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[Q] Workaround for MMS problems?

Hello all,
So a brief intro before i delve into the slight inconvenience I'm experiencing. I came from an HTC HD2 running a custom MIUI rom found here on XDA. It worked fantastically until one day it decided to commit suicide via jumping out of my pocket and falling to the floor while I was on a ladder. Anyways, using that phone when I wanted to send a mms I could select the picture I wanted to send, hit send, and it would switch my data on, send the photo and then turn the data off and when receiving, it would do the same.
Fast forward to now, I bought this wonderful Infuse with it's huge screen and it's stock android and I was all set and excited until I tried sending/receiving picture messages. In order to do so, I have to manually turn on my data every time I want to do either. It's a stock official Gingerbread build via kies and the Samsung website and I'm only running a custom launcher through sslauncher. I've tried go sms pro and handcent sms and it's the same issue.
Is this just an issue with the phone itself? Gingerbread? Will a custom ROM fix the problem or is there another work around?
Thank for your help, it is greatly appreciated.

zachmerrill504 said:
Hello all,
So a brief intro before i delve into the slight inconvenience I'm experiencing. I came from an HTC HD2 running a custom MIUI rom found here on XDA. It worked fantastically until one day it decided to commit suicide via jumping out of my pocket and falling to the floor while I was on a ladder. Anyways, using that phone when I wanted to send a mms I could select the picture I wanted to send, hit send, and it would switch my data on, send the photo and then turn the data off and when receiving, it would do the same.
Fast forward to now, I bought this wonderful Infuse with it's huge screen and it's stock android and I was all set and excited until I tried sending/receiving picture messages. In order to do so, I have to manually turn on my data every time I want to do either. It's a stock official Gingerbread build via kies and the Samsung website and I'm only running a custom launcher through sslauncher. I've tried go sms pro and handcent sms and it's the same issue.
Is this just an issue with the phone itself? Gingerbread? Will a custom ROM fix the problem or is there another work around?
Thank for your help, it is greatly appreciated.
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That's just the way it is...been that way on every rom I've tried...but it probably is possible to modify the system files and what not to auto turn the data on for mms ...something I would not be able to do
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Thanks for the response.
I've noticed also every one I send, the data usage counter im using with zdbox keeps going down. It's a very small amount, .04 mb per picture, or something but if im paying for unlimited messaging that is supposed to include picture messages, why is that counting towards data usage? It's like I can receive the picture but in order to see it I have to use data to download it. kind of sucks

quick thing actually, just talked to an at&t rep and she said while you have to have the data option enable to send/receive, it shouldn't count toward the data usage plan. good news i guess :|

Why not turn it on and leave it on? You need data to get an mms. Its not infuse specific, rom specific, that's the way it is
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joe3681 said:
Why not turn it on and leave it on? You need data to get an mms. Its not infuse specific, rom specific, that's the way it is
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Well I don't need it on all the time, so why drain the battery? I understand you need data to send/recieve mms, what I don't understand is why do I have to go into the settings menu to turn it on if I want to send/recieve every single time (yes I know there are apps and widgets, but that's not the point). Dumbphones could do this without the user having to go through menus to turn on data everytime a picture message comes through, why do I have to with a more advanced smartphone?
In a MIUI rom I had with my old HD2, I didn't have to do this. That's why I was asking.

zachmerrill504 said:
Well I don't need it on all the time, so why drain the battery? I understand you need data to send/recieve mms, what I don't understand is why do I have to go into the settings menu to turn it on if I want to send/recieve every single time (yes I know there are apps and widgets, but that's not the point). Dumbphones could do this without the user having to go through menus to turn on data everytime a picture message comes through, why do I have to with a more advanced smartphone?
In a MIUI rom I had with my old HD2, I didn't have to do this. That's why I was asking.
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Why cant i start my car by looking at it. Why do i need a key?!?! Use a widget, not the point? You want a custom rom? You're complaing cause you don't have a rom YOUR way. That's the way it is. If you're THAT paranoid about battery life tell people not to send you mms or maybe Id rethink the switching from a dumb phone to a smart phone.
Suggestions:
1. Suck it up
2. Make you're own rom
3. Use a widget for its intended purpose
4. Get an iphone, use iMessage on wifi
Sent from XDA Premium on my Infuse 3.5G

