hi,
i was just about ready to order an i-mate jamin from expansys when i saw the orange is planning to propose the htc proophet in france.
this is good news, because i am a long-time orange customer and i hope that they will cut me a break on the price.
on the other hand, is there a risk that orange will sell me a htc prophet with blocked rom, or with silly orange funcrions that i can not get rid of ? i would really hate to get a great phone to find out it is crippled...
on a related note, is there any other factors that can make the difference in a htc prophet from i-mate, qtek, o2, or orange. thanks for any help,
scott
scott451 said:
hi,
i was just about ready to order an i-mate jamin from expansys when i saw the orange is planning to propose the htc proophet in france.
this is good news, because i am a long-time orange customer and i hope that they will cut me a break on the price.
on the other hand, is there a risk that orange will sell me a htc prophet with blocked rom, or with silly orange funcrions that i can not get rid of ? i would really hate to get a great phone to find out it is crippled...
on a related note, is there any other factors that can make the difference in a htc prophet from i-mate, qtek, o2, or orange. thanks for any help,
scott
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It's possible to get rid of the T-Mobile software on the MDA Compact so Orange may be no different.
You can always install a new ROM.
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New to all this so please be gentle.
Have decided to buy an Xda II (or similar) on a contract here in the UK. Can not decide between O2 and Orange, prices are similar although there appear to be some good web deals on Orange.
What do folk recommend? I have heard that Orange's M1000 can not be unlocked or the firm wear updated. Is this true? Are there any other differences? Do you get two batteries and other goodies with Orange?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
jjb said:
New to all this so please be gentle.
Have decided to buy an Xda II (or similar) on a contract here in the UK. Can not decide between O2 and Orange, prices are similar although there appear to be some good web deals on Orange.
What do folk recommend? I have heard that Orange's M1000 can not be unlocked or the firm wear updated. Is this true? Are there any other differences? Do you get two batteries and other goodies with Orange?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I have an SPV-M1000 and unlocked it using the software found on this site, I have also upgraded the firmware from the orange website.
Cheers
JustinP
go with orange
you do get 2 batterys and a screen protector and 24 hour repacement if it is lost or dammaged or stolen for only £5 a month.
i am on my 3rd unit as the rom upgrade failed twice and they have swapped it no questions asked.
orange customer services is also free so any problems dont cost you a penny in calls unlike o2
go with orange mate!
SPV M2000 released today on Orange
Bah,
I've just decided I can afford an SPV (£100 with a £30 contract). I knew there would likely be the new model out soon since the price has dropped so much. How much do you think you could get the new M2000 for with a new contract?
I've ordered my M1000 but have 2 weeks to return it if I don't want it
SPV M2000 released today on Orange???????
where have you seen this can u post a link???
cheers
Orange SPV M2000
delboydell said:
SPV M2000 released today on Orange???????
where have you seen this can u post a link???
cheers
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The SPV M2000 is due out in October/November 2004. The nice new feature is Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. I don't think I would rate the Qwerty keyboard that much unless you have really small child-like fingers. I perhaps to use the stylus for text entry. Then again if I had one I would probably think different!
http://www.shopforphones.co.uk/orange-spv-m2000.htm
http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/2981.html
Read recently somewhere that the Magician is due out with Orange soon... Was this Denmark or something? i am in the UK can anyone confirm this?
Any suggestions of where to buy the Magician in the UK?
Thanks in advance,
K
Try to go into WWW.Mobilpriser.dk there you can see all the Qtek telefones, that are sold in denmark.
And the site is in danish so...
Thanks, but its Orange UK that I was wondering if they were planning to release the Magician anytime soon?
K
modaco said it was as the m500 but the latest info is that they have canned it.
i.e. I wouldnt hold your breath
It looked ****e anyway.
Get it on a cheap deal on t-mobile, unlock and stick your Orange sim in it!
Orange claim they sell it now, although no one seems to have it in stock. They call it the SPV M2500.
I thought that was the Alpine? Not the Magician???
Whats the difference between the I-mate jam and the Qtek s100. I was told they are identical, which iis better, and I heard that the Qtek s100 has no vibration is this true?
I-Mate gives 24H, 7days a week / 365 days a year, support by phone etc.
there is no diffrence between MDA/M500/I-mate/Qtek S100/VPA
(only the simlock from T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange
Underworld said:
I-Mate gives 24H, 7days a week / 365 days a year, support by phone etc.
there is no diffrence between MDA/M500/I-mate/Qtek S100/VPA
(only the simlock from T-mobile, Vodafone and Orange
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BE AWARE! Qtek support is NON EXISTANT!
