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let's say your HD2 fell in water, or fell on the floor, or for some reason was suddenly not operating and cannot be fixed, and you have to buy another unit.
will you get yourself a new HD2 now that you really know the device? or buy another phone?
What would you buy if not another HD2 and why?
let's say your HD2 fell in water, or fell on the floor, or for some reason was suddenly not operating and cannot be fixed, and you have to buy another unit.
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Ok, i prefer not to think of that situation though
will you get yourself a new HD2 now that you really know the device? or buy another phone?
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Hard to say if i get another HD2 as there are many other phones out there with the same spec as an HD2. But if there were not id buy an HD2 in a moment as its a great phone, great screen, excellent call quality, active rom creating community for upgraded / custom roms .. Yeah it is a great device and id give it some thought if id have to purchase a new one ..
What would you buy if not another HD2 and why?
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Probably id get a DroidX when it arrives. It has a similar spec and screen size as the HD2 and looks very nice .. Id be able to surf the web no probs on that device which is the primary reason i bought the HD2, so for me any device that has a large screen for web surfing and allows me to make a call once in a while would do me fine .. Hey would the 5" Dell Streak be too big for the pocket, hmm id give that one some thought too
Nope, I love my Leo but I'd get an Android device and will be doing so when I can upgrade next January. I'd like to stick with a 4.3" screen though so therefore I'd like an Evo. But HTC have decided not to sell them in the UK so it would have to be a Desire.
I love my leo too, buti'll buy a droidX if I have to change quicker.
I like it, but prefer android based OS.
So if I could get as big a screen with TMOUSA, then I would change.
I'll wait for HD3
no, I will never buy such device.
Why? read my posts, there and then on this forum, including compete list of what's very wrong with it.
In short:
-poor support
-poor amount of updates, actually over because HTC discontinued the device
-official rom suck and is buggy
-HTC's philosophy to attack the one making roms
-Stupid design (sound, power button on the front, etc...)
Etc...
Also, I look competition and I see new Motorolla X, and I'm tempted to say: wow.
I heard feedback from people with droid and they did not have to wait custom roms to say "it works"...
If I broke my leo, I'd get a HD4, cause I hear its going to have a flux capacitor and be capable of generating the 1.21 gigawatts needed to power it.
Well, I ran into such a situation. My HD2 was not recognizing any sim card 50% of the time. And when it did, it only lasted for a short while. After trying all non invasive fixes, I decided to "operate" on it, taking it down to the screen. Still couldnt get it right. So I bought another one. I think it is a great phone for what I use it for. And, now I have a parts phone!
interesting question
Currently happned to me something similar. Phone has fallen out of my pocket on the ground, it was only 50-60cm, but screen is broken like if someone throw it against a bricked wall.
It will cost me at least 150EUR, bad luck. They do not repair only glass because is stick together with display and removing can break it.
I saw it at some thread ,that this is more problem of the hole around hw keys at the bottom. So basicly the design of the front panel, when phone is falling at bottom side.
But if it will be destroyed completely, I am not sure, but probably I will buy something else:
- phone itself is almost 9 months old, there are or shortly will be better phones
- there are still bugs after almost a year, and if they are solved they are not available for customers, for example official region version differencies
- is good that somewhere at forum is ROM which helps with battery consumption in standby mode, but you are not able to use it, basicly you are forced to break waranty otherwise you will be keep on usatisfied with device and forced to wait for official version for your region and wait and etc.
I like this device, but I am not blind to see weak points of the device or company policy, so it is almost 50-50 but time is ticking and competition will bring us better phones soon, I am optimist
If that happened tomorrow, Id get a HTC Desire.
If it happened just before the Nokia E5 is released, Id go buy a cheapo phone to tide me over till E5's release.
HD2s are really cheap now on ebay, and I have a pretty fair library built up already so chances are good I'd pick up another one. Although it's equally likely I'd get a big Dell Streak. I mean have you seen the thing? Its keyboard has a numeric keypad!!!
If I absolutely needed a phone immediately, it would be a toss up between another HD2 or iPhone 4. Android on the HD2 seems closer every day so having that option would be nice - but I've got WinMo exactly how I like it and I don't mind it at all. Further, lets face it, the 4.3" screen size is just spoiling. I wouldn't switch for an Evo, and the DroidX is just TOO big.
