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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Hewarmsjeans:
Thanks for you help, I managed that fine, though I had also wanted to remove the Hardspl I had used to add WM7. I have tried flashing the stock ROM back (via SD card and via USB) to overwrite it, however it fails to install correctly and the phone is being very unstable. Any suggestions!?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] peace warhead:
According to the thread I used to flash HSPL to my phone, you just make sure youre running a stock rom, then run the HSPL program like you did when you first put on HSPL, but choose 2.08.0000 in the selection screen.

That said, I havent removed HSPL so Im not entirely sure what to do if that doesnt work. If thats what you tried, Im not sure what to tell you :confused:
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Hewarmsjeans:
Have tried fiddling again and think I have done it! In the boot screen it now says SPL-2.08 (hopefully this is stock!?) and the phone seems to be behaving! Cheers for your assisstance :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] peace warhead:
Yup, thats stock. No problem :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] SMS92:
You can changes Radio Roms as you wish under any OS. Just hold the Vol Down key when switching on to enter bootloader and flash via USB from there.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] peace warhead:
Yeah, I figured that out after I flashed back to WinMo -_____- haha

Now I just need to figure out how to make Chevron communicate with my phone so I can activate WP7 :confused:
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] imanh:
i suggest u use windows 7 (PC) and connect to internet when you are plugging phone to pc ,so it will download the usb driver and all of your problems will disapear
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] peace warhead:
Hmmm I actually havent tried that yet, Ive done pretty much everything aside from reinstalling windows and stuff. I shut off my wireless during the process though because I turned off my antivirus and firewall. Hopefully that will work. WP7 is nice even without being activated, but it certainly doesnt come with many apps.
[EVO 4G General] chuckhriczko:
I love Sprint. I always have. For what I use them for, which is primarily internet, they are the fastest. Great prices, great phones (now at least) and the fastest 3g, and though not in my area, now 4g. Plus my laptop now has 4g built in, though I'm sure you need Clear for that and not Sprint. But I digress. I don't like ATT nor do I like Verizon. I used to have T Mobile under my brother's old employee plan and though I didn't have too many problems with them their coverage was still not as good as Sprint's. However, they do have HSPA+ and they always get the newest Android phones. Plus, HSPA+ is in my area. Now, my contract is up in October some time so i'd wait till then most likely but what is everyone's opinion? Since Verizon DSL sucks ass and I work from home I need an internet connection and some 4g WiMax would be real nice when DSL kicks out on me (besides, my 3Mbps connection I pay for only yields 1.73 Mbps at the most so WiMax would be faster anyway). So the question is, especially to those who have WiMax right now and, preferably, those who have tried TMo's HSPA+ network, if WiMax is not in my area by October 2011, do I stay with Sprint and just go month to month or upgrade my phone or whatnot or do I jump ship to Tmo and get instant, multiple mobile megabit (say that three times fast) gratification?

I'm sure most of you will say Sprint and generally I would too. Especially with the unlimited mobile to mobile regardless of carrier and since my girlfriend has Sprint, Sprint is the most attractive option. But is HSPA+ right now, LTE in the future and the prospect of the coolest Android phones (and most importantly, dev phones) first worth it or is Sprint and their blazing (hey, King of Prussia, PA, after the first or second WiMax firmware update, had speeds of 7+Mbps!) fast WiMax network (which will be more mature than the others by the time they are widespread) worth waiting for? Even after Sprint gets WiMax over here, is it worth keeping or should I switch? Such a hard decision that I have 9 months to make :P
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
Unless Sprint comes out with a bad a$$ phone (and I mean really bad a$$), I'm probably going to jump ship and go to t-mobile or verizon once my contract is up.

Pocket posted, just not sure how...
[EVO 4G General] AbsolutZeroGI:
I left T-Mobile to come to Sprint for exactly the opposite reasons you're thinking about going.

Ehem *adjusts pedestal*

T-Mobile does have HSPA+ but it is far slower than Sprint's Wimax. Granted, you don't have Wimax yet, but when you do and you're getting less than half the speed on HSPA+ you'll understand why it was worth the wait.

