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[HD7 General] mrmomoman:
Yeah that was a concern for some people when WP7 was announced due to their previous history for slow down in the system over a short time and requires a reboot. The degradation of the system over time or many files was mentioned in a few articles that I read. So far I have not found that to be true on WP7 or IPHONE but more so with Android. Even with all my tweaks and mods and what nots I still have to reboot it every few days to speed it up.

DJ LU - I can't figure out why they think they can push 4G advertisement when they can barely handle 3G. They have horrible building penetration as well. You can easily drop 3 or 4 bars just going inside a house. I was with AT&T for a long time and when EVO came along I jumped ship. They were much better than I expected and still am very happy with them. Better than AT&T for the most part and obviously cheaper.

Verizon is testing out the $69.99 Unlimited plan like Sprints with 450mins anytime and free mobile to mobile and 5GB data. AT&T needs to scoot themselves over to that as well.

Oh well. Can't have my cake and eat it too :rolleyes:
[HD7 General] manlisten:
...I love this phone. The build, the OS, everything is just so beautiful and classy. Picked mine up yesterday and I have not been able to put it down. I'm pretty sure I texted in my sleep. I showed it to my brother and his jaw dropped. :D I'm sort of mixed on the screen though. It looks very good but if you look at it in a dark environment you can really see the backlight casting a glowing black. Not deal breaking though, maybe I am just spoiled by the Galaxy S I'm coming from.

Overall a very pleasant experience so far.

BTW, is there any way to have the buttons at the bottom turn off and only activate when you tap the screen? Would like to have them turn off while watching a video for instance.
[HD7 General] biker74:
Great phone. Had an iphone, Android phones and even a Palm Pre for a while and this is brilliant. Very fast, love the operating system - very fresh.

Of course, few gripes here and there. Copy and paste, mass storage etc, but, I am led to believe they may be sorted in the January update.
[HD7 General] LuRock:
I hope so. and i hope theres something they can do about the camera quality. I just did a side by side test with the HD2. The hd2's pictures look much sharper, brighter, and defined. :( dont know if its because the hd2 has more settings to make the capture better. :/
[HD7 General] brummiesteven:
Day 16

I'm never going back to Android :p
[HD7 General] yly3:
I'm sick and tired of waiting for mine to arrive.Hopefuly I'll have it by next Friday. I haven't been teased by a gagdet that hard since .. in all honesty ..since I bought my very first mobile phone that being the Samsung C100 (lulz).

So overall : Great start for Microsoft with minor bugs. To be honest I'm VERY happy that all of these bugs can be "sorted out" with just a reboot. It might be annoying for some of you but take a look at the iPhone 4 forum section on apple.com ..holy cow !

Looking on HD7 (or basically any other WP7 device) vs iPhone comparison video it really is ahead of its time. No way I will be going to a "slower" iOS and slightly laggy Android
[HD7 General] domineus:
it is hard to go back to android honestly...not that I could I don't have an android device; making development suck especially with miui (jerks)

but my personal review so far

http://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/11/09/ppcgeeks-special-a-seasoned-vets-wp7-experience/

not a lot has changed from my initial impressions
[HD7 General] LuRock:
Nice review..
[HD7 General] kwill:
Sounds like most feel the way I do. DAMN! MS came back right with this one! Made me actually say bye bye to my HD2 and let someone else enjoy. Android was cool. But, seems like all the customization wore me out:D I spent more time making my phone looking good than actually using it. This turns a phone into what it should be first.....a phone. It's so simplistic\minimalistic that it makes it beautiful. And that's the kind of person I am. Of course, no copy\paste, custom ringtones, or flash in browser kind of blows for the moment (hoping a nice update will implement the first two). But, I like everything else so much, I've started overlooking those things for the time being. Now, that doesn't mean I'm totally ok with that as that was one big thing I would tease iPhone users about (always having to WAIT for Apple). However, the new WP OS is appealing and fully functional enough (unlike early iterations of iOS) to just help you enjoy using your phone to do all the things you do on your phone. All in all, good stuff and can we get a grey and black tile option?!
[HD7 General] Matt Wolf:
Any word on the 1500mA battery working on the HD7?
[HD7 General] theoriginal15:
1) I tend to listen to music on my phones. I like the Zune setup a lot. My album art actually transfers over to the phone with its accompanying the file. Windows Media Player would show album art but wouldn't transfer it over to the phone for whatever reason. Zune is much smoother, and I like the background photos of the artists as well. Nice touch! The songs transfer in seconds, too!

