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o2 uk and hello

Hello, my first post, awaiting delivery of the eagerly anticipated handset.
Just to let UK owners know, the HTC Sensation is now available to order on o2.
Thanks

I wonder how bad their branding is? I know they've got a later ROM than Vodafone

really, i didnt know that!!! what is missing or late about it?

Later as in newer. The Vodafone ROM is 1.27 whereas the o2 one is 1.34 so should have some bug fixes in it

ahh, i see, soryy for the confusing myself there.
any one out there who has a handset from o2? does it come with the S-OFF?
mine is at home charging whilst im at work

My 2p is to say it'll be S-ON but I might be wrong. Vodafone ones are S-ON

I've had my Sensation on pre-order since May through buymobilephones.net (21.50 pm contract) and £80 for the phone.
Mobiles are charging £220 for the phone on the same contract.
I just hope they deliver...

I'm getting mine tomorrow too (in theory at least!) - will update!

Evil-Dragon said:
I've had my Sensation on pre-order since May through buymobilephones.net (21.50 pm contract) and £80 for the phone.
Mobiles are charging £220 for the phone on the same contract.
I just hope they deliver...
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I quoted O2 the same deal over the phone and the best they could match without me bartering too much was £102 for the phone. Which to be honest, after 30 mins on hold I was ok with. It's been shipped, hopefully arrive tomorrow.

ran93r said:
I quoted O2 the same deal over the phone and the best they could match without me bartering too much was £102 for the phone. Which to be honest, after 30 mins on hold I was ok with. It's been shipped, hopefully arrive tomorrow.
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Good deal. I had no luck getting the price down at all! I had an extra 200 minutes added, but otherwise no cigar!

khani47 said:
ahh, i see, soryy for the confusing myself there.
any one out there who has a handset from o2? does it come with the S-OFF?
mine is at home charging whilst im at work
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Hi,
Is there any branding on the phone?
Thanks.

No branding at all.
So far, very impressed. Apart from when sense decides to 'not respond' so a quick 'on and off' does the trick.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk

khani47 said:
No branding at all.
So far, very impressed. Apart from when sense decides to 'not respond' so a quick 'on and off' does the trick.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
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Nice one, just ordered one from o2 CS.

khani47 said:
No branding at all.
So far, very impressed. Apart from when sense decides to 'not respond' so a quick 'on and off' does the trick.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
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What ROM version you running?

I got my dispatch notice from buymobilephones.net today for my Sensation. Fingers crossed i get a good one and not one plagued with problems that i have been reading about over the last few days!

It's running the 1.34.206.1
Is that right?
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Yeah that's right, and I expected that. Nice!

What's different in the ROM my handset is running comapred to yours?
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It's a newer build so will have a few tweaks. As to what they are I've not a clue!

corny2007 said:
Good deal. I had no luck getting the price down at all! I had an extra 200 minutes added, but otherwise no cigar!
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Confirmed running 1.34.206.1.

Carphonewarehouse availability?

Anyone know when they will have them available sim-free?
On their website, they have it only on contracts and should behere within the next few days. I went to the shops and they have no idea when they will have it....
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I was in my local cpw on Saturday.The assistant said the 29th but the date could change.
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nicky041192 said:
Anyone know when they will have them available sim-free?
On their website, they have it only on contracts and should behere within the next few days. I went to the shops and they have no idea when they will have it....
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk
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Both Handtec and Clove have SIM Free available today. and mines enroute.

thebarsteward said:
Both Handtec and Clove have SIM Free available today. and mines enroute.
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Could you please post rom version and bootloader version once you receive it?

Tenner it's 1.34.401.1

EddyOS said:
Tenner it's 1.34.401.1
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Nice!!!!!!
How about booloader version?
Did you get it already?

broncogr said:
Nice!!!!!!
How about booloader version?
Did you get it already?
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I haven't, I've got a Vodafone unit. I'm just betting a tenner that that's the version it ships with. Paul O'Brien got that on his review model (which was also S-OFF)

EddyOS said:
I haven't, I've got a Vodafone unit. I'm just betting a tenner that that's the version it ships with. Paul O'Brien got that on his review model (which was also S-OFF)
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Lets see and hope you are right...
Paul has kept very quiet with the sensation he has on hand and also about the bootloader...
He probably is under NDA.
Lets see what the WWE version brings us

They're technically not called WWE any more - HTC now show it as 'Europe' and use vendor code x.xx.401.x as opposed x.xx.405.x on older units

EddyOS said:
They're technically not called WWE any more - HTC now show it as 'Europe' and use vendor code x.xx.401.x as opposed x.xx.405.x on older units
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Thanks for letting me know mate

I won't be ordering online. I want to check for problems before I buy it.

