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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whoolie:
Bought mine late 2010, so 1½ years now :) Still running smoooooth. I like the fact that most people buy new phones to get new features, while I just install a custom rom :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rares1235:
Got my Desire 1.5 years ago (June 2010) as a birthday gift :D . I'm using Runnymede ROM and it's running very smooth and I like it ! ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bressti:
Got mine from September 2010.

I still love my phone a lot.

It runs CM7 very smooth and it still looks as good as 2 years ago on the outside (no scratches etc).

I don't want to buy a new one because all the current top models are so big.

As long as there comes no high-end phone with the same size as the desire, I keep my desire.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ninja42:
Mine will be two years old in April. Although I must admit being able to install custom roms has greatly extended it's life span.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] talisin:
had mine for almost 2 years now.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deakodude:
I am at 21 months of 24 month contract don't think even with all the roms I will be keeping it for much not longer.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hetnoc:
2 years in July, running great with Sanvold ICS Rom. Could keep it after contract is up but will probably be compelled to upgrade for no other reason than I can:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reiding:
almost 2 years.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laserlion:
Bought mine in september 2010 without contract. Battery is my main issue with it really. Thanks to custom ROMS, and as long as it still function as it should, I don't see any reason to upgrade yet :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RosarleathSunny:
Just 1year.

But still good device!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vg^2:
Got mine in April 2010, and it's been through a lot and still lives and functions quite well (It's my only phone). Running Sandvold's ICS rom now and still loving it (albeit a bit unstable at times :), more my fault than the ROM's fault though).

That said, I can't wait to upgrade (May this year! Almost there!). A lot of people I know are using their SGS2's and RAZR's and I want a piece of that action! :P I will probably still use the Desire as a backup/GPS/Wifi Hotspot though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] margaretiak:
mine is like 1.5y old. Clean dalvik cache makes him like new all the time :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan281082:
truth is we will all do this, upgrade cus we can, my desire does what i want cus its rooted, but i rooted it cus i love fiddling with new tech, so i will be compelled to upgrade to a new phone when i can 18month up in june. bring on the quadcore
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faro+:
got mine during november 2010,and before november 2012 i will buy a new phone (for sure it will be an HTC)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muellersmattes:
I got mine in May 2010, it's one with AMOLED. I also thought about upgrading, especially because of no official ICS support, but after trying sandvolt's ICS rom i consider keeping it for a while. The display ist still fine (a friend of mine got his totally burned out), specs are ok (except for the low internal storage, but a2sd can do enough...) and the main advantage (for me) is its size. Newer phones are mostly so huge that they hardly fit your pockets, ore they are smaller in size, but also in specs (maybe even weaker than the desire).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andy.smith:
august 2010. and still running divine.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in1400:
Desire

My Desire is about 2 Years old, but on ICS 4.0.3.

I think its great :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maddin2905:
January '11

now on ICS 4.0.3 (BCM RC 2.0 U1) =)

pretty cool, still working =)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swanden:
I got mine second hand a week ago, it is bought in October, 2010 though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sklblue:
Mine is just about a year old and half way thorugh my contract. See all these new phones and feel a little envious
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] logox01:
Got mine in December 2010 and looking forward to run a stable hw accelerated ICS build soon :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHTC:
Had mine since it launched in the uk, great phone, running oxygen and it just runs so smooth and fast. Until the one s and x made a show there hadn't been a phone out that i have been interested in.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathesonewan:
I went for 2 years because it'll be 2 years in a month and a half... Near enough...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel_pt:
I've mine since early 2011 and I'm sticking with it... I don't feel the current mobiles are a good alternative... my desire works very fast and I don't have any issue with the internal memory... Also the size is just about right for fitting my pocket!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattyOnXperiaX10:
Hahaha. You dont feel current mobiles are a good alternative lol..

For you but many people would love a faster phone

OMG. Counter Strike On Android! http://cs-portable.net/
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel_pt:
I guess we might have different desires, if you have one... I never get sluggish or slow responses and everything works great... Since games to apps! Sure the new phones are faster, but that's the only improvement from the manufacturers... Also, these new mobiles are huge
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonicraw:
Got mine on Dec 29, 2010 ;) The phone was built on Dec 22, 2010 also as my hboot shows so exactly. One week before I bought it was it new. Still runs fine on 2.2 Froyo, although I will strongly upgrade to 3.5 once I have time since Froyo is memory less :/

Sent from my HTC Desire (CDMA)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razmattaz:
May 2010 and works perfectly... still nothing out there worth upgrading to in my eyes (yet).

