New phone

**darkshark** · 11-18-2009, 08:20 AM

So I broke my screen on my super crappy $60 Kyocera MetroPCS phone a while back, and just kinda lived with it for a while before starting to look for a new phone. I did some pretty in-depth research on smartphones and decided to go with the HTC Touch Pro 2...However it's a $600 phone and I didn't feel like paying that much obviously, so I lurked on craigslist for a week or two looking for a CDMA Sprint or Verizon version of the phone for sale (also did alot of research on flashing these phones over to Metro from Howardforums, for those of you familiar). Picked one up for $360, spent about 4 hours "hacking" the phone, reverting drivers, changing prl's, and various info to get it ready to be MetroFlashed. Took it to 5 different retailers trying to get it flashed, none of them knew how to do it

/facepalm

Finally, 6th one is the charm, got it switched over, it was a headache, but worth it. It's an amazing phone, not much you can't do on it, especially because it has Windows loaded on it. Anyone else have smartphones? Screw normal ones, never going back xD

**scottish** · 11-18-2009, 09:08 AM

Cool Shayne! I can finally have someone to flash roms with because HTC phones are ****ing sweet. I have the Fuze, Aka Raphael/Touch Pro/Etc. which is essentially your phone without the face lift and you being CDMA. If you need anything in regards to customizing or anything with questions, let me know, I know a decent amount.

Edit: On second thought, **** CDMA. I don't know **** with how to do crap with them

Also, don't know if you know xda, but this is an awesome community. Here's the Rhodium (Essentially TP2, Tilt2, etc.) forum for CDMA

**darkshark** · 11-18-2009, 09:34 AM

Yeah I was thinking about just going for the TP1, but after all the reviews I read about both the 1 and 2, seems like the 2 is much less buggy, and the keyboard doesn't have problems, and besides, the tilting screen is pretty rad, HTC really does make some solid phones.

And CDMA is just the type of carrier connection, it doesn't have anything to do with what you can load on the phone really.

cedolad · 11-18-2009, 09:40 AM

....I'm jealous.

**darkshark** · 11-18-2009, 09:57 AM

Jealousy doesn't get you anywhere, go buy one xD

ps I just wrote this post ON MY PHONE be jealous.
lolololoooollolololollool

cedolad · 11-18-2009, 09:59 AM

Stop making me feel poor

**Kekeb** · 11-18-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cedolad

Stop making me feel poor

Dr Tran · 11-18-2009, 12:52 PM

i make most of my posts from my G1 which is made by HTC <3. i also cant go back to normal phones after having a smartphone and getting used to a non touch screen would be hard

Izzy · 11-18-2009, 01:44 PM

My phone looks similar, but it probably has less features. I feel like a whore for buying it. I should use it more.

**scottish** · 11-19-2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark

And CDMA is just the type of carrier connection, it doesn't have anything to do with what you can load on the phone really.

It does, for flashing roms and the availability of cooked roms and everything. CDMA has a whole different process.

**Mythix** · 11-19-2009, 06:35 PM

That's a.. PHONE? Can you ring with it?

Let's see if it can pull Crysis. Or worse, FFR.

**scottish** · 11-19-2009, 06:44 PM

On my touch pro I can pull of ffr, the chats, youtube, etc., it runs smoothly, but certain aspects of it doesn't work. Haven't tried Crysis obviously rofl.

**Mythix** · 11-19-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottish

On my touch pro I can pull of ffr, the chats, youtube, etc., it runs smoothly, but certain aspects of it doesn't work. Haven't tried Crysis obviously rofl.

FFR > Crysis in ram consumal LOL

Crashfan3 · 11-20-2009, 11:21 PM

Too white trash for a smart phone.
Using an LG Vu atm. It can text message. I'm good with that. Plus, the whole I-only-paid-forty-bucks-for-it thing.

