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New HD2 On its way :-)

Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone

I think that is very personal.
I am using cookie tab now and it is very good for what i like about a phone. Just look around this forum and read, try and experience !
It`s very nice to try tweaks especially if they are in a cab. If you don`t like it, just uninstall. If anything is not good the folks here will help you set thing right again.
Its a great forum for a great phone
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oliverflavel said:
Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone
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You will not be disappointed... I was worried about the lack of keyboard when I made the change from the X1 to the HD2 and I can tell you its not a problem... for tweaks a must is BSB Tweaks (found on here in a sticky I think), has loads of tweaks that are very handy... there is also a thread on things to do with your HD2 when you get it... some of them are covered by bsb others not so much all handy... I have not yet had a problem with my HD2 but some do... again there are loads of threads about this problem or that... so far (touches wood as probably just jinxed myself) its been all gravy...

I reckon you should stay with the oem rom for at least a week and research this forum. customising your hd2 is a very personal thing, what suits one will not suit another. there's a thread which people post there must have apps, I would try there first. that's my opinion

It is interesting to see how fast the pricing of the Leo drops from 820AUD at the end of Jan to 750AUD now.
But anyway I recommand you to test your device for few days before doing some flashing or customising to see if there is any hardware issues
If I were you I would install several tweak softwares like BSB and HD2Tweak.
just to cover all the available reg tweaks
Just my tiny bit of advice
The Leo should amaze you lol
Cheers
CN23

hi guys, i want to ask~
is AU's telstra version hd2 using exactly the same frequencies with US's T MOBILE versions?
thank you.
im not sure if AU's version can use China's WCDMA frequencies.

Ebay
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.

rexboy said:
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.
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Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.

Yer I was planning on staying on the stock rom for a bit....funny I used to flash my xperia to be like a stock HTC phone, so yer the stock rom should keep me happy for a few weeks...
Yer I was a bit skeptical about having only an onscreen keyboard, one of the things I loved about the xperia was the HW keyboard
Cant wait till it arrives, it looks like an amazing phone

you should have waited for wp7 phone

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you should have waited for wp7 phone
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lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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only 6 monthes

samsamuel said:
lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee
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don't you already have one ?

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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I had asked HTC on twitter when the new win7 phones will be coming out since I was interested in the hd2, they told me that the first phones will be for sale in Q4,
Right now i dont know exactly what to do. But ill give it a chance and hope for an update. So ill be getting the HD2 tonight.
I bought an xperia last year in feb and was really dissapointed when there werent any new official panels, thnx to XDA I pimped my phone a little bit. But now when I recieve my new phone tonight, ill give my old Xperia to my mother who needs a new phone

achkar said:
Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.
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Unfortunately not in my case and with 32 other people. Thats how many people this guy stung. Through letters from all victims, QLD police investigated, and the guy was tracked down and currently behind bars, this was the update from the police however still no money despite chasing for it.

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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Like 6-7 month you mean ? Sure that a good idea.

Should i get the HTC Evo

I am thinking of getting this phone but if heard some bad things about it. ive had non stop issues with phones since the HTC mogul. i had the HTC mogul replaced 9 times due to keyboard failures, then HTC touch they sent me and HATED it, then they sent me HTC touch pro and it was decent but had it replace 23 times due to keyboard issues even after the redesign of them. then i got the palm pre and after the 3rd replacement they gave me a HTC Hero which i love. but i dont like how slow it is tho but the style and sense system i really like..
so is getting the HTC evo a good idea?
so for being so long

Seeing that this is an EVO forum I'd guess most people will say it's a great phone.
Why don't you tell us what you're looking for in a phone. There are a few really nice phones coming out in the upcoming months. Do you have to be on Sprint?

get it you dont know what your missing out on

I don't think you will have keyboard issues with an EVO......

What are you doing to your phones to have them replaced that many times? I have never heard of anyone having so many issues before.

omg!
23 times... that is twice a month for a year!!!!
really?? IF true.. i would be a hell raiser in their store.. they would be scared to see me coming every other week!!!!
why would you want another HTC device?? you love punishment?
that said...
I love my EVO!! best phone out .. RIGHT NOW.
but... there are issues with a small portion of these phones..
and with your luck with htc..you will find all of them.. or they will find you!
normally i tell people to get th evo... but you... i hesitate.

