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Hello friends. I have had my hd2 for about a month and a half now and I have not gotten close to it. My last phone purchase before the hd2 was the g1. I fell for that phone in about an hour. I felt it was at that tome the best phone I had ever had and it was nice and snappy. I had it for 2 years and had no issues ever. Then the touch screen got numbed and it decided to work on and off. I was going to run out and get a new one but I decided that I should just get a newer model. I knew it was going to be htc but the hd2 rePly stuck out foe me. Huge screen Wich felt good in my bear claw hands. And it is so sexy. Hardware is top of the line. I thought I was golden foe at least another 2 years. Yea right. I can't stand this phone. The touch input is not responsive enough to let me type at the speed I feel comfortabl at. And the web browser is not even in the same leauge as the one on the g1. I feel that I got a phone that wasn't me. I feel so bad and it hurts bad. The problem is that I bought it cash on a whim when it was sold out all over for $600.I know a bit high but what can I do. I felt it was fair I figure two years of use is less than a dollar a day for top notch hardware was ok. But this phone is not working for me. I feel bad when I say. Windows mobile killed the hd2. Htc should release some android for this. It seems that windows mobile isn't really the best for me. It may be great but I just fell for android. Now I have this horrid phone and I don't even like it. I actually just got an iPhone 2g and I like it more. And I hate the iPhone but what can I say. I found someone who will take my hd2 and give me a 16gb 3gs and a samsung behold 2. Seems pretty good. I can sll the build for a couple dollars maybe 150 ish and then sll the 3gs for around 400 maybe and then get me a nexus one or maybe I will just hold on to th cash and wait for htc to release another great android phone for tmobile. And no the mytouch slide is not htc top for tmobile I hope. Maybe I should wait till end of summer for some special and then use my renew credit. Tmobile is my only choice. Common tmoble be tops in android again please. The only affordable provider that has 3 lines unlmt talk for $99. I can't leave them
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Hello friends. I have had my hd2 for about a month and a half now and I have not gotten close to it. My last phone purchase before the hd2 was the g1. I fell for that phone in about an hour. I felt it was at that tome the best phone I had ever had and it was nice and snappy. I had it for 2 years and had no issues ever. Then the touch screen got numbed and it decided to work on and off. I was going to run out and get a new one but I decided that I should just get a newer model. I knew it was going to be htc but the hd2 rePly stuck out foe me. Huge screen Wich felt good in my bear claw hands. And it is so sexy. Hardware is top of the line. I thought I was golden foe at least another 2 years. Yea right. I can't stand this phone. The touch input is not responsive enough to let me type at the speed I feel comfortabl at. And the web browser is not even in the same leauge as the one on the g1. I feel that I got a phone that wasn't me. I feel so bad and it hurts bad. The problem is that I bought it cash on a whim when it was sold out all over for $600.I know a bit high but what can I do. I felt it was fair I figure two years of use is less than a dollar a day for top notch hardware was ok. But this phone is not working for me. I feel bad when I say. Windows mobile killed the hd2. Htc should release some android for this. It seems that windows mobile isn't really the best for me. It may be great but I just fell for android. Now I have this horrid phone and I don't even like it. I actually just got an iPhone 2g and I like it more. And I hate the iPhone but what can I say. I found someone who will take my hd2 and give me a 16gb 3gs and a samsung behold 2. Seems pretty good. I can sll the build for a couple dollars maybe 150 ish and then sll the 3gs for around 400 maybe and then get me a nexus one or maybe I will just hold on to th cash and wait for htc to release another great android phone for tmobile. And no the mytouch slide is not htc top for tmobile I hope. Maybe I should wait till end of summer for some special and then use my renew credit. Tmobile is my only choice. Common tmoble be tops in android again please. The only affordable provider that has 3 lines unlmt talk for $99. I can't leave them
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Sounds like Verizon is a better choice for you phone wise, and t-mobile is your choice for coverage and pricing.
Although T-mobile has some andriod phones the other carriers have the top android/droid phones other than the nexus one. Now you have to find out what one is bigger to you and then figure a solution for the other. HTC will never give this phone anroid but it might be ported by a developer. But doesn't look like any time soon.
Its called the galaxy S. I really think its coming to tmobile just wait for it.
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Its called the galaxy S. I really think its coming to tmobile just wait for it.
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x2. if you're gonna stick with t-mobile and want to stick with a device that has premium hardware like the hd2, wait for the galaxy s to come out. 4" screen, front camera, rear camera. Super AMOLED display.
i also upgraded from a both a g1 and a mytouch to an hd2. however, i'm not on the same boat as the OP of this thread. i have grown to like win mo 6.5 more and more and have made all the necessary tweaks to make the hd2 the way i want it to run and look in terms of theme and performance.
perhaps you should try flashing a rom or find the necessary .cab files such as cookie's home tab to help you change your mind about ditching this phone.
