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I'm new to CDMA/EVDO carriers, so I'd appreciate if you could answer some questions with regarding to the technology, Verizon and Droid Incredible itself.
A little bit of a background here. I'm using Nexus One on T-Mobile. Coverage in Chicago has been o.k., but Nexus One itself has reception problem which Google seems to have stopped working on it. I'm planning to get a Mifi from Verizon soon as I need internet connection when I start to travel more.
But I have other idea, getting Droid Incredible, and drop T-Mobile. Tether it with my laptop while I'm on the go.
1:Would it be possible to use data & voice at the same time?
2:I'm planning to get PdaNet or some other app to tether it with my laptop. Should I worry about extra charge from Verizon?
3:What's the difference between corporate (44.99) and smartphone (29.99) data plan? I just need to reach IMAPS,HTTP,HTTPS, and PPTP(GRE) servers. Does Verizon block these on $29.99 plan? (Verizon sales are clueless. They just said $44.99 for business "like big business", and $29.99 is for personal use.
4:Rooting this phone. I assume that it's just the matter of time before it's released. But will there be any problem with Verizon?
5:Given Verizon history about being anal about controlling their phones. Did they block features on previous android handsets in the past? (i.e. no file xfer via BT, pics can only be sent via MMS, etc. etc.)
TIA for your answers. Given Verizon reputation of nickel & dime customers, I'm a little hesitated to switch to Verizon. But for now, it seems to make economical sense to do so, so I just wanted to make sure I understand what I'm signing up for.

1. should be able to afaik
2. you shouldnt need another app for that, youll pay extra through verizon to do it, or root the phone and you can do it without any extra charges
3. id go with the consumer pricing unless you find it isnt working for you, no sense on paying extra if it isnt needed
4. shouldnt be any problem with verizon and a rooted phone, ppl have been rooting droids and eris' since theyve been out
5. i doubt it, verizon cant control what happens to a rooted phone
some of your options may not be available until your phone is rooted, but it would definitely be worth the wait on such a sweet phone

invisiblek said:
1. should be able to afaik
2. you shouldnt need another app for that, youll pay extra through verizon to do it, or root the phone and you can do it without any extra charges
3. id go with the consumer pricing unless you find it isnt working for you, no sense on paying extra if it isnt needed
4. shouldnt be any problem with verizon and a rooted phone, ppl have been rooting droids and eris' since theyve been out
5. i doubt it, verizon cant control what happens to a rooted phone
some of your options may not be available until your phone is rooted, but it would definitely be worth the wait on such a sweet phone
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Actually you can't use voice and data at the same time on VZW, but how often do you really need to?

1. No
2. PDANet will work fine - or once rooted you might not even need that. It's against Verizon's TOS to tether, but as long as you don't abuse it they won't know.
3. Get the cheaper plan - the more expensive plan is just a way for them to milk corp customers. You can use Exchange/etc with the cheaper plan.
4. You should be able to root it no problem once the devs get on it.
5. I don't think so - that's in Verizon's past for Smartphones. Heck I had a Motorola Q years ago on Verizon and I could do whatever I pleased...even tethering with PDANet...

about high prices
Thats why im staying with my nexous one
my wife is with verizon and we got her phone today and its really nice i cant tell at all a difference between the nexous one and the droid but
there basically the same phones
the nexous one is faster but then again it rooted
but i only pay $80 month for unlimited and she is paying $129 for unlimited
i dont care what i paid for my nexous im off contract and dont have to pay 129 dollars a month

I'll hijack the thread for a little question I have and I don't want to open another thread for it.
Are you able to use the widgets that were introduced with the stock 2.1? For example that News & Weather widget or are they fully replaced / not integrated by HTC in the Sense UI?
If not, are you able to add them with apps or alternative OS versions through rooting?

