I upgraded today to the Samsung Galaxy Note, and retired my trusty HD2. I just wanted to come on here and thank all of the fabulous developers for the HD2.
It truly has been the best phone I have ever owned, the note has a lot to live up to.
Many thanks to the whole HD2 community, in particular Cotulla for MAGLDR, and Tytung for his fabulous ROMs, of which I was an avid user, and which will continue to help me by adding resale value to my HD2
Goodnight!
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...retired my trusty HD2.
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Hey, no need for retirement, I can take it for you
Just sold my HD2 via gumtree. Spent ages writing a glowing description of the phone and its capabilites, loaded it with the ICS CM9 build and put my windows 7 activation key for live in the box.
The guy who bought it then hands it off to his 8-9 year old daughter, and I realise it's for her. I give it a week before it's smashed to pieces from being dropped from her tiny hands.
Disappointing that my immaculate and well cared for HD2 is going to someone who won't make use of all the benefits this phone has to offer, but he paid my initial asking price off the bat, and I had expected to be haggled down a bit as is standard practice for gumtree.
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... the note has a lot to live up to...
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you mean a lot of space of your pocket, that is IF it even fits.
Just kidding , Congratulations on your new phone, However, the HD2 will be the best in my eyes , and with the new Cotulla's UltraROM, I see a milestone .
the only worthy upgrade from a hd2 to a note !!
i too am planning to upgrade to a note shortly !! !!
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you mean a lot of space of your pocket, that is IF it even fits.
Just kidding , Congratulations on your new phone, However, the HD2 will be the best in my eyes , and with the new Cotulla's UltraROM, I see a milestone .
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UltraRom?? What is this you speak of?? And why do i not find it with google???
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se1988 said:
UltraRom?? What is this you speak of?? And why do i not find it with google???
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UltraFruit, a Windows Phone 7 ROM with a lot of improvements !
I did see that improvement, however, it still needs more tweaking as it suffers from some issues.
Find it here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21481947
@OP: it's a pitty you had to sell your HD2. I decided to keep mine, even knowing that in the next few months I'll upgrade. It's a milestone and, besides, I would get much less than what it still worths.
What do you think of the Note? I've been following the Note's forum on XDA and pretty much everyone is pleased, even though the screen issues with color banding and black blocking. Is it more pleasant to read than the HD2? Can it achieve the same low brightness levels of HD2?
newg said:
Just sold my HD2 via gumtree. Spent ages writing a glowing description of the phone and its capabilites, loaded it with the ICS CM9 build and put my windows 7 activation key for live in the box.
The guy who bought it then hands it off to his 8-9 year old daughter, and I realise it's for her. I give it a week before it's smashed to pieces from being dropped from her tiny hands.
Disappointing that my immaculate and well cared for HD2 is going to someone who won't make use of all the benefits this phone has to offer, but he paid my initial asking price off the bat, and I had expected to be haggled down a bit as is standard practice for gumtree.
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Even in its dying moments the HD2 must have made the little girl very happy.
Long live HD2, the HD2 is dead.
s8isfi said:
Even in its dying moments the HD2 must have made the little girl very happy.
Long live HD2, the HD2 is dead.
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no it's not, what are you talking about?! look at the ROMs formS (see the S in forumS)?
AthenaLod said:
no it's not, what are you talking about?! look at the ROMs formS (see the S in forumS)?
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Bro I was referring to that specific HD2 which
smashed to pieces from being dropped from her tiny hands.
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As for the rest HTC HD2 it is still quiet far from dying any time soon.
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Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone
I think that is very personal.
I am using cookie tab now and it is very good for what i like about a phone. Just look around this forum and read, try and experience !
It`s very nice to try tweaks especially if they are in a cab. If you don`t like it, just uninstall. If anything is not good the folks here will help you set thing right again.
