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[HD2 Accessories] PROTOCHIP:
Dear Friends,

I bought two of them yesterday; one for home and one for office. It suits HD2 very well. I can say, i am very satisfied. In the package you can find an extra charger unit and usb cable for sync but only downside is the length of both cables are short for me.I wish they would be longer... I am looking for quality small speakers to use with the cradle...BTW it is a great tool to use with HD2... Hope this helps...

Kind Regards...
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
Has yours turned up from MobileFun?

I ordered mine over a week ago now and no cradle yet, I'm well dissapointed :(
[HD2 Accessories] PROTOCHIP:
Dear m0j0j0j0123,

No, I bought it from a shopping mall in Turkey...

Kind Regards...
[HD2 Accessories] attig:
I called them and they said that they will only receive stock on the 22nd of March. I am not waiting that long, so cancelled the order.

So to get back to the initial question: Any other craddle (in stock) recommended for the HD2?
[HD2 Accessories] Bunglechunk:
There's this one which - as far as I can see - is the same as the cradle from MobileFun. It'll cast you an extra £5 but it's in stock.
[HD2 Accessories] theguvnor:
Which one? I am also waiting for stock from MobileFun, and they have told me 10-14 days so 22nd March is probably about right. If I can get it from somewhere else, then happy days!
[HD2 Accessories] muhkuh1234:
Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to post outside links...

If you go to ebay.com and search for "Battery Charger Cradle HD2", you will find an offer for the same cradle from HK...

Don't know if it makes sense monetary wise though... 10USD for shipping... and 22.99USD for the cradle
[HD2 Accessories] theguvnor:
To be honest, the cost involved of that ebay (£15 + £10 postage) plus the delivery timescales, returns issue etc mean that I would be better off waiting for MobileFun to get them back into stock...

Thanks anyway, I shall continue my search!
[HD2 Accessories] MonnieRock:
Hello Everyone,

Where can you purchase the Kidigi Deluxe Cradle(with the 3.5mm jack) in the USA? I really do not want to order on ebay from Hong Kong.

Can you remove and put back in the 3.5mm plug in the cradle if you do not want to use it or is it permanently fixated?

Does the phone get charged from the AC power cable or the UBS sync cable?

Thank you,

Monnie
[HD2 Accessories] elmstrom:
Does it charge the Phone over AC or USB sync?
[HD2 Accessories] PROTOCHIP:
Dear Friends,

If you dont connect external speakers to the cradle then the 3.5 plug will not be used...

The cradle both charges from ac or usb depending on your choice... Hope all these helps...

Kind Regards...
[HD2 Accessories] MonnieRock:
PROTOCHIP,

I am a little confused. If the 3.5 mm jack that is next to the mini-usb connector where the phone sits in the cradle is inserted into the phone, doesn't the phone become silent because it thinks a headset is plugged in? For example, no ring tone, no sounds, etc,., even if nothing is connected to the rear 3.5mm port on the back of the cradle

Thank you,

Monnie
[HD2 Accessories] aLlamaWithARifle:
The phone doesn't become silent as far as I know it just plays all sounds through the ear phones, so if you plug it up to a stereo it will just play any message tones throught that. Or atelast that's what I've gathered
[HD2 Accessories] lquigley:
Monnierock

Yes the phone is silent, except if you have speakers or earphones hooked up. Just sitting charging you will not hear it. Other than through earphones, Or external speakers.,,,,Quig
[HD2 Accessories] sdudd:
Be careful....

I would be very careful with them....I ordered mine 3 weeks ago and they still have not delivered. They are located in Hong Kong, and so am I. Finally reported it to their payment processor. Waiting to see the results...

Just FYI.

[UPDATE] - Finally got it. Had to get their payment processor involved - but they finally delivered it. And I have to say, that I am quite happy with it. No complaints about it at all.
[HD2 Accessories] SmittyWolf:
I have the cradle from MobileFun and I am reasonably happy with it... I have one niggle which I'm struggling to resolve. When the power cable is plugged into the cradle to charge the phone, a humming noise can be heard from the speakers. Does anyone know how I can suppress this?

Other than that, which I don't think is a fault of the product, it's a wonderful setup. My alarm clock has been replaced and the alarm tone plays out the HD2 earpiece even when docked and speakers turned off.
[HD2 Accessories] Bunglechunk:
For some reason the link was removed. The Deluxe Desktop 2nd Battery Cradle is from htcdirect.co.uk.

http://www.htcdirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=750
[HD2 Accessories] MonnieRock:
Hello,

I ordered mine from eXpansys.com

ORA Deluxe Cradle

Seems to be the same exact as the Kidigi one with the 3.5mm jack per the sales rep I spoke with on the telephone.