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x2. if you're gonna stick with t-mobile and want to stick with a device that has premium hardware like the hd2, wait for the galaxy s to come out. 4" screen, front camera, rear camera. Super AMOLED display.
i also upgraded from a both a g1 and a mytouch to an hd2. however, i'm not on the same boat as the OP of this thread. i have grown to like win mo 6.5 more and more and have made all the necessary tweaks to make the hd2 the way i want it to run and look in terms of theme and performance.
perhaps you should try flashing a rom or find the necessary .cab files such as cookie's home tab to help you change your mind about ditching this phone.
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Exactly. I had mixed feelings about this phone when I first got it, and felt the same way you did. I paid full price for it (because of my hatred for contracts) and felt like I had made a huge mistake and instantly wanted to buy a Nexus One so I could shelf this device. But as I got more involved with the development community and tried different ROMs and 3rd party apps, I began to love it, not only is the performance better, but it is much sexier than it was. I still plan on buying a Nexus One (fandroid ) but by no means am I going to excommunicate myself from this device.
WinMo 6.5 was like an ugly girl with a great personality. You want nothing to do with her until you get to know her
But seriously, do not give up on this phone before testing everything out with it
Thanks for the responses.
I think that i have found the main issue with my phone. I have spbshell on it and i feel restricted. I think im going to just try and make my own rom. with what suites me. I also realized that i have a phone fetish or something. In my collection i have a G1, MyTouch 3g 1.2, iPhone 2g, HTC Hero, HTC HD2, Samsung Behold 2. I have to many phones. most recent was the iPhone 2g and it is not as bad as i thought. i was thinking of getting a iPhone 4 but i cant. I need to find a way to make this hd2 work for me. I hate the battery life also. o well,i guess i could just make a small 2000mah battery pack. that would fix things.
again thanks
Seriously dude, check out some different ROMs, and try Cookie's Home Tab. CHT actually mods the stock Sense interface, which is likely to work much better/smoother, and with less restrictions. Most of the ROMs available get rid of all the bloatware, and add speed/stability to the device.
I was in the same situation as you... and was seriously considering returning my HD2 and picking up the N1 instead. However, after installing several tweak apps and flashing Dinik & Miri's new ROM, I'm VERY satisfied. Works smooth, looks great, and has a lot of the features that I wanted from Android.
It really pays to do your homework, and spend some time modding your device... it takes time and trial/error to figure out what works best for you, but I'm sure you can get your HD2 running as you hoped it would. Just spend some time scouring these forums, and you'll find lots of good info on how to get the most out of your device. It can be a bit overwhelming, as a lot of the info is scattered throughout different subforums, but I'm confident you can find what you're looking for.
Also, it would help to know what mods/tweaks you've done to your HD2 so far, so we make recommendations on what you can do to make you happy with it (I.E.- ROM version, .cabs installed, etc.)
I took the plunge and traded it, I got a great deal. 1 iPhone 3GS and a Nexus one with a cracked screen. Now i have repaired the nexus one. I am happy with my trade. The HD2 had power but i didn't like it, not very fun to use. The 3gs is great and the nexus one is also great. true smaller screen but the ui is much better on both the iphone and nexus one. I wish tmobile would have something lined up for next year that is better than the incredible. If not i see no reason to stay with them. my contracts up in 3 months and they don't really have anything they could offer me to stay. plus the prepaid unlimited all on tmo network for $60 looks nice.
Glad to hear it worked out for you. I honestly love the HD2 and sleep with it nightly. But everyones different and uses different features. How you liking being a Machead?
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I took the plunge and traded it, I got a great deal. 1 iPhone 3GS and a Nexus one with a cracked screen. Now i have repaired the nexus one. I am happy with my trade. The HD2 had power but i didn't like it, not very fun to use. The 3gs is great and the nexus one is also great. true smaller screen but the ui is much better on both the iphone and nexus one. I wish tmobile would have something lined up for next year that is better than the incredible. If not i see no reason to stay with them. my contracts up in 3 months and they don't really have anything they could offer me to stay. plus the prepaid unlimited all on tmo network for $60 looks nice.
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Sprint carries the HTC EVO 4G, which is the same as an HTC HD2 except running Android, with an 8mp camera that can shoot video in 720p.
I must admit I wish I had signed for that instead, but I'm stuck for 2 years.
Evo's a great phone I just feel it came out at the wrong time. I think by Christmas it will be old news and we may see dual core's. Had it come out at the same time as the HD2 I would be liking it better.
I've contacted DELL several times about this POS and they always either act stupid or stonewall. They've been jerking our d*cks about this thing for over 6 months now. I'm ready to buy an HD2 just to f'ing spite them.
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I've contacted DELL several times about this POS and they always either act stupid or stonewall. They've been jerking our d*cks about this thing for over 6 months now. I'm ready to buy an HD2 just to f'ing spite them.
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Are you dumb? It's been released already in the UK, they have basically given release dates for the US and US versions are starting to pop up on ebay.
