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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karnovaran:
I left the D2 for the Incredible and have zero regrets. If you want to have custom ROMs and kernels, you have to stick with HTC. X/2 ROMs are really hamstrung by the locked bootloader.

The development scene on the Incredible is great and probably as good as it will get on Verizon for the foreseeable future. The Thunderbolt will get custom ROMs and kernels just the same, but public sentiment seems to indicate it won't be as popular - meaning a slightly smaller development community (though perhaps Incredible and EVO ports will be relatively simple).

All that said, I'm probably going to jump on the Thunderbolt the day its released :cool:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhillyCheez:
I love the inc, but i would also wait.

I would actually wait until I see a phone that has the dev support/community like the Inc.

For me, where the dev support goes is where I go.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
The Eris was great but slow, the inc is fast but crappy built, the thunderbolt will be the phone to have, I think the dev support is going to be HUGE.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bowtie41:
I'm in a similar quandry.I traded my old phone(Motorola E815,lol!,what the heck,it still works.),for one of these(Incredible)This is my 1st smartphone.Wow,it is fun toy for sure!.I have to stick with Verizon because the wife gets a 22-1/2% disc through her work. Went ahead and got the unlimited data,and been having a ball.I'm disabled so it is a great new toy,never knew what I was missing.That being said,I have a week left of my 30 day trial,and was looking online for info on what else to try.Was looking at the X,but saw it couldn't do full HTML browse or java.Also,my battery life sucks(Found HD bats on ebay,also installed adv. task killer),and mine takes horrible pics(mostly blurred,any idea on settings?).Then I found your site,and have spent all night learning about rooting,and what else can be done to the Inc.Now,my question is,since I live near St. Louis,MO,which shows that I am in a 4G zone,should I take the Inc. back and wait for a Thunderbolt or Bionic?And if I do,does anyone have an idea how much more the 4G data plan could run?22-1/2% helps but I'm on fixed income.Any advice in the next day or so would be greatly appreciated!And Thank You for a great site such as this!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IISiDeK1CKII:
Hope I helped some!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
I'd return the Inc. wait for thunderbolt... maybe they will have something like how with 3g you can now get $15 for 250mb, ****ty as hell! but maybe with 4g if you don't have it in your area(well you do) but for those that don't hopefully they will offer something like that and charge if you go over, should still be below $40 a month. SO I HOPE.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bowtie41:
Thanks to everyone who posted so far.

IISiDeK1CKII ,

"I'm not sure about the whole full HTML or JAVA thing (where did you hear that from?)"

I did a side-by-side spec comparison at letstalk and it said X didn't do java or full HTML(I like playing games at Pogo)

"You need to remove ATK, it is just as bad at killing your battery. Simply rooting and installing a custom kernel will help that. Buying a larger battery really isn't necessary unless you are on the phone doing massive amounts of stuff and having the brightness at 100%"

I have brightness at default,and yes,I DO a lot of playing with my new toy,so I will get a bigger battery,as well as learn how to root my Inc.,also to help with my pic issues.

"While I don't know the exact pricing model, I can tell you a couple things based on other carriers: a.) it will be AT LEAST $10 more a month and b.) no more unlimited data. Since you are near a football city, you would get 4G, but ask yourself, do you need that extra speed on a cell phone? Is it worth it in the end?"

To me it would be,but after checking where I got my phone(Indep. Verizon dealer),the price for 4G is like you said,not supposed to be available unlimited,like I have now :(

So,for now,I'm gonna keep my Inc.,be happy with it,learn how to root and tweak(pisses me off I can't remove their installed software as received),and if things change in the next few months on the 4G deal,I still have 2 NE2 accounts grandfathered in,and will give the Inc. to the wife or kids and get a Bionic,lol.

Thanks to all for their input!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bowtie41:
One last thing,I've been looking at 32GB cards for it.I see now they have different classes of cards(Thought they were all the same).The place I was considering buying one from,has under their own brand name,class 6(6Mb/s)$50,a class 10(up to 22Mb/s)$55,and a class 533x(50Mb/s)$100.

Does anyone know what the speed in the phone is?I want to get the best card for the phone,but don't want to pay double the price for the 533x if the phone can't run that fast anyway.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cryous:
Class two or four cards are all you need but if you want to you can go for a class six, but I notice no difference on my dinc between class 4 and 6

Sent from my HTC Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] e4xda:
I just made the decision to move from my Nexus One to the HTC Incredible (not because of the phone, but rather the carrier - T-Mobile has about 1/10th the speed that Verizon does in Maine).

The Incredible has great dev support, not too far off from what you see with the Nexus one. The hardware is typical of most current generation smart phones and unless you live in a 4G coverage area, the new generation of phones have only slight improvements on the current generation. Plus, the new phones will no doubt cost more to buy and have a higher contract price.

If you live in a 4G zone and have to be on the bleeding edge - I'd hold out for the Thunderbolt or similar. If you're not in a 4G zone, the Incredible is the best choice (as far as I can see).

P.S. I have a Nexus One in mint condition if anyone is interested... :D
[Networking] JimJam707:
Source: http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/help-and-support/index?page=home&cat=DATA_CHANGES

;_;
[Networking] pulser_g2:
As posted by Egz at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907530

I'll close this and we can keep all this stuff together...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niv3d:
Hello I just rooted my Epic for the first time and everything went very smoothly! However I'm noticing when I reboot the phone there is a banner logo that shows up vertically on my screen during boot, it appears over top of the Galaxy S logo animation and the Sprint animation... is this normal? Why is it showing up?

Thanks
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
The kernel your using its set up got custom boot animations. The rom your using don't have a custom boot animation
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharathx10:
Hello

I am right now using the default screen protector that came with the phone and was wondering to to remove it to increse the screen sensitivity

I searched the forum to check it but could find a convincing answer.

So

1. If I remove the pre-applied screen protector will it increse the touch sensitivity (Basic touch and scrolling)

Tried to change the build.prop to increase the windowmgr thing, but it just made scrolling smooth and not the touch.

2. Can the Glass alone hold daily use and resist scratches

Would really apprecite any help

and Moderators if this is a repost please delete it and direct me to the useful thread.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
I've got two on and never had any issues.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833465

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788642

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=779182

There is almost a thread on every page about them in the accessories section.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Well my default screen guard works like a charm

Sent from my X10i
[Thunderbolt Accessories] svetius:
What kind of accessories are available for the HTC Thunderbolt?
[Thunderbolt Accessories] NCX Designs:
So far i've found a snap-on case, which i got in the mail yesterday lol

I was curious to see how much larger it was over the incredible, and at the same time i also created a size chart comparing it to all the leading / upcoming smartphones.

I'm still curious to see what those Carbon Fiber cases that were leaked prior to the official announcement, when they'll be available and how much.

I'm hoping that we'll get decent accessories this time around for those of us going from an Incredible to a ThunderBolt. Like the canceled deskdock and what a joke the car mount was.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] Redneck Trash:
Waiting for Seidio to release some accessories.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] bmcclure937:
I am hoping for an official home and car dock from HTC.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] ksizzle9:
I would say that question will be better answered when the phone drops. With them training for it now www can't be too far away.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] NCX Designs:
An email to one of there customer service reps says there working on accessories for it and they'll be announced when the phone is "announced" what the heck is up with that, the phone was already announced but my guess is they are meaning announced release.

but to verify they weren't pulling my leg, i only went by the name of the phone "HTC ThunderBolt" which they verified with there response using the model number ADR6400

If history teaches us anything, when the Droid Incredible was about to launch we had training material leaks nearly a week before the press event, then after said event, a week after the phone began to ship with the first sunday of that week pre-orders began.

so anywho, I'm hope for a deskdock this time around, the guys from HTC Pedia are complaining about the ThunderBolt not having landscape support, i think it was locked on the phone that was on display at CES and not to mention there's a widget that locks orientation to whatever you want on sense 2.0.

My main wish for this phone is that it gets the proper accessory support/marketing it deserves. Not only is it better than the EVO, it is the first Verizon phone to do SVDO-3G and SVDO-4G.

A decent amount of high-quality cases with multiple color options, a desk dock, a high quality car dock and full launch of the htcsense.com website is what i'm hoping for.

According to alot of CES blogs that had hands on with the phone, it didn't connect to htcsense.com during the show, my guess is because the website is still very buggy and slow.

Hoping Verizon will let me upgrade early since my upgrade isn't up until Feb 26, and its rumored now to launch before that

then I found an article today on Phandroid/Droid-Life that said according to HTC reps the target release is February and that the company reps are getting extensive hands-on time with the device now (verizon) so were getting ever closer to a release if not a pre-order period like Incredible had.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] smilepak:
One thing sucks about HTC is the lack of official accessories. For example, Samsung released fairly cool cardock and desktop cradle with 3.5mm audio port. Useful making your phone into a media while you are driving without having to plug in an additional port to the phone.

HTC lack official accessories from HTC, which kinda suck.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] OneStepAhead:
TPU cases are available for the Thunderbolt on http://tpu-cases.com other then that not a lot out at the moment.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] rjpear:
Is the THUNDERBOLTs footprint that far off from an EVO..thinking that their accessories would work?
[Thunderbolt Accessories] NCX Designs:
Seidio just unveiled there accessories for the ThunderBolt

I think its safe to say the launch is coming next week

http://www.seidioonline.com/category-s/5448.htm

don't buy from them directly though, Amazon sells them cheaper

HTC's OEM accessories have gone up for Pre-Order on other websites

HTC OEM Hard Shell -Cases

Hopefully Otterbox and other high end accessory makers jump on the ThunderBolt

still trying to find those Carbon Fiber material cases Offwire leaked a while back

there still listed on the website with pictures and detailed info now but there's no trace on who distributes them for sale. Black/Blue/Red/Grey are the colors

with others from HTC's OEM line of accessories being there snap-on cases, all with metallic finishes.

Considering the Incredible launched with a car dock that came out about a month after its a fair bet we'll see one of those at the launch event as well as maybe that HTC DLNA dock.

It doesn't have HDMI on the phone itself but it is possible to have a dock that has HDMI output since HTC uses a specialized microUSB connector which also works with regular microUSB (as seen on the Droid Incredible for the TV out)

and to answer one of the posters above, no, the back of the ThunderBolt is not the same as the EVO, its more closely resembled to that of the Desire HD/Inspire 4G

so the opening on the EVO cases won't work, plus the kickstand is alot wider because of the speaker behind it.

it seems Verizon might use the same camera / back style for all the upcoming HTC handsets like it has on the Droid Incredible which has the "Incredible Eye" design on the rear
[Thunderbolt Accessories] rotorocker:
Just googling around, Seidio is going to make the slim extended battery and I saw another company already had a preorder up for a 2750 mah extended battery. I will probably opt with the Seidio so their case still fits
[Thunderbolt Accessories] NCX Designs:
Amazon is taking pre-orders for the holster clip for the ThunderBolt (its the one that clips on without the Innocase) for $25.00 with free shipping. $5.00 cheaper than Seidio's online store.

and as of yesterday, BestBuy's across the country have started to receive there accessories from Seidio for there Platinum Series brand along with Rocketfish accessories.

I'm very much hoping as seeing how this phone is getting so much attention in the news/blogs that we'll have a successful launch and get third party support like the EVO received (ie: massive amount of accessories available)
[Thunderbolt Accessories] RaptorMD:
Seidio's slim battery is only 1600mAh, a mere 200mAh more than stock for $49.95. Unless you are itching for a second small battery I don't see the value in it. I am waiting for HTC to drop their 2750mAh, but as usual is not arriving anywhere until early April. HTCPedia has it showing up the 1st week of April. I would like someone to explain how a phone that was due to launch last November can still have issues with availability on an extended battery.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] rotorocker:
I agree with you, and you can preorder the bigger one here

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27413

my only concern is that it won't work with the seidio case then
[Thunderbolt Accessories] coolsilver:
Best Buy has Seidio holders already.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] RaptorMD:
Thanks. I forgot to check them out.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] tmushy:
I already have my invisible shield type of screen protector purchased and a black rubberized hard case.

Got them both off ebay for $5 bucks each!

Im ready to go - so excited!!

Finally can get rid of my Droid X. Motorola locking down the phone really ruined it for me. I love HTCs large development community.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] rotorocker:
Seidio now has dates for most of the thunderbolt products. They list shipping 2/18, hopefully that confirms that 24th is the day to watch :)
[Thunderbolt Accessories] NCX Designs:
I look for Verizon to announce the release date on Thursday or Friday, have pre-orders start Monday around 3am EST and the phone ship out on the 24th.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] OneStepAhead:
oh great another one of seidios slim "extended" batteries that are actually less mah then the stock. what great news!
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BrandoKC:
I picked up the screen protectors that are sold through Sprint. They were $14.99and there were three in the pack.

I wanted an anti-flare protector and I have to say I have not been disappointed. I am very pleased with them so far.

They can be purchased here
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] plmiller0905:
Nice...I want a Zagg screen protector but my local bb is sold out :(
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] utcjl18:
My local BB didn't have any either... but they weren't sold out. The guy told me they hadn't gotten any in yet. I didn't find it on BB's website either.

Last week I sent a support ticket to Zagg via their website asking when it would be available. No answer yet. =/

Does anyone know if the Zagg for the Evo 4G was available in retail stores right when the phone launched? Or did it take a few weeks?
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] yokken:
i'll be picking up an invisibleshield as soon as they're out. i'm not too worried about my screen getting scratched since i dedicate one of my pants pockets to it
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] plmiller0905:
Is the screen gorilla glass?
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] yokken:
i don't think so, otherwise HTC would've specifically said so.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] wireless.praying.mantis:
The HTC EVO Shift 4G LCD's compostion is not Corning's Gorilla Glass/CGG. Currently, the Motorola i1 and Samsung EPIC 4G are the only two wireless devices in the Sprint Nextel product line to use CGG. Head over to http: // www dot corninggorillaglass.com/ to learn more about the innovative technology of CGG and why over time I believe all wireless devices will be equipped in it.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] herbthehammer:
Best buy does have them. I went to one today to get the zagg and a case. They at first said no to both. I said that's lame, you're usually right on top of that kind of stuff. I looked and found the zaggs but I needed to use the phone the rest of the day and putting it in and out of my pocket wouldn't be good because the sp needs to dry without any major disruptions to the process. I got the blue hard case with the rubber back at sprint and will get the zagg very soon.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] utcjl18:
Here's something interesting... Zagg just got back to me about the status of the invisibleSHIELD...

Rather odd considering I just found this:

www -dot- bestbuy -dot- com/site/ZAGG+-+InvisibleSHIELD+for+HTC+Shift/1807233.p?id=1218293490329&skuId=1807233

My previous BestBuy search failed since it doesn't say "Evo" in the product title/description. But it's definitely not a screen protector for the HTC Shift ultra-portable PC from 2008.

EDIT: Please excuse the missing hyperlink. Us n00bs can't be trusted. :)
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] karnoff:
I got this phone on the 6th and nobody had any anti-glare protectors, which i absolutely love on my phone. So i went to who sold them and searched out the best sized one. Came to the anti-glare Droid 2, just need to cut the volume cutout off and its a good fit. Just covering the screen, not the buttons.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] herbthehammer:
They don't make or carry them eh?
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] yokken:
paid for one on bb.com and picked it up in store since i knew nobody would know wtf it is. put it on, i either really suck at putting these on or they're insanely hard to get perfect.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] herbthehammer:
I tried one over a year ago and it was such a pain that I decided to pay them to do it. Depending on the person, they can get it better than most other people can. I had them mess up one on my epic and they just pulled another one off the shelf and redid it. Not flawless but pretty damned good and much better than I could have done.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] yokken:
well i'll let it settle for a day or two and see if microbubbles and the liquidy look underneath the protector go away. if not i might just be taking this thing off, it's more trouble than it's worth and i bought it with a gift card anyway.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] bobmiller2:
I've used Zagg and Skinomi. Skinomi hands down.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] edgemaster191:
i was just about to ask how the Skinomi TechSkins are, amazon has them for 10 bucks (well for pre-order) and was thinking of giving them a try, i usually use the Zagg protectors but am willing to try something new
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] bobmiller2:
The TechSkin is about the same as far as application goes. Where they differ is the feel and resistance to dust.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BuddahWolf01:
I applied the Sprint anti-glare protector, and it looked horrible. I know some of them take a little time to git rid of air bubbles and stuff, but it looked bad and I accidentally messed one corner up when applying. So I put one of the regular protectors from the same pack on and it has been fine ever since.

I do wish it covered more of the glass, not just the part of the glass with the screen under it.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] plmiller0905:
I bought some of those screen protectors from Sprint also. I'm pretty good with putting them on, so that wasn't a problem at all. But wow, I put the anti-glare screen protector on and it made the screen look horrible. It really takes the "crispiness" out of the screen. When I got home, I immediately took that one off and put one of the regular screen protectors on that came in the sprint screen shield package.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BrandoKC:
I put the anti-glare protector on pretty much as soon as I started playing with the phone. After reading your guys comments I decided to take it off.

Man what a difference!
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BuddahWolf01:
strange how the one you would think would be better makes the screen look like a 90s cell screen.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] jesusice:
What I want is just a tiny circle of screen protector for the camera lens. That's the only thing I have to protect. The rest'll be fine as I keep it in my jean pocket with nothing else. Will probably try and cut a circle myself but am worried I won't be able to get it perfect like I want.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BrandoKC:
Remove the back and place it over a piece of paper and use the camera opening as a template.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] fifedogg:
I've had both as well. I would have to say that Zagg is too rubbery but is excellent on protection. Skinomi is just all around great though i didnt test its protection like I did with my Zagg. I scraped the screen super bad with the Zagg on and it didnt let anything through. Skinomi has a great look and feel for the thumb. I'm supposed to be alerted when it comes out so thats what I'm waiting for.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] silex:
Now I want to take my Sprint anti-glare screen protector off :( How good are the regular protectors in the package? any sort of anti-glare to them?
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BuddahWolf01:
I would say 0 glare difference from the normal clear screen protectors.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] BrandoKC:
I just went over today and had them slap one on. I love it!

Sent from my HTC Evo Shift 4G
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] numsey:
I can't tell if the skinomi covers the sides as well, or if it's just front and back only. From the pictures the zagg one looks to cover the sides.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] wardfan220:
I bought the screen protectors from the Sprint store and I hate them. They only cover the middle screen portion and not the buttons. I have some on the way that I bought online,but I may try the others mentioned here depending on how they are.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] wardfan220:
Huh? LOL
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] numsey:
Damn hit submit somehow when flipping out the keyboard...

Anyways, I just ordered the skinomi full body, so I'll report back when they come in and I get them on.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] cachorropedorro:
I got the best buy skin and I paid them to apply it. The guy destroyed 3 of them and had to start over. I was incredibly picky since I paid $20 for the screen cover and $7.99 for him to apply it. Any little speck and I would make him redo it.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] Heelfan71:
I am hoping Steinheil comes out with some Crystal Clear and Anti Finger Print ones like I used on my iPhone and Driod Incredible. They are my favorite ones. Don't care for the full body stuff that makes your phone feel rubbery. :)