Thanks for the answers guys.
@Zabil : Quite often (when I travel). This is quite an important issue if I am getting this phone as "phone + data card" combo to save $$$
@sn95chico : I've had some problem with incoming call being diverted to voice mail due to background data (GSM, not WCDMA) recently. Just in case you experience this problem, check this thread out : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6301190
I read somewhere that for CDMA/1x/EVDO, your phone will still ring when data transfer is in progress, it will only be interrupted once you hit the answer button. This is first and only technological edge that CDMA has over GSM network, IMO. I've always been a fan of GSM/WCDMA network. --- (WCDMA network supports concurrent voice/data. Too bad that there's no 100% WCDMA network in US)
Since concurrent data + voice is impossible, it doesn't make much sense for me to switch to this phone yet. I might just get Verizon or Sprint mifi and be done with it.

Wi-Fi Calling and the New Sim Card

I wanted to make a small posting here to help out those with questions. While perusing through many threads here, I keep seeing the same question pop up "Do I need the new sim card to do wifi calling?" or a few concerns along those lines. While most try to help, many of the responses are based on "I heard some Tmo rep say yes/no/maybe so at some point in time"
So I wanted to clarify a few things. To help make sure that misinformation is not floating out around the interwebs, and to also address a couple concerns I saw complaints popping up about.
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You ABSOLUTELY have to have the sim card that came with the phone to do wifi calling. NO EXCEPTIONS.
To Identify the proper sim card, it will say TM9177 on it, and the big card it punches out of will have a magenta bar across the top, which is unique to this card.
Old and new cards are pretty much the same, except for the ability to support to newer version of wifi calling and other related features, as well as the ability to support more than the previous storage capacity of 250 contacts. It supports 508 now.
Many store reps will take your new sim card, either by your willing cooperation or not. They do this because the stores want to have a stock of sim cards because it cuts store costs, among other reasons. That sim card is YOUR sim card. Its a $20.00 accessory most of the time, and its like a store rep taking the headphones out and saying "Just use the ones you already have." It is theft, and if they take your sim card you need to address it with their manager or customer relations. Many managers and store reps see it as an acceptable practice, but it is not. When you buy something, it is yours, and all contents of the packaging are yours. On top of that, they are setting you up for issues with wifi calling because you will not have a proper sim card. I make a big case about this because I am seeing numerous complaints about people who want to be prepared to use wifi calling actually stating how the store agent took their sim card, sometimes against their will.
All of this information is general knowledge, and open content. If you call in and speak with an informed agent they can go into more depth with this. I recommend calling in vs going in the store. No offense to the store agents, but many store agents are not tech trained (as their main focus is sales, not troubleshooting and in depth knowledge) and phone agents go through far more training than in store agents (i.e. a training course in store gets run through like someone trying to beat a yellow light, because taking the course takes you off the floor to make sales, whereas phone reps take their time and are tested more on the info) I appreciate the fine work that truly informed and good in store reps perform, and there definitely are very poor reps in any department, however by phone you are more likely to get proper information since reps not only are trained harder on info but also have more knowledgeable access to resources. Just a recommendation.

Ty for the info most i already knew but some i didnt like how to tell them apart, ty for that!!

Update
Also make sure your carrier account is updated with your "accurate/known" e911 address.
Also, make sure under Settings > Location, the "Use Wireless Address" is NOT checked.
The Wifi-calling app tries to match the 911 address with the address it finds using wireless network - if that doesnt match or if its not a known address, the wifi calling gives an error - REG99: Unable to connect
The new Wifi Calling OTA update might fix all these dependencies.

I dont have the WI-FI calling !! can't find it no where even in the markett !!
any ideas ?
T-SS2

saudi2usa said:
I dont have the WI-FI calling !! can't find it no where even in the markett !!
any ideas ?
T-SS2
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It's not out yet, there will be an update within the next week or so that will include Wifi Calling. Just be patient, it's almost here.
Hercules Hercules!!

