[Desire HD General] ladyhaly:
When was the time you asked them about it? Because when I bought mine, they said they only had 2 stocks that arrived. So I bought one for the price I quoted. If that was indeed true, then they must have thought you would fall for it.

True but during that time no other store--- even HTC Philippines, which I kept calling again and again--- could quote me a date when stocks would arrive. I guess I was just too excited. It was my OC personality taking a turn for me. I knew the phone even before I got a hold of it. I knew how to do everything. I even had the PDF manual on my laptop and have been viewing it a lot. So yeah.

They were probably being bold. I'm never going to buy from that store again anyway. Now that CMK has stocks, I'm thinking of doing business with them next time I need a phone. Especially if it's HTC.

Challenges that include all the nasty "alligators" at Customs.

I have it. I believe it was issued last December 23. I was at Baguio and connected to Globe's 3G network. So now my phone has 2.2.1. =) No problems with it whatsoever.

Go. :D I'm trying to go off and have my friends buy one as well. If not the Desire HD, then either a Desire or a Desire Z.

Not mine. I could hardly even believe that the cover is plastic when it's on... But when it's not and I've taken it off, then yes. I can. lol

I haven't done any of those for my phone. I updated mine to 2.2.1 and no issues whatsoever. Everything is more badass than ever.

Oh. I think mine is from Spain. I wonder... Could that probably be the reason why the store I bought it from was selling it at the said price?

I do not have my phone rooted and do not plan on it. So everything is non-root.

Album Art Grabber

Aldiko

Angry Birds

Angry Birds Seasons

AppAware

Astro (File Manager. I have this and ES File Explorer. I use this more.)

aTrackDog (App tracker. Makes managing apps tons easier.)

aTrackDog (SD) (I use it for installing apps saved in my SD Card via apk format.)

AudioManager Console (for managing your phone's volume levels for different modes--- Alarm Volume, Music Volume, Alerts Volume, Ringer Volume (and the vibration), System Volume, and Voice Call Volume).

Backgrounds (This is where I go when I want new wallpapers).

Barcode Scanner (I need to check this out if it's still functioning well as before the Market was updated, it worked wonders for scanning QR codes off blogs and across the Web for app recommendations as well as scanning barcodes off different products and searching for them... Now I don't know if it's any good as I haven't used it in 2-3 weeks.)

Astrid Tasks

BBC News

CNet News

Dolphin Browser HD (if you're tired of the Stock Browser)

eBuddy

Evernote

Fake-A-Text

First Aid

Gmail

Goggles

Google Sky Map (Best Science App in a smartphone as of now.)

Laputa (another e-book reader app like Aldiko... I'm a bookworm so I have both. It's easier to download off e-books from Laputa than Aldiko.)

Listen

Lookout

Magic 8-Ball

Messenger (Yahoo)

MSN Talk

MyCloset (Take a picture of your clothes and plan what you're going to wear whenever with this app... So you don't forget the clothes you have.)

Photoshop Express

Pocket Legends (use on WiFi... It's an MMORPG. Kind of fun.)

Posterous

Reader (Google)

Retro Camera

Ringdroid (VERY USEFUL... Use this to edit and add the sounds you like as an a ringtone, alert tone, etc.)

Skype

Sound Sleep (MT) (I LOVE LOVE LOVE this app! It has sleep therapy music and it works wonders for me. It puts me as well as all the people I've tried it on (my little sister, my mom, my grandfather, and grandmother) off to sleep in under 10-15 minutes.)

SpeedTest

Talking Santa

Talking Tom Free (good for when you're bored).

Tweetdeck

Vignette Demo

Voice Recorder

Wifi Analyzer

Winamp

XDA

YouTube Downloader

Zedge

I have psx4droid as well and SNesoid. However, I don't use them. I haven't configured psx4droid yet. I found a thread here on XDA on how to get it working but... Meh. Feeling rather lazy right now.

Same here. I'm even using Latitude so my bf can check on me whenever I leave the house and same with him. :P That and so I can "Send location to others", mainly on Facebook.

Never got that to work on my Omnia. Was too busy trying to hunt down medical apps. My little sister has my Omnia though and I don't think she's using it. (She's just 7.) So, if you please, would it be alright if I ask you how? Just send me a link to a thread detailing how to or something, please.

And yes, the Philippines has an offline map in Locations but only in Manila.

Same here.

Is your DHD brand new? It's also the first time I've heard of anything like this.

