*** The official HTC One S thread ***

That case does look rather fetching I must admit.

Have you got the rock case for the One S?

Yeah, think I probably prefer it to the matte diztronic case that kona got and it apparently has all the cutouts, which is a big plus for me.

Nope. Thinking of getting one, if the nillkin doesn't show up by Tuesday. Only problem is, ebay is the only place I can find that has it, I hate using ebay! I could buy one for like £6 but it is being shipped from China and well I don't want to be waiting 4+ weeks for it to show up :p So would probably just go for the £10 one, which is being shipped from London.

Think I will send an email to see if I can get that capdase case to review, although will have to wait until more stock arrives :(

I only have the case mate tough and the TPU gel case at the minute, don't use the TPU gel case as it makes the buttons pretty horrible to press and I hate the gloss/shiny look.

Using no case most of the time :p, but stick the tough case on when I am going out somewhere.

Ugh stop tempting me to get a case. I know i should i just don't want to :(

:p

I really don't want to use a case either, but the camera lens sticking out annoys me, still worried about chipping issue and if I did accidentally drop the mobile then I'll have a lovely silver dent/scratch all the way along the side/back no doubt :p :( :o
 
doesn't look like it has a cutout for the volume button

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Whoops, another brain fail! :o :p

Just re-read it:

Each case is designed specifically for your phone and provides full access to all parts of your phone, including the charger and headphone ports. The rear of the case has cut outs that allow you to use your camera without having to remove it from the case.

The "full access to all parts including......." was misleading :p

:o

EDIT: Re-read that again, they shouldn't have worded it like that! "full access to all parts including........."

Also looking at that pic, zoomed in, there is no special hole or a different type of finish, raised area for the volume buttons!

In that case (pun intended :p), I am not spending that much on it, only to probably find out that the buttons are awful to press as well.


Will send an email to MF and see if I can get it to review, if not then it is either the rock or diztronic matte case!
 
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I have the 1.5ghz so think its the s4 :'( awww wnanted the faster 1 ha didnt even know there was a difference! still liking the phone although I was getting **** signal today throughout town etc

Welcome to the 'HTC One S **** signal club' :(

As Robbo said, you are safe!!! :D
If you enable GSM only mode instead of WCDMA only mode and WCDMA/GSM only mode, the voice reception improves somewhat, but means a slower data connection as well. So only enable WCDMA when you need a fast connection

But not if you are using Three as they are 3G only.

He could always overclock the S4 past 2Ghz. ;) (shame you can't do the same with the antenna! :D)

If only :mad:
 
Yeah, I am very impressed by how easy it is to see the one s screen in sunlight, with the desire, spica and GS 2 etc. I had to shield the screens to be able to make stuff out easily.

I think I'll miss that feature of the One S :( Unless HTC come up with a reception fix. Yesterday I ran my Motorola with a Three payg sim in alongside my One S. The One S had a good day with only 17% of the day without signal. The Motorola had 0% of the day without signal :rolleyes: I notice on the One S it says that if signal is weak then switch to airplane mode to save battery ... dead useful that?

My grand plan now is to give the Samsung GS2 a go and see how I get on with it. If all goes well I could consider a SGS3 :eek: and sell the older Samsung and the One S. Pretty annoyed with HTC really as they could manage to build the One X with good mobile reception (I'm led to believe?) so why not the S. Worse it seems the One S is practically ignored. To further complicate the job there is the S4/S3 carry on. What to they do - waffle on about developing a Siri knockoff which I would pay good money NOT to have :rolleyes:

To further my anger, just try wandering into a Three shop and explaining the signal problem to them? They first check out the full signal on the phone in the shop then tap on the computer and say 'oh, there has been an issue with the mast in your area and it'll be fixed later in the week' and anyway, it's the first we've heard of the issue :mad:

Even with the issue I know I'll miss the One S. In reality I'll probably sit tight and see if a One X screened HTC appears with the S4 chip and bigger battery AND more onboard memory than the S and possibly even a memory slot :p May be asking too much, as it may be asking too much for a fix for the One S?
 
I will defo be getting a case for this, already has 2 tiny chip marks at the top right and it has only been in my pants pocket with no other items :'(

Unlucky :(


Have read good things about this rock case as well:

http://www.rockphone.cn/en/products...31&id=977&year=0&month=0&pmenuid=0&pbrandid=0

Not the same as the quicksand one, which mrk etc. got for their gs3.

But not if you are using Three as they are 3G only.

