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[myTouch 3G Slide General] mi4kidzmom:
Less than 3 months ago I had an iPhone 3g, than a HD2, now because of ALL the considerable, never ending problems with my HD2, I had to switch to the touch slide.

So the real question is, is this phone really "mid range"? I like to think not, because I haven't received it yet, but there are allot of mixed reviews on the internet. At this point I am wiling to sacrifice some screen real estate for overall performance. The qwerty keyboard REALLY excites me since the on screen keyboards are never wide enough for even my little fingers, swype is nice since it was the only option I had with the HD2 but to send an email fast it was not ideal.

How does this phone really compare to the EVO, DROID X, and the never ending android phones already here or coming....
[myTouch 3G Slide General] nikol4s:
The reason the phone is considered mid-ranged is it doesn't have a 1ghz processor like some of the other higher end phones. This phone is very snappy despite the slower processor and as soon as a new kernel is released we should be able to overclock the processor to get closer and closer to the 1ghz mark.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] mralexsays:
I received an EVO at Google IO, so I used it for about a month. Yes, the EVO is a little snappier, but in reality, it depends on how you plan on using the phone. I use connectbot daily on mine to ssh into servers, and a physical keyboard is a lifesaver. I also found the EVO almost too big and felt likely to slip out of my hand than the Slide. I'll also mention that I get 6-8 hours more out of the battery on the Slide. 4G on the EVO was nice, but it was really annoying when you had it on listening to Pandora in the car, or were in a iffy 4G area - you would loose your connection for about a minute when switching between 4G and 3G. (Maybe one of the recent updates has fixed that, I don't know.) I'm looking forward to getting the T-Mobile HSPA that will make the 3G connection faster and I actually think that the Slide has the advantage when you are in a HSPA covered area since you'll get up to 7 mb/s on 3G. Yes, the EVO is a faster and flashier device, but I find the slide to be a more useful overall device for me and (other than having the large beautiful screen on the EVO) I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by having the Slide vs. the EVO.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Gramon:
After having it and using it full time for about a month I don't really consider it a mid-range device. However, I'm not one of the users that delves into every nook and cranny of the phone to pull out every ounce of usability.

I use it for work mainly and use Remote Desktop Client from Xtralogic to access work PCs and servers. It absolutely flies and the keyboard is a must have when doing that.

I upgraded from a G1 and the difference in speed even when the memory gets to the low end due to me not restarting it in a week it is still twice as fast as my old phone.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] megan23247:
I came from using an iPhone 3G that I loved but really got tired of only having EDGE so I got the HTC HD and after a week of using it I hated it. So now I have this slide and I think its a great device. It runs smooth, looks good, and I put it up there with the iphone I had.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
[myTouch 3G Slide General] dayoungmogul23:
i dont think its a mid range phone, this is my phone list in the past six months: Moto Cliq, Iphone3gs, HD2, BB Bold 9700, not Slide. My girl loves her CLIQ cuz she a social flower, me i can care less, definitely a mid range phone. I moved to the Iphone but hated ATT service and spotty 3g. HD2 was a high end phone (b.c of the processor but thats all) Windows really choked the phone. BB was cool but i hated the internet. The slide marries all these devices together for me. I have the social part for the most part, its nice and clean and sexy like the Iphone, screen is the close to the HD2. Fully and spacious keyboard, and Android 2.1. The phone has all the same features and the high-end droid phones. Just without the (over-hyped) 1gz processor and the front facing cam. The phone is snappy and handles the os and tons of app without hesitation.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] hypersonicx:
Agree 100%...
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Evolution-22-:
Get my Mytouch 3g tomorrow in the mail! I went from HD2 to this Im really excited. It seems like an awesome phone from what I have been reading,I cant wait.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] nomadrider123:
It is enjoy :D
[myTouch 3G Slide General] jriv:
I've had mine for a couple weeks and it still flies haven't even rooted yet just waiting for a froyo rom. I mean I have all 7 screens full and still don't get lag so it doesn't seem mid range to me.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Ohgami_Ichiro:
I agree with everything dayoungmogul23 posted. I think (and of course this my guess/opinion) that what's REALLY helping this from being bogged down is the 512 Ram and the N1 GPU. Takes a bit of pressure off the Arm 11. I really can't wait to see what FroYo is going to do to this thing.

