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Day 1
Dear Diary,
I was so excited to receive my very first WinMo phone yesterday from Vodafone UK. I have been using Symbian OS phones before, and where they did the job, I found myself needing more from a device to fiddle with, and also to help with my new business I have set up.
I gave explicit instructions to my girlfriend to plug it into the mains so it’s all charged up ready from work.
5:30pm came and a rush back home to start playing with my new toy!
Well, firstly what an amazing looking phone. The feel of the phone it one of the best I have had, and I fell in love with it as soon as I picked it.
When I first started to use it though, I found myself over whelmed with the functionality and knew then I would have to change my mind set in more ways than 1.
I got straight onto xda to download all the neat extras that the people of this forum and others have contributed. I added the Manila cab file, TF3D panel installer, facebook panel and the SPB mobile shell.
At first I had to get my head round the panels idea. Once I did, what a really good feature. But I then noticed funny things going on. Contacts that I added were not being shown, I had to added them manually again, using the list of contacts within WinMo. I really thought that the contacts in Manila and SPB would of mirrored what was in the WinMo contact registry.
Being a noob with WinMo I started to panic trying to do the simple tasked that I took for granted with all my other previous phones.
Trying to send a txt was making me feel as if I have made a bad mistake. The whole process is so long winded. Too many menus and options to go through to finally type a text message in.
I then started to notice the reception. What reception! I thought something might have gone wrong, but after a couple of seconds waving it in the air, I finally got reception – 2 bars. 2 BARS! What the heck, my N95 gave me full reception. What’s going on here I thought. I also found it very temperamental, fluctuating greatly for no reason at all.
When I decided to retire to bed (at 1:30am!) I came across my final niggle. Setting the alarm! What a nightmare. Once again I had to go through the maze of options to be presented with a menu to setup an alarm. This was fiddly to say the least. The interface is so small I had to use the stylus to create an alarm which in my eye is even more an inconvenience.
I do like the phone, and I am hoping it is just me having to change my mindset. Doing the everyday tasks is a real pain in the bum, but then I am sure there will be easier ways of doing the things I want, as I have noticed that there is more than 1 way of doing things.
My only concern is the reception, and I will be keeping a close eye on this, and I feel this might be the reason I will have to send it back – No point in having an all singing all dancing phone with no reception!
Day 2
Dear Diary
Well, after some persistence the phones way of working is really starting to grow on me. I have spent more time adding contacts in to WinMo, which i can say is a pain, but once the information is there the phone really starts to shine.
I worked out that reason why TF3D and SPB don't sync with WinMo's contact is that what they actually offer is technically speed dials (Should of realised that when it says favorites - Doh!). All i do it select my most used contacts from WinMo, and with the addons (especially TF3D) it shows the contact in its full glory. And if i need a number not in there i just go straight to WinMo contact with a single click!
I updated the dialer to the Touch HD one, and WOW, so much better than the standard one. All i need now is more people to ring me so i can get to use all the features on offer
I also added the Touch HD keyboard, not a must because of the hard keyboard, but still better than the WinMo keyboard.
I am still getting used to the setup, but judging by how i am progressing so far with the phone, i feel it will only be a matter of time before i get totally used to it.
The reception is still worrying me tho. So i decided to do some tests. I drove home last night from work (16 miles) constantly checking the signal, and what i noticed surprised me a bit. I had signal all the way home, where with my N95 there were a few placed that i didn't.
This meant 2 things to me, either the phone didn't update the signal icon as much as the X1 over the N95, or the signal bars that show the strength were deceptive.
Ummmm food for thought. I just need to go to a place i know i defiantly do not get signal and do some tests there.
So, over all, it starting to be a good experience and i am starting to get to the nitty gritty of the device. Some one on here did say something that has stuck in my mind. "Phones are trying to be like PDA's and PDA's are trying to be phones". Having this angle getting an X1, going from the N95, has made me realise that i should stop trying to use it like a normal phone.
Tomorrow, i am going to try and sync it with outlook and others - I'm hoping that's when the confusion stops, and the fun begins!
Day 3/4
Well over the weekend I didn't have time to sync it to outlook (yet!), but I have managed to work out text messaging. It’s so easy to do now. Where i was going wrong was I was not used to the style. It's pretty much like MSN chat client where it always displays the history of message sent. What I was doing was replying manually and had to add the recipient etc. All I had to do was reply straight on the screen showing the message. Told you I was a total noob to all this!
