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Old May 10, 2012, 01:17 AM   #2126
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have you tried to get a new ROM and then not install any apps and try to wifi with it for a while with no extra apps installed... fresh clean slate as well...

That is strange I've never had my phone or my sister's phone ever mess with our network at all.. our router (netgear WGR614v9) handles it just fine we have 3 wifi devices on our network. we can even stream with the HTPC downstairs with not too much buffering (uses netgear wg111v3 usb adapter with extension usb cable to place higher to get better signal) and use both our droid phones and the wifi doesnt go out... it might slow down a bit from time to time but never goes fully out...
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Check the firmware on your router and update if necessary. Try different security settings (WEP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
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Check the firmware on your router and update if necessary. Try different security settings (WEP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
I've seen a note on wireless settings improved on my rooted tablet by changing the security levels, which is why I've suggested this. While I prefer WPA2 myself, you might prefer to have a router that doesn't get hosed all the time.




On a side note, I am thinking seriously about getting my wife a smartphone for mother's day. Currently she's on a dumb-phone (LG Cosmos IIRC) but uses a Blackberry for work. What's a good phone that doesn't suck at battery life (one of the things I'd think she'd notice most)? 4G is not needed, and anything around $100 after upgrade discounts would be ideal.
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I've seen a note on wireless settings improved on my rooted tablet by changing the security levels, which is why I've suggested this. While I prefer WPA2 myself, you might prefer to have a router that doesn't get hosed all the time.




On a side note, I am thinking seriously about getting my wife a smartphone for mother's day. Currently she's on a dumb-phone (LG Cosmos IIRC) but uses a Blackberry for work. What's a good phone that doesn't suck at battery life (one of the things I'd think she'd notice most)? 4G is not needed, and anything around $100 after upgrade discounts would be ideal.
if she doesnt use the web side of things much, get juice defender. it can toggle off the 3G, wifi and GPS automatically, while still letting calls and text through - cutting down the big power hogs of a smartphone. it doubles my battery life, while causing minor issues in low coverage areas (about a 20-30 sec delay as the 3G signal reconnects in crap areas, meaning i have to wait after i unlock the phone before i can use data)
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It's not really a BIG problem though, since why would I bother using my phone to browse the internet when I'm in front of the PC?
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I use mine if I don't wanna get out of bed...LOL.. or if I wanna be in another room...
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It's not really a BIG problem though, since why would I bother using my phone to browse the internet when I'm in front of the PC?
you don't use both at the same time... psshhh-newb
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A stupid question. How safe is it to purchase apps from your phone?
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From the Amazon App store, or Google Play? Very. As safe as any other online purchase, imo. From "other" sources? Questionable. I wouldn't put my card out to some of the shadier sites because, well, they're "shadier"
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From Google Play for now. The phone is handled by my son but I used my card, hmmm...
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Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Google Play from a scam or safety point of view. They're the core of the Android App Market, and really couldn't afford to be slack enough to let something scam by.

As a note, might not hurt to load the App Market on the phone for one simple reason: Free Stuff. Every day, they put a free app online that normally costs. I've got quite a few good apps/games from the free app of the day. Just create an account, and check it each day, just to see. Just make sure you read the reviews on the ones you don't recognize. Some of them are just crap, and not worth being free
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Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Google Play from a scam or safety point of view. They're the core of the Android App Market, and really couldn't afford to be slack enough to let something scam by.

As a note, might not hurt to load the App Market on the phone for one simple reason: Free Stuff. Every day, they put a free app online that normally costs. I've got quite a few good apps/games from the free app of the day. Just create an account, and check it each day, just to see. Just make sure you read the reviews on the ones you don't recognize. Some of them are just crap, and not worth being free
wheres this free app of the day? i've never heard of that before
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wheres this free app of the day? i've never heard of that before
It's the amazon app store. If you have an account there you can download the .APk and install it.
Each day they have a free app.
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Do you have a 1mbps, at best (and rarely at that), internet connection?
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From Google Play for now. The phone is handled by my son but I used my card, hmmm...
Make sure you turn off "in-app" purchases just in case.
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Do you have a 1mbps, at best (and rarely at that), internet connection?
I got a 10Mbps down and 1.2Mbps up.
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If you get sick of Sense, just throw me a pm. I can help you get a somewhat AOSP feel to it. Enjoy!
What phone are you using right now?

I need an app to get Flac working or something that can convert to MP3 for free
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I'm on the Rezound, basically One X with Sense 3.6 instead of 4.0. Try the VLC beta. Ill pm you the apk in a bit. Do you know how to side load from storage?
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I'm on the Rezound, basically One X with Sense 3.6 instead of 4.0. Try the VLC beta. Ill pm you the apk in a bit. Do you know how to side load from storage?
Yep I know how to do that

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i was just kidding around. I do have a 10mb down, and i only ever use my phone/tab while at the pc if im gaming or something full screen and want info. just joking
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I need an app to get Flac working or something that can convert to MP3 for free
dBPowerAMP isn't free but it's worth it... I bought it a while back ago (I got an old version but hey! it still works!) and it was worth every penny. It uses multi-cores in a way where you got one core per song and if you got quad or higher it's really fast.

Then I use Amok Playlist copy to send the songs+m3u to the SD card thru my card reader... this way I got my playlists synced up as well. Amok is freeware though.
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