12-10-2008, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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HTC’s Profits at $528 Million in Q3
"Some good news out of HTC. The Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer reported that its monthly profits for November were a record $528.57 million. That's a 10.8 percent increase on the month, and a 22.1 percent increase on the year, reports UK-based The Telecom. Two phones are cited for the strong showing: TheWindows Mobile-powered Touch Diamond, and the T-Mobile G1, running Android. By comparison, The Telecom notes that sales in the smartphone market were up 11.5 percent for Q3, and that Nokia - still the world leader - saw negative growth for the quarter." 
It's nice to see that not every company is hurting during this financial crunch. I think HTC has been doing well for a while now so the G1 and the Touch Diamond are just adding to an already good year. How many of you own an HTC device and if you do, which one? I personally have one of their older models - the Dash. Are you happy with your HTC device? What else would you like to see from them? Personally, I'd like to see more of their devices come to the states. I get tired of seeing what looks to be a beautiful device only to find out the USA won't be getting it.
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12-10-2008, 04:31 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I currently own and use HTC S740. It's good to live in Europe, when it comes to smartphones.
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Omikr0n using HTC S740 (the best HTC device EVER!)
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12-10-2008, 06:34 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I'm glad to see HTC doing so well, however, as a XV6800 (HTC Titan) user, I can say that they need to work on better quality. So some of those profits can be redeployed to better R&D and driver support. The bluetooth module on this phone is subpar, and on many forums there are numerous comments about the fact that HTC should release better drivers. My keyboard is starting to act flakey (after a year of generally light usage I should mention.)
A friend has the T-Mobile Dash, and, it too has developed strange problems with the audio out via headphones. The output volume is extremely low while using headphones, but then, once a call comes in, you are nearly rendered deaf by the loudness. T-Mobile seems unable to explain the problem and everyone is just scratching their heads.
I think HTC puts so much wizardry into devices, that they sometimes forget to just make the basic stuff reliable, which is a trend many technology companies follow. After all, they'll just fix it in the "next release."
Oh, and a final thought, maybe HTC can invest some of that profit in creating a consortium that makes standard interfaces for power, headsets, and other "basic" attachments to cell phones. Sure would be nice to have accessories that would outlive my devices!!!
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12-10-2008, 08:05 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I don't have one now (my last was a TyTn) but they're the only brand that I'd look at if I was to buy another Windows Mobile device. HTC know how to build Windows Mobile phones better than anyone else by some distance. I'm glad to see them doing well. 
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12-10-2008, 10:05 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 541
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I got my first HTC device in June 2004 - Qtek 2020 (HTC Himalaya) pocket PC phone and I stayed with HTC ever since.
After Himalaya I used Qtek 9100 (HTC Wizard), Qtek 9000 (HTC Universal), HTC P3600 (Trinity) and now I have HTC Advantage and the HTC Diamond.
I loved all of them and I have to say they all worked very well, my Himalaya for instance is still running without a problem, I only had to replace the battery in 4+ years...
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12-10-2008, 10:58 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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HTC Devices
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Originally Posted by Pete Paxton
How many of you own an HTC device and if you do, which one?
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I own an HTC device -- an iPAQ h3650.  (The early iPAQs were made by HTC.) I have other iPAQs, too, but I'm not sure when or if HP switched.
Steve
P.S. Contrary to the story's title saying HTC made $528 million in Q3, the quoted story says that was for the month, citing month over month growth as confirmation.
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12-10-2008, 11:40 PM
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12-11-2008, 04:55 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 300
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Quote:
Originally Posted by omikr0n
I currently own and use HTC S740. It's good to live in Europe, when it comes to smartphones.
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I live in Asia, which might sometimes be even better ;-)
Anyway - I got my Touch Diamond back in June, not long after they came out. I would have waited, but I went swimming in Phuket with my old phone - the HTC "Star Trek" (aka Dopod S300/QTek/iMate) flip-phone, which I had upgraded to WM6.
Both of my HTC phones put up with a lot of abuse - being dropped, rained on, sat on (in my back pocket), etc., and both always survived, until the swimming pool. Even then - after more than a minute underwater - the S300 flip-phone's external display still works, and it can receive calls. Just the main screen and keyboard died. Amazing.
The Touch Diamond took a little bit of getting used to, but since upgrading the ROM to 1.93, it's been very stable, the screen is excellent, and the 3G is fast (used it in Korea, and now tested out the limited 3G in Bangkok at the mall this past weekend).
Given the limitations of WM 6.1, HTC did an admirable job on the Diamond. I still think that, in another two years, high-end smartphones will be running on x86 processors, maybe the sucessor to "Moorestown" or something. I'm going to restrain myself from whining about WM7's ever-receding launch date now 
So hey - Jason (?) - is there going to be "Android Thoughts" if Google's OS takes off? Just askin' 
edit: I also had an original iPaq 3650, which I didn't know was actually HTC until I read Pony's post! (also had an iPaq 1910 later, no idea if that was HTC or not)
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Casio Z7000 >> Ipaq 3650 >> Viewsonic V36 >> Ipaq 1915
Dumb phones >> Axia A108 >> HTC StrTrk >> Touch Diamond
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12-11-2008, 05:19 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 11
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HTC Touch Diamond
I bought an HTC Touch Diamond for myself and my wife two months ago. I like the interface. have had issues with the battery but it turns out it is a roaming issue at my house. the phone is constantly looking for a sprint signal while roaming and quickly drains the battery. Unfortunately there is no feature to tell the phone to stay in roaming mode and stop looking for the sprint network. It would be a nice feature especially if it was tied to the GPS so you could indicate that while at certain locations don't look for the sprint network.
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12-11-2008, 05:55 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 300
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In October, I bought the extended battery (it's 1340 mAh, instead of 950 mAh of the standard one).
It's a little bit thicker, but the back cover for it is matte finish instead of glossy (which I like), and if I go somewhere for an overnight trip, the original battery (which I keep fully charged) is in my laptop as a backup.
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Casio Z7000 >> Ipaq 3650 >> Viewsonic V36 >> Ipaq 1915
Dumb phones >> Axia A108 >> HTC StrTrk >> Touch Diamond
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