Of Topic: On a Side note I just felt sick to my Stomach when Jobs announced the Front facing Camera like it was a New Idea he came up with. Really? Hmm this Video Calling feature on my circa 2004 Phone is fake? Coulda fooled me. This was a feature on Dumbphones in other Countries for about 10 YEARS!
[General Topics] ctbear:
I had to send a broken Nexus One for repair, and they received my phone on June 22nd

On 23rd I received the quote for the cost of repair, and I paid it right away

But since then I have not received anything or any update from them. I have been calling customer service at least once a day to track the status, but all they can say is they are working on it

I mean come on, it's almost 2 weeks now and I don't even get updated once?

One representative told me the average turnaround time for repair is 5-7 business days, I call that BS

Anyone else experienced the same thing recently? Or is it always like that?
[General Topics] lufc:
I sent a Blue Angel to them a couple of years ago and had it back in 4 days i guess it boils down to whats wrong and how much work they have and same as you i was not kept informed so thats still the same:)
[General Topics] ctbear:
They told me that they need to replace the motherboard and that's it...I'm starting to wonder if anything happened to their system because they said they have been receiving lots of similar calls
[General Topics] rsacipher:
I've had nothing but problems with HTC's repair center, I sent in my Kaiser due to several issues. They suggested I send it to them in the original box and needed to give them a credit card so they could charge a fee to diagnose the problem.

Weeks went by and they could not provide a status then one day I get a package delivered with the phone missing the original box and the phone wasn't even packaged for shipping, it was rattling around without even bubble wrap on it.

There wasn't a single note stating what work the performed or if they even charged me. I called and they couldn't tell me anything more than the phone was working within normal guidelines. The D pad was almost falling out the hinges wouldn't keep the phone closed and that was normal.
[General Topics] ctbear:
It's now the 3rd week and I still haven't received my phone

They escalated my case twice but the only thing they can tell me is that the phone is under testing...for the past 2 weeks

What the heck do they need to test for 2 weeks?

I'm going to ask for compensation if it doesn't arrive within this week.
[General Topics] thongster27:
I just got the new desire. The problem i got with the phone is that it discharges electricity and i keep getting zapped by it. So i called up the hotline and was told that i could get a 1 to 1 exchange because it was within 14 days of purchase. So i like a stupid fool brought the phone to the service centre expecting to get it replaced. But that was not the case upon arrival, i was told that it was up to them to decide if they would exchange it. So i had to go back and come again 4 days later as i did not have a spare phone with me. After sending the phone in and waiting for 6 days to get it backthe phone was still giving me problems. So i called up the hotline to find out what was done to the phone. But halfway through the call i had to hang up as i could not stand speaking to that person who could barely speak propper english. I next sent an email to htc. Their reply was that to fix the phone zapping me with electricity was to reflash th ROM. Why the heck would you reflash the ROM for a hardware problem? Now 1 week after getting my phone back i am still trading emails with htc and they can only reply 1 email a day! This is taking forever.

HTC really needs to improve its service centre, helpdesk and email support. This is the last time i am ever getting a htc phone. If you want to see the email conversation between me and htc let me know and i will copy and paste it here.
[General Topics] ctbear:
I don't have a lot of problem with the customer service quality, but I do have lots of problems with the way they communicate between departments

It is now the 20th day since I initiated the repair, and I still don't see the day I would actually get my phone back

I have called the customer service everyday, sometimes multiple times a day, but they have absolutely no way of getting a hold of my phone

Everytime I called, the status of my repair is always "the phone is under final testing". Final test my ass! What the hell are they testing? Some kind of stress test that takes 3 weeks?

They tried to escalate my case but that didn't do sh!t. I tried to contact the repair team directly but guess what they told me, they don't have a phone number!

