yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD7 General] silverkiller:
I'm not sure what M$ plan is. They copied Android and just flooded the market with too many phones. There is no flagship device, which is what boggles me the most.

I wouldnt be surprised if they come out with a Zune phone. From what I've heard the Zune HD was a solid piece of hardware; I don't see why they cant make a phone.

They may just be waiting for some of the kinks to be worked out of windows phone 7 and launch it when the OS really has some legs under it.
[HD7 General] levy9:
It's a joke all I want to do is spend my cash on the phone of my choice! I've been a fan of HTC Windows phones for years I choose to use a Vodafone 12 month sim only contract to get the best value, surely this is gonna piss people off!

Went to my local o2 store today and had a mess around with one, really impressed and they had 2 payg in stock soooo tempted! The only thing is it looks like people are having problems unlocking them and it voids the warranty which could be a real issue with a new phone.

Really don't know why they would want to stop people buying it sim free?!
[HD7 General] brummiesteven:
To you this may sound bad, to other non geeky people (ie the type of people who wouldn't be on here) it's excellent.

I've lost count of the amount of people I know who have bought a HTC Desire just because they want a HTC and have no idea what Android is. "Fanboys" can be a great asset, apple has shown that and there are a load of HTC, Samsung fanboys around atm. People will buy phones like the HD7 just because it's made by HTC and has a nice big screen, not because it has windows phone, that's just a bonus or they may not even be aware of what windows phone 7 is.
[HD7 General] badboy70:
I've ordered it at Expansys Belgium, maybe you could buy it there as it wouldn't take too long to ship.
[HD7 General] levy9:
I've had a good look on other sites selling the hd7 and I'm a bit uneasy about doing that, so I'm going to my local o2 store to buy one today and unlock it. 2 questions though:

Is it only online purchased hd7s that are struggling to be unlocked? I live in a small town and there are 2 payg in stock chances are they are from the first batch so might still unlock?

When I do unlock it will I still be able to receive official updates from Microsoft or will unlocking it void my phone?

Thanks
[HD7 General] s1nn0n:
If its one of the earlier phones you should stand a good chance of unlocking it. Unlocking will not stop you from getting Microsoft updates.
[HD7 General] levy9:
Thanks for that, off up town now :)
[HD7 General] ekksman:
I, also have no understanding why there is no option to have the device via a operator or to buy off line, why would I want to buy from o2?
[HD7 General] brummiesteven:
Because in the UK it's exclusive to o2?
[HD7 General] xma1e:
O2 probably paid for the exclusivity buy commeitting to xxx number of units, if your carrier hasn't got it, then complain to them for not giving the OEMs the cash. From some of the reports out their it looks like the industry wasn't backing this new OS and have been caught out by the demand.

I brought mine on PAYG on day 1 from O2 at £389 (uk pounds), sim free I think it will sell for at least £499 to £539). So O2 got exclusivity AND was able to knock a few pounds off for it's customers.

Got my unlock code from O2 over the weekend free of charge, will try it out tomorrow
[HD7 General] upthedale:
I also bought mine for £389, on launch day (£379 + required £10 top up). I haven't even bothered taking the o2 sim out of its packaging.

Straight away I used a giffgaff sim that I had ordered (see giffgaff.com). I pay £10 a month for:

150 minutes,

unlimited texts,

unlimited data (with no fair use policy or cap),

No fixed term contract (I can walk away anytime, not that I'd want to at that price).

You can pay more for more minutes if needed.

The reason I can do this is because giffgaff are owned by Telefonica (who own o2) and runs on o2's network (much like how Tesco Mobile operates). Because of this I haven't needed to unlock my HD7.

Just last night I downloaded a game demo that claimed to be 81MB. I couldn't do that every night on pretty much any other operator as they have data caps.

Buying the phone on PAYG and using giffgaff is way cheaper than the £40x24month deal that o2 would like to lock you in to. I don't understand why more people don't do it this way.