Ah yeah forgot you guys on 3 don't have that option :(

To further my anger, just try wandering into a Three shop and explaining the signal problem to them? They first check out the full signal on the phone in the shop then tap on the computer and say 'oh, there has been an issue with the mast in your area and it'll be fixed later in the week' and anyway, it's the first we've heard of the issue :mad:

Even with the issue I know I'll miss the One S. In reality I'll probably sit tight and see if a One X screened HTC appears with the S4 chip and bigger battery AND more onboard memory than the S and possibly even a memory slot :p May be asking too much, as it may be asking too much for a fix for the One S?

Surely if it was a problem with their mast etc. then you would also have the same problem with your defy? 3 are useless when it comes to customer service, partially why I left them as well.

At the minute my mums mobile isn't working at all, won't turn on and when it does the screen is grey etc.

They said oh sorry we can't do anything, couldn't even give her a spare mobile in the mean time and send her current one away to be fixed/replaced as they only had 17 spares left and there were other people waiting to get some :rolleyes:

Lol, yeah maybe a bit too much to ask for there :p Although you never know, they should have realised there mistakes and solve them for their next big release, if they don't and the mobile ends up having the same issues then I really do fear for their future :(

I would hang on to the one S and GS 2 and wait till the next nexus mobiles are out and if the one S signal still isn't improved, then look at selling both devices and getting the next nexus device, should be pretty impressive ;)
 
I thought I was alone in thinking the Galaxy S 2 screen is a bit naff in sunlight. Even on full brightness it was worse than all of my other phones!

Which I found odd as some people say it's great... :confused:
 
I found the GS 2 screen to be good at the time it was released compared to everything else, better than the sensation's screen by a good bit as well I found.

Although the X and S etc. screens are better by quite a bit compared to it now.
 
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Are you getting one of those Nexus tablets? I would ask in the actual thread but everyone is too busy hitting one another with iPad shaped cushions.
 
Are you getting one of those Nexus tablets? I would ask in the actual thread but everyone is too busy hitting one another with iPad shaped cushions.

:D


Not sure yet, won't be for at least another month or so if I do get one, going to wait and see what everyone thinks of it.

If I had a proper use for it, I would have ordered it straight away as the only reasons I would be getting one is due to how cheap it is and for the lovely biggish screen.
 
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I haven't ordered one yet either, but for the money I don't think you can go far wrong.

Apparently the back feels like leather, and the fact you can hold it in one hand quite easily is very nice.
 
Oh, I thought you said that you ordered the 16GB model!?


Indeed! I have never really looked at tablets in detail and never been bothered when a new one is released but I really love the look of this one, the price is just outstanding considering the hardware and being stock jelly bean! :cool:


Emmmmmm, sounds nice :cool:

The only thing, which I would use it for would be for browsing, watching tv shows/films etc. at night when in bed and having it plugged into a desktop cradle on my desk and watching live TV via TV catchup whilst browsing on my main PC and a maybe playing a few games on it as well, apart from that I can't really think of what else I would use it for, not really a reader either and I don't travel much at all either so kind of defeats the main purpose of having a tablet :p :o
 
Surely if it was a problem with their mast etc. then you would also have the same problem with your defy? 3 are useless when it comes to customer service, partially why I left them as well.

I was with T-Mobile and although their signal here was very similar to Three's, there was a signal switching issue between their good signal and the poor Orange one. So left T-Mobile and went to Three. BTW Vodafone and O2 signals were not great as I trialed them too. I was aware of Three's CS but hoped I'd never need it.

When I mention the Defy has no problem on the same mast they then play the 'we've not heard of any issues with the One S' card. Not that the fault is with them to be fair as signal is good. Be interesting to see how the Samsung fairs when it arrives?

At the minute my mums mobile isn't working at all, won't turn on and when it does the screen is grey etc.

They said oh sorry we can't do anything, couldn't even give her a spare mobile in the mean time and send her current one away to be fixed/replaced as they only had 17 spares left and there were other people waiting to get some :rolleyes:

When I was in the Three store a fella came in with a faulty BB phone. They were very helpful and gave him an envelope, though no stamp, to send it back to RIM in :p They told him there was no chance of a loan phone.

I did try for a (paid) upgrade to a One X as I was having major issues with the One S - they didn't want to know at all - having just given an envelope away :eek: Couldn't care less so suspect I'll be back at T-Mobile next time contract is up. That said Three service is quite a bit faster - when the One S takes advantage of it :rolleyes:

Lol, yeah maybe a bit too much to ask for there :p Although you never know, they should have realised there mistakes and solve them for their next big release, if they don't and the mobile ends up having the same issues then I really do fear for their future :(

I would hang on to the one S and GS 2 and wait till the next nexus mobiles are out and if the one S signal still isn't improved, then look at selling both devices and getting the next nexus device, should be pretty impressive ;)

Probably will do. If I'm honest I don't really want anything physically bigger than the One S. I find the size a good compromise. Will Samsung be coming out with a new mid range phone now? Too early for any details on the next Nexus? I'll keep an eye on the HTC update situation and see if anyone comes up with a solution at XDA. I suppose at the end of the day apart from us here and the peeps on XDA the One S doesn't seem all that popular, which is a shame :(
 
Oh, I thought you said that you ordered the 16GB model!?


