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[Q] Freezing your account - does it block out any part of the phone?

I'm traveling overseas in September for over half a month and want to call Sprint and get them to freeze my account while I'm gone. I understand the monthly fee is $8.99 (don't know if they will pro-rate it or what) which is much better than paying for that month of service that you hardly use.
Since I'm going out of the country and won't be able to use my EVO, I'm assuming I can freeze my account but still use the phone, just without any mobile wireless capabilities.
The wifi should be able to look up stuff online, check email, and look at Google Maps, correct? I just want to make sure there's not some weird kind of thing that Sprint would lock out all the features of your phone.
Bottom line: you can freeze your account but still use all features besides making calls and sending texts via mobile broadband, right? But all apps (besides GPS) can work off wi-fi, unless the app is specifically designed to use mobile broadband only.
Thank you to anyone who helps!

get you a google voice number and you'll have a phone as long as you're on wifi too

goodelyfe said:
get you a google voice number and you'll have a phone as long as you're on wifi too
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I thought that would be the case too, but GV relies on the phone's non broadband capabilities - so you need mobile broadband/phone line for it to work.
I thought I was being clever and found away to never use minutes by using GV to dial to landlines but that's not the case.

I would venture to say that unless you are traveling somewhere that has cdma coverage, your normal phone related functions won't work anyway since you won't have reception. You really shouldn't need to pay a fee to basically disable the phone portion of your phone since on the evo, you have the option to have the airplane mode exclude wifi from the radios it disables. I traveled to the UK back in april and can attest to the fact that the wifi on my old pre worked without a hitch and I can also confirm that it did not receive signal either so there were no incoming calls or sms messages to worry about. All that said, you shouldn't have any trouble with wifi. As long as you're on wifi, google maps should work just fine as well.
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jwterminator said:
I would venture to say that unless you are traveling somewhere that has cdma coverage, your normal phone related functions won't work anyway since you won't have reception. You really shouldn't need to pay a fee to basically disable the phone portion of your phone since on the evo, you have the option to have the airplane mode exclude wifi from the radios it disables. I traveled to the UK back in april and can attest to the fact that the wifi on my old pre worked without a hitch and I can also confirm that it did not receive signal either so there were no incoming calls or sms messages to worry about. All that said, you shouldn't have any trouble with wifi. As long as you're on wifi, google maps should work just fine as well.
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OK thanks, I didn't want to assume anything, because, you know, I really wouldn't be surprised if a company froze more than just sending/receiving texts/calls capability (in addition to web surfing obviously).
I just don't want to pay almost $100 for 2 weeks of service out of the month - so I need to give em a call and see if they can freeze it for 2 weeks and charge me half as much, that way I can save a little cash.

pekosROB said:
I thought that would be the case too, but GV relies on the phone's non broadband capabilities - so you need mobile broadband/phone line for it to work.
I thought I was being clever and found away to never use minutes by using GV to dial to landlines but that's not the case.
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hmmm are you sure?
i do remember using without the mobile broadband/phoneline and just wifi

goodelyfe said:
hmmm are you sure?
i do remember using without the mobile broadband/phoneline and just wifi
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Did you use it through a SIP program or just the GV app by itself? I will have to test it out when I'm there.

i blv i done it both ways.
also sorry bro for going off topic in your thread...lol just thought it might help lol

goodelyfe said:
i blv i done it both ways.
also sorry bro for going off topic in your thread...lol just thought it might help lol
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Well that would be even better, I do hope you're right!

Any VOIP should work on wi-fi... damn skype and Fring shenanigans... I was so looking forward to that when I deployed... would have made it so much easier to communicate with my wife. (shes not real big on technology and my short fuse of trying to setup/explain how to do new things sucks) lol...
You basically sumed it up, all apps should work fine unless they need specific network support. In my past experiences with deploying for short terms, it was actually just easier to suck it up and pay the bill instead of downgrading service. They don't always get it right and if you end up coming back early it can be a PITA to get it back on..