I am noticing my attitude to the phone. Every time i am holding it I am being so careful. Careful not to scratch it, careful not to drop it, careful not to slide the keyboard out to hard, careful not press to hard on the screen - you get the idea. Every time I put it in my pocket making sure I don't have anything else in my pocket. So I am going to have to buy some sort of protection, lucky there's a nice section on xda to guide me on what’s best
hello sir.chunk
Oddly enough, unless I am mistaken, you wouldn't be the first person to say how much trouble they were having with this phone on the Vodaphone UK network
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I remember when i went from a BB 7280 to a Palm Treo 600 (and before that the Pregnant-Retard Nokia 3600 (3650))...i initially hated it at first, but then the PalmOS grew on me. Afterwards I went to the Treo 650 when it was launched, and then in October 2005 I went ahead and got a HTC Wizard. I returned that sucker right away (I admit i didnt give it a fair chance), but finally in May 2006 I went and got a HTC Prophet. Once again I hated it, however I refused to go back to my Treo 650 (mainly cause of the stability issue). I gave it a fair chance, and when I found programs upon programs for Windows Mobile (i already knew they existed but more so now), I was hooked.
The trick with Windows Mobile devices, coming from another area (for example S60) is to be patient.
Many people who give up quickly really lack the patience to learn the device. They expect to pick it up, and go go go...convergent devices, although convergent, are not regular cell phones, and while Series 60 is a smartphone platform, it sill has a strong "phone" feeling to it.
Patience develops into skill, and then skill develops into power. I don't think you will have problems with functionality, but I agree, if reception is lacking or non-existant, whats the point...after all it is a cell phone first!
Anyways that was my random spiel...don' t know how it will help, but i thought I would add it anyways
Cheers!
Its a nightmare, i consitantly looking at the reception and it's never the same.
I have never had a problem like this before.
As we speak i am at work, in a town with 3G access, that i know my previous phones have had full bars, but i have no reception, but i know 5mins ago i have 2 bars
Its very annoying as the more i use this phone the better it is getting!
But what use it a phone with out reception
sir.chunk said:
Its a nightmare, i consitantly looking at the reception and it's never the same.
I have never had a problem like this before.
As we speak i am at work, in a town with 3G access, that i know my previous phones have had full bars, but i have no reception, but i know 5mins ago i have 2 bars
Its very annoying as the more i use this phone the better it is getting!
But what use it a phone with out reception
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One thing though, Nokia products...my god are fantastic with reception and reception strength. If I am not mistaken the N95 set the bar for network strength.
I agree, what good is a device (a phone sorry) if it can't get any reception....I really hope things improve.
I can confirm that (HTC) Windows Mobile products in general are cack when it comes to reception, and the X1, being made from the same stock, isn't any different.
I work in what amounts to a bunker and the signal strength in my place is so weak I'm considering switching operators (do you hear, StarHub?) and the position of my desk is such that I have to place the phone at the very edge of it to get a proper signal.
I've had a lot of phones in 2 years, and every HTC since the first generation Touch occasionally misses calls or SMSes, even when the signal indicator shows one bar. Even the Blackstone (Touch HD) I tested a week ago (not on sale here yet) was no different whereas indeed, my previous E90 and N95 did a good job of hanging on to the signal.
If any HTC RF design engineers are reading this - please buck up, guys. It's the business crowd who depend on WM to keep their corporate life in sync for whom good reception really matters. You've worked so hard to make WM sexy, don't lose them.
"bars" on xperia are silly, in my room I have only 1 but it works far better than my old touch that has 4. So, if you have signal strenght problems may be a faulty device.
For interface problems you only need some training in the new world of windows mobile, by default is a pain but you can customize everything and make your mobile confortable to you in different ways. Nokia products are phones that can be used as pda, winmobile devices are pda that work as phone, who wants to buy a winmobile device should have this clear in his mind
guap said:
"bars" on xperia are silly, in my room I have only 1 but it works far better than my old touch that has 4. So, if you have signal strenght problems may be a faulty device.
For interface problems you only need some training in the new world of windows mobile, by default is a pain but you can customize everything and make your mobile confortable to you in different ways. Nokia products are phones that can be used as pda, winmobile devices are pda that work as phone, who wants to buy a winmobile device should have this clear in his mind
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I am really starting to love this phone and the interface i am slowly getting my head round - I am starting to see the light!
