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From Captivate to Inspire

So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!

congrats!!!!!!!

You will never miss your captivate , even the captivate devs are coming to the inspire !

born_fisherman said:
So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!
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You'll be joining a rather sizable club of ex-captivate users who made the jump over to this superior phone, me being one of them.
Cool that you got them to replace your captivate... I wasn't willing to suffer through three more replacement phones before even having a slight chance of getting them to swap... paid Off-contract, with no regrets.
Many of the captivate devs are over here now, which is awesome.
Enjoy!
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Count me in too! Well, almost. My Inspire is on it's way. Can't wait!

You new guys/gals, don't be wimps now, get to rootin' those new inspires of yours', pronto.
Check out the awesome rooting/flashing guide by Mudknot2005, it's a sticky post in this inspire general forum.
I'd link it, but I haven't figured out how to do links in this here xda premium app I've been using for like...ever. ;D
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Enjoy your new toy

Scott_S said:
You new guys/gals, don't be wimps now, get to rootin' those new inspires of yours', pronto.
Check out the awesome rooting/flashing guide by Mudknot2005, it's a sticky post in this inspire general forum.
I'd link it, but I haven't figured out how to do links in this here xda premium app I've been using for like...ever. ;D
Sent from my Inspire using XDA Premium
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Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .

americasteam said:
Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .
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The phone arrives today and I'm already ready already hope I can bring some knowledge to this side of the forum once I get situated with the phone!
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americasteam said:
Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .
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I was exaggerating a bit in my prior post.
You SHOULD, IMO, spend some time with your phone as is. In fact, I didn't root mine until near the end of my 30 days.
You want to "burn in" the phone, making sure everything works (no mfgr defects), first. You want to be able to distinguish between "not working right because I got a lemon" and "not working right because of a root/flash gone haywire."
Not to mention, it's more of a hassle (but indeed possible) to revert the phone to a warranty-returnable state should you discover a mfgr/production defect after you've rooted.
That point of reference of how the out-of-the-box phone behaves, stock quirks and all, is important.
I'm just now gearing up to flash my first custom ROM ever, and I got the phone on 03/02, so being patient for the sake of being better prepared is a good strategy.
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A lot of my friends and family have been iPhone owners for the last few years, and I can finally say that my phone is the envy of my inner circle now. The Inspire has it all: beauty, brains, and brawn.

My phone arrived via UPS yesterday afternoon, and I set to rooting it as soon as it was fully charged. This was my first root, and the hardest part was making the Gold Card. I would recommend using the Gold Card walkthrough on theunlockr.com Website for the Gold Card. After you have that created, use Bubby's One Click (it REALLY works!). I'm sticking with rooted Stock ROM for now because I like all of the HTC stuff, but I wanted to use Titanium Backup to remove the ATT bloatware. Mission accomplished!

So att goofed and sent me the handset only accessories arrive tomorrow, so I should have a working inspire tomorrow night!
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I literally folded my Crapsung Craptivate in half then tore it into two pieces on Monday night, got a call from my local AT&T store, and my Inspire is in stock, picking it up after work.
Then I'll use the awesome 8mp camera with LED flash to take a picture of the Crapsung Aggrevate and use it in the "How to fix the sh**ty samsung phones" guide I'm going to make.

I also jumped ship. I find the Inspire a far far far superior phone to the captivate.
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born_fisherman said:
So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!
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Since you know have a Cappy laying around try this ...
Flash Serendipity ROM from MikeyMike w/ speedmod kernel and UGJK Gingerbread Modem.
Enjoy a screamingly fast, stable for everyday use, sexy rainy day phone!!!

Funny, I found this thread while on hold trying to accomplish the same thing. This'll be exchange #5 and they're trying to convince me that I'm only eligible for a Blackberry courtesy "upgrade".

pkley said:
Funny, I found this thread while on hold trying to accomplish the same thing. This'll be exchange #5 and they're trying to convince me that I'm only eligible for a Blackberry courtesy "upgrade".
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You tell them after four other phones they can take their blackberry and shove it up their collective ass.
Seriously. That's ridiculous. Wtf.
Wishing you luck getting the phone you want... WORKING phone, that is.
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Scott_S said:
You SHOULD, IMO, spend some time with your phone as is. In fact, I didn't root mine until near the end of my 30 days.
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I told myself I would wait, but caved in at around 3 weeks.

techluvr said:
I told myself I would wait, but caved in at around 3 weeks.
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Three weeks is plenty. Just as long as you know how the phone should behave out of the box, IMO.
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Despite the issues with the g2x

Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?

smashpunks said:
Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
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original pre ordered G2x problems: decent Bleeding/reboot every few days
2nd G2x: HORRIBLE how can i say this better ..... FUGLY BLEEDING
3rd device on its way: possible bleed maybe reboot issue/wifi problem....?
4th G2x:......... maybe if the third one sucks
5th G2x...... i hope not
but yes im keeping it/them even if i have to exchange it for the next two years
alot of support behind the phone and a great community!

bought it with my employee discount
no returns for us
luckily i still have 1 discount left which i'll use on the sensation or the GS2. then my discounts reset in october.

Definately keeping it. I guess I was one of the lucky ones. I have not experienced any of the reported issues. My screen does have a slight bleed, but not highly noticeable . I already rooted and flashed Eagles_blood rom. Its only a matter of time until more roms and custom kernels are realeased, then we will really see what this phone is capable of.
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I bought the phone yesterday knowing that I had 30 days to make my mind up on it. While I've only had the phone for a little over 48 hours, so far all is good. Yes the screen bleeds but its not as bad some peoples. Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers so the only time I ever even think of the bleeding is during boot and when I check this forum (lol). No reboots yet, OS is faster than any phone I've ever used, and contrary to my expectations HSPA+ actually does provide a noticeable boost. What I'm monitoring closest now is battery life. So far it seems to be at least on par with my Vibrant which is something I can live with. Loving stock Android also. If things keep up at this rate I wont be taking it back in 28 days.

regP said:
Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.

tr.slate said:
Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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I've checked screenshots with black toolbars and it wont be an issue for me. I keep the tool bar hidden anyway so the only time its even visible is if I have an app open in which case im focused on the content of the app not the notification bar. I'm sure there will be tons of themes with light notification bars anyway.

I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro

I unfortunately had to exchange my first one for a new one. My original would randomly think the wired headset was connected when it wasnt. This rendered the phone basically useless. Plus no one else in these forums talked about a similar situation. So I exchanged mine for a new one. So far its good. Fingers crossed!
I wish everyone that decides to pass on the G2X for the sgs2 or sensation the best of luck! Coming from Sammy's first real attempt at trying to run with the big dogs, the VIBRANT, I can honestly say that while its a decent device to get started with in android, it leaves much to be desired. At the time of its release the galaxy s line had the best hardware then too. But that didn't mean sqaut in real world performance. Those things laughed at us everytime we opened the app menu!
Look at all the time people like SUPERCURIO put into voodoo, just to make that thing be half the phone it could be. And dont even get me started on updates! Froyo? Froyo? Did you say Froyo? I had froyo before it was even a wet dream in TMO's eyes here. If it wasnt for some great DEV's pulling together on that thing and making it what it should have been in the first place, I, along with half the people that bought a vibrant probably woulda nailed our genitalia to the floor in a burning building.
So you guys get a super duper AMOLED screen phone that you still cant see in the sun! Talk about how AWESOME that screen is inside the house. Go ahead, take it in, love it, embrace it! Your little injection molded plastic-ey POS may sound like the next best thing, but this guy read the book and bought the t shirt! #SAMSUNGNEVERAGAIN!
Just wait, you'll see. And BTW good luck with that htc boot loader, sensation fans. I'll sit back and watch from the sidelines with my #CYANOGENMOD G2X!

hanged_man said:
today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!

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jdkackley said:
Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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My name's S0NiX, and I approve of this message.