Secondly, Sprint introduced the Evo in June of last year, not in January like everyone else did. The result? T-Mobile got the Moto Cliq (gag), ATT got... ... ...something and Verizon got another sequel to the Droid series. What did Sprint get 6 months later? The freaking Evo, a phone that's still a top of the line device even now. Can't say that about the CES releases from last year from the other 3.

T-Mobile does NOT get the newest and greatest Android phones. Keep in mind that the Galaxy S series went to every carrier, we got the Epic and T-Mob got the Vibrant. T-Mob got ripped off. The G2 seems like a nice device but I owned one and let me tell you something, the Evo kicks that things ass twice (twice because the G2 has two pieces...meaning 2 asses that must be kicked). The MyTouch 4g seemed nice, but it runs Expresso, not sense, which means it gets less attention than Sense will. They started Android with the G1, but Verizon and Sprint have the best Android phones (and coverage) to date. Since everyone hates Verizon because they're so damned expensive, Sprint is the clear winner when it comes to Android and service.

T-Mobile, ATT and Verizon seem like attractive choices because they're pumping out phones with new technology and things like that, but keep in mind that in the 6 months until Sprint releases their phone of the year, that technology is only going to get better...and that's what we'll be getting.

Patience, I jumped ship (yeah, paid the early termination fee and everything) from T-Mobile for a reason. They suck, their phones are AT BEST the top of the mid-range class and their "4g" is 2nd rate.
[EVO 4G General] treckin:
Thank god i dont have to write it up that well!
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
I also just jumped ship from t-mobile. They were expensive, coverage wasn't great and the customer service was heading down hill fast. I agree with the above post...they dont get top of the line phones, they get medium phones for teeny boppers. I had the vibrant, the g2 felt flimsy. I was going to get the mytouch 4g but it didn't blue me away either so I paid the etf and got the hell out
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
One thing to keep in mind is that T-Mobile is planning to upgrade 2/3's of their HSPA+ network to 42 Mbps. They are claiming real world download speeds of 25 Mbps. IMO, nothing beats getting a off contract, unlocked Nexus 1/S and paying something like $5-10 for unlimited data. They do however throttle after 5 GB, so something to keep in mind.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
G2, MYT4G, Nexus S - all top of the line phones when they were released. Not sure what you are talking about.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
For me personally there is no better carrier in my area. (Baltimore) and that is the most important factor for me. I have friends on BigRed and TMob and when they come to my house and were hanging out in the basement, they can't ever get a signal while I always have 3-4 bars in my house. Plus wherever I am I have great Wimax coverage when I want to use it....avg 7-8 mbps. And there is no comparison of the price factor so I dont even need to discuss that. Im on a family plan (Wife has a EVO too) and noone else can compare to the value of what im paying, so I could care less about what others are doing. Sprints on top of the game in this area.
[EVO 4G General] H-Man 38:
new phones are coming ,they have 2

I want to see what the Evo 2 looks like, and not that cheese mini Evo
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
No comparison? $39.99 500 minutes + $6-7 for Web2go data, Google Voice for texting, and buy a unlocked Nexus S outright. It IS a very specific and limited choice but a great one.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Good for YOU perhaps, not me or my wife.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
LMAO 500 minutes?!? have two teenage daughters who both text +6000 texts a month plus gab on the phone when not texting. I had Tmobile for the same type plan but without data on two out of three lines I was paying $30 more a month than I am now with sprint. And they said I was on my own when T-mobile pushed a bad update on my cliq that bricked it, even when I had insurance. I was left without a phone, sprint wouldnt do that either.
[EVO 4G General] TMartin:
Sprint is building in a positive direction. T-Mobile isn't too bad but there service is extremely spotty. Verizon & At&t both shot themselves in the heart by locking into iPhone's.

Verizon won't hold the top spot for long with the addition of the iPhone. It really destroys customer service and Apple will limit what other smartphones they can carrier.

T-Mobile actually isn't too bad phone-wise or plan-wise but there service coverage is just tooo spotty. I believe T-Mobile and Sprint will be fighting for the top spot in the industry soon (Or might have a union planned). Reason being, they got the HD2 then Sprint says "Ohh Ohh look at me, checkmate, we've got the Evo!!"

AT&T = lost cause. I hope there cable tv can help them survive. They have too many devices and pretty much nothing that stands out. They were the last to come to the 4G party and won't be up to par anyway.

