What are the goodies found in Market by my fellow users?
Is anyone used nfc yet?
Has anyone used nfc to pay in stores?
What apps do you use for nfc and why?
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to my understanding the phone does in fact have NFC but it is disabled. Who knows when it will be enabled via official software/firmware updates.
so just pretend it does not have NFC, as, it doesn't.. yet..
Devs are implementing the ability to turn nfc on and off in custom roms. Custom roms with this will have the setting. In menu settings wireless and networks. The cm7 rom has this
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Devs are implementing the ability to turn nfc on and off in custom roms. Custom roms with this will have the setting. In menu settings wireless and networks. The cm7 rom has this
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Yes i m running BeastMOD and it has the option i would like to use this as payment method in stores.
I don't understand what you mean by it turned off. Do you guys not have the option to enable it within "settings"?
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The stock rom does not allow us to turn on the nfc. There is no nfc option in it
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The stock rom does not allow us to turn on the nfc. There is no nfc option in it
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I guess AT&T got you guys locked down quite a bit.
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I guess AT&T got you guys locked down quite a bit.
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If the Rogers version has it enabled, how hard would it be to enable it on AT&T's based on the Rogers version?
I am using BoneSTOCKeteer rom by playin4sheezy on my AT&T version, and you can enable/disable NFC. I didnt do any more than check to see if it could be done though.
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I am using BoneSTOCKeteer rom by playin4sheezy on my AT&T version, and you can enable/disable NFC. I didnt do any more than check to see if it could be done though.
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Yeah that one is based off of the Rogers ROM. I've already tested the NFC feature and it works fine so it should work for you guys too if you're using BoneStocketeer
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Yeah that one is based off of the Rogers ROM. I've already tested the NFC feature and it works fine so it should work for you guys too if you're using BoneStocketeer
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how did you test it?
On my Rogers phone, I saw the option to turn it on so I did. Never really tested it until one day my phone kept beeping. I looked at it and it scanned something. I realized it was scanning the chip on my credit card since I put my phone on top of my wallet.
I've turned it off since. I don't really know what else I can scan at this point.
The Galaxy Nexus demos of ICS showed NFC being used between those phones. I am sure this will become active for us Yanks once the official ICS firmware becomes available, if you are stock that is.
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The Galaxy Nexus demos of ICS showed NFC being used between those phones. I am sure this will become active for us Yanks once the official ICS firmware becomes available, if you are stock that is.
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It is active now for our GSIIs. No need to wait for ICS. Watch this YouTube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vpjg5SD0qM
I use zoompass to pay by nfc at places they take mastercard paypass...it works well only problem is its like paypal, you have to replenish your account to pay
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I use zoompass to pay by nfc at places they take mastercard paypass...it works well only problem is its like paypal, you have to replenish your account to pay
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ya but that's for Canadian what bout something like that to use in US.
These are on a stock skyrocket... Can I enable nfc without a custom rom/kernel?
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appdroid said:
ya but that's for Canadian what bout something like that to use in US.
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i think if ATT doesnt want you to have NFC on an NFC phone you might have a little problem
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I use zoompass to pay by nfc at places they take mastercard paypass...it works well only problem is its like paypal, you have to replenish your account to pay
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I have zoompass also. I tried to read the nfc tag on the zoompass card with my GSII but nothing happens.
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These are on a stock skyrocket... Can I enable nfc without a custom rom/kernel?
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No! not unless you have custom rom that will let you use it!
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How do you utilize the NFC chip in the Skyrocket?
On the battery it says it is in there, and the phone shows the services are running but when I try to use the NFC service it says the phone is not equipped with NFC.
I tried to use it with the Paypal App.
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How do you utilize the NFC chip in the Skyrocket?
On the battery it says it is in there, and the phone shows the services are running but when I try to use the NFC service it says the phone is not equipped with NFC.
I tried to use it with the Paypal App.
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If you have custom ROMs than you can enable it from setting but the att has locked NFC. Some BS.
Any custom roms you would recommend? I haven't found one that enables this feature.
I tried alien and melvin roms.
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Anfeldt24 said:
Any custom roms you would recommend? I haven't found one that enables this feature.
I tried alien and melvin roms.
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try mine i think it might work
I noticed on GSM ARENA the specs for the Skyrocket phone say it has NFC.
