticed compared to the evo i have less free ram. i usually had about 200-250mb free and now i have only 140-170. whats the difference here? would a custom kernel possibly fix this?
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It is mis-reporting it to you. There is more memory available solely to the OS that you don't see as available for programs.
also id love to know why there is no working version of apps2sd as i feel it would benefit the free memory the phone has.
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I was under the impressions that some people had it working.
as i said im not here bashing but giving my observations and to tell you the truth if these issues cannot be fixed ill for sure be going back to the evo. i sorta see why samsung have a bad rep.
can anybody give me any fixes for some of the issues i posted?
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I don't see anything on the list worth jumping ship over. :-/
Be careful op. People here like to flash their e-peens when you have a negative observation towards the phone.
Luckily some are more open minded and will help
Have you rooted the epic?
I'm on stock froyo dk28 and I get almost 2 days out of my phone, but that's with only using 4g and wifi because 3g is of no point to me unless I go somewhere out the city
There's a developer "noobnl" who's working on a gb port, but its not gonna be completed until official froyo sauce straight from samsung comesout
You should've held the evo for a bit until the epic got official 2.2 because then you would've definitely not have had any type of buyers/traders remorse
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Also...I don't have ay problems with the auto rotate....there migh be something messing with it lol also the kb likes to skip buttons sometimes
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yes im fully rooted running clockwork3/ext4 with the bonsai rom. ive seen many, many complaint of not being able to update prl or profile at all. ive even done several data resets.
do you guys have the link for the working version of apps2sd?
as i said im not bashing the phone, i do like it alot just seems alot of issues with it atm.
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Good questions. We don't know and anyone who tells you differently is lying.
Auto-rotation has nothing to do with the proximity sensor. You probably need to run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha as root and follow the instructions.
Signal life? Do you mean signal strength? Hardware is different, but i haven't heard many complaints about the epic's signal strength.
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i did this, will report back.
yes compared to my evo i have really bad signal strength right now.
There mightve been something wrong with the modem flash
I couldn't upate m prl when I first updated to dk28 but after I flashed back to 2.1 then 2.2 it was fixed? So idk I would try that
And my phone also has horrible signal cmpared to my hero, and the 3g speeds and ping are horrible compared to what I got on the hero, and also apparently there's a cap of 1mb/s upload on the epic on 4g
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They capped the 4g upload speed? I don't have 4g in my area but that sucks.
to the OP..
try ##786# <reset> <enter MSL>
let it go through it's paces.. it will factory reset BUT.. after reset, it will perform hands free activation, then reboot, then update your PRL, then restart the radio, then look for software updates.. (this will also most likely fix GPS if you're having problems with that too)
Hope this helps
EDIT: for the 'getting stuck in landscape mode' i have encountered this on occasion as well.. seems like the settings for 'use sensor to auto rotate' or something like that in your launcher or in menu > settings> etc.. might be conflicting.
We're trying to determine the "root" (pun intended) of the problem so if you wanna come in here and start a fight go find a local bar to do so. We need to try and locate the source of the problem so either post something useful or walk away.
There seems to be some confusion and I dont know if its being ignored or what but theres an issue with these kernels that needs to be looked into further before new ones continue to be released.
Theres an obvious problem for a good amount of people and everytime I look I see comments that there isnt a problem. So heres everything I could quickly find regarding it.
Now Im not trying to be a **** about this but I dont get how the issue is unheard of when its one of the biggest topics in this section. And so we're clear, this is happening in ALL kernels. Unfortunately its been more profound in Zedos because it seems more people went with his method.
All Im asking is before more and more kernels are released that someone at least acknowledge the problem and see if it can be addressed before more and more people root and start complaining because they were told there was no LO.S. bug
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data drop? dunno about that, this shizzle will not drop. It's ZEDOMAX!
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jump and we will find out. no they should be worked out. there was no data loss kinks in da first place, where did u get that?
