So I'm asking for opinions here.
I just bought moved from sprint to ATT, and since I loved my evo LTE on sprint, I picked up the HOX on ATT. Literally bought the phone, came home, and immediately pulled up XDA to see how to root it, only to be severely disappointed after reading about the 2.20 news.
So I have 14 days to take it back and exchange it for another one. I don't mind waiting a few months for root if that's what it'll be, but if it'll never be rooted, I don't want to be stuck with it.
So what are your opinions? Should I return it for something else? or wait it out?
Nobody knows. Opinions are opinions. I'd return it and try to get an older one somewhere else.
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at this point. i would return it. until after the jb release on hox or until the hox+ comes out.
if you could get one with 1.85 on it i would take it though.
If you can, return it and try again. But it won't be unrootable, it will get rooted eventually.
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This is a poll to see how many people are waiting for news regarding the Sensation's S-OFF before buying
I really don't mind. I've used my HTC Hero with Stock rom 1½ years and that phone is slow compared to all the other ones. It would be great however.
My option isn't in the poll.
"No, I want to root and install a custom ROM, but I can't stand waiting for this awesome phone!"
Yes I'm holding off til unlock
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I'm pretty sure this phone will be S-Off sooner or later.
I will buy when i buy it. Doesn't matter if S-Off comes later.
The earlier the S-Off comes, the earlier Dev team to optimize it,
The earlier my life will be organize and productive.. The better.
Hope this phone is good built. Then this will be Epic of my life,
Hope will last for 3 years i hope.
I'm still not convince about its built.
Im afraid will fall and break immediately.
but sexy she is. When it falls, hope she wont scar.
Sensation conspiracy theory...
The problem for me is as follows:
I could get a sensation from vodafone at retail price since last week.
What scares me is that HTC hasnt made clear what they will do with the bootloader.
What if they provide an S-OFF only for the unbranded units that will start selling in Europe next week?
That will be a problem for me...
Maybe that is why they are keeping silent regarding the unlocking of the sensation's bootloader.
They could be waiting for the vodafone exclusivity to end.
The same could hold true for Tmobile as well....
Any comments on this?
I already ordered the phone...so you know my vote. I dont mind waiting for a way to manually unlock the bootloader and install custom roms. Until that happens, i will still have a pretty awesome device...win/win
I just picked up the phone last night...I couldn't hold out any longer. My G1 and HD2 were too outdated and I found this to be a worthy replacement (finally). I CAN wait for the S-OFF.
Its going to be hard to wait for me too as soon as the sensation is sold unbranded in Europe...
Specialk47150 said:
My option isn't in the poll.
"No, I want to root and install a custom ROM, but I can't stand waiting for this awesome phone!"
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I totally agree! I love custom ROM's, but this phone is just awesome!
Yeah I'm going to wait.
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I'm trying to check for the "s-off" (volume down + power button) but its not doing anything.
This is something ive done before with previous phones. Don't know what's going on.
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SupremeC281 said:
I'm trying to check for the "s-off" (volume down + power button) but its not doing anything.
This is something ive done before with previous phones. Don't know what's going on.
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Menu-settings-power, uncheck fast boot
broncogr said:
The problem for me is as follows:
I could get a sensation from vodafone at retail price since last week.
What scares me is that HTC hasnt made clear what they will do with the bootloader.
What if they provide an S-OFF only for the unbranded units that will start selling in Europe next week?
That will be a problem for me...
Maybe that is why they are keeping silent regarding the unlocking of the sensation's bootloader.
They could be waiting for the vodafone exclusivity to end.
The same could hold true for Tmobile as well....
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I'm in the same boat
Just been holding off till the exclusivity ends :/
Bought mine today (Branded T-Mobile USA); and I love my MyTouch4G with Cyanogenmod on it...
We at least need to get temp root soon so we can get some of this damn T-Mobile bloatware off... Damn thing has more fat in it then container of pure lard.
I voted yes to waiting. But tbh, if it isn't unlocked soon, I'm just gonna wait for something else later. No point in buying it if there's a better phone coming soon after unlock.
Side note: It doesn't hurt me to wait, but it hurts HTC to take to long.
I'd love to get it but I'm waiting.. canceled my preorder.
Apart from the ability to customise OUR own phone as we wish I need root as paid applications are not available where I live. I also need to be able to backup and restore my data incase of a factory reset ... etc.
Let's see if that happens before a better phone is announced.
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I'm still unsure. I bought the Incredible S a couple of months ago and sold it 3 weeks later because it was s-on and no root/s-off solution was coming up.
Now I'm torn between getting the Sensation when it's s-off or waiting for the European Evo 3D. I like the Sensation design better but Evo 3D has better specs.
I'm just keeping my good ol' Desire for now and see what happens during the Summer!
Bought mine on Sunday 6/12. I don't mind waiting
I recently bought a galaxy s2, so I'm going to be selling my captivate soon. I plan on selling it on ebay and was wondering the best way to get get the most value out of it. Should I flash back to stock or put an good rom on it? should I have it rooted? I know there a way better roms than stock but I wonder if some people will prefer a stock phone rather than one that has been modified. Any suggestions?
brentett said:
I recently bought a galaxy s2, so I'm going to be selling my captivate soon. I plan on selling it on ebay and was wondering the best way to get get the most value out of it. Should I flash back to stock or put an good rom on it? should I have it rooted? I know there a way better roms than stock but I wonder if some people will prefer a stock phone rather than one that has been modified. Any suggestions?
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I know it's not the same situation, but I recently sold a nook color rooted with CM7 (on Craigslist). I got multiple responds within an hour of posting. Everyone who contacted me was looking specifically for rooted and the ability to do custom ROMs. I would imagine there are plenty of people who are looking for rooted and custom rom phones.
However, be careful on how you word your item. I know both eBay and Craigslist will remove your posting if they can detect that you're selling a device with custom ROMs on it. My first posting on Craigslist was removed and I had to reword it.
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Broaden your customer base by Sim Unlocking it. That way not just AT&T users can buy it.
Hey, brentett, please update the thread once you've sold with how it went I've also got an GS2 i777 on its way and am thinking about selling my cappy
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Hey, brentett, please update the thread once you've sold with how it went I've also got an GS2 i777 on its way and am thinking about selling my cappy
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Same here.. I had posted my cappy on craigslist the day i got my gs2, noted that it had 4.0.3 on it... no replies in a week. so i removed the listing, and flashed it back to stock and stuck it in the gs2 box (got it out to flash official gingerbread, then put it back in box)
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Same here.. I had posted my cappy on craigslist the day i got my gs2, noted that it had 4.0.3 on it... no replies in a week. so i removed the listing, and flashed it back to stock and stuck it in the gs2 box (got it out to flash official gingerbread, then put it back in box)
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I'm not really following what exactly you did?
Go back to stock....and as stated, sim unlock it. That gives you the widest audience.
I posted mine on CL and offered to return to stock or flash any ROM.
Sold it a few months ago for around $160.
I listed mine on CL with ics and had a buyer with in a day at $150.
My return period end date is coming up and I have decided its worth returning my one x due to the 3 bad pixels on my screen.
Just curious if anyone recently has bought a one x from bestbuy and if it came with 1.73 or 1.85. All the bestbuys around me just got more stock in last week so I would think its possible that they are still on 1.73.
Anyone luck out?
Thanks
it is 1.85 I just got mine yesterday there.
Canada or US? FYI Rogers, Bestbuy, Telephone Booth, Wirelesswave all have the HOX with version 1.73. Just thought I'd let you the Canadian folks know.
are they ever going to release an update for Rogers HTC One X???
Easy answer ... No Rogers will take usually about 4 months after initial release before any update that's IN GENERAL. So maybe if were lucky September we should see an update.
They aren't the fastest on firmware updates. I'm rooted, bootloader unlocked and I've flashed one of the rom's on here. So I'm not holding my breath on Rogers releasing any updates. Also FYI their bloat software ruined the experience of the One X.
Ya I am personally in the States.
I guess at this point its luck of the draw
aimetti said:
Ya I am personally in the States.
I guess at this point its luck of the draw
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It absolutely is. They could have half of each, they don't know..
all stock recieved once the customs ban was cleared, are on 1.85
just got mine today from bestbuy and its on 1.85
I have till the 21. I guess I'll wait till then to see if 1.85 is rooted. Also can't hurt to peak at the gs3.
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aimetti said:
I have till the 21. I guess I'll wait till then to see if 1.85 is rooted. Also can't hurt to peak at the gs3.
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I cant see this phone not getting rooted again all android phones get rooted just takes some time it'll get there.
Two years ago I purchased the Motorola Atrix 4G the first day it came out. A month later the phone died and since then, I have been through 3 more of them, they refused to give me a new Atrix and instead gave me a bunch of half working refurbs. (No rooting, dropping, misuse, etc, was involved).
Because of my bad experience, I am waiting to purchase the Galaxy S4 until any serious kinks are worked out. As they say, you should never purchase the first edition of anything, be it a car, a phone, laptop, etc. So, when is the best time for me to purchase the S4? I am waiting for the 32GB version, but if it ends up not being a reality then I will settle for the 16GB version. Should I wait till the beginning of June? Does it even matter, am I just being paranoid?
I have a 16GB S4 and it works great. Laggy in the beginning but after a factory reset it is buttery smooth
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No issues with my phone. Did not get in the first day but this passed weekend.
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I know how you feel-- I got an early Captivate with the GPS issue. They said it would be fixed in a subsequent software update, and admittedly they tried, but the update didn't fix it. I was stuck with the broken GPS for the life of the phone.
That said, my concern with the AT&T S4 is the locked bootloader. I very much want to run custom ROMs, so I'm not going to buy until the unlock is released. Don't want to get stuck with a permanently locked phone if that should somehow not come to fruition. On the other hand though, I would also worry about waiting too long. Once the unlock is released, it seems likely that the next batch of phones will come with that flaw patched, and the bootloader locked again. Eventually they will get it right and the later phones may prove to have a bootloader that can't be unlocked. Wouldn't want to get stuck with one of those...
So I will probably wait until the day that the unlock is release and I see a bunch of confirmations here that it's working, and then get one quickly before they start shipping ones that patch that exploit.
Best time to buy the S4 would be on May 10th or after so you can get the 32GB version.
So, I'm thinking about coming back to samsung. I was with sprint for a long time, switched to t-mobile and got an unlocked htc 10, nothing but problems. I'm getting it replaced for the 3rd time. It's going up for sale as soon as I get it. I got the s7 on release day, returned it because of the locked bootloader, but it looks like it's rootable now and that's all I really need. So I'll probably be seeing you guys in the forums. Just wanted to say hey.
Can a mod please move this to general discussion? I posted in the wrong section. Sorry.