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[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No problem mate, that's why this is a off-topic thread, saves you opening a new one!

Yeah I agree ICS is mainly UI change, with a few internal tweaks. Can't say I like GB more, but I do think that ICS has been wayy to hyped out. It's a fantastic UI, but I don't think it's as good as people make out of it.

I certainly prefer the new browser too. I don't know how to describe it, but it's really cool with the fading in, zooming etc.
[HTC Desire S] Tapur007:
ICS has been hyped cuz it is the same OS for both Tablets and phones.. Which was not the case prior to that ( GB & Honeycomb ).

GB or ICS,... for me - Sense remains the deciding factor! Never liked stock Android... (IMO).
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
True, disappointingly, Sense 3.6 w/ICS is almost exactly the same as Sense 3.5 w/GB.

You honestly cannot tell it's ICS. That's why I'm more excited for Sense 4.0 ports to come along, and maybe even CM9. (Yes, although I say it's hyped up, I love the plain futuristic UI much more than GB) But in terms of functionality, I don't see how GB differs greatly from ICS.

P.S: Offtopic - whats the HP Touchpad like? Especially with CM9? Any good? If you install Android on it, does it erase WebOS?
[HTC Desire S] harshs23:
I'm Harsh, 33, am a retailer of computer & IT goods plus accessories.

Other than XDA, interests include 80's, 90's rock & psychedelic music, gadgets and for the last few months playing squash.

Got the desire S in July and thank you all for for making it such a pleasant experience, awesome community!:)

+1 for the thread. Good one.

Was also looking forward to getting the one X in a couple of months or so but after reading user comments and reviews, am going to hold on to the desire s till issues are sorted out or something more exciting comes along.
[HTC Desire S] Tapur007:
Got the Touchpad in the Firesale...

:D

A friend in US ordered for me & i had to wait for a couple of months for someone to come down to India & hand it over to me!

For the price (150$ for 32Gigs), it is a pretty good Tab. Not much of a gamer here, so i don't c a good use for it... But, it is good for reading, web browsing, FB, IM, Skype, etc.. More of a consumption device!

CM9 is good.. Alpha versions.. Just installed for the sake of it (alongside Web OS) .. I prefer the fully working web OS ... (wish HP did something to such a beautiful OS)!!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Wow, you are a lucky one my friend! :D

Myself, I was trying to get one during the sale in August, but never managed to get the offer in UK. I think it went for £89 (16GB) for literally an hour before it sold out.

WebOS does look like a beautiful OS, however, lacking apps. CM9 looks really cool on it too!
[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
The One X is an awesome phone that will get better with some time, the battery life isnt great but maybe with some optimisation tweeks that should improve. The screen on the device is the best i have ever used on any mobile. its that good.

Just need s-off to really get the full power out of the phone and the awesome tegra 3 proc. One other thing to think about here is that the price of the One X is dropping all the time on the second hand / ebay market now that the SGS3 has come out. That might be another option for you to consider Oly is to get a great sim only deal, and then buy the phone outright, rather than buying a subsidised one through the carrier.

the initial outlay can be a bit more expensive but in the long run its a lot cheaper, especially as phone plans are coming down all the time
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks for the brief overview man, greatly appreciated!

I also noticed you have a GNex, that has been one if my main interests for some time.

How are you views on it, compared to the Desire S?

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[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
No probs.

I love the GNEX for what it is , a pure google experience, you can root and flash roms but if it needs to go back for a repair, you just flash a google factory image and send it back for repair. Thats the beauty of a dev phone !

Funnily enough, I have never flashed a rom to the GNex as I like it as is, but many of my friends swear by the Kang versions. I just love the Goog updates straight to the phone

Only things I dont like about it is the poor camera and maybe the all plastic samsung design. My first android phone was the original Nexus and thats what i still compare build and design quality against,

I got the One X on an upgrade as soon as it came out but sold it as I knew without S-Off it wouldnt be much use to me as I wanted to put AOKP on it. Wouldnt unlock via HTC Dev as that would invalidate the warranty. So will probably get one later in the year when s-off is out and the price has dropped.

