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[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
At the moment, I have a Desire Z with a year left on my contract

I was thinking I could sell my Desire Z for about £150 (being optimistic for argument's sake) and then getting a Sensation XE for £400 (after getting cashback) which means it would cost £250 but then after a year I could sell the XE for £200-250 as I'll be getting a new contract anyway (not staying with T-Mobile as they reduced the data cap to 500mb)

However, looking now I might just sell my DZ and get a normal Sensation for £300

A few questions though, will the £100 difference be worth it for an XE with the iBeats + Beats Audio? My music is all high quality (v0) and I probably listen to music on my phone for about 2 hours a day at least. If not, is the audio quality of the Sensation comparable to the DZ?

Also, am I right in thinking I should definitely see a speed increase going from 800MHz to 1.2/1.5GHz dual core? How big would the difference be between 1.2 and 1.5? Can you use an XE battery in the normal Sensation?

I'm not bothered about space increase, and RAM is the same so are iBeats + Beats Audio + 300MHz*2 worth £100?

Oh, and can you underclock the CPU when rooted to save battery?

One final thing! If I was to wait a month before I got it, would I save much money or will the price stay the same for a little while?

Keep in mind, this phone is to just last me a year.
[HTC Sensation] ikrispyyy:
If you are planning on rooting you might as well get a normal sensation and load a XE Rom and overclock it to 1.5 no use spending an extra $100 unless you really just want the headphones.

And

Yes you can use an xe battery in sensation, and underclock the cpu.

Sent from my silky smooth Sensation 4G.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
I've enjoyed my Sensation, but why not get something higher end at this stage of the year?
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm more interested in the Beats Audio technology than the earphones (I understand it only works with iBeats)

If I underclocked it to say 800MHz it should save battery but still be faster than my 800MHz DZ as it's dual core, right? Do you have a Sensation or XE? Do you see any difference between 1.2 and 1.5GHz?
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
I liked the idea of the SXE + Beats Audio, but then thought I might as well get the Sensation instead if there isn't much difference

I want something lighter than my DZ and I don't need the keyboard as I use Swype anyway. the larger 16:9 screen would be better for me watching videos on it as well

Really I might as well just get a more-modern-than-my-dz-but-older phone and wait a year as I'll be getting a new contract and can get something better than. What else would you recommend?
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Has anybody else got the s and sxe to compare
[HTC Sensation] walkinhotdog:
honestly if your dz is doing everything you need, i would just hold off until a more recent phone comes out

sensation is a great upgrade if you dont want to pay that much money for a pretty up to date generation phone

however its got a lot of problems too, most of us get: powerbutton issues, dust under screen, battery life is only decent (you might want to get a bigger capacity battery like anker),

it is a fast phone, capable of pretty much anything, beautiful screen (qHD), very nice build quality (minus the power button, which is software/hardware problem), camera is not bad at all for a phone

to my knowledge beats audio is a software thing and it sounds amazing with a rom that has it on my regular sensation (non XE) using normal headphones, it probably sounds even better with the beats headphones, but i dont know for sure

there isnt a big difference between 1.2 and 1.5 ghz. both sensations have the same cpu, one is underclocked at 1.2 and the other is running normal speed at 1.5 due to bigger battery

overall i do like the phone, big upgrade from my htc hero, thats probably why
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Thanks for the reply. When you say dust under the screen how bad are we talking? Also is the power button issue that bad?
[HTC Sensation] walkinhotdog:
well for mine, theres a small cloud on the left and right side middle of screen. it doesnt affect the viewing of the screen at all, well not yet, lol, but it might get worse. its only visible under direct sunlight shining from the side.

not everyone gets the power button issue, but id say majority? its when you press on it to turn off the screen, it turns off and turns back on by itself, sometimes happens many times in a row. no problem with turning on the screen. only when turning it off. i stopped turning off the screen now, unless im trying to conserve battery

these are probably the biggest problems i have with the phone, otherwise its a great phone. but no phone is perfect...
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Just ordered one :)

thanks everyone
[HTC Sensation] TheStigx:
Don't buy it. It is a total waste of money, to be honest :)
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
In the end Play emailed me saying I had to call up customer services to verify the payment (think it's because I used a different card)

After several attempts to call them and waiting on hold for half an hour I just gave up and cancelled my order.

