OFFICIAL HTC Desire Thread

[Monkey101]

Geez that must've been some drop.

Well i wouldn't be willing to test the drop if i had the phone :p

[Scooby6]

Hey guys ...
Best contracts out for the Desire at the moment? (around R500pm -> +-200 minutes anytime )
Found these through Nashua Mobile:
R487.50 on MTN Anytime 350 - Phone is "free" with "Hardware Subsidy Fee = R129.00"
and
R387.50 on MTN Anytime 200 - Phone is "free" with "Hardware Subsidy Fee = R179.00"
Vodacom is well over R500 for these contracts.
Anyone know some better deals? :D

[The Philosopher]

I AM LOOKING FOR vodacrap deals too, but they seem expensive

[Scooby6]

Check here ... its all I gots right now ;) ...
http://www.nashuamobile.com/nm_portal.asp?link=phones_special_htc&siteid=ver5&sid=personal

[poffle]

Cheapest vodacom contract is R300 (business call at R185pm + R114 device payment).
i Took out the MTN anytime 200 for R339pm - R200 airtime. Best deal at the moment by far.

[The Philosopher]

is the business call any good?

[Scooby6]

I think its "ok" but no free minutes :(

[poffle]

Ya the contract is cool, except for the fact you get nothing with it. So everything yuo use you will have to pay for at the end of the month, can really bite you in ass if you not carefull.
That contract is better if you take it out just for the phone. You can pay the device monthly at R300pm instead of having to fork out R6k straight up

[Scooby6]

Yep ... IF you don't really make calls, then the business chat is cool ... but if you use 200 minutes or so every month, a "free minutes" contract is better, else you will end up spending more.
Agreed ... contract is more affordable than R6k once off.

[R13...]

I've been due for an upgrade on my MTN upgrade for months now & seriously thinking of going with The Desire... Is there a music buying solution on the 'droid market place to rival iTunes? It's toss up between waiting for OS 4 & The Desire. I currently don't own a smart phone & have an ipod touch for in-car & portable music. And is there a solution to access paid apps in the South African 'droid store yet? An iTunes type work around would be fine too.

[caspa]

Whooo hoo, posting from my desire.

Such an awesome device. Only problem I'm having is getting my attachments in my email to download. I click on the download icon thingy but nothing downloads it just sits there thinking.....

Any idea what's wrong?

[diegoa]

Seems like HTC Desire To Receive Android 2.2 Froyo Late June :)

[Monkey101]

I've been due for an upgrade on my MTN upgrade for months now & seriously thinking of going with The Desire... Is there a music buying solution on the 'droid market place to rival iTunes? It's toss up between waiting for OS 4 & The Desire. I currently don't own a smart phone & have an ipod touch for in-car & portable music. And is there a solution to access paid apps in the South African 'droid store yet? An iTunes type work around would be fine too.

You can use Market Enabler (i think its called that) which gives you access to the paid apps. I am not sure if you have to root the phone first.
And i don't think there is an iTunes type store for android yet. I am waiting to see what happens with the iPhone 4 before i jump onto the Desire bandwagon.

[The Philosopher]

Yep ... IF you don't really make calls, then the business chat is cool ... but if you use 200 minutes or so every month, a "free minutes" contract is better, else you will end up spending more.
Agreed ... contract is more affordable than R6k once off.

well at the moment i am on a 275 topup and i hardly finish it. i dont call alot. so i think the business one may work for me.

[customrv]

Whooo hoo, posting from my desire.

Such an awesome device. Only problem I'm having is getting my attachments in my email to download. I click on the download icon thingy but nothing downloads it just sits there thinking.....

Any idea what's wrong?

I have the same thing!?
It says getting attachment but notin happens.
Even some pics on web pages don't show, just loading?

For APN settings I have two data APN's:
MTN GPRS
MTN SA Web
with a radio button between the two. Which one to use?
Then there is a MTN MMS APN with no dario button.

My settings for MTN GPRS....
Name: MTN GPRS
APN: myMTN
Proxy:196.011.240.251
Port:8080
Username: mtnwap
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 655
MNC: 10
APN type: default
the rest are all <not set>

Settings for MTN SA Web
Name: MTN SA Web
APN: internet
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 655
MNC: 10
APN type: default
the rest are all <not set>

Settings for MTN MMS
Name:MTN MMS
APN: myMTN
Username:mtnmms
Password: ****** (prolly mtnmms)
MMSC: http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 196.011.240.241
MMS Port:8080
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 655
MNC: 10
APN type: mms
the rest is <not set>

Cheers,
CRV

[Mr Feesh]

You can use Market Enabler (i think its called that) which gives you access to the paid apps. I am not sure if you have to root the phone first.
And i don't think there is an iTunes type store for android yet. I am waiting to see what happens with the iPhone 4 before i jump onto the Desire bandwagon.

you have root your phone to make use of the market enabler app

[alt146]

you have root your phone to make use of the market enabler app

Not the one I linked to in the official android thread. But it looks like it only works for vodacom Desires.

[Losticus]

Just a query, in terms of battery power, how much does the Talk app use? I used to use gTalk all day, every day on my old Nokia and was wondering what the consensus is regarding that app's battery usage for the Desire? I would prefer not to see my new Desire go down in a ball of battery drainage as a result of one app.
Surely they must have optimised it, considering it is effectively a google phone.

[caspa]

I'm not to sure about gtalk, but the battery life is really not that good. I'm struggling to make a day.

I'm hoping it improves.

[HapticSimian]

I'm not to sure about gtalk, but the battery life is really not that good. I'm struggling to make a day.

I'm hoping it improves.

It improves, probably through a combination of decreased usage & the battery reporting its status more accurately after a few charges. I remember with my old WinMo Touch Pro the battery level indicator was completely confused for a couple of days after flashing a new ROM. I think the Desire might exhibit similar behaviour, and (this is complete conjecture) Android shuts down when the phone thinks the battery is nearly drained, even if it isn't quite...

[Mr Feesh]

Not the one I linked to in the official android thread. But it looks like it only works for vodacom Desires.

Im on vodacom and it don't work :( , stock rom.


What is you gsm.sim.operator.numer value?

[rorz0r]

I'm making about a day with the battery now (7:30 til about 22:00). Generally I will leave the "mobile data" turned off (there's a seperate widget for it so I have that and power control). I'll leave everything off in the morning and get some work done. Then when I turn on mobile data I'm checking gmail and chatting on gtalk a lot. After I leave work I pretty much do browsing on the phone (easier than getting out 12" laptop which is generally a browsing machine) with the dolphin hd browser. Also play some games etc and this kills off the last bit of my battery.

[alt146]

Im on vodacom and it don't work :( , stock rom.


What is you gsm.sim.operator.numer value?

normal value - 65501

after faking the US T-mobile market it chages to 310260, Telestra 50501.

[The Philosopher]

ordered my HTC Desire from VA and now waiting. not sure how long it will take!

[Mr Feesh]

normal value - 65501

after faking the US T-mobile market it chages to 310260, Telestra 50501.

still didn't work :(,, send me the link to the place you downloaded it from please

[Mr Feesh]

on the developers website he says you have to root your phone to make use of this app

[alt146]

on the developers website he says you have to root your phone to make use of this app

I dont think that's the same app.

The original link I followed to gett he enabler isnt working, but I think this (http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/downloads/detail?name=MarketEnabler_3.0_beta.apk&can=4&q=) is the same program. Icon is the same and there's nothing about root access in there either.

[Ancalagon]

I cant believe how expensive HTC mobile smartphones are! I looked at an HTC Legend this morning, nearly R6000.00 with no contract, or about R300 a month with a R2000 pay in. Holy crap! Thats more than some decent TVs.

Worth it?

[Mr Feesh]

I cant believe how expensive HTC mobile smartphones are! I looked at an HTC Legend this morning, nearly R6000.00 with no contract, or about R300 a month with a R2000 pay in. Holy crap! Thats more than some decent TVs.

Worth it?

Definitely :P, though its not only HTC,

[rorz0r]

Dude tvs are boring... Get a desire :)

[Mr Feesh]

I dont think that's the same app.

The original link I followed to gett he enabler isnt working, but I think this (http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/downloads/detail?name=MarketEnabler_3.0_beta.apk&can=4&q=) is the same program. Icon is the same and there's nothing about root access in there either.

Same app just the newer version. Tried your version and still no luck :(,
Also tried to input the manual settings as this site says but it didn't work either
http://strazzere.com/blog/?p=260

If i try open the latest (http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/downloads/detail?name=MarketEnabler_latest.html&can=2&q=)version i get the message "Parse Error- There is a problem parsing the package"

[Seeyou]

Has anyone found nice pouch / container for the Desire, that's available locally? (not a cover/screenguard)

[ravage]

Has anyone found nice pouch / container for the Desire, that's available locally? (not a cover/screenguard)

I'm also interested in this, I searched (albeit not very well) and couldn't find anything worthwhile

[caspa]

Should we be buying screen protectors? like some guys use on there iphones?

[Mr Feesh]

Should we be buying screen protectors? like some guys use on there iphones?

probably, better safe than sorry

[Monkey101]

I cant believe how expensive HTC mobile smartphones are! I looked at an HTC Legend this morning, nearly R6000.00 with no contract, or about R300 a month with a R2000 pay in. Holy crap! Thats more than some decent TVs.

