HI,
Has anyone been able to get there hands on a rebadged XDA Flint?
I have been calling O2 everyday for over a week, no one on there sales / upgrades team has any idea this device even exists. They have no information about it, when it will be available, how much it will cost. Nothing.
There website says it is available and on myxda site its the first device you see.
The shop section will allow you to add to basket but 404`s when trying to pay / enter details.
Has anyone got any information from them or know when I can get my hands on this!?
Thanks,
Embassy
O2 the great pain. The saga conntinues.
This device is only available online and to NEW business customers only.
I have now spent over 3 1/2 hours in total trying to do one of two things.
Either upgrade my contract to a Business package or close it and re open a new acccount under a business tarrif.
This seems just a little to complicated for O2. I have been passed from department to department.
They all say they cant do what I request and pass me on to another team, I work in a call center enviroment myself and it is becoming painfully ovious that these agents simply do not want to handle my call, most likely as they are scored on there call durations.
I will update this IF and when I finally manage to get this device.
O2 better get there finger out, there getting one more try and im taking the 5 phones on my contract to orange and will get the HD instead.
I warn you, if you want this device on O2 be prepared for a up hill strugle with there phone system and there staff.
Anyone know of another provider offering the X7510?
O2 are unusual in that the Online, Offline, Personal and Business departments operate as separate entities, so transferring between them is difficult or impossible.
Also, it is common for new devices to be unavailable for upgrades for some time after they are available to new customers.
Interestingly, the price of the Flint has risen from a fixed £179 on all tariffs in early December to a sliding scale starting at £279 now, and all contracts are 24 months.
There is no doubt the Flint is a good device- I was one of the pre-release testers. However it is not a major step forward over the X7500/Ameo, and really suffers for the lack of hardware buttons, and also an older implementation of WM6.1 than more mainstream devices.
T-Mobile offers the x7510 (branded as the Ameo)
x7510 = t-mobile ameo 16gb
Buy an O2 XDA Flint
Hi,
I had the same problem when I tried to get a Flint for myself.
I got through to a [Mod Edit: e-mail address removed for respect to personal privacy] who actioned it for me under a personal account - (from Customer Relations)
Just email him & he'll hopefully sort 1 out for you mate.
Hope this helps...
embassy said:
HI,
Has anyone been able to get there hands on a rebadged XDA Flint?
I have been calling O2 everyday for over a week, no one on there sales / upgrades team has any idea this device even exists. They have no information about it, when it will be available, how much it will cost. Nothing.
There website says it is available and on myxda site its the first device you see.
The shop section will allow you to add to basket but 404`s when trying to pay / enter details.
Has anyone got any information from them or know when I can get my hands on this!?
Thanks,
Embassy
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Explodingfist said:
Hi,
I had the same problem when I tried to get a Flint for myself.
I got through to a [Mod Edit: e-mail address removed for respect to personal privacy] who actioned it for me under a personal account - (from Customer Relations)
Just email him & he'll hopefully sort 1 out for you mate.
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"So, Mr Robinson, what did you get for Christmas?
"Well, a customer I went out of way to help went and posted my e-mail address on XDA-Developers.com, and for Christmas I got a deluge of SPAM. Well, as you know, SPAM is not just for Christmas..."
Ouch! What a way to thank a guy!
Oops!
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"So, Mr Robinson, what did you get for Christmas?
"Well, a customer I went out of way to help went and posted my e-mail address on XDA-Developers.com, and for Christmas I got a deluge of SPAM. Well, as you know, SPAM is not just for Christmas..."
Ouch! What a way to thank a guy!
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To be quite fair I don't understand why they only honour this on Business tariffs!
But Oops, you're right there Nano, and didn't realise that actually and I'm very sorry. I was stressed out for you guys not being able to get the device so I was only trying to help...
- Thanks for pointing that out NanoRuler
Explodingfist said:
To be quite fair I don't understand why they only honour this on Business tariffs!
But Oops, you're right there Nano, and didn't realise that actually and I'm very sorry Mark Robinson. So guys if you're emailing him plz don't mention my name. I was stressed out for you guys not being able to get the device so I was only trying to help...
So don't mention me guys - Thanks for pointing that out NanoRuler
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It might be wise for you (and nanoruler in his quoted post) to edit out the O2 guy's email address- if you want to assist people, they could always PM yopu for the address.
There are a lot of bots out there combing sites,and harvesting email addresses to add to spam lists.
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T-Mobile offers the x7510 (branded as the Ameo)
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Is it in UK yet? It was originally only in Germany, and doesn't appear on T-Mobile's UK site at present.
