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[Q] How to make the phone not suck...

I'm coming over to USCC from Verizon (and my Thunderbolt, which I liked, when I was near a charger) because I changed jobs and Verizon doesn't have service where I work. However, even without service, the Thunderbolt seems to be a better phone than this Mesmerize.
So, is it my phone, or do I need a custom ROM:
Bluetooth sucks - half the time it doesn't connect, sometimes it drops out, it pairs with devices but then won't use them.
Notification sounds are slow and choppy, as are ringtones and alarms
It locks up
Video playback is choppy to the point of being unusable
Now, I LOVE the screen - it's beautiful, and works well. These problems all cropped back up even after a clean wipe. I did use Launcher Pro instead of the samsung launcher, and got rid of live wallpaper. I used a task killer to see if that would help. Nope. Basically, I need to reboot the phone before I make a call. Is it my phone, is there a trick, do I need a custom rom?

I would suggest the Heinz 57 ROM. It includes a voodoo kernel that can be overclocked and undervolted for battery life and performance. I have had great luck with this combo. Aslo, welcome to the mesmerize. With the right ROM/Kernel combo it is an amazing phone.
Tap-a-Talked.

Frankly, it sounds like you either got a lemon or this is all user error. Because that's an odd rap sheet of issues to be having with a new phone.

OP is a ******. These phones rock.
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That's really helpful, thank you. I'm not saying I don't like the phone, I just don't know if mine is a bad apple, or if there are good tweaks to use.

sageDieu said:
OP is a ******. These phones rock.
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Lmao sorry dude that was funny.
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sageDieu said:
OP is a ******. These phones rock.
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Simmer down kids. Even I'll say the fellow hasn't said anything stupid enough to warrant an assbashing, yet.

add144 said:
Simmer down kids. Even I'll say the fellow hasn't said anything stupid enough to warrant an assbashing, yet.
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My god someone document this, I don't think it'll ever happen again!
If it shipped with 2.2 it's probably normal to have issues, where 2.1 was a way more solid build. Either way, the issues you're reporting aren't common so you could try a custom ROM or a reflash of stock to see if you still have them, if so then you're phone is ****ed

lawl we're getting a lot of new users lately, they have yet to get used to our extreme sarcasm.
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sageDieu said:
they have yet to get used to our extreme sarcasm.
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Who's this "our" ************? You mean mine? Bunch of copycats.

add144 said:
Who's this "our" ************? You mean mine? Bunch of copycats.
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I was here first, beeatch.
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Afraid not junior. I got a year on you here. Go sit in the back, where you belong.

add144 said:
Afraid not junior. I got a year on you here. Go sit in the back, where you belong.
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holy hell add144, just reading your posts, i laugh everytime...smartass...lol

add144 said:
Afraid not junior. I got a year on you here. Go sit in the back, where you belong.
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Oh right. it was the other guy... akellar. yeah whatever not like it matters lol. I've only seen you active in the past month or two. It's not like you have a patent on sarcasm xD
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sageDieu said:
Oh right. it was the other guy... akellar. yeah whatever not like it matters lol. I've only seen you active in the past month or two. It's not like you have a patent on sarcasm xD
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Now I'm offended! How dare you confuse me with that redneck piece of crap!

akellar said:
Now I'm offended! How dare you confuse me with that redneck piece of crap!
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cuz you guys are both often tag-team assholes around here xD
sorry. *hug*
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sageDieu said:
cuz you guys are both often tag-team assholes around here xD
sorry. *hug*
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Now that's better.
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We tag team assholes? Must have been wasted when I did that.

add144 said:
We tag team assholes? Must have been wasted when I did that.
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ROTLMFAO . Ah ****. That's better than late night comedy
Tap-a-Talked

Lremafeosjz sister dufnny and ****. Omgz ha ebehe ha ha ****

[MOD] CM9 Camera fix

This does not work, I have tried it many many times and no matter what it won't focus. I got it to the point where it says it focuses but it does not. No further discussion.

