Flashing has become a lot easier compared to way back, with lots of toolkits and almost one-click flashing on xda. Execution takes only 5 minutes or so.

Have fun.

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Added on November 27, 2012, 7:01 amCould be some network upgrade?

Some guy from TM knocked on my door earlier and asked if I experienced any network issues as they had been upgrading the fiber...

Could be Maxis doing the same on their radio network.

Haha....I recall you haven't been around for quite some time.



This post has been edited by joytest: Nov 27 2012, 07:01 AM

So far no one here seems to have complained about bad AP phones.....yet.
In terms of software, there is NO DIFFERENCE. You can install any firmware from any region to your phone. Obviously only GN2 firmware will work.

For approx RM300 difference, you can get SME. Choice is yours.

I know this has been posted before, but I think this headline is way funnier:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/26/wh...omatic-ass-bot/


What Hath Science Wrought: Behold Samsung's Phone-Crushing Automatic Ass-Bot

It seems to be a growing trend among manufacturers to show off the process behind creating their products. Today, Samsung joined the ranks, bringing us an inside look of the stress test process that the company's moneymaker undergoes. To ensure that every Galaxy S III can stand up to all the punishment you can throw at it, there are a number of machines that attempt to scratch, crack, or soak the handset to see how well it can hold up. Oh, yeah, and there's an automated ass that sits on the phone over and over again.

If you've ever seen a stress test video, there won't be much here that's entirely shocking, though this clip is in Korean. Just switch on Closed Captioning and enable English translations for some happiness malfunction speech if to translations. Though, no matter how bad the subtitles may be, the robo-butt is understandable across all language derrières / barriers.

No need to use any battery saver app. This phone kills everything else out there.
25h+ with 3.5h screen on time. Should be able to hit up to 5 hours on browsing.

No tweaks, Omega v4.0 with default kernel.

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Yessss best app ever.

This post has been edited by joytest: Nov 27 2012, 08:56 AM

Correct abbreviation will be ASST.

You can look up what your abbreviation means.

I think many do. I corresponded with the dev of Handy Note and they also kindly replied. I mailed them some feature suggestions.

In this thread, several posts back, at least 2 people reported dropping and breaking the glass. So if you are butterfingers, get a nice case that covers all sides.
SP seems to be largely personal preference, but Gorilla Glass can be scratched by sand.

The Gorilla Glass 2 on Note2 is thinner than Gorilla Glass 1. A result of the "cheaper, faster, better' thinking. But in practice, you have to choose only 2 of the 3. Which 2 you get depends on your luck and how you drop it

Celcom has the mAdvance Data 68 and 88. I am using 88 for 5gb data, 60m calls and 60 sms inclusive. After that it is pay as you go.

Maxis SURFMORE 50/75 is a DATA ONLY plan. If you add up 60m and 60sms for Maxis, it comes out as slightly more expensive than Celcom's but I think Maxis has better performance.

Celcom seems to throttle PLAY STORE connection from 8pm to 3am daily.

Maxis TALKMORE is a voice/sms plan with option to add on data.


Bigger size is a DEFINITE PRO..... cannot ever face anything smaller......
Only con is the 1280x720 vs the Note1's 1280x800

Hopefull Note3 gets 1920x1200

convenience n battery aside. there was recent research that android wifi is promiscuous n if someone spoofed yr wlan ssid u can be screwed by a man in the middle attack.
so this app is a good thing.

Bought it last week on sale. Well, gives some stats and has functions for tracking distance travelled and a nice compass.

Haven't really used it yet, just a fun "toy". Gets a fix very fast though. About 10s.

Note 2 has GPS (US) and Glonass (Russian) and AGPS. Typically a fix for any of the GPS apps is not a problem. I get my Waze fix very quickly too.
Last time on my Nokia N8, I used to run some GPS test app before running the maps app for a faster fix, but I'm not sure if running apps like GPS Test helps or not.

Very often, people who SELL technology don't always know what they are selling LOL.
Maybe they get better margins on other capacity cards.

Hands itchy....edited my build.prop to 180dpi



Small but bearable. Can still see clearly.

Oh....this...it possibly adds new values to the gps config file for the coordinates of the world you are at, so it will scan for the nearest satellites. Just my thought, since I recall you can actually edit the gps.conf file by hand if you know the correct values.

Vroom !!!! Vroom !!!! in the driveway only....

I haven't had reason to switch this on, but would you say the Settings>Developer options>Force GPU rendering help in this case (the bold text) ?

Well, I read some time back about the framework differences - fruit prioritizes the UI process as number 1....yet...still no widgets? Is it coz it's optimized for flat rasters ? That's why the letterboxing happened when ip5 arrived. So it might take 2 or more ios rewrites to support scalable vectors?

So I think Android should have a shootout when fruit gets widget capability....then fair comparison for "fluidity".

Agree wholeheartedly. Yes I know that without widgets the homescreen simply flies.

I was just conjecturing that should fruit enable widgets, then that will be a valid comparison. fruit's "proven ui" is simply prioritized UI calls for redraws.

I hope Android would have gained more polish by then and both platforms will no longer have a fluidity war but a good feature war, assuming of course the completely half arsed design patents that crapple has gotten doesn't get in the way.

My personal opinion is that the glossy back finish is largely to blame for this. At this size, hand grip is lacking when you have a smooth finish. The Note1 is wider by 3mm, but I think the bump-textured back makes for a better grip.

I put in the Kucipa casing within a few days of getting Note2. Full cover on all sides including buttons. Also has molded plugs for the usb port and earphone jack. More grippy.
I am pondering a generic design for a leather casing, will look for some leatherwork shops to make it. Will have belt/strap loops and lanyard holes. I don't mind the larger overall size.

Kalau ini macam, the cover got snagged on something in your pocket (thread?) or it wasn't clipped on properly

Got a Rapoo 6500. Typing this reply on it. Need some getting used to its size as well but better than typing on screen.