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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Dieseltorkin:
thanks for the help! I guess i should have been more detailed on what i use my phone for. I text alot, talk of course, use the interned, the weather option, blue tooth and on occasion the wifi, i want something that responds well and is fast. Normally after about 90 days of using a WM phone the lag is just horrible. i just exchanged my phone through ATT for the above reasons. i want something that runs fast yet is stable at the same time.

I know i know i know, have my cake and eat it too to some extent lol
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] burtonsnow8:
I would suggest going with the NRG Pheonix rom. A lot of people have that as their favorite and it seems to be very stable/speedy. Most of the newer Leo Sense 2.5 roms have slight messaging problems (especially with landscape mode). Never used it but you can rest assured that it is one of the better roms available.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Dieseltorkin:
Ok thanks! Ill do some research on the NRG Pheonix and give it a try! Thanks again!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Dieseltorkin:
Where can i find the Phoenix 2 download? thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] burtonsnow8:
NRG Pheonix:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=553506

Valkyrie (another popular rom):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=569507

Roms sorted by most viewed (basically the most popular roms):

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=490&daysprune=-1&order=desc&sort=views
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Dieseltorkin:
Great! Thanks for all the help! If im reading right here, i need to run a sim unlocker then Hard SPL then install the rom? Correct me if im wrong here, this will be my first attempt. Thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Sik96teG:
I was using energy roms since i got my TP2 and just recently tried the leo cell roms and i am in love with them. They put alot of detail to the small things with the rom but i havent tried the phoenix roms so i cant compare the 2.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Paul-E:
Check out htis site maintained by one of the members on this forum, he seems to favor the Energy Roms but has an overview of some other popular ones as well.

http://thewingster.com/tp2gsmroms.aspx

It is somewhere to start at least.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] daguila:
Does you battery drain faster depending on your background? for example if i have a mainly purple background as opposed to a pitch black background, will either of them use more battery?

i know that on OLED screens, the blacks are power savers, does this apply to my TP2?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] apax:
i don't think so....mine battery last for 2.5 days....:cool:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] sirphunkee:
While there are certain minute voltage differences that will result in the rendering of a certain colors or density of color (or lack thereof), the variances are so tiny that you wouldn't see an appreciable difference in the battery charge, even over time...in fact, what drains your battery far more than most anything else on the phone is just having the screen and backlight on at all.

So, really the only way one particular background would affect your battery life is if was one you like so much more than the others that you kept your screen on constantly to look at it :D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] rogershroed1991:
I exported my contacts from gmail and imported them into Outlook (I'm attempting to sync the contacts from my Android phone onto my Windows Mobile phone), however when I bring them into Outlook, anyone who's name was split up (for example "John Smith") it refiled as "Smith, John" so when I then sync that to my phone, it's displayed everyone with their last name first. This makes it impossible to find anyone and I want them to all show with their first name first, ie. "John Smith" but the only way I've found to do that is to click on each contact individually and change it.

Is there a better/faster way to make all of them just show up with their first name first? If not, let me know if you're interested in buying a Touch HD, because it's pretty much useless if it's gonna rename all my contacts every time I sync.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] deedee:
Try Shubaroo Contact Changer, it doesn't change anything except the "File As" value so they all appear First, Last.
[Nexus One General] Cheeze[iT]:
Ok my fellow nexus one lovers... I had a Nexus one for about a month, and upon first opening the phone, there was dust, so I immediately got a replacement. I thought it was cool that next day when I show up at work, they had sent me my replacement so I was quite suprised on the service. Anyways, the phone was great, loved every aspect EXCEPT when texting, it wouldn't register my delete, and instead, a stupid smiley... in a way, I was getting pissed cause google was "smiling" at me when I was trying to do something else.

So my question is, I really want to go back, or wait for the HD2, but I feel the nexus is a better fit, especially when I use almost all the google features... but the texting/screen issue is a factor... I know people all over have this issue, and there isn't a resolution yet (that I've found) so what do I do? Wait? Suck it up and get it again? What are your suggestions???

