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made a big mistake here, thought it was a good idea at the time :wha:Titch
Landlord.
htc are great wasup fella?
look on xda-forums for a clue as to what you can do with it
i have had a desire HD for 12mths, its overclocked tweaked and runs lovely
iphones are for people who do not tinker they just want it to work
htc and android in particular are for people who like to fiddle
look on xda-forums for a clue as to what you can do with it
i have had a desire HD for 12mths, its overclocked tweaked and runs lovely
iphones are for people who do not tinker they just want it to work
htc and android in particular are for people who like to fiddle
RobWalker
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i've got the sensation, it's great. i found it best to clear my pages and start them from scratch. now using about 3 of the 8 or so you get, one taken up by the weather app :p
shocker
Landlord.
Titch , thats a broad statement . Like Huwaei , HTC have been making many of the big name and network branded devices for many years and some of them are anything but great . I have an oldish orange 650 qwerty slde keypad phone and its bloody awful....though the windows OP doesnt help much .
The HTC more recent models have had some good points like the metal frame on the original Desire but now they have made their name they seem to be trading on it by putting out some lesser stuff . As before , much of the problems are down to the operating systems and getting used to them . Its hard to get to know another phone from scratch let alone a handheld computer ....well , I find it so !
Many professional drivers have gone back to the old Nokia 6300 , what I and others consider the peak of mobile tech and usefulness - there is a place in Worcs that sells them in their hands free cradles for under a ton and sells all they can get . I used them for my work and had three - sold them all and regret it deeply . I went to look at phones the other day and was pleased and amused to see a bunch of them that were JUST phones , for making calls , nothing else . Maybe they will have the battery life we all got used to as well . My first Motorola flip in the mid 90s had to be charged every three hours even if not used so carrying 2 or 3 spares was a must and I even had an £800 lithium battery for it that offered a massive 6 hours standby , plus having to carry the multislot huge charger around. We even had them built into our mixing desk flightcases , they were that central to our lives . With the Later Nokias and Panasonic 500s we had up to 2 WEEKS standby and a week of use between charges . Even my Sony Eric camera phones of the last decade were good for a week - imagine my horror at my HTC (my first smartphone) needing charging twice a day and being on the car charger whenever out . I thought it must be a mistake or a bad battery but I was told no , thats how they are .
My hands are too smashed up these days to make the most of these little smartphones and I am too clumsy to maintain a touchscreen as I fall often . So , I reckon its back to a laptop and a basic mobile for me , at least . And HTC , well , buyer beware m, they aint the phones they was .
The HTC more recent models have had some good points like the metal frame on the original Desire but now they have made their name they seem to be trading on it by putting out some lesser stuff . As before , much of the problems are down to the operating systems and getting used to them . Its hard to get to know another phone from scratch let alone a handheld computer ....well , I find it so !
Many professional drivers have gone back to the old Nokia 6300 , what I and others consider the peak of mobile tech and usefulness - there is a place in Worcs that sells them in their hands free cradles for under a ton and sells all they can get . I used them for my work and had three - sold them all and regret it deeply . I went to look at phones the other day and was pleased and amused to see a bunch of them that were JUST phones , for making calls , nothing else . Maybe they will have the battery life we all got used to as well . My first Motorola flip in the mid 90s had to be charged every three hours even if not used so carrying 2 or 3 spares was a must and I even had an £800 lithium battery for it that offered a massive 6 hours standby , plus having to carry the multislot huge charger around. We even had them built into our mixing desk flightcases , they were that central to our lives . With the Later Nokias and Panasonic 500s we had up to 2 WEEKS standby and a week of use between charges . Even my Sony Eric camera phones of the last decade were good for a week - imagine my horror at my HTC (my first smartphone) needing charging twice a day and being on the car charger whenever out . I thought it must be a mistake or a bad battery but I was told no , thats how they are .
My hands are too smashed up these days to make the most of these little smartphones and I am too clumsy to maintain a touchscreen as I fall often . So , I reckon its back to a laptop and a basic mobile for me , at least . And HTC , well , buyer beware m, they aint the phones they was .