VOODOOTRIP said:
Any VOIP should work on wi-fi... damn skype and Fring shenanigans... I was so looking forward to that when I deployed... would have made it so much easier to communicate with my wife. (shes not real big on technology and my short fuse of trying to setup/explain how to do new things sucks) lol...
You basically sumed it up, all apps should work fine unless they need specific network support. In my past experiences with deploying for short terms, it was actually just easier to suck it up and pay the bill instead of downgrading service. They don't always get it right and if you end up coming back early it can be a PITA to get it back on..
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Thanks, I was thinking about the same thing about it being such a pain in the ass to deal with it as well... and when I finally get back stateside at least I'll definitely have service.

Although Google Voice requires the mobile network for phone, it uses data for sms and I expect mms. So if you had WiFi access you would have texting available.
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Voice Search & Speech-To-Text Issue

Anybody having an issue with using Google's voice search, or the keyboard's speech-to-text feature?
When I first initialize these features, they don't seem to turn on the mic. I usually have to hit back, and try again. Seems like a software bug; a delay in the mic initialization.

I haven't noticed any issues, and I use them quite frequently. That said, I also don't pay much attention because it doesn't always work well for me, so I frequently need to try again. Will try to pay more attention as I use them.

XGunther... I'm also having this issue... thought it was only me... voice search doesn't work well anymore. Picks up half of what i say or goes to contacts.
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Any app with a Playbook-like function?

I'm looking for an app that I can put on both my thunderbolt and a100 tablet that will foreward my texts to my tablet (maybe through wifi or Bluetooth) and would be able to reply to them with my tablet, and when someone calls, I would see the caller I'd, but not necessarily be able to answer and calls on the tab. As I'm sure that technology is impossible to incorperate at present time.
ummmmm............ could you repeat that?

6stringandy said:
I'm looking for an app that I can put on both my thunderbolt and a100 tablet that will foreward my texts to my tablet (maybe through wifi or Bluetooth) and would be able to reply to them with my tablet, and when someone calls, I would see the caller I'd, but not necessarily be able to answer and calls on the tab. As I'm sure that technology is impossible to incorperate at present time.
ummmmm............ could you repeat that?
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For the text I use textab between the tablet and my G2X. It works over bluetooth.
Sorry for Caller ID I have no idea.
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this one looks like it will cover your needs. Good reviews and an XDA developer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206798

painter_ said:
For the text I use textab between the tablet and my G2X. It works over bluetooth.
Sorry for Caller ID I have no idea.
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this one looks like it will cover your needs. Good reviews and an XDA developer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206798
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Greatly appreciated, you are awesome!!!
ummmmm............ could you repeat that?

GoogleVoice, my friend. Takes some setting up (and getting friends to switch over), but once you do, you'll never look back.

Google voice is cool but it only works with a WIFI connection. With my suggestions you can use your tablet with a bluetooth connection to your phone while away from a hot spot.

painter_ said:
Google voice is cool but it only works with a WIFI connection. With my suggestions you can use your tablet with a bluetooth connection to your phone while away from a hot spot.
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This is true, but my phone is my hot spot. I still have the unlimited data (and I hate that for alot of others since July) so I just use wifi tether from my rooted tbolt. Can't wait for my area to get 4g, haven't hard the pleasure of using it yet, seeing as I don't get out much
But I'm still loving this tablet though! Just wish alot more games were compatible with Android 3.2. Like Dead Space.
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Call quality fix?

I am currently having an issue with my phone calls. Anyone who I call cannot hear anything I say. I'm told that I sound extremely distorted and muffled. However, I am able to use Google search voice commands just fine. So it isn't the microphone itself. I am using Psychos Cm9 9.1, but I have the same problem when I restored my backup of MIUI 2.4, so I'm guessing it's not the ROMs either. I read something about changing my settings to something called EVRC-B, but l the methods I have tried to get to the menu to change the settings haven't worked.
Any input would be appreciated.
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Have you actually listened to a recording of yourself that was recorded through your phones mic?

