I have an Orange SPV M3100 on order from Orange. I want to get some accessories sorted out.
Can anyone confirm the information provided by orange - that the M3100 has a miniSD, rather than a microSD slot?
If so it's a big bonus.
Hi mate,
Got an M3100, and it's DEFINETLY a MicroSD!
Markee
trentend said:
Can anyone confirm the information provided by orange - that the M3100 has a miniSD, rather than a microSD slot?
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I don't know about orange, but I think it has a microSD as all other HTC Hermes devices.
Thanks for that. I'd better hang fire on any purchase and check.....
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Thanks for that. I'd better hang fire on any purchase and check.....
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I have a Tytn, I bought on Ebay a 2GB microsd card from Hong Kong
Micro or Mini ?????
Hi Im confused???
On flea-bay they are selling Micro and Mini memory that fits the VPA Compact, but the spec on the blurb that comes with the phone states a micro slot.
Am I being dumb that the VPA Compat will accept both types of memory. :?:
Don't take my word for it, do a search in the memory section of flea-bay for VPA Compact and look at the compatibility lists.
I even looked on scandisk and they say both are compatible with the VPA Compact.
Come on folks set my mind at ease as I bought a two gig mini after it said compatible with VPA Compact. GULP!
Thanks in advance.
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Well I guess Im gonna look stupid now:
I needed memory for the VPA COMPACT III which is Mirco SD!
Guess I need to get some sleep after playing with this phone!
BTW I sent my new Nokia N91 back and swapped it for the new VPA Compact III - Best thing I have ever done. There is little software available for the N91.
Thanks for a great forum
Related
Just a quick note to all new TyTn / M3100 / Vario II / V1605 owners.
I, like you guys, need to buy a MicroSD memory card :roll:
I was looking at ebay to buy one as I have bought memory cards before for good prices, but found amazon are actually cheaper than ebay!
1GB cards on ebay are going for around £26-£30 plus £6 postage.
Just bought one from amazon (Sandisk) for £23.59 including supersaver delivery.
Just though this might help someone save a few quid!
Markee
a place called mobymemory.com also have them for the £25 but they have 2gb ones in for £62!
Anyone else seen a uk supplier (non ebay) carring 2gb micro SD's yet for less than £62?
Best price I've seen (£52.88 inc vat), but I've never used the supplier and they are not currently in stock:
http://www.memorycardzoo.co.uk/799/Sandisk/Micro-SD/2GB/froogle/&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=cpc
personally I'm getting up and running with a 1Gb card, and then seeing how the prices settle in a couple of months.
You can get a 2gb card herehttp://www.totallymobile.co.uk/basket.php?action=add&prod=SDSDQ-2048-E10M for £52.49 delivered.
Best price i've seen out of ebay yet!
ptm
In Germany the 1 GB SanDisk microSD is available from € 30,70 / £ 20,70 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a185626.html) and the 2 GB version starts at € 67,75 / £ 45,69 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a210696.html).
At eBay.de the 1 GB version is sold for € 19,99 / £ 13,48 as "buy now" (http://cgi.ebay.de/1-GB-SanDisk-Tra...ryZ90241QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
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In Germany the 1 GB SanDisk microSD is available from € 30,70 / £ 20,70 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a185626.html) and the 2 GB version starts at € 67,75 / £ 45,69 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a210696.html).
At eBay.de the 1 GB version is sold for € 19,99 / £ 13,48 as "buy now" (http://cgi.ebay.de/1-GB-SanDisk-Tra...ryZ90241QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
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By the time you've added delivery (€8,90 within germany, and €12,40 within the EU) these are relatively unremarkeable prices.
Around about £22/£23 delivered seems to be the going budget price for a 1Gb microSD.
inquisitor said:
In Germany the 1 GB SanDisk microSD is available from € 30,70 / £ 20,70 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a185626.html) and the 2 GB version starts at € 67,75 / £ 45,69 (see: http://www.geizhals.at/deutschland/a210696.html).
At eBay.de the 1 GB version is sold for € 19,99 / £ 13,48 as "buy now" (http://cgi.ebay.de/1-GB-SanDisk-Tra...ryZ90241QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
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But the offers you can find in Geizhals are not yet on stock anywhere.
BTW:
Who of you already uses a 2GB MicroSD Card in a TyTN ?
I'd be really curious whether it works or not and if so whether it works well.
