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So i posted in the marketplace for a feeler on seling my htc pure. found out no can do not on the board long enough. Well was looking for some help with Rom's for it, glad i did not, the dam thing. less than 3 days old froze up twice. so Guess what its going back to at&t, got them to up grade me to a tilt 2 thats what i wanted in the first place. YEA.....
I started with a fuse in march, week 2 bluetooth failed , warr exchange, lasted till oct, unit freezing causing soft reset, did hard reset, still freezing, none have been modded. refurb phone after 2 weeks freezing, by now i am thinking wow i must have the worst luck. so they upgrade me to a pure, that is not really what i wanted but it was an upgrade. figure new phone lets fix it before it breaks. Could not even put it up for sale before that thing start freezing after sending text message's. so back to at&t, spent a total of 8 plus hours over the last week on the phone and driving to the store 3 times. I must say they have been really good and fair. I will say that htc might have problems but at&t have kept me happy. just thought to vent alittle. Wouldlike a little incite. should i do any mods or just leave it alone. I have seen that new rom and updates make the phone much better? using the search function.
So I got my XT720 a few days ago and am loving it. Two things though:
1) I've had to do a quick reset (take out battery) about 4-5 times in the same amount of days. What happens is sometimes the screen will go blank (or when I press the on button all that will happen is the 4 buttons at bottom of phone will light up). Screen/phone becomes unresponsive and only way to get back to normal is to take out battery. I'm pretty sure that every time this has happened has been right (or shortly) after me downloading something on my phone (i.e. putting on a new wallpaper, or a song). Anyone have this happen to them?
2) I don't want to root or put on Dexter's ROM just yet. The reason for this is because a) I just got my phone and I don't want to void the warranty until I know everything works with no issues b) I'd rather wait for the complete/fully polished version of the ROM - I'm in no hurry right now, this phone is a big big upgrade from my previous phone even without 2.2.
Anyways, the point is, I'm pretty sure my phone isn't running with the 720MHz update right now and is running at 550. I want to put on that update to make my phone faster while I wait to root. However, whenever I go to - about phone - check for system updates - and click on that, it always tells me "Server unavailable. Try again later.". Been trying for the past few days and no luck. How can I get the 720MHz update (without rooting - at this point)?
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If the screen doesn't come on when you turn on the phone, you may have a defective one. My first XT720 was a dud right out of the box. I had to take it back to the Cincinnati Bell store and get it exchanged. I've heard of other people having similar experiences with the phone not turning on. Take it back. If they give you any crap about it, just tell them that the Motorola tech from their forums told you to take it back. This adds a bit of validity to the problem and may make it an easier transaction.
Nah, it works fine for the most part. Turns on and off and runs just fine normally. But my issue is I've just had it basically freeze up 4-5 times in the past week (noticing a possible connection to me downloading things).
I would think your phone is running at 720mhz. I believe the European / Asian versions were originally 550mhz & had an ota udate to the 720 level. You could download Android System Info or Elixer to check it out though.
I would also agree with reverendkjr, it the phone is acting funky take it back & get a replacement.
The XT720 from Wind is 720mhz with stock firmware, the only 550mhz was Korean version AFAIK, maybe some Euro versions.
As for the screen, you may want to try doing a factory reset on your phone. If it persists after that take it back to Wind for a replacement, had my wife's XT720 replaced due to a microphone problem.
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The XT720 from Wind is 720mhz with stock firmware, the only 550mhz was Korean version AFAIK, maybe some Euro versions.
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Oh? I figured it might be at 550 since going back to homescreen - it reloads pretty often (thought 720 wouldn't do that), though it does run snappy enough in all other areas.
As for the screen, you may want to try doing a factory reset on your phone. If it persists after that take it back to Wind for a replacement, had my wife's XT720 replaced due to a microphone problem.