I returned for now and will be getting it again in a few months, regardless of the upcoming Sensation/GS2.

ciscothek said:
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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Eaglesblood rom has black notification, and you barely see it. I see it a little in youtube, cwm and bootup. But only in complete darkness.
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Who is Thinking of Jumping Ship to the SGS2?

Now that it is official I am not sure if it is the device that is getting me excited or all the hype around it. I really like the idea of the larger screen and super thin body. Wish it was qhd though. I guess with every good thing comes a bad thing......
Thinking the only way to get it without spending money is to add a line, cancel my 3D's line and sell the 3D on Craigs list. That should cover the both costs.......Anyone know what Sprint's max cancelation charge is?
Like I said, just thinking about it now and would like to hear what others are planning on doing. Hopefully this doesn't turn into a flame war......Just looking to see if people jumping ship have a better way to get there then what I was thinking of doing......

RushAOZ said:
The gs2 is blasphemy in these forums. The mods and posters with insecurity and denial will attack you. Dump the 3d. Get the gs2.
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Lol, reported because you are annoying.
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muahahababa

Thought about it, no. Got screwed enough with no lube by Samsung, thanks.

[email protected] said:
Not that it is official I am not sure if it is the device that is getting me excited or all the hype around it. I really like the idea of the larger screen and super thin body. Wish it was qhd though. I guess with every good thing comes a bad thing......
Thinking the only way to get it without spending money is to add a line, cancel my 3D's line and sell the 3D on Craigs list. That should cover the both costs.......Anyone know what Sprint's max cancelation charge is?
Like I said, just thinking about it now and would like to hear what others are planning on doing. Hopefully this doesn't turn into a flame war......Just looking to see if people jumping ship have a better way to get there then what I was thinking of doing......
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The SGS II will only be a good phone because of the Dev support. Samsung has a hard time updating the software for some reason. Gingerbread hasn't even been rolled out to the original Epic for god's sake.

RushAOZ said:
The gs2 is blasphemy in these forums. The mods and posters with insecurity and denial will attack you. Dump the 3d. Get the gs2.
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Hopefully if we don't get trolls and people give there honest opinions this thread can stay open because I really want to see what people have to say and what they will be doing now that the device is official.
I have been with HTC for the past 5 years but if something better comes along I am not afraid to go....
Obviously no one has played with it yet but I want to know people's thoughts just based on the announcement and if they are regretting the 3D purchase....

Im all in, day one.

The thread can stay open if the trolling idiots stay quiet

aypanthony said:
The SGS II will only be a good phone because of the Dev support. Samsung has a hard time updating the software for some reason. Gingerbread hasn't even been rolled out to the original Epic for god's sake.
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The epics an exception. They can't seem to get the keyboard and radio figured out. This is the reason all sgs2s will be the sane and not have a keyboard lol. You also have to remember that update fiasco had more to do with carriers than Samsung themselves. The sgs had their updates right on time. I'm also curious about the op question. I've always wondered what would happen to your handset if cancelled within the first 6 months.
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the_scotsman said:
The thread can stay open if the trolling idiots stay quiet
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MOD EDIT: Goodbye

Well i guess it depends on you, I like a thinner device and i know it will have a better camera but I hatethe cheap feel of Samsung devices and.the updates , gingerbread is over nine months old and nothing official for the epic, so what would make me think they will get it on time on the second.device, same thing goes with the photon MOTO devices rake forever to update, that's why I stick with the EVO 3d but all 3 phones are great phones
MGS on my iPad

