HTC Wildfire S - Virgin Mobile

[biggastaxdenu14]

Dude your voice is so boring!

[dr764]

Can this phone access a google+ account????

[mstechify]

@dr764 yes

[waltergq]

will rooting this phone free more room for extra apps ?

[mstechify]

@waltergq no and no on a bigger sd card.

[alienmonkey69]

U can watch netflix in this device???? Thank you

[mstechify]

@alienmonkey69 NO! please read update info under video. the netflix modded apk that was kinda working on this phone now is not working. and the arket version doesn't work. out of sync. even with the slider. about to post info on the newest phone rumor stay tuned!

[CaillouDash]

I have a question, I have the HTC Wildfire S from Virgin Mobile an I still have the old "Green" Android Market. and my in other videos I see that The Triumph, Optimus V and Optimus Slider have the new blackish market, when will I get it??? PLEASE REPLY!!!!!

[mstechify]

@CaillouDash did you read version that is on your phone? and yes the wildfire S is that way.

[CaillouDash]

@mstechify I have android market version 2.3.6, will I get version 3.4.4? or am I stuck with 2.3.6?

[moynv53]

Can you post a video of the web browser in action, while only using virgin mobile's network with wi-fi turned off. I want to see how fast the internet connection is on virgin mobile while using this phone.

[mstechify]

@moynv53 five phone comparison is all the boring little details in 2 parts. Since those things are best to review when they are actually compared to something else. It's in part 2 right after external speaker sound.

[KnowWhatImSayinGamin]

Im pretty sure all phones have a mic.

[Emilylovesnoodles]

@mstechify Does it have a front camera?

[mstechify]

@Emilylovesnoodles no only phone currently with a front camera for virgin mobile is the Triumph

[Emilylovesnoodles]

@mstechify Does it have a front camera?

[GERARDfaughro]

what level of angry birds was that

[runningwithmanny]

leave Tech Young ged

[fallnreverse16]

is this much better then the triumpth

[mstechify]

@fallnreverse16 Triumph is way better hardware and internal memory..... unless you rely on GPS (very slow gps lock)

[pavy415]

Check out my video how to hack the bootloader

[DragRacer124]

If i were to add music to this phone would it go on the sd card or internal memory?

[mstechify]

@DragRacer124 SD

[DragRacer124]

@mstechify oh ok thanks! You are a lot of help!

[Antman20017]

by snatching I mean whatching

[Antman20017]

am snatching th is from an HTC wildfire s

[AjaLovesMakeup]

Is there screenshot on this phone ?

[mstechify]

@AjaLovesMakeup to screen shot you root and then add the app. some allow for screen shot when you shake the phone so you don't have to go through menus and loose exactly what it was doing

[Gladiator3996]

How is the battery life on this phone?

[Plasmaflix]

Ty, but i think if you put the SD cart into it and just save all the apps into it, it would solve the problem.

[nemanja0076]

Ye but i mean whats the difference between class 10 and class 4?

[mstechify]

@nemanja0076 10 is faster then 4. faster speed will make accessing files little quicker. class 6 a good speed and decent price.

[nemanja0076]

Is Micro SD 16 gb class 4 enough for the phone?

I mean i know it wont fix the 120 MB ROM that it has but i mean for the rest of the phone.

[mstechify]

@nemanja0076 yes. you can get quite a bit of files on there

[MelloShon]

Funny thing, watching this on my wildfire s, same color network and everything

[nickharrisnick]

This phone is pretty good its awesome when u get s off and root it. I've rooted mine and its cool just need to find more roms for it

[TheWRIGHTkid1]

pls answer thinking bout getting this phone. do you know if u can use any micro sd card not just the 1 it comes with

[mstechify]

@TheWRIGHTkid1 you can use any micro SD card up to 32 GB. and up to class 10 speed. make sure the card is no lower then class 4 and format it with fat32

[TheWRIGHTkid1]

@mstechify Thnx I will definetly be getting this phone now

[waringr1972]

Have you gotten around to rooting the wildfire? I haven't seen any videos from you on it, so hopefully it worked and your still editing the video.

[mstechify]

@waringr1972 yes I have. very sorry about delay. big snow storm and just got my power back on, many thousand are still waiting. playing ketch up right now as in morning I get to remove a tree from my house.

[mstechify]

@waringr1972 video is up as well as new monitor so I can access my computer

[SHATANYAproject]

what the hell was htc thinking 150 mb

[peanutbutter11385]

I want a virgin mobile phone that i can play music, get on facebook and that has a camera. Which phones would be the best option in buying? I would really appreciate your feedback, thanks.