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Be a bit of a pain to factory reset at this point. The problem isn't terribly disruptive at this point. Doesn't happen often enough to really bother me and restarting is quick. If it does continue and become frustrating I may consider factory reset. I just was wondering if anyone else experienced this.
WIND would give me a replacement at any time (within the year) if I told them about this issue? (Kind of hard to prove since it happens at it's own whim. Don't want to seek a replacement just yet anyways - not unless it continues and is an annoyance)
Just put a call into support so they have a record of the problems, explain to them you cant reproduce the problem, but it is a brand new phone and should not be doing this regardless.
They will suggest the reset to see if the issue persists, but you can decline at this time and at least get the issue logged so you have a better chance of replacement in the future.
Keep in mind though, within 14 days they will replace with a new phone, beyond that you may get a used one.
I can't imagine just ignoring a problem with a new phone like that. Especially since you have the ability to have it replaced for free.
Heck, I took a phone back once because it had ONE dead pixel on the screen. When the girl looked at me and said "Really?" I said "Hell yes, I just bought this damn thing and I want it to be PERFECT!"
you need to setup the APN to connect to 3G to get your 720 upgrade from OTA (if purchased unlocked Euro or Asia models)
if it's a Wind XT720 it should already be on 720
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I can't imagine just ignoring a problem with a new phone like that. Especially since you have the ability to have it replaced for free.
Heck, I took a phone back once because it had ONE dead pixel on the screen. When the girl looked at me and said "Really?" I said "Hell yes, I just bought this damn thing and I want it to be PERFECT!"
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Yeah, I suppose that's true. If it happens again I'll look into getting it replaced.
Thanks for the help guys.
my XT711 has done the "blank screen a few times also and I have to remove the battery to reset it. Very strange thing, but I have had the phone for only a few days so im gonna see what its gonna do first cause sending it back to china is a pain in th butt.
So last year my girlfriend and I upgraded from Black Berry's, she decided to take the HD2 and I decided on the MyTouch Slide. I have been extremely happy with the slide, I have had no issues with the phone at all. Unfortunately with 2 kids the phone has taken a tumble a few times and the camera broke... well... more like stuck in a permanent macro state and the screen cracked on the lower right side, regardless the phone like a good trooper marches on.
Anyway while in San Francisco for the past week her HD2 starts having hardware failures, lockup, overheating, battery drains so she goes to the T-Mo store and they let us know we have 2 free upgrades. She see's this as a chance to jump into a new phone and picks up the Galaxy S 4G and asks me what I want... and well just from posting in here you know what I picked blindly... the G2X.
After 3 hours of use this morning I had 6 lockups, but the "turn never sleep on fix" seemed to work. Oddly with the WiFi on or off, as long as that option is set, it seems to be fine. I haven't used the WiFi yet so I don't know if this will hold true... but so far since 10am no lockups or freezes.
But here comes the question... Do I keep this phone? It's obviously has some software issues that need to be fixed. She just got this phone yesterday I can easily go in and get something else. I am looking at getting the Galaxy S 4G but I am not sure, now that the lockup issue is gone I like this phone ...
Opinions? The reason I am asking is because we were "promised" all this stuff the HD2 would be getting down the line and what a complete let down. I don't want the G2X turning into that, I just as well take the "lesser phone"(?) in the Galaxy S 4G if that's the case.
EDIT: As I picked it up after I typed all this it had locked up.... I'm exchanging, the hell with it. Sorry for wasting everyones time.
Hello, Im hoping I can find someone who can help. I am into a Atrix for about 2 months now, It started off great and has turned into a nightmare. I am not getting any real help on Moto's Forum, actually Im getting Jacked around.
The Phone has started to lag badly, it loses touch abilities on the display it freezes or quits working, Apps are dissapearing, Moto says take it off the SD Card, the phone is acting like a Moto POS.
Moto is tight lipped about any patches or fixes, the Camera sucks it takes horrible pictures, and I cant get anywher with them or AT&T
What about ICS or Android 4, does anyone know the likelyhood hat Atrix 2 will get it and when if so.?