RobWalker
Well-Known Member
shocker, i just got an ex rental van and was going to take the handsfree out - your post is making me think otherwise...2 weeks standby time sounds great.
on the other hand though brewdan, make use of Navigation, a brilliant sat nav, and download World Of Goo, probably the best game ever, and i mean ever*.
*except for skyrim.
on the other hand though brewdan, make use of Navigation, a brilliant sat nav, and download World Of Goo, probably the best game ever, and i mean ever*.
*except for skyrim.
Titch
Landlord.
i liked the 6310i awesome phone for a car kit
i would get one back tomorrow if i was back driving
but as a phone for use with all the stuff we expect on the phones these days i stand by my summary
but as a great work phone you will never beat the 6300 series and a hardwired car kit
bloody bluetooth my arse
i would get one back tomorrow if i was back driving
but as a phone for use with all the stuff we expect on the phones these days i stand by my summary
but as a great work phone you will never beat the 6300 series and a hardwired car kit
bloody bluetooth my arse
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Mark1964
Landlord.
I've had the sensation a few months now and find it brilliant no problems its got loads of apps and can easily get more. It's what I use at work to post etc.
Why would anyone depart from I phone. I'm shocked.
Mark1964
Landlord.
the only difference between an i phone and the htc is you talk in to the i phone and it never understands what the hell your saying :rofl:
shocker
Landlord.
Titch said:
Ok I am getting to grips with it now, hate the keyboard(if there is a way to mod it to replicate the iPhone version I would be very happy)
Setting up my screens so I have all my apps rather than annoying things I don't use such as friendstream etc. Got rid of the crappy internet browser and stuck opera on, now I have forwards and backward buttons so navigating the web is similar the the iphone.
Loads of free apps, really happy that I can customise everything (modded iPhone couldn't do half as much as this phone)
Screen is very clear, phone is massivly faster, battery is slightly better, call quality is much better.
Over all I.am very happy with this.phone now I am sorting it out, if the keyboard wasn't so terrible I'd say this is almost the perfect phone for me!! Don't think I will be returning to apple again
Setting up my screens so I have all my apps rather than annoying things I don't use such as friendstream etc. Got rid of the crappy internet browser and stuck opera on, now I have forwards and backward buttons so navigating the web is similar the the iphone.
Loads of free apps, really happy that I can customise everything (modded iPhone couldn't do half as much as this phone)
Screen is very clear, phone is massivly faster, battery is slightly better, call quality is much better.
Over all I.am very happy with this.phone now I am sorting it out, if the keyboard wasn't so terrible I'd say this is almost the perfect phone for me!! Don't think I will be returning to apple again
Runwell-Steve
Landlord.
I've had my desire for about 18 months now, still loving it. I much prefer Android to the Apple OS. My son switched from his iphone to a desire once I got mine and he realised how much better it was. He is a complete convert, I can remember when he wouldn't have anything but Apple products, imac, macbook, ipod etc.., now he doesn't own one Apple product.
I just wish now there was a decent tablet out there running Android to rival the ipad, I don't want to get an ipad as I dislike Apple, but I feel there is little else on offer really.
I'll have to wait a bit longer.
I just wish now there was a decent tablet out there running Android to rival the ipad, I don't want to get an ipad as I dislike Apple, but I feel there is little else on offer really.
I'll have to wait a bit longer.
Generally I'm not an apple fan, they have come out with a few good products, but I tend to find them over priced and quite restrictive on what they can do.
Never seen the point in a tablet, as I just saw them as a giant expensive iPhone that couldn't make calls, BUT i would probably agree, if there was a product out there with android software, it would have the potential to be something a little bit special if this.phone is anything to go by......why oh why did I not switch from apple sooner, actually why did I go with them in the first place! (It was the light sabre app truth be told, had a few drunken light sabre fights then it never got.touched again)
Still need to.sort this keyboard.out though :lol:
Never seen the point in a tablet, as I just saw them as a giant expensive iPhone that couldn't make calls, BUT i would probably agree, if there was a product out there with android software, it would have the potential to be something a little bit special if this.phone is anything to go by......why oh why did I not switch from apple sooner, actually why did I go with them in the first place! (It was the light sabre app truth be told, had a few drunken light sabre fights then it never got.touched again)
Still need to.sort this keyboard.out though :lol:
