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Ok I signed up for this forum a little while ago but just started posting since i never had anything to say before but I feel that enough time has passed and I have done some reading where I might be able to say something that makes some sense.
Here is the problem, I have a ATT 8125 and I wanted to throw it away when the ATT 8525 came out but I did not falter then when the ATT 8925/Tilt came out I still didn't falter and I was so close with the announcement of the HTC Diamond and Touch Pro.
I decided to do some research about upgrades and here I am. I used to be a motorola fanatic back in the day but now HTC is my new home.
I did 2 days of reading with very little sleep before I attempted to upgrade my phone. The first flash went well and i had new features. Then I saw that there was another more recent flash with other features so I carefully re-flashed. One week later I have re-flashed 5 times with 5 different roms. I have a feeling that this isn't the end of this.
The only thing that is a problem is that my battery doesn't last anywhere nearly as long as it used to but my research shows that the reason is because now I have trouble putting the phone down.
So as it stands I could care less about getting the new HTC Diamond until the price drops significantly or they are giving them away with a plan upgrade but by then i'm sure HTC will have some new ground breaking technology.
So at the end of my rant and rave I find myself constantly checking the Wizard rom section to see if anything new has been cooked up by these awesome chefs. I hope the XDA forum doesn't burn into my lcd monitor.
Aah! Another flash-o-holic...
Welcome to the club!
This should however probably be in off topic
My mistake
I was contemplating posting in off-topic but it is technically phone related so I was torn as to where to post so i just decided to put it here. If its in the wrong section a mod could kindly move it to where it belongs.
I just wanted to share how much happiness this forum has brought to me and a couple friends that I have helped see that they are in the matrix.
It's a mods call on that...
For me, the flashing and the fun is one of the main things about WM for me... That's why I could never go for just an iPhone!
I don't own a backflip but i think we need a forum to try and speed up the rooting process. Not because we need to, but because it needs to be done to do the phone justice. I don't think it's a BAD phone, the keyboard to me is pretty nice compared to the droids keyboard, but come on. This limits the phone to idiot teenagers when it could probably do so much more.
+1 this is actually a good device that really only needs a decent ROM.
I also agree on this as I already pm'd my request to the admins. please consider. THX
Agreed, I love my Backflip.
I agree as well... I love the device itself, just need to sharpen the ROM.
The Droid or Cliq never recieved a forum and I doubt this will. I'm all for supporting none HTC devices but don't get your hopes up.
I doubt that the backflop (even the g1 running android 1.0/1.1 can do more things that the backflip) will get its own forum. You can post things in the android section though.
http://www.modmymoto.com/cmps_index.php
You should check out this site for your moto needs. Like this forum is for htc devices and modmymoto is for moto devices
"Backflop" LOL!
UberMario said:
I doubt that the backflop (even the g1 running android 1.0/1.1 can do more things that the backflip) will get its own forum. You can post things in the android section though.
http://www.modmymoto.com/cmps_index.php
You should check out this site for your moto needs. Like this forum is for htc devices and modmymoto is for moto devices
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I'm going to call BS on the G1 doing ANYTHING better than the Backflip. I owned a G1 and there is no comparison from build quality to the design and features. The Backflip has a couple of minor issues, otherwise it is a great phone. The issues are very minor and you can get around them easily enough.
Well as far as the moto droid, meh about it. The keyboard is meh which ruins it to me.
The reason we need a backflip forum is because this is actually one of the first solid Android phones for quite some time as far as phones with a keyboard (I just took a shot at the droid again. Go ahead, sue me.) It's also ATT's first android phone, and it needs to have some justice done for it. It's also just an interesting design which probably deserves it's own forum to me ;P
I think just having a Motorola Android forum would be just as good. BTW, I have a Droid for work and I much prefer the Backflip.
I would like to see a backflip forum as well. Seeing as its the only android phone ATT offers, I think we should have one.
I want to see a backflip forum. I got one and it is a great phone. AT&T just has too much crap loaded onto it that keeps autorunning itself (AT&T Navigator anyone?). I feel that this phone is way better build quality and has a lot more to it than a g1. I have owned 5 g1's and this is my first backflip.
Then again. I would also be just as happy seeing a "motoblur" section. This is one of my favorite android forums and I would hate to have to join another community.
Agreed. I've used these forums for the past two years for my Kaiser. Loved every second of it. Now I've upgraded to the Blackfip and I friggin love it. Albeit, there are some issues with it. My biggest gripe being that I can't get rid of the AT&T bullhooey (second being I don't have root ...yet). Let's at least have forums for each of the major brands/carrier whatever.
Either way, gotta love XDA-Devs!
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I have decided to open a Questions and Answers thread on this section of the forum. This is a good way to keep the number of new threads with questions down to a minimum, which will make new threads essentially for people that are contributing to the HTC Thunderbolt. This includes, but is not limited to, people that are providing the following:
- Roms & Kitchens
- Programs & Apps
- Fixes & Tweaks
- Skins & Themes
- Tips & Tricks
I would like to request the help from other members to keep the thread in order and in check. This will have the added side effect of creating an ever self updating knowledge base that will far extend the content of the Wiki. This will in turn save us from having to answer the same question a billion times...
Please refer to the Wiki first before asking any questions though! It can be located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Thunderbolt
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I will probably be picking this device up. Will help cvpcs with porting his GEM series to the phone in whatever way I can. Some of you may have heard of Sapphire for the Droid 1, Ruby for the Incredible, etc. This will just be another extension of the same rom. I know he has already started on the vendor setup with the RUU leaks we have gotten.
When will Verizon start selling the Thunderbolt?
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We are lead to believe it will be February 17th
Whosdaman said:
We are lead to believe it will be February 17th
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While I'm hoping thats true, i don't see it being likely.
Launch day Droid Incredible owners that signed up for a 1 year like i did, our upgrade isn't eligible until Feb 26. I'm almost certain Verizon will time it for that, they did exactly that for the Droid X for the Droid 1 owners.
one of the great benefits of signing up for a 1 year agreement every year, subsidized pricing ftw!
of course they could also launch a special upgrade offer with the phone like they did when the Droid X launched seeing how this is there first LTE phone, but i guess we'll see
Whosdaman said:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WIKI
I have decided to open a Questions and Answers thread on this section of the forum. This is a good way to keep the number of new threads with questions down to a minimum, which will make new threads essentially for people that are contributing to the HTC Thunderbolt. This includes, but is not limited to, people that are providing the following:
- Roms & Kitchens
- Programs & Apps
- Fixes & Tweaks
- Skins & Themes
- Tips & Tricks
I would like to request the help from other members to keep the thread in order and in check. This will have the added side effect of creating an ever self updating knowledge base that will far extend the content of the Wiki. This will in turn save us from having to answer the same question a billion times...
Please refer to the Wiki first before asking any questions though! It can be located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Thunderbolt
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WIKI
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How soon do you think root will come to this device? Should I buy it launch day? I have an HTC Droid Eris and my contract is up Feb 9.
CPCookieMan said:
How soon do you think root will come to this device? Should I buy it launch day? I have an HTC Droid Eris and my contract is up Feb 9.
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If you wanna get technical... its the same MyTouch 4G / Desire HD processor and gpu. So all is well, you can run @paulobrien's Visionary App and Achieve Temp Root without Bricking! Once We Get the Clear - We Can Probably Perm Root Right From There =)
Granted some things may be different... but... I highly doubt it. Once root was acheived on the G2 it was a wildfire for the latest Generation of Snapdragons =p
Sent From a Crop Circle... with a Nexus S
PlankLongBeard said:
If you wanna get technical... its the same MyTouch 4G / Desire HD processor and gpu. So all is well, you can run @paulobrien's Visionary App and Achieve Temp Root without Bricking! Once We Get the Clear - We Can Probably Perm Root Right From There =)
Granted some things may be different... but... I highly doubt it. Once root was acheived on the G2 it was a wildfire for the latest Generation of Snapdragons =p
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Exactly what I came here looking for. Great answer, thanked!
Still new to Droid have some questions.
I'm a Cricket user and plan on getting the Thunderbolt. or a Bionic.. My questions are...
1. If I buy Thunderbolt, (for cricket) will I have issues as the phone has a sim for 4g LTE? meaning, will I not have date/time correct, or no data...
2. will I not get droid os updates or is that through the phone manufacturer?
3 If the phone is flashed to cricket, will I lose again when droid os updates.
these are probably everyday knowledge but, like I said, I'm new to the droid era.
I have more questions, but I'll do 3 at a time...
Thanks for your time.
Jesse Gast
2/14/11
I've heard both 2/14/11 and 2/24/11 for the on sale date. 2/14 coincides exactly w/my NE2 discount. Yay me.
Read 249.99 - assuming that is w/a 2 year agreement.
I have an Eris now, that I have rooted and love being able to flash ROMs on it, tweak it, etc., etc. and I'm hoping whatever new phone I end up with will also be rooted and have devs working diligently.
It's so much fun!!!
I am coming from the Incredible.. just made a pre order today at bestbuy, does anyone feel that the screen will be too big?
If you're not sure about the screen size, I would suggest going to a Sprint store and playing around with an Evo.
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Absolutely not. Pocketnow.com had a recent hardware comparison video with the new Inspire 4G with at&t and the iphone 4. Im sure we all know here that the inspire 4g is close to the same phone (dhd) . They point out the inspire just a tiny bit bigger form factor wise than the iphone but the screen fills the entire surface area.
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So with a two year contract from my Incredible I got about 5 months ago, you can upgrade after one year to re-new the two year contract right?
Man, I didn't realize how big this sucker is going to be, lol. I was in a store today and looked at the Droid 2 (I think), it has approximately the same measurements.
I'm coming from an Eris - the TBolt is 1/2" wider and not quite a 1/2" taller. Doesn't seem like much until you hold something comparable in your hand.
(I got my measurements from phonescoop)
Hmmmmm.
I think that the update/ota has not been pushed out yet. We are all just lab rats to test this update floating around XDA, so that when the update is pushed out two or three weeks from now, they can fix what we complain about until then. What do you all think?
Here is a link to Google forums I started about the sick color of the screen.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=26fa0683976754c4&hl=en
jalyn02 said:
I think that the update/ota has not been pushed out yet. We are all just lab rats to test this update floating around XDA, so that when the update is pushed out two or three weeks from now, they can fix what we complain about until then. What do you all think?
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Google has not posted links to OTA's historically - so I don't see where that factors in.
I think you can take the fact that Google announced it was rolling out and that end user devices are receiving it (not just google employees and media units) to be a pretty good sign that it's the final OTA. As well as the fact that there are several upgrade paths provided.
On the Nexus One several "leaked" OTAs were available but they only went to google employees and media devices and provided only 1 upgrade path, from the base T-Mo version - and then only incremental upgrades for each version thereafter. The AT&T rev was left out in the cold until the final OTA at which point an OTA package was made available for every build to the final (including the leaked OTAs).
This isn't to say they won't release something in the coming weeks if they feel there are some real issues with the OTA, but given the way they've done OTAs in the past, this looks to be the OTA for 2.3.3
jalyn02 said:
I think that the update/ota has not been pushed out yet. We are all just lab rats to test this update floating around XDA, so that when the update is pushed out two or three weeks from now, they can fix what we complain about until then. What do you all think?
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I think this thread is unnecessary and you just like to complain.
There is a new link out now.so there are 3 different updates out floating around in forum
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Well that's your opinion. here's my opinion, I have had 6 unlocked android phones and each of them had issues the Vibrant/Nuxus One/Nexus S/Evo 4G/Mytouch 3G/T-Mobile G2...Did i mention that the only one that ever rebooted on me in important phone calls was the Nexus S. I'm sorry if I can't hold my breath anymore,I guess i'm not the only one because you just trolled/flamed 2 of my threads.
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I think this thread is unnecessary and you just like to complain.
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charlieb620 said:
There is a new link out now.so there are 3 different updates out floating around in forum
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whats the difference between them?
If that is the case, you bought a dev phone. Why would you be suprised?
Well, dev phones should not be sold to the public, and not sold for almost 600 big one's.
tekkitan said:
If that is the case, you bought a dev phone. Why would you be suprised?
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jalyn02 said:
Well, dev phones should not be sold to the public, and not sold for almost 600 big one's.
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you had the choice,you chosen the nexus S.
google didnt force you!
every phone has isue's
doesn't matter what OS is on it.
so live with it.
and get 2.3.3!! it got fixed okey?
people like you are getting really irritating for advance nexus user's
accept the pakage you bought.
they didnt force you.
I am a nexus s owner and i am happy that the update has fixed my issues with the phone not being able to make calls for the first month i had it, i love the device and am relieved i got to keep it,
I do however find the comment above wholy unjustified, rude and ignorant!
Never once have i seen this branded as "the dev phone" the only place ive seen that mentioned is ...well ...on xda the DEVELOPER forum.
I love the phone, i love this site, but are retarded unempathic rants at people who have clearly been mis-sold a device not to their preference actually appropriate? i think not!
Lovely device, sooooo glad i didnt have to take it back (i spent the first month thinking i may have to do just that).
Now try be a little more kind to people that have bought a handset they expected to act as one from the start. there is no mention of dev or test phone on tha packaging so i am sure trading standards would side with the customer with problems rather than some jumped up little dev who thinks he knows best (that let's down all them lovely kind and considerate dev's in the proccess).
Rant over sorry (really hate seeing people be so obnocious)
Loving this lil device
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Very cool. Not sure how many other people have this phone, but I just got one for my father. This seems to be the closest thing to a smartphone without the data plan, so he's pretty happy.
I've heard some bad things about the alarm which is one feature of a dumbphone he uses the most. I hope he doesn't run into those problems.
i to just got the brightside ...would love to see some mods or hacks for it
so I'm guessing this is dead? Too bad... :crying:
I am getting this phone for my wife, any hacks out yet?
Im closing the thread. I accessed sub menu upon sub menu. And OS Updater via bootloader. I dont have the time or money to further delve into this. I hope you understand.