Recent content by John Jason

I have a Note 3, rooted, originally T-Mobile, now MetroPCS. At least once a week, sometimes daily, I get a configuration text message. I can stop them by force stopping OMACP, but then all text messaging is disabled. Is there a way to block just these messages?

I have an unlocked and rooted T-Mobile Note 3 (N900T) that I am trying to use on AT&T. On T-Mobile I would get at least 20 Mbps down, sometimes as high as 50. On AT&T I get 1 or 2, sometimes 3 Mbps down. I mean, it is pathetic. I found instructions to create a new APN: Name: ATT Phone APN...

I bought my Note 3 on Craigslist back in January. The IMEI was clean, and T-Mobile told me it was not being financed. On June 1 T-Mobile blocked the IMEI leaving me with a brick. Apparently T-Mobile lied, it was being financed and it later went into arrears. T-Mobile told me my only solution was...

Every so often my Note 3 displays a warning icon and when I pull down the task bar it says it is a sign-in request to my Gmail account, the one that I had to create when I started using an Android phone several years ago. I absolutely never use this account, nor have I ever given it to anyone...

Action Memo suits me fine, but ever since the Kit Kat update it crashes when I try to open an old memo or a new memo. Hence, I am looking for a replacement. I want something that it will pop up when I pull out the S-Pen like Action Memo does. PS: It has been suggested that I clear the data for...

I have no use for visual voicemail. Like, what is the point? It seems much simpler just to select the voicemail and have the phone immediately call to listen to it. I've looked everywhere, but I can't find any way to disable or uninstall visual voicemail. Is it possible and, if so, how?

I have a mental disability following a stroke where I cannot think straight when looking at confusing colors and images. In the past I have found that phones work well for me as long as I use a plain white wallpaper. I set my Note 3 wallpaper to plain white with the Colors application. While the...

I have an SGS2 that I bought new on Craigslist within days after it was released for T-Mobile. It works great, except for one glaring problem. My local credit union has an app that allows you to deposit checks by taking a picture of it. The app works fine on my SGS2 except that when I go to take...

I bought my SGS2 within a week after it came out on T-Mobile. It has worked well for me all this time - no root or anything, just plain stock OS. My financial institution has long had an Android app, but recently they have come out with a new version that allows you to deposit checks with your...

SGS2, stock, 2.6.35.11-1209942, Gingerbread UVLDH I can't stand Swype. I want Thinkbuttons. But since the last software update all I can use is Swype. When I go into Language and Keyboard there is no option to disable it. Thickbuttons is listed, and I checked it, but the keyboard is still...

I'm probably too stupid to be allowed to have a SGS2, but I do, and I love it. All except for when making calls, because the timeout on the screen is too short. Today I needed to call about 20 places one after the other. I would hang up one call and look at my list for the next phone number, and...

When I picked up my T-Mobile SGS2 this morning it said there was a version upgrade available, and offered to install it. I did so, and now I have Android 2.3.6, kernel 2.6.35.11, and build GINGERBREAD.UVKL1. After rebooting it popped up a screen asking for my usual address in order to enable...

Maybe this is by design, but if so, it is a dumb design. So I get home and my phone is down to 42%, and a brand new battery that I ordered from eBay ($23.98 with shipping) has arrived and I want to charge them both up. So to speed up the charging process I decide to power down the phone so all...

I bought a battery and battery dock charger on eBay for my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices When it arrived I placed the battery in the dock and plugged it in. While charging the light was red, and when...

I live in an HSPA+42 city, and I spent the better part of today setting up my new Samsung Galaxy S2. One of the first apps I installed was Speedtest.net. Here are some statistics for 26 tests at various locations*. The first number is the ping, then download, then upload: Lowest: 69 ms...