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My wife took her Evo to the Sprint store to get a new cover for her phone. She set her phone on the counter to get a credit card when a Sprint employee grabbed her phone and hooked it up to a computer. Any ideas on what they did..... btw she is rooted and now recovery is acting all screwey. Thanks in advance.
Dave
How long was it on the computer?
They may have run SLATE on it, which goes through all settings in the device to check for errors and battery saving methods. It shouldn't screw with recovery but it WILL NOT work on a rooted device.
She said it was pretty quick. Maybe the saw the super user icon or whatever and didn't do it. But her recovery is acting weird.... when I hit reboot it goes to the cwm icon and I have to do a battery pull to power down. Not a big deal I can still backup, restore, flash etc but can't power down from recovery screen.
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maybe a recovery re-flash will clear that up?
Ahhhh!!!! Will try that when I get home. Thanks man!
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Also how do I hit the thanks button on the xda app?
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Also how do I hit the thanks button on the xda app?
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The only way is to hit "menu" then select browser. It will open the page you're on in the browser, on-the full website. From there u can log in and then hit the thanks button.
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The only way is to hit "menu" then select browser. It will open the page you're on in the browser, on-the full website. From there u can hit the thanks button.
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I didn't know that, consider yourself thanked
I would be pissed, if someone grabbed my phone and just stared hooking it up and messing with it without my permission I would be talking to a supervisor and complaining. They have no right to do that.
We're comin from a pure power source.
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I didn't know that, consider yourself thanked
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Yea, I think that feature was implemented in the last update of the xda app. It definitely has not always been there. I just figured it out a short while ago myself! It comes in handy, for sure. Burn up those 5 thanks per day even quicker! Haha.
And yea, why the heck did the employee just grab it and hook it up??! Did he ask for permission? My anger level would not have remained low.
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Yeah my wife was pretty pissed off. She just told me it was someone training at the store. My wife is a softy also. Me???? I wouldn't have asked for a supervisor..... I would have jumped over the counter. Lol
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Well, I might have jumped over the counter too, it depends on the mood I was in when I walked in the store
We're comin from a pure power source.
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Yeah my wife was pretty pissed off. She just told me it was someone training at the store. My wife is a softy also. Me???? I wouldn't have asked for a supervisor..... I would have jumped over the counter. Lol
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Agreed. Thief.
That'd be my first reaction.. WTF.. and why did he just grab the phone!?
You came for a cover, and instead it got hooked up to a computer... uh..
Ok. You guys convinced me. I'm finding that bastard...... Touching my wife's phone! Lmao. JK
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I get pissed if my charge cycle is interrupted never mind some schmohawk touching my device without authorization. if i bring my phone anywhere for any reason(a store, etc.) it does not leave my sight and i refuse to let it. if i have to walk out cause they wont or cant do the work in front of me, so be it. lotta private, personal info on one's mobile.
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I get pissed if my charge cycle is interrupted never mind some schmohawk touching my device without authorization. if i bring my phone anywhere for any reason(a store, etc.) it does not leave my sight and i refuse to let it. if i have to walk out cause they wont or cant do the work in front of me, so be it. lotta private, personal info on one's mobile.
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While the techs at the Sprint store were working on my phone, they had another phone that someone had left with them so they could move everything over to their new one (or something to that effect). There were nudie pictures that the dude had taken of his girlfriend, and instead of just looking past that & moving the files, they were actually looking at the photos. They told me that they get that a lot - people bring in their phones with dirty pictures of their girlfriend and ask them to move them over. I guess that's what you get for not knowing how to transfer files AND leaving said files with horny 20-something male employees. So you know they do look through people's phones instead of just doing their jobs.
But yeah, they shouldn't have just picked up the phone & started messing with it. Call Sprint and complain... if you complain enough you might get something out of it.
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While the techs at the Sprint store were working on my phone, they had another phone that someone had left with them so they could move everything over to their new one (or something to that effect). There were nudie pictures that the dude had taken of his girlfriend, and instead of just looking past that & moving the files, they were actually looking at the photos. They told me that they get that a lot - people bring in their phones with dirty pictures of their girlfriend and ask them to move them over. I guess that's what you get for not knowing how to transfer files AND leaving said files with horny 20-something male employees. So you know they do look through people's phones instead of just doing their jobs.
But yeah, they shouldn't have just picked up the phone & started messing with it. Call Sprint and complain... if you complain enough you might get something out of it.
