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Fruitsphone 4s

Here It is. Lets use this thread to post every information we have concerning this phone:
For the time being there is only one known official online seller :http://fruitsphone.taobao.com/ . Problem is this is only in chinese.
So all international sellers have to deal direct with fruitsphone.com on their gmail to make purchases. But again only payment method accepted is Western Union which is obviously risky.
Some of us have bought through Fastcardtech.com which is not an official reseller. But they have probably bought the product from taobao and are reselling.
Have ordered one for a friend from them . Should get it in 1 weeks time.
I am keen to try and get another one ( for myself) direct from fruitsphone but have asked for more specifications from them as they seem to have the 16g ones as well.

Unboxing of fruitsphone 4s on youtube:
http://youtu.be/BW7ZmwxnBxg

Was told in an email sent at 5pm (chinese time) that my phone was sent today... Now the time is midnight in China and still my order says "unshipped" on their website.. hoping tomorrow (It's 6pm local time) .. and they advertise for "your honest pal".. we'll see about that..
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I think they got people to process their order follow up during the night . They sent me an email at 1 am yesterday regarding my shipping address and since then nothing else

Ah.. thanx for info
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Fastcardtech just emailed me 5 mins ago to tell me they will have to refund me as I am asking them to ship to different address than my paypal address/ They want me to change my paypal address and re order.
I think i ll just go ahead and buy from fruitsphone through western union

u669983 said:
Here It is. Lets use this thread to post every information we have concerning this phone:
For the time being there is only one known official online seller :[fruitsphone.taobao. Problem is this is only in chinese.
So all international sellers have to deal direct with fruitsphone.com on their gmail to make purchases. But again only payment method accepted is Western Union which is obviously risky.
Some of us have bought through Fastcardtech which is not an official reseller. But they have probably bought the product from taobao and are reselling.
Have ordered one for a friend from them . Should get it in 1 weeks time.
I am keen to try and get another one ( for myself) direct from fruitsphone but have asked for more specifications from them as they seem to have the 16g ones as well.
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Really nice! i like the GooApple V5 3G, but is a litte overpriced.
Also i see that they are not so far with the IOS rom that they have build in the "NEDERLANDS" -> Dutch language.
So i think to wait when they made this working.
Possible that the fruitsphone will be faster to made this possible.

u669983 said:
Fastcardtech just emailed me 5 mins ago to tell me they will have to refund me as I am asking them to ship to different address than my paypal address/ They want me to change my paypal address and re order.
I think i ll just go ahead and buy from fruitsphone through western union
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Jesus Christ.. They've had plenty of time to check it.. I've not heard anything from them yet. When the refund make sure they also refund the 4.5% taken by PayPal..
BTW when you then get a phone directly from fruitsphone we can compare them..
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thanks I will check. Am sure that in the transaction I will be losing somehow anyway as my bank must be charging me its fees for the credit card attached to paypal...grrr
I will post the pics of the fone when I get it. Fruitsphone.com seems to be serious enough on their website . lets hope I get something from them for my money..lol

Status for mine is now "shipped"
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Great . For my part am still struggling with my order. They cancelled the first one and are supposed to credit back my paypal within 24 hrs.
Once this is done I will order through them again as the option through Wertern Union is not interesting . WU charges 35 USD commission !

From what I read
there are two version of fruitsphone 4s
public version and retail version
Difference is the screen
Google translate does not translate well the taobao page.
Maybe its me and my antique pc
Hope to hear your reviews.
Thanks for the new thread....

Yeah its very difficult to navigate on the fruitsphone.com or Taobao. But what I found was that they are actually selling it at a higher price to the chinese market . The going rate for the 8 g on Toabao is Usd 240 and Usd 260 for the 16 g.
Thats higher than the Gooapple v5 3g.
Strange that fastcardtech does not have the 16g version. But I guess we will find out that its very easy to change the micro sd.

I have just bought a 16gb card class 6 at app. $20. Just need to buy the screwdriver when I get the phone.. Will do a unboxing video for sure..
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Fastech has 2 fruitsphone but both are 3G and they
have different screen resolution.
Was it easy to order thru Fruitsphone.com??
I tried but the site wanted a phone number and I could not go beyond that.
Tried to google their ROM,but no such luck....
Thanks for the forum.... and the ROM in future )

Perso I have given up trying to order from Fruitsphone. While they seem to be a relatively serious company , their english comms is very poor and they only accept Western Union and the later charges almost 15% commission.
So I have reverted back to ordering from Fastcardtech. Will see what comes out of it.
To be able to download the root tools and rom package from fruitphone you have to insert yout imei in the forum to be awarded a vip status. Am registered on their forum but without a working imei , I cant proceed.
I guess it would be easier that the first one of us getting the phone to complete registration, get the roms and tools and post them here.
Am not due to get it before next week - status still unshipped with ''our honest pal'' at fastcardtech!!!