RushAOZ said:
The epics an exception. They can't seem to get the keyboard and radio figured out. This is the reason all sgs2s will be the sane and not have a keyboard lol. You also have to remember that update fiasco had more to do with carriers than Samsung themselves. The sgs had their updates right on time. I'm also curious about the op question. I've always wondered what would happen to your handset if cancelled within the first 6 months.
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Well, google didn't have much luck with the nexus s at first either Hence their nickname the Nexus B lol
I won't lie the, gs2 is a beast of a phone. I also think the E3D has been underutilized so far though, this phone has a lot more potential than it gets credit for. Plus the Evo was updated to gingerbread around the same time the epic was getting froyo, it would have came before but HTC waited for gingerbreak to be patched before pushing the update.
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I hate to admit it as I have been a die-hard HTC fan, but, as far as my experience is concerned (on 3rd E3D) I think they really botched this flagship. YMMV, of course.
So long as the SGS2 has a radio that is as good (read: no weaker than) the E3D I'll be happy. The Radio on the NS4G was pitifully weak, the E3D is no better...even after a few. I can live with this. The signal strength indicator can't be trusted on it's own, go by actual measurements and most importantly missed/dropped calls and roaming....and I miss and drop and roam more than ever. It sucks. I do love this phone. I will greatly miss the qHD.
I became fine with the uber-weak radio, but, the final straw is the increasingly bad power-on fiasco. Sometimes it does, some times it doesn't. Some times it will be plugged in with a green light locked up tight (requiring a battery pull and SD card pull) *AND* have a dead battery on top of it. It's at the point where I have a backup alarm set up. Yeah yeah yeah, if I need an alarm clock USE an alarm clock...well, no other phone ever gave me any issues, so, I'm going to say that it is not unreasonable to expect my phone to A> turn on and B> charge while plugged into the charger.
I've tried hard, I do love this phone...even the horrid form factor has really grown on me. But I barely use the 3D enough to really miss... I may keep the E3D, it is a rather unique phone, but, SGS2 here I come....Also, aside from touchwiz (which is easily disgarded) it is a nearly stock Android experience....and Samsung has Cyanogen on their payroll. That can't be bad.
I will miss you guys, I'll be back to visit though. It has been fun.

RushAOZ said:
The gs2 is blasphemy in these forums. The mods and posters with insecurity and denial will attack you. Dump the 3d. Get the gs2.
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Honestly, I think its more insecure when somebody has a decent phone and has to make a thread asking for their peers/competitions approval to get the other phone. Btw, I have a nokia 1100. Do you think I should upgrade to the nokia 6630?
I voided my warranty and your mum.

The reason the new phone does not appeal to me that much is because it is WIDE -even wider than the Evo 4G. And taller too.

pukemon said:
Honestly, I think its more insecure when somebody has a decent phone and has to make a thread asking for their peers/competitions approval to get the other phone. Btw, I have a nokia 1100. Do you think I should upgrade to the nokia 6630?
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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I see it more like asking the opinions of people you consider knowledgeable on the subject. You'd be a fool to not ask people who are very familiar with something when considering whether to buy it or not....especially when it's such a relatively pricey gadget. Take it as a compliment that someone (may) respect your opinion enough on the subject to take your advice to heart.
We are a community here. I doubt any of us actually give a crap of another approves of one another in a social context, especially when starting a thread like this (so long as it isn't obviously trollbait).

For the life of me i don't know why you won't take this into the correct forum...at this point you are trolling and trying to cause a flame war..go back to the Samsung website and dry hump a pic of the gs2 ..i mean its specs are unprecedented..a 1.2 ghz dual core...whoaa.. a gig of RAM? Holy moly...a wvga screen..omfg... This thing ****s on everything...there is nothing else like it..I bet it will load up webpages a third of a.second faster than the e3d and that is very important..mods pls get rid of this rush guy..he's been causing trouble for hours and its getting on everyones nerves

You guys know that instant feeling of anger, shame, befuddlement you get when you see a trailer for a movie that has already been made 2 times before?
And like... The 1st one wasn't good to begin with but it got a lot of "views" so they keep doing it...
Over
And over
And over...
Imagine that, this thread reminded me of those crappy remake movies.