The cheeky bit - if you'd like to sign up for giffgaff, send me a pm so I can get giffgaff to send you the sim. This way, we both get £5 free credit! I don't mean for this to be a spammy post, so sorry if it comes across that way. I just think this is a good alternative to getting the HD7 sim-free or unlocking it, and probably the cheapest way overall.
[Windows Phone 7 General] bearkilla:
hi all,

I'm trying to grab the actual URLs that the Zune marketplace uses using wireshark but having no luck, could someone point me in the right direction?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianBaker:
I'm just now getting into using Google voice as it seems to be an awesome way for me to call my customers and keep them from having my real number and calling me at crazy times..

So here's my question.Sprint has unlimited mobile to mobile.While using Google voice does it go against my minutes?...For example,if I were to use my regular number to call my fiancée cell phone it would be free.Would it still be free if I used GV to my fiancée cell phone?

I really don't want to go overboard with using this thigh if its going to count towards my minutes.Thanks for any help you can give me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beejis:
I believe it still uses your minutes, ie cell phone will be free, land lines will cost against anytime minutes.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Here's what I can tell you from my own observations, but I could be wrong:

Google Voice numbers, both actual account numbers (ie, your GV number), and the access numbers (the numbers you call and/or are called by when you make a call via GV or someone calls your GV number, respectively), are all considered landlines.

Now, you can set up your GV settings on the website, so when someone calls you, it will either show their number, or your GV number. If you have it set to the former (show their number), and they call you from a cellphone, it will count as a call from a cellphone.

If you were to set it so the caller ID shows your GV# when someone calls you, it would count as a landline call, and therefore, against your minutes. When you call someone, what really happens is that GV calls your phone from one of their access numbers, and then connects that call to your destination. Because of that, it's counted as an incoming call from a landline, and thus does count against your minutes.

Finally, if you call someone or are called by someone who has their GV settings so that it shows their GV# on the recepient's caller ID, then it will count against the recipient as a landline call, not a cellphone call.

I hope someone corrects me if I am mistaken.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
Google Voice works perfect on AT&T. I have an Android on AT&T and added my GV number to my A-List (kind of like a fave 5) so when I use GV it counts as an unlimited call.

Sent while sitting on the toilet.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xemerge:
Kinda related and i dont want to hijack the thread, but..

My Girlfriend wants to cancel her voice plan and use google voice to make free calls with her gv number, is this possible for free? or will she get charged by her company because google voice is wasting minutes. or if the calls are being made over the 3g/wifi

Hopefully this can answer OP's question also.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looneylu:
Google voice isn't voip... you actually need service for it to dial out...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdh10475:
Call Sprint tell customer care you want "phone to home" for $5 give the rep your Google vice number. Now you can make and receive unlimited calls to that number but you have to have the setting in Google voice show your GV number on caller ID. Post any questions I will check back to this thread.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praun:
Hi!

I am running official jp6/jpm with oclf 2.2.

when i go to: oclf ---> "check free space" it says i have "497 MB out of 839 MB available"

in settings ---> "SD card and phone storage" ---> "internal phone storage" it says i have "498 MB available space"

Why do i get this error?

and how can i solve it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praun:
Bump:-):-):-):-)
[HD2 General] dan138zig:
Hi, I'm wondering is it worth it to splash $50 to buy an used Evo after selling my HD2? The thing is I want Android with 4.3" screen but I don't know if Android on HD2 is good enough compared to a real Android phone. So what do you think? Would there be a perfect Android ROM that'd make HD2 the same as any Android phone? One more factor to consider, my country doesn't support 4G. Thanks.
[HD2 General] paulmor:
Your country needs to support CDMA to use the EVO, IT IS NOT GSM COMPATIBLE!

If you would like an Android GSM phone with a 4.3'' screen, why not go for the HTC Desire HD?
[HD2 General] dan138zig:
yes, of course i'm aware of that. desire hd is not an option because it's not released yet here and even if it is, the price is out of my range.
[HD2 General] solid.snake:
"desire hd is not an option because it's not released yet here"

Well, your country doesn't have any CDMA network. And... The EVO 4G is available ?

