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[HTC Sensation] H0CKEY:
i bought one the other day locked to Bell , i unlocked it and been using it for 2 days on Fido , this is day 2 and i am hoping the battery life will get better over time cause day one after a full nights charging was terrible

using the dark theme and no animations so lets see the results later this evening

over all i really like the phone , i came over from the Atrix which was excellent , also i have a iPhone 4 for back and boredom ;)
[HTC Sensation] def-g:
Good idea. Gonna grab one of these soon. Would like to know how much crap Bell pre-installed as well as how well it works on Rogers:)

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[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
I know someone mentioned that on rogers the sms time stamp error exists, can anyone confirm?

also someone mentioned that they did not get HDSPA+ on rogers
[HTC Sensation] bimmerboii:
Im concerned about the dust issue under the screen. Any Bell Sensation owners experiencing the same?
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
I mentioned both those things :P

The time stamp can be fixed by downloading SMS Time Fix (or something like that) from the Android Market. And until we get root, there isn't much we can do.

HSPA+ I can't actually be sure of, when I popped in my Bell sim that's what appeared (and I quickly had to kill it since I don't have a data plan on Bell.) However with Rogers I didn't have the HSPA+ icon appear. I did manage to get 5mbps when I tested at McDonalds, but that's still just HSPA speeds.
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
Not yet.

All fine here.
[HTC Sensation] Max128:
Hello, I have the Bell Sensation since its release on July 5. I have no problem of hardware. I have the rom Bell with installed applications.

I would like to upgrade to version 1.35 I am now a version 1.34 but I have no updates..

Thank!
[HTC Sensation] Teslarage:
Virgin (Bell) Sensation here. I hope I dont get the bloody dust under display issue... I'm such a perfectionist with my devices lol.

I ordered a case on Amazon but for now my phone is caseless for about 2 weeks until I recieve it... Does it scratch easily?
[HTC Sensation] routehero:
I have a Bell Sensation, unlocked and on Rogers.

I'm in the GTA and get the [H] icon when I'm not on wifi. speedtest app shows 6-7 mbps down and 1.5-2mbps up.

I don't have any dust under the screen. The Bell apps are hardly noticable after removing them from the home screens.

I ordered a Ghost Armor for the Sensation online, it arrived today via Fedex. In my opinion, it's not as quality of a product as the ZAGG, but it makes sense for the price you're paying.

I get about 24 hours of battery life and I infrequently use voice. I mostly do emails (lots) and browsing.

Edit: My Sensation was without any case/etc for 5 days with no issues. It had light pocket travel with no other items in it. If you take care of it, you probably won't have an issue.
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
I just got my first Bell bill and got an unjust data fee of a whopping 8.17

Why do I care? Because I should have to pay it, as -I- did not use any data.

To start out, I got my phone from the Bell store, and the guy there activated it for me on a "used" phone (the background was changed and such) He popped in the SIM card, powered on the phone, and handed it to me. As soon as I got it I noticed the H icon and quickly put it in airplane mode. Guess it was not quick enough as HTC managed to pull weather data and such.

After I got home, I did a factory reset, and such.

Anyways, I am going to try to call Bell up tomorrow to get this charge waved, anyone ever experience this?
[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
Thanks for all the feedback guys, keep it coming.

@Matt it's nice to see another GTA HTC fan around here haha. I too plan to use the Sensation on Rogers once I pick one up, so your feedback is much appreciated. In the past dealing with Rogers it was extremely hard to get these kind of fees waived, but maybe you'll have better luck as you did nothing wrong at all and shouldn't be at fault.

I'm currently an iPhone 4 User (bleh) as I wasn't satisfied with the build quality of other Android phones when the iPhone 4 first came out. I've been following the sensation since its announcement and have been extremely excited about it especially now that it's in Canada.

I'm currently debating on whether or not to get it outright from Bell and have somewhat more guaranteed warranty, or buying it off the grey market with more risks.

What's holding me back at the moment is all the problems that early adopters seem to have been having with things like different panels, lag and bad build quality.