Orange Branded Senseation

Guy at work got the Orange branded Sensation today - I noticed it was S-On - I guess new models aren't coming out S-Off'd? are HTC rolling out updates to remove it in the near future, or will they release a dev tool to s-off perhaps?

Lothaen said:
Guy at work got the Orange branded Sensation today - I noticed it was S-On - I guess new models aren't coming out S-Off'd? are HTC rolling out updates to remove it in the near future, or will they release a dev tool to s-off perhaps?
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You probably don't use facebook...HTC announced that they will start unlocking in September
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

Thought it was August.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

How bad is the Orange ROM? I know the RUU was one of the first to leak but I wanna know how bad they've butchered it!

nicky041192 said:
Thought it was August.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
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There will be an update in august, but the actual unlock update will be in september.
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

My mate has sensation on t-mobile as well. I'm gonna check the forums to see if both networks have signal problems like vodafone uk.

EddyOS said:
How bad is the Orange ROM? I know the RUU was one of the first to leak but I wanna know how bad they've butchered it!
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From what i saw they'd changed the boot anim, the shut down anim, the mail app, the internet app (or at least buggered around with it) installed a few random apps like 'my orange' and that's about as much as i've seen so far...
let me know if there's anything specific you want me to find out..

My HTC Sensation with ROM Bell Canada.Have you any idea? There are a RUU out for them?

Max128 said:
My HTC Sensation with ROM Bell Canada.Have you any idea? There are a RUU out for them?
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check shipped roms?

Lothaen said:
check shipped roms?
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I checked and it was not in the pyramid section! :
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid

Lothaen said:
From what i saw they'd changed the boot anim, the shut down anim, the mail app, the internet app (or at least buggered around with it) installed a few random apps like 'my orange' and that's about as much as i've seen so far...
let me know if there's anything specific you want me to find out..
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That's enough Orange crap on the ROM to convince me to upgrade via Carphone Whorehouse, unless by some miracle someone comes up with a way to debrand it within the next 5 days...

Lots of crapware added...
some orange apps, the orange account one is useful, the rest rubbish. There are paid ones, like Maps, traffic etc, and also 4-5 rubbish games, a MSN messenger which only works on 3G and not WIFI, etc...
In short the usual Orange ****up!
Cant wait for the unlock, to slash and burn through this mess!

Teppic24 said:
That's enough Orange crap on the ROM to convince me to upgrade via Carphone Whorehouse, unless by some miracle someone comes up with a way to debrand it within the next 5 days...
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Definitely CPW for the upgrade, they only stock unbranded handsets so its where I got mine from

Was gonna do the same, esp since my local CPW guys are really great, BUT they can only do standard upgrades, whereas you always get a better deal by calling orange retentions direct. And they only send you direct from Orange stock, I asked if I could pick it up from CPW or even the local Orange shop, and they said no, it has to be posted.

In the same postion myself, due my orange upgrade, but dont want the crap. However i cant use carphone whare as they wont do a standard orange upgrade for me - as i still get free home broadband from my old orange contract i dont want to loose that!
But does anyone really believe that orange/tmobile will allow the htc updates in aug/sept to allow s-off - i for one suspect they will not allow this.
I will prob take the upgrade from orange, ebay it new and buy network free from elsewhere.

elmoono said:
But does anyone really believe that orange/tmobile will allow the htc updates in aug/sept to allow s-off - i for one suspect they will not allow this.
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I doubt very much that Orange will allow s-off on their handsets. They are branded for a reason, and that reason is to **** people off. I only got the Desire once I was certain that it could be de-branded, and getting that Orange crapware off of it was the best thing I ever did to the phone.
I would have to be offered a very good deal to accept an Orange branded handset again, especially if it couldn't be de-branded, and at the moment it looks like the Sensation can't.