But its just the signal - GRRRRRRRRRRR Like i said in another post - It's like having the best pub in town, but with no beer!
I have 12 days left before i can send it back, dont want to, but i will have to and be sad and get the <cough> Blackberry <cough> bold
yodafone said:
I can confirm that (HTC) Windows Mobile products in general are cack when it comes to reception, and the X1, being made from the same stock, isn't any different.
I work in what amounts to a bunker and the signal strength in my place is so weak I'm considering switching operators (do you hear, StarHub?) and the position of my desk is such that I have to place the phone at the very edge of it to get a proper signal.
I've had a lot of phones in 2 years, and every HTC since the first generation Touch occasionally misses calls or SMSes, even when the signal indicator shows one bar. Even the Blackstone (Touch HD) I tested a week ago (not on sale here yet) was no different whereas indeed, my previous E90 and N95 did a good job of hanging on to the signal.
If any HTC RF design engineers are reading this - please buck up, guys. It's the business crowd who depend on WM to keep their corporate life in sync for whom good reception really matters. You've worked so hard to make WM sexy, don't lose them.
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Sidebar question...are you with M1 at present and looking to go to StarHub...everytime i visit Singapore I always activate a M1 Prepaid account...
sir.chunk said:
I am really starting to love this phone and the interface i am slowly getting my head round - I am starting to see the light!
But its just the signal - GRRRRRRRRRRR Like i said in another post - It's like having the best pub in town, but with no beer!
I have 12 days left before i can send it back, dont want to, but i will have to and be sad and get the <cough> Blackberry <cough> bold
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Yeah thats another thing I wanted to add...bars area subjective thing...but alas if you cant make a call, you cant make a call right...
Lucky you however. I can never go back to a non-touch screen phone...the Bold is a great device, but it has no touchscreen (and well the Storm is not a viable option for me).
If things dont work out, they dont work out unfortunately. At least you can't say you didnt give it a fair shot right
I thought i let people know that the signal shown on the phone might be desceptive. Read Day 2 on my first post.
nice that u are sharing ur experiences.
signal bars are not really a good gauge of actual call performances as u can't equate 1 bar of nokia to 2 bar of SE (for ex)
u really need to judge the call capabilities based on actual dropped calls or voice quality.
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Sidebar question...are you with M1 at present and looking to go to StarHub...everytime i visit Singapore I always activate a M1 Prepaid account...
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I'm with StarHub at present... I'd say stick with M1 or SingTel. Per-second billing works out cheaper, but you still get what you pay for...
Having come from a similar position (having all WinMo devices up until I switched to the dark side with an N95) I completely understand the pain. I bought a diamond and sent it straight back as I wasn't ready to part with my n95.
Having finally bought an X1, I have to say I'm falling in love with WinMo again, but the signal bars also worry me. However from personal experience, i've found that i've dropped far less calls than my n95, and I've even took calls in the basement car park at work where my n95 previously had none.
Also, as a Voda UK customer, one thing I didn't realise about the N95 was that when you have an HSDPA signal, your calls get bounced to VM.. This was on an advisory sheet in the box which I only found yesterday as I cleaned up my N95 for ebay.. (I did wonder why I got hardly any calls all day and people told me they couldn't reach me)
I'd say the bars on the screen definately aren't a good indication, stick with it.
Only other thing i'm trying to get comfort from at the minute is the GPS, my N95 always seemed to keep a strong signal, the X1 currently isn't great, but this may be because i'm using it in my nokia car holder... more to follow as I figure it out
ok.
i have seen enough complaints about weak reception of xperia. Nothing but wrong! Xperia has good signal, and it holds on to it. It switches fast between 3g and HSDPA. I live in a confluence between 3G and GPRS cells. I never missed a call, and browsing is a delight. I had a P990 in the switching between #G and GPRS was so annoying, breaking up the connection.
After that i had an W890i - Vodafone branded. A top receiving signal from the testers,At least what they said. For me: a crap. Constant drop of signal, a lot of missed calls, browsing: a nightmare in GPRS. On 3G- when i got good signal - a delight. Then i "enlighed" when i read your posts about bad signal on Xperia: It is the branding which destroys the X1 reputation, and it is making it worse in reception.
Apparently, the branding is modifying the radio software, in favour of the branding company. It seems like Vodafone is doing a crappy job with their radio algorhytms.