TheAtheistReverend said:
Have you actually listened to a recording of yourself that was recorded through your phones mic?
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All his friends are secretly pranking him
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nitsua98 said:
All his friends are secretly pranking him
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or he or she is holding the phone against their chin, or there's lint stuck in the Mic hole, or their friends are jerks. Lots of possibilities...

Unless my doctor are mother are in on the joke... Haha.
I used a voice recorder app, and I sound fine. It is only through calls.
I admit I'm kind of a noob since I mainly mess with ROMs, so I could easily be wrong here, but could it perhaps be the radio...?

Cremacious said:
I used a voice recorder app, and I sound fine. It is only through calls...
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Cremacious said:
...but could it perhaps be the radio...?
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That is exactly where I would be looking now. I personally find the 1111 radio to be the best. Results vary though. Worth trying a couple at least to see what works for you.

TheAtheistReverend said:
That is exactly where I would be looking now. I personally find the 1111 radio to be the best. Results vary though. Worth trying a couple at least to see what works for you.
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Link please? I've never messed with radios before, so I want to make sure I'm getting the right one 'cause I'm seeing a lot from a Google search.

Cremacious said:
Link please? I've never messed with radios before, so I want to make sure I'm getting the right one 'cause I'm seeing a lot from a Google search.
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Here you go.
make sure to read the instructions. You don't flash it like a rom. Don't forget to remove it from the sd after you're done or you'll regret it (briefly).

So the link on that page for 1111 didn't work. The 4shared page wasn't available.I couldn't find it on Google since all the links were for a multiupload page that directed me to some other site. I downloaded 1.09.01.0312 instead, read the instructions, and got confused. What is the Android SDK folder? I went into hboot and updated that way. I called my girlfriend, who had the biggest problem with my phone call quality, and she said it was extremely better. So hey, it worked! Problem solved!
Thanks for your help, I appreciated it.

You cant change EVRC in an AOSP ROM - but you can switch back to a stock ROM (Sense 2.1) and any changes you make will stick.
Even if you ask your phone to use the EVRC-B codec, there is no guarantee that the tower will process the request, as that codec uses more bandwidth. Dropped calls and such can (and probably will) occur because of the fight for bandwidth.
On the stock Verizon ROM dial ##778# - enter six zeros and you will find the menu to make changes. Be sure to commit modifications.

[Q] Voice apps other than S-Voice not working over bluetooth

I have been searching everywhere and have not found a solution to this, so I apologize if I missed it somewhere. As I've learned and have read from others, S-Voice is crap! Google Now is much MUCH better at voice recognition, particularly with names. The problem is, over bluetooth, my voice commands are only picked up by S-Voice. Google Now gets stuck at the "Initializing" then says "Didn't catch that" and closes. I've gotten it to intermittently work with Utter!, but I can't rely on that. Google Now works great over headphones or from the phone itself. It's just over Bluetooth when it doesn't work. After researching I'm almost convinced Samsung (or Vlingo) set it up that way; it's as if the mic is disabled with any app other than S-Voice. My question is, has anyone figured out how to get Google Now, or any other voice app for that matter, to be recognized over bluetooth?
I'm running stock JB with root (fyi, this was going on before I rooted). I know it'll probably work just fine if I flashed CM10, but I actually like the setup I have.
Edit: After looking more, I found this thread. I tested out turning off the "Media Audio" and Google Now works, but in further investigating when I click the button on my bluetooth, it's the voice dialer that pops up and that is what doesn't work, not Google Now. I can't see, to figure out how to get Google Now to show up and not voice dialer.
Edit 2: I forgot to mention I'm using a Motorola Roadster bluetooth speaker, but I don't think that's the problem.

Same issue here. Exists on every rom I try. Bluetooth in general is buggy as heel on the S3. It's really disappointing. I don't see many answers here on XDA...

Same here and I am on a new s2 ROM sbean v12 any fix would be great
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Try going into google voice search and downloading the language you want to use
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