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[HTC Desire S] :
no, it was a Sensation.

I have a problem that i wish to debate with you all.

In my opinion the new forum moderators are not the best choice. Please don't start with the mod wanna be attitude.

The first things that come in mind from my perspective are :

-they are both "new" members of XDA (from 2010)

-i haven't seen them in this section of XDA only once or twice.

- etc , i think others can add to this list.

I would prefer if we have a word in the moderators ellection. Maybe we can all come with some candidates for this position.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Well, i agree with what you said, but the new mods seem to be more active than the previous one. Let's not jump to conclusions, we should wait before we can call them good or bad. If some sort of election is to be held, I think ben_pyett would be the best choice for a mod.
[HTC Desire S] :
I agree he can be one of the candidates. There are others as well.

But i think our opinions don t count as much as we consider.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Really? :)

IMO, these mods are MUCH better. I didn't really see smokestack76 doing much at all....

These 2 mods are doing a great job. I have seen them taking action several times the past few days more than I've seen smokestack76 doing much.

Yeah, I agree, Ben is definitely the perfect candidate for moderator and perhaps enigmaamit too :D

I think we can make a proposal to one of the mods..
[HTC Desire S] :
Yes, really.

I've noticed that the new two mods are taking action at the moment. I really don't have nothing against them, the only thing that bothers me is that they don't have experience in this part of the community.

I agree that they may prove to be great mods but i would prefere if it was someone from here.

I would chose someone like amidabuddha, he really helped people in here with real problems.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
The way I tend to see it is two-fold;-

1) If it ain't broke don't fix it. If we start having problems with the new Mods or the 'go missing on duty' then we can complain, but until then I'd just let them get on with it and hope it continues in the same vein.

2) In business, do company directors always come from within the business? A lot of very sucessful directors come from a totally different industry and yet do a great job wherever they happen to end up working.

Sgt Slaughter seems to be doing a great job so far and as long as that continues why should we moan or complain? Would the devs on our forums even want to be mods - would they actually get the time to moderate properly as well as doing their day job, living in 'real-life' and trying to write the code that we all cherish so much?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Completely agree with Oly and Simon, and yes, amidabuddha & enigmaamit would be good candidates, but it seems that the new mos are pretty good, no need for a change :)
[HTC Desire S] :
I don't think that the developers are interested in the moderator position. If they are they have my vote.

I repeat i don't have nothing with Sgt Slaughter. But i really thing that there are a lot of candidates from the Desire S forum that could fill the mod job better.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I personally think that even though the old mod wasn't that active that was because there was no reason to be, this forum (unlike the others) is well moderated by its own members. On the odd occasion that moderator input was required then the report button worked and the mod would take the required and appropriate action.

It's only recently that new members have joined and their attitude and postings have required the need for mod intervention.

I've been impressed with the new mods to date and it's probably better that the mod is from outside of the forum as that way they.will treat each user and issue without favouritism and with complete impartiality.

Swyped form ym Dersie S unsig XAD Permuim
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
How about that? The Virtuous Primadonna thread was just taken down from the RootzWiki forums. I mean gone, deleted... extinguished.

What does that spell? Withdrawal of support for 'older' devices? Or are they cooking up something else...? But still, it's kinda odd to just completely remove the thread without any announcement whatsoever...

Anyone know something about this I don't? :confused:
[HTC Desire S] :
Are you sure? Check under TEAMS-VIRTUOUS-RELEASES.

I can see it there.

http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/top...X-Series]-Virtuous-Primadonna-v1.17.0-Alpha-2

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Alright, you found it...:)

But I used to access it here in the Desire S Development forum... and it's gone from here as of today. Last I checked, it was there yesterday evening... So basically it's now residing under team releases...hmmm...
[HTC Desire S] :
Anyway with no disrespect but that forum is dead.

I don't understand why the Virtuous Team moved there. And i think other great developers followed them.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
+1

Exactly my thoughts.... it's so gloomy and silent down there, it depresses me to load up those pages. God knows what those RootzWiki chaps have offered Team Virtuous...:rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] :
Perhaps that One S present and who knows some monthly pay.

I don't blame them. They do a great work and they diserve to get paid for this. We can't all donate to support their work.

I am certain that Virtuous move doubled at least the daily visits on Rootzwiki.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Also gone are the XDA TV crew, I don't know why they left :(

Azrienoch, SassiBob and Sam Caplat :(

I especially miss Sam, I remember him 2 years ago when he first joined the video making scene for tekhseven and phoneage...

