Recent content by old_codger

I don't know if my problem(s) is/are Alpha specific or android in general. I'm posting here and hoping for resolution. SM-G850-A In the last 2 months I've noticed a few changes to my phone. On manual restart, I get 4 telephone ring tones instead of the standard Saumsung startup tone. When...

I have a Rugby I no longer use. I want to recycle my phone but want to erase the files first. My problem is the battery is dead. Any way to start/run a Rugby without a battery?

Didn't find the answer here. I installed two profile managers (MyProfiles / Sound Managers) one at a time. Set up a profile in each to vibrate with no sound. Neither vibrate. No sound, nothing. Uninstalled both. Went to Settings>Sounds and Notifications> Vibrate Intensity, and set all to...

First, I think I have a Rugby Pro - SGH-1547. Don't know if that is a Rugby Smart or not. I began having 3 problems (symptoms?) about 2 months ago. Don't know if it's actually ONE problem or not but I'm going to describe all 3 in case they're related. Slow - Often, when I try to turn on my...

How can I tell which app is controlling my volume? Every weekend notification volume goes to zero and returns to 100% volume some times early Sunday AM. Phone volume changes to 30% sometime around noon every weekday. I've checked my profile manager and phone/sms apps. No luck.

Hope this is the proper forum. In the last 2 months my Rugby has slowed down a LOT. Apps can take 1-2 minutes to open. Text seems 2 seconds behind typing. But not always. This slowness seems particularly bad right after starting the phone - even fully charged. Less so after it has been open...

Can't find the answer here though it may be because I don't know the lingo. I've installed/removed a number of blacklist apps for my phone (i.e., Blacklist Pro, Blacklist+, Profile Scheduler) to set my phone to accept only specific callers. NONE work. Regardless how I set up the apps, all allow...

Can't find the answer here. I'm trying to add a couple of widgets to my wife's Atrix. But when I long press on a home screen, I'm given 4 choices but, unfortunately, I don't remember them all. Something similar to "live wallpaper,' 'wallpaper,' 'Gallery,' one other. Nothing allowing me...

Don't know where to ask this. I suppose I'm asking for confirmation. Have Kaspersky Security for my PC and laptop and am quite satisfied. I decided to try Kaspersky Mobile for my Atrix. Works well except I'm unable to BLOCK the phone. When I try to enable blocking, I get a message saying "The...

Trouble connecting to my wifi. Don't know if I have more than one problem or not but humor me and read through some background. My phone can connect to ATT Data. It can connect to public wifi (e.g., Border's). It can connect to my home wifi, ummm, frequently. And this is the problem...

Can't find the answer here. Settings>Wireless and Networks>Wifi Settings shows "Connected." The Status bar Wifi icon shows very good to excellent signal. But I can't connect to the net. Opening Market results in "Retry/Cancel" and weather results in "Dismiss" - I think. Regardless, no app can...

Can't find the answer here. My phone seems to lose network access on schedule. M-F 8-5 (times are estimates), wifi works great. All other times wifi access is nonexistant or rare. I've searched every place I can find on the phone for a 'scheduled disable' option but found none. Wifi signal...

I hope this is very easy. Had my Atrix for ~3 weeks. Problem is there are frequent times when home wifi connection seems to die. WiFi Analyzer indicates Channel 11 (used on my network) is weak so I want to change the channel used on my network. I know how to change the network on my Netgear...

Bought my phone 3 weeks ago and have the required $15/mo data plan. (Rep says a 'Family Data" plan is coming but that's for another post.) My problem is I don't want to exceed my data plan limits and I use data access on my phone almost exclusively with WI-Fi - ummm, except for those times I'm...

I have found I can't use my phone while it is charging - outlet OR USB. Can't call out, can't use apps, none of the buttons or screen taps respond. This is the 1st phone I've owned that reverted to a door stop while charging (although I can receive messages and notifications - I just can't open...