Worth it?

R5900 for a desire at CaCell.

[Ancalagon]

R5900 for a desire at CaCell.

A R100 saving? R5900 is still R5900!

[Monkey101]

You said its R6000 for a legend :) I think R100 cheaper for a Desire over the Legend is very good.

[Ancalagon]

Oh sorry, my mistake. The legend is indeed closer to R5000, while the desire is closer to R6000.

[Monkey101]

Ah ok cool.
Sell your kidneys, i think a desire is more fun to have than kidneys :p

[DJNgoma]

R5900 for a desire at CaCell.

OMG :D.

[Monkey101]

OMG :D.

Hey, come on its a bargain :D:D:p

[DJNgoma]

Hey, come on its a bargain :D:D:p

I will be purchasing that at the end of this month then, thanks for the bargain.

[SirFooK'nG]

FFS, 3 week wait for my Desire, Vodacom should have new stock today.... So I have been told. My Invisible Shield arrives today, and that was ordered when there was no stock either... No phone, but at least I will have a shield :)

[The Philosopher]

to which branch is this stock coming? all branches ? i am also waiting for a desire

[rorz0r]

I ordered mine for collection... Think I'll go get my invisible shield now, but will wait til I'm home and give the phone a proper clean before applying it.

[SirFooK'nG]

to which branch is this stock coming? all branches ? i am also waiting for a desire

I deal with Vodacom Corporate, so my guess it would be Vodacom in general....

[Monkey101]

I will be purchasing that at the end of this month then, thanks for the bargain.

Some of us don't have that cash lying around :( :(. So as of now i will be accepting donations from the public consisting of HTC Desires mainly :D

[rorz0r]

Got the full body invisibleshield. Looks good but not on the phone yet. Comes with some spray stuff and a piece of plastic to help with applying it. I'm guessing the spray stuff is some sort of evaporating lubricant to ensure there's no air bubbles etc. Will probably apply it tonight and maybe take some pics.

[SirFooK'nG]

Got the full body invisibleshield. Looks good but not on the phone yet. Comes with some spray stuff and a piece of plastic to help with applying it. I'm guessing the spray stuff is some sort of evaporating lubricant to ensure there's no air bubbles etc. Will probably apply it tonight and maybe take some pics.

lol, just got mine delivered (DHL). Also had a quick look at the contents.... I watched the online tutorial for applying the shield, the spray makes it easier to adjust positioning. The recommended dry time is a bit hectic tho! Hopefully I will get my desire late next week....

http://www.zagg.com/support/installvideo.php#General

or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqqvE6hh2LM&feature=player_embedded

[alt146]

Does anyone know any brick and mortars that stock the invisishield?

[wconan]

Guys, with which SP did you sign up and what contract did you choose in order to get the HTC desire? Oh, and did you have to pay in?
Autopage wants me to pay in an extra R2200 on a talk130.

[SirFooK'nG]

Vodacom Corp: Talk 500, Opted not to take the car charger, still had to pay in R500. Not sure what I get on the contract, rates etc?? Personally don't care, its a company phone. Didn't want a blackberry... (what most the reps and management staff have)

[wconan]

what is the avg bill for data usage these days?

[BaronZA]

I'm getting the Desire on Vodacom Top Up 315, have to pay in R1999, or R104 extra on the contract pm.
Could also get it on Vodacom Top Up 315S, which is R2499 pay in or R124 extra on the contract pm

[rorz0r]

what is the avg bill for data usage these days?

3g watchdog tells me I'm going to use about 255mb a month. Have a 100mb bundle for R80 so that's R80 plus R0.65 * 155mb = R180 total.

[Ecco]

3g watchdog tells me I'm going to use about 255mb a month. Have a 100mb bundle for R80 so that's R80 plus R0.65 * 155mb = R180 total.

Yeah i got similar data usage. However i am now trying to limit it, if i am at the office and have access to e-mail, i switch all data off.

[Ecco]

3g watchdog tells me I'm going to use about 255mb a month. Have a 100mb bundle for R80 so that's R80 plus R0.65 * 155mb = R180 total.

If you got the MTN bundles, the 75Mb bundle works out cheaper.

[Ecco]

Ignore above, i see the 75Mb bundle is not available as yet.

[cyb3rt]

Guys, with which SP did you sign up and what contract did you choose in order to get the HTC desire? Oh, and did you have to pay in?
Autopage wants me to pay in an extra R2200 on a talk130.

Sounds about right... On the Top Up 315 myself and pay in was around R2000 or monthly of R104 (took the monthly).

Vodacom.

[caspa]

So.. does anybody have a cover yet? I can't find one any where in durbs.

[zabatman]

Well, technically no. But if you were to follow this (http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-turn-by-turn-navigation-to-htc-desire/) blog post... ;) MTN seriously need to revisit their data bundle offerings! :mad:

That links to a very old version. If you do your homework then you too could have it working perfectly on your phone with detailed voice prompts, delivered on time.

You could even plan your route before you leave your wifi network, and have the map cached on your SD card to reduce data usage :)

[zabatman]

I ordered two different covers on eBay, they should be here soon. My solar charger has already arrived, R65 including postage and it works.

[cyb3rt]

I don't know, an invisible shield is unnecessary from what I have seen from my Desire. The anti-scratch is more than enough to protect your screen. Unless its just a body cover for impact damage when it falls I don't see the point.

[The Philosopher]

I just phone vodashop at V & A, and they said they expect new stock only at the end of the week in JHB, since there was problems with customs. Which means it will only arrive in CT by next week. Does anyone know if any other place has stock? I have phone 5 shops already and they all are waiting for stock to arrive. this is frustrating!

[SirFooK'nG]

I just phone vodashop at V & A, and they said they expect new stock only at the end of the week in JHB, since there was problems with customs. Which means it will only arrive in CT by next week. Does anyone know if any other place has stock? I have phone 5 shops already and they all are waiting for stock to arrive. this is frustrating!

Yeah I got notified this morning that the stock will arrive on the 4th..... farkin irritated now!

[zabatman]

I got mine in 3 days from www.expansys.co.za :)

[DJNgoma]

I got mine in 3 days from www.expansys.co.za :)

Better off with CaCell.

[zabatman]

Better off with CaCell.

Why is CaCell better? Is there a better warranty? It's cheaper at expansys and not only that, mine is untouched by Leaf so I can update it directly from htc.com

[DJNgoma]

Why is CaCell better? Is there a better warranty? It's cheaper at expansys and not only that, mine is untouched by Leaf so I can update it directly from htc.com

There is a warranty unlike Expansys who offer no warranty (unless it is at your expense). Plus CaCell are selling the Desire for R5900... So cheap is the new expensive to you? Plus the Nexus One still sells for $529, excluding shipping and taxes of course, from the USA.

[zabatman]

Sorry, the HTC Desire is R5,923.02 at www.expansys.co.za, which is R23.02 more than CaCell. But for that R23.02 it was worth it to me as I was guaranteed an phone untouched by Leaf. I actually have an upgrade due right now, but decided the Leaf aggravation wasn't worth it.

Are CaCell phones also grey market imports?

[alchamy]

Had my Desire since last week now and honestly it is simply amazing.

[dan101]

I'm only getting mine next week! :(

Have spent most of the day getting my gmail contacts in order for the big sync :)

[ColinR]

I'm only getting mine next week! :(

Have spent most of the day getting my gmail contacts in order for the big sync :)

Not so much of a sync, more of a "just there" :)

[_TrXtR_]

I don't know, an invisible shield is unnecessary from what I have seen from my Desire. The anti-scratch is more than enough to protect your screen. Unless its just a body cover for impact damage when it falls I don't see the point.

Ive got a thin but proper 5mm scratch in my display, and no idea where it came from.
It's minor aslong as it does not happen again, but I think those shields are usefull for those unforseen moments... I didnt know about this 'anti-scratch' stuff... is it enabled by default? :D hehe.

This phone is what I wanted 8(?) years ago when I got the p900.

[DJNgoma]

But for that R23.02 it was worth it to me as I was guaranteed an phone untouched by Leaf.?

Root the phone.

[HapticSimian]

Root the phone.

...and stand a good chance to brick it, currently. Haven't checked XDA today, but as of yesterday rooting the Desire is rather ill advised...

[francoislr]

Okay, so also due for an upgrade...Took in my Tytn2 for repairs at Brooklyn Square, then asked/got asked about upgrading as well...and I told the girl there: Hell yeah! And she called me on what phone I want...the Desire;-) Sharp chick:-)

Anyhow, I asked her if they have stock, she said Nay, but made a phone call, and said she will have 1 for me tomorrow...I don't know if she will pull it off, but I have about 10 MTN shops numbers on my phone along the routes I will be driving. Whoever has 1 in stock will get my business:-)

I have been using Android 2.1 on my Tytn2 for the last few months, so a lot of my syncing contacts and so on has been prepared and readied for Android, so all will Sync well I am sure:-)

Also, another tip. On Gmail, you can group your contacts. On your phone, on your contacts list you can then choose the group/groups it must display(Menu>Gmail).

[dakota]

There is a warranty unlike Expansys who offer no warranty (unless it is at your expense). Plus CaCell are selling the Desire for R5900... So cheap is the new expensive to you? Plus the Nexus One still sells for $529, excluding shipping and taxes of course, from the USA.

