HTC DESIRE HD

beans100 said:
What difference does the 1500mAh battery make?
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The Desire HD has a 1200mAh battery. Ah is a unit of "charge capacity". so for example if a device drew only 100 mA from the battery then you can get 12 hours of usage out of the battery.

In theory a 1500mAh is better for obvious reasons. but i have seen batteries with this capacity and they just fail within 5months of usage because they are not of quality. theres a few threads on xda about the DHD and the battery
 
CrazYmonkeY159 said:
The Desire HD has a 1200mAh battery. Ah is a unit of "charge capacity". so for example if a device drew only 100 mA from the battery then you can get 12 hours of usage out of the battery.

In theory a 1500mAh is better for obvious reasons. but i have seen batteries with this capacity and they just fail within 5months of usage because they are not of quality. theres a few threads on xda about the DHD and the battery
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I'll go and read a bit. But for now the battery seems to last longer (only using it for last 2 days). If the battery fails, I still have my old one.

BTW. with the battery I got a battery charger with USB output. I now charge the other battery at home and when I go anywhere I can take the battery charger with, and charge the phone without needing power (with USB cable). Alternatively you can swap the batteries out, i guess.
 
Synica said:
Ordered my 14 piece accessory kit on the 8th of December. Got it this Monday (17th January). Don't know if it just took longer because of the holidays. (They claim 30 days)

Quality of the stuff: Good, no complaints

Actually just got if for the battery (1500 mAh) but now also using the other stuff.

For the price, you cant beat it, 14 piece for about R260
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have u used the screen protectors??? if so, are they any good?? and how are the cases??
 
Synica said:
Ordered my 14 piece accessory kit on the 8th of December. Got it this Monday (17th January). Don't know if it just took longer because of the holidays. (They claim 30 days)

Quality of the stuff: Good, no complaints

Actually just got if for the battery (1500 mAh) but now also using the other stuff.

For the price, you cant beat it, 14 piece for about R260
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Point us to it please :D
 
roldstar said:
have u used the screen protectors??? if so, are they any good?? and how are the cases??
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Screen protectors are very very good. Really almost unnoticeable, had to check if mine hadn't fallen off once or twice.

The gel cases are nice, really only protects the cover (back) of the phone but has nice grip and seems good quality. Does not make the phone bulky.

The leather pouch is good quality but makes the phone a bit bulky (cut off my belt clip), don't really see the use of it when you've got the screen protector and gel case on but looks nice.

Battery charger is nice, see previous post.

Cables are average, usb cable seems to take longer to charge the phone from my laptop than my original does. Haven't used the car charger.

1500 mAh battery seems to provide better battery life. (been playing a lot of games the last two days, not really had a chance to test it under normal use)

Car cradle is a bit flimsy, not very stable in the car, does not charge phone, does not activate car dock. It really is just a plastic holder that sucks onto the windshield.

Stylus is really crappy, does not work well at all, thrown mine away already.

heres the link:

17 pc: http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Battery-Case...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6474599028293883930

14 pc (the one I bought): http://cgi.ebay.com/14IN1-Case-Hold...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6478156002368615501

Hope this helps
 
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This ****ing HTC crap software just deleted all 208 of my contacts from Outlook.
 
Synica said:
Screen protectors are very very good. Really almost unnoticeable, had to check if mine hadn't fallen off once or twice.

The gel cases are nice, really only protects the cover (back) of the phone but has nice grip and seems good quality. Does not make the phone bulky.

The leather pouch is good quality but makes the phone a bit bulky (cut off my belt clip), don't really see the use of it when you've got the screen protector and gel case on but looks nice.

Battery charger is nice, see previous post.

Cables are average, usb cable seems to take longer to charge the phone from my laptop than my original does. Haven't used the car charger.

1500 mAh battery seems to provide better battery life. (been playing a lot of games the last two days, not really had a chance to test it under normal use)

Car cradle is a bit flimsy, not very stable in the car, does not charge phone, does not activate car dock. It really is just a plastic holder that sucks onto the windshield.

