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new phone similar to XDA released, check it out

I found a phone similar to XDA with Quad band features and GPS:
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/2269.html
http://www.emirate1.com/
Nice to see some competition. The name implies the phone is somewhat dedicated to people in Middle-East?
Parkkuman

Looks pretty nifty..! Specially with the built in GPS.. !
Rob.

Looks bloody ugly! :shock:

And even runs PocketPC 2000 as you can see on the nice picture :lol: - that picture is faked and the device is just a plan...

farnold said:
And even runs PocketPC 2000 as you can see on the nice picture :lol: - that picture is faked and the device is just a plan...
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Maybe the picture is fake but the plan seems to exist.
I received the following email from their makers:
From: ADCOM Group <[email protected]> 11.3.2004 12:57
Subject: RE: emirate 1
Dear Sir
Thank you for your email and interest in the EMIRATE 1 , it will be launched at Mid 2004, and pricing will be soon decided..
will let you know when available..
many thanks
Ausama Hadi Ali
EMIRATE 1 Project Manager
ADCOM
1404 Three Sails Center
Cornice Road
PO Box 25298
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Tel : +971 2 6811134
Fax: +971 2 6811135
Email: [email protected]
www.emirate1.com

Well its not fake i can assure you, but its not in production yet and i dont think it will be anytime soon!
I saw the prototype and i can assure you its out of the question to have such a device in the market if they didnt modify it big time. Too bulky at first sight...
I think we wont see this device anytime soon in the market thats for sure...
:?

ARZLEB said:
Well its not fake i can assure you, but its not in production yet and i dont think it will be anytime soon!
I saw the prototype and i can assure you its out of the question to have such a device in the market if they didnt modify it big time. Too bulky at first sight...
I think we wont see this device anytime soon in the market thats for sure...
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Thanks for your insight into this matter! Appreciated..

Funny shape though, but its nice to see GPS built in.

sleepnow said:
Nice, its a Phone + PocketPC + GPS + Bomb Detonator all in one. Excellent!
Funny shape though, but its nice to see GPS built into a device like this.
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It is not a bomb detonator, but since it comes from the Middle East, it is a weapon of mass destruction, so beware.
What a mentality??

Ugly or what?
kufi said:
sleepnow said:
Nice, its a Phone + PocketPC + GPS + Bomb Detonator all in one. Excellent!
Funny shape though, but its nice to see GPS built into a device like this.
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It is not a bomb detonator, but since it comes from the Middle East, it is a weapon of mass destruction, so beware.
What a mentality??
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:lol: the most ugly PPC ever,
Most inportante thing, lets see performance and quality build or just keep dreaming

hhmm the middleeast is a pretty hot and sunny place
and black devices get pretty hot in the sun making the user burn their fingers and slowly toasting the insides of the pda

Prophet/JAMin/818 Pro/Whatever you want to call it..

Howdy, long time reader, first time poster...
I totally fell in love with the HTC series of Pocket PC's after my mate got himself a Himalayan, it's everything i neeed (read: want).
Ive spent the past few days reading through these forums and a few others on the merits of the magician. I like it.. i was totally convinced i was gonna get one.. then i stopped, Win Mobile 2003! :|
So then i saw the prophet and i've noticed there was quite a bit of talk over the previous weeks about it coming to australia soon.. Does anyone have any when? and under what name?
I'm planning on switching providers when i get my JAM or JAMin.. so one last question, does anyone know if any of the major telcos in Australia are bringing it soon?
I hope i dont have to settle for a Magician thats going to be totally out dated by the time im upgrading my phone again.
Thanks in advance..

Ruxton said:
Howdy, long time reader, first time poster...
I totally fell in love with the HTC series of Pocket PC's after my mate got himself a Himalayan, it's everything i neeed (read: want).
Ive spent the past few days reading through these forums and a few others on the merits of the magician. I like it.. i was totally convinced i was gonna get one.. then i stopped, Win Mobile 2003! :|
So then i saw the prophet and i've noticed there was quite a bit of talk over the previous weeks about it coming to australia soon.. Does anyone have any when? and under what name?
I'm planning on switching providers when i get my JAM or JAMin.. so one last question, does anyone know if any of the major telcos in Australia are bringing it soon?
I hope i dont have to settle for a Magician thats going to be totally out dated by the time im upgrading my phone again.
Thanks in advance..
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It's gonna be called I-Mate Jamin' expect around mid-Feb in Australia. Telstra usually deals with I-Mateso you can buy through them on a plan but if you want to buy outright...try calculatorking.com.au which bundles i-mate GOLD warranty (2 years + emergency phone in case your set goes for repair, 24 hour support)

So i did some research today and last night, spoke to many people about the prophet and alot of them have no idea it exists
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
iMate customer service had no idea, so they put me onto CellNet (the australian iMate distributor) and they say march/april
Expansys says it'll be out in 4-6 weeks.
Everyone i spoke to at telstra/vodafone/optus had no idea it existed.. telstra say however, they wont launch the fone for a month after it comes out as they test all their fones for a month before selling them.
Spose i'll be waiting a few weeks or getting a K-Jam

HTC prophet
Order from Expansys HK...they appear available within 3-7 days..

Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.

Kai920 said:
Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?

27 said:
Kai920 said:
Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?
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Just a guess, at least for our Asia-Pacific region - since Dopod & O2 are both targeting the same countries and markets, there would be a clash of interest if O2 marketed the same Dopod-branded HTC devices.
Since Dopod is with HTC, O2 has selected (or had no choice but to select) Quanta.

Kai920 said:
27 said:
Kai920 said:
Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?
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Just a guess, at least for our Asia-Pacific region - since Dopod & O2 are both targeting the same countries and markets, there would be a clash of interest if O2 marketed the same Dopod-branded HTC devices.
Since Dopod is with HTC, O2 has selected (or had no choice but to select) Quanta.
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So's it's "just a guess" and not "definitely true".

You misunderstood my original statement.
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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The "definitely true" was in response to to Ruxton's comment that "there are no O2 devices based on the HTC prophet". It's definitely true... because it is. There *ARE* no O2 devices based on the HTC Prophet.
My next sentence, the "guess" as you put it (and yes, it is a guess), was my "expecation" that O2 will not come out with anymore HTC devices.

Makes sense as Quantum are not new to the PC Market at all. You have to admit the Atom is a pretty good first start with a Pocket PC of this size, ok so there are a few niggles but nothing an update can't sort

There was a ROM update for the Atom already and that didn't solve much. It just made the device usable from what I've read. What is this then, a BUY IT NOW, USE IT 3 MONTHS LATER offer from o2?

I was WRONG! O2 Germany (at least) is doing the HTC Prophet as "O2 Neo"
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2868
Available sometime in Spring at an unknown price is O2 Germany's version of the HTC Prophet known as the Xda Neo (who comes up with these names?). Perhaps the most noteworthy bit of the announcement is the fact that the Xda Neo will include AKU 2.0 - effectively adding some long-awaited features such as stereo support over Bluetooth (A2DP) and the MSFP (the final piece of the puzzle in Microsoft's push-email solution).
Don't think this will be available in Asia

Hey There Guys,
i'm sliding off topic - Sorry.
my g/f is currently in New York and i would like her to get me a device (Neo/Jamin/Prophet).
do you know which operator sells it there or where can she get it? (do they sell Sim Free devices?)
what is the ~price?
Thanks ahead and Sorry for my bad English,
Lior.

Kai920 said:
I was WRONG! O2 Germany (at least) is doing the HTC Prophet as "O2 Neo"
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2868
Available sometime in Spring at an unknown price is O2 Germany's version of the HTC Prophet known as the Xda Neo (who comes up with these names?). Perhaps the most noteworthy bit of the announcement is the fact that the Xda Neo will include AKU 2.0 - effectively adding some long-awaited features such as stereo support over Bluetooth (A2DP) and the MSFP (the final piece of the puzzle in Microsoft's push-email solution).
Don't think this will be available in Asia
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So does this mean that it will be coming out in uk?

Lior said:
Hey There Guys,
i'm sliding off topic - Sorry.
my g/f is currently in New York and i would like her to get me a device (Neo/Jamin/Prophet).
do you know which operator sells it there or where can she get it? (do they sell Sim Free devices?)
what is the ~price?
Thanks ahead and Sorry for my bad English,
Lior.
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ebay. About $730.

Has sony given up on the X1?

