HTC One [Megathread]

ciarriaithuaidh · 10-09-2013 06:05AM

Is it possible to get a HTC one repaired by someone other than the manufacturer, in the Munster region preferably? Soft buttons on it stopped working, stupidly opened it up myself and now being quoted an arm and a leg to get it repaired..may also need to know what happens if you have a monthly contract and don't want to pay for the repair, but thats probably for a different forum/thread..

rovoagho · 10-09-2013 07:03AM

The guys in Repair-IT in Douglas fixed a one X for me, but it took about 5 trips as they left various radios disconnected. I think this is as much a product of modern phone design as anything else though, they're increasingly hard to work on. That's why the One is the first phone I've insured. I'd recommend them in spite of the mistakes, just make sure you test everything before you leave.

http://www.repairit.ie/

ciarriaithuaidh · 10-09-2013 07:21AM

rovoagho wrote: »

The guys in Repair-IT in Douglas fixed a one X for me, but it took about 5 trips as they left various radios disconnected. I think this is as much a product of modern phone design as anything else though, they're increasingly hard to work on. That's why the One is the first phone I've insured. I'd recommend them in spite of the mistakes, just make sure you test everything before you leave.

http://www.repairit.ie/

Thx for that, will try them. Have discovered (too late) that the One X is not exactly "repair friendly" alright. :mad:

neacy69 · 10-09-2013 08:44AM

ciarriaithuaidh wrote: »

Is it possible to get a HTC one repaired by someone other than the manufacturer, in the Munster region preferably? Soft buttons on it stopped working, stupidly opened it up myself and now being quoted an arm and a leg to get it repaired..may also need to know what happens if you have a monthly contract and don't want to pay for the repair, but thats probably for a different forum/thread..

I used this crowd in galway to fix my HP Touchpad:

http://electronicpartner.ie/

€55 including collection and delivery by courier... i think they have a no fix no fee thing aswell

brinks_18476 · 10-09-2013 10:25AM

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Anyone else getting a no sim message every so often? Restarting the phone, or putting it in and out of flight mode usually sorts out the problem. Happening a couple of times a day for me and it's getting pretty annoying.

Yes, getting this issue for the last few days. Mobile data connection keeps dropping out too in an area at work where there has never been an issue before . I'm with Meteor

micawber · 10-09-2013 10:43AM

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Anyone else getting a no sim message every so often? Restarting the phone, or putting it in and out of flight mode usually sorts out the problem. Happening a couple of times a day for me and it's getting pretty annoying.

I have a HTC Desire s with similar problem - found using a defrag app sorted it out.

ronanc1000 · 10-09-2013 11:31PM

I have my one about a week and a half now , when charging (when phone is off) to full battery , on unplugging the phone it won't turn on and I've to plug the phone back into the charger in order to turn it back on even though the phone is fully charged...
Even without charging if its switched off anyway I cannot turn it on unless I plug it into the charger
Anyone have similar issues? It cannot be switched on any other way , I've to plug it back into the charger in order to turn the phone on

even though as I said its fully charged ....
Help is really appreciated guys! Where do I go from here?
I have the same problem before and after I updated to android 4.2.2...

Sofiztikated · 11-09-2013 05:55AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

I have my one about a week and a half now , when charging (when phone is off) to full battery , on unplugging the phone it won't turn on and I've to plug the phone back into the charger in order to turn it back on even though the phone is fully charged...
Even without charging if its switched off anyway I cannot turn it on unless I plug it into the charger
Anyone have similar issues? It cannot be switched on any other way , I've to plug it back into the charger in order to turn the phone on even though as I said its fully charged ....
Help is really appreciated guys! Where do I go from here?
I have the same problem before and after I updated to android 4.2.2...

Don't switch the phone off?

nedd · 11-09-2013 09:18AM

I have heard that you should never let the battery fully discharge. So you should plug it into a charger whenever you get a chance and not go for the whole fully discharge, fully charge cycle.

I have to agree with Sofiztikated, why are you turning your phone off to charge? my phone has been on since I got it with some reboots in between.

ronanc1000 · 11-09-2013 09:41AM

nedd wrote: »

I have heard that you should never let the battery fully discharge. So you should plug it into a charger whenever you get a chance and not go for the whole fully discharge, fully charge cycle.