Maximiano said:
What are you doing to your phones to have them replaced that many times? I have never heard of anyone having so many issues before.
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with verizon i had 39 replacements in 2 years (i broke the front screen of one of those phones, everything else wasn't my fault) Since switching to sprint i had one replacement since june.

If you liked the Hero you will love the Evo has all of the features and so much more, plus FASTER!
Go for it, there is always the 30 day return option.
Sent from my Evo
Alfa testing HDMI
MikFroYo V4.5
HTC #15
Amon's Recovery

lol the 23 replacements were with in 6 month's. they were internal issues. i always use a case, screen protectors. i am very careful with these phones since there so damn expensive
im looking for something as close to the Hero as possible. ive heard alot of good about the Evo, but also alot of bad.
also thank you for very fast replies

I have never had to replace a phone -- I guess that's just me though. All I know is that if I ever had that much trouble with a phone maker, I would never again buy their product.
Edit: I have never had an issue with my Evo and I have done a lot of flashing. I have also switched 10 of my friends to an Evo and the only complaint has been battery life - which was easily handled with rooting.

Dan330 said:
omg!
23 times... that is twice a month for a year!!!!
really?? IF true.. i would be a hell raiser in their store.. they would be scared to see me coming every other week!!!!
why would you want another HTC device?? you love punishment?
that said...
I love my EVO!! best phone out .. RIGHT NOW.
but... there are issues with a small portion of these phones..
and with your luck with htc..you will find all of them.. or they will find you!
normally i tell people to get th evo... but you... i hesitate.
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i really enjoy the HTC phones and the things i can do with them. and with the android system im am very pleased. i just always get lemons. im not exactly on the lucky side lol. but i have had no issues with the HTC hero. only issue i screw up loading a new rom and it locked the phone up but i fixxed it.

I had a hero before my evo too. I loved that phone to death, but it was so damn slow. So when the evo came out I got it, and ive only had 1 replacement since july because the phone broke inside. Overall this phone is amazing. I dont have any problems with battery and the phone is super fast. Definitely get this phone!!!

thank you speedy.
@ Maximiano, i kno i keep going back to HTC but its the style of them i like. im bound to get a good one eventually and the hero has worked so far. as for the battery..... im use to it. the palm pre had a HORRID battery life. i was lucky to make it 4 hours out of the few i had.

Well I think the battery on the Evo is good. I unplug my phone at 6am every day and plug it in at 10pm every day. At 6pm im at 50% so this phone holds up durring the day. As for use:
30 mins of calling
50 txt
5 emails
20 mins of internet
Angry birds 20 mins
(Angry birds ****s on the battery)

kyhassen said:
I am thinking of getting this phone but if heard some bad things about it. ive had non stop issues with phones since the HTC mogul. i had the HTC mogul replaced 9 times due to keyboard failures, then HTC touch they sent me and HATED it, then they sent me HTC touch pro and it was decent but had it replace 23 times due to keyboard issues even after the redesign of them. then i got the palm pre and after the 3rd replacement they gave me a HTC Hero which i love. but i dont like how slow it is tho but the style and sense system i really like..
so is getting the HTC evo a good idea?
so for being so long
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Honestly i say yes. The Evo feels good, its fast. Even stock sense isn't that bad. You have the option to root your phone, can stay on a sense rom, and with different kernels, you can make your phone perform faster. The Evo is all touch, so no keyboard to replace.

lol angry birds rules. its so slow on the hero. but by the sounds of it. seems like its about the same life as my hero.
i do:
50-200 txt messaging.
15 emails
2 hours of music/movies
15 min-30 min of talk time.
15min-1 hour of a game. (zenonia, angry bird, ect.)

@ teh roxxorz
lol im sick of keyboard replacing. i miss how fast i use to be with a pull out keyboard but i been doing well with a touch screen. and that swype ive seen seems interesting. but thank you for the tips

The EVO is an amazing device and you wont go wrong by getting it. The stock software is passable but we have an awesome development community here and a TON of great ROMs to choose from. That being said, im sure Sprint will be releasing its successor come summertime so if you can stand it, i would wait to see whats coming out. 22 months is a long time to wait for an upgrade so you'll be kicking yourself if you buy the EVO now only to have the EVO2 (or whatever it will be called) come out a few months into your new contract.

