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  1. G

    Help My Intercept gets hot and then doesn't respond

    Today I was charging my phone as usual, and about halfway through the charging process, I picked it up and it was hot. Then when I tried to use it, it would barely respond. So I took the battery out and let it cool down. Now, every time I turn it on, it gets hot and has barely any response...
  2. C

    Help No 3G... Yet Again!!!

    I got a text yesterday that my month was restarting at midnight. Woke up this morning, no data. OK, maybe I have to manually restart my month. I do that, still no data. Look at my account and I was now double charged this month. I call Customer Service and expected a guy named Peggy. I...
  3. JonIndie

    Help phone locking up on unlock swipe

    anyone else experienced this? this happens to me at least once a day now.. I'll try to unlock my phone by swiping the unlock and the unlock bar gets frozen across the bottom of the screen and the phone goes non-responsive. I have to take the battery out and start the phone back up. any ideas?
  4. P

    Help HELP!! I can't tell if I bricked my phone!

    I have a Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept, I tried rooting it, but there's no straight through method for this device, heres the instructions I followed step-by-step, How To Root Samsung Intercept [Step-by-step Guide] Anyways, i made it to the inxane0381intercept.tar update part, and my phone is...
  5. M

    Help Unable to Activate

    I dial the ##virgin# code to activate my phone and get the following message when trying to activate: error 06-07-5920 I'm guessing that means something is wrong on their side, but can anyone confirm? I, of course can't call them on my old phone to check. :o Thanks for the help.
  6. Hooligan77

    3G outage anyone?

    My 3G has been out for over a day now here in MN. Anyone else having the problem? I'm going to guess it has been at least 26 hours it has been down, and yes I have done the airplane mode trick.
  7. lpnalda

    VM Intercept $149 until 7/2 at RadioShack

    If you've decided on this phone, now might be the time to jump on it if you got a Shack nearby.
  8. L

    Help Camera app always force closes after froyo update

    I apologize if this is a repeat thread but I am writing this for my friends intercept. I tried everything I could think of. Ever since he ota updated to froyo every time he opens his camera app, it hangs, gives me 2 vibrations then brings up a force close message. I tried clearing cache, finding...
  9. G

    How to install apps to my SD card instead of system memory? (2 part question)

    Can anyone tell me how to install apps to my SD card instead of to the system memory? Also, is there a way to transfer apps from my system memory to my SD card?
  10. dudleesmuk

    what exatcly does custom rom do?

    if i am useing launcher pro and like it should i use custom rom? wood it run smoother than a stock 1 or is it all just an appereance thing? i have a mv rooted with cm01 recovery and useing vampirefo nernel. wood custom rom or custom rom with rooted kernel improve my device even more or should i...
  11. G

    Help My music player automatically opens and starts playing when I connect bluetooth

    Whenever I get into my car which has Sync, my phone automatically connects to it via Bluetooth, which is fine. The problem is that for the past week or so, my music player will also automatically open itself and start playing music when my Sync connects. Has anyone else had this problem or...
  12. G

    Is it possible to set up Hotmail/Live mail?

    I have a hotmail account, it's @live.com, but when I try to set it up as an email account on my Intercept, it just keeps trying but nothing happens. Is there a way to do it? If so, does anyone know what the incoming and outgoing servers and ports should be?
  13. N

    Help Driver/USB Mode Connection Issue

    I am running Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 x64 and cannot find a driver for my Samsung intercept which will allow the computer/phone to interface with the computer. Windows does not have a native driver for the phone, and on Samsung's Web Page the driver is listed for Vista, however when I...
  14. W

    Help Very Slow Speeds with Easytether

    Hi all: I was able to get my Samsung Intercept to tether to my XP machine, butthe speeds were very slow--about 0.05M down, 0.1M up. (The phone itself, with VM provider, will do 0.4M up and down.) My meter shows intermittent bursts of around 0.2M interspersed by long silences, which suggests...
  15. M

    $169.99 with $40 Bestbuy Giftcard

    Just bought 2*Intercepts today for $169.99/each, but when I got to the register, the lady scanned the item, and a screen popped up saying I get a $40 gift card per phone. Walked out with $80 in giftcards that was totally unexpected. Letting you guys know in case you want to buy one.
  16. E

    Root Intercept Root Apk and Recovery flasher

    :D Finally, there is an App that can Get you permanent root on Samsung Intercept (Both Virgin Mobile and Sprint versions). It does not need PC, USB cable or USB Drivers. You can get Root as well as install CM01 Custom Recovery using this App. Thanks to spaztecho from SDX Developers. Go...
  17. G

    bluetooth ?

    What bluetooth wireless headsets are you using. Do they now voice dial after the upgrade ? My older Plantronics Explorer 230 will not , and Plantronics says that none of their headsets will, but I have read where people have been using the Plantronics 540 to voicedial with no problems, what is...
  18. G

    bluetooth headset brand

    Anyone use a bluetooth for voice dialing , if so , what brand/model. My older Plantronics Explorer 230 won't voice dial. Plantronics says that none of their headsets will voice dial , but I have read comments from people who have the 540 model that say otherwise. What's the deal ?
  19. D

    Ap that can turn on/off wifi ?

    Any one know of an Ap that can turn on/off wifi from the drop down menu ?
  20. L

    Help No smart dialing or speed dial on Froyo?

    Got the update, and my dialer has no speed dial options or smart dialing (wher eyou can type the contactsname to call them) Is there a way to get this back? If you have root, can you replace the dialer.apk or the contacts.apk? Could anyone pull those APK's off a 2.1 and give it a shot or post...
  21. kcmartz

    Still on 2.1?

    Who is still on 2.1? Count me in! :(
  22. L

    Root Can this thing still be rooted?

    So I just picked up a VM intercept, and am trying to root it. I tried the one click method, the download has a virus and is immediately deleted by my AV software, so that won't work I tried the manual method, the third file to be downloaded is also a virus, so it cant be saved so that won't...
  23. martinez41613

    Help What's your 3g Speed?

    I am very frustrated by my 3g speed. I would like to know if it's because of where I live or if the company is having network problems. Can someone help me out? Also, I would like for y'all to post your Download and Upload speeds and your location. Mine: Download: 0.29 mbps (Highest)...
  24. M

    Help Phone Won't Send Or Recieve Texts

    I just got this phone today, and everything's working fine except texting. I activated the phone, I can download things, I can even make phone calls, but people aren't receiving my texts, and their texts aren't showing up on the phone. What can I do to fix this?
  25. lpnalda

    Cases for the Intercept

    Hi, I have a little elite holster case, which I think was designed for a blackberry, which I've been using, but I'm noticing that it will take the screen out of lock if I'm not careful holstering. Being the Intercept has a glass screen, I'm worried about scratching. So I just want to know...
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