Jasper
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 03:40 PM |
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Iphone v Android
Well, I've currently got the dubious pleasure of setting up an Android phone, HTC Legend, for my Dad before he gets back off holiday. I'm
3 days in and I still haven't managed to get the Apps Market working despite many attempts and 4 calls to Vodafone.
So anybody who reckons these things are as good as an iPhone obviously haven't used an iPhone. My mum could set up and use an iPhone and
download a few apps, I'm fairly computer/mobile savvy and it's already driving me completely nuts. Thank god I don't have to use the
thing once it's set up.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 03:54 PM |
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Android Market almost always works for me. It must be you! 
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mikeb
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:02 PM |
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I just clicked the android market option on my HTC Desire, easy. Ring vodafone and tell them the phone hasn't been set up!!
My phone rocks cost a lot less than the expense Iphone and does everything, I'd rate it as a bit better than an iphone 3gs but probably not
quite an iphone 4 but at least you can make calls!
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:06 PM |
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Don't understand why you are having problems - market just works. What do you mean by set up?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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TimEllershaw
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:07 PM |
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I've got an HTC Legend. Never had a problem with the Apps Market, worked straight out of the box.
What's not working ? / What errors do you get ?
Edit:
Ok, I lied. Just tried it and it didn't want to load. Threw some network connection error. Connected via Wifi and it was happy. Disconnected
WiFi and tried again via Vodafone and working now. Weird
[Edited on 3/9/2010 by TimEllershaw]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:11 PM |
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mine works easy on Orange. Must be you 
Seriously - a mate of mine had a similar sounding problem and a factory reset sorted it.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Jasper
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:12 PM |
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I click the Market icon, it asks me to sign into a gmail account, so I went and created one as I didn't have one, then went back into it to sign
in and it then tries to connect to the google server and doesn't, just tells me I don't have a reliable data connection, even though
I've connected it via wifi and my router is two feet away and I'm connected fine..
Just been onto the HTC tech help, they've just got me to do a factory reset, so now I've got to set it all up again and give it another
go.
Given up now and going home, I'll try it again tomorrow.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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pinto
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:22 PM |
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I have htc legend
Works great (out the box and of you go )
sounds like you might have a duff one
Love the phone good working apps
Like full working sat nav (for free )
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TimEllershaw
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
I click the Market icon, it asks me to sign into a gmail account, so I went and created one as I didn't have one, then went back into it to sign
in and it then tries to connect to the google server and doesn't, just tells me I don't have a reliable data connection, even though
I've connected it via wifi and my router is two feet away and I'm connected fine..
Just been onto the HTC tech help, they've just got me to do a factory reset, so now I've got to set it all up again and give it another
go.
Given up now and going home, I'll try it again tomorrow.
A bit of googling suggests you are not the only one with this problem. A factory reset or clearing the data from the Google apps cache seems to be the
usual response. Must be a problem in the way it stores the GMail credentials.
All very frustrating, but don't give up.
Good Luck !!
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Benzine
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 04:48 PM |
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[Edited on 3/9/10 by Benzine]
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 05:00 PM |
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^^^ HAHAHAHAHA
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ashg
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 06:00 PM |
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i have got a htc desire its 100 times better than the piece of crap i phone 4 that i had for a week.
market worked from day one. just updated the it to 2.2 software and its even better wouldn't swap it for any other phone currently on the
market.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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SeaBass
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 06:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i have got a htc desire its 100 times better than the piece of crap i phone 4 that i had for a week.
market worked from day one. just updated the it to 2.2 software and its even better wouldn't swap it for any other phone currently on the
market.
Same here. Yee ha!
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 06:38 PM |
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I have A I phone 4 and don't understand why people have problems with them never have a problem with mine
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Puddle Dodgers Club
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pinto
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 06:57 PM |
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I think its more price
and the way they lock you into there product
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gottabedone
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 06:59 PM |
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...........HTC Desire here and it's great!
Market worked out of the box!
Stick with it because the Android phones are great. The iphone is a marmite phone - Wifey is on her second and swears by them - I swear at them
Steve
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40inches
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 07:16 PM |
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2 t-mobile G2 (HTC Hero) here, after they updated to Android 2.1 one accessed market place OK, the other needed a call to t-mobile to activate it,
took less than a minute.
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 08:03 PM |
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HTC desire here too,didn't set anything up,just clicked the market and started playing with the apps,(currently addicted to Google sky and
I've never been bothered about stars before!)
When I got my 3gs last year I had I had to register and set up accounts and pay for anything worth having!
Each to their own tho,they'll all be out of date next month!
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cerbera
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 08:04 PM |
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A friend had a similar problem on his HTC Wildfire. We fixed it by restoring to factory setting then during the first start (when you configure
everything) up we created a brand new google mail account.
HTH
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 08:14 PM |
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HTC Hero - everything worked straight out the box inc Marketplace?
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PuppiesBalls
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 11:14 PM |
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Ive got a Nexus one & its IMO its better in almost every way than IP4
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Jasper
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:02 AM |
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Yeah - the problem was trying to set up a Google account after trying to access the market place. A factory rest has sorted it, and now it's
working.
Still don't think it's a patch on my 3GS, but each to their own!!
Looks like a BEC v CEC arguement to me
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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