HTC One [Megathread]

Dcully · 22-09-2013 12:22pm

wonski wrote: »

Try to get one from Meteor - these are unbranded and very likely without the simlock (my desireHD came without one). Would have to check One, but have no spare sim card...

Im in contract with emobile for another 5 months hence the need for unlocked.
Cant wait to get rid of them, they want me to pay full PAYG price for a HTC One despite still being in contract with them.
My wife contract ends next month and she wont be staying with them either.

Also just to add , be careful of a certain seller on donedeal.
He has two phones for sale with exact same description ie unwanted gift one for 450 other for 470, i rang to enquire and he stated as such that was unwanted gift.
I only realised he had two up for sale claiming both were unwanted gifts from his mother, when i challenged him about this via text message he didnt reply and within minutes one phone was taken down but its back up this morning and the other phone is taken down, very dodgy , be warned people!

I sold my nokia 920 on done deal but got 4 text messages asking me to give permission for paypal payment with a link provided, no mention of the item for sale, no reference whatsoever,obviously people trying to gain access to my paypal, again be warned people!

wonski · 22-09-2013 12:25pm

Dcully wrote: »

Im in contract with emobile for another 5 months hence the need for unlocked.
Cant wait to get rid of them, they want me to pay full PAYG price for a HTC One despite still being in contract with them.
My wife contract ends next month and she wont be staying with them either.

Recently paid 29euro with 49/month (2 years contract unfortunately).
Great price considering I had to pay 169 euro for DesireHD ~3 years ago with similiar price plan and lengthy contract.
And yes - they won't give you a discount unless you have a month-2 left on contract.

FatRat · 22-09-2013 9:17pm

Regarding Warranty....

Ive asked this before but never got around to sending the phone away. I've never availed of any type of warranty in my life so I'm a bit lost. I bought a HTC One on adverts around the start of July. I bought it knowing there was a fault with the top speaker. It's very fuzzy whenever playing audio through it. It was fine, I didn't really mind it. But it's gotten worse week by week to the point where I cant hear people during phonecalls. Never bothered me too much since I dont often have phone calls but I know I need it fixed eventually.

Because I bought the phone second-hand I have no receipt. So I'm not sure what that means as far as warranty is concerned. Also, I'm not sure if warranty will cover repairs and what the criteria for a free repair is etc. I'm not sure if the damage was caused by the previous owner.. there arent any signs that is was, it does same like a hardware fault. Basically my questions are: Am I covered by warranty even though I have no proof of purchase or didn't buy it new? Do ye think I can send it away and have it repaired or receive a replacement for free? Or would I be wasting my time and just payment for shipping to find out I'll have to pay for repairs myself? Thanks!

pm1977x · 22-09-2013 9:42pm

Using Nova Launcher but looking for a decent calendar to take up a full home screen, really liked the old stock one on my Desire, have downloaded 5 or 6 free ones so far today and none fit the bill, the best 2 in terms of layout look like I made them in paint

Ivefoundgod · 22-09-2013 9:45pm

pm1977x wrote: »

Using Nova Launcher but looking for a decent calendar to take up a full home screen, really liked the old stock one on my Desire, have downloaded 5 or 6 free ones so far today and none fit the bill, the best 2 in terms of layout look like I made them in paint

Have you tried the Stock Google Calender? Think its just called Calender on the play store.

On a side note, having switched to Nova Launcher, is there anything you miss from Sense launcher? Blinkfeed? The Sense Widgets?

pm1977x · 22-09-2013 10:28pm

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Have you tried the Stock Google Calender? Think its just called Calender on the play store.

On a side note, having switched to Nova Launcher, is there anything you miss from Sense launcher? Blinkfeed? The Sense Widgets?

Thanks, yeah tried that but couldn't get it to fill a home screen - something to do with Nova maybe?

Don't miss Blinkfeed so far, it was handy for the odd article I would otherwise have missed, but generally didn't like the look of it, Nova feels faster and quite like how easy it is to customise, particularly the swipeable dock - ie. multiple docks accessed by swiping left or right. So far all the old widgets I was using are working grand so don't miss Sense

SteM · 23-09-2013 8:16am

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Have you tried the Stock Google Calender? Think its just called Calender on the play store.

On a side note, having switched to Nova Launcher, is there anything you miss from Sense launcher? Blinkfeed? The Sense Widgets?

If you're looking for a launcher you should give Action Launcher a look. The Shutter and Cover functions really enhance Andriod imo.

fret_wimp2 · 23-09-2013 8:55am

Ive had a HTC one for 7 monhs now, and whatever coating is on the screen has completely worn off on the center of the screen. Even when the screen is fully cleaned its visible where the coating has worn off.

Anyone see this before? I had a htc desire and iphone before this and never had this problem. its quite frustrating as where the coating has come off is very visible all the time.

Howard Juneau · 23-09-2013 10:31am

I have a HTC One x on the 3 network & theres a system update asking to be done this morning.
Anyone know is it an operating system update, before I start & can't go back

Edit. Its the sense update..forgotten it was coming

moggser · 23-09-2013 6:02pm

lads again ill ask how do i get to update the HTC ONE if i dont have the option to in the about section in settings .... i get the "this rom is custom and not to be distributed" yada yada at the boot up screen on the phone has this got something to do with it

23-09-2013 7:22pm

moggser wrote: »

lads again ill ask how do i get to update the HTC ONE if i dont have the option to in the about section in settings .... i get the "this rom is custom and not to be distributed" yada yada at the boot up screen on the phone has this got something to do with it

Did you buy second hand? Seems you have unlocked bootloader. Have you checked what software version you have installed?

moggser · 23-09-2013 7:31pm

yeah i did ...think the last guy who had it was messing round with it ... there is 4.2.2 on there and the kernal is 3.4.10-g445d072root@abm013#1SMP PREEMPT

23-09-2013 7:50pm

moggser wrote: »

yeah i did ...think the last guy who had it was messing round with it ... there is 4.2.2 on there and the kernal is 3.4.10-g445d072root@abm013#1SMP PREEMPT

Well you're already running a 4.2.2 ROM so don't see much point in returning to stock just to get back to what already have.

moggser · 23-09-2013 7:52pm

sound but was wondering about further updates and so on if i dont have the option to do it what do i do ?

23-09-2013 8:01pm

moggser wrote: »

sound but was wondering about further updates and so on if i dont have the option to do it what do i do ?

Just download the latest ROM from XDA and flash. You would get the latest versions faster than if your phone is stock and you had to wait for updates.

PM me if you need any help.

TitianGerm · 23-09-2013 10:00pm

Anybody else still not get 4.2.2 ? I'm still stuck on 4.1.2 on my htc one and when I search up for software updates it say there are none available. I'm with vodafone if that matters ?

Dcully · 23-09-2013 10:32pm

Just bought a htc one on adverts, lovely looking device but i cant get mobile data to work.
Any ideas?
It was an o2 phone but unlocked it tonight, my sim is emobile.

pah · 23-09-2013 11:03pm

Dcully wrote: »

Just bought a htc one on adverts, lovely looking device but i cant get mobile data to work.
Any ideas?
It was an o2 phone but unlocked it tonight, my sim is emobile.

Do a factory reset. I had an option to install settings from sim card when setting mine up. It set up all the correct apn etc for Internet

Dcully · 23-09-2013 11:14pm

pah wrote: »

Do a factory reset. I had an option to install settings from sim card when setting mine up. It set up all the correct apn etc for Internet

No joy

wonski · 23-09-2013 11:16pm

You might need to enter APN etc manually. What settings are there now?

Dcully · 23-09-2013 11:32pm

wonski wrote: »

You might need to enter APN etc manually. What settings are there now?

Found settings on emobile site, i think im sorted , will update if not.
Thanks guys, stunning phone, sold my week old Nokia 920 which was a great phone too but while i like WP8 i missed android.
Delighted with this beast so far.

tallus · 24-09-2013 8:15am

Anyone having issues with the Htc one rebooting itself randomly ?

Dcully · 24-09-2013 10:28am

Any suggestions for a cover?
Havent a chance to read all this thread yet :P
An otter box cover came with it but its very bulky and its purple.
Also does this thing need screen protectors?

petes · 24-09-2013 10:36am

Dcully wrote: »

Any suggestions for a cover?
Havent a chance to read all this thread yet :P
An otter box cover came with it but its very bulky and its purple.
Also does this thing need screen protectors?

None

Ivefoundgod · 24-09-2013 11:08am

Dcully wrote: »

Any suggestions for a cover?
Havent a chance to read all this thread yet :P
An otter box cover came with it but its very bulky and its purple.
Also does this thing need screen protectors?

I'm using a cheap as chips clear S-line case, one of the rubber type ones. Not a huge fan of cases but I really don't want to scratch the phone. I don't use a case when I'm at home or certain places but I'd always have it going to work and heading out for the night.

I keep thinking I've scratched the back as it seems to scuff/mark quite easily but they just wipe off, not sure what it is :-/

wonski · 24-09-2013 11:53am

Last time I dropped the phone it was when putting it in the cover. Too good looking phone to hide it. Not to mention these "flaps" look funny when making calls. I do tend to keep phones for ages (2-3 years), so "resale" value doesn't bother me to much. Scratching the phone doesn't bother me anymore. Part of the ownership.

brinks_18476 · 24-09-2013 12:06pm

Signal strength.

I can go from full 5 bar signal strength to none to anything in between when my phone is in the same position on my desk. It keeps fluctuating. It's a nightmare when I am trying to surf net. Sometimes it even says no sim card.
Anyone else have this? I'm with meteor.

Btw is 3G OR H the fastest data?

Thanks

cargo · 24-09-2013 12:22pm

brinks_18476 wrote: »

Signal strength.

I can go from full 5 bar signal strength to none to anything in between when my phone is in the same position on my desk. It keeps fluctuating. It's a nightmare when I am trying to surf net. Sometimes it even says no sim card.
Anyone else have this? I'm with meteor.

Btw is 3G OR H the fastest data?

Thanks

You might be just on the edge of 2 cells (I say this as you mention 3G and H) and your phone keeps switching from a good 3G signal (5 bars) to a bad H signal (no bars) or visa versa.

Quick guide to speed in ascending order.

G - GPRS
E - Edge
3G - 3G
H - HSDPA or HSDPA+ or whatever they are bs-ing about these days :-)

If I'm in a spot like this and really need to get a stable connection I manually set it to the 3G signal until I get whatever I want done.

Sounds like a bit of bother but at least you can work. This is not a specific issue of the phone by the way more network related.

This will be an issue if the location is one where you are based a lot (home / work)

Of course it might also be a hardware issue but if it only happens in htis location its more likely to be network related.

As an aside one area where my phone is unusable on data is in CItywest on VF.. No coverage at the desk ggrrrrr

dulpit · 24-09-2013 12:25pm

brinks_18476 wrote: »

Btw is 3G OR H the fastest data?

H is HSPA, much much faster than 3G. Can peak at 22 MB/s (not likely though)

Dcully · 24-09-2013 1:13pm

Too good looking phone to hide it

Video reviews,photographs dont come anywhere near doing it justice.
It not until its in your hand you appreciate how stunning it is.
Apart from some people maybe finding blink feed annoying [i love it] how can anyone buy a galaxy s4 before this?

HTC One [Megathread]

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