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    HTC Desire... who's got one?

    Anyone here got a HTC Desire? Whats cool about it?
    The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.

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    I have the legend and its just fantastic. It's the cool dog of phones.

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    There is a good review of what its got here, here and here.

    Also the wikipedia page is here.
    Last edited by A face; 19/08/2010 at 1:03 PM.
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    I have one, it has a few bugs but generally it's the bees knees. What do you want to know?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta View Post
    I have one, it has a few bugs but generally it's the bees knees. What do you want to know?
    I am picking one up today at 3.00 so i want to know everything now !! Is there a function to stop downloads or cap it when it gets to the monthly limit (if kids pick up the phone and go for new games etc.). Is there a website to review the apps that are available on it.

    I'll probably be back with loads more questions soon !!
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    I'm gonna stick on up some of the handy apps that are out there for it.

    Tools

    Irish Cabbage Lite - Handy app to use your free online texts on your phone. Uses all the contacts stored on your SIM Card.
    Mobile Account Checker - Uses Meteor & O2 Ireland online account to retrieve your billing info.
    Get The Focal - Irish-English-Irish dictionary.
    TV Guide Ireland - TV Guide for Ireland
    TheFuelApp - Basically its pumps.ie on your phone.
    Barcode Scanner - Scan barcodes on products, then looks up prices, reviews. Arrange results by cheapest, location, etc.
    Google Goggles - Take a picture of an object + Google will attempt to recognize the object, and return relevant search results.
    Most It - Mobile Postit App, memo app (not Widget) for keeping notes.
    Sky Remote Record - Record shows/programmes on Sky+ from your mobile.

    Travel

    Next Dart - Info on next Dart !!
    Irish Flights - Departures and Arrivals for Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports.
    Traein - Train arrivals and info for Rep. Ireland stations (and some Northern Ireland stations)
    Dublin Traffic Cameras - Shows all dublin city traffic cameras
    Veloid - Check availabity of bikes/stations/timers in Dublin for Public Bike Scheme
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    What price be these?

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    I have the barcode scanner and it was free. Not sure bout the others though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by poster View Post
    What price be these?
    €130 for me, going from Vodafone to Meteor, but my old phone was brutal so i only got €20 for it. Definitely well worth the money, its great so far.
    The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.

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    I've been lookind at the HTC HD2 on the O2 website but at the moment it's not available on upgrade, it looks fantastic though. I don't suppose anyone has this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by passinginterest View Post
    I've been lookind at the HTC HD2 on the O2 website but at the moment it's not available on upgrade, it looks fantastic though. I don't suppose anyone has this?
    I was looking at them as well and there isn't much difference between the two, nothing major anyway. It doesn't say what version of Android it uses (Desire is 2.2) but it looks good.
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    What network are you with face? Didn't think any of them had updated to 2.2 yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta View Post
    What network are you with face? Didn't think any of them had updated to 2.2 yet.
    I'm with Meteor, and i think its just changed (at least thats what i was told in the shop)

    edit: Just checked, its Firmware Version is 2.1-update1 for HTC Desire A8181

    2.2 must be out soon because they were all talk about that in the shop, using it as a selling point.
    Last edited by A face; 23/08/2010 at 4:23 PM.
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    You should do a check on the handset (Settings > About Phone > System Software Updates), apparently Meteor Desires are stock, so you should be able to get the HTC update without having to wait for the network garbage. The langers in O2 are still fecking about with it, despite the fact that - currently at least - the O2 image just has a splash screen. Jesus help them if they add a load of crap into it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta View Post
    You should do a check on the handset (Settings > About Phone > System Software Updates), apparently Meteor Desires are stock, so you should be able to get the HTC update without having to wait for the network garbage. The langers in O2 are still fecking about with it, despite the fact that - currently at least - the O2 image just has a splash screen. Jesus help them if they add a load of crap into it.
    Sweet, Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update

    I'll give it a bash now
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    Seems to have updated to 2.2 fine now. Only took about 30 mins or so. All looks good, everything is as it was from what i can see.
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    Thinking of debranding meself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A face View Post
    €130 for me, going from Vodafone to Meteor, but my old phone was brutal so i only got €20 for it. Definitely well worth the money, its great so far.
    Is that as a bill pay? PAYG on meteor.ie is quoted as over 350€

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    I've been thinking about getting an android phone myself, can you manually force the install of the latest release direct from Google, or do you have to wait until your network releases it?
    If so, are there any drawbacks - voided warranty, unsupported features, etc?

    Incidentally, Apple have filed a patent to disable handsets that have been jailbraked (jailbroken?) - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20...ap;editorPicks
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    To force install you have to debrand, which requires you to root the phone; the Android/Linux version of jailbreaking. The new ROM doesn't have to be rooted though. Your warranty is intact, and you can revert to the standard ROM if you wish. Backup, backup, backup.

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