Now I'm thinking about getting a SGSII

The only thing putting me off is no HTC Sense, and cheap build quality
[HTC Sensation] brusko1972:
Sensation is a great phone and Sense makes it even greater, but htc Edge is probably coming next year and that beast has a quad core. You might wanna wait for that. Quad core phones are coming!
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Oh man, I didn't know about that. that actually looks incredible :eek:

I wonder how much it will be when it comes out though...I wouldn't like to spend £500+ on a handset pay as you go

Plus next December my contract will be have ended, so I will get a new one and get a new phone anyway.
[HTC Sensation] axetilen:
If you want to play games, listenning to dance music => sensation is a very good choice but you can think about GS2
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Thanks

Gonna go into a shop tomorrow and test them both to see which I like the feel of most (most likely the Sensation tho)

Edit: Just ordered an XE :)

Worked out at £265 over 2 years on contract

I've still got a year on my T-Mobile contract so I'll just give the SIM to someone else in my family
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Congratulations...wise choice!
[HTC Sensation] dante-fu:
GS2 has SERIOUS audio quality issues. If you plan on listening to music on your phone stay miles away from it. All GS2 phones are affected by CPU and radio crosstalk.

Source: http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1053978.html
[HTC Sensation] mattbutsko:
Whoever on page one said most of us have dust issues and power button issues, please keep in mind, only a small amount of us have any of those issues.

The Sensation is a great device, and while it has some problems (don't all phones?), ICS and Sense 4.0 will make it incredible.

I just hope Sense 4.0 has the ICS color scheme. Blue, gray, white, and black would look sweet. That, and I think Sense should be dropped down to just the launcher + widgets. That would help differentiate HTC's devices from everyone elses, and it would be fast and lightweight.
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
went to have a look at the phones today, the SGSII feels cheap and seems huge compared to the XE (almost as big as the XL)

I'm sure I made the right choice now
[HTC Sensation] tk_xda:
Is there anything we can do to prevent the dust from getting under the screen? How is it getting in?

How does the Sensation radio's ability to keep a responsive data connection in areas of somewhat weak signal compare to that of the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the new Galaxy Nexus?
[HTC Sensation] Talon25:
Where I live, reception with Edge data comes in and out like crazy but the Sensation does a great job of holding it and if it ever loses it, picks up data right away. I have rarely had to restart my phone to pick up data again - also picks data and signal up right away after wifi is turned off. Works better than my old Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) and that phone was a beast. I also haven't had dust in my screen and keep my phone in my pocket all the time. Best way to prevent it - buy a screen protector off amazon and buy a small case for it :)
[HTC Sensation] pezzilla:
Does the Beats Audio technology in original Sensation rooted with XE ROM work with stock earphones?

I think of getting the Sensation and root it for that particular reason.
[HTC Sensation] Kaym69:
The Beats Audio technology is nothing else than a software-equalizer for the stock htc music player so you will hear a great difference regardless of the earphones you connect.
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
It arrived today, never has an initial charge taken so long :p
[HTC Sensation] :
Exciting, hopefully you're not too excited for Beats. It's basically a bassy equalizer, and while that's not a bad thing, it's nothing ground-breaking. Good luck with your new Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] LooieENG:
Yeah you're right about the Beats thing, but it's still a nice feature to have as most of my music is hip hop

They're nicer than my Sennheisers anyway, this thing is so smooth..

One thing though, it's using like 400MB+ RAM! My old Desire Z running Virtuous Affinity (Sense 3.5) was using <250MB only

Need to root asap and get rid of those rubbish apps on there
[Nokia Lumia 800] Diofil:
I have my lumia 800 for a week, and now its happening something strange.. When i'm in a call for some time, and i want to end it the phone doesn't let me. Its still responsive, i can go to the start screen, etc.. but the phone call remains on top with the message "ENDING". After a couple of minutes the phone freezs completely and reboot.

Someone had the same problem??

It's not happening always, but it's frustrating... I was having such a pleasant use and then this happens.. and i'm becoming a little sad and worried.

I dont's know if its a problem of hardware, it seems software because doesn't occur always.

