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Guy's,
I'm sadly informing you that my Uni is dead!
Actually it is not dead; it's switched on but a white screen and I can't see anything on the screen. I seems the display is damaged. I've unmounted the whole unit, did a cleanup and re-assembled but my bad luck ...
There is no spare available in my country (Bangladesh) for Uni so I can't even repair it.
Thanx to MyMobiler, it has given me the access to my device and this thread has been created using the benefit of this nice tool.
I have completed a new build couple of days back. It is a bug-fix build of v8.0 but based on 19960 core. I'll upload it sometime next week (without beta testing).
I suppose it will be the last present from "TOMAL" for our beloved Universal.
All the best.
Thanks for your hard work, for keeping our uni's alive for a long time, I hope you 'll find a solution to fix your device, and give us more great rom's.
"All things shall come to pass"
Thank you very much Tomal, your great work helped many Uni's around the world.
V8 is so stable, i am positive many people will keep on using it for a long time (I included).
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (and other goods from your kitchen).
Alslamo Alykom My brother Tomal
It is the most bad news today. I think it is not the end of Tomal's era but may be the end of Uni era at all for a lot of us.
I think that we should start to find a way to repair ur device not only thanking u for ur past effort. Why not to donate u to buy another one or any one from europe could send u the accessory part u need.
Anothyer solution that will take longer time is sending ur device with one of ur country citizenzs who travel frequently to Arab nations where there is a lot of workshops that can repair it. May i arrange for something like that, if u interested please PM me.
It is a call for all uni lovers to donate to Tomal to support him to ride over his current problem.
tomal said:
Guy's,
I'm sadly informing you that my Uni is dead!
Actually it is not dead; it's switched on but a white screen and I can't see anything on the screen. I seems the display is damaged. I've unmounted the whole unit, did a cleanup and re-assembled but my bad luck ...
There is no spare available in my country (Bangladesh) for Uni so I can't even repair it.
Thanx to MyMobiler, it has given me the access to my device and this thread has been created using the benefit of this nice tool.
I have completed a new build couple of days back. It is a bug-fix build of v8.0 but based on 19960 core. I'll upload it sometime next week (without beta testing).
I suppose it will be the last present from "TOMAL" for our beloved Universal.
All the best.
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Hi Tomal,
sorry to hear your leaving the forum. However don't give up on you universal just yet. The same thing happened my device just two days ago. After two days working on it I took all of the RF cage lids off and used a spray on Electrolube FLUXCLENE. on everything including internal connectors. (Also used a hot air gun on the internal components. Build my uni back up again and it has been working ever since. Even has better than usual battery life.
Look forward to your last build, my only issue with the last one was that the front facing camera did not work.
- T
Nooooo!
I'm not saying any good byes to the great TOMAL here... after a long long time i got my self satisfied with some ROM. every thing was so at ease. even though the bugs and short comings are there but i must confess the V8 is the best, FAST & STABLE ROM ever.
pls. find a way to fix your UNI. or try some thing from Pakistan. eveything is easily availabe here....
farehmani
I agree to the post written by another member.I believe that his huge efforts making the uni so long lasting deserve a small donation from us all (say 3$) which would help him get a new screen and proceed with his fine work.
I'll now intantly check if i have a sum left to my paypal account to donate him for his work and hope for his return...
V8.0
Hello Tomal ! ! ! ! I am sad to hear that you are having problems with your Universal. I am very impressed now with your v8.0 very fast & stable since you have helped us with information on fixing the current bugs in your v8.0 rom. I must say it is truthfully the best cooked rom I have ever used on my "Qtek 9000". At this time I have everything running perfectly on your v8.0 which I have read through your entire forum for v8.0 and have fixed all the problems that I was encountering in your v8.0. The only thing I ask you to do if you can do this on your next fixed release on v8.0 to have the extended rom (storage) accept software downloads. I use a lot of third party software on my device for my company needs and have put that software on the flash disk. The other software I was forced to put on a storage card which I could not put directly in the extended rom (storage) because if I put additional 3rd party software on my device it would take up to much space. Even though I had my ram upgraded from 64mb to 128mb this year in January of 2008 year by PocketPCTechs out of California which did an excellent job and a reasonable price. Once your v8.0 is released next week I will test this. If I am 100% completely satisfied I will make a large donation directly to "Tomals Paypal" to help you in the repair of your Univerisal or toward a purchase for a used or new Univerisal on ebay. I strictly use my "Qtek 9000" for my companies which your great roms keep my Univerisal running and going. The only other thing I ask of you Tomal that the only thing I could not get to work is the "Network Wizard". I can install the software on the device but when I tap on the icon nothing happens. The only way I can get this to work is go to File Explorer then to go to windows and tap on the "Network Wizard" icon which then works. So at this time I have removed this from my device until it works properly hopefully on your next v8.0 fix. So if everybody else that uses "Tomals Cooked Roms" would make any type of donation where we have enough people contributing then Tomal would have enough donations to purchase a new Universal. That would be greatly appreciated. As you can see Tomal has put many, many hours and hard work & effort to making these cooked super great Roms possible and for the Universal to live on. So we should also help him to make his cooked roms keep going on. So let's make the difference by making a donation today.
