Can somebody help me reading these speed tests? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

My brother is getting really low data speeds. He's in Illinois, he ran a speed test and wants help figuring it out,wondering how bad it is? if anybody could help id appreciate it. Thanks
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That is a number of different test results, but the bottom line is for 4G you should be hitting maybe around 20mbps depending on area and that is showing only kbps. Something definitely seems wrong. I hit over 20 in my area with no problem.
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CephalopodAlpha said:
That is a number of different test results, but the bottom line is for 4G you should be hitting maybe around 20mbps depending on area and that is showing only kbps. Something definitely seems wrong. I hit over 20 in my area with no problem.
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Thanks a lot.. He's not being throttled or anything, and tmobile said there's no problem with the towers In his area, you think it could be a problem with the phone? This has been going on over a week now..
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Yeah seems weird. Is it possible anything could be interfering with the signal? Maybe try flashing a different radio if you're rooted.
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Also you'll want to try switching the setting to read in mbps to see where you're at that way as well. I don't know what is consistent for your area so it may be that is all you'll get. I've gotten consistent readings between 17-21 mbps in my area.
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Yeah seems weird. Is it possible anything could be interfering with the signal? Maybe try flashing a different radio if you're rooted.
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Also you'll want to try switching the setting to read in mbps to see where you're at that way as well. I don't know what is consistent for your area so it may be that is all you'll get. I've gotten consistent readings between 17-21 mbps in my area.
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I had him change the settings I attached a screen shot.. He's not rooted, and he's always had good speed in his area (Chicago) this just started about a week ago. I'm thinking it could be a problem with the phone as he's still sees a 4g signal? I'm gonna have him send it in for a replacement and see what happens.
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17-21 mbps is really high. I live in socal and average around 12-16
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Teo032 said:
17-21 mbps is really high. I live in socal and average around 12-16
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I ran one on my phone (gs3) I live in ny.. So I'm guessing there's a big problem with his then? Btw thank you Guys for all your help
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I hate you btw ping is too high!
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Wait a second.. It's 5 over there..wth....Lol
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Teo032 said:
I hate you btw ping is too high!
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Wait a second.. It's 5 over there..wth....Lol
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Lol I don't even know what ping is?! I don't usually care about speed tests, i think it would drive me nuts, I'm happy with the way my phone works and that's it lol
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20 is crazy for where I live. Best I got was 16 its usually around 12.
Seems like a different radio should help out
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My wireless last night, EDGE while at work and 4G on my way home.
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xxmelissaxx said:
Lol I don't even know what ping is?! I don't usually care about speed tests, i think it would drive me nuts, I'm happy with the way my phone works and that's it lol
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Ping is what is important. I stress it to everyone when looking for radio lol for latency. The lower the better. basically it's the amount of time it takes for data to travel to your target and for it to come back. It's a response time. You know how when you browse or go on fb sometimes it gets stuck for a few secs not doing anything... It's most likely do to high latency.
Another ex, when you lag during shooting games. They have high ping
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Ping is what is important. I stress it to everyone when looking for radio lol for latency. The lower the better. basically it's the amount of time it takes for data to travel to your target and for it to come back. It's a response time. You know how when you browse or go on fb sometimes it gets stuck for a few secs not doing anything... It's most likely do to high latency.
Another ex, when you lag during shooting games. They have high ping
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Oh ok gotcha.. I never notice anything hanging ever though, actually everything loads VERY quick for me so I'm still a little confused lol, I attached a few more that I just ran. Is this any better?
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APP that Improves signal and speeds

