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[Desire General] setspeed:
I'll bite. I'm selling my Desire and getting the Z as soon as I possibly can. The Desire was only ever a stopgap/semi-forced purchase to replace my aging Dream.

The Desire's a great phone, but lack of keyboard + poor multitouch + cat & mouse game of keeping a working Swype on my phone = FAIL for me.

The Z still doesn't have perfect specs - I'd like a slightly bigger screen (4"?) and I have some concerns about the battery life with that smaller battery. And it's a bit poor that the RAM isn't even as much as my current Desire. But I know for a fact that the amount of time & hassle that physical keyboard will save me is going to make the purchase more than worth it.

How much do you reckon I can get for a perfect condition Desire, debranded, unlocked and rooted? Perhaps I should unroot it...
[Desire General] foxmeister:
I have 2 Desires, and I'm going to sell one to help fund the purchase of the Desire HD, although I'd expect my original Desire to still be my primary phone (due to size).

Personally, I like the form factor of the Desire and rather wish that HTC had updated it with the processor, memory and internal storage of the Desire HD.

The Desire Z would be very interesting, and I'd have probably shot for that instead if it had the same processor and memory of the Desire HD.

To be honest, it's 1.5gb internal storage that interest me most though - with that and Froyo A2SD, my space problems will be history. I'll keep apps like Copilot and Google Earth on the HD.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] machmandp:
After taking a look at the specs of the new phones i'm not going to change from the Desire just yet.

I had WM phones for years always upgrading to the newest and to be honest i had a new phone that was maybe a bit quicker and had a couple of extra features but i found that i always just reinstalled the same software that i had always used.

Acutally i had a Touch HD 2 and that had the same style of fake buttons on the bottom and it was horrible, much better to have proper buttons as on the desire.

i personally will consider upgrading when features on a phone are much better such as a Higher resolution Screen not just a bit bigger. as it was with the Touch HD as going to a wvga from a qvga was worth the upgrade.

cant say i am posting this because i am such a great lover of the desire (although i can say i like this better than any other handset i have owned)

but i cant see that either of the 2 new handsets offer much more that would tempt me to change at the moment.
[Desire General] -A-P-M-:
I will rather wait for a first phones with Gingerbread. Until that Desire will be OK.
[Desire General] KaidM:
Hi Guys

I must admit I got a desire last week as a stop gap due to the delay in the DHD. Having used the Desire for a week I am pretty happy with it and am now wondering why I should upgrade to the DHD.

The additional screen size is tempting but the Desire screen works for me. I have a pre-order but unless the reviews are compelling I think I will wait a few months and see what happens or pick up a 2nd hand one on ebay later.
[Desire General] h3llb3nd4:
sticking with the desire since HTCSense.com is going to be an upgrade at around December, and waiting for a better processor :D
[Desire General] JonesWTF:
It's definitely the best phone I've ever owned. I've had mine since the release and I still love it! That's really saying something because I normally get bored and buy a new phone every few months but, I just can't see any reason to get a new phone at the moment.

The Desire HD looks great but, there's no real reason for me to upgrade for a slightly better camera, slightly more internal memory and a slightly bigger screen with the same resolution that I have already.
[Desire General] stewart30:
Thinking of getting it but trying find a reason to justify selling my desire to pay off contract the take new contract for another 24 months.
[Desire General] saiprasad30:
Changing phones, Not at the moment.. Desire HD has slightly beefed up specs and Bigger Screen :p.

I will wait till Dual Core Snapdragons arrive, its way faster and GPU's a lot better.. Also OS will be either Ginger bread or Honeycomb.