A salute to you sir, you enabled me to get vastly more enjoyment out of my very exspensive mobile phone. You are the man!
heh!
I´m sure toghrther we can help you in some way!
Hi Tomal
I ask you to don´t give up on your Uni
We are a lot the people who are using your ROM´s very happy
So I porpose, as someone said it before, that we donate a small amount to help you buy another Uni, the piece you have broken, or any other way you want us to help you.
It´s the minimal effort we can do toghther to support the guy has been supporting and keeping alive our Uni´s around the world.
SO PLEASE ALL!!!
It´s time to really unite and help
Tomal, let us know how much you need to fix your problem, so we can see how much money we have to raise (Ok guys it´s not going to be a high amount)
Waiting your reply and hoping the Tomal´s ROM users can joint to HELP
My best wishes to all
PD: I found this site on the forum with good comments about delivery service, from China to Bangladesh I think it´s not too far?...
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopodo2-d900-universal-platform-c-138_385.html
Hope this helps, not sure if this is the part you need. But in case it is Guys look at the price, how much you think we have to cooperate for each person?3 dollars, 4 dollars!!
Let´s help!, of course if Tomal agrees
Thank you so much
Thank you so much for your feeling. I'm simply impressed!!
I'm actually not sure about which part is damaged whether it's the main board or just the display assembly. Interestingly I can still access my Uni using the MyMobiler.
Just for you guy's information, it's not easy to get any spare over mail/courier due to govt. regulations in my country. Only alternative I can see is to send the device (for repair) to Europe or other places when someone traveling there.
Hi Tomal it seems the cable which transmits signals to display got broken, my offer to you is if you can post your uni to me here in UK then i ll get it fixed for you and will send it back, you have done so much for us now its time for us to do something for you
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Hi Tomal it seems the cable which transmits signals to display got broken, my offer to you is if you can post your uni to me here in UK then i ll get it fixed for you and will send it back, you have done so much for us now its time for us to do something for you
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Good idea olympia786
If Tomal agrees, you can let all us know the expenses and toghether can raise the amount.
Looking forward to help Tomal in any way possible
Cheers
PD: Perhaps this guy can help also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405566
he´s so greatfull to this site that maybe he can do something, just an idea..
Tomal: Can you buy a new or second hand Uni in your country from anywhere?
If so, then I suggest we have a collection and send Tomal the money directly so he can buy it himself, this way there is no problem with shipping and the mail
If not, then we could buy a new screen from eBay and try to send it in the mail to him - this would be cheaper but more risky. A small flat screen should fit quite easily into a letter and be very hard to detect, shouldn't it?
I love Tomal's ROM, I was starting to hate my MDA PRO with WM5 but I love it now that his ROM is installed
Uni's are quite cheap nowadays, I just looked on eBay and the average price is between £100 and £150. I am willing to donate a large percentage of the total cost, I think I can afford about £40. Come on guys dig deep, Tomal has done so much for the Uni and there are very few active chefs left!
A moving note from Tomal. Well surely I will wait and try ur final 8. The last is always the most meaningful one!
Best Wishes! Million Thanks to you for the 7.7 as it's the rom I used for quite a few months unable finding a replacement in previous months. Now I use Darkforcesteam's
It's time to try a more powerful PPC, so many for you to choose out there these days!
Saludos
It will be a pleasure for me to help Tomal, pls let me know what will be the way.
Saludos
Qtek 9000 For Sale
Listed in the Univerisal section is a "Qtek 9000" for sale at a cheap price and in good conditon which I have listed below by one of the members and have bookmarked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419742
Park said:
Listed in the Univerisal section is a "Qtek 9000" for sale at a cheap price and in good conditon which I have listed below by one of the members and have bookmarked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419742
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It looks good.
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It looks good.
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I took the liberty to contact him to know the price including shipping to Bangladesh.
Hope you can confirm us if that Uni is ok for you and if you don´t have any problems to recieve an Uni from other country.
And most important if you are ok with this posibility
Cheers
Count me in to help Tomal. Please let us all know what has been decided and how we proceed.
