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Motorola shuts down its operations in Asia region

See this link...now I start ti hate motorola
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_shuts_down_operations_in_asia_pacific-news-4712.php
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It was coming. They've failed miserably in the region.
Since quite some time in India, their phones have not been available for sale in brick and mortar stores. For some reason they've been a flop here.
It's a shame really. Their hardware is second to none. With proper software, including update policies, and good marketing, they could have eaten competition for breakfast.

WTF!!
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So no more updates for SEARET??
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athani said:
It was coming. They've failed miserably in the region.
Since quite some time in India, their phones have not been available for sale in brick and mortar stores. For some reason they've been a flop here.
It's a shame really. Their hardware is second to none. With proper software, including update policies, and good marketing, they could have eaten competition for breakfast.
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You are right bro... i feel local brand like micromax is far better than moto on india...i have made a mistake by going for moto..i will never do that again.
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devilhunter47 said:
WTF!!
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So no more updates for SEARET??
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Now i really doubt if they release ICS OTA...better switch to another brand
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asdf20 said:
Now i really doubt if they release ICS OTA...better switch to another brand
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But Korea comes under searet??
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Has anybody opened Motorola India's 'fan' page on FB, I did and it was more of 'toofan' page than anything else, LOL!
and interesting enough i have posted this on their wall:
"Having seen the comments here on FB, I would suggest you either to 1. Change the service provider or 2. Close down your FB fan page."
and they have gone a step further, I guess, closing the entire operations.
One good thing is that reportedly "they will be providing service to the existing customers" and that doesnt matter as redington will still be in charge of that care!
Looking back, my first mobile ever was a Motorola, a C350 in 2003 when mobile phones with color screen were still considered premium in india, instead of many available brands and models I went ahead and bought a moto, result? Terribly disappointed.
And after almost a decade, I did the same mistake again, call me stupid!
Are their products bad in India? No, I have spoken with many people regarding Motorola and sum up the conversations with this quote from a store sales guy:
"Motorola mobiles are great, until you find a problem in it."
When asked to elaborate he said, the after sales is terrible, and here in India when you find a problem with your mobile, they rush the store where they bought it, the store directs them to the service center. But with the service so good, the stores started to ignore Moto products, and here is the end result.
I have said these things from a perceptive of a common user not from our point of view, the tech buffs who need their mobile to be running on latest OS or wanted the bootloader to be unlocked, If I start there, there will be more bashing.
PS: On their FB page, they have posted some 'exciting' news, that they were going to release Electrify 2 in India! So any taker out there?

techsavvy.jaz said:
PS: On their FB page, they have posted some 'exciting' news, that they were going to release Electrify 2 in India! So any taker out there?
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Electrify 2 has same hardware as Atrix 2 !! except display (which is not so good in A2 because of yellowish tint)
i hope moto survive in INDIA ...... so far i haven't faced any problem regarding hardware/software (forget abt xperimentin) ..... yeah m talkin abt STOCK h/w & s/w
n i still believe i made a good desicion buyin A2 than GSII :victory:

shardul.phatak said:
Electrify 2 has same hardware as Atrix 2 !! except display (which is not so good in A2 because of yellowish tint)
i hope moto survive in INDIA ...... so far i haven't faced any problem regarding hardware/software (forget abt xperimentin) ..... yeah m talkin abt STOCK h/w & s/w
n i still believe i made a good desicion buyin A2 than GSII :victory:
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Yup same here..atrix 2 is one of the very best phones in market and never regret buying it..moto will return once they become profitable again i hope
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shardul.phatak said:
Electrify 2 has same hardware as Atrix 2 !! except display (which is not so good in A2 because of yellowish tint)
i hope moto survive in INDIA ...... so far i haven't faced any problem regarding hardware/software (forget abt xperimentin) ..... yeah m talkin abt STOCK h/w & s/w
n i still believe i made a good desicion buyin A2 than GSII :victory:
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Yeah, the display is an issue, mine has a dull spot in the middle of the display and only visible when there is a grey background, came to know that this is evident in AT&T's A2 more, and heard those guys saying they get it replaced when they see a dull spot, we? we don't, specially now that they stopped producing A2s and even if they replace they will give us a refurbished one rather than new, why take risk, I can live with that dull spot, in fact I have many in my life itself,
and coming to the hardware, I have already said this and probably say 1000 times that I am really happy with the hardware and the general processing power of this mobile, and I have already quoted that I hate SGS II for two reasong 1. Touchwiz and 2. Poor build quality, yeah we can simply get rid of the touchwiz interface with custom launchers but the build quality?? we cant do, other than may be putting it into an otterbox.
I will consider all good, if moto does unlock the bootloader, it will open up the world of opportunities, JB, Keylime prime or whatever we want (speculation!!). Or simply a good bye gift ICS!!
Electify 2?? it is a child of Droid Razr and Atrix 2, it will be interesting to see how they promote it, as a world phone or as a TATA INDICOM CDMA or Reliance CDMA only mobile.