To all Xperia users that complain about signal: try update the software and get rid of branding. Stay on "unbranded" way. It is way better.
About Nokia: those phones are big liars: they show more signal than the real one they are able to receive. I was in a lot of situations, where nokia shows 2-3 bars of signal and was unable to establish a call conection. And the update of bars is so slow...., so you don't really notice the signal variation when you pass through a bad signal area, although inside, the phone struggles to keep the connection with cells.
On Xperia i noticed that the signal strength bar update is nearly instant, comparde to all my older phones.
Until now, very happy with my Xperia.I thought it is harder to use as a phone, but it is not. It is my first WM phone.
I have switched from a HTC TyTN to X1 and I can confirm that my X1 has a weaker reception. Thats a fact!
When i travel by train the X1 drops out several times and it's no point picking it up unless the train stops.
But when I talk to other X1 owners, they say the reception is fine. So maby Sony Ericson has f***ed up some of the phones?
My X1 is not branded and I use Telia Sonera as service provider, which always worked fine (untill I got the X1).
But, I still like the phone, best WinMo ever! Just hope that there will be an upgrade available soon, maby that will do the trick..?
I'm very angry... The X1 is the Phone i ever searched... But the Receiption is weak!
I switch from HTC Tytn II to X1. I use E-Plus (GSM1800) in Germany. I also have a Twincard, so i can use 2 Phones similar.
On X1 is allways 1 Bar Signal strengh less than Tytn II.
@Sir.Chunk:
I have an unbranded X1i (european version)
I come from a Touch Diamond, TyTN, SE w890, etc etc etc...
I have good signal and never experience reception problems with my X1
My carrier/provider works over 850MHz only and I have ZERO reception problems I am very pleased with the reception
Maybe your problem is not the Xperia but Vodafone
I used Vodafone for several years and the signal was so variable depending on which area I was
Or maybe your carrier uses different bands/specs in differen areas (assymetrical tower expansion with different coverage areas) thus your phone is picking up the strenghter signal, jumping from 2G to 3G, or from 900 to 2100 as you move around... maybe
Your reception could improve if manually adjusting phone setting to just one band / GSM or UMTS instead of "auto selection" ???
But 3 bars on one phone doesn't equal 3 bars on another.
Run FieldTest and have a look at the db values
This thread seems to be an example of 'ignorance breeds ignorance' with the exception of a few. For the newbs *roll eyes here*, just hardSPL and download a different radio, for God's sake!!!
Most WinMo limitations always have a way out, which makes this platform unique.
I remember reading a thread about this back when the HD2 was released, but I haven't really thought about it until now.
Since I bought it on the release date, I've been having problems typing on my HD2. The keyboard seems over sensitive and not accurate. When I press one letter, I genereally get the one next to it. When I try and delete the accidental character, I end up typing a heap of L's, M's and P's!
If I do the screen re-alignment it seems to be better for a while, but then after a reboot (which you need to do every couple of days with WinMo!) it goes bad again.
I hate texting now and entering passwords is impossible! I've got to the point where sometimes I want to throw the damn thing away.
I've had 2 iPhones, and HTC Touch Diamond and Touch HD previously so I know its not me. If I try my father-in-laws HD2, I can work it no problem.
I contacted HTC who told me to try a Hard Reset - but as I flash ROMS frequently I know this isn't going to make a difference. They said to contact them if the Hard Reset doesnt work and send the phone in for repair.
Obviously I'll need to reflash a stock ROM first!
Has anyone sent their phone back and what happened? Did it get fixed, and how long does it take?
p3eps said:
I remember reading a thread about this back when the HD2 was released, but I haven't really thought about it until now.
Since I bought it on the release date, I've been having problems typing on my HD2. The keyboard seems over sensitive and not accurate. When I press one letter, I genereally get the one next to it. When I try and delete the accidental character, I end up typing a heap of L's, M's and P's!
If I do the screen re-alignment it seems to be better for a while, but then after a reboot (which you need to do every couple of days with WinMo!) it goes bad again.
I hate texting now and entering passwords is impossible! I've got to the point where sometimes I want to throw the damn thing away.
I've had 2 iPhones, and HTC Touch Diamond and Touch HD previously so I know its not me. If I try my father-in-laws HD2, I can work it no problem.
I contacted HTC who told me to try a Hard Reset - but as I flash ROMS frequently I know this isn't going to make a difference. They said to contact them if the Hard Reset doesnt work and send the phone in for repair.