So what they only do is send email to the repair center about the situation, and I highly doubt they actually check the email at all

I don't know how much I need to wait any longer. What other organization can I contact to help my situation?
[General Topics] thongster27:
Since u got you the google nexus one, have you tried contacting google? Its a long shot but it might work.

I guess you are from the US than if you are not getting **** customer service. I am from asia where english is not the first language of many countries. In singapore where i come from, htc hotline is outsourced to either china or taiwan. You get people who can hardly speak english even if their life depended on it. Mention a few key word and they would reply you like they are reading off a script. Its damn sad that the call centre sucks like this. I never had to deal with the call centre or service center when i was using the touch pro2. Now after this i think i am going to give up on htc and switch to motorola
[General Topics] ctbear:
yea I live in the US and the representatives on the line are all Americans...

I did try talking to Google...but unfortunately they are only responsible for the sales, so there is very little they can do about repairs
[General Topics] Qbfinest83:
How much did they charge you for the repair. My girlfriend just drop her Droid Inc and the screen crack. I called there repair service to see how much a new screen would be but there closed
[General Topics] ctbear:
I'm not sure about that...my phone's screen seemed to be fine according to their diagnostic

I think a screen replacement is around USD90?
[General Topics] ctbear:
Things are getting even more ridiculous.

I called 2 days ago on Saturday, and to my surprised they told me that it was finally done with all testing stages and was ready to be shipped.

Delighted, I confirmed with them that I should either receive it on Monday or Tuesday.

This morning I called to obtain a tracking number, and guess what...

IT WENT BACK TO TESTING!

This is in no possible way acceptable. It is already the 4th week since I sent it back for repair, AND THEY ARE STILL TESTING IT! They even pulled it back from the package just to test it again!

WTF is wrong with them? Are they on crack or something? Do they just randomly pick a order, delay the order just to piss the customer off? Because there is absolutely no way to get a hold of them?

Please everyone, I need some advice here.
[General Topics] thongster27:
What i did was to go to htc website look for the feedback and ***** about them. After more than a week of trading email they are finally going to send someone to pick up my phone and deliver a loan phone to me. Not sure how this is going to workout this time.
[Desire General] cirian75:
Is it possible to still turn off Sense UI on newer Desires.

Here its not easily done on later firmwares?
[Desire General] lionelg:
Hello,

Not sure about other Desires, but for my unbranded desire I bought a few months ago, I could not turn off Sense like the video did. I suppose the one in the video is a prototype
[Desire General] mayad79:
The best answer I can give is a simple Yes.

Sense is just a series of widgets with many different options in style. You can make them all disappear, but also create profiles of widgets and switch between them.

Good widgets are hard to find, and HTC s design is better than anything I can find in the Android market.

Peace.
[Desire General] cez10:
not sure on the answer but you can install adw launcher or launcher pro and you wont be seeing sense anymore :)
[Desire General] genoxide:
not seeing doesn't mean it does not run, what i did when i was using 2.1, installed another launcher (eg, launcher pro) gone and disabled sense like in the video.

This will stop it for now but when u reboot it will still start, what u can do here is mount via adb and rm the apk of sense
[Desire General] Balos:
what video? I just go in applications and kill the htc sense app.
[Desire General] rolfd:
You can use a launcher such as ADWLauncher or launcherpro. These will give you a different feel to the phone, but sense will still be running in the background.

If you aren't rooted you can't use adb to remove the sense stuff, and anyway you may well remove something critical to the stability.

I'd advise you to just simply use a launcher and if you want sense stopped, force stop it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arozer:
I've been out of the loop for a lil bit now and came back and you guys have moved FAAAAAR forward. Further than I can possibly catch up/figure out in a couple of days. So I figured I'd ask for help.

What do I need to do to stay updated?

Here are my stats:

Firmware version: 2.1

Baseband version: 1.39.00.05.31

Kernel version: 2.6.29-a2443432 (next line) htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build number: BuglessBeast v0.3 Beta (I actually like this ROM a lot so I will keep this UNLESS needed to change.)