Mine is shipped (confirmed on mail from them) I've go tracking number but can't find any trace.. I did write them before I ordered, after my order was placed, before shipping and after shipping each time to make sure they did what they had to.. have a transcription in my mail.. still waiting for first step on route to be traceable.
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Status for mine is now "shipped"
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Hi Whitetigerdk . Any news on yr phone? Mine is in transit too but I do not expect to get it before monday?
Am wondering if the gooapple/fruits phone roms are compatible with each other . What do you think?

u669983 said:
Hi Whitetigerdk . Any news on yr phone? Mine is in transit too but I do not expect to get it before monday?
Am wondering if the gooapple/fruits phone roms are compatible with each other . What do you think?
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No news yet. Got the tracing code but no hit on a search.. Dunno if the ROM will work otherwise I'll have to make my own mod..
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Phone arrived in DK.. Waiting to be delivered..
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Review of the HTC One series

I have written up a short review, and my thoughts on the HTC One series. I know there are many who are looking forward to these devices and some who are already enjoying them. I am also trying to promote my blog and would hope to get some more participation there.
Thank you for you consideration.
http://goo.gl/IDlqN - One series review

Nice review, some grammatical errors to watch out for though, but nonetheless, great effort
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It could be more in-depth. GPS tests, audio quality tests are ones I look for in reviews as those are very important to me. I'm assuming that HTC's reputation for having the one of the best GPS units is still consistent with HTC One?

I am hoping the one series makes its way to verizon soon

Thanks for the feed back! Yes, grammar is a rival of mine. I only tested the device im the T-Mobile store so I was unable to give it a full review. I did go back and test the camera and it is definitely to notch, again in the store so not much to test with.
I believe the incredible 4g lte is supposed to be a variant on One series, there is also a rumor of a quad core HTC Verizon phone...
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looks like evo lte source released

http://htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/
look at the top..the one x cant be far behind..same hardware and all..unless its att behind the delay

So even a device that came out more than a month after ours already has source? I don't understand why ours is taking so long.

I'm annoyed. Ridiculous.

At this point there is no question- AT&T is clearly behind the delay.
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So, if Rogers releases the update soon (assuming it is finished) then we would at least get that source, right? If not then we can 100% blame AT&T
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We all need to just keep spamming their Facebook and Twitter about it. I don't use Twitter so I am all over their FB.
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_MetalHead_ said:
We all need to just keep spamming their Facebook and Twitter about it. I don't use Twitter so I am all over their FB.
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But how will that help if we are waiting on the update? Ideally, we should spam the carriers just as much if not more in this instance
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I just sent another request, tried to stir up interest on the Verge, and posted to HTC's facebook wall.

Do you guys really think AT&T has the type of power to hold back the source for a phone that has been released around the world?
Before anyone says anything, I'm obviously talking about our variant.

NJGSII said:
Do you guys really think AT&T has the type of power to hold back the source for a phone that has been released around the world?
Before anyone says anything, I'm obviously talking about our variant.
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Yes. They have HTC by the balls, far more so than any of the international carriers.
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In that case, onward to AT&T facebook's page to express my displeasure in a civilized manner.
I encourage you all to join me.

NJGSII said:
In that case, onward to AT&T facebook's page to express my displeasure in a civilized manner.
I encourage you all to join me.
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Done

this is getting old

Dang it to late posted on HTC and got this lol
"HTC As kernel source codes are released, they're published to HTCDev.com. Please stay tuned there for the latest. Thanks!"