UPDATE: Motorola Mobility has reached out to us with an official statement.
Although we are consolidating about a third of our facilities globally, and slimming our operation in India as you reported, we continue to have a significant presence in several key markets in Asia-Pacific in addition to Korea and Australia. This includes, among others, mainland China, which remains one of our main R&D hubs (and where I am based). We should be able to share more information once we’re further through the reorganization process, but Asia-Pacific is an important part of Motorola Mobility’s future.
We know you've heard a lot about the changes at Motorola Mobility. We'll continue to honor our warranties and provide support. Here are the various hotlines should you need technical assistance for our products.
Singapore
Product Inquiry Hotline 800 186 1097
(Mon-Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm)
Malaysia
Product Inquiry Hotline 1900 806 506
(Mon-Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm)
Indonesia
Product Inquiry Hotline (021) 530 9532
(Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm)
Thailand
Product Inquiry Hotline 0 2351 8666
(Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm)

matthew5025 said:
UPDATE: Motorola Mobility has reached out to us with an official statement.
Although we are consolidating about a third of our facilities globally, and slimming our operation in India as you reported, we continue to have a significant presence in several key markets in Asia-Pacific in addition to Korea and Australia. This includes, among others, mainland China, which remains one of our main R&D hubs (and where I am based). We should be able to share more information once we’re further through the reorganization process, but Asia-Pacific is an important part of Motorola Mobility’s future.
We know you've heard a lot about the changes at Motorola Mobility. We'll continue to honor our warranties and provide support. Here are the various hotlines should you need technical assistance for our products.
Singapore
Product Inquiry Hotline 800 186 1097
(Mon-Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm)
Malaysia
Product Inquiry Hotline 1900 806 506
(Mon-Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm)
Indonesia
Product Inquiry Hotline (021) 530 9532
(Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm)
Thailand
Product Inquiry Hotline 0 2351 8666
(Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm)
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Great news
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Unlocking phones are prohibited beginning today

Pardon me if this has been posted before, or if this is the wrong forum.
Beginning yesterday, it's illegal to unlock your phone to use on another carrier. This law applies to all phones purchased Jan 26 or later.
Here's the article: www.makeuseof.com/tag/new-us-law-prohibits-the-unlocking-of-cell-phones-starting-saturday-updates/
And here's the petition to have it undone, https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p
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signed although I doubt it will help.

Why it is happens?
I dont understand why would someone do that? Explain me it -.-

America, the country of all possibilities.
And the sad news is that they have the power to export their corporatist thinking.

mandgeo said:
America, the country of all possibilities.
And the sad news is that they have the power to export their corporatist thinking.
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LMFAO :silly::silly:

[Q] Is the Carrier version unlocked?

I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
(Note: I mistakenly posted this earlier in the general forum by mistake and am currently trying to delete it. Apologies for the double post)

Rasumgal said:
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
(Note: I mistakenly posted this earlier in the general forum by mistake and am currently trying to delete it. Apologies for the double post)
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1st, you must not have searched too hard, lol.
2nd, its the exact same phone(16gb) that you buy at the play store or tmobile. all they do is sell it, they do not add any software or bloatware to it.
they are all carrier unlocked. you can buy it at tmobile and use it on att if you want.