Have Froyo now but want a phone with either GingerBread or HoneyComb. :D
[Desire General] irkan:
maybe add a poll? :)

For me ... Desire is staying with me for a long time.

till now nothing is really worth upgrading to though
[Desire General] kevincombo:
Isnt honeycomb only for tablets?

sent mobile
[Desire General] Nuntius:
My Desire suites me just great. No upgrade for me!
[Desire General] tommo123:
dont think so. that.s droid 3.0. chrome OS is for tabbys iirc
[Desire General] mayurh:
im sticking with mine and hoping we get android 3.0 then it will keep us going til my 23months contract is over
[Desire General] Taimur:
Sticking to the Desire

I dont see any positives to moving with the Desire HD

Bigger = Bulkier

No ground breaking changes under the hood

Will cost more

Will not do anything the Desire isn't already doing.

why bother?
[Desire General] joshptyltd:
hoping to keep my desire for 3 years. i did it with my k750i...
[Desire General] h3llb3nd4:
wow, i will never be able to keep a phone for THAT long.LOL

During the past 3 months, I went through +-4phones until i met the desire XD
[Desire General] ahbao:
I am sticking with mine, need hardware key below the display, dun like the touch sensitive buttons
[Desire General] Storbank78:
Sticking with the Desire

Hi all.

I´m definitely sticking with my Desire I love this phone, my only issue with the Desire is the lack of internal storage.....
[Desire General] fllash:
I've invested too much time (seriously, hehe, waaaaaay too much) in the desire to change just yet. What with it now being S-OFF, having nice pretty boot screens and animations, and potentially getting gingerbread, i don't see what else is as 'entrenched' as it is :)
[Desire General] kekkle:
With the Desire HD, its not the hardware that I want. Its the aoftware that has really got me going and thus I want.
[Desire General] AndroidWTF:
Not worth it.. desire HD is too big, and Z is weaker.

So i stick with desire for some years
[Desire General] Sibbi:
Desire ftw...

I don't see any reason why someone should switch to the hd... too big, too ugly, nothing really new. The z though is more interesting because of the keyboard.

I will stick to the desire until there is something better... but right now I can't see anything coming in the near future.
[Desire General] ccrows:
What's so special about the Desire HD's software?... :confused:
[Desire General] ste1164:
I'd love to try the Z and HD. I wish the desire had the better gpu and touchscreen and that would be amazing. But I still would like to try them.
[Desire General] htc fan89:
For some reason HTC's win 7 phones are starting to become interested but 480 by 800 resolution is old:(
[Desire General] mrheffner:
As a lot of other users mentioned i dont think its worth the update. If i needed a new one i wouldnt hesitate, but right now its not worth the effort for me.

I certainly wouldnt want a bigger phone, and the better camera wont replace my canon 5d II or canon point and shoot.

The desire is fast and will be a fast phone for a while. This wont age too quickly.
[Desire General] Dragooon123:
The new Sense? Although we'll probably be getting 100% Desire HD experience as soon as Devs get the camera working(Hopefully they will).

And thanks for the replies guys, didn't know this thread was actually alive, you guys made me feel a lot better getting Desire just a week before DHD was announced :P.
[Desire General] h3llb3nd4:
or when HTC releases the new Sense update in december :)
[Desire General] green_archer:
I will sell my HTC Desire immediately after repair (coz of the dreaded reboot loop). But i wont get HD or Z as well.

Maybe get an iPhone4 and jailbreak it.
[Desire General] ste1164:
I have the iPhone 4 they dare good but Apple failed with this one. Plus jailbreaking won't give you the customization you want.
[Desire General] Sgt. Stinger:
I wont be upgrading for a good while, partly because of strained economy and partly because I'm still very satisfied with de desire. I would like to try out a hardware qwerty phone tho...
[Desire General] green_archer:
Not really into customization game, farthest i went with my Desire is apply SCM :p I looking on app support as main reason. Paid apps is not avail in my country. Although there are alternatives, i just want to use to usual method and support our hardworking devs on the fruits of their labor. :)
[Desire General] ste1164:
Oh right :P. The iPhone has plenty apps. Just its design fails a bit some cases can crack the phone if dust gets under and builds up. This has happened to me but I still love the phone :P
[Desire General] piannetta:
I've only had my Desire for 2 months, but very annoyed at the miniscule storage space so I'm hanging out to upgrade to something that has storage measured in gigabytes, not megabytes - massive fail to HTC for what could have been an awesome device. I'm obviously very angry at having to do this, especially after the massive fail of Froyo not being able to install EVERYTHING to SD card.
[Desire General] stiscooby:
I still have a HTC Touch HD.... my contract has now expired so i'm in a slightly different position to most of you on here in that I was planning on upgrading to the Desire until I noticed these new models coming out so i'm now unsure which one to go for?

