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Am I the only one that wishes to go back to his MDA/8125?

while I absolutely love this phone - Tytn/8125 ...I'm trying to completely weigh out what exactly it is that I love in a phone. First and foremost I loved coreplayer. it worked awesome and flawless everytime. With the tytn the skips are apparent. I'm on Bootloader 1.09, south africa rom, and the 1.20 radio. I hear this player has an issue with the ati imageon. I could be the guy that waits for the issue with the video player to be solved..or I could act on it now and actually be content with a cheaper device. the skipping jerkey video is probably my only real gripe. this phone is feature packed multimediawise and its gonna be a shame to let it go..but video on my pda is priority and if I'm gonna pay 500 bucks it might as well work without any workarounds. as silly as it may send, but that's the life of a picky phone freak coming from the blackberry 8700, pearl, mda, nokia e61, samsung blackjack, t mobile dash, and even the sidekick 3.
there are so many tweaks that make the mda rock too. especially the page up and down tweak for the volume slider etc. ill miss being able to mms with the palm messaging program but who cares? I guess ill settle with a significantly cheaper device until the next big thing comes out - iphone, blackberry 8900. its been fun. but I'm selling this phone to a lady friend of mine. I guess I should probably try ad figure how to downgrade to the latest cingular rom from this point. is there anything specific I should look out for? technically I could just throw the cingular extended rom cab files in there and she should be fine. but will that void any chance of being taken care of if she took the device to a cingular store? (by the way..its a cingular 8525)

dialekt said:
Am I the only one that wishes to go back to his MDA/8125?
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Short answer, you are the only one. I wrote a long review a while back but heres a recap.
List of what I don't miss...
The over all slowness of the 8125.
EDGE is teh suck, now that 3G is here.
The speakers were very trebbley (if thats a word)
I could not get iGuidance to run for crap on there.
The slider... even with smartkey, its a slider.
Could not play worms, its a favorite bed time game.
Thats a short list and I probably cant even remember half the stuff i use to hate about that device.
Later, Lew

lewcamino said:
I could not get iGuidance to run for crap on there.
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I've never had any issues running iGuidance on my MDA...
I can't wait to get an 8525 though...

I guess so ....just as a simple game may be your favorite thing to play...videos are my favorite..to each his own. It was fun for about a 2 days. But furthermore I think I'll catch the next device. Time to go hunt the Molski treasure.....

On a side note, movies play absolutely fine on my tytn with TCPMP. I have the south African (or wtvr) rom and I skipped the ext rom install and only installed what I wanted from it. I do not get the screen shake issue anymore.
As for iGuidance, pre 3.0 was awful on the 8125, slow to start and slow running in general. I know that there were many issues fixed since then but at the tiem I had my 8125 there was not 3.0 yet, only 2.3.1 or something.
Later, Lew

And after one day....I have bought another 8525. I guess I'll have to really search hard and hope this ATI IMAGEON and Coreplayer issue gets fixed asap. Audio skipping after seeking as well.

dialekt said:
while I absolutely love this phone - Tytn/8125 ...I'm trying to completely weigh out what exactly it is that I love in a phone. First and foremost I loved coreplayer. it worked awesome and flawless everytime. With the tytn the skips are apparent.8525)
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I had a similar problem - try setting your playback method to directdraw in TCPMP. Fixed it right up for me.

Cingular 8525

Cingular 8525
what is the soultion for GPS , caz i want to use navigtor inside, it
thanks

you're probally not going to get much of a responce man, being your first post and everything..
if you would have looked around you would know its still in development and is not working right now, and that there might be some hardware issues (lack of an antenna)

m.basili said:
Cingular 8525
what is the soultion for GPS , caz i want to use navigtor inside, it
thanks
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Ah - new to the forum. Welcome
A few pointers:
1. Make sure your thread title summarises your question/problem
2. Do a search to be sure question has not arisen before
3. There are several boards on the forum - make sure you are on the correct one.
Regarding GPS, as JamesHolden says, the inbuilt GPS chip is unlikely to be enabled anytime soon. In fact, I'd say it never will be due to practical difficulties that make it something that in practical terms will not be worth doing.
If you want GPS therefore you'll need to buy the necessary accessories:
Go to this board:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=307
Mike

Thanks for fast reply.
i already searched alot,
but there is no good answer as you mention,
so i am going to buy GPS bluethooth reciver ,
i am not sure about the cheapest one!!

m.basili said:
Thanks for fast reply.
i already searched alot,
but there is no good answer as you mention,
so i am going to buy GPS bluethooth reciver ,
i am not sure about the cheapest one!!
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Yes, actually I was considering getting a btooth one myself. I read today about one in the accessories forum that is very small and even picks up 8/10 sats in the car glove compartment. Also one that goes for 32 hours between charges and one that pops straight into a cigar lighter socket. Lots of choice.
Mike

Swop Universal for my Hermes?

