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Help – newbie with connectivity problems with my Mac

I just got this phone (HTC Wizard/MDA VArio) as a free upgrade and I spent hours last night trying to hook them both up so I can simply transfer files from one to the other. I couldn't get them to link.
Are they compatable in terms of just transfering files? I was hoping to sync the address book, calender, etc
I have done a search on this forum for things relating to Macs but I'm a bit confused with some of the topics. As you can see I'm a total novice and not very technical so I was wandering if anyone can help me out in terms of easy straightforward answers?
I'm quite familiar with Macs but I've never used PC's/windows before so if I don't get any help I may need to return this phone
Cheers in advance

To my knowledge there is not presently a way to sync the MDA with a Mac, unless of course, you have an Intel-based Mac and Bootcamp installed with a copy of XP.
In time Pocket Mac or the Missing Sync will have a menas of syncing them.
Up to this point I've been transfering my phonebook via bluetooth a few contacts at a time. This is only a temporary measure and a poor one at that.

kroc_kroc said:
I'm quite familiar with Macs but I've never used PC's/windows before so if I don't get any help I may need to return this phone
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Don't panic. The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 5 is worth looking at. It is at alpha version 9 as of this message, and it will allow you to at least get the address book to your phone. That is a huge help.
http://www.markspace.com/testing/MSWM25_alpha.html
You can use Bluetooth to send and receive files... it works like a champ... though I'm on the Cingular 8125, so ymmv.
You can send CAB files via Bluetooth to install software. Some silly developers distribute .exe files, and those require some special attention (Open them in VPC, the find the CABs and send the from the Mac via Bluetooth. )
Anyway, don't send it back just yet! We're close.

zerologic said:
kroc_kroc said:
I'm quite familiar with Macs but I've never used PC's/windows before so if I don't get any help I may need to return this phone
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Don't panic. The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 5 is worth looking at. It is at alpha version 9 as of this message, and it will allow you to at least get the address book to your phone. That is a huge help.
http://www.markspace.com/testing/MSWM25_alpha.html
You can use Bluetooth to send and receive files... it works like a champ... though I'm on the Cingular 8125, so ymmv.
You can send CAB files via Bluetooth to install software. Some silly developers distribute .exe files, and those require some special attention (Open them in VPC, the find the CABs and send the from the Mac via Bluetooth. )
Anyway, don't send it back just yet! We're close.
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Have you used Missing Sync? I have not but have heard mixed reviews -- most leaning on the negative.
I've used PocketMac and early versions messed up my address book beyond repair. In all fairness that was the original release version. More recent versions have worked perfectly.
Regardless, neither PM or MS have Windows Mobile 5 support as a stable product at this point.

shockdaddyd said:
Have you used Missing Sync? I have not but have heard mixed reviews -- most leaning on the negative.
I've used PocketMac and early versions messed up my address book beyond repair. In all fairness that was the original release version. More recent versions have worked perfectly.
Regardless, neither PM or MS have Windows Mobile 5 support as a stable product at this point.
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I'm using Missing Sync 2.5a9 now... the alpha version, with my Cingular 8125. I'm giving it some leeway, it is alpha after all. My address book, calendar data, and tasks are all in tact.
I have no experience with PocketMac, so I can't speak to your experience with it.

that sounds promising. do you need a copy of missing sync to get the alpha?

shockdaddyd said:
that sounds promising. do you need a copy of missing sync to get the alpha?
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Yes, and I took the risk ;-) Just be sure to read the mailing list archives before you plunk down the cash... the process is much better with a9, but it still isn't perfect.
The bottom line though is that I have all of my data on my 8125... and that rocks.

hmmmmmm....
so, on your report, i purchased missing sync. the v.2 version installed without issue. i then upgraded to the alpha and now the app won't start up -- it pops up on my screen then disappears. did you have that problem?
i've been perusing the support pages but can't find a solution.

i should rephrase that...the app starts up then quits, as in dead.
looking through their site i must say they have the worst documentation i've seen in recent years.
i've tried dumping the plist files and that doesn't seem to help.

shockdaddyd said:
i should rephrase that...the app starts up then quits, as in dead.
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Interesting. I did not have that problem... and I don't remember that being an issue at all on the alpha mailing list. Here are the archives:
http://lists.markspace.com/mailman/listinfo/missing-sync-winmobile-testing
The developers are pretty active on it.
I'm on a PowerBook G4 1.67 17"... what are you on?