Can anyone comment on the overall batch of bell phones? Plus I know this is nitpicking, but I'm also interested in knowing whether the majority of bell sensations have been AUO panels or sharp panels.
[HTC Sensation] Max128:
Can anyone tell us how to get the updates on our Bell Sensation ??? Because it is a version 1.34 and 1.35 there is the output.
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
I've had the Sensation now for a week on Telus. At first I thought that the phone sucked for internet use but turned out to be a Telus issue. All good now, phone last much longer than my Desire Hd, still for sale if anyone is intrested..unlocked.

Other than sense rebooting on my a couple time all is good. Usually happens when you load a new app. Also if you have moved apps to the storage card and reboot...the icon will not appear only the green android one. I found out that by selecting a different scene then going back to your will make those icons re appear.

Other than that I love the phone, nice and think and seems very classy.
[HTC Sensation] glhturbo:
I purchased my HTC Sensation from Best Buy on launch day. It was coincidentally my birthday so it had to be fate right? ;) I was pleasantly surprised that they let me purchase the phone outright without having to sign up for service.

My experience with the phone has been great so far. I got it unlocked this past Monday from cellunlock.net for only $10 for use on Fido. The screen is really nice although the colours do seem overstaturated. No dust under the screen and I have not yet once had to clean my screen from fingerprints. I am using my old slip case from my HTC Desire which was using the OEM Nexus One neoprene case. I believe that the snug fit of the case cleans the screen every time I remove it to use it. :)

The minor issues I've been having have to do with the current build of Sense 3.0. I have noticed lag/stuttering while scrolling through the Friends Stream widget and LOTS of lag while scrolling through the photo gallery. Never had a problem on my HTC Desire with the photos as I simply moved over the micro SD card to the Sensation. Had the Sense launcher reboot on me a couple of times and a I have receive a few "low memory" warnings from Tasker despite having over 100MB of free RAM. Battery life isn't great, only getting about 12 hours before seeing the battery indicator turn orange. All of these thing could be solved (I believe) when the bootloader gets unlocked and the custom ROMs start to flow. I had similar issues with my HTC Desire before rooting and ROM'ing.
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
The photo gallery problem could be that the pics are from another phone's OS.

The memory notification can be set from settings/applications/notifications.

Mine's been solid as a rock with no trouble.

3.5 hour conversations are no trouble.:)
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
Because of some things I don't like about the Sensation; right now I am dual phoning, carrying my N1 and my Sensation at the same time. The other day I had my Nexus playing music in my car, mostly. And I was using my Sensation for everything else, texting, Facebook, etc... and I noticed that both were around 40% by the end of the day. Not an equal test, but a pretty average "end of the day" one.
[HTC Sensation] vseslija:
Hello fellow bell sensationists

I got my sensation on the launch day at the china town location. Purchased it straight up since they wouldn't renew my contract till May 2012.

I was upgrading from HTC Diamond.

My first thoughts were that this phone is absolutely amazing. I loved everything about it. Sense 3 is very polished and the phone looks great too. The only reason i didn't buy GS2 is because it looks too much like iPhone and touch wiz isn't as nice.

What I DONT like about this phone is

1. Ringer volume could be better and louder.

2. Sometimes it lags when scrolling around

3. It randomly reboots about once a day

4. Battery could be better, but then again almost every smartphone has this problem.

Other than that I am getting lots of compliments even from Apple fan boys which is a pleasant surprise. I have also realized that a lot of iPhone owners dont have a clue about Android and smartphones in general. They just know that its cool to have an iPhone and everyone they know has one LOL!
[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
Do you mind elaborating on what you don't like compared to your N1?
[HTC Sensation] Angelmsx:
Got mine on launch day as well (July 5) from Tbooth and have been using it on Rogers since sim unlocked this past Monday.

First impressions: Very high build quality, reminiscing of my N1. Very much alike in hand as well. Fortunately I don't have the dust underneath the screen issue. No creaking on the bottom corners when pressed. Most of all, no lag on the sense UI / scrolling. A few things that did happen were random reboots, happened right when I got the phone as I walked out of the Tbooth store, and once again 5 days ago. I have yet to get another random reboot so far though *crosses fingers*. I usually have around 330MB of free ram on bootup with a few sense widgets running, and I usually do a cold boot of the phone every charge cycle.

I am very happy from switching to the Sensation from the Atrix. People thinking of buying this phone shouldn't get discouraged at all.
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
They are minor issues.