Its a great forum for a great phone
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oliverflavel said:
Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone
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You will not be disappointed... I was worried about the lack of keyboard when I made the change from the X1 to the HD2 and I can tell you its not a problem... for tweaks a must is BSB Tweaks (found on here in a sticky I think), has loads of tweaks that are very handy... there is also a thread on things to do with your HD2 when you get it... some of them are covered by bsb others not so much all handy... I have not yet had a problem with my HD2 but some do... again there are loads of threads about this problem or that... so far (touches wood as probably just jinxed myself) its been all gravy...
I reckon you should stay with the oem rom for at least a week and research this forum. customising your hd2 is a very personal thing, what suits one will not suit another. there's a thread which people post there must have apps, I would try there first. that's my opinion
It is interesting to see how fast the pricing of the Leo drops from 820AUD at the end of Jan to 750AUD now.
But anyway I recommand you to test your device for few days before doing some flashing or customising to see if there is any hardware issues
If I were you I would install several tweak softwares like BSB and HD2Tweak.
just to cover all the available reg tweaks
Just my tiny bit of advice
The Leo should amaze you lol
Cheers
CN23
hi guys, i want to ask~
is AU's telstra version hd2 using exactly the same frequencies with US's T MOBILE versions?
thank you.
im not sure if AU's version can use China's WCDMA frequencies.
Ebay
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.
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I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.
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Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.
Yer I was planning on staying on the stock rom for a bit....funny I used to flash my xperia to be like a stock HTC phone, so yer the stock rom should keep me happy for a few weeks...
Yer I was a bit skeptical about having only an onscreen keyboard, one of the things I loved about the xperia was the HW keyboard
Cant wait till it arrives, it looks like an amazing phone
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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you should have waited for wp7 phone
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lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee
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you should have waited for wp7 phone
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As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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only 6 monthes
samsamuel said:
lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee
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don't you already have one ?
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As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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I had asked HTC on twitter when the new win7 phones will be coming out since I was interested in the hd2, they told me that the first phones will be for sale in Q4,
Right now i dont know exactly what to do. But ill give it a chance and hope for an update. So ill be getting the HD2 tonight.
I bought an xperia last year in feb and was really dissapointed when there werent any new official panels, thnx to XDA I pimped my phone a little bit. But now when I recieve my new phone tonight, ill give my old Xperia to my mother who needs a new phone
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Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.
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Unfortunately not in my case and with 32 other people. Thats how many people this guy stung. Through letters from all victims, QLD police investigated, and the guy was tracked down and currently behind bars, this was the update from the police however still no money despite chasing for it.
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Like 6-7 month you mean ? Sure that a good idea.
This thread is a bit of a waste really but i just thought i would share my opinion !
well my sister came around yesterday and started flashing her new ipony4 about, so i grabbed it and had a play and at first glance I liked it over the old 3gs, the screen res for a smaller screen than my hd2 was impressive but then my sister start telling them all the problems she is having with it in the last 2 weeks oh how i laughed !!! ha ha
but getting back to me playign about with it it wasnt even 5mins later i was borrrrrred to death with it !!!!!!
I cannot work out for the life of me what the big fashionation is with the iphone! I think its like marmite, you either love it or hate it and I Hate it!!!!
Same with me.
Work colleague got it recently and must admit screen does look impressive, much better clarity than older models.....but that is basically it, there are no other new features that impressed me despite how much she tried to show it off
ha - also they are paying £50/month plus £15/month insurance 18m contract............and they also had to pay money towards handset...........I am not kidding! oh yeah, and she had to buy a case for it in order to use it for its most basic of functions, calling people.
They said to me, "Aren't you tempted by it?"
"Lol I pay half that for a phone I got 8 months ago which is still better in every way"
Its all down to how they have had it advertised, as with all Apple products.
There not mind blowing, just cleverly advetised.
I don't think I'd ever want to go back to a smaller sized screen. The new iPhone may have a better resolution or clearer screen or whatever, but it's still small.