2) With HTC messaging, you had pics of you and the recipient in conversation mode. That would be a nice touch, if Microsoft offered that option. Adds more to my bragging rights, basically.

That's my two cents, so far

PS I upgraded from a T-Mobile Touch Pro2
[HD7 General] nrfitchett4:
y'all should be picking a carrier first, phone second. Sorry, that's just the way it is. For me, t-mobile is great, I do drop some signal in this 50 year old hospital, but at my house and on the road, I am full 4 bars of hspa+. Y'all need to remember that the hspa+ rollout isn't much more than updating the tech that is already in there. What's cheaper for t-mobile to gain customers? Offering all the hottest phones or adding more towers???
[HD7 General] mrmomoman:
Nfrfichett - that's why I bought it first was to test it. Was hoping that the coverage would improve over time. One of Tmobile's bigger weakness is building penetration. I was hoping to have a good coverage inside my home area. Oh well. Still a great phone. I am not looking forward to.WP7 if Sprint is only bringing the HD Pro with the 3.6" screen slider. They need another EVO with SLCD and 4.3" screen and slim like the HD7.

That's my ideal phone. Not a fan of PenTile matrix AMOLED screens but will settle for it on a large screen. Maybe DELL will release the Venue Pro for ATT soon. It is gonna happen. There is no doubt. They will model after Samsung on that one and release to all carriers.
[HD7 General] ceesheim:
Cool , that is exactly how I think of it .
[Nexus One General] crzymonkey:
Hey All,

I know there are alot of threads on 2.2.1 and so what I was looking for could not be found, or I need to be pointed in the right direction.

I am looking for the 2.2.1 file (rooted would be great) so that I can update from 2.2 FRF91

Please help
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
How about going to Developer section and downloading a ROM that says "FRG83 stock deodexed"?
[Nexus One General] ChongoDroid:
What exactly is the difference between 2.2 and 2.2.1, just security patches right?
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
No, there are additional improvements that result in better battery life and less crazy screen.
[Nexus One General] ChongoDroid:
Ahh I see... So theirs a difference in kernel
[Nexus One General] Mrplennium:
I've been wondering about this too. Can someone help? I received a replacement phone from HTC, but it shipped with the outdated 2.2 FRF91. I have it for 2 days now and it hasn't updated. I tried other sites but whenever I click on the link I would get a message that says:

"The requested URL /packages/passion/signed-passion-FRG83-from-FRF91.c8847c98.zip was not found on this server. "

Does anyone know a way a site or link that actually works? Or is there anyway to force the phone to receive the update? Thanks!
[Nexus One General] diversificationied:
Google update servers are offline.
[Nexus One General] Mrplennium:
Do you have any recommendations? Do I sit and wait til they are back up and in this case do you know when? or is there another way to obtain the file?

It's not a huge deal, but since I am on an older version I wasn't able to get back all my apps. I had to go into the market and re-download some of them. The phone I returned to HTC had the FRG83 2.2.1
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
The links in the wiki work.

Follow guide for reverting to stock FRG33, then use the upgrade to FRG83

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One/Guides_&_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] xzxxzx:
I'm wondering if it's worth buying insurance for this phone (or any phone for that matter). SquareTrade is supposed to be good...
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] scottmog:
In my opinion no, u got a warranty for a year anyways... just treat your phone with upmost care always have a case, if ur gonna go drinking DONT BRING IT WITH YOU haha
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] c_licious:
I would say YES, unless can guarantee that you will "treat your phone with upmost care always have a case, [and] if ur gonna go drinking DONT BRING IT WITH YOU" ;) ...and of course no one ever steals it and you'll never accidentally drop it.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] JWhipple:
Lets talk about worth... $5 or $6 a month... versus you losing your phone, it getting stolen, you getting shoved into the pool with it in your pocket, etc etc etc...

Would you rather pay $5/6 a month and then $129 to replace the phone, or $499 to replace it?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] EfemaN:
Unless of course that SquareTrade service is as good as it claims... I'd take that over 2 years with a $50 deductible on accidentals instead of the T-Mo insurance I'm paying for.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] xzxxzx:
It's 2 years of coverage for $51.99.

"WHAT IS COVERED:

Mechanical and electrical failures that occur during normal use of your item. Your item is covered for up to the full purchase price of your item (tax and shipping are excluded).

Some examples of covered issues include computer hard drive failures, iPod batteries that stop charging, cell phone keypads that get stuck, and digital camera sensor failures."

SquareTrade Inc. information.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] funkadesi:
That's EXTENDED warranty, not insurance.... insurance is when a phone gets lost or stolen.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] xzxxzx:
Whoops my bad. I kept seeing the squaretrade insurance pop up
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] smirkis:
i pay tmobile for my insurance. small price to pay for them just incase moments. i bought my phone outright so it was my best option. without it, i might be a little nicer to my phone. but with insurance lol, i just use it.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] slinky1914:
Insurance is a money pit

Guys insurance for a phone is a money pit I will show you.

I am very delicate with my phones like I know many of you are. I buy a case and screen guard and I have dropped one phone. So I dont buy insurance. Tmo insurance is 5.99/mo and the average length people keep the phone is about a 1yr some maybe 2yrs.

If you make a claim you have to pay a deductible which is usually around 125-150

so 5.99*12months= $71.88+$150=$221.88

If you have insurance for 2yrs: $5.99*24monts+$150=$293.76

Plus Tmo knows that less than 80% the people that get insurance will never use it, thats why they offer it cause they make money on it.

Now what if I self insur and pay myself 5.99 a month and save for a deductible. I can buy the same phone or a better one on craigslist or ebay. Therefore I dont buy insurance on any phone anymore cause we never used it we always bought phones off craigslist or ebay cheaper than our deductible. Just a little FYI
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] g_grey:
personally i have had insurance on my phones for 4 years, i have never had to use it(broke a G1 but since they couldn't get me a G1 i upgraded) yeah in the long run you might be paying a little more but i always compare it to car insurance. yeah i don't like paying an extra $150 a month for insurance on my car, but if i decide i don't want insurance and then i wreck the car i'm out a car(and in my state my license). or i can keep the insurance, pay the money, pay the deductible, and play it safe. in the end it's your choice but unless the phone is glued to your hand, and you live in the desert, then something could happen and end up costing you the price of the phone.

on the craigslist point: you don't always know where the phone you are buying off CL has been so there is no guarantee that you aren't buying a stolen device, i would rather pay retail for a phone that i know isn't stolen and comes with the box and everything in it, and the phone is in perfect condition
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] linkmaster_6:
Well does anyone have any experience with square trade cause i was considering doing this as well
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] dorezen:
if you have access to the latest issue of Business Week (cover says Be Evil), there's an article talking about the company Asurion, who is the backer of cellular insurance for all of the big wireless companies around the world. chances are if you have the insurance, the replacement you get will be a refurb/used, which can usually be had for cheaper price. don't expect to be compensated with a brand new phone of equal value if yours goes bad.
[Off-topic] Gigamaster89:
Seriously, I rollover it alot when going for UserCP or topic list and this damn thing keeps enlarging/taking up a big portion of my screen.

The other ones are fine though.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
isnt there some sort of ad blocker available for your browser??
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Yes there would be but thats not very supportive of XDA now is it ;) :D
[Off-topic] lonelykatana:
I've never seen an add on xda. :confused:

I've heard about them, but never seen them!
[Off-topic] the-equinoxe:
These adds are necessary to keep our servers running.

