TJ91 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 getting a new contract and new phone have looke d at the HTC range and they sound good Who has 1? what are the touch screens like? th elast touchscreen phone i had (samsung) was **** it just did what it wanted! what are the differences between the desire and wildfire? which would you recommend?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth W Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have a desire and now so do a lot of my work mates. Brilliant phone, I am due an upgrade and the geeks in the Orange shop keep saying wait, do not change as nothing can touch it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have a desire and now so do a lot of my work mates. Brilliant phone, I am due an upgrade and the geeks in the Orange shop keep saying wait, do not change as nothing can touch it at the moment. how good is the battery life.... shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have a Desire too. Wouldn't swap it for an iphone. Battery life on all the large screen smart phones is obviously poor compared to the handsets with much smaller screens. A lot depends on the features you switch on - with BT, WIFI, GPS etc. all enabled it will not last a full day with moderate use (calls and browsing etc.) When I was abroad at the back end of last year I switched most of the features off and it sat happily on stand-by for several days (I took a separate handset for use with a local SIM card) with very little use. HTH Raja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscer Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I've got the desire aswell, its a excellent phone but battery life is very poor when using the internet,if you decide to get one download the app killer as it closes app,s and gives you battery half a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have the desire also, cant fault it. . . . . . . apart from not being able to log into Pigeonwatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 My missus has the wildfire and it's a great little phone, I'm a bit jealous that my current contract isn't finished until May actually! Battery life isn't great, but she turns most things like wifi and 3g off to help preserve them. I'll be getting a Desire I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Big yes for the HTC Desire HD. I have one an its a cracker of a phone. Battery life is a bit iffy like. I usually charge mine twice daily if i use it regualar for the internet an stuff. But if just using for regualar phone calls an texts, once a day should be enough. And its pretty easy to use from the start, though the touch screen will need to get a little used too, being very sensitive to those not used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 the main problem i had with my last touch screen was the phone unlocking itself while in my pocket...and somehow always managed to egt on the internet and ran up the bill! do the HTC stay locked when knocked about in pocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have the desire also, cant fault it. . . . . . . apart from not being able to log into Pigeonwatch I'm logged in with mine at the moment (but using a computer to post as it's obviously much easier) - what version you running. Big yes for the HTC Desire HD. I have one an its a cracker of a phone. Battery life is a bit iffy like. I usually charge mine twice daily if i use it regualar for the internet an stuff. But if just using for regualar phone calls an texts, once a day should be enough. And its pretty easy to use from the start, though the touch screen will need to get a little used too, being very sensitive to those not used to it. I added the "call confirm" app which was a god send to me as before that I was forever making calls unintentionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'm logged in with mine at the moment (but using a computer to post as it's obviously much easier) - what version you running. I have no idea mate It used to work on the old PW, but wont let me log in since the new PW has been up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 the main problem i had with my last touch screen was the phone unlocking itself while in my pocket...and somehow always managed to egt on the internet and ran up the bill! do the HTC stay locked when knocked about in pocket? Just enable the screen lock - works a treat and you'd have to be real unlucky to unintentionally unlock it whilst in your pocket as you need to swipe a sequence to activate it once locked (keeps my kids off it too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 looking at contracts now, trying to find the best deal unlimited internet = 1gb fair usage policy? any ideas how many days/hrs i would have to be on net to use that up? say if i was just browsing through here and putting up posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have just got a desire and it's a great phone although I have become somewhat addicted to figuring out all the things it can do haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 i got a wildfire its the bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 this site has great in depth reviews of all phones: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-desire-hd-717295/review and in their data usage review it says 81% of people use far less than 500MB a month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbuster Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Not got the htc but got the samsung galaxy s, these phones share the problem of poor battery life when running apps/browsing internet. To solve this problem i purchased a larger battery off flea bay-twice the size of the original for just £9.99 delivered, came with a different rear cover to acomadate the larger size battery. phone lasts twice (funny that) as long now. And if im away on the bike for the weekend i take the original as backup just in case (lot smaller than taking the charger). Would have thought you can get the same set up for the htc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 forgot to say my last phone was a touch screen samsung it was pure garbage also go to the htc web site they have a forum with a separate topic for each phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I have 500 never gone over as soon as I get in it switches to WiFi plus I have an app that monitors usage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Got a wildfire - best phone by far and the internet/e-mail etc is brill. The battery life is short and I tend to find I charge it every day - the good thing is HTC provide a standard phone charger that is also a computer wire so you can charge it via your pc. There are so many cool apps to add to personalise it as well (but I suppose all phones do that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 get sony erricson they wont go wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 or a nokia 3210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 get sony erricson they wont go wrong! Mine has been back under warranty 3 times for new ear pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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