I purchased my phone a few weeks ago from a local store here in Brooklyn, NY and since I am on the Value Plan and don't get phone upgrades and I have to buy at full price.
Since that was the case, the store employee said that they cannot sell me the phone unless I get some sort of pre-paid package deal that is required by the store for them to sell me the phone.
In any case, I agreed and the transaction was made.
Now, in reference to the SIM card that should have come with the phone, I looked for it in the box after reading this post last night and it was not there.
So now I am assuming that they used that SIM card to pre-program that $50 value one month pre-paid plan on the SIM which I ended up giving my mom since I had put in the SIM from my other tmobile phone into the SGS2.
Now since the store used that new SIM from the box of the SGS2 and didn't even tell me, can I go back to the store and request a SIM without paying the $20 fee for it?
thank you

phoenixbennu said:
I wanted to make a small posting here to help out those with questions. While perusing through many threads here, I keep seeing the same question pop up "Do I need the new sim card to do wifi calling?" or a few concerns along those lines. While most try to help, many of the responses are based on "I heard some Tmo rep say yes/no/maybe so at some point in time"
So I wanted to clarify a few things. To help make sure that misinformation is not floating out around the interwebs, and to also address a couple concerns I saw complaints popping up about.
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You ABSOLUTELY have to have the sim card that came with the phone to do wifi calling. NO EXCEPTIONS.
To Identify the proper sim card, it will say TM9177 on it, and the big card it punches out of will have a magenta bar across the top, which is unique to this card.
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Thank you VERY much for this. I bought a Note 2 about a week ago, and kept getting REG99 errors. Went back to the store, has them swap the SIM card out for one as you described, and Wi-Fi calling started working immediately.
You rock.

one x on go phone plan?

im in a werid situation. the only phone i want is the htc one x. my plan expires the 26th of this month and i dont know what to do the phone comes out may 6th. heres the deal my dad is making me pay my line by myself so he will give the original family plan line to my little brother. so with his upgrade i intend to buy the one x and use the 50$ unlimited plan from their go phone options
will everything work ? the guy told me data wont work on 4g phones. and will a go phone sim even work on a smart phone ? i really want all this to work out because i need a nice screen and camera but do not want a contract. what other options should i look at because even atnt contracts minimum is close to 80 bucks !

are you talking about using an international one x? i decided on a prepaid plan and it works - but i bought an at&t branded micro-sim card from amazon. others are cutting down at&t sim cards. some are transferring micro-sims from unlocked iphones. there are people posting on the boards that the $50/month plan works for them - you just have to be careful about not drawing attention to yourself by your data usage. i am a minimal user so i went for the $2/day when used only plan (i am on personal wi-fi most of the time) and bought a data package.
you should also be aware that carriers like straight talk and net10 are offering $45-$50/month unlimited plans with purchase of their micro-sim cards. you can find out which network they run off in your area - they all use the towers of the larger phone companies.
check out some of the threads in the general forum as well as this one mentioning at&t. may help you. just be aware that having an international htc could mean no access to certain apps. it seems, for example, that google wallet will install but not open (at this time) on an unrooted international one x. could be a function of at&t, but i think it's google. found a way around that for google voice, but not for wallet. don't know if google wallet will install and open on an unrooted phone.

thanks for all the info. i was able to see h20 works in my area. im not buying the international version this is straight up the may 6th atnt released version. thats why im curious how am i going to keep the same number yet somehow use call sms and minimal data. i too am on wifi a lot but i def need 3g for work and gps. im just worried about getting a micro sim card and im hearing a lot of people getting cut off data on atnt once they found out their using a smart phone
also sucks to be buying an lte phone and no lte available lol
would this work ? what kind of speeds are on it
http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...ction=view&productVariantExtensionId=13837291

there are a couple of people on these boards who are longtime at&t users and know far more about the ins and outs. you might try searching them out in the at&t-related threads in the one lx forum, since you are planning to buy, i gather, an at&t phone. better to know ahead of time what you can and can't do. it may still be worth your while to check out straight talk and net10, however, since the last i looked they were advertising programs for at&t gsm phones that claim to be unlimited for $50/month. no lte, obviously, but also possibly no hassle over a separate data package, though they are making it clear they will pull your account if you go over their "unlimited" limit.

alright i searched around a lot and straight talk does use atnt towers so that may be my best bet i just need someone to help me confirm that if i buy the atnt one x should i let them install a sim card in it ? will it even matter? as soon as i get home i would take that phone out and put in my prepaid one. does atnt prepaid not let u use data anymore for 4g phones? lol so confusing

check out howard forums re at&t prepaid and also straight talk. i got into at&t recently. apparently there have been some policy changes that i wouldn't have noticed since i am not a long time user. one of them applies to smartphone data usage limitations - as in, you have to buy a data package if on one. there are a couple of people on these boards claiming they are using data without a data package on their smartphones and it's a matter of not triggering usage limitations. i have no way of knowing and it's confusing to me, too, so i'm just sticking with what i have till i run into a wall, then i may jump to net10 or straight talk also.

