Hello Captivaters,
I've been using a Samsung Infuse since 2010. First on At&t then to a T-mobile 100 minutes of talk + unlimited data/text for $30 / month.
The Infuse is still chugging along with KitKat, but battery life and stability have decreased heavily. So I'm trying out my Dad's hand me down Captivate that is currently running CM7 (Build 7-11162011, possibly from this nightly which stopped being developed in 2012).
My first instinct is to try out CM11 because it is actually developed for the Captivate (the Infuse only has unofficial ports of CM). Is CM11 running pretty smoothly on the Captivate currently or is there a ROM that seems more stable?
Is there anything I should know as a T-mobile subscriber? I'll be searching the forums, but does anyone have experience with T-mobile data/wifi calling on this device?
Also, does anyone think it is necessary to go back to stock before going through the process of updating CM7 to CM11?
I'm excited to join the community and use what seems to be a well built and reliable phone.
~bokonon9
1. No. Go straight to the next ROM
2. My info is about 6 months out of date, but it should still be of some use:
1. Nexus S radio > Captivate radio if you want the 850 band
2. CyanAOSP 4.2.2 is the best overall ROM. KitKat builds are pretty sluggish unless you enable the low RAM mode, but feature wise, 4.2.2 is better than that mode, with better performance. CyanAOSP is hands down the best 4.2.2 ROM. 4.3 has no difference that concerns this device, while slowing it down quite a bit. This may have changed, but I doubt it did
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So I chose the G Tablet in large part due to the community. My Verizon phone contract is about to end in 2 months and I'm looking at an Android phone (of course). Looking for tethering most importantly for my gtab but I guess I might find that Verizon has locked down the devices too much. I'm open to custom ROMs assuming they are as polished as the ones we have here. Anyone have suggestions?
I've got an EVO and have been quite happy with it. Large modding community, multiple good and polished roms with very active devs, both AOSP and Sense. WifiTether comes with most of the custom ROMS and is free, and speeds are actually pretty good if you happen to be in a 4G area. Phone is good, though battery life is a bit poor (but then again, most Android phones are that way).
All in all I'm pretty pleased with it, though there are plenty of good options out there.
Thanks, I'll have to look into as many as I can. I have a Blackberry now and have done diddly squat for customization of it. Originally planned to flex my development skills a bit but just never got around to it.
Sprint HTC Hero rooted w/ Froyo.
Lg Optimus S (Rooted w/ froyo)
Nexus One on AT&T.
Have been tethering my gtablet since the day I took it home.
Att Samsung captivate great phone except for lousy GPS Samsung should stick to tvs... rooted 2.2
I'm Tethering using Samsung Fascinate. Sucks cuz of no 2.2, still 2.1. In 2 Months many Good Phones will be out So you could try those but Ive had This phone and Droid Incredible for Verizon and both tether fine. Just need Root.
Im using the good ol Droid Eris that is rooted.
I'm Rocking a Droid (Original) with Cyanogen as of now... a few weeks ago it was another flavor.. I love the android phone dev. scene.. Changing Mods is like changing socks.. ;-)
Looking forward to the HTC Thunderbolt Upgrade in FEB
Stuck on the Moment with 2.1. Rooted, customized kernel with Froyo-like JIT enhancements, wifi tethering, and other good stuff. It's reasonable, but so far, no one has made much progress with getting true 2.2 working on it. They released the source for two phones (Acclaim and Intercept) that are very similar to the Moment, but the only community that develops for the phone (SDX) hasn't gotten anything working. It's beyond my skill level, sadly, or I'd try my hand at it.
I'm able to change my phone in April, so I'll probably see what options are available then or coming shortly thereafter.
The droid 2 is a nice phone when it is rooted and you can use it as a mobile hotspot for free if it is rooted, although the droid bionic looks very promissing when it comes out and it has the same tegra 2 processor as the gtablet but it an actually fit in a pocket.
Nexus One running stock 2.2 on t-Mobile with the famous grandfathered 6.99 data plan. Tethering works great. But I've been having issues with the power button not working, so I might finally root it when the warranty runs out so I can assign the power button to the trackball or something.
yellowdragon said:
Nexus One on AT&T.
Have been tethering my gtablet since the day I took it home.
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+1 It was simple to tether a connection between the two (2) devices and it works well.
Google Nexus One on Bell Mobility (i'm a canuckia resident), modded as per my sig. Bestest phone I ever had. I'm planning on getting a Tegra2-based or a Nexus S as soon as those hit Vidéotron in Quebec though.
so I am getting a new phone, i have en evo 4g that i love but am thinking it is time to upgrade. my choices are moto. photon 4g, galaxy sii 4g, nexus s 4g, or another evo 4g. i do not want the evo 3d or design (dont like em). i am concerned about dev support, for rooting, & custom rom's. I like the hdmi port on my evo, but it's not a deal breaker.
i'd like some thoughts from the community on their experience with these phones and why they chose it over the others.
mods sorry if this is the wrong section, this is my first post.
thanks,
Jack
Out of all of them the GS II would be the best choice. Nexus S has more development because it's a Nexus, but its behind now in it's specs. I'm sure of how popular the GS line, it should have good development and its current in it's specs.
best chooise is sgs 2
GS2
please hit the thank you button
Most definitely the SGS2... both for the average user and the avid ROM flasher.
