yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] Stairmand:
Well just to throw in my 2 Pence, When I tried to upgrade on Friday 11th I was told that it was definatly 100% out of stock and would not be restocked except to fill back orders. BUT I could have an iPhone in the new year if I wanted.

I tried my best but the guy would not give up so I told him to issue me my PUK? to transfer my number, which he did (by post :mad: ) less than 1 hour later Vodafone called me back (the same guy infact) and offered me a HD2 on my existing contract for free for next day delivery. :confused: which arrived on Monday as promised.

I think Vodafone have simply made a PR balls up, once again they are refusing to listen to their customers. If I wanted an iPhone I would have bought one 18 months ago when I got my girlfriend hers.

I wonder if Apple are testing the carriers to see who is more profitable for the iPhone 3. An exclusive on the next iPhone would make plenty of £
[HD2 General] Baccchus:
the simple answer is they can't- I've just tried to get mine replaced in the 28 day replacement period. The guy I spoke to was very embarrassed and could only suggest I start from scratch with a different handset, but I don't want another handset! I have left it open while I have a think about it, but vodafone have really messed this up selling a handset they only intended on stocking for a month. Surely they had some foresight? Perhaps not...
[HD2 General] mskip:
FINALLY got mine today :D

When they got stock in on 14th I was unfortunate not to be allocated a handset and was resigned to waiting another month or more for the next batch of stock to come in. I was therefore extremely suprised to get an email yesterday saying my handset had been sent out so I rang online support right away and was told another batch had come in on 16th and MY PHONE had been sent out.

Everyone I have spoken to at Vodafone has assured me that the only reason they have withdrawn it is so they can catch up on the backlog of preorders and that they will still continue to sell it even after the iphone has been launched.

Anyway I must admit that this beautiful looking phone meets all my expectations and soo much more. No problems at all with it so far touch wood. Makes my old tytn2 feel prehistoric lol :D
[HD2 General] hedgemonstahinz:
Tmobile Gossip

I just want to make a point here

If you are thinking about getting hold of the HD2 and you have visited the forum to find out about it - PLEASE do not be put off by anything that has been said in the earlier posts. I had high hopes for the HD2 as I have stuck with HTC for sometime now. Every new phone has bugs, especially if they are cutting edge tech - I remember fiddling with my AMEO for weeks, but man that was an awesome phone, same with the diamond 1 and 2)

I have taken order of the HD2 and I am simply blown away.

Don't take to much on board when you see certain peoples posts - bashing, trolling and starting debates seems to be a specialty of some people ! I have been unfortunate to follow a perticular culprit around forums for some time - and his comments are rarely constructive. He's the sort of guy that tells his kids they are too ugly to sit near a window.

The fact of the matter is that the phone is awesome. Mine has NO ISSUES, NO CRACKLES, PERFECT VOLUME, FAULTLESS SMS, MMS and EMAIL. it OUT PERFORMS my iPhone3gs in all ereas.

:D
[HD2 General] mskip:
Totally agree with you mate you just cant listen to gossip and childish comments left by a few people who have nothing better to do. I have had absolutely no problems from my HD2. Just installed the 2 hotfixes from the htc site, performed some registry tweaks from the sticky in the leo forum and that was it. Everything is running as it should, sound is crystal clear, messaging works fine, camera is miles more than i ever expected, gps is fast and no freezes.

I took mine into my local vodafone store as the guy I know in there hadnt actually got to try out a working model and now he wants one LOL :D
[HD2 General] sunking101:
Well congratulations on getting two perfect HD2s which seem to have somehow slipped through the net. Do you not think it's more than a little patronising of you to assume therefore that all HD2s are this way? Most of us are pretty techy on here, I work in computing and have not have any issues with 'controlling' my device - it just plain doesn't work properly in some areas....and these areas happen to be basic functionality, such as sending/receiving SMS and call volume/quality. In truth, I have never owned a mobile phone which doesn't perform as expected in those areas, so you people telling others to "ignore all those posting problems, they simply don't exist" are actually lying. If you are happy with your device and don't have any problems, you should stay out of the threads discussing such problems! Don't wade-in accusing people of lying, of being trolls and incompetents etc. :rolleyes:
[HD2 General] fz9999:
I suspect most people on public forums post faults to see if anyone else has had something similar and see if there is a fix. It ends up looking like all the handsets are full of faults.

To redress the balance - in the 2 weeks I've had mine it has been fantastic, the speed of it is simply stunning. I have had no faults apart from one weird occasion, when I was on a call and had another call waiting it seemed to go into 'airplane mode' - strange but it hasn't happened since.

I would also recommend anyone who is unsure about buying an HD2, just do it! :)
[HD2 General] MontyBravo:
I must admit, people reporting faults are not trolls,

I have had the crackling audio problem with my first phone and now with the replacement with Vodafone.

The pink tinge is there and noticeable even with the hotfix.

Dont get me wrong i love this handset , but it might be going back due to Vodafone not being able to replace it if I go past my 7 days!

Just because im not being a blinded fanboy and talk about faults does not make me a troll!

MB
[HD2 General] seed_al:
@MontyBravo

Of course, people who report faults are not necessarily trolls. Nobody ever said this.

On the other hand, people who defend their device against trolls are not necessarily fanboys.

There's not only trolls and fanboys. In fact, most people here are neither trolls nor fanboys.

Normal forum members report faults in order to inform, help and/or find fixes.

Fanboys never admit that thir device has faults.

Trolls constantly complain and spam the forum with useless posts that are only meant to annoy people, and don't help at all to inform or find solutions.

And it's true, there ARE trolls here. I won't mention the names now, but I think it's clear who they are.

And I totally agree with this:
[HD2 General] DaveShaw:
Personally, I think you should quit jumping on everyone who posts that this device works. Every time I've seen any problems with trolling in the Leo forum, I find your name pops up.

Two people, have reported their phone works fine, and I see nothing wrong with their posts what so ever. You on the other hand are like a broken record.

@seed_al

Excellent categorisation of the users in the Leo forums at the moment (until Hard SPL anyway), everyone line up and take a badge :D.

Also, normal users report working devices, not just faults, but usually with "On mine" at the start of the sentence. :)

EDIT: @seed_al - even better for been a 1st post.

Dave
[HD2 General] mskip:
Ooo ooo can i have a badge too please master :D
[HD2 General] sunking101:
Sorry but I find that a little harsh. I only "jump" on people who "jump" on me, I think you'll find that to be the case if you read my posts. I have had two HD2s now and both have exhibited *exactly* the same faults. The faults I have, namely regarding call volume (it's too loud) & call quality (crackles & pops) and SMS functionality are WIDELY reported on the forum. I do not slate any other area of the handset, in fact I speak warmly about most other features. It is when people accuse me of 'trolling', not being able to control my handset correctly and even lying about the problems I am encountering, that it gets my back up. Bigtime. The post you have just had a go at me about was in direct 'retaliation' to the two posts immediately preceding it which attacked me. I feel that your attack on my post, when taken out of context as it was, to be harsh moderating.
[HD2 General] seed_al:
@sunking101

Not true. You have been provoking people with your posts.

And you still don't get the difference between trolls and people who report faults. 'Reporting faults' means informing others, trying to help, find solutions etc.

That's not what you do. You are constantly picking on already widely known issues, that's something completely different than 'reporting' faults' and not helpful in any way, it's just annoying. And it's the reason why people jump on you, because you are annoying them.

And frankly, I have not seen anyone lying about the problems so far. As far as I have seen, everyone here admits that there ARE problems. I've not seen any fanboys who lie about it.

The difference lies in how people deal with it: Trolls constantly complain, bash the device and HTC etc., which is annoying and not helpful. That's what you do. Normal users admit that there are problems, report them, inform others and try to think about what can be done about it, work together to find solutions etc. - this is what a forum is meant for.

Anyway, I just felt I had to say this. Actually I'm here to act like the normal members and improve my device, which, by the way, I like a lot :)

This forum is great! I went through the categories and found a lot of useful information!

However, some posts here are not so useful, and I felt like I had to speak this out. This is a thread about Vodafone pulling the HD2 and I don't like reading off topic troll posts complaining about the HD2 here.
[HD2 General] DaveShaw:
None of the posts attacked you personally from what I read. The problems you have are known and not just localised to you, but from other peoples experience, not evident on all devices either.