[crazyfrosty17]

I have this phone, got it for christmas and am really dissapointed with it. Just like everyone else, i can only have 3 apps max. If storage is low, it wont let me look at my pictures. It also lags more than it should. Oh and I hate texting on it, but that might have to do with me and not the phone...

[mstechify]

@crazyfrosty17 if you are stuck with the phone and want to make best of it. getting ready to get root up and see what you can do if you are into that kind of stuff. On the bright side you got a great camera and extended battery is out so you can have more life. the phone has potential. just bloated with HTC crap.

[Stingz9999]

mstechify should i get the optimus slider or the htc wildfire

[mstechify]

link below this video for Netflix mod apk use the version 1.2.2. Previously netflix blocked older version from being used. The update check is disabled in this apk.

[Hlopez25]

Hi

Can the HTC WILDFIRE S for Virgin MObile use sim card?

Does it have a slot for the sim ?

[jdrmaster13]

@Hlopez25 yes mine is currently using a 8gb sd card

[Hlopez25]

@jdrmaster13 That's a microsd card, i meant a sim card, like the At&t ones.

[mstechify]

@Hlopez25 like they said. no sim. it is a CDMA

[TheWRIGHTkid1]

do u know if u can use any micro sd card for this phone not just the one it comes with

[Jennazela]

this phone is great if you only want a few apps (like 2) the memory is soooo bad. (internal memory)

[fr00bers]

download opera mini for this phone it turns it from average to faster than iphone 4. no lie lol..

[HaleyScreammmm]

can you not set your background as pictures you take??

[mstechify]

@HaleyScreammmm yes you can

[HaleyScreammmm]

@mstechify okay because I've looked at alot of reviews for this phone and none had camera pix as the back ground so I didn't think you could do it. Thanx.

[mstechify]

@HaleyScreammmm just take the pic go into galler and make it wall paper.. select more set as wallpaper

[pernita2007]

So how does you tube work on here does it work right away or do you have to download anything,

[mstechify]

@pernita2007 youtube videos play through app not webpage. work as other android do with app

[demarkis850]

Can you text and call when you r on Wifi?

[mstechify]

@demarkis850 yes plain text and call run off 1x

[TheDemonated]

@mstechify idk

[nickharrisnick]

When I got s off and rooted this phone I can have a lot more stuff on it (:

[Sdcali6191]

@mstechify i appreciate your videos you do a good work at reviewing the phones dont know what are people complaining about and i wanted to know if your almost gonna upload how to root this phone the wildfire and i did read what you told the other person about how it takes a while and you need free time to do it but that was 2 weeks ago and THANK YOU i would appreciated alot if you upload the video just want to remove this useless apps that come with this phone

[meeeganreneaaa]

You take way to long to tell me about this phone. You take too much time playing with the features. I just want to know if the phone works well or not. You suck.

[mstechify]

@meeeganreneaaa it is called unbiased which is what most people appreciate. not being told they should buy it and decide for them self based on features they need and want. this review if for those who truly want to know how it works and and not somebodies opinion. These are facts. and the facts state this phone is only good for somebody that only wants 3 apps installed at the most due to low low internal memory. read the personal comments left by people.

[101carrie101]

I have an HTC Wildfire S, and the internal memory does suck. But my mom is getting me an 8gb SD card or whatever its called.

[mstechify]

@101carrie101 a larger card will on no way fix or expand the memory problem. read though other comments where I explained why.

[josephwilliams2013]

@mstechify ok thanks i was trying to decide between this phone and the triumph but now i decided to get the triumph your videos help alot

[xmenVicente]

i love this phone the only problem i have with it is that whenever i take a single pic n i wanna go back view it i always get an error message about making more space or whtever also i've been trying to download the lates update of facebook and i cant i always get an 'insifficient storage available' message and i havent downloaded any apps to my phone it has the same apps it came with i tried to unistall some of the apps and wont let me also tired to move some apps to my 2gb micro cards and nop

[mstechify]

@xmenVicente yep. this phone is very limited to the apps and space. if you installed stuff from the HTC hub go in and delete it, uninstall, hub items take internal memory. that should help a little.

[TheDemonated]

@xmenVicente hows the battery life?? better than the optimus v??