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What would I say? They effed up my wifes rooted Evos custom recovery? Her phone has been acting a little dopey since they did whatever they did.
For your recovery issues... have you tried reflashing the recovery?
And I would definitely call up Sprint. You just tell them that your wife was in there, buying a case, and was getting her card to pay when they took her phone without asking or explanation and plugged it up. Tell them that buying a case is irrelevant to running tests on the phone and demand an explanation for it. Tell them that your phone is acting finicky and that it wasn't before they plugged it up. They'll have to explain for themselves or back into a deal. Oh how many times I have called, and they have offered something to make up for their mistakes....
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For your recovery issues... have you tried reflashing the recovery?
And I would definitely call up Sprint. You just tell them that your wife was in there, buying a case, and was getting her card to pay when they took her phone without asking or explanation and plugged it up. Tell them that buying a case is irrelevant to running tests on the phone and demand an explanation for it. Tell them that your phone is acting finicky and that it wasn't before they plugged it up. They'll have to explain for themselves or back into a deal. Oh how many times I have called, and they have offered something to make up for their mistakes....
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true.
im contract free because sprint sucks and i call them on it. ive also received hundreds in credits...your voice needs to be heard. dont feel bad about complaining...it may take many calls and many different reps but stick with it. escalate, escalate, escalate. also, dont forget the better business bureau is on your side.
i hope you(op) get this rectified to your satisfaction...
i myself am disheartened about sprint services being turned off, disabled or roaming agreements being terminated across the country and may switch to either other carrier.
If you are an Epic Touch user that is experiencing the LOS (Loss of Signal) issue please click on the link below and report in that thread with Sprint.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/339779
If you do end up posting on the Sprint site please do post in this thread as well...
Also it was just pointed out that there also is a Samsung support Twitter @ www.twitter.com/samsungsupport
(Please also contact there if you experience LOS)
If you would like to follow this up with a call to tech support, it will help. Try and get transferred to advanced tech support.
This needs to happen from as many people experiencing this as possible!
Don't be lazy!
Thx!
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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graffixnyc said:
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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I don't think those other threads were specifically aimed at getting people to do this
I have been told by a reliable source that sprint is aware there is an issue and their engineers are working diligently to find a fix.
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graffixnyc said:
There is another thread 11 down from this one(and multiple other ones further in the forum). The search button works wonders if you use it :-D
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Anything is better than "is our phone compatible with random tech blog rumor" threads.
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I have been told by a reliable source that sprint is aware there is an issue and their engineers are working diligently to find a fix.
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I hope your reliable source wasn't a Sprint CSR.
Those of us coming from the Moment were constantly being told that by Sprint regarding the radio lock up issue. They never did fix it. It wasn't until the devs at SDX got 2.2 onto the phone that the issue went away.
I have also found that tweeting complaints to www.twitter.com/samsungsupport during business hours will get a quick response, which results in escalation of real issues.
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I have also found that tweeting complaints to www.twitter.com/samsungsupport during business hours will get a quick response, which results in escalation of real issues.
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Nice find! Thx!
i just got off the phone with sprint and they told me that samsung pushed an update on friday to fix a delay in receiving text messages which has borked the internal antenna. that would explain why i only started having problems yesterday.... sprint will give you a ticket number and they will fix your phone for free at a store.
call up and get it fixed.
its only going to get worse!
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i just got off the phone with sprint and they told me that samsung pushed an update on friday to fix a delay in receiving text messages which has borked the internal antenna. that would explain why i only started having problems yesterday.... sprint will give you a ticket number and they will fix your phone for free at a store.
call up and get it fixed.
its only going to get worse!
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This is false. The issue has been going long since before Friday.
It will be fixed in the first update though.
... and here I was thinking about exchanging my 3D for a GS2... it seems the signal problems are widespread to all phones. :/
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... and here I was thinking about exchanging my 3D for a GS2... it seems the signal problems are widespread to all phones. :/
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Its not a showstopper and it doesnt happen on all devices. So if it happens when you get it use your 30 swap to get a new replacement. It hasnt happened on mine at all. Also there is going to be a fix... So, with all of that said I cannot think of a single thing that should cause anyone to decide not to get this and choose another phone. Thx
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Its not a showstopper and it doesnt happen on all devices. So if it happens when you get it use your 30 swap to get a new replacement.
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It is a 14-day swap unless you bought your device pre-launch.
