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wana buy a tatoo kindly advise

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im a jade user and now i have this made craze to try the android(no way to load android on the jade) so im planning on a tatoo can u guys kindly advise i know it does not have 3g(In my country India) and it seems to be the one in my budget so kindly advise
: very very sad 200+ have seen this and only around 3+ nice guys to reply come on whats their in telling me ur experience on this phone so it can help me in deciding to buy it or not
thanks in advance

i think you should search the forum. you can see some of the problems and solutions for this phone there. my advice is that if budget is limited go for the tattoo...

Bikers said:
i think you should search the forum. you can see some of the problems and solutions for this phone there. my advice is that if budget is limited go for the tattoo...
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hi
well budget is the limit this seems to be the only android phone which is in my budget thanks for ur kind reply

Tattoo is fine but...
Hey There,
This depends on whether you really need XDA support or not, I know we all here do to tweak our phones and get the most out of it!!
But if you are the types who does not play around much with the phone and wants an Android phone on a budged, I would recommend the Spica (has 3G but no GPS) and a larger screen, and is also way cheaper than the Tattoo.
Regards

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Hey There,
This depends on whether you really need XDA support or not, I know we all here do to tweak our phones and get the most out of it!!
But if you are the types who does not play around much with the phone and wants an Android phone on a budged, I would recommend the Spica (has 3G but no GPS) and a larger screen, and is also way cheaper than the Tattoo.
Regards
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hi
if u can see from my sign i am a guy who loves to play around with my phone i have checked spika but i thing i cant have much fun with it
just wanted to know if the tatoo is as good as my existing jade ie is it a good phone and yes i would prefer HTC
thanks for ur kind reply

Way cheaper than the Tattoo? It depends on where you are. My son paid <£110 for a Tattoo off eBay.
The Samsung is only cheaper if you pay full price.

Confucious said:
Way cheaper than the Tattoo? It depends on where you are. My son paid <£110 for a Tattoo off eBay.
The Samsung is only cheaper if you pay full price.
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hi
thanks but i want to buy only with warranty and the prices in my country ie india are more or the less the same for both tatoo & spika
thanks for ur kind reply

[Q] honeycomb on the vega?

hey guys
im thinking of possibly buying the vega but wanted to know if theres any chance of it getting honeycomb?

The Froyo build on the Vega is AOSP (slightly modified) using the Nvidia reference libs. So until Honeycomb hits AOSP even the OEM doesn't know how it will work. When they do know they will tell the rebadgers (POV/Advent/etc) and then we may find out.
Unofficially we'll probably know shortly after Honeycomb drops in AOSP because we'll try to get a build running.

I have been holding off myself as it doesnt look to be running that great even on the cooked ROMS. I have been stung before waiting for a ROM upgrade or fix that never came. Not going to buy this until it gets a decent honey rom.

Well, mine runs great. Bang for buck, im super happy.
Performance is good n fast, and it does what i need it to do. Not sure where you got the idea it doesnt run well.
Id love to see honeycombe etc, but if they dont appear for the vega, ill still be happy with it.
Dont be off put due to lack of a particular rom
Rgds
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stoolzo said:
I have been holding off myself as it doesnt look to be running that great even on the cooked ROMS. I have been stung before waiting for a ROM upgrade or fix that never came. Not going to buy this until it gets a decent honey rom.
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Then save your cash for another tablet. You know the old tale of buying a device for what it is supposed to be able to do in the future and not for what it does now? It tends to have sad endings

stoolzo said:
I have been holding off myself as it doesnt look to be running that great even on the cooked ROMS. I have been stung before waiting for a ROM upgrade or fix that never came. Not going to buy this until it gets a decent honey rom.
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It runs just perfectly fine on the default roms and addons imo. It should be able to run honeycomb and I think it will in time... but there are no guarantees.
It's a fine device as it is now already though.

I've been playing around now for a day with my Vega. A very good device for it's budget!
getting honeycomb would be the ultimate treat for this sweet tablet
Let's just hope for now..