I know what you all mean - once I've had my leo, I cant seem to like anything else. Besides, the HD2 has come a loonng way since it came out. With the amazing job that people here at XDA are doing, I'm now thinking this phone is 100 times better! I've just flashed my latest ROM after not having an HD2 for a few weeks and everything is so smooth like butter! If I compare my phone now with a stock HD2 it will look like I'm using different phones, it's amazing!
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I don't think I'd ever want to go back to a smaller sized screen. The new iPhone may have a better resolution or clearer screen or whatever, but it's still small.
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I have to agree, I'm so used to my hd2 that whenever I use my ipod touch, I get frustrated with the size. Especially the keyboard!
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This thread is a bit of a waste really but i just thought i would share my opinion !
well my sister came around yesterday and started flashing her new ipony4 about, so i grabbed it and had a play and at first glance I liked it over the old 3gs, the screen res for a smaller screen than my hd2 was impressive but then my sister start telling them all the problems she is having with it in the last 2 weeks oh how i laughed !!! ha ha
but getting back to me playign about with it it wasnt even 5mins later i was borrrrrred to death with it !!!!!!
I cannot work out for the life of me what the big fashionation is with the iphone! I think its like marmite, you either love it or hate it and I Hate it!!!!
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ipony4... This makes me giggle.
i love both but i lean more towards the iphone but i lost that a long time ago
pmsl since I posted the 1st post I have just found out that my sister has returned the phone due to keep freezing and locking up and they wont take it back hahaha but she did ask the salesman what other phones would he recommend and he said xperia x10 or the htc hd2 and then she said what phone do you own and he said the HTC HD2..... I rest my case.....
my sister is not impressed !!!! anyone want to buy an iphone4 hahaha
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then she said what phone do you own and he said the HTC HD2..... I rest my case.....
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lol! Brilliant
Warning: link contains some explicit language!
This is what most iphone owners are like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
hehe
am with you man !!! this is the phone and screen i want and im not going back !!!!!
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This is what most iphone owners are like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
hehe
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Hilarious, I nearly fell off my chair.
This just about wraps it up.
Like said earlier its all advertising hype. They did a fantastic job selling the "basic" 3GS model & then totally screwed up by trying to step it up a notch.
I think the way iphone's been sold is by having people convinced (without actually saying so) that apple are actually pioneers in the big/touch screens.
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This is what most iphone owners are like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
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There's a counter one at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOtC9QfXac&feature=related.
Phantoms said:
There's a counter one at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOtC9QfXac&feature=related.
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Unfortunately, the counter video is nowhere near as hilarious as the original. The original is just awesome, even my friend with an iPhone 4 thinks so
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There's a counter one at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOtC9QfXac&feature=related.
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thats not a conter, it needs to be better then the original to be a counter.. this one is like made of 10 year old kids who got depressive in comparing their iphones to other devices like the evo.
MalekoUK said:
Its all down to how they have had it advertised, as with all Apple products.
There not mind blowing, just cleverly advetised.
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completely agreed. all the way. and because of this, some people think its "magical" <--- WTF!
Just one to say good bye to you gys you were great comunity but the hd2 lack of android killed me so i sold it and got an iphone 4 wich rocks
anyway just want to say good bye and thank the devs A LOT and wich you good luck with android on your hd2
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Just one to say good bye to you gys you were great comunity but the hd2 lack of android killed me so i sold it and got an iphone 4 wich rocks
anyway just want to say good bye and thank the devs A LOT and wich you good luck with android on your hd2
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I'm not sure I understand your post; people run Android on the HD2 all the time...
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I'm not sure I understand your post; people run Android on the HD2 all the time...
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but with bugs wich are realy anoying
Youll be back
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Youll be back
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im sure but with hd2 never ill tell you that
I don't know what bugs you are talking about, but more than likely it is the roms. Limitations, then yes, I know of. e.g only 512 rom.
Good moved.
such a shame someone else leaves and buys them self an iphone 4, yeah and your point is??????