1. Spell check: I have all spell check and anything disabled, yet the phone underlines misspelled words in the Messaging app.

2. The messaging app itself is weird to use, if I have a contact with 2 numbers, the app would randomly switch which number I'm sending to.

3. Phone app, can't switch to contacts within the app as easily as I can on the N1.

4. Phone keeps asking me to link contacts, STOP ASKING ME.

5. Pre loaded apps that are redundant (Yahoo, voice command, Facebook for HTC Sense, etc...)
[HTC Sensation] esincho:
sense vs asop.
[HTC Sensation] green_link:
just got my sensation (bell) today (replaced an iphone 4). i bought it outright so it did cost me a pretty penny. loving it so far, although i would like to get some stock android on it.

watching netflix on it right now
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
And that's what I'm waiting for, hardware is near perfect (would like to see NFC), all I do have a problem with is the software.
[HTC Sensation] dwhit9594:
Negri Electronics or GSM Nation ?

Has anyone actually ordered the Bell version Sensation from any of these sites? Im really dying to get the Sensation on AT&T, but a trip to canada to buy from a Bell retail store isn't really an option.
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
Anyone in the GTA want to buy and unlocked 1 week old Sensation. Was a gift but girlfriend got one first so either I send it back to futureshop or save someone the trouble of buying outright and unlocking. send me a message if you're interested.:)
[HTC Sensation] thenotdone:
I'm not sure how everyone here was able to buy the phones and unlock them right away without paying an arm and a leg... everywhere I've gone they say its "company policy" to have the phone attached to a number/ activated/ have a plan... which you then cancel after 30 days.

This would mean that I have to pay the cancellation fees on top of the cost of the phone AND unlocking!

I just want to get the phone, unlock it and use it on Telus (I've got a corporate plan that no providers are willing to match) can anyone explain the least painful process?
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
If you're in the gta we can talk about getting u set up! Unlocked and no contract attached
[HTC Sensation] Funk2641:
Yup, got mine from Negri last Tuesday, received the unlock code Monday. Works perfectly.
[HTC Sensation] thenotdone:
lol, I'm in Owen Sound... about 3 hours away. I was going to head to the P Mall in a week or so to see what they can offer.. the problem is finding a non z710e version though.
[HTC Sensation] leebrunet:
You lose your warranty on the phone when you unlock it right? I bought a Virgin Mobile one. So I'm not using this phone right now and waiting for the HTC update for Unlock Boot. I wan't to keep my warranty since this is a new device... you never know!

Unless somebody tell me how to unlock for FIDO without losing warranty.

Thanks again
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
The only way you keep your "warrantee" is by not sim unlocking or Boot unlock. You touch either of these things and if a store is a jerk they will not even look at your phone. I think a phone that is sim unlocked is way more valuable! Boot unlock will still void your warrantee.
[HTC Sensation] leebrunet:
So what sould I do? Wait until HTC releases the unlock bootloader? Or there's a clean way to do it without losing warrantee?
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
Its easy! If you do not want to loose your warranty then don't touch it. Use it on the network its locked on "bell" or "virgin". If you touch the sim lock or boot loader technically you've voided the warranty. But that's the first thing I did, unlock it. Most stores wont even know you sim unlocked the phone if it needs repairs. Not boot loading a new room that they will know if it dies on you with the new Rom. I wouldn't worry about it, sim unlock and enjoy ur phone!
[HTC Sensation] leebrunet:
Haha... ok how & where do I sim unlock it?

Also, If I do that now, will it still show when HTC releases the bootloader?
[HTC Sensation] leebrunet:
Just called Virgin Mobile... they don't want to unlock it unless I become a client... They also told me that HTC will not unlock the bootloader for the sensation... weird or if they do, my warrantee will not be good...
[HTC Sensation] chapinrico:
Most providers will not unlock phones and if they do they charge about 75$. Htc will indeed come up with an update to unlock the bootloader. As for getting your phone sim unlocked there are a few places to do it for about 20$. Here's where I did mine.

http://www.cellunlocker.net/
[HTC Sensation] leebrunet:
So, basically even if I wait for the HTC unlocked bootloader, I would still need to unlock the Sim?

http://www.cellunlocker.net/ doesn't seem to have Virgin.