Hi All
I bought a NOKIA E90 recently thinking that it ran windows mobile in a way that my previous phone the HTC UNIVERSAL did , but I was very much mistaken ....
Im going to sell the E90 or trade it in .....
Whats the best phone to get now for me ? I loved the UNIVERSAL and would think about getting one again ....
I want something can can run MSDOS , and EMU's and lots of other stuff, but the E90 is just not doing it for me ....
What do you guys suggest ?
Many thanks all
Steve
Anyone ....?
Dosnt matter , just bought this one for myself :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180334897524
Thanks anyway .....
What do you think of the above ?
Thanks
Steve
Thats a good one
sbsshadow said:
Hi All
I bought a NOKIA E90 recently thinking that it ran windows mobile in a way that my previous phone the HTC UNIVERSAL did , but I was very much mistaken ....
Im going to sell the E90 or trade it in .....
Whats the best phone to get now for me ? I loved the UNIVERSAL and would think about getting one again ....
I want something can can run MSDOS , and EMU's and lots of other stuff, but the E90 is just not doing it for me ....
What do you guys suggest ?
Many thanks all
Steve
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Shame to hear you don´t have your Uni, this is a great device!!
Why not check here acording to your personal needs:
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdachooser
And here what XDA members think it´s the best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446362
Lovely , thanks
What do you think of the one that I bought ?
I have not seen a white one before ..... lol
Steve
sbsshadow said:
Lovely , thanks
What do you think of the one that I bought ?
I have not seen a white one before ..... lol
Steve
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I really don´t like Nokia´s OS
And it can be compared with Universal!!
If money is not your problem and can wait a few months buy the Touch Pro 2
Is the most similar to Uni I ever see...
orb3000 said:
I really don´t like Nokia´s OS
And it can be compared with Universal!!
If money is not your problem and can wait a few months buy the Touch Pro 2
Is the most similar to Uni I ever see...
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If you click the EBAY link I have posted above, that is the Universal I have bought today ..
thanks
Steve
sbsshadow said:
If you click the EBAY link I have posted above, that is the Universal I have bought today ..
thanks
Steve
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oops, sorry I did not understand as the link just says that item is no longer available
Then enter here and enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=247
And don´t forget to vote!
tomal said:
Finally, I bought the HD.
I bought it from our XDA member - VizagDude
The payment has been done, device has been shipped through FedEx this morning and I got the tracking number.
I got unbelievable cooperation from VizagDude in every aspect.
I'm sooo excited. Now just waiting for the parcel to arrive...
Cheers
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Is this the end of an golden era in uni forum ????
The day every Uni lover feared ...LOL....
Congratulation master tomal on your purchase of touch HD and many thanx for the hard work and efforts you put in uni forum...... Hopefully master tomal you will still cook for uni
Guyz please thanx Master tomal for the great roms and efforts ......
And please post your thank you post to show some support to Master tomal....
Calm down my friend
Our dear Tomal has stated that unless Uni leaves him, he has no plans to abandon it soon!
One of the best ways to say thanks is donating!! (To XDA or Tomal)
So Universal for some more time!
A little of history:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=359945
ps.Evolution is always good
Come to think of it....
I am willing to swap Tomal 1 complete Uni for his 128Mb board...Just to keep him in the game, all of the Uni lovers provided with ROMs and me with upgraded board to enjoy anything Tomal has to offer... How about it, Tomal?
enigma1nz said:
I am willing to swap Tomal 1 complete Uni for his 128Mb board...Just to keep him in the game, all of the Uni lovers provided with ROMs and me with upgraded board to enjoy anything Tomal has to offer... How about it, Tomal?
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That's nice offer. But I don't think it will be worth for you because of the shipping cost. As well as my side due to added (huge) customs duty.
But I'll think of it....let's see what alternative idea I can generate...
Hi
Count me in to support=donate any idea or option you decide!
We want you in Uni forums Tomal!
Cheers,
orb3000 said:
Hi
Count me in to support=donate any idea or option you decide!
We want you in Uni forums Tomal!
Cheers,
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Ummm...mate, thank you.
It is giving a feeling that you have strated...missing something...
Not yet my friend...
But to be honest because of you I haven´t replaced my Uni
You have done an amazing work for all of us and that is priceless!
So if anything I can do to help to keep you active on Uni forum I´ll do my best!!
I am also buying another device (TP2), but I´ll keep my Uni as active as it is now!
Cheers,
Thank Tomal !
I just wanna thank YOU 4 every thing YOU have made 4 us. Your roms are the greatest and I hope You will not live us 4 sure but sometimes give us some new stuff.
