yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] Jammie_1989:
Personnally I would go for a newer device. Windows Phone 7 as it stands I don't think is worth having and all the apps are far to expensive. Android is the only thing I would use on this phone. Also after using MIUI (I'm going to say it) I have realised how much I like this Iphone style software, so I might wait around until the new Iphone is out. If not I will be upgrading to something like the new evo 3d.

Having said all that tho I might even hang on to my HD2 for a bit longer as it isn't slow doing anything I throw at it unless I add the new sense onto it.

Hope this helps
[HD2 General] whynot66:
Is say buy a re-conditioned hd2 save some money, android feels native to my hd2 its more native than most android devices because it has a bigger team working on it.

Is you want android and you want to save some ££££ get one if you want android and £££££ aren't an issue get the galaxy2

If you don't want android then I don't want to talk to you.... lol

Sent from my HTC HD2
[HD2 General] whynot66:
Where are you? Amazon us are doing new T-Mobile versions (1024) new for $299

Sent from my HTC HD2
[HD2 General] htccraze:
this all comes down to how much you plan on spending for a new phone. also if you wouldn't mind a new to you phone (referb/used) i would check out ebay. you can get them sometimes rather cheap..well under $200. if your due for an upgrade anytime soon then i would get a new device. i will say though, i had the touch pro 2 and then went to a "true" android phone the mytouch 3g slide but i missed all you could do with the tp2 so i sold my mt3gs and bought a hd2 off ebay for $120. i couldn't be happier with this phone. if you wouldnt consider yourself a heavy cell phone user and take the hd2 to its limits i also would say it might be better for you to just buy a new phone. letstalk and wirefly always seem to have good deals on new phones plus if you hunt down promo codes you can save yourself

a lot

of money. it knocked off $80 on 1 purchase and got a free bluetooth on another.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Thank you for your reply.

So to sum it up, you think no need to buy new. and iPhone looks better value in your eyes.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Seems nice point of view. Thank you
[HD2 General] htccraze:
Not a problem. I even found radioshack at times have good sale prices on they're phones. I think all of these will even let you use your upgrade if your due for one. if you do plan even down the road i found it worth wild to try to find those promo codes. just go to your browser..yahoo/google whatever and type in wirefly promo codes or wirefly coupon codes. it will give you tons of sites but if you take a little time like i said it could save you a good amount of money. glad i could be of any help.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Thank you,

Just to make it clear, i currently hold Blackberry Curve 8520 that i want to replace. The next phone would be my main phone for at least 2 years. I live in Egypt so no access to T-Mobile stuff i think.

If i to buy a phone, no way i could change soon. my budget now about 3000 L.E or 500 USD. Still, i know phone prices are higher in Egypt than USA so don't let that 500 USD think of high end devices as i wont be able to get them here with that price.
[HD2 General] htccraze:
you could always look for a device that could be used world wide and buy it in the U.S offline from someplace like amazon/ebay etc and have it shipped to Egypt. Im really ignorant to what would be in Egypt and wouldn't as far as stores so im not sure what would and wouldn't work. sorry. i did almost buy the g2 from ebay in the UK because it was a lot cheaper there then here in the US and the seller told me it would work but i bought the hd2 instead so i dont know for sure. i can say the hd2 is a gsm phone so like tmobile or if its unlocked you can use at&t. im sure there are ways to get it on different gsm providers but im clueless of how to flash it over.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Yep that's a problem. I don't know what i buy abroad would work here or not. besides shipping has costs plus government share ... i think it'd be the same if i buy form local stores besides the guarantee that what i buy works.
[HD2 General] whynot66:
I'm using a second hand one after smashing my old one, never had an issue you'll pick one up for £160 (15k) :-)

Sent from my HTC HD2
[HD2 General] whynot66:
Ask your questions in here :-) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=623197

Or pm any of the users :-)

Sent from my HTC HD2
[HD2 General] Akshay Darade:
Go for new device. Go for Samsung galaxy s2. But if htc hd2 satisfies ur needs then go for it, no need to go for new devices.
[HD2 General] christty31:
go get it!

i've got one just a month ago, after waiting for financial resources.