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joetemp75 said:
Man I was fine then I flashed v5 and got the no signal issue
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Everything seemed to be fine last night but today I've had 4 separate times now where my phone has lost signal all together and needed to be rebooted to get phone/data back. When this has happened I tried going into About-->Status to see if I could see anything odd and I kept getting a FC of com.android.phone
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I did. No love. I'm without a signal, period.
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MILH0U5E said:
Got the no signal issue here too. I put it in airplane mode overnight and upon waking this morning the no signal circle was there. I had to do a reboot to get 3g and cell signal back.
Looking forward to seeing this process develop.
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wbyrd said:
Yeah this just happened to me too, everything was fine this morning then I played a game of solitaire and after going back to my home screen I saw the circle. Rebooted phone and everything came back on. It's possible that the circle was there before I played the game of solitaire but I didn't notice until right after I quit playing.
Hopefully it gets straightened out soon. At least rebooting fixes the problem, I can handle rebooting for a little while if needed.
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I can't really deal with the issue of having no service. My daughter has a heart issue and can't afford to miss a call. It's not like I walk around all day literally looking at my phone's screen seeing if I have service or not.
I did reboot...so like your's my service is back up.
But I definitely hope this gets fixed soon. I'd rather have root with broken heptic feedback than the inability to receive calls.
But I'm sure the Op the get it fixed...
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I've had a dead call issue and also tday my radios were just dead and there was a circle in the middle of the notification barr. A reboot fixed the issues each time, but I think it might be a problem. I thing newer kernels will also fix said issues. Still very satisfied
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I am having the issue of the phone (voice) and sms not working. Strange because everything else is working fine. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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Still seems to have the data drop issue. Popped it on the second u dropped it, was great till a min ago. least a "restart" fixes it.
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Man I just lost data again. This sucks
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kindaskimpy said:
I'm giving this one a try because with the zedomax kernel I kept losing 3G and CDMA calling and not even noticing it unless someone told me they'd been trying to reach me for hours. A quick reboot would solve the issue but then it would happen again.
I'll report back and let you guys know if this one is giving me the same issue.
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bbedward said:
I did this one because losing service on the other one, haven't lost it yet but its only been a couple hours
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I tried both, i'm back on this one. I lost service with zedos twice and haven't on this at all.
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Telling you right now someone is going to come in here and go "this belongs in General" then a mod will move your thread and deduct 5 points from something, not sure...but just a heads up
I also see a lot of people having issues, but I'm now on day 2 of flashing Zedo V1 and have yet to experience any of these issues. Not sure what I did different, but everything just works... The only thing I did was after rooting was getting my MSL from Sprint and erased the proxy servers in the ##3282 menu.
EDIT: Ok, I just lost service 1 1/2 day after rooting... Bug finally hit me..
I dont mind it being moved and I have no clue what the deduction in "points" does but I'll deal with it.
Now Im getting much better battery but I know people are still losing service on the new OC kernel. My roommate happens to be on e the unlucky ones.
Man...thanks for posting this. Hopefully the mod doesn't close this thread. This definitely is a concern and a serious matter. I don't care if these kernels are, "use at your own risk" these kernels should've been listed as betas, and/or the bugs should've been listed and further testing should have been. If those steps were taken, I bet a lot of people would've held back from flashing them. I know I would have.
Shabby posted this earlier in the other thread (post 160):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267762&page=16
One thing that got to me was this morning I woke up, hoping to see a stock kernel and/or a way to return to stock. And instead, I see a new overclockable kernel. To me that's just not right. I think that you have to prioritize. That's like putting out a rom that has all data broke. Then instead of fixing it, you put out another rom...while disregarding the issues with the first rom. At least acknowledge the issue and let everyone know it's been worked on....don't just blow it off.
I know some of the devs over in the Evo forums was good about this....if something went haywire with one of their roms or mods...they were all on top of it to get the issue fixed and they also communicated with posting updates on the matter.
Like I said, hopefully the mods don't close this.
I'm definately gonna follow this thread...thanks Wingzfan
i rooted yesterday using zedomax method, did the OC kernel last night.. havent had any issues so far ..