Why exactly did they leave XDA TV?
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
thanks

I read somewhere that the game is easier on IOS, is that true? And do you think the characters in the game make a difference? I have the feeling that I'm playing best with the girl Karma Lee.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I do feel its easier, as the game runs smoother on iOS. I read somewhere that the code for all characters is the same, the only difference is their looks, but I'm not 100% certain thats the case. I use the default character.

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] UmairAhmad:
Mine was 1.8 million... A long time ago though
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Lol, that's good! Wayne Rooney's high score is 12.5 million too :p
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
I really had the felling that Karma is faster than the others, because her profile says that... But that was probably a placebo.
[HTC Desire S] ammenRA:
Anyone still playing gears of war 3? need help finishing the last part of the final chapter (the kill the queen part) on insane mode.
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
That and i feel its easier to collect coin with the football star cause he is bigger than others :P
[HTC Desire S] noobsaid61:
What tablet do you have?

Hit the thanks button and wam it disappears ! Try it.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Try looking at Oly's sig and you'll see that he's got a Samsung Galaxy Tab :rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Despite what I said earlier, I have been looking at upgrades.

Talkmobile rang me today asking me to upgrade. Their deals are horrible. All they could offer me was a Galaxy Ace or Desire C as an upgrade which suits my budget... :(

If I decide to go SIM-only, I pay around £175ish over 2 years.

I looked around and phones4u have good upgrades. I can get a Xperia P, Galaxy Nexus or One S which suits my budget.

All 3 phones are over a 2 year contract. In total cost, after redemption including the contract tariff,

The Xperia costs around £135, the One S £189, and the Galaxy Nexus £190.

Which will be the best phone? The One S seems to have the best specs (providing it is the s4 model), but my main concern is updates. After experiencing OEMs poor support, I'm leaning to the Nexus way. The P seems the worse of the lot, but its the cheapest, and the design is amazing.

Any advice?
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
since my next device will be a Google device, I'd go for nexus...

You know the reasons...
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks! The only thing putting me off this deal is the 24 month contract... seems a bit too long.

For sure, I know that the Xperia P and One S will no longer have any software support. But for the Galaxy Nexus, I don't know. If the Galaxy Nexus does continue to have support that will be fantastic...!

How much more can Android advance? What more can Google add, that will require more powerful specs?

The next Nexus is likely to be based on the S3, and from comparisons, the S3 doesn't have a big advancement from the Galaxy Nexus... so maybe it will still be worth it.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
My contract is still running for one year. Next year summer will be the time I can choose a new phone. I'm sure I'll end up with the next Google device.

If I could choose now, .. Already told you.

Anyways, the ds fits my needs pretty good until it's the time...
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ahhh! I don't know, should I go with it?!

The Galaxy Nexus is £20.50 for 24 months. There is £252 redemption cash back. Further cash back for £50.

That brings the total cost down to £190.

Split that up. And its effectively £7.90 a month for a Galaxy Nexus and 300 minutes, 3000 texts and 250mb data.

Don't know if its too good to be true!!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
That's a good deal! The only two problems I can see are 24 months and cashback. Although, the galaxy nexus will most likely still be officially supported in 2 years time, the hardware will probably be heavily outdated. Cashback is only a problem if you don't stay on top of it. It can be a real pain to deal with if you don't keep all the paperwork in order. But sounds like a good deal!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks! Spot on there! Those are the two problems... the £252 cash back seems reliable, as its actually listed on the phones4u website under the contract offer. The additional £50 is via top cash back, I'm wondering if it will work together with the first redemption.

Yeah, 24 months will be long... but my question is, how much more can android evolve? What else can they add that needs additional power? The S3 compared to the GN isn't a huge jump in performance.

Plus probably 18 months into the contract, my dad might upgrade the S3 he is going to buy soon for the S4. And I will hopefully get the hand down :p

Thought you were interested in a GN too? :p
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Being realistic, I'm not going anywhere for a while. Still got a year on my contract and my brother will probably keep his S2. I may consider the next Nexus but I'll probably just stick around here. :)
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Oly, both the G-Nex and One S are nice, but none is good with a two year contract, both will be outdated by then. The only two phones that will last for 2 years are the One X or the GS3, but both are two costly. And updates should be the least of your worries, both the G-Nex and One S (S4) have plenty of development.

@dan I'm not going anywhere for a while either :p

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
That's good. Nice to know there'll always be a few friendly faces around
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Good, it's great that you boys have both come to that conclusion, as I'm in the exactly the same position as you.

Came very close to buying a G3 last month, but t-mobile weren't prepared to do anything decent (in fact felt that they simply took the piss) on the monthly price for a customer of close to ten.years, and due to coverage not prepared to move networks.

I'm also at the end of my contract, which is Sim only as I bought the DS network free outright at the start.

I found that i could save hundreds over 18/24 months by moving to car phone warehouse but that involved getting a new non t-mobile payg Sim, waiting a month, then getting a new G3 with new T-Mobile connection, porting my number to the payg and then after a month porting the payg number to the new connection so that I could keep my existing number -pain in the arse!

Even though the G3 was the better deal and better device after looking at the forums, the HOX looked like it was full of names that I know and consider well trusted, so it strangely felt more like home.

Would only consider a HOX or G3, as after trying both, I'm clearly set on a larger screened super device.

Moving away from HTC is also something I don't think that I'm yet prepared to do.....as even though I'm now using Apex launcher instead of Rosie I cant get away from the sense camera, phone and calendar applications.

So looks like you're also stuck with me for a while longer yet......well until I'm consumed by my next urge of gadget consumerism.....

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] mackhenri:
Guys any idea when the nexus 7 will be available in India or I should wait for a new tab with better features or some one could recommend a better option to nexus 7 and all I am looking is for power.. and good screen....
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
@up

Good screen on N7? Only if You are lucky... Well... This tab is great and all, but it is sooo darn easy to get a faulty one. My first one was doa (broken digitizer), replacement which I got just last friday is faulty too... The screen is almost white after switching on and it takes about 10 minutes of warm up to get it working normally with proper colors and contrast.

Unlucky me... :banghead:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Just as I knew, the GN deal was too good to be true.

Now, my only option for a phone that suits my budget is the One S... having looked at the forum, it seems nice and friendly. Plenty of ROMs. But this takes me back to square 1, delayed updates, which I can no longer stand. And I'm sure that the phone will lose support by this time next year. Also, I am no longer a huge Sense fan that I was. I chose the DS at the time for Sense over the Nexus S. Now given the choice, the nexus seems appealing with official Jb, and that larger screen!!!

In fact, I wanted my next phone not to have sense or any other UI, as I've come to like the pure look.

My brother just got the new Orange San Diego. Fantastic device for the price. Can't get over the screen, 297ppi, its so sharp! Speed is insane too, 1.6Ghz, feels as fast as dual core handsets. My DS certainly feels old now :(

So One S, or keep the DS?!?! Argh!! :eek:
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Keep the DS. There is nothing out there right now that ticks all the boxes it needs to. 18 months ago the DS was ideal: not top spec, but close: not too expensive: SD-Card and removable battery...

I can't find anything yet worth spending my money on, so my lovely little DS survives for the moment.

Sent from the darkest corners of my mind.
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
I personally am.waiting till my contract comes to an end next April. Then I will see what new devices are out (new nexus);)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Same here, just like everyone, tired of OEM's delay, locked bootloaders, and what not, I am also looking forward to the next Nexus or Nexi :)

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i am facing a similar dilemma too :D

i think buying the one s defeats the main purpose of upgrading from the ds which is proper updates,kernel sources & a unlocked bootloader

if i remember correctly the One S does not have a unlocked bootloader yet

& there have been many many quality problems with the new one series phones

my dad returned 2 one V's & 1 one X's .after that he settled for a s3

personally i think i may be going the GN route but the only thing holding me back is the GPU of the GN,which along with the 720p display on it makes the gpu speed similar to our DS
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
I am intrigued by the look of the new Mi Two;-

Quad-Core

4.3" screen (@ 1280 x 720)

2GB RAM, 16GB Internal + Micro SD-Card slot

Looks like removable battery as well, so can upgrade to the 3000mAh one for longer life

Could be good when it's release (October) if we can get it here.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
It's not just a normal quad core. It is a s4 krait quad core with adreno 320.

It will kick the ass of all quad cores out there. :D

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Yep - I'm just waiting for proper tests and full specs before I get too excited. If, however, it is what it claims to be then I might just have to get one. Converted price is about $315 - almost exactly £200. That is less than a second-hand S2 here, which makes it 'cheap as chips' :good:
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
If Samsung or HTC made a phone with these specs it would cost twice as much.

This thing is damn cheap.

It's on their official page now.

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Anyone know the default Android ringtone. I have to admit this Cyanogenmod ringtone is quite embarrassing :o
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I realise this may not be a good question, but. I'm getting married in two weeks and I'm after the Rom with the best camera, any ideas. Only want to use it for the day, and it's rather not spend the next couple of weeks flashing Roms liking at cams as I'm up to my eyes. Ok I know it's an objective view and everyone has a different opinion but could really do with the input
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
First of all, congratulations on the upcoming celebrations :) Second - your best bet is a Sense ROM, preferably Fallout.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Congratulations - I guess. Having been married and screwed it up I wouldn't recommend it for anybody, but it seems to suit many people so I wish you the best.

To be totally honest, if you are planning on taking photos that you actually want to look good and keep as a memento then don't use your phone - get hold of a camera, buy one, hire one, borrow one, but use something that is designed for taking photos, not something that is designed for making phone calls and just happens to have a camera lens added to it.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Cheers for the wishes, I've got a photographer and loads of my family will all have cameras I was just after a quick shot thing for "those moments" and I'm not going to have much room in my pockets for cigs, left arm extension(phone) and a camera.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Since you are the center of this event I bet you will forget about taking pictures quite fast. I have been there too ;)

Leave the paparazzi job to the guests and enjoy the moment (it supposedly should happen once in a lifetime :) )

Wish you happy family life and a lot on nice kids, I you feel like having some of course :beer:

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
we've got one, aged nearly three, we've been together for about fourteen years ago figured it was about time. Cheers for the wishes
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
This time next week, absolutely bricking it.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
You should be alright. You're a clever guy. I've just kept my mind clear of it because worrying can't change it (that's not how I'll feel on the 22nd though)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Haha, thanks, but I don't think its true :p

Yeah, I always thought this Summer would be the longest and best, but its gone too fast. I suppose you're right, we can't change anything. I read in the news, grades have actually fallen down this year after it has been steadily rising after the past 20 odd years.

The exam boards are marking more harshly. Of all years, WHY OUR YEAR? :(
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I think we got it pretty bad. But I suppose every year says it. I have to admit at first I was feeling confident about a few papers, but then I started thinking more and more and realised that it's not gonna end well. But I don't understand the point in marking everyone's paper more harshly? Since you're doing it to everyone, wouldn't it just be the same as if you didn't mark harshly? If that makes sense.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Ok, slightly off topic again. Who's waiting for which Rom, development and to have slowed a little all round so was just curious who was waiting on what. Personally I'm loving codename but with blindndumb learning to build from scratch not sure when he'll pop back with an update
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Congrats man, and if you really want to use your phone as a camera then in my opinion go for a sense 3.6 based rom

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!

---------- Post added at 07:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:36 AM ----------

Androdamus CM10 for me :)

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I've been on Andromadus for quiet a while too :)

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Your wedding day, firstly congratulations, secondly don't worry about camera just enjoy it.

But if you insist, I've been using fallout for months now, but my wife's DS still runs the stock sense 3 and her camera is miles better than mine, although from memory neither was as good as Endymion.

Although it doesn't help that I'm a crap photographer!

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] prateek7791:
https://twitter.com/Football4PDA/status/236357152455946240 guess HTC screwed up this time also...!!!
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
But..it does mean they should release kernel sources
[HTC Desire S] prateek7791:
yeah we are just waiting for the kernel sources ..

hope they will be out soon.
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
It's kind of sad really, I loved my desire s but I will never buy any of HTC's products again, what updates did this phone receive officially in its first 18 months? Gingerbread 2.3.3 - 2.3.5...thank goodness for the devs on this forum :D
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
That's not too bad. At least we're still getting the update.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
But does a RUU release mandate a source drop?

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Don't care anymore :p Superkid and the andromadus team already gave us a kernel 3.0.40, the source will be for ICS and not JB, and a lot of work will go into it. Superkid said that he probably won't switch to the official source anyways, since HTC has a bad habit of releasing broken (read: unusable) sources.

@suku: Probably does, but they're gonna take a lot of time with it. Also, I read that the RUU is coming on August 20.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I believe it does, at least it did in the case of the original Desire. Depends how long they take. And I think it will still help with the little problems still remaining.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
But parts could be taken from official source to improve androdamus kernel for saga

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] UmairAhmad:
Well dats good though i am on eid vacations lol... Do we need to get back to stock to flash that ruu
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
This is what many of us have been waiting for, AOKP based on Androdamus

Shrome99 your wish has been heard

http://bit.ly/Q7HXiI

Tapatalked from a Desire S with Kernel 3 built from One V sources. Take that HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
You know that's right :D

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Hi people,

I guess an off-topic thread should have a off-topic IRC..

here it is

#sagaofftopic on freenode.

Join and chat away
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Stupid question, is there a decent Android orc client that we can use from phone, if so please post link

Thanks

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
AndroIRC, best one I ever used - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androirc&feature=search_result
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I see Tectas is coming back with his AOKP ICS ROM on kernel 3.0? :eek:

Would be brilliant, but I'm also interested in CM9 stable with kernel 3.0, as we never got a taste of that.

Heck, also AOKP JB would be fantastic.