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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddy1200:
What? Galaxy S with 2.1 scores over 800 in Quadrant and X10 with 2.1 is more like 550. I dont know what Nexus One got, but it has 2.2 now (and scores over 1000) so who cares, lol.

I bought my X10 with hopes that the negative points would be fixed by 2.1, but they havent. We pay for the sexy screen with battery life and performance is still a let down, speed improvement from 1.6 is minimal but 2.1 is more compatible with new apps.

Im currently using my X10 on a holiday and making good use of the camera, but after that i will get a nexus one - or wait until the 2GHz CPU/1GB RAM models start coming out. If android continues to become more efficient, and if new models have HDMI out, it would make a desktop replacement for me :)

oh - and i should state, i only bought a X10 for the camera, and although its probably the best on any phone, its not compariable to even a cheap digicam with there real lens'. Video recording is quite poor because of the motion blur, i hoped these things would improve with 2.1 but not significantly.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ballfuzz:
In the end, a cell phone cam is a cell phone cam regardless of the megapixels..

I never bought this phone for the 8mp, but I do wish they would stop marketting cell phone cams like this. people get too caught up in it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddy1200:
I didnt buy it because i has 8.1MP branded on it, i bought it because i wanted an all-rounder, Phone, GPS, Camera, WI-FI, movie viewer, it was the positive reviews about the camera that influenced my final decision (was tossing up between Nexus One and X10) - and after using others i agree, it is the best screen and camera.

BUT - after i use it for its camera function, ill swap to something faster with longer battery life.
[HD7 General] ci00aaj:
Ok this is odd! I received my hd7 yesterday and immediately set about getting it unlocked once i had done the basic set up. Because of what i have read so far on numereous forums i automatically assumed the phone ould be locked and went to one of the two sites suggested here to purchase my code. Within 5 mins i had my unlock code for the sum of £19 something.

So i then read through the email and go to follow the instructions. The first instruction states that i should put in a SIM card from a different network. So i put in the t-mobile SIM i intend to use with the HD7 and would you believe it ITS UNLOCKED?! The phone tile shows T-Mobile as the network and i check and see if i can make and receive calls...all work fine?

Now my question is: was my hd7 unlocked when i purchased it? (bought online from o2 uk payg) or did the guys fromm the unlock site do some sort of jiggery-pokery that unlocked my phone OTA via my IMEI number?
[HD7 General] acky85:
Didnt O2 and Tmobile recent join forces to some extenet. I think they share the same network now so that may be why.

I bought a PAYG one yesterday and my vodafone simcard didnt work so bought the unlock code.
[HD7 General] s1nn0n:
It can't be unlocked OTA, so it must have been shipped unlocked.
[HD7 General] ci00aaj:
That was too good to be true…after appearing to be unlocked my HD7 has

now decided to lock itself. It is giving me this message:

"This sim card can only be used on specific networks. Contact your customer service centre for the unlock code"

I've attempted 3 different PINS (1210, 0000 and 0000 again) with my T-Mobile SIM card in incorrectly so i guess i now need to get a PUK code. The question is who do i go to get this from T-Mobile (my current netwoork) or O2.
[HD7 General] brummiesteven:
That's T-Mobile and Orange.
[HD7 General] ThePhoenixUK:
Errmm, That unlock code it's asking you for is not the SIM PIN, it's the unlock code you paid for from the site, I hope you did not guess it incorrect too many times otherwise you can lockout the phone completely.
[HD7 General] ci00aaj:
OH GOD! you were right...that message was basically asking for the unlock code i paid for. Once i punched the code in it accepted it and i appear to be up and running again.

still find it odd that the phone acted like it was unlocked for a brief period before i had unlocked it!

thank you!
[HD7 General] ThePhoenixUK:
Glad it worked, good job you have not tried to guess the code 10 times otherwise you would never have got it unlocked.

Your right though, seems odd that it let you use it the first time, it's all software based anyway so guess it was a glitch.
[HD7 General] FCW:
Hi I work for o2 UK and it sounds to me like you luckily got a device set up for a contract. O2 only tend to sim lock the payg devices now. The salesman probably picked up the wrong device.
[EVO 4G General] dynamicpda:
It took me countless hours to get my previous phone the HTC Hero to be seen by Windows 7. If you've had problems with the USB and drivers, you know the pain. Somehow I managed to get it to work.

