yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire General] quicksite:
GRAPHITE MODEL's actual coloring NOT grey-black

Please CHECK and make sure before making statements like this -- because its disinformation. I've confirmed in 4 places that GRAPHITE model has the brownish-copperish metal trim around the perimeter of the whole screen. While it's true that HTC is offering a Black model elswehere, and a silver on in netherlands, all my information points to the "coppery" color being the model called "GRAPHITE". If you have contrary info, please post. thank you.

(1) MOBILE PHONES DIRECT

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043popup371.aspx

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043.aspx

(2 ) CLOVE:

http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?product=32C8AD9B-E300-4267-BEC1-DE55F02D0184#

Click on the mini-pics in the grey-boxed window for CLOSE-UPS

(3) DEVICEWIRE

http://www.devicewire.co.uk/images/products/L1_AV-PDA-00279.png

http://www.devicewire.co.uk/htc-desire

(4) HANDTEC

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2749/htc-desire--sim-free-unlocked--graphite-

(they don't have a higher-rez photo but i confirmed via live chat with handtec agent, the GRAPHITE model they are selling looks exactly like that devicewire closeup
[Desire General] zippyioa:
The easy way round this is to buy a T-Mobile one instead of the SIM free one.

I picked one up for £164 on a £10 p/m for 24 months.

I have put my Vodafone SIM in it so needed to pay 25 EUR to unlock it taking the to around £420 with most of it spread over 24 months.

To top that off I have the phone AND the contract gives me

100 anytime/network minutes

100 texts

Unlimited internet

Free booster - I chose unlimited landline calls

All in all much better than waiting for a SIM free to come into stock!
[Desire General] redrazr7791:
Not for people who cannot get a T-Mobile UK contract ;)

If I could, I would...but I don't think it would do me any good to have a international cellphone contract lol :D
[Desire General] glumardok:
Hi, there!

The next update from my side:

1. Expansys (dot de, fr, it, pt, whatever, except codotukay) has made up two codes for the Desire: 196165 and 196166, the smaller no. is trading at € 489, the higher no. for ten Euros more. From the latter they have allegedly more than 100 in stock, from the cheaper only 28 or so (Price including V.A.T. at 19 %, which eventually is reimbursed).

2. I just received the email with the confirmation that my Desire is on its way (together with a car charger, which you get for free using the code HTCCHARGER, which trades regularly for about € 20 (inlc. V.A.T.)

3. What is funny: The tracking of the order status happens over a site of HTC, namely htcaccessorystore dot com - if you have a proper tracking code, it does NOT look Expansys, but definitely HTC through and through!
[Desire General] rahulforlove:
Lucky you man! :cool:
[Desire General] s4vva:
so do you want to explain what colour this is then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5YiyI0lRE doesnt look very brown to me, and no copper in sight. You might want to also look at the colour of the buttons.

I think all the retailers have been provided stock images from HTC and they are of the brown device. I also saw an unboxing video (sorry no link) where on the label on the box it says Graphite, I am pretty sure the label on the handsets from CPW says brown (can someone confirm please)

Brown is not Graphite.
[Desire General] quicksite:
Dudester, I thank you for talking me INTO handtec after i was stupidly going to purchase from a USA vendor (EXPANSYS USA) at a cost of $100 more than handtec. Hey remember when a bunch of days ago I posted that ExpansysUSA was due to ship mine out a few days before handtec?

Well, sad to say, but good to know HTC is ****ing the USA as well as the UK. UK's new date is April 13... Take a look at my former USA vendor's new due date!

http://www.expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=196037

Way to go HTC! Really **** over all your "champions" who have supported your brand for a long long time, years before iPhone was a glimmer in Mr. Jobs' eyes. I guess you think you're now teflon-coated with your great new USA-ad-agency-branding-campaign, and now you can actually ACT LIKE a USA corporate ****. You're really in the club now, aren't you?

They need a real comeuppance -- someone oughta smack em hard -- and take a stock dive --- that's the only thing corporate whores understand or respond to. Great, do you feel more American cosmopolitan now, former obscure but superb little China company?