There is a Taiwanes (?) manufacturer, who already ships 4 GB *MINI* SD Cards (note: MINI not Micro).
I could well use it in my Qtek 8300 Smartphone (which I often also use as an alternative to a USB stick).
Yet there is a report on the net of someone who has ordered it and found it just shows 2GB on the 8300, but 4GB in a card reader.
So the card is ok, but cannot be read by the mobile !
Problem is that the built-in card reader as well as the driver file has to be able to cope with these large memory cards.
With the normal (full-size) SD Cards there seem to be a spec-barrier at 2GB. There are 4GB cards that can be read in some but not all devices. In most of the devices, which can read them it lasts much longer to access the file directory (e.g. in my Casio Exilim cam :-(
I don't know anything (neither do I have trusted feedback) about the compatibility of 2GB MicroSD cards in PDAs (not to speak of the TyTN).
So I am keen to find out here soon
someone on Howard Forums bought a 2GB from Verizon in the US and says he's having signifcant problems as it seems to lag and slow down his TyTN alot.. dunno if anyone else has issues here..?
I purchased a Sandisk Ultra II (high speed) 1gb from buy.com for $39.99 shipped after rebate in anticipation of ordering my TyTn....Too great of a deal to pass up considering that the Ultra II has almost double the read/write speed of the standard microSD.
That TotallyMobile card looks tempting, but I'd love to know whether there's a significant performance difference between normal vs Ultra II MicroSDs when in use on a HTC Hermes/TyTN. Anyone have any reviews covering this (or on a similar HTC device)?
@ marcusjt
looking at the post from iboj007 it looks like there is a performance improvement as you would expect.
I suppose 2Gb ultraII cards are on their way but how long? then there will be a 4Gb standard card and then there will be a 4Gb ultra II just round the corner etc etc
I noticed that ultra II vs normal in miniSD on the Wizard often made the difference in playback of mp3's and videos from the memory card. I would imagine the same would be the case for the tytn.
I bought this:
1 Gb from ebay
Paid on monday, arrived this morning (four working days). Am currently loading stuff on to it for my visit to Croatia next week.
One thing I have noticed is that it's very easy for the memory card to stick in the reader (on the phone) rather than ejecting with a further press. If you take the back off the phone, and remove the battery, you can see the card reader slot (complete with metal cover) alongside the sim card. In the top left corner of this cover is a small square hole into which the stylus point can be inserted to slide a stuck card forward. I find tweasors most useful for gripping and removing the card.
I hope that helps somebody - it took me a while to figure out.
I got a 2GB sandisk from Verizon and it is recognised fine. The problem i have is when scrolling the list of files it sometimes hangs the whole device as the files start to be displayed. I have formatted the card as FAT but it still happened. Now testing the card formatted as FAT32. I will try changing the card if it still happens.
Got my 2gb Sandisk, works fine. No complaints from me at all.
luke.a.jones, did you format your card and if so with what format: FAT or FAT 32? thanks.
no i did't formatt it i just stuck it straight in, ill check that format its on.
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Mine is formatted in FAT.
thanks for the info.
SanDisk 1GB MicroSD not working after 4days!!!
Hi Everyone!
Just to let you know that I suspect a similar problem with the M3100 as I had with my M600. Seeing as the phone as is new, I doubt anyone has been using their microSD cards for longer than a few weeks. My M600 and M500 had problems with recognising the SD cards (sometime, not always) and now this with my brand new M3100 and SanDisk... Wondering if its maybe a wide spread problem... else I should be Jinx in the next Bond movie!
Let me know how your microSDs fare.
Viktor
P.S. I won't be able to reply for 2 weeks - I am off on holiday!
yak86 said:
someone on Howard Forums bought a 2GB from Verizon in the US and says he's having signifcant problems as it seems to lag and slow down his TyTN alot.. dunno if anyone else has issues here..?
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I bought my 2GB microSD card (Sandisk) from Verizon in the U.S., and it is working great! Of course, I haven't tried playing any movies yet.
http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?prod=miniSD_4096mb_MOBY_001
Yeah, I've just see it when looking on google. Shame I only recently (well 4 months ago) bought a 2GB card. I can donate it to someone but I don't think I'll part with it yet.
I thought the Wizard required some sort of not yet available firmware upgrade before it could go beyond 2GB miniSD cards.