T-Mobile Sensation 4G ICS --RELEASED--

I was speaking with a HTC customer service today with a basic support issue and while i was on the phone with them i asked about android 4.0. I take most claims like this with a grain of salt but being that this is from HTC tech support I assume that it is a reliable source. According to HTC, the ICS update for the T-Mobile Sensation
4G was released to be pushed YESTERDAY with the initial push starting today through April 1st with a schedualed upgrade completion by the end of april. I know there are a lot of naah sayers that will want to attack this post because they believe that it will be summer time or never or after the release og the HTC One S and to counter those comments before they happen i want to say very blatantly "I DONT CARE".

Man I hope whoever told you that was not BSing you. That would be great cause I want to wait for the official update before I S-off, flash a custom recovery and then a custom ICS ROM to my current Sensation.

I believe you,but what they said about it being pushed yesterday.... Does that mean it should be showing at any time today or tommrow?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

fireflamesniper said:
I believe you,but what they said about it being pushed yesterday.... Does that mean it should be showing at any time today or tommrow?
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IF they really did push it yesterday, it should show up SOON. From what I know, the carries have the say if they want it released or not.

T-Macgnolia said:
Man I hope whoever told you that was not BSing you. That would be great cause I want to wait for the official update before I S-off, flash a custom recovery and then a custom ICS ROM to my current Sensation.
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what difference does it make if u that now.....none at all.
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Couple of days ago someone said OTA servers will push updates in the batches of 30,000 , so yeah update is definitely on its way. Though it would be crazy if T-mobile devices get ICS before unbranded devices lol

asesino said:
what difference does it make if u that now.....none at all.
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Well to be honest it does make a difference, the difference being that I want to wait for the OTA. I have that right right you know. Not to mention I rather like the Visual Voice Mail app.
Don't get me wrong I tried several of the very first alpha and Beta ICS ROMs on my original Sensation. It was S-off and Super CID with a custom boot animation that I had made for myself. But it crapped out on me with total shutdown, it would not charge or turn on. And it did this very suddenly. So I had to get a replacement from T-Mobile and I want to keep this one stock until I get to try out the Official OTA for the T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G. I am doing this just in case I want to request another replacement for any reason, oh and did I mention my replacement had bad dust under the screen so I am really considering replacing it anyway. That is another difference it makes. So as you can see you did not know all the variables and really should not have said something so arrogant. And it does make a difference.

Last night around 10:00 pm T-mobile sent a text and it said OTA UP three times, so I believe something is up......

Last nite I did the *#*#checkin#*#* thing and it came back with updates for almost all of The tmobile branded preinstalled apps.

T-Macgnolia said:
Man I hope whoever told you that was not BSing you. That would be great cause I want to wait for the official update before I S-off, flash a custom recovery and then a custom ICS ROM to my current Sensation.
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If I were you I'll do the S-OFF NOW...once the update been push there's no way to get s-off with hboot 1.27,
Robocik just got his phone back and can't get soff,so he brick his phone
To all US T-Mobile remember if you want S-OFF do it now.
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I just got an OTA but it is NOT ICS OTA.
I got a simple update for Gingerbread. My software number is now 1.50.531.1 before OTA it was 1.45.531.1.. Perhaps it's a prerequisite update ahead of the ICS OTA?

a4ol said:
I just got an OTA but it is NOT ICS OTA.
I got a simple update for Gingerbread. My software number is now 1.50.531.1 before OTA it was 1.45.531.1.. Perhaps it's a prerequisite update ahead of the ICS OTA?
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The 1.50 update was from December.

a4ol said:
I just got an OTA but it is NOT ICS OTA.
I got a simple update for Gingerbread. My software number is now 1.50.531.1 before OTA it was 1.45.531.1.. Perhaps it's a prerequisite update ahead of the ICS OTA?
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A little late to the party I see.
HTC Sensation 4G w/ Beats Audio

Doubt it
On their Facebook page the last couple days T-Mobile has been responding to inquiries about ICS on the Sensation with variations on the following theme "we are currently testing ICS on the Sensation but it isn't the experience we are looking for so HTC is working on our feedback before we send it out and we don't have a time yet. " Doesn't sound like it will be out anytime in the next few weeks. It sounds like T-Mobile and HTC will end up pointing fingers at each other leaving us waiting till at least the second half of the year for our ICS.

