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[HTC 7 Pro] manny84:
I have a love/hate relationship with HTC.

Most, if not all of their devices are very beautifully-looking. But I will always question their build quality, and that's ultimately their downfall, because it's ****. I mean, it's hit or miss with their devices. They either knock it out of the ballpark or fail at something that makes you scratch your head and wonder. For example, something as simple as their power buttons. But I won't get into it. I wouldn't be surprised if the keyboard on the HTC 7 Pro fails after prolonged use.
[HTC 7 Pro] nebc100:
Hello All,

I just wanted to add my 5 cents...

I bought an HTC 7 Pro almost as soon as they were available from O2 Germany since they are not available in Luxembourg.

I have to say that the device is great!!

The tilt mechanism is smooth, and works really well. The battery life is fantastic!! I have sync with my exchange server running all day and with that, phone calls (not too many), using the GPS etc, I have so far never gone below 50% battery.

I wonder if HTC have manufacturing problem because you seem to be less happy, but I can honestly say that I find the phone to be GREAT and would HIGHLY recommend it!!
[HTC 7 Pro] pmeester:
Hi, I also do not agree. The phone is great.

Indeed you need to slide with two hands, but a springy sound does not bother me. It probably is a spring ;) If anything breaks than I expect normal warrenty.

WP7 is a blast! I needed to set my PC to US to trick Marketplace, but otherwise it is great. Many apps already and more on the way.

That was my 5 cts.
[HTC 7 Pro] marianoitalianoo:
Maybe my problem is that I expected much more for the price. The price is only a bit less then Iphone 4 which costs in UK 510 quids. But the build quality of i device is a lot better.

I really like WP7 and iOS looks childish a bit :)
[HTC 7 Pro] marianoitalianoo:
Just posted to Clove :) cheers
[HTC 7 Pro] awrnsmn:
Just picked up mine from Sprint today and I have to say it is well built and I'm loving WP7 so far!
[HTC 7 Pro] cohowap:
I to just got the Arrive and I have to say, it is definatly worth changing over from my Evo. I've been playing with this all day and havn't had to charge it yet (going off the initial charge it had from factory).

The keyboard works great, device tilts wonderful and while i'll admit, it's not the easiest to open one handed, it's still possible.

Nothing like the TP2 if anyone is wondering, it's alot slicker, feels better, works better.
[HTC 7 Pro] Savage1969:
WARNING!!!

Do NOT install and run the free HTC app "Connection Setup" with the Sprint Arrive.

I had to hard reset multiple times until I narrowed it down with Sprint Tech Support (who said they had an HTC Tech Rep on site during this launch). If you run it with Sprint as your carrier it will lockout your data connection until you hard reset (wifi will still work though). It took me a while to figure out which app screws up while on the phone with them, but it's definately this app and they confirmed it with an Arrive they had on hand. They still haven't removed it from the Marketplace yet, so here's your fair warning.

Hopefully this will save someone a lot of time and frustration after setting up your phone, only to have to redo it all over again. Cheers.
[HTC 7 Pro] mdrharris:
I am the Arrive advocate at my Sprint store, and I can confirm that I had the same issue with the HTC connection setup program. After hard resetting the phone my data connection came right back, but DO NOT download that program as of this point.
[HTC 7 Pro] 92GTA:
I was getting download speeds between 71kbps and 300kbps. I used the HTC connection setup and it also borked the data. It took me 2 hard resets and like 8 tries forcing data provision until it worked again.

I'm still getting piss poor download speeds and so it my TP2 that is on the same plan. I'm calling Sprint tomorrow to have an engineer look at my account settings. The Sprint store employee said he could do nothing if it was working at all. Had mine since 3/18.
[HTC 7 Pro] awrnsmn:
Thanks Savage for the heads up! I was looking at that app until I read your posts.
[HTC 7 Pro] custom-software:
So far I LOVE this phone!

Yes - just got off phone with sprint support for same reason -- took 2 hard resets for me. :( ARGH HTC!

Coming from the Sprint Galaxy S w/Android, I love this phone -- has any apps that I would actually use + a much much better email and calendar experience. I haven't even used the office hub yet, but I can imagine it's better than Android as well. Also, Android can't play .WAV attachments (corporate voicemail solution uses this) which really sucks, but works out of the box with WP7.

Email setup was a cinch.

Keyboard is awesome - best I've ever used.

I don't really need flash support honestly.

My only complaints are: no sd slot... trying to think of another... could be thinner, screen bigger...
[HTC 7 Pro] cyclical:
Glad I avoided the connection setup, the only download from the HTC hub I got was the flashlight app, youtube, and the attentive phone one.
[HTC 7 Pro] crzAsian001:
too bad i didn't see this before i installed the app

but i have to confirm this to be true

we got 2 arrives and of course i downloaded the app on one and not on the other and aside from that both phones had same apps downloaded.

The one that had the Connection Setup app installed, i had to hard reset grrrr it was a PITA trying to figure out why I was having problems but in the end after the hard reset everything was back to normal.

And honestly, that app is pointless. I uninstalled it before i realized the issue it caused because it was that pointless.
[HTC 7 Pro] megman:
Its OK

I have had mine a couple of weeks now, quite like it. Device works fine. Hating only 8gb of (non expandable) storage and having to use zune for sync though.
[HTC 7 Pro] tiny17:
I wonder why they did 8gb in HT7 Pro, but 17 in Arrive? Any other differences we know of?
[HTC 7 Pro] SpinalRemains:
Hi everyone. I'm very curious about this device and have been for a few months. I have an upgrade available in May, and I am tired of the OC 528 Mhz device (TP 2). I am a user who needs the QWERTY and this device looks to be satisfactory in that regard. The size is great and it seems very similar to the TP 2.

My question is, will someone like myself who uses winmo with CHT be happy with WP7? I know it's kind of general to ask, but I really do love winmo. It's very easy to navigate around and do what I have to do. The only thing slowing me down is the processor. Will buying an HTC Arrive most likely satisfy me? Thanx so much for your input.
[HTC 7 Pro] ZeroAX:
Not sure what CHT is but I upgraded from a TP2 to an Arrive and I am happy with it so far.
[HTC 7 Pro] steveo70:
CHT (Co0kie Home Tab). I too came from a TP2 and love it. I'd stop by a store and try it out. I find it easy to use. Fast and fluid. Great keyboard as always, although the on screen keyboard works well. Another plus is battery/cases will work with the Arrive too. No regrets so far.
[HTC 7 Pro] adihere:
Just picked my arrive up today...coming from tp2 it feel much better in your hand and the obvious 10x better smartphone experience without the 5x a day resets but as with any wimo im sure thats to come down the road. I know its still new but hoping for the tether patch for the updated models comes soon.
[HTC 7 Pro] kibbles-n-bits:
Well I will sum up my thoughts on the arrive and windows 7, no features what so ever. No file explorer, no sd card access, nothing on the phone can be accessed from a PC, no customizable features of any kind, no comma manager, no task manager, no ability to make changes to the phone, no way to use phone as a modem,no WiFi sharing capabilities, no registry editor, no free games, and the list just goes on and on. This is the ****tiest os I have ever seen. You can't do anything with this phone but browse the web and that's it, and you have no menus to change anything in internet explorer. The texting program is ridiculous. No menus to make changes or even attach a signature.

I have had this phone 2 days and it is going back to sprint as soon as they open. This is collaboratively the biggest pile of **** HTC and Microsoft have ever shoveled out. I would be embarrassed to put my name on this phone.

In the end it is Microsoft way of controlling what you do with your phone, its obvious because they give you no options or choices with this os. I want my TP2 back
[HTC 7 Pro] nebc100:
Sorry... to "GET A LIFE". There is nothing you have written that is not known already, but you have also made it sound MICH worse than it really is. Task manager.... known (put we don't need it!!). Registry editor... exists, but you much have an unlocked phone (pveloper not simlock), you CAN make changes on the phone!!, phone as a modem will be coming...

HOW can you say that there are no free games?? I have approximately 20 FREE games installed on my device.

The memory is expandable (if you know what you are doing).

It seems to me as though you simply decided that you hated WP7 and wanted to let off steam.

I have a very nice TP2 that I will swap for your 7 Pro if you don't want your 7 Pro any more.
[HTC 7 Pro] LayneRobinson:
Quick jump in contacts

You do know that you can hit the colored square that is the first letter of the name and it will bring up a page of all of the letters. Hit the start letter of the contact you want and it will jump to that group. Not quite as good as it was under WinMo, but better than scrolling and quicker than searching.

In Mango, it looks like that feature will be improved (and also for jumping to apps).
[HTC 7 Pro] DAyellow:
anyone has long-term experiences with the keyboard sliding mechanism?
[HTC 7 Pro] drelisimo:
I really do not have the time to read the entire topic here, however I read the first few posts.

This phone has a great hardware in every aspect. My slider moves good enough and having in mind what is the machanism holding it I would have expected to be ways more tough to operate with. The downside is the camera ... but I dont need it anyway...

As for the software -- cool enough ... just bear in mind that sooner ot later it will be unlocked and then it will overwhelm ...

Cheers
[HTC 7 Pro] Dodgerone:
@kibbles-n-bits:

you point out the good sides of WP7. It`s just great to be able to use memory like you want. Why have Android-users care about the place where they install Apps. It`s a phone and no 2nd PC...

If I have 8Gigs I`ll use em without limitations. My LG E900 anbd the HTC 7 Pro run perfect for days without any problems. No Android-Device can make this without rebooting every few days.

I see also no reason for taskkiller... (you don´T need it on Android too).

If I have a high-end-Phone I don`t want SD-Cards... I`ll fast flashmem!

One thing I miss on WP7... a phone compared to iPhone4 in hardware. But Android don`t offers this too. I`ll have a phone without battery-cover... I had the Omnia 7 for 2 days... what a lousy quality... HTC and LG are ok... but nothing compared with Apple
[HTC 7 Pro] Donran:
I've had mine since Feb, and the slider is still as good as the day it came out of the box :D It took a bit of getting used to the spring loading mechanism, but having come from 2 years of using the Touch Pro 2 (which is still as solid as a rock) and the Kaiser and Hermes before that, I've got no worries that the 7 Pro slider is going to be any different.
[Gen8 General] MelPotter:
Hi There;

I dunno if anyone else is having this problem but, even though the BBC have now released iPlayer for Android in the Market, I couldn't find it on my Archos Internet 70 (Arctools installed market). Tried the Market 'fix' a couple of times to see if anything new would turn up with no luck.

Anyway I managed to download it on the wife's Galaxy Tab and transfer it to my Archos. Doesn't seem to work with live TV too well but otherwise it's working very well.

So, if you need it here it is.
[Gen8 General] strongergravity:
It is supposed to be for the UK only, which is why it isn't showing in the market. If you do you live in the UK, that's a whole new ballgame...
[Gen8 General] MelPotter:
I do live in the UK, so I guess that isn't it.
[Gen8 General] nigelw:
Thanks for the apk, I'll give it a try. I was looking for the iPlayer as well.
[Gen8 General] Chrish.Kerry:
It won't work for me in Ireland - aren't the BBC great :confused: is there something to screen my IP address in Android like I can do on my PC?
[Gen8 General] bthoven:
My Archos is rooted and I change the gsm code inside to one of UK operator by Market Access app, then BBC iplayer shows up in Google Market.

Though I can run the app and it shows all catalogs of video/radio, I can't play them because it says only for UK.

Any workaround trick to make it play for non-UK?
[Gen8 General] fallenmonk:
Bought my daughter view pad 7 and works fine on that android os.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techngro:
Hey all. I always wondered why Archos didn't make a lockscreen (like most android phones have). I always liked to have some widgets and info on my old iPhone lockscreen so I could see basic info without having to unlock the device.

Has anyone come across a way to add a lockscreen to Gen8 devices? An option to turn on/off the lockscreen would be a nice addition by Archos.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakkrith:
I had used this basic method to lock my screen.

Settings --> Location & security --> Change screen lock

You can use Pattern or PIN to unlock screen.

If you need Slide to unlock, you can search "Unlock Screen" for apps in market.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chemical1der:
jakkrith's method is great. or you could purchase widget locker from the Market:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hondaracer:
Force Closes on A70S.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bthoven:
I think what Techngro means is a lockscreen which also shows some useful information like calendar, todo list, etc..without a need to unlock it.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zinloos1:
I installed widgetlocker, but I got a problem now.

When I try to put out my screen (by pressing the power button)

The screen will turn black, as it has to, but then the slide bar will return.

I have to push the power button again to let the screen stay black.

Is there a setting I set wrong? Or is there a way to let the screen turn black and stay out at once? (until I push a button ofc)
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chemical1der:
Some folks have reported sleep issues with widget locker. you should check out the thread on XDA for possible solutions. i believe there is setting in WL to prevent it from coming back on:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732986
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zinloos1:
I looked there, but couldn't really find it in the 680 comments.

Used the search function, but I don't think I use the right words..

Can you tell me where to look, or what words to look for?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techngro:
Yes, that is what I was thinking about. I'll take a look at widget locker though.
[General Questions and Answers] droidaem:
Hello. I just flashed other firmware because I had 2.2.1 and I couldn't root it.

I downloaded fw (V10c) that's not for my country because no one for baltic was working. I'm from Latvia. When I booted my phone, Data Roaming was disabled. OK, I enabled it, but internet isn't working anyway. Does someone know, how to solve this problem? Please, help.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] droidaem:
Solved this problem myself, u can lock this thread. :)

I just added BITE's APN. If someone will need this:

- Service Provider: Bite Latvia

- APN: wap

- Username: wap

- Password: wap

- Proxy: 213.226.131.133
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HyperL:
Hello, I tried today to s-off my desire but failed so i gave up but ended up with the usb-brick issue, no problems here, lots of tutorials, but I accidentally updated my phone OTA from HTC and now I don't have amon-ra recovery anymore, only the android recovery which needs signed packages. I do have the SU app installed, so I guess my phone is still rooted, but I am unable to install a recovery in order to unbrick my phone. The only thing that is working is "fastboot", but can't flash a new rom, can't flash a new recovery.

Any ideas? I really don't want to sent my phone to a service...:(

LE: If I try to install any app from any source, including Market, my phone restarts, fast restarts actually...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shiftone:
tried unrevoked? this installs clockwork recovery mod.

or android flasher -attched
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmkrmr:
doesnt your phone needs to be ON with unrevoked? from there you must plug it in whith unrevoked opened on your PC.

But you can always try. I highly doubt your phone is unfixable, itll be allright.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HyperL:
Tried to re-root my phone but because my usb connection doesn't work anymore, the unrevoked program doesn't "see" my phone. The only thing that i need, in my opinion is an root explorer packed as a signed zip that the original android recovery can flash and i may be able to regain usb functionality.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celestialspring:
you should try a differnt PC and do the process. I had a similar issue sometime back and when I changed the PC i was working on it worked.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HyperL:
That doesn't make much sense because the problem is in my phone, not in my computer...

Latest update: I prepared my phone for service, managed to flash a shipped rom without root, so there is no sign on it that I rooted it or flashed another custom rom/recovery. Still can't access the phone via usb so unrevoked still not a solution. Any new ideas before I say bye-bye to my Desire :( ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yorzua:
You should try this :

- usb debugging mode ON

- install VWM ( virtual ware machine ) and boot with the .img of the hboot needed at http://alpharev.nl

- the device should be plugged and the aplharev hboot pushed with the last clockworkworld recovery

if not working, unfortunately not so many solutions but you still can try to unbrick the usb and then you will "unrevoked" easily your desire !

Take a look on alpharev developers chat for bricked phones ;)

Hope it helps

My last piece of work :cool:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HyperL:
Nothing posted on xda or other android forums worked so today I handed my Desire to my carrier because I still have warranty :D. I hope they don't find any of my modifications :rolleyes:, I did un-rooted it so it should be stock enough for them ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leinad:
Something I do not understand :

Last time I USB bricked my phone, I went to hboot, then fastboot, and entered the fastboot commande :

fastboot oem enableqxdm 0

as stated in many tuto.

This re-enables the USB, and then, you may again flash any recovery via unrevoked.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HyperL:
Actually that command re-enables the micro-sd controller, not the usb.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] daniel.weck:
- heads-up - nice rewrite/cleanup by Mistadman:

https://github.com/mistadman/Extract-Kernel-Initramfs/
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffhead_jones:
I tried to load truly epic 1.5 rom to device. All goes well and then "android" flashes in the swirly samsung s during boot up and then it becomes unresponsive and I have to remove the battery and start all over. I am using cw3 and had truly epic 1.2 working on it earlier.