The real question : do you need a phone for calling ? >> Yes or no ?
[HD2 General] dan138zig:
my country indeed has a CDMA network. used one myself. what my country doesn't have is a 4g network. people buy evo from other countries. it's not officially released.
[HD2 General] random_username_:
having used an evo i can tell you the is little to no speed difference. If you dont mind wating for the issues we're currently having with android to be resolved then no it isnt worth it. If you cant wait any longer then go for the evo.
[HD2 General] paulmor:
CDMA networks operate in different bands in various parts of the world. you need to check with the local operator ( Pele....?) what bands he operates and buy only a compatible unit
[HD2 General] dan138zig:
yes i know. evo works in my country.
[HD2 General] InfX:
Just in case you talk about Pelephone (Israel), while the Evo should, indeed, be compatible with Pelephone's CDMA network, good luck convincing Pelephone to put you on it. And, while their CDMA network is currently fully operational, it kinda looks like they are more into their GSM one, and may eventually start killing the CDMA network off.
[HD2 General] pakure:
first, have you tried android on hd2?...if not, try the mdeejay revolution 2.3 build...it is based on the evo kernel, works perfect
[Legend General] TheGrammarFreak:
Fantastic guide. Really great. I had half a mind to do one myself, no need now. :D This should help a lot of people. It might also be worth going through the other threads, and pulling out an FAQ with links to relevant posts. I'll help with that if you like.

Get this in the stickies! :D
[Legend General] BlaY0:
Hmm, Windows? Haven't seen that for several years (thankfully) except on our house, but I can still manage to root...
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
@TheGrammarFreak

Okay, if you have additional points, just write it down... I'll add it next time I edit it.

@BlaY0

I have only tested this on a Windows PC, but I'm sure it'll work on Linux too. Added it as a note before the guide. Thanks.
[Legend General] MeBeSad:
where do i dl "rootedupdate.zip" or when u do step 1 and step 2 it will be on card or what?
[Legend General] TheGrammarFreak:
The scripts push it on there. That's why the download is so big...
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
Bump. Well... can someone have this moved to the development part.
[Legend General] sturk91:
Any way to root via OS X?
[Legend General] TechTalkNewsAndReviews:
I'm getting this error when trying to get the CID in the gold card tool, what am I doing wrong?

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* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

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Could not locate CID in output
[Legend General] Unreal_628:
Im also getting the same error as tecchtalknews and have no idea what is causing it. ps im using a sand disk 2gb sd card that came with the phone, and yes usb debugging is on.
[Legend General] Unreal_628:
ahh never mind, i just had to sync it with htc sync before i used gold card tools:)
[Legend General] madcat340:
Does it work for 2.2 devices XD
[Legend General] Timothye:
im stuck on .

copy SDK and android SKD to C ... are you suggesting installing the complete SKD and then copying the folder to C instead of C/program files / Android SDK .?

and when double clicking crackin.bat . the terminal shows up for about 4 seconds then disappears and nothing happens on my phone ..

help first time rooter ..

Cheers
[Legend General] ZiMask:
ok so my problem is that i click "crackin.bat" my phone reboots several times, but them the cmd closes before i can see if it's "crwxrwxrwx 1 1001 2002 90, 0 Jul 19 16:19 /dev/mtd/mtd0" or not.. however i think it should be because i've already gotten the other, wrong "cr---w--" (or something) and i think i might be doing it right this time, but after that when i go with the "RUU_Legend_HTC_WWE_1.31.405.5_R_Radio_47.26.35.04_ 7.05.35.26L_release_126592_signed.exe" it gives me error "(-5001 : 0x80070002)" and nothing happens .. please help cuz i've whiped all the data to my phone although i had a lot of stuff and i'm really looking forward to this :/ newb rooter, sry :?
[Legend General] huzi7868:
am also having the same problem

help
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tumys:
Co0kie's Home Tab HVGA Port v2.0.0
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tumys:
Some screenshots:

Also be compatible with skins (there might be exceptions for special cases, though), Addon-Widgets, as well as CHTScheduler.

