hello guys,
simple question,
I can buy an MDA 2, which is cheaper than the XDA 2.
But i wanted to know if there are any differences, besides the design?
Is it locked to t-mobile? Could it be unlocked?
thanks for your help!
the hardware is the same of cause as they are both Himalaya which are oem'd from htc
about software difference then donno
about sim locks then http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/xda2unlock
thanks for your prompt reply.
So what do you suggest?
go for MDA, or XDA? and pay a 100 USD more...
donno non of them are for sale around here
since o2 and tmobile are not present on the mobile market
in this country
i got the qtek flavor myself which dont come with a phone subscription it's of cause not locked but since it's without a subscription it cost more
I would suggest that you buy the MDA ( if you can life with the design ) and upgrade it to what ever you like. ROMs are many around here...
I peronally like the customizition from O2, expecially the UserInterface and I don't what to miss it. The blue is also by far not so annoying than pink is ;-)
I have the MDA2
Just drive over the border (to Germany) buy the sim free mda2 from t-mobile which will set you back arround €750, and they have lots in stock.
Or even BETTER wait till after CIBIT and prices will come down quite a bit
i can have an MDA 2 for 560 €. i should get it?
well i suppose it depend on if it's simfree or if you want to use the mobil company because they often bill you a penelty if you just unlock the phone and use another sim and such
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I am a HD2 user, but also want to get a TG01.
Anyone know where I can get one in Netherlands?
Or a SIM-Unlocked/unbranded one from the web?
xmoo said:
I am a HD2 user, but also want to get a TG01.
Anyone know where I can get one in Netherlands?
Or a SIM-Unlocked/unbranded one from the web?
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On ebay or no idea. But I think on ebay you can buy everithing.
hello
if you buy from ebay, you can flash thanks to a custuum sddownloader, the rom in any langague. however beware this hack do not work with tg01 from japan.
also, you can unlock this phone via some specialsed website. the cost is about 10 euros. i did it with my orange tg01 from france and it works, even if i flashed many roms after.
Never bought anything from ebay.
Is it Trust??
ya its perfectly fine , i got meself over $1000 worth of stuff total (incl tg01)
My cell phone is dopod 830,also called Prophet,it used for more than three years.Now is Chinese Spring Festival,and I can be given sums of money from the adult.I wanna to buy htc Diamond 2 before,but since I have tried to play htc G2,I had been attracted,althought I haven't used Android System before.
To be honest,WM System is more attraction to me.Lately I found Toshiba TG01 is become cheaper than before,and the price in oversea buy is better than in China.So I wanna to buy it oversea,but I haven't decide where to buy is the best choice.I have friends in Toronto,San Francisco and Australia,and some of them will come back China lately.I want to know where to buy is more suitable?It's better to buy an unlocked phone.And can you show me the price you know?
Thx of all.
In UK you can pick 1 up for £150 and £10 you can unlock it on the web. Don`t know what the other countries are charging tho. May be Ebay you can get it cheaper. Good luck.
eaby cannot use in China...althought i have an international credit card,but is in US pay not UK...
can i unlock the machine myself?
£150 is very good price!I wanna to buy in Hong Kong,but need nearly £250, a bit expensive...
Yomita said:
eaby cannot use in China...althought i have an international credit card,but is in US pay not UK...
can i unlock the machine myself?
£150 is very good price!I wanna to buy in Hong Kong,but need nearly £250, a bit expensive...
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Still not unlocking method. Think before buying. If it's me I go buy a Iphone 3G. I did the mistake buy one. For Iphon you have a lot of help and program. TG01 have = 0. It's true have a big skreen and is fast but still hard locked.
Think before buying.
Maybe iPhone 3GS is better.I agree that iPhone is a good machine,but in China,we cannot use wifi everywhere as western countries.What is the worse,that Youtube cannot be connected.If I live in Hong Kong,iPhone is my choise,without thinking.
But you said that TG01 is = 0,I think it's too exaggerate.Although its now popular as htc,but it still a wm phone,isn't it?
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In UK you can pick 1 up for £150 and £10 you can unlock it on the web. Don`t know what the other countries are charging tho. May be Ebay you can get it cheaper. Good luck.
