just a feed back on my new touch 3G for all my buddies here - P3400 ROM Development

Hi
first sorry for creating this thread if u feel its a wast
im sure all here are going to buy new WM phones and i thought the best i can do for my buddies here is to give u a feed back on my Touch 3G
1. The phone is real fast very very good lot of mem space good enough
2. The battery to my knowledge is good it gives around 2 days for a heavy user like me
3. the phone is very very sleek and nice looking
4. This is bad -
if u need to soft reset this phone u need to open the back panel and then use the stylus to soft reset ie the soft reset is in the phone and not at the bottum as in our gene this is very irritating but then u have SW to do this and i have installed one to do so (im using pocket toolman for this)
5. to see the SPL u need to get to the tricolor secreen ie boot secreen
u cant see on the start screen when u power on the phone
6. wifi is real good i caught a few wifi at bangalore and was able to browse
im not a techi so i just stated the simple facts i hope this is useful to all
and yes the Jade section is not even half as active as this great section
and yes yes i really miss my gene
and yes i do love all u guys( i mean brother sisterly OK im happily married pls dont take it otherwise OK)

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Thanks for the review buddy. I knew that apart from keyboard, there is nothing missing in this phone. BTW buddy, does it have FM Radio? I have also talked about a us imported 3g enabled diamond for around 15K. I initially thought about Touch Pro but i had wrong info, the price is still ridiculously high at Rs 32,000. So i dont think i will be able to buy it anytime soon.
Diamond that come in India doesn't have 3G, but this model that i am talking about is from US and is working great on 3G here, it belongs to one of my friend, about 4 months older. Lets see if i can get the deal.

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thanks haree
hi! haree
thanks for puting up a review....
i am using a touch viva now but i think very soon will cm back to gene.....
guys like krazy hv made this forum awesome....still i am not able to cook a rom for my viva....so just njoy the phone....although i flashed pdaviet 6.5 rom....but no charm as sumits rom
anyways u njoy ur new phone and keep us posted

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@krazy NO FM
hi
nope no FM on this phone
but then i dont listen to music much on my phone as i do have SonyMp3 player so its ok with me
u no what i think u should buy this phone and if u do its real good for me cause their isnt much action in the jade section and if u buy this phone ok god will i be happy u know y
krazy_about_technology said:
Thanks for the review buddy. I knew that apart from keyboard, there is nothing missing in this phone. BTW buddy, does it have FM Radio? I have also talked about a us imported 3g enabled diamond for around 15K. I initially thought about Touch Pro but i had wrong info, the price is still ridiculously high at Rs 32,000. So i dont think i will be able to buy it anytime soon.
Diamond that come in India doesn't have 3G, but this model that i am talking about is from US and is working great on 3G here, it belongs to one of my friend, about 4 months older. Lets see if i can get the deal.
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Well maybe yaar, but i will choose this phone if i have no other choice. This is not beacuse phone is not good, its great. But this time i have two requirements, atleast a vga screen and keyboard, out of which i dont think i m going to have keyboard as htc is pretty f***** up in the market, they dont have any decent handset with hardware keyboard in the range of 18-25K which is the thing why people prefer nokia even though they want a winmo. In Windows Mobiles, you get less features for the price you pay, thats a bitter truth and its all because monopolists like htc make it so. Though samsung and some others like imate and o2 have good devices, people like us stay away from these coz of support issues, like it is for htc devices on xda.
Anyways, so atleast i am gonna have a VGA, 3G handset with Wifi, GPS and FM radio. SO i guess i would go for the 3G diamond if possible. Otherwise, if there will be no option, i will be there in Jade forum
PS: Sorry for some bad words, i am feeling a bit angry with HTC. They really dont have left any choice for "budget" buyers, although a 18-25K phone can certainly not be considered as a "budget" phone, if you look at average salary structure in India these days.

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@krazy buy it man
hi
but all said and done im having fun using this phone getting a lot of attention few days back i was at my customers place he loved my phone so much and it looks good man sleek & sexy man(see now im trying to convince u to by as i know how good it is for me )
but it feels good i am getting a lot of attention with this phone
any way im sure even if u buy a new phone ur gona keep ur gene and this section wont miss u
if there will be no option, i will be there in Jade forum

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@sumeet
Why don't you go for android-based phones?there is one for 19 k with a vga screen +keyboard+hardware GPS+wifi
http://www.naaptol.com/buy-online/W...le_phones/pdas_and_smartphones/htc_dream.html

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Hey Hari, just for your information, HTC has released a ROM upgrade for your Touch 3G. It solves some issues with the device related to Wifi, GPS, Camera and most probably a newer, more faster version of Opera. It was released on 17-4-2009, so you may already have it, but do check it out, if its newer, upgrade your phone. The update is here :
http://www.htc.com/in/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=541&news_id=146
Its an official ROM you dont need to flash HSPL to your device. It will work without any problem.Just download, backup your data and flash it.
Have fun with your new toy!

