HTC LEGEND - Page 13

Geoff59 · 8th August 2010, 7:52 PM

I'm interested in getting a HTC Legend from Vodafone but only want the phone if I can root it. So I am interested to hear if people who have only just recently bought the Legend from Vodafone, most likely running Android 2.1 have been able to successfully root the phone?

Could people also tell me what bootloader version these phones currently have? If you don't know how to check your bootloader version do the following - Turn off your device, then turn it back on while holding the back key. On your screen, the second line in green text you will see HBOOT and a number
Cheers Benny

elstado · 14th August 2010, 9:05 PM

Here some chatter about the Desire>Legend.. however the Desire seems to have some issues with the camera and also battery management. I also prefer the aesthetics of the Legend over the Desire- however it is a nice phone.

Onthax · 18th August 2010, 7:43 AM

I just got my legend, it's such a hot looking phone

havent had any issues with lag (which i was worried about) everything works fine except bluetooth voice is a little crackly, will be playing around with this and seeing.

Aratama_Bashi · 18th August 2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Onthax

I just got my legend, it's such a hot looking phone

havent had any issues with lag (which i was worried about) everything works fine except bluetooth voice is a little crackly, will be playing around with this and seeing.

i wondered about lag too so i did me a little experiment.

i heaped some apps on my legend to see how far i could weigh it down.

now obviously, this experiement will only be relevant to me, seeing as i had X amount of apps running, loaded, installed, and my home screens configured in such a way. i didnt have any noticeable slowdown until i got to ~50mb available memory. i was pretty happy with that

glasnt · 24th August 2010, 7:57 AM

Seriously contemplating this phone. I'm a techhead, but even my mother is saying "Usually you're so on the ball on the tech stuff, but your phone is so OLD" (Sister has a 3G iPhone, Mum has N97 Mini... I have a Nokia 6300 ;_; ) edit: turns out my 84 year old GRANDFATHER has one of these. He's so awesome.

Main reason for going HTC is that I can get it on a plan, which will fix the billing issues I've been having with prepaid (been a prepaid customer for a decade, it was fine when I was younger, but I can't justify $10 spend one month and $50 the next, when I can just pay a set cost. Also, phone upgrades!)

Probably just go with the $49/m, as it includes the dataupgrade and phone repayments. Was nearly spending that much on prepaid recharges, so it makes sense.

update: Cases! Ah fufufufufu I don't want it to get scratched up.. must investigate.

glasnt · 27th August 2010, 9:14 AM

I got the last HTC Legend in three different 3/Vodafone stores yesterday. It's so shiiinnnyy...

sanjay · 27th August 2010, 2:02 PM

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Originally Posted by glasnt

I got the last HTC Legend in 3 Vodafone stores yesterday. It's so shiiinnnyy...

i wouldve gone with the desire on the telstra $49 cap personally...but well done nonetheless

after moving from the 4.3" HD2 to the 3.7" desire and soon over to a 4" galaxy S...a 3.2" display just doesnt cut it.

glasnt · 27th August 2010, 2:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sanjay

i wouldve gone with the desire on the telstra $49 cap personally...but well done nonetheless

after moving from the 4.3" HD2 to the 3.7" desire and soon over to a 4" galaxy S...a 3.2" display just doesnt cut it.

Telstra doesn't do it for me. And I prefer the slimmer screen. If I wanted more inches, I'd get an iPad

(I came from a 2" screen, this screen is bliss.)

hak · 27th August 2010, 2:51 PM

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Originally Posted by glasnt

Telstra doesn't do it for me. And I prefer the slimmer screen. If I wanted more inches, I'd get an iPad

(I came from a 2" screen, this screen is bliss.)

yes an ipad with 3g why not ey? strap in a BT headset and a dialler program and hey, you have the "best" iphone, no deathgrip issues while playing real racing HD and answering a call how about that lol

goodguy82 · 27th August 2010, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hak

yes an ipad with 3g why not ey? strap in a BT headset and a dialler program and hey, you have the "best" iphone, no deathgrip issues while playing real racing HD and answering a call how about that lol

lol how funi would that be walking around talking on the ipad

wtf

glasnt · 27th August 2010, 3:05 PM

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Originally Posted by goodguy82

lol how funi would that be walking around talking on the ipad

wtf

I saw a guy the other day trying to use the iPad as a GPS around the CBD. The guy couldn't see where he was going because the iPad was blocking most of his vision.

goodguy82 · 27th August 2010, 3:11 PM

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Originally Posted by glasnt

I saw a guy the other day trying to use the iPad as a GPS around the CBD. The guy couldn't see where he was going because the iPad was blocking most of his vision.

no shit?? lol

Nice size GPS for that car if you have a big enough mount!