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The EVO is an amazing device and you wont go wrong by getting it. The stock software is passable but we have an awesome development community here and a TON of great ROMs to choose from. That being said, im sure Sprint will be releasing its successor come summertime so if you can stand it, i would wait to see whats coming out.
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i kno of a few phones coming out later and 1 of them i guess has a duo core processor by the sounds of it. but i dont need nothin super fast. just something alot faster than the hero and the evo seems to be good. just was curious if it was a good idea. some of the replies here have helped me too. thank you all. i probably will be picking it up next week.
i been looking around at some of the roms and themes. so far ive come to really like the design of:
[02/06/2011] - MikFroYo v4.5
and the theme 'Slayer69's CYAN Dragon's

kyhassen said:
i been looking around at some of the roms and themes. so far ive come to really like the design of:
[02/06/2011] - MikFroYo v4.5
and the theme 'Slayer69's CYAN Dragon's
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I would be remiss in my duties as an e-friend and EVO owner if I did not direct your attention to MIUI. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915527

my tragedy..

I lost my rooted Aria with Froyo 2.2 and all the good stuff on it. What i got as replacement from insurance already has android 2.2.2 installed. Can u imagine how painful it is? i m keeping an eye on this thread and this webpage.. If anybody has any other news or any means by which i could get rid of at&t bloatware and to be able to install 3rd party apps, i would greatly appreciate that..

Well you can follow this link they have found a way to install 3rd party apps on unrooted phones. hope it helps till the s-off comes our way.

When did you get your replacement Aria? I thought AT&T's insurance replacement had been bumped to the Captivate.

If my aria becomes unusable, will the captivate be the replacement?

I just ordered a replacement aria from asurian. should be coming in the mail soon. they told me it would be a refurb aria, but I can hope it will end up being a captivate. doubtful...

@ E.Cdro: thanks a lot, i will look at it.. something is better than nothing
I just got my phone 4 days ago from asurion. yes it is a refurb aria.. i dont think they r giving away captivate for aria yet..

mrdoc151 said:
@ E.Cdro: thanks a lot, i will look at it.. something is better than nothing
I just got my phone 4 days ago from asurion. yes it is a refurb aria.. i dont think they r giving away captivate for aria yet..
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Did it come with android 2.2 or 2.1?

as i mentioned in original post, it has 2.2

You are in my prayers
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App

just got mine in the mail....2.2...

Javi97100 said:
You are in my prayers
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lol. Yes, mine too.

to be quite honest, I am probably going to take the $29 deal at radio shack and upgrade to the inspire.

mikelebz said:
to be quite honest, I am probably going to take the $29 deal at radio shack and upgrade to the inspire.
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thats interesting, i think it will work only if u r eligible for an upgrade..

mrdoc151 said:
thats interesting, did it work?
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Haven't had the chance to get to radio shack. I did call them up and asked them to hold one for me. Even though my new Aria is on 2.2.2 and I am stuck with an un-rooted sense, it's less painful being able to use the trick to allow installing apps from unknown sources, so I still have some decisions to make---be cheap and go for the amazing deal of the $29 Inspire--or future-proof myself and wait for the SGS II.

i thnk the 29$ deal will work only if u r eligible for an upgrade.

mikelebz said:
Haven't had the chance to get to radio shack. I did call them up and asked them to hold one for me. Even though my new Aria is on 2.2.2 and I am stuck with an un-rooted sense, it's less painful being able to use the trick to allow installing apps from unknown sources, so I still have some decisions to make---be cheap and go for the amazing deal of the $29 Inspire--or future-proof myself and wait for the SGS II.
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Might want to hold off on the inspire...
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_holiday-3958.php
Just saying...
Sent from my cm7 Aria.

CallMeAria said:
Might want to hold off on the inspire...
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_holiday-3958.php
Just saying...
Sent from my cm7 Aria.
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seem like pretty impressive specs, quite comparable to iPhone 4. But i think at this time HTC should be ready to compete iPhone 5..

mrdoc151 said:
seem like pretty impressive specs, quite comparable to iPhone 4. But i think at this time HTC should be ready to compete iPhone 5..
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That thing blows the iphone 4 away as far as specs go. Its screen is an inch bigger than the ip4, twice as much ram, and a dual core faster processor. And a much better camera. Sounds more like this phone is going to be direct competition to the sgs2 and iphone5.
Sent from my cm7 Aria.