Ban
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Make a thread when the fix actually exists? This is fixes in 4.0.4
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marcusant said:
Make a thread when the fix actually exists? This is fixes in 4.0.4
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Ok... I fixed it for myself so I thought you guys would want it too.
Remove thread?
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I don't know what problem you are referring to - I can focus my camera fine - just touch the screen in the area I want to focus and the camera focuses - looks great - am I missing something here? is there some other kind of focusing problem?

prochargedls2 said:
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Ok... I fixed it for myself so I thought you guys would want it too.
Remove thread?
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Don't take this the wrong way. I don't want to say anything bad about someone's work, but until we know what 'it' is, this thread is of no use. If you were to make a thread with a fix and details in it in the first place, less trolling would occur. I sometimes do have this problem, many others have too, including Google. Google has acknowledged this and fixed it in 4.0.4 along with other things. Team Douche (Cyanogemmod) are waiting for 4.0.4 to add more features to cm like theme chooser and customizations.
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marcusant said:
Don't take this the wrong way. I don't want to say anything bad about someone's work, but until we know what 'it' is, this thread is of no use. If you were to make a thread with a fix and details in it in the first place, less trolling would occur. I sometimes do have this problem, many others have too, including Google. Google has acknowledged this and fixed it in 4.0.4 along with other things. Team Douche (Cyanogemmod) are waiting for 4.0.4 to add more features to cm like theme chooser and customizations.
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Uh oh how dare you speak that way of the gods who gave you the life of 4.0. if you think about they sure do act as if they are gods and we are mere mortals....
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Big Goron said:
Uh oh how dare you speak that way of the gods who gave you the life of 4.0. if you think about they sure do act as if they are gods and we are mere mortals....
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You realize Team Douche is the informal name of the core CM devs, yes? http://www.talkandroid.com/16074-mo...am-douche-makers-of-cyanogenmod/#.T1omWvWib0I

k0nane said:
You realize Team Douche is the informal name of the core CM devs, yes? http://www.talkandroid.com/16074-mo...am-douche-makers-of-cyanogenmod/#.T1omWvWib0I
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haha what a fail

I want to know.
Still post it.

Big Goron said:
Uh oh how dare you speak that way of the gods who gave you the life of 4.0. if you think about they sure do act as if they are gods and we are mere mortals....
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I'm not that much of an asshole
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marcusant said:
I'm not that much of an asshole
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I figured as much but what a funny team name "douche"
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marcusant said:
Don't take this the wrong way. I don't want to say anything bad about someone's work, but until we know what 'it' is, this thread is of no use. If you were to make a thread with a fix and details in it in the first place, less trolling would occur. I sometimes do have this problem, many others have too, including Google. Google has acknowledged this and fixed it in 4.0.4 along with other things. Team Douche (Cyanogemmod) are waiting for 4.0.4 to add more features to cm like theme chooser and customizations.
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I understand. And yea I'll wait. What I did was take the apk from Clean GB rom, compare the two, and I changed stuff accordingly to that. It works, but if the problem still persists in 4.0.4 then I'll post the mod. Oh and taking the apk wasn't all I did. I'm in school and I hacked their website blocking crap, I don't have the time to type the two paragraphs of what I did.
Thanks for the advice. It's greatly appreciated.
Whadda ya mean less trolling? Who would troll about something so nice like this?

prochargedls2 said:
I understand. And yea I'll wait. What I did was take the apk from Clean GB rom, compare the two, and I changed stuff accordingly to that. It works, but if the problem still persists in 4.0.4 then I'll post the mod. Oh and taking the apk wasn't all I did. I'm in school and I hacked their website blocking crap, I don't have the time to type the two paragraphs of what I did.
Thanks for the advice. It's greatly appreciated.
Whadda ya mean less trolling? Who would troll about something so nice like this?
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Please, ignore them. Feel free to post your findings.

I would really like to know what you did as well.
I think the only reason anyone acted weird about it was that you kinda left us hangin earlier. You know, "I have a fix!" oh cool *click*.... "haha but you have to wait!"
Get it? Kinda threw me off a lil.
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k0nane said:
You realize Team Douche is the informal name of the core CM devs, yes? http://www.talkandroid.com/16074-mo...am-douche-makers-of-cyanogenmod/#.T1omWvWib0I
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lol :x
83492834798andsomemorenumbers <thas called filler

Decad3nce said:
Please, ignore them. Feel free to post your findings.
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^this. It was what I was trying to say in my post saying if you posted your findings, there would be less trolls.

