[HTC One S] syntropic:
I don't have one yet BUT have used an HTC Glacier for the past 18 months. Have an upgrade eligibility, but am debating waiting for the supposed One-X that TMO is said to be intending to release in July. But then again, I have heard the white case stays that way for all of the day you purchase it before its starts to get discolor.

To comment on your gripes, I am commenting in order to the ones listed above

>> This is pretty standard I have seen on any (HTC and Samsung) phone... Music will not be "found" until a system refresh or a reboot

>> open source FLAC? Hahaha. Other than Linux distros and some windows music players, who does support FLAC? I gave up on this years ago and switched to M4As, as they are not lossy...and what else matters?

>>I may be wrong, but can't you just get a launcher? I use ADW, and I wouldn't switch to anything else as I am used to the 3D vertical scrolling drawer.. I also use the "hidden" app drawer, which sounds just like what you want (displayed with a horizontal swipe). I cannot believe Sense prevents the use of a different launcher.

>>Its pretty unappealing of you to complain about bloatware when every carrier has it, and rooting will get rid of it, and from what I read rooting this phone is practically done for you (through HTC's easy to unlock bootloader and the automated apps I have read about. And no one likes lazy people anyway. :-). You might as well learn something.

>> ok, I am confused on this? Does anyone else know if a fresh download of Swype won't work with this (if my phone was rooted)...and also, why the hell not? What is Swype (or their new owner) thinking?? Who benefits from the user only using the Swype keyboard that comes stock with the phone? I am addicted to Swype and if the stock keyboard "blows" (though I don't know why), then I would want to get an updated version from the website (which I have currently and have been doing for as long as i can remember with my glacier..... Aw snap...my phone is rooted, so maybe this isn't an issue!

Root Rant pt II: I cannot understand why people won't root their phone...especially nowadays. The warranty sucks anyway and getting insurance is cheap. Stop being a girl (unless you are, in fact, a girl....in which case I would say "strap a set on") and root your phone. Its not like playing with your transformer robots as a kid when you could never figure out how to turn the robot back into the car or truck it was before. Mom is not going to have to return your Android phone like she did with your transformer.

>> Regarding Beats audio... Did you purchase headphones? I read that most phones stopped providing them. Are they special headphones or just better earbuds than your standard $2.99 pair that came with an iPhone (or an iPod/iTouch since its been awhile since I purchased an apple product). And as far as equalizers go, what is the need for finding one? I am sure you could pay for a good one in the market... (I just use DSP which I know leaves a lot to be desired as it is only has 5 frequency bands, but it does work)

And overall, can anyone give me any other tips if I was to go into a TMO store today and get this phone? Should I wait until June for the red-backed version of the S? Should I look for a specific serial number because of this "chipping" I read about in another thread? Any other comments?

The HTC Glacier is my first HTC experience and it is by far the best, well-built, non-headache inducing, easily reconfigurable and modifiable phone I have used (out of any cell phone since my Nokia 6130 from 1998)...and I cringe when people say they are getting the Galaxy over a One if they are with AT&t or TMO. I know the specs are nice, but I have seen about 7 other Androids used by friends (of various brands, whether Samsung or Moto), and they all made me feel guilty because in many cases my 18 month old phone looked and performed far better than their 4 to 6 month old phones (mine is rooted, in most cases, theirs were not..this probably explained the difference I'm performance. I offered to root their phones or help them learn themselves how to do it, but they all started to get afraid when I said "root". I don't know if it was a birth defect, or their wives had forbid them from "hacking" and didn't want them to root anything (the latter being the likely culprit as they had relinquished their balls to their wife's purse upon marriage).

The worst thing in comparison between my HTC and their phones was by far the construction. Samsung can make phones with good hardware/specs I admit (again) but their corner cutting on materials used for the body ARE ABYSMAL, and only encourage iPhone users to gloat. Stay away from Samsung until they improve their body design... Please! Do it for the children!

Thanks in advance for any help on any topic discussed in this post.