These guys seem to have them - http://www.mobileincanada.com/How-To-Unlock-Your-Cellphone
[HTC Sensation] TPJin:
That is correct.

By the way, I am using Sensation International version with Fido.

Ah, I am not using their data plan. Just to let you know.
[HTC Sensation] Mystik:
I wanted to address this...

According to Wikipedia: The Rogers HSPA network operates on the frequencies of 850/1900 MHz. Although Bell and Telus operate HSPA+ networks separate from Rogers, they transmit using the same frequencies.

So to get the right frequencies, you would need to have a Bell/Virgin Sensation. You would also have to configure the APN...

For Internet Access/Texting:

Name

Rogers

APN

internet.com

Username

wapuser1

Password

wap

MCC

302 (should already be filled in)

MNC

either 720 or 72 depending on your SIM card (should already be filled in)

Leave all other settings blank.

For Media Messaging (Picture/Video):

Name

Rogers MMS

APN

media.com

Username

media

Password

mda01

Server

172.25.0.107

MMSC

http://mms.gprs.rogers.com

MMS Proxy

10.128.1.69

MMS Port

80

MCC

302 (should already be filled in)

MNC

either 720 or 72 depending on your SIM card (should already be filled in)

APN Type

mms

According to: http://www.rodneyreynolds.com/content/rogers-apn-configuration-android-phones

I have a Virgin model on Telus, unlocked. I wouldn't be too worried about what Virgin is saying, if HTC says they'll unlock it, they most likely will, they may just have to release the update as non-OTA...

They've already started...
[HTC Sensation] NinetoFive:
It's nice, (well not really) to know that others have had their phones also randomly crash/reboot on them. It's irritating so I'm hoping they'll roll out a fix for it.

If you did get an unlock code where do you input it? Earlier i was messing around with the bell site and there was a page that gave you a code to use to "unlock a sim" but..thats obviously got to be something completely different right?
[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
That's what's holding me back from running out right now and purchasing one. I love HTC but the sensation seems to have the most problems I've seen, ranging from software to hardware
[HTC Sensation] glhturbo:
When you put in your foreign (to the phone) SIM card and boot up the phone, you will see a screen that asks for the unlock code. Input the code and it will instantly unlocked forever.
[HTC Sensation] y2jdmbfan:
Not sure if anyone noticed yet, but there is a new system update available 1.35.666.1. The shipping version was 1.34.666.1. Not sure if I am going to update or wait to let someone else be the guinea pig.

Y2J
[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
anyone notice anything new with the update?
[HTC Sensation] Red John:
Haven't had any problems with mine crashing at all, bought it on Friday from Best Buy. Battery life has been terrible, but that sill probably get better. Still thinking about returning it for an SGS 2. Haven't decided yet. Phone is fast as hell, though.
[HTC Sensation] Teslarage:
SGS is supposed to come out the 21st, I'm probably going to exchange my Sensation for it. It's a nice phone but it has tons of faults...
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
The only thing I'm noticing is the phone seems to run a little faster and smoother.

Fine by me.
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
So I'm having the issue where there is a clicky feeling while pressing the bottom of the screen.

Called the Canadian HTC line, forwarded me to the Bell line, which told me "you're going to have to take it in store"

I really hate this, because my phone was unlocked and I feel like Bell are going to be anal about it. But I'll give it a shot regardless.
[HTC Sensation] pangjeff:
sorry to hear about that Matt. As long as you remember to take out your SIM card so it doesn't blatantly say Rogers on it or something you should be okay, what might suck a little is having to pay to get another one unlocked though =\
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
How long have you had the phone?
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
I've had the phone since launch day, so 2 weeks and a day :P

It's sad, I've read stories here on how US users simply just "called HTC" and got their units fixed like that. I hate dealing with returns expecially when it's something this small. I've had to return a laptop to Futureshop after I formated Windows and installed Linux. That was hell, but I managed to get it exchanged.

I'll see what comes out of this.
[HTC Sensation] woolmonkey:
Does the Bell sensation still suffer from dust getting under the screen.
[HTC Sensation] xxgg:
I only have ONE question...

