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QTek 2020i - £19.99 + £35pm on O2 250 anythime & 100txts

Hi all
I bought my phone yesterday and it arrived at 8:50am this morning!
very happy with it so far (although having problems with wifi internet access) :evil:
Anyhow, I don't want to break any forum rules (so if you're an admin and this IS breaking the rules, please remove it and I'll find out that way).
I looked around for a good deal and the above was VERY good compared to everywhere else.
Not sure if this is old news to everyone on here but if it's not and you want the details (and it's not againt forum rules) let me know and I'll post the details of where I got it from.
Please note that I am a CUSTOMER and am in now way affiliated with the company from whome I bought the phone...or the network either!
Cheers
Wayne

That sounds like buymobilephones.net to me. They've go the same good offer too.
Although if your a very light user this is tosh at GBP439.99 a year inc phone.
Where as O2's O2 leisure time plus with 100 texts + Promo 12mths for GBP20 a month and GBP99.99 for the phone is alot cheaper option for GBP339.99
Guess what i went for and I'm still using my old Genie SIM.

yep, that's where I got it.
Not sure where u got ya figures from though...as I'll be downgrading my tarriff asap - and I didn't have to shell out £99 for the handset
Each to their own though
Cheers
Wayne

If you look on their site you'll see other tarriff's where the cost of the phone increases when your monthly bill decreases.
35(line rental) x 12(months) = 420 + 19.99(phone) = 439.99(TOTAL)
or
20(line rental) x 12(months) = 240 + 99.99(phone) = 339.99(TOTAL)
You have to be careful as some tarriff's can not be downgraded no matter how much pleading you do.

Not this tarriff.
Take a read on the FAQ section followed by the TnC's for both BuyMobilePhones.net and O2
Cheers
Wayne

This may sound like a stupid question but is there any diff between QTEC 2020i and XDA IIi? Spec wise they look identical is it just branding?
Also the Himalaya forum description suggests that the O2 XDA IIi is an updated Himalya called Andes however the Alpine forum description also suggests the XDA IIi is an alpine. Which is accurate and is the XDA IIi seen as an improved Himalya? If so is it a matter of time before the Alpine will have WM 2005?
Sorry to bombard you with questions I am just in the middle of deciding what to buy and the QTEC is favourite if the spec is the same as O2 XDA IIi.
TIA,
JamieT

The QTEK 2020i is the XDA IIi, the only different being the firmware, which you can change to the XDA IIi or I-mate PDA2 versions.
If you get the Qtek 2020i I do recommend you to upgrade it ASAP.
Other than that the only noticeable difference is the writing on the unit and the leather pouch.
Hope that helps you JamieT.

symondavis said:
The QTEK 2020i is the XDA IIi, the only different being the firmware, which you can change to the XDA IIi or I-mate PDA2 versions.
If you get the Qtek 2020i I do recommend you to upgrade it ASAP.
Other than that the only noticeable difference is the writing on the unit and the leather pouch.
Hope that helps you JamieT.
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Why upgrade it?
I've been running on the standard firmware since I got the phone a week ago and I've had no noticeable problems with calls, general functions or BT (using Sony Ericsson HTH-600 headset).
Apart from that, I would know where to start with upgrading...roms, radios...it's all gobble-di-gook to me
Cheers
Wayne

I found mine to be unstable, but then again mine is a month and a half or so older than yours so they may have updated yours at production.

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I'll be ordering a QTEC. WRT upgrading I noticed that buymobilephones.net had posted some qtec rom upgrades as free to all, do you mean that typw of flash upgrade?
Just another quick question? Is the QTEC / XDA IIi seen as an upgrade to the Himalaya (XDA II) as the sales guy (and O2 website) says it is better spec. But when asking about upgrading an XDA IIi to WM2005 using th Himalaya instructions one reply back implied the XDA IIi is inferior (the comment went along the lines of putting a Lambourghini engine - WM 2005 into a Jaguar).
Does anyone know if someone is working on a WM 2005 rom upgrade for the XDA IIi QTEC 2020i. I guess I should wait until it is out of warranty before I attempt this anyway so I can probably wait a while.
TIA,
JamieT

As far as I know WM'05 is not possible yet for XDAIIi/2020i/PDA2

jamiet said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I'll be ordering a QTEC. WRT upgrading I noticed that buymobilephones.net had posted some qtec rom upgrades as free to all, do you mean that typw of flash upgrade?
Just another quick question? Is the QTEC / XDA IIi seen as an upgrade to the Himalaya (XDA II) as the sales guy (and O2 website) says it is better spec. But when asking about upgrading an XDA IIi to WM2005 using th Himalaya instructions one reply back implied the XDA IIi is inferior (the comment went along the lines of putting a Lambourghini engine - WM 2005 into a Jaguar).
Does anyone know if someone is working on a WM 2005 rom upgrade for the XDA IIi QTEC 2020i. I guess I should wait until it is out of warranty before I attempt this anyway so I can probably wait a while.
TIA,
JamieT
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Can anyone tell me WHERE I can get the QTek ROM upgrades from? I bought my 2020i from buymobilephones.net but can't find a link to the upgrades anywhere
Cheers
Wayne