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daneurysm said:
I see it more like asking the opinions of people you consider knowledgeable on the subject. You'd be a fool to not ask people who are very familiar with something when considering whether to buy it or not....especially when it's such a relatively pricey gadget.
We are a community here. I doubt any of us actually give a crap of another approves of one another in a social context, especially when starting a thread like this (so long as it isn't obviously trollbait).
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Are you serious? Its a phone that hasn't come out yet, and at that, it just a variation of a phone that is out with a bigger screen. Seriously? I could be real mean here but I wont. Guys do you think I should get the pink shirt with BIGGER yellow stripes?
I voided my warranty and your mum.

New AT&T Atrix 2 User.

Hi! I just bought yesterday an Unlocked Atrix 2 from AT&T, it came with Android 2.3.6 (55.13.25.MB865,ATT.en.US) Pure stock, not rooted, brand new.. My question is.. What should i know about this device? Is it Getting an official OTA of ICS soon? I don't want to root it yet, i'd like to receive official ICS Update via OTA, then root and play with it. I'm in argentina, and sometime while surfing the web with 4G i lose network connection and reconnects itself after a few secs, someone has experienced that? The Screen is a little yellowish all over white colours, normal too or what? Thanks A2 Users!

Start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9
Official ics will be here in a month or so. Hopefully sooner. The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone.
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Welcome aboard! Glad to have you. If you don't mind, please read these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho... on basic rules and how to help the community
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...rs Guide !!! (NOOBS)[ALL IN 1 RESOURCE GUIDE]
Yes, ICS official should be right around the corner. In the meantime, I'd recommend you read through the threads in this forum, including the stickied threads. You'll learn a lot.
Also, if someone here helps you, be sure to click their "thanks" button!
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maxiordoqui said:
Hi! I just bought yesterday an Unlocked Atrix 2 from AT&T, it came with Android 2.3.6 (55.13.25.MB865,ATT.en.US) Pure stock, not rooted, brand new.. My question is.. What should i know about this device? Is it Getting an official OTA of ICS soon? I don't want to root it yet, i'd like to receive official ICS Update via OTA, then root and play with it. I'm in argentina, and sometime while surfing the web with 4G i lose network connection and reconnects itself after a few secs, someone has experienced that? The Screen is a little yellowish all over white colours, normal too or what? Thanks A2 Users!
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Hi. And, welcome to the community..
It's a good device, but it has a locked bootloader which prevents us from installing truly custom roms or custom kernels. But, as you will notice, the guys around here can do some pretty cool stuff with what limited capabilities we've got. (The unlock you are referring to is the subsidy unlock for different carriers, I assume).
Yes, depending on your definition of soon, the official ICS is coming soon-ish (my guess is august for the at&t us builds). And simply rooting, should have no impact on receiving or installing the official ota update - it's the other stuff you do with root that screws up the install of the ota - but we have ways to fix up your system for the ota..
Never been to Argentina, but I have experienced bad data connections depending where I'm at.
The yellowish color is not normal. At least mine doesn't look yellow. And since yours came stock 2.3.6 (most come 2.3.5 out of the box), and it's sim is unlocked, so it may be refurbished or slightly used.. not sure what causes the yellow.. do you have a screen guard that discolors it?
Hope that helps. Good luck with everything.
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tmease1 said:
Start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9
Official ics will be here in a month or so. Hopefully sooner. The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone.
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Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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tmease1 said:
The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone
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Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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I've never noticed a "yellow" tint, but I do have some darkish blotches in the center of where my keyboard would appear that may be from mashing the screen too hard while angry texting crazy girls...
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Wow! So many replies in just Minutes.. Thanks a lot, i feel confortable asking here now. First of all its Sim Unlocked, you can use it with any carrier. About "Yellowish" tint all over, is hard to tell when it is noticeable, for example, when you surf in Google Play, while loads the screen of a selected app, you can see the background the yellowish tint is a bit noticeable, also in Wifi settings and others, but colors in photos and everything is perfectly normal.. Probably i'm a bit daltonic or paranoid. I'm happy to know that our phone will have ICS in August, i think the wait will worth, i saw Droid Razr running ICS and, OMG so smooth, so perfect..! The only i complain about is about the stock browser, wich provides a laggy experience -.- but overall performance is good! I like the build quality, its a very good looking phone, looks very professional and feels like a premium phone. Not like the cheap plastics Samsung GS2 i own, it feels like a toy compared to A2! I'm uploading photos of the phone right now.

