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It's official! Atrix 2 to get ICS!!!!!

Seen it this morning on the Moto blog! I know its not gonna be anytime soon but that we know officially we arent being left to oblivion is nice.
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Do you have a link?
Nevermind, found it.
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https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c

haha googled it and found it.WOOOOO-HOOOOOO!!! Heres the link
http://www.motorola.com/blog/2012/02/15/update-motorola-ice-cream-sandwich-news/

Q3 rollout though? It might as well not be coming out at all. I feel certain that sometime between now and Q3 I will not be able to resist picking up some stupidly powerful quadcore tegra3 (or similar) device which will have launched with ICS, and probably for a decent price.
It all leaves me imagining that Motorola only have a single solitary developer with a shoestring budget tasked with putting out the software upgrades for their existing range of phones. Why else would it take so long?
Anyway, looks like our own wonderful development community is the place to pin our hopes for some kind of ICS goodness, within a reasonable time frame.

cainn24 said:
Q3 rollout though? It might as well not be coming out at all.
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{sad trombone playing just for you}

Q3 starts around July so it's really not that far off. At least the phone isn't dead in the water.
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jacindc said:
{sad trombone playing just for you}
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Not a big fan of the trombone. I mean, I respect it as an instrument, and the people who play it as musicians, but it would have been much more helpful if you had picked something like a cello (which I also like much more than the violin).
You know, just FYI.

cainn24 said:
Q3 rollout though? It might as well not be coming out at all.
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We'll get ICS WAYYYYYY before Q3. The dev are working on it as we speak the only thing stopping them is that they're missing the telephony.apk which we need in order to connect to a GSM network. Without it we have a really small tablet with ICS.
Since we know that there is ATLEAST 1 dev in Motorola working on it that means that there will be a working APK with any betas/alphas that get out into the wild. As soon as that happens you can bet jim or lfaber will jump on it and fisnish their ICS masterpiece and maybe make CM7 or CM9 with it.

eL_MeXiCaNo said:
We'll get ICS WAYYYYYY before Q3. The dev are working on it as we speak the only thing stopping them is that they're missing the telephony.apk which we need in order to connect to a GSM network. Without it we have a really small tablet with ICS.
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Hence my comment:
"Anyway, looks like our own wonderful development community is the place to pin our hopes for some kind of ICS goodness, within a reasonable time frame."
Looking forward to it

eL_MeXiCaNo said:
We'll get ICS WAYYYYYY before Q3. The dev are working on it as we speak the only thing stopping them is that they're missing the telephony.apk which we need in order to connect to a GSM network. Without it we have a really small tablet with ICS.
Since we know that there is ATLEAST 1 dev in Motorola working on it that means that there will be a working APK with any betas/alphas that get out into the wild. As soon as that happens you can bet jim or lfaber will jump on it and fisnish their ICS masterpiece and maybe make CM7 or CM9 with it.
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That is exactly correct!!!
So everyone keep checking cheesecake, ALL servers at least once a day, that is how we will find an early version, as we did with 2.3.6 months before it was out officially. If we get that, then yes we can get CM9 working.
I might have CM7 out here by the weekend, at least that is what I am hoping, but it is still not ICS, it is the 2.3.6 version.

I know its not as fast as we'd prefer, but isnt it nice to hear SOMETHING official from Moto about this phone? We all have been in limbo, heard assumptions, conflicting rumors/"inside" info, so I like that we at least know the future of our device, officially.
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916x10 said:
I know its not as fast as we'd prefer, but isnt it nice to hear SOMETHING official from Moto about this phone? We all have been in limbo, heard assumptions, conflicting rumors/"inside" info, so I like that we at least know the future of our device, officially.
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See, sometimes inside info is a good thing... I was right on with the time frame I was given. Not showing anyone up or rubbing it in or anything, so don't take it that way.

great news! we do have a newer phone and the hardware is capable... glad to see moto planning ICS for Artix 2. I will probably never flash it cos I'll be on some custom rom built by the devs here!
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Great news. We own one of the most underrated phones out. 2.3.6 made the phone better, ics will hopefully put it over the top.