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@Blueangel: Angel dear, even if i have to be with my gene for 2 more years, i am not gonna go with any other OS now. You have missed some of my posts regarding my love for this OS i guess
Anyways, Android is too immature of a platform for my needs. Even Symbian 5th edition is better then going with android. I dont have a liking towards linux based platforms personally, i dont feel at home with these.
Thanks for your suggestion by the way

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hey dude wht's the price?

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@Krazy Thanks
hi
thanks for the info i did chek but when i put my serial no it said this is not for my mobile thanks buddy for the info
krazy_about_technology said:
Hey Hari, just for your information, HTC has released a ROM upgrade for your Touch 3G. It solves some issues with the device related to Wifi, GPS, Camera and most probably a newer, more faster version of Opera. It was released on 17-4-2009, so you may already have it, but do check it out, if its newer, upgrade your phone. The update is here :
http://www.htc.com/in/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=541&news_id=146
Its an official ROM you dont need to flash HSPL to your device. It will work without any problem.Just download, backup your data and flash it.
Have fun with your new toy!
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@ams1576
hi
what price did u ask for my touch 3g its 20K with 4GB Mem card at Bangalore
ams1576 said:
hey dude wht's the price?
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krazy_about_technology said:
@Blueangel: Angel dear, even if i have to be with my gene for 2 more years, i am not gonna go with any other OS now. ...
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My sentiments, I will also never go for any other OS but WinMo, and most likely no other manufacturer but HTC (no credit to HTC though, thanks to xda).
But lets see, a new forum is coming up pretty fast, to support non htc devices .

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haree said:
hi
what price did u ask for my touch 3g its 20K with 4GB Mem card at Bangalore
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Haree how are you my friend? hoping enjoying your new phone.
As always don't forget to share Phamquang's rom for OLD gene users like me.

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@rakesh4utoo
hi
buddy and yes no problem i still do keep cheking Pdavite and i will post the same here if i do see anything new but as of now no action their for a long time
I will never forget this Gene section and all the buddies here and yes yes i really regret disposing my gene but i did not have a choice if i wanted a new mobile its just that my itch to buy new mobile took over and u know what the gene is the only mobile which i had kept for a year and all the people here are the reason for this
rakesh_4utoo said:
Haree how are you my friend? hoping enjoying your new phone.
As always don't forget to share Phamquang's rom for OLD gene users like me.
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hi haree, is the jade better than the diamond cause i think they are abt the same price (at least here)?

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Depends on your needs, although spec wise diamond is better with all the specs of Touch 3G plus in addition, FM Radio, VGA screen and 3D Graphics Hardware Chip powered TouchFLO 3D interface. But in some countries, Diamond doesn't come with 3G capabilities and it has a smaller sized battery (900 mAH).

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I think I will buy a vga or wvga,wqvga whatever a bigger screen, I prefer a windows Mobile with usb host capability,plus a good camera pixel like 5 or 8mp. I think this model wont be with Htc. I have decided to use this gene as must as I can till I find the stuff.Sometimes I wanna buy N97, but then as always nokia will disappoint me, coz I cant change the appearance or performance like windows mobile, hell with nokia no windows only symbian.

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@Lewelynn
hi
im from India and the diamond is not available as 3G yes their is the Diamond 2 which is a 3G phone but very costly here(INR29,000) as i wanted a 3G phone this was in my budget i got this phone but if u can get a dimond3G for the same price as the Touch 3G in ur county may be u should by it as it has M3D but u cant upgrade the Memory on it has 4GB on the phone thats all but as per my info i can upgrade the jade to 32GB of Memory i really don't see myself using more the existing 4GB memory i have
but performance wise im happy its fast, decent battery life for me im happy
Lewelynn said:
hi haree, is the jade better than the diamond cause i think they are abt the same price (at least here)?
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krazy_about_technology said:
Depends on your needs, although spec wise diamond is better with all the specs of Touch 3G plus in addition, FM Radio, VGA screen and 3D Graphics Hardware Chip powered TouchFLO 3D interface. But in some countries, Diamond doesn't come with 3G capabilities and it has a smaller sized battery (900 mAH).
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there is no use of 3g in india , it take more 1-1.6 years to start it, crap provider like mtnl has it but it not yet implemented fully in mumbai also 3g drain your battery fast as compares to edge gprs and need more powerful battery