Thoughts?
[Nokia Lumia 800] Lacuna666:
Yes, I also had some similar kind of problems today, i could not answer the call, after they called me about 5 times i could, but then could only speak a few words before the call stopped. Also i saw the call was still running after the caller had hung up. I wanted to retart the phone, but it would not start up again, then i took it loose from the charger , and it beeped and after a while it started up again by itself.After that it worked oke again.

I think they have to look seriously at the software, there is something wrong here i believe.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Dawginson:
I've also had this problem of calls not ending on occasion. It seems inconsistent so far though. I'd be interested to hear if this seems to be affecting everyone or if it's only a small number of handsets.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Fhame Rashid:
I have the same prb. The screen goes blank and cant end calls. Has to force restart
[Nokia Lumia 800] halfnelson117:
Exact same problem here.
[Nokia Lumia 800] wheresmybeaver:
For all WP7 devices the screen automatically goes blank when you are on a call and the proximity / light sensor detects your head up to the phone. However, if the screen stays off when you move your head away from the phone it means your proximity sensor (or software related to it) is faulty as it still thinks you have the phone to your head.

This happened to my HD7 after a nasty drop on a tiled floor the other day; the sensor was dislodged and permanently was set to the "on" position. I could only end a call by pulling out the battery, unless the other party hung up first. And every time my alarm went off in the morning the screen would remain dark and I would have to press the power button to get at the snooze button (this is because the sensor is telling WP7 that the phone is in a pocket or somesuch, and not to turn on the screen as the alarm could be accidently disabled or snoozed).

I fixed it by dismantling the HD7, resettling the sensors and blowing out as much dust as I could. Has been working fine since! I wouldn't recommend doing the same for your Lumia 800 though...
[Nokia Lumia 800] halfnelson117:
I dont think it is a proximity sensor issue. In doing tests, the sensor works perfectly for calls if I only have the screen off for a short period of time. If I hold the device up to my face for say 30 seconds, then the device usually freezes up and the screen goes blank, not allowing me to end a call. This makes me believe that it is a software issue that, hopefully, nokia can sort out.
[Nokia Lumia 800] davec26:
Well i have been quiet on this topic as i wanted to see if the update fixed this problem BUT NO.

Today i made a call and it didnt ring but said connected i then pressed end and nothing it didnt respond infact none of the keys did anything my lumia just froze.

I couldnt even turn it off so i took the sim out and nothing still conected i just had a phone that was frozen with no way out .. so i had a usless lumia all day at work untill the battery died..I HAD NO PHONE ALL DAY !!!

I just hope it was not connected properly or my bill will be huge from t-mobile ..

This has happened a few times befor the update and always always when the signal is quite low it seems ..

But its a joke when im stuck with a usless phone all day ..

NOKIA SORT THIS OUT ITS NOT ACCEPTABLE :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Nokia Lumia 800] halfnelson117:
Hopefully this is a software issue and we haven't all received a bad batch of lumias with wonky proximity sensors.
[Nokia Lumia 800] wheresmybeaver:
Is there absolutely no way of reseting / rebooting the Lumia? you just have to wait for the battery to die??! That seems ludicrous!
[Nokia Lumia 800] teltech:
i face the same problem many time i reset the phone by pressing power key long.

i find if i was in 3G network this problem some times happen ,so i switch off 3G and now it more than 3 days it never happen
[Nokia Lumia 800] davec26:
Well to answer that question ...no its happened nine times last week, 3 of those 9 the phone is usless and you have to wait for the battery to die..maybe that's why Nokia gave us a short battery life haha, the other 6 times after about 7 min you can turn it off to reboot and the rest of the phone is responsive .. So 30% of the time when it happens U have no phone :[ even a long press of the power button does nothing :(
[Nokia Lumia 800] samovog:
Same problem here... You can restart the phone btw: Hold power button for 10 sec, then release the power button and press it again...

This is a big problem for me, hope a fix comes in fast...

Thanks,

Samo
[Nokia Lumia 800] s_zigmond:
Im having the same issues here. Other than this its a great phone. Hopefully get it sorted soon.
[Nokia Lumia 800] lzyla:
same problem here, although never had to wait for battery to die.

long hold of power (10sec+) usually reboots the phone.