To Troll??????
We hardly care that you went and bought an iphone 4.
The lack on Android, well firstly wrong there loads of Builds available, some have a few problems some have none at all so I cant really see your point here,
Secondly buy a Android Device if thats what you want.
The HD2 is probably the best device available, proven by the amount of work the hackers, programmers etc have put into this phone, they have slugged there guts out making things work that was never supposed to.
So have fun with your iphone locked down piece of poop.
Congratulations. You dumped a real smartphone and paid premium price for a outdated locked down app launcher. Multiple operating systems vs one boring operating system? Choice vs restriction? Bad move buddy
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Go to iPhone 4rum..........
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Just one to say good bye to you gys you were great comunity but the hd2 lack of android killed me
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Lmao, there is no lack of android!
What is lacking is brain capacity = iPhone user!
There is MANY, MANY roms that work 99.9%. There is MANY, MANY roms that work 99.9% with simple tweaks/modifications.
The reason why you got your iPhone is because you dont have the mental ability or patience to learn. = iPhone user.
Congratulations on your Apple lobotomy, good riddens!
Wish I could find these "bugs" on ny phone but unfortunately my phone works perfectly, Perhaps it was something YOU did incorrectly.
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such a shame someone else leaves and buys them self an iphone 4, yeah and your point is??????
To Troll??????
We hardly care that you went and bought an iphone 4.
The lack on Android, well firstly wrong there loads of Builds available, some have a few problems some have none at all so I cant really see your point here,
Secondly buy a Android Device if thats what you want.
The HD2 is probably the best device available, proven by the amount of work the hackers, programmers etc have put into this phone, they have slugged there guts out making things work that was never supposed to.
So have fun with your iphone locked down piece of poop.
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Indeed well said
tut..... my only regret is selling the hd2... i brought a htc desire z because of the keyboard and couldnt afford to keep the hd2 cus i needed the money .... but ill get one again because there just such a good phone.... people get so drawn in by the iphone... i just dont see why...
Mate I dont post much but I saw this post and I gotta say, that's the dumbest reason I've ever seen for a person getting rid of a HD2. It is probably the only phone out there which can run almost any ROM so smoothly cus of its high end hardware and also cus the amazing devs who cook really stable and smooth roms for it. This **** is legendary.
Worst decision. Have fun sucking on Steve Jobs' balls even for a thing as little as sending a file via Bluetooth
The phone was too good for you anyway. Have fun with your locked down communist piece of dookie
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tut..... my only regret is selling the hd2... i brought a htc desire z because of the keyboard and couldnt afford to keep the hd2 cus i needed the money .... but ill get one again because there just such a good phone.... people get so drawn in by the iphone... i just dont see why...
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Because they are sheep!
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Because they are sheep!
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Ha....sometimes i want an iphone ....think of the hours i could save not skinning, switching roms, tweaking stuff. Almost would seem freeing, boring, but freeing.
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Umm...Lack of Android, so you buy iphone? haha
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but with bugs wich are realy anoying
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I dont have any bugs on my HD2 w/ Android, i had bugs on my Galaxy S with native Android....
learn how to flash and which ROM to use.
damn newbie whine like little *****es......
In this day and age of the smart phone world, are we going to ever see another phone close to what the hd2 is and can run?
i mean months ago my hd2 was running android better than how the samsung vibrant is running android now!
Wouldn't it be amazing if they made an HTC HD2s with updated specs?
i mean htc can seriously take advantage of this phone, hd2 can still stand next to any phone htc has put out after......and dammmit its been years! lol
so my next htc must be something as revolutionary and game changing as the hd2...but sadly there might never be one.
Well alot people didnt really expect the hd2 to do what it did, it just kind of happened, and the dev support behind it is unheard of.
But to answer your question, there wont be another king leo
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Well alot people didnt really expect the hd2 to do what it did, it just kind of happened, and the dev support behind it is unheard of.