If you want to remove the with an add blocker feel free to do so, but please donate to xda first.

Be aware that we have bills to pay: bandwidth isn't cheap these days.

Regards,

EqX
[Off-topic] Gigamaster89:
I understand the ads are needed to support the site, but when they start affecting a user's browsing experience, that's when it becomes a problem.

I see starting today there is this new ad that shows up on the bottom that plays by itself (I thought I had some sort of spyware because I had my volume up), don't anyone else see a problem with this?
[Off-topic] the-equinoxe:
I have to agree with you:

when it affects the user's browsing experience it is counter productive, since the less users are willing to "endure" the ads the less revenue it brings.

I also must admit: Since the beginning of banners on the net I have chosen to use an ad-blocker-script on ALL sites.

But because I am a regular visitor here (and currently even a small part of the infrastructure) I choose to donate to compensate for bandwidth usage etc..

This way I can say with a clear conscience: although I block the ads I still contribute (financially) to this community.

If you want to talk to the admin about this you can talk to Svetius(eg. by PM), he is always open for constructive criticism and valuable feedback from the users' point of view.

Regards,

EqX
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 4tune:
Been following IRC channels for the past few weeks. My impression is that the direction of development is unclear. Lots of side steps. Nobody is certain where to go next. Still there is a lot to improve. Maybe it’s a good idea to set up a development team with well defined functions instead of individual artists.

So here is my line-up.

Cotulla: obviously a very bright guy, but his weak point is probably communication. Should be at the centre of development. Can handle more tasks simultaneously. Position him as a knowledge base and think-tank. Not a single specialised task, that's a waste.

Markinus, Rajko, cass67, Hastarin. These are hands on guys. Can focus on the job to be done. Give them an area to deal with and they will deliver.

gauner1986: Jack of all trades. link between all other team members. Good guy to keep the spirit up and always supportive. Planner and supervisor.

LeTama: seem like the perfect guy to handle logistics and facilitate the whole team. Can also bring some good pointers to the table. Can probably manage the team.

Delenn, technician, hardware guy. Can give good support.

m-deejay: don't waste your breath, get on with it. He’s good at finalizing and give us an end product, although he's also perfectly capable of bringing in some valuable ideas and pointing out the right direction.

charansingh: New kid on the HD2 block, although he doesn't own one. I am impressed with his initial contribution, especially on IRC. This is the kind of quick thinking guy who is able to analyse the problem at hand and ask the right questions to come to a solution. This is a great quality. Could be an overall supervisor. Is to fast and erratic to manage the team.

Dcordes, darkstone: seem occupied with other matters atm. I hope there undoubted great knowledge can be used as advisors.

NetRipper: has done his (very good) part. Stated himself that he is out of it for a while now. Still, he facilitates IRC logs and is present to help out.

There are a lot of good devs not mentioned here, but the line-up is limited to 11. I love football (or soccer for out of Europe continents) so 11 it is :p

Yea, you are thinking “4tune, you know it all, don’t you”. This little exercise is not to criticize anyone, nor am I pretending to be right about all above. It is just a brief first impression. Still, my whole point is that developing could be better organized if the abundant talent is used the right way. In real live I would deal with it this way.

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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kam333:
Interesting read,

Its got some legs to it but I dont think it would run very far, ill tell u why without matching your word count :D

1. Your talking about developers/ creative people, in my experience, a quickfire way to kill creativity is to introduce an unfamiliar structure especially this late in the game, it can kill the flow.

2. I haven't had the time to follow the dev thread but from what I can gather these guys are dotted around the globe doing this in there spare time. What you propose would be great for a formal dev team within a company, I think adding that type of formality to this project would slowly kill it off.

3. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I get the impression this is more of a hobby than work to them, they've come this far as an autopoietic group, taking away this freedom and assigning set roles may well kill the motivation.

