Hey all,
I found a person selling a Chinese X10, and I was wondering if/how I can change its region to Canada, change it's language to English, and make it work with Rogers.
Help would be greatly appreciated,.
Thanks!
you can root with build r2ba023 from this region
It'll be a X10i so you'll only have 2g working no 3g.
This phone would be for my girlfriend because she is in love with the X10, but doesn't want a contract, so I would prefer not having to root hers if i dont have to because she will most likely not see any benefits from it. I'm getting one myself this weekend, and I'll root mine because I luvs me some fiddling with software. As for the 2g and not 3g, she will probably not have a data plan, so it would be mainly wifi and the lack of 3g wouldn't matter.
So I guess what it comes down to is, will the phone have an english language option? and will switching it to english, and unlocking it for use with rogers be enough?
Thanks for the replies
All x10 (or all android phones?) comes with multiple languages like Iphone does.
what you need to do is change the phone language in settings. and I think all x10 they sell in china are unlocked, so it shouldn't be a problem if you just put your sim card in.
stevencxr said:
I think all x10 they sell in china are unlocked, so it shouldn't be a problem if you just put your sim card in.
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Sir, if this is true, you have made my life easier than...it would have been otherwise.
Yea I couldn't think of anything smarter.
I'm in China, and I bought mine here a month or so ago. I could be wrong, but I believe the X10 isn't officially available in China - my model was illegally imported (as many big-name phones are, as they haven't been crippled in any way; like removing WiFi), so your phone is likely from another country, not China. I just checked the SE China website; they have the X10i on it, but clicking 'buy now' takes you to the Vivaz!
Mine is an X10i and came with English, Japanese and Chinese keyboards. The phone's region can be set to English (UK or US), and western software like Twitter and Facebook was included.
When I got mine, I didn't actually check which region my phone was actually from, and I now have HK firmware running on it (even this can be set to UK or US regions).
Oh, and it was also fully unlocked and unbranded out of the box.
shanespencer said:
I'm in China, and I bought mine here a month or so ago. I could be wrong, but I believe the X10 isn't officially available in China - my model was illegally imported (as many big-name phones are, as they haven't been crippled in any way; like removing WiFi), so your phone is likely from another country, not China. I just checked the SE China website; they have the X10i on it, but clicking 'buy now' takes you to the Vivaz!
Mine is an X10i and came with English, Japanese and Chinese keyboards. The phone's region can be set to English (UK or US), and western software like Twitter and Facebook was included.
When I got mine, I didn't actually check which region my phone was actually from, and I now have HK firmware running on it (even this can be set to UK or US regions).
Oh, and it was also fully unlocked and unbranded out of the box.
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Sorry that this is off topic but I'm glad to find someone in the same boat. I have the HK region X10i and I'm sick of not getting updates from SEUS. I think the HK firmware is causing some troubles on my phone such as the camera shutter sound won't shut off. Does yours do that?
Hi,
I have the Galaxy S4 I9500 version, the snapdragon variant is not available for my region. Google now has launched the Google S4 - which I may be able to get since a friend of mine is coming over from the US. Cost is not an issue since I will sell the I9500 if I go for the Google version - both cost the same for me (we don't have carrier discounted versions in India)
I believe the Snapdragon is a wee bit faster than the octa-core, hopefully the Google edition will be more faster as it is devoid of bloatware.
My questions are:
Since it is a US device - unlike iphone the warranty will not work internationally?
Will the phone be blocked for only US sim-cards or something like that? If I use it in India / Europe and East Asia I am hoping it will work and not need any special code to be entered unlike the carrier locked versions
Anything else I need to be aware of before buying this?
Please respond and thanks in advance for your help - Your inputs will guide my decision in going for the Google version.
I would choose the snapdragon one due to better support, it should be unlocked if its not brought from a mobile carrier,warranty should be international, I'm thinking about one but my nexus4 has been alright so far so I'm going through these threads
Triad007 said:
Hi,
I have the Galaxy S4 I9500 version, the snapdragon variant is not available for my region. Google now has launched the Google S4 - which I may be able to get since a friend of mine is coming over from the US. Cost is not an issue since I will sell the I9500 if I go for the Google version - both cost the same for me (we don't have carrier discounted versions in India)
I believe the Snapdragon is a wee bit faster than the octa-core, hopefully the Google edition will be more faster as it is devoid of bloatware.