i think is the best phone ever!
[HD2 General] lokalboy808:
I was wondering about this too and was told that some devs are working on the Desire HD. Might be something to look into.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=765
[HD2 General] htccraze:
the htc hd2 can run ROMs that are desire & desire hd base so thats always a plus but considering that the next phone will be your main phone for two years i really think buying a new phone is the best route for you. also if you ask whats a good phone in a specific model thread everyone will tell you they have the best phone so checking out reviews on sites like cnet.com & testfreaks.com are probably your best option as far as getting an idea on a good phone. i still would check the threads after you have an idea on a couple phones you like just to see what people can do with those phone's that aren't really listed in the specs.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Thank you guys for sharing your thoughts. I red them all and figured out this. i like to play with different OS's. This is what i do on PCs so, i guess if i'm bounded to a single OS (however its greatness), i'd miss having other mobiles with other OS's. The HTC HD2 seems a good deal to me. And its hardware is not that bad afterall.

Thank you again,
[HD2 General] pirlano:
i buyed a broken hd2 for 90€ 1 month ago. all i can say it's that it's a wonderful smartphone, no other phone on the planet can run 5/6 OS, android feels like native, and developement is still real active. i didn't feel the need of a faster smartphone.

hardware is really good, photo aren't bad, we have 720p recording with wp7 and soon on android too, screen is ok, multitouch is perfect, it lacks video out, but how many time we need a tv-out? (i used tv-out on my ipod video 2/3 times in 3/4 years just to test it), it lack a frontal camera, but hey! i hate calling, i double hate video calling :p

so i didn't need anything else :D
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Yep you are totaly right in my opinion. However, i saw many videos on youtube complaining about battery life even on the stock os. i know big screen = battery drain faster. but 6 or 8 hours aren't accepted at all as some videos shows. They also said stuff about lags and the need to restart the phone few times weekly and sometimes daily. Can anybody confirm or deny this claim? I'd appreciate it.
[HD2 General] Junner2003:
I've no trouble with battery life - charging mine only once a week. The trick is to turn off wireless internet (GPRS) if you can live without. I most certainly can since I have Wi-Fi at home and Wi-Fi at work. In between, I don't need to get constantly online or check email and so on.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Thank you, please tell me which OS you run for daily use that gave you one charge per week. Besides, if on Windows Mobile 6.5, can you confirm having lags and the need to restart the device few times a week??
[HD2 General] orangekid:
I don't believe the "one charge per week" unless you don't have no SIM card in the phone or you hooked up a car battery to it.

Even the iPhone4 (which has MUCH better battery life hands down) needs charging every 2 days with moderate use.
[HD2 General] whynot66:
One charge per week ha ha no chance

I'm happy that I only need to charge mine through the night, and I use an extended battery :-)
[HD2 General] h0ng:
I'd say get the phone, it's really cheap (I got mine off ebay for $150 incl shipping in PERFECT (10/10) condition).

I use a Windows Phone 7 rom, stock battery, i send 150-300 sms / day and make a few calls. I only charge it during the night.
[HD2 General] ceo4eva:
I'd get a new phone. The hd2 is great but I feel the momentum is slowly calming down. As you said, native android devices are much better. I use MIUI and its given my phone new life. I plan to use it untill my power button messes up again then ill move on.
[HD2 General] Junner2003:
I am using the stock German WM6.5 ROM. Never had restarting issues but then, I barely have any 3rd-party apps installed other than CoPilot and Sygic.

@All Non-Believers:

Yes, it is true! My battery lasts from 4 days to a week. Turning off GPRS on your device really helps a lot. I must admit: I am not using my phone much, calling 4x to 10x week, 2 to 5 SMS / week, checking email twice a day (WLAN off until it is needed). For anything heavy, I have a laptop and a desktop and I just have no patience to do complicate work on a tiny touch screen.
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Well, i believe you. Since the battery should hold for 390H on stand by, theoritically though. That is about 16 days of no usage at all. So 4-7 days on your tiny usage seems ok. However, You are using it as ancient standard phones not as a smartphone. You sacrifice all its benifits for the battery. It's OK if this is how you enjoy it but most of us aren't that like.
[HD2 General] Rick_1995:
Extended battery is always there with nearly double the amount of juice (2300mAh)

Although it takes that sexy slim factor out of the phone, it even gets a Kickstand :D

Be ware of the cheap look alikes, i would always look at the originals when going in for batteries, had horrible experiences in past.

