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HD2 sim Vibrant

I'm thinking I'll get the Vibrant in a couple hours & I plan to use the sim between the HD2 & the Vibrant. Then I'll update the HD2 w/Android & learn the HD2 in its own ways & still use the Vibrant as a personal.
The sad part the Vibrant is not UMA capable, so no wi-fi calls from this one either.
The 8520 the 9700 & the E73 are the only phones TMO allows to have UMA allowances. This does not make me happy.
If Sprnt & TMO join new possibilities will arise but you know how that is, its something else thats off in the future so if we want, we have to choose from what is available today.
a/b/g/n has nothing to do with the concept to allow wi-fi calling, this is another lesson I have learned the hard way with my individual learning to try & understand this developing technology.
I am a runt here, in this fantastic site of genius & ever thankful to all those that share & teach. I will be slightly quite, hoping that one day the phone I need will be made : they can, they could but they won't.
Thank you XDA, you help us withstand this corporate tease.

which handset to buy?

hey guys i am considering buying a new android handset my range is around 600$ please suggest, i am developing also so will need unlocked bootloader also

arpit85 said:
hey guys i am considering buying a new android handset my range is around 600$ please suggest, i am developing also so will need unlocked bootloader also
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1. This thread should not be in Android Software and Hacking General. More likely to be here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=256.
2. I would suggest the HTC HD2 since it can run almost any OS you throw at it and since you're developing, it will be perfect. You can also get if for less than $600 about $350 or so.
3. Everything you'll need to install to do your developing (For HD2) is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939682.

HTC Evo 4G. The development community for it is always buzzing. Sprint has the best prices for truly unlimted data, and it's a powerhouse.

[Q] Newbie asking for device choice advise

Hi guys,
I am newbie to Android smartphones and tablets modding/hacking/ROMdeveloping and I am looking for the correct starting in this experience to optimize my learning curve.
What device should I pick? I am looking for the best compromise between these different factors:
-Large community support availability
-Hacking easiness (meaning a device most open as possible)
-Detailed guides availability
...
Every single advice is appreciated.
Regards

Okay, let's reformulate the problem differently.
Which devices has best community support on xda developers?
A thread in our forum stated that Samsung fascinate has good community support. Could that device be an appropriate starting point?
I appreciate your help xda developers!

It depends on what carrier you're gonna go with. The sprint evo probably has the largest community, looks like the evo 3d will be pretty big too. Not really sure about at&t and T-Mobile. Verizon hasn't had much lately that's been big, the original incredible has a pretty sizeable community, looks like the thunderbolt isn't bad either. Currently the phone to beat is the Samsung galaxy s2, it can only be used on at&t currently but should be coming to all carriers on the next couple months.

No money, i would recommend the sgs and if you have money to spend the sgs2.
Both are awesome devices with a huge and active community behind them.

I appreciate your help K_nivesout and Dark3n.
I gonna process this choices and come back to comment on them and choose one.
Probably this experience would help some people in the future

[Canadian] The big @$$ Canada Thread

Hi all,
Searched for one big Canadian updates thread haven't found any, though I would creat this one.
I'm back with my Galaxy S2 LTE HD on CM 10.1 , after I sold my S3 in anticipation of the S4.
Now I want your opnion (some of you will like this)
Imagine you are a long time Nokia fan (don't ask me why!) you move to another country, you find a carrier with good monthly plan, you get a phone (that happens to be an entry level Android) you are excited to what it is capable of.:laugh:
your friend the geek tell you about all the apps you can install, but your Android 2.3 phone gives you out of memory errors (you have no clue how to solve that), you miss having a front facing camera and on top of that one day you drop the phone and smash its screen.
Now you want a new phone. you call your geek freind in Canada (you see now where this is going) and he is totally unfamiliar with most of the models that are in offer, you discover together that the company runs a CDMA network :silly: . So this excludes most of the NORMAL phones, you also discover that they charge alot for models tat came out 2 years back, cheaply bought second hand off ebay!
You are on a budget , you want the best phone for the least price. your friend reach out for the community to help him out (Ok now you are getting it) and he asks the community to take a look at :
virgin mobile usa --> Phones
and decide which phone the friend should buy.
This is a great excercise , because some of the phones are not familiar so you are only armed with your knowledge of the brands and the features/specifications listed & expected performance.
let me know, the story is real, he is still waiting using a crappy phone from the carrier's recycling bin!
thanks for reading

magine a world without HTC

It is really a good artical to read. Lots of innovation from HTC in smartphone world.
http://pocketnow.com/2013/05/22/imagine-a-world-without-htc
It give lots of history what HTC has accomplished in past, most guy started to use iphone and enter the smart phone world will never know those history.
I do not know that HTC was first to put GPS in the smartphone even I owned O2 device.
In the end of he said
"I’ll admit I’ve made a decision when it comes to the future that I want. You’ll ask, what does my decision have to do with the industry, right? Well, as a matter of fact, each of us defines it as customers. Surely you all know that at Pocketnow we all review phones and therefore, since we always have review units to test, we rarely ever buy devices of our own. That said, I’ve decided to buy an HTC One out of my own money. I do feel HTC deserves it. Surely it may not save HTC, but I hope that my two cents of contribution help."
I'm glad I bought HTC one which is marketable.
What you think? Without HTC in the last 10 years, the XDA will not be so hot place for us at least.
anyone can let me know or moderate to help update the title? I miss one "I" before the magine

I don't want to live in a world of phones with physical home buttons! Die Samsung! Long live HTC!

Loving this phone at the moment.

It's good to see another positive article on this forum.
Sent from my HTC One

Is "magine" like the word "merican"?

I do not want to imagine a world without HTC.
I have owned nothing but HTC since I pre-ordered the G1. Three G1's, 2 G2's, an Amaze, a ONE S and a ONE later, I still can't find anything I prefer over HTC. I know there are other great devices out there but I always end up spending my money on HTC. I almost took the leap on the GS3 but after holding it in person, it just didn't fit for me. I even walked in with every intention of buying one but I walked out with the ONE S and never looked back. I am even sold on Sense 5. I was quite angry about losing vanilla after the G2 but I think Sense 5 fits quite nicely with HTC and it's brand.
Really, HTC has always been a great phone for me and I think it would have been great for others had they known anything about them. How can you compete with a brand that is so diversified like Samsung. They have played the game well and made themselves a household name. Almost everyone has some sort of Samsung product and we tend to stick to what we know and what is shoved down our throat. Us old school guys know what HTC has done for smartphones and Android. The problem is nobody else does.
I hope HTC can pull through this as I am really looking forward to what they can do as the next step from the ONE.

Brilliant Post!!