The vega isn't that bad, bang for buck its great, but the screen is horrible and ruins it big time.
Sent from my SGS using XDA App

wellibob said:
The vega isn't that bad, bang for buck its great, but the screen is horrible and ruins it big time.
Sent from my SGS using XDA App
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True, the screen leaves alot to be desired, and I would have paid €50 extra for a superior screen, but really, for the price I paid, the tablet is awesome.

TotallyEpic said:
True, the screen leaves alot to be desired, and I would have paid €50 extra for a superior screen, but really, for the price I paid, the tablet is awesome.
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That is exactly my feeling about the device.

pov says honeycomb on mobii tegra perhaps by april

Wow really? Thats amazing. That means they're working on it Cant wait!

ndroid2k11 said:
pov says honeycomb on mobii tegra perhaps by april
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Yep, as reported here: http://www.fudzilla.com/notebooks/item/22069-point-of-view-mobii-tegra-2-to-get-honeycomb

I'd rather hear news by Advent. I have nothing against POV, but at least I know Advent has delivered once what they promised (source code in the end of January).

Harplo said:
Yep, as reported here: http://www.fudzilla.com/notebooks/item/22069-point-of-view-mobii-tegra-2-to-get-honeycomb
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thats great news for us then!
from my small under standing i dont think i would be to hard to compile for the vega since it is similar to the xoom which 3.0 was built for and their is no need to get gps or data working which should speed things up

Here another good hint on this
tabletstoreuk.com/honeycomb-tablets-c-32.html?osCsid=0r47u4g9517psjgopis6tjm3b3
Im not allowed to post a link so fix it yourself pls.

Willy130683 said:
Here another good hint on this
tabletstoreuk.com/honeycomb-tablets-c-32.html?osCsid=0r47u4g9517psjgopis6tjm3b3
Im not allowed to post a link so fix it yourself pls.
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is that a similar device to the vega ?

sugar0 said:
is that a similar device to the vega ?
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yes the smartbook surfer is a clone of the vega

I honestly dont care about honeycomb, all I want next on the Vega is Gingerbread. Any Ideas on that possibility?

bazanime said:
I honestly dont care about honeycomb, all I want next on the Vega is Gingerbread. Any Ideas on that possibility?
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If you look in the Developpers forum you'll find Cyanogenmod 7 has been out for some time. That's Gingerbread.
And I'm responding to you right now from it

[Q] I wanna sell an Hd2 prototype I have...

Hi,
I am not new here, just never posted..
I own a what I found out to be the HD2 protorype, called the HTC PRO.THREE
It's all functional, and all the hardware and processor is the same as the regular HD2 accept for one thing... it has only 320Mb ROM.
The rest is exactly the same as the rest of the HD2's, works with all the ROM's and what not.
I have done a little research and found that there were only 500 made and scattered around the world as BETA TESTERS... I bought it without even knowing it was so "special".
Now I need to sell it since I got a T-Mobile HD2.
Do you think it being a prototype is some sort of added value for it?
lets assume that most of these are no longer among the livng...
anyone wanna buy it? how much should I ask for it?

Not saying you are lieing so please do not take it that way. But it would be a good idea to post some pics of the HD2 so everyone her can see it is a real HD2. There is just too many HD2 clones floating around and being sold out there these days.
If it is a prototype HD2 as you say it may or may nit increase the value as the T-Mobile and regular HD2s have more more MB for ROM then your HD2. But then again if you find a avid phone collector or a developer that is interested in it you might get a little more for the HD2. Just fpoer my personal interest I am going to google your HD2 model number you provided to see what I find.
Best of luck selling it.
Edit: Ok seems like you are dead on with the model name of the prototype HD2. Here is a link that I pulled up on it if any one wants to check it out. I would still post pics of your HD2 to calm any fears anyone might have that is interested in purchasing your HD2.