[Q] sgh-i467 no phone

Does anyone know for sure??? if you can or cannot use the note 8 lte as a phone like the overseas version? So far no joy. Is it hardware or can we load some kind of app to make it work like the note 2?

Someone will probably have to port over the 5120 or 5100 firmware in order to try it since it doesn't' have the phone software installed. Give it some time.

kable said:
Someone will probably have to port over the 5120 or 5100 firmware in order to try it since it doesn't' have the phone software installed. Give it some time.
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Yes. But is the hardware there to use it as a phone?

getwet said:
Does anyone know for sure??? if you can or cannot use the note 8 lte as a phone like the overseas version? So far no joy. Is it hardware or can we load some kind of app to make it work like the note 2?
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Absolute worst case use Google voice or Vonage with call forwarding from your cell phone number. You can also sideload a mms.apk for texting. For call forwarding you have to enable the native dialer. I haven't tested it on this device but on the n7 3g you had to decompile the framework-res.apk and go to values, then bools.xml and change voice capable to true. This will unlock the native Google dialer hopefully. From there in the settings you can forward your voice calls to your Google voice or Vonage phone number.
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sgh-i467
talking of the sgh-i467, im living outside us... couldn t find anywhere to buy it other than att witch require ssn.... d you have any idea were i can buy it ? I dont want the international version since I ould like to have the LTE.... (living in Canada...)

Skype works fine, phone calls and skype to skype calls.

XDA section for the SGH-I467
Anybody knows why there is no section for this device yet ? also I tried to search all around to find stock firmware for it but I couldn't... anybody have odin images for it ?

Take it for what its worth but I called samsung and they said the att version does not have a voice radio in it.

I used the original AT&T Galaxy Tab as a phone for 2 1/2 years. The hardware worked fine. Never heard of a "voice radio." I have heard that AT&T had Samsung remove an earpiece speaker. If true, then you'd have to use your Note 8.0 with a wired ear phone, Bluetooth device or as a speaker phone. The critical issue for me is: how will this item sell? I don't see AT&T selling a lot of them. To mean that means that the endusers will see fewer ROMs down the road. Developers here can probably root this device and unlock the bootloader. Someone will -- at some point in the next few months -- make a ROM with voice capabilities available. And don't expect "official" Cyanogen releases.
However, AT&T may block the the Note 8.0 from access to voicecalls based on the IMEI. Now, the IMEI can be hacked, but that's -- legally speaking -- a gray area. Altering IMEIs to get "free" service is illegal. Doing so to access service that you're paying for violates the letter of the law, but not its intent and won't bring about any dire result.
At the end of the day, you may be able to access (after jumping through a lot of hoops) AT&T voice services and use the phone for a year or so, but it's not worth the bother. Get the S4 and tether a decent cheaper wifi tablet to it. Yes, it's nicer to have one device, but under this conditions impractical.

look what DDX got

How to hacked imei
I am in the exactly the situation you have describe. How does one go about hacking imei?
DonDerham said:
I used the original AT&T Galaxy Tab as a phone for 2 1/2 years. The hardware worked fine. Never heard of a "voice radio." I have heard that AT&T had Samsung remove an earpiece speaker. If true, then you'd have to use your Note 8.0 with a wired ear phone, Bluetooth device or as a speaker phone. The critical issue for me is: how will this item sell? I don't see AT&T selling a lot of them. To mean that means that the endusers will see fewer ROMs down the road. Developers here can probably root this device and unlock the bootloader. Someone will -- at some point in the next few months -- make a ROM with voice capabilities available. And don't expect "official" Cyanogen releases.
However, AT&T may block the the Note 8.0 from access to voicecalls based on the IMEI. Now, the IMEI can be hacked, but that's -- legally speaking -- a gray area. Altering IMEIs to get "free" service is illegal. Doing so to access service that you're paying for violates the letter of the law, but not its intent and won't bring about any dire result.
At the end of the day, you may be able to access (after jumping through a lot of hoops) AT&T voice services and use the phone for a year or so, but it's not worth the bother. Get the S4 and tether a decent cheaper wifi tablet to it. Yes, it's nicer to have one device, but under this conditions impractical.
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Please help I don't want to loose my voice unlimited data
Please help I don't want to loose my voice unlimited data
phissith said:
I am in the exactly the situation you have describe. How does one go about hacking imei?
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phone dialer
I was looking in Titanium backup and saw a dialer... maybe this could help with development

