Hi all,
I've just stumbled across the site by accident and like what I've found
My question(s): Is there any difference between the Blue Angel devices offered by the UK networks? I'm on the verge of buying a nice new XDA / SPV / MDA but am unsure if the specs are different between the different flavours. There's not much to choose between the contract & call charges either, so do any of the networks come out on top of their rivals with regard to support and updates for their devices? Finally, can these things be "unlocked" to other networks like standard phones?
Apologies if these are common questions, I've had a quick search through the site and couldn't find definative answers or more likely I didn't understand the answers, being a newby!
Cheers,
Q
Hi all,
Anyone know or guesstimate for UK release for the upcoming X7510. Any ideas on which UK networks it will be released on. T-mobile I presume is a pretty safe bet on ideas on Vodafone etc?
Thanks for taking the time to read this and look forward to any info.
Tom
College (UK)
i heard it was going to be on orange...
id say youre right about t-mobile, but iw willl probe be silver [urgh !]
vodafone, i doubt it, they dont have many ppc's, and o2, the same, but then again, they could surprise us.
Rory
o2 were the first in this country with a windows PDA phone namely the original XDA (also made by HTC) so you never know they might get them yet.
Hi Tom,
At the moment Vodafone don't have any details regarding the release of the X7510.
I have saved this threads URL so if I do get any information in relation to the phone I will let you know.
Sorry I couldn't give you any more information.
Techgirl
Vodafone UK
Hi
Just wondering if anyone has tried to get DMB broadcasts on their Ploaris? Are there any special application to install, or is the Polaris not able to receive DMB at all?
Personally i would go with that it is not possible at all. As i dont even know of a phone in the UK that is able to do it. The only place that has it is either china or japan that it is possible to do it with a certain type of DVB broadcast.
If you want TV on your phone though try this app as it may do some of what you want
They've started up here in Norway with free broadcasts of 6 nation wide channels, so I'd like to get it on my HTC and not having to buy a brand new expensive one..
Bump.
Anyone?
just out of interest what HTC does this work with, maybe then there could be a way to get it to work on the polaris (not that i would be able to)
No idea ;-)
That's why I posted this question so that anyone whos HTC works could tell us...
Sent a question to HTC support and this is he answer:
"Thanks for your email. Currently NONE of our handsets support the reception of T-DMB braodcasts. Therefore if you are wishing to watch these braodcasts on a mobile handset, it would need to be of another brand. I am not aware of any plans to introduce a handset with this function at any point in the forseeable future. We here at tech support are not given details of upcioming devices very often, so there may be a device that i am not aware of. sorry i could not give you more positive information. Best regards, HTC Europe Support"
An the follow-up question on were the issue is I got this:
"Its a hardware issue i am afraid. T-DMB needs specific hardware to recieve the signal, just as you can not recieve digital terrestrial on an old analogue tv without a new hardware box to recieve it, the handset must have T-DMB hardware inside to be able to recieve and decode the signal. Best regards, HTC Europe Support"
So it seems like I'm not going to watch tv on my Polaris 'as-is'..
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Inquiry Description Is the FM Radio Disabled on the Touch Pro 2 for Verizon? If it is why are you crippling the phone? I like to use the phone to its fullest potential and get aggrivated that there is a feature that is locked out!
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Hello oneders65,
I understand how important it is to be able to best utilize your device. The FM radio being disabled is not a choice that was made by HTC; each carrier makes their own specifications for their devices. In this case, Verizon requested that the FM radio not be available on their version of the Touch Pro2. It is possible that they have their own radio software; it is possible that it is something they will make available in a future update. However, there is unfortunately nothing that HTC Technical Support can do to unlock this feature, as we cannot go against the wishes of the carrier who purchased the device from us. For more information and possible ways around this, you may wish to visit our user forum at www.htcwiki.com.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us again. You can find additional support at our user forum www.htcwiki.com. There is also a customer satisfaction survey for you to take if you are interested.
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Message Body: Why is the FM Radio disabled on the Touch Pro 2? Locking out features gives us a reason to go to the other networks. I'm up for renewal but am going to hold off. If the other carriers offer the same phone without functions disabled why not go to the competition???????
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My name is Harlan, I will be more than happy to assist you with your inquiry about FM Radio.
I am sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the fact that FM Radio can not be accessed on the Touch Pro 2. Decisions on what applications and functions will be available on our phones are made by our Marketing Department, and can not be overridden. There are no current plans to offer FM Radio on this device in the future.
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i thought there just wasnt enough room for 3 radios? i.e. u either get a gsm/fm radio tp2 or one with cdma/gsm radios.
The FM radio is in the Verizon TP2 I thought? Just needs the correct software/patch to use...unlike the TP1.
RonDutt said:
The FM radio is in the Verizon TP2 I thought? Just needs the correct software/patch to use...unlike the TP1.
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I think it's just speculation at this point.
in the touch pro the FM radio was part of the bluetooth chip. If the phone had bluetooth it had an FM radio. I'm guessing it's the same way in the pro2. If so, not having enough room is irrelevant. We won't know till we get a teardown. I haven't been able to find one online of any pro2. Anyone know of one?
I am running a VZ tp2 with the radio hack and it works well.
krdiesel said:
I am running a VZ tp2 with the radio hack and it works well.
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which radio hack?
syntrix said:
which radio hack?
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yeah which one?
Maybe the radio cab file? i havn't tried it yet.
Don't beleive it!
krdiesel said:
I am running a VZ tp2 with the radio hack and it works well.
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A person with one post has the radio hack... I think not!
Probably more speculation, but my Sprint corporate account rep says they were told the radios are disabled because they want people to spend money on the Sprint Music Store.
helirob said:
Probably more speculation, but my Sprint corporate account rep says they were told the radios are disabled because they want people to spend money on the Sprint Music Store.
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Because they offer NPR for free in this "music store"?
oneders65 said:
A person with one post has the radio hack... I think not!
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Don't see why that is such a stretch. I was making ROMs for my Wing before I ever made my first post here.
Doesn't THIS work?
toadlife said:
Doesn't THIS work?
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Not on a Sprint TP2. Did it work on your Tmo TP2?
helirob said:
Not on a Sprint TP2. Did it work on your Tmo TP2?
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Yes, it works on the T-Mo version.
Poke_N_PDA said:
in the touch pro the FM radio was part of the bluetooth chip. If the phone had bluetooth it had an FM radio. I'm guessing it's the same way in the pro2. If so, not having enough room is irrelevant. We won't know till we get a teardown. I haven't been able to find one online of any pro2. Anyone know of one?
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There's teardown pics over here, now....
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=87598
I'm just happy that the M key is in the right place. I had a TP1 where the N and M key is separated by the "up arrow" for about a week and that absolutely drove me nuts!
kierandill said:
There's teardown pics over here, now....
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=87598
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Thanks. Okay, from what I've seen there are much smarter people working on this than me. I'm not going to be able to solve it, but I can keep up better than most. From what it says the chipset for the Bluetooth is the BCM4325. Here's a link to the description of it.
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4325
So there is our confirmation that our TP2's have an FM reciever. We just have to figure out what Sprint did and how to use it. I'm guessing it probably won't be more than another few weeks before someone has it working.
Poke_N_PDA said:
Thanks. Okay, from what I've seen there are much smarter people working on this than me. I'm not going to be able to solve it, but I can keep up better than most. From what it says the chipset for the Bluetooth is the BCM4325. Here's a link to the description of it.
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4325
So there is our confirmation that our TP2's have an FM reciever. We just have to figure out what Sprint did and how to use it. I'm guessing it probably won't be more than another few weeks before someone has it working.
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hi all !!
yes the TP2 have a fm tuner, because it works fine on mine, thanks to this forum.
Hello Canadians,
I am looking to trade my T-Mobile G2 for a Bell Desire Z to use on AT&T's 3g network.
Can anyone point me to Canadian smartphone specific forums that have a buy/sell/trade discussion?
Any other ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Danny.B
there's no much to find in many of our forums but go nuts and try..
www.androidcentral.com -- they havea canadian section
www.mobilesyrup.com -- they have a buy/sell section
www.kijiji.ca -- you may find a phone listed
www.craigslist.org -- of course
www.androidincanada.ca -- speaks for itself