This is a total show stopper, I have 2 of these and they both do it constantly. I cant even surf for more then 10 minutes without it happening to both units. I cant make calls, I cant receive calls, cant go online, cant use streaming music, cant use navigation. total waste at this point. I love the phone physically and its great when on WiFi but that's only 1/4 of the day. I am not taking a chance of getting stuck with a phone that I cant even make calls on. maybe I will try again once everything gets fixed but for now its not worth the trouble.
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This is a total show stopper, I have 2 of these and they both do it constantly. I cant even surf for more then 10 minutes without it happening to both units. I cant make calls, I cant receive calls, cant go online, cant use streaming music, cant use navigation. total waste at this point. I love the phone physically and its great when on WiFi but that's only 1/4 of the day. I am not taking a chance of getting stuck with a phone that I cant even make calls on. maybe I will try again once everything gets fixed but for now its not worth the trouble.
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You have something seriously wrong with yours then. I've had mine since launch and it's done it twice. You should exchange yours.
I rooted my phone and got this for the first time the next day. Hasn't happened before that. Didn't even know what you guys were seeing until it happened. I just got a zero with a line across the middle of it in my top bar and my signal bar and data icon were gone.
Is that what people are getting also that have not rooted their phone? When I say not rooted, not the people who rooted then installed the stock kernal back on. People who never rooted in the first place. That is what I would like to know.
Mine did it once before rooting, once after.
And yes, it happened just like you described. I thought rooting and flashing Zedo v3 fixed it, but it didn't.
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Mine did it once before rooting, once after.
And yes, it happened just like you described. I thought rooting and flashing Zedo v3 fixed it, but it didn't.
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Cool, I hope it is device problem and not just a rooting problem. This way we can get a fix for it from Samsung, hopefully.
I have it on good authority it will be fixed in the first software update from Sprint. No idea when that will be though. It's not a rooting problem.
Hey,
I have had my evo for about a year now, and the poor thing has been through a lot lately just random lock ups and being un responsive and things of that nature, but lately I cant take phone calls with out using headphones because if my speaker volume is at a point when I can hear it my speaker just gets all cracked and jumbled to the point I cant understand the person on the other end.
I was just wondering if anyone had any comments or experience with this before?
I think im going to call sprint tomorrow and see what my choices are since I have tep and hopefully we can work something out before I start the unroot process
Thanks,
Stevo
My brother had it replaced same day at the repair store because they had a couple on hand...
yeah they told me i need to get it replaced which i predicted but my local store does not have the part and wants to just order me another "my 3rd" replacement, so i called sprint hoping they could order one for me but they keep babbling and doing what sprint does best nothing -_-
Try looking around for 3rd party cell phone companies that support sprint. Theres a local one here that repairs them and payed so much per sale/repair from sprint
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Yeah, well the thing is I dont mind getting it replaced and would rather that because this poor evo has been through a beating and if one things going to go I am sure many other things are going to be going soon as well and I pay my extra a month for TEP so i might as well take advantage of it.
Well its unrooted and blah lol
But thanks Ca1ne I figured it was hardware it was just nice hearing it from someone else, compared to the sprint call center who just says oh you have a problem you must take it to your local sprint store and they will fix it for you! lol
I've been having off and on issues with my E4GT screen and would like a replacement. Ive been living with it since february, but it's getting very annoying for such a beast of a phone. Is there any way I can switch it out and get a white one? I do have the tep insurance if it matters. I'm in the Dallas area. Please PM me if you think you can help
Chances are they'll send whatever refurb is next in line.
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Since they are two foretaste model numbers, they will send whatever is attached to your account. Your best bet would be going to a local store and trying to persuade a rep to help you out... But chances are you'll be leaving with the same model that is on your account.
Good luck
Jason
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I'm doing this same thing. My wife wants a white one now so I'm trying to figure something out.
I figure if I throw enough of a fit about how Sprint owes my a** something in order to make up for their lack of any mentionable data speeds while I still pay every month for 'premium data' - a white E4GT swap for my wife is the least they can do.
Otherwise I'll just cancel my contract with no ETF due to them failing to hold up their end of the contract. Or they can upgrade us both to a SGSIII when it comes out so I can have the speeds I was promised with LTE and 1x Advanced.