Yesterday I got the Evo. Stupidly, I uninstalled the working setup to prepare for the unrevoked hboot modified drivers. I either thought they would conflict or were told they would conflict. After trying a whole night, I couldn't get the 'adb devices' to see the Evo despite chasing my own tail with Windows madness, looking for drivers, installing and uninstalling HTC Sync, deleting USB entries with usbdeview, updating drivers, yada, yada.

I gave up. I decided to use the Ubuntu install I have hosted by VMWare on my Windows box. After two tractable problems, I got 'adb devices' seeing the Evo!

Screw Windows for connecting to Android.
[EVO 4G General] Jon:
I use Win7 and had zero problems connecting my phone when I bought it.

After installing drivers (?) and then uninstalling sync (per root instructions) I plugged in the phone and off I went.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, perhaps something from your Hero days carried over and caused additional problems for the Evo.
[EVO 4G General] mmark27:
Here's one option that worked for me - adjust your start up services: Go to your msconfig menu, click selective startup, click services tab, hide all MSFT services, then disable all start up items. recheck the items you know you need, like Antivirus software, adobe licensing for PDFs, etc. then reboot.

Before I did this, it was very hit or miss whether my Evo would connect to my Dell Windows7 (ultimate-64bit) laptop. I haven't found the exact culprit start up service, but I know that this works so I haven't done anything else with it. It might work for you too?
[EVO 4G General] kudosmog:
Same deal for me.

Until I uninstalled sync the phone wouldn't connect and gave me all types of problems.

Drivers stayed installed after I removed sync, and everything was good to go.
[EVO 4G General] Burksdb:
never used the htc sync to install my phone, but i have had far worse luck installing the drivers for windows xp than i have had on windows 7. it was pretty painless to get 7 up and running.
[EVO 4G General] timothydonohue:
google is your friend.

see if this page helps you. you may need to grab the usb drivers, also linked on same page, depending on the version of w7 you have. make sure your sdk is updated as well. if you haven't updated since using the hero, you'll need to.

http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-install-android-sdk-and-adb-drivers-for-htc-evo-4g/
[EVO 4G General] dynamicpda:
Thanks for this and other pointers. I did visit the very page above. I updated the SDK using the manager.

I tried the SDK r7 drivers, the HTC Sync 2.0.40 drivers, the Vista 64 bit drivers, the revoked modded drivers, etc. but no go.

I didn't try the services suggestion above.

I could get 'Android BootLoader Interface' seen in Device Manager according to the Unrevoked instructions. I could also get 'Android ADB Interface' seen too. I didn't test the former; the latter didn't seem to work. 'adb devices' shows no devices. Both were entries under 'Android Phone'.

What's interesting is that the Hero appeared as or under 'Android USB Device' (with two other entries).

I realized how flakey or difficult Windows 7 usb was when during the above exercise, I deleted a bunch of unrecognized device entries, for the sake of cleanup, in USBDeview and wound up nuking the very keyboard I was typing on. It is a Dell keyboard that should be plug and play -- looked it up on the other computer -- and no matter what I did, Windows 7 would complain of it having no driver.

Rather than trying to spend a few more hours figuring out the logic of it, I simply swapped for the Dell keyboard on the other computer. Voila! It works.

The same pragmatism carried over to the main project. Rather than continue to wrestle with Windows 7, I tried Ubuntu on the same box. I have it running anyway, why not.

So Windows 7 and HTC devices is arbitrary depending on your setup. YMMV. I'm happy for anyone who has never encountered these problems. I'm not one of them.