You have reported your faults in a number of threads. They have reported their lack of faults. That way, anyone reading the forum can see that some people have devices they are happy with and some don't - even after getting a replacement.

Once a problem is known, the only constructive thing to do is work towards a solution, or wait for HTC to act. Telling everyone over and over that because they're device works and yours doesn't they are attacking you is just a waste of time.

Dave
[HD2 General] sunking101:
The first of the two posts prior to mine doesn't mention my name directly but most are aware it is me he refers to. The second post slates 'people like me'. Either way, they are both saying "buy the HD2, it is a perfect phone. Ignore those who say otherwise"....which to someone like me, who has paid big money for this handset and received a beta phone, it's like a red rag to a bull. I only ever came to this forum to search for advice and hopefully a fix to the loud call volume problem. Then, a few days into ownership I became aware of the SMS fault. Now I am going to keep championing these faults until HDC either recall, replace or somehow fix my handset via an online 'hotfix'. It is simply not acceptable to have such dire basic functionality on any mobile phone, let alone such a premium one. When fanboys and 'anti-trolls' push the complaints threads lower down the forum and therefore out of sight, that is NOT helping the campaign to get these faults fixed. I shall keep highlighting the faults, just as others keep highlighting the 'fact' there are 'no faults'. I want this fixing and by remaining vocal that is the best way to achieve this. As for my not offering advice or solutions, I do offer advice in various other threads! Check my posts. I don't just slate the device. Not at all. All those who suggest such a thing have plainly not read all my posts.
[HD2 General] seed_al:
That's what I was trying to say... thanks ;)

Please, talk to HTC about this. We are not the people to adress your complaints to.

I hope you get banned if you keep doing it in this forum.

As far as I read, and I read a lot, nobody here ever said that there are no faults. That's what fanboys would do, but frankly, I've not seen one in this forum so far.

I only saw people saying that their own device has no faults, which they probably only did in reaction to your constant complaints.

People know that there are faults. It doesn't help anyone if you keep annoying people with your complaints.
[HD2 General] DaveShaw:
1. " I shall keep highlighting the faults, just as others keep highlighting the 'fact' there are 'no faults'."

Other users don't keep highlighting the lack of faults. They post once, then get attacked by you.

2. This is well off topic.

So, time to get back on topic.

mskip got a device off Vodafone, and it works. :D

Dave
[HD2 General] seed_al:
I read somewhere that Vodafone decided not to pull it because of complaints from their customers. Has anyone recently spoken to them and asked about it?
[HD2 General] Isadora:
well, I've had a reply about 1 hour ago to my email the UK CEO sent on the 15th... not that it answers some of the specific questions I asked (not too surprising there) but anyway, for what it's worth:

"Isadora

There are lots of rumours but the facts are a little more mundane. We ordered a certain quantity and were very surprised at how popular the device became close to launch. Our ordering is done months in advance and therefore can not be altered at the last minute, plus HTC also gave us a few delivery issues. We will fulfil all back orders of which there are a large quantity and that will eat up all future deliveries and so we removed it from sale.

Its not linked to the iPhone or 360 as they were both known quantities when we ordered the initial quantities. I'd love to satisfy all demand but sometimes things go astray and when you launch 70+ handsets a year it occasionally goes differently to our planning.

Enjoy your handset and have a good Xmas.

Guy"

Edit: so now we have the "official version"... all they need to do now is get their people in Customer Services to use this :p
[HD2 General] jakem:
That's interesting but it's not really any clearer. The demand for the phone outstripped supply so they decided to cancel it? I'm not the CEO of a large mobile phone network but that doesn't seem like a very clever way to run a business.
[HD2 General] Isadora:
I know what you mean, but on the other hand if they know that whatever number of handsets they've got coming in the next x weeks is barely going to cover outstanding orders as they stand, in a way it makes sense not to take more orders for the time being. There's no indication in the email as to whether it will go back on sale later though. What really baffles me is why CS doesn't seem able to stick to one story - it would remove a lot of the confusion... conflicting information really doesn't help.
[HD2 General] mskip:
As far as im aware they havent candelled it they have just taken it out of mainstream supply until they can meet preorder demand and get back into positive stock. If they had left it available to preoder then there is a good chance they could always be fighting backorders so in that respect I understand what they have done.

