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[HD2 General] Xaddict:
Worth it?

If you owned an xperia then you have something to go on.

Leo is WM but with the HTC hardware & shell.

I used to own a Ducati.

My experience was, it was sensational to ride, no other bike comes close, but it had to be kept in tune and maintained. Riding it in the traffic to work would put it out of whack and it would need a nice long blat on a country road to make it right again. High performance and superlative handling made it a unique experience.

Where am I going with this?

Oh yes, performance and usability.

Clearly this is the fastest and highest performing pda phone you can get.

This, and the sense ui make it a great experience.

It is not such a good analogy as heavy usage doesn't put it out of tune so much as excessive poor quality 3rd party apps and too many untested mods.

This is partly why the though of an iphone full of crapstore junk turns my stomach, because if it could multiask, it would choke on the garbage it was running.

Sense iu means I can access what I need in a minimun of steps, but with wm6.5 underneath, I can reach down and tune it to do what I want.

Contrary to my analogy, the stock rom on Leo is pretty good, with a few fixes needed, nothing as serious as having to take it back to the store.

As a stock phone it is great, but it can be modified(tuned) to push the performance envelope and make it even more usable.

As a Ducati rider, I found it very hard to step down to anything else, and as a Leo user I'm the same.

The promise of simplicity makes me cringe as it translates to settling for mediocrity.

Mobile phone hand held computers were pioneered by HTC.

This is the latest evolution.

I love the Leo.
[HD2 General] theredundant:
@Xaddict; Well said, I just got my HD2 and I'm loving it so far, knowing this community, I am looking forward to the the custom roms/apps that will be available to everyone soon (I hope) And regarding Ducatis, love em, especially the 948 :P
[HD2 General] sunking101:
There will always be a newer, nicer phone 7 months down the line....you have to commit sometime or you will never own anything! :D
[HD2 General] sunking101:
Um, firstly there are NO current fixes for the loud call volume or call distortion problems. None whatsoever.

Neither are there any fixes for the over-sensitive keyboard. Yes there is a CAB floating around and it helps to a very small degree with text input but it also makes the screen less sensitive in EVERY app and every screen. This isn't helpful.

Secondly, SMS is still the most popular form of mobile communication....by a country mile....so to try and cover up the fact that the HD2 is severely crippled in this area is laughable!

We need some balance here folks. Yes the HD2 is fantastic for web browsing and video but it is shocking for calls and texts - the mainstay features of a mobile phone. Hopefully HTC will address these problems but it is in no way guaranteed that they will!
[HD2 General] maati:
Well, no phone is perfect. But IMO, the HD2 is THE device that comes closest to being perfect.

It has some small bugs that will get fixed soon or can be fixed manually, there's different opinions on the keyboard and call quality (some say it's the best ever, some hate it) and Windows Mobile, just like any other OS (iPhone OS, Android, Symbian...) has its flaws as well.

But compared to the problems/shortcomings of other devices, the HD2 has very little issues, great hardware, great software - the closest you can currently get to perfect, IMO.

So yes, it's worth it.

Oh, and don't take sunking101 serious. He's a troll and a whiner, spreading FUD against the HD2 since the first day he entered the forum.
[HD2 General] tsttse:
definitely (but i don't have the sms problem and i can charge my phone at work)....
[HD2 General] sunking101:
Gosh, I actually thought you were making a sane and rational post until I got to the last sentence. :D

The OP is asking the pros and cons of purchasing an HD2. Therefore all pros and cons are relevant.

As for the HD2 being "the closest you can currently get to perfect" - that is your opinion. Not fact. :rolleyes:
[HD2 General] meegulthwarp:
And so is all your whining.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
On topic: yes, the HD2 is worth every sigle dime. And yes, it has some shortcomings (which phone doesn't these days with the speed they are propelled into the market). The only problem I have with the HD2 is the speaker volume which is too loud. But, I have to admit that, it got much better after upgrading to the 1.48 ROM.

