[Q] cant download zip from this site - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

cant download from subscene.com
its site for subtitles
in other meaning i can download it but when i open it says bad zip file
but when i download it from comp its ok
no proplem there
i tried diffrent mobiles all android no good
diffrent browsers no good

What file do you want to download?

Try unzipping (extracting) the files with file expert or es file explorer. They did the job for me in the past...
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i want to download subtitles from this site but i can't
i tried every app to unzip

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Download files from browser?

Hello fellow desire owners today for the first time i tried to download a file from my browser and it came as a surprise to me when it simply couldn't..i have enabled the option to download any file from the astro manager but still,only a blank page opens and nothing happens..tried with .doc file .pdf file, .xls file and .zip file and still get the same..running stock froyo sense browser and tried it with dolphin hd as well..i really need some help here :/
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I've got the same problem (more or less). When I download a file it:
says: "waiting for data connection" (both on wifi and mobile network), or
downloads only a few KBs, thus making the file useless, or
sometimes downloads completely (after a few tries).
Also tried with stock browser and Dolphin HD.
Actually the download on ny handheld will not even beggin in the firat place..
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Try to download via wifi first.. if it is not a problem, then you should upgrade your dataplan..
In the old gprs/wap era, some are capped at max 300kb per download
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my browser can download files fine... apk and doc have been downloaded numberous times.
I just navigate to it with either docs to go or quickoffice to open

[Q] 4shared .bin issues

All of a sudden when I try to download files through 4shared they wont work because they are .bin files. Is bthere a way to make them work or what. It seems like they are all changing. It sucks.
Sounds like you have an app on your phone that' s conflicting.
What file manager are you using? What what are you downloading m
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gqstatus0685 said:
Sounds like you have an app on your phone that' s conflicting.
What file manager are you using? What what are you downloading?
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Astro. Some files will download fine, then some say they wont work with the phone. I dont get it. One file I was trying to download was root explorer. All of the links are .bin files. I didnt think it would be anything on the phone. Sometimes I will look for something, it will give me several download options and versions. some work some dont.
Figured out one thing. If I download the .apk file from 4shared on my laptop and transfer to my phone then install through Astro it works. If I try download through 4shared site on phone that is when some not all files say they are .bin . Whats that all bout?
I think if you go to settings in astro and hit download unsupported content or something like that they will work hope I helped
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Thats not the problem. Astro works fine. Its when I select a download from the actual 4shared website through the phone some files say its not supported on this phone. But if I download the exact same file through my laptop and then install through astro the file installs as an apk. and works fine. I just want to know if anyone else is seeing this or what. Its just puzzling.
Hey all you have to do is when the .bin appears to save and name the file just type whatever.apk. so if your downloading let's say NFL.apk in it appears as .bin just type NFL.apk and download and save. Then goto astro and install.
Thanks to all. I will give it a shot.
blakeboys said:
Hey all you have to do is when the .bin appears to save and name the file just type whatever.apk. so if your downloading let's say NFL.apk in it appears as .bin just type NFL.apk and download and save. Then goto astro and install.
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Confirmed this is the correct way to do this. I was having this same issue when I was trying to reinstall Swype.
Nice, thanks for the tip. I too was having that problem, I dont use astro, just OI and root explorer. Renaming the .bin. to xxx.apk installs the app.
I think its been happening to everyone
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[Q] do I need s-off to extract zips?

Recently I started downloading music in zip files to my phone for storage. But when I try to unzip them, I get errors. I tried on 4 did file managers including root manager. Do I need s-off todo this?
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Mount USB and unzip it. Nice and quick. Root explorer does it and most other archiving apps do it. Maybe the archive is corrupt?
I don't think so. Root manager actually lets me open the file and listen to the songs with the inapps player but if I try and extract, I get either a error or a completed msg but I check the file and it's empty
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I use the good old Astro and it always unzips the files for me. Also tried AndroZip, worked, too.
No idea then. A zip file is just an archive for file(s) so you should be able to extract them just fine. Otherwise it is deemed corrupted. I guess you could test the archive and see if there are any errors with it and maybe if there is, that might help you a little more. You can test the archives out using WinRar or maybe some app.
Try Estrong file explorer.
Else download dropbox and transfer the files to your phone after you unzipped them on your computer.
BTW unzipping should not even require a rooted phone.
thx 4 the info all. im going to reflash cyanogen 7. just a question thou. is cyanogen 7 the best of the best as far as roms r concerned?
Maybe there's something wrong with the zip file or the ROM. No need to S-OFF in order to extract archive files

[Q] Download Unsuccessful

I have a Samsung Epic 4G Touch and im having minor issues. Why is it when I try to download a zip files it says unsuccessful? Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to enable something or download an app? Everytime I see something on XDA that I wantt download, I just simply cant.
It's the stock browser blocking the download. Try Opera or Dolphin HD.
I tried Dolphin and it downloads the zip file, but it gives me a warning message that no application has been found to open this file. I also tried an Opera and the same thing. Do I need a specific app in order to open them?
Nyq83 said:
I tried Dolphin and it downloads the zip file, but it gives me a warning message that no application has been found to open this file. I also tried an Opera and the same thing. Do I need a specific app in order to open them?
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Androzip to open zip files
Also try to download astro file manager and go to preferences for that app then check the box to enable browser downloads.
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Thank you, it worked.

What's a good download manger.

My downloads keep failing, and it sucks having to restart them from 0%, is there a app that will allow me to resume failed downloads? Ty
Edit: Crap not where I wanted to put this...
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I don't know of one but you could try opera mobile browser. It is very good with downloads.
Install this. It will let you download nearly any file in the stock browser.
Download this file and rename the extension to .apk instead of .txt

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