I have to agree with Sofiztikated, why are you turning your phone off to charge? my phone has been on since I got it with some reboots in between.

I've always put it on charge when turned off at night but also when charging while turned on during the day it will knock off itself too

nedd · 11-09-2013 10:08AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

also when charging while turned on during the day it will knock off itself too

that sounds dodgy!

petes · 11-09-2013 10:15AM

nedd wrote: »

that sounds dodgy!

Definitely sounds like something is up with it!!

Mitch Connor · 11-09-2013 10:17AM

Anyone know much about the HTC One Mini?

My contract is almost up on my One X, and looking at a new phone. Was thinking of going to Apple but the 5s does nothing for me. Found the HTC One a bit too big - so the One Mini might be a better size, not sure what it lacks in comparison to its bigger brother though.

Don't really want to wait til May for the next line of HTC/Samsung phones.... So far away!

ronanc1000 · 11-09-2013 10:45AM

petes wrote: »

Definitely sounds like something is up with it!!

I only have it about 2 weeks... What should I do now? Is the repairable or should it be replaced? Right now ironically the phone won't turn on after taking off charge this morning

'I've even plugged it back in to charge and it won't turn on either way ... It's dead basically

and when it was on this morning it was at full charge I plugged out the charger and it knocked off

I've not dropped it or wet it etc its only two weeks old! :mad:

nedd · 11-09-2013 11:02AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

I only have it about 2 weeks... What should I do now? Is the repairable or should it be replaced? Right now ironically the phone won't turn on after taking off charge this morning 'I've even plugged it back in to charge and it won't turn on either way ... It's dead basically and when it was on this morning it was at full charge I plugged out the charger and it knocked off
I've not dropped it or wet it etc its only two weeks old! :mad:

where did you get it? If you got it on contract then bring it back to the shop.

rovoagho · 11-09-2013 11:10AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Anyone know much about the HTC One Mini?

Apparently they compare very well to the One, apart from cheaper materials (plastic replacing metal) and a few less features (NFC, for example). Google for reviews and you'll find all the differences.

I was going to buy one for the wife when she lost her Desire S, but they're were very pricey at the time as they were only just out. They should have come down in price by now, and will probably come down further with the release of the plastic phone for fashion victims.

seligehgit · 11-09-2013 07:20PM

Looking for a bit of advice,have a rooted htc one with android version 4.1.2. Just wondering if it is worth upgrading to the official android version 4.3 when it comes out,loathe to lose my rooting capabilities.

Idleater · 11-09-2013 07:50PM

Erm, isn't there a rooted 422 at this stage?

seligehgit · 11-09-2013 08:07PM

Idleater wrote: »

Erm, isn't there a rooted 422 at this stage?

Idleater have you any links how to go about upgrading to 422 and rooting same?? Appreciate it.

Idleater · 11-09-2013 08:29PM

seligehgit wrote: »

Idleater have you any links how to go about upgrading to 422 and rooting same?? Appreciate it.

I've no idea, but I took a quick look at xdadevelopers and one of the first rom threads is for a 4.3 based rom. There's plenty of guides there for what to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279766

rovoagho · 11-09-2013 10:34PM

Maximus is 4.3, seems to run fairly stock. I think ARHD is 4.3 too, but I could be wrong. Both are Sense ROMs, however Maximus comes with OTA updates.

Blazer · 11-09-2013 11:39PM

rovoagho wrote: »

Maximus is 4.3, seems to run fairly stock. I think ARHD is 4.3 too, but I could be wrong. Both are Sense ROMs, however Maximus comes with OTA updates.

yep..both are based on 4.3 at present.
The one thing about rooting and changing your main Rom..
Back up your original first...without it it's a bitch to upgrade the firmware on your phone especially if you're on hboot 1.54 which I am which basically means a lot of messing about to get it manually done.

rovoagho · 11-09-2013 11:44PM

WANT the red one.

http://blog.htc.com/2013/09/pin-to-win-the-htc-one-red/

Not enough to do HTC's marketing for them, but still, want.