[mstechify]

@TheDemonated optimus V 1500 mAh battery... wildfire S 1230 mAh battery . even though HTC claims 45 min more talktime on it's battery are you really only using it for talk. and phone usage also depends on widgets set up background apps data usage GPS bluetooth wifi wallpaper screen brightness and so. how do you use your phone?

[TheDemonated]

@mstechify my optimus v is shit i wont even touch it ill leave it on stand by and it will die like im on the internet.im in high school so i want a phone that can last the schoo, day on just txting in class and stuff which phone will last longer slider or htc???

[mstechify]

@TheDemonated nope. take a look at video I posted opt V extended battery replacement. It goes 2 days without having to be charge with a lot of use including games internet text ect.

[TheDemonated]

@mstechify ok

[oxJeanellexo]

@TheDemonated You must have fucked up your Optimus V then. I can text, go on many apps, use it all day and it still has half a battery left (maybe even more.) I only (need to) charge it for like 30mins~1hr and that's all I need. o_o

[TheDemonated]

@oxJeanellexo i got a extended battery now i have 45hrs of heavy usage! beat that nerd....

[oxJeanellexo]

@TheDemonated Lol, you still have a shit phone if you need an extended battery to make it work longer.

[TheDemonated]

@oxJeanellexo wtf you have this phone which has no memory.

[Jennazela]

@TheDemonated pretty much lol

[mstechify]

@TheDemonated Oh, I personally didn't find the Wilfdfire S better then Op v for battery at all. and read t mobile reviewers. that was the lowest rated thing on wildfire S, battery

[Girisgreencrazeiful]

anyone know how to turn off word suggestion when sendin txt or on fb, and how do u turn off the vibration when typing?

[ballerina1298]

Do you have to pay for the netflix??

[IrisMG]

@ballerina1298 There has never been free Netflix. Ever.

[y0un9bl00d1]

Shack lol

[y0un9bl00d1]

Its 200$ in us at radio shake

[UrielArteaga]

How much is this phone

[josephwilliams2013]

does this phone have flash

[mstechify]

@josephwilliams2013 only flash lite 4.0.... not adobe flash player 11. no it doesn't play embedded videos in webpages or flash apps

[XzXKhR1zXzX]

How much does dat pgone cost with tax and ready to go

[mstechify]

@XzXKhR1zXzX see channel post were i post sales

[MercedezXD]

Thank that was very helpful but how do you download apps?

[mstechify]

@MercedezXD market getjar and more

[solariz03]

i pay 25 dollars a month if i switch to this phone will it change to 35 dollars?

[mstechify]

@solariz03 no just do a phone swap online if 3g not working after a few hours call and see if the system update and ask them to reset your 3g. the other stuff should work instantly.

[solariz03]

@mstechify thanks !

[moodmike81]

Just bought mines yesterday and it supposely have 512mb Rom but has 100mb out the box and once you update pre-installed apps I was fucked, memory was already 25mb after syncing Facebook. I'm about to leave virgin for metro or boost

[eldarthosx]

I own a triumph..rooted with cm7 and the gps works alot better...accurate..kinda...bou­t half a mile off but thats why i have a tom tom

[iTechWV]

Do You Know Of Any PROMO CODES? thx

[ixihelix]

@mstechify, how does the messaging speed of the wildfire compare with the Optimus V? I've noticed the Optimus V sometimes is a little laggy in sending SMS's.

[ipodnano536]

ALSO, if I download something from the Android Market, will it just take money off my VM account?

[mstechify]

@ipodnano536 no you have to have payment set up with android market to purchase.

[ipodnano536]

@mstechify Mmmk, thank you. c:

[ipodnano536]

Do you NEED to have a data plan, or is this phone still great without one? I don't want to buy it and just be limited to .. well.. crap.

[waringr1972]

I see there is no video yet, does this mean the root didn't work or you haven't uploaded it yet?

[mstechify]

@waringr1972 not gonna record till I can record uninterrupted from work. it is not something that you can go back a step and re-record.

[DropDeadBetsy]

how do you turn off swype ?

[mstechify]

@DropDeadBetsy change your keyboard. in settings keyboard....

[DropDeadBetsy]

@mstechify okay, thankyou !

[catgalan]

I have the exact same phone. It's not bad. Netflix doesn't stream well and is off sync. The camera is great. The apps are decent. Too bad you can't load the phone with a lot of apps. Even with a 2 gig sd card, you still won't be able to install a lot of apps to the card. But, in my opinion, it's still a decent phone for me for $35 month unlimited data,web, internet, 300min a month thru virgin mobile. Thanks for posting!.