Obviously I'll need to reflash a stock ROM first!
Has anyone sent their phone back and what happened? Did it get fixed, and how long does it take?
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i have the shaking screen issue when zooming and i cannot detect if it is hardware issue or software or it is normal
Search for "weird touchscreen behaviour".
If you send it back to HTC they'll change the screen and it will come back fixed, or they'll do something random and it won't.
I don't think its just you, I have similar issues! I'm learning to type slower, and there are some links in the tips & hints thread that may help.
I reflashed back to the stock ROM and surprise surprise, same problem.
I emailed HTC back who then said it would have to come back for repair.
They said to phone them to arrange, so its all set up - being collected by UPS tomorrow. Hopefully it will all get sorted.
On another note - I'm now using an old Nokia 3600 Slide while my HD2 is all packed up. I'm loving having an old keypad again! Texting is a delight again, and the small form factor of this phone is great. Its a shame the screen is tiny and the Opera Mini functionality is poop!!
If HTC did a modern version of the Touch Dual with a big touch screen and a slide out keyboard then I'd buy one in a flash! Maybe I'll get a Touch Pro 3 when it comes out
did you try this?? it works for me.Hope it helps
jaqubek said:
did you try this?? it works for me.Hope it helps
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I have been using that - or a similar one - for the last few months, which helps a bit. The problem isn't the sensitivity though, its the accuracy of the screen. When I press 'P' I get 'O', or 'R' I get 'E'. Its like its not quite lined up correctly.
hmm... I had exactly the same problem,but just because screen was too sensitive and this cab helped. Have you also tried align screen??
If this one won`t help I think your fingers are too big (sorry,joke)
hoss_n2 said:
i have the shaking screen issue when zooming and i cannot detect if it is hardware issue or software or it is normal
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I have the same issue...
Registry tweaks to decrease sensibility help but I think is a hardware problem, so I'd like to know if someone has sent his phone for repair
patton82 said:
I have the same issue...
Registry tweaks to decrease sensibility help but I think is a hardware problem, so I'd like to know if someone has sent his phone for repair
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all my friends iphones have this issue but less than hd2 i think it is capastive screen issue
Sent mine back to O2, not HTC. I was getting light blotches on the screen in various places, they were very prominent when displaying light colours and they were getting gradually worse. Got it back yesterday and it looks brand new.
Did you flash the phone back to stock at all?
Yes, you need to remove the HSPL and that can only be done by flashing a stock rom from the memory stick - USB flashes the stock rom but leaves the HSPL intact. If you don't they will send it back to you saying the warranty is void. As well as replacing my screen they upgraded the stock O2 rom I had on it so they obviously check the software even if it's a hardware issue you have sent it back for. It goes without saying the first thing I did when I opened the box was replace the HSPL and flash Xannytech's Evolution.
I know to get rid of it, was just wondering if you did
Touch wood never had to send mine back but at least they can't tell you've HSPL'd it in the past...
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all my friends iphones have this issue but less than hd2 i think it is capastive screen issue
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Not all HD2 have this issues, at default (without registry tweaks) was impossible to write anything for me.
Pagnell said:
Sent mine back to O2, not HTC. I was getting light blotches on the screen in various places, they were very prominent when displaying light colours and they were getting gradually worse. Got it back yesterday and it looks brand new.
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You had a different kind of issue, should know if someone with shaking/poor accurancy screen has sent his phone back
Well folks... my phone was picked up last week by UPS and returned to me today.
Before sending it off I reflashed the stock ROM and got rid of HSPL.
I've tested it a bit and am very happy - so I'm now flashing my Miri ROM back on as I type! HTC have replaced 'LCM (LCD)' and replaced 'Rigid-Flex Board (FPC Board)' as their diagnostic stated 'Touch Panel function abnormally and Camera Flash Malfunction'.
Typing feels like it should as the key I hit is now the one that actually presses. I don't know about the camera as I haven't tried it yet - but I didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
My only complaint is that the phone went in for repair with an HTC Screen Protector fitted, and they must've removed and refitted it - as its full of bubbles and knackered! Never mind - I'll order another one.
If anyone has the problems I described... contact HTC and get it sorted, as this is like using a new phone. Hopefully I won't feel the need to throw it again!
I'm mightily pissed off as I have just had to return my Leo back for the 2nd time with exactly the same problem as I had previously (see above). HTC and their crappy cheap LCDs must be costing them a lot of money.