My questions are:
Since it is a US device - unlike iphone the warranty will not work internationally?
Will the phone be blocked for only US sim-cards or something like that? If I use it in India / Europe and East Asia I am hoping it will work and not need any special code to be entered unlike the carrier locked versions
Anything else I need to be aware of before buying this?
Please respond and thanks in advance for your help - Your inputs will guide my decision in going for the Google version.
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1. The warranty would not be there in India. as The Phone has not launched in india thats why.
2. No,It woudl not be blocked for US carriers as the phone is a Non Contarct Based Phoen so you dont even need to unlock it to work in india ( however plz check the Base banmd that it supports and if that baseband works in india it woudl work for sure in india )
3. I personally Think u should not go for it as warranty would not be there. There woudl be ports or rom available for I9500 only.
Helllo,
I have a question, in Italy we have all cellphone unlocked to use with every carrier (there are some locked phone but there are less), but in USA i have a huge problem to find unlocked S 5. So my question is, could i take a used Verison,AT&T etc, and after flash with some cooked ROM and using Italian SIM?
Thank you very much
Really?
fortunately for us nexus 5 users, you can use the same phone on every provider, besides verizon. unfortunately for you, yours is locked, and you asked your question in the wrong forums. as this is the nexus 5 forums
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SilvanoP said:
could i take a used Verison,AT&T etc, and after flash with some cooked ROM and using Italian SIM?
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This has been asked and answered numerous times, so the ideal way to have found an answer - not mention a quicker one would have been to search the forum for existing threads.
What you are describing is called region locking and is used to discourage black market sales of handsets intended for one region to another. You can purchase region unlock codes or even circumvent the region lock blacklist yourself on a rooted phone. For that matter, (limited) reports seem to indicate that SIM unlock codes also remove the region lock.
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Thank you for the answer,
for me was really hard to search because i don't fully understand the differences, also at shop (best buy/at&T/Radioshack etc) they wasn't able to make a clear difference from no contract, unlocked and 1 month contract. I would be glad to buy S5 unlocked, but it seems impossible (i was in San Francisco and LA) only on web, where amazon (which i thought was more efficient in USA) want +40$ and not guaranteed 1 day shipping (in Italy they are way more quicker and cheaper).
Only to have a quick answer i post it here, because i had to go to see a used phone (which after revealed to be a rooted and flashed with bad IME (like 22222225) i was surprised that in USA people try to cheat you).
Just want a quick question OP, th Sprint s5 it's impossible to flash for UE for working correctly with European SIM Call&data?
Hello everyone,
I've recently bought a new Galaxy note 4 SM-910H International Unlocked version, The ad confirmed that it works with any operator in any country, Only after I received the phone and tried to use it in my home country, I found that it's American SIM only (Meaning that it needs to be activated with a SIM from America with a 5 Minutes call) ... I'm now stuck out of my new phone and I can't seem to be able to fix this after days and days of research ... I tried contacting the seller who directed me to Samsung and I tried contacting Samsung US several times but they keep giving me conflicted info (Once to refer to the buyer, another to refer to American Carrier and third that they can't provide a region unlock code).
I need an advise from you guys please, This has been a nightmare and It seems I'm stuck with only one option which is buying the unlock code online
Your kind usual support is highly appreciated.
Thank you
Belman90 said:
Hello everyone,
Your kind usual support is highly appreciated.
Thank you
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From what I understand about the region lock is that your phone will be locked to whatever region you use it in first unless it is first used in whatever region it was sold for then there will not be a lock on it. If I understand you correctly you should be able to use it in your region without issue until you try to use it in a different region.
The "H" variant, is for Asia. The "F" variant is the international unlocked version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883741
Sent from my SM-N910F
JagDave said:
The "H" variant, is for Asia. The "F" variant is the international unlocked version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883741
Sent from my SM-N910F
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Actually that is incorrect. The H Variant is design for use with 3G Cell Networks only and should be International Unlocked. Unless you have purchased a EU/UK model.
Hi guys,
I should be getting a Yotaphone 2 'yd206' next week, and the ebay seller has said it will work with all UK bands including B20 (800mhz) which is on the O2 network.
I thought only the yd201 worked with all UK bands, but can anybody who used the yd206 version clarify if it is working properly on thier UK network, particularly O2?
Thanks
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Hi did the phone work with B20 (800mhz) ?
I have just ordered the phone, but have just realised that 4g may not work, unless I change network provider.
georgescookie01 said:
Hi guys,
I should be getting a Yotaphone 2 'yd206' next week, and the ebay seller has said it will work with all UK bands including B20 (800mhz) which is on the O2 network.
I thought only the yd201 worked with all UK bands, but can anybody who used the yd206 version clarify if it is working properly on thier UK network, particularly O2?
Thanks
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He's either lying or mistaken. The YD206 is the Chinese version which has only B1/B3 LTE (2100 and 1800 Mhz). B3/1800Mhz is used in the following countries: https://www.frequencycheck.com/bands/lte-band-3-1800
B1/2100Mhz works here: https://www.frequencycheck.com/bands/lte-band-1-2100
It should work with EE, Three, BT Mobile, Freedom Pop and The People's Operator on the 1800Mhz band. LTE won't work at all on O2 or Vodafone, and 800 Mhz rural coverage on Three (800Mhz) will be non-existent. http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/
I think there's also B41/2500Mhz LTE on the YD206, though I'm not 100% sure.: https://www.frequencycheck.com/bands/lte-band-41-td-2500
Some purportedly YD201 (800, 1800 and 2600Mhz for the whole UK) versions have been coming out of Hong Kong, but I have a hunch they're YD206s which have been flashed to register as YD201s, though they're still missing the 800Mhz band. Here's a new thread on how it's done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/yot...grade-yotaphone-2yd206-running-4-4-4-t3506293.
The one to go for, if you can find one (and they do cost more) is the Russian YD201. They sold out a couple of months ago and the current flood of Chinaphones hitting the market is because Rex Global of Hong Kong bought into Yotaphone with an agreement to pay down $43 million of debt. Dumping dead stock is a classic way of doing this - remember those killer devices the Blackberry Playbook and Nokia Pureview 808?
They don't just cost "more", they cost the same as an iPhone 6. Vastly overpriced is the term for the Yotaphone "russian" phones, actually manufactured in Singapore.
Plenty of British people already own Yotaphone in UK.
Thanks for the info, yeah I bought the Chinese version (YD206) with the snapdragon 801 processor, for 96GBP it was too cheap for me not to.
I will probably get a Three sim once I receive the phone.
Does anyone know if its worth flashing and then updating the devise to lollipop, from the pre-installed kitkat?
I ask because people have said in the past that this phones battery performance was compromised once lollipop was first updated on to the device.
I used to have a oneplus one (before I dropped and smashed it) which also had a SD801 processor, and when it was running kitkat I was literally getting days of standby time. When the phone was not in use, the battery level would hardly go down, but that quickly changed once lollipop arrived. Things got a bit better after a few incremental updates and then finally updating to marshmallow, but the battery life experienced on Kitkat was never to be had.
Does anyone know if this is the same with the Yotaphone, or is battery life with lollipop now just as good as it was with kitkat?
I do not recommend flash the device, because of problems with the e-ink screen, it happened to me, and can't solve this even flashing back to KitKat.
See more here: forum xda-developers com /yotaphone-one/help/yotaphone-2-yd206-updating-issues-t3474184
Parmo100 said:
They don't just cost "more", they cost the same as an iPhone 6. Vastly overpriced is the term for the Yotaphone "russian" phones, actually manufactured in Singapore.
Plenty of British people already own Yotaphone in UK.
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There are plenty of YD201s you can buy in and around Russia, both in stores and online, for around RU20,000, £250/$310. The rouble was in freefall until earlier this year so the US/European price is now much less than it was. Nothing like an iPhone 6.
I also bought a YD206 from Gearbest yesterday for £96, a no-brainer. They're selling hundreds of them until Monday, so I expect to see more community support for custom firmware and hacks. There's already a big Russian following, with a strong consensus in favour of the Lollipop upgrade for better power management etc. I'm waiting until I've owned it for a couple of months before attempting anything too adventurous.
Most people on here have successfully flashed their phones, particularly the cheap Chinese yd206 phones that don't have an option of doing an OTA.
In nearly all cases this is straightforward but if you read here, some have had problems.
My Russian lollipop Yd201 gets 4-5 hours heavy screen time on wifi. You can always go back to older ROM if you don't like the battery life on the lollipop version. There are more widgets, apps available on lollipop. If you go back to an older ROM , you should wipe user data too.
In Early 2015 , just last year, The Official UK Price Of The yotaphone 2 was 555 Pounds 699 Euros , More Expensive Than The Iphone 6 . Yes my Chinese yotaphone was 96 quid too, the dollar price quoted is dropping week on week due to the strengthening USA currency.
Thanks guys,
As long as i'm able to download my main apps, I think I'm going to stick with kitkat for the time being, and maybe in the future think about updating.
Reasons are:
1. I'm not very confident with regards to flashing, and as I'm on my 3rd phone this year due to a serious case of butter fingers, I really can't afford to ruin another phone for at least the next few months .
2. From my experience with my oneplus one, lollipop actually felt like more of a downgrade with regards to performance rather than an upgrade.
It would be great if someone was able to do a side by side test on this device, comparing the latest lollipop update with the YD206 Kitkat.
If Marshmallow or Nougat comes out on this device, I think I may be more inclined to update.
If anyone has any experiences comparing Kitkat with Lollipop, it would be greatly appreciated if you could share your experience.
Cheers
Have just received a YD206 from Gearbest for £96 and all text is in Chinese which I do not understand. Cannot therefore navigate the menu at all to select English language.
Eink screen appears dead.
I have not fitted a sim card. Will that make any difference to the language?
Try getting the correct setting for English language by first flicking down from top, first click on blue user symbol at top right, then click on the white cogwheel next on left for settings. Go through the settings, look for a symbol looking like planet (line 20). This is the language setting, click on the the top setting which is the language selection setting. I guess "English" should be in English language.
Of course it's shocking that they sent you a chinese language one.
Look out for Russian ROMs being in Russian too. Luckily I studied A level Russian.
winterbee said:
I also bought a YD206 from Gearbest yesterday for £96, a no-brainer. They're selling hundreds of them until Monday, so I expect to see more community support for custom firmware and hacks. There's already a big Russian following, with a strong consensus in favour of the Lollipop upgrade for better power management etc. I'm waiting until I've owned it for a couple of months before attempting anything too adventurous.
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Why are you defining yourself as a no-brainer? The YD206 just lacks of the 800MHz band, but it's still a Yotaphone 2! I'm asking because I bought one, too.
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Why are you defining yourself as a no-brainer? The YD206 just lacks of the 800MHz band, but it's still a Yotaphone 2! I'm asking because I bought one, too.
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In English, A "no-brainer" is NOT someONE who is stupid, it means someTHING obvious that you don't have to even think about.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/no-brainer?s=t
In this case he thinks it's very obvious that the price yd206 is such a good deal and he agrees with you.
I bought yd206 too.
Just got mine this morning from GearBest, so far the only concern I'm having is the fact that the response time is a little off, I type fast on my phone, and sometimes the keyboard doesn't pick up two separate taps and registers it as one, resulting in typos and a lot of backspacing.... Way to overcome this is to use one hand to type, and the speed at which you tap the buttons is not a problem.
Other than that, the phone is great. - Just having a hard time getting a screen protector on it :'(
mine works fine in english, no problem with the e ink screen, no sim card installed yet, sounds like yo might have a dud. Mine also came from Gearbest.
Have any UK users discovered the best radio files to flash? I'm using the Chinese radio but have a really patchy signal on EE. I see there are versions for other regions, worth a try?
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Have any UK users discovered the best radio files to flash? I'm using the Chinese radio but have a really patchy signal on EE. I see there are versions for other regions, worth a try?
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Same problem here. Just flashed 5.0.0-HK1.1.66 on a chinese YD201, and now I have not more signal with Vodafone Uk. Should I flash russian version?
Hi guys ive been trying to get an o2 3g sim to work in the Yotaphone 2 YD201 ANDROID 6.0.1... BUILD RU1.1.47 everything works apart from sim card, it sees it as o2 in drop down but no signal and cant find it in carrier search. It sees EE but not 02...
Ive gone into the testing mode but in the UK which is going to be the preferred network type for o2, Ive the following options....
WCDMA, GSM, CDMA, EvDo, LTE, Lte/GSM there are others including unknown..., when I change this and reboot it seems to default back to WCDMA and picking the option doesnt hold.
Can anyone please suggest the best of the networks to pick and also how to save the selection in these settings.
Many thanks
Hi has anyone any idea on saving the settings in the testing phone mode I set it to GSM and reboot but it comes back to CDMA and the GSM option is lost.
Has anyone got 02 to work with this phone as its a good phone Ive got a EE sim to work but I prefer the O2 payg plans.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks