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[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] CasualStarlord:
I'm not using a USB hub, this is direct in the front and rear ports of my desktop machine at work and directly into my laptop at home.

I gotta argue against sense being better at exchange, I'm not sure you guys realize just how good vanilla and CM exchange support is (I'm talking from froyo forward) on my HTC HD2 using CM7 and MIUI, multiple exchange accounts, calendar support and contact support were all great, and for my agenda I used something called "Antons Agenda Widget" which is free on the market and crammed all my agendas from all calendars onto a really nice simple widget.

I miss features that were in the standard email client like for example, I could just start typing an address and it would search the exchange global address book for me instantly and fill in addresses not just from my contacts, I could also easily skip next previous emails without having to open the option menu all the time... I get about 100 emails a day (system monitoring where I really only need to read the subject and working at a bank in IT I get CC'd into a LOT of emails I really don't care about so I skip over like 80 out of 100 on average) I can't even swipe to the side to go to the next email like I can in GMAIL... it irritates me :mad:

I got a copy of touchdown to fix some of these gripes, but seriously touchdown is ugly as hell and doesnt integrate the calendars in the same way as to make them accessible from the same agenda lists along side Facebook and gmail calendars.

Exchange support on HTC devices at my work fails when certain events are put into a calendar, the HTC sync just breaks and I have to find the calendar event and edit it, then remove my account from the phone and re-add it, I never have this issue with the vanilla exchange client or the iphones in our business.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Have you tried this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1520431

It helps some people with problems they are having with exchange.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] CasualStarlord:
Nah I dont have a security issue, I am the domain administrator at my work place, and my account is exempt from all exchange security rules anyway :o

thanks for the heads up though, that may help with some of the other devices here, a few staffers have the HTC Wildfire and that thing's exchange sync breaks all the time.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] willgill:
I think there is something wrong with either your setup on the phone or your Exchange. My address auto searches the global Exchange contacts and quickly too. It's how I find the company's distribution lists.

My calendar sync has never glitched like my Atrix's did. Maybe your company's version of Exchange?

Glad you'd found an agenda widget that works for you. HTC's suites me fine.

Another thing that's great is all of Sense just works and it is integrated so it works together. I don't need to cobble together components.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Aus_Azn:
I have no regrets.

I was flash-happy on the Captivate because the stock ROMs sucked and TW was an atrocity. Sense, while heavy, is far more usable IMO, and I've been really happy with it.

End the day with roughly 60% battery, screen looks fine after coming from an AMOLED, HTC's superior build quality... Last time I flashed my phone was PG's stock odex'd Telstra ICS, and before that, HoliRaider 0.2. Next time I flash, it will be to try a CM9 build.

I don't particularly need a phone with great development. If it works out of the box, I'm more than happy.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chazking:
I know i am a little late on this, but on the issue of the phone not able to connect with your computer, try using the usb cable that came with the phone

only, i know it sounds weird but with my samsung infuse i could only use my stock usb cable to connect to computer all the others where hit and miss sometimes they would work sometimes they wouldn't, hopefully this helps you
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
Hi, I went from the best phone I ever had (GT I 9100 GS2)....only issue with GS 2 was NO LTE..and I live in Atlanta where ATT LTE is smokin fast..

Just got 25MB Download / 19MB Upload.....you just cannot get close to that on the GS 2 with HSPA+.....

Regrets..wish the HTC Vivid was little thinner.....but it is built very tough vs. the GS 2.....

Vivid is a solid performer....when GS 3 comes out with LTE. I will buy it.

P.S. getting ready to sell GS 2 on eBay this week, I flip phones every 4-6 month's.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] midnightmach:
My list after 2 weeks with my Raider...

The good

The screen. I loved everything about samoled with my Nexus S, but the pixel density on the slcd2 is so crisp.

Performance. Stock rom never stutters or lags. No idea why the quadrant score is so low but that means nothing to me.