.
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Under certain light mine looks copper, others (like front on) it looks silver...it's nice!!
[Desire General] zippyioa:
I agree! I'm loving the copper colour it looks great!
[Desire General] s4vva:
@EddyOS, did you buy yours from CPW? If so what does it say on the box label?
[Desire General] salahag:
Yes in the video they don't look like the generic pictures from HTC, but check in this site, the color looks similar to the video, except for the buttons, they are brighter. :)

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-desire-review-2979500/
[Desire General] s4vva:
Hi both videos look like they are graphite (look at the picture above the video - dark buttons again), to me these videos are both of the graphite model and there is no copper tone on the frame around the screen. Even in the video about 1.38 he moves the device and depending on the way the light is shining on the device the buttons can look dark.
[Desire General] quicksite:
Your video only proves that a model of the DESIRE that is being reviewed in Italian has a grey color scheme. Is there anywhere that this video identifies the model as the "Graphite" model? I don't believe I heard his voice say Desirrrrre Grrrrrraphite ...

Yet on his site, we see NOT THE VIDEO model, but the model which looks exactly like the prior 4 "Graphite" Models.

My purpose is to assure people here who ordered GRAPHITE that the model they are getting has the coppery metal color around the perimeter of the screen. It's fine to say "there is a charcoal grey model too", but it's not okay to just assume "Graphite" = grey. It does for most of us who use pencils, but apparently not to the product designer who named that model Graphite color.

Just to keep it clear, the model being sold in Italy appears to be the "Graphite" model -- again, not the one in his video.

HTC DESIRE USER MANUALS ACROSS THE WORLD:

http://www.htc.com/www/userguide.aspx?p_id=312
[Desire General] glumardok:
@ quicksite:

"former obscure but superb little China company" - I like that one!

Following the discussion here, I come to the conclusion that possibly HTC has some quarrel with Google: The N1 is available in the US and in the UK only. Therefore, in these markets the Desire is a direct competitor to the N1, which is different in the rest of the world, Continental Europe included.

Remember how the story of the delays started? "Google after some testings had some objections", the apology was. What, if that simply related to the risk that by rooting and modding the Desire might get N1-exclusive features too easily?
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Will have a look tonight, and try and get a pic for you all :D
[Desire General] s4vva:
look I am not trying to start an argument, all I am saying is so far I have seen images/videos of what I would say are four different colours of the Desire; silver, black, brown and graphite. CPW describes their model as Brown according to the site. Handtec and clove (and possibly others) describe their model as Graphite. Presumably they both were given these details by HTC.

The only real way of telling is to see what the box label says (still waiting on someone who purchased from CPW to confirm) and since none of us have our sim free units yet there is no way to tell.

In the interest of staying on topic I say we call it a day here, we are not going to solve anything until we get our handsets and at which point I probably wont care what colour it is.
[Desire General] deekjx:
Wonder how big a discount you get for ordering 5? Might be worth your while to see who lives near you that wants one and bulk order.
[Desire General] bigf00t:
This is the response I got form Buymobilephones.

Good Afternoon

Many thanks for your email

Unfortunately we have not yet had confirmation from HTC as to when the

Desire will be dispatched for us, they have been experiencing software

issues with the handset and will get this to us at the earliest convenience.

We apologise for the delay, we hope to have this amended for the

beginning of next week.

So are HTC actually having a software issue or is this buymobilephones pulling out the first excuse they can think of?
[Desire General] JTHM:
Desire colours ...OT

Guys,

Any chance we can stay on topic here? There is a thread already in existence here discussing the colours that the Desire may be available in.

Thanks
[Desire General] daverave999:
The original colour was described as graphite and the pictures had the copper/brown colour on. Only recently have the silver and black models popped up.

I reckon it's being described as graphite because that is what the bulk of the casing is, excluding the bezel.
[Desire General] andy5008:
Got Mine!!

I have e-mailed Handtec and told them to cancel my order for the Desire because I walked into my local Carphone Warehouse at lunchtime today and picked a SIM-Free unlocked unbranded one for only just over what the Handtec price + P+P was.