FREE ME FROM MY BLACKBERRY!!!!!!!!!
[Nexus One General] charkosh:
It took me 3 phones to get all my issues fixed. If you're worried about fast customer service, get a phone that is supported directly by a carrier (Mytouch3g, droid, etc).

I have a good friend who just got a droid after being a huge crackberry fan. He loves it.

The nexus one is a pilot program so there will be growing pains to endure.

In terms of the touch issues watch your other fingers around the edge of the touch screen. I notice whenever my screen goes wonky a finger that shouldn't be touching the screen is.

Keep in mind you can get other keyboards than the stock that are agruably better anyway.

Good luck and thanks for supporting Android.
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
Didnt realize you were talking about screen issues, since using Cyanogen I havent expierenced them, but I dont know if they've been fixed for regular users.
[Nexus One General] Cheeze[iT]:
hmm I didn't pay any attention to it after I rooted/flashed cyanogen... guess I'm going to have to think about this one a little bit. but overall I loved it. Do you guys think it will be fixed.... someday?
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
Well its an issue that theyve been made well aware of on their support forums so I would assume theyre working on a solution, I dont know why they wouldnt be.
[Nexus One General] Cheeze[iT]:
just curious, but are you using the stock keyboard?
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
No, im using better keyboard right now and use smart keyboard and swype from time to time, just like to mix things up every once in a while, I type so fast on this thing now that smart keyboard and better keyboard have pretty much made swype useless to me. Smart Keyboard is free in the market and Better Keyboard is like 2 bucks and is pretty similar but is theme-able which I like. I also dont use auto correct or suggestions or any of that stuff so I dont know how they work for those.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
Smart Keyboard and Better Keyboard are really just the stock keyboard with minor differences and more customization (but nothing innovational), if you really want to enjoy your typing experience - I suggest installing the HTC_IME, the typing creation cooked up by HTC for their Sense UI phones.

Nothing really beats it, I don't see how anything could. Swype though, is lovely.
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
I still feel like I type faster on smart or better keyboard, it could be I just havent gotten used to HTC IME yet, i used it all the time on my mytouch but ive just gotten so use to these keyboards that I dont even have to look to type, like typing this whole thing for example. I guess in the end its all just personal preference.
[Nexus One General] Cheeze[iT]:
whats the "htc ime" ? link? seems interesting
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=624416
[HD2 General] mazzarin:
I've noticed a couple times scrolling through the forums that an outsider interested in buying the phone might be turned away if they read through here. Of course, odds are they wouldn't come to XDA in the first place, but still the complaints - though in the minority - are most obvious.

Tired of all the hater threads? Love your HD2 as much as I do? Enjoy the looks of envy from 3GS users? This is our thread :)

Besides, the best unexpected side benefit of the HD2: plentiful opportunities for "that's what she said."
[HD2 General] dgtel2:
Wow... the counter part entitled "Lets face it: HD2 (and XDA!) is f*in amazing!". Things are getting interesting.

The best thing I love about HD2 is screen, CPU, WiFi router and Remote Desktop Mobile (my personal favourite). Perhaps a couple of other "diamonds sparkling behind the rock". You need to dig to get the diamonds....lol...
[HD2 General] dzf:
I received envy, but not necessarily quite the type I thought...!

I was at the shops waiting for my GF, playing with my HD2. A little boy probably around 10yo was with his mum sitting next to me spotted me playing games.

Boy: "Look there mum!! See!! EVERYONE has an iPhone!!"