I can deny the claims for the requirement of daily reboot or hangups as i faced none till now.

I would strictly not recommend Galaxy S2 as Samsung is having issues with the MALI400 GPU they used and also the jelly camera in it. At this point of time, if i were to upgrade from HD2, i would get an EVO3D. and since you don't have an HD2 as of now, so if you're looking at something in a tight budget or would want to upgrade later on when quad cores come in by the next 3~4 months and save yourself the anger of getting a dualcore phone now, go for a second hand DesireHD.
[HD2 General] floating_point_unit:
HD2 is still amazing phone (got mine recently).

Honestly, let's compare it to newest most high-end android phones:

-Display. 4.3" 800x480. Bright, wonderful, plainly splendid. You may argue it's not Super AMOLED - no it isn't. But super amoled is only on SGS/SGS2 and those are either with smaller screen, pentile and plasticky build quality (SGS) or much more expensive (SGS2).

-Memory. 576MB is a bit less than 768 of let's say HTC Sensation. But it's still very much and even slightly beats, to serve good example, Droid 3.

-CPU. It's not dual-core but it's still very fast. Web-browsing, multitasking, handles everything thrown at it quite well.

-Connectivity - has everything. Bluetooth, wifi N, HSDPA, A-GPS. Standard.

-Battery - it isn't best but with Juice Defender I quite easily squeeze out full day of quite heavy usage.

-Great build quality.

At it's price it's currently the best choice, I dare saying.

Desire HD may be an option too - it has more ram and slightly faster processor. But it's also more expensive.

fpu
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
And you made my day !!

I like the way you look positively on the subject. You just think about whats is best value for the money which is a good thing.

I'm going for HD2 because i like it, and ofcourse using your and other valued members opinions and thoughts.

I'm 85% confident that i wont regret that choice. So be it.
[HD2 General] Alaa_Salah:
totally Agree
[HD2 General] floating_point_unit:
Always glad to help :-)

I just want to add one more thought that should be applicable perhaps more globally to buying a smartphone.

There's a certain threshold after which you stop paying for things actually important for real usability, and start for gimmicks and finishing touches, which are nice but you don't REALLY need them for actual usage.

Now let's apply it to our HD2. There's all "real" usability - it will run and display EVERY app comfortably. It will connect to every network you turn it to. It's high-res and big and browsing is a breeze (one of the main uses today).

Phones twice as expensive have it all plus some "gimmicks" - yeah contrast may be a bit better, yeah menu will scroll a /bit/ more smoothly and there won't be this 2 second lag when switching between 10th and 11th running app. But when you're out there actually USING the phone, not running benchmarks or comparing specs with your buddies, it's all secondary and you will barely notice.

That's why I chose HD2 and why I think it's such great choice. There's no fluff - just what is really important, for right price (today).

fpu
[HD2 General] ahmed_ais:
Again, i find myself speachless after what you said. Thank you once more for clearing the fog.
[HD2 General] raiden9250:
the hd2 is an amazing device and there has been a lot of development to make android as smooth as possible . . .
[HD2 General] tamerkilinc:
i think its not bad to buy a htc hd2. the only bad thing is to boot android on it.

the htc desire is also a nice smartphone apart of its smaller display.

but the desire has android 2.2 and the update will come in august.

so if you would buy a hd2 you can just have android 2.3.4 with htc sense 3.0 on it.
[HD2 General] orangekid:
:confused:what??
[HTC Desire S] fosco_:
I'm trying to use RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.080 5U_38.03.02.11_M_release from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 in my HTC Desire S just to get rid of that amount of branded software my operator has put in the phone.

But everytime i try i get the same error:

Error [140]: Bootloader version error

It seems GoldCard is ok because there is no ID error. I've tryed several times, with 3 different goldcards, connection is charge only and usb debugging is on.

My Desire S info is:

SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT: 0.98.0000

ROM: 1.33.621.10

RADIO: 3805.04.02.01_M

Android: 2.3.3

Edit: AlpharevX is not working on my device because of the ROM version
[HTC Desire S] Adidas108:
so you dont want s-off?
[HTC Desire S] fosco_:
well, s-off will be very wellcome, but mi first goal is to flash stock rom
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Why are you trying Stock, surely the device has a version of stock on it now?