Notification Light. Thank god for this...

Sense. Sense is really polished. I get alot more compliments with sense than vanilla android.

The bad.

Weight. Man is it ever heavy, holding my nexus s now feels like a feather. I loved the fact it was heavy when i first held it because to me that translated into quality.

Battery Life. Although its not that bad, I just barely make it through a day and do not have LTE.

Notification Light. It is really dim...

Gingerbread. Still waiting for ICS OTA from Rogers...

S-OFF. This is such a PITA... never had to do anything like this on any other device
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ronnie498:
Coming from Inspire I have no regrets at all for getting the Vivid, much better device in my opinion
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wolfhawke:
regrets, no...

Same here Snowdog,

Was using a Tilt II until the digitizer died (death by Newton Ring) then had to fall back to the mighty TyTn II/Tilt ((music) "What a brick, What a brick What a mighty fine brick").

Luckily for me I was less than a month away from upgrade so I started watching phones in the $99 range...Saw the Samsung Nexus, Motorola Atrix II, and the Vivid...when it came time to buy, they dropped the price of the Vivid to $49...SOLD!!!!

No regrets, it's a good mid-range tech phone. My only complaint is availability of a good high cap battery that doesn't turn the phone into an ugly brick...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Nikolas0418:
No regrets at all, switched from Samsung GS2 Love The Phone :D
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] nielp96:
Came from galaxy nexus (very boring phone) only roms you find is cm9 kinda gets dull after seeing hundreds of ics roms That look the same :(. But this phone is amazing so much to add :) from beats and sense 3.0 to 3.5,3.6 very soon sense 4.0 ;)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Mjones307:
Came from HTC glacier to vivid have no regrets at all.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] SR71BlkBrd86:
I have not had any regrets about purchasing this phone. I went from a Droid Incredible to the vivid and i also have a Droid Razr and i have to say i am very happy with my choice. I hadn't even heard of the vivid when i went into the att store for my upgrade but after doing some quick spec reviews on it and seeing it at its price point, i decided to take the plunge with it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] NickS_:
Came from a OG Atrix 4G to a Lumia 900. Wasn't too blown away by the WP7 experience and the Lumia 900 is very buggy IMO. Went to the Vivid and I don't mind it.

Screen is better than both other phones, performance is probably the worst by a HAIR (the Atrix was a tank with an ICS ROM, <3 Tegra). Build quality is decent. The MIC in it is a little lackluster IMO. The camera, hands down, is the best I've ever had though. Overall a good phone, the stock ROM with a new launcher and disabling a ton of applications is very smooth and bug-free.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
The vivid has great standby battery life...

For me when I had my infuse I would be down to 96% by the end of school with 0 use...with the vivid...sent a few texts today during school and by the end of school I was still at 100%...never been able to pull that off with my infuse...however...I don't have an LTE sim yet and I have my apns set for legacy/hspa+/non pta so that may be helping my battery life...

Also it is really smooth...

My only complaints are these...the micro USB is in an awkward spot...making it awkward to use the phone while its plugged in...the second is I'm not used to this HTC keyboard lol but that's just cause this is my first HTC device

currently on stock ics not rooted or anything...just got this phone on Sunday so I'm trying to figure this phone out before I start doing anything with it (as all people should do in my opinion...)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jerrycoffman45:
i came from the infuse also might want to check out the site in my signature
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] lufc:
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &

Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting

Thanks ✟

Moving to Q&A
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] MtGoat:
I upgraded from Inspire 4G when I found out it was only $49. Then when I spent over half an hour with a very helpful service rep, he waived both the upgrade fee and the activation fee for my troubles(saving me $85 and free shipping), costing me total of $0 for the move.

So far I am very happy with my Vivid. The style is more to my liking (no more camera lens sticking out like a sore thumb and never did like the squeaky speaker) and the display is much sharper and brighter. The Google map and the browser seem to loads up in a heart-beat and everything is noticeably smoother. The camera is a gem with a very fast and wide angle lens and hardly any shutter lag. The size of the phone is only slightly taller than the other (I get to keep my covered belt holster) and weighs about the same and I don't mind the simple style.

I do have couple of gripes. The voice dialing and the flashlight are gone. Dialing over Bluetooth is something I really liked and miss and I really don't understand why they took out the flashlight (although I could replace both with apps but just isn't the same as native apk). They seem to have condensed the wifi and network settings to a point where I have less of control then with the GB rom (when the phone scans for a new device, it only finds the ones that are on pairing mode, GB used to find any device that are on nearby). I don't know if I like the launch bar shortcuts yet. And, last of all, the volume rocker and the power button is on the opposite side of the phone (I was using right hand to operate my Inspire now I need to switch to the left to use it comfortably).

I am not sure about the battery life since I only had it about a day, but it seem to be on par with Inspire (it use to last a full day with a moderate use with everything turned on and the brightness on to max).

Over all, I am very happy with the upgrade and considering the next step with this phone (rooting, unlocking and possibly trying out some roms).
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Chavisca1:
I bought the Nokia Lumia 900 and used it for a week or two.

Great phone btw.

But just needed more customization. (Only 6 or 7 colors to add on homescreen?)

No regrets here. Satisfied with everything.

Loved it ever since I took the Lumia back and got it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Yeah I considered windows phone myself but customization and a smaller app market is ultimately why I choose android again and I don't regret it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deni_NS:
Well, as the thread says, I have problem with recording video like i dont have autofocus... All blured check video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDxq7wXLAfE&feature=youtu.be

decrease the volume because it is too loud in video
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deni_NS:
No one has this problem?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
Is this with all vids o is that the only one you have because the the huge flame in the foreground wont help the focus much and at night did yiu have it in night mode.Check out this link.I know that there is problems between 720p and 1080p with stability from autofocus and noise distortion.maybe you can pick something up here.In this link they recomend 720p for low light recording due to noise distortion and the advantages of pixel binning.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-597p9.php
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deni_NS:
Thanks, I'll try when next time record something, but it's very stupid when you have feature like recording in 1080p and then they say to you, that you could only use 720p for better fps and image...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
yeah i know.Ive tried 1080 and above and also noticed that the auto focus makes it shakey and a bit jumpy too.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deni_NS:
Well, I think that maybe ICS will fix this up, and we will all enjoy in FullHD...

Just question what camera fw have you? I have SCEF02 TBEC28
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awojtas:
The auto-focus on the S2 is really poor. I had the S i9000 beforehand and it was perfect.. the auto-focus was very subtle and only changed focus when the scene was dramatically different.

Have you tried lgCamcorder? It seems to turn off the auto-focus while recording quite successfully... wish someone could find out how it does that, and port the change to the standard Samsung camera.apk!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deni_NS:
Yea... My friend has i9000, and that is why i bought S2, cause i thought it will be better on all sections... Haven't tried lgcamcorder, but i'll try...
[Galaxy S II General] Extreme184X:
I'm here COUNTER some else ignorant post, that's right! IGNORANT :mad:

Poster had NERVE, to say that very problem i had, claiming it was myth. When people like myself and others had sound issues.

If people are posting sound related issues, its because there actually have it,

HOW DARE YOU call it myth when even you don't own my phone or other peoples phone.

Many people here has many issues with there phone (sound,screen,battery etc) if there posting that have an issue, clearly means that INDEED they do have an issue and its NOT A MYTH.

There was NOTHING wrong with my Samsung headphone that came with my phone, or any other earphones (which you call cheap), they clearly worked perfect in other devices, but users like me, knew that it was a SOFTWARE ISSUE (which SOME people had, NOT EVERYONE), some people had DIFFERENT sound issues. The sound issue was finally fixed for me by UPDATING to KI3 firmware since having this phone from the very beginning, since April. Updating to KI3 can't guarantee it will fix everyone sound problem, since every phone is different.

Some advice to you; give a righteous opinion rather than biased, selfish view of seeing things.
[Galaxy S II General] sxi200:
Ok man...I hear ya!

But why would you start a completely new thread to COUNTER another thread / OP's opinion?

Why not just post your counter opinion there?
[Galaxy S II General] ankitkidd05:
This looks like a teenager thread now...fighting over Batman and superman...
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty warrior:
Intratech after u posted that PIG pic i wanted to be like u

but u beat me to it

ull always be my hero on XDA
[Galaxy S II General] Tri3Dent:
Agree with ya ankitkidd05!

C'mon.. first of all, if you have an opinion on his opinion, just reply to his thread! No point of creating a brand new thread just to give your opinion on his opinion. Second of all, especially with a problem on sound, each person have different level of what is "good sound" and "poor sound". His opinion is that it's alright and sounds good to him. For you, it's the opposite. Maybe you have high expectations? Who knows.. or maybe he have low expectations.

And what makes your post not ignorant?

EDIT: lol Intratech
[Galaxy S II General] Freakgs:
Why do people give advices and then they don't follow 'em themselves?
[Galaxy S II General] Kit:
True every phone is different but only marginally... The problem is i read these forums and see the most ocd kids who just need to relax and live there life instead of worrying about a coloring issue which is only seen under dark lights.

Or possibly a screen which they swear is not sitting even, just get over it its a phone it still does everything you originally wanted it for, dont make your phone your life >_<

I guess what im saying is yes some of these issues due exist but they are so small and none important yet people still post comments about how its unacceptable which although is a matter of opinion i still think im right and you people just need to stop obsessing over nothing.
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Love the 3d story hilarious, cheers
[Galaxy S II General] OrrPenn18:
LOL! I wish someone post that xda n00b video over here ...

aah, OP here you go :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
[Galaxy S II General] sxi200:
Nice one Intratech....that was a ripper article!

But on a serious note, this just serves as warning about going to watch 3d movies.

Fortunately she didn't go watch a violent movie, she may have been shot or stabbed :)
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
How dare you! smf
[Galaxy S II General] Forsh:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q206/narcosiss/fullof****.jpg
[Galaxy S II General] mariosraptor:
Lmfao. I am drowned in laugh tears.

Intratech you are the man!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] kromosto:
she can always say "What the black man on me at the cinema wasnt an 3d effect?????"
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[Epic 4G General] DeeODoubleD:
I am running a rom with the voodoo sound which I hate. When you turn it all the way down it is blaring and hurts your ear. I like the rom otherwise. Is there a way to remove this?

Thanks in advance for any help,
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Wow.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
You don't like voodoo sound? Is that even possible? Did you download the voodoo control app?
[Epic 4G General] DeeODoubleD:
Maybe its not voodoo. I looked at marcusants v.6 rom description again and I'm not seeing it. I d/led the voodoo control and it says its not installed. Yet when the volume is all the way down it blows your ear right off of your face.
[Epic 4G General] starskyrob:
Pics or it didn't happen
[Epic 4G General] PhxkinMassacre:
Hahahaha totally expected someone to say that
[Epic 4G General] AmericanJedi001:
Not to add to the unhelpful posts, but if you've got an ear on your face something is already wrong. It sounds to me like Voodoo is actually fixing the problem! ;)
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Lmao...

This thread is totally not descriptive, but umm you are turning "media volume" down right?

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] b16flybye:
Please....leave your poor phone alone and do the rest of us a favor by running the factory software. Good luck with that ear on your face.

