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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] qipengart:
I am trying to decide between the Epic 4G or Evo 4G now that I added Sprint to my lineup.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Stuj:
Let's put it this way. You can keep your wife and have a girlfriend on the side. And if you get tired you can change that girlfriend anytime. Hahaha.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] gelas:
I bought HD2 after I stumble onto xda hd2 android dev forum by accident .. by then, I know this is the phone I need .. I mean, android on bigger screen, with halves the price desire HD (which not yet available), and the ability to switch between numerous android built, it was amazing ..

btw, I was an ex iphone 3gs user .. I have nothing againts iphone .. it is a good phone, easy to use and deliver to my needs .. however, getting bored with the same old ui .. and when iphone 4 os came out, I know that I need to move onto something else .. and Android was my choice ..

purchasing HD2 is one of the best investment that I've made in my life .. the only problem now is that I've spent more time with my phone than my wife ..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Bill R:
I was in the same boat. Iphone 3GS with IOS 4 loaded. I had no signal at work and could not sync my works contacts and calendar. Nothing wrong with the Iphone, just didn't work for my needs. There's actually a lot I miss from my Iphone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] boss.king:
I have an iPhone 3GS but wanted to try out android, and also use it for wireless hotspots. The HD2 was cheaper than most other android phones with similar specs by a long way, so it was an easy decision. I hope it gets gingerbread when it comes out, otherwise i may sell it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JDM Civic EG8:
I was on the same boat as you guys except I had the Iphone 3g had it jailbroken and loved it but every since the HD2 came out ive always wanted it so I switched Carriers and will never look back haha. I have my Iphone 3g unlocked and have it as a back up. I prefer the music player on my iphone over the WM one..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SpacemanGep:
I bought the HD2 having absolutely no idea that this kind of modding community even existed. The HD2 was just the best phone T-Mobile had to offer at the time. The fact that it can run Android came as a great surprise to me.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nelsonxcheung:
from HTC magic to HD2

My first Android device is Magic 32A, I root it on the second month and flash many ROMs and become an XDA fans very soon. With CM6, I found that the 32A hardware it too limited. Then I started to look for a better Android phone.

All the new Android handsets by HTC are either over-priced or under powered. I almost bought the Desire / Nexus One a month ago.

The guy sitting next to me in office own a HD2 on WinMo when it's launched. I found that the big screen and thin form factor attractive, and still stylish as of now. Especially the capacitive screen which is built for Android (not WinMo).

I started to search for used HD2 in Yahoo auction in Hong Kong available at US$385 compare with a brand new one at US$566.

Finally, I choose an used HD2 (still under HTC warranty) since I will used it to run Android only. I'm not willing to pay the full price for the hardward and WinMo.

It's my daily phone now (check the ROM version in my signature!) and my Magic 32A is my back up device and for testing too (waiting for CM6.1 to flash on it).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] enneract:
Big hands + 3" screen = bad juju

I'm stuck with tmobile, and when they offered me a new phone after 4 defective Cliqs...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Sauron@Mordor:
For various reasons, I won't do business with either AT&T or Verizon. So that left me with only Sprint and T-Mobile when I was shopping. At the time, Sprint didn't offer the EVO and the HD2 was the best device at the time for T-Mobile. So I wound up with an HD2. If I had known it was going to be such an ordeal getting a decent Android build on it, I probably would have held out longer for a different device. Oh well.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysacr:
I was looking for a 4.3" screen, 1GHz cpu, Android, and GSM capable. Turns out the HD2 was the only one. Almost switched over to Verizon to get the Droid X.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bigmikehd2:
A Couple Reasons