This happened to me too I'm so sad. The microphone on my old aria decided to crap out and now I'm stuck with a refurb 2.2.2 aria. I hope someone can figure this out soon...

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones as far as warranty goes. After having WM phones for a few years I got my Aria in Feb. Actually wanted a 4" phone but decided to get this (happy now that I did) and wait to see what comes out. Almost 30 days to the day I noticed that the antenna on the back cover was coming loose on one of the corners. This is after I was already rooted and flashed a couple different roms! So, I'm thinking the chances of getting a replacement back cover are slim to none and I'm going to end up with a phone that can't be rooted or have to live with possible antenna issues. I call AT&T, they have someone call me. After a couple phone conversations and an email update I get a new back cover in the mail a week later. Amazing!!! Maybe the fact that I've been with AT&T about 12 years helped!

Just can't say goodbye....

to my trusty HD2. I've been using the Sensation now for a few months and while I love it, I just can't seem to say goodbye to the HD2. No matter what Android throws at me I still love WM6.5. I still find the HD2 to be a phone that is so easy to live with, so versitile, easy to customise. Hell it even boots up in half the time of the Sensation!
Anyone else who feels like this about the HD2?

The HD2 is an amazing phone, I've given away 2 upgrades to friends and am still using my HD2...albeit not on wm6.5.
I'm using Android and WP7...for this reason alone it's still, IMO, the best phone available for its versility and power.

spfraggle said:
to my trusty HD2. I've been using the Sensation now for a few months and while I love it, I just can't seem to say goodbye to the HD2. No matter what Android throws at me I still love WM6.5. I still find the HD2 to be a phone that is so easy to live with, so versitile, easy to customise. Hell it even boots up in half the time of the Sensation!
Anyone else who feels like this about the HD2?
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Truth is, HD2 is like having many girlfriends who are good at everything versus having only one girlfriend who can do just one thing...
Get it?

lemonspeakers said:
Truth is, HD2 is like having many girlfriends who are good at everything versus having only one girlfriend who can do just one thing...
Get it?
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I don't, I read it again and again, still can't .
But I agree to what your post was supposed to mean.

i remember

i remember having this phone about 2 and half years ago, but could use it anymore due to the buttons going bad.does anyone still use one and its 100% fine?

Completely, Awesome phone when taken out of windows 6.5 stock.

I had one replacement due to screen going unresponsive 2 years ago and current is going strong.
Hoping it continues to do so until WP8 devices are available.

thats goood to know. same problem i had then but back then there werent so many ways to revert to stock and i didnt know what i know now lol. so i couldnt send it for repairs i loved it tho

bought it in March 2010 and still looks new, everything works no problems with the hardware buttons or anything

zain0300 said:
bought it in March 2010 and still looks new, everything works no problems with the hardware buttons or anything
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i wish i had the luck that you guys have. i do miss it tho.it was my first smartphone hates the windows 6.5 tho.then i learned about xda and switched to android which made it so much better

also i checked tmobiles website and their not offering the hd2 anymore. totally sucks.

lokichim said:
also i checked tmobiles website and their not offering the hd2 anymore. totally sucks.
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tmobile stopped selling hd2's within the year after intro. go on ebay to purchase.

why you wanna get 3 years old phone. Even though it works like a charm, there exist far better phones in the market right now and Galaxy S III is one of 'em, Galaxy Note is not bad either.
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zain0300 said:
why you wanna get 3 years old phone. Even though it works like a charm, there exist far better phones in the market right now and Galaxy S III is one of 'em, Galaxy Note is not bad either.
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well first of all, the hd2 still rocks and what other phone can run 4 operating systems????? duh!

yeah i know no other phone can run that many OSs but should somebody wanna spend few hundred bucks on a phone why not on a new one with better specifications and i wish and hope not but what if developers stop development for this legendary device since its already 3 years old.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA

zain0300 said:
yeah i know no other phone can run that many OSs but should somebody wanna spend few hundred bucks on a phone why not on a new one with better specifications and i wish and hope not but what if developers stop development for this legendary device since its already 3 years old.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA
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an hd2 doesn't cost a few hundred dollars...plus it depends on whether you want be able run multiple os like wp7 and android on the same phone. you can't install multiple os on any other phone like the hd2. if one is a tweaker, then no other phone will do.

ive also just bought it...
is in the process of being shipped !
can't wait to hack it !!!

i had and gave it to my brother awhile back, i think he is still using it