So clearly something is strange because why do Carphone Warehouse stores have them?? :confused: - The only thing it could be is that they are supposed to be contract ones and you can buy them as SIM-Free but seeing as they are completely unbranded...
[Desire General] n-j-f:
My box (from CPW) does not specify a colour on the label. The front of the phone is definitely bronze but the back and chin could be called graphite.

The fact that no colour is mentioned on the box suggests to me that there is only one colour generally available in the UK, other than any special nework models.
[Desire General] neur0x:
TBH, i don't care, it's not my fault they don't have stock now...

Just checked my order on expansys and it's already shipped! That's 3/4 hours since i ordered on the site, had to send some documentation proof and it's already on it's way. I'm amazed!
[Desire General] hussan882:
I also had the same issue today with CPW, they wont budge on the £449 price sim free. This is despite me getting agreement from a manager in another store...(who unfortunately had no stock). Not v happy, I also just spoke to Handtec who are equally as miffed about the whole situation and apparently are complaining to HTC. But I expect there will be little of it tbh, really annoyed.
[Desire General] quicksite:
OOOOPS!, sorry bout that. It does relate though. I ordered from Handtec, and Handtec will be shipping Graphite, and the earlier comment caused me to scramble to see if I had mistakenly ordered a charcoal grey, which i don't want. I have the special-edition HERO that is in the exact same color scheme as the GRAPHITE Desire, which I love, so it matters if there is any, intentional or not, form of bait & switch, ESPECIALLY when stock is hard to come by.

This is what I think is going on: For whatever reason, in the Netherlands, the model that is elsewhere called "Graphite" is, there, called Brown.

THIS IS "GRAPHITE" -- according to this vendor:

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/p31043popup371.aspx

THIS IS "BROWN" -- according to the NL vendor:

http://www.pdashop.nl/images/product/92655?dimensionid=a:2:{i:0;i:500;i:1;i:500;}17&shopid=2

FULL LISTING for "Brown" Model: http://www.pdashop.nl/product-gallery/90883/category-4214-smartphones-pda-s/0

THIS IS "BROWN" model VIDEO, again from NL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiQSOr0MndM

AND HERE'S an unnamed Model posted APRIL 2, in the wild:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf06f-wcMQ0

AND another HTC DESIRE VIDEO, one of so many, this one posted April 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu88DiDBKK0

I think "BROWN" model is same as "GRAPHITE" model -- just carries a different name in a different territory. But you're right, I have no direct evidence. The reason I am persisting just one more post is: I *want* the coppery color -- and that's why I made Handtec ASSURE me that the one they call "Graphite" looks exactly like the one from the other photos I posted. I don't want GREY/BLACK!! It's incorrect to say "Graphite" IS the charcoal grey/black model. It's not, apparently.
[Desire General] flipside101:
HI all, i sent PCPRO (UK based tech website/mag) info about the UK supply issue and there news desk are looking into if its news worthy.

If others can contact them as well we might some coverage .

i Emailed the editor (who replied) but you may be better off mailing either the general news desk on

news@pcpro.co.uk

or the news/online editor barryc@pcpro.co.uk

or http://twitter.com/pc_pro

Thanks

Matt
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nahanee20:
can super d skip the phone registration like cynanogen? and does anyone know if you can use non htc headphone adapters on it? and anyone know of a good guide to switching from cynanogen
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] st40611:
Yep you can skip the beginning registration. As for HTC headphones I have no idea, sorry.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auramaster:
As most of you guys know, Sprint announced they'll be getting the Nexus One sometime soon... (early summer) I was just wondering, if the Sprint N1 would be compatibility with the current Nexus one Roms such as Cyanogen's rom, and King's Desire rom?