There is no carrier version. There is north America d820 and rest of world d821 versions only which are both unlocked. Carriers sell only these versions so no, nothing from t-mobile Germany, UK or US is locked
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simms22 said:
1st, you must not have searched too hard, lol.
2nd, its the exact same phone(16gb) that you buy at the play store or tmobile. all they do is sell it, they do not add any software or bloatware to it.
they are all carrier unlocked. you can buy it at tmobile and use it on att if you want.
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1. As stated Im finding conflicting answers so your attitude isnt necessary or called for. This is why people look down on tech guys online because of the holier than thou attitude.
2 and 3, can you cite a source for this information. Without a citation you're just another voice in the crowd? I'm trying to find out either way for certain.

Rasumgal said:
2 and 3, can you cite a source for this information. Without a citation you're just another voice in the crowd? I'm trying to find out either way for certain.
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Its fact!
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rootSU said:
There is no carrier version. There is north America d820 and rest of world d821 versions only which are both unlocked. Carriers sell only these versions so no, nothing from t-mobile Germany, UK or US is locked
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Thank you for your informative and polite answer. It is greatly appreciated.:good:

Rasumgal said:
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
(Note: I mistakenly posted this earlier in the general forum by mistake and am currently trying to delete it. Apologies for the double post)
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The carrier version is the exact same phone you can buy on Google. They may try to convince you otherwise, it's in their best interest to keep you as a customer, but it's the same phone. Same firmware, same everything.

Rasumgal said:
1. As stated Im finding conflicting answers so your attitude isnt necessary or called for. This is why people look down on tech guys online because of the holier than thou attitude.
2 and 3, can you cite a source for this information. Without a citation you're just another voice in the crowd? I'm trying to find out either way for certain.
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i have one.
again, im not giving you any attitude, im letting you know the truth. i dont believe that im better than everyone else, especially since i spend all my free time helping people. and im not a tech guy, im a chef thats working at a furniture store selling furniture. i dont even own a computer! yet, here i am answering your question in a quick and timely manor, but you start with me having an attitude..
btw, http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=254405083

You didn't search at all...at least own it
P.s. don't ask a question and then say the answer is wrong
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Rasumgal said:
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
(Note: I mistakenly posted this earlier in the general forum by mistake and am currently trying to delete it. Apologies for the double post)
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It's a known fact that all Nexus 5's are carrier unlocked no matter where you purchased it from.
The only way it will be locked is if you purchased it from T-Mobile, Sprint, etc and you're on a payment plan and you stopped making payments or if it's reported stolen then the carrier will lock/blacklist the phone making it unusable.
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laker666 said:
You didn't search at all...at least own it
P.s. don't ask a question and then say the answer is wrong
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Because it's so hard to use Google... oh... it might be.... you're a Lakers fan
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Ok guys, come on now
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rootSU said:
Ok guys, come on now
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+1. Let's not let this degenerate

Rasumgal said:
Because it's so hard to use Google... oh... it might be.... you're a Lakers fan
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I don't get it
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rootSU said:
Ok guys, come on
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You're right. And to all, I do appreciate the responses. You've been quite helpful.
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Dbrand type wrap?

Anyone know of a wrap for this phone? Dbrand doesn't make one.

I'm guessing there will be a dbrand one in the future. Guess we'll have to wait.
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It's a shame this phone doesn't have it of accessory support. It's a great phone but doesn't have the following to gain wide support yet.

bossei said:
It's a shame this phone doesn't have it of accessory support. It's a great phone but doesn't have the following to gain wide support yet.
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Not to bad so far... It's getting there slowly.