I think that I will now think faster about buying the HD
Now less probable!!
Now with 6.5 ROM from Tomal and other chefs Uni es more alive than ever!!
LONG LIVE TO UNIVERSAL!!!
Finally, I got the HD in hand.
It is really a nice device.
cheers
Good news.... Play with your new toy ( HD) hehe and great that you found second uni..... and can't wait you to port those HD rom into our UNI LOL
THANKS TOMAL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE
still use one of your cook for my uni...
tomal said:
That's nice offer. But I don't think it will be worth for you because of the shipping cost. As well as my side due to added (huge) customs duty.
But I'll think of it....let's see what alternative idea I can generate...
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hi
for customs there are no problems if you send as sample.
but the shipping cost remaing
Hi,
This there anyone within the UK that could upgrade my Uni for a price?
From 64 -----> 128mb
Try www.retronix.co.uk.
Give them a call and ask for HTC universal upgrades.
The cost is £80 plus postage, or £50 plus postage if you supply the ram chips.
My venerable old uni is being upgraded by them as we speak. All I had to do was to send the phone to them. They take payment when the job is complete.
I'll post again when the upgraded phone arrives, just to let you know how it went.
Hey Thing, are you still cooking for Uni?
Nice to see that Orb and Jonny are still around.
I was supposed to get back my Uni today from repair, but it's missing
Let's hope next Monday my friend give me good news.
Cheers
Heyy ultravox
yeah, i was saying to a friend. The Uni is a dyeing bread, Soon i recon everyone will move to new device. I said i would move to a new device once Windows & comes out in full.
ultravox said:
Hey Thing, are you still cooking for Uni?
Nice to see that Orb and Jonny are still around.
I was supposed to get back my Uni today from repair, but it's missing
Let's hope next Monday my friend give me good news.
Cheers
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hi ultravox!
Nice to see old time members around!
I´ll be around as long as my Uni still alive!
I have upgraded to Rhodium, but I really miss my Uni, so I have both working and active!
What happened to your Uni?
Hope you receive it soon
Cheers,
orb3000 said:
hi ultravox!
Nice to see old time members around!
I´ll be around as long as my Uni still alive!
I have upgraded to Rhodium, but I really miss my Uni, so I have both working and active!
What happened to your Uni?
Hope you receive it soon
Cheers,
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Hey Orb,
I broke the USB port, and asked a friend to solder it. I have to get it back but it wasn't were it was suppose to be, but i'll get more new on Monday.
I also have a HD but I miss the Uni, I find unacceptable that i can play have on it
Cheers
ultravox said:
Hey Orb,
I broke the USB port, and asked a friend to solder it. I have to get it back but it wasn't were it was suppose to be, but i'll get more new on Monday.
I also have a HD but I miss the Uni, I find unacceptable that i can play have on it
Cheers
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Hi ultravox,
Wound'nt it be cheaper to buy a brand new Uni motherboard?
ultravox said:
Hey Orb,
I broke the USB port, and asked a friend to solder it. I have to get it back but it wasn't were it was suppose to be, but i'll get more new on Monday.
I also have a HD but I miss the Uni, I find unacceptable that i can play have on it
Cheers
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Oh I see, Hope you can play with Uni very soon!
And hope Tomal give us a surpise soon!
I think you see him on HD section right?
Have a great weekend
Hi All,
Im still kicking about as well, and still keep the Uni charged. I never did get the memory upgrade, is it worth the money?
Regards
Jay
Hey!
Great to see you around too!
I have not upgraded too as sending and receiving my Uni in México will be almost imposible due to customs
From what I´ve heard from Jonny upgrade it´s worth!
Hey Ultravox, good to see you're still active too.
I've come back to uni because the other devices I've tried (Kaiser and Magic) just can't compete for media playback, UI speed and flexibility.
I'm currently fiddling with a 128mb-specific build of 6.1, tuning the OS to make proper use of the additional RAM. I doubt I'll do a 6.5 ROM though, it just seems too slow and clunky to use on any hardware set.
My 128MB upgraded uni is now back (turned around in about 4 days). Total cost was £114 including VAT and courier to the south of England.
The phone's working fine, no issues with the upgrade so I'd urge anyone to give retronix a try.
They also do PCB repairs, so I bet they'd be able to fix a wonky USB port easily.
orb3000 said:
Oh I see, Hope you can play with Uni very soon!
And hope Tomal give us a surpise soon!
I think you see him on HD section right?
Have a great weekend
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It's really cool to see all this guys around. it reminds me when I had time and patience to cook with THING, Tomal and Leo roms/kitchens.
