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Is my android real?

I'm buying my phone from an offshore supplier which dont give the real box or manual.
When it arrives how can I check that its real and not a fake.
Thanks

Also, what rom is better. And which do you recommend me to install?

If you're worried about it being fake, that's the first red flag. The fake G1's I know of don't have a keyboard. They are OKish phones for the price, but are generally made by the lesser clone companies, don't run android are inferior to a real G1.
Have you got an url or something?

theoneonly said:
I'm buying my phone from an offshore supplier which dont give the real box or manual.
When it arrives how can I check that its real and not a fake.
Thanks
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yea plz post a link or something. or picture. or anykind of information. and tell us what price you paid.

I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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Wow, that's pretty good of them, there's plenty of people out there who aren't trying to shaft you, but they hide well.
Probably should just get comfortable with a stock rom for a few days while you're reading up on the scene, then start with the latest stable cyanogen (currently 4.0.4)

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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If your to lazy to flash different roms to see what you like then I wouldn't recommend flashing anything or rooting cause its a non stop process.

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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i like using JACs 1.6r2a. it pretty smooth when tis kept stock.
if you dont mind some visual effects taken out then akirah's HERO2 is a bit faster

New HD2 On its way :-)

Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone

I think that is very personal.
I am using cookie tab now and it is very good for what i like about a phone. Just look around this forum and read, try and experience !
It`s very nice to try tweaks especially if they are in a cab. If you don`t like it, just uninstall. If anything is not good the folks here will help you set thing right again.
Its a great forum for a great phone
kk

oliverflavel said:
Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone
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You will not be disappointed... I was worried about the lack of keyboard when I made the change from the X1 to the HD2 and I can tell you its not a problem... for tweaks a must is BSB Tweaks (found on here in a sticky I think), has loads of tweaks that are very handy... there is also a thread on things to do with your HD2 when you get it... some of them are covered by bsb others not so much all handy... I have not yet had a problem with my HD2 but some do... again there are loads of threads about this problem or that... so far (touches wood as probably just jinxed myself) its been all gravy...

I reckon you should stay with the oem rom for at least a week and research this forum. customising your hd2 is a very personal thing, what suits one will not suit another. there's a thread which people post there must have apps, I would try there first. that's my opinion

It is interesting to see how fast the pricing of the Leo drops from 820AUD at the end of Jan to 750AUD now.
But anyway I recommand you to test your device for few days before doing some flashing or customising to see if there is any hardware issues
If I were you I would install several tweak softwares like BSB and HD2Tweak.
just to cover all the available reg tweaks
Just my tiny bit of advice
The Leo should amaze you lol
Cheers
CN23

hi guys, i want to ask~
is AU's telstra version hd2 using exactly the same frequencies with US's T MOBILE versions?
thank you.
im not sure if AU's version can use China's WCDMA frequencies.

Ebay
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.

rexboy said:
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.
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Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.

Yer I was planning on staying on the stock rom for a bit....funny I used to flash my xperia to be like a stock HTC phone, so yer the stock rom should keep me happy for a few weeks...
Yer I was a bit skeptical about having only an onscreen keyboard, one of the things I loved about the xperia was the HW keyboard
Cant wait till it arrives, it looks like an amazing phone

you should have waited for wp7 phone

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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only 6 monthes

samsamuel said:
lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee
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don't you already have one ?

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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I had asked HTC on twitter when the new win7 phones will be coming out since I was interested in the hd2, they told me that the first phones will be for sale in Q4,
Right now i dont know exactly what to do. But ill give it a chance and hope for an update. So ill be getting the HD2 tonight.
I bought an xperia last year in feb and was really dissapointed when there werent any new official panels, thnx to XDA I pimped my phone a little bit. But now when I recieve my new phone tonight, ill give my old Xperia to my mother who needs a new phone

achkar said:
Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.
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Unfortunately not in my case and with 32 other people. Thats how many people this guy stung. Through letters from all victims, QLD police investigated, and the guy was tracked down and currently behind bars, this was the update from the police however still no money despite chasing for it.

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Like 6-7 month you mean ? Sure that a good idea.

Game Gripper

The game gripper is finally going to have a bluetooth model that could work with our evo's(ASOP) This would give us functionality like the Xperia play without having to buy the phone. This accessory would be great for every keyboardless phone. The developer teamed up with a manufacturer to develop this. However he can't sell or ship them unless he has a certain amount of start up. If you'd like to donate to see this become a reality then go to this link
The donation can count as a pre order so you wouldn't be paying twice for it.
The links to a video and the donation site are available on phandroid
While the Game Gripper is an accessory i have a reason for not posting this in that section(if the mods think this should go there feel free to move it)

Sweet!!!!! I need it! As long as its cheap.
You got any links?

Just go to phandroid and look in the recent articles, they have links to the site and the video

Link to article http://phandroid.com/2011/02/16/bluetooth-game-gripper-makes-compatibility-a-non-issue-video/

It currently does not work with the EVO. If they get it working then I will gladly pledge the $47.

_MetalHead_ said:
It currently does not work with the EVO. If they get it working then I will gladly pledge the $47.
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Maybe they tried it with a sense Rom... that's why they couldn't get it to work. I'm sure if they were using an aosp Rom it would work.

This should work with any Evo running CM7. My wiimote works for example. Anyway pledged for one since the setup is pretty slick compared to lugging a wiimote around

DarkManX4lf said:
Maybe they tried it with a sense Rom... that's why they couldn't get it to work. I'm sure if they were using an aosp Rom it would work.
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Valid point, don't know why I didn't think of that. Probably too stoned lol

just got an evo whats something i can do with my old hero?

If I remember they use the same battery so there's that, and ill hold onto it for s back up but what's something usefull I could do with it.

Experimentation. Like try something you never did with rooting now. Some people don't ever theme or apply kernels. Do anything haha.
From my Gingerbread Hero.

Sell it for 100$ on craigslist.com

Donate it to a dev.

I sold my Hero on craigslist for 150 bucks after I got my Atrix. Nothing really you can do after you get a phone like an Evo.

jasonmaloney said:
Donate it to a dev.
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+1
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

Buy a bigger battery and use it as your portable media device. Donate to a dev, or find somebody in your community that has an old phone and upgrade them. That's what I did when I bought two hero's from the forum.

Could it be used (without mobile data) to keep track of running or road biking workouts with a GPS app? Haven't ever tried, but it's waht I plan to do with mine. If not, I'll just sell it.

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Donate it to a dev.
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I'd agree, but i think a lot of people are jumping ship now becasue thier contracts are up and the Hero can't run a lot of newer stuff. Not sure how much more dev work we'd get. However, donating to a dev is always a great choice! They do awesome work!

try the new gingersense. its an alpha but its a great alpha

A Recognized Contributor Leaving the Xperia Play

Hey guys i will be leaving the xperia play section tommorow/next day
I have just ordered a brand new LG G2 32GB in Black and it should be here tommorow.
I registered on XDA in 2011 on my birthday 20th novermber... I have had the xperia play since that day and now its time to move on. TO THE AWESOME LG G2 !!!
It's been great here in the xperia play section and i hope to see some of you in the LG G2 section
Thanks for all your support.
Bye guys.
PS Any one wanna buy a Xperia Play? Mint condition - UK Only!

We are sad to see you go but completely understand. The LG G2 is a sweet device. I am sure you will love it. Best of luck and thank you for everything you have done for the Xperia PLAY forum.

Thank you for your efforts dude, you deserve to be a Recognized Contributor, wish the best for you.

Your birthday is same as mine, 20th November 0___0 . Anyway, I am going to miss you, even though I don't know about you much. Good bye and I am pretty sure everyone here on this Xperia Play Section gonna miss you too. Farewell and take care dude.
P.S Congrats on getting a new phone
Sent from my R800i (Zeus) Xperia Play

umm,what happens to the ROM Kitchen?
also:send me your price,a buddy may need it and would pay for all expense to get it delivered to Germany

Tlailaxu said:
umm,what happens to the ROM Kitchen?
also:send me your price,a buddy may need it and would pay for all expense to get it delivered to Germany
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Not sure yet, We will see. Might continue it on the LG G2 and Xperia Play (decided to get lg g2 over nexus 5) or i might open source it (code is messy be warned) and let others deal with it
I am hoping to get around £70 or a little more with a samsung class 6 16gb micro sd card, but offers are welcome (paypal is preffered payment method)
I still have the box, and it has had a case on all this time, barely any marks only slight wear on the gamepad part where the phone slides. and a few light marks on the sides, i will include case, charger plug (with a usb cable but its a bit dodgy, most people should have a micro usb cable by now though), Screen is mint condition. The only thing it won't include is the stock ear phones (or any) as i broke the stock sony earphones.
According to my research £70 is a average price. I also have 2 apk's from gameloft for 9mm and moderncombat (can't remember which number)
Any questions please ask, Contact me here or on my live chat on my kitchen Additionaly pm me skype and i will chat on there (no headset though it broke.)
oh and i will install any ROM that is on my kitchen before selling , Currently running super jelly bean 7.0 with lupus multiboot v8.
Oh and its factory unlocked to all networks, and is a unbranded model. and official bootloader unlock method was used.
i would upload pictures but i have no decent camera, I use my xperia play as a camera and obviously i can't use that to take pictures of the xperia play, LOL, in 2 days i will have my G2 and i can upload pictures then.
Oh and its the black r800i model. GSM!

another great dev of xperia is leaving
hope you be happy with your g2
any way i wanted to buy a g2 too but im more interested in nexus 5 because of great google support
have nice days with your new phone

Thanks for all of your hard work. Xplay wouldn't be what it is now without you.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

pedyvirus said:
another great dev of xperia is leaving
hope you be happy with your g2
any way i wanted to buy a g2 too but im more interested in nexus 5 because of great google support
have nice days with your new phone
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Yeah although i never really developed anything for the actual xperia play i did develop various tools for use with the xperia play
The g2 was only £50 more than the nexus 5 and it has better battery and a ton of features, and is in stock! also although no official android 4.4 as of yet it will hopefully get it eventually, if not then thats what XDA is for.
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Thanks for all of your hard work. Xplay wouldn't be what it is now without you.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app
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Thanks, I'm glad my contributions have helped.

fma965 said:
I am hoping to get around £70 or a little more with a samsung class 6 16gb micro sd card, but offers are welcome (paypal is preffered payment method)
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I'll forward the info to him & ofc Paypal payment so you both are safe.Hope to catch him tomorrow,if you get a better deal,do not hesitate to sell it (if you really,really,really want to sell it.i mean,you could always keep it )
Your ROM kitchen made me interested in checking out different ROM's again,without it i wouldn't use pedyvirus great project.Sad to see it (maybe) closing down soon

Tlailaxu said:
I'll forward the info to him & ofc Paypal payment so you both are safe.Hope to catch him tomorrow,if you get a better deal,do not hesitate to sell it (if you really,really,really want to sell it.i mean,you could always keep it )
Your ROM kitchen made me interested in checking out different ROM's again,without it i wouldn't use pedyvirus great project.Sad to see it (maybe) closing down soon
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Ok thanks, Any ETA (yes i asked for a ETA on XDA but i don't think this applies lol) on a response?
The kitchen most likely won't close but will no longer be updated, i may give some 1 access to it to keep it updated regarding files but the code won't be unless i update it my self... not sure yet.

fma965 said:
Ok thanks, Any ETA (yes i asked for a ETA on XDA but i don't think this applies lol) on a response?
The kitchen most likely won't close but will no longer be updated, i may give some 1 access to it to keep it updated regarding files but the code won't be unless i update it my self... not sure yet.
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As i said (or wrote),i hope to catch him tomorrow after work.Will pm you if i know more,do not worry.
The kitchen not closing is good news,the idea to have a central point to pick up roms,edit them to your likings and have links to their representing topics on here is just genius

Tlailaxu said:
As i said (or wrote),i hope to catch him tomorrow after work.Will pm you if i know more,do not worry.
The kitchen not closing is good news,the idea to have a central point to pick up roms,edit them to your likings and have links to their representing topics on here is just genius
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sorry completely missed that to excited about my new phone xD
but gotta wait till 1pm day after tommorow
And yeah like i said im not sure what the outcome of the kitchen will be right now.

Thanks for your support!!

run4jit said:
Thanks for your support!!
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huh? Was this suppose to be sarcastic or are you saying thanks but then sad cause im leaving??? :S

fma965 said:
huh? Was this suppose to be sarcastic or are you saying thanks but then sad cause im leaving??? :S
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There you go...
Thanks for your support!! ,
:silly:

run4jit said:
There you go...
Thanks for your support!! ,
:silly:
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huh, What? I have no idea what your on about lol.

fma965 said:
huh, What? I have no idea what your on about lol.
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I've inserted a comma(,) between my statement and the emoticon implying that I thank you for your efforts and then I'm sad that you are leaving!!
There is this thing called benefit of the doubt!
Anyways, all the best!!

Shame to see you go, I know your guides and such have certainly helped me in my time here. G'luck with the G2
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app

Thanks for the awesome ROM kitchen. I think it's so amazing that you can change ROMs from the browser!