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HTC Desire, Android 2.2 and MMS

Sep 5, 2010 Author Nik

Without going into boring details, I have replaced my trusty (but failing) Sony Ericsson W995 with a new phone.  The W995 was a marvellous beast, with a lovely feel to it, but it had simply become too unreliable.

I have replaced it with an HTC Desire.  It has a lovely big touch screen, which is a joy to use (a relief after having had very bad experiences with an LG Viewty), has built-in GPS, and synchronises with Outlook via HTC Sync like a dream.  It has enabled me to ditch my HP iPaq, which was relatively large, had battery life of only a few hours, and needed a separate GPS receiver (oh, and a separate phone if you wanted to make calls).

All in all I’m very happy with the new phone.  It runs on the Android operating system; I had heard a lot of good things about Android, and a lot of bad things about Windows Mobile 7, which probably influenced my decision.  I probably would have chosen the Microsoft route otherwise.

However, after upgrading to Android 2.2 (known as Froyo) the HTC Desire stopped sending MMS messages (though to be honest, I don’t know that this didn’t happen before the upgrade).

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I hate my LG Viewty

Jul 6, 2009 Author Nik

I’m nearing the end of the 18-month O2 contract I took out with my Viewty. With new technology reaching obsolescence after only a short life, why post about something that is so old?

Because when the Viewty first came out, people seemed to be falling over each other trying to be the first to review the phone. They hadn’t used it in anger. And boy, this phone makes me angry. When people ask me “is it a good phone?”, I struggle not to begin ranting. It is still widely available, so if I cause just one person to stop and reconsider the purchase of a Viewty, I will consider this post to be worthwhile.

The technical details, pictures, and many reviews of people singing the Viewty’s praises are everywhere. Just google it. I’m going to skip all of that rubbish, and tell you why you should have stuck with Sony Ericsson.

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