maxiordoqui said:
Wow! So many replies in just Minutes.. Thanks a lot, i feel confortable asking here now. First of all its Sim Unlocked, you can use it with any carrier. About "Yellowish" tint all over, is hard to tell when it is noticeable, for example, when you surf in Google Play, while loads the screen of a selected app, you can see the background the yellowish tint is a bit noticeable, also in Wifi settings and others, but colors in photos and everything is perfectly normal.. Probably i'm a bit daltonic or paranoid. I'm happy to know that our phone will have ICS in August, i think the wait will worth, i saw Droid Razr running ICS and, OMG so smooth, so perfect..! The only i complain about is about the stock browser, wich provides a laggy experience -.- but overall performance is good! I like the build quality, its a very good looking phone, looks very professional and feels like a premium phone. Not like the cheap plastics Samsung GS2 i own, it feels like a toy compared to A2! I'm uploading photos of the phone right now.
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I agree, it feels like a good quality piece of hardware. Oh, and August was just my guess, the official word from Moto is Quarter 3, which goes until like late September I think.. so who actually knows..
As for browsers, yup, the stock GB browser is horrible in my opinion also.. I'm sticking with Boat Browser - keeps getting updates and getting better. Also, Firefox is available for GB, and for ICS, you can get Chrome (but it's still pretty bare bones - plus the stock ics browser uses chrome parts I believe..). Just try a few out, and you'll find a nice replacement browser...

Here are some pics of this Bad Boy:
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alteredlikeness said:
Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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You just got used to it. I noticed it when i first got my A2 as well.
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What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
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Apex_Strider said:
What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
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LOL, really? i thought mine was different Thanks, i'm glad to be here with people who knows how to improve our experience with android and Motorola.

tmease1 said:
You just got used to it. I noticed it when i first got my A2 as well.
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I noticed it instantly the first time i turned it on, i'm getting used to this anyways. It wasn't confortable at first.. Thought it could be a defect.

maxiordoqui said:
I noticed it instantly the first time i turned it on, i'm getting used to this anyways. It wasn't confortable at first.. Thought it could be a defect.
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First off.. WELCOME! The A2 is a great phone and I hope you're happy with it
We have plenty of great devs here that make amazing things happen for this phone.
ALSO if you really don't like the yellowish tint try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa&hl=en
Just raise the blue values to get rid of the tint

New ATRIX 2 user here to. Very much love xda been reading much of what members say to learn and enjoy new ATRIX 2! Root soon and be flashing good rom for this phone!!!
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AT&T Customer Service and or CLNR (Certified "Like New" replacement)

Just wanted to know if anyone else has had bad customer service or POS CLNR. I hard bricked my A2 last Sunday and I called in for a warrenty replacement since my father paid over $200 for a two year warrenty plan on it before he passed. They had no problem replacing after I gave a story along the lines of, "I had it plugged in my laptop as I was downloading and installing an update. It froze, I battery pulled, SIM pulled and SD pulled. Tried turning back on and would not." lol had to say somthing right? Anyway, today I get my CLNR and I can tell right away looking at the inside where the battery goes and the grill of the speaker on the bottom of the phone looked all gunked up with some black stuff. Tested stuff out and sure as hell, the speaker is trash, barely hear ANYYHING when before it would be TOO loud when turned all the way up. Can't hear calls coming through cuz the ringtones so quite. Can't hear text messages coming in. Anyway, so again I call AT&T and tell them about their CLNR they sent me and how upset I was since I already had to wait 3 and a half days for my replacement for a phone thats straight defective! After a half hour to fourty-five minutes I finally get off the phone. (Chewed my ear off!) And I now got yet ANOTHER replacement getting sent to me. But because my dis-satisfaction, they say they'll ship the 2 day instead of 6. But because it's Thursday she says I might not get it till monday or tuesday. What a buncha bull. When I was with big red, they'd ship me a replacement over night. I don't know, so far only a couple months on AT&T and I'm starting to see how crappy their customer care is. Just wanted to share and ask if anyone else has had to go through this and share their stories and suprise devices.
Here's the one I bricked: (notice the all black grill. No gunk)
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And here's the replacement I got today. (Notice the resin in it. Not cool)
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I had a similar experience. Mine came with stripped screws and now the screen is loose to the point where the front facing camera has nothing but dirt in it, and its basically unusable. If u push lightly on the corners they move a lot more then i think they should.I plan on getting another one soon.