In fact, this link from SanDisk makes it sound as though our phones will never be able to use these cards:
http://www.sandisk.com/Retail/Default.aspx?CatID=1441
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I thought the Wizard required some sort of not yet available firmware upgrade before it could go beyond 2GB miniSD cards.
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I don't think so. Look at the compatibility list!
Mobile Compatibility List: New!Nokia E61, QTEK 9100, QTEK 8300, QTEK 8310, Orange SPV C600, Orange SPV C550, Orange SPV C500, New!T-Mobile Vario, T-Mobile SDA, New!O2 XDA mini, O2 X3, O2 X4, QTek 8010, I-mate SP3i, iMate K-JAM, Audiovox STM5600, Qtek 8020, Panasonic x700, New!Motorola mpX220,
With Adapter: O2 XDA II, Orange SPV M1000, Sanyo S750, Sharp/Vodafone GX-30, Orange/Handspring Treo 600, Orange SPV E100/E200
Nico
http://www.sandisk.com/Compatibility/Device(8022)-O2-XDA_Mini_S.aspx
Again Maybe this is a firmware limatation
Maybe...
Maybe it would work by splitting the 4Gb into two logical disk 2Gb each?
By the way I don't know what to load to 2Gb, I have about 1,3 Gb free space in my miniSD. I mean is it so needed the 4Gb card? Any suggestions?
4 GB Mini SD
Well storage space I can always use. My Tom Tom map of Western Europe already takes away 1Gb. Some movies converted to divx take about 600Mb the rest is used for backups and cab files of the programs I use on my device. So 4Gb of storage would be a very nice option. Doesn't matter if this has to be split in two partitions of 2Gb each. I would love it
Nico
As far as I can tell, there are no REAL 4GB MINI SD's. They all seem to be fake... 2GB SD made to look like 4GB... Buyer beware!
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As far as I can tell, there are no REAL 4GB MINI SD's. They all seem to be fake... 2GB SD made to look like 4GB... Buyer beware!
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ive used www.mobymemory.com before im sure a fair few on here have.
4g miniSD that works
I have purchased a 4G miniSD from http://www.emartbuy.co.uk/index.php.
It works. There is a small problem with access time, i.e. it takes longer to write to and access the card than the 2G did, but apart from that there are no issues.
All I did was use a card reader and copy everything from the 2G card to the 4G card, put it in the device and away it went, like nothing had changed. Except now there is twice the storage. YAY. The card is brandless and is probably a reflashed card, but I don't care because it works for me.
Hey if any of you are doubting the 4gb mini sd at mobymemory I can confirm it certainly is 4gb card and definetly works in the wizard.
This isn't a reply to your asking if it works. The listed price here was $78 (USD) roughly if i'm not mistaken. I'm sorry, but i'm not paying $78. I already paid $55 for mine and am just awaiting it's arrival in the mail. Hopefully I'll get it soon so I can pop that sucker in and flash my firmware till i see it. I want 4gb because I love movies on the go, and I have some nice tools that do about 4mb/min of video, now that's 1000 minutes of video... or if you load 2 hour movies: roughly 7 movies. At 320x240 stereo mp4 44100khz. Now to just find a bloody adapter for being able to pick up phone calls with my own earbuds, and now to find good earbuds...
I got my 4gb in the mail today! It's completely unmarked which I thought was weird, and upon first popping it in, my MDA would NOT read it, however, after popping it in my computer and reformatting it into FAT32 again (it was FAT32 when i checked it with the computer), it works just fine. Reads out fully too! I got mine on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200065103874
$54.95 including shipping (which was 2 days by usps mail).
Transcend 4GB mini SDHC Flash Card does not work on 8125
I purchased one from Newegg.com. 8125 did not recogonize the card, neither my computer card reader.
Any thoughts?
jjss4433
jjss4433 said:
I purchased one from Newegg.com. 8125 did not recogonize the card, neither my computer card reader.
Any thoughts?
jjss4433
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Have you checked to see if you can Rightclick the "removable drive" the card is in on your computer and see if you have the option "Format"? I had to format my card before it was usable in my MDA and computer.
jjss4433 said:
I purchased one from Newegg.com. 8125 did not recogonize the card, neither my computer card reader.
Any thoughts?
jjss4433
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You may need to update the firmware on your card reader.
