I am hoping to live thru members of this bulletin board until my Xperia arrives. I am not expecting to get it until Halloween or just after that unless someone can tell me where I can buy one TODAY !!
I thought that by ordering the Google phone from Tmobile it would take the edge off my gadget addiction, but it didn't. So I listed it on eBay. The one thing I liked most about the phone sucked the battery life right out of it - that was the navigation / compass mode.
Any way .. Can someone tell me in their opinion - for the moment, is the Xperia the best phone / pda on the market ?? What do you like best about the Xperia ?
PS .. I see one on eBay for something over $1,000 - I am trying my hardest to NOT buy it and wait for mine - Besides, this one on eBay is black and I think I am sold on silver.
Selling 1 swedish version
Hello I'm selling 1 swedish Xperia if you are interested please reply. It's new and boxed. Price: 550 euros plus shipping.
Sell me too!
I am 99.999% sure I am getting the Touch Pro, but I always have to look to make sure I am not missing out on anything else out there. The G1 has great potential, but I already know I will be somehow running Android on the Touch Pro soon enough so that is no issue. I am curious though as to what the Xperia has to offer that might make me pause on the Pro. If it's just the look of the interface.... non issue.
I'd get a PDA over the G1 anyday. Biggest reason is Android can be ported to any device if you absolutly want it. So best to get the hardware for it! All the reviews I've seen say the Xperia is faster and more responsive then the Touch pro and that Touch flo can be ported to the Xperia. The only thing the touch pro has on the Xperia is probably the keyboard. I'm waiting for November 3rd to come around. They are supposed to annouce the release date for the US version. I can't wait.
Greetings to you all.
THis is my first post here, and I would appreciate any help.
I am considering buying an HTC touch HD from eBay. I found that the cheapest ones are those listed in eBay.co.uk, and locked to Orange UK. However, the price difference compared to the phones which are factory unlocked made me think whether there is something wrong with the Orange UK phones.
To be specific, I have two questions:
1- Do Orange UK HTC-HD phones have different specs compared to other HTC-HD phones?
2- Are Orange UK HTC-HD phones guaranteed to be unlockable? If yes, could they be re-locked again after a ROM upgrade? will they work (after unlocking) on all GSM networks worldwide?
Again, any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.
To Orange or not to Orange!
eng_asa said:
Greetings to you all.
THis is my first post here, and I would appreciate any help.
I am considering buying an HTC touch HD from eBay. I found that the cheapest ones are those listed in eBay.co.uk, and locked to Orange UK. However, the price difference compared to the phones which are factory unlocked made me think whether there is something wrong with the Orange UK phones.
To be specific, I have two questions:
1- Is the Orange UK HTC-HD phones have different specs compared to other HTC-HD phones?
2- Are Orange UK HTC-HD phones guaranteed to be unlockable? If yes, could they be re-locked again after a ROM upgrade? will they work (after unlocking) on all GSM networks worldwide?
Again, any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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1- I believe the Orange hardware specs are exactly the same. It's just the ROM/software that they play with.
2- Every phone should be SIM unlockable. I have seen many reports in this forum that they can be. You can easily replace an Orangised ROM with a cooked one or WWE stock ROM to remove any unwanted Orange stuff.... all you'll be left with is the little orange logo on the back. There is no need to SIM unlock the phone to upgrade the ROM. Check out the HSPL / USPL threads to see what must be done and how easy it is to ROM upgrade.
I have an Orange HD (still locked) running the non Orange HK 1.19 ROM
I have a Orange handset, i use orange so im not bothered about simunlock, ive removed the orange software and put Duttys 1.7 on at moment.
i believe there are a few vendors that can provide guaranteed (or your money back) unlock codes for around 18euros
I've had an Orange Touch HD for almost two weeks now and it seems fine. I flashed it with Duttys ROM and that improved things like RAM usage and stuff, but added its own little annoyances.
Go with the Orange, you wont regret it!!
I have an orange sim locked one... but as I am an orange customer I am happy.
Dutty's v1.7 rom is the current flavour.
Thank you all for your quick response. this will definitely help me out ...
One last question before I actually make a bid: Has anyone unlocked his/her Orange Touch-HD phone and used it on a different network outside UK?
Bought a HD ORANGE (UK) on ebay, unlocked it with code (htccode) and now im usin it in slovenia
Thank you so much
I will start bidding.. will let you know if anything went wrong!
I bought an Orange one from eBay a few weeks ago. Got it for £370 with a Best Offer. I had previously won another one which was described as 'brand new in box' but had a scratched screen and obvious signs of use!
Make sure you get what you payed for!! I had to do a PayPal dispute as this person was adamant they hadn't used it... despite the pouch being fluffy, the earphones having the furry covers on, and various scratches! Needless to say, they had it back on eBay as BNIB the next day again!
Anyway - my second one arrived still with the original screen warning protector, and I got a best offer on the unlock code on eBay for £14. The code came through within a few hours, and I typed it in twice and it worked perfectly. I then updated the ROM to Dutty's - as the Orange one was a bit naff - and stuck in my O2 SIM card! As with Dutty's ROMs on my old Diamond, it instantly knew it was an O2 SIM I'd put in, and asked me if I wanted to install the settings - which I did. A simple soft reset and my WAP / MMS settings etc were all sorted!
