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hey guys how are you?, I would like your thoughts on this phone( if y'all don't mind) how easy is to root? what are the best roms available? you guys think it will be waste of money buying it?? all the feedback about this phone is welcome, (good and bad)... I am planing on the gifts I will be buying for x-mas , (I know a bit to early) and I was thinking buying this phone for my lil sis, she currently has the motorola flip which I got her last year, I am planning on spending $200 refurbished, out of contract, used in mint condition..I seen so many reviews but we all know that reviews are just eh, the best way is to ask an actual user,I am a sprint user so I don't know nothing about AT&T phones, well thank you guys, i am eager to hear your thoughts on this phone, and or should I consider getting a better one (more recent phone) thank you again!!
Its alright. Check the build number, GPS, and other specifics off the phone. Development makes it amazing
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If you are comfortable with HTC modding, then modding SGS is usually mind boggling (at least for most people). I find it much much better, but thats just me. Look at Build number since the newer ones have better GPS and don't suffer from sleep death.
Devs make this a great phone that is very fast with an amazing screen. There are many great custom ROMs here...
If it's a refurbed early model it might have fixed GPS (or not). GPS performance is a crap shoot in general...Otherwise, it's solid.
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For 200 bucks this phone is worth it. The roms are great and stable as well as good support incase something goes wrong with flashing or what not, and I think it will still be a good phone in a years time (if you are going on a yearly cycle with new phones for your sister).
pretty much as stated above the phone is a great phone with the exception of the gps , sometimes it works great other times , not so much- if you sister doesn't nee the phone for the gps it is def. a phone she will enjoy using especially with a custom ROM to cater to her likes- bottom line go for it im planning on getting one for my daughter
I'm going to go ahead and list the issues I have with the Captivate off the top of my head and let you decide off that.
As has been stated previously the GPS is generally pretty crappy, but mine's actually been pretty good on the latest leaked firmware KI2.
The cache by default is only around 30M so if you want to download anything larger then that you'll have to flash a modded PIT file or fine some other means to give you a larger cache (see the Cache link in my sig).
Phones tend to have their own individualism so what works for me may not work as well for you
I wish you the best of luck with whatever phone you decide to go with.
I got my Cappy on release day. Never had a single problem with it. Kernel updates are coming to a close and ROMs for 2.3.5. are following closely. Best phone I've ever owned hands down. Development makes it better. I wish my Glock was this perfect! I will be upgrading to Galaxy S II in January when im due, but I will always keep this phone as backup.
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Hello xda community!
I recently broke the screen on my current android phone, and decided instead of replacing the screen, I would buy a new phone.
I have been researching various windows phones because I love their UI so much.
I found the HD7 on amazon for $240 refurbished, and I love the overall look and feel of the phone.
Before deciding to commit to my purchase, I came here to ask about the phone itself.
Is this phone worth it? Does it have a good dev community?
Or do you reccomend another windows phone?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
i think that its a very good phone.
before you buy it, just check the model number?HSPL????
if you cant install cotulla HSPL and then rom dont bother with it !
iam still waiting for HSPL... for mine, actually iam doing back to the HD2 as (looks) like all problems have been fixed,
cheers
i love the phone. it is my favorite purchase from 2011.
even if i could pick up the Titan or the Radar for the price i got my HD7, i would still go for the HD7.
size is right. Titan is too big, Radar is too small.
removable battery, unlike the Radar.
only three things i wished the HD7 had: physical keyboard, higher resolution screen (not yet, available, though) & newer [read: more power efficient] cpu.
also, i find the HD7 community to be larger then the other WP7 devices' communities.
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Hello xda community!
I recently broke the screen on my current android phone, and decided instead of replacing the screen, I would buy a new phone.
I have been researching various windows phones because I love their UI so much.
I found the HD7 on amazon for $240 refurbished, and I love the overall look and feel of the phone.
Before deciding to commit to my purchase, I came here to ask about the phone itself.
Is this phone worth it? Does it have a good dev community?