I'll wait for maybe a Fujitsu 4 core :D

Happy daily driver on Sandroid ICS, though i'm starting to get frustrated not having stable video / youtube / flash or camera. Previously using HoneySense rom (Ginger) without a hitch (once I personally fixed a few issues and removed bloatware) :-P
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vincent981:
My desire have 2 years!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarinder:
Mine will be 1 year old in june this year.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DilbertZG:
Will be 2 year in May.

I will not upgrade soon, Desire perfectly fits my needs.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KieZ_KickeR:
mine is about one year old.

HTC Desire Amoled PVT4 S-Off

HBoot: Stock

SD: 16gb class 6

Radio: 5.17.05.23

Recovery: 4ext Touch Recovery

Kernel: 2.6.37.6-cynogenmod-gac3270c

androidd@portatile #1

ROM: MilWild 3.7
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustAnotherCider:
I've had mine since the beginning of September 2010. 1.5 years. The custom roms have really made the experience wonderful.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aig787:
I've had my desire HD a little over a year and its been awesome. Running ice cold sandwich right now for ice and everything works except the camera
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exterminatus:
Bought it in February, 2011. I'm going to use it another year or two, waiting for more stable ICS roms. Don't even guess which model will be next.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wongkamloong:
Bought mine in Oct 2010.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forenheith:
i get mine in 2010 and still works fine
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cynaru:
November 2010 here, definitely showing it's age hardware wise. Looks mint thanks to my otter box case.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobMonkey:
Almost 2 year. Got mine 2010 June.

And just trying to root this one.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stazman:
I'm using my friend for 6 month, and im glad and happy that there are peoples developers like Seb15, who bring new life for it, i don't think that i'll like it so much with stock rom. You know what i mean ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majkeee:
I've got my Desire since summer 2010. It's my first Android, first root and first s-off.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frank17next:
Sold htc desire 3 months ago, 130 euros. I bought a Nexus S at 250 eur. I'm happy, the nexus s is a great device, now I'm using ics 4.0.4. Only missing notification led :)

Inviato dal mio Nexus S usando Tapatalk
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nafdroid:
mine is now 1 and a half yrs old. but i own it since 2 monthes :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack15381:
1 year

I got my desire s in august 2011.

:cool:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raddest:
2 Years here. Having fun putting new roms on it. I'll wait until a better batch of androids come out that are in a decent price range before upgrading.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mld0491:
november 2010 and going strong

few scuffs at the top but thats it. Got cm 7 running on it since i discovered it in the summer last year and aint looked back
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Holzi001:
Two Years old Desire! Now with ICS it will be one Year more.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pat30724:
I now have my Desire for almost 1 year. Did get it after my older phone broke and i did get a new one from my provider. I can take a new phone in April. I am thinking that it is gonna be the HTC One X.

But maybe i wait a little bit. Because i am happy with my desire at this moment.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshikSG:
Got mine 04-16-2010. So nearly two years old. Running CM7.1.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob_man_uk:
my other half had the desire a couple months after release from brand new, then when he upgraded to a new phone i got it, so voted second hand.

the worst thing is that my other half couldnt wait to get rid of the device due to the limited memory, once i got it i spent about half an hour on the net and within an hour i showed the device off with 1gb internal memory... he wasnt impressed lol
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tannduricic:
chnzilit grievoufly

i got mine for 2 years now. and i still dont feel need to change my phone.

it's a real desire if you know what i mean :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Junxxi:
I have my phone scince Christmas 2010 ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tachasi:
I get mine since Jan 2011 and I think will continue stick with it until fell it hard to load some apps
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igoriochek:
07.11.2010. t-mobile. I flashed him 100500 times. Desire is THE BEST
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpp85:
I dont know,since 2 Years. I think:D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emwhy12:
Mine is still in mint condition. Been using it for morethan a year now. Best android device for me. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbm76:
I got mine in August 2010, I think its the first phone that will make the 2 year mark so gotta say pretty pleased with that. But Otterbox has helped preserve my desire!

:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tablord:
My beloved Desire is gonna turn two years in a couple of days. I can say it did a great job for me, getting better with every ROM I flashed. Nevertheless, I am going to upgrade this year, most likely Galaxy S3. But not before upgrading the Desire to Sandvold's ICS!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crankshaft:
Its not about needing, its all about wanting! ;-)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Migz71:
I bought mine new about 3 months ago rooted it straight away started off with (Asop Roms) cyanogen, Oxygen, Redux & then Suroots DGB1.4 which is a very good rom ;) but now i like the new sense 3.0 & 3.5 roms which seem to run very fast & smooth indeed!!! ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] attu90:
I got mine the first week they came out in the UK, March 2010 i gues.

I can upgrade with Orange in december, like some one said its not needing to but wanting to :-), i cant decide between the Sensation xe, Galaxy SII or the Galaxy Nexus.