Expansys offer a full 1 year manufacturers warranty on the HTC Desire.

[dlk001]

Does anyone know any brick and mortars that stock the invisishield?

Last night I installed ZAGG’s invisibleSHIELD for HTC Desire/Bravo. I got it through Expansys. You get the front screen shield, the back cover shield and various pieces that shield the sides of the Desire. After 18hrs, my impressions are.

I like:

- 'gripping' of the back and side panels, it makes me more confident when I’m holding my phone
- I didn’t have any trouble applying it without bubbles and as advertised, the micro bubbles will disappear after 12 to 24hrs.

I do not like:

- The name 'invisible' seems somewhat misleading because it’s clearly a visible and makes the Desire look glossy and cheap.
- The screen feels "grippy" due to friction, negatively affects the smooth finger-sliding motion across the screen and attracts finger print grease trails.

My advice:
- You only get one chance to install this. Make sure you clean your screen immaculately before applying it and use a lot of the fluid when applying the screen shield.

[rorz0r]

Agree it's clearly visible. Makes the phone look very gloss and shiny, especially on the back.
The screen basically feels like you're using it with a condom, sucks a bit at first but after a while you don't notice it. Still reacts properly etc just feels funny.

The instructions say you can remove it and re-apply but I doubt it will be as good.

Mine seems to be collecting "fur" around the edges of the screen. I think maybe I just put it in my pocket while it was still a bit sticky as it's gotten better over the past few days. I would suggest keeping it in a clean cover of some sort if you have for the first few days at least.

[DJNgoma]

...and stand a good chance to brick it, currently. Haven't checked XDA today, but as of yesterday rooting the Desire is rather ill advised...

Whilst you also have a good chance of not bricking it... Kind of a redundant argument but anyway. I apologise if it is bad advice for the layman but probably also advising not going through eXpansys due to their lazy/poor after sale service that I for one have experienced.

[The Thug]

What does one recommend as a data add-on package for an Android phone?

I was thinking along the lines of a 300mb package. Would that prove sufficient ?

[francoislr]

Got my Desire today...incredibly impressed! Phoned just about every MTN shop in PTA, Southdowns eventually told me the only Desire is at Fourways, which meant trekking all the way to Joburg. Get to Fourways, they have the phone, and get ready to upgrade, and then they tell me I have to pay in because I am upgrading early. (I got phoned last week to be let know I can upgrade) So I say, sure...whats 500 bucks...I NEED the phone...Then they tell me they can't process the payment for 24 hours, so I told them there is no way I am coming to Joburg again, how or where can I pay? So they said: Northgate...So I trek to Northgate, get my number, go get food at the P&P, eat, go inside, wait....Maybe an hour or so of waiting. I get helped, the guy looks at my stuff, says I don't need to pay in. They have stock...20 Minutes later I was sitting trembling in my car amazed at the pure awesomeness of the phone! The sales guy told me to empty the battery, then charge for 8 hours...I could barely drive straight!

First impressions(Considering I am an android veteran): The thing is bloody amazing!

[armitage]

Hehe. I can relate. the first day I almost crashed into an audi since I was playing so much with the phone. Damn but it felt like a revolution happened in my hands :P (coming from an old sony ericsson k750i).

[sGuy]

After reading everyone’s comments I can't wait for my Desire. Should get it within a week wish it would arrive today I’m like a kid waiting for his new toy.

[SirFooK'nG]

/drools.... *%^%*%*%*$ vodacom better hurry up with that stock now!!!!!!!!!!

[poffle]

its the best phone i've had. <3 this thing. I was on a c902 and im using that as my alarm clock cause my DESires one doesnt work.... i cant believe how small that screen is, will never be able to go back! now im waiting impatiently for my cover from expansys D:

[Wag]

It is a good phone, used it for about 3 weeks. At the moment I'm using my Iphone again for the simple reason of screen clarity when outdoors.

[SirFooK'nG]

I cant see shyte on my curent Omnia in outdoors... So hopefully it will be better than that...

[Wag]

I cant see shyte on my curent Omnia in outdoors... So hopefully it will be better than that...

Then check before you buy

[rorz0r]

I normally use it with the backlight off. When I go outdoors I can't even see the screen but when I put the backlight on it's ok. I don't go outside much though...

[dlk001]

I'm using a 500mb data bundle and so far its been more than sufficient. On average my Desire uses 7Mb per day. I download big software in the evenings through my home WiFi.

[Ecco]

its the best phone i've had. <3 this thing. I was on a c902 and im using that as my alarm clock cause my DESires one doesnt work.... i cant believe how small that screen is, will never be able to go back! now im waiting impatiently for my cover from expansys D:

Weird that your alarm clock on the desire doesnt work. Try downloading an alarm app.

[poffle]

yeah, it worked for a while but now it just doesnt anymore. strange, ill download an app sometime

[alt146]

yeah, it worked for a while but now it just doesnt anymore. strange, ill download an app sometime

Are you using any kind of task killer? It's a known issue that task killers screw with the alarm program.

[poffle]

yes i am indeed, that is probably the problem :p

ffs expansys suck. 4-6 weeks to get 1 stupid pouch? :( bleh no thanks. Anybody know where else tyo get one? Not a single shop in rosebank has one

[HapticSimian]

DEATH TO TASK KILLERS!

Get Astro or eStrongs file manager off the market & use its task manager to kill things that crash - I had CoPilot die on me today... For the rest, forget about task killers; they aren't necessary.

[Scooby6]

its the best phone i've had. <3 this thing. I was on a c902 and im using that as my alarm clock cause my DESires one doesnt work.... i cant believe how small that screen is, will never be able to go back! now im waiting impatiently for my cover from expansys D:

I have the Hero and experience the same problem with the alarm!!!


Are you using any kind of task killer? It's a known issue that task killers screw with the alarm program.

I'm also using a task killer ... will disable and try ... thanks for the advice!

[Scooby6]

So who's offering the Desire with no pay in these days? :D

[poffle]

MTN on the anytime 200 package. R330 per month, R200 air time no payin

[alt146]

DEATH TO TASK KILLERS!

Get Astro or eStrongs file manager off the market & use its task manager to kill things that crash - I had CoPilot die on me today... For the rest, forget about task killers; they aren't necessary.

You can also force close from setting>applications>manage applications>whatever app. Although I'd recommend getting astro or Estrongs in any case :P

[francoislr]

I was on the Talk 200 with my previous phone, and the first shop told me I had to pay in 500 bucks for the early upgrade(I was contacted last week to to be notified I can upgrade) The second shop I went to asked nothing. Also talk 200 @ R339 a month.

had some weird things happen with my contacts today...My dad's number has always been on my Google Contacts, but whenever I open it on my phone the contacts app crashes. Went on Google and edited it, now it seems fine. With my boss it's still doing it though:-?

[SirFooK'nG]

YAY... Just got notification that Vodacom has got new stock of the Desire!!! Now they just need to dispatch it (apparently that can take 2 to 7 working days :( )

[nadimm]

I ordered my phone from autopage 2 weeks ago, still no phone. Its on back order apparently. :mad:

[SirFooK'nG]

I ordered my phone from autopage 2 weeks ago, still no phone. Its on back order apparently. :mad:

Expect them to arrive in the Vodashops sometime next week ....

[sGuy]

Got my Desire now feeling a bit intimidated by it so many option don’t know where to start.

[Krypt0n1te]

YAY... Just got notification that Vodacom has got new stock of the Desire!!! Now they just need to dispatch it (apparently that can take 2 to 7 working days :( )

Thanks for the heads - up. Cant wait!

[TheWarr]

I absolutely love this phone. I got it a few weeks ago. Radio crashes alot & camera flash is too bright sometimes, but other than that its great.
Anyone know where i can get a screen cover in SA. Every shop i goto tells me the Desire hasnt been released yet......and then i have to SHOW DEM!!!! lol

TheWarr's Apps on the phone (http://www.appbrain.com/user/TheWarr/apps-on-the-phone)

Phone: HTC Desire
44 total, 44 free (100%), 0 paid (0%), 64MB total size, $0 total price



doubleTwist Player (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.doubleTwist.androidPlayer)
Androids Around 2 (http://www.appbrain.com/app/de.android1.androidsaround.client2)
White Noise Lite (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.tmsoft.whitenoise.lite)
2010 World Cup (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.luke.worldcup2010)
Jewels (http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.mhgames.jewels)
EStrongs File Explorer (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.estrongs.android.pop)
TasKiller free (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.tni.TasKiller)
Torrent-fu (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.androidfu.torrents)
Picasa Tool Pro (http://www.appbrain.com/app/larry.zou.colorfullife)
MixZing Media Player (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.mixzing.basic)
deciBel (http://www.appbrain.com/app/bz.bsb.decibel)
Floating Image (http://www.appbrain.com/app/dk.nindroid.rss)
Sex Position & Animation (http://www.appbrain.com/app/position.love.adult.animation)
Free Advanced Task Manager (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.arron.taskManagerFree)
Replica Island (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.replica.replicaisland)
Barcode Scanner (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.zxing.client.android)
FxCamera (http://www.appbrain.com/app/ymst.android.fxcamera)
Uninstaller (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst)
LED Desire Light (http://www.appbrain.com/app/nostovic.android.desire.ledLight)
AppBrain Market Sync (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps)
Zedge Ringtones & Wallpapers (http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.zedge.android)
Shazam (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.shazam.android)
Dolphin Browser HD (http://www.appbrain.com/app/mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser)
Bookmarks to SD (http://www.appbrain.com/app/mobi.mgeek.BookmarkPlugin)
Gmote 2.0 (http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.gmote.client.android)
Text-To-Speech Extended (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.tts)
Google Translate (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.android.apps.translate)
Google Buzz widget (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.android.apps.updates.widget)
Dolphin Theme: Violet Hill (http://www.appbrain.com/app/mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser.Theme.VioletHill)
Speedtest.net Speed Test (http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.zwanoo.android.speedtest)
Memory Trainer (http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.urbian.android.games.memorytrainer)
Video Player (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.androidcodemonkey.videos.free)
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Coin Flip (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.ajas.coinflip)
Opera Mini 5 browser (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.opera.mini.android)
Google Goggles (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.android.apps.unveil)
Google Sky Map (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.google.android.stardroid)
Compass (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.apksoftware.compass)
Dictionary.com (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.dictionary)
MXit (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.mxit.android)
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Facebook for Android (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.facebook.katana)
10001 Cocktails (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.reddroid.lazybartender)
Solitaire (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.kmagic.solitaire)