Uhm... Just so you know... Don't kill tasks like a madman going on a killing spree. I was doing that during the first few days I got my DHD and then read an article that explained to me why I should not be doing that. Something to do with the OS and how memory is not essentially linked to battery usage due to the fact that a sleeping app usually consumes 0% CPU cycles. Android was programmed to close apps that the user hasn't been using after a few minutes but to save it in the state it was left in so when the user opens the app, the program will just go off and resume. When you kill/force close an app unnecessarily, the phone uses CPU cycles in order to restore and recover the app to its previous state. If, say, there are a lot of programs running actively and the current program the user is dabbling with needs memory, Android closes apps and frees memory on its own.

So yeah. I'll try to find the article. Being lazy right now. Meh.

Not for me. I love the sound/volume quality. I have only missed one call and that's because I turned the phone's volume to the lowest before getting to silent, left it in my room, and then went to the kitchen. It's awesome especially when it's inside my bag. I immediately know when I have a call.

I will have to admit that the Dolby SRS isn't that useful for me as it seems to me that Dolby Mobile enabled just sounds better and more... intact. However, I have never missed any calls even when it's tucked away deep in my bag.

That's true about the crowds. Though I'm more confident about using this in public as a lot of people seem pretty clueless when it comes to the Desire HD. Not surprised as even salesladies and salesmen at our local mall have no idea what Android or Symbian is--- and the difference between Operating Systems and manufacturers. :P There was even a woman who said to me that Samsung Galaxy S was running Windows Phone 7. I LOLed.

Though the Desire HD not being that well known to common people has its disadvantages, I guess. I was going around a mall two towns away, looking for a spare battery back in November, a few days after I bought my Desire HD, as I always have a spare battery for my phones now. (For long journeys.) I was so offended when a man came up and asked me what my phone was because it was the first time he saw it and another girl behind him went in Filipino, "Oh, a China phone?" No words could probably describe the incredulity my face expressed during that time.

I can take mine out with no problems whatsoever. Don't listen to the quick start guide when it comes to the SIM Card and MicroSD card holder cover. Hold the cover on either sides of it, with your thumb and forefinger near where "line gap" is and pull.

With the battery, I just follow the instructions on the quick start guide. There's a little gap thing for your fingernail when you try to take it off. I take the lid off from there. My nails are really short as a result of my profession (Registered Nurse) so you'll see that it's really easy when you get used to it. I can take mine off no problem whatsoever. I actually learned how to do it within 4-5 days of owning the device.

I'm female. And please. Don't feel bad for me. I was perfectly aware of what I was dealing with. I knew that prices could go down a month or two after I bought my phone during that time. I even had the option of having my mom's uncle and cousin buying it from London for 30k and giving it to me when the uncle arrives on December 12. I also had the option of waiting for supplies to arrive and sticking with my E72 as I bought the Nokia E72 only a month earlier because I was sick of the Samsung Omnia I and the Desire HD was taking too long. Been scouring MoA and then asking HTC Philippines over and over again since September for it.

At that point in time, I decided the price was worth it.I've been watching too many reviews of the HTC EVO 4G from PhoneArena and watching hands on from YouTube with the Desire HD--- and getting sick of the giant Globe iPhone 4 banner in front of SM North EDSA. The only thing I regret is that I wish I waited another day as HTC Philippines informed me during the next day that the Desire HD was finally available in their store. But... Oh well. I called them a day or two before that and the woman who talked to me said they had no idea when stocks would become available. *shrug*

What the heck... Why am I explaining myself anyway?

Thanks for trying to uphold my dignity. lol. I don't like it when people feel sorry for me--- especially when it's undeserved. It was so worth it. Ever since I got my Desire HD, my phone-lust got satisfied and everything was bliss. No more dreams of buying and owning the phone only to wake up and realize it's not there yet. lol

True--- but I got it way earlier than a lot of people. And I just found my phone-soulmate for the following 2-3 years so meh. The sooner our union, the better. I've been having too many dreams about having it during that time. I mean... Seriously!

And I didn't mind the microSD card. I was able to download HTC Sync from HTC and reinstall Locations. And I was planning on beforehand to buy a 32GB MicroSD card anyway. 8 GB is just too small.

Speaking of which... Does anyone know where I could buy one of a good quality for cheap? I've been thinking of ordering mine from Hong Kong and getting it shipped here, just like what I did with my silicon cases and my spare battery. Though I'd rather get it locally so I can immediately see if it's working with my device--- and to be offered a warranty.

I have 10 Silicon cases for like... 600 Php. O_O