Stylus is really crappy, does not work well at all, thrown mine away already.

heres the link:

17 pc: http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Battery-Case...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6474599028293883930

14 pc (the one I bought): http://cgi.ebay.com/14IN1-Case-Hold...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6478156002368615501

Hope this helps
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Thanks!
 
xrapidx said:
Unfortunately - I'm out of nody badges.
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It's noddy. :D (just kidding, I know you must be pissed off. I would be.)

Well, I recently decided to rescue my phone from the internet & removed all the Facebook contacts, etc - and my contacts were all still there. Those were the ones I imported via bluetooth from my old iPhone 3G when I did the initial phone setup.
 
kingrob said:
It's noddy. :D (just kidding, I know you must be pissed off. I would be.)

Well, I recently decided to rescue my phone from the internet & removed all the Facebook contacts, etc - and my contacts were all still there. Those were the ones I imported via bluetooth from my old iPhone 3G when I did the initial phone setup.
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Good idea! My old phone should still have them... SAVED! Thanks.... Those are all the contacts I use constantly, I have a separate folder for infrequent contacts... why couldn't it choose those.
 
xrapidx said:
Good idea! My old phone should still have them... SAVED! Thanks.... Those are all the contacts I use constantly, I have a separate folder for infrequent contacts... why couldn't it choose those.
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Now this time choose sync Outlook to phone, and not the other way around, and stop blaming the software.

PEBCAK error.
 
phaktza said:
Now this time choose sync Outlook to phone, and not the other way around, and stop blaming the software.

PEBCAK error.
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Oh ok - are you one of the developers of the software? You guys might want to mention that it was only designed to sync one way - in fact - remove the option of syncing both ways.

Plugging in a phone is a user error - absolutely genius - I recommend you don't you a PC :rolleyes:
 
xrapidx said:
Oh ok - are you one of the developers of the software? You guys might want to mention that it was only designed to sync one way - in fact - remove the option of syncing both ways.

Plugging in a phone is a user error - absolutely genius - I recommend you don't you a PC :rolleyes:
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Think about it this way: what if you need to back up your HDH to your PC? Just be careful which you choose as the master copy. Also, if you feel so inclined, take a backup of your Outlook contacts before syncing.
 
Synica said:
Screen protectors are very very good. Really almost unnoticeable, had to check if mine hadn't fallen off once or twice.

The gel cases are nice, really only protects the cover (back) of the phone but has nice grip and seems good quality. Does not make the phone bulky.

The leather pouch is good quality but makes the phone a bit bulky (cut off my belt clip), don't really see the use of it when you've got the screen protector and gel case on but looks nice.

Battery charger is nice, see previous post.

Cables are average, usb cable seems to take longer to charge the phone from my laptop than my original does. Haven't used the car charger.

1500 mAh battery seems to provide better battery life. (been playing a lot of games the last two days, not really had a chance to test it under normal use)

Car cradle is a bit flimsy, not very stable in the car, does not charge phone, does not activate car dock. It really is just a plastic holder that sucks onto the windshield.

Stylus is really crappy, does not work well at all, thrown mine away already.

heres the link:

17 pc: http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Battery-Case...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6474599028293883930

14 pc (the one I bought): http://cgi.ebay.com/14IN1-Case-Hold...=230553363444&ps=63&clkid=6478156002368615501

Hope this helps
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I hope you werent using those old school stylus pens for resistive touch screens, they WONT work with capacitive touch screens.
 
So I got myself a Desire HD just a couple of days ago. I'm gonna ask some questions that probably has been talked about a lot already... Still, here goes...

1) Other than "The Market" on the phone itself, where else can I find Apps?

2)GPS: I have Google Maps pre-installed and it works, but there is no voice navigation...

a) Is there a way to get voice navigation?
b) Is there another FREE app with maps AND voice navigation?
c) Is there a way to get FREE maps for Ndrive? (or any other nav-app?)

3) How and where do you download apps on your PC and then install them on the Desire HD?

4) My "Calender" is the only thing that doesnt allow me to Sync with my PC... Why is this?

5) How can I Sync my old Blackberry Bold's callender and Notes with my Desire HD?

Hope you guys can help with these questions. I must say - all-in-all, I'm quite impressed with my purchase so far!

Concerning the q's about free maps etc. - feel free to send pvt msgs! ;-)
 
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