Hello, android fan
I am going to buy HTC her but i do have a question about Thai language support on HTC hero. Whether or not that HTC hero is supporting Thai font by default. I saw some people root the phone to push the font into the phone but some person said don't need. I heard that if i get the HERO with South East Asia Rom version then Thai font will be preloaded. Is that true? Or if i get the phone sold in Thailand by SIS distribution (Thailand) public company limited then the software called CN Thai keyboard will be installed for this purpose.
Can anyone verify the information i have? By the way, can software CN Thai be downloaded via android market? Could someone go to android market check for me? That will be every great. So I can order the phone straight away. The answer from you guys is able to guild me where could i get this phone, from oversea or in Thailand. It is cheap on ebaY. hahaha....
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Just found out I have been sold a Czech phone by handtec.co.uk even though I am in the UK and so are they. Seems I can't get Manila 2.5 upgrade unless someone knows where I can get it from - or if I can HTC think it may change my language to Czech. Main question is do I have a claim against Handtec as I wouldn't have bought a Czech phone for the price I paid. Unfortunately I bought the phone in June 09. If I have no claim does anyone have any advice on upgrading a Czech phone please.
japeron said:
Just found out I have been sold a Czech phone by handtec.co.uk even though I am in the UK and so are they. Seems I can't get Manila 2.5 upgrade unless someone knows where I can get it from - or if I can HTC think it may change my language to Czech. Main question is do I have a claim against Handtec as I wouldn't have bought a Czech phone for the price I paid. Unfortunately I bought the phone in June 09. If I have no claim does anyone have any advice on upgrading a Czech phone please.
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Assuming its an authentic HTC you can flash hard SPL and change your ROM to whatever you want.
Not sure about the claim stuff, sorry.
The hardware is the same no matter what country you buy it from (assuming it's not a copy) You can download an official Eastern European manila 2.5 rom here: sunnysoft.cz/htc/ (it will be in English by default)
I too was sold the Eastern European (EE) version by Handtec. They claimed that they could legally source any unit from one EU country to another without breaking any consumer protection law. Not sure they are right but don't have time to contest it.
However, the EE versions also support English and you can upgrade from the relevant country site and still read it. Happily the upgrade itself has an English title even on the Czech site. I think you are prompted for the language you want when you run the upgrade - I've certainly done it without any trouble.
The only two issues are:
a) upgrades for minor markets (e.g. EE) lag behind the 'major' ones by some weeks (and I suspect some won't appear at all);
b) some ROM applications appear with EE defaults (eg the clock comes with Warsaw and Budapest times not London, Paris, New York).
b) is trivial but a) can be a pain. I certainly won't be buying from Handtec again as I think this is a con.
Hey,
My family are planning to fly to Greek, and it will be much cheaper for me to buy it there then buying it in Israel.
There is a popular store there, like Clove or something?
Thanks
You mean Greece
'Germanos' are the first electronics chain that brought them, AFAIK.
Now Vodafone stores have them too, for about 550 euros.
There is a number of greek internet shops that stock them too, but I don't know if any can be considered 'popular'.
The phone was only very recently released in Greece, so the choices are limited. Most Greeks that have it, have ordered it from abroad.
I found a store on skroutz, which listed it for 490, just a week before the greek introduction by cosmote. It doesn't have greek as a keyboard option though, while the OS can be changed to greek. For me this wasn't an issue, but you should be carefull where you buy yours from, if you re looking for T9 and a greek keyboard, .
On the other hand I dunno if the one Cosmote or Vodafone offer, lists greek as input option either.
I don't need a Greece keyboard. I'll flash it and then install hebrew fonts and hebrew keyboards.
550-500 euro is very very high! look at clove price
Hello I buy HTC HD2 T8585 it's all ok all original accesories, gren box etc working perfect, and new, buy from market place with warranty. But I see in phone in box and under battery it says made in china? So what is this? Two month's ago I will be have HTC HD2 from United Kngdom from T-Mobile it says made in Taiwan. So please answer. Thanks, because I'm woring if it is diferent for made in china or made in taiwan.
Sorry for my english language.