If I could wait a few months, I'd look for a HD3 / other WP7 device... or an iPhone 4.
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If I broke my leo, I'd get a HD4, cause I hear its going to have a flux capacitor and be capable of generating the 1.21 gigawatts needed to power it.
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but doesn't that run plutonium
nope, i want to move to the other platform
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0% chance that i will buy blackberry
5% chance: that i will buy iphone 4
15% chance that i will buy n900
25% chance that i will buy the nokia n8
10% chance that i will buy the meego device
45% chance that i will buy the android device
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Nope, I love my Leo but I'd get an Android device and will be doing so when I can upgrade next January. I'd like to stick with a 4.3" screen though so therefore I'd like an Evo. But HTC have decided not to sell them in the UK so it would have to be a Desire.
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Ditto, Desire all the way. I am looking into Android a little more lately, I most probably won't, but I am trying to persuade myself to buy one.
I might get a Desire not because i don't like my HD2 but because i always have an itch to try something else.
Having said that it would be a close call i am due an upgrade on one of my contracts and was looking yesterday on the vodafone site, jeepers have you seen the prices on the Iphone 4's, flipping eck even if i wanted one i wouldn't get one, thats one expensive phone...
And having had a look around i've decided to stay with my HD2 for a while until something else comes out...
"I might get a Desire not because i don't like my HD2 but because i always have an itch to try something else."
I know what you mean. I spent a year or so with my WM Tytn II - loved it then kind of got irritated by it's clunkiness ... had a Hero with Android for a year - loved it then kind of got bored and wanted a change ... ended up losing it and taking the HD2 as a replacement.
Android has some great integration, especially for social networking, but IMO it's not a great OS for business and things like emailing/file management. WM appears to be lacking in the former (although the HD2 is better because of HTC's work) but stronger in the latter.
For those reasons, I'd like to stick with the HD2 and see what my upgrade options are - iPhone 4 is an obvious option for me, but it's not often seen as the greatest tool for business etc.
Android is the future
I know that hurts, especially all of us that have HD2(Windows mobile), but Android based devices are future. So probably if I broke my phone(I hope not), I will buy EVO or Desire. But I want to point out, i will never buy iPhone 4.
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"I might get a Desire not because i don't like my HD2 but because i always have an itch to try something else."
I know what you mean. I spent a year or so with my WM Tytn II - loved it then kind of got irritated by it's clunkiness ... had a Hero with Android for a year - loved it then kind of got bored and wanted a change ... ended up losing it and taking the HD2 as a replacement.
Android has some great integration, especially for social networking, but IMO it's not a great OS for business and things like emailing/file management. WM appears to be lacking in the former (although the HD2 is better because of HTC's work) but stronger in the latter.
For those reasons, I'd like to stick with the HD2 and see what my upgrade options are - iPhone 4 is an obvious option for me, but it's not often seen as the greatest tool for business etc.
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Well, after reading all the previous posts, I was almost convinced to change to Droids, but reading your post, and the fact that you had TYTNII like i did, and you tried Droid for a year, i am sure you have a good point that droids are goo for social networking (showing off) and WM is good for business, and business is what i need.
but reading other posts and looking at my past 4 years experience in HTC, i am more than convinced that HTC company sucks, so i will try to find a better WM device from another company, but i am not sure if there is any
I got tired of my X2, of its software as well as hardware flaws, crappy camera, absent USB storage mode, green-tinted and too small screen, underpowered CPU etc. And I don't believe SE is able and even willing to fix all related problems, so I got rid of the phone.
As my main phone I'll still use old HTC Kaiser and as as secondary borrowed SE Satio (which can't be used as primary, because of crappy UI and the problem of sometimes resetting itself).
Maybe in future I'll buy an old X2 to play with it, because I still have a weak spot for WM for being possible to tweak it extensively
Best decision ever made.
looks like alot of people are jumping ship on this overpriced brick, and ill be one of them as soon as i can get my hands on an iPhone 4
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looks like alot of people are jumping ship on this overpriced brick, and ill be one of them as soon as i can get my hands on an iPhone 4
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I wish you luck guys!
