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I know this is the wrong thread for the HTC Inspire 4G, but since we don't have a dedicated section for the handset yet, I thought this would be the best place to share these links. AT&T sent me a demo unit for the phone and I have recorded a few videos to show off the handset's functionality and performance.
*NEW*HTC Inspire 4G camera and video testing: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/htc-inspire-4g-camera-and-video-review/
HTC Inspire 4G unboxing: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/unboxing-and-first-hands-on-impressions-of-the-htc-inspire-4g-from-att/
HTC Inspire 4G speedtest: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/testing-atts-4g-hspa-network-with-the-htc-inspire-4g/
HTC Inspire 4G Quadrant benchmark test: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/htc-inspire-4g-quadrant-benchmark-testing/
Sideload apps on the HTC Inspire 4G: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/slideloading-apps-on-the-att-htc-inspire-4g/
I hope you enjoy! I'll be recording other videos over the next few days, let me know if you have any questions about the phone.
nickmgray said:
I know this is the wrong thread for the HTC Inspire 4G, but since we don't have a dedicated section for the handset yet, I thought this would be the best place to share these links. AT&T sent me a demo unit for the phone and I have recorded a few videos to show off the handset's functionality and performance.
I hope you enjoy! I'll be recording other videos over the next few days, let me know if you have any questions about the phone.
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Nice! Thanks a lot for the videos.
I was wondering the same thing - why no sub forum for Inspire yet? Anyways, I hear people are concerned over the battery life, as the specs are almost identical to the desire HD. What are your impressions on the battery life? With typical usage, will it last till night? Is 24 hours pushing it? I love everything else about this phone!
Itching for an upgrade!
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HTC Inspire 4G speedtest: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/testing-atts-4g-hspa-network-with-the-htc-inspire-4g/
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is this really a HSPA+ phone or they just saying that to sell more phones?
my samsung captivate with regular hspa get better (higher) speeds than this!
netnerd said:
is this really a HSPA+ phone or they just saying that to sell more phones?
my samsung captivate with regular hspa get better (higher) speeds than this!
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Yes, this phone does have support for AT&T's HSPA+ network. Keep in mind that the 4G speeds may still change since AT&T is not officially launching is until March 1st.
Also, I've updated the original post with another video.
Sideload apps on the HTC Inspire 4G: http://htcsource.com/2011/02/slideloading-apps-on-the-att-htc-inspire-4g/
How is the camera
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Are you able to install the swype beta?
Nice vids, thanks! How's battery life even under constant use? As I normally am always using my phone.
netnerd said:
is this really a HSPA+ phone or they just saying that to sell more phones?
my samsung captivate with regular hspa get better (higher) speeds than this!
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Might just be that area, I get faster than that with my Hero here in Baltimore.
The Inspire IS a Desire HD. The only difference is that this version has support for AT&T's 3G bands.
Battery life has been OK, but not great. Under constant use, the HTC Inspire lasted about 9 hours yesterday. Keep in mind I was testing apps, running benchmarkes, and such. I'll hopfully get a much better result today as I'm back in the office and will use it for day-to-day pursposes.
I'll be doing some camera testing later on and i'll be sure to post a link once I have sample images and video to show off.
I was looking at getting the motorola atrix but off contract it's too expensive. This phone looks awesome with htc sense, blows my iphone 4 out of the water. Can't wait!!!
And here's another post with smaple images and videos from the HTC Inspire 4G. Hope you enjoy. The link has also been added to the original thread.
http://htcsource.com/2011/02/htc-inspire-4g-camera-and-video-review/
Have you run linpack on it?
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Think they are going to add the inspire to the desire hd section. Isn't the thunderblot also another version of the desire hd?
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wtf up with att not letting ppl sideload apps? Nobody else does this **** accept for A&TT, I hope we can root it the first day and load custom roms and sideload all the apps we want.
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wtf up with att not letting ppl sideload apps? Nobody else does this **** accept for A&TT, I hope we can root it the first day and load custom roms and sideload all the apps we want.
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I would be surprised if rooting and sideloading isnt't possible by the first day I wouldnt think it would much different than the DesireHD. Custom rom will be able to be ported from the Desire HD thread i would think.
edit: forgot that someone will have to start deveoping a custom kernel too but I am sure we wont have to wait very long still
romeo0119 said:
wtf up with att not letting ppl sideload apps? Nobody else does this **** accept for A&TT, I hope we can root it the first day and load custom roms and sideload all the apps we want.
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Check out the Android Development section on the Inspire 4G.
I've made a thread link to a program so we can manually push market apps we have bought and others that are not available on the market.
Its worked for other phones, now all we have to do is test it and see if it works for the Inspire as well.
Nothing can replace root on a phone but this is just a temporary alternative until someone truly genius gets to work on the Inspire.
Sent from my HTC Dream - Weighing whats out there for my next Android and or Network
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Battery life has been OK, but not great. Under constant use, the HTC Inspire lasted about 9 hours yesterday. Keep in mind I was testing apps, running benchmarkes, and such. I'll hopfully get a much better result today as I'm back in the office and will use it for day-to-day pursposes.
I'll be doing some camera testing later on and i'll be sure to post a link once I have sample images and video to show off.
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Wow, we really appreciate the videos and relaying this info to us Nick.
Can you please try out the App I mentioned in the previous post to see if it works.
Once confirmed please let us know.
Sent from my HTC Dream - Weighing whats out there for my next Android and or Network
Something is killing this battery some kind of fierce.
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redishbrown said:
Something is killing this battery some kind of fierce.
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[sarcasm]Whoah...slow down, man...the amount of information you're throwing at us is a bit overwhelming...give us time to catch up on all of this!!!![/sarcasm]
do a fresh wipe and freeze bloatware, you will see a difference, i get 17hrs plus on my phone.
id say my battery is tough!
can last me all day and maybe enough for the next.
moderate use - lots of texting, phone calls, internet use, and some apps.
*sigh*
What rom?
What kernel?
How long of a life do you get?
Post your battery usage statistics. Settings-About Phone-Battery Use will tell you what's been using it since last charge, the app Spare Parts will tell you overall usage.
We can't help you if you don't give us any useful information.
LordButtersI said:
*sigh*
What rom?
What kernel?
How long of a life do you get?
Post your battery usage statistics. Settings-About Phone-Battery Use will tell you what's been using it since last charge, the app Spare Parts will tell you overall usage.
We can't help you if you don't give us any useful information.
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why even bother dude? best way to learn is to solve your own problems, trial and error...
Thanks for all the feedback sarcasim and all. I've never had a battery issue before I installed the recent apk of the new android market. That is my only guess.
Is there a way to revert back and wait for the official update from the market? (I'm still new to android so I'm feeling my way around)
I am running stock rooted. Nothing special on this end.
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I pulled the SIM outta my G2x last week after my N1 came back from the dead.
With the G2x just sitting there without a SIM, being used occasionally for Riptide or Pinball HD and some web browsing/email while watching the tube I get a solid 3 days of battery life. I forget the stupid thing is even on until the alarm goes off every morning at 6:45.
Just don't use the phone part of your $500 phone and it will work great!
solution
it was the downloaded apk for the market. i did a complete reset so this should fix my issue.
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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xlk said:
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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You can't unlock this phone to Tmobile. GSM vs CDMA.
The other questions are a moot point unless you're gonna pony up and get Verizon.
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Someone must have told him it has a GSM antenna (4g which obviously wont work with his 3g connection), which it does for LTE/data, but does tmobile use LTE or any sort of cdma for voice/3g data? Nope.
You'll have an expensive pda you can use with wifi and nothing more if you get a thunderbolt and try to use it on tmobile.
If your gunna go to any other provider, why on earth would you go to one that requires a contract? Metro PC's baby...
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
xlk said:
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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Ya know, there's about 3 of these "Best ROM/recommend a ROM" threads started EVERY WEEK. They usually say the same thing: I want gingerbread, Sense 3.0, completely issue free, smooth as butter, and practically infinite battery life... What ROM is best for me?
Did you even look at the specs? Did you look at the other couple dozen threads like this? I'm not trying to beat on ya, but really, this looks like 3 completely uninformed questions tossed out there, posed in a manner as to expect some concise and objective answers.... from people who've exhibited more desire to learn and research than the poser of such questions. Within these forums are the answers to every question you'll ever ask before you own the device. Searching them is easy.
But to answer them nonetheless, with pure opinion:
1)Chingy's
2)impossible.
3)depends.
loonatik78 said:
1)Chingy's
2)impossible.
3)depends.
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hi loonatik.. thanks fior getting back to me. the reason why i'm asking this is cuz i need a phone thats HTC, has 4.3 inch display, has a front camera, and is unlockable to tmobile.
Sounds like you need a Sensation.
if TMobile would have come in $5 cheaper a month, and at $99 for the phone, I would have a Sensation. Of course, _after_ my 30 day return period expired on the TBolt, TMobile gives the Sensation away for free! gaaah.
BoulderGeek said:
Sounds like you need a Sensation.
if TMobile would have come in $5 cheaper a month, and at $99 for the phone, I would have a Sensation. Of course, _after_ my 30 day return period expired on the TBolt, TMobile gives the Sensation away for free! gaaah.
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the sensation doesnt have a front camera.
xlk said:
the sensation doesnt have a front camera.
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Whoops! My bad! Sorry to mislead, and thanks for the correction. I was unaware of that.
Just curious, if nothing uses the front camera, of what use is one?
BoulderGeek said:
Just curious, if nothing uses the front camera, of what use is one?
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hi, bouldergeek.. i just want a phone with front cam cuz i got skype and want to use video chat.
xlk said:
hi loonatik.. thanks fior getting back to me. the reason why i'm asking this is cuz i need a phone thats HTC, has 4.3 inch display, has a front camera, and is unlockable to tmobile.
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AT&T carries a device very similar to the Tbolt which should work on tmo. Nothing in a Verizon or Sprint store will.
loonatik78 said:
AT&T carries a device very similar to the Tbolt which should work on tmo. Nothing in a Verizon or Sprint store will.
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Inspire is the ATT version of the thunderbolt, but it doesnt have the front camera either. As for the guy thinking he can get this phone to work on Tmobile, keep dreaming.
Good ROM
Eaton ROM 1.5.3 is a awesome ROM for the Thunderbolt, no issues whatsoever.
I have used Th3ory roms since I have rooted my phone , I have not used any other roms but I hear that this is one of the best roms for the thunderbolt and has great respond time if you have problems or questions.
Post all the questions here and we will try to answer as best as possible for all the users....
WC
Hey can you add Q & A to the title? That way Zel can get this stickied.
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Fixed the title the title.
Stuck
is any one else having this issue...
When i connect phone to computer via usb cable, and select USB tethering it keeps asking me how i want to connect and i lose connection...
i.e I select USB tethering and it will give me internet connection, then after short period it will ask me again weather i want charge only/disk drive/tethering... etc.
It sounds like a cable issue but it does it with all 3 of my cables.......
Eventually after selecting tethering 5 or 6 times it remains on this setting...
Is it just my phone?
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is any one else having this issue...
When i connect phone to computer via usb cable, and select USB tethering it keeps asking me how i want to connect and i lose connection...
i.e I select USB tethering and it will give me internet connection, then after short period it will ask me again weather i want charge only/disk drive/tethering... etc.
It sounds like a cable issue but it does it with all 3 of my cables.......
Eventually after selecting tethering 5 or 6 times it remains on this setting...
Is it just my phone?
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Could be an issue with tethering. Not sure as I don't have a tethering plan to be able to use it.
^thanks..
Just some other questions:
2- Im in australia and am wondering should i be changing the radio or just leaving it alone?
3- whats the 'flip animation' mentioned in one of the battery logo update zips?
i have got two zips for battery percentage one is called WCX_Stock %_battery_lg and the other is flip&bat%35
what is the difference? All i want is percentage in stock battery logo.
PS. also loving my phone now with the sense 3.5 rom
psupernak said:
^thanks..
Just some other questions:
2- Im in australia and am wondering should i be changing the radio or just leaving it alone?
3- whats the 'flip animation' mentioned in one of the battery logo update zips?
i have got two zips for battery percentage one is called WCX_Stock %_battery_lg and the other is flip&bat%35
what is the difference? All i want is percentage in stock battery logo.
PS. also loving my phone now with the sense 3.5 rom
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Use the radio that works best in your area. If you don't know which one that is, you will need to try some out to find out. Make sure you flash the matching ril with each radio.
The following link is a video showing flip animation. If you don't want it, don't flash the battery mod with it. Altough, you could also disable animations in settings, and it would be inactive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqrBF0TE3Qk&feature=player_embedded
So its just the way the windows open?
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So its just the way the windows open?
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That's it, just adds flip type animation to screen changes.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using Tapatalk
As for the radio...
This morning I did a speed test in my hometown and got 4.7 Mb/3.5 Mb..
That's unusually quick for my area but is it safe to say I don't need to change anything? Typically id get 2 Mb/ 0.9 Mb..
Also my CBD has 4g which is just rolling out now... Will my phone utilise the 4 g network? If so how will I know other than speed test? As I've done speed test in the city and get similar to above results.
psupernak said:
As for the radio...
This morning I did a speed test in my hometown and got 4.7 Mb/3.5 Mb..
That's unusually quick for my area but is it safe to say I don't need to change anything? Typically id get 2 Mb/ 0.9 Mb..
Also my CBD has 4g which is just rolling out now... Will my phone utilise the 4 g network? If so how will I know other than speed test? As I've done speed test in the city and get similar to above results.
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No thats LTE i'm on AT&T and while they call it 4G, It's really 3g 2.0
heathroi said:
No thats LTE i'm on AT&T and while they call it 4G, It's really 3g 2.0
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I'm from Australia and my.carrier is telstra. It's funny cos my home is not in the 4g coverage map.. I don't ususally get 8 mb but ill do another test and see what I get. From what I read our 4g uses a band width of 1800MHz....
Will this Rom enable my inspire to make the most of 4g capabilities?
How stable overclock to 1536 MHz? It might better be limited to ~ 1200 MHz? I fear for the processor in my device, suddenly it fry my ears
Any themes for this Rom that I can use
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How stable overclock to 1536 MHz? It might better be limited to ~ 1200 MHz? I fear for the processor in my device, suddenly it fry my ears
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You can under clock with SYS. Tune / Set cpu, and adjust to your liking.
Only you will most likely have to adjust every time after boot.
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arrom1983 said:
Any themes for this Rom that I can use
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No themes for us yet. Hopefully someone with skills will take interest in our
awesome Rom..
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I'm from Australia and my.carrier is telstra. It's funny cos my home is not in the 4g coverage map.. I don't ususally get 8 mb but ill do another test and see what I get. From what I read our 4g uses a band width of 1800MHz....
Will this Rom enable my inspire to make the most of 4g capabilities?
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I think you'll need to use the APN' configuration for your carrier's region. This Rom is setup pacifically for the U.S..
I hope this isn't a silly question...
Will the overclocking have any negative repercussions?
I have checked out the temperature using SetCPU and it usually is 75° even while charging.. I got it to go up to 82° once though while playing a graphics intense game... SO not too worried
Also noticed that it under-clocks while not in direct-use? Which makes me less worried!!
Worse-case I fry the CPU and go get a Vivid, right? HAHAHA
LOVE THE ROM!!!
True it is set high, but i use system tune pro to keep it lower. You will have to set it every time you reboot.
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WCX ROM
Hi YA
I have downloaded the rom..
It runs great, but I was noticing when running Bench mark apps it does not report as a WCX... is that an oversite or whaa...
Other that that, MY HATS OFF TA YA!! Good Job!!
sloanster
How do I flash this rom
I downloaded this to my pc but it's a zip what do I do next?
I just upgrade TrickDroid from 4.3 to 4.4, the wifi issue is resolved, now I'm pretty satisfied with the phone.
Sent from my HTC One S
Didnt need a while thread for this. Did you give some thanks? I don't think I saw your name there...
Close thread.
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Haha cool thread, just for this message
As dooshbag45 said, go to my thread and answer there or hit the thanks there
Really don't need a thread for that ^^
How is the battery life? better then the original rom ?
Of course
torxx said:
Of course
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The device can hold more than one day ?
And more than 5 hours of screen ?
And how much free memory do you have? In the original rom I can get only 240mb free. :/
(sorry about my English)
It's good just flash it
ya... just flash it already!
can we get this thread stickied?
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I actually glad I saw this thread. Been having issues with the wifi calling since the wifi seems to go to sleep even though it says it isnt. This looks like it will be the reason why I unlock my phone if tmo/htc/qualcom cant get their crap together.
torxx said:
Haha cool thread, just for this message
As dooshbag45 said, go to my thread and answer there or hit the thanks there
Really don't need a thread for that ^^
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Yes, I really want, but since I'm new to xda, I've no privilege to post in your thread.
Anyway, thanks for the rom and the tweak package.
Sent from my HTC One S
LalyGirl said:
The device can hold more than one day ?
And more than 5 hours of screen ?
And how much free memory do you have? In the original rom I can get only 240mb free. :/
(sorry about my English)
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Just try it by yourself, if you have unlocked and rooted your phone, it should be very simple, of not, you can find instructions in author's thread.
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It's good just flash it
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Ok but before I will flash it, I want you to answer my questions :
The device can hold more than one day ?
And more than 5 hours of screen ?
And how much free memory do you have? In the original rom I can get only 240mb free. :/
yes, the battery stands 1day+
how long with screen an ... don't know.
but when you use the tweakpack you'll save some extra power...
i have 37 apps installed an after one day of use still 217mb free memory.
@ torxx
i have a strang problem since trickdroid 4.0
after start my phone from a night in standby it needs a moment to reconnect with wifi.
but wlan is set to stay online.
any ideas?
mfg
Widowmaker
Widowmaker42 said:
yes, the battery stands 1day+
how long with screen an ... don't know.
but when you use the tweakpack you'll save some extra power...
i have 37 apps installed an after one day of use still 217mb free memory.
@ torxx
i have a strang problem since trickdroid 4.0
after start my phone from a night in standby it needs a moment to reconnect with wifi.
but wlan is set to stay online.
any ideas?
mfg
Widowmaker
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You are getting ONE day+ with a massive use?
didn't fix it for me
My Wifi connection is solid but every couple of hours the wifi gets disconnected and reconnects. I have trickdroid v5.0 for tmobile. I beleive I tried the v4.4 for the international one s and it had the same issue. I did go thru all of the steps (bootloader unlock, root, fastboot script, and recovery installation of rom). I did it twice for good measure. i still have the same problem.
On a side note I'm not sure if this is related but my friend with the exact same tmo one s and I were doing speed tests. He Consistently got twice my speeds. We both have the same tmobile service and were at the location using the same server. He was using stock ROM and rooted.
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My Wifi connection is solid but every couple of hours the wifi gets disconnected and reconnects. I have trickdroid v5.0 for tmobile. I beleive I tried the v4.4 for the international one s and it had the same issue. I did go thru all of the steps (bootloader unlock, root, fastboot script, and recovery installation of rom). I did it twice for good measure. i still have the same problem.
On a side note I'm not sure if this is related but my friend with the exact same tmo one s and I were doing speed tests. He Consistently got twice my speeds. We both have the same tmobile service and were at the location using the same server. He was using stock ROM and rooted.
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I tried updating to the latest tmo radio and still no luck. I flashed the LeeDroid rom and I got high speeds, even though I flashed the newest radio on the Leedroid rom too. But I'm getting the same speeds as my friend is on his stock rom.
Also another issue I noticed with the tmo trickdroid v5 is that it doesn't recognise a (wired) headset for sounds or mic. Did anyone else have this issue?
update: the headset works fine on leedroid fyi
Visit my support thread for help
LalyGirl said:
You are getting ONE day+ with a massive use?
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You will never get one day of battery with massive use. Doesn't matter what phone you have.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
You will never get one day of battery with massive use. Doesn't matter what phone you have.
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Actually the droid razr maxx might
androidfever said:
Actually the droid razr maxx might
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I highly doubt it. :cyclops:
Not with Massive use, with heavy use maybe but not MASSIVE lol