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Shabby posted this earlier in the other thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267762&page=16
post 160
I'm definately gonna follow this thread...thanks Wingzfan
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Bubby does have the stock kernel pulled. I was testing it till 1:30 in the morning but he's gotta recompile it. It was bootlooping so today thats his first order of business.
As for the kernels, I flashed it by choice. I dont blame the devs for ANYTHING, Im just saying acknowledge theres a bug and lets see how to resolve it.
I've been reading through the rooted kernel threads as well prior to jumping on the root wagon and have seen several people mention that they are not rooted and have experienced the loss of service so it seems that the issue may not be exclusive to the rooted kernels...possibly a Samsung bug?
Very possible which is why im hoping we can get an idea of how man people are rooted vs non rooted having it. Now the only thing is I cant find any complaints online about nonrooted phones doing it except a few here and youd think it'd be widely discussed
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OrygunGal said:
I've been reading through the rooted kernel threads as well prior to jumping on the root wagon and have seen several people mention that they are not rooted and have experienced the loss of service so it seems that the issue may not be exclusive to the rooted kernels...possibly a Samsung bug?
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Yeah...I read those too. However, I never lost any service at home with any android phone I've owned..Nexus S 4g, all Evo's, Epics etc. Then today I wake up and I have no service....maybe it is a samsung bug, but I'd rather return to stock myself to see if the issue was still there.
Stocks on its way i promise. Probly tonight actually. Bubby was really close last night. Once we get that Id be curious to see what happens.
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Stocks on its way i promise. Probly tonight actually. Bubby was really close last night. Once we get that Id be curious to see what happens.
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Sounds good...can't wait
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This is an issue that started with mine also yesterday. But not only did I lose data but gps also. A reboot fixed it but I would like to know whats going on. I just came from the evo 3d and there was an issue that had to do with the prl so I am going to give that a shot with the 11115 prl that fixed the evo. Will post back with the results later today.
On V5, Ive only had the loss of data once in about 12 hours, versus about 3 times on Zedo V1.
I also did http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17703908&postcount=11 for the hell of it to see if that helped (even though I got it at a sprint store)
For the record:
A) People have reported this issue even on the stock kernel. It is not clear where the cause is.
B) For kicks (and because it cannot hurt) I did the whole profile/PRL update thing that someone suggested. Be it luck or real benefit, I have no had the issue since.
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Very possible which is why im hoping we can get an idea of how man people are rooted vs non rooted having it. Now the only thing is I cant find any complaints online about nonrooted phones doing it except a few here and youd think it'd be widely discussed
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I would think it would be widely discussed as well so that seems odd. I'm waiting to see what evolves or at least for stock kernel (an undo) before flashing a rooted one. I don't have TEP.
It's still a bit early for the issue to be too widely discussed.
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For the record:
A) People have reported this issue even on the stock kernel. It is not clear where the cause is.
B) For kicks (and because it cannot hurt) I did the whole profile/PRL update thing that someone suggested. Be it luck or real benefit, I have no had the issue since.
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Nice. I was told by a helpful Sprint cust. serv. rep. a while back that you should update your PRL & Profile when you go into a new area (tavel, move, or even long commute to work) regardless of which phone you have. I would think unboxing your phone would qualify as well. It sure couldn't hurt.
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It's still a bit early for the issue to be too widely discussed.
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Good point. Many people would not likely research on the web/forums, instead they'd likely address the issue directly with Sprint.
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Yeah...I read those too. However, I never lost any service at home with any android phone I've owned..Nexus S 4g, all Evo's, Epics etc. Then today I wake up and I have no service....maybe it is a samsung bug, but I'd rather return to stock myself to see if the issue was still there.
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Ever owned a Samsung phone before?
This is my 3rd one and I swore after the last one Id never buy a Samsung phone again but I got sucked back in. Samsung is notorious for shipping phones with all kinds of bugs that should be considered showstoppers then pushing out fixes months later.
It would not surprise me at all if that was the case here. I am one of the ones having this issue and I am not rooted. Ive lost data several times after hanging up a call. The data never restores and I have to toggle 3G to get it come back.
