ZTE Blade aka DELL XCD 35 aka Orange San Francisco Thread
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cyberpyrate
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As far as Dell XCD35 is concerned, there is nothing that is locked, even RAM wasn't locked in my case.raksrules said:
I think its just the feeling that newer is better
I upgraded just because I was certain I'm not going back to any 2.2 ROM again unless I'll have terrible issues with CM7. So with the new nightlies, the charging bug is also fixed which was an important bug for me. Hence I upgraded. People who're looking to stick to SS Rom need not upgrade. Gen2 also has a newer version of the radio lib though there's no conclusive evidence that Gen2 phones do better with network reception.raksrules said:
BTW the Gen2 upgrade through TPT is also reversible to Gen1 without any problem, I would advise upgrading to Gen2 by TPT method only as it provides a safe way back to Gen1 in case if anyone wants to come back to Gen1, not the case with the windows upgrade method.
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Make sure you check the md5 and also verify the nandroid backup using AFV app as stated in the guide. Also while powering up, press Menu+Vol up. Some people see a few lines of green text, though some don't and I didn't see it either. After 1-2 mins, it automatically reboots to CM7. This is if you use the all in one TPT file, which does everything automatically. If you just used the TPT file for upgrade, then you will have to manually install a Gen2 Rom from clockwork, but it's better to do that all in one TPT upgrade which does everything for you.Poga said:
sharktale1212
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arun687 said:
Charging bug? Do you mean something is wrong with the rom? BTW, I tried and it seems USB charging works fine.
No mate not our problem I'm talking about. There was this charging bug where while charging the phone reboots occasionally in CM7 7.0 Stable. This and a few other bugs are now ironed out in the new nightlies and also they're in the process of adding in the new kernel for 2.3, which should solve the remaining few niggles like the accelerometer for games.sharktale1212 said:
Yes installing a custom rom does void the warranty, but you can always take a backup of your stock rom so that you can revert back should something happen.haritr said:@ hellgate.
Installing a custom rom will void the warranty of the phone, right ?
Have you taken the backup of stock rom to use in case of emergency? Am also interested in custom roms, but the voiding of warranty is worrying me
Try the custom roms, you will like it.
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I used the CM 7.0.2 TPT N59 rom and flashed it from the phone.bigbyte said:
Dont wanna use official roms. If I had to, then why get a droid, Wp7 is good enough.
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Thats my only gripe against this phone. battery life just sucks, specially when you are using 3G and syncing 4 mailboxes every hour.mavihs said:
Atleast my HD7 used to last more than a day.
raksrules
Oracle
Battery life is highly dependent on usage pattern. As hellgate mentioned, it is seems he uses 3G and syncing continuously and hence obviously battery life for him will be less.mavihs said:
In my case, i use internet only some times in a day, it is not ON full time. I rarely SMS and total minutes of incoming + outgoing calls in a day is less than 5 minutes for me. Hence i find the battery life good.
As of now my battery is showing 39% and the last time i charged my phone was 41 hours back.
Couple of days back i had done a battery recalibration because i was experiencing rapid battery level drop. Found that recalibration plus killing few apps when phone starts helped (like yahoo mail, maps)
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