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where in the uk can you pick up for £150 ? - orange had a deal but it doesnt seem to be available any more
You could always try your local orange store, mine's still got them...
toshiba tg01
yes, i just got one myself, snapdragon for 160£ from 399 curtesy of orange. rebel sim II for toshiba phones support tg01 too, 10£ plus delivery.
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yes, i just got one myself, snapdragon for 160£ from 399 curtesy of orange. rebel sim II for toshiba phones support tg01 too, 10£ plus delivery.
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Is it still capable of the high speed internet stuff etc. though, because I heard about some problems that can sometimes occur with the Rebel Sim II's and others...maybe i'm mistaken!!
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Is it still capable of the high speed internet stuff etc. though, because I heard about some problems that can sometimes occur with the Rebel Sim II's and others...maybe i'm mistaken!!
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Proobably can't do GPRS, and instead of the 3G icon you get HSDPA instead, and a roaming icon
Cheap price seems always far from me...what bad luck!
Well..i got mine in Italy over the net and got it mailed to me in Malaysia where I work just over a month ago for EUROS 280:-...compared to when it was first launched in 2009 and it was going for EURO 560:- or something in that neighbourhood of prices
The additional good news is that from the moment I got it and turned it on until now:
1. It has never hung
2. The audio in-call quality has always been great.
3. It is damn fast and showed little or no lag.
4. Battery is good enough unless you are using wifi and playing around with it 24/7
5. Ringer is a little on the quiet side (reminds me of the Motorola 'Ming' I bought 4 years ago) BUT it is not at all as bad as many have described.
Guess maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones but then again I guess I did something with my TG01..basically I did NOTHING never tried changing flashing ROMS, installing Manila, Jakarta etc or whatever else was never intended to be on it in the first place.
Now might the time in the UK to buy one...
I keep being tempted by this phone, just because of the size of the screen alone. Also, in the Orange shops here in the UK, the unit price has gone down to £129, but I don't know what the obligatory top up would be. If anyone has one here in the UK, what is the multimedia on it like? Are you able to download BBC iPlayer programmes to watch on it when commuting etc.? I'd be grateful for any input
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I keep being tempted by this phone, just because of the size of the screen alone. Also, in the Orange shops here in the UK, the unit price has gone down to £129, but I don't know what the obligatory top up would be. If anyone has one here in the UK, what is the multimedia on it like? Are you able to download BBC iPlayer programmes to watch on it when commuting etc.? I'd be grateful for any input
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Yes, if you use a program like Iplayer downloader or similar you can download videos from iplayer (and automatically remove DRM) and then play them on the phone, I watch videos almost every day as I commute; the good thing is that the core player that comes with the phone has got hardware acceleration so the videos are played smoothly and it play xvdi/divx files (if you know where to get them from )
Cheers
Hi I think if you have a problems with budget, than TG01 will be sold in Eastern Eur with 40% discount. If the point isn't in money, than wait for a TG02, its a real HD2 and iPhone killer
Before I start, this deal is only in the UK but other country's may have similar pricing but I cannot guarantee it.
Title is self-explanatory really. Great hardware at a great price. Hope this attracts potential devs for this awesome phone.
Linky
in india its INR 12990 here
Picked one from CPW this evening. Got mine in white with the T-mobile simcard thrown in. Looks very good in white and was unlocked. It is a big upgrade from my LG Gt540, very impressed by the speed of the little beast, Flash 10.3 runs very smooth, apps open quickly. Very pleased to get a Qualcomm 8255 processor powered phone for this money.
pcworld - how much was that and was the bootloader unlockable? I can get a free upgrade to this phone from my Voda contract, but I expect that'll be Voda branded and have a locked down bootloader - so will probably upgrade, sell and buy sim free.
bootloader is unlockable through se website, not sure if it applies to branded phones too or not. but be sure that it will void your warranty
Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
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Picked one from CPW this evening. Got mine in white with the T-mobile simcard thrown in. Looks very good in white and was unlocked. It is a big upgrade from my LG Gt540, very impressed by the speed of the little beast, Flash 10.3 runs very smooth, apps open quickly. Very pleased to get a Qualcomm 8255 processor powered phone for this money.
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Is it only T Mobile carrying the white version?
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Is it only T Mobile carrying the white version?