I dont think this is a kernel issue. I think its something to do with the rest of the OS, either that or the kernel is a different problem thats just acting the same way.
Ok thats what i was hoping to find is nonrooted and rooted people who are having the issue. Now on my moment this issue was huge so i went to htc and maybe thats the case again. Maybe sammy dropped the ball again. Question is what can be done about it.
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If you are an Epic Touch user that is experiencing the LOS (Loss of Signal) issue please click on the link below and report in that thread with Sprint.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/339779
If you do end up posting on the Sprint site please do post in this thread as well...
Also it was just pointed out that there also is a Samsung support Twitter @ www.twitter.com/samsungsupport
(Please also contact there if you experience LOS)
If you would like to follow this up with a call to tech support, it will help. Try and get transferred to advanced tech support.
This needs to happen from as many people experiencing this as possible!
Don't be lazy!
Thx!
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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graffixnyc said:
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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I don't think those other threads were specifically aimed at getting people to do this
I have been told by a reliable source that sprint is aware there is an issue and their engineers are working diligently to find a fix.
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graffixnyc said:
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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Anything is better than "is our phone compatible with random tech blog rumor" threads.
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I have been told by a reliable source that sprint is aware there is an issue and their engineers are working diligently to find a fix.
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I hope your reliable source wasn't a Sprint CSR.
Those of us coming from the Moment were constantly being told that by Sprint regarding the radio lock up issue. They never did fix it. It wasn't until the devs at SDX got 2.2 onto the phone that the issue went away.
I have also found that tweeting complaints to www.twitter.com/samsungsupport during business hours will get a quick response, which results in escalation of real issues.
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I have also found that tweeting complaints to www.twitter.com/samsungsupport during business hours will get a quick response, which results in escalation of real issues.
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Nice find! Thx!
i just got off the phone with sprint and they told me that samsung pushed an update on friday to fix a delay in receiving text messages which has borked the internal antenna. that would explain why i only started having problems yesterday.... sprint will give you a ticket number and they will fix your phone for free at a store.
call up and get it fixed.
its only going to get worse!
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i just got off the phone with sprint and they told me that samsung pushed an update on friday to fix a delay in receiving text messages which has borked the internal antenna. that would explain why i only started having problems yesterday.... sprint will give you a ticket number and they will fix your phone for free at a store.
call up and get it fixed.
its only going to get worse!
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This is false. The issue has been going long since before Friday.
It will be fixed in the first update though.
... and here I was thinking about exchanging my 3D for a GS2... it seems the signal problems are widespread to all phones. :/
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... and here I was thinking about exchanging my 3D for a GS2... it seems the signal problems are widespread to all phones. :/
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Its not a showstopper and it doesnt happen on all devices. So if it happens when you get it use your 30 swap to get a new replacement. It hasnt happened on mine at all. Also there is going to be a fix... So, with all of that said I cannot think of a single thing that should cause anyone to decide not to get this and choose another phone. Thx
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Its not a showstopper and it doesnt happen on all devices. So if it happens when you get it use your 30 swap to get a new replacement.
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It is a 14-day swap unless you bought your device pre-launch.
This is a total show stopper, I have 2 of these and they both do it constantly. I cant even surf for more then 10 minutes without it happening to both units. I cant make calls, I cant receive calls, cant go online, cant use streaming music, cant use navigation. total waste at this point. I love the phone physically and its great when on WiFi but that's only 1/4 of the day. I am not taking a chance of getting stuck with a phone that I cant even make calls on. maybe I will try again once everything gets fixed but for now its not worth the trouble.
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This is a total show stopper, I have 2 of these and they both do it constantly. I cant even surf for more then 10 minutes without it happening to both units. I cant make calls, I cant receive calls, cant go online, cant use streaming music, cant use navigation. total waste at this point. I love the phone physically and its great when on WiFi but that's only 1/4 of the day. I am not taking a chance of getting stuck with a phone that I cant even make calls on. maybe I will try again once everything gets fixed but for now its not worth the trouble.