Thanks a lot for the info. I was reading the bootloader unlock thread when the news came out. That just made my day.

eL_MeXiCaNo said:
We'll get ICS WAYYYYYY before Q3. The dev are working on it as we speak the only thing stopping them is that they're missing the telephony.apk which we need in order to connect to a GSM network. Without it we have a really small tablet with ICS.
Since we know that there is ATLEAST 1 dev in Motorola working on it that means that there will be a working APK with any betas/alphas that get out into the wild. As soon as that happens you can bet jim or lfaber will jump on it and fisnish their ICS masterpiece and maybe make CM7 or CM9 with it.
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Well that and the locked bootloader. Doesn't that still hinder us a bit?

Can't wait hopefully we can find a bootloader unlock during the run up to ics
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Well, after trying every phone out there (including a brand new unlocked Galaxy Nexus (returned), SGSII, HTC Vivid, etc.) I can say without a doubt the A2 is the all-around best android phone out there for AT&T. I have come back to it everytime after finding the other phones were either cheaply built, couldn't hold a signal, couldn't obtain gps lock, or took crappy pics. While the A2 doesn't do any one thing extraordinarily better than other devices, the phone does everything well with good battery life and great screen to boot.
ICS will definitely make the A2 a keeper, especially if can finally unlock the bootloader for some custom kernel goodness

Q3 is July - September, when September comes expect an announcement about delays and when 2013 come expect your atrix 2 on ebay.

Is your Phone growing a beard??

My HTC One S has started doing something very weird since Friday... Randomly started doing it after restarting my phone in the morning. I've done everything in the book I could think of...
Here is a couple video's I've taken (with my old Iphone 3gs)
Is anybody experiencing such issues?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUM1FiLeb0c
and it's only getting worst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OaktvRsWU

Thats definitely faulty !!
Send it back ! Dont leave the store without a replacement !

azzledazzle said:
Thats definitely faulty !!
Send it back ! Dont leave the store without a replacement !
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The store was closed when I went yesterday, but I did get on the phone with support and they got another on the way already. unfortunately it's not certain the replacement will be new, may be a refurbished. The lady over the phone couldn't say for sure what it would be. (of course this is the same person that said "can you take your battery out for me and tell me if the sticker is red?")
I'm really curious to see if I'm the only one with that problem

There is only one solution.
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There is only one solution.
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LOL

I really wish I could use that shaver, my screen is only getting worst every morning, seems that when I don't use it for some hours it gets worst and thicker. This morning the bottom half was just completely grayed out to the point I couldnt even see any of the icons. it thinned out after I locked and unlocked the screen few times to where I can see stuff again but still with that layer.

Aydthird said:
I really wish I could use that shaver, my screen is only getting worst every morning, seems that when I don't use it for some hours it gets worst and thicker. This morning the bottom half was just completely grayed out to the point I couldnt even see any of the icons. it thinned out after I locked and unlocked the screen few times to where I can see stuff again but still with that layer.
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To me is sounds a little like the LCD (not digitizer) screen is coming loose. I am no expert, but no matter what I would send it back before opening it if there is any chance of getting it warranty repaired or replaced.

Unconn said:
To me is sounds a little like the LCD (not digitizer) screen is coming loose. I am no expert, but no matter what I would send it back before opening it if there is any chance of getting it warranty repaired or replaced.
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the screen seems on nice and tight, if anything it be a loose wire but it gets real thick last couple mornings then if I restart it couple times and play with lock unlock the screen it'll thin back out to where I can see the bottom half again... which is kinda random.