zerologic said:
shockdaddyd said:
i should rephrase that...the app starts up then quits, as in dead.
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Interesting. I did not have that problem... and I don't remember that being an issue at all on the alpha mailing list. Here are the archives:
http://lists.markspace.com/mailman/listinfo/missing-sync-winmobile-testing
The developers are pretty active on it.
I'm on a PowerBook G4 1.67 17"... what are you on?
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yeah, i thought it was strange. perhaps it's on my end.
i'm on a powerbook 1.25 15". if i can't figure it out i'll try again later on my dual g5 to see if i have better luck.
thanks for the reply and the link.

New 67.5 MB update from HTC

I just discovered a new update for the Shift - this time in the telephone software section.
My download using GMS will take about six hours...
Any experiences with this update???
Axel

Where?
Where can you see that update? In HTC official web-page I haven't found anything like that...

Hi,
you can find it in HTC Club. To go there you have to register first. I've just read it and I do not really understand it. It sounds to me as if they talked about a different device. And I think my ROM to be newer than the one they offer there. But as I said it does not make sense to me.
It is so strange. They talk of start and settings and usb connection and so on, but that is not supposed to work unless it was liberated. So that's why I do not understand what they are talking about. Can anyone clarify?
S.

I have nothing in "Phone software updates"
or should I look elsewhere?!

Settembrini said:
Hi,
you can find it in HTC Club. To go there you have to register first. I've just read it and I do not really understand it. It sounds to me as if they talked about a different device. And I think my ROM to be newer than the one they offer there. But as I said it does not make sense to me.
It is so strange. They talk of start and settings and usb connection and so on, but that is not supposed to work unless it was liberated. So that's why I do not understand what they are talking about. Can anyone clarify?
S.
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as I dont have it in the downloads ... would you upload it somewhere so I can have a look at it?

strange, i don't get that dl in my e-club area

The file I'm loading is named TM2008_GER.exe
Maybe they do it "a language a day, to keep customers away"

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as I dont have it in the downloads ... would you upload it somewhere so I can have a look at it?
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Hi,
you find it in HTC Clulb. Go to "My Downloads" and then "Phone Software Update". And there you see the a picture of the Shift.
I don't want to install it, because the instruction says that everything is lost and I am under the impression that the software is older than the one on my Shift.
S.
Maybe this helps:
http://www.htc.com/member/RomList.aspx

EinSiedler said:
The file I'm loading is named TM2008_GER.exe
Maybe they do it "a language a day, to keep customers away"
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Hi Einsiedler,
do you really want to install the download? Isn't the ROM in your Shift newer than the one you are downloading? I compared the screenshot on the page with the information I found in Snapvue. Cannot find the "device information" when I go over "start" and "settings". Isn't all very strange as this possibility isn't supposed to work? I do not get it.
S.

I'll download it (still three hours left) and check this page again tomorrow morning.
Resetting the WM side would at least give me another 14 days playing with the Palm emulator...
Axel

Settembrini said:
Hi,
you find it in HTC Clulb. Go to "My Downloads" and then "Phone Software Update". And there you see the a picture of the Shift.
I don't want to install it, because the instruction says that everything is lost and I am under the impression that the software is older than the one on my Shift.
S.
Maybe this helps:
http://www.htc.com/member/RomList.aspx
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Can you download it and then upload it ?
No need to install it, but we could take a look at the file and see what it is exactly. It seems that only germans can see it (why?) so we need one of you to download it and upload somewhere
thank you !

koala996 said:
Can you download it and then upload it ?
No need to install it, but we could take a look at the file and see what it is exactly. It seems that only germans can see it (why?) so we need one of you to download it and upload somewhere
thank you !
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okay, it is a bit late now. I'll do it tomorrow morning.
S.