I don't think it's worth more because it was a prototype of special, maybe if it was an iPhone I could see it.
I do think it's cool as hell though and would be cool to have one, I just wouldn't pay more than like $100 or so to get a device with 320mb ROM when I have the exact same one with 1gb ROM.

clone?
Maybe it is simply a clone.

ttotoo said:
Maybe it is simply a clone.
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it wouldn't have the exact same hardware and custom ROMs/radios would not work on it.

Contact xmoo, he bricked his pro three, and is always the first to find/release test roms and such, maybe he's interested.

samsamuel said:
Contact xmoo, he bricked his pro three, and is always the first to find/release test roms and such, maybe he's interested.
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Hey baruchh just encase you don't know who xmoo is he is a member here on XDA. He is the one that started the very much used "Leo 1.5 T-MOBILE Test & Stock ROMS" thread in the T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development forum.I linked his profile on his name for you.

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Hey baruchh just encase you don't know who xmoo is he is a member here on XDA. He is the one that started the very much used "Leo 1.5 T-MOBILE Test & Stock ROMS" thread in the T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Development forum.I linked his profile on his name for you.
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thanks a bunch, i will.
its a pitty some people are so darn sceptical before checking stuff out.
the only reason i want to sell it is because i dont need two phones.
i got a better one and this one just sits there. its still unique though and might be valuable for some people

baruchh said:
thanks a bunch, i will.
its a pitty some people are so darn sceptical before checking stuff out.
the only reason i want to sell it is because i dont need two phones.
i got a better one and this one just sits there. its still unique though and might be valuable for some people
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it sounds like a sweet device.

Hej,
Indeed I did brick one. And got a new one and sold the new one here on xda.
The prototype doesnt have that much of a big value cause it doesnt run current roms that good.
So if you want to sell it, I would offer around $100. The one I sold like half year ago was $170 inc shipping.
So let me know what you think.

xmoo said:
Hej,
Indeed I did brick one. And got a new one and sold the new one here on xda.
The prototype doesnt have that much of a big value cause it doesnt run current roms that good.
So if you want to sell it, I would offer around $100. The one I sold like have year ago was $170 inc shipping.
So let me know what you think.
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Hey xmoo with it being the prototype/test device, does that that mean you can flash any radio version to it without bricking it? And out of curiosity how did you brick the one you had?

When I had mine. There was no HSPL or the Radio upgrade from HTC
The phone came shipped with mfg spl 0.67 plus radio 1.01.
So I wasnt able to update the rom and bricked it trying to drop SPL. Cause the radio and spl didnt allow higher version roms.
You can flash all signed and unsigned official hd2 roms. So no custom.
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i have dutty's rom installed right now
i have had several different ones before that.
i will have to pass on 4he 100$, will use it as a media center in the car instead...and a gps!

Enjoy!
If you ever want to play with the Test roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768251

[Q] No Custom Roms?

am i missing something or there really is no custom ROM for Flipout? no cyanogen, MIUI, cronos or anything? the only custom rom i found is (ROM) FlipDroidMod2.1_SoftMod[wip](no blur) ..is that all? i don't wanna complain or anything.. i'm just surprised as i have Milestone and there's plenty of ROMs for that one though it has locked bootloader like Flipout..

Astrowe said:
am i missing something or there really is no custom ROM for Flipout? no cyanogen, MIUI, cronos or anything? the only custom rom i found is (ROM) FlipDroidMod2.1_SoftMod[wip](no blur) ..is that all? i don't wanna complain or anything.. i'm just surprised as i have Milestone and there's plenty of ROMs for that one though it has locked bootloader like Flipout..
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yes thats al there is atm
if you would like to help port cyanogen then be my guest

silent_bob52637 said:
yes thats al there is atm
if you would like to help port cyanogen then be my guest
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i've no porting experience.. i don't know anything about it i'd like to help bring more ROMs for Flipout of course.