Orange phones are definately the cheapest, as people are taking them as a free upgrade and selling them on - because they're probably the phone thats worth the most at the moment!! The only downer is the naff Orange logo on the back cover which won't come off no matter what I scrubb it with! Their old ones wiped clean with some label remover or paint stripper
Can someone please take a picture of the Orange logo on the back? How big and gawdy is it?
i dont really like the orange logo on this one either, since the back cover is the same microsatin finish as the touch dual i had, its not gonna be possible to remove it.
its not very big, but a sudden orange square kind of spoils the "blackness" of the device.
im assuming there is no free unlock solution yet....
anyone know the cheapest place to get it unlocked? if its on ebay, could you give a link to the seller? im a bit cautious cos i've had some dodgy ones in the past thanks!
Orange HD Upgrade
I got my HD free as an Orange upgrade through mobiles.co.uk this week. Was very happy to find that Orange had not been let near this phone. Haven't even got the silly logo on the back and it's unlocked. I think they get them direct from HTC.
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Can someone please take a picture of the Orange logo on the back? How big and gawdy is it?
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It's 1cm square or 1 square cm!
Damn....looks like I'll be looking for an un-branded phone then....
cant u just buy a new back cover off ebay and get rid of the logo that way?
My orange logo is less than 7mm squared!
I bought a replacement battery cover from eBay about a week ago, and it just arrived the other day. It was an 'original htc HD cover' from Hong Kong for £15.
It certainly looks original, and all the stuff inside is the same - but its missing the volume buttons, the power button, and the speaker grill bit. It also comes with the camera cover as a seperate bit you need to glue on!
A waste of £15 if you ask me - unless I can send it back to Hong Kong (which will probably cost me heaps anyway!!)
I got a fairly good deal with mine on Orange (£20 /month 500min, 100txt 3 magic numbers and phone for £95) so i dont see anything wrong with buying from orange. The phone works fine and specs are the same.
I have a Orange HTC HD as well...not anymore, new ROM(original HTC) and new HTC battery cover from expansys.com. Works fine...I'm on O2, I hate Orange very much gf using orange, poor customer service and poor reception, I give them a F with a - as a Mobile Network Provider.
My baby HD works and looks great after I got it back to the original HTC look thanks to the guys at xda-developers.com
See pic of Orange logo on the back of the phone, you also get a I must admit nice Orange splash screen which I removed when installed my new original HTC ROM678
Thanks for the photo. I'd rather do without the orange logo if I had a choice.
I'm currently looking for one, but all the UK sellers require a verified UK paypal address, which I don't have. I have a UK Aramex address, but of course it's not verified since I'm abroad.
Just buy the battery cover HTC original after you buy your phone. I think I payed for mine £23. Looksa good, from HTC or expansys.com.
GL!!
Hi, in my Vodafone Store the HTC Magic is arrived Yesterday
Great Phone, Great Contracts
Sim Locked or Sim Unlocked?
Hi, i have one, its unlocked. very nice, very quick, google market ist good, many aps and tools and games.
obdat
ONLY unlocked in germany the contracts are very cheap with the phone without contract the magic is much expensive!
its a great thing, i played with this all around the day
vodafone uk UNLOCKED
well i just stuck an o2 sim card into my vodafone magic AND....
drum roll please....
IT WORKED..
appears mine is unlocked. good news. guess no time for voda to sim lock them
haha.
Hi guys!
Just got this one today!
And its a really nice device. Very fast and has very nice looking.
Ill keep on testing this evening
But i think its better than my TP. (for me)
Greets
Sven
I want one....
Hello
hot one on monday from vf germany and I am dissapointed.
The reaction of the touchscreen is not very good calibrated. Many touches are not recognized.
Especially at the borders of the screen.
AND
the whole Android 1.5 system feels very very slowl.
The G1 is much more respnsive.
And when I want to load PacMan from Marcet Store it is not working.
I am disapointed. The Magic feels much cheaper than the G1 - and this one was also not feeling very expensive.
I send it back and order a G1 again.
The new 2009 HTC devices are not as good as the 2008 ones.
Phone shops in the UK are advertising big for the X10 mini, with the slogan "small in size, big on fetures".
So is anyone going to get one of the best (for the price) Android so far, a rather cheap £230 sim free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWFUKUMA2ds
Looks very fast in the video, would of thought there was a 1ghz processor.
Wait for the x10 mini pro with the keyboard. I'll probably upgrade to that if its good.
This is the dumbest looking phone from SE
Having the big brother myself, i bought the mini for m g/f and she loves it!
I think it is marketed for the ladies? My Mrs says she would like one in pink or white. I see them advertised in France, but when I look for it on the service providers web sites still nothing. Strange that there is still no 2.x android! Not that my Mrs will care.
However, I did see it at Phone House for one Euro with a one year service contract. But again it did not specify which carrier.
It's the Mrs B-day next week and i would love to have this by than. Also, going to get the mw600, which she will love.
im getting the pro one when it comes out. this will replace my n97mini!
I am not considering any SE phones until I know for certain that SE keeps its promised upgrade schedule. There are a lot of other phones in this world to contemplate.
Hi there,
I'm currently in Tokyo and grabbed one of these (second-hand) to replace my rapidly dying Z1 Compact. As I'll be heading back to the UK in a few weeks, is there any way at all I can get this model unlocked? I assumed I'd be able to buy a code from an online marketplace when I bought it, but haven't had any luck. Is there anywhere in Akihabara?
The only place I've found online is here: http://www.sgkeitai.com/goods.php?id=25, but spending $50/100 to unlock a phone seems pretty ridiculous, surely there's got to be a cheaper alternative?
Cheers,
Upon further research, I think a hypersim is the way to go - does anyone know where I can buy a nano microsim?