11-18-2009, 08:20 AM	#1
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	New phone So I broke my screen on my super crappy $60 Kyocera MetroPCS phone a while back, and just kinda lived with it for a while before starting to look for a new phone. I did some pretty in-depth research on smartphones and decided to go with the HTC Touch Pro 2...However it's a $600 phone and I didn't feel like paying that much obviously, so I lurked on craigslist for a week or two looking for a CDMA Sprint or Verizon version of the phone for sale (also did alot of research on flashing these phones over to Metro from Howardforums, for those of you familiar). Picked one up for $360, spent about 4 hours "hacking" the phone, reverting drivers, changing prl's, and various info to get it ready to be MetroFlashed. Took it to 5 different retailers trying to get it flashed, none of them knew how to do it /facepalm Finally, 6th one is the charm, got it switched over, it was a headache, but worth it. It's an amazing phone, not much you can't do on it, especially because it has Windows loaded on it. Anyone else have smartphones? Screw normal ones, never going back xD

11-18-2009, 09:08 AM	#2
scottish FFR Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 36 Posts: 3,257	Re: New phone Cool Shayne! I can finally have someone to flash roms with because HTC phones are **ing sweet. I have the Fuze, Aka Raphael/Touch Pro/Etc. which is essentially your phone without the face lift and you being CDMA. If you need anything in regards to customizing or anything with questions, let me know, I know a decent amount. Edit: On second thought, CDMA. I don't know ** with how to do crap with them Also, don't know if you know xda, but this is an awesome community. Here's the Rhodium (Essentially TP2, Tilt2, etc.) forum for CDMA Last edited by scottish; 11-18-2009 at 09:21 AM..

11-18-2009, 09:34 AM	#3
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: New phone Yeah I was thinking about just going for the TP1, but after all the reviews I read about both the 1 and 2, seems like the 2 is much less buggy, and the keyboard doesn't have problems, and besides, the tilting screen is pretty rad, HTC really does make some solid phones. And CDMA is just the type of carrier connection, it doesn't have anything to do with what you can load on the phone really.

11-18-2009, 09:40 AM	#4
cedolad moonchild~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: . Age: 30 Posts: 6,879	Re: New phone ....I'm jealous. __________________

11-18-2009, 09:57 AM	#5
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: New phone Jealousy doesn't get you anywhere, go buy one xD ps I just wrote this post ON MY PHONE be jealous. lolololoooollolololollool

11-18-2009, 09:59 AM	#6
cedolad moonchild~ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: . Age: 30 Posts: 6,879	Re: New phone Stop making me feel poor __________________

11-18-2009, 12:52 PM	#8
Dr Tran Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,134	Re: New phone i make most of my posts from my G1 which is made by HTC <3. i also cant go back to normal phones after having a smartphone and getting used to a non touch screen would be hard

11-18-2009, 01:44 PM	#9
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 33 Posts: 9,192	Re: New phone My phone looks similar, but it probably has less features. I feel like a whore for buying it. I should use it more.

11-19-2009, 06:35 PM	#11
Mythix FFR Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,045	Re: New phone That's a.. PHONE? Can you ring with it? Let's see if it can pull Crysis. Or worse, FFR. __________________

11-19-2009, 06:44 PM	#12
scottish FFR Veteran Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 36 Posts: 3,257	Re: New phone On my touch pro I can pull of ffr, the chats, youtube, etc., it runs smoothly, but certain aspects of it doesn't work. Haven't tried Crysis obviously rofl.

11-20-2009, 11:21 PM	#14
Crashfan3 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jefferson, Ore. Age: 32 Posts: 2,937	Re: New phone Too white trash for a smart phone. Using an LG Vu atm. It can text message. I'm good with that. Plus, the whole I-only-paid-forty-bucks-for-it thing. __________________ Twilight Sparkle's Ponyville Group Free Chiptune Streaming Radio! Thanks justin_ator and megamon88 for making my sig 20% cooler.

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