So I got really excited, but then when I tried to use it, I realized it does not, in fact work.
ATT apparently marked it as not-present and disabled it. (Two problems.)
Anyhow, I found out how to enable it, and I wrote a quick Android App to verify it is present.
I did take a chance and used the Note hack as the model numbers were very close to being the same. I theorized the hardware was mostly the same, excepting the screen.
I searched and apparently nobody has announced doing this before.
The thread used was here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
The tool to test NFC on Skyrocket SGH-i727 is here.
Its already enabled on the ICS leaks we have.
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Where is the nfc built in on our phones?? I kno on the note its built into the battery cover
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Its on the battery itself. If you remove the sticker on the battery you can see the antenna
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I read ICS has a bug where it can't initialize NFC tags.
This candhelp people on 3.x get their NFC working.
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NFC in the Skyrocket is on a chip inside the unit itself. Only the antenna for the NFC chip is located on the battery.
NFC was disables by AT&T in stock GB builds, however some custom ROMS, such as Alien, enabled it.
The 4.0X ICS releases (leaks) for the skyrocket have fully functioning NFC capabilities.
Specific phones did (or maybe) still do have an NFC bug (Verizon's Nexus) phone couldn't handle certain types of formatted tags, but the SkyRocket hasn't had this or any other problem NFC related that I am aware of.
I'm writing an NFC application.
I'll plan to upgrade to Alien in the near future. Sounds like fun.
Just the thought of putting a tag on the nightstand, in the car, ... I can do so much with it, but none the apps out there (even Samsung TecTiles App and NFC Task Launcher) do what I want to do. Not that I can run TecTiles on my phone version.
I'm currently running SKY ICS 4.2F-3B with the UCLE2 radio.
I use NFC tags in the car, at work and at home with an app called NFC Task Launcher.
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What distance can they be read?
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Promethyl said:
What distance can they be read?
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My handset does not read the NFC tag until it is within approximately 1cm.
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What distance can they be read?
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It's very close range by the nature of NFC itself. Depending on if you have a case on the phone, and which case it is, you might need to actually hold the phone to the tag and keep it there for a second. Stock NFC in the skyrocket, regardless of which ROM, gives an audible tone when reading a tag. A file is floating around XDA that will disable the tone, but it is nice to know if the tag was read correct or if there was an error.
How are you guys able to get the NFC to work? I can enable it but when I use NFC apps I get a secure settings needed.
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How are you guys able to get the NFC to work? I can enable it but when I use NFC apps I get a secure settings needed.
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Are you using apps that require secure settings (secure eliment)? If so, it has nothing to do with NFC, it has to do with the app.
I want it to work so bad on cm
CM9 Skyrocket
To answer your question, yes. So which app would allow me to use NFC with out the secure elements?
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Can anyone share where you purchased your tags from? I would like a handful of reliable tags but cant figure out where to get them from.
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got mine from ebay just google there are plenty of places that sells tags for cheap.
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To answer your question, yes. So which app would allow me to use NFC with out the secure elements?
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None. The Skyrocket does not have a secure eliment. There are several threads about this already.
bobgodd said:
Can anyone share where you purchased your tags from? I would like a handful of reliable tags but cant figure out where to get them from.
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Bought mine here:
http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html
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None.
Bought mine here:
http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html
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+1 on the tagsfordroid
Those are the ones I use, too.
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I tried this on mine, and it didn't work oh well, guess I'll wait for the the official ICS update.
Hello,
I have a stock rooted Blaze 4G. In the Settings, I make sure that NFC is enabled, but it does not seem to work. I downloaded a bunch of NFC apps, and none of them could pick up any RFID tags (e.g., parking meters, work badge, US passport, etc). The battery states that it has NFC.
After I rooted my phone, I got rid of a lot of T-Mobile bloatware, so I am wondering whether I could delete something that would affect NFC.
I do not know if it is a software or hardware bug and whether this is a bug at all, so I would really appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thank you.
im running tweaked 1.6 and nfc works for me... you ha e to enable in settings and use an app but i can send bookmarks and contacts and data between phones at least.. i havent found any tags to scan yet...
if youre thinking that you might have dumped some apps that you need, i would reccomend flashing tweaked, it is unbloated and smooth....
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grundlestain said:
if youre thinking that you might have dumped some apps that you need, i would reccomend flashing tweaked, it is unbloated and smooth....