I need the MSL of the phone--I might have to tussle with the diagnostic drivers...
[EVO 4G General] phobos512:
Why don't you just call and ask for it? It's easy, takes two seconds. I don't understand why people are so freaked out by just asking for their MSL.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
It's so hard to install that free software with all of the drivers that is on Sprint's website!
[EVO 4G General] lloydcabraham:
I was having problems also then tried a free program called adb wireless. It let's me connect through Wifi and has worked great since.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
no troubles here with win7 and my evo
[EVO 4G General] jdh10475:
I had the Hero and now have the Evo and had no issues connecting either one to my windows 7 computer.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] jonatasmz:
hey guys... i´m from Brazil...

so... it´s not that easy to buy a good android phone with a low price... so...

you guys think that... milestone A853 still a good phone? it worth yet?

cya
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] harriisnotinabox:
it's definitely still a good phone =]

and since it's been rooted there are custom roms and other cool customisations coming out daily!

the a853 is a little powerhouse, too (especially with a good overclock :p)
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] vladstercr:
I agree....

I mean the level of customization is very high...Basically this is a mini-laptop...And the Qwerty keyboard is great once you get use to it...

Overclocking unveils the power of this phone...

With the New GOT 2.2.1 Release of the Froyo Android and flash support your browsing experience is mostly like on your PC...

I sincerely recommend this phone...I have it for 2 and half months now and I'm very satisfied with it!
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
i wouldnt buy it if i were u , 256 mb of ram is not enough specially if u use a lot of widgets , besides milestone 2 is coming out this month :(
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] applebook:
If you can get it for a good price, then it's still a fine buy. 256Mb RAM is fine for FroYo. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't understand memory usage.

Once overclocked and running a good ROM, the Milestone is a match for most of the newer and far more expensive (on the secondhand market) Androids.

The Milestone still has the best screen of any Android phone:

- 97% color gamut, more accurate and better than the iPhone 4

- almost 1,500:1 static contrast, higher than iPhone 4 and destroys crap like the Xperia X10

- true multi-touch screen, a rarity with Androids.

Of course, the Milestone 2 is a significant upgrade in speed, memory, and camera, but it is not cheap.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
better than the galaxy s? it has more constrast than the phone i agree on that one , i compared the black levels with my ipod touch 4 and the milestone indeed has deeper blacks but youre forgetting about the and what about the HORRIBLE color banding?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] applebook:
Yes, better than the Galaxy S: http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_1.htm

The color banding issue is not because of the Milestone's LCD but is due to Android's awful 16-bit Gallery. Even FroYo has this problem. Google is responsible for this and needs to fix it.

The Milestone 2 uses the same LCD as the Milestone.

Personally, I prefer the iPhone 4's display to anything else on the market because of its low reflectance (awesome for outdoor usage) and high resolution, but the Milestone has higher contrast and higher color gamut than the iP4.

I still believe that the Milestone/Milestone 2 is the best Android display there is because they have better contrast and higher DPI than the Droid X. I do not like the Galaxy S screen at all for reading text.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] petard:
I will agree that the Milestone screen is very nice. I would have loved it if my Nexus One used that screen. I hate the AMOLED used in current phones. Stupid PenTile pixel arrangement makes text look like CRAP.

When overclocked, the CPU in the Milestone is no problem.

256MB RAM though is a bit of an issue. It will run any program fine, but it will start closing background tasks far earlier than phones with 512MB will. You might be in the browser, switch to facebook, and then back to the browser and notice it reloading everything because it shut it down.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
i love the iphone screen, i dont like the size tough, nothing beat 4 inches ;)

as far as i know the superamoled does NOT use pentile, am i wrong?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] jeffervesce:
It's a great phone, limited only by your own ability to realize it's potential. Launcher pro, android agenda widget, weather and toggle widget, note everything.. Build your device to your needs!
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] applebook:
Yes, the Galaxy S uses pentile matrix. Read that article.

I've owned 3 different versions of the phone, so believe me, I know.

Anyway, I feel that 4-inches is too large for 800x480. I used to believe that 960x640 is too high for 3.5" on the iP4, but it really does look wonderful, even for tiny text. There is no need to zoom in on most web pages.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
3 versions of the phone? u mean captivate, vibrant, etc? yes the iphone screen is effing awesome, so crisp, too bad the black levels are HORRIBLE :mad:
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] applebook:
The iP4's black levels are acceptable for an LCD: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3903/apples-ipod-touch-2010-review-not-a-poor-mans-iphone-4/2

It's the iTouch 4 whose LCD is awful. Its black levels are about as bad as the old iPhone!