I've been experiencing almost all the bugs in my HD2, last month i sent it back to HTC for repair.
They changed the touchscreen and display because they thought it wasn't bright enough (i didn't notice that).
I got it back a week ago and immediately saw that i now have a different touchscreen, more dots and diagonal lines can be seen.
All the problems are gone and i haven't been experiencing any problems the last week.
My Advise for people with touchscreen problems, have your touchscreen replaced !
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Sent mine back to O2, not HTC. I was getting light blotches on the screen in various places, they were very prominent when displaying light colours and they were getting gradually worse. Got it back yesterday and it looks brand new.
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i had the white blotches issue too and htc also replaced my screen under warranty (turnaround 11 calendar days) and paid carriage both ways; this despite my lacking a sales invoice, having bought the phone used on ebay and the moisture tab being tripped (which they also replaced).
a very good service from htc only slightly spoiled by the tech who reassembled my phone leaving a fingerprint on the *inside* of the camera lens cover glass which rather than sending it back to them again, i cleaned off myself by means of unscrewing the back panel.
Any fix for this ugly bug ?
Before HTC HD2 i had iPhone 3G, and it had no such bug.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrKEDP59XE
This bug works on all apps, the biggest problem is when you type text on virtual keyboard, all buttons around are triggered.
Get a life man.
Obviously it has a sensitive touch screen. It is not a bug. You can decrease the sensitivity using BSBtweeks amongst others. But if you touch and twitch your finger on the screen that's what you get.
And if you don't like it go back to you iPhone.
waza123 said:
Any fix for this ugly bug ?
Before HTC HD2 i had iPhone 3G, and it had no such bug.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrKEDP59XE
This bug works on all apps, the biggest problem is when you type text on virtual keyboard, all buttons around are triggered.
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there are a lot of faulty devices initially which were released. claim your
warranty, bring this back to where you bought it and show them your problem
waza123 said:
Any fix for this ugly bug ?
Before HTC HD2 i had iPhone 3G, and it had no such bug.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrKEDP59XE
This bug works on all apps, the biggest problem is when you type text on virtual keyboard, all buttons around are triggered.
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it is not bug it is due to over senstivity and it is common in capastive screens even my iphone do it but not so much as its screen is smaller
just don't use the tip of your fingure
there are any. cab to lower the sensitivity enough to solve this problem?
thank you very much
waza123 said:
Any fix for this ugly bug ?
Before HTC HD2 i had iPhone 3G, and it had no such bug.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrKEDP59XE
This bug works on all apps, the biggest problem is when you type text on virtual keyboard, all buttons around are triggered.
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you obviously have a defective unit. I tested mine exactly the same way and doesn't have this shaking screen at all. (even at the maximum zoom level at opera.) try to get a replacement.
i was having problems with the sensitive touch screen, not as bad as most, but very annoying. the main one being when trying to press the back key on the keyboard it would randomly hit a letter instead bout 1 outa 5 times. most other things where quite good.
Phone was still quite new so i returned it to virgin for a replacement and this new one works perfectly. Also, my old one had the visible matrix at angles where as this one does not. Also, the sticker on the packet says rev.B. Not sure if its relevant.
Anyway, to some it up, if you are having screen problems that are souring your phone experience and like me you can get a hassle free same day exchange, i'd go for it, cos the difference is really quite large. Previously id adopted to using skype as the normal qwerty was too innacurate for fast input. but now i can type quickly and accurately in portraite mode on the normal keyboard. Pinch to zoom seems to be working much better now aswell.
I have BSBtweeks and low sensitivty in that movie. On/OFF no big deal same effect.
I guess you guys don't have iPhone 3G and don't know how to real TouchScreen should work.
Why are you keeping your finger on the screen for so long?
Why not ?
For example, you scroll web down, and up in one move to see it all etc..
or u use Virtual mouse like notebook touchpad to control your pc cursor over wifi. etc.
I do it on iPhone without this bug.
get the same probleme and bsb don't change anything
LOL @ tags to this thread
I try and I try and I try but I can not replicate the problem in any software at any zoom level....
I have turned the tweak on and off and still cant make my screen do that maybe your phone is faulty,
i had the same problem, get your phone replaced under warranty !
i sent mine out under warranty repair and foud that they did nothing to fix it so i rang them (o2) and told them the problem is still apparent.
they sent me recondtioned model. cant tell the difference (physical) between reconditioned and a new one if you ask me!
i dont have the shakes with this phone
I got the exact same problem. Screen shivers like crazy, damn annoying. Bought in Norway... So it goes under warranty? I thought it was supposed to be like this......