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Thanks, I will try Tweaked 1.6.
Who has actually used their NFC for anything...?
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im buying a sheet of stickers off ebay and i wanna use them to rick-roll unsuspecting by sticking them on things that have scan codes...lol
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I tried Tweaked v1.6, and the NFC still did not work I could still try to flash the stock ROM, but I really doubt it would work either. I guess it is a hardware defect, and unfortunately, I cannot bring it back to T-mobile as I left them a while ago. I do not really use NFC often (apart from SF parking meters), but it is nice to have a fully functioning phone.
nfc on android phones only works with a frequency of 13.56 mhz so perhaps the tags you are scanning are on a dif frequency
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nfc on android phones only works with a frequency of 13.56 mhz so perhaps the tags you are scanning are on a dif frequency
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The US passport works on 13.56 MHz frequency, but my phone cannot pick it up. Parking meters clearly say NFC, and my phone cannot pick them up either, so I have to enter the long number manually.
my phone doesnt even have NFC
my battery says near field communication on it, and the option to turn it on is in wireless and network settings... did you by any chance change your battery?
i have deffinately sent stuff between phones, but havent found a tag to scan yet...
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my battery says near field communication on it, and the option to turn it on is in wireless and network settings... did you by any chance change your battery?
i have deffinately sent stuff between phones, but havent found a tag to scan yet...
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Yes, the battery is stock, and it says Near Field Communication. I have not tried to use it to communicate between phones, but that is not what I would use it for on a daily basis anyway.
I've been waiting for an official OTA JB update for a while.
While I'm sure there are nifty bells or whistles with JB the only thing I care about is a better radio. If JB offered more accurate/reliable voice dial I'd probably put a hacked version of JB on my phone as that is about the only thing I can think of that Android doesn't do well enough for me. VLINGO seems to be very accurate for voice dial in comparison.
Jelly Bean works fine. I take it you are still on ICS? Google Now works great for voice dialing. Has about a 99% success rate for me.
As soon as I bought my GS3 I unlocked & installed the JB leak, & now CleanROM. But I came from a G.Nexus, so I was already spoiled on JB.
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I've been waiting for an official OTA JB update for a while.
While I'm sure there are nifty bells or whistles with JB the only thing I care about is a better radio. If JB offered more accurate/reliable voice dial I'd probably put a hacked version of JB on my phone as that is about the only thing I can think of that Android doesn't do well enough for me. VLINGO seems to be very accurate for voice dial in comparison.
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Here's every modem out for the vzw gs3 if you wanna try to fix your signal woes... Flash in recovery.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/
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Deliquified said:
Here's every modem out for the vzw gs3 if you wanna try to fix your signal woes... Flash in recovery.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/
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Thanks - seems strange Verizon and Samsung haven't made this a bigger priority. This phone has been out a while. Never did get a fix for the Samsung Nexus before I gave up on that phone.
I'm curious what the other was that some people wanted most out of the next update.
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I'm curious what the other was that some people wanted most out of the next update.
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what people want most is for the update to come but if you want the update its in the android development section and all of them are good.....
I installed my first aosp Rom last night so now I want the update to come out so the source code release can help the data reception and other issues with the aosp roms and custom kernels.
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I installed my first aosp Rom last night so now I want the update to come out so the source code release can help the data reception and other issues with the aosp roms and custom kernels.
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Talk to Qualcomm -- not Sammy and Verizon.
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1ManWolfePack said:
Talk to Qualcomm -- not Sammy and Verizon.
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It might be QC, but I hear they are in other phones and work OK. I had the ET4G on sprint and the radio was fine on that - not sure if that was QC or not.
This is an early release of CM10.1, so several CM features are missing and this is a WIP.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything bad that happens as a result of flashing this, do so at your own risk.
Working:
Phone Calls / SMS
Wifi (doesn't seem to be scanning but it will connect if you manually add a network)
Bluetooth (appears to be working but haven't had a chance to test)
Audio
HW Buttons / Backlights
HW accel.