But to answer your question, there wont be another king leo
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Like, like, second that! Our Leos are to be loved and admired forever!
matoflash said:
Like, like, second that! Our Leos are to be loved and admired forever!
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Yes they are, i had a mytouch 4g, and traded it back for a brand new mint hd2a few days back. Dev support is pretty good in the mt4g, but everytime i saw that slab of glass i had to go back! Lol.
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My HD2 has finally failed. A quick death (a week ago working fine; now the dreaded "screen is not responding" issue.)
Just a quick good bye to my HD2 kin.
From learning to theme on WM (making cabs!) to learning android (decompiling!) it was all done here.
Off to something new. Maybe the HTC One...we'll see.
(and if you have tmobile US and have a suggestion, I am all ears...)
Cheers to all and thanks.
have you tried pressing the power and call button simultaneously?
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have you tried pressing the power and call button simultaneously?
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Thanks, mate. Occasionally works...but often when I need it working it is dead!
Oh well. Great excuse to get a new toy.
Cheers.
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My HD2 has finally failed. A quick death (a week ago working fine; now the dreaded "screen is not responding" issue.)
Just a quick good bye to my HD2 kin.
From learning to theme on WM (making cabs!) to learning android (decompiling!) it was all done here.
Off to something new. Maybe the HTC One...we'll see.
(and if you have tmobile US and have a suggestion, I am all ears...)
Cheers to all and thanks.
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Interested in selling it?
PM me...
Still my favorite device. Screen died on mine too. Gonna try and fix it. I have a Vivid and a One X. Still love the HD2 though.
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Interested in selling it?
PM me...
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Actually it is promised to someone but thanks!
Killer Kane said:
Still my favorite device. Screen died on mine too. Gonna try and fix it. I have a Vivid and a One X. Still love the HD2 though.
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So true. Wish it would keep working.
I still have my good ol' hd2, only one volume button works, bottom buttons are finnicky, and I had to sacrifice the radio antenna coax to use it for a wifi coax, usb port is broken out of the phone, but I still take it out of my drawer of dead phones and play around with it sometimes. RIP HD2, best smartphone ever made
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Hi James, sorry to hear that news buddy,I recently passed on my HD2 to my wife and after very little use by her (tbh she barely uses it as a phone,more like an move player) she had broken the head phone socket,i.e the jack won't slide in. As you can see from my sig I've gone to a galaxy note as my daily driver, it's been a great move, but if you were considering the note, get the international version unless you really need the 4g lte of the us phone.all the best to you ..Marc
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Hi James, sorry to hear that news buddy,I recently passed on my HD2 to my wife and after very little use by her (tbh she barely uses it as a phone,more like an move player) she had broken the head phone socket,i.e the jack won't slide in. As you can see from my sig I've gone to a galaxy note as my daily driver, it's been a great move, but if you were considering the note, get the international version unless you really need the 4g lte of the us phone.all the best to you ..Marc
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thanks, mate.
decided on the galaxy III.
comes out today (well, for me it does)!
I jumped to the one x and the Mrs now has the hd2. Still going strong as well. Legendary phone.
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:crying::crying::crying::crying: I cant tell you how upset I am after loosing my HD2 today...
they say a person's anger is his greatest victim and I learned that lesson
Smashed my HD2 on the floor in anger...now I only have bits and pieces of it left. Was my first phone I bought with my first paycheck...more than the price was the emotional value of the phone...nothing can bring it back.
Take a lesson from my experience and never let your anger lead you. :crying::crying:
A last pic.
^ a Woman can cause so much rage but yours seems beyond that...
poor HD2. (though that thought sometimes crosses my mind - smashing teh pone)
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^ a Woman can cause so much rage but yours seems beyond that...
poor HD2. (though that thought sometimes crosses my mind - smashing teh pone)
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it was a woman
^ Roget that!
i guess the phone is not even good for parts after that smashing :crying: