HTC Touch HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Sim-Free Mobile Phone (discontinued by manufacturer)

i rely on emails alot. 70+ per day. i want to be able to see them in all their glory when i read them on a phone. so what is the really annoying thing about reading emails on this phone? not getting images associated with emails automatically. i had to click a security prompt once, maybe twice to get all the pictures! then if you get another email from the same sender having to do the clicking process again and again! what a load of utter rubbish!yes i have to do the initial picture/image downloads on my current phone  BlackBerry 9700 Bold Sim Free Mobile Phone - Black  but once done, it remembers my prefs for that sender and auto-downloads the pictures/images all subsequent times from that sender so when i open emails, i see them as they are meant to be seen and without crummy security messages all over them!and the hd2 is meant to be one of the best phones out there is it?!

Bought as an upgrade for Axim x51v as mostly interested in a faster PDA with bigger screen.Screen is brilliant and speed is amazing, but getting used to a touch screen is not so easy. Not all WM6.1 software moves, some really old software works well, but have needed upgrade for several packages eg Lexisgoo dictionary, cash manager programme (spbFinance didn't work, decent file manger (Resco File Explorer is excellent) HTC Sense does something to screen layouts of old software, changing to spbMobile Shell solved these problems. Several other programs needed Registry tweaks to get them running and weirdest of all Memory Map map size is more restricted on HD2 than Axim!!!Battery charging is easier than with Axim as HD2 is limited to about 380mA charging current, so charges happily, if a little slowly off USB or external battery pack. Micro USB cables are very cheap, so can have plenty of charging points around. Battery life is about the same as the Axim (1.5 - 2 days between charges) if all the data connections are turned off. Battery loses about 10% for 40mins hard work with an Office application using BT keyboard.GPS is excellent, gets a fix really fast for mapping. Phone is a bonus, means I can throw out my old Nokia, and emails work a treat over the phone (GPRS) on a cheap PAYG SIM. Active Sync operates more reliably than with Axim (WM6.5 improvement?)All in all, very happy with this new, slimmer, more functional PDA replacement now I've got rid of the social networking stuff and have WM6.5 more exposed.

Great phone ,windows does not work now but still can use some apps ,the phone itself is great naff thinking of getting another model htc seem to do quality phones.!!! I know its cheap but atleast have something that works or sell it as spare parts.......

Son needed a new phone and had very little money until payday ,so I stumbled upon this lil beaut whilst in the search engine ... Phone arrived the next day ,one happy son , i was rather happy looking at it for the little amount I paid for a great little backup phone in the future ...so went n ordered another one ...thank you very much x

Ok....where do I start with this review ?The phone itself is of the highest build quality....it's exceptional.The screen and quality of the viewing area is outstanding.Now the problem lies with the software, and also the fact that the phone itself is Vodaphone, but it's been professionally unlocked so it's sim free to all network, something which I wasn't aware of.The speed of the phone is fast, though it did freeze a few times on me, taking the battery out to restart it. The Window Marketplace app and other various apps do not work, simply because Windows has pulled the plug on the software, great thing to do, wasn't it ?So you have to scramble about on third party sites to download unofficial apps to a phone that should be set up and raring to go. I spent many many frustrated hours trying to get this phone up and running properly....and I'm phone savvy too.The verdict is.....great phone if you have the time and endless patience to get it up and running.Please buy this phone at your own risk.

HTC Touch HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Sim-Free Mobile Phone I'd toyed between buying the HTC HD2 and the iphone 3gs for some time and having used an iphone before needed to put in a bit of hands on research before the final decision could be made. After visiting the local O2 store and playing with their HD2 I was sold.Straight out of the box this phone runs like a dream and after a couple of months playing with it Im still not bored. It still runs well even after dozens of apps being downloaded onto it. Its easy to navigate, is fairly intuative (less so than an iphone though), and is highly modifiable, the sticking point which won me over. Id recommend visiting the brilliant xda developers site for a massive array of downloadable tweaks that'll make your HD2 truely unique.As for the reported faults and crashes that Ive seen on reviews here, let me advise you to try one & judge for yourself. Mine hasnt suffered from any of the issues such as SMS faults, camera issues (though the twin LED flash is way too bright), crashes etc. Mine runs smoothly, though for shear speed you cant beat the iphone. The HTC Sense UI is gorgeous compared to the bland iphone OS offering however.Overall Id have to give this phone 5 stars. Brilliant job HTC.

Not worth buying even for £25 can't use Windows app site anymore, can't get email to connect , or you tube .complete waste of money .

Ideal for Windows Mobile enthusiasts - powerful, full featured, well built hardware. Perfect for me as I have a whole load of Win Mobi software. I put it on my dashboard - Huge screen + Copilot Sat Nav makes it a huge improvement on BMW Prof SatNav. Memory-map with OS maps is great off-road. Ipod Touch-like media player is also great. System not entirely stable and you need to carry a stylus to reboot it. But I love it :-)Co0kies home tab hack recommended for power users.