It's been available in the UK for quite some time now. My x7510 is an Ameo.
good suggestion Neil. Can you help instruct me how to omit out the address
Much appreciated
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good suggestion Neil. Can you help instruct me how to omit out the address
Much appreciated
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The moderator,kyphur has already done it for you
Anyway, if you look at any of your old posts, you should be able to see a box called Edit in the bottom right of the message frame. Just click this to open an Edit box.
I bought my XDA Flint on eBay for £470.
Still no joy with this, absolute nightmare.
Now being told the only way to get this on o2 is to change to downgrade to pay a go from a standard consumer account and then upgrade to business.
This doesn’t add up with being told I can negotiate a free handset as I have been a long standing customer.
It’s looking like I need to make a complaint to get this resolved.
With regards to eBay, I have never paid for a phone / pda in my life.
Neither have I really. Not fully anyway. The way to do it is to upgrade to the most valuable handset you can for free or by paying as little as possible, then sell it as brand new for a shedload of cash. Use that cash towards the purchase of the handset you really want.
The trick is to sell it on again before it goes too commercial i.e. before it goes to the big network providers. That way it will retain most of it's original value, and you can put the cash you make towards the next new thing, again before that hits the networks. You'll still get your default upgrade too. Just upgrade for free again to a valuable device and sell it on. Then you have two pots of cash to use towards a new power toy every 12/18/24 months (depending on your contract). Gotta stay one step ahead! This isn't too difficult because, at least as far as HTC are concerned, their devices are released by them about 6 months before the networks get hold of them and stick all their ugly badges and buggy software on them!
I was a bit slower with the Flint, as the Advantage x7510 was far too expensive anyway beforehand. I just gave into temptation, even though O2 and T-Mobile already have their hands on it. Hopefully, it's value won't depreciate too much in the next 6-12 months.
Got my new XDA Flint for FREE!!! (hee-hee)
I just got my new XDA Flint but am afraid of starting it up. Will it try to install an O2 HMI instead of the normal WM 6?
This forum helped with my XDA Exec with WM5 by providing me the corporate number to overide the O2 HMI.
Can anyone help please?
I got this as a new upgrade plus I reduced my monthly costs on my business tarrif with their new small business tarrif...sweet!!!
There is no 'Corporate Mode' option on the Flint- all installations are the same.
However, there is no O2 customised front end. In fact there is no front end at all, as O2 do not include HTC Home in the build.
The release ROM for the Flint is a good one- newer than the cooked ROMs, and is fast and reliable.
If you use it with a non-O2 SIM, you will need to manually enter the connection details as it doesn't include HTC Connection Manager.
Thank you NeilM!
NeilM,
Thank you very much for your help.
So I should have done the full install instead of skip it? Ooops? I will do a hard reset then and start over. The quick start guide says I can make video calls....is this true in WM6 I thought this was not supported?
My next task is to see if I can port the Tom Tom license over to this PDA. Then put an SPB front end unless anyone has a better suggestion?
As you can tell I am behind the times - it has been a long time since I upgraded from the XDA Exec (2005 - which has always been rock solid and reliable) and the Flint fits my purpose of a mobile office whilst going to clients facilities. This Flint in a small briefcase and a note book makes my commutes to clients a breeze. I see other consultants with giant ruck sacks and 20 million gadgets/laptops notes books etc and I pop out with this thing, my mobile phone, a leather note book and I am ready. I did not get the Flint to be a phone. My problem with Blackberry's are the keyboards are too small for my fingers and Blackberries dont have MSWord and Excel apps to create/edit information and the Flint has a video out so I can show PPT presentations on sales calls. If only MSFT could allow creation/editing of PPT...that would be a result. (Suggestions anyone?)
Also, does anyone know if there is an Open Source application for pushmail as my company run Linux servers and was looking to see if one existed to mimic the push of mail instead of the Flint constantly checking, thereby saving power. (In no way am I trying to avoid the MSFT push mail solution, I just want to know if another exists as Open Source)
Don't reply if any of the above has already been discussed in this forum. I should do the work to find out the info. However, I did not find too many Flint threads on this forum so I do not know if there are SW or HW nuances that need to be considered.
Thanks to all!
No problems with the questions! The Flint/X7510 is sufficiently 'rare' that there are few comprehensive answers out there, though it is very similar to the X7500.
You definitely need to hard reset (Settings/System/Clear Storage) as a lot of essentialstuff gets installed from the supplementary installation (Opera, JetsetPrint etc)
The O2 theme is very blue as you would expect, but there is absolutely no other O2 stuff apart from the O2 Connection mamnager which configures the settings for whichever O2 provider you are with. If you use another operatorSIM, you will have to enter the settings manually, but this is not difficult.
For using as a presentation tool, I'd advise buying the enhanced output cable (unless it is already supplied)as it includes a USB host connector and an RCA Video Output. The USB can be used with an external mouse/keyboard (even a wireless combo) or a pen drive if needed.