However,

when I was loading 1.5 I may have pressed "update zip" option in cw and since then not even 1.2 will work again. I have not tried any other roms either.

Any suggestions are appreciated and Thank You in advance...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffhead_jones:
Thank you for your response. I did this several times and it is this is the result that I get. I even downloaded a different truly epic file from another source, flashed it, and same stuff.

Thats why its so frustrating. What else could it be? Again thanks for the any and all help..
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffhead_jones:
Odin'ed to DI18 - success

Odin'ed to DK28 - success

Rooted and booted into 2.2 - success

Booted into Recovery - success

Flashed Truly Epic 1.5 - Result (success until the device reboots it has that strange "android" graphic that pops up in the middle of the "s". It it a horizontally placed graphic in the upright "s" during boot up.

Again the only thing that I did different was selecting that "update zip" from cw but if I odin'd everything back and started from scratch (6x at least) it should have wiped everything anyway right?

The device runs just fine on stock 2.2 but I really really enjoy the true epic rom. Im really baffled. So is my neighbor who is running 1.5 just fine. Cant be an equipment issue can it?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffhead_jones:
Thanks for the advice. Whew... I sure appreciate you sharing this info with me. I will give it a try and will post results. Thanks again. Hope this works....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffhead_jones:
Many thanks to newalker91. You helped out bigtime and all is well and working. Thanks a million for the info & step by step....
[Dell Streak 7] fatannasty:
Which bloatware can i remove without causing any issues?
[Dell Streak 7] Bandage:
Any apps that came preloaded are fine to remove...don't remove any system type apps. Anything from a 3 rd party (blockbuster, etc) is fine to remove.
[Dell Streak 7] fatannasty:
Is it safe to remove dell stage?
[Dell Streak 7] Bandage:
Yes, but only if you have an alternate Launcher...like ADW / LauncherPro / Go Launcher etc.

Best thing to do is try Titanium Backup App...freeze stuff you want to remove, and see if there are any issues. If not, then uninstall them.
[Galaxy Tab General] natious:
Hey guys, ive had my tab since release now and its going great, problem is my girl friend is wanting to get one now "sigh" but she dosn't really need all the bells and whistles that the tab has.

I did a quick google and everything else out there seems to be rubbish :/, maybe im just biased because of the tab.

Can anyone recommend a good alternative under $300?

it needs:

7inch-10inch

definitely wifi (3G aswell would be nice)

powerful enough to browse the web/read pdfs/ebooks/ play simple games like angry birds, maybe the game loft golf game)

Thats about it really, any help would be great thanks!
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
You probably want a Nook Color from the US.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] eddgarms:
Look here.

Maybe there u find what u are looking http://www.dynamism.com/c/top-notebooks/top-tablets
[Galaxy Tab General] spartacusrex:
Well, I think that actually very very little comes close to what the TAB offers.

7 Inch is definitely a really nice size, but all the other 7 inchers have 800x480 displays, which is no good. Well no good for reading comics or watching HD movies.. :D

Unfortuneately, the rest really don't cut the mustard. Not yet anyway.. But I suppose if I had to get one, it might be new 7 Inch Dell but I've heard the screen is super rubbish.. blahhh! Come on DELL!

Hmmm...

Brand new from Amazom £399 - not bad.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...s&field-keywords=samsung+galaxy+tab&x=20&y=13
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
Except for the Nook Color, which has a 1024x600 IPS display! :)

True, you have to hack it to get a the complete Android experience, but at U$D 249, it's a pretty good buy.

Even though I've got a Tab, I'm considering buying a Nook Color to hack around with.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] quattr0:
Check out Coby Amazon has lotsa reviews too
[Galaxy Tab General] natious:
Wow, so it has a better display than tab, we don't get nooks here so ill have to check out amazon, thanks for the advice

Sent from my Galaxy Tab of awsomeness
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
Anecdotal evidence suggests that in use the display isn't quite the match of the Tabs, but it is supposedly very good!

Regards,

Dave