Sensors
Not working:
Data (obviously)
MMS
Camera
HDMI
GApps: http://goo.im/gapps (Use 4.2)
Build 1 [11/30/12]: http://androtransfer.com/get.php?p=sbrissen/Charge/cm_charge-ota-eng.sbrissen_42_1.zip
Install:
Copy ROM/GApps to sdcard
Reboot into CWM
Flash ROM
Wipe Data (atleast on first install)
Flash Gapps
Boot
Profit
Notes: Since Data is not working, to save battery turn off DataConnection in Mobile Networks settings. To access Developer Options, go to About Phone and tap Build number several times until it tells you you are a developer, then access the options as normal.
Credits:
JT1134
Cyanogenmod
Pawitp
TSM
Is this based off 4.2 Jelly Bean?
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Is this based off 4.2 Jelly Bean?
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Yes.
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bvsbutthd101 said:
Is this based off 4.2 Jelly Bean?
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Yes. Look at the DL links
RIL.
SANTA PLEASE?
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chefthomas99 said:
RIL.
SANTA PLEASE?
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Better odds winning the next lottery :banghead:
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I get this error when I try to flash the ROM.
Can't copy meta-inf/com/Google/android/update-binary
Installation aborted.
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Better odds winning the next lottery :banghead:
Still Charged Up
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Yeah I don't think they want to keep this phone going. They want us to buy new ones. I'm going to have to wait for income tax refund time. That's OK, I really like my phone with Tweaked on it.
The thing I think is funny is the iPhone commercials keep bragging about stuff my poor old Charge already has.
WOW!! I leave the droid charge community for a few months and this is what happens??? Simply incredible. As I have relegated my charge to WIFI only duty this is nearly perfect. The only issue is that it never actually boots. The boot animation just keeps on going and going and going. Does the file system need to be converted to EXT4 before flashing? I'm using the latest 0302 recovery too. Thanks in advance!
Nevermind. Got it up and running. Seems like the recovery updated itself somehow (shrug) and flashed it using the brand new CWM looking recovery and it's working. Can't wait to play around with this later.
Excuse me while I change my shorts.
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Just wondering (I'm not a developer or anything), but to get DATA working couldn't we throw in the Factory Test.apk? I was looking at what was running, and it always is. Then I looked at what it is and it all has to do with the RIL.
I am actually looking into trying this build! I usually have Wi-Fi wherever I go so DATA isn't too big of a problem. If it does ever get fixed I believe this would be the Charge's lifesaver.
Any news on the issue that people are having getting it to install?
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Just wondering (I'm not a developer or anything), but to get DATA working couldn't we throw in the Factory Test.apk? I was looking at what was running, and it always is. Then I looked at what it is and it all has to do with the RIL.
I am actually looking into trying this build! I usually have Wi-Fi wherever I go so DATA isn't too big of a problem. If it does ever get fixed I believe this would be the Charge's lifesaver.
Any news on the issue that people are having getting it to install?
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FactoryTest is in this build, it is required for secPhone.apk to work. I'm not actually sure if it helps or not but its in there. I'm not sure on the boot issues, after installing I would just make sure to wipe data and it should be fine.
tmanschuette said:
Just wondering (I'm not a developer or anything), but to get DATA working couldn't we throw in the Factory Test.apk? I was looking at what was running, and it always is. Then I looked at what it is and it all has to do with the RIL.
I am actually looking into trying this build! I usually have Wi-Fi wherever I go so DATA isn't too big of a problem. If it does ever get fixed I believe this would be the Charge's lifesaver.
Any news on the issue that people are having getting it to install?
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won't be too long before wifi is everywhere. but I'd rather see camera working before mobile data.... just me though.
jco23 said:
won't be too long before wifi is everywhere.
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Not where I come from...
jco23 said:
won't be too long before wifi is everywhere. but I'd rather see camera working before mobile data.... just me though.
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I have wifi at home only. Is someone actively working on data and whatnot?
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Not where I come from...
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chefthomas99 said:
I have wifi at home only. Is someone actively working on data and whatnot?
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Same here, only at home.
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Not where I come from...
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then move to a city with muni-fi: (j/k)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_wireless_network
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then move to a city with muni-fi: (j/k)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_wireless_network
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I said where I come from, not where I live. I live in Madison, WI (UW Madison campus) and there is literally wifi almost everywhere on campus. I am from rural Wisconsin, where Verizon and US Cellular are the only viable carriers.
Two questions.
So people have gotten this to install?
Is it easy to switch back to Tweaked after installing this?
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Check my edit. It installed just fine. Still not optimized, but it's a VERY functional build.