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You have something seriously wrong with yours then. I've had mine since launch and it's done it twice. You should exchange yours.
I rooted my phone and got this for the first time the next day. Hasn't happened before that. Didn't even know what you guys were seeing until it happened. I just got a zero with a line across the middle of it in my top bar and my signal bar and data icon were gone.
Is that what people are getting also that have not rooted their phone? When I say not rooted, not the people who rooted then installed the stock kernal back on. People who never rooted in the first place. That is what I would like to know.
Mine did it once before rooting, once after.
And yes, it happened just like you described. I thought rooting and flashing Zedo v3 fixed it, but it didn't.
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Mine did it once before rooting, once after.
And yes, it happened just like you described. I thought rooting and flashing Zedo v3 fixed it, but it didn't.
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Cool, I hope it is device problem and not just a rooting problem. This way we can get a fix for it from Samsung, hopefully.
I have it on good authority it will be fixed in the first software update from Sprint. No idea when that will be though. It's not a rooting problem.
Currently a Nexus-S 4G owner, thinking of getting the GS II, but keep reading so many issues with WiFi...Network/Radio...SMS text problems...I am scared to upgrade to the S II, until an update/patch is released to fix these issues I have read about.
Also my Nexus-S has pretty crap WiFi signal already, in my house with a great WiFi setup, it drops way too often, my EVO 4G was rock solid always connected.
Any news or opinions on this ?
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Currently a Nexus-S 4G owner, thinking of getting the GS II, but keep reading so many issues with WiFi...Network/Radio...SMS text problems...I am scared to upgrade to the S II, until an update/patch is released to fix these issues I have read about.
Also my Nexus-S has pretty crap WiFi signal already, in my house with a great WiFi setup, it drops way too often, my EVO 4G was rock solid always connected.
Any news or opinions on this ?
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Honestly, I haven't had ANY of these problems. Maybe I got one from a different batch because I was backordered.
My phone seemlessly goes from WiFi to 3G and back again without any intervention from me, in weak OR strong coverage areas. To my knowledge, all my texts have gone through.
I just rooted late last night (with the stock kernel), and so far I haven't had any issues, either.
No issues what so ever trust me. Ask stock phone. Always on wifi when at home. Wifi turns on and connects super quick. text calls come thru right away.
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I havent experienced any of those problems either.
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Zorachus said:
Currently a Nexus-S 4G owner, thinking of getting the GS II, but keep reading so many issues with WiFi...Network/Radio...SMS text problems...I am scared to upgrade to the S II, until an update/patch is released to fix these issues I have read about.
Also my Nexus-S has pretty crap WiFi signal already, in my house with a great WiFi setup, it drops way too often, my EVO 4G was rock solid always connected.
Any news or opinions on this ?
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All those issues are rooted phone issues not stock....
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All those issues are rooted phone issues not stock....
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That's bs. Sorry.
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That's bs. Sorry.
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I havent had a signal problem or anything listed in the other threads
If I got a phone that didnt do what I needed it to do I would exchange it untill I got one that worked.... (thank god best buy is honoring my 30 days rather than the 14) Update or not these "issues" are more in root users than stock....
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The T-Mobile version is coming out with 2. 3. 5 which I saw the original gs2 got it and it boast performance alot I read I am wondering when we will get the 2. 3. 5 update
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I havent had a signal problem or anything listed in the other threads
If I got a phone that didnt do what I needed it to do I would exchange it untill I got one that worked.... (thank god best buy is honoring my 30 days rather than the 14) Update or not these "issues" are more in root users than stock....
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That's bs
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I guess any disagreement is bs to you guys....lol... sorry but no problems here on stock. But this thread will quickly turn into a troll thread so last post here
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I guess any disagreement is bs to you guys....lol... sorry but no problems here on stock. But this thread will quickly turn into a troll thread so last post here
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I agree 100% with your sentiment IRT the thread...but, I had 2 LOS in the 5 or 6 days I was rooted. I rooted and had another 2 over 2 or 3 days. Stock kernel reinstalled and I've been good so far, but, I think blaming the kernel is foolish. The problem occurred before I rooted and after I rooted.