Surprisingly, I was actually slightly offended that someone would mistake the HD2 as an Apple product...but he was only a kid so I kept quiet and just continued playing...hehe.
[HD2 General] Shadowdh:
Love it all, screen crisp and clear, fast fast fast processor and navigates really easily and well, surprising ease of use input methods, that fact that while its big it doesnt feel too big when using it as a phone, how clear and loud the speakers are, plays movies really well and so much better than I expected, really easy to use and individualise... so much more that I'm afraid if I keep typing it will look like I am gushing...
[HD2 General] gutuff:
I sold My iPhone 3gs to buy this.................. best thing I have done :cool:
[HD2 General] appelflap:
Silly boy that was. It's clear that the hd2 more looks like an iPad than an iPhone :)
[HD2 General] antilagman:
best phone ever in my eye`s. customized to my every need with no bugs, Absolutely love it :D
[HD2 General] antaed:
+ 1 and couldn't agree more
[HD2 General] bronx:
oh boy... there we go again... :rolleyes:

... I'll just add, that I can play street fighter alpha 3 full speed with sound while sitting on the damn toilet. :D at the moment there's nothing better than hd2 to run playstation emulator.

oh yeah... it's a decent phone too... ;)
[HD2 General] cd78:
im lovin my hd2 tbh. my last phone was an omnia and over at modaco there is a great rom scene, i havent even tried a custom rom on the hd2 yet, so i havent scratched the surface on what this amazin piece of kit can offer! the best thing about wm is defo the customization.

the screen on this device is something else, web browsing is amazing (im writin this on hd2 now).

xda is brilliant, this forum is so active, lots going on!!
[HD2 General] Jammie_1989:
Right on lol nothing like playing crash bandicoot 3 and gran turismo 2 when your taking a dump haha
[HD2 General] 20mihalko:
normally i`m not responding in threads starting HD2 is bleh bleh, but now +1, loving it...
[HD2 General] lorin.bute:
Finally a thread that makes sense :D

I love the screen, the wifi speed, the speed in the menus, the video playback (streaming with coreplayer of course), the pinch to zoom, the hardware, sense 2.5, the screen resolution and again that screen... so beautiful :)
[HD2 General] foxcheng:
moved from xperia x1, the processor is twice fast and so the screen!

still at stock Rom until my spare battery arrive :) best phone in winmo era!

buy another iptouch if you want to play fancy game, affordable compared to awesome HD2 :D
[HD2 General] MalekoUK:
At work yesterday I showed a mate who has an iPhone, side by side the HD2 just looks SOOOO much nicer :P
[HD2 General] iczboi:
Htc hd2 ftw
[HD2 General] dondian:
I hope i'll be able to write a line or two in this thread next week :)
[HD2 General] weenween:
I love the HD2, the wonderful screen estate, the speed and all the wonderful mods. XDA-developers is the one reason I stayed with HTC phones and not gone for others. All the help and wonderful tweaks and modifications just make the phone unique to us and we feel so free to do as we like without being restricted. :D
[HD2 General] RainesX:
Best time was when a iPhone 3gs owner got envious of my HD2 XD

And as many o got offended when some ppl have misstaken it for a iPhone >.<

HD2 looks way better than a iPhone, faster too ^^.
[HD2 General] akash_84:
Just a quick one from a very loyal windows phone user who went to iPhone 3GS and then played with a HD2...

There are MANY reasons to go back to windows/HTC and given that I have been using the 3GS for around 6 months now, it's quite a big thing to say.

There are also many reasons to stay with the iPhone.

To be honest, the functionality and hardware...the HD2 wins hands down and not a single person can say otherwise.

Software-wise - I have to admit, the same BUT, when I went back to the iPhone, I couldnt help noticing the simplicity of it all which sometimes made it a bit better to use.

There were also a few niggles that the iPhone seemed to not have

Other: The appstore.

This is where the iPhone won over the market place.

The apps are cheap, there are plenty of them around and some of the very few games that I always have to have on a phone (need for speed/asphalt) were a lot better on the iPhone.

Why am I going back to the iPhone?

Only one reason after all that testing... logmein!

I heavily use logmein for home/work and this is something that is too flakey on the HD2.

iPhone has an app, its all done via the app. Related to this, the web side of things work very well on the iphone where zooming in still fits the page to the screen.

Niggles:

Main one is that the Audi and the HD2 don't like each other in that the contacts are only syncing up to the letter N

Second was emails i found easier on the iphone (don't shout!)