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Are you dumb? It's been released already in the UK, they have basically given release dates for the US and US versions are starting to pop up on ebay.
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Like I said - SPITE! I hate a company like that jerking me around. The last time I asked a rep about it (last week), they acted like they didn't know what a Streak was and asked me for a webpage on it. I gave the guy the webpage on Dell's site and he said "oh...we don't have a release date". F'ing assholes.
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I hate a company like that jerking me around.
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Haha indeed Dell support acts like they do not know what you are talking about. Then state they have no information. Dell also does not even have an information page for the product other than the press release and 1 blog post (which they never respond to comments).
I too am completely furious about their approach to getting the Streak in the hands of their customers (other than the UK). I personally believe they are tied down with partners (like AT&T and O2) restricting them to just do whatever they wanted and release it. They have confirmed at the D8 that it will release in the US in July. Almost there...
Also, this is all new territory for Dell. Overall the Streak is a beauty and for that, I could care less who made it. I just want one!
jezz ease up. If engadget hadn't managed to find the mini 5 prototype in Asia you wouldn't have known about it for so long. Whats wrong with developing your first piece of hardware in the mobile marketplace so its good and can get help get market share. I mean would you want them to launch a device that is buggy and has issues, I think not.
They have been pretty clear for the last little while on dates and launch details, more clear than some of HTC or Moto launches as of late. Go get your HD2 and enjoy some year old WinMo if thats what you really want.
I'm tired of waiting around to find out whether or not this thing will work on T-mobile. Yeah, I know about the FCC filings for the t-mobile band version but who knows if that even was manufactured.
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I've contacted DELL several times about this POS and they always either act stupid or stonewall. They've been jerking our d*cks about this thing for over 6 months now. I'm ready to buy an HD2 just to f'ing spite them.
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The thing is you wont be spiteing them,they wont care if you buy one or not because loads will.you will be the one suffering if you don't get one it would be a crying shame i know it sucks having to wait but hopefully it wont be to much longer trust me the wait will be worth it mate
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The thing is you wont be spiteing them,they wont care if you buy one or not because loads will.you will be the one suffering if you don't get one it would be a crying shame i know it sucks having to wait but hopefully it wont be to much longer trust me the wait will be worth it mate
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I hope you're right dude. I had a Touch Pro that had a digitizer failure so now I'm forced back to my 8125 Talk about TORTURE! I was going to just buy another Touch Pro or similar but hate to spend the $$ when the Streak "may" be coming out here in July. I've been drroling over the Streak for a long time, but I REALLY hate Dell's PR and handling of the release of it. That's where Apple has a real edge over other MFR's, they keep the lid on it so people don't get pissed waiting on their products. Michael Dell was smiling like a fool several times over the last 6 months with a Streak as if to say "ha, ha MF's! I have one and you don't!" Makes me want to say "suck it, asshole! I'll take my $$ elsewhere."
Hi guys,
It's worth the wait.
I have had loads of HTC's, last one being my HD2 in February.
I got the Dell Streak yesterday and I thinks its better than any of the HTC's I have had before inc the HD2.
This is mainly due to the Android OS and the marketplace download facility which is way better support than any windows based apps download, or in fact is there any?
I have installed loads of aditional apps, all free and am having lots of fun just as an iphone user would, with ease of use , but all my apps have been free, think I said that but it should be repeated.
I am very gratefull to the XDA team in supporting this device via this forum but the next major step up will be 2.2 hopefully in September.
My brief summary is its not too big but definately bigger that the HD2. The screen of the Dell is actually the size of the outer dimensions of the HD2.
The OS is much better and seems to be a more intuative device all round.
Ther is even an XDA app which saves having to go via the browser and is also very good but for some reason will not accept my login. Very easy to use.
So just wait and don't dive into a HD2 pit even though I love that as well.
John
Johny1fin said:
Hi guys,
It's worth the wait.
I have had loads of HTC's, last one being my HD2 in February.
I got the Dell Streak yesterday and I thinks its better than any of the HTC's I have had before inc the HD2.
This is mainly due to the Android OS and the marketplace download facility which is way better support than any windows based apps download, or in fact is there any?
I have installed loads of aditional apps, all free and am having lots of fun just as an iphone user would, with ease of use , but all my apps have been free, think I said that but it should be repeated.
I am very gratefull to the XDA team in supporting this device via this forum but the next major step up will be 2.2 hopefully in September.
My brief summary is its not too big but definately bigger that the HD2. The screen of the Dell is actually the size of the outer dimensions of the HD2.
The OS is much better and seems to be a more intuative device all round.
Ther is even an XDA app which saves having to go via the browser and is also very good but for some reason will not accept my login. Very easy to use.
So just wait and don't dive into a HD2 pit even though I love that as well.
John
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Hey John,
What you say is true. This device's software is great, and has a lot of apps backing it up. However, that's solely because of the Android OS. Tell me, is it worth having a 5inch screen for a phone? Wasn't the HD2's 4.3 inch big enough?
HTC also has excellent Android phones that are backed by the same software as the Deal Streak, same goes for Sony Ericsson and Samsung.
On a personal note, I don't see this phone getting as much support as the N1, Desire, or even the X10. Whether from the manufacturer or us, the community . So It all comes down to that, doesn't it---as well as the aesthetics and dimensions of the Streak as well.
I don't see the Streak going far in it's life time.
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Hey John,
What you say is true. This device's software is great, and has a lot of apps backing it up. However, that's solely because of the Android OS. Tell me, is it worth having a 5inch screen for a phone? Wasn't the HD2's 4.3 inch big enough?
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Two things on this:
1.6 Really? After having 2.2 on my Sexy Nexy, not sure I want to go back down...
And I played with an EVO and an HD2 last night. 4.3 is pretty big. I'm really re-thinking the 5 inch screen...but damn, it's 5 inches! This is the biggest love/hate I have ever had. Ugh.
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On a personal note, I don't see this phone getting as much support as the N1, Desire, or even the X10. Whether from the manufacturer or us, the community . So It all comes down to that, doesn't it---as well as the aesthetics and dimensions of the Streak as well.
I don't see the Streak going far in it's life time.
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Hate to say it, but I agree. I'm not sure Dell will roll out releases in a timely manner (I mean come on, this thing is shipping with 1.6???). And I don't see it being a huge success at 5", so I don't think there will be as large of a community offering support.
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Two things on this:
1.6 Really? After having 2.2 on my Sexy Nexy, not sure I want to go back down...
And I played with an EVO and an HD2 last night. 4.3 is pretty big. I'm really re-thinking the 5 inch screen...but damn, it's 5 inches! This is the biggest love/hate I have ever had. Ugh.
Hate to say it, but I agree. I'm not sure Dell will roll out releases in a timely manner (I mean come on, this thing is shipping with 1.6???). And I don't see it being a huge success at 5", so I don't think there will be as large of a community offering support.
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Hi Guys,
I am not agest but I am 56 and my eysight is therfore going south.
I cannot see any mobile screen without the assistance of reading glasses.
So for me the larger the better. Having said that I think going above 5" may be impractical for a phone. I have not tried it with a bluetooth hedset yet. I have one in the attick somewhere that I have been trying to flog on car boots for 3 yrs.
The streak does go in my jeans pocket as is but I am now looking round for a decent cover that will protect but not add too much to the dimensions. That may be hard.
I have found the streak better than the HD2 in several ways.
First the additional size does help with browsing and able to fit in lots of screen shortcuts for apps/widgets etc.
It does seems faster all round.
Apps install in the native 2gb memory leaving the sd card all for myself. On the HD2 I was installing as many apps onto the SD as would work.
Some of the above is due to android yes
I am patient enough to wait for the 1.6 to 2.2 upgrade and I think Dell will come through as they have a vested interest in getting the 5" working and selling itself before bringing out 7" and 10" versions.
I am new to android but maybe Dell wanted a tried and tested version as their first tablet before going for say v2.1. I dare say thier development team is fairly new.
Android 3 looks good but may not be available on our phones until xmas 2010.
I think there is definately a market for bigger phones if only for chaps of a certain age who are still techies.
The HD2 may well have a larger market but so has the iphone and there are more reasons I don't want one of them then I can discuss here. Apps are a doddle to install on Android compared witrh any windows phone.
I would like to see manila on the Dell but that will never happen as its HTC property. The Android 3 version seems to be offering a decent GUI though.
WOOT WOOT!!!!
I do not care what anyone says. I want a Dell Streak and I want it bad! I just hope this bad boy has some decent gpu performance.
Thanks [email protected] orange didn't get hold of this! All I can say. Selling my TG01 to buy myself out of my 'we sell you a mobile even though there's little or no coverage in your area by our so called vast Orange network' contract.
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O2 ftw.
Gave up!
Tired of waiting on Dell to pull their heads out. I was giving them until today to release and they let me down after 7 months of hype. I'm going with the Galaxy S on the 18th, F**K DELL!
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Tired of waiting on Dell to pull their heads out. I was giving them until today to release and they let me down after 7 months of hype. I'm going with the Galaxy S on the 18th, F**K DELL!
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Agreed
Glimmer of hope???
Per BGR: We have heard from an AT&T source that the Dell Streak is launching on July 19th on AT&T...
- Can't post a link since I'm a 'new member'... just google news it...
I bounced through Dell sales chats a few days ago and finally was told by someone in the Electronics and Accessories dept. that it will be available on their website on 7/16/2010. Whether or not that is true remains to be seen.
Either way, maybe one of the other phones might be better for me (like the Samsung Captivate/Galaxy S series), since it still has a pretty big screen without all the heft of the Streak. Also, the Captivate may receive wider market acceptance and more software support from Samsung as well as developers (at least AT&T and other carriers are promoting this device, which is more than Dell is doing right now).
Johnny,
I am like you old as dirt, and the bigger the better. plus the browsing experience is better when bigger.
I wanted a Huewai S7 which is 7", but not available till the end of July.
Android OS rocks over the HD2 win crap. this is the last win phone I am going to have, selling my HD2 to my son....
Dell has really done a dirty deed to us all, but it should be worth waiting.
Please dont make the mistake of buying the samsung galaxy s, its a pile of s**t, trust me i had 1, just to many problems and samsungs UI is so slow, that it lags like hell, i now have a dell streak and i couldent be happier
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just wondering if i should get an unlocked streak and retire my N1? Anyone with a streak please chime in...the one thing really are there any good roms for the streak and is it easy to root and how is the recovery image...i will be giving up cayenogen, ra recover...anything close for the streak???
Steve's Froyo is pretty much the only ROM I know of. It's really fast though.
I came from a Desire, the only reason to bother with the Streak is if you really want the extra screen real estate. I found the Desire to be more snappy and an overall better performer. I also prefer sense although I can live without it.
Would I make the same decision again??? I've already had the opportunity to... and I did
thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?
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thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?
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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.
im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?
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im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?
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I know how it is on to keep coming back to the N1. now if caynogen made a rom for the streak that would be a no brainer...im also on the nightlies and yup its 263. the only other phone that kind of had me was the MT4G, but the reception sucks where i use my phone the most.
i almost pulled the trigger last night on the unlocked streak from dell's web site...but it says the delivery date will be 12-8-10 but it then gave me a delivery date of 12-21-10...now if i have to wait that long, i just might wait to see what everyone else has to say about it...and what new roms there will be...
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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.
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Actually, I can vouch for this one too. Call quality for both ends of a call has been improved with the Streak.
One thing I noticed that was infinitely better on the Streak than the Desire... SPEAKERPHONE!!!
I could never hear anything on speakerphone while driving on my Desire, but the Streak is so loud that I actually have to turn it down little.
I've got one of the white Streaks from Best Buy coming in the mail (thanks Killster ) and I'm hoping it will be as simple to unlock as my other two Streaks were.
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Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!
I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
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I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk
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thanks for your input, do you find yourself using the streak or N1 more on a daily basis?
I am really trying to make the streak my daily driver but as soon as I get home I am checking on the forums to see what new apps, tweaks, or roms there are for the nexus. Its hard to go from such a rich development community on the nexus to a 1 man show in DJ Steve (as good as he is).
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Get the streak , you wont regret it. Its easily the best phone ive ever had. The size alone is the biggest selling point for me. I'll never go smaller than 5" again..
I just retired my N1 for good after getting my Streak up to official 2.2 + DJSteve/Fards tweak patch (via Smokku's instructions found here.
Having 5" for playing around with my favorite operating system is priceless. The hardware is fantastic quality. The only thing lacking is the camera, but lets be honest .. a $100 digicam is going to take 3x's as good of video and pictures if you really care about QUALITY.
Dell really put together a nice package with this mini-tablet / huge phone. I am a big guy .. 6'4" with hands that match my frame .. so this thing doesn't even feel THAT big in my hand. A week of having it with me, and I can't go back to the small screen, try as I might.
This thing screams just as loud as my N1 with the proper tweaks. It does really blow my mind how good the N1 was/is when you start trying to find phones out there standing tall above it.
Just as fast as any other 'droid phone .. but with a good .7" advantage on it's closest competitors (Droid X / Evo 4g).
Get this phone if you think you'll like the size. I am afraid nobody is going to make another 5" with the new dual-core stuff in the pipeline. The reason I am afraid is, I can't see myself going back to the smaller screens.
Any worried about the affording the Streak, Dell is including a $150 visa card for Black Friday sale. So u would actually be paying less than most of us.
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Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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THe white streak needs a special tool to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.2. I learned the hard way. Soft bricked twice lol. They are working on a tutorial for it now but if you can get into irc chat on channel #dellstreak they can help you out. I posted a thread about it in Modaco forum. DJ STEVES. 2.2 IS FAR superior to stock. I'm coming from a samsung captivate as well with all our problems it has it totally sucks. Streak just works.
I paid extra to buy the unlocked Streak with Froyo direct from Dell. Its a joke, it shipped with 1.6 and then a few minutes after starting up it popped up an "upgrade available" message. BUT it went smooth and only took about 20 minutes. So far this thing smokes a stock Captivate and the touchscreen is much better than the one on my old nexus. I do get the redirect error in the browser but not often.Unlocked streaks also don't need hacked to allow 3rd party app installation...you just click the box to allow it. This is the first device I've owned that I don't feel the need to hack the hell out of. It just works and I love it.
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My streak was locked to att and i got it from best buy. It has the check Box for third party apps..?..
I did upgrade to foryo 2.2 though
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I used to love you but you had to go back. Community support was awesome, hardware was good, Dell software was awful, and no light at the end of the tunnel. My 30-day trial of the Streak is over. I have been convinced that Android is better than iOS. I'm going to go back to my 3g for now, at least until the new Motorola shiny comes out.
Best Buy took my phone back and didn't charge me the restocking fee. They also didn't check the version on my phone or even open the box. I did take it back complete with charger and headphones, tho, just in case.
I will have a Slacker G2 dock for sale soon. Thanks everyone for your information, and especially to DJ_Steve for his incredible ROMs.
That sucks but which/what dell software are you talking about?
And how much do you want for the G2 dock?
Wow.. loving the streak after coming from a Samsung galaxy s. This android phone works 100%. Wonder what else it needed for you
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Same boat here. Just sold mine on eBay. As nice as the hardware may be I do not see myself buying another Dell mobile product. DJ Steve's rom is the only reason I kept the Streak as long as I did. I look forward to more vanilla android options as consumers become increasingly frustrated with custom handset skins and upgrade delays.
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Well I hope you post here when you go to sell the dock. I know plenty of people (including me) are interested in buying it.
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gave mine up this past Friday... too much trouble for such a cool device. Sold it, bought myself another HD2 (had one before). Loved the HD2 but the Windows OS sucked on it. Heard that they successfully ported the Android ROMS with everything working, so I researched, and sure enough, the cooked ROMs are way better than anything Dell put out. Got the HD2, flashed it in 10 mins, and it's beautimous. I will miss the size of the streak for a while, but I missed 3G more (was using it on TMO). Edge was just too slow.
Hmm?
I could understand leaving if one was still waiting for 2.2... or had hardware problems... or didn't like the size...
But this device smokes on Steve's builds and the official 318.
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Hmm?
I could understand leaving if one was still waiting for 2.2... or had hardware problems... or didn't like the size...
But this device smokes on Steve's builds and the official 318.
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The only official build available to me was the AT&T 1.6, which was a No Can Do right there. I was waiting for an 'official' build from Dell, which is why I gave them 30 days. I had some random issues like the pocket time thing and the camera would FC on me about 30% of the time when shooting video, and the best I ever got from it was 6.77 fps at 720p when it didn't FC. The unresponsive screen was the biggest problem to me, since the policy my company requires for (sux0r) outlook access will wipe the device after 10 failed attempts in a row.
I agree the device on Steve's builds smokes pretty much anything available today. The 318 was pretty good, but wasn't an 'official' build for me either. So I would have preferred to use an official build, but Dell has completely stopped talking about when it is coming out since mid-December. I loved the size. I also ordered a cable and a car dock for it on Dec 23, and Dell's ship date was the 19th of Jan. A month lead time for a cable and a dock for a product that they launched 6mo+ ago is hopeless, IMO.
Add all those little issues up, throw in the Samsung and the Motorola (both Tegra 2's) that were announced for AT&T at CES, and I think I can wait until March for a phone that is pretty much guaranteed to run Gingerbread. Hell, I've lived this long with an iPhone 3g, a couple of extra months isn't going to kill me.
I could not go back to any other phone since I had my Streak. I had been an iphone user since its release as well as with many other smartphones that I have used, cant even compare to my Streak. I cant put this baby down. Yeah I understand it's horrible with stock 1.6 but as soon as I upgraded ROM's, Jesus Christ.. this phone is totally wicked in every way.
After being used to the streak it doesnt feel as big in the hand anymore, and I had help my sister out with her iphone and I must say the iphone now looks so tiny to me...lol
But sad to see a Streak user unhappy.....
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gave mine up this past Friday... too much trouble for such a cool device. Sold it, bought myself another HD2 (had one before). Loved the HD2 but the Windows OS sucked on it. Heard that they successfully ported the Android ROMS with everything working, so I researched, and sure enough, the cooked ROMs are way better than anything Dell put out. Got the HD2, flashed it in 10 mins, and it's beautimous. I will miss the size of the streak for a while, but I missed 3G more (was using it on TMO). Edge was just too slow.
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Lol dude anything on EDGE is crap, had to live with a moto milestone no 3G band for my country, I felt like I had a Ferrari Enzo in Cuba if you know what I mean.
Can totally understand the frustrations of the art locked version but coming from a Samsung galaxy s, this phone does smoke and doesn't need a custom rom.
I am actually shocked how fast and stable this prepossessing froyo unit is.
I guess it doesn't matter what phone it is... people will always love it or hate it.
I personally will never buy another Samsung phone again.
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318 is official. Yeah it didnt come on your unit or get pushed OTA to you but there is no difference between at&t locked unit getting flashed to 318 manually and an unlocked unit getting it OTA. Did you ever try a screen recalibration?
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Did you ever try a screen recalibration?
