Hi @ll..
yesterday is was in an O2 Store and there was an information, that the XDA Orbit 2 (it´s a HTC Touch Cruise i think), will be released by O2 on 2nd December.
At home i found on the internet, that O2 will also release an "XDA Stellar", but no information about when it will come in Germany?
I was astounded about that PDA!! And now I think it will necessarily have it!! THATs SO COOL!!
but i don´t know, what Accessories the O2 Device will bring with it.
Also i could buy the original HTC Tytn II (is that the Kaiser?), but i think the o2 will be cheaper with more Accessories..
Someone has more information about it??
thanxx 2 @ll
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I phoned with the customer support of o2..
now it seems, that the XDA Stella(r) will not come in Germay
Instead of this one, the XDA Orbit 2 will come out (aka HTC Touche Cruise)
with carholder, Tom Tom, etc..
And no i decided to buy an original HTC TyTN II
me, as one of O2 owner, will not buy any O2 product anymore,.
It is expensive, and bad in customer service,.
In atom forum, most people agree of not going to buy any O2 device,.
It is better to use a HTC device, so many useful apps, WM6 upgrade is prepared by the Official, and espesially good in customer service,.
look at the ATOM forum, me, they, and any others members, havent solve the problem for WM6 ROM, (so we dont have a perfect WM6 ROM yet)
but look at HTC device, any non-perfect ROM?? nope,.
that because they have an official WM6 ROM,.
@ Garmin
you are right..
so i decided to buy the one from HTC.
But i never had problems the support of o2 (germany). this was great!
And the thing, why i wanted the one from o2, are the accessories like full TomTom, things for the car and the second pen..
My hopes dashed
Just got my hopes up that the Stellar was going to answer my prayers but now discovered that it only has a 2.8" screen.
I've had an XDA IIi for almost three years now. About every six months I have a search for any worthwhile upgrades and keep being surprised that HTC haven't brought anything out. All I want is an XDA IIi (or equivalent with a 3.5" screen as I use it for lots of surfing) with fast web browsing (3G). GPS would be nice. A decent camera would be nice but I'm not that fussed.
The XDA Exec looked good but was just too heavy (and based on some friends' experiences quite buggy and unreliable).
The XDA Trion got my hopes up but only had the 2.8" screen.
Is it just me? I just can't believe it. I have other few friends clutching onto other XDAs as well because they don't want to downgrade to something else.
Maybe the Samsung F700 will do it...
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Hi everyone,
I've just been on the phone to O2 regarding my contract with my XDA mini s that had ended. I asked if there was any new XDAs planning to be released. The lady on the phone said that there are two planning to be released on the 15th January 2007.
They are called:
XDA Zinc
XDA Exec Graphite
She didn't have any other details to give me but I am wondering if anyone else has heard about these and if anyone knows anymore information about them? If there good it would be worth me hanging about and upgrading in a few months.
Chris
Yep O2 seem to be telling people about these product names but not giving out any details, and thus far none of the regular mobile sites have any info on them. I guess since they are not using HTC anymore they have found a manufactuer who can keep their mouth shut
From what I have been able to find out Graphite will be running WM5 Smartphone and Zince will be running WM5 Pocket Pc. I got this from Asian site, I couldn't make out what the rest of it said
Hi again,
I've been crawling round the internet about this. From this site http://www.dtac.co.th/th/10digits/10dg_modellist.aspx they state in brackets that the Graphite is O2 Jupiter. Searching for O2 Jupiter turns back a fair few results. It looks like its being made by asus. In the results theres alot mentioned about O2 Mars which looks like the TyTN/wizard, specs look good having 520Mhz Intel processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM etc. These of course could all be different phones but still interesting.
Heres some links:
http://www.msmobilenews.com/page/1425/
http://www.slashphone.com/71/5190.html
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/05/o2-mars-and-jupiter-followup-to-hermes-breeze/
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3315&catid=30
http://www.pdafrance.com/articles/newsitem_rss.php?id=7454
I called 02 today with regards to my ocntract upgrade. The only phone i'm interested in is the xda atom exec, so they mentioned that there are 2 (above stated) xda's comming out. She them put me on hold and came back after 5 min and said that the XDA Atom Exec is going to be the graphite and zinc with different specifications. This info came from o2 customers service, so i guess it's true and the release date is the 15th Jan.
well hopefully they introduce new data plans when they release these handsets because at the moment data charges cost a bomb!