I keep noticing the problem when changing locations (inside/outside buildings) which is usually connected to switching to 3g - if it happens during a call I am unable to end it with screen being responsive and phone saying that it is ending call (for 30 seconds and more)
[Nokia Lumia 800] amritpal2489:
contacted Nokia regarding this problem.. they told me to reset my handset.. this is the only option they have... DUMB
[Nokia Lumia 800] abhishekjj:
same problem here... did someone find any solution?
[Nokia Lumia 800] amritpal2489:
nopes........
[Nokia Lumia 800] Thor Erik:
You can hold the power button for 10 seconds, this will trigger a reboot.

I'm relatively often facing the same issues, worth noting is that it does seem to connect the call as I have had customers tell me they heard me grumbling before the call got disconnected (so I gotta be more careful with grumbling :P)
[Nokia Lumia 800] Rusty!:
Happened to me last night, just turned the phone off (power for a few secs then slide down) and on again.
[Nokia Lumia 800] abhishekjj:
Yeah that's what I have to resort too!!! But Nokia must take a look at this issue... and come up with a patch soon..
[Nokia Lumia 800] djtonka:
Latest software release for Nokia Lumia 800 is 1600.2479.7740.11451

Charging improvements

Voicemail notification improvement

Replying to mail improved for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users

Improved audio quality

Fixed screen issue after calls in bright light
[Nokia Lumia 800] lzyla:
I am on this software 7740.11451 for quite a while now but the problem persists...

;-(((
[Nokia Lumia 800] Mr.Sanju:
me too on 7740 yet the end call problem.. quite fustrating.. thank god windows phone restarts faster and not like android, taking ages to startup.. yet a fix is needed asap..:(
[Nokia Lumia 800] Rusty!:
Hopefully it will go away after the update.
[Nokia Lumia 800] karthikk:
Hi,

When did this update come out?

I posted about this on my blog and looks like Nokia guys have already been working on the issue. But I'm not sure for how long they'd work for such a high priority issue!
[Nokia Lumia 800] Rusty!:
In mid December.
[Nokia Lumia 800] ajithkingsley:
might be a solution

I heard from my frind that when he changed the call setting from "show my caller identity" to default, the problem was gone.. let me know if it works!!
[Nokia Lumia 800] amritpal2489:
^^ Doesnt solve anything
[Nokia Lumia 800] iGunz:
You may be onto something here. Maybe the screen lock timer is clashing with the proximity sensor.
[Nokia Lumia 800] surya467:
lol...ders a way out of dat..:P not to let the battery drain out....:P

wen u hit end call and it doesnt end..or it hangs up....hold the power button for about 30 secs...it restarts..:P

try it..next time..untill the issue is resolved..
[Nokia Lumia 800] mrTablet:
No problems.

OS: 7.10.8107.79

Firmware: 1600.2483.8107.11501

Hardware: 112.1402.2.4
[Nokia Lumia 800] NazXs:
im having this problem. it says call ending and stays for ever. but able to restart. and i hate to restart my phone 3-5 times a day.

i hope a fix come soon.

is there anyway to flash Lumia like we do on android.??? :confused: it might fix the problem...

im very new to windows mobiles
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikostas_1:
Can any developer make android base for pc system???
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dyetheskin:
thought about the half assed twist tie method but I can't seem to find q more stable and secure method such as a fme cable to plug right in. any advice?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Look here a little ways down the page.

http://www.cellphoneshop.net/incredible.html

This one is probably your best bet as it is the only one that physicaly connects to the phone. Its out of stock right now so its probably a good seller.

http://www.cellphoneshop.net/uncephwian.html
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mushoid:
My antenna stopped working so I replaced it with a 24 centimeter 20 or 24 gauge stranded copper wire with a flat piece on copper soldered on the end . I just sandwiched it between the old antenna base and the phones 3g terminal. also works with rg58 cable and a direct connect amp. The 3g antenna is on the bottom left hand side of the phone.

my inspiration ;)

androidforums.com/evo-4g-tips-tricks/307536-tutorial-how-add-external-4g-antenna-evo.html
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mushoid:
Also the connector on the back of the phone is the Hirose ms-156. :rolleyes:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DaemonDign:
I've been reading through some of the posts here, and I've learned that in order to change any system icon I would have to load a package of the desired icon into the <i>Framework Folder</i>. Thus, replacing it. I was wondering if there are any freeware programs out there that would allow to take images and compile them into these packages, so I can replace (say, the network signal icon) with an appropriate file.

e.g.