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[SirFooK'nG]

@TheWarr ... http://www.invisibleprotectors.co.za/

got mine last week Friday already (had it on pre-order)

EDIT:


Y A Y ... just got my Desire ... finally. God, putting the Invisi-sheild on sux. Not perfect on mine, but it will do. dammit.

[clof]

I ordered my phone from autopage 2 weeks ago, still no phone. Its on back order apparently. :mad:

ordered mine through autopage on 17 may and got it on tuesday so you should be getting yours soon.

until then you have to be strong ;)

[SirFooK'nG]

Guys.... a nice way to convert your Windows mobile backup to Android.... http://www.spritesoftware.com/Products/Migrate/Migrate-Your-Data-Now/Select-Phone

[sand_man]

Question: Does the 4GIG SD card the Desire ship with contain any software on it?

[HapticSimian]

Question: Does the 4GIG SD card the Desire ship with contain any software on it?

Yes. It contains HTCSync for Windows that you can install by mounting the SD as an external drive & it has the phone's entire manual in .pdf

[sand_man]

Yes. It contains HTCSync for Windows that you can install by mounting the SD as an external drive & it has the phone's entire manual in .pdf
Okay cool. Both of which are available as downloads from htc.com? No sweat...

[SirFooK'nG]

Okay cool. Both of which are available as downloads from htc.com? No sweat...

lol... I'm guessing u formatted it .. so did I!

[HapticSimian]

Okay cool. Both of which are available as downloads from htc.com? No sweat...


lol... I'm guessing u formatted it .. so did I!

just... :D

[SirFooK'nG]

I love GMail.... synched all my contacts, merged duplicates.... hours of work done in seconds!

This phone is impressive! wow... worth the wait

[Krypt0n1te]

Believe it or not, I 2 got my phone 2day, AT LAST!!! So happy, it's been a LONG 4 weeks.

[Mohamed_M]

I've got my Desire today from Vodacom.
Talk 120 with per second billing (R300p/m)
Cash pay in of R1150-00
No Itemised billing.

Was wondering, are the INVISIBLE SHIELD protectors really woth the money? No one seems to have stock now though

[SirFooK'nG]

Even though i stufed up a bit putting my sheild on, after two days it looked much better. It has a rubbery feel to it. The Touch screen still works just as well. If you look at the sheild on the screen from an angle, you can see it is not smooth. I believe it is a polymer coating of some sort, that "self heals" itself. If it lasts, I think it is worth it.

[nadimm]

ordered mine through autopage on 17 may and got it on tuesday so you should be getting yours soon.

until then you have to be strong ;)

Got it!

[The Philosopher]

I AM STILL WAITING, i phoned the va branch and they said they still waiting for the RAM delivery from joburg. ARGGGGG!

[dan101]

YAY! got mine today! :D

Sucks that I've got to leave it charging till 8h tonight! :mad:

[The Philosopher]

HOW DID U GET YRS? u in ct? all the branches i phoned so far dont have it yet

[dan101]

HOW DID U GET YRS? u in ct? all the branches i phoned so far dont have it yet

Yes, I'm in CT. I phoned the upgrade call center (082 1959) last week. They apparently get stock before any of the Vodashops.

Another advantage is that they deliver...

[The Philosopher]

nO FAIR! hopefully they will have by the end of the day!

[SirFooK'nG]

So how do I get rid of the adverts at the bottom??

[Krypt0n1te]

I've got my Desire today from Vodacom.
Talk 120 with per second billing (R300p/m)
Cash pay in of R1150-00
No Itemised billing.

HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN????????????

Every place I phoned today still have a R1599 pay-in on the Desire on a Talk500

How on earth did you manage to only pay in R1150 on a Talk120?

I got my Desire on Sat, pay-in R1599 on Talk500 as stated, my Talk130 is also due and as far as I know The pay-in for the Legend on the Talk130 is also R1599.

Please give details!

[The Philosopher]

YA THAT does sound good

[SirFooK'nG]

Does everyone get the little advert bar at the bottom of the screen every now and then?

[Ecco]

Does everyone get the little advert bar at the bottom of the screen every now and then?

Some of the free apps have the ads

[nadimm]

Anyone have any experience with the hard gel case, http://www.expansys.co.za/d.aspx?i=199992

Worried it might be too bulky.

I've read the comments regarding the invisible shield and that's not gonna cut it, need mechanical protection for drops.

[SirFooK'nG]

Some of the free apps have the ads

Its irritating me, one add was for "Sexy pics" WTF!!! I have only installed two apps so far. Would it be one of them?

[alt146]

Its irritating me, one add was for "Sexy pics" WTF!!! I have only installed two apps so far. Would it be one of them?

You should only see the add inside the app itself - so it would be the app that has the add inside. Most free apps have paid versions if it irritates you that much.

[dan101]

I've installed the Market Enabler app. How do I know if it is working or not?

[SirFooK'nG]

You should only see the add inside the app itself - so it would be the app that has the add inside. Most free apps have paid versions if it irritates you that much.

Thanx, looks like it was a Task Manager app...

[alt146]

I've installed the Market Enabler app. How do I know if it is working or not?

Spoof a market within the enabler, then search for an app that you know is paid. Or just search around - if you see something with a price, then it is working.

[Krypt0n1te]

I've got my Desire today from Vodacom.
Talk 120 with per second billing (R300p/m)
Cash pay in of R1150-00
No Itemised billing.




HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN????????????

Every place I phoned today still have a R1599 pay-in on the Desire on a Talk500

How on earth did you manage to only pay in R1150 on a Talk120?

I got my Desire on Sat, pay-in R1599 on Talk500 as stated, my Talk130 is also due and as far as I know The pay-in for the Legend on the Talk130 is also R1599.

Please give details!

Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

[The Philosopher]

the vodashop at V&A still dont have stock. they said it would arrive today or yesterday. i am starting to get fuming! here!!!!!! :mad:

oh yes, i can put in a 3rd party micro sd card rihgt? i found 16gb ones for 650 i think.

[Mr Feesh]

Anyone have any experience with the hard gel case, http://www.expansys.co.za/d.aspx?i=199992

Worried it might be too bulky.

I've read the comments regarding the invisible shield and that's not gonna cut it, need mechanical protection for drops.

I am liking the price :D does that case come with a removable plastic cover 4 the screen

[RoloTomasi]

The HTC Desire seems like a great phone but apparently the HTC distributor of the phone in South Africa, LEAF, is absolutely useless. Several issues with updates. Check out this blog:
Why you probably shouldn’t buy an HTC phone in South Africa (http://www.arbitraryuser.com/blog/2010/03/05/why-you-probably-shouldnt-buy-an-htc-phone-in-south-africa/).

[francoislr]

The HTC Desire seems like a great phone but apparently the HTC distributor of the phone in South Africa, LEAF, is absolutely useless. Several issues with updates. Check out this blog:
Why you probably shouldn’t buy an HTC phone in South Africa (http://www.arbitraryuser.com/blog/2010/03/05/why-you-probably-shouldnt-buy-an-htc-phone-in-south-africa/).

Been there, read that, burned the T-shirt....We Root, we hack and we crack....sometimes. Whichever way, there will be troubles....but there is always a way past them. Maybe we should all avoid buying cars because of the Toyota thing...and we have Toyotas all around us....

[sGuy]

Need help with MMS settings for MTN did the *123*12# thing and received and saved the settings but I am still not able to send or receive MMS’es. Get the following error messages Unable to send message – Generic network failure and Message not downloaded - Generic network failure -

[SirFooK'nG]

haha, I lol'd this morning. Unlocked my screen to get an mms, and a windscreen wiper wiped the screen..... (it raining in Durbs)

[SirFooK'nG]

The HTC Desire seems like a great phone but apparently the HTC distributor of the phone in South Africa, LEAF, is absolutely useless. Several issues with updates. Check out this blog:
Why you probably shouldn’t buy an HTC phone in South Africa (http://www.arbitraryuser.com/blog/2010/03/05/why-you-probably-shouldnt-buy-an-htc-phone-in-south-africa/).