It is the best phone I have ever gotten right out of the box. I'm just stubborn lol
Nexus. Cause tw really isn't my thing.
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
I bought the SGS II (Epic Touch) on release day and I've had a blast with this thing. the specs are top notch and we're getting more developers by the day. Got the CM team working on a port (or so I've heard) and people working on ICS and MIUI (if that's your thing).
Got no-touchwiz roms too for those who don't like it.
And since the EL12 update got leaked, no more Loss of Signal bug and no more Game Crash bug either.
I was considering switching from it to the Evo 3D or Photon for awhile, but now that the problems are fixed (much faster than we all expected over there), I've got no reason to.
SGS II FTW
Well I went with the SGSII: E4GT (that is one long #@$&'ing name). I am loving it. Got it rooted, first went with tnz Blend ROM, very nice smooth ROM. I didnt think it could get better, then I found Phantom Hacker's Blazer ROM. I'm on v4.0, odexed, with the stock EL29 kennel, running the FB15 modem and its great so smooth and fast. Going to flash the Gunslinger v1.4.1 kennel next.
Being new to this phone and flashing, I learned something that someone may find helpful as its not always talked about. I don't know if it is ROM specific, but when you do a full wipe, an easier way to restore your data is to go into CWM recovery, restore, advanced options, and restore your data from your nandroid back up. It works allot better for me than TB, at least with Blazer v4..0.
A always do your research before doing anything. This XDA community has been great!
Sent from my own lil' Galaxy,using XDA App
I've searched the forums but I couldn't find anything resent and I know with the speed of development any info was probably outdated anyway.
I come from a nook color/gtab/le pan rooting background where the choices are more limited and focused as far as rom selection goes. So some of these DX2 and TB Rom choices are a little over whelming.
I have an upgrade for Verizon but nothing really grabs me right now, but I still want to upgrade from my DX.
My main concern is Rom stability and speed. 3g vs 4g isn't a factor form me since this is just meant to carry me over for 6 months or so.
Your thoughts on what phone and what rom?
Judging by how long it took phones on verizon to get gingerbread, you'll probably be waiting another year.
if you want speed get this rom..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457659
if u want legit battery get the rezound battery deal with the slightly funky charging for 2 to 3 days and enjoy...dont manually calibrate anything it will do it on its own
Thunderbolt and Skyraider Zues. Can't go wrong.
Due to unfortunate circumstances I have had to let my Note go recently. I have a blackberry in use right now. I thought I could use it until I was able to save to buy a proper phone but I do not think I could wait that long!!! Every time I look at it, I want to throw up. It is TERRIBLE!!!
SO I ordered a nice used Nexus S i9020a ATnT version on ebay (great rom support!!!). I was just wondering, as its a single core device with "just" 512mb ram, does it perform satisfactorily for general use and gaming etc on JB?
Thanks guys.
running smooth on my NS4G.
maybe you can flash CM9
CptAwesomeTT said:
Due to unfortunate circumstances I have had to let my Note go recently. I have a blackberry in use right now. I thought I could use it until I was able to save to buy a proper phone but I do not think I could wait that long!!! Every time I look at it, I want to throw up. It is TERRIBLE!!!
SO I ordered a nice used Nexus S i9020a ATnT version on ebay (great rom support!!!). I was just wondering, as its a single core device with "just" 512mb ram, does it perform satisfactorily for general use and gaming etc on JB?
Thanks guys.
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You will be satisfied as long as you are not expecting it to run like some supersonic dual core device. Keep in mind it is old technology and JB drives the phone to about its max but their is some wonderful JB roms and kernels out there for the Nexus S.
I wouldn't recommended it for gaming but its a good daily driver. Jellybean really makes it worth it....
Runs great on my NS4G.
I use CodeNameAndroid's ROM with the latest stable AIR kernel installed from CWM Recovery. Even just added the 4.2 Google Apps earlier and it runs great. SavagedZen/SIO combo seem to be the smoothest for me. I can get better battery life with different combos, but not worth it to deal with micro-delays in input for me. I'm a little :silly: I know.
I don't use my phone for gaming other than simple "phone style" games anyways, so no comment there.
Video playback, and music with screen off works great.
UI is super smooth and responsive.
I have it clocked to 200 Mhz to 1.2 Ghz and slightly undervolted. It is super stable.
It gets about 2-3 hours straight of screen on while browsing the net via Wi-Fi at home (someone in my family is always on it), but will last about 12 hours when used normally. I probably get 30 minutes to an hour of talk time a day, check my email every couple hours, use the navigation once or twice, and always have GPS, Data, and 4G on (Sprints 3G is slow here).