All I need is a tech!! I spoke to a 3rd party sprint rep and they said it can be switched with either, its basically up to the tech. Is there any one at all in the Dallas area that would like to help a fellow XDAer out? (i would be more than happy to bring a donation to a cause of their choosing )
btw I do have the ted insurance, so would that provide any help in getting a white replacement more easily? I dont want to pay the $100, but im almost willing to at this point. hence the "donation" not being an issue
I need help with this too but I live in NJ :/
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Sprint rep, Sprint rep, Sprint rep!
o nvm i forgot i dont have a mirror app
bump. I would really like to get this resolved by the weekend
I already told you what you need to do.
You also have to remember that being a technician is our job, not strictly our hobby. We have to adhere to policies. I personally wouldn't swap you just because you asked, my SRSS frowns upon that.
The best thing to do is bite the bullet, drive to the store, and take whatever is given to you.
I understand what youve told me, however it is difficult for me to leave the office again and go through the hours of bs just to end up with someone looking at the thing for 20 min and saying nothing is wrong or I need to get a battery (yes, someone told me my screen and buttons malfunctioned due to my battery). This is not the first time I have done this and I am fed up to say the least. I know more about these devices and this network than 80% of the people working at the stores I've gone to.
Replacing the device is the hard part and the color change is a bird id like to kill with the same stone. All I was looking for was assistance from a fellow member to stream line things and get me the customer service that Sprint should be striving for. God knows their data speeds and innovation aren't going to save them.
I'm sorry for the rant, it was not directed at you. Ive been calling Sprint for weeks about separate issues and I was trying to take this issue on by myself. If it comes down to it I will bite the bullet and deal with them the old fashion way, but that is my last resort
Depending in what custom ROM you're running (sorry just assuming since you're on xda, if not it doesn't matter) if you type *#0*#0 on the dialer it brings up a diagnostic menu. One of the tests in this menu is a line drawing test for the touchscreen. If you can see it consistently messing up in a certain part of the screen that's one of the easiest tests we have to verify touchscreen issues and a good way to make sure the tech you talk to isn't just going to say sorry we can't verify the issue. And as much as it can suck if we can't reliably duplicate the issue our options are pretty limited as far as repair/replacement goes.
As for the color issue, I may be in the minority but if I have the parts in and someone comes in and asks nicely, I don't mind swapping what color someones screen/housing is of there's actually a problem
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You've got a pm.
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You've got a pm.
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thank you, replied
asrielx1 said:
Depending in what custom ROM you're running (sorry just assuming since you're on xda, if not it doesn't matter) if you type *#0*#0 on the dialer it brings up a diagnostic menu. One of the tests in this menu is a line drawing test for the touchscreen. If you can see it consistently messing up in a certain part of the screen that's one of the easiest tests we have to verify touchscreen issues and a good way to make sure the tech you talk to isn't just going to say sorry we can't verify the issue. And as much as it can suck if we can't reliably duplicate the issue our options are pretty limited as far as repair/replacement goes.
As for the color issue, I may be in the minority but if I have the parts in and someone comes in and asks nicely, I don't mind swapping what color someones screen/housing is of there's actually a problem
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tried to do the dialer and it wont let me input the last 0. i think the hashes are the start and end of a code, so nothing can go after them
Yea when they sent us the code that's how out was written but now that I think about out out does just jump into the menu as soon a you hit the second #. I think it only works on completely stock roms though, I just tried it on calks el29 and no joy
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Yea when they sent us the code that's how out was written but now that I think about out out does just jump into the menu as soon a you hit the second #. I think it only works on completely stock roms though, I just tried it on calks el29 and no joy
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tried on calk2 1.6 and no go. idk why it would only be on completely stock. calk practically is
An easy way to tell, for me, is dragging down notification bar, if it gets really choppy in a certain area, then you definitely have a spot that's out. Doesn't always work, but easy to tell. The dio menu, I am pretty sure it only works on completely stock roms with EL29, I have not tried on any ICS leaks though. I am currently running CM, so obviously, doesn't work lol.
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go through the hours of bs just to end up with someone looking at the thing for 20 min and saying nothing is wrong or I need to get a battery (yes, someone told me my screen and buttons malfunctioned due to my battery).
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I have had a Sprint rep tell me that a charging issue that my old Hero had was due to a bad cable. So I bought a new cable(not from sprint) and had the same problem. Took it back and they said it was the battery. So I bought a new battery(not from sprint), and had the same issue(returned the battery after. The last issue they said was that the charging port was loose, but they didn't want to fix it because they didn't want to ruin the internals of the phone.