Why don't you use Alphrevx software to achieve S-OFF and then flash a custom ROM?
[HTC Desire S] fosco_:
AlpharevX is not working on my device, IEF and kmdm told me the reason is mostly sure rom version.

That's one of the reasons i want to flash a stock rom
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
OK, I now understand, although had you put this additional useful information in post #1 you would have saved a great deal of all of our time..

good luck on you quest for s-off
[HTC Desire S] fosco_:
sorry, didn't think it matters, i will edit original post
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HaiKaiDo:
hey guys im from over in the captivate forums and i was just wondering if any of you could tell me if the live wallpaper that was included in your version of 2.2.1 "ocean wave live wallpaper" is also in your leaked 2.3.3 build and if so, could you point me to one so i can rip it open and steal it lol. i really like that wallpaper and it seems to not play nice with 2.3.3.

Thanks Guys!,

HaiKaiDo
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokersdice:
If I remember right it was included, I switched to the community rom since then which doesn't include it.

Check nitsuj17's post here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013312

Look in the touchwiz gingerbread section and you'll probably find what you want
[HTC EVO 3D] jonathaflores:
Just sent me a Message and I will help you through the process, Please only open minded people, people that really needs it, this is an employer discount, NO you can't have two discounts together..I am just trying to help the community...I am a college student and unfortunately my school didn't had any discount, so I worked my way around it. Like I say people that really needs it, like us college students....

BTW your contract would be renew for other 2 years!!

Don't forget to say thank you and if you don't need it don't ask for it!
[HTC EVO 3D] nuggyunlimited:
I have the same discount +1 for helping the community get it
[HTC EVO 3D] gronimo21:
Did you try using studentrate.Com
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
Want a discount??

If you are looking for a corporate discount from sprint, just do this

sprint.com/"Company name" and you will see what the companys discount is and then you can call it in and have it added to your account .. takes less than 3 mins to do and they dont even verifiy, here are some great sites that I use for all of my accounts

Clearwire 24% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:clearwire

Citi Group 27% - http://sprnext.sprint.com/citi/?ECID=vanity:citi

UPS 25% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:ups

Conoco Phillips 16% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?id8=conocophillips

McDonalds 15% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:mcdonalds

Intel 25% - https://bluefish.sprint.com/source/indexil.cfm?cust_num=100322&CFID=480493&CFTOKEN=87908082

AA 25% - http://orderexperts.sprint.com/aa

CCC 12% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?id8=ccc

Exxon Mobil 18% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:exxonmobil

And so on and so on!! You get the point!
[HTC EVO 3D] feeth:
I had the citi group 27% discount for about 18 months as my companies discount was 20%.

A few months ago I got a sprint bill without any discount. :eek:

Lucky for me my companies discount changed to 25% thru a merger.

When I called to apply my current companies discount, the CSA said I see you had another discount in the past that no longer applies. ;) I just said yes my wife no longer works there. Also had a Radio Shack employee comment on the citi group discount when I got my 4G last June. I just told him my wife works for them.
[HTC EVO 3D] atistang:
So your saying we can just go through on of those links claiming we are an employee of the said company, then we get the discount?
[HTC EVO 3D] plmiller0905:
So do i just call sprint and ask them about the discount or what? I click the links and it takes me to the company/sprint website and provides a number to contact your dedicated acount team for that specific company.

for example citibank tells you to call: 800-705-CITI
[HTC EVO 3D] dvanburen:
Remember, this won't stack with EPRP.
[HTC EVO 3D] vinterchaos:
my wife gets 23%, can't complain over a few %, but nice of you guys to post this infos
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
Hey how's it going I would like to get the 25% discount please can you help me
[HTC EVO 3D] ydoucare:
Anyone know if this can be stacked on top of my $20 monthly credit?
[HTC EVO 3D] anti-up:
Hey is there any way you could hook me up with the discount? Is really appreciate it.
[HTC EVO 3D] plmiller0905:
same here...hook me up too please
[HTC EVO 3D] Threevo:
Same here pls ;3
[HTC EVO 3D] rudyp9:
25% discount

Well in order to get this discounts you have to be eligible first to renew a 2 year contract :confused:
[HTC EVO 3D] plmiller0905:
My wife was able to get the UPS discount for us. We were getting the 15% college student discount. But now we get 25% off..this is nice :D:D
[HTC EVO 3D] GhettoBSD:
Yes, I have 25% and several credits
[HTC EVO 3D] Gibsonusa:
I'm in my first thirty think out would work out for me? Only 3 more days till it's up however.
[HTC EVO 3D] xjman:
Reminds me i need to swap my discount to my new company.