Software number: 1.32.651.6

Browser version: Webkit 3.1

PRI Version: 1.34_003

PRL Version: 01337 (I'm using the TechKnowFile's trick)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nenn:
nothing, of you like buglessbeast then stay otop of that thread. there was a ota update that kicked people out of root, and some other things im sure, but until buglesspete puts a new version out, wait.

or jump on another rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadehawk:
+1

Do not do the OTA update.. like Nenn said follow your prefer Chef's post for updates on his ROM..
[HD2 Accessories] Stray Biker:
I'm looking for an active car cradle, but one that also has an audio connector so I can hook it up to the AUX input of the car stereo. The ones I have found so far only support charging.
[HD2 Accessories] d_a_n_payne:
Me too!!! I cant believe no one has made this yet...
[HD2 Accessories] ilordvader:
Wish they make one soon

& we dont have to wait for it till HD3 is out :p
[HD2 Accessories] -BA-:
Doesn't the Brodit Active holder have room to plug the aux cable in?
[HD2 Accessories] Stray Biker:
Yes it looks so, but then I have to connect that cable seperatly. Moreover, when my wife takes the car, the cable would be hanging loose.

So I'm looking for a cradle that allows me to just put the phone into it and everthing is wired at once.
[HD2 Accessories] inabeyance:
I have been looking for a while also. I did see someone mod a Brodit active holder by gluing a 3.5mm jack at the base of the holder. But as the Brodit holder is already a bit pricey I kept looking.

I have found a device that looks like it is sold under three different brand names although it looks to be the same. The one thing I am unsure of is if the 2.5mm jack will output the audio for music, GPS and voice calls or if it is just restricted to phone related audio.

$63.98 Kidigi HTC HD2 Car Mount Cradle With Handsfree

www.expansys.com.au/d.aspx?i=199376

$53.95 eXpansys Car Cradle with Handsfree for HTC HD2

www.expansys.com.au/d.aspx?i=194345

$32.46USD Car Mount Cradle With Handsfree For HTC HD2 T8585 (HTC Leo)

http://www.netimes.com/shop/car-mou...tc-hd2-t8585-htc-leo-p-2536.html?cPath=80_731

This device is sold for the HTC HD2 T8585 and T9193 but AFAIK the US model is just taller, so it should also fit!

I would love to hear from anyone who already has one specifically in relation to the 2.5mm audio jack that comes off the hands free speaker. If I can just plug a 2.5mm to 3.5mm jack into the front of my car stereo, and audio, phone and GPS audio is sent to my stereo, I will be very happy :)

Here is a direct link to a close up of the hands free speaker and the 2.5mm audio/headset jack I am talking about.

http://i2.expansys.com/img/g/194345/expansys-car-cradle-with-handsfree-for-htc-hd2.jpg

Now what I really want is a nice case like the Capdase Alumor Metal Case, that has a built in wire free charging plate on the back to work with a Powermat, that also has a nice dock connector on the volume side of the phone, and comes with an active landscape car holder so that I do not have to remove the phone from the case to dock in the car. I guess only in my dreams :(
[HD2 Accessories] Stray Biker:
I looked into that one myself, but I was a bit worried about the hands-free functionalty of the cradle. I want to put the cable behind the dashboard and control the phone on the screen itself, not on the plug.

So I bought myself the Brodit and going to glue a square jack into the cradle.
[HD2 Accessories] inabeyance:
I have the same concerns about the hands-free functionality. But I would love to hear from someone who owns one to find out how it does work.

Please post a picture of your Brodit solution when done with any hints you may have if you can. Cheers :)
[HD2 Accessories] DoHBoi1o1:
Hey guys , I just purchase my HD2 but I still have my touchpro2 ,

I had audio cable to play my mp3z in my car from my phone but notice the usb is differnt from touchpro2 VS HD2.

Ive been searching all over google and bing for audio cable , doesnt seem like I found anything,

will this for sure work ?