5 bars :cool:

4 bars :D

3 bars :)

2 bars :o

1 bar :eek:

0 bars :confused:

Samsung-SGH-I997

Infused v2.2.3
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bignate78:
Its quite easy and have root explorer

Big Dog I997 Infuse, CatyRom
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daandman:
Can anybody help me, I have 3 SMS threads I just can't get rid of. They're at the bottom of my list, are all blank & have the date Dec. 31, 1969 on them. This originally happened on my Nexus S, and when I switched to the Galaxy Nexus I backed up all my texts & now it's here. I click delete, but they don't go anywhere. I've tried discarding them & deleting the phone number from inside the message, but still no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daandman:
The 3 at the bottom here:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] طوني تبولة:
Have you tried replying to one of them so it gets updated and then delete the whole thread?

If the phone numbers are premium (or any other reason), put your phone on Flight mode, and try sending the reply. Then it will fail sending. Then Delete.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daandman:
Nope, if I reply the message gets updated & moved to the top of my list, but then I delete it & it just goes back how it was empty and at the bottom.

Airplane mode is the same thing, I just get a message saying it'll send it when it's able to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chrono_Tata:
Try using SMS Backup+ to backup everything, wipe all your SMS data and then restore them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daandman:
Well this originally came from me restoring my SMS backup from my Nexus S (using MyBackup Pro), so I dont think doing that again would help unless I can manually choose which convos I want to back up.
[Kindle Fire General] Captain1995:
My Fire is rooted and now I can't access HBOgo or MAXgo. It's kind of the same when I try to access Amazon Video which I don't care about. Has anyone found a way to get these working again? I can unroot but then my widget locker doesn't work right and I like not having to deal with the Amazon wallpaper.
[Kindle Fire General] antagonizt:
You can retain command line root access by renaming /system/bin/su to something else, but until someone rebuilds the SuperUser.apk to allow changing the path to su you'll lose access via the app

I've renamed su to super and am able to use Amazon VOD and still adb to my kindle and get root via super
[Kindle Fire General] neilrl79:
I've never got hbogo to work in the first place.
[Kindle Fire General] screwyluie:
Strangely, when I got it, hbo worked... now it doesn't... grrr
[Kindle Fire General] EABonney:
Yes I have q thread somewhere else about this. HBOGo and MAXGo worked at first but now neither work. Not sure what has happened I am guessing they added something to their servers or changed their apps to not support the Kindle. Very sad.
[Kindle Fire General] Captain1995:
Maybe rooting is not the problem. HBO and MAX weren't apps I used all the time. They worked when I installed them when I first got the Fire. Too bad. It was pretty cool to have those available.. Maybe someone will come up with a fix. Thanks for all the replys.
[Kindle Fire General] Teidullie:
no rooting needed just a little trick

to get hbo go working turn off your wifi before loading up the app when you get the error message to check your connection pull up the status bar and turn wifi back on while the app is still open. let the fire sign back in and hit check again and hbo go will load up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gueryjunior:
hi friend go straight talk about my problem

I have a samsung i897 with the following problem

the ignition internal gets stuck on the logo of AT & T does not react

everything and does not work try to install the recovery comes but get this:

Android systen recovery <2e>

Samsung Utils recovery

------- ------- for BML

UP-up vol

VOL DOWN-down

POWER-select Iten

reboot system now

reinstall paskages

delete all user data

Daleth data cache

it does not add another option to search the sdcard

I ask friends do not help to do!!!!!!!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Sounds to me like you need to load ClockworkMod Recovery onto your phone. However, let's first establish what you're wanting to do.

Are you trying to load a custom ROM onto your phone?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boborone:
questions and answers is the place for your questions please explain yourself when asking questions a little info on the problem what you have to try to resolve it outcomes ect

Oh, and btw, please use some punctuation.

*so easy a caveman can do it*