Sent from my ERA EI Epicaladocious
[Epic 4G General] Shinydude100:
Hmm

Hop off that Rom, if the problem persists, it could be hardware like your phone...or.. persay your earphones?
[Epic 4G General] DeeODoubleD:
My word is my bond. If I say it happened it happened. Nothing to prove to you sir.
[Epic 4G General] DeeODoubleD:
Yes, thanks. I'm not the only one complaining about this. In Marcusants new 3.5 Rom of others are asking about this too and no one is responding. I switched to ERA's ROM which is a better fit for me, but it has the same volume issue. It may be the "volume hack" in the Rom's description. Hoping for an answer in ERA's thread. If I can remove the volume hack, that will probably correct it.

EDIT: Also, it wouldn't be the "media volume" it would be the "in-call volume"
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Just notice my mistake, too. Okay try this, go to the market and download widgetsoid 2.xx put a volume control widget switcher on your homescreen and try lowering the volume of calls through that and see if it works. Plus, it'll come on handy for all the other volume settings it has.

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] DeeODoubleD:
Thank you for your help and a respectful answer.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
No problem glad to help anytime :)

But did it work for you?

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] xwatchmanx:
I'm having issues with the "volume hack" built into the ERA Legendary ROM and ACS ICS ROM myself. No matter what i do (change headphones, etc, i've literally reflashed a billion different combinations over ten fresh reflashes from Odin), whenever I plug headphones in, the volume goes silent. if someone could tell me how to manually remove the volume hack from the .zip of the ROM that would be so unbelievably helpful.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Quick question before you do anything, I assume you downloaded the ROM again right? And you tried this before Restoring data or anything correct?

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] xwatchmanx:
Yes, Sir/Ma'am.

I literally tried EVERYTHIng... redownloading the ROMs, wiping and starting from scratch with Odin, etc. Here are the steps I took each time (i also redownloaded each file multiple times to make sure it wasnt corrupt). Between each step, I checked to make sure the headphones were working, and they work fine until i install the legendary ROM/ACS ICS ROM

1) Flash to stock EC05 with Odin

2) Run the stock EI22 Update (I've tried both with OTA and a manually downloaded "update.zip" at the root of the SD card)

3) Run the "recovery hack" through Odin that allows the installation of a custom recovery

4) Flash a Custom recovery (either CWM 5.*** or the latest ACS Recovery)

5) install the ROM through recovery (either ERA Legendary or ACS ICS)

6) Install the latest Samurai kernel (2.0.1, i believe?)

No matter what I do (delete voodoo from the rom's .zip file, test playing music before plugging in headphones, etc), the result is always the same: volume works perfectly as long as the headphones arent plugged in. :-(
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
The only thing I can say is to look in the /system/etc/audio directory and try deleting soundbooster.txt ? Other than that I have no clue since my sound works through headphone jack sorry :(

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] xwatchmanx:
Thanks man. I was considering that, but was a bit afraid to try it. Would it harm my phone to just go ahead and delete all the files in that folder? doing that would just mean the audio files stay stock, right?
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
I'm not sure I think those are needed files, but make a backup and feel free to delete as you please afterwards and test it out, preferably one at a time to keep it controlled but sorry I can't offer more help

Sent from my Samsung Legen-wait for it-dary! 4g
[Epic 4G General] :
yeah. im doing that now. I tried it while only deleting the volume booster file, but no go, so now i'm trying while deleting all of them.
[Epic 4G General] :
Seriously still no-go... i've tested everything... I've come to the conclusion that the issue is in the volume hack built directly into the kernel, not the ROM... what EXT4 kernels without the volume hack would you guys recommend for EI22?
[Epic 4G General] downsouth11:
Incoming Call Volume

Every ROM I have used since EI22 seems to have an in call volume problem.

1. When you first answer the call the volume is very high, but if you adjust the volume it shows as if it is all the way down. You have to raise the volume then lower it again to make it work.

2. The volume rocker does not work when on a call and the screen is off. You must pull the phone away from your face then adjust the volume accordingly. In general the proximity sensor seems a bit wonky.

Just wondering if this s across the board.

Legendary ROM RC 2