T-Macgnolia said:
Well to be honest it does make a difference, the difference being that I want to wait for the OTA. I have that right right you know. Not to mention I rather like the Visual Voice Mail app.
Don't get me wrong I tried several of the very first alpha and Beta ICS ROMs on my original Sensation. It was S-off and Super CID with a custom boot animation that I had made for myself. But it crapped out on me with total shutdown, it would not charge or turn on. And it did this very suddenly. So I had to get a replacement from T-Mobile and I want to keep this one stock until I get to try out the Official OTA for the T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G. I am doing this just in case I want to request another replacement for any reason, oh and did I mention my replacement had bad dust under the screen so I am really considering replacing it anyway. That is another difference it makes. So as you can see you did not know all the variables and really should not have said something so arrogant. And it does make a difference.
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Well when you make a vague statement that doesn't really make sense to anyone but you.. You kind of invite people to say something...

I for one, feel invited.
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T-Macgnolia said:
Man I hope whoever told you that was not BSing you. That would be great cause I want to wait for the official update before I S-off, flash a custom recovery and then a custom ICS ROM to my current Sensation.
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How does that not make sense? I did say say current Sensation", I have stated many times in my post here about my Sensation dieing on me, I even started a thread
EricDET said:
Well when you make a vague statement that doesn't really make sense to anyone but you.. You kind of invite people to say something...
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enserio said:
I for one, feel invited.
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Really, I mean really! Was any of that necessary, no it is just something to feed ones ego with. I think that XDA senior member kingston73 has it right, XDA " Could be even better without the egos...".

It will get here when it gets here. To be honest, I don't think tmobile is in any rush.
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Idk why everyone is so impatient for T-Mobile to release ics ..I have T-Mobile USA and for example....gingerbread (stock from T-Mobile) was terrible
..wait...horrific! compared to what our friends here at XDA did. ..what makes u think ICS from T-Mobile extra inflated with all the bloat T-Mobile adds in is going to be any where close to the ics roms we have on xda already?
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I just want ICS compatible wifi calling... Hope it's soon.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using XDA

[offer taken] any dev want my old HTC ONE S?

thanks - offer taken up
Hi, I don't need my HTC One S ( I have a S4 ). Anyone want it for some dev stuff? PM me your address and I'll ship it off. Free, I'll even pay the postage.
=> It's a working with a few scratches GSM/HSDPA T-Mobile branded HTC ONE S (ville). Unlocked boot-loader, S-OFF (moonshine I think). The IMEI reports as all zeros, some where along the line I do this by accident or the ebay seller supply it this way?! Either way I not notice until yesterday, worked in Australia (Vodaphone) for the last year and the US last month (on TMobile).

Thanks!

Thanks all - Giuseppe got in first. I'll ship it tomorrow - will be the phones 3rd continent!

bluebenno said:
thanks - offer taken up
Hi, I don't need my HTC One S ( I have a S4 ). Anyone want it for some dev stuff? PM me your address and I'll ship it off. Free, I'll even pay the postage.
=> It's a working with a few scratches GSM/HSDPA T-Mobile branded HTC ONE S (ville). Unlocked boot-loader, S-OFF (moonshine I think). The IMEI reports as all zeros, some where along the line I do this by accident or the ebay seller supply it this way?! Either way I not notice until yesterday, worked in Australia (Vodaphone) for the last year and the US last month (on TMobile).
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Mind me asking is @Giuseppe a Developer who will continue helping with our device? Thanks

Hi I'm Giuseppe
I'm working on a HTC One M8 porting for HTC One S Ville...

LibertyMonger said:
Mind me asking is @Giuseppe a Developer who will continue helping with our device? Thanks
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I agree with you, who is giuseppe?
Aiuspaktyn said:
Hi I'm Giuseppe
I'm working on a HTC One M8 porting for HTC One S Ville...
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ok, I see now your reply:good:
we'll anxiously wait for your porting
ok

Aiuspaktyn said:
Hi I'm Giuseppe
I'm working on a HTC One M8 porting for HTC One S Ville...
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mate looking a very stable 4.4.2 from you :good:

Thank you to @bluebenno for his generosity and good luck to @Aiuspaktyn on his new ROM. Because the phone has been taken, this thread is no longer needed and has been closed.