Hi guys just a thread for those in the UK, preferbly on Orange. Not sure if its just coincidental but my phone has gone V slow down and uploading. I mean like 0.10mb when I usually get an easy 2mb download. I've tried:
Different radios = same speed
Different build.props = same speed
only thing that I havent tried is going back to CM since last time i nandroid my froyo it didnt restore properly and i had to start again. Looking at the Build.prop from froyo it has som mentions of test. not sure if this means it is an actual 'test' release like many are hoping for.
thanks
I'm having the same issue. 2G works slightly better, but I will have moments where it seems ok, then it just slows right down. Never happened before the upgrade.
Any idea if applying the 2.1 update again would revert it correctly?
chistery said:
I'm having the same issue. 2G works slightly better, but I will have moments where it seems ok, then it just slows right down. Never happened before the upgrade.
Any idea if applying the 2.1 update again would revert it correctly?
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exactly what i was thinking. how about you revert and let me know haha i tried once and my nandroid didnt restore my froyo backup. Gave me an error for some reason so im not wanting to revert. Just wondering if its Orange UK's problem.....
I guess we can't really call HTC and ask them yet, or have people in the UK received this OTA yet? Orange won't have a clue either.
chistery said:
I guess we can't really call HTC and ask them yet, or have people in the UK received this OTA yet? Orange won't have a clue either.
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well without mentioning to them about android or anything just seeing if there 3G systems are up and running fine. But i guess time will tell.
just wanted to see whether anyone on orange in the UK is getting decent speeds regardless of Froyo or not
Orange just told me they've had a few reports today, but no known issues. "Switch to 2G and it's just as fast" is their answer.
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Just a quick one.
I updated my o2 locked hd2 to 1.48 fw. Is there anyway of reverting back to the stock rom that the hd2 came with? (o2 one complete with o2 splash screen etc)
Or is it the point of no return now?
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Just a quick one.
I updated my o2 locked hd2 to 1.48 fw. Is there anyway of reverting back to the stock rom that the hd2 came with?
Or is it the point of no return now?
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I would assume you can use the same method you used to upgrade your rom (goldcard?) to downgrade it back to the original rom if you need to.
mskip said:
I would assume you can use the same method you used to upgrade your rom (goldcard?) to downgrade it back to the original rom if you need to.
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Yeah did use the goldcard method to upgrade.
Not sure if you can do the same to revert back though.
Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?
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Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?
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Well im thinking of sending it back to o2 as im still within my 14 days.
Would need the o2 branding back on it though otherwise i dont think i would get away with sending it back and saying i didnt want it. (or would i get away with it if they noticed and i played dumb )
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Well im thinking of sending it back to o2 as im still within my 14 days.
Would need the o2 branding back on it though otherwise i dont think i would get away with sending it back and saying i didnt want it. (or would i get away with it if they noticed and i played dumb )
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Hmm. well they would probably not notice.....but then I obviously can't promise that! Was there a particular fault which made you want to try a newer ROM...and you still weren't happy? Or are you just wanting a different handset....
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Hmm. well they would probably not notice.....but then I obviously can't promise that! Was there a particular fault which made you want to try a newer ROM...and you still weren't happy? Or are you just wanting a different handset....
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Just want another handset. I have no real complaints with the HD2 but i just havent got the time these days to mess and tweak with the phone to get it how i want it. (got a 6 week baby girl here taking up all my time)
I came from an iphone and i primarily used that for web, media and plenty of texting. I didnt really use the app store that much.
In the above areas the HD2 just doesnt cut it for me. Web, sms and media are just far better on the iphone imo. Everything else about the hd2 is fantastic and im glad i got it to experience winmo but at the end of the day for my needs i'll prob just go back to the iphone or perhaps get an android device!
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Just want another handset. I have no real complaints with the HD2 but i just havent got the time these days to mess and tweak with the phone to get it how i want it. (got a 6 week baby girl here taking up all my time)
I came from an iphone and i primarily used that for web, media and plenty of texting. I didnt really use the app store that much.
In the above areas the HD2 just doesnt cut it for me. Web, sms and media are just far better on the iphone imo. Everything else about the hd2 is fantastic and im glad i got it to experience winmo but at the end of the day for my needs i'll prob just go back to the iphone or perhaps get an android device!
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Fair enough, thanks for sharing.
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Can I ask why you want to? Is the newer ROM worse in some areas, or do you just want the O2 branding back?
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Is there any way I could do that? Never experienced the SMS problem with my stock 1.43, I find 1.48 has many bugs that on 1.43 I never experienced.