Someone said, trash the A2 get a Nexus LTE your troublles will be over, is that true? Why not just put ICS on the A2, it got a beautiful display
I hope some one can guide me with this mess, Motorola Is ot interested in helping people wit A2's, their busy with the Putzonic and Wayzor Droiddie, they forgot about us little fish.
What have you done to your A2 so far? There is also a sticky about ICS so yeah until ICS pushed to other phones you wouldn't hear anything. A2 is actually not a little fish ^_^ but yeah back to the question. What have you done to your A2? rooted? any adb push? I had disappearing apps to but realized I froze them lol well yeah an Indepth detail of the problem would help. this post sounds like a rant to me ^_^v
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The Phone has started to lag badly, it loses touch abilities on the display it freezes or quits working,
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I got my A2 Nov 11 and have had 2 freezes. Nothing a battery pull couldn't revive though.
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Apps are dissapearing, Moto says take it off the SD Card, the phone is acting like a Moto POS.
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Several threads(not just on these forums) about apps disappearing if they are stored on the SD card. If you are putting your apps on the SD card, have you tried moving them to internal storage?
To clear up some of the questions: The Atrix2 I have is absolutely Motorola Stock, I have some 15 apps on it, no games,. No Root, No Nothing.
I went to load XDA on the Phone, it started to load, gave me the first page, and I tried to scroll down to a different page, it moved about a 1/2 page and got "Stuck" stayed that way for about 2 minutes and then began to operate normal.
Whats the big deal about saying the Phone will get ICS? Understandable it takes time to get it all prepared, but say something. They (Motorola User Forum) are blowing the A2 off on the Forum, Nothing has been said about patches or fixes, the phone isnt even listed on the Motorola Update Page- (MB865)
They finally acknowledged there is a issue with the SD Card and suggested we move all Apps off the SD Card- I did so, but there has been no dialog as to whats wrong and when a fix can be expected. Im tired of "Toilet Bowl Excuses" given from Motorola, and their Techs are a absolute Joke, their better equipped to pick Bananas from Coconut Trees,(Everything goes to the Phillipines) than offer solutions of help for the Atrix2.
I have no experience with rooting or such, and if you mention XDA "Anything" on the forum, youll get threats of "Banned from Forum" (A Bunch of BS), also honestly, I really dont want to lose my warranty, and they (Motorola) have made it very clear that if you Mod the Phone in any way, (Including AT&T) you will violate the warranty. I really dont want to lose the warranty on the phone.
As stated earlier make sure you have no apps on the SD card if you don't have any on it and are still having problems you might have a corrupted card. Try reformatting your SD card. As far as warranty goes AT&T warranty is jack now and you have a one year manufacturer warranty anyways. Also try a couple of battery pulls. I know it may sound crazy but sometimes they help. Do a search here if there have been problems we have narrowed a lot of them down and had some pretty good success helping others out as well.
Thank you, I have done that already, and the apps stopped "Dissapearing", I guess along with the myriad of other issues as well, and the lousey camera results, my real issue is, When and How does this all get fixed, patched or whatever.
I received a PM from a Experienced Forum User, who stated, that, "ICS Android 4.0 will cure all these problems" The Problem is, No One is saying anything at all. I understand that it takes alot of work and preparation to put a New OS like Android 4.0 on a phone like the Atrix 2, however, saying nothing and doing nothing, doesnt help at all.
I see no harm in a statement alluding to the fact, that Motorola is Acknowledging the Problems (Hypothetically)... and rather than waste resouces trying to fix these issues, with patches, they are trying to ready Android 4.0 for the A2- which will cure most if not all the issues.