XDA Zinc
I can't find anyone in O2 that seems to know any plans for releasing the Zinc in the UK.
:-(
im lookinf forward to this
XDA Orbit (Altered HTC Artemis) & MDA Vario II (HTC Hermes) compete for my affections
My contract with O2 has expired, and now these two beauties compete for my attention. The price is the same (on a £35 p/m contract), and I have little preference as to which company I go with.
I don't need GPS, since I can't drive, and my handwriting is awful so a keyboard seems like a good idea.
On the other hand, the XDA Orbit is much smaller, and more phone like.
So, the features kind of even out. I guess it has to come down to those hard to measure things like 'responsiveness', 'battery life', and most importantly of all, how well polished the product is - I have some concerns about glitches and bugs with the Vario II.
So I put it to you XDA-Developers - which should I go for. Please post your experiences, good or bad, or both phones.
Supposed to be out today, but O2 tell me they are not in stock. Has anyone else had any luck?
o2 are always behind the times, partly due to them always making pointless rubbish like o2 active for their phones. however as this forum is for htc devices only, i doubt there will be a forum
"Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a secretive firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names..."
from the xda portal, there used to be a section which said something like this-
"the only things not wrong about the site name/address are the dash and the dot..."
it should really be called something like
www.devices-manfactured-specifically-by-htc-developers.com
says v in this thread
I don't quite get your point, I am not asking for a forum on it. I can guarantee you that many people from this forum are looking into getting this phone, so i thought it was a good place to ask.
Can you suggest any other forums (which name themselves properly) that might be of more help?
I rang o2, who said they wil no longer stocking this handset... pretty lame really.
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I rang o2, who said they wil no longer stocking this handset... pretty lame really.
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Absolutely - I rang them on Friday and they said they were still all on for the Zinc. However, someone on one of the Universal forums said there were real problems with it.
The imate ultimate looks a better bet. Shame O2 won't have the taste to go for it.
churchwa said:
I don't quite get your point, I am not asking for a forum on it. I can guarantee you that many people from this forum are looking into getting this phone, so i thought it was a good place to ask.
Can you suggest any other forums (which name themselves properly) that might be of more help?
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I looked at your other posts, including why is this forum just htc? and because this is your second thread about the xda zinc, i just thought it would be like asking about a nokia or blackberry release (which generally doesn't happen). That said, I really hope you or someone else gets one because unless o2 make another horribly slow rom, I want one. And this is the only place where people are likely to talk specifically about it, and I/we can find out if it's any good...
I guess that clears it up, or not
It is a crap..I returned to the dealer in two days..very buggy..takes long time to get on to network..one has to manuallt set the GSM only then it detects and logs on to GSM networks..very thick and bulkier than Hermes...and as usual O2 crap is there.with some crap from Asus..
hdubli said:
It is a crap..I returned to the dealer in two days..very buggy..takes long time to get on to network..one has to manuallt set the GSM only then it detects and logs on to GSM networks..very thick and bulkier than Hermes...and as usual O2 crap is there.with some crap from Asus..
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Just spoken to O2 - they are now going to release the "Trion" at the beginning of April, which looks like it is a Hermes.
apd said:
Just spoken to O2 - they are now going to release the "Trion" at the beginning of April, which looks like it is a Hermes.
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REALLY??? I've been hassleing o2 for the trion for ages. Was told its only out in Germany, the UK gets the Zinc. I really hope you're right!!
EDIT: Just called o2 myself. Indeed the Xda ZINC has officially been pulled "We are no longer going to release this phone". Instead we have the Trion (Hermes) out on 16th April, together with the o2 Argon (whatever that is...I've never heard of it and nor had the o2 guy).
Looks like I'll finally get my Hermes (although I really want the HTC Kaiser which has integrated GPS)
The Trion will be out week starting 2nd of April (yeah right, i will believe that when i see it)
And they dont have a clue what the Argon is which i find quite funny. I will ask my friend at O2 what the Argon is when he gets back from holiday.
although im going to have to wait yet another month, i guess its good news. atleast they are going to release something to replace my mini s. we'l wait and see.