I wrote a message to dbrand last week. They aren't anticipating it because as they said to me in the email, there wasn't a large want or anticipation for this phone. The more the people write them requesting, the more it might be a possibility.

bossei said:
It's a shame this phone doesn't have it of accessory support. It's a great phone but doesn't have the following to gain wide support yet.
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It's been out for less than 3 months. It has hit the US only this month. Patience my young Padawan.
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Governa said:
It's been out for less than 3 months. It has hit the US only this month. Patience my young Padawan.
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True true but the series of the phone has been out for some time now. Anyway we can only wait. Until the next best thing

Skinomi does full coverage film protectors for the Mate 9.
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SWBgHz said:
Skinomi does full coverage film protectors for the Mate 9.
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Link? Please

There are several if you search but here is one I got.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/132040479104
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Might want to email skinja, they might be interested.

SWBgHz said:
There are several if you search but here is one I got.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/132040479104
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Thanks I actually did. I just wanted to be sure I would see exactly what he had experience with. Appreciate the help anyway.

Here is the response I got from Dbrand:
//– Dear Human, please type your reply above this line. –\\
dbrand
Robot 018 (dbrand)
Feb 17, 13:45 EST
Hey!
We're definitely planning to support the Mate 9, however the timeline for release is still unclear at the moment. There's a couple of new materials and other more in-demand devices which are taking priority right now, but we'll be sure to let you know as soon as the skins are closer to a final release.
Email us back if there's anything else we can help with!
Signed,
A Robot
Me
Feb 16, 14:53 EST
Hello,
Love your products, and have had them on all my prior devices. Are y'all planning on making one for the Huawei Mate 9?
Thank you.
Device Name: Huawei Mate 9
dbrand.com
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I got one off Amazon by Decalrus. It's very nice, the only problem being you can't fit a screen protector unless you cut it. Let me know if you want the link.

For the Europe users I found this site, will try their skin, will try to make custom one www.skinzone.eu

I emailed Dbrand about the skin situation, here is their response.
Hey Mathew!
Unfortunately not. There simply isn’t enough demand to justify the time and financial commitment associated with adding that device to our portfolio at this time. Sorry about that. Let us know if there’s anything else we can help with and have a great day!
Signed,
A Robot

DeathLT said:
For the Europe users I found this site, will try their skin, will try to make custom one www.skinzone.eu
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Have you tried this? They look really nice at the site. Do you have any picture? Lastly, will they deliver to New York???

I know I am a bit late...
I use sopiguard skins and they are on ebay for great prices. I did a carbon fiber one in blue for my first skin now I have one that changes colors depending on the light.
Just get on ebay and search sopiguard huawei mate 9.

scrumptyous said:
I use sopiguard skins and they are on ebay for great prices. I did a carbon fiber one in blue for my first skin now I have one that changes colors depending on the light.
Just get on ebay and search sopiguard huawei mate 9.
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I use them as well. Same quality but better customer service from what I had experienced. Used them for my S8+ as well.

Smartwatch Suggestion

Looking for a suggestion on a smartwatch. I'll be pairing it with an android phone(s9+ or maybe a71 in the near future) and would like to have heart rate monitor and support to recieve all my notifications would be nice. In particular I need notifications for workplace messenger by Facebook primarily. Being able to respond to notifications would be nice but not totally required. I'd like other heart monitoring functions if possible but realize I can only expect so much from a $50 smartwatch!
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Engendro said:
Perfecto
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I'm legit curious.. Am I asking to much for $50.. I mean I can hop on Amazon and see several options that seems to fit the bill but given the nature of xda I figured I'd reach out here to see if and of the watches I had looked at might pop up in conversation. I feel like I'm asking for a reasonable trade off here in what I can or can't sacrifice, but if not, enlighten me what's reasonable to expect from a $50 smartwatch?
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Maybe it would help if you gave the name and brand of the watches you are wondering about.
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Well here's one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086L6DCQ7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_g9naFbC1HRKYM
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elexa1 said:
Suggestion for smartwatch is also depend on user. Because I need to know about user usage and the platform he used mean IOS or Android.
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You do realize this thread is almost a year old?

Just saw a review of the OnePlus Smartwatch. Looks pretty solid for not much money!

Threads dead. Let's move on?

Hi, maybe some ideas, information, etc. here:
Other SmartWatches
Discussion for all other smartwatch devices
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