Do you Bell HTC Sensation owners have? is? are? experiencing the so-called 'death grip' issue?
[HTC Sensation] glhturbo:
Not mine. I have mine in a slip cover, not a case.

Yes and no. On the stock ROM from Bell, I was able to completely kill the WiFi by touching the top part of the phone while holding it in landscape mode. Today I flashed one of those new Sense 3.0 ROM's based on Android 2.3.4 and the phone is much more polished. The "death grip" issue is still there somewhat. I can only get it to drop 1 bar on the WiFi signal strength now but it never disconnects. The phone is SO much faster and smoother than stock, no overclocking at all. I believe that this is how the phone should have been shipped in the first place.
[HTC Sensation] reaperofwaywardsouls:
Not mine. No problems with the build quality really...

Only that on the lower right facing corner there is some give if you push it with your finger...

Bell Sensation, unlocked, rooted, Android Revolution HD

On Telus, P&T
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
I don't have any issues with service. I always have full bars no matter how I hold it
[HTC Sensation] Matt1408:
Did anyone ever try to contact HTC in Canada for repairs and stuff?

They seem to pass everything on to another company.
[HTC Sensation] d.brown:
I did they told me for any warranty claim I had to go to the bell store... Sucks since mine is unlocked and bought it new on kijiji

Hi my name is DloBrown and Im A nightly addict who've been sober for too long!!!
[HTC Sensation] Lokks:
Sensation owner here as well had mine a bit over two weeks, unlocked and using it on Telus. So far so good no issues to report, nice phone my last phone was the DHD.
[HTC Sensation] gs111:
I'm also using a Bell Sensation, on the Telus network. Overall, it works great and I'm very happy... even with the stock ROM (although I use LauncherPro to avoid the worst of Sense).

Has anyone heard when/if we are getting the 2.3.4 update in Canada?
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
I have that issue. Mine is currently being serviced so hopefully it will be back soon. HTC said i had to go through my provider
[HTC Sensation] def-g:
Root your phone!! RC Mix Rom brings your phone to crazy performance. Truss me ;)

G
[HTC Sensation] d.brown:
+ 1

Hi my name is DloBrown and Im A nightly addict!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeneralSky2004:
I am looking for a nicely theme/skin for fancy widget. I have one, but it isn't anything too special. I've Googled and Googled and cant fine anything I really like. I really like the HTC Sense clock because it is so clean looking. If anyone can post some, that would be awesome. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnt533:
You might also want to look at Beautiful Widgets. It has a built in skin browser, has hundreds of skins and all are included for the price. I've never used fancy widget so I couldn't help you with that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xchompondizx:
Try Beautiful Widgets it has alot of skins and such. :p
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extasy88:
Okay... Here we go.

I flashed EF02 a couple days ago. It was hella slow so I tried to downgrade back to EC05. Everything was fine until I tried to flash any EC05 ROM. Every time the phone would reboot when the flash was successful, my Epic would get stuck at the Samsungmobile.com screen.

So has anyone experienced this know how to fix this?

Thanks for any responses.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Did you try flashing the ROM and then immediately a kernel after then rebooting?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extasy88:
Dude, you're a life saver. Many thanks. I'll have to remember that if that happens again.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
No problem. I actually enjoy helping solve issues.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] marculous:
It happens fairly often, any ideas?

DX 2.3.3
[Droid X Themes and Apps] marculous:
In retrospect it may have been equalizer app from market. Currently running cm7 with dsp manager, no reboot issues.

DX+CM7
[Droid X Themes and Apps] TurboD:
Mine doesn't reboot, but Music crashes every time I try to stream over 3g. Works great on wifi. Hope they get the bugs out, because I like the program.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] marculous:
I was having some issues at first. It was either gingerbread or equalizer. Works fine now with cyanogenmod.

DX+CM7
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Jays2Kings:
I used to have that issue, but it disappeared after a few factory resets (not because of google music, other reasons). It happened only when I started playing music then locked the device, but not every time it rebooted. I did have that music Fx equalizer however.

Because one signature isn't enough.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] TurboD:
I hate doing resets, although I'm using Titanium now, so it should be an easy restore. Maybe I'll try that this weekend. Was kind of hoping for a app update that would fix it.