If you are serious about needing Powerpoint presentations, and don't mind spending a bit of cash, then I can highly recommend Softmaker Office. It is expensive at €70 but has 3 programs which are respectively fully compatible with desktop versions of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You can create, edit and read any file on the WinMo device, and can even print to PDF format.
For a front end, I think Spb Mobile Shell is an excellent choice, especially in combination with PocketPlus (but you need 4.03 Beta available from the SpbClub forums). You may also need to look at an extra Soft Keyboard, as the Flint only includes the basic MS ones. Cootek Touchpal and Spb Keyboard are both good options.
Video calls have been supported in all 3G Windows Mobile devices, from WM5 onwards- not sure where you got the info about WM6, but that is not the case! Maybe you were reading about US versions of the X7501 which some companies insisted on their users utilising- this had the front camera removed for security reasons (supposedly!). Obviously both parties need a decent 3G signal but it works well. The Flint runs WM6.1 and has good video capabilities.
TomTom- how old is your version? If more than a year it would pay you to buy the current version with its updated maps- currently on offer at £30 for UK and £40 for Europe. If not, then TomTom will supply you with a new activation code. If you have only used one previous activation, you can go to www.ttcode.com, enter your map's product ID and your new phone's Device ID, and it will generate a new activation code. If you've already used your activations, then email TT support with a proof of purchase for the Flint and they might provide a new code. Beware though that if they deem the Flint as unsupported, they may not give you a code.
For 'quick and dirty' location, then the new MS Live Search V4 or Google Maps work well, though the GPS does take up to 5 miunutes for a 1st fix (subsequent fixes are quicker).
Hope this helps!
I looked and purchased QuickMark. But it was really bad. I liked the free version what scans DataMatrix and QR Code perfectly. But because i'm from UK I need one what scans CODE11 and EAN-13 etc for books i buy in shops etc. Can someone tell me the best one what's free? Or even if it costs i might buy it. Thanks.
The best one i've seen is GuruLib and that's for webcam and that is REALLY good for UK barcodes. If someone can find GuruLib for HTC or something what is as good as that I would be happy (for free perferbally, but if i have to pay)
Thanks alot
EDIT: If you can find one what is combined to scan all bar codes perfectly then i'd be even happier But that's not important, I got QuickMark Freeware to scan for the DataMatrix/QR Codes, I just need one what scans UK codes (code11/ean-13 etc) perfectly like GuruLib for webcam.
Tried BarcodeZilla?
Moved as not software release....
Sorry stylez, And thanks alot for this the_ape I hope it works.
Is there one or coming soon? Really miss this app
Raadius said:
Is there one or coming soon? Really miss this app
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what's that? mobile cash withdrawel? Yeah, i want that app too...
noh, just kidding... i dunno know if there's such app?
there is an app... but its for the google android phone and iphone only... which is kinda retarded....
i really hope that they make a mobile banking app (BoA) for winmo phones.. i would most definitely utilize it
try this: http://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/bank-of-america-mobile-banking-11452.html
oo wow nice... but i am a little cautious on this one... anyone try it yet?? any reviews? forgive my hesitation.. its just that i rather not give out my info to a third party app,,, (even though it says BoA??) i just figured that if it was officially licensed by BoA.. then it would be available through them as well... hmmm
o ya.. doesn't work
If you go to the bank of america website the app is on there.
^ It's not, only iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices.
yea like i said before... i really hope they finally develop one for windows mobile... especially the hd2... i mean COME ON!!
it is pretty bad considering that windows mobile is the top device used to access bank of america's mobile banking site.
I read that on their site a couple months back, guess its changed now, here's what their site says:
To access Mobile Banking, customers simply go to http://www.bofa.mobi/ on their phone's web browser and enter their Online Banking ID and passcode to access their accounts. Apple iPhone, RIM Blackberry and Microsoft Windows Mobile devices are the most popular ones used by mobile banking customers.
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still should be an app although i'm not too bothered by their mobile site other than right after you log in it takes you to a page that just says "welcome to mobile banking"
shu8i said:
try this: http://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/bank-of-america-mobile-banking-11452.html
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its horrible, it just installs a link to open bank of americas mobile site in internet explorer. i want a real app like on iphone blackberry and android.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/onlinebanking/index.cfm?template=mob_applications i should be able to get those!
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its horrible, it just installs a link to open bank of americas mobile site in internet explorer. i want a real app like on iphone blackberry and android.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/onlinebanking/index.cfm?template=mob_applications i should be able to get those!
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I was told by a rep at the bank if you contact them and request a winmo app and there are a lot of others doing the same then they will do it.