Ah come on. do you know how long it took Vodacom and samsung to update the Omnia i900 firmware!!! Same shyte different brand.

[alt146]

The HTC Desire seems like a great phone but apparently the HTC distributor of the phone in South Africa, LEAF, is absolutely useless. Several issues with updates. Check out this blog:
Why you probably shouldn’t buy an HTC phone in South Africa (http://www.arbitraryuser.com/blog/2010/03/05/why-you-probably-shouldnt-buy-an-htc-phone-in-south-africa/).

Lol, that blog article has been linked on this forum like 10 times before. It doesnt help that the rant the guy goes on is 70% misinformed. The update for the magic did take a while though, but it did eventually come out. Hopefully leaf can learn from their mistakes and get the updates for the Hero and Desire out quicker. Especially since they now distribute phones that have a much more significant market share than they used to.

[dlk001]

Need help with MMS settings for MTN did the *123*12# thing and received and saved the settings but I am still not able to send or receive MMS’es. Get the following error messages Unable to send message – Generic network failure and Message not downloaded - Generic network failure -

Settings, Wireless and Networks, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names

For MMS you should have

Name: MTN MMS
APN: myMTN
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: mtnmms
Password: mtnmms
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 196.11.240.241
MMS Port: 8080
MMS protocol :Wap 2.0
MCC: 655
MNC: 10 or 103
Authentication type: <Not set>
APN Type: mms

Try sending an MMS from your number to your number. If that does not work then either you not provisioned for mms or settings are wrong. If it works but you still cannot send/receive mms from other numbers, then problem is on MTN's side. Is your number ported to MTN?

[D3x]

Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

I think someone made a mistake or he is talking rubbish. :)

Vodacom Direct (cheaper than most) have a Talk 100/s contract for R300/Month & pay in is R2069.

:)

Choose:

HTC
Desire

http://www.vodacomdirect.co.za/IKnowWhatIWant.aspx

[trinityEon]

To Root or not to Root? does it support South Africa? if so what is the best rom to use

where/ how can i backup if i do root?

[HapticSimian]

haha, I lol'd this morning. Unlocked my screen to get an mms, and a windscreen wiper wiped the screen..... (it raining in Durbs)

Hah, wait for a foggy morning - you can't see crap because your phone's screen mists up. :mad: :D Yes, really... Those animations fall under the type of small touches I really appreciate.

[cyb3rt]

How do you get the weather to display. Mine is on Pretoria, but it just says 'No weather data available'...?

[trinityEon]

Hah, wait for a foggy morning - you can't see crap because your phone's screen mists up. :mad: :D Yes, really... Those animations fall under the type of small touches I really appreciate.

Please do tell what app this is :D

[HapticSimian]

Please do tell what app this is :D

No app. It's the boggo-standard HTC clock widget - the one that would've been on your home screen when you first started up the phone... ;)

[trinityEon]

No app. It's the boggo-standard HTC clock widget - the one that would've been on your home screen when you first started up the phone... ;)

I must be doing something wrong, when i unlock my sceen all i see is just the clock with weather update, do you turn on any settings?

[dlk001]

To Root or not to Root? does it support South Africa? if so what is the best rom to use

where/ how can i backup if i do root?

I'd say the main advantage to rooting is the ability to install tons of appz into SD card. If this is not an issue for you, rather wait for official Desire Andriod 2.2 update which will have ability to install/copy appz to SD Card.

I rooted mine a day after I bought it. Now, I've installed tons of appz into SD card. No more low memory/space issues. I been using MoDaCo Custom ROM with no issues so far.

[SirFooK'nG]

eish, the battery life is not so cool! been recharging every day. I thought my omnia was bad! OH well, the price you pay for a beeg pretty screen!

[trinityEon]

I'd say the main advantage to rooting is the ability to install tons of appz into SD card. If this is not an issue for you, rather wait for official Desire Andriod 2.2 update which will have ability to install/copy appz to SD Card.

I rooted mine a day after I bought it. Now, I've installed tons of appz into SD card. No more low memory/space issues. I been using MoDaCo Custom ROM with no issues so far.
Cool, Im sooo tempted, did you lose the sense UI?
what happens if you need to upgrade to 2.2 later this month? I do know the HTC leaf version due will be upgraded much later, but they locking off quite a bit when they do

[dlk001]

Cool, Im sooo tempted, did you lose the sense UI?
what happens if you need to upgrade to 2.2 later this month? I do know the HTC leaf version due will be upgraded much later, but they locking off quite a bit when they do

Not at all! The custom ROM is based on Official HTC Desire ROM with a few tweaks. You still retain ur SENSE UI. I always prefer customs ROMs and hacking my phone LOL. Rooting means I will get Customs Android 2.2 before HTC or Leaf releases it.

[HapticSimian]

I must be doing something wrong, when i unlock my sceen all i see is just the clock with weather update, do you turn on any settings?

Yes... Remove the widget from your home screen and re-add it. Scroll through the available clock styles and select the normal HTC flip-clock style (I think it's option 3). Once you've confirmed the style & location, it asks whether you want to 'Use full screen animation'. Obviously, make sure that's ticked.

The animations are sometimes easy to miss, as they only run after unlocking the phone and only until you touch the screen...

[trinityEon]

Not at all! The custom ROM is based on Official HTC Desire ROM with a few tweaks. You still retain ur SENSE UI. I always prefer customs ROMs and hacking my phone LOL. Rooting means I will get Customs Android 2.2 before HTC or Leaf releases it.

Thanx Mate :D

I am gonna be rooting tonight :D

I have read most of the documentations here (http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/05/how-to-root-your-htc-desire/),

sounds simple enough, My only Question is where does one get the ROMs from, is there a comparison list between which ROM is the best one to work with?

I see you using MoDaCo Custom ROM,
The one they talk about in the guide is: r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed
another two i found: Pays-ROM Desire Sense v2.0 (Rocksolid) (BraveSoul)

Does anyone know the difference between the two, which is safe and more reliable?

If any of you rooted please could you post what ROM you using :)

Edit: If you used MoDaCo ROM Alpha r22.1 do you experience these Known Issues:

Bluetooth does not work reliably
FM Radio finds stations but does not produce any sound
Footprints camera view is rotated 90 degrees
USB mount notification does not fire - use 'USB Mount' application from menu.

[The Philosopher]

the 4gb msd seems rather small. i just want to know whether one can just put in any micro sd card into the phone. i have seen 16gb ones for about 650 bucks. would be cool to put that in instead of the measly 4gb

[HapticSimian]

Far as I can remember, the Desire supports up to 32gb. Although increased storage will only really come into its own with Android 2.2's support for installing apps to sd card... And yes, I know about apps2sd, but I'm keeping my phone unrooted for now.

[trinityEon]

Far as I can remember, the Desire supports up to 32gb. Although increased storage will only really come into its own with Android 2.2's support for installing apps to sd card... And yes, I know about apps2sd, but I'm keeping my phone unrooted for now.
Why not, isn't it a good idea to root your fone?

[HapticSimian]

Why not, isn't it a good idea to root your fone?
That's not a question with a simple answer; suffice to say that there are risks. Educate yourself though and you should be fine. Truth be told, if Leaf drag their feet a week too long with the 2.2 update I'll be rooting away ;)

[francoislr]

I so want to root, as my space is long gone (Phone not even a week old), but I don't like the idea of messing with it now. I unlocked my previous HTC(Tytn2) and had no issues. In fact, ran Android on it a lot of the time. When I get it back I am gonna try to make it a full fledged Android phone completely, but waiting for MTN to fix it for me first;-)

I think I will try the patience approach...I am not a patient person, but I will try for now.

[trinityEon]

That's not a question with a simple answer; suffice to say that there are risks. Educate yourself though and you should be fine. Truth be told, if Leaf drag their feet a week too long with the 2.2 update I'll be rooting away ;)

Can you advise which version of the rooting did you use, was it Modaco R5? or one of the others, What functionality does not work with your, or does everything work?

[The Thug]

Can you advise which version of the rooting did you use, was it Modaco R5? or one of the others, What functionality does not work with your, or does everything work?

You don't need a Modaco ROM to root your phone. Rooting just purely allows you "Superuser" rights which are normally locked by the service provider. All other functionalities remain the same.

Changing your ROM (Modaco) does require a rooted phone.

[cyb3rt]

You don't need a Modaco ROM to root your phone. Rooting just purely allows you "Superuser" rights which are normally locked by the service provider. All other functionalities remain the same.

Changing your ROM (Modaco) does require a rooted phone.

So you can use the phone like normal, but its just rooted, and you dont need to install a diff ROM. In other words, can you root the phone purely to gain access to the SD card to save apps on it, and leave everything else unchanged?

Sorry but I don't entirely understand how it works.

[TrueTenacity]

@cyb3rt

Rooting the phone gives you the freedom to use other operating systems (Roms) and features that the manufacturers / network operators would not like you having access too...

In most cases an alternative rom is required as Rooting / unlocking the phone either erases the original rom or makes it unusable... so you will most likely have to install another rom once you have rooted the phone...