Its the little things that i've been noticing about the X1
Spelling Mistakes on Panel download page and xperia.com "Mytopia Panle"]
Nearly all the links are broken on http://www.sonyericsson.com/x1 (UK)
CNN and Mytopia panel still listed at "coming soon"
It used to be free to call X1 Support line in UK - now you have to pay 10p/min
Under new software available it still says the latest is 02-13-2009 (on the UK site yet the date is in American format)
Seeing none of the new things in R3A too was annoying
Have they compleatly given up on the X1 because its as if they are not even trying - i signed up the the Sony Ericsson news on the x1 site - did they email me about the R3A update? Noooo
I have to get everything and news from XDA!
Have they given up on it?

maybe they don't keep the uk site uptodate
http://www.sonyericsson.com/fun/wxh...1;startIndex=0;phoneId=-1;contentItemId=37176

comeradealexi said:
Its the little things that i've been noticing about the X1
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I have to get everything and news from XDA!
Have they given up on it?
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...of course, since the phone is "already" more than six months old.
...didn't they do the same for the P990i ?
Regards
S

P1i too...
Well I'm selling my X1...loved it sooooo much but it has to go now before the value depreciates even more...

All links are working for me(using the dutch page)

personally i think its the uk SE have given up on. All the other sites seem to be uptodate and they get the releases quicker too.
living in England does have some drawbacks
no offence to anyone meant!

Jasand said:
personally i think its the uk SE have given up on. All the other sites seem to be uptodate and they get the releases quicker too.
living in England does have some drawbacks
no offence to anyone meant!
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US site looks the same

comeradealexi said:
Have they given up on it?
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Yes.....

I was gonna make a topic asking: has XDA given up on Xperia?
Xperia is going to lose so much activity to Rhodium.

comeradealexi said:
Have they given up on it?
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... they've probably dumped it in preparation for the X2.

The US site is months behind any other.
We don't have a R3 update.
We don't even have a CNN Panel download or "coming soon"
We have to buy the X1 outright because none of our carriers offer it.
X1a came out three months after the X1
I'm growing tired of SE.
I went through the same thing with the C902 that was rushed out with a lousy firmware. Had to change my CDA to a german code to update to a stable firmware.
I need to relocate!!!

i guess i made the right choice going to touch HD

How many more hints do we need that SE has moved on?
1) Updates are minimal and unannounced.
2) SE hasn't made any money. Revenue was "break even"
3) The CEO has already said that the X1 was a failure.
SE's minimal resources are probably being dedicated to the X2.

WhyBe said:
How many more hints do we need that SE has moved on?
1) Updates are minimal and unannounced.
2) SE hasn't made any money. Revenue was "break even"
3) The CEO has already said that the X1 was a failure.
SE's minimal resources are probably being dedicated to the X2.
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3 <<< he said that??? wow all matters aside, they did do a lot of marketing etc to x1 and now they said this>

^^^ Check this out

leobox1 said:
3 <<< he said that??? wow all matters aside, they did do a lot of marketing etc to x1 and now they said this>
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hardly enough in my opinion - i think i saw it on a billboard for literally less than a week

augie7107 said:
The US site is months behind any other.
We don't have a R3 update.
We don't even have a CNN Panel download or "coming soon"
We have to buy the X1 outright because none of our carriers offer it.
X1a came out three months after the X1
I'm growing tired of SE.
I went through the same thing with the C902 that was rushed out with a lousy firmware. Had to change my CDA to a german code to update to a stable firmware.
I need to relocate!!!
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Me too, I am getting tired of my NAM firmware...sometimes I consider updating to the UK Rom, which I know is much better than NAM.
There is something about me though, I guess I am a nationalist. I'm losing hope for America though...I am tired of reading about europeans getting 5 brand new touch HD's for the family contract when in America we have to get a crappy "basic phone" with our family contract.

from myside, i returned to the r2a rom (uk). got pissed off by r3a. my keyboard became hard to press and other annoyances i got tired off, so i switched back to the old r2a, which did work well, at least for me. im thinking of losing this phone too. i am really in great dismay because i have been so excited getting this phone, only to find out that it sucks.

WhyBe said:
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He doenst actually say that the x1 is a failure, just that it was "a kind of experiment" (direct quote there).... but I hope they dont withdraw their support as its a nice little phone... although I think I am due an upgrade soon so will probably change my phone to the latest new toy... uh I mean important and valuable tool for work (if the wife asks...!!!)

There were no words of "failure" there
so don't mess it up.

HTC hero update (funny htc response)

This is my email to HTC.
"Hello Sir/Madam
You must be getting this a lot, but there is no news on your twitter feed about this problem. I own a HTC Hero and due to being stuck on 1.5(cupcake) I am unable to download a lot of new applications for my phone. Is there a reason we are not getting timely updates? I have not had this problem with my iPhone.
This is making me regret moving over to HTC, if this is the level of service I am to expect in the future. I cannot understand how you put this quote on your site " HTC is committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience."
Please give a set date on Twitter or reply to my email address, if we are to expect a update and a confirmed date.
It is a shame about the level of service with the phone, and will be a shame if I have to move away from android because of no updates.
I Hope you do reply( even if it is just sorry we cant help you, just to show you have read this)
Hoping for good news Modo Albans (currently an Hero fan)"
And this is the response I got.
"hi
Thank you for your enquiry.
You will need to put the 1.6 rom on your phone to make allow the apps to work.
this is on are web site.
http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=283&act=sd&cat=all
If these steps have not helped, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check again for you.
Best regards,
lee
HTC"

I would respond to tell them that hero does not have 1.6

Good old HTC perhaps they should outsource there software support to XDA

Email them back saying there is no 1.6 ROM available for the HTC Touch G2 Hero.

ew Response From [ Lee (UK - Ireland Support (Tech)) ]
hi
Thank you for your enquiry.
I made mistake on that last email.
The hero is on 1.5 and will be left on 1.5 until and if it will go to 2.1.
If and when this is released it will be on are web site.
If these steps have not helped, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check again for you.
Best regards,
lee
HTC

iammodo said:
ew Response From [ Lee (UK - Ireland Support (Tech)) ]
hi
Thank you for your enquiry.
I made mistake on that last email.
The hero is on 1.5 and will be left on 1.5 until and if it will go to 2.1.
If and when this is released it will be on are web site.
If these steps have not helped, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check again for you.
Best regards,
lee
HTC
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Wow, this is an official HTC representative? If their staff are this stupid, it's no wonder we have no update!

pookie1 said:
Wow, this is an official HTC representative? If their staff are this stupid, it's no wonder we have no update!
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Check out that shocking grammar! Guy should get sacked.

That is a generic response I would expect from someone like that. They will not be caught unofficially announcing a release of 2.1

I have a funny feeling they doing it to suprise people unless there is major problems with this ROM on this type of phone. Lets just wait and see who knows we might be in for a suprise

The update wil never come. They want you to buy a new device.

mach2005 said:
The update wil never come. They want you to buy a new device.
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Really? Care to make a bet on that, because I'm all for easy money!
Regards,
Dave

dude the simple fact that he mentioned the 2.1 over any other just confirms that theyre gonna release it
soon hopefully xx

Streak experience / German release date ?!

Hi,
as you may mention I'm a german guy how is impatient of getting this nice bar in hands.
Atm I'm running a HD2 but this will be sold on thursday because of its OS, disregarded the progress in Android development.... you all know that this will never work cleanly.... not for the next year, so get the money the HD2 now is worth and don't let it addict.
SO... I wanne know if there is any release date of the Streak in Germany is leaked or better I wanne read some experiences you guys out there get with this likely device!
Please make me buff of what you know and what I like to know ^^
Maybe some specs who are not specified right or not accurate... like whats the material on the side where the buttons on or how long the battery will actually last, if you can use flashlight on taking photos, or maybe a video of the working approxi-sensor or the light sensor .....
something like that
best regards

NightFire123 said:
I wanne know if there is any release date of the Streak in Germany is leaked
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Unfortunately Dell is really USELESS about release dates for the Streak. Constantly their online sales chat say they have no further information when I ask them about their US release date.
Their marketing for the product is rather bizarre, seems like they are doing it right in the UK though.
Eagerly waiting as well...

Muo said:
Constantly their online sales chat say they have no further information when I ask them about their US release date.
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Contacted some contact points before,
yhea right the same with german support, the us support and O2 germany ..... yes maybe it will not be exclusive with O2 germany but could happen ^^

Hello,
i am from germany, too.
I ordered one from dell.co.uk, using borderlinx/dhl.
The estimated delivery date is the 16th july.

michaelmols said:
Hello,
i am from germany, too.
I ordered one from dell.co.uk, using borderlinx/dhl.
The estimated delivery date is the 16th july.
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pls check your pm

NightFire123 said:
Hi,
Maybe some specs who are not specified right or not accurate... like whats the material on the side where the buttons on or how long the battery will actually last, if you can use flashlight on taking photos, or maybe a video of the working approxi-sensor or the light sensor .....
something like that
best regards
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I've had my Streak for a few weeks and I love it.
The material where the buttons are is black glossy plastic. My battery lasts about 2 days with normal use, which is about 1.5x the battery life of my G1 (Dream).

Muo said:
Unfortunately Dell is really USELESS about release dates for the Streak. Constantly their online sales chat say they have no further information when I ask them about their US release date.
Their marketing for the product is rather bizarre, seems like they are doing it right in the UK though.
Eagerly waiting as well...
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Totally Agree,waiting to Buy Mine In the US