I love the idea of how it displays on the HD2 but hate the idea that to delete, I have to go into another screen or whatever. This is going back to Simplicity that you have 4 icons, one to reply, one to delete, and whatever the others do ON the email in question. Same goes for multiselect...going to a menu, select, select several is 3 screens to many and the iPhone slide>delete individually is still "simpler"

having said all of this, if I had never touched the iPhone, I would not have realised any of the above and gone for the HD2

But the way I work is to take the HD2, not use the 3GS, and see if I need to use the 3GS for anything...if not, the HD2 is a winner.

And in this case, it did win had it not been for the bluetooth and logmein.

End of the day, it's all personal preference and I know for a fact I'll go back to HTC/WinMo once I get what I want on it

Right now, I just dont know what to do and still have both devices in my pocket :cool:
[HD2 General] trondkk:
I simply love my HD2 - pure and simple. Easily the best phone I have ever had (and I really loved my Athena and Universal!).

With the tweaks, mods and apps made available here on XDA the phone goes from being pretty damned good to being truly great.

I agree with one thing that has been mentioned from both "sides" here on the forum:

To reach it's full potential it HAS to be tweaked and modded to the users preference!

And that fact is what probably makes other phones like the iPhone a better choice for the casual user that just wants a cool phone that works instantly.

But at the same time this fact makes the HD2 the ideal phone for the enthusiast, for when set up "correctly" it really pays back the effort put in many times over!

Now, if someone only could incorporate Tasks into Sense as a separate tab - or as part of the calendar tab - it would truly be PERFECT :D
[HD2 General] fantasytozi:
I'm currently having both HD2 and 3GS.:)

I must say HD2 is too amazing for its screen and UI. I love to strolling pic to pic, watch the animated weather all day, strolling from tab to tab. It's so interesting.

HD2 is more suitable for work, with office mobile and bigger screen, it's easier to edit and do some quick writing than in 3GS.

I love email apps in HD2 too. When u have a lot of mail accounts to manage, nothing in 3GS can compare to HD2. I dont mind going to another the screen to do these type of things I have to.

Watching movies is quite comfortable and interesting in HD2, bigger screen and u dont have to wait for hours just to convert into mp4 for 3GS.

Camere in HD2 have dual led flash, a big point.

But, if talking about games and apps, I must say 3GS is the winner. Compatible games for HD2 is not so many, but HD2 has a strong point for fpsece. Good apps, reality apps, simple and easy to use apps compatible for HD2 also quite a little.

HD2 may have flash with skyfire, but if talking about stable and smooth, maybe speed sometimes, safari wins.

Another the thing which is quite annoying in HD2 is its keyboard. I love the default "Touch Input", not "Touchpal" or "Swype", but 3GS's keyboard is much more easier to get used to.

I cant get rid to one of 2 phones now. I love to play some small games in 3GS, like "Plants vs Zombies", so addictive. I love the way 3GS create playlists for music, which is not so comfortable in HTC's devices in general. But I love to watch movie and quick work with my HD2, flash cook rom also.

I will wait for iphone os 4.0 before selling 3GS.

HD2 is still a better choice than 3GS, but I really want to touch an android phone right now:D
[HD2 General] donwhann:
i need to get this emulater up and running on my hd2, feel free to point me in the right direction lol.....

and the hd2......best damm phone ever, nuff said.
[HD2 General] Hojlind:
You guys who have both the HD2 and the iphone, have way too many money ;) HD2 is really great, and one of the primary reasons I went for HTC again after my diamond, was XDA-developers, which is one of the greatest sites on the internet. Windows Mobile is an unbelievable strong OS in terms of customisation and functions, and with the hardware of our beloved HD2 we really have a killer phone.