Aydthird said:
the screen seems on nice and tight, if anything it be a loose wire but it gets real thick last couple mornings then if I restart it couple times and play with lock unlock the screen it'll thin back out to where I can see the bottom half again... which is kinda random.
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If you want see how bad the screen is. Go to development options under settings and select " Show screen updates".
Hope you get exchange. Not ideal to keep $ 600 with bad light
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x1tyme said:
If you want see how bad the screen is. Go to development options under settings and select " Show screen updates".
Hope you get exchange. Not ideal to keep $ 600 with bad light
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Oh man that's a scary sight!!! does yours do the same thing??
My recording doesn't even do it justice on how bad this looks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM8rZc1_Pbk

Aydthird said:
Oh man that's a scary sight!!! does yours do the same thing??
My recording doesn't even do it justice on how bad this looks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM8rZc1_Pbk
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that colors light is normal..I have it too, but half black dime light shouldn't be there...

x1tyme said:
that colors light is normal..I have it too, but half black dime light shouldn't be there...
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Ok, I had seen a video of an X version doing that, wasn't sure if it was normal.
I do have an exchange phone coming in. My two concerns on it is. for 1 its more than likely a refurb :what: 2 its coming on Friday but I'm leaving tomorrow for the whole weekend as I had said prior, This thing is only getting worst, it flickers all day from 1/4 to 1/2 way now. Really bummed about it because I really wanna like this phone and granted I really do do like it... For me coming from an iPhone (which being a pc user it pains me to say is a darn good solid phone) I think this thing actually holds its own... But this screen issue is not looking too positive so far

Aydthird said:
Ok, I had seen a video of an X version doing that, wasn't sure if it was normal.
I do have an exchange phone coming in. My two concerns on it is. for 1 its more than likely a refurb :what: 2 its coming on Friday but I'm leaving tomorrow for the whole weekend as I had said prior, This thing is only getting worst, it flickers all day from 1/4 to 1/2 way now. Really bummed about it because I really wanna like this phone and granted I really do do like it... For me coming from an iPhone (which being a pc user it pains me to say is a darn good solid phone) I think this thing actually holds its own... But this screen issue is not looking too positive so far
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Glad your replace is coming. I'm exactly using my replacement as of speaks. Yes, its a refur. So far I don't have any problems with it beside its a used phone lol.
I do miss the iPhone quality.
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x1tyme said:
Glad your replace is coming. I'm exactly using my replacement as of speaks. Yes, its a refur. So far I don't have any problems with it beside its a used phone lol.
I do miss the iPhone quality.
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On I just got back from my trip, I got my replacement, about to open it right now
How can I tell if it's a refurb? The box looks exactly like the one I got with my original phone.

Aydthird said:
On I just got back from my trip, I got my replacement, about to open it right now
How can I tell if it's a refurb? The box looks exactly like the one I got with my original phone.
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You receive orginal box? Man, I got my replace in blown box. Lol
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x1tyme said:
You receive orginal box? Man, I got my replace in blown box. Lol
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LOL ya mine seems new, it was sealed original packaging, new charger, manual everything.
here is what the old one been doing since friday tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55iXJKI1Wew&feature=g-upl
and since I didn't have my new phone till last night and yet still had to make calls and text messages, can't tell how much of a pain in the ass this been.
question tho... was your rooted then relocked when you sent it back?? I relocked mine and ran the RUU but it won't do the update which I find kind of weird. I think getting the replacement is the easy part... what worries me is what they try to say after send the old one back, I have babied this phone so much and granted I know it's hardware problem for sure, I just don't want to give them a reason to even try and say it's my fault. I already paid nearly full price for the old one... I'd be one pissed off basterd if they try to make me pay it again