They have a USA site too if you need.

Thank you,

Monnie
[HD2 Accessories] aLlamaWithARifle:
Wooo mobile fun have just told me that they have dispatched the cradle, I should get it within a couple of days hopefully
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
Here, here.... looking fwd to this, its only been a month since we ordered :D
[HD2 Accessories] hollinshead:
I got mine today from Mobilefun, it was sent yesterday but their site still says awaiting stock.

I'm guessing what stock they did get in was sent out to all the outstanding orders!
[HD2 Accessories] A|ex:
Ordered myself a ORA Deluxe Cradle which looks good enough for my needs
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
Received mine yesterday, got to say its very nice, it was worth the wait.
[HD2 Accessories] extric:
I do a lot of conference calls and than I use the phone in speaker mode. Before I would buy the cradle I would like to verify 2 points. If the phone is in the cradle (with or without a speaker connected):

- is the microphone not blocked. Can the person on the other side hear you clearly

- can you put the sound on the speaker of the phone? Or do you need to have the external turned on?

I would really appreciate some handsone feedback
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
The 3.5mm jack plugs into the phone therefore all sound is routed to the jack, not the external speaker, quite frustrating in a small way, but good if you have it hooked up to an extenal source.

The microphone will work as it would any other time or with a hands free kit, although I cant confirm this 100%. I will try it later for you when home.
[HD2 Accessories] extric:
It would be fantastic if you could verify the microphone thingy.

On the rerouting to the external plug I created another thread:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=650958

I had done some tests today with just a cable (no headset) and that led me to the same conclusion. I have a huge buzzing sound in the speakers so that is not realy an option. Not sure if it is due to the speakers. Phone is 40cm away.

This is really annoying because I had this on 4+ year old SE phones
[HD2 Accessories] CraigBirnie:
Can anyone help!

I'm looking to buy a stand for my HD2, but I dont want to charge a second battery and I'm not fussed about PC Connectivity! :p Ideally I would love to have something like the Xtand for the iPhone/Blackberry sitting on my bedside table with an AC charging cable just plugged in.

Something like this... ebay.co.uk/140393341132 (not allowed to post outside links!)

... has anyone seen anything like this on any markets or am I just going to have to do without?! :mad:
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
Sorry didnt get chance last night, I will set myself a reminder now to do it later when home.
[HD2 Accessories] m0j0j0j0123:
This one can be mains charged and just used as a basic stand - http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/deluxe-htc-hd2-desktop-charging-cradle-p22701.htm

Only potential downside is that it has a 3.5mm jack built in, so your phone will be silent unless plugged into an audio device.

Not seen any others as basic as what you are after. Sure they are out there though.
[HD2 Accessories] azgo:
without jack

This looks enough if you don't need the 3.5" jack: ebay item 390162817681.

Has the AC adapter (not clear if you get the converters in gratis from the 4th pic) and the sync option and the extra battery charger slot.
[HD2 Accessories] ariel123:
for those of you who have been wanting to buy a cradle i bought this one of ebay and it fits perfectly with the hd2 US. It syncs and charges through usb or charger which is included.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...3919227&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1795wt_93
[HD2 Accessories] xeebot:
Do you have some pictures of your unit with the phone in it and the back? The picture online isn't very clear. Thanks.
[HD2 Accessories] tippingvan:
i'd like to see some pics of this cradle too, please.
[HD2 Accessories] merlin-eric:
heb deze desktop cradle ook ook staan htc past er perfeckt in .en dan een X-minibox er bij .is een echte aanrader.

Groetjes Merlin
[HD2 Accessories] magoo1275:
Someone knows if this cadle is compatible with HD2 from T-Mobile?

Thanks
[HD2 Accessories] parker09:
Would be very interested to know that as well.
[HD2 General] jsmith_00:
I am ordering my hd2 form o2 next week and just looked on there site to check its in stock and nosited that they have changed the packages they they will do and also put the phone up by £50
[HD2 General] donwhann:
why not do what i did and order it through a 3rd party online. you wont have to pay £50 and your billed direct by o2 anyway.......
[HD2 General] milli260876:
or get it on virgin, you get more for your money... they use the t-mobile network.
[HD2 General] tastyweat:
It's worth paying the extra on O2 though virgin/tmobile network is utterly useless compared to O2...

One bad thing about O2 though... their online stock monitoring means bugger-all... you have to call up to find out if they have stock... I ordered mine online and it took them 1 1/2 weeks to get it to me, despite it stating "in stock" on the website when I ordered and throughout the period I was waiting, when their phone staff were telling me it was out of stock with no projected arrival date...