I previously owned a G1 and was looking to upgrade to another Android phone. Also I needed the phone to be T mobile so that when I unlocked it to work with cincinnati bell, the 3g bands were the same. So I started hunting and set my eyes on the Nexus 1. However I didn't know that they were sold out everywhere and were too expensive for my taste on Ebay and Craigslist. Then a buddy of mine came into the bar that I work at with an HD2. I was already of this phones monster hardware but I also knew it was a winmo phone, which I did not want. He then proceeded to show me his fully functional Froyo build running perfectly on his HD2. I bought mine the next day!!!! Plus I only payed $250, which wasnt bad because Nexus 1's were going for around $500 at the time. Now i'm completely in love with changing roms and trying out all the different stuff I can do with this phone, kinda like I was with my g1!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] volospin:
The reasons to buy HD2 are as following:

1) 4.3" screen (getting old, bigger screen easier for my eyes)

2) Enough RAM and ROM to run WP7

3) Able to run Android on SD Card now or NAND in the future

4) Great WM ROM by several chef

5) Always able to fall back to WM 6.5.x

6) Pure Android machine cannot run 2 or possible 3 OS

7) I am geek and control freak :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
My Hd2 used to be my girlfriends contract phone, she asked me what phone she should upgrade to and being as she'd despised WinMo on the HD2 I advised her to try the Desire and let me have the HD2.

I'd been in geek-love with the HD2 ever since she first got it, huge screen was the main seller for me, this was before I even knew it was possible to load Android on the SD. Now for me if anyone asks for a recommendation on a phone I tell them about what I can and will be able to do with the HD2 in the near future and they seek one out :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] t0ny0:
I got it cause of the nice specs and the big screen. Liked it since the day it came out, but I simply hate M$. So I didnt get it, till I saw that you can have working Android on it. So instead of paying a bunch of money for an Android phone - I paid $100 in craigslist for almost a brand new HD2. And now im reaaaaaaaaalllyyy happy with what I did :D Took me 3 months without an android phone (my dog ate my G1), but I was just looking for the right price.

Best price for the best ANDROID phone :)

P.S. - yeah, im cheap and im proud with that! :P
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raysacr:
WTH some idiot actually sold you a near new condition HD2 on CL for only $100??? Either you got super lucky or is BSing.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tmihai20:
It could be true. The value for a used HD2 has dropped a lot, despite the fact that only the newest phones can compare to HD2 regarding the hardware. I tried to recommend an HD2 and people immediately responded that WinMobile 6.x.x is crap. I really can't do anything about these people that act like this. So it could be possible that that HD2 be sold at that price.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Holgerm2005:
I was quite new to this smart phone markt. So I was struggling between a Windows Phone and Android Phone. I don't wanted a IPhone.

A friend of mine give me the wrong tip to stick with the Windows Phone, else I was going to buy the Android one.

If I think back now, I should have directly bought the Android phone or even the Iphone - yes I know :rolleyes:

Nothing against the HD2 its a great phone, but Windows sucks, its sheit I going to puke :mad:

Now, thanks to you guys I have hopes back with the Android port. A little bit more and I will terminate the windows and switch over to android, good bye windows

nobody

will miss you.

So for me it was a friend who gave me a wrong tip to buy a windows phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] flame10:
November 2009 I got the HD2, because it was the only device with such a wonderful big screen with multi touch capabilities, and I had read about its upgradability to WP7 at that time.

In fact I did enjoy several winmo softwares, which made it a real smartphone.. but still I was missing the app goodies which I had used in iphone previously. Getting android on hd2 had made me forget about any other phone.. I already have the best.. thanks xda
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] otaku888:
I entered the world of android by buying a Samsung Galaxy Spica for 100 Euro, to see what all the fuss was about, and it turned out to be a supremely hackable phone, even had froyo running on it in the end.

But.. I soon acquired a hunger for performance (as well as an addiction to flashing new roms), and the Spica's screen was a little small for my aging eyes. I didn't like the look of the amoled on my GF's Desire, although the phone was quite nice it couldn't be picked up for less than 300 Euro second hand and usually well worn with scratches and dinks.

Nexus One? Even more expensive!

I considered waiting for the Desire HD, but that was going to be 500 Euro when released. Might as well buy a new laptop for that price.