Ivefoundgod · 12-09-2013 07:27PM

Anyone know the best/cheapest place to get this sim free? I've seen it for €500 on Amazon but not sure where I stand if something goes wrong with it after buying from there?

seligehgit · 12-09-2013 07:33PM

Unable to install any new apps,getting a message ...insufficient storage space.Can't reconcile that,plenty of space,removed a few non essential apps,uninstalling/reinstalling shazam which required updating.Tried using lucky patcher to remove fixes and backups and clear dalvik-cache but the phone did not reboot.Any suggestions??

nedd · 13-09-2013 08:22AM

seligehgit wrote: »

Unable to install any new apps,getting a message ...insufficient storage space.Can't reconcile that,plenty of space,removed a few non essential apps,uninstalling/reinstalling shazam which required updating.Tried using lucky patcher to remove fixes and backups and clear dalvik-cache but the phone did not reboot.Any suggestions??

Have you unlocked your bootloader and rooted?

I noticed that when I got my phone I installed some apps, then i unlocked the bootloader (which wipes the data partition) and rooted. When the phone booted up and I installed some apps my memory was tiny. I think the bootloader unlock doesn't delete the partition that has the actual apk file, it only deleted the data associated with the apps.

So did a full wipe and installed ARHD and I got all of my space back again.

Maybe thats not what is wrong with yours though.

13-09-2013 08:28AM

If you're wanting to go custom ROMs, I wouldn't bother with 4.3 ROMs until the official update with the new sense hits in the next month or two.

Viper just has way too many features I couldn't live without if I went to a 4.3 based ROM.

TheIrishGrover · 13-09-2013 09:02AM

Couple of quick questions folks:

Is the camera really as poor in daylight as the reviews make out? How would it compare, in your own opinions, to an S3 or S2 for example. I know there are breakdowns online but I'd like someone who'se used the phone a while's opinion.

I don't want to go down the root/custom ROM path just yet (I've done so with other phones though) but how do ye find the space allocation on the phone? Enough to install all the apps ye want? I bring this up as I see a post a few above this that mentions memory full problems.

In general, how do you find the feel of the phone? I mean, does it feel robust or are you terrified of dropping it? Does it scratch easily etc. I ask 'cos I have an S3 and am due an upgrade (Will flog off me S3). I think the S3 is pretty good but is a dull design and pretty plasticy feeling. You get the impression that it would just fly asunder after a drop.

I know these are just opinions but that's what I want. I can get a bit-by-bit breakdown online but I want to know how it feels day to day

Thanks folks.
Grover

Ivefoundgod · 13-09-2013 09:04AM

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Couple of quick questions folks:

Is the camera really as poor in daylight as the reviews make out? How would it compare, in your own opinions, to an S3 or S2 for example. I know there are breakdowns online but I'd like someone who'se used the phone a while's opinion.

I don't want to go down the root/custom ROM path just yet (I've done so with other phones though) but how do ye find the space allocation on the phone? Enough to install all the apps ye want? I bring this up as I see a post a few above this that mentions memory full problems.

In general, how do you find the feel of the phone? I mean, does it feel robust or are you terrified of dropping it? Does it scratch easily etc. I ask 'cos I have an S3 and am due an upgrade (Will flog off me S3). I think the S3 is pretty good but is a dull design and pretty plasticy feeling. You get the impression that it would just fly asunder after a drop.

I know these are just opinions but that's what I want. I can get a bit-by-bit breakdown online but I want to know how it feels day to day

Thanks folks.
Grover

I'm pretty much the same, want to get rid of my S3 and I'm torn between this and a 5S. I'm looking to get it sim-free but it seems to be almost impossible to find it unlocked in ireland for a decent price. Expansys and Pixmania are looking for over €600.

Blazer · 13-09-2013 11:06AM

I've both the iphone 5 and HTC One.

Lowlight the HTC one wins. I've give the iphone 5 the advantage in normal light.
I love both phones.
With the HTC one I can customize to my hearts content. Unfortunately that means I'm never happy and constantly changing roms etc.
With the Iphone I don't have that choice and it can be a good thing as I use the phone more for what its intended for instead of wiping/install roms etc.
Also even though I love the HTC's screen for browsing I'm always afraid of dropping it as its a bit too big I feel...the iphone 5 is smaller at 4" but feels absolutely perfect in my hand.
Play with both and see what one you fancy most.

HTC One [Megathread]

Comments