Am I a fanboy when i feel annoyed when someone says "wow is that a iphone"... ;)

@Donwhann

Visit their official site: www.fpsece.net :)
[HD2 General] donwhann:
thanks for the pointer bud, ill check it out tonight when the kids are in bed.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
i just agree, its the greatest phone i ever had, or even saw..

i just love it =D

im still on 1.43 stock rom.. it works amazingly, dont need to flash something else.. no problems, absolutely nothing, it just works, dont know why other have problems.. for me its just amazing
[HD2 General] bronx:
just don't hesitate to donate pal. ;) paid version (only 5 euros) is sooooo much better. saving game whenever You want, full hd2 support, personalised updated versions sent to Your email plus other extras I forgot. :rolleyes:

...anyway. the only thing which bugs me now is the damn too bright flash. other than that - mobile nirvana. :D
[HD2 General] donwhann:
yes i more than likely will, i just hope you dont need a degree in science to get it running lol.......
[HD2 General] bronx:
do not worry Mate... we are here to HELP. ;)
[HD2 General] thatg:
all that digging made wanna pull out my hair. why couldnt this phone come pre digged
[HD2 General] villanbob:
The HTC HD2 is the best phone currently available, bar none.

If you are thinking about an iPhone, just ask one question of existing owners - how long does your battery last? They can't even get a full day out it, and yet I sometimes get 2 days from the HTC.

There is no such thing as the perfect electronic device, whatever type you are looking at. The HD2 is the most consistent across all criteria, and that makes it the best.
[HD2 General] .::EmreE::.:
I can never work out Remote Desktop :( May someone lend me hand here?
[HD2 General] ys222:
WOW

I liked your post!!!

I'm tired to read those poeple who always complain no meter what.

if they have lock system ,they want to remove it, if they don't they complain that it should have......

also the Basic ROM is very stable and fast - adding new software might impat its stability - so take your own responsebility.

this is the Best phone ever!!!!

BIG, but not to much,

Fast -very fast!

slim - beautiful

Stable - if you are not doing stupid tweaks
[HD2 General] smeddy:
That's what she said!!
[HD2 General] fantasytozi:
I have both, and the better battery seem to be iphone's, if you only listen to music, texts and calls:)
[HD2 General] ys222:
HAHA

I also think that iPhone Battry is better - just shut down this stupid "phone" and see that it will last for even few days more :-)

there is forum for iPhone poeple" - it is advice to make those "statements" there, HTC is more then a "Battery"
[HD2 General] fantasytozi:
What do u mean by that?:)
[HD2 General] eDaniel:
Let's face it - HTC HD2 is the best phone nowadays. I don't care about all the iZombies around that monotonously repeat "iPhone is the best".
[HD2 General] RickAstley:
Quite literally, the best phone i've ever used.

Never gonna give it up.
[HD2 General] bronx:
lol

all You need now is a nice avatar and the joke is complete. nice one though... :D
[HD2 General] remaht1:
mmmm

i have iphone 3gs 16 gb and htc hd2 16gb ,i think that the iphone is much much smoother than hd2 ,best battery ,but the hd2 is more powerful ,better screen and really useful (synchro ,storage usb mode ,no fu...ing itunes ! ) ,for me the iphone is not a real smartphone ,so the best one is the hd2 .

sorry for my english ,i speak french :-)
[HD2 General] niteowl360:
finally there!

xda dev make this phone all it should be!

my son summed it up quite 'brilliantly' when comparing my hd2 to his iPhone - 'the iPhone just works'

with rom 1.66 i can finally say the same

love this device, cannot wait for the xda talent to get android on this screen!

few more apps wouldn't hurt either...

btw, htc support in my country, SA, is awesome too!
[HD2 General] pakure:
awesome

iam a doc, i use the medical application "uptodate"..........and was using only wm phones for that.....and was feeling down for not being able to use the i-phone or android machines,,,,,,,,,.but boy , this phone makes up for everything..what a breeze it is with its real estate and all its features, including reading from the medical bible
[HD2 General] fards:
I do laugh at all the people who claim the iphmoan battery is better..

that's battery.. you get it you stick with it.. when it runs out you cry till you can find a power supply to charge it up again..

me?

I can stick a spare (or two) in my HD2, voila instant life again :D
[HD2 General] FloatHeavy:
I think the ipod touch is better than the iphone.
[HD2 General] fantasytozi:
To be honest, I think without xda, no phone can compare to iphone, but..., u know the answer:D