I have hardly ever gotten good service by a rep in a Sprint store. I have gotten good service over the phone though.
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KCRic said:
I'm doing this same thing. My wife wants a white one now so I'm trying to figure something out.
I figure if I throw enough of a fit about how Sprint owes my a** something in order to make up for their lack of any mentionable data speeds while I still pay every month for 'premium data' - a white E4GT swap for my wife is the least they can do.
Otherwise I'll just cancel my contract with no ETF due to them failing to hold up their end of the contract. Or they can upgrade us both to a SGSIII when it comes out so I can have the speeds I was promised with LTE and 1x Advanced.
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hahahahaha..
I'd cancel your contract in a heartbeat.
It's a cell phone, there is no reason to have a sense of entitlement. If you don't like your data speeds or whatever, cut ship and go elsewhere. But don't even try that bull****.
If you really want a white one shove a flat head in your charging port and break the pins ( made me cringe when I seen my buddy do it) automatically a replacement cause we can't fix them. Then go to a 3rd party preferred retailer and when they go to order it just ask nicely for a white one. As long as you have TEP is all free
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I know there has been a lot of discussion about this but I am gonna bring it up again....
Call recording on WiFi...I cannot get cellular here at my house most of the time so I must resort to using wifi. I had someone call me and threaten my life last week and I was not able to record the conversation..
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I called the police and they arrested him and now I must say I am more scared of a payback than ever.
I MUST HAVE CALL RECORDING ON WIFI!!!!!!
I WILL PAY ANYONE WHO CAN DO IT OR TELL ME HOW TO DO IT!!! I am not rich though...I am disabled and have very little income...
PLEASE!!!!
IT IS JUST ME AND MY NINE YEAR OLD GIRL...I AM SCARED TO DEATH ABOUT THIS THREAT. If this happens again I want to be able to record the bastard!
Do not worry about threats if you knew how many times it happened... its probably some people who have lot of time to waste
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Do not worry about threats if you knew how many times it happened... its probably some people who have lot of time to waste
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With all due respect, this advice is absolutely terrible.
I of course can't make any promises as I don't really use this feature so i havent spent much time working on anything with it in the past, but ill try to look at what's out there later tonight.
Which roms or recording apps have you tried this with?
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I of course can't make any promises as I don't really use this feature so i havent spent much time working on anything with it in the past, but ill try to look at what's out there later tonight.
Which roms or recording apps have you tried this with?
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Almost all out there don't work on WiFi calling as reports have gone across and not many devs seem to worry about it as they don't have the need for it or they don't even have T-Mobile so it's 100% not in their interest to spend time on it, totally understandable.
There is also the option of Google Voice maybe??
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Almost all out there don't work on WiFi calling as reports have gone across and not many devs seem to worry about it as they don't have the need for it or they don't even have T-Mobile so it's 100% not in their interest to spend time on it, totally understandable.
There is also the option of Google Voice maybe??
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That's pretty much what I was thinking. Also that the best chance for finding one that works may be to try the apps from the store such as Total Recall and Call Recorder from ?svkalex?. There's a dev thread for his somewhere here on xda. It may help to pose this question on his thread if he doesn't already have it working
I wonder if any of the old ICS roms would be able to do this? They get forgotten easily, but had call recording enabled in some of those too.
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With all due respect, this advice is absolutely terrible.
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Well personally I try not to panic when it happens because before I got some serious threats several times and till today nothing happened to me but I can understand him...
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Well personally I try not to panic when it happens because before I got some serious threats several times and till today nothing happened to me but I can understand him...
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Every situation is different, and in this case there is a child present. You don't take chances when you have a kid with you, period.
I understand where you may be coming from as well, but there is no minimizing it when a child could be in danger. Even if you're positive its just an evil prank, you don't take the chance of being wrong, because you only have to be wrong once....
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Every situation is different, and in this case there is a child present. You don't take chances when you have a kid with you, period.
I understand where you may be coming from as well, but there is no minimizing it when a child could be in danger. Even if you're positive its just an evil prank, you don't take the chance of being wrong, because you only have to be wrong once....
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I completely missed the part where he mentioned his child ok now I totally do agree whit you I'd never risk a child life either..
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I completely missed the part where he mentioned his child ok now I totally do agree whit you I'd never risk a child life either..
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You don't know this is a male either, it may be a female dealing with a crazed male that is 300lbs.