Off topic: Maybe it's best not to reply anymore to the contributions member sunking101 delivers to this community. Saves a lot of time and yes/no discussions.
[HD2 General] adell_:
It's well worth the price :).
[HD2 General] Jerseyman:
Sadly, it is actually Maati who is doing an awful lot of damage to this forum, in so far as if your view differs from his you are a "troll and a whiner".

A Big Pity that previous attempts to moderate his abuse have not worked.

Ah well still a good forum despite him
[HD2 General] sunking101:
All of my comments are factual regarding the two HD2 devices I have owned. I actually make a lot of positive comments regarding the HD2 if you would care to read all my posts. The only faults I consistently slate the handset for are the call volume, distortion in the speaker (crackles and pops) and the SMS bug. These are valid complaints, very serious and widely reported by other members on the forum. For some reason one or two members seem to take offence when I slate any facet of their wonderful 'perfect' device.

Also, the OP is asking for the pros and cons of ownership, he wants to know both the good and bad! What point is there in a load of fanboys stating the device is 'perfect' when in fact there are many serious faults? If my posts are not relevant in this thread can you respectfully explain why?
[HD2 General] biranouran:
If you need professional use of mobile, buy a nokia, if you need a fun and simple to use phone, buy Iphone, if you are masochist like us, buy HD2.
[HD2 General] maati:
I clearly marked that as my opinion.

@Jerseyman

Just look at sunking's answer to my post! I clearly marked my post as opinion, NOT as fact.

Yet, sunking pretends otherwise. He knows very well that he is lying, unless he never heard what "IMO" means!

What further proof do you need that he is a troll?

Sunking is a liar, he's twisting my words in order to pretend that I would not accept his opinion. But that's not true, I repeatedly said that I respect whatever opinion someone has of the HD2 - just look at my post, I clearly marked it as my personal opinion! I respect any opinion, but I do not accept trolls like him.

Sunking has to lie and twist my words, because he knows very well that I am entirely right saying that he is a troll. And because I am entirely right, he cannot do anything except for twisting my words - his post above is the proof.

Xeon, we know that you're a troll just like sunking. You don't have to prove it any further.
[HD2 General] sunking101:
I think you need to take a break Maati and calm down. You'll get banned otherwise and I don't want that. I appreciate that you don't like me for some reason but this personal vendetta is stupid. I come here to discuss the HD2, not have feuds with certain members. Everytime you see one of my posts the red mist descends and you need to let it go, seriously. You have been a member of this forum a long time. It obviously means a lot to you do don't throw that away.
[HD2 General] maati:
I can't calm down when you twist my words and spread lies!

Just look at the above post. I clearly marked mine as my personal opinion, but you pretended otherwise. You want to attack me by twisting my words. I can not accept that!

If I get banned, I will know what to think about this forum . Posts like the above clearly prove that I am right when I say that you are a troll. Your posting history is a clear proof as well!

You know that I am saying the truth, because otherwise you would not have to twist my words.

If I get banned for saying the truth, this forum is not worth being a member!
[HD2 General] Xeon:
What do you mean by " we " ? you and your imaginary friends ? :)

I have wrote my story about the bad experience with my HD2 and it happened. If you dont like it, go *** yourself :)

I am advising anyone willing to buy the device, to check some few things I had problem with after using it for a couple of weeks.

You are really pissing everybody here, if you still didn't realize that, wake up. If you don't like the posts, the threads, the users.. ignore them. Just as simple as that.
[HD2 General] maati:
"We" is a remarkable amount of members, as you can see, for example, from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=598035

Isn't that proof enough that the members here know that you are trolls? YOU are pissing everybody here, the linked thread proves that!
[HD2 General] Xeon:
Where do they mention my username in what you have posted?

You call me troll ? read this IDIOT http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5004729#post5004729

What do you know about me? Absolutely nothing. Just because I opened a thread about my bad experience with a faulty HD2, you call me troll. You stupid **** you didn't even bother reading my posts. Absolutely lame. I feel sorry to really go that low to answer you but sometimes I can't control my temper just because of some kids like you trying to get some extra attention. I'd love to see you banned for good. It's over, you're on my ignore list, get lost silly boy...
[HD2 General] maati:
The fact that you have to call me an idiot is only further proof that I must be right.