I dont think thats a unreasonable expectation. I paid for a Fully Operational Smartphone, not a "Broken" smartphone, that partly works. (Not trying to be arrogant)
Camera FX zoom from the market will help the camera out a lot. I have seen a lot of people return their phones due to the problems the A2 is having and if I was having the problems as well I'm sure I would've been pissed as well. But fortunately I havnt had a lot if them. Yes the tight lips from motorola can be disappointing and discerning but NONE of the manufacturers have slated a timeframe at which their phones would be upgraded. They have only listed devices on the upgrade path. Will the A2 get ICS, I think so but the truth is no one knows right now. But with all that said AT&T has been better then any service provider at getting the updates to their phones then any other out there . Really we are just playing a waiting game as us everyone else. Hopefully you can get all your problem's solved as I'm sure you are frustrated.
I am very APPRECIATIVE to you for your help, Do you know what the "Red Cross" is, (Like on the Ambulance or Helicopters from Mash) ? Let me explain....
When I Power Cycle the Phone, when it initially starts to reload everything, there is a Icon that will show itself momentarily, its a Square Gray box, next to the Battery Icon with a Thick Red Cross in it. Usually uou get a small red ciircle with a slash in it.
I posted on the Forum, but no one was able to give a clear answer including the manager. The Moment you menntion XDA, the Dogs of War come out, (The Volunteer Moderators) and threaten you with Hanging you until you stop wiggling!
A normal person would welcome any sound help and solutions, as the bottom line is a Happy Customer... In my book you folks run circles around the Moto Forum. Why are they so afraid of you folks.? If anything, XDA poses a great help to their customers.
In response to your last post, I agree with you, but I also feel in earnest based on whats recently occured from all the other Manufacturers, the least they could say at this point is, the Atrix 2 will get ICS 4.0. There is also a horrible issue with "dropping of the Data Connection" that is absolutely terrible. when switching from Wifi to Network. You have Blue, white, white, Wifi, 4G, Network signal icons.... If im in the house and switch from Phone idle to email or Plume, it becomes white, white, white, and slowly will swith to Blue, Blue, Blue, and then white, Blue, Blue ( The Icons ). it is a problem also with Hotspots, it will fail to log in, yet on Power cycle, it will log in to Hotspot without a problem. The error is, Cannot determine eligibility for hotspots, please call customer service-
Thank you and Happy Holidays to you, family and all on XDA!
I can def help you on the grey box with the red cross in it. I see this a lot when I'm at work as well due to the buildings I'm in and out of . Once I'm out if the building though reception comes right back. Sounds to me like you are in an area with poor cell service. As far as locking in though my phone does search sometimes when I'm around my house as well but I live in a very rural area. We've just recently gotten 3G in my area. So I've been really happy with the boost in speeds. Hope this helps some and you have a Happy Holidays as well!
2 important steps for a badly behaving phone
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I am very APPRECIATIVE to you for your help, Do you know what the "Red Cross" is, (Like on the Ambulance or Helicopters from Mash) ? Let me explain....
When I Power Cycle the Phone, when it initially starts to reload everything, there is a Icon that will show itself momentarily, its a Square Gray box, next to the Battery Icon with a Thick Red Cross in it. Usually uou get a small red ciircle with a slash in it.
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Thank you and Happy Holidays to you, family and all on XDA!
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This hasn't been brought up yet, and I feel these two steps are very important especially on a new phone with very little done to it. If you cannot nail down misbehavior to any app you have recently installed, then I would:
1. do a factory reset (settings -> privacy setttings -> factory data reset). This will restore your phone (but not your SD card unless you check that box) to whatever the rescue image on your phone provides. It should be the same as what was shipped on the phone, though there are those who believe the system shipped with the phone is not trustworthy and they *always* do a factory reset on a new phone before using it.
2. return the phone to an ATT store and describe the problems and the factory reset. If a factory reset doesn't fix it, nothing will. If they won't swap out the phone for you, then call customer service and ask for a warranty replacement. Android phones are full of sample defects (individual devices that have problems) that you shouldn't even attempt to accommodate.
the red cross thing right next to the battery bar is normal it just means it hasn't found a signal yet to connect to. This happens every time you reboot a phone in a low signal area.