So is there any chance of doing that?
erosennin said:
Is there any way I could do that? Never experienced the SMS problem with my stock 1.43, I find 1.48 has many bugs that on 1.43 I never experienced.
So is there any chance of doing that?
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There is but someone would have to post a link to the 1.43 ROM. I am sure it is somewhere...
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There is but someone would have to post a link to the 1.43 ROM. I am sure it is somewhere...
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Problem is many 1.43 are cursed with the same bugs I'm experiencing with 1.48.
My stock 1.43 was flawless, it simply worked as it should.
Damn, why did I upgrade to this ROM
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Problem is many 1.43 are cursed with the same bugs I'm experiencing with 1.48.
My stock 1.43 was flawless, it simply worked as it should.
Damn, why did I upgrade to this ROM
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Well the 1.43 roms are available via this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577717
I know that wont put my o2 branding back on it. What you reckon? Revert back to 1.43 send it back to o2 and then play dumb if they try and say ive messed with it? Like (to o2 rep) "mine never had a splash screen on startup, so ive no idea why you would accuse me of altering the device"
have to say i`v been toying with the idea of flashing my phone with upgrade using the goldcard method(i`m on tmobile stock 1.43) due to tmobile removing certain apps on the phone, but keep hearing a lot of problems with 1.48. isnt an upgrade supposed to improve things not make things worse??? lol i have absolutely no major issues with the tmobile stock rom. to be honest it runs flawlessly and smoothly. the only issue i`v had is the pinkish colour on camera but with the hotfix its solved. also i havent read alot of problems coming from people on tmobile either. are the guys behind the scenes doing the testing an tweaking/branding at tmobile on top of ther job maybe?????... Mmmmmmmm. obviously ther seems to be certain issues with the phone that are out of tmobiles hands, i just havent heard many tmobile customers complaining about much, the youtube app yeah, but thats about it. anyways think i`l be leaving upgrade for now lol. if something isnt broke, why fix it?
Any idea when its coming?
Maybe the question should be more like: "Will it be released in Canada"
i highly doubt it will be out before the generic htc froyo rom...so i want to de-brand and flash the generic rom...
can anyone recommend a good guide for flashing the generic froyo rom to our specific model virgin canada legend? thanks in advance...
Canadian carriers are pretty awful at releasing updates in a timely fashion. Hopefully Virgin will break the pattern. Just to give you an idea, the predecessor to our phone, the Hero, just got an update from Telus recently... to 2.1.
I contact HTC via email about the software update for Bell/Virgin HTC Legend and they tell me to ask it to Bell/Virgin. I sent an email to Bell without answer. If anybody gets an answer from them let us know!
There's another thread about this very topic at HowardForums (can't post the link due to new account restrictions).
But anyways, apparently one of the Virgin reps is "looking into it" .. maybe we'll get an answer there soon.
I have just gotten off the phone with Virgin mobile and HTC and told them that i have the 2.2 for my legend already installed and rooted all that fun stuff i got them to send me to tech support to get the APN settings for my baby and he also let me know that the 2.2 is in devlopment up there and will be released some time soon... no exact date but he's heard that they will be supporting it...also if they do release it OTA i think they may release a patch if you agree to the OTA you may loose root and possibly never be able to root again due to the new update.. Hope this was some help.
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HTC legend Rooted 2.2 FroYo Virgin Mobile
@virginmobilecan tweeted that it would be mid January prior to the New Year, and they have been releasing Froyo for the other phones fairly early than they promised, I'm thinking tomorrow?
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Out for Virgin, no clue about Bell.
EDIT: Yes, Bell got it too.
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Finally got it yesterday. Apps2SD is a lifesaver.
Can't change lockscreen anymore, so that sort of bites. Other than that, Love the new live wallpapers. Haven't noticed any speed increases, but It's not like i've been looking for them or paying too much attention to load times.
So far i'm really happy with it. Voice commands, flashlight, etc. all nice features.
It's a shame they didn't add the 2.2 camera interface.
Is the new version comes with the Wifi hotspot ? Anyone with the new official update let us know?
Also i'm wondering if i flash mine with the new official update, whether i can still root ?
I would like to have the wifi hotspot... coz i heard with the official update they removed this functionality that normally comes with the unbranded OTA froyo.
Thanks
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Is the new version comes with the Wifi hotspot ? Anyone with the new official update let us know?
Also i'm wondering if i flash mine with the new official update, whether i can still root ?
I would like to have the wifi hotspot... coz i heard with the official update they removed this functionality that normally comes with the unbranded OTA froyo.
Thanks
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It is there. Just checked on my wife's Legend.