Does the fact that I am now rooted with a stock kernel and haven't had the problem suggest to you that only rooted stock-kernels are without fault?
You guys know that you can have everything stock, including kernel/rom/recovery, except the rom would also be rooted by addition of su binary/apk/busybox?
I haven't had any los or any other severe issues before or after I rooted the phone.
It may be that since I live in a small university town, my towers aren't getting upgraded to rev b, but yours are. These issues may not have anything to do with the phone at all. Maybe it has something to do with the sprint maintenance timing.
Or maybe it's because some people bought their phones from third-party retailers, and the phones weren't properly activated.
Or maybe it's some commonly used app that people with problems have installed, and I and others don't have installed.
I've had minimal to no issues personally. And I've had none while using stock Kernel. Using i9000 kernel I had a few LOS, but infrequent.
I also owned the Nexus S...and this is BY FAR a better device from a connectivity comparison.
Remember that the complaints you see are misleading...in that people are more apt to post about an issue, versus those that don't. It's human nature.
rooting or not has NOTHING TO WITH THE ISSUES!!
- I have had a stock phone since the day it came out, and have "watchdog lite" installed, watchdog alerts me about 10-15 times a day that "suspend", "events/0", and "base system" in my phone are using over 50% CPU while the phone is sleeping... LOL, it JUST happened again while i was typing this...
- also had the LOS issues 2 times, has to restart the phone to get signal again
- once, i was in a call, and when i went to "end" the call, i could not click the end button... the other side wud NOT hang up because it was customer service, they r not allowed 2 hang up on a person... so i had 2 restart the phone to fix this
- sometimes i click the power button to wake the screen, n nothing happens for about 5 seconds... so i click the button again, and the screen turns on and back off right away... n den i have 2 click the button a 3rd time to wake the phone...
- sometimes app just close randomly, and if you try to open the app again, its begins from the VERY BEGINNING, so w.e. u were doing in the app is lost... this sucks for games, and if ur in the middle of something important
- when the phone is on charge, the keyboard sometimes acts weird, typing letters u never click... and also u have 2 touch the screen 2wice sometimes 2 make selections... only happens when on charge, u take it off charge, n its back 2 normal right away
cant think of anything else as of right now... but there are some issues in the phone that can most likely be fixed either via root, or thru a sprint update...
I had the nexus s 4g and due to the antenas that phone was practically unusable especially on wifi. The gs2 doesnt have any of those issues. This is the first phone since the evo 4g that has impressed me snd i have owned the evo 3d and photon as well.
craigbailey1986 said:
All those issues are rooted phone issues not stock....
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I seem to be having an issue with battery draw whenever wifi is on.
I'm not rooted, my phone is 100% unmodded. I haven't even installed a different launcher.
Im hoping for an update so my games dont continue to crap the bed 10 mins into them. Nothing like trying to lvl up in nova and never finishing an online match.
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LOS can occur with or without the root. I've only experienced it once but it was in an area with good coverage and no one else with Sprint phones at my office encountered it when I did. It only happened once but I do NOT have a modified ET4G - it is stock. There is a detailed thread on this on android forums and it can occur with or without a root. Apparently it was listed on android forums or android police that this is a known issue. I don't use wifi but it seems to be a common issue for people using wifi from what has been reported.
That being said, I would highly recommend this phone to anyone looking to get a phone.
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Im hoping for an update so my games dont continue to crap the bed 10 mins into them. Nothing like trying to lvl up in nova and never finishing an online match.
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Yeah... you would think that being unable to handle games for more than 10 minutes would have been something that the engineers would have caught during development...
I have had no issues either. I had one LOS after I flashed the rooted kernel. Went right back to stock kernel and no issues since. And none before the rooted kernel either.