[sGuy]

Settings, Wireless and Networks, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names

For MMS you should have

Name: MTN MMS
APN: myMTN
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: mtnmms
Password: mtnmms
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 196.11.240.241
MMS Port: 8080
MMS protocol :Wap 2.0
MCC: 655
MNC: 10 or 103
Authentication type: <Not set>
APN Type: mms

Try sending an MMS from your number to your number. If that does not work then either you not provisioned for mms or settings are wrong. If it works but you still cannot send/receive mms from other numbers, then problem is on MTN's side. Is your number ported to MTN?

Thanks for the info it does not work any other advise? how do i check/know if my number is ported to MTN?

[cyb3rt]

I don't know, it still seems a little unsafe for me? I don't care about ROM's and all that, I'm just getting sick of the 'running low on disc space' message and I have to uninstall stuff...

Has anybody done it, and how is the experience after? On the Desire specifically.

[Ecco]

I don't know, it still seems a little unsafe for me? I don't care about ROM's and all that, I'm just getting sick of the 'running low on disc space' message and I have to uninstall stuff...

Has anybody done it, and how is the experience after? On the Desire specifically.

Out of interest how many apps do you have installed?

[cyb3rt]

Out of interest how many apps do you have installed?

Including games, around 25.

Games:
Air Control
Robo Defence
Throttle Copter
Teeter

Apps:
AK Notepad
Apprain Market Sync
Apps Organiser
AudioManager Console
Barcode Scanner
Camera Illusion
Dolphin Browser HD
ES File Browser
Facebook Touch
Handcent SMS
LED Light
Linpack for Android
Mxit
News24
Pandora
Ringdroid
Sound Grenade
Spare Parts
Uninstaller
Zedge

[trinityEon]

You don't need a Modaco ROM to root your phone. Rooting just purely allows you "Superuser" rights which are normally locked by the service provider. All other functionalities remain the same.

Changing your ROM (Modaco) does require a rooted phone.

Cool, Thanks, Please forgive my Noob questions, i am new to the Android Desire, and i welcome being able to be free from a manufacturers lock down of the operating system.

Can you possibly Nudge me in the right direction as to how do you root the HTC desire, but without changing the ROM?

I am stuck at the point of making a gold card, but now what does it do?

I am really keen to lean how this stuff works. I have installed the Android SDK, and even created my own little emulated Droid on the PC, I wanna eventually learn how to programme apps for this platform

[cyb3rt]

Cool, Thanks, Please forgive my Noob questions, i am new to the Android Desire, and i welcome being able to be free from a manufacturers lock down of the operating system.

Can you possibly Nudge me in the right direction as to how do you root the HTC desire, but without changing the ROM?

I am stuck at the point of making a gold card, but now what does it do?

I am really keen to lean how this stuff works. I have installed the Android SDK, and even created my own little emulated Droid on the PC, I wanna eventually learn how to programme apps for this platform

Here is the walkthrough I am considering, got the goldcard steps in it as well.

Modaco (http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/24-may-r5-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/)

[trinityEon]

Here is the walkthrough I am considering, got the goldcard steps in it as well.

Modaco (http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/24-may-r5-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/)

I had a look at this one by nimbu (http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/05/how-to-root-your-htc-desire/) as well, I attempted it, messed up on the gold card creation, then formatted my card, and used the auto gold card creation tool successfully

Just a hint the tool is much better then the Hex Editor, can be flimsy if you dont know what you doing

are you changing your rom as well? do you need to for apps2sd?

[The Thug]

do you need to for apps2sd?

People are "Rooting" there phones and changing to different ROM's for that exact reason. All versions of Android from 2.1 downwards don't allow for saving of apps onto the SD card. Most if not all "cooked" ROMs have apps2sd.

The new version of Android 2.2 does allow it and rumour has it that HTC will release it towards the end of June.

[cyb3rt]

No this crap looks to confusing. The more forums I read the less I want to do it. I'm just going to wait for more info on froyo.

[trinityEon]

No this crap looks to confusing. The more forums I read the less I want to do it. I'm just going to wait for more info on froyo.

I had the same thought, but what got me was, that you dont have to lose the sense UI, and functionality, its like a blue pill, red pill story, and whichever one you take there is no going back, either you stuck with or without apps2sd, but iether way you will still be way cooler... There is a risk, and i thought i almost bricked mine when i followed nimu's instructions, but it was my gold card that wasn't created right, if you want to make the GC easily format to FAT32 and use the GoldCard Tool creater to make your GC, the email service is up for your personalisedSdCard.img, at least that can be your pill.

I like the fact that at least Modaco has a recovery option though :)

It is confusing, when it comes to the ROMs, thats why i ask anyone out there who can help us with what ROMS you are using where you don't lose functionality and can still have our peanut peeled on both sides :D

If you Jump I will Jump too !

[trinityEon]

People are "Rooting" there phones and changing to different ROM's for that exact reason. All versions of Android from 2.1 downwards don't allow for saving of apps onto the SD card. Most if not all "cooked" ROMs have apps2sd.

The new version of Android 2.2 does allow it and rumour has it that HTC will release it towards the end of June.

HTC will release it June, Leaf only in 12 months, so Rooting is def the way to go, there is also alot of bonus functionality unlocked too, kinda like playing Need 4 Speed :D

BTW,

how cool is this if your Droid is on wifi, use google maps, search an address, then click more, and the LIL man icon for street view, Then go Menu > Compass mode on, here is a compass mode that rotates as you turn around, Android Rocks YooTooB Vid: http://bit.ly/ccGICm

And we didn't even have to install a thing, Now me thinks there might be a Navigation App that can use this mode with turn by turn voice and visual guide as you move through + free wifi everywhere.... i can only but dream :D

[cyb3rt]

I had the same thought, but what got me was, that you dont have to lose the sense UI, and functionality, its like a blue pill, red pill story, and whichever one you take there is no going back, either you stuck with or without apps2sd, but iether way you will still be way cooler... There is a risk, and i thought i almost bricked mine when i followed nimu's instructions, but it was my gold card that wasn't created right, if you want to make the GC easily format to FAT32 and use the GoldCard Tool creater to make your GC

Questions:

- So you used Nimbu's instructions?
- Did it go smoothly (apart from the GC thing)
- Did you use al the files he has on the instructions or did you use another ROM?
- Is the phone better now in any way?

[trinityEon]

Questions:

- So you used Nimbu's instructions?
- Did it go smoothly (apart from the GC thing)
- Did you use al the files he has on the instructions or did you use another ROM?
- Is the phone better now in any way?

I followed his guide, even the one to make the GC, then i now successfully got the GC made with the tool,
you have to follow the guide step by step CAREFULLY,
everything seems to be working though,
fone is alot faster, but I am kinda thinking i should have went with modaco's r5, coz it was supposed to be better, not sure which is the most latest though from those two, couldn't find any other ROMS' have you?

[cyb3rt]

couldn't find any other ROMS' have you?

I have googled to death and 90% says Modaco is best. Where did you get the tool to create the GC, does it have instructions?

[trinityEon]

I have googled to death and 90% says Modaco is best. Where did you get the tool to create the GC, does it have instructions?

yes it does, It is available here (http://android.modaco.com/content/software/308798/pc-application-goldcardtool/) with instructions

BTW did you find which Modaco is the best one? is it r5?

[cyb3rt]

As far as I can tell the link I posted is best yeah. r5.

Thanks, will have a look at the GC thing, if its not to much trouble I will give the root a go!

EDIT: In the GC procedure, can I use just 1 SD card and store my backup on my PC, or is a clean second SD card needed in the process?

[trinityEon]

I made a GC, got only one card, you can format it and partition it afterwards, but keep the .img file they mailed you it will ony work for that Sd card, and no other, if you get another card you need another img file


Edit: Please let me know how it goes :), but remember to backup your fone data first, sms, email, etc

[cyb3rt]

Yeah Im going to go ahead and try when I get home, don't have my USB cable at work. Data is backup up already, just going to copy the files over at home.

[trinityEon]

Cool Mate, lemme know how it goes with That rom, i will be around this evening, wanna see if its possible for me to reROM mine to r5-desire-root too

[cyb3rt]

Nope, this seems to dodgy for me thanks... Followed every step word for word, got the SD made into a GC, but as soon as I run the first batch file I get some error about to many links or something. I dont see anything on the Modaco forums regarding this either...

[trinityEon]

Nope, this seems to dodgy for me thanks... Followed every step word for word, got the SD made into a GC, but as soon as I run the first batch file I get some error about to many links or something. I dont see anything on the Modaco forums regarding this either...

I thought it was dodgy too, but remember if your card is a gold card then it will always be a gold card you need to do the repair process to make it normal again,

This is the instructions, seems easy to do for r5 :


Note: This process will wipe your device and there is currently no option to backup your device ROM before you start.
Make your microSD card into a goldcard by following these instructions (it's a good idea to back up the contents of your card first!).
Unzip the file you downloaded to a directory, then open a command prompt / terminal window at that directory.
Turn off your HTC Desire, then turn it back on with the 'back' button held down. You'll see 'FASTBOOT' written on the screen in a red box. Connect the phone to the computer.
In the terminal window, enter either 'step1-windows.bat', './step1-mac.sh' or './step1-linux.sh' as appropriate.
When this step has completed, REMOVE THE GOLDCARD and either format it and replace, or replace with a different (non goldcard) microSD.
Navigate to the 'BOOTLOADER' and then 'RECOVERY' option on the menu, using the volume buttons to move and the power button to select.
In the terminal window, enter either 'step2-windows.bat', './step2-mac.sh' or './step2-linux.sh' as appropriate.
When this has completed, your device should be at the 'recovery' screen. Select the 'wipe' option, then select the option to apply an update zip from sdcard, and select 'rootedupdate.zip'. This will take a little while, so go make a nice cup of tea. When the flash has finished, reboot, and you are DONE!
Troubleshooting

If you have any issues with the root process, post below, and we'll do our best to help!