Maybe I'll try to cook a rom for my HD, who knows.
Tomal as been missing from HD section. I sent him a PM asking for news and how it was but got no answer yet.
Next week I will get my Uni. Most probably I won't do the memory upgrade because of the cost, since it's my second device.
@ Simon, the repair was for free
Cheers
ultravox said:
It's really cool to see all this guys around. it reminds me when I had time and patience to cook with THING, Tomal and Leo roms/kitchens.
Maybe I'll try to cook a rom for my HD, who knows.
Tomal as been missing from HD section. I sent him a PM asking for news and how it was but got no answer yet.
Next week I will get my Uni. Most probably I won't do the memory upgrade because of the cost, since it's my second device.
@ Simon, the repair was for free
Cheers
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Hi ultravox
Whats was the repair for againg, i got get XD
I asked Tomals about his ROM releaseing for uni and the reply i got was:
my Uni atm in broken (cant remember how or wht) so i cant cook untill iu get a new one....
this is very bad news, as i havent seen a new ROM on the uni section sence Tomal's V10 /12/12.1
So am thinking i might try and lern how to cook for uni
Th Kitchen im trying(hopelessly)is: Luca16thebig's Visual Kitchen.
__
But i keep getting a problem when i Cook the ROM,
all the files are create and exported untill i get a error about the RAM sixe being to large....
Anyway ill keep trying =]
ultravox said:
Hey Orb,
I broke the USB port, and asked a friend to solder it. I have to get it back but it wasn't were it was suppose to be, but i'll get more new on Monday.
I also have a HD but I miss the Uni, I find unacceptable that i can play have on it
Cheers
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He he i also got a usb broken uni in my drawer, and second uni and touch HD..., i found that getting a second uni was better option than getting the first one fixed, LOL
help me
My colleagues have a scheme which pins to solder after implantation of chips craftsmen here have no idea of which pins to solder, please help, the phone is a IMATE JASJAR,phone donor Bluangel
enigma79 said:
My colleagues have a scheme which pins to solder after implantation of chips craftsmen here have no idea of which pins to solder, please help, the phone is a IMATE JASJAR,phone donor Bluangel
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Hi
Look HERE it tells you all you need to know
Regards
Jay
responderman said:
Hi
Look HERE it tells you all you need to know
Regards
Jay
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Yeah I saw this picture is, the problem is that watching a video of how it is and there touched elsewhere on the board, except to the chips themselves, but here the picture shown above of chips Pins have to bi conected, here's the video link.
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Ym0seAAZuJc/
you can clearly see him solder the links together near the end of the video, I think the rest of the work is just cleaning the board ready to take the new chips and adding flux.
Thanks
Thanks for the quick response, you will copy the entire page and give it to people who will carry out this operation, the donor and is now waiting to go but all successful, as is understood in advance to install rom to support 128mb
Ok,
Is anyone willing to help me upgrade my Exec to either
256mb
or
128mb
I would be happyer to send off teh whole device in the case.. As i won not wont to damage the working...
Anyone?
I just received my shiny new toy...a Galaxy S from Samsung.
My good Vox served me well over the years, but it was time for a change!
You can still use all my ROMs and my kitchen, I'll leave them online.
Farewell
FHM, I would like to thank you for the many things that you placed in the forum for those years. Good luck in your new journey with your new toy. Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks for everything enjoyed your work.
frauhottelmann said:
I just received my shiny new toy...a Galaxy S from Samsung.
My good Vox served me well over the years, but it was time for a change!
You can still use all my ROMs and my kitchen, I'll leave them online.
Farewell
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Brother, Just tell me one thing about windows mobile for smartphone. How to change Multi-Press timeout from registry. Mine's set to 1/2 second but it still takes 1 second for advance to next character in SMS typing.
time to say for Galaxy S from Samsung.
Dear FHM,
You work will never be forgotten for making VOX Fantastic.
a Galaxy S from Samsung is almost perfect handy android built which is itself good
OS for handy http://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/specification/spec.html?ver=low.
Good Luck to Android World.
Thanks for a great rom and all your time and work on the vox.
You've helped a lot of us s710 users on your fantastic wm6.5
Best wishes for the future
The good work will always be remembered........every day...when we switch on our VOX.....
hope to see you around still and continuing to do some souped up VOX stuff.....
Good Luck and Thank You
frauhottelmann said:
I just received my shiny new toy...a Galaxy S from Samsung.
My good Vox served me well over the years, but it was time for a change!
You can still use all my ROMs and my kitchen, I'll leave them online.
Farewell
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You will be missed for as long as long as the Vox forum is active ... like I still miss Dr. G.