Astrowe said:
i've no porting experience.. i don't know anything about it i'd like to help bring more ROMs for Flipout of course.
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niether do i
does restoring backup in recovery work on your device
also we would need to find a device with as close hardware as possible and 2.2 or 2.3

silent_bob52637 said:
niether do i
does restoring backup in recovery work on your device
also we would need to find a device with as close hardware as possible and 2.2 or 2.3
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actually i don't know yet.. i'm just checking the situation at this moment as my flipout arrives later this week

Astrowe said:
actually i don't know yet.. i'm just checking the situation at this moment as my flipout arrives later this week
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fair enough where did you order it from
how much did it cost you

silent_bob52637 said:
fair enough where did you order it from
how much did it cost you
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it was an auction server like ebay.. some guy bought it last month, tried it and didn't like it so i bought it from him for 238$ which was pretty good since i'd have to pay 415$ if i wanted to buy it by myself from a shop.

here i can find it for 110 euros
http://www.monclick.it/schede/motorola/SM2102AD3H1/flipout.htm
I started forgetting shops and ebay for phones:
- online stores or mobile providers for phones
- ebay for covers, repair kits, batteries and accessories
btw, I'm using it @500mhz with no prob (you can set it to max 250mhz too to save battery) so it can support gingerbread easily
Motorola is quite strange: it uses .sbf roms instead of common .zip ones
So clockwork recovery must be ported and then roms can be cooked easily I guess
With this price it can find a place in many pockets and the physical keyboard is a plus for it

suoko said:
here i can find it for 110 euros
http://www.monclick.it/schede/motorola/SM2102AD3H1/flipout.htm
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110EUR is a great price.. maybe even a weird price
i'd get it from online store as well but than that offer came up so i took advantage of it.
anyway, it seems to have the same processor (Cortex-A8) as my Milestone/Droid so it might be a good thing to port it from other Motorola device like this. Well that might sound pretty stupid 'cause it might be so obvious.. i really don't know anything about porting, sorry. I also have Openrecovery which seems to be a port of clockwock. Guess i'm gonna ask somebody with porting experience..

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110EUR is a great price.. maybe even a weird price
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why weird ? that's its price !
They have a good acer E130 @108 euros too
Astrowe said:
anyway, it seems to have the same processor (Cortex-A8) as my Milestone/Droid
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no, they have different cpus
http://compare.setooz.com/compare/Motorola+MILESTONE+XT720/Motorola+FlipOut

suoko said:
why weird ? that's its price !
They have a good acer E130 @108 euros too
no, they have different cpus
http://compare.setooz.com/compare/Motorola+MILESTONE+XT720/Motorola+FlipOut
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first, i actually meant just Milestone, not Milestone XT..
second, TI OMAP3410 is Cortex-A8 based..
OMAP is apparently something like chipset (SoCs) so though Milestone has different "chipset" from Flipout.. both have the same CPU core (Cortex-A8) though the devices still might be running different frequencies as the Cortex has wide frequency scaling range
..so it still might be a chance for a good porting base... i guess..
and the price seems to me suspiciously low, but that might be only because in here the Flipout is expensive.

Astrowe said:
and the price seems to me suspiciously low, but that might be only because in here the Flipout is expensive.
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so it's probably time to open a moonclick/amazon store in your country too !

I just got an unlocked flipout...kind of impulsively when I thought I had lost my phone (less than 1 year into its 2 year contract)....probably wouldn't have if I had read the forum first. But, my old phone turned up....
So, if there's a way to upgrade its ROM, I'm interested. And, I'd be interested in helping....its been a long time since I've done anything like this, but sounds like something I could dive into now (though I may still activate my FlipOut just so I can get data occasionally when I'm not near WiFi...)
The Dreamer.

So.. i have my new Flipout. Gotta tell it's an awesome thing.. though the display is really bad. Anyway, i already had to flash it several times i hated the old lockscreen so i modded framework-res with resources from froyo..but it has some weird issue which i hope get fixed somewhere in the config files.
Another thing.. phone memory. I'm not an app freak but i like my.. apps, ok i'm a freak. Anyways.. i'm already running low on phone storage so right now i'm heading for memhack.. if anyone already done that with Flipout, let me know.
EDIT: ok, i've just built in memhack and it's working now so never mind. if anyone interested, i can post instructions.