Aydthird said:
LOL ya mine seems new, it was sealed original packaging, new charger, manual everything.
here is what the old one been doing since friday tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55iXJKI1Wew&feature=g-upl
and since I didn't have my new phone till last night and yet still had to make calls and text messages, can't tell how much of a pain in the ass this been.
question tho... was your rooted then relocked when you sent it back?? I relocked mine and ran the RUU but it won't do the update which I find kind of weird. I think getting the replacement is the easy part... what worries me is what they try to say after send the old one back, I have babied this phone so much and granted I know it's hardware problem for sure, I just don't want to give them a reason to even try and say it's my fault. I already paid nearly full price for the old one... I'd be one pissed off basterd if they try to make me pay it again
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Before I return. Unrooted and ran Ruu, which is not our US version, which I found out later lol.. I haven't receive a call or email about "relock" on my bootloader.
Tmo USA can kiss my A*** if they're smart enough to know what I did to my phone, beside HTC lol
Have fun with your new toy.
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x1tyme said:
Before I return. Unrooted and ran Ruu, which is not our US version, which I found out later lol.. I haven't receive a call or email about "relock" on my bootloader.
Tmo USA can kiss my A*** if they're smart enough to know what I did to my phone, beside HTC lol
Have fun with your new toy.
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I sure plan on it. Feels good being able to see my whole screen again
LOL tell them to kiss mine too... I put energy rom on mine the next day hehe
how come you had to get a replacement anyways?
My buddy had lost his so he had to get a replacement also, he said that his came in the original box as well.... which now makes me not feel so confident about having a new vs refurb lol

[Poll]Rooted vs Unrooted

Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
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get a job Crinkypops ....kidding...

bigjoe2675 said:
get a job Crinkypops ....kidding...
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:laugh:

Your poll here will not give you a good answer reflective of the general population.
More than likely, most here would have rooted their phone.
Kinda like going to a bar and asking who drinks alcohol? The answer you get is not reflective of the general population.

Crinkypops said:
Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
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Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)

I kinda figured this, but I was probably waiting for a dramatic upset Wouldn't it be interesting if at least 30-40% here on XDA weren't rooted. Of course, it wouldn't happen-- but still.
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slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately

Go see your local U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter....
slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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Crinkypops said:
I kinda figured this, but I was probably waiting for a dramatic upset Wouldn't it be interesting if at least 30-40% here on XDA weren't rooted. Of course, it wouldn't happen-- but still.
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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See, I had a job last year when I was in high school at a Chinese buffet... ended up quiting because of the high-demand and anal bosses...
BUT I just got a call today from a car wash, and I am starting on August 13th.
This means that maybe around Christmas time, I may be able to purchase a note (2nd generation if it comes out). If this happens, I'm still keeping my infuse due to its awesome Wolfson DAC. Although, donating it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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Crinkypops said:
See, I had a job last year when I was in high school at a Chinese buffet... ended up quiting because of the high-demand and anal bosses...
BUT I just got a call today from a car wash, and I am starting on August 13th.
This means that maybe around Christmas time, I may be able to purchase a note (2nd generation if it comes out). If this happens, I'm still keeping my infuse due to its awesome Wolfson DAC. Although, donating it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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Been working since I was 14 at a Hobbyshop. And I got laid off last summer due to the store closing because of the owners. I just recently (less than a month ago) got a job at McD. And now saving up for future things (car, college, clothes etc...
Gonna be getting a new phone hopefully by the holidays
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bigjoe2675 said:
Go see your local U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter....
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lol, that's a possibility, but i just don't think id have the guts to actually be a marine...although i will say that in lacrosse we would have marine trainers or whatever come out and condition us 2-3 times a week (my coach is a marine)...although it was only an hour, i was always dead after and can only imagine how much harder it was for those actually becoming marines...who would do those exercises plus more, and do them at more of an extreme for a longer period of time then us..gotta say though, we were the most conditioned team in the high school league...too bad varsity only wanted to start fights at games though (i think they won 3 games...)...but JV did good, we won league
Anyways...respect goes out to you bigjoe and all other marines and any other military force for that matter, you guys not only go through intense training, but you also fight for our country-and that's not something the average joe could do...a bigjoe on the other hand

Stay in school Vern.
Know what I mean
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Smokestack360 said:
Stay in school Vern.
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Know what I mean
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that's the plan after high school gonna go to my local CC and get my general ed done then gonna transfer out to a different college and major in computer sciences...particular software development ...when im 18 im gonna try getting a job at Fry's electronics, cause then i can get a discount on all my computer hardware and build my dream computer...stuffs gonna be intense...
lol...how did we go from rooted vs stock to me talking about my whole life plan so far lol

mg2195 said:
lol, that's a possibility, but i just don't think id have the guts to actually be a marine...although i will say that in lacrosse we would have marine trainers or whatever come out and condition us 2-3 times a week (my coach is a marine)...although it was only an hour, i was always dead after and can only imagine how much harder it was for those actually becoming marines...who would do those exercises plus more, and do them at more of an extreme for a longer period of time then us..gotta say though, we were the most conditioned team in the high school league...too bad varsity only wanted to start fights at games though (i think they won 3 games...)...but JV did good, we won league
Anyways...respect goes out to you bigjoe and all other marines and any other military force for that matter, you guys not only go through intense training, but you also fight for our country-and that's not something the average joe could do...a bigjoe on the other hand
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+++1000
thx, 20+yrs...and had the honor training and making the Marines, now I see them today...all grown up...:good:
but after College if you do go, the Service will fund your education if you cant...with pay back of course,
Big thing get smart stay smart....stay in school and if the opportunity is there to continue get more school....DO IT! and that goes for all you gents....

mg2195 said:
that's the plan after high school gonna go to my local CC and get my general ed done then gonna transfer out to a different college and major in computer sciences...particular software development ...when im 18 im gonna try getting a job at Fry's electronics, cause then i can get a discount on all my computer hardware and build my dream computer...stuffs gonna be intense...
lol...how did we go from rooted vs stock to me talking about my whole life plan so far lol
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LOL way off topic here
Stay on track buddy I agree with Joe, were I work (McD) there are a lot of people with great potiential who decided not to care much about school, and its sad to see there future remains and ends at a fast food place like that. I remembered my first night they trained me on the grill, I walked out that night from my first shift only in thinking that I was definitely going to graduate high school and go to college (scraping grease of a grill and flipping burgers for min. wage on a full time job is just pain) On the other hand that's were my future is barley just to about to begin, hopefully get a degree in Engineering (maybe in Production/Design) and succeed in life.....
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slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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Lol i got 3 years
UNROOTED. FOR NOW
mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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I as well hated the idea working at fast food joints (coming from retail) but this was my only choice i applied everywhere else and nothing. Really hard getting a job these days. When I showed up to my interview for the job I have right now, there were atleast 20 other people in front of me waiting (teenagers, & adults) to be interviewed luckily I got the help from one of my dads best friend who helped me out getting a position.
Keep on trying don't give up. Its the same situation everywhere else, just bad economy.
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Crinkypops said:
Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
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I'm rooted and running a buttered up JB Infuse

I've learned more life lessons here on XDA than at school. True story.
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Off Topic Thread(V2)

First I'd like to say that this thread has MOD approval. I would like to keep it that way so here are some rules:
1) NO FLAMING(this goes for me too, lol)
2) NO NUDITY(I'm just as bummed as you are)
3) NO DRUG TALK(not even weed!)
4) NO POLITICS(Some of us here aren't even old enough to vote)
5) NO RELIGION(if you don't know why google "Holy war". lol)
With those out of the way I hope everyone here enjoys and uses our new place to converse. Please feel free to link people who are getting off topic in other threads to this one as a friendly reminder.
So I guess this is where I start the conversation.
How many of you think that this is a good idea???
LOL

That question seems to have two possible answers...
1) Good... yes... mmmhmm...
2) Ahhh! Off-topic iz teh ebilz! Killz etz wiff fayr!

Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:

I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.

eollie said:
I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.
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I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
I hate seeing some of the new phones Sammy is releasing, 800mhz processor but JB on it. Can't give us JB.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
Rain sucks.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max.
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I ended up with the S3 for that reason. I get horrible signal at work, on top of not being allowed to have a camera phone, so it stays in my pocket. The horrible signal problem makes it so all of my music has to be on my sdcard. I didn't want to have to fight between music and apps with the Nexus 4.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
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Ill be getting a chromebook soon so I plan on using that 100gb of google cloud service for music that way I can Keep more with me. The way I look at it you create playlists then sync the playlist to your device. I remember seeing a tasker profile that can do this so I will have to find it.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
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The limitations and bs they claimed was just to get people to upgrade. I think ST has a lg phone that is running 4.1 and a 800mhz processor. Its not a super phone but it does what most people want which is facebook email and those type of things.
Rain sucks.
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Unless you are in one of the drought areas then is awesome but still hate being out in it.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol
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Personally I like adw just for the customization. And it is minor things like only needing four dock icons. There are a couple cool themes but most of the time Im rocking the stock adw theme with some modified icons. I dont know what some of these developers where thinking with the design of their app icon.

Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol

hechoen said:
Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol
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18" "phone" screen? lol.

Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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Woody said:
Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:
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Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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LOL. Nice to have you both here. Might as well invite prbassplayer, oka1, and TRusselo over. My infractions list is the who's who of moderators. Sorry your not on that list Woody. Actually hope that you never have to be.
In all seriousness, though, hopefully you guys will be here just to have a good time chatting things up and not have to actually do any moderation. It's a slim chance but one that I'm hoping occurs.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there.
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I recently switched over to the Nexus 4 and am loving it. The phone comes with free 50gb of cloud service, and they sent me an offer to give 50gb to a friend. You can store all of you music on there and just download when needed. I know it's nice to have everything on you sd card but you are never going to listen to that much music at once. Also I assume you have backups of all your music on your pc or elsewhere, but if your sd card crashes or explodes or breaks in half all your files are gone, a little safer on cloud service. I've never heard of anyone losing their files on a cloud server, not saying that it can't happen.
Anyways 16gb (12.92gb actual) is still a lot of room don't let that be your deterrent from purchasing the Nexus.
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My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.

th3controller said:
My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.
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They arent...just your porn collection.

Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:

hechoen said:
Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:
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lol i love aokp ...:/

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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Don't make me quote our gtalk. lol It took me months of begging, prodding, logging, begging and begging to get you to look into it. Where's GFX at?? He's an AOKP guy as well.

eollie said:
They arent...just your porn collection.
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How did you know

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
sent from within the beast

GFX.myst. said:
me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
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LOL. Nice GFX. I think AOKP might still be waiting on 4.2 as well. lol

Should I buy the Z5 or not?

Hello everyone.. I'm using xperia z right now. Its been an old phone and pretty well outdated so I need an upgrade. Wanted to go for Z2 but it seems old as well compared to Z3 then Z3+ and now Z5. Xperia Z5 is pretty catchy as I see. And I really like it but I'm just scared. I don't want to spent much money then regret! I've been reading around the threads here about the problem. Some people are talking about the low battery capacity.. Others are talking about the bad camera which is stressing me mostly. Others are talking about the blurry edges and the "fisheye" camera. All these are making me stressed about buying it. I know its a great phone and almost perfect but oh well :/ im using xperia z like I said and the camera is pretty ugly right now. Much noise (I see small random blue and red dots) in low lighted places (indoors) which is annoying. I have xperia tx and its camera is hella better than the Z! Sharp and clear almost like the iPhone... People are talking about noise and blur in pics. Is it that bad as the Z? Try to cover your lens and see! Do you see the noise of the camera just like the Z? I'd appreciate it if someone gives me some honest answers. I'm a Sony fan as well! But the Z5 is confusing me especially with the people. And what with the Rev X thing? And the color? Does that also matter? I'd like the black one!
And other thing also. The screen angles. In the videos I see the white screen turns into purple on different angles. Is it really like that or the camera which is used to record the video's fault? ?
Please just give me some honest answers about the battery, camera (most) and the screen angles thing. And if I should go for this device as a final decision
Thank you all and sorry for taking a lot of your time and the huge paragraph!
Z --------> Z5?
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I was in the same boat, as there were a lot of people commenting about all sorts of issues.
I decided to try my first Sony, a Z5, and I haven't regretted it. It lasts as long if not longer than my old G2. I've had 4 1/2 hours screen on time, which is about an hour longer than I got with the G2.
It's been a good upgrade for me. My only concern is that the MM update is taking a long time, and Sony seem to have gone mad securing the device, so there is minimal hope of getting root, without permanently losing some features (you can fool the software though).
Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

chronicfathead said:
I was in the same boat, as there were a lot of people commenting about all sorts of issues.
I decided to try my first Sony, a Z5, and I haven't regretted it. It lasts as long if not longer than my old G2. I've had 4 1/2 hours screen on time, which is about an hour longer than I got with the G2.
It's been a good upgrade for me. My only concern is that the MM update is taking a long time, and Sony seem to have gone mad securing the device, so there is minimal hope of getting root, without permanently losing some features (you can fool the software though).
Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk
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Well... I hope I won't regret it just like you ..and yeah. They're taking long about the update. I hope it improves the performance and camera. And just another question if you don't mind asking. Is there any way to root it without unlocking the bootloader? I will seriously need to root it because it'll be necessary for the data restoration thanks again..
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Infected_15 said:
Well... I hope I won't regret it just like you ..and yeah. They're taking long about the update. I hope it improves the performance and camera. And just another question if you don't mind asking. Is there any way to root it without unlocking the bootloader? I will seriously need to root it because it'll be necessary for the data restoration thanks again..
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Unfortunately not yet ?? we have to wait and i guess no one will work one the lollipop!! They are waiting for MM to root it with unlocking the bootloader

Wess.a said:
Unfortunately not yet ?? we have to wait and i guess no one will work one the lollipop!! They are waiting for MM to root it with unlocking the bootloader
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Ow.. That's not so good. Even if we wanted to unlock it. Its impossible to backup the DRM keys :/ I guess you're right. Fingers crossed for the marshmallow!
Thanks
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This is a picture from the front cam (5 mp) covered.
And this is from the rear cam (23 mp) covered.
But honestly, let me tell that the camera is really good!! I loved it. And the battery life is around 5 hours screen-on and on 3g without playing anygame and stamina on below 20%. Its just the mobile radio active bug that kills the battery and get the phone down to 3 hours only instead of 5+ hours. They said its fixed in the MM, so we are waiting to see that. The phone powerful and strong. I like it but its bothering me the DRM keys and that we have to wait for the MM.
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Wess.a said:
This is a picture from the front cam (5 mp) covered.
And this is from the rear cam (23 mp) covered.
But honestly, let me tell that the camera is really good!! I loved it. And the battery life is around 5 hours screen-on and on 3g without playing anygame and stamina on below 20%. Its just the mobile radio active bug that kills the battery and get the phone down to 3 hours only instead of 5+ hours. They said its fixed in the MM, so we are waiting to see that. The phone powerful and strong. I like it but its bothering me the DRM keys and that we have to wait for the MM.
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Here's my covered camera experience (Z). I think its not good. Yours is noticeably better I see.
And there:
You can see the weird noise in the picture if you zoom in. Is it like that if you take a similar picture on your phone? Can you do me a favor and show me please?
And the battery is I don't know.. Some people are getting from 4 to 7 hours screen on time.. Hopefully it gets fixed in marshmallow..
Thanks
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Infected_15 said:
Well... I hope I won't regret it just like you ..and yeah. They're taking long about the update. I hope it improves the performance and camera. And just another question if you don't mind asking. Is there any way to root it without unlocking the bootloader? I will seriously need to root it because it'll be necessary for the data restoration thanks again..
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There is currently no way of obtaining root without unlocking boot loader.
I believe it is down to the extra security there is in place..
You can unlock the bootloader, root and then restore the DRM features, but you will have lost the features if you ever want to go back to stock. I'm holding off until we get MM as it the device may find a way to root without unlock.
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Infected_15 said:
Here's my covered camera experience (Z). I think its not good. Yours is noticeably better I see.
And there:
You can see the weird noise in the picture if you zoom in. Is it like that if you take a similar picture on your phone? Can you do me a favor and show me please?
And the battery is I don't know.. Some people are getting from 4 to 7 hours screen on time.. Hopefully it gets fixed in marshmallow..
Thanks
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Here it is. And about battery life
But i got better battery life than that but unfortunately i didnt screenshot it.
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The problem with reading online is people only write about the bad things. I personally haven't experienced most of the issues that I've seen others write about. I'd like to say I also came from the original Xperia Z and as it's almost the same size it's in my opinion the best upgrade. My friend had a Z3 which was noticeably bigger which put me off. I'm actually living without root atm although I'm eager to use some root apps that I really miss especially for advertisements as I think advertising is ruining the internet completely.
All in all had this phone since launch and I'm very happy
Sent from my Xperia™ Z5 using Tapatalk

Wess.a said:
Here it is. And about battery life
But i got better battery life than that but unfortunately i didnt screenshot it.
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Thank you the camera seems good enough and not bad as what people say.. The battery life as well..
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zippy01 said:
The problem with reading online is people only write about the bad things. I personally haven't experienced most of the issues that I've seen others write about. I'd like to say I also came from the original Xperia Z and as it's almost the same size it's in my opinion the best upgrade. My friend had a Z3 which was noticeably bigger which put me off. I'm actually living without root atm although I'm eager to use some root apps that I really miss especially for advertisements as I think advertising is ruining the internet completely.
All in all had this phone since launch and I'm very happy
Sent from my Xperia™ Z5 using Tapatalk
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Its okay to live without root sometimes but the most important thing that I will need the root in is when I will restore my apps backup. ROM toolbox needs root to work
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Definitively a Very Very Good Phone...
No regret and very satisfied !!!

chrisftlse said:
Definitively a Very Very Good Phone...
No regret and very satisfied !!!
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Glad to hear that! Now I'm reading about the self cracking back panel -_- its getting me worried..well the same thing was being said with the xperia Z. But mine is just fine :/
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Infected_15 said:
Glad to hear that! Now I'm reading about the self cracking back panel -_- its getting me worried..well the same thing was being said with the xperia Z. But mine is just fine :/
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See!! Thats how it goes!! Well mine is flawless too, its a matter of a 1 in a million case but no one can grantee anything.
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Wess.a said:
See!! Thats how it goes!! Well mine is flawless too, its a matter of a 1 in a million case but no one can grantee anything.
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Lol yeah I guess its true.. Thanks for your support and answers Btw
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Here it is!! This is the battery atm but i used 2g yesterday and am going to try it on 3g today and send you the results ?
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Just upgraded from a Z3, and no regrets so far I did not even check for issues and I'm not experiencing any so far ... every phone comes with its share of issues, that's what the warranty is for.

Wess.a said:
Here it is!! This is the battery atm but i used 2g yesterday and am going to try it on 3g today and send you the results ?
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That's pretty cool.. Thank you!
Edit: how about the android os bug (radio bug)? Is it really that bad?
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c6nsor9d said:
Just upgraded from a Z3, and no regrets so far I did not even check for issues and I'm not experiencing any so far ... every phone comes with its share of issues, that's what the warranty is for.
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People are always saying that the Z3 is better in everything :/
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