Or do you reccomend another windows phone?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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i have a spare htc hd7, bought it from tmobile and its updated to mango 7.5 and is sim unlocked. im considering selling it because its a spare phone, if you are interested let me know. BTW its a great phone if you want to see if the OS is for you ^_^ tnx
Get the HD7. All of the big WP7 Development just happens to be centering around the HD7 resulting in dozens of custom roms to choose from.. The kick-stand is a very small feature, but it has proven to be extremely useful.. When showing friends a video it's much easier to be able to set the phone down and watch it like a mini-tv of sorts.. If it were up to me, all future phones would have the HD7 design, the only thing I'm willing to change are the internal components, (CPU, Memory, etc)
I suggest getting the HD7.
Hi guys i am also thinking of getting one i know how to check hspl and versions but with which one i will be to use custom roms, from what i've read so far 1. 2. 3. are flashable others 4. and 5. require downgrade if not halfbricked by now... i got really lost with all that info can anyone provide what should be a valid id of hd7 so i don't get a brick ... Thanks
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i have a spare htc hd7, bought it from tmobile and its updated to mango 7.5 and is sim unlocked. im considering selling it because its a spare phone, if you are interested let me know. BTW its a great phone if you want to see if the OS is for you ^_^ tnx
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I'm interested, though I won't have money to afford it for a bit, due to me being a full time college student.
I can keep in touch though.
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iCraft said:
Hello xda community!
I recently broke the screen on my current android phone, and decided instead of replacing the screen, I would buy a new phone.
I have been researching various windows phones because I love their UI so much.
I found the HD7 on amazon for $240 refurbished, and I love the overall look and feel of the phone.
Before deciding to commit to my purchase, I came here to ask about the phone itself.
Is this phone worth it? Does it have a good dev community?
Or do you reccomend another windows phone?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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U really should buy a HD7 to experience the Windows Phone UI. Anyway I have to tell you it is very troublesome to costum/define the ringtunes....
laofeng80 said:
U really should buy a HD7 to experience the Windows Phone UI. Anyway I have to tell you it is very troublesome to costum/define the ringtunes....
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I don't care a whole lot about ringtones..and not sure why it would be hard to change.
Im planning to purchase this phone from Amazon for 200$ used, as soon as I acquire funds for it.
Not sure if I should spend the extra 40$ for a refurbished/new one.
Luckily this phone is T-Mobile native, and I can just pop my sim card in.
Plan on seeing me in this community soon!
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I'm looking at getting a cheap HD7 as well.
I'm currently using my HD2 flashed with WP7 mango and have to say I'm quite enjoying the WP7 experience. It just works and I don't feel I have to spend lots of time tweaking like I did when I had Android on the HD2.
But there are a couple of things I'd like to confirm before I get one.
1) My main issue with the HD2 is battery, is the battery life on the HD7 likely to be better than the 10ish hours max I get on my HD? (A few short phone calls, hourly calendar/mail sync, bit of internet/market with wifi OFF but bluetooth on)
2) I will want to flash with a custom ROM so to unlock the sideloading of apps etc, from what I've read to do this easily I need to ensure the bootloader is 4.x or below. Is this correct?
Thanks
While everyone is waiting for their phones, I thought I would start a thread where we could just talk without worrying about going off-topic. If you want to talk about how other phones compare to the Sprint HTC One, rant about rotten fruit and the vegetables that use them, etc, than this is the place.
Just please remember that all of the forum rules still apply here though.
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So what phones are everyone going to be coming from? I'm happy to say I won't be using my Nexus S 4G anymore. The thing was great for the time, but it's definitely showing its age now. Actually being able to take advantage of Network Vision now is gonna be great as well.
will be coming over from the evo lte.
EVO 3D. It is a solid phone but ready for something new.
Biggest worry with this phone is going to be the camera and how hard will it be to get working on ASOP or CM ROMS. This was the biggest frustration with the 3D. Finally they got the camera working but without 3D which I am fine with.
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EVO 3D. It is a solid phone but ready for something new.
Biggest worry with this phone is going to be the camera and how hard will it be to get working on ASOP or CM ROMS. This was the biggest frustration with the 3D. Finally they got the camera working but without 3D which I am fine with.
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The camera on the 3D was difficult to get working because of the drivers needed because there were two cameras. If there is only one I think it would have been more straightforward as Sensation never had quite that difficulty.
Hopefully this means devs will not have as much problem with getting the camera to work on Non-Sense based ROMs.
I'll be coming from my good ole GNex. I always try to buy a new phone every year around my birthday. GNex was last year, Evo3D before that, and OG Evo before that.
Coming from EVO 3D. My battery barely lasts 1/2 a day without actually using it. It will literally be at 20% from fully charged within approximately 4-5 hours without using the phone. At all. For anything. It wasn't as bad when it was new, but it was never good to begin with. It also heats up quite a bit which was really nice when it was cold. Now that Spring has arrived, I really don't want hot pants. I know the HTC One's battery ain't great, but it's gotta be better than the EVO 3D. I know I could just get a new battery or look for which one of my 200 apps I've installed causing the drain, but then I saw the HTC One...
Anyone else keep checking their pre-order progress? I click on my Newegg Wireless (Simplicity LLC) confirmation email for my Black 32GB like 4 times a day to check on the status.
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The camera on the 3D was difficult to get working because of the drivers needed because there were two cameras. If there is only one I think it would have been more straightforward as Sensation never had quite that difficulty.
Hopefully this means devs will not have as much problem with getting the camera to work on Non-Sense based ROMs.
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Yeah, this is what I am hoping for. When the One first was announced, I was reluctant to go that way because the camera seemed like it might be a hindrance again.
I have heard people say that HTC is going to try and release code quicker which should help as well.
to recoup some cost of buying fullprice >.> i sold my e4gt on glyde for about 170. I'm thinking i underpriced it cuz it sold in a matter of hours
If I can somehow talk myself into buying off contract and pay the full price I'll be coming from the EVO 4G LTE. Still mulling over it; $549 is a lot of dinero.
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to recoup some cost of buying fullprice >.> i sold my e4gt on glyde for about 170. I'm thinking i underpriced it cuz it sold in a matter of hours
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I had a G-NEX for a few months before switching over to my Fiancee's account on Sprint (Figured I would cut down on monthly costs) and at the time the only monetarily valuable phone was the iPhone 5... I've been patiently waiting for something to come out and so I finally sold that and Pre-Ordered yesterday.
Right now I am using my fiancee's EVO Design 4g and I am going crazy with how slow it is. I just installed Evolvr Rom with an older kernel and overclocked it to 2ghz... hopefully that will hold me over until this comes out next week, but my fingers are still crossed for early delivery.
Coming from the EVO 4G LTE :good:
Will be switching from my trusty Samsung Epic 4G! I'm so excited to finally get rid of that darned physical keyboard...
Kinda lusting after either the One or the Galaxy S4. I hear multiple gasps and the sound of torches being lit, let me explain....
My biggest concern isn't so much battery life, screen resolution, storage, etc., but more: when I get to rooting and installing ROMs, whenever something's gone wrong with my trusty ol' OG EVO, there's few things that a battery pull and boot into recovery/reflash/restore couldn't fix. If the One locks up, no removable battery.
Having said that, I'm sure there's a good many people with Nexuses (Nexes? Nexii?) and other non-removable batteries out there who're flashing ROMs and have a way to get out of a bootloop or freeze. All else being equal, I think I'll shoot for the One once it's time to upgrade. HTC's done well for me with my first Android/smartphone, and it sounds like it'll be a great phone.
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Kinda lusting after either the One or the Galaxy S4. I hear multiple gasps and the sound of torches being lit, let me explain....
My biggest concern isn't so much battery life, screen resolution, storage, etc., but more: when I get to rooting and installing ROMs, whenever something's gone wrong with my trusty ol' OG EVO, there's few things that a battery pull and boot into recovery/reflash/restore couldn't fix. If the One locks up, no removable battery.
Having said that, I'm sure there's a good many people with Nexuses (Nexes? Nexii?) and other non-removable batteries out there who're flashing ROMs and have a way to get out of a bootloop or freeze. All else being equal, I think I'll shoot for the One once it's time to upgrade. HTC's done well for me with my first Android/smartphone, and it sounds like it'll be a great phone.
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You don't have to worry about pulling the battery if you no boot or bootloop. There is a hardware key combination that phones with non-removable batteries use to force reset. This is hardwired in not software.
Joshmccullough said:
Kinda lusting after either the One or the Galaxy S4. I hear multiple gasps and the sound of torches being lit, let me explain....
My biggest concern isn't so much battery life, screen resolution, storage, etc., but more: when I get to rooting and installing ROMs, whenever something's gone wrong with my trusty ol' OG EVO, there's few things that a battery pull and boot into recovery/reflash/restore couldn't fix. If the One locks up, no removable battery.
Having said that, I'm sure there's a good many people with Nexuses (Nexes? Nexii?) and other non-removable batteries out there who're flashing ROMs and have a way to get out of a bootloop or freeze. All else being equal, I think I'll shoot for the One once it's time to upgrade. HTC's done well for me with my first Android/smartphone, and it sounds like it'll be a great phone.
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No big deal with the non removable battery. Iirc power and volume up and down simulate a battery pull at least on the Evo lte.
sent from my LTEVO
Joshmccullough said:
Kinda lusting after either the One or the Galaxy S4. I hear multiple gasps and the sound of torches being lit, let me explain....
My biggest concern isn't so much battery life, screen resolution, storage, etc., but more: when I get to rooting and installing ROMs, whenever something's gone wrong with my trusty ol' OG EVO, there's few things that a battery pull and boot into recovery/reflash/restore couldn't fix. If the One locks up, no removable battery.
Having said that, I'm sure there's a good many people with Nexuses (Nexes? Nexii?) and other non-removable batteries out there who're flashing ROMs and have a way to get out of a bootloop or freeze. All else being equal, I think I'll shoot for the One once it's time to upgrade. HTC's done well for me with my first Android/smartphone, and it sounds like it'll be a great phone.
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I had the same worry. Similar experiences with the SD Card. Forget to dealt the right file in the bootloader menu it was very easy just to pull the sd card and delete the file.
But I also think this is where the industry is going and I like the look of the phone too much to go to Samsung. Just can't enjoy TouchWiz. While i tend to have CM or ASOP running, I do enjoy Sense as well. Nice to have options. So I figure it is time to learn a new way of doing things.
So, I checked with Best Buy and, while they won't match the pre-order price at Sprint (full device price, not upgrade price), they will match at release date. With that being said, think Sprint will retain the existing price at least 1 or 2 days after it's released? I'd hate to spend the inflated BB price to lock in the pre-order only to be unable to get that $150 refund.
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Getting One tomorrow (can't wait) and i will, of course be rooting it and flashing a customer rom. However I can only find topics the AT &T and Sprint version in the main forum index page. I live in the UK, and please forgive if this is stupid question, but is there a developed for the UK version?
I don't know if that's the correct forum to ask this, or if that's even warranted, but oh well...
I've been using Custom ROMs on my Nexus 4 since I got it back in 2013. There was a time in which I was able to donate some cash to the devs, and so I did. Alas, that hasn't been the case for quite a while. And thanks to the hard work of all the devs around here, my trusty Nexus soldiered on, giving me that "new phone" vibe years after it would've been recycled if it weren't for the efforts of our fellow friends here and elsewhere.
However, life happened and even a fresh battery isn't enough anymore. The Nexus 4 was never good on battery life, and right now I can't afford to be running out of juice and/or reaching for a charger all the time. So I'll have to buy a new phone. However, instead of selling or recycling my old Nexus, I would rather give it so development can carry on. It's still a very capable phone.
I have two. One is in perfect condition, the battery is around 70% I would say. The other, despite the screen being in perfect shape visually, have some touchscreen dead spots. Also, the glass of the back cover is shattered, and the battery doesn't last for too long. It can be used if you alternate between portrait/landscape to dodge the dead spots when you want to type something.
Should I junk it already/sell on the cheap locally, or would a dev be interested in those? If so, how can I reach he/she/them?
Thank you.
I think that you have a good idea man, if you have two devices, it think that you could give one of it to a developer to continue working on it, it could be a great action, it could be the best for the community bro
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well! I signed up with the forums because I have questions about three devices I have and was hoping to get some help on them. I know that there are separate forums for each devices, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to give an overview here as well.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (AT&T), an Insignia Flex 11", and just recently received an AT&T Radiant Core (if I am correct, an AT&T-branded ZTE Radiant smartphone)
I have the Galaxy Note 3 because I bought it some years back when AT&T was still supporting the 3G network. The Radiant Core was mailed to me by AT&T because the 3G network will be shut down soon, and the Insignia was purchased on a lark.
I'd like to root all three, but the more I research, the more unlikely this seems. I haven't really tried anything with the Samsung just yet, but the Insignia doesn't have much out there on it besides dead links. It appears there was an app called Bin4ry that could root the system, but all the links I've found are dead.
As for the Radiant, I would like that rooted soon since I have been doing nothing but charging it since I received it. My Samsung will be disconnected from the network in about a week, and the Radiant will be activated. As a result, I'd like the phone to be ready (or bricked) soon. I've read, however, that network-branded phones are generally not worth the trouble of rooting if it can be done at all. I haven't seen much in the way of boot.img or recovery.img files for this phone, either. Perhaps it's not worth it?
As for why I would like to root, well, the Samsung has been a good small-screen media consumption device, but there are just too many pre-installed apps taking up space that I can't get rid of, including discontinued Samsung apps that are never going to be used. The Insignia doesn't have much on it, but it has a nice big screen and it came with a keyboard, so I'd like to experiment with it a bit. The Radiant is brand new and has not been used, so if I'm going to root it, I'd like to do it before using it for anything.
So! That's my story. If anyone can offer advice, I'd appreciate it. Thank you!
ParboiledUser said:
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well! I signed up with the forums because I have questions about three devices I have and was hoping to get some help on them. I know that there are separate forums for each devices, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to give an overview here as well.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (AT&T), an Insignia Flex 11", and just recently received an AT&T Radiant Core (if I am correct, an AT&T-branded ZTE Radiant smartphone)
I have the Galaxy Note 3 because I bought it some years back when AT&T was still supporting the 3G network. The Radiant Core was mailed to me by AT&T because the 3G network will be shut down soon, and the Insignia was purchased on a lark.
I'd like to root all three, but the more I research, the more unlikely this seems. I haven't really tried anything with the Samsung just yet, but the Insignia doesn't have much out there on it besides dead links. It appears there was an app called Bin4ry that could root the system, but all the links I've found are dead.
As for the Radiant, I would like that rooted soon since I have been doing nothing but charging it since I received it. My Samsung will be disconnected from the network in about a week, and the Radiant will be activated. As a result, I'd like the phone to be ready (or bricked) soon. I've read, however, that network-branded phones are generally not worth the trouble of rooting if it can be done at all. I haven't seen much in the way of boot.img or recovery.img files for this phone, either. Perhaps it's not worth it?
As for why I would like to root, well, the Samsung has been a good small-screen media consumption device, but there are just too many pre-installed apps taking up space that I can't get rid of, including discontinued Samsung apps that are never going to be used. The Insignia doesn't have much on it, but it has a nice big screen and it came with a keyboard, so I'd like to experiment with it a bit. The Radiant is brand new and has not been used, so if I'm going to root it, I'd like to do it before using it for anything.
So! That's my story. If anyone can offer advice, I'd appreciate it. Thank you!
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Welcome to XDA
Have a deep search on your devices sections, sure it has been discussed before.
Good luck
orb3000 said:
Welcome to XDA
Have a deep search on your devices sections, sure it has been discussed before.
Good luck
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Thank you!