Sure, unlike sunking101, YOU have contributed something of help to this forum. So maybe I should not have called you a troll as well.

On the other hand, you should not have opened a new thread, there were already several of them and you could have posted there. That's what normal members do, opening redundant threads is bad behaviour.

In addition to that, it annoys me that you keep helping sunking101, who clearly is a troll and a liar, because he has contributed NOTHING since he registered, he has been spreading FUD all the time and he keeps twisting my words because he knows that I am right!

It's fact that he is a liar, you have seen that above and I could give you several more examples. And he is lying because he knows that I am right when I call him a troll and because he knows that, he has to attack me with lies.

Okay, now I will exit this discussion.

I do think that I have given enough evidence that sunking101 is indeed a troll. I hope members&mods read that evidence and judge by that.

Look at my evidence and his posting history, you'll see that I am indeed right.

To sum it up:

- He has twisted my words and lied several times, in order to deflect from the evidence I have posted against him

- he has contributed nothing of help since he registered,

- he has been spreading FUD all across the forum, as can be seen from his posting history.

I feel like I have to tell the truth. People like sunking101, who contribute nothing but complaints and lies, are trolls and I think someone has to point that out.

If you want to ban me for pointing out the truth, feel free to do so. However, from my posting history, you can see that I, unlike sunking, have contributed quite a lot to the forum in the past.

Discussion end.

EDIT: I just came across another proof that sunking is a troll. Look at his "contribution" to the Youtube thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5127729#post5127729

This is just one out of hundreds of troll/spam posts he has made. Totally off topic, hijacking the thread in order to spread FUD against the HTC HD2.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eestevez2:
Hello, I set my phone up using CyanMod4.2.6 + Recovery 1.4 I came across a problem this morning where my phones screen was very glitchy. As in seeing multiple lines of things as I scrolled up or down. I've tried wiping and resetting.. converting back to stock.. new recovery image. All the same results. The kicker is... When the screen is open (I can see the keyboard) its perfectly fine.. No glitches or anything. Help if you can, please. Hope this is the right place to put it. Not sure if I need to send it back or get a new one. Thanks/Sorry in advanced!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RodrigoKim:
can you enlighten us a little more, perhaps with some screenshots?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShatBag1105:
Since youve already wiped and reflashed I thinks its just dying on you man. Best way to check that i can think of is flash another rom and see if you still have the problem. If its still glitchy then i guess its call tmobile time. I hope u still have warranty bro. Dont forget to revert back to stock before you send it in.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eestevez2:
Yup

Thanks guys, it got worse so just reverted back to stock and have my replacement coming by the end of this week. The software changes didn't do this right? They called it layering. Most def modding the phone again just wasn't sure if there was another cause then this other than crap happens..
[General Questions and Answers] ScottsXJ:
So I have to say, I really don't like where the start menu button is on this. I really would like to replace that area with two soft keys, "Phone" and "Camera" since both of those hard keys on my phone are very temperamental.

So really, what I would like to do is remove the Start Menu, Contacts, and Set all together, and just have the slight overlay and the words "Phone" and "Camera".

Is there a way to do this without changing ROMS? I would rather not. Advise would be appreciated.

To better paint the picture, I would like to have this set up instead:

Is this because of modification you guys did, or modifications that were done to the ROM I'm using?
[General Questions and Answers] ams1576:
well its b'coz of the ROM u r using

the new builds are coming with this gui

for the old gui u change to roms with COM2 branch
[G1 Apps and Games] deepside7:
So I just played the game "scramble" on the iphone... it's awesome, and the 2/3/4 player mode just makes ti great for long trips...

any idea if there is something similar for android? i've had a look around but have found nothing much...
[G1 Apps and Games] deepside7:
seems wordup is the same, except a bit slower - probably the ads..and i can't find the ad-free version on the market :(
[Android Themes] colsia:
Hi, all

I want to customize some icons and skins of Malina 2.5. I wonder how apply my design into the Malina shell.