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They had generic black and white unbranded versions in the store, all were unlocked GSM stock, they are not networked linked . You pick the colour you want and then they give you a T-mobile sim pack which is preloaded with £10 credit or an orange sim. I haven't opened my sim pack as I have a T-mobile payg sim with free internet already.
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Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
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Picked one up today myself, very pleased, great little phone!
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Picked one up today myself, very pleased, great little phone!
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Can you check on yours is the right hand capacitive button on the screen as responsive as the left back capacitive button? My right button just seems a little less responsive.
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pcworks said:
They had generic black and white unbranded versions in the store, all were unlocked GSM stock, they are not networked linked . You pick the colour you want and then they give you a T-mobile sim pack which is preloaded with £10 credit or an orange sim. I haven't opened my sim pack as I have a T-mobile payg sim with free internet already.
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Thanks for that for info.
Just for reference, price of imported units here in Malaysia more or less USD 260. No network lock, no contracts.
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Phone was unlocked and unbranded cost £149 + £10 compulsory topup.
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That deal is still on, I got the black version with an O2 top up last saturday
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Thinking of getting a Galaxy S2, it will probably be simlocked as these are slightly cheaper and can be unlocked for free (?). I was wondering if anyone knew if any of the major UK networks (O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone) have branding on the phones themselves? I heard Orange might have a small logo on the back of the phone? Do they all pretty much have logo branding on bootup, but this can be easily removed by flashing a stock ROM?
Is rooting and unlocking via the app still working/doable?
Also whats the deal with 3 (three) network phones? Can they be unlocked easily and used with any simcard? (I'm going to use giffgaff - 02 network)
Thanks
dont get it mate whait for SG3 or galaxy note will be out at buymobilephones dot net soon
The phone is basically the same as the new flagship android in the galaxy nexus, the only difference is that that phone has a 720p screen (though it uses the pentile matrix system) bar that theres not much difference between the two phones, therefore you should get it, as since its been out 6 months its 450 off contract, while the nexus is 550 off contract.
Yes theres an app to sim unlock it, and yes rooting is very easy, where you can install either a custom rom or a stock rom, whatever floats your boat. So my advice is get the best carrier that is either cheapest, or gives you best service in your area.
I bought mine last week off contract for 450 from phones4U, they all come sim unlocked anyway from there.
I got mine on orange, it came with an orange logo little square on the back. And with orange software (unremovable without flashing stock using Odin). I was scared to flash a new and expensive phone, but now I'm happy without ****ty orange maps and orange all over my Internet browser etc.
Also like the other guy said, wait til the galaxy nexus comes out next month-the s2 might drop by a few quid. Galaxy note is way too big IMO.
got mine from T-mobile. No logos on the phone (white sg2). Had a few apps from t-mobile but I've rooted quite easily
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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dont get it mate whait for SG3 or galaxy note will be out at buymobilephones dot net soon
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I'm stretching my budget with the S2, the S3 will be 2012 and will likely be 500+. I'm looking at around £320 off ebay for a S2. I was going to get an Ace, then S1, then saw that a S2 was only around the £300 mark so decided on getting it.
May wait a while, not sure, but doubt they will get much cheaper than £310?
Talkmobile
Have a look online with talkmobile they us the o2 network and at one time had the cheapest SGS2 on a 12month contract and their handsets are not locked.
If I was to order an unlock Titan II off ebay would I be find to use it in the UK on three with no problems?
Let's hope so. I am awaiting delivery of a Titan 2 from across the pond [email protected] Branded but unlocked, In theory it should work on 3G but may involve manually inputting APN settings, I am on O2 but if it works then no reason why not on 3 network, Let you know when it eventually arrives
Just chatted with a HTC adviser and they said it should be ok for O2 seeing as the Titan 2 covers the 900mhz frquency, Not sure which 3 use but reckon will be ok.
I wonder if it is possible to buy a non at&t branded titan 2. Do they exist?
Now there's a very good question, I guess in theory they should exist but just not available to the UK market, The crux of the Titan 2s I believe were mainly for AT&T, I must admit I would prefer an unbranded one but think I can suffer the logo on the front for now at least.
I could not live with the logo, unless i can sandpaper it off, put a black sticker over it or buy a replacement housing form ebay
awesome
Let us know if it works, I am currently torn between ordering a Titan 2 from the US or a Lumia 900 (so much cheaper on ebay sim free from the US than they are in the UK.)