A few months ago I saw a reference on the Internet stating that HTC does have a manufacturing plant in China. I was a bit surprised, as before I only knew that they had plants in Taiwan and Brazil. You can check your serial number and then contact HTC to be sure your phone is legitimate.
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Hello I buy HTC HD2 T8585 it's all ok all original accesories, gren box etc working perfect, and new, buy from market place with warranty. But I see in phone in box and under battery it says made in china? So what is this? Two month's ago I will be have HTC HD2 from United Kngdom from T-Mobile it says made in Taiwan. So please answer. Thanks, because I'm woring if it is diferent for made in china or made in taiwan.
Sorry for my english language.
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Hello I buy HTC HD2 T8585 it's all ok all original accesories, gren box etc working perfect, and new, buy from market place with warranty. But I see in phone in box and under battery it says made in china? So what is this? Two month's ago I will be have HTC HD2 from United Kngdom from T-Mobile it says made in Taiwan. So please answer. Thanks, because I'm woring if it is diferent for made in china or made in taiwan.
Sorry for my english language.
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First you go to "manila settings" then go to "About phone" after go to "phone identity".you will find the S/N number,so chick the s/n number first two bit.
SZ is china shenzheng
SH is china shanghai
HT is taiwan xinzhu
CH is china wuhan
The best way is you send email to HTC service central confirm it.
My serial number starts with SH, and sure was manufactured in China.
Till now, I'm happy with the phone performance.
OF course, if your Chinese, then you beleive Tiawan is in Chaine anyway
Hi Folks, I've scoured the forums but couldn't find anything on this already...
I got a phone sent to Australia from Handtec in the UK. I expected it to be UK regionalised, but thought that I could apply a WWE rom and change it. So much for that idea - it came with 1.32.405.6 and I applied the WWE of the same version, but still get "English (United Kingdom)" and some Euro languages only. Also the spoken-directions is enabled for the UK and it suggests I pay for the Australian one...
Is there a way I can set this as an Aus phone?
Much Thanks
Root and flash CM 6.1, that should give you a generic ROM . the navigation issue is that with Google NAV?
The x.x.405.x ROMs are stock european firmwares. The only Australian firmware is the one you get from Vodafone, and is branded. This is because Voda has carrier exclusivity here.
I got mine from Clove, and it came with the WWE ROM. I also got a free one month worldwide premium navigation from the Locations app. I downloaded the Australia map and I can get spoken driving directions. After one month though, I'll have to buy the directions license if I want to keep on using premium navigation. This is similar to everyone who bought their phones SIM-free. Google Navigation also now works in Australia thanks to their last update. I tried and works fine one mine, and is free.
You could try MoreLocale 2 from the market if you really want English (AUS) as the locale.
I installed the morelocale2 app which gave me more choice including English (Australia). I have a Vodafone branded DHD which came with with English (German) only and French/German.
I still havent removed the other Voda crap like Voda 360 music store or whatever that is.
PS: It was really annoying to see German language videos by default, on Youtube !!
I have installed MoreLocale 2 and it's the next best thing to having it like that natively, thank you! Content and searches are much more relevant now
I'll see how I go with Google's nav app, though I hear it could be worth buying Navigon or CoPilot... anyway, that's for another day.
Cheers
Herb
If you bought your phone from amazon.de web site, was it intended for german market or is amazon re selling units for other world market? There was an issue with guys purchasing Samsung Galaxy 2 from amazon.com where they find out that their unit was meant for Chilean or Vietnamese market. I am going to purchase from amazon.de and want it to be with german firmware version.
Can you please check? Thank you
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If you bought your phone from amazon.de web site, was it intended for german market or is amazon re selling units for other world market? There was an issue with guys purchasing Samsung Galaxy 2 from amazon.com where they find out that their unit was meant for Chilean or Vietnamese market. I am going to purchase from amazon.de and want it to be with german firmware version.
Can you please check? Thank you
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Initially on bootup it is in German. At the wizard press the bottom right button. Select English. Then that's it its an English OS.
Some issues with the market. Its suggestion German ones to me like amazon app and google translate. Fix will be easy.
The instructions are EU and first language is English. Also note it comes with an EU plug.
Also some of the pre-defined browser shortcuts are for .de websites - notably Samsung. Again no problem.
A similar "localisation" occurs wherever you buy it from.