I travel between the UK and US regularly. Is there a Windows 5.0 device that has high speed data in both the US and UK. I don't mind having two accounts US and UK and switching sim cards. It seems to me that its either one or the other. 3G or evdo/edge ?? Maybe I am missing something. Thanks in advance.
Bryan
hmmm then u go for a xda atom , it got edge as all know that also after 2-3 rom upgrades its problems r solved now so go for it
US/UK device advice
When I was back in the US last year, I found that many places had very bad coverage using only a triband phone. To ensure the best coverage and the possibility of EDGE, I went with the Dopod 818 Pro. It also didn't hurt that I could get a 2GB SD card and 2 screen protectors for less than the price of the Atom.
Cheers,
Steve
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Picked up the O2 Graphite from Thailand over the weekend. Would it be possible to create a new forum for the phone ? Will post a little mini review of the phone
O2 graphite is an Asus.. we have great discrimination on non-HTC devices or else, the site may have been flooded with devices from HP, Asus, Treo.. although we have an exception of the Atom.
BTW I think there are folks who are looking at P525 cooked ROMs, etc on the forums. Not a problem. Just wanted to inform people about the new smartphone phone - its pretty a solid offering and beats the Breeze - but like most Windows devices, its not without it own oddities. Thanks
Someone knows if the 3G function will work in Israel (Orange Network)?
I think the Graphite is working on 2100 mHz, right? Whats it in Israel?
Orange Israel rep. told me they don't hand 3g sim cards to be installed in phones they do not market. You don't actually have to buy the phone from them it just has to be a model they work with. And since they don't sell any windows mobile smartphones they wouldn't give me a 3g sim card :-(
With the release of the HTC Fuze and support for the 850 and 900 UMTS bands does this mean that the device will be suitable for the Telstra Next G Network in Australia as they use the same bands? I've gotten conflicting answers from contact within Oz, so i thought it best to ask you guys!
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With the release of the HTC Fuze and support for the 850 and 900 UMTS bands does this mean that the device will be suitable for the Telstra Next G Network in Australia as they use the same bands? I've gotten conflicting answers from contact within Oz, so i thought it best to ask you guys!
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yes they will. though telstra has something nice up their sleeves too
Thanks
I'd be very interested to hear more. I asked at Two Telstra shops yesterday and there was a large silence before they said no...thought something was a bit suss
Please, please my JASJAM is dying slowly but definitely not gracefully and am hanging to get this phone on NextG (due to location).
Have been watching forums for any news along with pestering Telstra but still no joy.
Telstra and something nice don't normally go together...so I'm very intrigued!
Im in the same position. My jasjam is trooping on, but i would love one of these on the NextG network.
Keep this thread updated with any news from Telstra.
My dopod 838 is on the way out :-(
Mobicity is the only place I have seen selling a specific NextG Touch Pro but Im a bit dubious about it...
Something nice? I have to agree with VinEquity.. telstra and nice dont go togeather. "look at the pretty lights, ignore the horror of the charges." and what is usually up their sleeve is another charge.
I've given up on the Fuze for the moment due to the cost of getting one into Australia, approx $900 from someone on ebay with no warranty etc.
It would be good to see Telstra pick up the Touch Pro & the Touch HD in the near future but they have been way behind Vodafone, Optus & even Three for launches of major phones such as the Nokia E72, BlackBerry Bold (6 weeks after Optus even thought Telstra were supposed to have an 'exclusive') and now the Omnia
no one else has looked into the mobicity? they are pretty adament it is a next g phone.
Got an email back from mobicity, it appears these touch pros are actually fuze's. They have an AT&T logo on them.
the uk touch pro has 850/900 band...i got mine a few months before it came out in australia and works well on optus (havent tried next g since dont have telstra sim). it cost au$900 which is 350 less than outright from austalia
Hey xternal, just spoke to Telstra again, girl had the TP on her list of Next G handsets but no stock available until early December. She's going to call me on my JASJAM, if it survives that long, when stock arrives....Not counting any chickens yet!