Hopefully it will be back available to order online and in the shops for those people who want the phone on a vodafone tarif. Personally I feel the vodafone tarif offers the best value for money (for new customers) and im glad I finally got mine coz im loving it :D
[HD2 General] htc12345:
got a Vodafone HD2 last week. The shop had about 10 in stock. However the HD2 was advertised as not-branded and not simlocked. I had verified this twice as well. Came back with 2 pieces of HD2 and.. yes... branded (not simlocked happily). Whatever, one straight line to xda :cool:
[HD2 General] xenept:
I think vodafone have become pretty defensive regarding the whole HD2 debate.

They aren't going to offer any replacements for consumer customers in the event there are issues - just an alternative phone. You are stuck with going to HTC who are within their rights to send you back to Vodafone.

I'm so glad I bought mine from an independent mobile site.

Their HTC forums have become pretty awkward at the moment too with posts going missing. I guess they want shut of the HD2 for good!
[HD2 General] kpower 1978:
When i spoke to HTC last week they told me i would have to deal with Vodafone regarding any issues with the HD2.

Also on the VF forum they seem to be checking all posts before listing them,mine hasnt gone up for the last 30mins but i have contacted there CEO and he has replied and said he will contact me early next week?

Fingers crossed they talk to HTC and let them take over are warranties and updates.
[HD2 General] larrytango:
I currently have an xda ignito (htc diamond) and im upgrading my phone on Saturday (would have been today but everything shut early for new years eve!!!)

I am 99% sure i want the HTC HD2, from what i have read it appears the benefits outweigh the flaws .. and i believe most of these can be fixed with software fixes (altho to be honest i know nothing haha)

I went to carphone warehouse today who didnt have any in that store (sold out) for a week or so until next shipment, i was told to try vodaphone as apparently the sales guy had seen them in the store around the corner (not the greatest sales idea .. pass to competition) , i couldnt check as the shop was closed but carphone warehouse does do it on o2 and vodaphone.

on a side note could anyone who actually has the phone give me a unbias view on it.
[HD2 General] kpower 1978:
I love the phone even with a few niggles, im on Vodafone and the only down side for me is new ROMs can not be downloaded from HTC site.

Ive never flashed a custom ROM before but cant wait till HSPL is released to try it, ive always been a bit nervous of bricking fone but got to take plunge sometime.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] nmesisca:
Hi guys,

first of all apologies for advertising this little software I wrote on these pages. If it isnt allowed, mods please remove this.

I have recently published a little app I wrote. Name is TellyZap and you can find it on the market in two flavours: a Lite version and a Pro version.

heres the Lite version:

http://www.androlib.com/android.appl...lite-xtxq.aspx

and the Pro:

http://www.androlib.com/android.appl..._pro-xtxj.aspx

They both support 67 channels, european channels for the moment, however I thought that with satellite/digital becoming very popular very quick, some europeans could have a use for it too.

TellyZap allows you to view a full programme listing for the 7 days from the date of consultation. Has categories (soap, documentaries, movie etc..) and will give you a description of the program, time, channel etc.

the Lite version is limited to the day of consultation, and will not show the programme description, but only its title and time of airing.

The Pro version allows also to send a programme to one of your contacts in form of an SMS or Email. It also allows you to send your favourite programme to your calendar so you wont miss it !

I hope some of you will try it, and let me know your feedback. If you find any issues/bugs or have requests I will be glad to entertain them, just drop me an email at the address specified in the market, of pm me here.

And if you find it useful, I wont stand in the way of a little contribution for my work.

thanks for reading!