So all options exhausted I read about the HD2 running android, I lurked for a bit in the forums and watched a few youtube videos of sense running on it. I was convinced!

Shopped around and found one 5 months old and immaculate for 250 and the romance began.

I'm very happy with it. Android is rock solid and so much prettier than the ugly Winmo abomination that it came with. It also beats all the competition hands down in my eyes by having the ability to try different kernels and android builds as you wish.

Long live the HD2!:D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] g30rg10u:
I bought my phone when there was no other device with capacitive screen and high specs. There was no other device with 4.3 inch screen. All other devices were max 600mhz 250mb ram.. hd2 was nearly double than everything else.

All other devices were "iphone killers" while i hate this phrase, HD2 was setting new standards for PPC devices. even iphon4 6months later has the same specs as of my hd2.

Anyhow, could live with winmo only if it had native customizable screens like android. spb has, and maxsense and whatever, but its not native, i ve tried them, m not fun of them unless they become 100% stable. WinMO+Unstable addons = crap combination.

Android is the ideal OS for me from now on. I dont regret buying it as its almost a year old phone with so many goodies on it, and definately going to last for another year or so.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lencasamancer:
Specially n° 6 :D

but, all is said !!!!! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] alantak:
Got mine (2) free from TMOUS to stay with them after 8+ years. They have treated me well.

I was pretty anti smart phones up to that point.

WinMo freaked me out hardcore, then I found this lovely place and have been running Android for months.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] makino_ruki:
Simple, HD2 is the only TMOUS 3g capable phone with 4.3" screen and the potential to run Android natively, salute to all those working on making this possible!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Mushi9000:
As soon as I heard you can load android on the HD2, I quickly posted my unlocked iPhone 3g on craigslist for trade for an HD2. Some dude replied the next morning for the trade. I must say, after loading android on the HD2, I dont miss the iPhone 3g at ALL.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jcsy:
epic!!

anyways, im a die hard winmo fan

i was delaying my purchase for the hd2 for about 6 months, knowing that it only can support winmo

i then switched to read about the samsung galaxy S, which had a beautiful android on it

i then looked at size, around galaxy tab and dell streak

then i found out DUAL BOOT for HD2? i bought the phone the next day

day 1 - winmo - hspl - winmo custom rom

day 2 - radio upgrade - android sense

day 3 - porting my migration
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jtcin2u:
Is cheap, I got it off Walmart for $60 buck brand new
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] akbisw:
I being only 17 years, wanted a smartphone with Tmobile even plus plan in mind. I knew that i didnt want a contract and didnt need 3g as wifis are everywhere. So, hunted down nokia x6. Though it was the best deal ever. Bought the phone for $290 and how wrong i was 5 months ago. It had 128mb ram, 3.2" capacitive and symbian s60. I liked how i could customized the crap out of it, but got always sad when i saw the low memory error everytime i tried to do ANYTHING!! 4 months later checked out the XDA forum and that was it. Customizable Rom and Android was enough to get me put my nokia x6 on Ebay. Some sucker bought it for 250, and I ordered an hd2 from ebay right after for 250-5 ebay bucks. When i finally got it, it was like the best moment of my life(nerd). Quickly opened it up and was blown away by its massive screen and POWER.

I upgraded from 128mb ram to 576MB RAM.

3.2" to 4.3" SCREEN

424mz to 1gz processor

no graphics accelerator to Qualcom adreno

16gb total memory to 16gb+1gb Rom lol

dual speaker to monospeaker(hd2 speakers still pwns iphone speaker anyday)

and finally non3g tmo to hspa tmo(still no data plan, but thats about to change)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] F0RCE:
where did you buy HTC HD2 for 50$ ... i paid for htc hd2 500EU
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dulexetina:
i took mine because its amazing phone- with winmo or android on it... then i traded it for sony ericsson x10i-cause the better batery-and maded mistake of life for reason that se is bull**** of the phone no matter 8mpix camera,1500mAh battery,fancy look-hd2 is much much better than allot phones... Mine experience so far :D >>>>Now waiting for tmo verzion vich i bought on ebay recently<<<<
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ccabrl:
I bought the phone when it first came out and loved it instantly. I went and bought the g2 because I have HSPA+ in my area but I find myself missing my hd2. My girl is currently using the hd2 because her phone broke but Im getting her a new one and getting it back!! The crazy thing about it is the battery life on my hd2 was better than the g2 haha.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] casualt:
i owned so many phones