Guys
4GB miniSD cards are fake products. Real 4GB memory cards are SD-HC (SD 2.0) standard compatible, not SD 1.0 compatible in agree with the SD Standard Association. Look a real 4GB SD HC memory card of the pioneer on memory cards in this link and looks the SD HC logo:
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Ite...sk_miniSDHC_Card_4GB_miniSD_HighCapacity.aspx
SDHC is not backward compatible with SD standard.
Beware of fake product, SanDisk is a reputable manufacturer and the pioneer on this type of memory cards.
Beware
Apparently I bourght a SDHC miniSD card.
Thanks for all the replay. Apparently I bought a SDHC card. It's not comparable with 8125. I have to RMA it, by paying 15% restock fee.
I hope other users won't make the same mistake.
jjss4433
i have seen them at www.unityelectronics.com for $80[USD].
they might be fakes but most people have to format the m and use them as 2-2gb cards.
i almost bought one but i'm going to buy a 2gb tomorrow for $20[USD] from www.newegg.com
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they have the 4gb mini sd on ebay for ~~$35-45 USD.
2gb mini sd here: i heard 8125 supports it http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/SanD...-13072/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#availability
but it costs the same as the 4 gb mini sdhc link here:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/SanD...05804/catOid/-13072/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
i heard 8125 had problems but the users got their card from ebay and 99.99% ebay mem sticks are verified FAKE! aka counterfeit.
so which one should i get guys? once i get back in an hour ill be upgrading my cingular 8125 to wm 6.1 (currently 5.0) is there anyway to run the 4gb sdhc? or do i have to buy the mini sd? and would both cards fit in the slot?
believe me!!!!
Buy the 2GB minisd
Buy two or three men, because Wizards dont supports SDHC.....
Believe me dont waste your money.
Hey Guys
Getting a Evo 3D from UK (ASDA sale couple of weeks ago)
Now
1) MicroSD Card: I believe 8GB comes standard in box.. Should I get a higher class 32GB Card?? Like the Sandisk Ultra microSD Mobile Class 6 (says upto 30MB/s) or anything better? Don't know which class to go for and which card and if they make a diff??
2) Anyone has any ideas if these mobiles from ASDA (i think they are brand free) unlockable and hackable?
3) How are these phones? any comments?
4) Any recommended case / protector? I was thinking bodyguardz screen protector.. no idea about cases..
Wont have the phone until couple of weeks more.. so looking to get accessories etc ready..
Hey
1) I have 32GB Sandisk card you talk about, works like charm.
2) I believe you are able to unlock root with any evo 3d (brand has nothing to it).
3) Figure it out yourself i doubt that you can be disappointed
4) Seidio Active! Available only at US (shipment to Europe takes so long). I have one with kickstand. Dropped my evo from 2 meters already and even case wasn't damaged.
You can get yourself docking station (usable without case) and MHL adapter - those are cool to use, works with 3D screens too (already played games/watched videos on projector with huge screen - awesome).
I cant figure out any drawbacks from having evo, beside battery which is common issue these days.
Best regards.
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2) Anyone has any ideas if these mobiles from ASDA (i think they are brand free) unlockable and hackable?
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All phones from ASDA direct are unlocked & SIM FREE, u can choose ur network provider as u wish..
My frnd in UK already purchased one for me..
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Hey Guys
Getting a Evo 3D from UK (ASDA sale couple of weeks ago)
Now
1) MicroSD Card: I believe 8GB comes standard in box.. Should I get a higher class 32GB Card?? Like the Sandisk Ultra microSD Mobile Class 6 (says upto 30MB/s) or anything better? Don't know which class to go for and which card and if they make a diff??
2) Anyone has any ideas if these mobiles from ASDA (i think they are brand free) unlockable and hackable?
3) How are these phones? any comments?
4) Any recommended case / protector? I was thinking bodyguardz screen protector.. no idea about cases..
Wont have the phone until couple of weeks more.. so looking to get accessories etc ready..
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1. If you need the space, yes.
2. Unlocked and hackable.
3. Bloody brilliant, love my EVO 3D.
4. I just use one of those leather slip cases, does the job lovely.
1. The 8GB class 4 it comes with is actually pretty fast (read speeds of 20mb/s). But I upgraded to 16GB class 10. You can go with 32GB if you need the space.
2. Yeah mine is from ASDA too it is unbranded and unlocked.
You can unlock the bootloader (to flash custom roms) pretty easily, but if you will need to flash the boot.img file of each rom you want to install. If you want to get around this you will need to:
Downgrade the hboot from 1.49.0008 to 1.49.0007, so you can get S-OFF. Guide Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495657
3. It's awesome.
4. This £3 case from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004XASHQW/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details
It works great!