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Yep, and it helped, but didn't completely fix the problem. I was trying to get all the bugs worked out in the 30-day window, and it didn't happen. It could be that some update will fix it in the future.
i too sold my streak yesterday as it was getting extremely frustrating with having to install so many tweaks just to keep it running. 2 days ago did a factory a reset and it got stuck at boot logo. no matter what i did it just wouldnt boot. after nearly 2 days of trying everything, i just sold it and bought a hd7 and loving it!
Almost wonder how much they are selling for, if I were to sell mine it would be to buy another unlocked one. At some point I will toy with getting the Moto Atrix because its so DAMN powerful! Anyone whos seen the videos know, but I really can't see how I could get used to a smaller screen after 3 months of the streak.
Still on the fence
I have alos just got a streak and i love it. I went from a 3gs to the streak. I wasnt even looking to uograde. I was just tooling around best buy and it caught my eye. I asked a slaesperson about it and he tried to talk me out of it. He kept telling me it was a tablet phone and not really functional as a phone. But i saw the potential this hardware could have. long story short i bought one.
I do love this phone. But there have a been a few issues which may force me to return it be fore my 30 days are up.
I seems to randomly start applications and use up memory after i upgraded it to the 2.2 software. The screen is while pretty good is not as responsive as my iphone. sometimes totally unresponsive. the phone occaisionally crashes and reboots and hangs at the dell logo requiring me to remove the battery and replace it to get it to reboot. a few other stupid things that i dont like is that my pictures are filled with album covers and other crap from apps. which is somthing that my palm pre did.
another big deal breaker for me is that the sync software is complete and total garbage. rarley connects and when it does it doesnt work. i had to resort to maually loading my media to the sd card. which is ok. but i would prefer a good functional syncing software. (although i have no love for itunes either, which is my biggest gripe about iphone).
also i had the unlimited iphone data plan and lost it when i upgraded to the streak. but thats just at&t being cheap ass'es.
I really like this phone and i admit that i am new to android software. although i am enjoying learning it and having a new toy to tinker with. i have 5 more days to decide. if i do return this phone i will just wait a few months till they update it or come out with a next gen or another company maufactures something similar.
Just an FYI: I was an Iphone user since first launched so I have the Unlimited iphone data plan that they dont offer no more. I then went to a Streak and I had asked them about my Grandfathered in Unlimited Data plan if I would loose it and they guaranteed me I wouldnt as long as I stayed with any smartphone. ( ie.. Apple, Blackberry and Android ) To make a long story short I still retain my original unlimited data plan.
So far I havent had any problems on my locked ATT Streak running on the official 2.2 305 via QDL. Hopfully it would stay that way.
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I love my dell streak I use it for everyone don't even know what a computer is anymore... can't belevie your going away.
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yasir_jan87 said:
I love my dell streak I use it for everyone don't even know what a computer is anymore... can't belevie your going away.
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+1 I'd be lost without it now.
bugluv67 said:
I have alos just got a streak and i love it. I went from a 3gs to the streak. I wasnt even looking to uograde. I was just tooling around best buy and it caught my eye. I asked a slaesperson about it and he tried to talk me out of it. He kept telling me it was a tablet phone and not really functional as a phone. But i saw the potential this hardware could have. long story short i bought one.
I do love this phone. But there have a been a few issues which may force me to return it be fore my 30 days are up.
I seems to randomly start applications and use up memory after i upgraded it to the 2.2 software. The screen is while pretty good is not as responsive as my iphone. sometimes totally unresponsive. the phone occaisionally crashes and reboots and hangs at the dell logo requiring me to remove the battery and replace it to get it to reboot. a few other stupid things that i dont like is that my pictures are filled with album covers and other crap from apps. which is somthing that my palm pre did.
another big deal breaker for me is that the sync software is complete and total garbage. rarley connects and when it does it doesnt work. i had to resort to maually loading my media to the sd card. which is ok. but i would prefer a good functional syncing software. (although i have no love for itunes either, which is my biggest gripe about iphone).
also i had the unlimited iphone data plan and lost it when i upgraded to the streak. but thats just at&t being cheap ass'es.
I really like this phone and i admit that i am new to android software. although i am enjoying learning it and having a new toy to tinker with. i have 5 more days to decide. if i do return this phone i will just wait a few months till they update it or come out with a next gen or another company maufactures something similar.
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I had a 3GS Then bought a captivate in July...and the streak in november. Love the streak. No way I'd go back to a smaller screen. Captivate was fine with a custom rom. But with the stock rom it was AWFUL! I was surprised how fast the streak was on stock froyo.
But speaking of the unlimited data. Call AT&T and get them to put it back on your account. I too am grandfathered in. That's total bull**** they made you change plans at best buy.
Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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Hey Aaron.....
I understand your dilemma...... I found myself in a similar situation about a month ago.....