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/brodit-a...edium=comparison&utm_campaign=google+products

Has anyone use this ? im liking the HD2 but I cant play my Mp3z thru my car.
[HD2 Accessories] ilordvader:
I wish they made this with USB

so i could hang it on my Laptop with Velcro or in Car :)

anyone knows if theres one with a USB on orther end

than the dumb car charger :(
[HD2 Accessories] madatter:
Sony Ericsson Music Receiver MBR-100

I use a Sony Ericsson Music Receiver MBR-100 to receive bluetooth audio, cheap on ebay, and a socket car mount usb charger which i got for £10 off ebay, the one i bought even as a spare usb so i can power my PDA which I use as a hands free reciever via bluetooth from my phone and a satnav while i bluetooth music through my cars system (ford mondeo with mp3 plug in glove compartment).

Driving from nottingham to brittany this sunday so will get plenty of use :cool:

Hope this helps
[General Questions and Answers] Crown510:
I know this is all Windows and Android so hopefully I'm not breaking rules for asking an Iphone question lol. My question is... is it possible to have a CDMA Iphone work on a sprint network? If a GSM phone can be unlocked and work on different networks why can't the same be for a CDMA phone? I'm just curious because with an Iphone now somewhat confirmed to go to VZW i'd like to see if it can be modified to work on Sprint my favorite network of course. Thanks in advance for your responses.
[Touch2 General] fostata:
i want to turn off 3g and use 2g so i can save power. how can i do that?
[Touch2 General] Frank C:
In fact answer was close by...see this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=663720 including cab file. Works great.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laydros:
I have looked around quite a bit, and haven't really figured out the straight answer on this.

I have seen apks that can be downloaded of things like the clock or gallery app, and then I have seen custom roms that include things like the AOSP dialer, contact app, browser, etc. However in my small amount of trying, I couldn't install them on top of another ROM (or stock).

Is there an issue with signing them, or does it have to be done in recovery mode, or do I have to remove the existing stuff in something like Titanium backup and then install the other APKs, or would my only option be to learn the dark arts of rom cooking?

Edit: Answered thanks to mrchu001. Doing an "adb remount" and then issuing the install command from the shell worked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lacrossev:
I'm not sure if this works for ALL apks between roms, but when i flashed Fresh it didn't have the cooliris 3d gallery that DC has, so i opened the zip, and copied the APK from one rom to the other then flashed it. I'm sure there are some programs that just won't work even if you did it this way, but something to consider.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topdnbass:
That works in most cases..

Just get the zip on your computer, open it extract the apk you want and adb install it to your connected device.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laydros:
No luck with either method mentioned above. I'm sure I don't know what I'm doing... but I did an adb install <apk name> and got an error:

MacBook: tools laydros$ adb install CarDock.apk
1344 KB/s (238640 bytes in 0.173s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/CarDock.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]

And I grabbed one of the base rooted roms, unzipped, added the CarDock and DeskClock apks to the system/app folder with everything else, and the ROM failed to load. I did the same clockwork rom manager install rom from SD card methods I have done before. I assume this means that the zip was not properly signed.

The apks I was testing were ones from bugless beast 0.4, any ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrchu001:
it looks like you didnt direct your terminal correctly. i'm assuming you have the sdk on your computer btw. now try to upload the rom you want on your phone. plug it in. make sure usb debugging is set. make sure the apks you want to put on your phone are on your desktop. and try this:

cd ~/*where every your sdk is*/tools
./adb remount
./adb shell
./adb install ~/desktop/*apk name* /system/app
./adb shell reboot
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadehawk:
maybe you already tried but just incase.. do you have the Unknown sources check box "Checked" under "Settings/application" menu? if not you need to to install apps not from the market..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laydros:
The remount part did it, and then doing the install from adb shell. Thanks so much.

For the sake of anyone else that finds this, once you type adb shell, you are working from the phones shell instead of the one on your computer, so you would skip that command. I ended up moving the files to the sdcard, and then doing

cd ~/*where every your sdk is*/tools
./adb remount
./adb shell
(at this point you are at the phone's prompt)
install /sdcard/*apk name* /system/app
exit
(now you are back at the computer's prompt)
./adb shell reboot

Now I need to figure out what to install to get the phone/contacts working. Calendar and Mms applications were easy, but after installing several apks for the phone and contacts I just have a mess.