Now we have little old Sprint. I've been a customer for over 10 years. There customer service has grown leaps and bounds over the past year or so and they have proved they want to be industry leaders. They were the first to 4G, they were the first in the US to upgrade a device to Froyo, and come February 7th they will be the first CDMA carrier with a WP7 Device (And it'll be an HTC Device too). And even with the tiny $10 addon (that I've had for 6 months anyway), I'm still $20-$30 lower than I would be for the exact same thing at any other carrier.

Long live Sprint!!
[EVO 4G General] david279:
That's a good bachelor plan.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Here's my comments to this:

HSPA+ on T-mobile? Cool.

Except for the fact that my friend has a G2 with it and I can download apps from the market faster on Sprint's 3g than he can on HSPA+

T-mobile gets the best phones? Not really. And there's no indication they will be getting any of the CES talked phones anytime soon.

I think you're considering leaving Sprint at the wrong time.

Things are looking up. They're adding new customers for the first time in years.

They are getting real good phones that are comparable or better than the other carriers. [The Epic and Evo were considered the "best phones in the world" last year, for example]

Sprint is hands down the cheapest.

Their network coverage is second only to Verizon, and allows for free roaming on Verizon as well.

WiMax will come to your area, eventually.

I'm telling you right now though, HSPA+ is slow.

Sprint's 3g is better.

And no, I don't care about some study taken in the perfect settings, I care about reality.

HSPA+ on T-mobile with full bars is slower than Sprint's 3g with half bars.

I did the test myself.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
I was referring to the crappy design of the g2(hinge), the nexus is top dog, but its a samsung and no sd card slot (wtf?) and the mt4g is great, but I was thinking about support and tmo's lack of timely upgrades. They are more geared towards the younger crowd and not towards tech heads...just my opinion
[EVO 4G General] spiicytuna:
I too have been a long time sprint customer; you hit it spot on with this post.

Sent on the go from my HTC EVO
[EVO 4G General] mdubs:
I just came from tmob as well. I for one was pleased with their coverage and service.... for the most part. I had the N1 and damn near cried when I had to hand it over to the Sprint guy for the buy back.

However, I was getting really tired of dropping calls with my wife. That's a local coverage thing but it didn't seem to matter where she or I was, we would get disconnected a lot. We had also started to go over on our minutes which was getting rather pricey.

The last nail in the coffin was when the wife's BB9700 took a crap on her just 1 month after the warranty expired.... big surprise right?

We looked at the Vibrant. Meh. Still on 2.1 (my wife is not into modding her phone or anything so rooted roms don't count for her).

We looked at the G2. Even the tmob salesman said that the hinge mechanism was a piece of crap and didn't recommend the phone.

We looked at the Mytouch 4G. Meh. Running that horrible espresso overlay and you lose the search button for that "Genius" button that couldn't even tell me where the nearest McDonald's was.

So we went to check out Sprint. I always knew that the EVO was one of the top notch pieces of hardware out there and I'm not about to pay the retarded rates that Verizon charges.

So far, very happy with the phone. It's still not my Sexy Nexy but I've got almost all of the same stuff going on it now.

So far, mostly happy with Sprint. No BS when I call with questions. Absolutely no BS when I took my wife's EVO in because the power button wouldn't click. Still worked, just wouldn't click... They replaced it on the spot.... not the button, the whole damn phone. Coverage in my area is so-so. That's to be expected where I live though.

My biggest beef with Sprint is that I can't use data while I'm using voice. That sucks but it isn't a deal breaker.

So, to the OP, I would take a long hard look at how the two carriers compare around the time that you are looking to switch. Then I would look at the hardware available at the time. Then I would make the choice.
[EVO 4G General] Zorachus:
T-Mobile has ****-tastic service in Chicago, they blow monkey balls here. The worst building penetration, good luck getting calls in an Basement Office on T-Mobile, or inside skyscrapers. And just random dropped calls daily. I had T-Mo for 3yrs on a few different phones, and all had the same crap service. I traded in my EVO for the Nexus-S at Christmas, ( I am a cell phone addict always upgrading ) anyways, and a week later came running back to Sprint and my EVO. Nexus-S was a cool phone, just not on T-Mo.

6 months I have been on Sprint has been fantastic. Sprint in Chicago is near perfect, never a dropped call, but like once a month maybe, and I get full bars in the Sears Tower, and in Basements. Plus their monthly plan is right there with T-Mo, very good pricing, much cheaper than ATT and Verizon.

And wait until this Summer, when the best smart phone on the market comes out = EVO 2, you will be pissed your on T-Mo.

Bottom Line; yes stick with Sprint. Sprint is the best deal right now, but to me the EVO line is all they got going, which is all I care about anyways, but not many other cool phones on Sprint, the Epic 4G = epic fail, and some other dog pile phones they try to pawn off. Would be cool to see Sprint get the iPhone just to help them get more sales and a better name.
[EVO 4G General] kenvan19:
I have been getting more and more frustrated with sprint and today, actually right now the best buy rep is setting up my account with tmobile. Speak with your wallets folks.

Sent from my cm7 Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G General] billyapd21:
This is the wrong time for Sprint to be messing with there plans. Just recently was the first time they had net gains of subscribes. Why mess with a good thing? What really sucks is I just got premier status. I just received the letter 2 days ago and I'm eligible for the 150 upgrade.(I had less than a year left when I became premier eligible.
[EVO 4G General] AbsolutZeroGI:
G2: Flimsy hinge (it didn't bother me so much), difficult as hell to root, not as much dev support as the Evo (dude, not even CLOSE), under performing hardware. The best part of this phone is it's awesome keyboard and the best part of any phone should not be it's keyboard.

MT4g: Definitely T-Mobile's best phone, but when compared with the Evo, it just doesn't add up. Smaller screen, similar hardware. But, oh wait, it's running Expresso UI. Expresso UI is for MyTouch customers only (the MT Slide and 4g are the only phones running it) which means you can expect less support for it from the devs and HTC/T-Mobile than you will with a Sense UI phone. Plus, I owned a MyTouch Slide and the Expresso UI just isn't that good. It's a heavy, teeny bopper (thanks to whoever said that earlier, describes it perfectly) version of Sense and is impractical to the lives of adults.

Nexus S: hardware that won't be usable for 2 years (NFS), no SD card, made by Samsung (strike 1 right there). It's light, plasticky and looks/feels cheap. It has 2.3, but we'll all have it soon. The hardware is pretty nice, but it's like dropping a Hemmy in a Yugo. Sure, it's the world's most badass Yugo...but dude it's still a Yugo. No one in the G2 forums believes that thing is even worth mentioning in the same sentence as the Nexus 1, at least that was their position last time I was there. *edit* oh yeah, I almost forgot, it doesn't support Tmobile's HSPA+ network, and it was released AFTER the G2 and MT4g...FAIL!!!!

Sure, they're *high end* android products, but all 3 have at least 1 giant shortcoming. I couldn't find 1 for the Evo. It's big, sturdy, with an SD card slot, running the often upgraded and stable Sense UI on 2.2 Froyo (and we'll get a 2.3 Sense before you know it), the hardware is badass, we have all the extras (FF camera, kick stand, dual flash, 8mp camera), we have all the best devs (CM, Mik, Myn, Netarchy, MS and the rest who are good but whom I don't know yet) and we're on a more stable and solid 4g network (even if it's not as big...yet) who also plans on upgrading their Wimax in the next year or so.

Like I said to someone in a PM earlier today, I did my research like a good little boy before I jumped ship from Tmob and it was the right decision.
[EVO 4G General] illwafer:
the grass is always greener. i would go with whomever gives you the best plan/service and live with the phones you can use.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Still fully rootable, and if you need someone holding your hand to root, then well, I don't know. Cyanogen himself owns it and he's all the dev support I would need. I don't particularly enjoy a thousand and one of the same Sense ROMs with amateur hour themes; but hey, maybe you do. BTW, at the time of release, it's best part was that it included the next generation of HTC hardware - SLCD, 2nd Gen Qualcomm, it's trend of using sleek unibody casing, and the great keyboard.

I don't enjoy Expresso or Sense; in fact I hate them both. But if I had to get stuck with one indefinitely, it'd be the Expresso UI on the MYT4G because of better design aesthetics. And similar hardware as the EVO? If by similar you mean better, then yeah. 256 MB more RAM, 4x better GPU, 2nd gen 1 Ghz 45nm Qualcomm CPU, and more internal storage. How is that similar?

The Nexus S is still capable of 7 Mbps, under real use probably 3-5 Mbps which is still pretty good for a phone that you'd only potentially pay $6/month for data. Look's cheap? A matter of opinion. I've held one in my hand and it looks and feels sleek. I don't particularly like Android 2.3's design direction but the black of the UI completely melts into the casing because of the SAMOLED and black sleek casing. It's made by Samsung but is supported by Google; and what's Samsung's #1 strike? Oh that's right, support. Hardware isn't impressive in light of newer phones but the potential extra savings from using a unlocked Nexus under T-Mo plus Google and Cyanogen support makes it a incredibly attractive choice and probably the one I would make if I jumped carriers. Besides, the GPU is STILL as competitive as the Tegra 2 and at this point (and especially as Android moves toward HW acceleration) the GPU will be the performance differentiator.

Anyway, everyone has their opinions.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Thats exactly what I did by switching to Sprint, now I have three phones with internet access and enjoying a cheaper plan.
[EVO 4G General] josh995:
I came to Sprint from T-Mobile.

T-Mobile is like fine wine. When it's good, it's good. When it's bad... it's horrible.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Quote of the year....good stuff
[EVO 4G General] AyyRayy:
Big mistake I came from there. They have awful service, their network completely crashes at times, terrible customer support, and too expensive. That is like switching a Ferrari for a Ford focus. Hah best of luck to you :p

Sent from Evo powered by CM7
[EVO 4G General] kollock:
Sprint is astronomically cheaper, and you get more for that cheaper rate. Hopefully they will bail on WiMAX, jump to LTE eventually, and then finally join the "we can use phones that manufacturers make for EVERY OTHER CARRIER." I can't believe they chose to go the alternate technology again, ugh.

But, back to the point - $PRINT.

Danke.
[EVO 4G General] AbsolutZeroGI:
Lol the absolute only reason why I'd go to Verizon is if Sprint adopts the HSPA+ network. LTE > HSPA+
[EVO 4G General] chuckhriczko:
Good points everyone. I was thinking I'd stay with Sprint anyway but this just secured that for me. And the above quote, best advice in this thread. Thanks all.
[EVO 4G General] Babydollll:
I have both Sprint AND T-mobile and T-mobile is much faster. I get an average 4-5 Mbps down on TMo and only like 1.3-1.7 Mbps down on Sprint. I WILL say however, Sprint's customer service is WAY better. I'm in Jersey City, N J btw.

Sent from my Llama powered N1 courtesy of the xda app! Llama Power!!
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Thats a bad blanket statement to make, Tmo might be faster where you are, but def not faster as a whole. Thats not even possible when a LARGE majority of its network barely gets edge. Just consider yourself lucky to get a good signal from tmo.
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
Pardon my language, but that is ****. Every carrier will be using LTE, including Sprint, one way or another, but all of the bands are different. This means that LTE roaming will be the most difficult problem for that technology, and every phone will have to be made compatible for that specific carrier. Example: LTE iPhone 6 is in the works, and all of the carriers have LTE. AT&T's version won't work on Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and MetroPCS. Unlocked yes, but without 3G. People have this idea that because everyone will be on a LTE network, that everybody will have the same phone now. That would be the case if everybody had the same exact bands.

Btw, my 4G with Sprint and Verizon hits higher numbers than T-Mobile's HSPA+ YMMV. The dope thing about AT&T is that they will have both HSPA+ and LTE out. T-Mobile eventually, but they don't have enough spectrum for LTE, which is the reason for the HSPA+ =4G.
[EVO 4G General] Babydollll:
It's not a bad statement to make. I'm just pointing out my experience. And I could say the same for you about your comment about edge. I get great signal all over the tri-state area NY, NJ, CONN. So does my fiance who travels around the above mentioned area constantly for work. Just because you have a weaker signal from TMo does not mean everyone else does. I will concede that you are correct in pointing out it's different for every area. However, I'm still entitled to post my opinion. That's what I did.

Sent from my Llama powered N1 courtesy of the xda app! Llama Power!!
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
LOL, i wasn't trying to start no beef. Make love not war. I was just sayin it was a blanket statement that wasn't true for everyone thats all.