In this case, V2 Autumn by MrBeOTP2.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tumys:
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[HD Mini Themes and Apps] KVRAMSES:
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
yesssssssssssssssssssss yessssssssssssssssssssssssss

yupiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!:d:d:d

thank you from all my heart tumys!!!!!

God bless you!:d

AND OF COURSE THE SAME BIG THANKS TO Co0kieMonster & TEAM!!:)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] MichelDiamond:
I think you can be really happy to have the Mini now with Maximum flexibility because if Thumy's great work!

If you have issues with CHTEditor then please ask in "normal" CHTEditor thread.

If you needs something with CHTScheduler ir have an issue, just also feel free to post it in CHTS-thread.

Have fun with Thumy's port for you

Micha
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
Thanks man :D ..yeah the CHT will really change the look of our mini's :D ..cant wait to set it up..and to install allllllll the widgets LOL
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Adrien95120:
Hi everyone and thank you for this wonderful gift ^ ^

I just have a problem refraining

1) "Co0kie.HomeTab_v2.0.0.PublicBeta"

2) "CHT_HVGA_v2.0_Beta_2"

3) Soft Reset

But in the end there is always the screen that is offset?

Everything works fine except the home screen someone a solution?

(Sorry for my English I use Google translation!: S)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] dctor:
great job Tummys, now it's time to start the tests :)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Adrien95120:
it's good business resolute ^ ^ you just disable HTC SENSE and return right after installation! Thank you
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] ceylin45:
don't work on my hd mini
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] garmin2:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I miss a lot this application, i used it in my topaz and now I can use it with my MINI. EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
hmmm..it doesnt work with sense disabled,it does for u?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] panzercool:
Disable Sense and install it. Works well !! Testing it now.....

BTW...CHT on Mini....awesome :)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Adrien95120:
one last problem it freezes the screen does not respond it is frozen? !! it makes me often: S why?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] panzercool:
Same problem here :( But it unfreezes after a while

CHT editor does not install too :confused:
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[HD Mini Themes and Apps] ericsonicsson:
CHTEditor runs great. It looks like it was designed for HVGA :)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] jemaho:
Finally the wait is over. Working almost perfectly here. The only thing I don't like is the kinda intrusive cht taskbar. Would be great if we could have the normal sense slider in place, as an option maybe.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] mitsubat:
This is fixed in final version

The port for the beta was released one month after the original release. So we only have to wait for one month now :). Anyway, the final release is mainly bug fixes. Since everyting works fine for me, I consider that I am already playing with a final release :p
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] wimdows:
Switched of the email widget. No difference.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] _Madmatt:
How can I cook it into my ROM's? I tried but it didn't work... :(
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] garmin2:
This is not a .cab is a zip, you only must copy de archive to folder \windows and replace original .manila files. Good luck
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Adrien95120:
Thank You !
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] SpotTech:
Create a .cab whit the files in the .zip and copy de cab in folder OEM of the rom and edit the config_ap file for execute .cab in first boot

PS: not create a package, this not work for modify manila
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Adrien95120:
Tumys for when the port CHTv2 Final? ! :D:D:D:rolleyes:
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Has created a package, has added in kitchen! I have all works! You not properly do something likely!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] nsourm:
Which kitchen do you use?

And what do we have to edit in the config_ap file?

Thanks
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] jemaho:
I've installed the final version of CHT 2.0.0 with the actual Beta of Tumys, and, so far so good, everything's working fine. Even faster than with the last CHT 2.0.0 Beta.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tomkowski:
I installed CHT 2.0 Final version also. But I still have a problem with hidden Sense Home Screen Tabs (slider) in this configuration (CHT final + CHT HVGA beta).
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tumys:
CHT HVGA Port for CHT v2.0 final released.

Pay attention to the instructions in the first post for general information and upgrading.