I was going to get an iTouch and just use a cheap CrapBerry but just couldn't live with the iPod's awful blacks and low contrast.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
f*ck! i feel deceived! i swore it was the same display, no wonder the black levels look horrible to me , why isnt this mentioned on the ipods reviews? :mad: and dont it evne get me started on the camera my milestone takes better pics and videos! :mad::mad: ohhh apple
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Drug$toreCowboy:
I to recommend this phone. I am very happy with it. Battery life isn't the most stellar, but not a "deal-breaker" for me. With some creative fine-tuning of the settings, I will get more "mileage" out of the battery.

The keyboard took a little getting used to, but once accustomed to it, it works great. The only other phone I would look at other than this one is either the new Milestone 2 (more expensive) and the HTC Desire Z. The keyboard on it is quite nice. Personally, I need a physical keyboard for my phones that I use, so that limits me on what I can use in Android phones.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] max_3000:
I traded my Nokia N900 for the Milestone, couldn't be happier.

I was jealous at the speed and smoothness of my friend's iPhone 4, but then I installed LauncherPro - let me tell ya, I'm not jealous anymore haha. I think's he's gonna be jealous at mine pretty soon for the speed and the fact that I do with it whatever I want - It's my device, unlike how all iPhones don't really belong to you but to Apple.

Also to note the incredible build quality and aluminum chasis - it really feels like a premium device (which it is)
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] applebook:
Apple had to use a much cheaper LCD for the iPod Touch because reportedly, the IPS panel in the iPhone 4 costs $90 (approx.) just for the part alone. There's no way that Apple can make a profit off the iPod Touch by using the same panel.

The new Touch is still a nice upgrade over the old one. It just isn't anywhere near the iPhone 4.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Chad_Petree:
thanks for the info, i was really hating apple, but its a business after all :o
[Droid X Themes and Apps] joebob296:
I can open the calendar and view events I already have stored but I can't edit them or add any new events. I am running froyo deodexed and rooted. I have removed some bloatware I didn't want. Is there a certain file I need to have for adding events? Anybody know why I can't add events?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] joebob296:
Nvm got it figured out.
[Touch HD General] @muja@:
To setup GPS on my Blackstone to work with Igo 8.3 or recomend one GPS software which one is compatible with HTC Touch.

Thanks in advance and all best.
[Touch HD General] motionz:
Hi.

What seems to be the problem?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s9ortner:
Are there any battery % mods out there that do not cause fc's after doing a restore? I have been using the blue minimalist theme over a stock deodexed rom and nandroid restores will not work. Any suggestions please???
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
There is nothing. The percent mod requires a file that a ain't there. So when you restore your phone there's extra files there that shouldn't be there.

Sent from my Emotionless Beast of an Epic using the XDA App
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Pda23:
Has anyone considered developing Android on the Advantage. I have seen it for other WM devices.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] danih:
Forget it, all devs moved to newer devices, not even WM gets updated anymore...
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Pda23:
Damm - Maybe a developer will see this post and maybe...................
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] patrickvh:
I also hope someday there will be new (Win or Droid) build.

I have two X7500 and both last Michy or ABG does not really support my needs.

Slow and not all (good) apps.

Half year ago I bought a Touch Pro 2 but that forum is almost dead too.

When will HTC come with a new, complete, fast, 5 inch or larger screen again? :->
[Optimus 7 General] JustVenice:
I make a mistake

not to read, before buying.

Last week my HTC P3600 (WM6.5) died

as urgently needed a new WM device §

Therefore I just enter a shop and bought this nice and cheap LG,

but I made a mistake,

my mistake

I know, I did not check what WM7 is.

I couldn't even imagine that all my software could not run on WP7

There is no navigation turn by turn yet on Marketplace, that anyway I should rebuy

no Outlook sync (simple one and not on clouds), incredible.

Therefore, I've just put it on Ebay (item 180582667810)

and go to buy an HTC with WM6.5 soon, I hope.