marcusant said:
^this. It was what I was trying to say in my post saying if you posted your findings, there would be less trolls.
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Oh ok I see. Well now I'm getting the idea that it isn't actually focusing... I themed it as well so if you guys want my themed version let me know. But I'll put my hand 3 inches away, it'll say its focusing but its still rather blurry.
So I can either post what I currently have, or you guys can wait for me to figure out why it was broken to begin with and wait for me to 100% fix it, or go the safe way and wait for "team douche" to release 4.0.4
Its up to you guys. I probably shouldn't have posted this until I knew for a fact I could get it up in the same day, or the next day. I'll try my best to hop on my pc and upload it but my dads complaining about how ridiculously priced it is for me to run my computer, so if it isn't today it'll be Sunday. I can try doing it all from my phone tomorrow but chances of that are low.
I'll keep you all updated. Sorry for the troubles. My suggestion is to wait for 4.0.4 but I will upload mine if you want
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prochargedls2 said:
my dads complaining about how ridiculously priced it is for me to run my computer
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He probably also burns incandescent light bulbs all day long, using significantly more power.

k0nane said:
He probably also burns incandescent light bulbs all day long, using significantly more power.
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22ghz isn't cheap . No they actually aren't. He doesn't wanna say it but its because my step mom sits on the couch 10 hours a day with the tv on then goes in her room for bed and watches another 4. THAT'S why the bill is so high. When I stream stuff and leave my computer on its only 2 dollars an hour.
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prochargedls2 said:
22ghz isn't cheap . No they actually aren't. He doesn't wanna say it but its because my step mom sits on the couch 10 hours a day with the tv on then goes in her room for bed and watches another 4. THAT'S why the bill is so high. When I stream stuff and leave my computer on its only 2 dollars an hour.
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JERRY JERRY JERRY !!!

{Poll} Who Made the Most Out of Their Donated Charge???

So now with over a year of reflection (granted not all those in the poll got the device at launch) which individual who either a) received the device via donation or b) received donations to get the device (and did) contributed the most to the Droid Charge?
Correct me if I'm wrong in the details:
imnuts: received donations to purchase
jt1134: was sent the device in some swap between rootzwiki and kejar
gunnermike: received donations to purchase
r2doesinc: beat out imoseyen in rootzwiki's community vote contest...and then after getting heavily criticized for trying to sell the device when he couldnt get aosp working..."lost" the charge at the big android bbq last year "in a cab"

I had to give it to imnuts for the amount of work he put out for the device and the level of assistance he put into the community. If I had a second vote, jt would get it. Even though we don't have a fully working AOSP, he has it so close I can taste it, and I still have hope it will eventually see a completed release.

shrike1978 said:
I had to give it to imnuts for the amount of work he put out for the device and the level of assistance he put into the community. If I had a second vote, jt would get it. Even though we don't have a fully working AOSP, he has it so close I can taste it, and I still have hope it will eventually see a completed release.
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This x100
I feel gunnermike also put a good amount of time and effort into the charge with themes but themes are just not as important as roms and kernels.

I don't think anyone gets this thread really, but it is funny if you do

imnuts said:
I don't think anyone gets this thread really, but it is funny if you do
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I totally get the stab at r2doesinc, but I decided to just play things straight. That's old news and in the past. I was honestly more pissed at rootzwiki's response to the situation than I was at him.
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imnuts said:
I don't think anyone gets this thread really, but it is funny if you do
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shrike1978 said:
I totally get the stab at r2doesinc, but I decided to just play things straight. That's old news and in the past. I was honestly more pissed at rootzwiki's response to the situation than I was at him.
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I will make a wild guess that this guy sold his charge that rootz donated to him...
Sorry but i got mine in september...

JihadSquad said:
I will make a wild guess that this guy sold his charge that rootz donated to him...
Sorry but i got mine in september...
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Basically, yea, in a nutshell. Rootz's response was that they bought it for him and it was up to him what to do with it. Donors were pissed, not only because he stood to make money on their donation, but also because it set a bad precedent for the future.