Try it out the app actually works for me my speeds improved
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5mcmVzaG5ldHdvcmsiXQ..
Thanks. Definitely works. Gains from 5-10% according to speed test.
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Thanks, nice find.Seems to work
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It works...
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I'll give it a try. Running CM10.
EDIT: It doubled my Ping time while cutting my download and upload time in half.
sn0warmy said:
I'll give it a try. Running CM10.
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dont forget to hit thanks
:laugh: Thanks for drastically slowing my data speeds with this!!
sn0warmy said:
:laugh: Thanks for drastically slowing my data speeds with this!!
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really lol
adolfo778 said:
really lol
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Yeah it did, but not your fault. Thanks anyway!
sn0warmy said:
:laugh: Thanks for drastically slowing my data speeds with this!!
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+1 totally killed my data speeds. Thanks anyway
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tgamble160 said:
+1 totally killed my data speeds. Thanks anyway
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Im just the middle man :angel:
I call BULLS#!T! But thanks anyway...
seems like it goes either way lol
So weird how things work well on some phones. Thanks again OP.
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Im just the middle man :angel:
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Understood thanks for the effort
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Ok I ignored this app completely, I don't buy into gimmicks. ..
Just decided for fun to try it because I'm bored. Results speak for themself.
Nothing CRAZY, but a difference on the positive side (specifically ping).
Bottom three are without, top three are with.
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That sucked
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I tried this a year or so ago. All it really does is turn airplane mode on then off again. Unless they figured something else out which i kinda doubt.
It was certainly worth trying though!
Try using airplane mode next time before using this and see if your results are similar.
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The thing that this app does is turn off network and turn on (like the other guy above me says) usually when you moved around town the phone keeps connected to a tower that is not closed to you, but it figures since strength doesn't feel too weak; it must be good to keep connected to it. This app disconnects the network and connected back, the phone search for closest tower therefore you get diferent speeds because you might have been connected to a different tower that had more or less smartphones using it. Sometimes when people turn off phone and turn it back on battery life seem better, there connected to a closer so data doesn't travel too far, or like how you have better battery life on wifi
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I used this & now I get no service

T mobile galaxy note 2

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones...ll-phone=Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-Titanium-Gray
It's out for the mobile version.. Whose buying it?
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Me!
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Me!
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I wonder if it's lte ready for when t mobile
Launches their lte network.. I'm guessing yes.
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yah friday is my last day with the galaxy s3 :fingers-crossed:
Already got mine and loving it !
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immunityx said:
yah friday is my last day with the galaxy s3 :fingers-crossed:
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You guys are crazy. Switching phones every time a new one comes out. You guys even keep a phone two years?
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Sitting in my car at my T Mobile store now waiting for them to open in 14mins!
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monkeypaws said:
You guys are crazy. Switching phones every time a new one comes out. You guys even keep a phone two years?
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I have never in my life had a phone for two years.
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monkeypaws said:
You guys are crazy. Switching phones every time a new one comes out. You guys even keep a phone two years?
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Lol I rarely keep a phone for two years... But this s3 might make it close to that.
If I had the money I would definitely buy the note 2, but I don't...
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Are u guys selling ur s3 or doing upgrades?
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Crisisx1 said:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones...ll-phone=Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-Titanium-Gray
It's out for the mobile version.. Whose buying it?
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Just picked mine up today. It's bad ass with Jellybean goodness. :good:
On mine now so dope
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Too big for my tastes, and I have relatively large hands. I feel like the s3 is pretty near the perfect size, big enough to be useful without being stupid-big.
ionic7 said:
On mine now so dope
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Jealous lol..
What's the single thing that you think is much better than the s3
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The only reason I want this phone more then anything else is truly multitasking with two apps running at the same time I know is limited but is the best so far, I'm waiting to see if nexus 4 is better with 4.2 next week, and btw the longest I had a phone for is 8 months , I like phones too much :/
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Yea got to agree keeping a phone for more than a year is like only having 1 girlfriend at a time...ewwwwww
*clears throat* My name is Playya and I am addicted to phones! there I said it
It must be that ypu guys switching phones like crazy must not be married. Lol. My wife got pretty pissed after a year having more than 6 phones. Defijitely keeping the gs3 until its paid off or after. Seems like a solid phone. Plus a phone is a phone is a phone.
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It must be that ypu guys switching phones like crazy must not be married. Lol. My wife got pretty pissed after a year having more than 6 phones. Defijitely keeping the gs3 until its paid off or after. Seems like a solid phone. Plus a phone is a phone is a phone.
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Dont need to be single to be able to spend money, and no worries on paying them off cash is king
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Jealous lol..
What's the single thing that you think is much better than the s3
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The stylus and the large screen i love the real estate
ionic7 said:
Dont need to be single to be able to spend money, and no worries on paying them off cash is king
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The stylus and the large screen i love the real estate
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Well yeah I can buy a phone when I want but it doesnt mean I should. On top of mortgage and other payments, cant always justify a kuxury like a new phone every six months at 600$+ a pop. Plus my wife is getting the note 2 to replace her mt4g that shes actually used since it launched.
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I want the Note 2 but I'm thinking about sticking with the GS3. When we get Jellybean hopefully it will feel like a new phone.
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Do you guys think we will ever have multi task option on our s3? Only reason I would get the note 2
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Network Issues In Orlando?