Having had my Streak for a month, I have absolutely NO regrets whatsoever. Prior to that, I had a Nexus S, and before that, an HTC G2. I'd used wife's iPhone 4, but really wanted to stick with Android. The MINUTE I saw the Streak, I had to have it. The camera is not the greatest, but for quick shots, it's more than adequate for me. The overall design of the Streak, coupled with it's unequalled screen size, far, FAR outweigh any perceived negatives others may have (notice I said "others", because I haven't found any real problems with the Streak WHATSOEVER).
Good luck with your decision, and let us know what you end up with.....
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1-more thing...... I do have a single, significant issue after using my Streak for only a month... and that is this.... I absolutely CANNOT go back to a smaller-screen device even if it wanted to (seriously).
We were at Disney a few weeks back, and got into a debate that required a quick Wikipedia lookup to settle... Having left my Streak in the hotel room, I attempted to use wife's iPhone to prove I was right . I swear, within 20-minutes I developed a severe headache after trying to scroll, pinch, zoom and squint to read that postage stamp-sized "retina" display (really).
Just giving you ALL of the facts
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Ahh thanks for your response. The main reason I want it is the huge screen!! Thanks I'm looking for one now and am very excited =-].
Aaron.... Good luck with your search and let me know what you end up with (if you don't mind)... THANKS!
Another question. How is the processor speed on the streak? My phone is powerful enough to run the latest apps and games. I assume the dell would be a little weaker? Thanks in advance.
I have not found anything that is taxing to the streak. Only things that will be significantly faster are the new dual core phones.
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Aaron.....
The only phone I've had that's faster than the Streak was my previous Nexus S..... and it was not significantly faster, only marginally faster IMO.
There are custom ROMS you can install that can probably overclock the Streak. Mine is a plain Jane, factory-unlocked Froyo version. Only modding I've done was to delete Dell's "Stage" widgets and installed "Launcher Pro", so I could increase the number of icons and give home screens the "rotating cube" effect.
I can tell you that I can run TurboFly on it without ANY screen redraw pixelization or slow down.
Hope this helps
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@shildebrandt
I like your posts and feedback above very much. Kindly solve my problem as well.
Ever since streak was out, I have always desired to possess this. An year back I had Samsung Spica and currently I have an LG Optimus One. CM 7 runs amazingly fast on it and we have crossed 75fps in neocore. And above all I have just fallen in love with the GB audio effects and cannot think of anything without the gb audio effects.
But I seriously wish to update to a larger screen. And if we talk of large screen, nothing can beat streak. So what do you suggest in my case?
G e t t h e s t r e a k!
aaronv89 said:
Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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hey aaron i used to have the htc inspire and its a great phone but i got bored with it really quick and after playing with the dell streak a few times i fell in love with it . as a heads up the dell streak is not perfect but because its not it makes the phone more fun that you are really able to mess with it and really make it your own . i sold my HTC real quick . just remember some apps will run and look better on the streak and some will look better on the htc but there is always a fix for the streak . oh one more thing once you go 5inch screen there is no going back .
thanks for your responses guys. =-]. i really want it but i'm having trouble finding anyone looking for a trade =-/
Best of all the android version is almost a vanilla version,it gets better once you root it and remove the bloatware.After installing all the stock versions I decided to stick with version 318 one of the oldest but the less laggy when it comes to DELL Stage.
And yes I think it should be for you.
Check your PM aaron
HELLO I HAVE A TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7
EVERYTHING WITH/ABOUT THE TABLET WORKS
FRONT/REAR CAMERA
WIFI
16GB
ANDROID MARKET
ITS CURRENTLY RUNNING ANDROID HONEYCOMB VERSION 3.2 (VERY STABLE/ RUNNING FLAWLESSLY
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO USE MY DATA PLAN AND MAKE VOICE CALLS USING THE HIDDEN PHONE FEATURE
MY LAST TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7 ....I WAS USING MY SIM CARD....I WAS ABLE TO SEND AND RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES BUT THERE WAS NO VOICE/PHONE ICON
I HAVE AN UNLIMITED 4G DATA PLAN WITH TMOBILE...
.TMOBILE SAYS THAT THE TABLET USES A DIFFRENT TYPE OF DATA PLAN THAN ANDROID PHONES .... WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE ME HELP ME OR IS THERE A WAY TO HACK INTO THE DELL STREAK 7 TABLET TO ENABLE PHONE FUNCTIONS AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO USE MY VOICE/DATA PLAN FROM MY SIM CARD IN THE STREAK...... IT WOULD SERIOUSLY BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.....ALSO IF IT COULD BE A STEP BY STEP PROCESS U CAN POST HERE OR IF SOMEONE CAN POINT ME TO THE RIGHT FORUM IT WOULD BE GREAT LIKE I SAID ITS CURRENTLY RUNS HONEYCOMB 3.2 AND EVERYTHING IS STABLE PLEASE !!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE !!!! HELP.....THANK YOU
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Dell streak 7 is where it's at
got my streak today guys. thanks for all your help, i'm loving it so far =-]