Stay in school OP.
[HTC EVO 3D] Harfainx:
I love their discount options, but I never understood why JCPenny gets 25% off, while federal employees only get 15% :confused:

My wife used to work at a JCPenny (like 7 years ago), but now that she doesn't, we had to drop down to my measly 15% discount. Oh well, money off is money off.
[HTC EVO 3D] jonathaflores:
Send me a message!!
[HTC EVO 3D] Torrentula81:
Just tried sprint.com/wellsfargo and got nothing. I have the discount though. Its %27 off. Wanted to see the details but it says 404. Maybe because its a corp discount?
[HTC EVO 3D] netstat_EVO:
When I swapped my Evo 4G from my corporate account (no discount) to my own personal account, I got hooked up by the guy at the Sprint store :)

No 2 year contract, and since I do so much business with that store (my corporate account has 145 lines) the guy listed my personal account as if I were a Sprint employee and got me 25% off :)
[HTC EVO 3D] rlaw:
I called in to try and get the citi discount but I was told I needed a corporate id since the discount only applies to corporate accounts.
[HTC EVO 3D] karikian:
PM

PM me please
[HTC EVO 3D] blakeboys:
Pm me too please
[HTC EVO 3D] benjimatt:
i pmed you already
[HTC EVO 3D] Thakidfrom235:
Please pm me with info this would help me a lot. Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] karikian:
you Didn't PM me....
[HTC EVO 3D] Bukem75:
I have the same discount... Was given to me by a friend while he worked at sprint... My bro-in-law just signed up for sprint... hoped to get the discount. Dunno what info he would need to sign up.

Can I get a PM with any tips please?
[HTC EVO 3D] Vandelay007:
I would love a PM on how to get the Citi discount

Sent from my 3VO
[HTC EVO 3D] Xencer:
I think it's wrong if you try to get a discount when you don't deserve one, my company gives me 20% and while they didn't verify if you are an employer, if they catch on to this than you're gonna make us legit people suffer.
[HTC EVO 3D] bso44:
What makes you so deserving? Other people are gainfully employed by companies that don't get the discount. Are you working that much harder than these folks?
[HTC EVO 3D] swindoe:
Please pm me!
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
100% Works everytime
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
Just added the Citi Group discount to my account, said I changed employers amd was just recently hired .. easy as pie .. spoke with Retentions team
[HTC EVO 3D] teddat:
this probably wont work for those on sero premium accounts? or am i wrong?
[HTC EVO 3D] trim81:
I'm all for getting a good deal... But this will spoil it for everyone who actually does deserve a discount from the company

I'm on my mobile, can someone pm a mod to lock this thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] Torrentula81:
This spoils nothing for no one. If your discount is lagit how is it going to hurt your discount? I didn't have to verify my wellsfargo (rep believed I was telling truth and I was) but if I ever do ill just bring in my work badge. The only people who would worry are the ones who have discounts that they can't back up.
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
Here are some easier ones:

Comcast 23% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?id8=comcast

Dell 25% - http://orderexperts.sprint.com/dell

Toshiba 15% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:toshiba

Abbott Labs 15 % - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?id8=abbottlabs

Staples 20% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?id8=staples

GM 23% - http://sprnext.sprint.com/gm/?ECID=vanity:gm

IHOP 17% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:ihop

BOEING 25% - https://bluefish.sprint.com/source/indexil.cfm?cust_num=100372&CFID=482130&CFTOKEN=65079120

Hertz 15% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:hertz

Toys R Us 18% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:toysrus

Rite Aid 20% - http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:riteaid

:)
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
You would lose your SERO status ... Ihave one SERO and thats what they told me
[HTC EVO 3D] Mayonesa:
Damn, all those 20 something % and the military discount is only 15%.... Damn