HTC Legend

atech wrote: »

If the Legend is the successor to the Hero how come the prices are the same?

Was just thinking of getting the Hero last week, good thing I didn't so!

Generally, that's the way it works. E72 is the same price as the E71 as well.

Went in store to get one yesterday, they have Legends in store on Grafton St and Henry St anyways

Was told that the phone would cost €30 more than the prices quoted online because I was an existing Meteor customer - apparently the prices (€49 to €129) apply only to customer porting over to the network



Double checked the website today, it doesn't mention the extra €30 charge at all but does give a vague disclaimer in the small print

Anyways I got annoyed as being an existing Meteor customer (PAYG), I thought if anything I'd be entitled to a better deal, not a worse one. Not going to be getting a Legend while this pricing system is in place, it's unfair...

Yeah I think I'll just wait for the Desire now!

I think the desire is confirmed for vodafone -thats what I've read on their forums anywho - defo been confirmed for uk but then again the legend was too. I think these "exclusives" can last a month before other carriers get them.

flynnduism - why don't you (since you are payg) - switch to o2 or vodagone payg for a €5 sim or some such then switch back to meteor as a "new" customer??

So after protesting their pricing, I managed to get a Legend from Meteor at the advertised price rather than the sneaky 'existing customer' price

4 days with the Legend, easily the best phone I've ever had.

The optical trackball works great and the phone is a nice solid feel to it with the metal casing (not heavy though).

Battery life has been ok so far, I'm using it pretty heavily for a couple of hours each day, browsing, listening to music, tweeting and playing around with apps and though it's run low by the end of the day; there's never been a fear of running out. Defo needs a nightly charge though.

One weird issue I'm having is that many apps are not showing up for me in the Android Marketplace - free apps that I have found on other Android handsets in Ireland, so baffled as to why. I read someplace that Android have been slow configuring the Legend, and the Marketplace doesn't acknowledge that it has a camera so makes camera-required apps unavailable? That doesn't explain some of the apps that I can't locate though.

Whatever the cause it's annoying, I cannot get my hands on these (going to see if I can find them as downloads outside of the Market):

Layar
Swype
Last.fm
Spotify

I've seen this with some apps.
I think the market only shows you apps that are "compatible" with your version of Android.
I think it's really just a marker in the program.
I've seen apps that were "only compatible" with 1.5 running fine on 1.6.
Since the Legend is running Android 2.1 it possible that some apps aren't showing up.

No issues with it dropping after a 2G/3G handover??

I've been using WiFi sporadically, turning it on mainly when I'm at home and turning it off at work to save battery. WiFi is fine, no probs.

I was away in Leitrim for the weekend and the 3G coverage there was very patchy to say the least. Coverage in Dublin is grand

As I'm new to 3G, not sure what the dropoff issues are but I think I had one yesterday - my phone was showing no signal, and error came up saying no Sim card / select mobile operator. Was unsure how this happened, so rebooted the phone and then it was fine again - is this the infamous 2G/3G handover drop?

Hmm, that's not good. If this is a reqular bug it'll get very annoying.
I'll keep an eye on how often this occurs - so far has happened once in the last 4 and a half days.

Some info on the missing Apps in the Legend's Android Market:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=683d89c4f4fd4593&hl=en

According to Layar, it's due to a camera issue: http://layar.com/layar-is-not-available-for-the-htc-legend-at-this-time/

According to HTC: it's mainly due to a copyright issue

Answer I got from HTC about this:

"Regarding the Android Market place, all the mobile networks have to be clear with Google regarding with the Copyrights policy of each single application available in the Market. Once this is sorted then Google will link up the applications to the route server for each network. Unfortunately this is something that HTC doesn't have any control over the Google Market server."

Basically, they say it's google fault entirely

Helpful article to track down the missing apps:

http://www.sigridschrijft.be/index.php/how-to-find-and-install-android-apps-that-are-missing-in-the-market/

Hi I signed up to Meteor on Saturday to get the Legend - it's a beauty. However, I'm experiencing the dropped connection during the 2G/3G handshake as described on this and other forums.

I'm really gutted but I think I'll have to back with this phone because I can't tolerate dropped calls.

Can anyone confirm that the Meteor Bill Pay version of the HTC Legend is unlocked. Oh and does the 3G/2G problem affect Vodafone's network or is it just Meteor's network.

SoaringEagle wrote: »

Went in yesterday to Dundrum to get the new Legend.

As I'm already pay as you go on meteor they wouldn't let me buy it at the porting over price and they don't have a manager present at the Dundrum store to talk to (or at least thats what they said) in the end i just wen't downstairs, joined three came back upstairs and got the phone at the porting over price.

The phone itself is a serious piece of kit and I'm really enjoying it so far, although it did drop a call on me earlier, but I'm willing to put this down to the fact that it had only just switched over. I'm going to switch it down to EDGE now anyway which should stop the problen (right?), the difference in speed isn't too noticeable, and I can live without being able to make video calls!!! Plus, I mostly use it off wifi because at the moment i'm only on the 250mb data package, I'll be upgrading after when I come back after summer to the unlimited .

problem with 2g only is that, when you have data session active you are going to have missed calls/voicemails. metor 2g netork can't handle voice and data at the same time

atech wrote: »

Hey, got the legend last week in Cork City and coverage is fine for the most part there so far.
Down in parts of West Cork though, the reception seems to go sometimes and and I get a 'R' over the reception bar. I assume this means it is roaming?

As I am on bill pay, does that mean any calls, texts or internet I use will be charged extra to the price package??

If so is there anyway to stop it automatically roaming?

It is roaming on the Vodafone network. Meteor have an agreement with them to allow Meteor to use their network in certain areas where Meteor does not have coverage. No extra charge for you.

What network is the desire on?