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lol @ tags to this thread :d:d
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Read my post thats one below this! I had a similar problem and just got my phone back after a week at HTC. A new screen (and camera?!?) and it works an absolute dream now. Definately recommend making the call!
Demon_man said:
I have turned the tweak on and off and still cant make my screen do that maybe your phone is faulty,
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We've got a Iphone troll on the forum lol
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ok thx guys
Recently (starting hours ago) When i try to text and use the physical keyboard it jumps around. It may scroll up the message or go over to send or things like that. I have taken my screen protector off (great, now i buy another one) and wiped it all down but it still does it.
I also reset it a few times.
Anyone else experiencing this?
I am getting the same thing. I think something is conducting on the capacitive screen as when I set the phone down or don't touch it at all, this never happens.
So should i exchange it?
I don't know. Like I said mine seems to do the same thing. I am not sure if it requires exchanging or if my fingers are brushing the side in a way they shouldn't. I'm open for suggestions myself
Hmm no mine just jumps up the text page like it scrolls the chat message up even if nothing is touching the screen.
Same thing here. Used to happen with my old myTouch but it was after a couple months of use. Uncool for it to happen on the G2 just after the 14 days have passed.
It is probably the capacitive pad thats not working right. Its probably detecting heat and scrolling on its own.
Yes get a replacement.
It's the touchpad. Move to a room with different lighting and try again.
I second the touchpad. It messes me up in the terminal by sending special characters.
SuperDave81 said:
It's the touchpad. Move to a room with different lighting and try again.
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I did notice it was the light now. Still does it sometimes tho.
Thanks. What do you guys mean by captive ? Heat ?
Mine does this randomly too, and I've also concluded it's the trackpad. One time I went to my home screen while it was doing it and I could watch the selection scrolling from left to right.
Haven't figured out how to fix it, usually if I lock then unlock the phone it works fine.
Mine just started doing this today. I was sitting under the A/C and i noticed whenever i would try to swype during SMS text messaging, it would highlight "Send" in orange or it would highlight and scroll up the text thread. After I moved away from the A/C, it stopped doing this. my trackpad has been fine and I have never had any issues prior to this or even after moving away from the A/C vent.
This trackpad works on heat I would guess or like others have said, possibly electrical ground current which is probably by a grid I would imagine.
Thats kinda bad for you guys. I havent had this problem at all but seems like a trackpad problem. This happen to me on my g1 onces and that was a dirty trackball
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i just opened it up and it barely gets a connection or no connection at all. sometimes it says its connected to 3g and when i open the browser it says i have no data connection. i have no clue what's going on.
so far i've gotten a new sim card and i typed in *#*#4636#*# trying to reset the radio but neither seemed to help. i don't know what it can be. i thought this was all fixed with gingerbread. i have 7 days from today to return it to the seller (ebay) but i'm hoping to fix it myself.
does anyone have some pointers that may help me? i've done searches and that's where i got the idea to get a new sim and type *#*#4636#*# but that's all i could find here. anyone have another solution that i don't know about?
EDIT: i just called t-mobile and forgot that they don't support the phone and htc closed an hour ago. i really don't want a refurbished phone after getting it new. i guess i should get into contact with the seller if htc isn't able to help me fix the problem.
Is all 3G settings right ?
how so? i'm pretty certain they are. i say i barely/not getting any service is because for about a minute or two i was able to sync my gmail account with the phone but since then i haven't been able to get online.
Is your hand covering the bottom of the phone, on the back, blocking the antenna? Test by setting the phone on the table and see if signal gets better.
Wait, the antenna for the Nexus is on the bottom of the phone and not the top?
ballroom dru said:
Wait, the antenna for the Nexus is on the bottom of the phone and not the top?
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Yes the bottom plastic cover, and its very sensitive to your hand so in low signal areas leave it exposed to avoid signal attenuation.
Do you have the right apn settings? Is it the t-mo version of the n1?
it's the t-mobile version of the phone. i called htc and they said it's probably a bad antenna. i emailed the buyer and will be sending it back for an exchange.
Brand new n1? Next time just get it from Google's developers site or hit up craigslist as the buyers will let you try the phone out right on the spot.
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