I'm getting some seriously sluggish speeds right now on T-Mobile here in Orlando (.67 down) all of a sudden.
Anyone else having issues?
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LMAO!! and i thought it was only me.. im in windermere atm having lunch.. im on frosty jellybean... i didnt know what was going on..
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LMAO!! and i thought it was only me.. im in windermere atm having lunch.. im on frosty jellybean... i didnt know what was going on..
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Yeah dude, I'm in Oviedo working right now and I'm having issues loading anything at all. I'm on the Note 2 port. I had stellar speeds yesterday on it so I know it's not the ROM.
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I had this problem last week but im in NYC, it could be related to Tmobile upgrading its network.
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uoY_redruM said:
Yeah dude, I'm in Oviedo working right now and I'm having issues loading anything at all. I'm on the Note 2 port. I had stellar speeds yesterday on it so I know it's not the ROM.
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Yeah I'm checking that one out to.. VERY fast...it seems okay now.. probably t mobile messing with the towers.. now if it was in the middle of July I could understand... I called the store to see if something was up, but as always those idiots didn't know either..lol
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Still not working well for me here. XDA is taking forever to load and I can't even get Facebook to load.
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Casselberry fl 1 bar
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Just confirmed, I shut my wifi off, Down to Edge only. Im in Longwood / Altamonte Springs Area. I typically have 4g at my Office...Ill text my inside T-Mobile Rep, She'll let me know if something is up..
Edit: Talked to her, Shes had TONs of complaints, Apparently a tower keeps loosing power.
Normal bad reception in Windermere here
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Getting the same thing here in Richmond Virginia. Usually get 2.8-3.2mbs at work now I get. 0.5mbs lol
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I'm having to flip airplane mode on and back off to get a quick signal enough to load a page.
I'm headed home to Casselberry in a few, will see if luck is any better there.
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uoY_redruM said:
I'm having to flip airplane mode on and back off to get a quick signal enough to load a page.
I'm headed home to Casselberry in a few, will see if luck is any better there.
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For me everything is fine
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At my house here in miami I used to get 9 down.. now I cant even get it to load pages at all..must be something going on with the towers.
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Same here in Chandler az, can barely log onto Tapatalk..
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Still having issues today, on and off.
I wonder if there are some spectrum upgrades and such with the Metro merger going on.
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uoY_redruM said:
Still having issues today, on and off.
I wonder if there are some spectrum upgrades and such with the Metro merger going on.
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I doubt they would be jumping the gun on that. I dont think the Merger is Finalized yet?
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I doubt they would be jumping the gun on that. I dont think the Merger is Finalized yet?
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Yeah I agree. The reason I say that is because one of the guys here has Metro and he's having really spotty connection as well all of a sudden.
The merger did go through, I got a letter from T-Mobile in the mail yesterday about the merger.
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uoY_redruM said:
Yeah I agree. The reason I say that is because one of the guys here has Metro and he's having really spotty connection as well all of a sudden.
The merger did go through, I got a letter from T-Mobile in the mail yesterday about the merger.
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Yeah I got a letter about them being in the process of merging like a week ago
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Thought it was only me... I'm in Concord, CA and I been getting Edge in places that I usually get 4G...
Inside my house Edge all the time, as soon as I step outside.. I get 4G...
I'm starting to get a little frustrated...
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Problems with 3g data

Anyone else have the sprint version of this phone and have problems with 3g data at times. For example it sometimes says I have full bars but Facebook will say that I don't have a connection at all. I'm wondering if its the phone or does sprint just have crappy 3g in LA? What do you guys think?
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I have had that happen as well. I updated the PRL and still get it...
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Yea I did the same and still nothing. I need to know if this a defective device or the network
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Probably network... I will check my logs
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Sweet if you don't mind... how do you do that?
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Switch the phone to only CDMA and it seems to be working a lot better with 3g now
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Me too. Maybe thats it
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I've been getting random loss of signal. Sometimes my 3g comes off even though I'm not in a fringe area
Its the network its been happenin to my Galaxy nexus too
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OK so switch to just CDMA helped a bit but its still happening. I think it may be a soft wear issue. I hope that's just it.
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yeah.. it is pretty annoying... sprint's 3g network is like a ****... it is dang slow.... makes me feel like i'm using EVDO only with my 4G SMARTPHONE with stupid $10 PREMIUM DATA CHARGE!!! wtf...
Aa you see at the sreenshot, UPlaod speed is faster then download speed... weird...
is there any solution for this?
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one off topic Q.
I ported my number from ATT, can i port my number back to ATT if it is not passed 15 days yet?
3G speed is pissing me off..
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Mine's not that bad...
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yeah.. it is pretty annoying... sprint's 3g network is like a ****... it is dang slow.... makes me feel like i'm using EVDO only with my 4G SMARTPHONE with stupid $10 PREMIUM DATA CHARGE!!! wtf...
Aa you see at the sreenshot, UPlaod speed is faster then download speed... weird...
is there any solution for this?
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That upload speeds are faster because they're not as heavily impacted by users as download speeds are. In other words, your local site is over capacity and its resulting in slower speeds for everyone. Once sprint upgrades your site, it'll be epic.
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devinburnell said:
Mine's not that bad...
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You probably got network vision already. I hate you...
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Phone vibrating in call on both phones

Tapped or notifications not going away when cleared?
Only reasons could be tapped. Called T-Mobile to block all Beverly hills calls cause of stalker.
Or
Added too many friends on Facebook for bass hunter concert I might get to dj at
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By both phones I mean the person I'm talking 2 and my phone
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I'm going to be honest with you... your post makes zero sense to me.
10 words
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Bought to dump my phones
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Every thirty seconds in call/ on a call. Get the kind of vibrating like you turned volume off
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Android pushed up to far/made someone mad?
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What's going on here?
I think there's a setting on your phone to vibrate every minute while on call to let you know another minute has gone by, you can turn it off but I'm not sure where the setting is exactly.. I have never had the problem and I'm not sure that's what is going on with yours but you could try it out
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You're not gonna play what? Starting to think you're high on something as you keep talking to yourself in this thread
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Going carazzzzy bro. That little shadow gremlin is out there, lol. Glad you figured it out though.
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Lmaooo.. Dude was writing to himself, then other dude is like shadow gremlin.. Not even high this can happen lol
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Aerowinder said:
I'm going to be honest with you... your post makes zero sense to me.
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Ditto!
more like high on pot than android!
bobolinko said:
Ditto!
more like high on pot than android!
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That's not weed!! I've spent time with people that are coming off from a long week of G and Meth and no sleep, this brought back those memories of those people. I apologize if I offend the OP, I mean no harm at all... Just well, the whole thread just points to it lol.

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