Just check on the website... seems their plans have gone up in price by roughly 5 quid/month... yikes! I got 600 mins/1000 texts/unlimited data for 35/month with 100 for the phone... they're now claiming unlimited texts, but who uses more than 1000 a month?
[HD2 General] bzdemes:
Ouch! That is a big price rise! I got mine 600 Mins/100Texts/Unlimited Data for £35 with a free phone (upgrading)!
[HD2 General] hixxy666:
mms

Hi guys, kinda off topic but was wondering if any of you o2 uk users are able to use mms when flashing with a cooked rom...

I cant recieve them at all with cooked ROM, even after manualy inputting settings.

If you can send and recieve plz could I know what ROM u use

Regards and Thanx
[HD2 General] iamscorpio:
T-Mobile Contract 300

Hi Guys,

I hope this helps. My first post so excuse any mistakes.

I just got tmobile contract 24 months 300 mins , 300 text, unlimited lan line, 172 phone cost. Will get phone pn Tuesday
[HD2 General] jsmith_00:
can i ask were did u order your from??
[HD2 General] GavTheStoner:
I just got mine for free on wednesday on o2. they price matched t mobile. it took me 2 visits to the shop and a call.....

30 a month 24 month contract 600 mins 500 texts. the day before they wanted 100 for the phone on same terms.

haggle em. its well worth it.

posting this from my hd2 now lol. it rocks!
[HD2 General] aaron2112:
igot mine on virgin £25 a month 500mins 3000 texts 1gb internet usage phone cost £79 and thats on a 18month contract thats £529 over the 18months the phone its self cost about £500 so its a good deal
[HD2 General] 6times7:
What Gav said - I got mine from o2 price matched to T-mobile (i think) meant I got the phone for free on an upgrade - £35 a month for 600 mins, too many texts to use and unlimited interweb access.
[HD2 General] AlaneCzeQ:
yes i heard about this, because the are really low on stock in o2 for that phone, i hv ordered mine online 2 months ago and Im on 24 months, 25 pounds a month, 600 + 200 minutes,unlimited text and unlimited data with free phone, but I was upgrading so maybe it is dif than signing on new contract.
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
which is probably why the price increase, , ,, also to prime the market for a 'sale - price drop on hd2!' in a few months.
[HD2 General] mozaza:
Hi.

get the phone sim-free on either the Orange or Vodafone network from zero cost, go here: mobiles.co.uk

With it being sim-free you can get latest ROM+updates from HTC directly. Besides really good offers on at the moment. Have got 3 HD2's from this company NO PROBLEMS with any of the three handsets.

O2 and Vodafone network are messing about with HD2 because of Apple pressure (iphone). Orange is also best network for HSPDA connection.
[HD2 General] bronx:
well... hearing this, I've got quite good upgrade deal dec. last year. £35 per month plus free web bolt on, 18 mths contract and hd2 for about 30 quid.
[HD2 General] miko3d:
Virgin also here

£25 month

18 months

500 min

waay too many texts

and 1 gb internet

+ £79 for the phone

Best deal!
[HD2 General] ej2095:
mines 24 months

800 mins

unlimted texts

unlimted virgin to virgin

1g of net

30 quid a month

and fone was free
[HD2 General] R12SRW:
Just upgraded to HD2 today with o2 and got 1200 minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited data (web use) and free o2 to o2 calls for £40 per month on a 24 month contract and the free phone will be delivered Tuesday.

Was going to switch to T-Mobile if they could not give me a good deal as T-Mobile were offering 1200 mins, 500 texts, unlimited data, and an unlimited land-line calls bolt-on, on a 24 month contract with free phone for £35 per month, but unfortunately there coverage is not to good here where I live.
[HD2 General] m0j0j0j0123:
It seems we have all paid way different prices. Mine was £50 for the handset, and then 02 18 mth contract @ £35 a month, for 600mins, 500 text and unlimited data connection.
[HD2 General] terrytpot:
My turn...(upgrade deal)

O2 small business regular user 24mth contract

300 xnet mins

unltd O2 calls

10 unltd landlines

250 texts

unltd interwebby

free phone upgrade every 12 mths

free HD2

£27.38 mth+vat

:D
[HD2 General] wacky.banana:
No, not able to. I understand this is a common feature on cooked roms and/or any rom where HTC messaging is disabled.

Incidentally what cooked ROM are you using?