I have saw a lot of personal Malina 2.5 looking, and how could them did it?

I'll appreciate your help.

:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] colsia:
Hi, all

I want to customize some icons and skins of Malina 2.5. I wonder how apply my design into the Malina shell.

I have saw a lot of personal Malina 2.5 looking, and how could them did it?

I'll appreciate your help.

:confused:
[G1 General] hoocolin:
I saw somebody posted the modified SPL for HTC dream. I am wondering how the customized SPL is developed? Does the hacker reverse the SPL code by disassembling the SPL image?
[G1 General] goldenarmZ:
There is no 'customized' SPL really.. The Engineering SPL is an official one from HTC and the special/death SPL is just the one from the sapphire which Haykuro hex-edited the partition boundaries on.. I think. I wouldn't recommend hex-editing your SPL unless you're building a house.
[G1 General] hoocolin:
Thanks, much appreciated.
[G1 General] lbcoder:
There is no hex editing whatsoever.

It is just the SPL ripped out of an INCOMPATIBLE PHONE.
[G1 General] :
Since it's just ripped from the Sapphire I don't get why everyone calls it "Haykuro's SPL", even some of the ROM devs do :-S
[G1 General] lbcoder:
Only because he's the kid who started this mess... :rolleyes:
[General Topics] orb3000:
poll results
[General Topics] orb3000:
2009 final results

Comparative of all models:

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...id6=1707&id7=1750&id8=1751&id9=2028&id10=1784

Top 3

Leo

Rhodium

Hero

Thank to stylez
[General Topics] orb3000:
The best HTC device ever till 2008 models

From 3855 members and 54066 views

First place was:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=446362

7 finalists:
[General Topics] orb3000:
Thank to almost 6000 members who voted on The Best HTC Device of 2009

We have an absolute winner.

Later this year, The Best HTC Device of 2010:cool:

Mods, thread can be closed after poll finishes.

Special thanks to Stylez
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] pugsid:
This is my start screen. just place the file as it is or rename as welcomehead.192.png if original doesnt work.Add The Files in the windows folder using total commander.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] amitambika:
Where should this file be placed.In which folder
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] pugsid:
BackGround Pics And Start Screens

Some Backgrounds For Home screen(not suited for lock screen)

.....................ETC.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Croden:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=587861
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
Please support Rhodium to be the best HTC device of 2009!

Vote here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=599210
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
Sorry for pushing...

Hope I´m not doing anything against the rulez

but hey Rhodium users!

Do you want Rhodium to win?

Please go and vote!!

:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] stab244:
What's the point if Leo is obviously going win with its Snapdragon and what-not? That said, I did vote for it just for the heck of it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
There is something called loyalty:eek:

Members will decide but do not get lighted with 1ghz processor, at least for me it´s more important to have a hardware keyboard, I have enough power to run what I need.

Thanks anyway for your post.

Will see if you are right later in may...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nradu:
Fully Agree

Hi Orb,

I fully aggree with you! I've voted instantly for TP2 as (at least for me) it's the perfect device I've seen so far. I've heard a lot of people complaining about HD and even HD2 (software / firmware bugs) so I really believe our TP2 is the best.

Regards,

Radu
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DaveShaw:
I'd go for Rule #5 ;).

Ta,

Dave
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spazoid:
I need one that doesnt read the file like gibberish...

Anyone got any good suggestions

trying to look at my apk.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldenarmZ:
Notepad.

Seriously, standard xml is plain text. The ones in apk files are compiled binary xml and can only be hex-edited.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey:
Word Pad is actually a tad better :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] williscool:
Well kind of...

Anyone got any know how to / interested in helping me figure out how to get this

http://wiki.ok-labs.com/FrontPage#ARM1136js

more info ( http://www.ok-labs.com/about/about-ok-labs )

running on my Htc Touch Pro

so that it would be possible to run Windows Mobile and Android on it at the same time?

