HTC HD2 Phone

[666moe666]

Hahahaha....oldest trick in the book - they all do that now. You'd be amazed at the number of people who don't get round to ringing back the next day....quick and easy retention.

Oh, I didn't realise

I will ring back tomorrow though, as it's pretty important to me...

[666moe666]

Update: They didn't answer the phone after 45 minutes today and I had to go to work and so was forced to hang up

Will try again in the morning.

EDIT: Finally got through after about 1 hour this morning. They didn't even cut me a deal to be honest but I'm just glad to finally have a new phone.

[666moe666]

Ok so, my phone should be coming on either monday or tuesday morning and I'm looking for a bit of guidance.

This will be my first smart phone so...
Is there any vital apps?
Is there websites i can download apps from apart from the marketplace?
Are there many good HD2 dedicated websites?

Help appreciated, thanks

[finlay666]

Is there any vital apps?
Is there websites i can download apps from apart from the marketplace?

HotUKDeals for Windows mobile I made it, should have a new release out around Christmas depending on how things go

XDA Developers forum is the best place, I get a lot of my apps from there, nearly all are free. The marketplace has some good apps on, but most are paid only.

If you are after games drop me a pm, I found a site but it's sign up only...

And don't get the X2, after the issues I (and others) have had with the X1 I suggest staying VERY clear of them now

[starbuck]

And don't get the X2, after the issues I (and others) have had with the X1 I suggest staying VERY clear of them now

From the rumours that have been going round, the X2 isn't coming out until next year now anyway.

I think THE best phone out at the moment is the HD2(and it kicks the iphone's a**). The only thing the iphone has over other phones at the moment is the apps store, but android is catching up and windows marketplace is getting better.

Now all we need is an app convertor so you can use iphone and android apps on windows mobile.

[666moe666]

From the rumours that have been going round, the X2 isn't coming out until next year now anyway.

Definitely isn't coming out until January, on Vodafone. They have a two months exclusivity deal on it or something so it isn't available on any other networks until around March I think.
I fully expect that date to slip back though.


I'm not bothered about that now anyway because I have a HD2 coming tomorrow

[finlay666]

I think THE best phone out at the moment is the HD2(and it kicks the iphone's a**). The only thing the iphone has over other phones at the moment is the apps store, but android is catching up and windows marketplace is getting better.

The strength of the WM marketplace and android store is that you don't have to use it, you can copy over a cab installer for WM and install it without using the store. Saves developers the £100 or so in entry costs (and to join the WM marketplace you need a VAT number it seems which sucks)

[Allen]

Well, I'm STILL waiting for mine, have been on the list since the end of Nov... But I was told yesterday that I'm not near the very top of the waiting list so I should get one from their delivery this week.

It seems that HTC just can't keep up with the demand for this beauty!

[1stRaven]

I think Orange have dropped the ball on this one by not even stocking it.

[[GSV]Trig]

xda-developers and htcpedia are the places you wanna go.
Its WM so theres plenty of app sites out there.

[Geist]

I'm almost willing to shell out for this but the one thing the iphone seems to be able to do is stream movies / music directly from your computer via 3g. An app called Orb lets you connect to a switched on machine and play any movies / music off the Pc's HDD.

Does anyone know if there is a way to do that with the HD2?

I know there is remote desktop built in (and tweaked) but assume it has the same limits as the regular version and won't allow you to use graphics / movies etc.

[[GSV]Trig]

If you use resco explorer you can map a network drive to a normal share on the network and play them that way, its crap but not sure about actual streaming..

remote desktop is good, but just as a remote desktop, I couldnt imagine it being very good for watchin video remotely.
Best bet is to ask over at xda developers or htcpedia.

[finlay666]

I'm almost willing to shell out for this but the one thing the iphone seems to be able to do is stream movies / music directly from your computer via 3g. An app called Orb lets you connect to a switched on machine and play any movies / music off the Pc's HDD.

3G? Stream it by wifi

[Geist]

3G? Stream it by wifi

No wifi at work

Cheers Trig that's what I was I had read, just thought it would be good if you could get some kind of stream going.

[HSK]

I really wanted to try out remote desktop, but i couldn't get it to work for the life of me. Maybe I couldn't get the setup right in my router.

[MadduckUK]

I really wanted to try out remote desktop, but i couldn't get it to work for the life of me. Maybe I couldn't get the setup right in my router.

probably, its always "just worked" for as long as iv had WM thingies