Spoke to Telstra again today. The girl said she had the TP on her list of Next G handsets but no stock available yet. She spoke to her supervisor who said early December...that's only next week!!!!!! I'll be phoning back on the 1st, 2nd... until I get my hands on one. My JASJAM has starting givng me the white screen of death so it should all fall into place nicely or am I counting my chickens prematurely.
Hey thanks for the update. My contract is up in dec so could be perfect!
Still no sign
Talked to telstra today, they said they have no idea when it will be released, they just released the Nokia 96 on Monday so I dont think It will be too soon, but who knows
Telstra reps get confused easily
The Telstra stores and also the business side easily get confused. I regularly deal with a very senior corporate mobile person in Telstra and he refers to the diamond as the pro. They have no immediate plans for the TP. Their preference is the Sony as an exclusive deal. It's all about carrying devices you cant get elsewhere and creating the perception of being different.
I have a TP and use a Next G sim in it. It only gets UMTS (900+2100) and GSM (900+1800). The phone easily roams to 3 which is half telstra 'owned' anyway and I have H coverage for my data almost continuously, occasionaly it drops back to Edge.
Hopefully, they will get the TP 850, I remain ever hopeful.!
Oh well, i bit the bullett and ordered a fuze. Should be here sometime between xmas/new year.
Ill let you know how it goes. I just couldnt hold out any longer. It seems telstra are getting the X1 not the touch pro
Hi all,
Just received the HTC Fuze from Mobicity, and dropped in a Telstra Next G sim and all works fine.
I used the guide below to get HSPDA working, (disabled by default as some of you know)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459335
Use the following settings for the telstra.wap:
Connection name: Telstra.Wap
Data Bearer: GPRS/Packet Data
Access Point Name (or APN): telstra.wap
USERNAME: (Leave Blank)
Password: (Leave Blank)
Authentication: Normal
Proxy: 10.1.1.181
Proxy> Advanced >WAP: 10.1.1.150:9201
Proxy> Advanced >Socks: 10.1.1.181:1080
Having problems with telstra.corp (authentication issues) for those wanting to have it join thier company WAN, but will let you know how that goes. Will flash and use another radio if I have to.
Oh MY GOD! There is someone out there wit a FUze on NextG! Rom/radio trials? Any good?
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Oh MY GOD! There is someone out there wit a FUze on NextG! Rom/radio trials? Any good?
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I popped my mums telstra sim card in and it appears to work fine
yeah but is she nextg? or just gsm? my touch pro runs fine with my telsra sim, but only gsm. ive got "3g" up on my fuze....after olipro sim unlock...
Tragedy has struck! The Touch Pro I bought overseas has died on me : (
Since this was an overseas purchase there isn't a warranty and I've already had a local shop look at repairing it (they can't).
So, I'm in the market for a replacement.
I'm now living in San Jose, CA and have given some serious thought to:
a. an HTC TP 2
b. an HTC HD T8285 (get the 3G to work in the US).
I absolutely love having a keyboard ... but maybe I could do without. Since I've had neither of these phones in my hand, I'm not sure what direction to go.
Any advice on the technical side ?
---Rob
tp2 is ok, it's a slightly better tp. Not 100% worth the upgrade.
If you like the hardware keyboard, don't change. you'll be very unhappy when u go software. go for the tp again.. Atlest I would.
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Tragedy has struck! The Touch Pro I bought overseas has died on me : (
Since this was an overseas purchase there isn't a warranty and I've already had a local shop look at repairing it (they can't).
So, I'm in the market for a replacement.
I'm now living in San Jose, CA and have given some serious thought to:
a. an HTC TP 2
b. an HTC HD T8285 (get the 3G to work in the US).
I absolutely love having a keyboard ... but maybe I could do without. Since I've had neither of these phones in my hand, I'm not sure what direction to go.
Any advice on the technical side ?
---Rob
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HTC Touch Pro2 is much better. Touch HD just had 3G and headphone jack.
Touch Pro2 for alot of productivity - keyboard
Touch HD for alot of fun - headphones, 3G
worth the wait?