I got interested the subject for two reasons.

1) I've been looking for a good excuse to get my hands dirty with some low level coding to learn more about mobile architectures and computers in general

2) Android has some cool apps Id like to run but I'm a long time Winmo user and I'm comfortable with it and have a deep app catalog and would like to keep using it

who's game?

edit: Mod's could you please correct the spelling of android in the title for me?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] rovex:
As seen on the Omnia 2. this is Swype input and it works on the Leo.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=598633

Tested this myself and it works well on the Leo.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] djcedric:
hey mate why did you start a new thread,there is already thread with this!!!

try to search,read the rules....:)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myke66:
So I just finished up rooting my Sprint Hero, and cleaned out all the apps I didn't want. Was my main goal, so i feel accomplished. Now my question is, when the eclair update rolls out from sprint, will i be able to just update through the update service? or will that ruin the root and reinstall all the apps i was finally able to remove? Thanks for the info.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylez64:
if you update from sprint you will loose root if the exploit is still present you can root but i dont think thats the case. But you can always use the RUU to flash to stock 1.5 and gain root again. When the update comes out I assure you we will have a cooked 2.1 rom with SU built in.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myke66:
Thanks, just what I needed to know.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LlabTooFeR:
Here some new stuff for diamond users, this rom is Japanese so it will be interesting for ROM Cookers only.

Enjoy!:p

http://rapidshare.com/files/3201820...igned_Diamond_52.49.25.26_1.09.25.08_Ship.exe
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] TURBO DIAMOND:
Did someone test it? has it english language?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LlabTooFeR:
As I said it's Japanese.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] kabelbrand:
Thank you. May I ask where this is coming from?

The RS link has reached some limit. Is there an official download location?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] z3us:
refresh it plz
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] lapy:
Downloading thanks. I'll report back what i'll find inside.. As i can see it's a branded rom by Docomo japanese carrier. I just hope it's not a fake or whatever.

EDIT: It's just a WM6.1 build 19971
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nikoan89:
I think this is an old ROM, maybe the Japanese branded ROM follow a different numbering ...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LlabTooFeR:
Anyway this rom was realesed few days ago...so maybe it has really new drivers...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] qtek_metanol:
Not every new Rom has new device drivers, just the smallest change realize before the compilation is signed with a new version number, but that, does not meant it is full new...!

Diamond is an older model and they doesn't expend any cent more to develope for it..!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] kabelbrand:
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?z5j01oeyh3u

Provider: Docomo

Language: JPN

Model ID: DIAM190

CID: DOCOM801

Date: 11/02/09

ROM 3.09.731.11

Radio 1.09.25.08

Protocol 52.49.25.26

OS Build 19971

AKU 1.2.6

SPL 3.09

Football, where did you get this from? Is there an official page?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LlabTooFeR:
I got this rom from my source...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] thangkls:
@football: are u docomo guy ?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LlabTooFeR:
No :D I can get any rom whatever I want:p...This rom is latest uploaded for Diamond...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] -=IRoN=-:
Anybody brave enough to brick is phone ?

I ll give it a try ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] swampy395:
new rom

Hi football

Thanks for new rom,:D some sweet stuff in there;)

any chance you can get a version with video phone enabled? or touch pro version??

For any body wanting to try the New driver's and thay are new 3.09

take the oemdrivers folder and delete the *.rgu replace with your current *.rgu replace oemdrivers in your kitchen with new one's

OEMXipKernel from xip into your ROM folder and cook

there's also some new packages that can be ported with ease just swapout the 0411 folders for 0409 folder;)

the answerphone app requires phonecanvas,oemdrivers,OEMXipKernel,mhub,

and answerphone,phonecanas *.mui's have to be translated, NOT swapedout:(:confused: there's no video phone with this phonecanvas:( But the answerphone app works:D No more charges to hear your messages:D:D

thanks again

best regards

swampy395
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] patpats117:
football, this rom can be make a call ? if it doesn't make a call and use network how could i unlock it ? thx