Changelog

CHTEditor changes

Co0kieMonster made some HVGA specific improvements. With it, you can now customize the softkey bar height with better HVGA values (24 - 64) which were only editable with registry until now. Non-HVGA compliant wallpaper modes have also been removed.

Port changelog from Beta 2 -> final

Task/Appointments disappearing when enlarging with slim header fixed

Disappearing slider fixed (when having softkeys disabled)

Retractable slider fixed

Link moving bottom limit fixed (barrier when having softkeys disabled)

New Task/Appointment field sizes for respective widgets fixed
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] rigo007:
YOU'RE a MAN!! I cannot wait to test it!! Meantimes, thanks in advance!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
Thanks again Tumys!just installed and tried it a bit...and i can confirm that Sense tabs doesn't dissapear anymore.

Yupiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :D

Great job,and thanks for your efforts.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] 6gex:
Hi

the bug fixes are working well but I still notice that when you move the screen to the right or to the left sometimes the device is not responding during one minute or 2.

I have made an hard reset and reinstall every thing and it is happening again.

Is anybody facing the same problem ?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] toyros:
hi all.

it's amazing the job you have done.but i have a problem with the background.i have factory reset my mini ten times.i chose different photos for background but nothing.i see only white and nothing else.no colours no shapes.any ideas???i have installed the latest editor,scheduler,cht and port.

thanks in advance
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] wimdows:
Hello there,

Here's a couple of remarks on CHT.

Firstly, is there something wrong with the cab of CHT HVGA port 2.0 final?

When I download it, it says it's only 22 kilobytes, whereas the beta cab was over 200 kilobytes. Furthermore, this final version doesn't seem to work, while the beta version works perfectly with CHT 2.0 final.

Secondly, the RSS widget works fine for me. (I don't understand why it is mentioned here and there that we shouldn't try to run it with Sense 2.5.) Except for the fact that it doesn't fit the mini's hvga screen and it isn't resizable.

Will this change in a future version?

Keep up the good work! CHT is great!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] spithash:
I have the same problem as you!maybe is beacuse we have greek rom!(γεια χαρα φιλε).But i am not sure...Is there someone who can help us?? thanx
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] _Madmatt:
Lol, when I install the final version of the HVGA port, CHT doesn't work anymore. :( But when I switch back to the 2.0.0 beta port, everything is fine...
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
uninstall all CHT related stuff..and then put them back in order and it will work;)..thats how i did

btw..i used sktools for uninstalling as it force removing CHT,works better than traditional uninstall from wm.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] nsourm:
flip back clock

Hello.

Do you experience the annoying flip clock back problem?

I've tried everything but the problem still exists.

Thanks a lot
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
did u try in cht editor..widgets..clocks..disable double flip ?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] nsourm:
thanks my friend.It works fine
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] zalaros:
Does anyone have issues with the backlight timeout? I set it at 30 seconds and it changes at 10 seconds all the time. If i disable Sense from today settings the backlight timeout stays at 30 seconds (where i set it). Any ideas? I'm on stock rom with the final version of cht installed.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] emrause:
try to disable the automatic adjustment!

I don't know why but for me it worked
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tomkowski:
@Tumys Well done!

The Task widget doesn't automatic refresh changed tasks (for example, after sync with Outlook). Is it any solution for this?

Where can I find a small clock without weather?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] zalaros:
RSS Reader for Hd mini

If anyone is interested in rss reader cht addon take a look at this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=832775&page=6
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] tzacapaca:
Thanks for tip :D
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Tumys:
1. There's nothing wrong regarding the filesize. The beta version included more CHT files which were work in progress. The original CHT v2.0 BETA files didn't include HVGA specific changes. They have been integrated by Co0kie for the final, thus resulting in fewer needed files for the port, and therefore the reduced file size, also making the port more independent from future CHT updates.

As for the problems, see if posts from other people can help you solve the issue.

2. I once did try the RSS widget, and it didn't work. I concluded that it's because of the Sense version. I will try it again. Seems like I'm wrong there.