WB

PS _You really should not have hijacked this thread (bad form) so apologies to the OP.
[HD2 General] R12SRW:
Hi terrytpot you following me ?? :D (lamboman) glad to see you also got a HD2
[HD2 General] m0j0j0j0123:
Why would you add a cooked ROM if you were to lose a major piece of fiunctionality? I never knew that at all, I was gonna look into the whole customr ROM thing soon, but that has put me right off.
[HD2 General] terrytpot:
We all have different requirements that stike us as essential..losing mms is not a problem for me but I did want to get the wifirouter that O2 ,in their infinite wisdom ,ripped out of the stock rom... others no doubt have their own reasons for wanting to change,the trick is to make sure you fully test all the features that you require on your stock rom and then do the same with any cooked roms that appeal to you and then weigh the pro's and cons yourself...and as already mentioned, appologies to the op for continuing with the off topic:o
[HD2 General] m0j0j0j0123:
Yeah I see ya point with o2 taking out the wifi option, really not fair that. Anyways, I guess its horses for courses, back to the subject of o2 price increase.... ;)
[HD2 General] moneysaver05:
I have

I have vodafone :

750min

1000txts

stop the clock

unlimited Internet

12 months

£35per month

paid one off cost £125
[HD2 General] m0j0j0j0123:
^ Thats the best I have seen yet tbh, you did well, thought 12 mth contracts were a thing of the early 00's now. ;)
[HD2 General] leoni1980:
02 have good gsm coverage but much worse UMTS coverage than T-Mobile and the rest.

Sometimes I got a signal on O2 and Vodafone where I can't get one on T-Mobile but I ALWAYS have better and faster 3G on T-Mobile where I live, so it's horses for courses really.

Three of my friends have just got their HD2s on Virgin and are loving it. Your O2 deals suck in comparison guys, c.mon. People seem SOOOO commited to O2 and I still can't put my finger on why...if you're so bothered about having a signal EVERYWHERE then for pure GSM o2 is pretty solid, but the other networks (with the exception of Vodafone) have MUCH better 3G coverage across the country so it kind of negates the whole GSM problem to a degree.

...just find the best deal guys, O2 don't give a shizzle about you.
[HD2 General] chris_ah1:
orange offered: 1200mins at 30pm with 30 for handset. 500MB, Unlimited texts. 24months

O2: 600mins, 1000 texts, unlimited internet, £30pm and £100 for handset. 24months

T-mobile offered £25pm, 900mins, unlimited texts, unlimited internet, £172 for handset.

Got O2 and T-mobile sims side by side and T-mobile struggles tbh. I used to think it was ok, but O2 works much better in hd2, and in my old E65 for some reason.

T-mobile kills you on roaming though, and image proxy is a bummer.

Orange is the interesting one but i found their coverage iffy.

Vodafone offered me free HD2, Unlimited texts, landlines, 1200mins, 500MB internet for £30 per month...but they sent me satio instead and then stole £340!!!!

I went with O2: handset arrived in 1day, sim unlocked, working with 1.48. no bugs so far. I find WM6.5 very nice indeed!!!! dont know why people moan. used 27% battery from 2pm to 10:30pm though with heavy use and showing off - vids, internet, music, calls, texts, maps etc.

p.s. my O2 sim in the HD2 gives better HSDPA in london than T-mobile :S faster and more reliable. I was shocked as i had previously thought T-mobile good.

I still think they are stingy on mins+texts. but at least cheap and upfront for EU roaming. Orange good for roaming too. if you want, orange 1200mins at mobiles.co.uk is best deal of them all tbh.

BTW my o2 handset from O2 directly has wifi router enabled and available at stock :)
[HD2 General] hollinshead:
+1

I was with O2 due to having an iPhone for the last 18 months.

I told them I wanted a HD2, they were not prepaired to come even close to matching T-Mobile so I left.

I was with T-Mobile before I went to O2 and the same is still true now, the 3G connection is much faster with T-Mobile (even get HSDA with T-Mobile).

With my iPhone I was always using Wifi due to how slow it was on 3G, but I've not had to use it with my HD2 yet!
[HD2 General] MalekoUK:
£40 a month with O2

500 texts, 1200 minutes, unlimted Web, 'free' HD2

Or online with 1000 texts.
[HD2 General] A|ex:
i recently bought my hd2 from o2 for £300 and my tariff atm with them is 700mins, 1400 text and unlimited web for £20 a month (simplicity no contract).

I never used stock o2 rom and i heard of HTC there are no updates out for o2 HD2 customers. I have however tried several roms and i think i will stick with the one i have as it gives me 3 days of battery and daily use (everything set on auto download too!).