[robthasnob]

Looked at link and it took me to xda homepage

Also do u know how to flash a custom Rom

[MrJimzyacking]

Whats would you say on the ,motorola triumph, ? which is the better one ? Virgin network.....

[mstechify]

@MrJimzyacking unfortunately Triumph is the best VM has to offer. anybody coming from high end phone is gonna have something to pick at as they are champagne taste on beer budget. The phone need to fit your needs. If you need GPS then don't choose Triumph it has slow GPS lock. If you want to install lots of apps, faster, bigger screen.. more like mini tablet Triumph. Also Triumph very nice custom ROM but at loss of HDMI. Wildfire S is rootable but have only seen customized stock rom still new.

[waringr1972]

Are you going to do a video on rooting this phone? I looked at the link below and I'm not sure I really understand how to root it, still a newby to android. I really like your video's, so please do a root video for this phone.

[mstechify]

@waringr1972 My personal phone is the Triumph. I am waiting to get permission from the person that owns and uses a wildfire S VM. Would love to as soon as I get the go ahead. I have to respect when somebody doesn't want their phone changed. fingers crossed will know very soon.

[mstechify]

@waringr1972 got the go ahead. so if it works for me should be a video up thur

[inteldouble07]

You need to root it, remove bloat then install data2sd and cyanogen mod Go to xda developers

[mstechify]

@inteldouble07 yes as of this moth you can FINALY root. I have left link under video to the XDA.

[mstechify]

Best Buy: LG Optimus V $64.99

Radio Shack LG: Optimus Slider $149.99 - Wildfire S $149.99

don't forget stores that price match.

[YouAreToAWhore]

what about texting?

[mstechify]

@YouAreToAWhore screen is responsive if you don't have big hands it should be fine. if just texting and pics, ya. only issue I had was small and slippery so recommend getting a case with grip.

[gimmelemons11]

@mstechify Are cases available that actually fit this phone yet?

[mstechify]

@gimmelemons11 yes. people seem to like the otterbox

[Mizzsanders100]

how much was the phone?

[mstechify]

@Mizzsanders100 the phone is back up to 199. during black Friday it was 99 but that is past. under video I posted a link to print coupon for best buy 10% off regular price of no-contract phones good till jan 31 2012

[patrickpl94]

If the internal memory is not so great, why not just keep all your apps on the SD card? Or is there a problem with that?

[mstechify]

@patrickpl94 others have already asked and found when they got the phone thinking that a bigger SD card will fix everything. not all apps can install on SD card, htc hub items not movable to SD card. and apps still need internal memory to launch and be installed. even with 16MB free internal memory I was still not able to even launch the browser.

[patrickpl94]

@mstechify I see, so I'm thinking about upgrading from a Samsung t401g, and I'm not sure weather to go with this one, the LG slider, or the Motorola Triumph. Seeing as you have all 3 of them, which do you prefer the most? And I've seen all your reviews on them, but seeing with all the problems of the Triumph, what's your opinion, is it still a good phone? Or not worth it?

[mstechify]

@patrickpl94 as much as Moto's inability to release an update to fix some of the Triumph issues it still is the best VM has to offer by way of a faster phone that can handle more apps and screen size. It's biggest downfall is slow GPS lock so if you need GPS it's not the phone for you Slider would be my second choice for best balance, Optimus V for best value and reliable (still even more internal memory then wildfire S), Wildfire S last choice. But you need to decide the phone for you.

[mstechify]

@patrickpl94 FYI best buy Optimus V $64.99 this week

[k15camacho]

The phone is pretty good. After downloading JuiceDefender the battery last way longer. However the real problem is the internal memory!!! :$ only 5 apps and already its full! I hate It.

[mstechify]

@k15camacho thanks for sharing

[marseu91]

Can it work in Europe?!

My brother bought it via Best Buy & will bring overseas.

[mstechify]

@marseu91 no. i is CDMA. if you want a phone to unlock you need a GSM phone

[marseu91]

@mstechify Thank You a lot for quick response! ;)

[prodigyarcangel1]

@mstechify

It actuallys is WCDMA and quadband GSM

[RyAn639OnXbOxLiVe]

Wow the whole battery fsailed over the whole video.

[ZukunftMorder]

RAM is not internal omg. -.-

[mstechify]

@ZukunftMorder RAM (random access memory) ROM (read only memory)... short explanation comparing it to our brains. RAM is short term memory and ROM is long term memory.