Just wondering because I was thinking about switching from Tmobile, because they're data rates are too expensive for me, and my contract ends early May of this year. I might just get the HTC Evo, but then again, it's really big (I played around with my friend's HD2, didnt like the screen size, although it was really nice)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TFJ4:
I have a Nexus and would honestly say get the Evo..It's the better phone and also better if you need to return it or have it repaired..
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p-slim:
i disagree with the above poster, i have a nexus one and this is the perfect size phone. The evo is too big. Yes if you're worried about replacing your phone for small things then do not get the nexus one, if you're only worried about replacing it after you lose it, then its not a problem, pay the $130 fee and they will ship you a new one. I don't think the custom roms will work with the cdma device but i'm new to android and am not 100% positive.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blktalon:
Should work

Roms should work as long as they don't have a radio image in them. If you check some of the sites (ie. Modaco using the kitchen) you have the option of installing a radio image. As long as that isn't there you shouldn't have any problems, but I could be wrong. Anyone??
[HD2 General] erebusting:
I would open my sms tab from the home screen and then after I open a message I would turn my phone sideways and it would go landscape and I would be able to type in landscape etc...

now when I turn it sideways it goes into landscape then switches right back to portrait .... I do not know what is going on, it is a little irritating since typing in landscape is easier for me...
[HD2 General] ryan562:
try to recalibrate the accelerometer aka "g" sensor

go to settings-->sound&display=== "calibrate g-sensor" option.

set your phone on a flat surface and let it do its thing.
[HD2 General] erebusting:
That did not work.... but thanks for the help any ways! .... I wonder what it is...

I closed all open applications and after that it seemed to work.....
[HD2 Accessories] starstreak:
I asked this in the T-Mo area for HD2, but it might be better here:

I know the app that comes with it is only for the iPhone, but on its own, it supposed to announce caller ID in the headset. Does that work on the HD2? Not the app, but just the caller id function?
[HD2 Accessories] andygee:
Yes it does for me, it reads the number though, not the name.

Andy
[HD2 Accessories] starstreak:
Thanks. Now I have to figure out if giving Jawbone another $100 for a headset that kinda works with my HD2. I already owned a Jawbone2, and a Prime.
[G1 General] wm1:
We've seen it on every forum...people with MMS problems and we usually just tell them to google the settings. I thought perhaps in the interest of sanity (theirs and ours) we could come together and create a comprehensive list of the APN settings for our different carrier, that way we can just refer them to this thread.

Please post the Carrier and the last date the settings worked for you, Thanks ;-)

T-mobile APN's (05 April 2010)

Name:

T-mobile US

APN:

epc.tmobile.com

Proxy:

<Not set>

Port:

<Not set>

Username:

none

Password:

<Not set>

Server:

http://216.155.174.84/servlets/mms

MMSC:

http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

MMS Proxy:

216.155.165.050

MMS Port:

8080

MCC:

310

MNC:260

APN type:

<Not set>
[G1 General] quierotacobell:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=475564
[G1 General] olearyp:
Tasty duplication of effort!

That's a wiki, if you're not paying attention. XDA has one too if you really want to have that information hosted here. But combing through page after page of a thread makes way more sense than an easily edited wiki.

EDIT: Also, what quierotacobell said.
[G1 General] guitargler:
Just to clarify for other people like me, if you DO NOT have a data plan, this will not fix MMS for you. But as a tip, when I was using King's Droid Eris rom, I was able to receive MMS, i guess through Big Red's locked-in proxy.
[G1 General] wm1:
hmmm....

well...that's what comes from searching the wrong area before you post...I only searched for it in the Dev thread since that's where I was seeing most of the questions...lol

How about a Moderator or Administrator please just delete this for me please...Thank you.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
Hello,

First of all, I made this for my own use...BUT I remember when villian 5.01 was initially released many were interested in the clear lock screen with no arcs visible, and that many demanded the icons (such as the circular battery icon) from villian 5.01 be available.

So after a week of asking questions and experimenting, I was able to duplicate the theme from villian 5.01 and have it work on villain 5.02 or even villian 5.1 and now villian 5.22 as well and it still works with 5.5

SCREEN SHOTS ATTACHED BELOW!!!:eek:

Here is the link for the download (I can only provide megaupload at the moment):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EYBL5II0

Apply as you would any other theme.