I'm led to believe that the Argon is an HTC device with inbuilt GPS - go search the HTC site? Not sure the model.
Strange, as the only one with GPS on their site is already out as the Orbit.
I have heard it is a full sized business device designed to replace the XDA II/IIs. I guess all the firms using them want to upgrade?
I'm wondering if the O2 XDA Argon is actually the long-rumoured Universal replacement, the HTC Omni?
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=245564
Hey ppl check it out the xda argon
http://businessshop.o2.co.uk/phone_detail.aspx?id=94&groupid=4
NOOOOO xda flame what is the matter with o2? anyone no how i can get a hold of the flame? cos it looks like o2 not gonna release it in the uk or europe!
thanks
S1MB4D
that argon looks like little more then an alpine with wm5 and a better cam
odd choice for this day and age
It's a renamed Trion, which is a rebadged Hermes
so i guess o2 gonna be jerks and not release flame here?
Looks a lot like this to me
The picture of the XDA Argon looks a lot like this HTC P6300 (Panda) to me, what does anyone else think? http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=735
yeh, i think on website called coolsmartphones they had speculated it would be the panda.
NOT a rebadged Trion, which is being (has been) released separately
is there not something about htc not letting companys like o2 rebadged devices anymore ?
was that not why o2 and tmobile starting getting other suppliers for devices they wanted to be named o2 and tmobile
and why imate was left out in the cold by htc ?
advice plz!!!
hey guys a bit of advice
you lot think i should bother to upgrade with o2 with the orbit or should i go sell the upgrade and then buy the flame?
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that argon looks like little more then an alpine with wm5 and a better cam
odd choice for this day and age
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yep..now the argon users will complain for WM6
But, IMHO, I would really love get this device. You atleast need 3.5" screen to do something useful. It just does not make any sense working on a 2.8" device. Does it?
That is a joke, it looks like they are relying on sentimental reasons to invoke XDA2 users to buy this. With the O2 Flame being launched next week, why would anyone buy this?
There are plenty of online shops who are already taking orders for the Flame - use Australian sites if you are seeking extra security. Retail price online is about 500 quid.
Hi, a lot of conflicting stuff on the Argon so let me set the record straight. It's an HTC Panda badged for O2. It runs on WM5 althought O2 will be rolling out with WM6 in the near future. CPU is 400Mhz Samsung 2442. O2 have a large client base in the UK using the XdaIIi form factor and there has been high demand for continuity since HTC pulled the plug on the XdaIIi. I manage over 800 XdaIIi's and the Argon is key to our future growth until something better with a 3.5" screen comes along.
main thing that o2 are going back to the xda2 style is that also of businesses use the xda2 for tracking things eg taxi`s, dhl etc all have carkits or cradles for them.this is a stroke of genius from o2,wait till you guys see wot o2 have in the next xda pipeline i cant wait...
What is a fair price in the UK for a second-hand xda?
Orange are doing reconditioned Tytyn II's for £130!!! great price if you ask me.
I got a second hand O2 xda orbit on ebay for £129.00 about three weeks ago, very pleased with this price ,untill i saw the contract free offer from orange for a htc trinity and a free mobile phone for about the same price! check out coolsmartphone for details its still on the front page,
the guy above has it wrong unless i'm missing somthing here! its the trinity thats on offer, similare to a tytn but no slide out keyboard and has an on board gps!
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I got a second hand O2 xda orbit on ebay for £129.00 about three weeks ago, very pleased with this price ,untill i saw the contract free offer from orange for a htc trinity and a free mobile phone for about the same price! check out coolsmartphone for details its still on the front page,
the guy above has it wrong unless i'm missing somthing here! its the trinity thats on offer, similare to a tytn but no slide out keyboard and has an on board gps!
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I could be wrong as I dont really understand the Orange model no.'s, its was an SPV M700 I think and the free Samsung! It doesnt matter now though as they are out of stock
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/index?WT.mc_id=ConMarGoMob_1059&WT.srch=1&cd_source=Automedon
just went to the website and folned them up on the freed phone No because I couldn't see the link you mentioned. they said they hadn't released that model yet that you mentioned,and that they didn't do contract free offers, so you can feel better about your bargin again.