Call your ATT rep make sure that on their end that your phone is configured for 4G because they had mine configured for 2g for some odd reason.
I believe the blue icon means its active connection while white means its not active. I rarely use my data plan but my wifi icon turns blue when im using it then it turns white to gray when im not using it.
About hot spots no idea on that one ^_^ never used it and will never use it. People can eavesdrop on those connections
I'm still in love with Skyrocket, but some developers and mantainers stop making new buils because feels like there are just a few Skyrocket users out there.
I think it's just because some of us are waiting for a more stable Lollipop release and better compatibility of xposed. But believe me, Skyrocket only needs a little push, and this is the time; I found a repartition thread for Hercules and same method works for Skyrocket, it means less space limitations and more juice to pull out of Skyrocket.
What do you guys think?
I still have the phone but even with a new battery I don't get much life out of it. Especially compared to my HTC One M7. I still have a real fondness for the Skyrocket. I'm running lollipop on it via the Candy ROM and it runs pretty good . In fact I think it runs much better than it ever did compared to when I had it on stock touchwiz.
I see by looking at file host download counts that over 400 downloads for Lollipop.
So a lot still using,I know some may be repeat downloads where they have gotten bad dl's,but still plenty. Just don't know how many developer's are still rocking the skyrocket.
Hope they keep up the builds there doing now . Lollipop is making my SR faster and longer life on battery.
Just bought one to use as a media streamer for summer.
Mine still get use as Ambio / music players. They are incredible devices, and amazingly enough, still reasonable performers. Not flag-ship worthy anymore, but remarkably close to the middle of the pack for mid-grade devices, and much faster than the low-end crap.
If Samsung hadn't gone nuts on locking (and encrypting) the bootloader for AT&T models, I'd still buy their hardware.
yap my beloved skyrocket is still with me as my daily drive
starting to have some problems with it but not something that a 15$ part cant fix
My husband bought me the LG Optimus G (AT&T) as a gift. Ended up returning it.
I like both versions of the S2 (i727 & i777). My husband used the i727 before upgrading. Mine was the i777.
Parts are cheap and phone is way easy to repair. At the moment I am using the i727 because the i777 needs fixed.
I don't need all the bells and whistles of a fancy phone. I have an S5 but its used by the kids.
Still have my skyrocket. I'm running cm11 but really want a stable lollipop rom. But my phone is about dead. it is so slow and laggy i cant figure out how to fix it. ive switched roms and it still remains frustrating slow.
I got my i727 back in 2012, and it's a great phone. My problem is finding a stable AND secure rom (meaning, consistent updates). My favorite for a while was Slim Roms' "Slim Kat"... but they haven't updated it in over a year I believe. I did find a way to increase app space by partitioning using a custom PIT file (someone shared how on these forums). I would be happy to hear rom suggestions, as I am using T-Mobile in the US currently.
Skyrocket going strong still, even after 3 years.
I bought my skyrocket 3 years ago and I still use it with Stock AT&T touchwiz ROM. Battery is new and gives me half a day backup. I love it and the old 4.1.2 interface seems refreshing after seeing tons of lollipop phones with similarly decked out homescreens and notification bars. The big font, the big icons and the bright colours on this phone (Especially with the AMOLED screen) still feel awesome.
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I still use it with Stock AT&T touchwiz ROM...
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That sounds nice! What service provider do you use? I am currently using T-Mobile, so I had to use a different radio to get it working better. Do you happen to know what radio that stock rom comes with, and if it might work for T-mobile? My phone is seriously throwing a fit right now so I gotta get a new rom on there soon.