In fact, Expansys offers you Qtek units instead of I-mate ones, because they are short of supplies from I-mate.
Is the lack of support a big deal? I mean won't most people go to a forum first anyway?
I was thinking of getting the qtek myself and removing the logo, as Qtek is a crappy name in all honesty.
Do they still provide prompt firmware upgrades? And you can still flash I-mate roms can you not?
Also in the UK at least the warranty offered on the Qtek is 2 years, as oppose to 1 on the I-mate. According to the sales pitch on some the sites at least.
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Is the lack of support a big deal? I mean won't most people go to a forum first anyway?.
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Well, forums are OK, I'm here too, but, What happens if your device language is not in the forum? And, of course, your 2 year warranty will be NOTHING once you tweak your phone.
remixme said:
I was thinking of getting the qtek myself and removing the logo, as Qtek is a crappy name in all honesty.
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I did it too, once I found Qtek support does not exist.
remixme said:
Do they still provide prompt firmware upgrades? And you can still flash I-mate roms can you not?.
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If you are not an i-mate owner (valid IMEI), you can not download legally the new upgrades, so back to the warranty issue.
remixme said:
Also in the UK at least the warranty offered on the Qtek is 2 years, as oppose to 1 on the I-mate. According to the sales pitch on some the sites at least.
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You are lucky, I bought my Qtek through Expansys one and a half year ago, and haven't found yet where to send it for servicing. And no, don't try internet, it is NOT there. Qtek do not provide service even for its own named phones, when sold in another country.
All said, even my carrier, Telefónica, DO NOT support the devices from HTC It re-brands as TSM. You can NOT get even a simple battery!
spv c500
get the spv c500,
way nicer design and also covers over de usb connection!!
makes the other magicians feel like they are hit with an ugly stick!
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and for 20 pounds or less you get it unlocked for all networks!
check out the site below for great pictures!
http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3768.html
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get the spv c500,
way nicer design and also covers over de usb connection!!
makes the other magicians feel like they are hit with an ugly stick!
:twisted:
and for 20 pounds or less you get it unlocked for all networks!
check out the site below for great pictures!
http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3768.html
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Go away man with your C500, this is the Magician Forum!!! :evil:
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Underworld said:
dvl said:
get the spv c500,
way nicer design and also covers over de usb connection!!
makes the other magicians feel like they are hit with an ugly stick!
:twisted:
and for 20 pounds or less you get it unlocked for all networks!
check out the site below for great pictures!
http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3768.html
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Go away man with your C500, this is the Magician Forum!!! :evil:
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Hi!
No need to be so rude.
In fact it should be a misspelling, cause the SPV M500 is the same as Magician, and the SPV C500 is the Smartphone. It is just a letter, M or C, as you can see in http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3768.html
BTW, their performances are not so different, I have them both now...
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If you have a problem with the QTEK device, just contact expansys and they would arrange support for you as they were the place of purchase, if they were unable to help at least they would point you in the right direction.
rgds
Jim
I'am looking to get this on 02... any ideas when its out?
As orange are sold out
Talk to Orange and ask them to put you on a prepurchase list, I did heh, there has been no announcement from O2 as to the release of the TyTn but I read on theregister that O2 had had a falling out with HTC and possibly wouldn't be releasing any more of them. Though, as with all news of that type, it could be wrong as O2 have to be a reasonably major customer of HTC
i like 02 as they dont brand the phone, and to buy offline is crazy!
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I'am looking to get this on 02... any ideas when its out?
As orange are sold out
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It's not coming out on o2
Well, I'm sure Buzz and the team will work out an unlock for it sometime, and also someone will come up with unbranded roms, besides, just look at the branding on the HTC Universal / XDA Exec as it ships from O2 lol you CAN turn the orange branding options off (apart from the orange logo on the case lol)
Just a point on unbranding. I have an Orange M3100 and got a T-Mobile VarioII. the VarioII doesn't have any button to the top left of the D pad whereas on the M3100 it's a video call button which I believe can be re-assigned to other apps.
No sure which other operators are doing this, if any.
Just a point to those who might want to re-brand and 'play' with the device.
Gav.
Has anyone heard when Vodafone UK will be offering their version of the HTC Trinity? Orange are already offering the SVP M700 on their tariffs but would prefer to stay with Vodafone.
I got my P3600 with a Vodafone contract from the expansys site. They also offer the phone on o2.
jamesbest77 said:
I got my P3600 with a Vodafone contract from the expansys site. They also offer the phone on o2.
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Did think of that but didn't want to mess about flashing the ROM etc to enable GPS. Besides which, the wife would kill me if I managed to brick it during the process As I understand it, Vodafone's version has GPS enabled as standard.
Cheers