So you see, you are going to kill hd2 android:eek:

I urge you to reconsider this thread, take it down before anyone gets these ideas

Interesting though! :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Cotulla and Dellen are the same guy.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
+1... these are people that are doing this as a hobby and for free. This isn't there job... they don't want people telling them what to do. Be grateful for what they have accomplished... we have one of the best android ports on a winmo phone available for our hd2s. If someone really wants a perfect running android and the hd2 port isn't good enough, get a native android phone that was meant for android. They have professional development teams like you suggest at HTC and Samsung and Google.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] KrewsialNL:
I have to agree with this.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] letama:
Lol! I had a good laugh reading this.

Too late to remove it!

It's funny to see how the others and I are perceived...

And, no, I don't want to be project manager, I do that for a living. Having hands in code is what makes it fun.

And yes, it's a hobby! Not work.

Anyway, no offense taken... Thanks for the smile

LeTama
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] arkatis:
I think that we have to give them a big kiss and a big applause for all they have done and accomplished! Great work to all of you guys! Keep it up! :cool:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] orangekid:
don't sell MDJ short as a developers, his kernel is the best one IMO right now
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] gianmich:
are you sure?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Yes he also uses Kosh and Sinclair.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dashrink:
I second dat
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] itm:
My Touch Diamond 2 has stopped synchronising with my Windows XP SP2 PC. When I connect the cable the phone is always recognised as an external disk drive, even though I select "Activesync" as the option on the phone. It's been working fine up to now.

I've tried rebooting both phone and PC and it didn't resolve it.

Does anyone have any ideas?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Bruce Inman:
Try removing the SD card.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] helpfinder:
check device manager > can you see this devide here?

maybe with yellow exclamation?

try to update driver for that device > point it to C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\Drivers
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] itm:
Many thanks - removing the SD card seemed to do the trick.
[myTouch 4G General] theinternot:
OK, so far this phone has been just about perfect.

My only gripe so far is that when I plug in the usb charger to my computer and set it to "Charge Only"... my SD card still gets mounted and I can't listen to music.

I don't remember this happening with the G2.

Am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting I missed?

Thanks
[myTouch 4G General] stoneyjonez:
Do you have the Winamp app? If so, go in the options and turn off auto mount.
[myTouch 4G General] theinternot:
Thanks!

I can't believe I didn't know to do that. *facepalm*

Works perfect.
[myTouch 4G General] stoneyjonez:
Yeah I had the same problem, took me a while to figure it out...
[Desire HD General] labelman153:
Can anyone Help?, I have a Desire HD, but when I try and print from bluetooth it comes up with an error, I am using a HP 309A PRINTER, it says it is paired but not connected, and when you try and print a photo, it comes up with a error report on the phone, which would not allow this operation.

It does work fine using Wifi?

Thanks
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Anyway to get Android keyboard in froyo? Im flashed to eugene's rom
[Vibrant General] mikeye9:
Eugene has several keyboards on his rom. Just change the input method by holding down a text field. BTW, you can type on the swype keyboard like the stock android.
[Vibrant General] presence06:
I only have swype and samsung keyboards
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
I like Smart Keyboard Pro in market or free HTC_IME mod v27 < this is what i am using now.
[Vibrant General] YodaEXE:
Yeah, I thought Swype would be neat when I first got my phone, but after using it a bit I'm baffled as to why so many people seem to like it. I can type faster by actually typing than I can using Swype, and it's easier overall as well. To each his own I suppose.
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Yea I tried it before and hated it now im forced to usee it ick
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Use the Samsung keyboard. It's better than the Android keyboard (garbage)
[Vibrant General] YodaEXE:
What's wrong with the Android keyboard? That's what I use on my phone and have no problems with it.
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Yea. I decided to give that a try. Seems as good as the android keyboard. Thanks guys.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Obsidian v2 has the android keyboard
[Vibrant General] presence06:
I might flash this one. I only did Eugene because.it.seemed.easy im new to flashing so odin was easy
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
+1 on Smart Keyboard Pro.

The android keyboard is rather Spartan and underfeatured IMO. I definitely prefer the customizability of SKP.