i have owned

Lg Expo

Every Iphone made

Samsung omnia 1

samsung omnia pro

sony ericsson x1

sony ericsson x10

HTC desire

and thats all i can remember right now

HANDS DOWN NO IF ANDS OR BUTTS

THE HD2 IS THE BEST PHONE THAT EVER LIVED! to this date and its dirt cheap

i paid 1000 bucks for the x1 when it first came out

i paid 250 for my hd2

I LOVE HD2

out of 4812 phones

iphone is rated 24th

i hate it so plain and ugly

only thing that makes it good is apps and marketing

android market is catching up...

HD2 offers so many ENDLESS things its amazing

and no JUST BECAUSE I USE CAPS LOCK DOES NOT MEAN I'M YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kaymado:
simple answer: just because everyone has it, doesnt mean its the best.

if people actually bothered not to be brainwashed by apple and discovered other phones, then they would one day come across this brilliant phone that is the HD2

I've had mine for a year, and I still didnt see a phone come up that would make me leave it behind!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] casualt:
i agreed with you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] evolutionqy7:
THE SCREEN :)

Didnt have Evo in Europe :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] qipengart:
I got a HTC Incredible in addition to my HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] biohaz55:
Touchscreen

For me it was the touchscreen.

For years I've used Nokia which led me to the N97. I immediately realised how brill touchscreens were and what a wasted opportunity Nokia had with the N97 so at the begining of this year I bought an HD2.

I wasn't interested in Android phones as I wanted the big screen and I knew windows well. I was immediately blown away with the HD2, a superb piece of equipment. I soon got into winmo rom replacement and phone customisation then alomg came android for the HD2.....

I started loading Android roms and as development has continued I now only use winmo to boot the phone although I guess I'll stick with this type of setup (winmo nand - android sd) even after android nand is available for the flexibility it gives me.

The HD2 is the only phone I've owned that I haven't been wanting to upgrade a few months after obtaining. As things are at the moment I have no need to replace as the phones potential seems to increase almost daily.

As for apple..... I came across this quote some while ago..... "If Apple stuck their logos on empty sardine cans people would queue for days to buy them".... says it all for apple owners!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SantiagoElf:
I bought the HD2 on the first day that it was available in Bulgaria (1st of November 2009) - for 600 euros, without any contracts. I hate contracts. I also buy my phones contract and sim free.

I love my HTC HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] sotmax:
cause it is the phone that do everything with it.

If you like winmo you already have it and if you like android you have it too.

+ that when i bought that tool(for me my phone is a tool) there was nothing else at 1Ghz..;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] sears1234:
I want dual boots.

I use Android as daily basis usage, in case Google is dead some day, I still have Windows mobile as back up. :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilgabbie:
I can boot into bootloader perfectly but since the phone was not previously HSPL'ed. I cannot flash the device unless I find the proper rom

S/N: HT01WNW06516

P/N: 99HJY032-00

Any suggestions ?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
go to the htc website and keep trying to download roms until one accepts your serial.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilgabbie:
Turns out I got HSPL on, but the device won't boot.

I keep getting a white screen and everything I try to flash it, it says flash file is corrupt.. any other suggestions ?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
that isn't one of those tester pre-release hd2's is it? Those are a pain to flash.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
seen this a few times, nothing flashes no matter what.

only advice i can give is try flashing a different radio, if that works move on to flashing a rom.

or of course the main first step would be try flashing your phones stock rom...

alternatively, remove hspl and send it to htc for repair.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
found this htc download for a ROM that accepted the serial number posted:

http://www.htc.com/sea/supportdownload.aspx?p_id=297&cat=2&dl_id=854
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] nalinbhatt:
I posted this question few days ago but did not receive any reply (expect from one person) since I did not provide enough detail.

Stucked on boot screen (the one that we usually see first with white letters). I did factory reset but I am still stucked on Galaxy S boot screen. I heard the default galaxy S sound but did not see the big 'S'. When I press Volume down + Home + Power , I just see a big triangle which says 'Downloading...do not turn off target'. This means that I can go into the download mode.

I installed odin3 and installed .512 PIT file as well as JP3 firmware from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=748131

.

After connecting my phone with my computer, odin recognizes my phone since I see something like 0:[COM6] in Odin. Please guide me from hereon. Any help will be much appreciated.

Should I click on 'start'? Is it safe?...Just need some motivation and guidance to do this.

NOTE: I was using gscript o change system fonts. Probably deleted system fonts. Then, I restored back to system and since then phone would not start. Well, it starts but I am stucked on this screen.

I am using Samsung galaxy S vibrant (Bell, canada [GT-I900M])
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] M AzeeM K:
Don't use .512 PIT file with JP3, you have to use .513 instead. Using 512 won't work. Just get JP3, load it up in Odin, then connect your phone to your PC in download mode. Once its recognized by Odin, click the start button and wait for everything to be done automatically by Odin.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] nalinbhatt:
But this gentleman (the link above) has provided .512 pit in the zip file. I am using the galaxy s vibrant (Bell, Canada)...you sure? just want to confirm.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] gizmolala:
I used pit512 for mine and it worked.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] nalinbhatt:
thanks for confirming.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] M AzeeM K:
Just selecting the .512 PIT file and not ticking Re-Partition will do nothing.

Anyways, its your choice.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] adirtymonkey:
It would appear for the second time today that updating the Samsung Task manager on JPC Froyo has given me the black screen with illuminated buttons.

This afternoon I thought I had trashed my set up after moving Root Explorer to SD card. I recall that at the same time I updated all available Samsung Apps including the Task Manager, but it would now appear that the Root Explorer was not the cause.

5+ hours later after getting everything restored the last thing I did was update task manager, I did I restart as I got stuck in a google internet loop, and I'm stuck with a blank screen.

Samsung, be afraid, very afraid, because if I find out for a third time in an hour or so that your new task manager is NAFF i will personally come and nuke your new 3D island.

All this on a Kies 2.2 with RyanZA lag and rooted UK VOD SGS

Looks like I'm up for the night now, will do the task manager update 1st and report back.

Update: After a format sd, clear cache, and reset and set up updated samsung apps' and its died again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] imhassan:
Task Manager update works perfectly fine on 2.1 for me.

You're using 2.2 which isn't official yet. It's bound to have bugs in it.

And you're threatening to nuke Samsung's '3D island'

*rolls eyes*
[Galaxy S I9000 General] g00ndu:
OP, JPC is still in beta, plus you have additional tweaks to your system. Why go nuke them?

P/S: THAT Task Manager in Samsung Apps is meant for official ROM!! And it is for eclair 2.1, look at the 4 images.

Edit: JPC already provided with the Task Manager. It is called JobManager.apk.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
Oh boohoo, it's a leaked pre-release.. I wish people would stop complaining about issues with pre-releases. The only good reason for using Froyo currently is if you need the API's. It isn't production ready, and you shouldn't even be surprised if you dial a number and your phone calls a sex-line instead.

And, you aren't even using the leaked pre-release, but a hacked up copy. ONLY USE FROYO IF YOU ARE DEVELOPING FOR IT!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] adirtymonkey:
Live and learn, like many before me ... and I'm pretty sure, many behind me.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
If you do a quick search you will fins I have posted about this in a couple of places.

The Samsung App Market looks at your system version and only displays apps that are (supposed to be) compatible with it. So yes we (2.2 users) should mention this as a bug.