_MetalHead_ said:
We all need to just keep spamming their Facebook and Twitter about it. I don't use Twitter so I am all over their FB.
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Those people have no control over this. They're just PR.
Here's the email addresses of high ups at HTC.
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
I've sent them emails. Note, some of them will bounce back. Mr Cher actually forwarded my email to a PR guy. That guy was however useless.
Edit: Here's the generic bull**** message the PR guy replied with.
Locking the bootloader has been a standard security practice in the mobile industry. Locking the bootloader protects you from malicious software and also allows manufacturers to ensure the device will consistently deliver the intended experience. HTC is committed to listening to users and delivering customer satisfaction. Since announcing our commitment to unlockable bootloaders, HTC has worked to enable our customers to unlock the bootloader on more than 45 devices over the past six months. In some cases, however, restrictions prevent certain devices from participating in our bootloader unlocking program. Rest assured, HTC is committed to assisting developers in unlocking bootloaders for HTC devices and we'll continue to unlock additional devices in the future.
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karan1203 said:
Those people have no control over this. They're just PR.
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Yes, but it gets back to the people in charge. Case in point- The whole locked bootloader fiasco.

Email I just sent to Peter Chau
Dear Sir:
I'm writing to you to formally request the kernel source code for the linux kernel you are using the HTC One X Evita.
You are required to provide this code upon request in accordance with the GNU Public License under which the kernel was released.
Please advise me as to when and where I can obtain this code.
Thank you

Noob question here. As I understand it the evo is essentially the same hardware as our phone...why is the source not useful?
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elmerct said:
Noob question here. As I understand it the evo is essentially the same hardware as our phone...why is the source not useful?
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The EVO has CDMA radio and SD card slot therefore a different kernel.

sent this
"Allow me to complement you guys on a great piece of hardware. However, this hardware is useless to us if we don't have the software support. Samsung has already released the kernel source for the S3 and we, One X (AT&T) owners, have been waiting for months for ours. I'm very close to jumping ship and abandoning HTC in favor of Samsung. Please support your developer community and release the kernel source. I like your products and would love to keep using them but I need your help."
EDIT: 4 out of the 7 emails bounced. Peter_Chou, Cher_Wang, John_Wang went through

[Q] Way to buy new or 2nd hand US model in UK

Sorry but I posted on incorrect place with no replies so I'll ask here which I hope is right.
1st Post
Best method to import to UK from USA
Hello, forgive me if this is a common question but searching doesn't yield much info.
I'm considering a Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 Tablet new or second hand but really want the USA spec as I believe the UK model has less features such as IR Blaster.
Can anyone advise best procedure to get one delivered to the UK from USA. I mean is eBay a good option or do some suppliers specialise in this type of thing. I just worry a little with regards to safe delivery and reliability.
Thanks
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Found a UK supplier of refurbished by Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 models with the IR Blaster.
I mailed them to confirm and they replied that these were the US models with IR, at a good price but I worry how good a quality these would be.
Has anyone bought refurbished that can advise ?
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Never mind, I see you found a supplier.
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tjpearson said:
Has anyone bought refurbished that can advise ?
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I have bought a used one. (used = refurbished) At the prices they cost that seems the best way to buy. I got mine off eBay..

I just bought one from Expansys !

Thanks for all the opinions it's appreciated, makes buying a little easier!
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X Play Custom backplate?

I bought my X from carphone warehouse so its just a standard back cover version. The moto maker website only shows a clam shell case available. Any ideas where its possibly to by different backplates for it?
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The thread at the top of the list http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/accessories/cover-t3186799 (before you made your post)
has all the information you need. Just wondering if you read through that because the information is already there without this post.

I probably should have clarified that id like to know if there is an option available in the UK. I hate ordering from China for the simple fact I am impatient with the delivery times on there.
I was after a more official item but thanks for pointing the other thread out.
Re-reading that thread I know another reason I didn't bother. They don't fit properly not like the original. But there is a post saying Motorola confirmed they have no plans to sell the backs separately. Shame.
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I got one from aliexpress.com search moto x play back cover

belkre said:
I got one from aliexpress.com search moto x play back cover
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How have you found the fit?
Is it possible you could share some photos of how they look / by issues with fit?
Would really appreciate it as I'm considering ordering one
Thanks
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doncoop said:
How have you found the fit?
Is it possible you could share some photos of how they look / by issues with fit?
Would really appreciate it as I'm considering ordering one
Thanks
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No idea, Long story short I ordered some stuff for my parents and forgot to change the shipping address so until i make it down there i will have no idea.

belkre said:
No idea, Long story short I ordered some stuff for my parents and forgot to change the shipping address so until i make it down there i will have no idea.
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Any updates?

Customize Your Moto X Play with Premium Shells
It's not original but good Quality & Fitting
Item No : 262095367352 on eBay India.
Available only in India.

They sell them on the Motorola UK website, do they not?
http://www.motorola.co.uk/consumers...hells-for-Moto-X-Play/dmxp-colour-shells.html