joe3681 said:
Why cant i start my car by looking at it. Why do i need a key?!?! Use a widget, not the point? You want a custom rom? You're complaing cause you don't have a rom YOUR way. That's the way it is. If you're THAT paranoid about battery life tell people not to send you mms or maybe Id rethink the switching from a dumb phone to a smart phone.
Suggestions:
1. Suck it up
2. Make you're own rom
3. Use a widget for its intended purpose
4. Get an iphone, use iMessage on wifi Sent from XDA Premium on my Infuse 3.5G
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@Joe3681...you are border line being an [email protected]@, i have noticed your posts in the threads...maybe your bored or maybe you just like it...you have given help and i thx you. But for the most part not....
We have acquired a help one, help all theme in the infuse family threads...sure we joke...but the [email protected]@ like attitudes are Noted, so if do or don't mind, throttle back on it.

joe3681 said:
Why cant i start my car by looking at it. Why do i need a key?!?! Use a widget, not the point? You want a custom rom? You're complaing cause you don't have a rom YOUR way. That's the way it is. If you're THAT paranoid about battery life tell people not to send you mms or maybe Id rethink the switching from a dumb phone to a smart phone.
Suggestions:
1. Suck it up
2. Make you're own rom
3. Use a widget for its intended purpose
4. Get an iphone, use iMessage on wifi
Sent from XDA Premium on my Infuse 3.5G
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The point is if you make something thats more advanced, more user intuitive and user friendly, why go back and make things more complicated thus being less user friendly than before? I was merely asking a question if there was something I wasn't seeing, or a setting I hadn't enabled yet, or something I was just merely missing because I only just got the phone. I know of other smartphones that have this capability, maybe it's a Samsung thing because the two HTC phones that my parents own don't have this issue. I said it was more of a minor inconvenience than a real problem, but nonetheless it's still there.

bigjoe2675 said:
@Joe3681...you are border line being an [email protected]@, i have noticed your posts in the threads...maybe your bored or maybe you just like it...you have given help and i thx you. But for the most part not....
We have acquired a help one, help all theme in the infuse family threads...sure we joke...but the [email protected]@ like attitudes are Noted, so if do or don't mind, throttle back on it.
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Private message material if I've ever seen it.
If I came on here adamant about "Well, I want to make things more difficult" "My old Nokia flip phone did this why doesn't this?!" And basically complaining when the reason for my problem was my stubbornness, the lovely folks here would be the same way!
Really though I think its an attitude that I get used to having at XDA. The infuse section isn't bad but A LOT of the people here are rude, ignorant deuchebags and would much rather ***** at you for asking a question than answer it and be done.
Sent from XDA Premium on my Infuse 3.5G

joe3681 said:
Private message material if I've ever seen it.
If I came on here adamant about "Well, I want to make things more difficult" "My old Nokia flip phone did this why doesn't this?!" And basically complaining when the reason for my problem was my stubbornness, the lovely folks here would be the same way!
Really though I think its an attitude that I get used to having at XDA. The infuse section isn't bad but A LOT of the people here are rude, ignorant deuchebags and would much rather ***** at you for asking a question than answer it and be done.
Sent from XDA Premium on my Infuse 3.5G
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No it is not pm material but my opinion...and i disagree on your thoughts of people here.

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[Q] Would this help

I heard that beastmode (erik) was working on trying to make wifi-calling work on our device (non gingerbread builds). I have access to a T-Mob Galaxy Note 2. I could pull out /system and send it to our developers. Would it help? I mean when pulling out /system it contains libraries and required tools to make wifi-calling work.
I could really care less if wifi calling work since no one calls me, it's just mostly texts. I'm just asking if it would help so people would stop being a bugger to our developers

th3controller said:
I could really care less if wifi calling work since no one calls me, it's just mostly texts. I'm just asking if it would help so people would stop being a bugger to our developers
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LOL. I'll call you man.
As far as helping I'm sure that Beast would be happy to look at it. There might be something there that's he could use. Different device so it may or may not prove super useful but it's always worth a shot.

th3controller said:
I could really care less if wifi calling work since no one calls me, it's just mostly texts. I'm just asking if it would help so people would stop being a bugger to our developers
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Off topic but my old man has a number from another state that use to be a section 8 housing management office. If it wasnt for that he would only get calls two or three times a month. He recently had the option to change the number but said if he did nobody would call him then.
Back on topic, pull them and post them somewhere even if nobody thinks right now its useable maybe in couple days/months they will.