Very strange update indeed. It seems that it is for the German version Shift only and furthermore for older ROM-Versions. The ROM-Version to compare in a picture shown is dated 05/10/07 (Number 1.06.405.1 WWE). My Shift is one of the first delivered in Germany and its ROM-Version is 1.30.407.0 GER) - so it seems to be way younger then the one in the illustration.
Before downloading the 67,5 MB-file you have to confirm a serious warning that any program or data stored by you will be lost after installing the update. If you confirm - did it on my notebook, not on the Shift! - you get the message: "This will install TM2008_GER Version 16.00.1449 on your computer."
"TM" apparently means "Trend Micro" because the file creates the folder "Trend Micro" and expands itself therein to the folder "setup". So IMO it's only an update of the internet security software. By the way: I run "Trend Micro" and my version number is 16.10.1106 - way younger than the download version as well.
So what? Another example of the strange behaviour of a strange company. That's all.
r.
PS: I was unable to upload the file ("Database error").

retir0 said:
Very strange update indeed. It seems that it is for the German version Shift only and furthermore for older ROM-Versions. The ROM-Version to compare in a picture shown is dated 05/10/07 (Number 1.06.405.1 WWE). My Shift is one of the first delivered in Germany and its ROM-Version is 1.30.407.0 GER) - so it seems to be way younger then the one in the illustration.
Before downloading the 67,5 MB-file you have to confirm a serious warning that any program or data stored by you will be lost after installing the update. If you confirm - did it on my notebook, not on the Shift! - you get the message: "This will install TM2008_GER Version 16.00.1449 on your computer."
"TM" apparently means "Trend Micro" because the file creates the folder "Trend Micro" and expands itself therein to the folder "setup". So IMO it's only an update of the internet security software. By the way: I run "Trend Micro" and my version number is 16.10.1106 - way younger than the download version as well.
So what? Another example of the strange behaviour of a strange company. That's all.
r.
PS: I was unable to upload the file ("Database error").
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I'm not german so dont have the file in htcclub
but if you are sure it is TM then lol.
you can still upload it to rapidshare.com, i'd like to see it.
(the xda-devs attachments can't be larger than 8MB, that's why your upload failed)

For the Phone software update, if you've register a htc smartphone or wm phone, the update is for those phones.
If you registered shift only, there's no update software inside the PSU !

here you find the screenshot from the htc webste (htc e-club):
http://rapidshare.com/files/112150020/htc.jpg.html
here you can download the file: http://rapidshare.com/files/112149681/TM2008_GER.exe.html

yeah that screenshot explains, it is a generic page that the phone update software link will show you if there is an update.
but I guess they intended this trendmicro thing for the other downloads section, they just made an error and uploaded it to phone update section.
in my country they'd call this thread "storm in a glass of water"

i agree.....

Hi,
so things seem to have become much clearer and I do not have to upload the file anymore. Seems that some of you folks do not need any sleep.
I do not know too much about all these things, but apparently I was right that it was a very strange update, as it isn't an update at all or a falsely declared one.
In the tread "HTC sucks" someone made the suggestion to start a blog in which to make public the ridiculous support of HTC. As I said I do not know enough about the way to do these things, but done it should be. HTC really, really sucks when it comes to support. I have sent them several emails. Nothing but a standardized answer that they will answer in some cosmic future.
S.

This update has Nothing to do with WM rom!
The setup file unpacks to ...program files/trend micro/... and so I aborted the installation. No bad results, but waste of time.
Have a nice and sunny weekend.
Axel

Skype Panel appears on SE website for download

http://www.sonyericsson.com/fun/wxh...-1;startIndex=0;phoneId=11472;contentItemId=0
more to come on the 10th?

http://www.sonyericsson.com/fun/wxh...0;contentItemId=0;ts=1239188242559;phoneId=-1
here is already not avaiable... and still to be the same site... how many errors... damn! however have you the balloon GUID on phone panel?? couse i still to have a symply panel without balloons like in the beta....

downloaded cab from uk site ok will try in a bit

Ganondolf said:
downloaded cab from uk site ok will try in a bit
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let me know if u have he balloon GUID.... not the common classic .... i will wait for your news.. thanks

it does have the balloon guid, along with the classic best of both worlds also the earpeice is working and it works flawlessly absolutely love it made my x1 that much better

i have both screens too..but it doesn't show anything on the ballon GUID...the balloons are missing..all i see ae the alphabets

Trakkiggio said:
let me know if u have he balloon GUID.... not the common classic .... i will wait for your news.. thanks
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trying it now, it does have ballons.
also a point of interest the beta cab was less than 1.5mb and the offical one is about 6.5mb

Ganondolf said:
trying it now, it does have ballons.
also a point of interest the beta cab was less than 1.5mb and the offical one is about 6.5mb
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how did u get the ballons to show..mine isn't showing @ all..

lakeside00 said:
how did u get the ballons to show..mine isn't showing @ all..
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did not do anything?
although i have not tried to call anyone yet

lakeside00 said:
how did u get the ballons to show..mine isn't showing @ all..
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mine doesn't show balloon too.. and one more thing is that my cab is 5,96 mb
how is possible that your is 6,5 mb??? really strange... except if.... in this meaning time they have updated the cab....

well. installed...
it's 6MB because includes Skype, the beta panel was just the panel, skype needed to be installed appart.
this version comes with skype 2.5 (not 3.0 beta) and laucnehs a lot faster also, as said, earphone works by default without any tweak!!
at last, free and low cost calls from everywere.

cursor said:
well. installed...
it's 6MB because includes Skype, the beta panel was just the panel, skype needed to be installed appart.
this version comes with skype 2.5 (not 3.0 beta) and laucnehs a lot faster also, as said, earphone works by default without any tweak!!
at last, free and low cost calls from everywere.
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have you the Balloons GUID?

the most important thing of this version should be for who have the xperia the Balloon graphical user interface like in the spot on site... Couse it should have a very simply user interface and with bigger bottoms... that could be fantastic... but it seem that we have not yet news..

they seemed to he pulled it from the site, so there might be a prob somewhere

could anyone upload the cab somewhere, please? can't download it from the SE site via phone

it is still there as far as i can see

The quicklink to skype site: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-winmobile-xperia

Trakkiggio said:
have you the Balloons GUID?
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don't know, I just have a few contacts and didn't find them online xD
will try later!
edit. i don't have them!

i've downloaded from se site but i can't install, it hasn't a digital firm with certificate...
why? i've installed skype on my ppc before this panel...
edit:
i've installed the beta 3, is this the problem?

norti said:
The quicklink to skype site: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-winmobile-xperia
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Thank you very much, mate

Tellme ripped from Samsung Intrepid

Anyone have it yet??

I am eagerly waiting for this too. What is Microsoft's deal on this. I thought it was supposed to be originally launched with WinMo 6.5.

I wish your title had a question ? mark at the end of it. Without it, it appears to be more of a statement. got excited for nothing.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=92493
Here you go
I've not been able to get this running on my Fuze. Probably because I'm not running WM 6.5 though

Aaron McCarthy said:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=92493
Here you go
I've not been able to get this running on my Fuze. Probably because I'm not running WM 6.5 though
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Can you post it here? I'm not registered to that forum

pixelwix said:
So I was the sprint store last night checking out the HERO, right next to it was the Samsung Intrepid it had the TellMe app on there so copied the install.exe file on to my tp2 to see if it would install. I can get it to install but the app wount launch. anyone wanna give it ago to see if they can get it working?
*update*
I guess to get it working you need to have netcf 3.5 installed to make it work.
some are saying touch works, some are saying it doesn. I guess its hit or miss.
get netcf 3.5 here --> http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1263153&postcount=9
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Attached are the files you need.... apparently as I havnt been able to get this working on my Fuze yet.
I cant upload the NETCFv35.wm.armv4i.cab for some reason. Sorry guys

Doesn't seem to work for the Titan.. I'll post this thread over there and see if anyone else can run it.

Sorry for double post

Aaron McCarthy said:
Attached are the files you need.... apparently as I havnt been able to get this working on my Fuze yet.
I cant upload the NETCFv35.wm.armv4i.cab for some reason. Sorry guys
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Thank you,
btw on i780 (wm6.1 build 21109, netcf3.5 already in rom) it crashes when it reaches 82%

I get to 72% but then it says "There was a problem Starting Tellme. Try again later

Installed and touch works. Recognizes contacts but when texting, I say what I want it to transcribe and it says thinking...then says cannot connect to network. Also if I say pizza or whatever it doesn't recognize anything or open default browser. I'm on AT&T and also tried disabling the proxy.
I also went under Program Files/Tellme/ and ran the update tool. It seemed to uninstall and reinstall. But it again still does the same. I've also been dabbling in the registry...but didn't find anything of much help.
I'm going to keep messing with it and see if I can find something..
Chris

segadc said:
I get to 72% but then it says "There was a problem Starting Tellme. Try again later
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Same... I'm thinking that this may be WM 6.5 dependant

segadc said:
I get to 72% but then it says "There was a problem Starting Tellme. Try again later
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Make sure you install it from the phone and not the pc.

Aaron McCarthy said:
Same... I'm thinking that this may be WM 6.5 dependant
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I got it running on sprints 6.1 stock rom on my TP1. i actually got it working on 4 different roms today, just not the one that's my favorite, dcd 2.16 wm 6.5 Strange thing is, another guy on ppcgeeks said he "did" get working on dcds 2.16 rom. almost seems device dependent in some cases.
dschoenike

noellenchris said:
Installed and touch works. Recognizes contacts but when texting, I say what I want it to transcribe and it says thinking...then says cannot connect to network. Also if I say pizza or whatever it doesn't recognize anything or open default browser. I'm on AT&T and also tried disabling the proxy.
I also went under Program Files/Tellme/ and ran the update tool. It seemed to uninstall and reinstall. But it again still does the same. I've also been dabbling in the registry...but didn't find anything of much help.
I'm going to keep messing with it and see if I can find something..
Chris
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Everything works great now using activesync for internet.?

I installed it on my Tilt 2 running wm 6.5 and when I try to text someone I get an error saying that "can't access mobile network", but everything else works, It also is pretty slow.

Yeah all the problems associated with this program thus far are pointing to network issues. I'm starting to think it isnt 6.5 dependant.... Especially since dschoenike got it working on his Sprint stock rom

Amnya over at PPCgeeks posted this cab file. I installed it and low and behold the programs now on the phone. That said, I cant do much with it. Any search I try just comes back with a network error, same with sending a text message "can't access mobile network"

I cant even get it running on my diamond with bsb 6.5.1 rom. Installs itself ok (or at least it doesn't throw up any errors), but when i try to run it nothing happens.

it installs ok on my touch hd wm6.5 manila 2.1 (miri v29) but when i run it nothing happens. I just see "tellme" briefly at the top of the screen where the clock is and that's it.

Office Mobile 2010 Beta is out

https://marketplace.windowsphone.co...64c-d514-4d91-85df-a512bc37c1cd&wa=wsignin1.0
But the stupid marketplace isn't working for all regions so it doesn't show up on my phone marketplace.
Any kind soul willing to extract the cab and put it up for us?

It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.

he said office nt opera ne way wwill download n up

Dr.Sid said:
It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.
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looks like epic fail dude ... someone's talking bout opera, but this is office thread

Dr.Sid said:
It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.
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Uhm it's about the new office mobile 2010 beta not the opera mobile 10 beta.
About the fact you can't get the file use the region changer: http://rapidshare.com/files/308877055/MarketPlaceRegionSwitch-1.1.zip credits to creator(don't know his name)
Set it too USA and you will be able to download

Here is tutorial how to switch regions on marketplace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLg7CSv2ss
I just installed it and except for new icons and "(beta)" in apps title i havent noticed any difference. Interface is still old one.

Dr.Sid said:
It even has the same subject !
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Learn to read.

[email protected]@ing rapidshare

derran said:
[email protected]@ing rapidshare
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/incd9d
enjoy

thanx but i found it on the forum

on my web browser it says purchased but on my phone its not under "ready to download"?

I tested with the facebook app and its working but the office 2010 isnt?
never mind I got the son of a *****
just gotta make cab with sk tools

good thing about it, is that on wm 6.5 kinetic scrolling works when scrolling opened documents
fast install via the marketplace

Is it only me who has the feeling that nothing is changed and have excel not working? When I open xml file, I get error and then excel crashes.

Yea, i have feeling that nothing changed too. About excel: it works, but on wm6.5 preinstalled office it gave me error on opening random xls files which worked without problems on PC. I havent tested with 2010 yet.

It looks like it's only on WM6.5. I'm not brave enough to flash and cook yet.

derran said:
thanx but i found it on the forum
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could you please tell me where you found it in the forum as i can't seem to find it.

Yes I would also like to know.

So no changes in OneNote mobile either? I thought I read they would be putting more stuffs in or is it not included?

jlhc87 said:
https://marketplace.windowsphone.co...64c-d514-4d91-85df-a512bc37c1cd&wa=wsignin1.0
But the stupid marketplace isn't working for all regions so it doesn't show up on my phone marketplace.
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And you don't even know how to search in the xda.
Just use MarketPlaceRegionSwitch v1.1 , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577627 to change the region of marketplace.