If I turn off all data and use it strictly as a phone while out and about it lasts a long time. Probably a day and a half.
Plus it has had countless ROM's flashed and is still kicking, sometimes dozens in a single night... LMAO. I recently did something so it doesn't transfer files over USB anymore though, trying to figure that out right now.
[ROM] [NS4G] [AOSP] 4.1.2-JZO54K- Updated 10/13/12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811491
So far, that is the best ROM for me. Very fast and very 'compatible'.
wow thank you guys for your feedback. Greatly appreciated. Looking forward to receiving my second Nexus device.
I have nothing but great experiences with my Nexus 1 a couple years back.
If this experience is as good as I think it would be, I might go back to a pure Android device, rather than an Android powered one!
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[ROM] [NS4G] [AOSP] 4.1.2-JZO54K- Updated 10/13/12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811491
So far, that is the best ROM for me. Very fast and very 'compatible'.
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Umm didn't you say you bought the at&t version? I'm new to the nexus s line but I thought the 4g sprint version ROMs only work for that phone.
Just make sure you flash the right version ROM/kernel for your phone.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
I think the Note is a great tablet phone. If you had installed SlimBean on your Note you would have been happy. If you don't want to be disappointed with the Nexus S, I suggest SlimBean.
Kernel!
I went through several JB ROMs and kernels on my NS (Stock, CM10, Slim, Trinity, Matr1x) and finally settled on a combo of AOKP JB M1, Marmite 6.7.9 and smartassV2. I also disabled all frivolous animations and transitions. The phone is now a rocket!
I flashed the 4.2 Gapps and they all work fine too, except for Google Now, which can't seem to access my location service.
Don't play hard core games on this thing. It's good for the occasional Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja, but that's it.
It's a great phone and so is your decision to buy it based on community support!
:victory:
Aalaap.
help me
I have nexus s i9020A, it is AT&T
android version 2.3.4
how can i get unlocked and update?
u guys take care of my f.king phone. plss help.
have a look at this guide -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782 :cyclops:
and give the Q&A Section a go -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882815
rgds sah
Beautifully IMO. The ROMs being developed have given me full use of my phone and have actually kept me from spending the coin on upgrading again.
Just an FYI
I recently flashed BlackBean6.0 and Matr1x kernel and had lots of weird problems. I flashed to AIRr2 stable kernel and it still had a bunch of freezes and random restarts, now my device is softbricked
Stay away from that combo
The bottom line and MOST significant thing here is that nexus S is now easily the fastest single core android phone. Phones with 768MB ram will have an edge in gaming but with ICS or GB they are not going to have the same system wide speed.
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The bottom line and MOST significant thing here is that nexus S is now easily the fastest single core android phone. Phones with 768MB ram will have an edge in gaming but with ICS or GB they are not going to have the same system wide speed.
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Very true, most of my friends have dual core phones with giant screens and 1GB of RAM... They all compliment my phone a lot everytime someone ends up using it for anything. They can't even tell it has half (literally) of the horsepower in all areas. It still has one of the best looking screens by far also. I can't stand Motorola or HTC screens (haven't seen the newest HTC phones though) with that greyish polarization you get when you tilt it at all... Yuck.
And some say it's boring, but I love the all black, mostly unadorned look with the slight curve to it. The curve makes it nicer in my pocket on my face and in my hand. I don't want a perfect brick. I don't want any bigger either, 4" is perfect for me. I have big hands and can JUST barely use it with one hand. And I agree with Apple on ONE THING... I feel a mobile device that requires two hands for anything more than games IS STUPID.
I wish they made an NS4G with Nexus 4 or even Galaxy Nexus specs, and a rubberized back. I would snatch it up in a heartbeat.
JB 4.1.2 is working great on my i9020a! With CM10 and Marmite 7.1.2, it's a happy machine. I kind of want a Nexus 4, but with the huge demand and low stock, I'm still happy using my old Nexus S.
It's unfortunate that I purchased this phone because of how active the forums were at the time but now it seems the activity has slowly dropped. I use too many apps on my phone to be stuck with 4.0.4 Stock. Using all of the CMs up to 11 and the recent JB port made the phone seem worthwhile but not being able to use the Speakerphone (which I use on a daily basis) makes me want to chcuk the phone at a wall.
Cya later Blaze forums. You've been awesome.
I'll most likely be upgrading to a Nexus 5 or GS4.
Ditto
Blaze w/CM 10.0 Stable
I am using the CM 10.0 Stable build with better uptime than stock ICS Battery Life in impacted by Google Now, but is holding out well. Phone is paid for and functional. I will stick with it until I find a Quad Core phone around $100 ( ...Samsung T399 Light?).
There may be some other Dual Core phones with better CM ROMs, but at this point I am happy with the Blaze....
Well I'll probably still hang around here but I took advantage of the Blackberry trade-in and upgraded to the Nexus 5. Now that my Blaze won't be my daily driver I'd be willing to do some testing when new roms drop.