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Disable Sprint proxies for faster DL/UL speeds

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I recently disabled the proxies that were set at the defaults on my Motorola Photon phone. After that, my 3G download speeds were noticeably faster 🙂 4G is spotty in my area but I will do more testing on that next time I have good coverage again. Here are the screenshots of the process: (click the thumbnails for larger non-cropped images) I also plan on posting speedtest results and detailed instructions eventually, but if the screenshots aren’t enough for you

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Clone MicroSD card containing Webtop2SD

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This past week I installed Webtop2SD on my Motorola Photon and absolutely love it! However, I made the mistake of using a slow Sandisk Class 4 32GB MicroSD card 🙁 Thus Firefox could take up to 20 seconds to load on the webtop, yuck! However, tonight I was able to clone my slow MicroSD card (containing Webtop2SD) over to a new PNY brand 32GB card, this time Class 10 speed! Now Firefox takes just 6-7 seconds to load, which is a

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Webtop2SD notes for Motorola Photon on Sprint

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How to install webtop2sd 2.0.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119555 How to tell if you’re actually booting from the SD card http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294523 Are you actually booting from your SD card? You can find this out by checking the Diagnostics tab in webtop2sd, under “Currently mounted webtops”. If mmcblk1p12 [or similar? -JD] isn’t listed, you’re not booted from your SD card. If this is the case, report what ROM you’re running from. WebTopScripts – Fixing apt-get dependencies on WebTop http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192488 Use this to get a

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How to capture the screen on Motorola webtop? [solved]

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Q. How do I capture the screen on my Motorola Lapdock 500 when I’m running the WebTop? A. Simply press the “print screen” key! You will webtop2sdbe presented with a “Save Screenshot ” dialog. NOTE: the print screen key is located near the upper right of your keyboard in the top row of keys… Top Search Terms:motorola print screen (18)lapdock screenshot (3)lapdock screencapture (2)webtop2sd (2)webtop configurator (2)print screen motorola photon (2)how do you print screen on the photon? (1)does the

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Who called me from (866) 542-6911? Answered

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Q. Who called me from (866) 542-6911? A. This number is normally an automated call from Sprint asking you to answer a phone survey about your recent support session with them. If you miss the call, they will likely call back again later… or you can call the number yourself to answer the questions… or you can just ignore the calls 🙂 Top Search Terms:866-542-6911 (102)(866) 542-6911 (28)866 542 6911 (22)ptv1000 vs ptv2000 (7)866-5426911 (5)866 542-6911 (4)ptv2000 vs ptv1000 (2)866 5426911 (2)ptv1000

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Sweet Designs (contest crash)

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Unfortunately it looks like Amy Atlas slashdotted herself today 🙁 SWEET DESIGNS – AMY ATLAS EVENTShttp://blog.amyatlas.comWe hope you guys have had as much fun playing this game as we had putting it together and reading the posts.  We also hope that you loved the Sweet Designs Pastel Pretty chapter.… A cool scavenger hunt contest with a 4PM entry deadline came due today at her site. My wife briefly  described the contest to me and it seems as if 7 related (and some

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How to get MSL from Sprint for Photon

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I purchased my Motorola Photon from Amazon for $0.01 USD during their “March Madness” sale. I love the phone, however, I have encountered one problem: difficulty in getting the 6 digit MSL number I knew that calling Sprint and asking for the MSL was an option, but I generally despise calling corporations and I knew there were some well known other methods that are done exclusively on the phone itself. So I tried the following methods: #1 root & then getprop

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Download ShootMe 0.8.1.apk [latest for Android]

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Here is a mirror of the highly useful ShootMe screen capture app for rooted Android users: [download id=”10478″ format=”1″] [download id=”10478″ format=”1″] NOTE: this app did not work on my rooted Motorola Photon Android phone, but it does work extremely well for many other rooted phones! PS if you download the APK and use the ShootMe app, please rate it in the comments on a scale of 1 to 5. Thanks! Current rating: [starreview tpl=16] Frequently searched for:  shootme apk enterupload, shootme

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