*Edit* I just used Odin to return my i727 to stock AT&T rom (ATT JB 4.1.2 I727UCMC1 ..) which can be found here on Vincom's sticky under "
3: STOCK FIRMWARES: ODIN FLASHABLE - FULL/COMPLETE/ STOCK", and it seems to run fine as I use my T-Mobile sim card! Running very smoothly right now. Before the AT&T stock rom was updated (back when I got my phone in 2012), I do not recall it even using the signal correctly when I inserted the T-Mobile sim card, so I opted to use custom roms with short-term joy and a lot of pain and suffering in the long-run. Will let you guys know updates as I continue to use it, because long term is the real test of how a rom handles!
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What service provider do you use? Do you happen to know what radio that stock rom comes with, and if it might work for T-mobile?
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I'm on Airtel in India. And the stock ROM comes with UCMC1 radio and it works pretty okay. The ROM is solid now that I've used it for 3 weeks now. There was one occurrence where the phone rebooted when the battery was low and when it came back on it had factory reset itself (That was a pain to bring back everything update). Other than that ROM has been solid.
As far as signal and data is considered, what I found out which worked better is when I installed xposed framework and installed a mod called Intelli3G. If I change the network mode to WCDMA via UltraCfg I used to get 1 bar signal. But when I used to switch network mode via Intelli3G I get 2-3 bars. I don't know why it is like that, but it works.
Why would anyone still be using this phone? It was a piece of crap. Literally the worst purchase decision I have made in my entire life. Nothing but problems.
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Why would anyone still be using this phone? It was a piece of crap. Literally the worst purchase decision I have made in my entire life. Nothing but problems.
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ymmv but for me it has never failed me in over 3 yrs since ive had it, its still my dd, flashed a ton of roms and apps and still using the original battery.
best purchase ive made
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ymmv but for me it has never failed me in over 3 yrs since ive had it, its still my dd, flashed a ton of roms and apps and still using the original battery.
best purchase ive made
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Still using the original battery after three years? My battery life wasn't very good even when new and was awful after like 6 months getting like 1.5 hours screen on time with like 8 or 9 hours off the charger.
I could see it being a little better with custom ROMs since you wouldn't have to deal with the pathetic TouchWiz but not much and I didn't want to void my warranty and insurance by installing custom ROMs. After the first update it was so slow(even after a factory reset) I missed half my calls because the phone was so slow that the call had went to voicemail before it had registered my swipe to answer.
The build quality sucked too. The phone was creaky and had several gaps between parts. The back cover didn't sit flush with the back of the phone even after replacing the back cover which I did 3 or 4 times during the two years I used the phone because of how easily it scratched and worn out.
It also had issues every few months were it would get stuck in boot loops.
After using that piece of crap for two years I vowed to never get another Samsung phone unless serious changes were made by Samsung.
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Still using the original battery after three years? My battery life wasn't very good even when new and was awful after like 6 months getting like 1.5 hours screen on time with like 8 or 9 hours off the charger.
I could see it being a little better with custom ROMs since you wouldn't have to deal with the pathetic TouchWiz but not much and I didn't want to void my warranty and insurance by installing custom ROMs. After the first update it was so slow(even after a factory reset) I missed half my calls because the phone was so slow that the call had went to voicemail before it had registered my swipe to answer.
The build quality sucked too. The phone was creaky and had several gaps between parts. The back cover didn't sit flush with the back of the phone even after replacing the back cover which I did 3 or 4 times during the two years I used the phone because of how easily it scratched and worn out.
It also had issues every few months were it would get stuck in boot loops.
After using that piece of crap for two years I vowed to never get another Samsung phone unless serious changes were made by Samsung.
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I have two - my wife and I bought them the same day - and the only issue I have had so far is the power button on the black one going out after 2.5 years. (One of the solder techs at my work replaced it for me.) Otherwise, both have been fantastic devices. They don't creak, the backs go on perfectly, and they still function quite well - even if they are fairly slow compared to my M8. Even the TouchWiz poo that shipped on them was functional - I just prefer CM.
I think you got a lemon.
even though i got mine new i also bought 2 used ones for family members, all 3 are still working great