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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    I'd had my HD2 since wednesday now and love it. It is fast(it would be with a 1ghz processor). It does have a lot of power saving options though, like if it's in pocket, the backlight will switch off and switch on automatically when you take it out of your pocket.

    I ran the battery fully down on thursday, to condition it properly(supposedly with all new mobile battery's, you need to fully charge and discharge them 3 times to get max power from the battery). When I was trying to kill it below 10%, it would not die, even with wifi, bluetooth, youtube etc, it took ages to fully deplete.

    It is a great phone, and battery life is not as bad as people think(there is a program I heard of on XDA where you can switch the phone to airplane mode overnight and switch back on the next morning, which will save a lot of battery.

    If you want a windows mobile(or windows phone as microsoft now call the OS), this is the best phone out there. It should also be upgradeable to windows mobile 7 next year. The size of the phone makes it a lot easier to type and it is a gorgeous looking phone. I used to have a kaiser/tytn 2 and didn't think I'd be able to manage easily without a hardware keyboard, but typing on the large screen is easy.
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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Quote Originally Posted by starbuck View Post
    I'd had my HD2 since wednesday now and love it. It is fast(it would be with a 1ghz processor). It does have a lot of power saving options though, like if it's in pocket, the backlight will switch off and switch on automatically when you take it out of your pocket.

    I ran the battery fully down on thursday, to condition it properly(supposedly with all new mobile battery's, you need to fully charge and discharge them 3 times to get max power from the battery). When I was trying to kill it below 10%, it would not die, even with wifi, bluetooth, youtube etc, it took ages to fully deplete.

    It is a great phone, and battery life is not as bad as people think(there is a program I heard of on XDA where you can switch the phone to airplane mode overnight and switch back on the next morning, which will save a lot of battery.

    If you want a windows mobile(or windows phone as microsoft now call the OS), this is the best phone out there. It should also be upgradeable to windows mobile 7 next year. The size of the phone makes it a lot easier to type and it is a gorgeous looking phone. I used to have a kaiser/tytn 2 and didn't think I'd be able to manage easily without a hardware keyboard, but typing on the large screen is easy.
    Ah! yes that's what i've been doing, but manually - i think it's called pocket alarm. switches between different profiles?

    I did apply a few tweaks which made a huge difference to battery power, you might of seen them on there as well - enabling power management here and there.

    But now i've gone back to the stock settings just to see, as i have run out and recharged the battery a few times, that might of been the thing making the difference.

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Im looking at getting the HD2 just waiting for it to come out on O2, should be about a week - thats what they sale guy on the phone said. But i took that with a large pinch of salt?

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    According to my HTC Magic it's been 4d 4h 55m since it was last unplugged, and my battery is just below 40% (although to give balance I've also had it drain completely in < 24hours before!). Battery life on a smartphone is so dependant on usage patterns and background services - a good task manager program is invaluable...

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    According to my HTC Magic it's been 4d 4h 55m since it was last unplugged, and my battery is just below 40% (although to give balance I've also had it drain completely in < 24hours before!). Battery life on a smartphone is so dependant on usage patterns and background services - a good task manager program is invaluable...
    Which one are you using? I'm currently using Advanced task killer which so far has been pretty good.

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    I've got the 'new phone' itch and have my eye on the HD2. I've got a few more months to go before my current contract runs out which should mean any long term ownership/usage issues have been highlighted.


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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    I've been looking for a new sim free/unlockable phone for SWMBO.

    She currently uses a PDA with WinMo 6.0 and the ability to sync tasks is a must, but sadly the iPhone doesn't do that so I ruled that out, but the HD2 looks like a good bit of kit.

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Well I've just phoned o2 to see if they have had any in stock, my iPhone contract is now due, and I'm considering moving over - really want to get my hands on one, so I can see how it feels etc. compared to the iPhone that is!!

    Got loads of iPhone fanboi's in my office, and a couple of HTC users. Really just want to get a solid review on the handset, and see what it feels like for myself.

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    been a week or so now with this phone, still getting to grips with what win mo has to offer, (need to try a work out remote desktop)

    apparantly HTC will offer an upgrade to win mo 7 once it drops? But that isn't offical word though.

    The sense interface and intergration really is awesome

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Quote Originally Posted by HSK View Post
    been a week or so now with this phone, still getting to grips with what win mo has to offer, (need to try a work out remote desktop)

    apparantly HTC will offer an upgrade to win mo 7 once it drops? But that isn't offical word though.

    The sense interface and intergration really is awesome
    Yeah heard the rumours as well - as the hd2 spec is the new requireed spec for WM7 - any news on the pink tinge on the camera??

    Last I heard HTC were saying that its a software fault and not hardware, but only some people have this problem?

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Had mine since yesterday lunch.
    Dont like the screen being as sensitive as it is, hopefully a screen protector will sort this.
    Copilot live sucks donkey balls.
    The rest of it I like, just need to find a nice skin for it.
    WM7 would be nice but I cant see it being free tbh..

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Quote Originally Posted by Recoil View Post
    Yeah heard the rumours as well - as the hd2 spec is the new requireed spec for WM7 - any news on the pink tinge on the camera??

    Last I heard HTC were saying that its a software fault and not hardware, but only some people have this problem?
    Hmm yea something I was going to sugest is maybe people hold off on this phone till that camera issue is confirmed for sure - because I don't seem to have that issue, then again I haven't tested properly.

    Even they are abit mixed up, someone from them mentioned a hardware fualt and then quickly it switched to software. will wait and see about the patch/update!

    Gotta agree with Trig also on the screen - a bit too sensitive. turning off feedback helps a lil, but not totally.

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    Well I just found out my iPhone contract isnt due till the 17th now, so I might just wait to see how HTC fix some of the issues. Problem is I dont know who to go to for network coverage now, o2 seem to be the most expensive compared to voda and now t-mobile!

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    Yea hopefully that will be soon, it's in there best interest to get that sorted, quick sharp

    I'm on t-mobile myself, coverage seems pretty good - but I'm on one of those rolling 30 day contracts, which includes unlimited (within reason) data use.

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    Re: HTC HD2 Phone

    how much is that setting you back?

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