It's annoying how huge companies like Bank of America won't make an app for winmo. They have many business customers that use this platform and also use BoA. Strange that they don't seem to get that.
Bank of America App
Hello all,
Try this .....
I think this is what you all are looking for.
This is one of the things i do not get about iphone mostly...they have one bagfrillion apps so that they can do do things that can be done by their browser..and have been since the beggining...is there really a dirrefence if its an app or a bookmark that you tap onto?
how lazy do people have to be ?
chris2busy said:
This is one of the things i do not get about iphone mostly...they have one bagfrillion apps so that they can do do things that can be done by their browser..and have been since the beggining...is there really a dirrefence if its an app or a bookmark that you tap onto?
how lazy do people have to be ?
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the bofa.mobi site never works for me when i use opera 9.7 (hate opera 10). it's just very annoying to have to open pocketIE in order to use bofa.mobi
If you have a cooked rom, you have to do opera:config and put the original user agent for your phone back in. BoA doesn't like generic user agent strings for some reason. Usually a google search will turn up the phone's original UA setting.
Hope this helps.
Hi all,
I have been using BarcodeZilla for a while now based on a recommendation from a friend, but I have to say I'm disappointed with it. The final straw being that I have just scanned a PS3 game (Call of Duty) and although it recognised it, it could not retrieve any pricing information. I think this defeats the object of the application; I want to be able to see something in the shop and make sure it's a bargain before I buy it.
So... what do you guys recommend as a better alternative??
Thanks in advance,
Baloo
BiggerBaloo said:
Hi all,
I have been using BarcodeZilla for a while now based on a recommendation from a friend, but I have to say I'm disappointed with it. The final straw being that I have just scanned a PS3 game (Call of Duty) and although it recognised it, it could not retrieve any pricing information. I think this defeats the object of the application; I want to be able to see something in the shop and make sure it's a bargain before I buy it.
So... what do you guys recommend as a better alternative??
Thanks in advance,
Baloo
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I doubt any barcode scanner could have that function... That is how every other barcode scanner works. If I am correct in my thinking, the price of the item is unique to each store, while the barcode is the same, so basically, the barcode can represent a different price dependent on the meaning coded into the store's system.
Sorry for not being clearer - I want to compare prices to internet sites such as Amazon, so I can see prices elsewhere before I buy in a store.
Thanks for the quick reply
id love an app like this. surely there must be something out there........
donwhann said:
id love an app like this. surely there must be something out there........
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As I understand it, that is what BarcodeZilla is supposed to do. Although it tries to get prices from Froogle (Google's shopping channel). But in my experience, it doesn't do it for everything.
this mite be what your looking for...
i cant post outside links as im a new user so search omarket for 'mobiletag'
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this mite be what your looking for...
i cant post outside links as im a new user so search omarket for 'mobiletag'
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Absolutely spot on, thanks
Mobiletag only searches .com sites. How do you get it to search .co.uk sites ?
So many applications can implement such functions, Zxing's barcode Scanner is OK.
I am offering a $250 bounty to anyone who can make an android app that can create and print receipts to my epson tm-60 bluetooth thermal receipt printer
I am using "mobile invoice" on WM6.5 right now but would like to move over to android
I will go into more detail if anyone is interested
mcmasterp said:
I am offering a $250 bounty to anyone who can make an android app that can create and print receipts to my epson tm-60 bluetooth thermal receipt printer
I am using "mobile invoice" on WM6.5 right now but would like to move over to android
I will go into more detail if anyone is interested
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$250?? what a joke.
just a tip, most coders with the required proficiency would want a lot more than that.
the actual idea is interesting though.
warsng said:
$250?? what a joke.
just a tip, most coders with the required proficiency would want a lot more than that.
the actual idea is interesting though.
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damn I was hoping it was enough. You could sell such an app in the market for a decent amount of money. It would probably be profitable enough, As long as I get a copy I'd still pay the bounty.
Oh well, I was just hoping someone would want to do it cause its the only thing keeping me on WM, and WM7 is not compatible with the software I use now so I'm stuck with old phones from this point on. I just want to go android
Is there a reason why you can not use square? Or just search "receipts" on appbrain: http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=receipts
MLonon said:
Is there a reason why you can not use square? Or just search "receipts" on appbrain: http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=receipts
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well I don't know what square is but I have checked for an app that already does what I need and found nothing. I run a mobile business so I am at peoples house and need to print them a receipt for services rendered. there are plenty of apps to email or text people a receipt but nothing to print one. I bought a $500 bluetooth receipt printer a few years ago and it works perfect, but windows mobile is not going anywhere good and android is the future so I am trying to prepare.
ok so I checked out square and it is awesome looking but I need to be able to print an actual receipt. like the little slip you get when you buy anything at a store.