I had the note 2 before I got it stolen but for vzw :/ anyways Im already looking into WiFi calling on ICS and beyond they use it differently no longer kineto but ims service and no more kernel stuff so that's cool so far as far as ims WiFi calling I got app modded to open now for the rest lol we also need ipservice and some other ****
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Dialer & Merging Calls

Hi All,
I'm trying to figure out how to manage 3 way calls on my phone. I can add (merge) a call but can't unmerge or drop one of the parties. I also can't put one on hold to talk to the other.
I used to be able to do this on my Nexus 4.
Are there any other dialers out there?
I have a rooted phone and custom ROM at the moment.
thanks!!

Wish I know as well

Rugged96 said:
Hi All,
I'm trying to figure out how to manage 3 way calls on my phone. I can add (merge) a call but can't unmerge or drop one of the parties. I also can't put one on hold to talk to the other.
I used to be able to do this on my Nexus 4.
Are there any other dialers out there?
I have a rooted phone and custom ROM at the moment.
thanks!!
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From what I remember reading, this is a "limitation" of cdma tech. No sure if Sprint is the same. I went through this when I switched from AT&T to vzw about 4yrs ago.

Thanks. That's so hard to accept. I hate to be so petty but that feature is extremely important to me. I use my phone throughout the day and multiple times a day I could use this. I might consider dropping vzn because of this.
Sorry just venting.

Rugged96 said:
Thanks. That's so hard to accept. I hate to be so petty but that feature is extremely important to me. I use my phone throughout the day and multiple times a day I could use this. I might consider dropping vzn because of this.
Sorry just venting.
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Totally understand:good:

[Q] anyone have the verizon version of the edge?

I just wondered if anyone had the Verizon version, what it was like? Did they overdue it with bkoatware and has anyone tried to root it yet?

I do. No root.

kieso said:
I just wondered if anyone had the Verizon version, what it was like? Did they overdue it with bkoatware and has anyone tried to root it yet?
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It's pretty much the same bloatware as any Verizon released Samsung device. There is no root yet.

No root same Bloat as all vzw and Samsung device except now Facebook is not able to be uninistalled it's a system app now

OK thanks for the info. Is anyone having any issues with it? I was trying to wait for the nexus 6 but I got a glimpse of the edge and it really got my attention so I'm going to verizon tomorrow to get one if its in stock.

If you're wanting something to root I would honestly steer you towards the Nexus. It doesn't look like a root for our version will be coming out anytime soon, if at all. I love it like it is for sure though and it is a tough battle if you just want a solid phone.

kieso said:
OK thanks for the info. Is anyone having any issues with it? I was trying to wait for the nexus 6 but I got a glimpse of the edge and it really got my attention so I'm going to verizon tomorrow to get one if its in stock.
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I got the phone at launch and haven't had any issues with it so far. I had a nexus 6 that I purchased from T-Mobile and was using it on Verizon for a while. I returned it within the return window. Battery life was horrendous, random app crashes, it took a couple of minutes to pick up signal, no multitasking, and no simultaneous voice and data. I'm sure the simultaneous voice and data will be on the Verizon edition since they can push Advanced Calling 1.0 to it. I'm in no way trying to say that you should get the Edge over the Nexus. Just sharing my experience with both phones.

slimc84 said:
I got the phone at launch and haven't had any issues with it so far. I had a nexus 6 that I purchased from T-Mobile and was using it on Verizon for a while. I returned it within the return window. Battery life was horrendous, random app crashes, it took a couple of minutes to pick up signal, no multitasking, and no simultaneous voice and data. I'm sure the simultaneous voice and data will be on the Verizon edition since they can push Advanced Calling 1.0 to it. I'm in no way trying to say that you should get the Edge over the Nexus. Just sharing my experience with both phones.
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yes, advanced calling does have simultaneous voice/data with advanced calling built in. sucky thing is that if you don't elect for the advanced calling 1.0, you can't use the simultaneous voice/data, despite having that feature on the note 4. i've been through hell recently because advanced calling doesn't work with verizon's caller id app, but in order to have simultaneous voice/data, you HAVE to have the advanced/HD calling. went round and round with tech support about this for an entire day, only to have to factory reset and i'm still in the process of getting things backed up/restored AGAIN. barely had the phone for 4 days, at one point i couldn't even dial out because so many people had messed with my account and reset network settings... but anyways. lesson learned-- the HD calling is free. take advantage of it, and utilize a third party caller id app. (recommendations welcome, btw)