at&t note 8.0 sgh-I467
Seems to either be to dificult to root this device or its just not practible , no one wants a sim unlock
advertisement we can look else where or google it lol, we want a bootloader unlock . If you want to talk on this model download talkatone
if you want to move apps to sd card download ghost commander there is no real good way to
root this particular device there are at least 4 or 5 versions n5100 n5110 n5120 sghmi467 and sghi467
I have tried unsucessfullyo root this device by any forums the only one that gave me root access was cwm
super user and paid version of busy box , now if you have a computer more advanced than mine then
corbins is a good one and the detoxed version using adb is good howrver there is still no custom rom
Dogmans idea of saferoot also is good to go hiwever no custom rom I even tried safestrap 3.65 from hash
code not working with this device I used flashfly and fladhed the 5120 boot.img Big Mistake corbins p cloud
i467 camf1 got me out of that wirh odin 3.07 its known Hash Code has this on todo list of devices but he is
a very busy man im an idiot compared to this genious and I surrender like I teally had a chance to defeat that
the At&t sgh- i467 variant is a complicated piece of code that only the best is going to gid er dun !!!!!!!
I hope this may help others not to have a 1count on thier devce or soft brick !!!!!!!

thatricannicca said:
I was looking in Titanium backup and saw a dialer... maybe this could help with development
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By editing the framework u coild enable the dialer app on the tablet I was able to make calls and hear the other person but the could not hear me. I also couldnt receive calls
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(Question) Just tried AT&T Galaxy S4 SIM Unlock.....

I just used the SIM unlock method found in the AT&T SIM unlock and my phone just reacted exactly as the thread mentioned. What is the best way to test the unlocking of my phone to see if it actually worked? I'm stuck out in the the middle of nowhere until the 27th worn no way to get around, and no access to an alternative service provider's SIM card. If there is a way I'd be able to check it and it did work I'd be able to report the success on here for everyone else whom are trying to carrier unlock their phone(s). Or maybe someone else or there who does have access to the things I currently don't can attempt the same process and report their findings for us all........?! Here is the link to the thread I followed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431&highlight=sim+unlock

If you don't have a non at&t sim, why did you unlock? Is the point of the whole exercise.

rangercaptain said:
If you don't have a non at&t sim, why did you unlock? Is the point of the whole exercise.
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I decided to unlock because when I signed the contract work AT&T I was informed that my foray b would come no sooner than 1 month later.....and 1 week later I got it. 2 weeks after that.....my second one decided to arrive. Not only was the billing screwy, I seemed to receive faster data service with one bar than I did with 4 bars. With 4 bars service would frequently cut in and out or speeds would just plain decrease drastically. Worse service I've ever used and to me worth taking a hit on my credit to tell AT&T they'll no longer be receiving any future payments for their services (or the lack there of). Never went over my data limit or gave any other reason for them to back door me with 2 bills due in less than a months time of using them. I will give them this though, it was rather nice speaking with a customer representative in whom I could fully understand rather than dealing with an outsourced, under trained, foreign company where the individual on the other end of the line just sounds similar to a skipping record worth some crazy accent. Call me wrong for taking charge of my finances and not allowing Corporate America to forcefully make me accept the fact that I'd continue being screwed, but I just felt a wrong doing was transpiring before me. In other words, I plan to switch to another carrier when I am able to adjust my geographical location in a couple of days!

Sorry I asked. . .

rangercaptain said:
Sorry I asked. . .
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lol! You're alright with asking. I apologize for venting so much, it's just that it had been one hell of a financial headache and or service issue back to back to back with the qualities of service.

Sorry for your troubles. Perhaps Straight Talk?