Aratama_Bashi · 27th August 2010, 4:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glasnt

update: Cases! Ah fufufufufu I don't want it to get scratched up.. must investigate.

how much do you love me?

http://www.stealthguards.com/index.p...rotection.html

$0, plus $3US for postage

mine is almost here!

glasnt · 27th August 2010, 4:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aratama_Bashi

how much do you love me?

http://www.stealthguards.com/index.p...rotection.html

$0, plus $3US for postage

mine is almost here!

For ever and ever, but I already ordered the Zagg invisigard this morning. $13 paypal (had some leftover money in there anyway, so it's like it's free!)

sanjay · 27th August 2010, 5:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aratama_Bashi

how much do you love me?

http://www.stealthguards.com/index.p...rotection.html

$0, plus $3US for postage

mine is almost here!

ordered one of these for my girlfriend's motorola milestone...eagerly awaiting it to see if its any good or if theyve scammed me for my $3

8th August 2010, 7:52 PM	#181
Geoff59 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Posts: 9	I'm interested in getting a HTC Legend from Vodafone but only want the phone if I can root it. So I am interested to hear if people who have only just recently bought the Legend from Vodafone, most likely running Android 2.1 have been able to successfully root the phone? Could people also tell me what bootloader version these phones currently have? If you don't know how to check your bootloader version do the following - Turn off your device, then turn it back on while holding the back key. On your screen, the second line in green text you will see HBOOT and a number Cheers Benny __________________ Successful Trades Oeista01, Buddha, Gotti15, K3nii, azz, twr7cx, de_kyal, Marv3lo, stedyedy, goldpenis, Nick74, rdorman, xms3500, Andres, doug81

14th August 2010, 9:05 PM	#182
elstado Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth (SOR), W.A. Posts: 1,373	Here some chatter about the Desire>Legend.. however the Desire seems to have some issues with the camera and also battery management. I also prefer the aesthetics of the Legend over the Desire- however it is a nice phone. __________________ Intel E8400 OC@3.6GHz, EP35-DS3R, 4GB DDR2 800MHz, Gigabyte 1GB GTX560 OC@830MHz, Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD, 2x 500GB WD BLUE AAKS, Antec Sonata III, Zalman 9700, 22" Samsung + 24" BenQ, & Win7 x64 SP1 CHECK OUT MY PRACTICAL CYCLING AND CYCLE TOURING BLOG: VELOPHILEAUSTRALIA!

24th August 2010, 7:57 AM	#185
glasnt Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cuteville, ^␣^ Posts: 3,897	Seriously contemplating this phone. I'm a techhead, but even my mother is saying "Usually you're so on the ball on the tech stuff, but your phone is so OLD" (Sister has a 3G iPhone, Mum has N97 Mini... I have a Nokia 6300 ;_; ) edit: turns out my 84 year old GRANDFATHER has one of these. He's so awesome. Main reason for going HTC is that I can get it on a plan, which will fix the billing issues I've been having with prepaid (been a prepaid customer for a decade, it was fine when I was younger, but I can't justify $10 spend one month and $50 the next, when I can just pay a set cost. Also, phone upgrades!) Probably just go with the $49/m, as it includes the dataupgrade and phone repayments. Was nearly spending that much on prepaid recharges, so it makes sense. update: Cases! Ah fufufufufu I don't want it to get scratched up.. must investigate. __________________ \| glasnt^<3 \| System 1: Abacus running Gravity 9.81 + Friction \| System 2: E8200, GTX465 + Win7 \| System 3: Aspire One + XP \| System 4: Galaxy SII \|✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: \(◕‿◕✿)/ :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧ \| <3^(1/0) \| Last edited by glasnt; 26th August 2010 at 8:46 AM.

27th August 2010, 9:14 AM	#186
glasnt Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cuteville, ^␣^ Posts: 3,897	I got the last HTC Legend in three different 3/Vodafone stores yesterday. It's so shiiinnnyy... __________________ \| glasnt^<3 \| System 1: Abacus running Gravity 9.81 + Friction \| System 2: E8200, GTX465 + Win7 \| System 3: Aspire One + XP \| System 4: Galaxy SII \|✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: \(◕‿◕✿)/ :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧ \| <3^(1/0) \| Last edited by glasnt; 27th August 2010 at 2:06 PM. Reason: numbers are company names = FUN

18th August 2010, 7:43 AM	#183
Onthax Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 286	I just got my legend, it's such a hot looking phone havent had any issues with lag (which i was worried about) everything works fine except bluetooth voice is a little crackly, will be playing around with this and seeing.