How do all. just wondered if anyone would like to swop there universal for my Hermes? the hermes is in very good condition and is branded under the T-Mobile Vario II and is unlocked to any network. I really like this PPC but would just like a new toy really. The universal would have to be unlocked and in good condition. PM me if anyone is intrested and i will send you more info and pics etc.

i have ended up setting up a swop for my kaiser and 150 quid. am very happy

kaiser..
isnt the kaiser worth more than the uni?..

Are you in the US

The Kaiser is worth a lot more thats why hes also gave me 150 quid. i sent the phone today so i should be getting mine later in the week. i cant wait!

aah!, i mustve read it wrong lol.. wonderes when o2 will sell the xda star in uk.. =(.. they sell the kaiser tho..

seanpint said:
The Kaiser is worth a lot more
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That may change now that HTC has announced that they are planning to solve multimedia performance problems only in future devices and no fix is planned for the Kaiser...
I traded my TyTN II for an i-mate JASJAR, just a one-for-one swap with no cash in between. And I don't regret that for a second! I hated the TyTN II and was ready to use it as a skeet shooting target!
Then I traded the JASJAR for a JASJAM (Hermes) with a miminal amount of cash. This is something I am beginning to regret. Although the JASJAM is faster and has a slightly better camera, the lack of VGA display and bigger keyboard is starting to bug me!

so u basically swapped a kaiser for a hermes and a bit of cash, aint that like a big downgrade?...

No. What's the difference between the Hermes and the Kaiser? The Kaiser has a tilting keyboard and built-in GPS. What else do you get with the Kaiser? How about poor multimedia usability? Stuttering videos and touchscreen that needs a few extra taps to notice you. Not to mention the sluggish camera that's totally unusable indoors.

I just got the Universal today. i really do like it Ialso really did like the Kaiser mind. The only reason why i didnt use it as much was because it was locked to t-mobile and i now have a sim card for my mates work sim(free internet,free calls, free texts etc) Thats why i used the hermes and am really pleased i still got it. The hermes is by far the best pocket pc device out there. Its had more people cooking roms then the kaiser so we know how to play with it and get more out of it etc. its not bad sized(althought many people do take the mick out of me for having a brick as a phone. wait till they see the universal!) and also the hermes is just such a good alround brilliant phone. i am getting a artemis up and running soon mind so will have a good play with that and find out if i like WM devies without keyboards any good. will keep you posted!

seanpint said:
I just got the Universal today. i really do like it Ialso really did like the Kaiser mind. The only reason why i didnt use it as much was because it was locked to t-mobile and i now have a sim card for my mates work sim(free internet,free calls, free texts etc) Thats why i used the hermes and am really pleased i still got it. The hermes is by far the best pocket pc device out there. Its had more people cooking roms then the kaiser so we know how to play with it and get more out of it etc. its not bad sized(althought many people do take the mick out of me for having a brick as a phone. wait till they see the universal!) and also the hermes is just such a good alround brilliant phone. i am getting a artemis up and running soon mind so will have a good play with that and find out if i like WM devies without keyboards any good. will keep you posted!
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Why not sim-unlock your Universal, LOL

Its a O" branded Universal so it comes sim unlocked out the box

isnt the hermes worse than the kaiser.. lowwer spec anyway..
i was thinkin of gettin a anthena/advantage/ameo.. its vga but its mahoosive.. i was gnna get a touch dual but prob couldnt cope without vga.. lol and its got a hard drive.. 8gb aint bad..

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RoHaM said:
isnt the hermes worse than the kaiser.. lowwer spec anyway..
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What lower spec? If you take away the built-in GPS and the tilting keyboard, what else is still better on the Kaiser?

Vodafone to discontinue supplying X1

Apparently due to the number of reported problems, vodafone are looking to stop selling the Xperia.

If this was story was fed by sales assistants from any high street shops i would not count on it at all.
Vodafone have not been known to pull back devices very easily, i mean look at the Blackberry Bold, a barely functional firmware when they released it and yet it is still on the shelves.
the only reason why this might be true is because they are releasing their own HTC android phone.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, they're taking on the Palm Pre GSM, which, in my opinion, is a fantastic device.

source for this news?

KHPatel said:
Also, if I'm not mistaken, they're taking on the Palm Pre GSM, which, in my opinion, is a fantastic device.
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doesn't look like vodafone will have the Palm Pre, Telefonica, O2 in the UK, look like they will have it. Although i work for O2 and we've not heard anything about it.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/03/11/telefonica-scores-global-pre-coup/
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9706/movistar-picks-up-the-palm-pre-in-spain-and-latin-america/

good.
xperia is the worst phone i've ever had.
can't wait to sell it off!

