went there today...i went there quite early to avoid the crowd...

the phone is nice, fit nicely to my palm, the phone is responsive, and it's quite fast when surfing too, multitouch works pretty well...

but a few things bug me from getting the phone:
- if MNP i need to wait 2 days then only can get the phone...
- cant upgrade data plan, if you get 500MB and feel like upgrading you need to terminate your current plan, means you need to pay the penalty...
-pink hue is more obvious that i anticipate

so in the end i didnt get the phone, and will most probably wait to get it from other retailers if i do get it or see if DiGi decide to offer this
worst case scenario: wait for other alternatives...

i'm not saying anything bad or something like that, but i was hoping the sales of if hTC Desire would not be as "hot" as anticipated within this 1st month so that this kind of exclusivity would not be a norm...
i do hope the sales will will pick up later on...i'm playing waiting game to see if DiGi would offer Desire on the smart plan, else i would consider getting from official resellers...

but developers must also allow their apps to be installed into the SD card, and it might take some time for some apps to have that feature...
if 2.2 for the Desire is out by June 22nd, you might need wait for the developers to allow that apps2SD function...

anyone has gotten the OTA update?

if yes, what the update? FroYo?

source:
europe hTC

it shows on the europe website but not SEA.....

that's right, the multitouch is due to hardware, cant do much bout it...desire is still pretty much still a high-end phone...but yeah in some aspect it's "outdated"...

i believe complicated software / UI / applications are bound to some bugs one way or another...the question is: can you accept some of the workarounds to temp solve the issues?

you just need to get more information on the phone you are interested in, know the pros and cons, so that you will not regret later after using the device...if you are worried bout video sync and multitouch, then wait for either iphone 4G/HD (i'm pretty much confident on iphone multitouch capability as it pretty much used for games) or samsung galaxy S...

but know this, other phones are not perfect either...example: 1 design flaw of the Samsung galaxy S (to me) is the lack of LED notification, if you miss a call or a sms come in but you didnt know bout it, you wont know until you wake the phone up and you would need to refer to the screen to check if the phone is fully charged as there's no LED indication to tell you that the phone has fully charged...on the other hand, desire has LED notification and will not have these problems...

so just get a phone that you are comfortable with and dont really mind bout the spec too much, all the phone you buy now, will probably get outdated in the next 6 months...

for you to decide, the picture is from fudzilla, which says property of engadget...

IMO, it looks shaper but the color is not as vivid as AMOLED...

oppps, my bad....EVO 4G is using TFT LCD....but the colours in EVO 4G looks more vivid...or has my eyes turn bad on me...

sorry to inform you that hTC Desire doesnt support proxy settings yet...

p/s: i dont have the phone, but i saw the problem here No. 28 (under connectivity)

hTC Desire Manual

here you go...i do read manual before making any purchase so i know rough idea what to test...

dont really have to worry bout the power button, been using the power button on my HD for more than a year, and it's still as responsive...besides i think if anything goes wrong with the power button, you can claim warranty... 2 years warranty should cover it, right?

looks like the June 23rd android 2.2 update is for Nexus One instead of other android devices...
maybe some other devices as well...

yup...along with this article:

Mark Your Calendars: Motorola, Verizon, Google, And Adobe Set To "Unleash The Next Generation Of Droid" On June 23rd – Is Froyo Also Joining The Party?

one main suspicion why I expect Android 2.2 to be released that day: adobe will be there...

This post has been edited by KayK: Jun 16 2010, 08:14 PM

was wondering what brand / class / capacity of microSD were you using?

maybe could be just coincidence, or maybe after saving all the files in the microSD, try formatting it using the phone...

havent even get the phone but the phone price dropped liao...

@hanny562,

maxis doesnt put their own custom thingy on the ROM like that some carriers are doing, example AT&T prevents their users from installing any other sources except from market (ala iphone)...

so when there's a new ROM on the hTC website, you can download it and flash it...

oh yeah, hTC android (current ones at least) support OTA updates, so you dont have the fuss to get connected to a PC to update ROM...

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Added on June 18, 2010, 11:14 amyes...hTC Desire has build in FM radio...

This post has been edited by KayK: Jun 18 2010, 11:14 AM

SEA is kinda slow in getting updates...but then look on the positive: users in Europe can help us become "guinea pig" by experiencing potentially bad bugs...

try this: SiS online warranty registration

IINM, the latest version for hTC Sync is 2.0.33

ok, maybe you try uninstalling the hTC Sync (including removing hTC sync folders) and reinstalling it again (but right-click and select "run as administrator when installing)...
also maybe you can try downloading the file again, maybe it was corrupted during download...
last but not least, run the program as administrator...

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Added on June 23, 2010, 4:43 pmwho knows if the reason for the slow roll out of the android 2.2 for nexus one, is because google wants to give some time for the OEMs to prepare the 2.2, so almost all of the newer device will be able to upgrade OTA....
*wishful thinking mode*

This post has been edited by KayK: Jun 23 2010, 04:43 PM