What about ICS if she goes back to 4.0.4 did it work back then on WiFi calling?
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You don't know this is a male either, it may be a female dealing with a crazed male that is 300lbs.
What about ICS if she goes back to 4.0.4 did it work back then on WiFi calling?
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I don't know. I just know several roms had call recording and it was easier to implement on ics. Figured it'd be worth a try at least.
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Update: Tried several apps w/JB and no progress. I was trying to get an understanding why and I do have a theory. Basically, the call recorders all interface with the Qualcomm cellular radio to record from the uplink/downlink streams. On our S3's, wifi is handled by a separate Broadcom chip. So it would probably require either writing new code from scratch or a major rework of existing call recorders to work.
Like I said though, its just a theory, but it kind of makes sense I think. Its highly possible I could be completely wrong too.
There are still a few things ill try, but unfortunately, I'm starting to think it may be well beyond my ability to solve. I've got my daughter today so it may not be until later tonight before I can try much else. I will update when I have some more info though.
In the meantime, try calling T-Mobile customer care (ask for retentions if you've been with them for several years). Try first to just explain that you just have very weak signal and ask about their cellular signal booster (actual name escapes me atm). If it seems like you need to, explain your situation and why you are in need of it. (You could first try saying you are about to drop your broadband service, and won't have wifi calling available anymore. Also that you may be forced to look into switching carriers if this can't be solved. This is precisely what retentions is for). I'd avoid getting into explaining the need for call recording if possible, and if it seems you may have to but it wouldn't match what you've already said, you may want to call back and speak to a new rep first.
Some people have reported outstanding results with the signal booster, while others have said it didn't help a bit, so ymmv. But it is another option and T-Mobile has been known to provide these free of charge to some customers for home use only where they have weak coverage.
If you can get one of these and it does work for you, it would eliminate the need for wifi calling and you could use one of several recording solutions "as is".
Note: check T-Mobile 's coverage map and get an idea of what they claim their signal quality is for your home address before calling. And just use your best judgement for what you want to tell them. It could also turn out that if you tell them exactly what you told us, they'll be more willing to help you. I'm just not sure on this one. Maybe someone else can chime in with an opinion for you.
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I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.
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I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.
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So true. I've read about 5-10 posts about people doing this.
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TheLastSidekick said:
I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.
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The one they sent me only picks up hspa signal and broadcasts it through the house, worthless if you live in an edge area like me
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The one they sent me only picks up hspa signal and broadcasts it through the house, worthless if you live in an edge area like me
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But for the situation being discussed in this thread, it could be priceless. All that's really needed is the cell signal for voice calls.
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@ASharpEdge
I hope everything has been going ok. Just wondering since we haven't heard from you since you opened the thread.
Anyway, an additional small update. I have tried several apps and a couple of roms with no luck. I'm downloading two ICS roms now so will try them tomorrow. They were both two of the best we've had on here in the past, FreeGS3 and FrostyICS. If I can't get it to work on these its going to end up requiring codework that's going to be beyond my ability I'm afraid.
The closest I've come was using Skvalex's Call Recorder. Using the Alsa Mixer as the recording method, it was able to attempt to record, but the file was just dead air. I think its still trying to record off the cell radio, not the wifi radio. All other settings failed to even start.
So I hope you don't mind, but I've posted in Skvalex's thread to ask him about this. I did include your story in hopes that it would have a better chance at sparking a reply, both for solutions and other options. If you do not want me doing this, ill edit it out right away.
Again, I hope all is well and that you and your little girl are staying safe!
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I really want to thank all of you for looking into this. I have been praying about it daily. My ex-wifes boyfriend is the one that started all of this. Went to pick up my daughter from her mom and boyfriends and he attacked me while my daughter was getting in the car...she was hysterical watching all of this...I handed my phone to her to call 911 and she couldnt..(to hysterical at the time) Then her mom took the phone from her and would not give it back. I finally was able to get out of the car and managed to grab the phone from my ex-wife and then me and my daughter ran to the street and called the police.
The police came and arrested the boyfriend for battery and my ex-wife for interfering with a 911 call.
Then a week later the boyfriends dad called me twice telling me to drop the charges on his son or he would cut my fu**ing balls off and kill me!
The father is a bit psycho from what my daughter told me and I know that he was in the military and has a wide selection of firearms at his house that is about 2 miles from me.....SO, I immediately called the police on him and they arrested him for verbal assault and interference with a state protected witness.