The capacitive touch screen takes some getting use to which i hate.
[HD2 General] Mr_Erratic:
Upgraded Thursday, phone arrived Friday :)

1200 mins

Unlimited Texts

Unlimited Internet

Free Handset

£35 month / 24 months
[HD2 General] Towserspvm2000:
What's your secret?
[HD2 General] manimal666:
I got mine on o2 for 30 quid a month with 600 minutes, 1000 texts, choice of bolt on (naturally chose unlimited data) on a 18 month contract and 98 quid for the phone. they wanted 35 a month but I said I was prepared to walk as I was already an o2 sim only contract customer. definitely haggle with them though even if you're not already an o2 customer. there are 4 of us in my office with HD2's. 1 on t-mob, 2 on virgin and I get the best signal (Blackpool).
[HD2 General] GavTheStoner:
Oh yeah i got unlimited web too! 35 is the 18mth contract right?
[HD2 General] 6times7:
yep, thats right.
[HD2 General] loomx:
I paid £277 for mine, I pay £20 a month on a 1 month rolling contract (basically no contract :)) with 1200 texts, 600mins and unlimited Internet :)
[HD2 General] smeddy:
I was on Orange for the HD, but my bills were always coming in at £50+ when they should have been £30.

When there was that Terms and Conditions get-out last August I took it, got a £20-a-month Sim with o2 (600mins, 600txts, free internet), reduced to £10 through Quidco's cashback.

Yesterday I bought an HD2 from the Marketplace for £310, and I can hopefully sell my HD for £150.

So all in all I've paid £160 for the phone, on a £10-a-month 12-month contract :)

(I hate 18-month contracts, me want upgradey quickly!)
[HD2 General] 20mihalko:
o2 in Slovakia- unlimited data without contract for 6 euro... but it is only EDGE...
[HD2 General] donwhann:
sorry for the late reply bud, iv been on the swallie. i got mine from here. best thing is, the phone came unlocked......

https://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/HTC/HTC-HD2-Free-Line-Rental-Discount/85,27311
[HD2 General] hixxy666:
I appologise for the thread hijack so to put it right,

30 quid a month, 24 month contract, unlimited data, 1000 txts 600 mins 100quid for phone, I actualy went to carphone warehouse for the upgrade on launch day, so have a debranded phone.

I think I tried all the ROMS available before the discovery of the magical extra RAM...

Ive now flashed to a wwe 1.66 shipped rom and mms works

Thanx for the info and once again sorry for the hijack I had posted the question 3 or 4 times else where but had no replies.
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
I know this is in answer to the off topic subject of mms, so appologies to the OP, , , , but I was so surprised to read the comments about mms not working that I wanted to add that i've never had a problem sending or receiving mms on cooked roms through O2. I've used three versions of teh one in my sig (6.5.x based) as well as a 6.5 version from the same chef (1.5 from seatone HERE).

The latest release (1.36) doesn't have a connection setup pre installed, (it is added manually as a cab) but as soon as it is installed and run, mms, mobile web and sms number all apply themselves.
[HD2 General] Aleemz:
I was hoping to stay on my old £20 simplicity contract and buy a HD2 from O2 out-right as others have done but O2 are saying they've changed their policy and don't sell the phone in that manner.

This is consistent with what others have said, but if anyone has bought one from them out-right recently, please let us know.

Ta!
[HD2 General] adamelphick:
O2 wouldn't match ANYTHING from Voda or T-Mob and basically put me on to disconnections so I could leave! I didn't want to lose my £20 a month simplicity with 600 mins, 500 text and unlimted internet (plus internet sharing with my netbook!). So I decided to buy an HD2. Picked it up from an iPhone guy who had just got it on an upgrade but wanted to keep his iPhone (madness!) for £340. Then sold my Touch Pro for £150 on eBay so HD2 worked out at £190... came with 2 batteries too for some reason.

3G signal is much better in the HD2 than it was in the Touch Pro using the same SIM.

I did the same as the above with the Touch Pro as I don't wanna be tied to some network for years on end!
[HD2 General] FoxMcCloud:
I got mine back in december I think, the second it arrived on o2s systems.

IMy deal is:

1000 Minutes

1000 texts

Unlimited web

24 month

free phone

£30 per month
[HD2 General] manimal666:
How the hell did you manage to get that deal? Did you buy over phone or in the shop? I got mine in 4 days before Xmas and they wanted £97 for phone and £35 per month for 600 mins, 1000 txt, unlimited web on 18 month contract. I only managed to get them down to £30 per month for that deal as i said i was prepared to leave and would have taken 24 months if they had offered me what you got. They wouldnt budge any further.

I must say that im dissappointed that O2 offer some people cracking deals whilst basically shafting others.