[HD2 General] htchd2sucks:
My first post

Hi, this is my first post, after years of lurking, and months of owning the same mobile failure, HTC HD2 brillanty quiet, or something similar.

I know it's useless to complain about the device and that it won't change, neither the problems will be fixed, that is why I did not bother posting earlier.

I contacted HTC HD2 support and I understood very quickly, i'm on my own...:D

Anyway, for the intro and context relevant to the topic, I am IT engineer, very used to IT stuffs, Windows, Linux, Unix, Networking, devices, etc...

I completely agree with users on this forum including this one I am quoting, reporting "impossibility to hear the device in street". BUT I also agree with the other user saying "Are you deaf, this is the louder device he heard"...

1) This HTC HD2 is impossible to hear in the street. I tried to find how to activate RINGING and VIBRATING in the same time for incoming call, but failed. I'm not deaf, I even hear other people's phones ringing but my HTC Hd2, I can't.

2) And yet, I agree with the guy: on the table this is extremely loud- even doing a simple operation like typing one number, is very loud. I got the look from the collegue 4 meters away in the same room full of computers...

3) Battery life, yes low, but expected...

4) Vibration...agreed. Too low

5) The button Power on...design failure. After switching off the device, it's sooooooo easy to press it when it's on the pocket. Problem is it then start immediately with the "puk code" screen, which means I locked my device 5 times in 3 months ( I rarely turn it off completely now). Yes strange, other users don't have the same problem, probably they don't turn off completely... Anyway this is completly stupid design, you dont put there such button especially when the next action is important "blocking device" button- Not talking on the fact that you turned off the device, you want it to be off.

6) I have SOOOO many bugs, including serious ones:

Clicking on FILE EXPLORER and browsing the "windows" directory takes real 6-10 minutes, then the device is extremely slow (cpu 90-100%). It's also bugging and if I interrompt the thing is nearly unresponsive... Killing file explorer helps, but I can never access windows folder then.

7) so difficult to lock the screen during call, AND the opposite... I keep turning off calls with my ear, or cheek, along with the numerous "BIIIIP" from me touching numbers. But when I lock it, then it's pain to unlock to use the numbers for automated systems like press 1 to do such and such... PAIN.

8) Keyboard tiny tiny on vertical layout...I dont have big fingers...

9) SMS still bugging despite the fact that "every update" release notes are about "fixing sms problem" (liars). I do have 1.66 something WWE BUT I can't sms properly, everytime the focus is lost and I cant see the message I am sending being updated on screen. I can continue typing on the keyboard for like 10 new words, and its only when I physically click on the screen where the message content is, that it refreshes and that my 10 new words appears. Its constant, happening all the time

10) "rom updates" in release note... "updating sms features"... very honest, very quietly brilliant... liars!!! even the latest update has been changing roms versions, they changed the "task manager" not accessible from "miscelaneous settings", etc... I hate liars!

11) the famous difficulty to turn off all programs trying to update on DATA mode... Yes either installing custom rom to change or putting fake data settings, but its quite not normal you can not easily say "now I dont want data, turn off".

12) Impossibility to clearly now what browser is using to connect: I connected to wifi. Then I started browser and downloaed HTC update. 100mb... To find out it was using DATA 3g.... thanks! (I saw it on the bill, nice big bill)

13) Difficulty to see how much "time" you spend on the PHONE (this is suppose to be a PHONE!!!!) ok, its in other/whatever, battery life, and communication...

14) impossibility to see clearly how much data you are using

15) I have often a bug when I click on wireless Router, then the button goes to ON, but...becomes grey out, so I can not turn it to off!!!! Switching off is the only solution...(im not even using this feature I was trying options)

16) etc, I do still have serious bugs to report, but i'm lazy now...

17) HO I never installed any custom ROM or bad softwares. I only installed SKYPE and the rom 1.66 something WWE. I followed instructions properly and it all went well.

Well to conclude i'm really, really, really disapointed with that device, and its not even usable on a daily basis without frustrations and bugs...

I did not even mention the crappy windows mobile 6.5 because I knew before buying it...