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    Thread Tethering not working – a fix

    I had a very disappointing experience with my Tab S6 (LTE version) today. What happened is that we lost the internet connection, apparently the cable company had a neighborhood-wide outage. So, I figured, no big deal. I turned on the hotspot on my Tab S6 and on my laptop connected to the hotspot...
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    Thread VLC M3U file not working

    I have an m3u file, it looks like this: smb://192.168.65.100/Movies/Test File.mkv On my PC, VLC opens it fine and plays the video. On my phone, VLC just says "Unknown Artist" and does nothing. What am I doing wrong here?
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    Thread Is ZTE a one-hit wonder?

    I like my Axon 7, but I am a bit dismayed that ZTE has not come up with a new phone. I don't need a new phone now, but in 4 to 6 months I may be looking for one. And by then the new OnePlus 5T will be upgraded to Oreo and will have its bugs ironed out... looks to me that'll be my next phone...
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    Thread The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are very nice but...

    ... the price! Those phones can't possibly be twice as good as the Axon 7 to justify such a price. I for one can't wait to see what the Axon 8 will look like. My wish list: A screen a little bit bigger. (Having used a 6.4" Z Ultra for a long time, I find the AX7's display rather limiting. And...
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    Thread Water catastrophe

    I managed to drop my phone into a toilet. Oy! There was only water in the toilet, but it’s still gross. So once I fished it out I had to rinse it, i.e. more water. Then I dumped it into a bowl full of alcohol (70%). I had to. OK, so phone is sort of clean now but appears dead. I had it overnight...
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    Thread 36.0.A.2.109 did something weird to my phone

    I installed 36.0.A.2.109 yesterday (OTA update) and now something weird happened to my phone. First I got a notification, “Corrupted SanDisk SD card”. That happened immediately after the phone rebooted following the update. It offered me the option “Erase & Format” and that seems to have fixed...
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    Thread Tragedy followed by the Xperia XA Ultra

    My beloved Z Ultra died two weeks ago and I’m still inconsolable. So I looked at what Sony has to offer presently and the XA Ultra with its 6.0” screen seemed like the closest thing to it. Well, let’s just say the XA Ultra has done little to alleviate my pain and sorrow. If any Z Ultra owner is...
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    Thread XA Ultra first impressions

    My previous phone was the incredible Z Ultra. When it gave up the ghost two weeks ago, I wanted to stay with Sony and I wanted a screen the size of the Z Ultra. The XA Ultra with its 6.0” screen seemed like the best choice and at $329 was priced right. After using it for a little while, I have...
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    Thread USB file transfer problem

    I'm experiencing some weird USB issues. On a Win 10 laptop with USB 3.0 when I try to copy some files to my XA Ultra, it works for a little while, then it freezes. Also, when I try to rename a folder on my XA Ultra it takes a few minutes and then it finally succeeds. I've tried connecting my...
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    Thread [Q] No Imei, No Service

    Hi guys! I have a Z Ultra GPE (model C6806) on which I have tried to install CM11. Everything is working fine except the most important thing: I have no phone service. When I check the status, it's returning a blank IMEI. I have tried to go into CWM (v6.0.5.1), tried to wipe the cache, date...