[JONASfriend14]

virgin mobile is actuallya good company :) i have LG optimus V and its awesome :)

[mstechify]

see my channel post new phones of possible VM release

[treyrod1998]

does the htc have a ind

cator light

[mstechify]

@treyrod1998 yes

[stinkycucumber25]

virgin mobile = worst cell phone company i had never got service look up there coverage map i switched to att gophone no contract put a sim in a iphone 4 25 bucks a month

[mstechify]

@stinkycucumber25 wow that is a great deal. yes better coverage. what kind of talk/text/data service do you get for 25 a month or is it off somebodies family line?

[ZukunftMorder]

@stinkycucumber25 I like virgin, it's cheap and has good phones. Never failed on me.

[bshine1995]

Is the virgin mobile logo located on the battery door? That is, if i got an extended battery and new door, would the virgin mobile logo be gone?

[mstechify]

@bshine1995 I see the extended batteries for a wildfire S 3500 mAh from over seas and comes with new back cover no logo.

[LILWHITEISTIGHT]

does the motorola triumph have the ability to control flash in video?

[mstechify]

@LILWHITEISTIGHT Triumph uses flash player 11. Wildfire S is flash LITE 4.0. do a search on Flash player vs ... Flash lite 4.0 and read the differences. good info in wikipedia

[eduardo1997able]

which phone is better the htc wildfire s or the motorola triumph?

[mstechify]

@eduardo1997able depends. if you need GPS and bluetooth 3.0. If you don't reply on gps or bluetooth other then headset 2.0 then TRIUMPH faster bigger and (no lie)14 times the Usable internal memory more then wildfireS. if you MUST have GPS at a seconds notice then wildfire S.

[eduardo1997able]

@mstechify thank you (:

[MrKidkiller97]

Ya know I found your video extremely heplful because i'm getting this phone for christmas and this information is really great to refer back to if i need any help with uses of the phone :D Thanks

[Dogers818]

What other good apps do you know

[empire362]

Can you get a better sd card that has more memory

[mstechify]

@empire362 you can get a bigger sd card but not all apps can install on SD card, htc hub items not movable to SD card. and apps still need internal memory to launch and be installed.

[CaillouDash]

Please help!! I have the htc. And when i tried to install netflix. It stoped becuase i have low memory. I had 17MB. Before installing netflix. Now i have 8.8Mb and netflix never installed. Netflix is using my space!! How do i fix this?!! Please help me

[mstechify]

@CaillouDash this was the issue I reviewed about. go though you apps adn move as many to the SD card as you can. You can not instal apps till there is no more memory it still takes memory to launch the app. If it still won't launch you are gonna have to remove one of you other apps. when you do get netflix launched and it is not fixed yet adn cbad choppy come back and get modded apk 1.2.2 )link under video, check mark unknow sources) I tested that works better. Issue with wildfire S and netflix.

[mstechify]

@CaillouDash this was the issue I reviewed about. go though you apps adn move as many to the SD card as you can. You can not instal apps till there is no more memory it still takes memory to launch the app. If it still won't launch you are gonna have to remove one of you other apps. when you do get netflix launched and it is not fixed yet and choppy come back and get modded apk 1.2.2 )link under video, check mark unknow sources) I tested that works better. Issue with wildfire S and netflix.

[fanoffallon]

best virgin mobile phone reviewer on YouTube #handsdown

[Dogers818]

Oh OK thank you when will you make new videos?

[Dogers818]

I just got my HTC are there any cools tricks and Widgets?

[mstechify]

@Dogers818 watch what you put on you don't have much app room. stick to the basics. but since you have a nice camera try some photo apps for editing on the phone. Like... Adobe Photoshop Express or Color Touch Effects. Camera apps like Retro Camera or Pudding Camera. is also fun. I like tv.com app

[KayakJack2]

I really like you video on the wildfire s. I have a question concerning the 3g. I have owned the phone for a week now and have not seen the 3g icon show up yet. I always have the EV and an arrow up and an arrow down. I have tried researching this but have not been able to find anything. Am I not getting the 3g or is the EV icon the same thing?? Thank You for your help!

[mstechify]

@KayakJack2 download speedtest net app and test you 3g speed of you you are getting

[apollo1026]

Can you do mms messaging? & also can you customize the front screen where you have minimal icons? And put your pictures as a wallpaper? :) Thank you if you can answer!

[mstechify]

@apollo1026 yes, yes, and yes...