I'm staying.
Well, the X2 has been a crappy downgrade for me as well after the Diamond. I guess atm I cant afford to purchase the HD2 else that'd be my first choice.
By some weird twist of fate (or maybe cos its just crap) the X2 is cheaper than the HD2, but one of the dumbest decisions I've ever made to go for it.
Im thinking very seriously to switch to the X10... the x2 its a very bad experience
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I wish you luck guys!
I'm staying.
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there are only two ways that i will stay with the X2
1) SE pull there finger out and give us a phone that is fully functional or at least 90% functional
2) HardSPL comes around and either a functional winmo 6.5 rom or Android rom is created
i dont feel happy about putting the X2 on ebay for some other poor sole to put up with this expensive brick
Hi guys, I'd like some help from you, if that's not a problem
My Milestone 2 just died, I dropped it inside the toilet (empty), tried to recover it but no avail. So I'm after a new phone
I'm thinking if I should buy a new Milestone 2 or get a newer model, like a SII or Milestone 3, but I'm also accepting suggestions. I'd like it to have a great modding community just like the M2 has, I had lots of fun modding my M2 with the help of all of you.
So, what do you think? Which model should I get?
Also, I'd just like to thank for all the modders, specially santiemanuel, r2beta, dangzpanto (or something like that, can't remember your nick correctly dude), Will5, Endless and tezet, you all are what's best in this community. You brought a "dead" device back to life with your mods, so I thank you for your efforts.
Check out the Samsung Captivate Glide - it's essentially an s2 with a tegra2 chip and slide out qwerty keyboard. That was my choice, but still have a year left on my contract.. so something new/better will surely be out by then.
I would also suggest getting a handset that is the "must have" phone, for example the galaxy s 2. My reasoning behind this being, 6 months down the track when something newer and better comes out, since it is such a popular handset you can still get a good amount of coin for it selling it second hand as long as you keep it in good condition. Also if you end up not liking it it's easier to pawn it off with minimal or no cost to yourself
Just look at how much the average Galaxy S still goes for, and it's pushing towards 2 years old.
EDIT: I'd just like to add in... I'd take my MS2 over my gf's sgs2 anyday. I just don't like the phone :\. Still i think it is a smart choice for the long run, and there are heaps of custom roms and kernels available to try and tweak it to work how you want.
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Check out the Samsung Captivate Glide - it's essentially an s2 with a tegra2 chip and slide out qwerty keyboard. That was my choice, but still have a year left on my contract.. so something new/better will surely be out by then.
I would also suggest getting a handset that is the "must have" phone, for example the galaxy s 2. My reasoning behind this being, 6 months down the track when something newer and better comes out, since it is such a popular handset you can still get a good amount of coin for it selling it second hand as long as you keep it in good condition. Also if you end up not liking it it's easier to pawn it off with minimal or no cost to yourself
Just look at how much the average Galaxy S still goes for, and it's pushing towards 2 years old.
EDIT: I'd just like to add in... I'd take my MS2 over my gf's sgs2 anyday. I just don't like the phone :\. Still i think it is a smart choice for the long run, and there are heaps of custom roms and kernels available to try and tweak it to work how you want.
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I don't think we have the Captivate Glide here in Brazil, but thanks for the suggestion!
I too think that the MS2 is great. I got my hands on a SII recently and although I liked the phone, I can't get myself away from the qwerty keyboard. Hell, I might just buy another M2 after all...
Oh I see!
Pretty sure it isn't available here in Australia but if I were to buy it, I'd get it off mobicity.com.au - it imports alot of phone we normally might not get. And cheap too .
And I know exactly what you mean with the hardware keyboard - everyone thinks I'm a spastic when I whinge about my troubles of limited phones option now.
I have to admit that swype helps soften the blow if you have to make the change.
moto pro, xt610 is a very nice one
If the physical keyboard is essential in your choice, "Milestone 3"
If not ... "Samsung Galaxy S2"
Good luck with your new phone.!!
What about locked bootloader in miles3 ? Anybody knows ?
Sorry to hear that.
I guess if you can wait a bit, Milestone 4 should be out soon. Dunno how soon though. I believe the release date for Droid 4 is Feb 2nd. Looks a gorgeous device and the keypad looks just amazing.
But then again it's Moto and you never know with them and their locked bootloaders.
I would have gone for Razr Maxx. It's surprisingly very thin and runs amazing. But again Moto and their locked bootloaders always have a complicated relationship.
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Is the Atrix bootloader bypassed? I think I heard some months back Motorola would unlock the Atrix. Is this true?
I'm pretty sure it's unlockable bro, seem to be a few kernels for it after a quick Google search. Atrix could be a good option, great hardware and a lottt of dev support on XDA it would seem. And awesome battery life!
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I think i also saw something about unlocked atrix bootloader. It is definitly a great phone. A friend of mine just got it. Nice feature is the fingerprint included at the powerbutton. Take look there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092
Well i just got problems with my M2 and so also thought to buy a brand new phone. Whats about LG P990. Here in Germany it is still the best price with tegra 2 chip.
I'm very inclined towards the Milestone 3, but it has 512mb of ram, which is kinda disappointing since it's a newgen device. The Atrix seems nice, but the 5mpx isn't an improvement over M2's camera. Also, it lacks a hw keyboard.
Write your own review here so others can get idea who are looking for this phone.
My Review-
I have seen many people try to claim that Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Y and other in this range are better than this phone. Well, I don't really agree with this. Yes, they are officially Gingerbread supported phones and have a good Graphic Driver but it lacks something which is more important. Development! Yes, We don't have huge development for these phones. Some don't have their own forum either. Heck, even Ace doesn't have it's forum on main page. The development for this phone is huge, great and consist of very helpful users. You can't have luxury of using various Custom ROM's, tweaks, Themes, Kernel and every other development you will see in other High range phones. Before going to start discussion than this phone doesn't have Gingerbread or a good Graphic driver. Hold on, and look on development forum.
The developers here are very best and experienced in almost every field. We have ported CM7 ROM, OpenFIMG Driver and custom ROM's which makes the phone fast and fills every field which which it lacked before. Tools like Chainfire, modified flash player makes this phone more than worth at this cost and even comparable to some Higher range phones. Thanks to our developers, I am happy that I have this phone. If you are looking for high development but want a cheap phone than this is for you. If you want to keep it all stock, then you can go for any other like Galaxy Fit.
Less devlopament because they are new...
Galaxy 3 is of of course better then galaxy y
But we can't say for galaxy fit for now...
It may get own devs by time...
I agree that we have so much devlopament...
(thanks to devs)
Because the other phones are newer, we can't compare them...
And I think, g3 and apollo is not available as a new piece, people who want to take a new phone, should buy a new phone...
News is Galaxy y will get his siblings that may have front camera with low price...
But still a cheap I think...
Conclusion is,
Our phone is best by our side...
Newer phones may get their devs slowly...
People who want to buy a new phone should buy a high range of phone which ever suits their budget...
If phone is of too low range, may not give a good android experience...
Finally, samsung always gives a **** plastic feel in all range of phones
Giving a review about this phone is hopeless because its dead. I mean you can't find it in the market. Phone like fit and pop are good but our cells beats them in dev. In spec they beat us cause we don't have a good gpu. If we had that we could kick the a$$ easily. If you are looking for a midrange Samsung, go for ace or spend some more and get a galaxy s.
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That is what I'm saying...
More over this is my first samsung or I can say first other than motorola after all motorola phones....
Phone is very good but disappointed me by
plastic...
Probably going for motorola again in new shopping...
Hope that will have good devs...
When I will buy it...
I think I'm going of topic
Sorryyyy
To mr PG
Can we continue this thread forever for writing our experience with phone instead of closing this thread?
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M_247 said:
That is what I'm saying...
More over this is my first samsung or I can say first other than motorola after all motorola phones....
Phone is very good but disappointed me by
plastic...
Probably going for motorola again in new shopping...
Hope that will have good devs...
When I will buy it...
I think I'm going of topic
Sorryyyy
To mr PG
Can we continue this thread forever for writing our experience with phone instead of closing this thread?
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Try Motorola defy+ . Great phone and great dev.
And yes prateek, don't close this thread.
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I want to request friend863 to change the name to
Your galaxy review
Or
Share your galaxy experience
Or
Any other that suits best (this is just my thought )
And want to invite all viewers of this thread to share their experience with the cute galaxy 3
Share your all experience
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All experience
Galaxy 3 Reviews sounds right too. It means we can see different user reviews here.
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Ok, that is your choice
And we have nothing yet
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G3 Good as a Mid-Range Android
G3 is really good.
This is my First Android Phone and really happy with it.
My love letter to the G3
i went in the shop looking for an entry android phone and bought my g3 because they had mispriced it at £14.00 instead of £140.00. i bought three and gave one to my bro and one to my mum. I walked out of the shop feeling pretty pleased with my bargain phone and it hasn't stopped impressing me since.
Ive played with the galaxy y and other lower end samsung models and they dont seem to have the same heart as the G3. sure its a bit plastic and the screen is small and when its laid flat it cant decide if its in portrait or landscape mode, but it has something unique, an Xfactor... you. All of you! from the skilled devs to the noobs like me, this phone is loved and cherished and is being pushed well beyond its means by this community.
i know one day i will have to get a new phone (probably when i hardbrick this one!) but i doubt il ever love another handset in the same way, if i could hit all of your thanks buttons at once i would because its this community that drives my love of our humble, glitchy galaxy 3
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i went in the shop looking for an entry android phone and bought my g3 because they had mispriced it at £14.00 instead of £140.00. i bought three and gave one to my bro and one to my mum. I walked out of the shop feeling pretty pleased with my bargain phone and it hasn't stopped impressing me since.
Ive played with the galaxy y and other lower end samsung models and they dont seem to have the same heart as the G3. sure its a bit plastic and the screen is small and when its laid flat it cant decide if its in portrait or landscape mode, but it has something unique, an Xfactor... you. All of you! from the skilled devs to the noobs like me, this phone is loved and cherished and is being pushed well beyond its means by this community.
i know one day i will have to get a new phone (probably when i hardbrick this one!) but i doubt il ever love another handset in the same way, if i could hit all of your thanks buttons at once i would because its this community that drives my love of our humble, glitchy galaxy 3
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Lol 14 frigging pounds, any deal is a good one for that money
You're quite a story teller to
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Lol 14 frigging pounds, any deal is a good one for that money
You're quite a story teller to
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lol Thanks and yeh you can certainly see why I bought 3
Ok its great that we now have the forum for the Note 7 but I thought there would be some more Rom's. Does anyone feel the need for some good ole suped up rom's with loads of extra's on
I know the note 7 is very much like stock but would love something like Viper rom
AFAIK there aren't any devs that can port CM, AOKP, etc. I attempted on doing it but...I found it more difficult than I thought. So, I gave up lol. Hopefully in the future a dev can shed some light on this tablet.
Yeah, it really is a shame... I thought a nearly-stock device with an unlocked bootloader would've attracted many devs to this device, but alas, six months later and there's not a single custom ROM, not even a tweaked version of the stock ROM. Half the reason I bought the thing was because I thought it would be very popular with devs.
Still noting on this front.
I think its a crying shame, the device has so much potential and resources.
Am hopfully going to get mine fixed under wanrranty hoping they don't see the big red warranty void when they get it now its re-locked. I'm using it for in the car as i've just got the Xperia Z2 tablet, Set that up while in the bath... true story. I love it already but I didn't get and probably won't ever get the same buzz as the TN7 when setting it up hoping that one day we would have a full list of roms to play with till our hearts where content
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Still noting on this front.
I think its a crying shame, the device has so much potential and resources.
Am hopfully going to get mine fixed under wanrranty hoping they don't see the big red warranty void when they get it now its re-locked. I'm using it for in the car as i've just got the Xperia Z2 tablet, Set that up while in the bath... true story. I love it already but I didn't get and probably won't ever get the same buzz as the TN7 when setting it up hoping that one day we would have a full list of roms to play with till our hearts where content
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Well the sources are out for the TN7 directly from nvidia which i have posted in the general forum for the TN7.
Now the sources are out more chance of a custom rom. We already have a custom recovery.