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Sorry forgot to say, the Desire S is one of the best phones I have ever owned. factoring in the price paid, (very low), fantastic camera shots for a 5mp,

The new software we are running has completely overhauled the phone, just proves a point that I think mobile innovation has stalled for a while and we are waiting for the next quantum leap.

Screen res and proc aside, there isnt a awful lot of difference between the DS and the newer phones IMO. Im running Chrome Beta and the functionality and UI is the same as my GNEX.

Unless you are going to play 3D games I always feel that i am under using the proc on the one x, maybe you will see a difference in 12 months time everything will be a lot different when apps start to utilise the power of the new procs.
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
Happy birthday Oly :beer:
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Happy birthday Oly. :beer:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Cheers guys much appreciated :D

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[HTC Desire S] Tapur007:
Many Many Happy Returns of the Day, Oly ! Cheers .... :D
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Sooo... Got something new and shiny, Oly? ;)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Oly, wish you a rocking birthday and a year loaded with gadgets ahead :D

What swap were you offered?

Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Happy birthday Oly!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Happy birthday oly !! How old are you BTW??

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] miz_pimp:
Happy birthday, Oly! I hope you're having a blast! :D
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks everyone :D

Nah, didn't get any mobile upgrades in the end :) I was given a hint, but I got it wrong :p

I just got mainly money, a new pair of Phillips headphones, and some stuff for my guitar :)

Anyway, I told enigmaamit yesterday, the main reason I wouldn't want to switch phone is because of the forums here... I know all of you guys as friends, and I think this is the best xda forum going! I haven't seen one other forum which has the same attitude as us, aswell as quality developing.

Thanks a lot, for everything!

@shrome - 16 ;)

I'm one of the young ones in my year, most people are already 16! :)

@shrome
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Happy Birthday Oly!:D
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Happy b'day Oly...again!!:D:D:D

Too bad about the phone upgrade, but since you compose wonderful music, I'm happy about the guitar accessories. There is a life beyond smartphones, you know:cool:
[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLY

Apologies for not saying earlier, DOH !
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'm secretly glad (sorry) that you didn't get a new device....(well not yet anyway!) as you say keeping the old gang together, is the reason I'm not holding a OneX....
[HTC Desire S] zyotty:
Happy birthday oly
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Happy birthday, and all...

From me too! ;)
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695997

Made my evening. Poor chap... :D
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
I'm late to the party as I've been busy today - but ..

Happy Birthday Oly :thumbup:
[HTC Desire S] :
Yes! I've changed my mind! Stay away! We are swimming in noobs on the HOX side! Check this out if you want a laugh...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695997

I mean.....seriously.....I know we all were new at some point but come on. :D

Oh Happy belated Birthday olly!

Edit: I see Bronx beat me to it!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Well, i agree that the silliest of noobs are in the HOX/SGS3 forums, but you also have the most talented devs working on your devices. That should more than compromise for all the silly questions. Plus, you get a good laugh once in a while ;)

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1697053

Aaaand there's another one. :D
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Made me laugh my guts off!!!
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
Dunno if it's been posted but the One S is released in India and it's the gimped version with the Snapdragon S3.

http://www.htc.com/in/smartphones/htc-one-s/#specs
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Yeah, I know why they did that...... People here will respond "WOW, 1.7 Ghz ?!?!?!? This is better than the International version". This could have been my next device........

BTW, can't say I didn't see this coming. All regions that get the One S in june or later will get the Ville_C, and ONLY they grey version, without Micro Arc Oxidation. Remind me how this is any better than the Sensation??
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
Apparently there is a shortage of S4 chips.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Imho, Get an old sensation or xe instead

The only thing that is better is the camera and it's slimmer

Moreover, poorer screen!!

Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] uqadwe:
Did anyone loose some space on dropbox?(the 50gb from the SIII tweak)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
sorry all mines still there, for now anyway

Swyped from my DesireS
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I'm kinda happy and sad at the same time. Happy that after the nonsense HTC has pulled with the bootloaders and crappy build and software issues on the One series, they're going to get hit hard on the wallets - yet again. The fact that you make the Sense UX doesn't give you the right to muck around with customers, or stifle android development. With the Ville C, they've taken away the main selling points - the blazing fast S4 and the MAO (which, if done properly, was something else altogether). One X is already taking a merciless beating at the hands of the SGS3. I don't think they'll even sell half the shipped One S stocks - especially at the price I'm sure they'll ask. Pompous pricks!

It's kinda ironic for me to go from lover to hater on the HTC front, and even some of my colleagues at work have noticed...especially since I've gotten a few to sign up for the GS3 and am no longer the song and dance about HTC that I used to be. But I think that's how things are going to play out for HTC... they'll always remain the second tier manufacturers till they pull their heads out of their assess and start listening and looking around. The world is changing y'know... the Sense UI is no longer the big deal it used to be.

Peace.

Doc out.
[HTC Desire S] uqadwe:
Your quota was decreased to 2.8 GB	6 hrs ago

Don't know how they figured it out, because i don't use the phone app anymore.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
When did you activate the bonus space? How long ago?
[HTC Desire S] uqadwe:
30 May
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
I activated mine on may 31. And the HTC one bonus weeks before. Both are still active.. let's see if something changes with Samsung bonus in the next days.. I hope it doesn't.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Hey guys, I got a question...

Actually, this is aimed more towards Shrome, as he has a iPod touch :)

Basically, I have a iPod touch 2G. It's running iOS 4.2.1 and it's jailbroken. Well, I last did a factory restore in May 2011 (when I updated from iOS from 3.X to 4.2.1)

It was running fine, and I decided to jailbreak it in October. It's been good, but recently, its started to slow down a lot. I dunno if it's because the hardware is outdated and I feel it's slower, as I'm used to fast devices now :D

But anyway, the homescreen is smooth, but some apps like the App store have a terrible lag, and safari keeps on FC'ing on me on some sites...

So I'm thinking of doing a factory reset... Would you recommend it? Does it fix issues on iOS? And after that, should I go ahead and jailbreak it?

The only main things I use jailbreak for are, the multitasking tweak (apple didn't bring it to iPod touch 2G officially) activator, to remap my buttons and SB settings, and YouTube downloader. BTW, using the multitasking tweak, my iPod runs slightly slower, but when I disable it, it goes back to normal speed...

So tl;dr, should I reset my iPod touch to make it faster again? :D

And after, should I jailbreak it?

Cheers
[HTC Desire S] Tectas:
I'm stunned, shocked, but also a bit amused I must confess :P

But Samsung isn't doing it much better, the lte version of the s3 also does have another soc instead the exynos (but in most common the change it's related to the lte capability), it has a s4, but 2gb ram.

So they're doing almost the same as htc with the one x.

Will I maybe see you again "on the dark side"?^^

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[HTC Desire S] ammenRA:
Confirmed that The One S being sold on Indonesia are the ones with the s3. HTC Does Suck!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
@Oly I had similar issues when I had installed Siri on my iPod touch. The problem is lack of RAM. In my case, it was because of siri, in Tora, its probably because of multitasking. I reccomend that before a factory reset, you install SBSettings via Cydia. It's pretty useful, you'll find videos on YouTube. It shows you how much free RAM you have, and you can add RemoveBG toggle to kill all apps at once. If you still have issues, then do a factory reset.

As far as the question of whether to jailbreak or not, that's entirely up to you. Personally, I can't use my iPod without all the tweaks I have installed. None of them hog much RAM, so there's no real difference in performance, but battery life is pretty bad. If you do a reset, spend some time without jailbreaking, and if you notice a performance difference, don't do it. Otherwise, go ahead.

Sent from a device waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Samsung is selling the Dual Core in LTE markets because Exynos Quad is not LTE compatible....so it has no option. HTC is selling Ville C in India for a completely different reason - they screwed up the manufacturing process on the original One S and secondly, went on sale half cocked, without proper market analysis and research. That the S4 was is short supply was a known fact a couple on months ago...it's nothing new - they should have proceeded accordingly. You can't announce a phone with claiming the fastest performance on any handheld device today (true for the S4 krait) and then sell an old chipset disguised under that brand name. Firstly, I don't like advertising a product as something and then selling something completely different under it's guise. Secondly, I HATE it when these corporations try to treat Asia like some dumping ground for their broken promises and second grade stuff. It's like showing off the Bugati Veyron's performance at the auto show and then selling the Veyron with a Toyota Corolla engine because you believe that the buyer won't know the difference. HTC's reasons for this deception have nothing to do with technical limitations like LTE ... its more like WTF.
[HTC Desire S] uqadwe:
In Romania we have the same problem. Orange is selling the One S with the S3 core
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Hmm, the VilleC2 ruus are numbered 1.xx.401.x, which means that the european version may get swapped soon. (401 is a code for somewhere in Europe, can't remember where). Still, thr AT&T One X, T-Mo One S and EVO 4G LTE are unaffected. Why is everyone so biased to USA??

Sent from a device waiting for the Kernel 3 source code. WAKE UP HTC !!!!!
[HTC Desire S] Tectas:
Looks like htc is pretty feared about the gs3 and trys to use any argument against it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1698311

Edit: the thread is also a good example how many fanboys of both devices are crawling around at the gs3 forum (but there are much better ones like the comparison thread), it's an endless and pretty annoying war.

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[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
Tectas. out of interest how are you enjoying your SGS3 ? Has it surpassed your expectations or is it just a meh upgrade

thanks in advance
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks a lot man! Yeah I agree, with Android, one benefit of rooting is battery life, but on iOS, it's the complete opposite!

Yeah, i think I will make a clean install some time soon... The only thing I hate is I have to back up all my bloody music/videos etc on my computer.... That takes like a whole day :mad:

Yeah, my iPod is aging anyway, it only has a total of 128mb RAM, and with SB settings I can see I only have 9mb free! That could probably be the reason for the FC's....

I think I will jailbreak it again, but only install the things I need. (YouTube downloader, activator)

Cheers

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[HTC Desire S] Tectas:
I'm very pleased with it and it is definitely an upgrade. If you're referring to the comments at the gs3 forum, the most people complaining there are former gs2 users who expected such an upgrade like the gs2 was for the gs1, what is for my opinion not realistic, because the jump from dual to quad core can't give such an big impact like from single to dual (but they also complain about ram and screen, but that's another story, because ram is still more than enough and the screen is no amoled plus, but uses pentile and is pretty nice for my opinion).

There are still little rough edges at the os, like you need to set the dalvik heap size to 192 at build.prop otherwise you will get launcher redraws and you need to set wcdma preferred yourself and fast dormancy to 0 (if your provider doesn't support it) to get better battery life, but that's fixed with the next official update I guess.

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[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
Thats nice to know Tectas Thanks

Just noticed that someone has just brought out a slimmed down rom of only 200mb so you can add as you go along. That looks a lot better to my eyes as is doesnt have any touchwiz on it. Im a kinda stock guy at heart anyways, once a proper rom of AOKP comes to the SGS3 it will be an awesome phone for sure.

Wonder who could do that LOL !!
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
This weather is killing me. Coffee doesn't work anymore... Help. :(
[HTC Desire S] miz_pimp:
You and me both. I've tried to cut down on my coffee intake, because I'm pregnant, hehe, so I can't have too much caffeine. :p Thank goodness for hot chocolate though :D
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Oooo... Congrats then! Boy or a girl? :)
[HTC Desire S] jacmeister:
Its sunny tomorrow.
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Ok, time for some action - two spoon "rocket fuel" cuppa on it's way. This coffee tastes cheap, but is damn strong. Wish me luck... ;)

Tbh, I seriously doubt if it's going to be sunny tomorrow. I hope I'm wrong.
[HTC Desire S] miz_pimp:
Thank you! We're having a little girl, and we can't wait to meet her! :D Only 84 more days! :o

Enjoy your coffee; I'll be making some tea for myself. :p hehe!
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Great! Becoming a parent is a wonderful experience. All the best! :thumbup:
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
@ Oly Backing up stuff is a pretty bad and painfully slow process, but if you sync on a regular basis, its very quick. I really like the idea to sync all music changes at once, so I use airsync on my phone to sync with iTunes. It's ironic that my iPod syncs all the apps so it takes too long and its impossible to sync via WiFi, while my phone just syncs the music so it can easily do it through WiFi :p

Sent from a device waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Congratulations! :D
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yeah lol, unfortunately, I rarely ever sync. The last time I synced was when I jailbroke my iPod in October! I hardly use my iPod now, I don't put new songs on it (they go to my phone :D)

Also, I don't have copies of my music on the PC lol... So I have to use iDump to copy my files back to my PC... :(

My iPod is 32GB, and I only have 3.45GB free... The rest is filled up with so much music and videos... Lol , it gonna be a loooooong day of backing up :(
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
iDump? Sounds like a toilet... :p
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Indeed haha :p but at least it gets the job done, to dump your files from your iDevice to your PC, something iTunes can't do :mad:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Question of the Day:

What made you choose the Desire S when you bought it?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Lol, now, Music is all I use my iPod for, for all other purposes, I've shifted to my phone.

Now for your question - I had to get my first phone, since my parents wanted to "know where i was, and maintain contact", and since i got good grades, I got to choose my smartphone. I was torn between the Galaxy Ace and Wildfire S, couldn't decide which to get. But, before the Wildfire S, HTC launched the Desire S, which was extremely impressive. The unibody was amazing, blazing fast 1Ghz processor (didn't know dual cores were coming soon), nice SLCD screen (even then I knew it wasn't amzing, but enough to satisfy me), plenty of memory, and of course, Gingerbread with HTC Sense. I also had the Nexus S in mind, but the one in India was i9023, the SLCD model. So, I managed to get my hand on this around the end of April last year. At that time, it was the best phone out, though it went behind a month later when the SGSII came out. Still, I didn't feel "bad", since it was too huge for me then.

Also, my phone took a pretty bad drop today, fell from my hands, and crashed onto the hard tiles about 5 and a half feet below. The side with the volume rocker took the hit, and to my surprise, there wasn't even the tiniest of scratches. There's durability for you :rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
Someone had told me that I had no real friend :P I got furious and made a decision in my mind that gadgets were my best friend and just went to a shop and bought it with some saved up money I had. Like other asian countrys bangladesh has no kind of subsidized price or any **** like that. So its unlocked phone price that I had to pay which was a lot. Factors that mattered from choosing between galaxy s, nexus s was 768mb ram :P guess it was correct call seeing all the advantages till today we have over some recent phones. Also really happy for this great community, reason why bought this phone was to get into the flashing, geeking stuff... That had been paid really well. Thanks to you all . I dont really talk much but I guess I have read almost all of the threads in this post :P todays question was really interesting though oly!

Be well all,Peace!
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
Also interested in your thoughts on your own question oly ...
[HTC Desire S] ammenRA:
because i bought it last December, thinking HTC 2012 phone lines are going to be great. Unfortunately, with the way things are going...*sad sigh

Edit: reading the Doc posts about One S, I too feel his frustration.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
And I thought enigmaamit wrote long posts :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I remember doing the exact same thing too :p And don't think for a second that I forgive you for that fake fan page. You were featured on the official one though, doesn't matter that it was to inform people you're fake ;)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ehehehe :p

I always wondered if that was the reason HTC changed their mind about the update! I'd be so happy if that was the case :p