I 'seems' like a US version of the TP will be available in August some time ... I could probably borrow a phone from somebody for the next few weeks. Would it be worth the wait for a US version vs. the International version? I have never used 3G so I guess I won't miss what I've never had .?.?.?
well since you are in the US, you might as well get the US version. the international one works just as well since there isn't any serious changes to it. And 3g works on both. Once you try out 3g's speed, you'll be surprised
I live in Australia and I'm thinking about buying a Touch Pro from USA since it seems cheaper. I was wondering is there anything I have to look out for that might stop it form working here. Eg. Network issues.
I'm thinking about this one
Hi,
The phone in the link operates on the CDMA network, you'll want the GSM version (the one that uses a simcard). It is also network locked and will need to be hacked/unlocked.
Very cheap though...
Thanks
Some of them say A & T service required for some of the features. What does that mean?
you don't really need to "hack" it. just get someone to create your unlock code for you. you can get it here on xda or even ebay. I believe olinex can provide you the unlock code for a price. I can gaurantee that these guys here at xda are very helpful so dont' worry about that too much.
you should think about what band your provider in aus is using.
Good luck!
EDIT: those "features" are ATT specific and you can make those disappear. check the links on "unbloating" your phone. It's pretty annoying but it does not do anything for your phone if you don't use ATT's network. Check out the thread on flashing for beginners. Read it carefully and if you have questions, be very specific.
Thanks for the help. I been using a jasjam (hermes) with a flashed rom but the hermes is in bad condition so thinking about getting a new phone.
Dood, I'm in Aus and also upgraded to Touch Pro from JasJam.
A warning. You will not get Telstra NextG video calls. The touch pro does not operate on Telstra's band. Just in case you were/are a Telstra man...
Also, you should be able to ebay a cheap as new unit in Australia... I've seen many go for under $300.
A brand new phone for less that $300???
What are you searching "HTC touch pro"?
Touch Pro or Fuze in Australia?
Mate, check the 3G/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA frequencies used by your provider!!!
The TP AND the Fuze will work AS PHONE in almost any GSM network (beside some Asian countries i.e. Japan) since they are 4 band GSM devices. However, using the benefits of high speed data aka 3G you have to check which band your provider is using. AFAIK Telstra is using 850/1900 which matches the ATT US network while t-mobile and the std. TP use 900/2100. IF you are with Telstra get a Fuze and it will work. People here in the US buy the HD (not offered here in the US by ATT) in Australia to operate it in the US network.
Good luck and don't get screwed.
Hey guys/gals,
I'm relatively new to advanced cell phone workarounds/programming/software-know-how, but Im not one of those punks who knows NOTHING about technology and phones. Ill cut right to the chase, and the answer so far has been not gonna happen, but is there any way to get a Lenovo S8 to work on AT&T's 3g network? It has a 900/1800/1900 GSM band and the weird china-only 1890/2010 W-CDMA radio in it, but I've been under the impression that AT&T runs 3g on the 1900 band. Is there any way to tweak a setting or do anything to get it to work? (That question was asked knowing the answer is 99.9% absolutely not, so please dont blow up at me, just asking again for good measure.) Or alternatively, I have a Samsung Focus and a Nokia Lumia 900 that work perfectly fine at my disposal, is there any way for me to make a franken Lenovo and take the radio out of the Samsung or Nokia and put it in the S8 to make it a usable phone in the United States? I bought the phone as a gift for my girlfriend, she HAD to have a gold phone and the iPhone 5s was outta my price range full retail, plus the S8 is as gold as it gets. She loved it until she realized it was on EDGE speeds at maximum, basically rendering the phone un-usable, so she switched back to her busted up silver iPhone 5. Right now I have a $200 paperweight, and 2 phones with radios in them that I know work on AT&T's network. I dont mind if the Lenovo ends up bricked, its a waste of money anyway if I cant get it to work. Give me any ideas you have everyone, thanks so much!!!
-Daniel
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Any ideas guys???
one last bump, thought at the least someone would reply calling me an idiot for thinking it was even possible, please guys any ideas?