I got mine replaced in Novemberish. Right in the middle of where the space bar is there is an oval shaped dull spot when the the screen animation starts. It has to be that grey dimpled color of the transition to notice. They said I could send it back and wait on a replacement. I didn't do it. They suck. But I've been with them sooooo long I won't give up my contract or update schedule to switch companies.
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leifemagnuson said:
I got mine replaced in Novemberish. Right in the middle of where the space bar is there is an oval shaped dull spot when the the screen animation starts. It has to be that grey dimpled color of the transition to notice. They said I could send it back and wait on a replacement. I didn't do it. They suck. But I've been with them sooooo long I won't give up my contract or update schedule to switch companies.
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my first phone had the as well, in the same spot. strange. im on my 3rd now

Is the common theme here that all these replacements were given through mail? As opposed to in person?
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Yea, my first replacement had some resin on it, and it had dust/fuzz and a dead pixel or black dot of some sort in the center of the screen under the glass, and it came already updated on 2.3.6..
The replacement for that is much nicer - like new - and came on 2.3.5.. it's a keeper.
Oh, and I got mine both overnight. The first one I paid 15 bucks, the second time the overnight shipping was "on them"
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rdavisct said:
Is the common theme here that all these replacements were given through mail? As opposed to in person?
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I think you are one of the lucky ducks living next door to a warranty service center.. normal at&t stores don't even have the A2 anymore, I don't think..
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rdavisct said:
Is the common theme here that all these replacements were given through mail? As opposed to in person?
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Yes, in mail. (Fed-ex, UPS ect.) If it were givin to me in person I would have traded off bat but thats the roll of the dice with the getting the shipping. The closest place they said I could come in was about an hours drive so I said whatever just ship it to me. Not wasting my gas and I guess I can just put up with this till then. As long as I am on somthing right? Better then a brick lol.
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alteredlikeness said:
Yea, my first replacement had some resin on it, and it had dust/fuzz and a dead pixel or black dot of some sort in the center of the screen under the glass, and it came already updated on 2.3.6..
The replacement for that is much nicer - like new - and came on 2.3.5.. it's a keeper.
Oh, and I got mine both overnight. The first one I paid 15 bucks, the second time the overnight shipping was "on them"
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See thats what the rep told me the cost would have been for a two day shipping that they "put on them" tonight. This replacement was supposed to be a six buisness day free shipping but came in three and a half. Weird. Think she meant over night? I dunno. My whole point here was not really to flame at&t just my opinion so far since being on it and wanting others opinons. No offence will be tookin just want feedback and I guess sum up how many other people have been screwed as well ya know? lol.
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alteredlikeness said:
I think you are one of the lucky ducks living next door to a warranty service center.. normal at&t stores don't even have the A2 anymore, I don't think..
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My girl walked into best buy two weeks ago with her broken best buy insured dumb phone and they gave her the a2 at no charge. Just had to change the phone on our plan when she got home.
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leifemagnuson said:
My girl walked into best buy two weeks ago with her broken best buy insured dumb phone and they gave her the a2 at no charge. Just had to change the phone on our plan when she got home.
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Damn what best buy you go to? Hahaha.
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Did you guys' replacement units have a refurbished sticker or something? I thought it would be a refurbished one, but mine doesn't have anything about that.

qtqt710 said:
Did you guys' replacement units have a refurbished sticker or something? I thought it would be a refurbished one, but mine doesn't have anything about that.
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You know I noticed that too. Came with the Don't text while driving screen protector type thing over it. They never specifically said it was a CLNR either but when I got it and saw I obviously knew. N it just pist me off cuz my pops just bought this like three months ago brand spanking new so yeah, had to call n let loose a lil bit.
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DX2Trip said:
You know I noticed that too. Came with the Don't text while driving screen protector type thing over it. They never specifically said it was a CLNR either but when I got it and saw I obviously knew. N it just pist me off cuz my pops just bought this phone like three months ago brand spanking new so yeah, had to call n let loose a lil bit.
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Edit: and the defect is clear as day. Look. This pic is the one I bricked on right. (Perfect speaker) and replacement speaker on left. Crazy man. Cant hear calls coming in when its ALL the way up! lol. Cant hear my texts, it kinda sucks. No music unless I plug in the aux.
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I had to get a replacement for my wife. She has the original atrix and as soon as i took it out of the box i did not approve of it. It had scratches all over it. It rebooted the second that the home screen came up on its first boot. I was not to happy at this point. The next day i called att and had another one sent out. It was a hassle but the next they sent was like new.
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tmease1 said:
I had to get a replacement for my wife. She has the original atrix and as soon as i took it out of the box i did not approve of it. It had scratches all over it. It rebooted the second that the home screen came up on its first boot. I was not to happy at this point. The next day i called att and had another one sent out. It was a hassle but the next they sent was like new.
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Wow...see I'm glad I posted this. I'm not the only one. Hopefully this next one will be "Like new" or I'm going to call back pretty angry and let them know that I now know of other people on this carrier getting POS customer service or NOT Certified Like New Replacements. Crazy man...AT&T need to step their game up. Service wise.
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DX2Trip said:
Wow...see I'm glad I posted this. I'm not the only one. Hopefully this next one will be "Like new" or I'm going to call back pretty angry and let them know that I now know of other people on this carrier getting POS customer service or NOT Certified Like New Replacements. Crazy man...AT&T need to step their game up. Service wise.
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Well, you have to realize the "age" of the A2. Most likely at this point, MOTO and AT&T are not making new A2s anymore, so, so you will not get a new or mostly new replacement anymore. You will mostly get refurbs, so it will be hit or miss.
Jim

jimbridgman said:
Well, you have to realize the "age" of the A2. Most likely at this point, MOTO and AT&T are not making new A2s anymore, so, so you will not get a new or mostly new replacement anymore. You will mostly get refurbs, so it will be hit or miss.
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That was my first worry with my wifes atrix. The second replacement we got for her was actually in almost perfect condition.
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jimbridgman said:
Well, you have to realize the "age" of the A2. Most likely at this point, MOTO and AT&T are not making new A2s anymore, so, so you will not get a new or mostly new replacement anymore. You will mostly get refurbs, so it will be hit or miss.
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Very true...almost would like to somehow replace this speaker with the one of the bricked. Just dont know the process of it and don't really feel up to taking much risks anymore after this first brick I've had out of 5-6 devices I have rooted and ROM'd. But again, you do have a point on the age thing. Hopefully this one'll be a hit! (Fingers crossed!)
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DX2Trip said:
Very true...almost would like to somehow replace this speaker with the one of the bricked. Just dont know the process of it and don't really feel up to taking much risks anymore after this first brick I've had out of 5-6 devices I have rooted and ROM'd. But again, you do have a point on the age thing. Hopefully this one'll be a hit! (Fingers crossed!)
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If it is not, just send back your bricked one, and also send back the other one you don't like. Then if you get another bad one, just keep it long enough to send back any other one you have to exchange and then do it all over again and keep doing that process until YOU are happy... F' AT&T and Moto. It IS their job to make their customers happy at their expense, not yours.