Whilst not sure of the motive, it does seem true that the X1 is to be discontinued by Vodafone (UK).

What does that mean for those of us that just took out a contract with them under a month ago supposing we do have problems from here on out?

Stop supplying doesn't mean Vodafone stops supporting the X1

Thanks
Lokatho said:
Stop supplying doesn't mean Vodafone stops supporting the X1
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Good to know.

Lokatho said:
Stop supplying doesn't mean Vodafone stops supporting the X1
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Be good if they *started* supporting it. The VF firmware is *very* crippled if you want to do stuff like e-mail, use MSN Messenger etc....
The should supply it with the standard firmware rather than their nobbled piece of cuckooo

stevebubs said:
Be good if they *started* supporting it. The VF firmware is *very* crippled if you want to do stuff like e-mail, use MSN Messenger etc....
The should supply it with the standard firmware rather than their nobbled piece of cuckooo
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AFAIK they only put their panel in there, apat from that there is no branding.

i am trying to get rid of my x1 too if possible

those who hate the xperia, just be sure to never pickup another Windows Mobile phone again, the X1 is one of the best WinMo phones avaliable, just flash out the ****ing horrible branded firmware to the clean one or to a custom one and enjoy it.

Szadzik said:
AFAIK they only put their panel in there, apat from that there is no branding.
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You can't use Windows Live Messenger over WiFi on the Voda firmware. I think there was another program with that limitation too, but i can't remember which one...

customs are really way faster?

yes. especially the "lite" ones.

sorry i am quite new to WM.. but does this custom roms has any danger of harboring trojans etc. theoratically yes right>?

i havent face any problem from X1 for which i mite have to send it back..
but maybe some people did.....the phone's built quality is my only concern..otherwise its like a mini laptop in my pocket...
man it can do so much

cursor said:
those who hate the xperia, just be sure to never pickup another Windows Mobile phone again, the X1 is one of the best WinMo phones avaliable, just flash out the ****ing horrible branded firmware to the clean one or to a custom one and enjoy it.
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couldn't agree more

[Q] adding 1700 MHz antenna to Streak?

Hi all... apologies if this has been discussed... I did a search but couldn't find anything.
Is there a way to add a 1700MHz antenna to the streak hardware?
I figure since they made a few of the streaks with the 1700MHz antenna, there might be a way?
I also thought I would email the guys who did the tear down of the streak to get their opinion.
Thanks for any help.

+1
I would like to know as well if there is such possibilities.

I am looking into buying a 2100/1700/900 antenna and seeing if someone in phone repair knows how to solder it in place... will let you know if I have any success!
thx

xexes said:
I am looking into buying a 2100/1700/900 antenna and seeing if someone in phone repair knows how to solder it in place... will let you know if I have any success!
thx
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+1 on the need to know. Thanks in advance

xexes said:
I am looking into buying a 2100/1700/900 antenna and seeing if someone in phone repair knows how to solder it in place... will let you know if I have any success!
thx
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I sure would like to know xexes!
Thank you!

There's been a lot of buzz about a T-Mo version over the last week and alot more just since yesterday. It looks like it might be released soon.

Streakr said:
There's been a lot of buzz about a T-Mo version over the last week and alot more just since yesterday. It looks like it might be released soon.
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Streakr, you mean the 7" Streak or the 5 inch one?

the.mister.d said:
Streakr, you mean the 7" Streak or the 5 inch one?
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Jenn on streak smart made a similar comment... "1) there's a string of evidence that a T-Mobile version of the existing Streak will eventually be released," in the 12-26 post at www.streaksmart.com
She doesn't give any details about what the "string of evidence" is... so I'm not sure what she's talking about... have you guys heard anything?
Maybe they will announce something at CES... I have so far not been able to make contact with anyone about soldering in a new AWS antenna... and may wait to see what happens next week.
If they are going to release a 5" Streak with Tmo I will wait... not sure about the 7" which apparently will be available thru Tmo from the get go... I had a Galaxy Tab for a while and altho I loved it... it was kind of big to carry around all the time... maybe the Dell will be lighter or thinner, who knows.

xexes said:
Jenn on streak smart made a similar comment... "1) there's a string of evidence that a T-Mobile version of the existing Streak will eventually be released," in the 12-26 post at www.streaksmart.com
She doesn't give any details about what the "string of evidence" is... so I'm not sure what she's talking about... have you guys heard anything?
Maybe they will announce something at CES... I have so far not been able to make contact with anyone about soldering in a new AWS antenna... and may wait to see what happens next week.
If they are going to release a 5" Streak with Tmo I will wait... not sure about the 7" which apparently will be available thru Tmo from the get go... I had a Galaxy Tab for a while and altho I loved it... it was kind of big to carry around all the time... maybe the Dell will be lighter or thinner, who knows.
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I sure keep my eye on streaksmart.com. And did read Jenn mentioning about TMo-US version of Streak, but that's about it.
I really want Streak to work with TMo which it does but EDGE is too slow.
Lets see what happens in next few days at CES.
Also, where would to get this "AWS Antenna"?

My thought is to get a broken phone with the right kind of antenna... it's kind of a long shot I know, in terms of it fitting in the Streak case... also, I note by googling that the antennas are attached to a cable, so soldering might not be the way.
I will wait to see what happens at CES and if there is no 5" Streak with Tmo antennas, then I will contact the guys that did the Streak tear down (and lots of other cell phone teardowns) to see if replacing the antenna with one that has 1700/2100 MHz is possible... since Dell made some of the units that way, somehow it must be... but I'm not sure if it would take that exact antenna or if another one could be used somehow... that is the question.

xexes said:
My thought is to get a broken phone with the right kind of antenna... it's kind of a long shot I know, in terms of it fitting in the Streak case... also, I note by googling that the antennas are attached to a cable, so soldering might not be the way.
I will wait to see what happens at CES and if there is no 5" Streak with Tmo antennas, then I will contact the guys that did the Streak tear down (and lots of other cell phone teardowns) to see if replacing the antenna with one that has 1700/2100 MHz is possible... since Dell made some of the units that way, somehow it must be... but I'm not sure if it would take that exact antenna or if another one could be used somehow... that is the question.
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Theoretically you probably could. You'd have to get the hardware, which probably isn't too easy for the average consumer. Then you'd have to swap it out with what's in there already. Even if you get the hardware swapped and manage to not ruin anything else innside the phone, there's one minor hurdle: software. You'd have to have a radio that worked with 1700. If you swap out current hardware with what shipped in the test builds that were handed out as demo units, you could probably find that old radio. If you swap it out with something that's only AWS, you'll have to essentially build your own radio. At least, that's my understanding.
While it all may be theoretically possible, I think it's a gigantic waste of time, effort, and money. Try to pick up a demo unit that supports AWS. They gave those out in Texas, right? If memory serves...
Sent from my Sexy Nexy, courtesy of the fine developers of Tapatalk

SoberGuy said:
Try to pick up a demo unit that supports AWS. They gave those out in Texas, right? If memory serves...
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Very few from the beta program in TX are AWS capable. Happy Hunting.

the.mister.d said:
Streakr, you mean the 7" Streak or the 5 inch one?
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The talk is about the 5" one right now. We should find out more about the 7" later this week. Don't get your hopes up on having 3G voice on that one though.

Streakr said:
The talk is about the 5" one right now. We should find out more about the 7" later this week. Don't get your hopes up on having 3G voice on that one though.
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As long as they have 5" version which will work on TMo-US 3G bands, I am happy!

SoberGuy is right, kinda. You will need a new radio, although not in the software sense - the actual hardware that generates the RF signals, not just the antenna. Think of it as having a CB radio and putting a TV antenna on it - it won't make your CB transmit on TV frequencies.

kd5uzz said:
SoberGuy is right, kinda. You will need a new radio, although not in the software sense - the actual hardware that generates the RF signals, not just the antenna. Think of it as having a CB radio and putting a TV antenna on it - it won't make your CB transmit on TV frequencies.
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Thx kd5uzz... so I'd need a radio and antenna... of course that makes sense that it would need something for receiving AND sending!
Since I origially posted this thread there have been some (unofficial) rumblings of the Streak 7 being released on Tmobile... so I am considering waiting for it. Also, Jenn on streaksmart has alluded to the "existing" version Streak being released on Tmo in 2011 as well.
And as I mentioned above, I have also heard about a "more than 5 in. " Palm tabphone called the Mansion that is planned for March 11 release (yeah, I know... subject to slippage of course).... that will be on Sprint... which would work fine too.
So I guess I'm not feeling the need to do a teardown/rebuild yet... but thx again for the input... I still think it can be done but I'm also dealing with some other issues at the moment.

You cant just swap antennas, the circuit board and the software must be able to support. If this was possible somebody would have figured it out by now.

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The talk is about the 5" one right now. We should find out more about the 7" later this week. Don't get your hopes up on having 3G voice on that one though.
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I'm having hard time understanding what the heck they can do *after* it's out...
I'm not planning getting any tablet but if I'd do I'd just kill/disable whatever service/app I want - it's mine, period. Then if I want to use Skype or a SIP app, I will, period. Heck, I root it if I want.