Recent content by ah-le-le

One more question please. On the E4, are the system firmware updates mandatory? I read that users are first notified and then forced to take the update even if you Disable Automatic System Updates. Is that true? I wish to stay with the old firmware because people have posted that the new...

Thanks so much. I followed your instructions plus the one from the other thread. Phone is now able to boot to the stock Android. I guess my next step is doing a little more research before trying to install LineageOS to see if the phone works well enough on a USA GSM mvno.

Installing no verity zip and magisk produced the following. Did I do this properly because there looks like multiple errors?

Thanks for the reply. As far as I know, I did not format within TWRP. Is that my next step? If not, please advice what should be done next. My concern is something is wrong because both the suggestions you gave in that other thread did not result in the phone booting to Android properly.

-Screwed up somewhere as my goal was to install LineageOS and try to use it on an At&t mvno. -Package was unopened for months, so it still had the older firmware. -Everything seemed okay after I unlocked the bootloader. -Then I installed TWRP. -Did a backup of everything using TWRP before I was...

I think what happened in the last week or so was At&t started giving out Focus S unlock codes to its own customers. Previously, you had to use somebody's secret method of finding the code. Hence, the hefty prices. Now, these websites can just contact At&t and get the code which means prices...

No big deal. I did think for a second that had you found something on Youtube that told you how to sim unlock a Focus S. Not yet as they seem to be right up there at the top as far as costs are concerned. If I run out of options, that is where I will likely end up.

Hmm. I thought this thread was about sim unlocking the Focus S. Oh well. Hate to do it, but it looks like the only way to sim unlock my device is to pay the big bucks.

A real method of unlocking it, or is the video just an advertisement for some service? Seriously though. I cannot seem to unlock mine at all. So far 3 places could not do it. Even Fastgsm via USB method failed. Is there anybody who can do it for less than $20? Otherwise, it seems like all...

At&t is supposedly starting to roll out Tango on some of their Windows Phones. As far as you just getting your Lumia goes, I wish Nokia and/or Microsoft would implement some trade-up program. That way everybody (users and developers) can get onto 8 almost right away while eliminating the...

equal refidera In the U.S., if you get a subsidized phone you could always leave before the contract expires. However, you are obligated to pay an early termination fee. Exact amount depends on how long you stayed so far. People who bought the 2nd generation Windows Phones probably started...

My feeling is that Microsoft will make no further comment on 7.8. They tried to break the news as gently as possible that this is the end of the line for 7. Different Start Screen tiles: that's it. There would be no benefit to Microsoft in repeating the same bad news over again. Future is...

Wmpoweruser is a gossip site. As this is an opinion piece, I have no problem with it other than calling people stupid. If sales do drop noticeably, somebody is just going to have to come up with some sort of incentive to keep people buying. Of course, the phone makers knew this was coming so...

That is the big question: what will the Windows Phone answer for the low-end and emerging market? Will it be these running 7.8 or 8? Honestly, I cannot see Microsoft wanting both to co-exist for very long. To MS, 7 has not been exactly a big hit with the general public. Plus, I would think...

It is a popular Chinese browser that uses the same engine as IE. Although there are some nice features, it does not work so great for me. I get out of memory errors and crashes.