Entering recovery in future

Included with the root script is a script for entering recovery in the future. To use...
Turn on the device with the volume button held down
Navigate to the 'RECOVERY' option on the menu, using the volume buttons to move and the power button to select.
In your terminal window, enter either 'recovery-windows.bat', './recovery-mac.sh' or './recovery-linux.sh' as appropriate.
It is recommended that you do NOT use the 'USB mount' functionality in the recovery image!
And finally!

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[trinityEon]

when they say: 'step1-windows.bat = for windows', './step1-mac.sh = for Mac' or './step1-linux.sh = for linux'

maybe thats why you might have gotten the errors

Can you post what errors you were getting?

[cyb3rt]

Mine just got errors on step1-windows.bat so I don't know...

Going to buy a bigger SD card anyway so its not a problem.

EDIT: Here's the error.

FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
sending 'zip' (137446 KB)... FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))


EDIT: Tried to run the commands that are in the batch file individualy:

C:\root>fastboot-windows.exe erase cache
erasing 'cache'... FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

[trinityEon]

AAh I see where you went wrong, check your GC with HXD Hex Editor, hook the SD card up even with a card reader, Open the disk with HXD in tab 1 and your GC img in tab 2 as in here

switch between the two tabs, the first 170 lines should be the same, if not your GC creation failed.

If your GC is correct, then

at step 1.bat you need to select fastboot (boxed in red), else it will say waiting for device, be patient, sometimes you might not think its doing something but it is, you should see in CMD:



C:\Downloads\htc\rooting Desire\ROMS\r5-desire-root>step1-windows.bat
Desire Root Step 1

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

< waiting for device >
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY

About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (137446 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... IN****opting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
INFOchecking main version...
INFOstart image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...
INFOstart image[hboot] flushing...
INFO[RUU]WP,hboot,0
INFO[RUU]WP,hboot,100
INFOstart image[radio] unzipping for pre-update...
INFOstart image[radio] flushing...
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,0
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,6
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,14
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,19
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,27
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,36
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,44
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,51
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,59
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,100
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
sending 'zip' (137446 KB)... FAILED (command write failed (No such file or directory))

Rebooting to bootloader...

< waiting for device >
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY

Step 1 complete - now use the bootloader menu to enter recovery mode.

To do this, press the power button, wait a few seconds, then use the volume keys and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
C:\Downloads\htc\rooting Desire\ROMS\r5-desire-root>

[cyb3rt]

I dont know dude, I have gone through the normal GC creation without the tool, the first 170 is identical. And still this is how far it goes...

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/TurboLeunis/Untitled.jpg

[trinityEon]

I dont know dude, I have gone through the normal GC creation without the tool, the first 170 is identical. And still this is how far it goes...

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/TurboLeunis/Untitled.jpg

If you doing this with windows machine, then try rebooting computer, there is a problem with the step1.bat, for windows the code should read like this for the r5-desire:

@echo off
echo Desire Root Step 1
echo.
echo Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...
echo.
fastboot-windows.exe erase cache
fastboot-windows.exe oem rebootRUU
echo.
echo About to start flash...
fastboot-windows.exe flash zip testimage.zip
echo.
echo THE ERROR IS NORMAL, DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE
echo.
echo System is now waiting 15 Seconds before reflashing testimage.zip
sleep 15
echo.
fastboot-windows.exe flash zip testimage.zip
echo.
echo Rebooting to bootloader...
echo.
fastboot-windows.exe reboot-bootloader
echo.
echo Step 1 complete - now use the bootloader menu to enter recovery mode.
echo.
echo To do this, press the power button, wait a few seconds, then use the volume keys and power button to select the RECOVERY option.




I just did mine, and i feel like god with the ninja superuser icon, everything working 100%

[cyb3rt]

I don't know hey,even if I run this command directly in cmd, it still doesn't work

fastboot-windows.exe erase cache

[TrueTenacity]

I think I shall wait a while to see what Leaf's take on the FroYo update is and if they're going to be numbskulls they have proben to be in the past I shall try root it...

[trinityEon]

do you have the android SDK installed?

are you navigating to the command prompt folder where you downloaded the r5-desire.zip?

Can anyone that rooted their phone with r5 modaco please advise how do i check Apps2SD and set it up?

[The Philosopher]

I have been waiting 3 weeks for my HTC DESIRE, then yesterday vodacom phones me and says it has arrived. So i go in and then want to choose my talk package, but then they say that i am only qualified to take up to top up 135 and have to pay in 4500 for the phone. I was WTF :mad: !!!!!!! They said that i have to wait 7 months to create a credit record, before they will allow me to go on a higher package! I just waited a month to get the phone, now i have to wait 7 months? by that time, the Iphone 4 and other things will be out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! !! I hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee vodacom.

why did theynot tell me this when i ordered it?

[TrueTenacity]

Becasuse if they had told you that you would've gone somewhere else to get it...

And just for the record that 7 months wait thing is a stall tactic of theirs...

A friend of mine has been with vodacom since they started in SA, 15+ years ago and they tried the 7 month credit thing on him... it didn't end well for the vodacom guy... lol...

[The Philosopher]

should i just number port to mtn and get the htc desire with them, or do they also have some stupid fukking credit check thing?

i mean i just dont get it, they already ask u how much you earn and all that, and they stil want to see how you pay? it is fukkking rediculous

[TrueTenacity]

They just wanna make sure that you've got the bucks to cover the 50 000 contracts that don't pay...

[The Philosopher]

it is debit order, how can people not pay, especially if they know how much each person earns?

[trinityEon]

I have been waiting 3 weeks for my HTC DESIRE, then yesterday vodacom phones me and says it has arrived. So i go in and then want to choose my talk package, but then they say that i am only qualified to take up to top up 135 and have to pay in 4500 for the phone. I was WTF :mad: !!!!!!! They said that i have to wait 7 months to create a credit record, before they will allow me to go on a higher package! I just waited a month to get the phone, now i have to wait 7 months? by that time, the Iphone 4 and other things will be out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! !! I hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee vodacom.

why did theynot tell me this when i ordered it?

Port your number to MTN, they got a special deal, free on talk 200 package, and available immediately as well :D

[The Philosopher]

sounds like a plan, what do i need to number port?

[trinityEon]

im not sure what you need but go into the MTN store, and they will help you out :D

BTW Just out of curiosity, does anyone know in those vodacom contracts, they send you, You are signing and waiving rights and liabilities away there, what if you dont agree to sign away your rights and do hold them liable, and you decide to edit the contract, reprint it, but because they wording is so small and since nobody even reads it(even them) they accept your contract and activate you, will it still be a legal contract that they accepted?

[Vegeta]

Port your number to MTN, they got a special deal, free on talk 200 package, and available immediately as well :D
Also same price on Topup 200 :eek: awesome

[trinityEon]

Also same price on Topup 200 :eek: awesome

well worth it since these fones with 2.2 really kill the ifone 4g, boy i would love shutting up the apple big mouths when they brag about the new 4g, and i have my rooted droid desire :D

[trinityEon]

Also same price on Topup 200 :eek: awesome

well worth it since these fones with 2.2 really kill the ifone 4g, boy i would love shutting up the apple big mouths when they brag about the new 4g, and i have my rooted droid desire :D

[cyb3rt]

do you have the android SDK installed?

are you navigating to the command prompt folder where you downloaded the r5-desire.zip?

Can anyone that rooted their phone with r5 modaco please advise how do i check Apps2SD and set it up?

I will try reinstalling the SDK. And yes I go to the folder its in, C:\root\

[fotonemer]

Anyone tried the froyo mod from XDA?

[trinityEon]

Anyone tried the froyo mod from XDA?

apparently there are still bugs, XDA still testing it out, the release date for froyo is the same day 4G comes out

[TrueTenacity]

Kinda sad that on LAUNCH DAY the iPhone 4 is going to be outclassed...

[trinityEon]

Kinda sad that on LAUNCH DAY the iPhone 4 is going to be outclassed...

You know what they say the world is round, what goes around comes around, they had their day now we will have ours :)


Can anyone tell me how do i get to surf the net through my work PC(set up as wifi access point, and internet connection shared), from the HTC Desire?

My work PC goes through a proxy when i browse, but in fone no login box comes when you want o browse, it just says page cannot be found. my PC browsing works correctly, but not in fone

[TrueTenacity]

Trinity...

You need to make sure that "Internet connection sharing" is turned on on your pc too... and then you should be able to browse from your phone...

[trinityEon]

Trinity...

You need to make sure that "Internet connection sharing" is turned on on your pc too... and then you should be able to browse from your phone...

I have internet connection sharing enabled, my mail for exchange syncs through wifi, however i need toput in proxy settings for web browser

[TrueTenacity]

Hmmmmmm that one will be a problem...

I'm not sure if there are such things on a mobile phone...

[TrueTenacity]

Trinity... this might help...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=862101&nmt=Proxy%20setting%20on%20the%20HTC%20Desire%20an yone?