The charge is a piece of crap.
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DROID3R said:
The charge is a piece of crap.
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That's just uncalled for! Next thing you might say is its almost like an iPhone.
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Imnuts for he present, jt for the future.
R2 is a whore and should be sentenced to death.
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Wow... I laughed the whole time I read this ****... yea... sounds like R2 gay blow is a doucher... haha.
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djrbliss hacks the bootloader.

picture says it all
w00t
https://twitter.com/djrbliss/status/329617760252481537
More details can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259933

Nice!

munchy_cool said:
picture says it all
w00t
https://twitter.com/djrbliss/status/329617760252481537
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thanks for sharing, awesome news!! although I won't get my hopes too high until there's an official thread for it

Was just about to post this....
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That was kinda quick. gg sir.
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And it begins!
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.

I'm excited and curious to see how he did it!

Does he get the bounty?

chodaboy19 said:
Does he get the bounty?
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he should once the method is released

Swiftks said:
Was just about to post this....
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post it on xda main page

Haha, this makes me laugh.
Que the rush of haters that returned their S4's for One's coming back to S4's.

This is awesome, I want to pay the bounty. Hope he lets us know how to do it soon.

robstunner said:
Haha, this makes me laugh.
Que the rush of haters that returned their S4's for One's coming back to S4's.
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i was just about to say too bad for all the people who jumped ship before it started to sink

I pm'ed him about the bounty, whether that motivates him more or not, his choice

Awesome!!!

Awesome. Can't wait to get my phone in a few weeks!
- sent from Galaxy Note 2

SysAdmNj said:
I pm'ed him about the bounty, whether that motivates him more or not, his choice
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If/when he releases it, I'm going to pay him, regardless of whether he wants it or not.
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robstunner said:
Haha, this makes me laugh.
Que the rush of haters that returned their S4's for One's coming back to S4's.
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haha yeah poor suckers now we have the bootloader unlocked

Dare{D}evil said:
haha yeah poor suckers now we have the bootloader unlocked
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I wouldn't say poor. Can you say mass hysteria? The phones not been out for a week and people were acting like it was the second coming of christ over the bootloader being locked.

robstunner said:
I wouldn't say poor. Can you say mass hysteria? The phones not been out for a week and people were acting like it was the second coming of christ over the bootloader being locked.
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yeah..i think thats a better way to put it..

Will we see 4.3 on the GSIII from the Devs?

Looks like the full build of 4.3 finally leaked. Looks like it'd be functional except for RIL/Radio and a Kernel for anyone.

I'll try to port it later on tonight, yolo
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It was leaked on the Nexus 4. So in due time we will get it. As for Yolo I am getting sick and tired of people saying it on stupid sh**. Instead of "I am climbing Mt. Everest #yolo" you get "I am eating Frosted Flakes #yolo".

It's way funnier to use on cornflakes. It's a way of mocking people who actually use it in a serious way.
Bout to go eat lunch, Yolo.
With this phone still being unlocked, we will see dev love for a long time.
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jmxc23 said:
It was leaked on the Nexus 4. So in due time we will get it. As for Yolo I am getting sick and tired of people saying it on stupid sh**. Instead of "I am climbing Mt. Everest #yolo" you get "I am eating Frosted Flakes #yolo".
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Quoting you and replying to your post #yolo4lyf and as the other guy said I'm using it to make fun of the people that actually say it
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AOSP roms will definitely upgrade to 4.3. Samsung, however, still hasn't updated us to 4.2.2 so don't expect 4.3 from them this year

farenteria said:
AOSP roms will definitely upgrade to 4.3. Samsung, however, still hasn't updated us to 4.2.2 so don't expect 4.3 from them this year
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though if i saw somewhere that Samsung was gonna skip on over to 4.3 instead of going to 4.2.2 they were in the process of working on it but dont know if it was true thought

nikkifm said:
though if i saw somewhere that Samsung was gonna skip on over to 4.3 instead of going to 4.2.2 they were in the process of working on it but dont know if it was true thought
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I also heard key lime pie was going to be released on our phones

Makes sense. Also, Sammy is fast tracking their devices to get newer Android versions to be current and less fragmented. I think Android Central had an article about it.
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nikkifm said:
though if i saw somewhere that Samsung was gonna skip on over to 4.3 instead of going to 4.2.2 they were in the process of working on it but dont know if it was true thought
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I believe that was only for the Note 2

farenteria said:
I believe that was only for the Note 2
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think it was both thought

nikkifm said:
think it was both thought
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I hope you're right!

farenteria said:
I hope you're right!
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well as i think i read lol and if not will still have dev for aosp and mybe ports to it. how verizon updates things..