Desire Z - Quite like the idea of the keyboard but im not sure how long those hinges will last, plus not sure how long it's going to be before it comes out on contracts?

Desire HD - I think this will be a little too big for me but hard to tell until I see it in the flesh?

So I guess my question is - what would you get if you DIDN'T already have a Desire......... get the current model and save £'s (I'm on Orange and can get one for next to nothing on upgrade), or get one of the later models but possibly having to wait a bit + spend more £'s??
[Desire General] ste1164:
Try them all out instore and see which one you like best make your decision from that.
[Desire General] anarchy01:
I wont be upgrading only had the Desire for 4 months and well happy with it also the HD seems too big I like the current size of the Desire fits in my pocket perfect and the Z not sure I like the look of it.
[Desire General] Kashban:
Got it brand free, but I'm not willing to pay another 450+ Euros for a new smartphone, especially now when I got it all rooted and s-off'ed and stuffed with apps I like.
[Desire General] Kashban:
With Swype and similar keyboards there really is no need for me to get on any quertz-keyboard, neither hardware or software. Swype is 5 times faster than writing with two thumbs, once you've got used to it.
[Desire General] nawoa:
For the people complaining of lack of internal space, install darktremor a2sd and you'll have all the space you need. Currently I have over 130 apps installed, including a few big games, google earth, flash, etc. Only 60% of my storage used! :D

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[Desire General] Ch3wyzzz:
Haha i will use this phone atleast 2 more year when my contract is over i wil pick a other htc Android based phone.
[Desire General] rekekjeks:
Hey guys!

So as the topic says Chrome to Phone doesn't work for me.

Everything is fine on the initial setup, but when I try to send a link or whatever I get the "Sent to phone" message... and nothing happens.

Specs in signature.
[Desire General] dferg:
same for me...works with another gmail account on my phone but not my main one.

Nobody seems to know a fix so ive sacked it off now and use LinkPush instead.
[Desire General] th3:
I had a similar issue with it a week or two back. I just removed it all, clean boots each time and reinstalled it manually from the APK rather than the market. Didn't open it, rebooted and then proceeded with the setup after being logged in on the PC. Oddly, it works fine ever since.

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- Sent via my HTC Desire -
[Desire General] MrBuBBLs:
I had the issue after flashing, wiping or other various changes.

I just cleanly remove it then I get it back from the market.

First, get the chrome extension connected then open your mobile Chrome-to-phone app and login with it.

That made it work for me :)
[Desire General] Lothaen:
i've never had a problem with it - works fine for me - have it signed in at work and a home too
[Desire General] tempy1:
you need to go to chrome to phone - settings -disconnect phone and then follow steps to reconnect
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chimnmay_chelios:
Hello,

I have rooted my HTC Tattoo using universalAND root app. I want to know what can i do after rooting it?? and also if i want to install froyo 2.1 on it how do i do it ?

also will it work on my tattoo ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xtcislove:
Just search for Android Froyo 2.1 in Android Market and push the Update Button....

Wtf search the forums if you know nothing!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Android001:
Yeah dude he's right do some research.. its not that hard.

I'l give you a quick list of what you can do:

Apps2SD (store apps on SD card)

CPU Overclocking (self explanatory0

FLASH A CUSTOM ROM

(I highly recommend that is what you search for first)

Wireless Tethering (share internet connection with your PC)

And lots, lots more...

Your first point of research should most definitely be Flashing a Custom Rom.

But seriously how hard is it to just search google?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chimnmay_chelios:
@ xtcislove : sorry for being so lazy...actually i was searching for things before posting this..but got really confused half way. thanks for your advice.

@ Android001 : thank you for the starting points..will get to it soon.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Android001:
no problem..

you do realise he was joking about the market and update thing, you cant do that :p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chimnmay_chelios:
yes... :) well i managed to root my tattoo with universaland root. installed titanium backup. its asking for busybox. when i try to do adb i keep getting an error. i searched the forums for an answer, but they r not helping. m attaching an image if u can just go through it and let me know what can de done..it will be gr8.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Android001:
I cant see any picture?

I don't know much about the Tattoo because i use a Hero..

For BusyBox i know that it comes built in with most Custom Roms, I know for a fact that it comes with all Villain and Cyanogen Roms.

I think there is an application on the market that I have seen before that attempts to install BusyBox.. but that isn't guaranteed to work.

Does it not just install when Titanium Backup gives you the option to?

And why don't you just flash a Rom then you wont have all this trouble.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xtcislove:
Okay a little bit i tell you

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=544

Here you should have a look first.

1. Install a Recovery Image

2. Install a Custom ROM

3. Modify your Phone personally but carefully! Do not so much at the system and do not download things of other Phone Section´s!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645742

Have fun
[EVO 4G General] jjarn:
I am currently updating HTC software will let ya know if it takes away root
[EVO 4G General] rileyd5:
Good luck but why would you do this? There are currently at least 3 roms already available that are rooted ota (3.29) here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=653

Are you just experimenting to see if you lose root. Just curious.
[EVO 4G General] jjarn:
Yea lol just being a dumbass but fortunately it won't let me so no biggie
[EVO 4G General] epphllps:
Of course it takes away root, but they said unrevoked 3.21 still works.
[EVO 4G General] tws101:
Guide to reroot and install the update

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8285266#post8285266
[EVO 4G General] mattrb:
It works but not completely. I wouldn't take your advice at face value.
[EVO 4G General] mdmitchell13:
Yes unrevoked works, I just updated now im rooted again! you can use 3.21 or if you had unrevoked forever installed follow the update instructions on this site www.unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
[EVO 4G General] piano14:
maintanace update 3.29.651.5

hello guys

im new at this i have a rooted evo and it was working fine on the 22 a software update came out and stupid me i install it now the easy tether don't work how can i remove this update. you help will be gladly appreciated thanks

please let me at blackink14@gmail.com

thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Apocalypse:
I've had my vibrant about 3 weeks and its been rooted since the first day i've had it.....but now i notice a lag...particularly sliding between home screens. i've only installed about 5 apps plus the neccesary ones for root (Rom Manager, Root Explorer, Titanium Backup). So far i've only uninstalled and deleted The Sims 3 for TMobile. I've read about lag-fixes but i'm not sure if i need it. Would removing more of the bloatware that came with the phone speed it back up or should i apply a lag-fix....and if so which one is the best? Thanks in advance
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BossLady:
Go to the market and search one click lag fix (app) thatz what i used it rooted my phone and applied the lag fix. Look for it on here the dev name is ryanza
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Apocalypse:
Thanks....downloading now....but my phone is already rooted....will this app un root it when I install it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kizer:
You running Touch Wiz and many Widgets? I turned off the widgets and or I switched to Launcher Pro and I don't really experience any lag. Honestly I think all those lag fixes are over rated and many have suggested that after a week or so the lag comes back even worse.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chronos7:
No it will not un root your phone. Ryanza's lag fix will really speed things up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Apocalypse:
ok....thanks for your input guys....i'll try it out and if it starts to lag again then i'll just remove it....thanks again guys
[P3400 ROM Development] horry:
My Gene dead. It only shows 3 lights. The Call Lights (Red & Green) & the Network light (Red) only. The Network light becomes RED. The screen is blank, it dosent respond anything. I tried removing battery also & charged the battery fully too. Plzz help if anyone have some solution on it
[P3400 ROM Development] ravi5700:
same

i also same problem clear soon
[EVO 4G General] stealth-twinturbo:
I was wondering if i can do the 3.29 update if I am rooted? Or do i have to unroot to do the update.
[EVO 4G General] ChristopherBurg:
I have to restore a stock recovery as the update wouldn't apply with ClockworkMod installed. I didn't have to change anything else though and I applied the update OTA (instead of using ClockworkMod to see if the update would work).

I'm rooted with the Unrevoked Forever method. After the update I just reapplied ClockworkMod, reinstalled the Super User application (which was prevented from running after the update of course), and all my root requiring applications were content.
[EVO 4G General] tws101:
Guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8285266#post8285266
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PhoenixFx:
Before this I had an all black TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) case. It was ok, but the back looked very plain and boring. So I was looking for something little better, but didn’t want to get one with some wired pattern. Then I came across this.

I didn’t much like the metallic bezel of the SGS, and this case covers it pretty nicely. The best thing about it is the semi transparent back. As you can see from the photos below, I inserted a small piece of paper which I printed off a normal color printer having the Google logo and Android robot; IMO it gives a nice touch. Basically you can put just about anything you like. Overall I think it’s a pretty good case, it doesn’t add much bulk and it is very discreet.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, the buttons are harder to press though.. Thats the only gripe I have against it.

Finally here are some of my photos, Enjoy :

Finally here are some product images from their website:

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[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] cichy3000:
thanks for review and photo tip :) nice idea... and looks very good :)

could You tell something about 'the grip' ? is phone still slippy ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] cichy3000:
doublepost_sorry
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AllGamer:
does the case absorbes any impact at all?

seems very fragile compared to the mesh type case
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] psychedelic'd:
Been using this case since I got my phone. The semi-transparent back is hard plastic while the sides are soft. The grip is definitely better than without a case, but I wouldn't say it's great since the back is somewhat smooth. Not sure about drops though.

The only thing I don't like about it is that the sides buttons are kinda hard to press, but I'm guessing thats the same with all SGS cases.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PhoenixFx:
The grip is ok but not as good as with a silicon or a full TPU case (I had before) because back is made out of a hard plastic like material with a grainy textured feel to it.

Bezel (the dark black area) still has a flexible rubbery feel to it (much like TPU/Silicon based cases), so I think it can absorb some shock, maybe not as much as other 100% silicon based cases. Transparent back is harder than the black frame, but still flexible (for example when the phone is inserted and taken out you have to bend it , and it doesn't seem to me that it would break easily, you can think of the material as somewhat similar to what regular microwave safe plastic containers are made out of, hard but flexible as well). I guess if the phone falls flat on it's back maybe a full silicon based case might do a slightly better job, but then again none of the cases out there can't guarantee to protect your phone from a fall. I think they are better at keeping the phone scratch free more than protecting from drops.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PhoenixFx:
Yes, buttons are hard to press. But I had the same problem with the case I had before, and I even tried out a softer casing before that , same issue. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] pharaohdk:
Nice review, good looking case, but I prefere flip cases. And got a good one of thoes :)

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OT To me cases are basicly just for the looks.

Since I dont intend to be throwing or dropping my phone.

It´s an expensive thing so ofc one uses care when handling it :P
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xfox:
i prefer my case, ill post a pic later
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] betaboy00:
To add to the OP review, this is one nice case.

I just receive this case from my ebay purchase, installed on my SGS and really liked the case.

Seems like it protects the phone really well.

I also picked up some gel case from ebay. The gel case doesn't cover the bezel very well. This Momax case covers the entire bezel really well, and doesn't add bulk to the phone at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] fudduf:
really nice case. i like my case mate tough case but it's made the phone a bit too bulky for my liking. this might be a nice compromise between tough case and no case at all.

may try this one out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Bax5:
Can anyone compare this to a Case-mate barely there case?

They would seem to be on the same "class" of case.

From what I am seeing, the Barely there case would be thinner, but cover less, and also cost more.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] EarlZ:
From what I see on the casmate website its only for T-Mobile Vibrant..