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Thanks guys
my main question remains is that is 8GB class4 which comes with it good enough? or should I go for a Class6 16GB / 32GB Sandisk Ultra microSD card??
will get the phone in hand in july
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1. The 8GB class 4 it comes with is actually pretty fast (read speeds of 20mb/s). But I upgraded to 16GB class 10. You can go with 32GB if you need the space.
2. Yeah mine is from ASDA too it is unbranded and unlocked.
You can unlock the bootloader (to flash custom roms) pretty easily, but if you will need to flash the boot.img file of each rom you want to install. If you want to get around this you will need to:
Downgrade the hboot from 1.49.0008 to 1.49.0007, so you can get S-OFF. Guide Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495657
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1) Is 8GB good enough? or should I go for a sandisk ultra 16/32GB ?? thinking in terms of general space and perhaps apps2sd (do we need it?)
2) you go from ASDA? is it network branded?? o2 or vodaphone? and did u need to downgrade? and which ROM etc u running if so?? Havent got the phone for another 2-3 months so just gearing up for all this!!
Do we need to put custom ROM on that phone? does it come with loads of crapware? best rom in market currently for this GSM phone?
Class 4 is fast enough but upgrade if you need the space, simple really lol. And no you won't need Apps2SD/EXT etc.
Actually when I had 8GB card it ran out quickly... Few clips, around one hundred mp3's, some photos, games and You are sir done
Hi -
I live in the UK and would love to get my hands on a sim-free 32Gb S3 which is a problem as vodafone seem to still have the exclusivity rights.
There are some retailers (simplyelectronics, mobicity etc) that are sell 32Gb units - but I am concerned that that these will have overseas ROM and won't function correctly in the UK.
How justified is this concern? If I get an overseas model then is it just a case of using odin and flashing the ROM and I'll be as good as if it was a UK unit?
Also... does anyone know what the status is of the vodafone exclusivity deal - is it likely to end soon and we'll see 32Gb units everywhere?
Many thanks!
You do realise that you can expand the storage of the 16GB version... how much storage do you really need???
As for the expansys/handtec supply etc. - grey imports - caveat emptor
No such a thing as a UK unit...a car may be but not a phone hardware wise..software not always branded by carriers...and yes Odin it! Plenty of custom romsto choose from..
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OP may want the 32gb just to have tons of memory. Anyway, I bought my S3 from mobicity UK. Came with stock European unbranded rom. No issues whatsoever.
Hi
Many thanks to all who have replied ...
LenAsh - yes i know there's a slot for a card but given the OS uses up ~6Gig then ideally I'd like to have some more onboard storage.
Widget21 - thanks for that - if I've understood correctly then just Odin-ing the phone will give me a UK unit as the hardware is the same globally?
DramatikBeats - good to hear your feedback from mobicity - appreciated; was this a 32Gb unit?
Cheers!
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Hi
Many thanks to all who have replied ...
LenAsh - yes i know there's a slot for a card but given the OS uses up ~6Gig then ideally I'd like to have some more onboard storage.
Widget21 - thanks for that - if I've understood correctly then just Odin-ing the phone will give me a UK unit as the hardware is the same globally?
DramatikBeats - good to hear your feedback from mobicity - appreciated; was this a 32Gb unit?
Cheers!
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hey dconroy,
I'm currently in the UK and purchased an unbranded 32GB S3 from amazon.de without any issues or problems and got shipped straight here.
I'm in France and bought my unit on a Hong Kong website and all is perfect. Localization is brought by the Rom, not by the phone.
Nah, 16gb. 48gb is more than enough memory for me (including 32gb sdcard)
Regardless of where you get it as long as it is modelo i9300 you can restasure you can unlock it flash it and root it without any problems. In my most humble opinion you should wait and get the LTE version
2gigs of ram
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Hi -
Many thanks to all the answers - I really appreciate your time. To summarise this is what I think is the case - let me know if any of this is wrong!
* All S3 units are the same globally - it matters not which country it's bought in (so long as it's a genuine product not a fake).
* I can flash the ROM with Odin to make it behave as if it was a new UK handset with no difference to any other and this does not require me to root the phone
Many thanks!
Almost correct. The US S3's are completely different phones.
As somebody else pointed out, just make sure the model is i9300
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