My desire is still in perfect condition so ill pass it onto my wife :-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordvoldemort:
Got on 28Aug 2010..It became available in India only in late Aug
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elrombios:
Hello, mine was bought in July 2010. Almost looks new and fresh :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harry Pothead:
Mine is almost exactly one year old now. And already I'm thinking about upgrading to a Galaxy S2 :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rime777:
I have bought mine brand new HTC Desire before 7 month
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
A year straight. Still brand new, not a single scratch anywhere. :)

SwiftKeyed from my HTC Desire using XDA App.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toonshorty:
March 2011 on a 24 month contract.

Still got a long time to go on this baby.

Early 2013 before I can look at an upgrade really.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Latency:
I got my Desire in September 2010 on a 3 year contract (big mistake on my part) and rooted it in July 2011 after seeing the InsertCoin ROM in action on YouTube.

Have stuck with IC since (tried out a bunch of other ROMs) and so far I'm really happy with my Desire and HTC Sense in general.

Unless Telus gives me a decent reason to stick with them, I plan to buy my next smartphone unlocked and have the flexibility to move to whatever carrier offers the best deal
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bouncer5:
Had my Desire since launch in March 2010, Everything on my Desire has just been replaces courtesy oh HTC (Apart from my AMOLED Screen on request) Even sent me a Free Desire S for my troubles.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nidzo80:
@deakodude maybe you should put one more poll option such is "Less than year" ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokosik:
I got mine only for 2months. Had iPhone 3gs but exchanged it with this amazing phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smackemback:
Got mine Nov 2010 on 24 month contract
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snakeeyes21:
got mine on the 9th October 2010, so nearly 13 months ago, 18 month contract, so going to be looking at what to 'upgrade' to on the 9th March for a 9th April end date, but I really don't know if I even want to upgrade, this is without a doubt a fantastic phone, does everything I want it to in great little package, may just move over to a £10 sim only deal and use it till it dies, which I cant see happening any time soon.

Ive never had a phone for so long that's as good as new, which, in fact keeps getting better and better with the new roms being released, although things have slowed down on the development side, think I'm going to stick with the 3.5 roms,

namely runnymede from sebasitaan15 as I love sense, and without a doubt we wont get ICS with sense on this old boy now, so I think sense 3.5 and gingerbread is the end of the line for this one.

Seemings any decent contract is now on 24 months with 18 months overpriced compared to them, I think ill be sticking with sim only from now on, unless 3 can pull something magic out of the hat at renewal.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalizu:
Got mine secondhand, and it was my very first Android phone (came from Symbian) 2 months ago. I did not regret it. :) Until the time I get the cash to buy the newer HTC's, I'll stick with my Desire.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craftycarper1:
June 2010, rooted and on LeeDroid rom within a couple of weeks if i remember correctly. Hoping for a decent upgrade in March, if it was now, would be the XE, but waiting to see what comes out around Easter next year.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richy555:
Got mine August 2010, due an upgrade Feb 2012 but think Im changing provider as Im not happy with 3G coverage with Vodafone UK.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealyPssd:
I bought mine second hand in mint condition in June of this year, it was purchased originally August 2010.

I too came from Symbian, a Nokia 5800, and I am very happy with Android.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ragingredbull:
Had mine since launch at Mobile Phones Direct April 2010. Apart from dropping it after having it for only 3 days(i know) my phone has been superb
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergeant_bob:
i bought it August 2011, and flashed it a 100 times already :P. and worksalot better after i updates the radio :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borsa1994:
my Desire has 9 months today! :')
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nme1337:
i have bought my desire 2 years ago. It is the most robust mobile phone i ever had.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sergill007:
March 2010
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IndianTiger3:
I got my HTC Desire in November 2010, it's been a great device but being abandoned by HTC after Gingerbread is quite disappointing. Fortunately we have the great XDA Community working on bringing ICS and Sense 4.0 to the Desire! XDA FTW! :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] black_magic001:
Telstra Desire

I got mine the day it was released by Telstra in Australia, a fortunate move, since a few weeks later, they raised the contract price by $10 a month.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domido:
Got it in February 2011., I'm delighted with it :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberpingu:
Got it since summer 2010 and even tough now I own a Samsung Galaxy Note, the desire is still my all-days every-place phone

;-)

Inviato dal mio HTC Desire usando Tapatalk
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nalin.junior:
I have a question about downloading any update from my go manager..its always error when downloading any update from it..:thumbdown:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deakodude:
You mean go launcher ?

Try unistall and reinstall that might sort it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyPap:
Manufactured March 29 2010

Purchased April 2010

Excellent phone, currently running BCM2.2U5, brilliant ICS ROM, thanks to DK_Zero-cool and collaborators.