Or maybe check better and read for Android one.

Thaks to all of XDA.
[Optimus 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
point 1. this has been known from the start, as they refreshed the whole thing completely.

2. you can use bing for turn by turn navigation...

3. The reason for the lack out no direct outlook sync is because so many complained about activesync not working properly, they went that way. You can easily set this up in the cloud by merely dragging/dropping your stuff into hotmail...

You should give the product a go... not just toss it a side because all your old products don't work on it.
[Optimus 7 General] davidebanks:
if you explain exactly what your needs are then xda members can help you. so far the only real issues which im not happy with is the lack of file management. i used to be able to bring my phone to work, plug in, and download stuff from xda but not anymore!!!!
[Optimus 7 General] JustVenice:
I've been reading this very useful and special forum and others only after I bought the LG/WP7, all last w-e, unfortunately.

I know it was my fault, I was too much confident and to quick at buying.

Bing/maps, I tested last w-e, are not really what I need.

I've a TomTom licence and my personal POI for work, I prefer to continue to use.

I need it and my other sw & tools this week,

I'm not so patient to wait all sw house to develop their WP7 version, if they will,

and I am not glad to pay more for the sw licences I already bought.

I'm 48, I'm coming from Compaq 3130 B/W with external BT GPS.

I love the new tecnology, but I still like the .cab way where else the market for me it to much crawded of games and music.

I'll pass to Wm7 maybe later on.

My post I just to suggest people to get infos before to buy, not like me.
[Optimus 7 General] arturobandini:
I dont' understand what the LG Optimus is doing here in this post.

The problem mentioned by the OP is strictly related to WP7.

The LG is definitely a good device, with large storage capacity.
[Optimus 7 General] tomhierl:
Get an HD2, it's still awesome hardware, or simply switch to Android, e.g. an HTC Desire or Desire HD/Z.
[Optimus 7 General] lpaso:
Hey, if you want, i'd exchange a Touch HD or HD2 for your LG ;)
[Optimus 7 General] JustVenice:
To arturobandini

I'm not saying that the LG Optimus is not a good device. I found it very fast indeed.

To tomhierl

today I was looking to the HTC products, thanks for Your suggestion.

To lpaso

sorry but I've already sold it on Ebay, it's flying to Norway in this moment.
[Optimus 7 General] tomhierl:
If you buy an Android phone and the Missing Sync, you can sync wirelessly (WiFi or Bluetooth) with Outlook (+ music, pictures, custom folders, SMS, call log and more).

It's nice not having to worry about plugging the phone in and syncing manually, I think.
[Optimus 7 General] hassaankhan1:
update issue

Unhappy upgrade problem (need help)

i am in great trouble these days regarding my phone, i have lg optimus 7, it is brand new my bro just bought it from uk, it had windows 7 by default then i upgraded it to mango via Zune and now the issue is that after upgrading it to mango the speakers stopped working , phone rings properly when someones calls me, when i receive a sms and when alarms starts, but does not work when i play something myself.

i hope you will help me : )

thanks in anticipation.
[Optimus 7 General] ModernUI:
Hey,

You could buy a New Windows Phone 8 or 7 whatever you like! You can buy a Nokia Lumia 800-900 (300-199 $) or just a Windows phone 8 :

Because have Nokia Maps ( free turn by turn ) and for Outlook, Windows phone has integrated Outlook so you can sync with everything email services. XAP is pretty easy to use, just download it on your phone.

Why no old Windows mobile:

Marketplace is closed.

Windows phone 7-8 is Always fast

Email app is just fantastic and fluid

You're Always connected no emails notifications lost.

Why no android:

You have to optimize ( with Windows Phone is ready to configure)

Only for NERD ( Windows Phone don't need roms, kernel and etc...)

Android is very fragmented (Only Gingerbread and IceCream Sandwich you can fell the differences, Ok Windows Phone 7 and 8 but still good)

Trust me choose Windows Phone

Only a pity miss my favorite games but i play computer and there's Always angry birds and co...
[Optimus 7 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
^how is that going to help the OP? WP8 does not run WM 6.X software....

Amazon has NEW HD2 for slightly under $180