Ive always loved android sprint phones since the htc hero and ive always made them work in mexico and usa but now i have this amazing phone that have become the worst one...this is why
-unknown number bug when getting a call no matter what i do
-not receiving sms or mms or anything
-not having even a good radio with signal or wifi(is amazing how a b/g ipod touch can receive wifi networks that an a/b/g/n cant even get)
ive never seen anything like this with any phone and i see alot of them at work and because i dont see a future on how to solve this problems i think ill change this phone for a sensation or a gnex :S
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So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
Honestly never had any of those problems, except on alpha Roms up for testing. What setup have you been on?
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So you have some issues, which in my opinion are related to a slightly uncommon situation and it was worth you cluttering this forum with a thread about it?
I fail to see the value of your post, Or the response you roused me to make because of it.
Thanks.
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So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
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LOL. That's funny right there
*GalaxyDev* said:
Ive always loved android sprint phones since the htc hero and ive always made them work in mexico and usa but now i have this amazing phone that have become the worst one...this is why
-unknown number bug when getting a call no matter what i do
-not receiving sms or mms or anything
-not having even a good radio with signal or wifi(is amazing how a b/g ipod touch can receive wifi networks that an a/b/g/n cant even get)
ive never seen anything like this with any phone and i see alot of them at work and because i dont see a future on how to solve this problems i think ill change this phone for a sensation or a gnex :S
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This guys is trolling and should be left alone.
Not trolling really i love this phone....really..... i have shown and humilliated all my izombie family and have tried every setup (aokp touchwiz gb ics el... fc... fb... everything) and i didnt even noticed anything cause i love this baby and cause i used to get sms but now not even that and have posted this so i could keep the phone but i dont see an answer ohh and thank for you sarcasm
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So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
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lmao!!! yall crazy
*GalaxyDev* said:
Not trolling really i love this phone....really..... i have shown and humilliated all my izombie family and have tried every setup (aokp touchwiz gb ics el... fc... fb... everything) and i didnt even noticed anything cause i love this baby and cause i used to get sms but now not even that and have posted this so i could keep the phone but i dont see an answer ohh and thank for you sarcasm
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Have you tried resetting your data profile with ##72786# need msl. If that doesnt work it is probably something on the backend call tech support get them to refresh your sms and data from their end. :banghead:
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Your problems are very likely caused by "making it work" on different carriers. There must be some settings that are just not correct. As for the radio on the Epic 4g Touch, I agree it is weak. But since the EL29 update and beyond, the radio performance has improved GREATLY and it works as it should now. The Motorola Photon has the BEST radio of any Sprint phone I've ever used. Side by side comparisons proved that to me. The Phonton is a cdma/gsm global device so it's something you might want to consider.
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Have you tried resetting your data profile with ##72786# need msl. If that doesnt work it is probably something on the backend call tech support get them to refresh your sms and data from their end. :banghead:
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+1 I think that's a good idea to try.
Well thanks for not trolling ill try the carrier thing and the reset msl thing...i really dont want to go...thanks
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Sounds like carrier issues to me. If a significant number of android phones had these issues nobody would buy them.
I think so well i did the msl this lets see what happens
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I think so well i did the msl this lets see what happens
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Lmk what comes of it. This happens all the time with Sprint.
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Well it didnt worked fine....now its borked and dont call anymore :/ well ill go with my uncle's repair shop next week and see if he can help or if not i think ill do the last resort and change
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Well it didnt worked fine....now its borked and dont call anymore :/ well ill go with my uncle's repair shop next week and see if he can help or if not i think ill do the last resort and change
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Perhaps you just have a lemon? Flash it back to stock and take it in to a Sprint store and get it swapped.
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Agreed with the bad signal reception.
Its the worst i ever had on a phone with many disconnects
Yeah phone might be bad take it to Sprint ASC service center and get it swapped out.
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Yeah I think it was because i reactivated it in mexico cause i wanted to use it and then returned sooo i think i kinda borked something, well time to return stock hmm next time ill buy an international phone...cant go this way cause im always going back and forth
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Did you ever think it might not be the phone and maybe the fact that your using it in a different country than it was designed for and on a different carrier than intended? No of course not, in fact, everyone on this forum and the millions of other who bought this phone have the exact same issues as you but we just put up with because the phones so great...