Andy
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoatMachine:
Purchased December 2010

And i´m still satisfied with my Desire, not at least because of the great work of Sandvold
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a448y901:
march 2011
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim2san:
april 2010
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HDai:
I got mine in June 2010.

I'm in love with my Desire:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drunken-Monkey:
Yep, got mine too in April 2010. Hopefully, it will live for more than one year!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woko:
I got mine on 7 april 2010.

Now looking for a good upgrade, but ICS by DK_zero works like a charm
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dArz32:
Since February '11 :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cursa:
I got mine in July 2010, so coming up to two years now.

I was almost sure I was going to upgrade to a Galaxy Nexus as soon as my 2 year contract expires, but now that Sandvold's ICS ROM is performing so well on my phone I might just try and wait it out until the next vanilla Google phone comes out before I upgrade!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InMyBedNow:
Mine is actually quite new. I wonder how development will turn out by the time I get a new one. Mine's < 3 months old :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nichollas:
January 2011.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kieran-hinckley:
Mine's just over one year old (got it in February 2011). I have another year to go before i can upgrade.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobby_d:
2 years old.

Really like new born with Sandvolds ICS (including some childhood illnesses :D ).

For those, who consider buying a secondhand Desire: The hardware seems to be constructed to last ~2 years. My buttons are sometimes very hard to press. Big chunks of the rear paint begin to chip off.

My Desire was always in my pocket without any keys etc. and I tried to treat it very well.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decmk:
16 months. Waiting HTC One S to be available in my country to change.

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using Typewriter
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaporizer8:
Mine is from August 2010 and it's enjoying the ICS love it gets from the devs here :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rageypeep:
Mine is 2 years old, my contract is up on Tuesday
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edp_:
2 years old.:cool:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eastway11:
I got mine december 2010 :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Markedo:
I got my HTC Desire SLCD in september 2010 and I like it=)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] highdro:
Mine is about 2 years old and still works like a champ except for the occasional hard button press not registering.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pete_79:
Mine is from feburary 2010 i belive, got it as soon as it was released in Sweden.

And its in perfect condition, im very carefull with my phones. Will keep it until SGS3 comes out.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cathy_C:
Bye bye Desire

Funny you should ask this.

My Desire is getting sold today. I took him out for one final spin last night, whilst weeping and singing "meeeemoooriiiieees, light the corners of my miiiiind" :( (rest assured, I didn't actually do the latter two).

It has served me well. Only thing that annoyed me is the fragility of the graphite rim. Mine is all scratched and dinted, and I'm a pretty cautious person. It's really knocked the resell value. But oh well.

Bye bye Desire.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Presterin:
Got mine august 2010, after waiting for several months for it to restock at my operator. Has served me well.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draculyan:
Mine is almost 2 years now...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ymkx:
I got mine yesterday as a present from a friend.

He has been using it for at least a year and I suppose he was a very intense user.

I am not sure his "interface" is the original one and I have some restart problems. I know, I am not trying to get help here. I will post separately for my problems.

I was wondering, this is my second android machine and I burned the first one trying to unlock it :)

Can anyone direct me to posts for biginners, like how to put the latest version, how to update, how to sync with Outlook (if there is such thing for calendar and contacts) etc...

Thanks guys

This forum is the best!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qizami:
Go to Q&A forum and look into sticky threads. Good luck :)

Sent from my Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
Mine is coming up on a year and a half old, and my girlfriends is close to 2 years old, my friends is a month older than mine. All 3 are working perfect still. I sanded the paint off mine and polished it (without taking it apart). It looks awesome now, but I can't believe how hard the paint was to sand off. Mine wasn't easy to chip/wear off like some peoples. It probably would have gone 3 years and still looked almost like new.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdamage:
Mine is almost 1,5 years now... I've switched to CyanogenMod 7.X since September 2011 and it was a rebirth !! :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steve90:
Mines just 10 days short of its 2nd birthday and still going strong. Will be missed though when my One X arrives. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PerfectSlayer:
Got mine about 21 months ago.

Run on ICS and works like a charm !

A verry good phone for me :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] costash:
Bought mine in late 2010

I have bought mine in December 2010, and I'm stuck with it for another year at least.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theliquid:
Mine is 2 years old (bought in April '10)

Now replaced by OneX :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petwussy:
I bought mine the day it was avaiable in Norway, which is like 2 years ago. Have had zero problems with the phone. Was worried about HTC after they started pushing out a new model every week, but now after seeing the One-series I am more reluctant that HTC is back on the winningtrack.

Want to keep it until it dies! Which is probable never, since I feel its like the Nokia 5110 of smartphones. "Never gonna give you up".
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djlars:
Mine is 1 year old :) Got it on my last birthday ;)