hey guys,
i m planning to get a HTC universal. well i m not too sure where to get it from,i.e, to get a xda exec or spv m5000. a friend of mine has a spv m1500 and sugessted to go for the spv version since for some reason it is more stable (crashes less). does it really depend on the network? also is there any place i can get it cheap besides ebay...i really dont trust it that much and also o2, orange dont sell it as 'mobile with out contract' devices. would really appreciate some help on it.
cheers
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.
Okay guys, heres one for you...
as some of you may know, i currently have a wizard, well an o2 mini-s to be exact, and am due to upgrade, change soon.....
I've have a number of smartphone/pda's in the past starting with the SPV E200, then the E500 then the SPV M1000 (Xda II) then jumped to the XDA Exec, which i sold and got a XDA Mini s.
I don't really want to go to anything bigger than the mini-s and like the slide out keyboard, kinda rules out the xda atom, SPV M600 etc etc
My question is, what is the main difference (apart from colour) of the 3 main hermes devices marketed at the minute.
Is anyone better than the other or is it all just down to bundled software and case colour......
I'm thinking of the SPVm3100 as i like the colour but dunno wheather to wait for o2 to launch the Trion in this country ???
any advice would be helpful.
It is very unlikely that O2 will ever release the Trion in this country, despite what others might say. Do you honestly think that O2 would wait so long?
The Hermes you have in this country are pretty much it, it really depends on what services you want. If you want a locked down device then go for Orange, an unlocked device with very little extra stuff loaded go for the v1605/TyTYN or if you want a device with bugundy go for the Vario II.
bydandie said:
It is very unlikely that O2 will ever release the Trion in this country, despite what others might say. Do you honestly think that O2 would wait so long?
The Hermes you have in this country are pretty much it, it really depends on what services you want. If you want a locked down device then go for Orange, an unlocked device with very little extra stuff loaded go for the v1605/TyTYN or if you want a device with bugundy go for the Vario II.
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Thanks for the reply... locked down can be fixed surely... it hasn't been an issue in any other xda's so far.....
I do know the orange is a good looking device especially in the black... might have to bite the bullet and go back to orange...
I've had the chance to really put the M3100 and Vario II through its paces.
I found the M3100 to be faster and also damn good looking compared to the ugly duckling the Vario.
Almost everything else is the same.
Hope that helps.
steverae said:
locked down can be fixed surely...
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Not yet, other than by convincing your operator to do it (unlikely), or by paying £20 to an online unlocking service.
ash99 said:
I've had the chance to really put the M3100 and Vario II through its paces.
I found the M3100 to be faster and also damn good looking compared to the ugly duckling the Vario.
Almost everything else is the same.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks for that... I had the SPV E200, C500 and M1000 through orange and had no problem apart from i found that the signal strength where i lived wasn't up to much.
BTW Does the SPV M3100 take mini sd or the new stupid sized micro sd..
hope it's mini as i've just had to buy one recently for my mini s.... i've now got a 1gb sd card which is no good, i don't want a 1gb mini sd that won't be any use either
Sorry to say its Micro SD on the Hermes.
Hi,
here in germany the best choice is the MDA Vario II from t-mobile.
The reason is, that t-mobile is the only provider that supports HSDPA (1,8 mbit i think).
Hope it helps,
Thomas
steverae said:
Okay guys, heres one for you...
as some of you may know, i currently have a wizard, well an o2 mini-s to be exact, and am due to upgrade, change soon.....
I've have a number of smartphone/pda's in the past starting with the SPV E200, then the E500 then the SPV M1000 (Xda II) then jumped to the XDA Exec, which i sold and got a XDA Mini s.
I don't really want to go to anything bigger than the mini-s and like the slide out keyboard, kinda rules out the xda atom, SPV M600 etc etc
My question is, what is the main difference (apart from colour) of the 3 main hermes devices marketed at the minute.
Is anyone better than the other or is it all just down to bundled software and case colour......
I'm thinking of the SPVm3100 as i like the colour but dunno wheather to wait for o2 to launch the Trion in this country ???
any advice would be helpful.
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AFK_Matrix said:
Sorry to say its Micro SD on the Hermes.
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bugger !!!! thats another bit of plastic that'll go to waste.....
anyway, guess i'll go for the orange spv m3100, gonna give em a ring a see what deal they can do for me to come back to em.....
diven't wanna pay the full wack for it.....
anyone know of any 'special deals' coming up on this
hello i was wondering if anyone knows where i could purchase a new housing for xda mini s as i just bought second hand one and it has few marks here and there, but awsome device love it. if anyones knows feel free to reply as the more places i find the better as i can compare prices, i have googled it etc but some of the sites i found are quite expensive even tho i may end up getting one as nice new cover would do this gr8 fone justice, or if anyone has a faulty xda mini s that they are selling please inform me as i may be interest thanks,
ps big shout out to all chefs for roms i have been flashing a few and there all excellent!
they appear on eBay,
hard to find amongst all the other wizard stuff,
and the search criteria are difficult - Qtek 9100 / I-mate K-JAM / MDA Vario / O2 XDA Mini S / SPV M3000 / Cingular 8125 / T-Mobile MDA / Dopod 838 / VPA compact II and case cover housing etc...
Hey guys i have just bought a orange M600 of ebay yesturday and i want your reviews in them please and what you make of them
Aney one opinions
Excellent handset especially when flashed with Korand 3.1 WM6.1 Rom!