Generally, it has been a great upgrade. The only issues are that a couple apps have not been updated by their authors in a LONG time so they do not work well on 2.2 and that for some reason, the screen lock dots were set to only come on after 5 minutes of non-use. My wife had it set to immediate before so she was annoyed that that changed.
App 2 SD isn't the lifesaver I was hoping it was... I find the apps still take up some space on the main phone even after you move them to SD. Frustrating.
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I would like to have the wifi hotspot... coz i heard with the official update they removed this functionality that normally comes with the unbranded OTA froyo.
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I'm a Rogers customer who purchased an HTC Legend from a VM customer. Contrary to what I was told by VM, I did receive the Froyo update (today) when I checked for it on my phone (it wasn't pushed).
It includes the wifi hotspot (YAY) and while it doesn't permit pushing all apps to the SD card, it has let me move most of them there, so I'm hoping the 'low space' messages are a thing of the past.
Can't say I notice a big speed boost, but the wireless tethering is big to me, as is the ability to move most apps to the SD card. Looking forward to better voice recognition too.
All the best and good luck with your phone!
Phone seems sluggish at times after my official froyo update... even have to reboot a few times when it becomes too sluggish... i've moved all movable apps to sd but some big ones can't be moved... like swype freaking 18MB and IGO 29MB...
sluggish like finger swiping the pictures from my alblum is really slow and the picture does not follow my finger unles i move it mm by mm and slowly...
anyone experienced that?
A friend of mine on Bell's Froyo has that constantly. A hard reset fixed it though.
you should notice that froyo is much faster than stock eclair...its not subtle at all
They offered me a discount on my monthly bill for 3 months because of the mess up on android 2.2, but when I got the bill, it was still the same amount...
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Oh ho ho, they do that sometimes as a joke. They treat us like chickens...
Just call customer service and demand a 6 month adjustment, instead.
Or, before you demand such a thing, check your account's notes to see if it will be added on to the next bill. Bell and Virgin operates on advanced billing.
gwgm said:
I'm a Rogers customer who purchased an HTC Legend from a VM customer. Contrary to what I was told by VM, I did receive the Froyo update (today) when I checked for it on my phone (it wasn't pushed).
It includes the wifi hotspot (YAY) and while it doesn't permit pushing all apps to the SD card, it has let me move most of them there, so I'm hoping the 'low space' messages are a thing of the past.
Can't say I notice a big speed boost, but the wireless tethering is big to me, as is the ability to move most apps to the SD card. Looking forward to better voice recognition too.
All the best and good luck with your phone!
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My situation is the same. But I get the update pushed to me.
After updated, it stuck at loading on homescreen for half hour now.
anyone has the same problem? should i just pull the battery?
(posted this also on t-mobile support forum but incase of it being edited)
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/discu...3763ab0b007e4e&filter=ALL&messageit.offset=60
I wouldnt normally signup to this type of forum but its important. (ignore this bit... posted that on the t-mobile forum)
Anyone reading this dont upgrade!
Anyone reading this dont upgrade!
Anyone reading this dont upgrade!
I liked the phone before the upgrade with only GPS being a slight problem which got fixed after changing gps.conf (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731462).
Now the games I used to play and even movies slow down. Games like "Tower Raiders" struggle to run at full speed but the biggest problem is the UI. Its no longer smooth scrolling and the idle screen lock sometimes does not unlock the instant when swiped. This is not nit picking but when your using the phone as a phone… I want to make calls NOW not in a few minutes after the UI resets.
Ive always modded my phones and this one I didn’t want to because I liked the default system. Now I need to back level the phone due to its unusable interface. Not sure if this is something T-mobile will assist with but most likely need to do this myself. I wanted a factory phone and ended up being forced back down the mod firmware route.
dont upgrade!
GT-I9000
Firmware 2.2
I9000BOJP3
FROYO.BOJPB
just wish I wrote down my old firmware details.
message for the XDA members
Does anyone know how I can back level the firmware? I dont know what it was before kies did its stuff.
have you done the ole faithful factory reset have upgraded 2.2?
No Problems
Ran the upgrade last night, phone runs much better with many things now working as they should have before the upgrade
robos said:
Ran the upgrade last night, phone runs much better with many things now working as they should have before the upgrade
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Your last post was regarding vodafone 2.2 with the kies. Which firmware are you using, vodafone or tmobile. god knows about vodafone but know tmobile from the support pages have changed this firmware in some fashion.
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not thought about factory reset, thanks i'll try this tonight as I use the phone for business. Games I can live without but for me, 2.2 brought very little over the loss of UI speed. I might have missed something outstanding in 2.2 (flash support not being one of them) but hope clearing the phone before retrying helps speed things up. All I can say is that before the 2.2 upgrade I was very happy, now im to be honest a little naffed off.