Enjoy

EDIT 9/4/10:

THIS THEME WORKS WITH VILLIAN 5.5, AND AS SOME ASKED FOR ONLY THE CLEAR LOCKSCREEN AND SOME FOR ONLY THE ICONS HERE IT IS:

CLEAR LOCK SCREEN ONLY : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=060AWEJB

ONLY THE ICONS FROM VILLIAN 5.0: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TWRPDUD5

You can see what the icons look like in the attachments:D (its ghetto screen shots I know, but thats the best i can do, I really tried using the apps that take screenshots but I couldnt get them to behave:mad:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] kuvick:
Re: [THEME] Villian 5.1 compatible villian 5.01 theme

thanks.downloading

Sent from my Hero using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
Flashing..

=> Doing just fine, got the cool icons of the 5.00 villainrome
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
Here the original lockscreen of this best theme ever :
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] djmace:
Only problem is it still has the grey arc showing you what screen your on. Looks pretty strange around the 3 buttons at the bottom.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
Hum, I don't have it Oo

I flashed first with stockierosie then with that, it is great :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] BigD18t:
heres a silly question, ive already flashed sensevilla, can i flash this over the top or do i have to re flash the rom from scratch ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
As I said, I flashed with a new theme (rosie), then I overflashed with that one, the final is pretty good :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] BigD18t:
ah missunderstood you, any way i chanced it and it works great :cool:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] gaabrysz:
Hello

Forst of all i would like to say i love that theme :) thanks for doing what you did :)

But i have a question. Can you change that blueish color red ?? i think it would look cool.

Thank you
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
What blueish colour are you talking about? It doesn't matter actually because I'm sorry but I cant change any colours or any other settings...simply cuz I don't know how...

All I did for this theme was pull it from the villian 5.01 and signed it as signed.zip and posted for your and my enjoyment. ;)

It took me a week to figure out how to sign zips and what files to use and what not to use and to change colours and what not I would have to learn how to edit and create .xml files which I don't have time for. :o

To all those who used this theme thanks for your kind replies:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bhellim:
Thanks for this
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] pahildo:
anyone tried this with the new 5.2
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
Re: [THEME] Villian 5.1 compatible villian 5.01 theme

YES i can confirm it works with 5.2 flash it at the same time as u flash 5.2 for smooth results

Sent from my Hero using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] pahildo:
thanks for the fast reply ....

one more thing... is it possible to install just the transparent lock screen ???
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] 123belly:
Count me plus 1 for that.. I'd really like the standard expresso rom with the colourful icons but with a transparent lock screen.

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
Re: [THEME] Villian 5.1 compatible villian 5.01 theme

ya definately...ill post just a clear lock screen zip later today...and i need to get some screen shots up in here does anyone how? other than the ghetto way of using another camera.

Sent from my Hero using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] 123belly:
I'm sure theres a few apps to take screen grabs but just found this

http://www.sizzledcore.com/2009/02/06/take-screenshots-on-android-phone/

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10/22/taking-screenshots-on-an-android-based-phone/
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] damooman:
Works fine on my 5.2 aswell
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bhellim:
Re: [THEME] Villian 5.1 compatible villian 5.01 theme

first of all thanks for this theme works well on 5.22. May I ask if you could possibly extract the version5 phone dialer skin and include it in your next version if you have plans? thanks in advance.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] flipper203:
Is it possible to get some screenshots of this theme...:confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Lennyuk:
Post 1?

Edit: My bad ignore me I thought they were there, was thinking of a different thread
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] djmace:
Love the theme, works fine on 5.2,apart from the fact that it removes the colour icons along the bottom in the browser and people apps.

Love the status bar icons, especially the download icons.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
Hey that most likely wont happen simply because I don't know HOW.:o
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] aziz831:
NOTE...

I added the separate lockscreen only and only icon files for those that were interested.

Enjoy
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] jusumgeezer:
That happened to me too:confused:

That's what I did, but still got both showing, flashed stock back now because it looked too silly:confused:

Has it happened to anyone else? maybe I Should I try it again?

Nope, same problem, plus it made my status bar transparent when I pulled it down, which also looked silly.

Possibly because I already have widgets running, or you need to install straight after flashing rom....
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] djmace:
That only happened to me on 5.1, I've had no issues what so ever on 5.2 and I flashed it after everything on the phone was set up