I am even more concerned about a payback, but I know I did the right thing by calling the police on him.
OK, now everyone knows the story...I am a disabled 45 year old father with a 9 year old daughter....She is scared as am I. I just wanted to have some peice of mind that if I got a call I would have proof besides the call log...
Please do not go out of your way though trying to get this working. I have the Lord Jesus on my side and I fell comfortable that we will be safe in regards to this matter.
To answer your question Doc...I have tried S3Rx 1.5, Dandroid, Wicked v10, and z999...Those I know for sure. I know some people say theirs worked but mine definately does not. The only true way to test it is to be out of range of a cell signal and then try it on wifi.
Again, thank you all and may God bless you and your loved ones!! :angel:
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I really want to thank all of you for looking into this. I have been praying about it daily. My ex-wifes boyfriend is the one that started all of this. Went to pick up my daughter from her mom and boyfriends and he attacked me while my daughter was getting in the car...she was hysterical watching all of this...I handed my phone to her to call 911 and she couldnt..(to hysterical at the time) Then her mom took the phone from her and would not give it back. I finally was able to get out of the car and managed to grab the phone from my ex-wife and then me and my daughter ran to the street and called the police.
The police came and arrested the boyfriend for battery and my ex-wife for interfering with a 911 call.
Then a week later the boyfriends dad called me twice telling me to drop the charges on his son or he would cut my fu**ing balls off and kill me!
The father is a bit psycho from what my daughter told me and I know that he was in the military and has a wide selection of firearms at his house that is about 2 miles from me.....SO, I immediately called the police on him and they arrested him for verbal assault and interference with a state protected witness.
I am even more concerned about a payback, but I know I did the right thing by calling the police on him.
OK, now everyone knows the story...I am a disabled 45 year old father with a 9 year old daughter....She is scared as am I. I just wanted to have some peice of mind that if I got a call I would have proof besides the call log...
Please do not go out of your way though trying to get this working. I have the Lord Jesus on my side and I fell comfortable that we will be safe in regards to this matter.
To answer your question Doc...I have tried S3Rx 1.5, Dandroid, Wicked v10, and z999...Those I know for sure. I know some people say theirs worked but mine definately does not. The only true way to test it is to be out of range of a cell signal and then try it on wifi.
Again, thank you all and may God bless you and your loved ones!! :angel:
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Wow....That is a hell of a situation. I am sorry you and your daughter are having to go through all of that. My daughter is 7 and I could only try to imagine what I would be going through if all of that were happening to me. Some people are just really screwed up in the head and, IMO, have no business being in a position of influence over any child. I just hope you are able to get some sort of restraining order and full custody if you dont already have it. Personally, though, I honestly would be arming myself. All too often, the only way to actually Stop a bad guy with a gun, is for a good guy with a gun to intervene.
Anyway, a bit more on topic. My daughter had her meet and greet with her new teacher today so I was gone most all day long. Im making a new nandroid backup now, and will try to test a couple more things out in the next hour or two.
And it really is not a big deal. If I can help find a way to do this, then I just hope it can help give you guys even just a little piece of mind. (No, I am not doing this in response to your thread title btw. I'd rather you spend your money on your daughter, especially if you can get her something or do something for her that can help her get through all of this.)
Oh and consider calling T-Mobile as I mentioned before. It could be a better solution than this and its probably best to try talking to them sooner than later.
Hang in there man! We will keep you guys in our prayers.
Ok, sorry I didnt post yesterday, but I really had nothing new to add unfortunately. I have tried several roms, apps, mods with no luck on this at all.
I am pretty sure it would require someone to modify the code for WiFi Calling to allow recording. And then it would have to also have to be modded to integrate call recording as I don't think this would allow any 3rd party apps to work anyway.
I have sent Skvalex, the developer of Call Recorder on the Play Store an email. I was told he was away and not able to respond in the thread, but he should still be able to receive and reply to his emails about the app. At this point, I am just waiting to see if he has any ideas or if he thinks he might be able to add the functionality to his app. Other than that, I am just not sure of what else I can do right now. Though if I think of anything, I will certainly let you know. And of course, I will post again once I hear back from Skvalex.
I do hope your situation has improved over the last couple of days. I am really sorry I was not able to come up with anything for you. But if there is anything else I can help with, do let me know.
Take care!
Anyone else have any ideas on this issue???