Hi guys
I've been using my phones data for awhile and like i think 3 months ago I rooted my phone and flashed Giant riders froyo rom and updated my hboot to i think 1.27.2007 now ? :S and My 3G's not working !? So I added the rogers apn still didn't work
then went to the rogers official 2.1 rom still didn't work
and now I'm on Cronos GBRider and 3G is still not working!
Anyone can help , I just asked my dad and he said he never cancled my data so I'm expecting this is phone related ?
Did you call Roger's about it? It doesn't sound like a phone issue since it followed you around different ROM's.
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Did you call Roger's about it? It doesn't sound like a phone issue since it followed you around different ROM's.
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No I didn't
I ment maybe it's probably like the hardware it self ?
My brother gets his data :\
I'd still start with calling Rogers and seeing if it's a problem on their end.
Got the official 7740 Update via Zune, anyoe got a Changelog?
I'm Installing it right now - will post anything new i find
Nothing noticeable in this Update -_-
DVP - Great Smartphone - Great Software - Missing OEM Update= Useless ****! Dell you SUCK!
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Microsoft's aim with WP7 isnt to introduce anything new or mind blowing, its to just improve feature level functionality without confusing the end user.
Like a Boss indeed!!
I got nothing on my unlocked US T-Mobile Version of DVP =/
Yeah just got the update for my factory unlocked TMO DVP and nothing we can notice at all. Just bug changes that probably affect a small batch of us. Here's the screen shot of a somewhat of a changelog:
http://www.wpcentral.com/microsoft-reportedly-rolling-out-7740-os-update-windows-phone
Still waiting for a unique WP7 phone as a replacement to the DVP
Can we please stop using "Like a boss". It is a bit childish. I am not trying to flame here but it is nice coming to a forum that is mostly professional.
MJCS said:
Can we please stop using "Like a boss". It is a bit childish. I am not trying to flame here but it is nice coming to a forum that is mostly professional.
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How about we let people just be themselves. I know I'm not a senior member, but I see no need to censor anyone.
the multi-tasking resume time on apps seems to be faster from the beta. And overall seems faster response time. I would recommend a battery pull for everyone after the update also, that helped mine too.
I updated mine yesterday and it seems to be fine except for one thing. I used to get "H" all the time, now only 3G. Anyone experience the same issue? Pulled the battery a few times already and still the same.
Anyone else updated yet? Seem to be very few update reports, havent got it myself yet.
nothing for me yet
Well it would seem its tmobile blocking this update, my generic DVP got the prompt and updated ok while my tmo locked one still claims 7720 is up to date.
Such a disgraceful state that US carriers are so intent on blocking updates for the devices they carry and have effectively killed the market for true unlocked phones.
my att DVP when from the beta 7720.212 to 7720.219 and now it says its up to date, is that true or should I have 7740?
evilp8ntballer7 said:
my att DVP when from the beta 7720.212 to 7720.219 and now it says its up to date, is that true or should I have 7740?
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Yes, that's correct. 7720.219 is the latest firmware version.
The 7740 OS update was relatively minor and Dell has not released new firmware since the Mango release. Therefore, the firmware version number has not changed since Mango.
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my att DVP when from the beta 7720.212 to 7720.219 and now it says its up to date, is that true or should I have 7740?
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That's what I have on mine. Are you only seeing 3G or do you get "H"? I used to but after the update I only get 3G.
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That's what I have on mine. Are you only seeing 3G or do you get "H"? I used to but after the update I only get 3G.
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I have noticed this on my phone as well. I remember it showing 'H' more often with the 212 firmware than it does now. Similarly, I did not see 'H' very often prior to the 212 firmware.
I suspect my signal strength may be near to the borderline, as I haven't seen many other people mentioning this.
In the 212 firmware, Dell made some tweaks to improve signal strength (http://wmpoweruser.com/dell-venue-pro-users-new-fw-report/). Not sure if any of this changed in 219 - it's possible.
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I have noticed this on my phone as well. I remember it showing 'H' more often with the 212 firmware than it does now. Similarly, I did not see 'H' very often prior to the 212 firmware.
I suspect my signal strength may be near to the borderline, as I haven't seen many other people mentioning this.
In the 212 firmware, Dell made some tweaks to improve signal strength. Not sure if any of this changed in 219 - it's possible.
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I might just revert back and see if it makes any difference. Maybe that's the only way to find out.
did the update...nothing extra from dell's part i guess..the same bug fix from microsoft...
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I might just revert back and see if it makes any difference. Maybe that's the only way to find out.
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Sounds like a plan Would be curious to know if it fixes the issue for you.