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Guys, I've read it about 50 times in the past 24 hrs - MAYBE HTC will re-consider their bootloader locking policy. My question is very simple - HOW WILL IT AFFECT PHONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED???? Will we get S-OFF too? How?
i don't think it will affect desire and incredible s, they are too old now and the main buying hype is already in the past
dunno if htc cares so much about them to unlock
Blezz said:
i don't think it will affect desire and incredible s, they are too old now and the main buying hype is already in the past
dunno if htc cares so much about them to unlock
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You're **** kidding me... the phone (Desire S) was launched 2 months ago and is already old????
well WHEN will they unlock the bootloader? Evo 3D coming, Sensation here.. they got enough new things on the market in that time they won't care about the DS anymore
Blezz said:
well WHEN will they unlock the bootloader? Evo 3D coming, Sensation here.. they got enough new things on the market in that time they won't care about the DS anymore
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You lack enthusiasm...obviously you don't own a DesireS.
We'll going to make sure that HTC will going to attend to our needs. So much so, it will going to be in their faces.
yea i don't got a desire s, just got a DS lying in front of me and was the first who found the way with misc_version to downgrade if u read my posts
or maybe it's a stealth & shrinked incredible s / desire hd, who knows?
i hope HTC will not lie to us (Desire S & Incre S owner)
and they will release OTA update that can unlocking Bootloader
just like SE
poor my Saga
there's so many reason to root
why lie geek_seeds? they never said they will unlock it
this guy only posted 100 times that thay MAYBE will REVIEW their bootloader policy... that means nothing and only makes wrong hope
Could be,
But if we all call the helpdesk maybe then they will lisen`t.
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
that's it!, bang!
ArtXT said:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
that's it!, bang!
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where's the link for this statement.. can you share it?
i read it too,from htc facebook
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
Does that mean the existing phones will get a OTA update for unlock?
Let's hope so.
holysniper said:
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
Does that mean the existing phones will get a OTA update for unlock?
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HELL YES .. or il be soooo goddamn mad at them.
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great. i thought they won't do a thing
Even if they do release an ota with an unlock, those of us with carrier branded phones may never see it.
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Does this mean that if ur desire s is S-ON which mine is, it will also be unlocked to S-OFF?
KTroopA said:
Does this mean that if ur desire s is S-ON which mine is, it will also be unlocked to S-OFF?
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Yes, but they have not been clear on this whether they will unlock the phones already on market. Future ones for sure..
P.S. I am a Desire S owner and would love it to be unlocked.
Yup, he says "on our devices"
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.
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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.
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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.
Did anyone get the WWE version that is going on sale today?
Anyone from UK?
I am interested in bootloader version, Rom Version and any new observations regarding screen brand, date of manufacture and so on.
Thanks
They're on sale over here (UK) from the 27th, although I think some of the online mobile places are supplying the SIM-free units on new contracts
EddyOS said:
They're on sale over here (UK) from the 27th, although I think some of the online mobile places are supplying the SIM-free units on new contracts
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they r on sale already here
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n443/p107027.aspx
Not the vodaphone branded ones that have been out for some time already.
The ones with WWE Roms. They have no vodafone splash screen
broncogr said:
Not the vodaphone branded ones that have been out for some time already.
The ones with WWE Roms. They have no vodafone splash screen
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they started selling those yesterday, they r not branded
Yes I am refering to those mate, thanks
broncogr said:
Not the vodaphone branded ones that have been out for some time already.
The ones with WWE Roms. They have no vodafone splash screen
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Most places selling them SIM-free have next week listed as the release date
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...apixel-Touch-Screen-Mobile-Phone/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-Sensation-Free-Mobile-Phone/dp/B004Z4SJ78
EddyOS said:
Most places selling them SIM-free have next week listed as the release date
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...apixel-Touch-Screen-Mobile-Phone/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-Sensation-Free-Mobile-Phone/dp/B004Z4SJ78
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Clove and handtek have them for today
There is confirmation that handtek and clove are shipping today....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14970759#post14970759
HandTec and KingOfGadgets have the WWE Sim-Free versions in stock today (22nd June).
I made a pre-order with KingOfGadgets awhile back, and in fact my HTC Sensation is now in the post and should arrive in 2-3 working days.
I will report back here my bootloader details when I receive my HTC Sensation - it will be the first thing I'll check for!
prank1 said:
HandTec and KingOfGadgets have the WWE Sim-Free versions in stock today (22nd June).
I made a pre-order with KingOfGadgets awhile back, and in fact my HTC Sensation is now in the post and should arrive in 2-3 working days.
I will report back here my bootloader details when I receive my HTC Sensation - it will be the first thing I'll check for!
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Thanks mate. That will be great
Ok so I got HTC sensation today... They say 2-3 days delivery but I got it next day and delivery was free
Anyways it is s-on, may 13th.
Although I should say the screen is fantastic, the colours are rich and it has very good viewing angles.
Unless you absolutely need root now, don't worry about not getting an s-off device. Theoretically speaking, if the HTC sensation never got s-off then the custom ROM cooking would never really take off, developers would bother less if they were developing for just 1% of users that have factory s-off. So don't worry, s-off will come, HTC have said it themselves
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prank1 said:
Ok so I got HTC sensation today... They say 2-3 days delivery but I got it next day and delivery was free
Anyways it is s-on, may 13th.
Although I should say the screen is fantastic, the colours are rich and it has very good viewing angles.
Unless you absolutely need root now, don't worry about not getting an s-off device. Theoretically speaking, if the HTC sensation never got s-off then the custom ROM cooking would never really take off, developers would bother less if they were developing for just 1% of users that have factory s-off. So don't worry, s-off will come, HTC have said it themselves
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Could you please post rom version and hboot version?
Thanks
broncogr said:
Could you please post rom version and hboot version?
Thanks
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Sure
ROM Version: 1.28.401.1
HBOOT: S-ON, 1.17.0008, May 13th 2011
Ah, still on the older version. Shame
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Ah, still on the older version. Shame
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Indeed :-(
I have the euro/asian unbranded unlocked sensation.
ROM Version: 1.28.707.2
HBOOT: S-ON, 1.17.0008, May 13th 2011
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Sure
ROM Version: 1.28.401.1
HBOOT: S-ON, 1.17.0008, May 13th 2011
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Yes, shame.
I expected 1.32...
latest unbranded is 1.34.401.1 - would've expected unbranded handsets to have that now seeing as review models do
What is the significance of WWE?
I am assuming that this is an S-OFF radio version of the sensation?
If so is there a certain date beyond which is WWE?
When I first saw this post I thought WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) had released some custom skinned version of the phone.
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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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.
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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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Thought it was August.
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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.
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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
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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..
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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!
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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...
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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.
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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.
Any advice on where to buy an unlocked one for WIND? I was looking at CellKraze...
Buy the phone & unlock it with hex editor .
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Any advice on where to buy an unlocked one for WIND? I was looking at CellKraze...
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Revolution said:
Buy the phone & unlock it with hex editor .
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I had no idea that you could unlock a phone that way. I've used hexedit on files and code in the past without issues, but I think in this instance there's probably enough unlocked phones floating around that I should be able to buy one without having to invest the time & research to unlock it myself and potentially bricking the thing...
Thanks for the suggestion though!
http://www.cellworldco.com/products-category/phone/wind.html?p=2
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http://www.cellworldco.com/products-category/phone/wind.html?p=2
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Perfect, thanks! Good price too.
PS: I have a Ron Paul bumper sticker still from last election
samandiriel said:
Perfect, thanks! Good price too.
PS: I have a Ron Paul bumper sticker still from last election
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glad i could help! and i have them for this year i hope he wins the election!
I bought mine on Craigslist of Seattle for $200. Mind condition month old phone in the box. I unlocked it myself with the hex edit method, which took about 5 minutes.
I have one for sale in Victoria right now.
Unlocked, rooted, and running smooth maximus gingerclone.
I love it but Wind is taking way longer than projected to come here and Fido can only run it on EDGE.
I've been using it for almost a month, it's in near perfect condition and has had a screen protector on the whole time.
https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2474206546
PM me if you're interested.
ejmears said:
I have one for sale in Victoria right now.
Unlocked, rooted, and running smooth maximus gingerclone.
I love it but Wind is taking way longer than projected to come here and Fido can only run it on EDGE.
I've been using it for almost a month, it's in near perfect condition and has had a screen protector on the whole time.
https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2474206546
PM me if you're interested.
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Thanks bud, but I got one off eBay already for $217. Should be in my grubby little paws tomorrow, God and Canada Post willing!
- I got mine from Amazon when it first came out (got it delivered to my mailbox in Blaine)...
- got an unlock code from T-Mobile (the hex-edit method wasn't out yet).
- I'm using it on Mobilicity... $40 for unlimited data/calling in North America/worldwide texting...
- Running stock with Bali ROM, with some of the T-Mobile apps disabled. Waiting for GB ROMs!