[trinityEon]

I had a look, they apparently using Cyanogen's modded ROM which may have the ability to put in proxy details, however there is no option for user credentials. I do know you can set up proxy in the APN settings under mobile networks, but this does not work

[TrueTenacity]

Hmmmm it seems that option has been removed from the Desire...

But it seems they are mentioning apps to do that in the appstore... so maybe an app can add that option...

[evilsee]

Don't know about vodacom, but mtn provide a 4gig sd card.

yip I got a 4gig from vodacom

[The Philosopher]

I found out that when they say you are due for an upgrade, it doesnt mean that you are at the end of you contract. so when i wanted to cancel my contract and go somewhere else to get the HTC Desire, they said i cant, since i still have 3 months left on my contract. WTF? vodacom are ****ing me over at every corner!!!!!!!!!*********s!! now i have to wait till august, just to cancel. by then new phones will be out and i will have to decide all over again!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[TrueTenacity]

@Philosopher: The joys of S.A. ... You can upgrade at any time... for a price... buggers...

With regards to choosing all over again... it might be while before HTC comes out with something to top the Desire... then again, it could be tomorrow... but for now, Desire FTW!!

[TrueTenacity]

If you have friends or relatives in the U.K. / U.S. / Aussie... ask them to look around for MicroSD cards, they can be had for a LOT less there... got me a 16GB card for R160... :-)

[Knersus]

I found out that when they say you are due for an upgrade, it doesnt mean that you are at the end of you contract. so when i wanted to cancel my contract and go somewhere else to get the HTC Desire, they said i cant, since i still have 3 months left on my contract. WTF? vodacom are ****ing me over at every corner!!!!!!!!!*********s!! now i have to wait till august, just to cancel. by then new phones will be out and i will have to decide all over again!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

That's totally standard with contracts since for ever. When you started your previous contract that was for 24 months, so Vodacom isn't screwing you over... they are just holding you to the contract that you willingly signed with them two years ago. The fact that you can upgrade before the contract ends is just a way for the providers to twist your arm to keep you as a customer. I'm not quite sure why you want to cancel Vodacom to get a Desire, since I got a Desire with Vodacom with quite a good deal.

I was also almost considering moving the MTN, but when I heard their customers had exactly the same kind of problems I decided to stay put. It doesn't matter much which cellular provider you are with these days, you will have good experiences and you will have bad ones.

[oronte]

Can anyone confirm that the desire is available on MTN anytime 200 for only R200? And if so is it from MTN stores or MTN direct?

[The Philosopher]

oronte, i was there on sunday. you can get a desire on anytime 200 but have to pay in about 140 bucks a month extra.

Knersus, i never heard of that before. the thing is they wont let me get an upgrade, until 7 months have passed. the thing is the contract only just go transferred to my name. so i dont have a credit history, so they wont let me go onto a higher package. so i have to wait 7 months to get a desire or get on in 2 months time with mtn.

[francoislr]

Can anyone confirm that the desire is available on MTN anytime 200 for only R200? And if so is it from MTN stores or MTN direct?
Got mine on the Anytime 200, but The Philosopher is correct....it's an extra R140 a month on top of that(excluding extra usage/data) that you will have to pay. That's the contract I am on. My contract technically only expires in October, but was due for an upgrade from the beginning of this month...did not have a big hassle to get it done. But one thing also happened, one shop asked me R500 to "finish" the contract, but they could not take payment immediately, so I asked where I can pay immediately, and they send me to North Gate MTN...Got there, and they said there is no pay in....Got the upgrade....only extra cost was R140 or something, but that will be on my bill.

The Philosopher, my vote is that you port. Honestly, Vodascum ticked me off so badly that I left with my previous upgrade. Takes a few days, but I was too glad to have moved on. One thing that sucked with MTN however was I had such crap signal where I live. So bad that I considered porting back to Vodascum. But then the upgrade call came, I told them to bugger off....but I could not get this Desire out of my head...So I upgraded...And I am happy...this phone has much better signal! Only flaw: The space for apps....but I patiently await Froyo...then things will be nothing but awesome:-)

[Knersus]

Knersus, i never heard of that before. the thing is they wont let me get an upgrade, until 7 months have passed. the thing is the contract only just go transferred to my name. so i dont have a credit history, so they wont let me go onto a higher package. so i have to wait 7 months to get a desire or get on in 2 months time with mtn.

Sounds like you have a complicated situation. Is this your first contract, and if I understand you only recently started/transferred it? What sort of contract was this?

That's the problem with contracts vs pay as you go, you can easily get painted into a corner. Anyways, I hope you figure out a way to get the Desire soon, it's well worth it!!

[trinityEon]

Has anyone got the R5 desire rom from modaco working with apps2sd? when i try installing i get no option to install to SD card

[fotonemer]

Whoohoo!!

A dvix player that actually works! Here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mjdjlmkamhi

Finally...

[francoislr]

Whoohoo!!

A dvix player that actually works! Here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mjdjlmkamhi

Finally...

Invalid or Deleted File the link says. Whats the programs name?

[TrueTenacity]

RockPlayer

[dan101]

RockPlayer

Thanks! Works beautifully :D

[francoislr]

Yeah thanx! 25fps on my standard episode type file(350mb)

[abilibo]

Alternative link : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MZ558IXG

[nadimm]

Hi. Is anyone experiencing a problem with their home button (bottom left). It sometimes doesn't work and only briefly shows the lock screen.

[The Philosopher]

I dreamed that I had a DESIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is killing me!!!!!!!!!!! I want I want! a DESIRE! stupid vodacrap!

[TrueTenacity]

Dying for my desire too... but have to wait for the insurance ppl to pull finger... GRRRR...

[J_Bay]

Hi guys,

As you can see I am new to the forums as a member, but I've read quite a few things on here before. I am going to be getting my Desire on Monday or Tuesday, once the phone is delivered to the Vodashop I did my upgrade at.

I just wanted to know if you guys that have them, have had any issues or problems with them, and also, I was told today that HTC is leaving South Africa, and that we will then struggle with after sales support and so on? Is this true, or just something from the rumor mill?

Thanks for all the info in this thread though, it's great, I read it from page one to now, lol!

[TrueTenacity]

HTC was never here to begin with, they sell the phones through a local subsidiary, LEAF Technologies and I doubt they will be leaving anytime soon...

Unless off course they come out with a law preventing companies from ripping customers off...

[J_Bay]

lol...thanks...I know that Leaf is the agent, but what was said is that HTC phones will no longer be available here at all, once the current stock is used up!

[TrueTenacity]

Yeah, that's about as true as the free state adopting chinese as the local language...

They're not going to just suddenly stop selling one of the most popular brands of phones...

[J_Bay]

Thanks man, feel better now, my heart kinda sank for a few minutes....but now I'm happy again :)

[Mohamed_M]

Originally Posted by Mohamed_M
I've got my Desire today from Vodacom.
Talk 120 with per second billing (R300p/m)
Cash pay in of R1150-00
No Itemised billing.HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN????????????

Every place I phoned today still have a R1599 pay-in on the Desire on a Talk500

How on earth did you manage to only pay in R1150 on a Talk120?

I got my Desire on Sat, pay-in R1599 on Talk500 as stated, my Talk130 is also due and as far as I know The pay-in for the Legend on the Talk130 is also R1599.

Please give details!


Hi Sorry was away.

I checked with the provider and certain things were cleared up.
The offer I mentioned was made specifically for our company account so it will not apply to all.
They didn't actually make the offer. I showed them pricing on vodacom direct's website for the Desire and asked them to come up with a deal.

Sorry for confusion

[francoislr]

Thanks man, feel better now, my heart kinda sank for a few minutes....but now I'm happy again :)

Best way to find out these things is to contact the relevant company and ask them yourself...of course they will neither confirm or deny any rumors ever;-)


Originally Posted by Mohamed_M
I've got my Desire today from Vodacom.
Talk 120 with per second billing (R300p/m)
Cash pay in of R1150-00
No Itemised billing.HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN????????????

Every place I phoned today still have a R1599 pay-in on the Desire on a Talk500

How on earth did you manage to only pay in R1150 on a Talk120?

I got my Desire on Sat, pay-in R1599 on Talk500 as stated, my Talk130 is also due and as far as I know The pay-in for the Legend on the Talk130 is also R1599.

Please give details!


Hi Sorry was away.

I checked with the provider and certain things were cleared up.
The offer I mentioned was made specifically for our company account so it will not apply to all.
They didn't actually make the offer. I showed them pricing on vodacom direct's website for the Desire and asked them to come up with a deal.

Sorry for confusion

All good, but as far as I know those prices are not really good at all....I mean, I pay R340 a month and I did not pay in anything....so no hair off anyones back? I could be wrong...

[XineoX]

http://www.cellucity.co.za/images/htc.jpg

Can this be real? A Vodacom contract with no pay-in?! I can only hope so :p

[zabatman]

It's only a Talk 75, so you are actually "paying in" every month to avoid an upfront payment.

[XineoX]

It's only a Talk 75, so you are actually "paying in" every month to avoid an upfront payment.

I know lol I meant no up front pay-in :p I seriously don't get why you should pay R7000+ for a phone that's only R6000. I don't really care about the added extras like free minutes/free data/free sms's, I just want the phone =\