I think I am a minority when I say my HTC Desire is a bit flaky, but it is. Connection does drop sometimes. Flip side is that it is a brilliant phone.

I've got the hTC and it is a lovely phone and I've had no problems connecting to B&M on my GPA. That said I don't use the text reader (don't use texts much).

I found the phone really easy to use and have downloaded some great apps, mostly free ones. The app market place is a bit rubbish but you soon get used to it.

I've used the built-in sat nav in the car successfully although it doesn't give all the info that I get on my Garmin.

I used the sat nav in walking mode with street pics last Saturday night to find my way round an area I'd never visited before. Useful but ate the battery.

The Kindle app from Amazon is good but don't download Angry Birds unless you want to spend too much time on a game. Completely addictive. Still only in beta but I was determined to get 3 stars for every level. Can't wait for the full version to come out, although Halo Reach is taking up my time now.

Battery life is average for this type of phone. Reckon on charging daily. I keep mine topped up via the usb on my work computer.

Highly recommended, but I'd buy it from T-Mobile or Vodafone so that you can get the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update. Or just buy it sim-free.

My HTC's motherboard is cooked.  Off back to HTC for a new one.  2 weeks and counting now and they still haven't started fixing it.

Seems to be a problem on some batch and not others, after the 2.2 update mine started getting extremely hot and the screen freezing.  Had no probs connecting it to B&M tho.

Ask Sam for help. She seems to know what to do with the phone.

The battery life will improve after a few charges but not by much.

The battery life will always be an issue until new cell technologies come on stream.

The new generation of dual and quad core mobile processors won't help battery life either.

'My candle burns at both ends etc.....'

Quote from: AnonAbarth on September 27, 2010, 08:44:53 AM

The battery life will improve after a few charges but not by much.

The battery life will always be an issue until new cell technologies come on stream.

The new generation of dual and quad core mobile processors won't help battery life either.

'My candle burns at both ends etc.....'

Iphone 4 is the way forward mate. Battery live is far superior to the samsung and a far better phone all round too. Trust me you would not be dissapointed.

Aside from battery life this phone is superb though, internet is super fast and supports flash. Signal is good which I phone had issues with plus I hate the whole I tunes thing for loading stuff on or off the phone and I can Bluetooth items from this phone to other phones or pc. I honestly think this battery is faulty. I was talking to Alex at the track and he has the same phone as me and his battery was in much better condition than mine at 4pm having been charged overnight and he was using his phone more than me. I'll go to o2 shop and see if they can replace the battery. Aside from that the phone is fantastic.

One thing I've found with my desire is that if the internet is left on it uses more battery. I've placed a widget on the home screen and only turn it on when I need it. Takes about 2 seconds to connect, then just switch it off when not needed. My Phone then last a couple of days no problem. Hope that helps.

Alex

Can you tell me how to do that? I've only just got mine and found that the internet does stay on sometimes, the Galaxy S had an icon that showed open programs and allowed you to close them all from one button. O2 replaced my battery today so hopefully that will sort it, the battery was only lasting 5-6 hours on full charge.

The juice defender app is worth having.