Astrowe said:
EDIT: ok, i've just built in memhack and it's working now so never mind. if anyone interested, i can post instructions.
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Yes, pls post instructions.
I can only find german instructions about this memhack. Is it compatible with link2sd ?

Questions to 70it2 / 70B owners

Hello All,
I have few questions to 70it2 owners:
- How does it charge ? Through specific charger or usb port ?
- How is screen ?
- Did you try to root it ?
If you successfully rooted it, I'd be interested in a dd of mmc to check if I can get the aos keys. It's completely safe for your device, and it would help me for the future...
Thanks,
LeTama

Archos 70BIT2
- How does it charge ? Through specific charger or usb port ?
the charge is great, had no problem with it. It comes with 3 adapters from 3 countries:US, HongKong and Europe. Also with a USB cable and
- How is screen ?
screen is 7 inch and it picks up fast but regardless of the cpu usage but try not to use more than one app at the same time
- Did you try to root it ?
still looking but no one has not posted intructions to root it because this device just came out recently. I hope to root it ASAP because i have only have less than 15 days to return this. Thats all

Hi,
Thanks for the replies! Questions were a bit obsolete as I purchased a froyo it2 one (and killed it, but that's another story).
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still looking but no one has not posted intructions to root it because this device just came out recently. I hope to root it ASAP because i have only have less than 15 days to return this. Thats all
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I rooted froyo it2, but don't try what's there on yours, it won't work. Root is a bit different on this tablet, but I can't do it without having it, too dangerous. Sorry!

Shame they won't release ICS for it...
Root is a bit different on this tablet, but I can't do it without having it, too dangerous. Sorry!
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Is it really that much different from the G9?

Yes, it's completely different, soc is previous generation, omap3, single core and slower graphics.
But I don't buy the argument that it would be too slow, we see it running quite smooth on slower platform. And it's supposed to be more efficient than Honeycomb after all.

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I rooted froyo it2, but don't try what's there on yours, it won't work. Root is a bit different on this tablet, but I can't do it without having it, too dangerous. Sorry!
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He haven't written his model, is it a froyo or HC version?
If you have a froyo version try the SDE menu enabler make by Letama works like a charm (thanks again to you ).
Bizcuite

Yes, I assumed it was Honeycomb one as it has been a long time since I haven't seen a froyo IT2, I presumed it's an extinct race

letama said:
Yes, I assumed it was Honeycomb one as it has been a long time since I haven't seen a froyo IT2, I presumed it's an extinct race
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If this situation arrives, i will hate Archos!! No support for ours froyo IT2 tab!!
I will create threads to OC it and install BULL RC2, for poors guys like me who have a froyo version

bizcuite said:
If this situation arrives, i will hate Archos!! No support for ours froyo IT2 tab!!
I will create threads to OC it and install BULL RC2, for poors guys like me who have a froyo version
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I wonder for how much you bought it. If you bought it at carphonewarehouse, listed as 70IT and sold for 99 pounds, I think you shouldn't complain...

i have bought it 110euros but i had 100euros of reduction from the firm where i work.
210e real for an error of marketing like my tab. It's just the reality, then i can complain lol
and i don't think that this tab will receive a good support from archos.
It was annonced an archos it first generation like you.
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Sorry for a bit offtopic, didn't want to create separate thread. I'm planing to buy http://arnovatech.com/products/g2/arn_7/index.html?country=lt&lang=en and i'm wondering which Gen it is? Thank you for your reply.

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Sorry for a bit offtopic, didn't want to create separate thread. I'm planing to buy http://arnovatech.com/products/g2/arn_7/index.html?country=lt&lang=en and i'm wondering which Gen it is? Thank you for your reply.
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Hi guy!!
from Wikipedia:
Arnova series
Arnova is an independent company, with full name Arnova Technology Hong Kong China, formerly known as Archos Technology Hong Kong.[7] It uses Archos designs and shares some production and distribution facilities.
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It's not a Gen series, there aren't the same hardware, that's i think when i read wiki...
Bizcuite