Don't forget the Dev edition is coming as well, if you're buying off contract.

Thanks for the info. I just got it yesterday and so far I'm loving it. I love the multiwindows. It's much better since my S3. I'm sure root will come along sometime. I'd really like to have the mod for using the earpiece as an extra speaker

I picked mine up yesterday on edge.. Ended up adding another line and doing a SIM card swap in order to keep my unlimited data. Now I have an extra phone lol with one gigabyte of data on it. Basically sharing that with my tablet as well which stays coupled to me on my wifi tether. So far I am really liking it and do not seem to need to root. Being I am on an older unlimited plan the tether of course was wanting me to pay but there is an app for that lol wifi tether working strong. As of now no need for root but would always love the option hopefully someone will come along and take this device under their wing. I am having an issue with the CNN side ticker not updating itself just showing it as loading. Everything else seems to be working rock solid and I'm loving the camera. Definitely a different phone if you're looking for something different. I was tired of the same old same old was going to get a g3 but that is basically like my s3 with better specs of course but I opted to stay with Samsung. Brighter screen and I actually kind of like some of the TouchWiz options. Does not seem to be bogged down to bed with bloatware as this thing has three gigs of ram and a super fast processor seems to sale right on through everything. Now we just need someone to start some topics under the Verizon edge section.
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Picked mine up the day they released it. The sales guy told me I was the first (and only one) to pick it up all day - which was a real shame, IMO.
I love this thing. This is my first venture into the phablet world and am enjoying it.
Just waiting for root....

I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root

jolly_roger_hook said:
I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root
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I'm happy with it the way it is now but I know within a year I'll wanna root and try out different Roma if we get to that point. I'm also awfully tempted to buy the gear S

jolly_roger_hook said:
I'm not trying to be a downer but as it seems nobody is working on note 4 vzw root as I have one of thoes as well I don't think we will get it anytime soon if ever would love it but no exploits have been found to bypass bootloader to achieve root
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Check the AT&T Samsung Note 4 forums. There seems to be multiple people working on it. Also, just because developers are not posting in the forums, it does not mean that nobody is working on it.

slimc84 said:
Check the AT&T Samsung Note 4 forums. There seems to be multiple people working on it. Also, just because developers are not posting in the forums, it does not mean that nobody is working on it.
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I said it seems not that nobody is

[Completed] I'm a noob to flashing and rooting, please help! Thanks in advance!

Good afternoon,
My name is JJ and my phone or service has taken a dump.
I have the Unlimited Plan with MetroPCS and its paid. I was on the phone today for an hour (on another device) and they have no idea what seems to be the problem. I live in great coverage zone. I have been having troubles connecting to the mobile network as well as getting, receiving both calls and texts. When I am connected to WiFi I am fine..ish. I set up apn settings a few times, most recent today with MetroPCS. My IMEI is good, paid in full phone which is a SM-G925T-ZDETMB (Galaxy s6 edge orginally from T-Mobile)
Took it to the store and they looked at me like I am a monkey. :silly:
I need my phone for work and can't afford to get another one. It seems to be in great working order other wise. I figure I might as well flash it and root it and make it mine or something. I downloaded ODIN and got freaked out because I have no clue what I am doing.
Be cool to flash it or root it with Nougat. Is that possible?
So I was hoping for a step by step guide here.
My service and phone worked great until about two weeks ago,..now its as intermittent and flipp flopped as Trump and his hair and policies. Thanks again in advance. Looking forward to a speedy reply. I got nothing else going on.

Well ,,
Mate post ur question on ur phone forum , here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/help
Thank you for using XDA Assist ,,

Sorry
Will do, thanks.