N
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] SUPAstarr:
Was in the process of running HARDSPL, prompt on the fone to run enter bootloader clicked yes looked up on pc screen to see connection error USB not connected, screen went blank...... ANY IDEAS:(
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] V.A.T.Juice:
make sure you have active sync or the newer mobile device suite for vista and win 7 connected before you run it. I think there is a tool to get it to come out of the bootloader screen and you can try again. It's pretty hard to brick it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] SUPAstarr:
thanks, after bein non responsive for a while it got it to power back up, seemingly unharmed, no problems, :confused: an flash complete. I was panicing cuz replacing a company fone at this point in time wud not be cool
[HD2 General] vangrieg:
This HTC's "enhancement" replacing "Reply" with "Reply All" in Outlook Email is driving me nuts... I've already accidentally sent a private message to all addressees twice.

In previous HTC devices you needed to disable the "Outlook Enhancement" service (believe it or not, they made a service dll that did this atrocity. Now I don't see it.

Any ideas?
[HD2 General] wotsreallygood:
anyone know?
[HD2 General] vangrieg:
I do already. :)

Set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\ShowReplyAllEmailSK1 to 0.
[HD2 General] Archer:
Nice - bookmarked :)

Thanks!
[HD2 General] jakem:
Thanks vangrieg. This is a particularly silly addition given that Reply All also includes the recipient (i.e. me) in the new email :rolleyes:
[HD2 General] co2-guy:
Is it just me or is HTC's Sense not that great?

I tried disabling it for today and as I am writing this I still have 70% power (from full this morning) compared to max 50% the other days at this time, with Sense on.

Also I think it has actually made the slow sms load alot quicker so that I can answer almost instantly! (have only tested with about 50 sms's on a contact)

If this is the case I sure hope HTC will come with a big update soon.
[HD2 General] NickC42:
I find the same on my Touch Diamond. By disabling Touchflo 3d the battery can make it through the day!

Nick
[HD2 General] regtee2:
How did you disable HTC Sense?
[HD2 General] bR00k:
start -> options -> buttom/right "more" -> today -> elements -> scroll down and disable it

regards
[HD2 General] Archer:
Go to settings tab, Menu, All Settings, Today, and Items tab.

HTC Sense is at the bottom there. Untick it. If you're gonna do that, I recommend you turn on Windows Default (at the top of the list), which is their "Titanium" UI. It's quite nice, but no Sense.
[HD2 General] pigglett:
start >Settings > today > items @bottom scroll untick htc sense ..click widnows default or other option
[HD2 General] bbmalver:
SPB Mobile Shell 3.0 (or 3.5) :)

The Sense did not even last 1hr after i got it. No LAG, No Sluggish Programs!

Just Smooooth Scrolling!!:)
[HD2 General] giRaM:
hello,

can someone tell me how (like registry-way) i can reset the call time of incoming and outgoing calls?

best regards, giRaM
[HD2 General] hicks:
I may be wrong, but I've had WM devices before where these timers somehow survived a hard reset. I'm not sure it is possible to reset these.
[HD2 General] giRaM:
hard reset doesn't work. and thats why i'm asking for other ways, like reg-edit or others.

best regards,

giRaM
[G1 General] Coderedpl:
I'm planning on fixing my g1 myself since my screen is cracked, but the issue here is the touch functions still work as they always did, its just that the screen is cracked.

are there two seperate pieces? Like the actual touch screen and the LENS?
[G1 General] phatmanxxl:
yea it's called a digitizer (on the top) and a lcd (under the digitizer).
[G1 General] Coderedpl:
Which 1 is the part that cracked?

Reason i ask is because i saw someone selling a water damaged g1 and if its just the lense itself that can be replaced ill do that :)
[General Questions and Answers] frozentax:
Hello! Not really phone related, but perhaps someone can shed some light. I have a schematic for my Samsung S3C2440AL ARM CPU, but the physical CPU on my board doesn't have any pins (not on the bottom of the board, either). I thought maybe it was the pins to the right, but the number of pins don't match up to the schematics. Any ideas on how to access this for soldering to pins? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Rudegar:
pins are under the cpu think people who unsolder such chips bake them first
[General Questions and Answers] allwires:
Like the person before said, on PCs the pins are underneath the processor in a grid pattern. I have no idea how you would solder / unsolder it, because on PCs they usually just have a locking mechanism.
[General Questions and Answers] frozentax:
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you for the replies! There goes my idea!