Indeed! I have never really looked at tablets in detail and never been bothered when a new one is released but I really love the look of this one, the price is just outstanding considering the hardware and being stock jelly bean! :cool:


Emmmmmm, sounds nice :cool:

The only thing, which I would use it for would be for browsing, watching tv shows/films etc. at night when in bed and having it plugged into a desktop cradle on my desk and watching live TV via TV catchup whilst browsing on my main PC and a maybe playing a few games on it as well, apart from that I can't really think of what else I would use it for, not really a reader either and I don't travel much at all either so kind of defeats the main purpose of having a tablet :p :o

No, I was about to order and then thought I'll just buy one from the shop instead when they're out. :p

I think OCUK might get them too, they had the Transformer and that's made by ASUS...!
 
I was with T-Mobile and although their signal here was very similar to Three's, there was a signal switching issue between their good signal and the poor Orange one. So left T-Mobile and went to Three. BTW Vodafone and O2 signals were not great as I trialed them too. I was aware of Three's CS but hoped I'd never need it.

Yeah, for me three is dreadful, great when your in town or at the shopping mall, but awful anywhere else especially where I live. o2 where the only ones I could go with it that I knew would be good for reception and customer service.

When I mention the Defy has no problem on the same mast they then play the 'we've not heard of any issues with the One S' card. Not that the fault is with them to be fair as signal is good. Be interesting to see how the Samsung fairs when it arrives?

Typical :rolleyes:

The people who work in tech. shops have no clue whatsoever, so dumb it is unbelievable.

When I was in the Three store a fella came in with a faulty BB phone. They were very helpful and gave him an envelope, though no stamp, to send it back to RIM in :p They told him there was no chance of a loan phone.

:mad:

I did try for a (paid) upgrade to a One X as I was having major issues with the One S - they didn't want to know at all - having just given an envelope away :eek: Couldn't care less so suspect I'll be back at T-Mobile next time contract is up. That said Three service is quite a bit faster - when the One S takes advantage of it :rolleyes:

Good luck trying to get your contract cancelled! :D :p Make sure you have a wee snack and a drink beside you and bring the phone to the couch as you will be on the phone trying to cancel your contract for quite a long time :p

Will Samsung be coming out with a new mid range phone now? Too early for any details on the next Nexus? I'll keep an eye on the HTC update situation and see if anyone comes up with a solution at XDA. I suppose at the end of the day apart from us here and the peeps on XDA the One S doesn't seem all that popular, which is a shame :(

I doubt it, certainly nothing equivalent to the one S anyway and if they did be prepared to put up with the worst software experience ever, they don't care about anything apart from their flagship device.

No none at all yet, apart from their being 5 nexus devices, no idea what they will be like, I imagine each will be fairly different to each other though. But you can expect them to be similar to the GS 3 and X regarding hardware, google don't go for the top end device regarding hardware, just more of a new phone with up to date specs and with the latest android software to show off usually. Although they most likely won't have SD slots either as that seems to be the trend for them now and due to them wanting to kick start their cloud system (the nexus S, galaxy nexus and also the nexus 7 don't have SD slots)

Yeah, to be expected though when HTC do absolutely **** all for advertising etc. for the S and V, only for the X :rolleyes: TBH they really shouldn't have bothered with the S and V, as they have only made things worse for themselves, as Robbo said, creating a phone, which was suppose to be "mid range" but is easily up their with the X and GS 3 (excluding the screen :p) and then the lack of support regarding the signal issues, which isn't doing them any favours at all for their support "image", not to mention how long it took them to release the kernel source code (this made things a lot worse for the developing community as well, the XDA folks go mad over this)

No, I was about to order and then thought I'll just buy one from the shop instead when they're out. :p

I think OCUK might get them too, they had the Transformer and that's made by ASUS...!

Yeah, I think they will, a couple of their competitors are selling the 16GB model. I guess will find out on Monday :)
 
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After following this thread closely, I have today ordered 2 of these for me and the missus. Moved from Voda to Orange also. We are not massive phone users, so got 2 Panther £20.50 contracts, free phones, £100 redemption each, and Phones4U covered the remaining 2 months of our Voda contracts. The minutes and data will be fine for the missus. I can always upgrade my tarif if necessary. Get £5 a month deduction from my home phone/broadband package as well.

All in all, I did not think that was too bad. Will hope to finally be able to send texts from my living room. Voda has been shocking round here recently.

They will be here next week, and should be a decent upgrade from our HTC Legends :D
 
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