WM5 on XDAIIi on eBay

I'm watching an auction right now for what the seller claims is an XDA IIi running wm5.
I contacting him asking about it, basically asking if he was SURE it was an XDA IIi , not a II, he said yes, apparently he's upgraded an XDA II with faulty mainboard with an XDA IIi mainboard ???
Anyway, I'll post the link to the auction after I've won it or it's over (cos I want a good price if I can get it!

defroster said:
I'm watching an auction right now for what the seller claims is an XDA IIi running wm5.
I contacting him asking about it, basically asking if he was SURE it was an XDA IIi , not a II, he said yes, apparently he's upgraded an XDA II with faulty mainboard with an XDA IIi mainboard ???
Anyway, I'll post the link to the auction after I've won it or it's over (cos I want a good price if I can get it!
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Be careful that there are so many types of XDAIIi in the world. Some of their appearance is exactly the same as XDAIIi but inside is PH10B (XDA2/andes) other than PH10C (XDA2i/alpine with wifi/520CPU/128128ramrom)

Ask him to take a picture of the device info screen and see if it's a 400mhz or 520mhz CPU.

how could he said XDA IIi running WM5??? here got many expert and everybody know....there's no WM5 yet for Alpine.
wait until buzz got an alpine......

clustered said:
how could he said XDA IIi running WM5??? here got many expert and everybody know....there's no WM5 yet for Alpine.
wait until buzz got an alpine......
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Actually, there is WM5 on Alpine, but some dudes dont want to spread it coz of their bullshits, i been looking around on buzzdev.net, and readed in some thread that there is WM5 for Alpine, but not posted yet coz of some xx reasons!

Want to post a link to that? All I have seen is someone that supposedly put an HTC Universal ROM onto the Alpine.
I don't believe he managed it personally as he said he reformatted the ROM to 128mb, well for a start, that would have killed the OS itself, and boot loader, and ext rom, so he couldn't have done what he said.

Differnt touchscreens?

Does anyone know if the touchscreen on a spv m1500 is the same as an XDAIIi, as min is damaged and I can get a replacment listed as an xdaII but not a m1500.
Many Thanks,
Andy

Yes, you can change the touchscreen! Spv M1500 is the same model as XDA IIi, its still HTC Alpine!
Do you want to change only the touchscreen or touchscreen & screen??? How much the price you get??? I got 1 more XDA IIi device with broken screen, need to repair it!

O2 XDA Diamond sighted

Hi!
Just found it on the website of O2 germany.
I apologize, if this had been posted before. Couldnt find it.
http://shop2.o2online.de/nw/produkt...lesChannel=SHOP&articleId=617&categoryId=1120

Hmmm. I wonder if that will come out in the UK. I'd like it to, but O2 might not because they have the iPhone...

I would probably get a HTC branded device anyway. I am wondering if the O2 version maybe lacks that ugly triangle shaped backside...we'll see soon, I guess.

Yes it will come out in the UK. All five mobile operators will have it including voda and 3.

imranbashir_uk said:
Yes it will come out in the UK. All five mobile operators will have it including voda and 3.
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but are there any dates???????

AFAIK July for all of them in the UK

It says June 2008 on the O2 germany site.

I hope it's June. I may well save myself some money by getting an O2 XDA Diamond.

BTW it says TomTom 7 is included with map of a german city of your choice.

How does it do with these o2 brandings on the xda diamond (or more to say, generally the xda from o2) ?
Is there only an o2 theme inside the touchflo3D (like the shot in the 1. post), or anything else ?
Did anybody knows that maybe ?

orange uk say june/july

Svesel said:
How does it do with these o2 brandings on the xda diamond (or more to say, generally the xda from o2) ?
Is there only an o2 theme inside the touchflo3D (like the shot in the 1. post), or anything else ?
Did anybody knows that maybe ?
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http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/forumdisplay.php?f=204
the user fluxkompensator works for O2 Germany and had the XDA Diamond (O2 HTC diamond) for serveral weeks to test. Just read throught the various topics.

Hornet331 said:
http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/forumdisplay.php?f=204
the user fluxkompensator works for O2 Germany and had the XDA Diamond (O2 HTC diamond) for serveral weeks to test. Just read throught the various topics.
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Ohh, thanks friend ^^

The german o2 xda diamond will have an other back cover and other touchflo3d. Look here!

XCJSX said:
The german o2 xda diamond will have an other back cover and other touchflo3d. Look here!
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touchflow is the same, just the color is blue instead of black/gray.

touchflow is the same, just the color is blue instead of black/gray.
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What did you think, maybe the colors changeable to htc original black ?
Black looks a bit nicer to me ^^

Hornet331 said:
touchflow is the same, just the color is blue instead of black/gray.
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yes, different colour and icons, so its not the same
@ Svesel
No, in the original o2 rom its not possible to change the colour.

Brevi said:
I would probably get a HTC branded device anyway. I am wondering if the O2 version maybe lacks that ugly triangle shaped backside...we'll see soon, I guess.
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The O2 version has a flat non-slip surface on the back. Classier looking than the diamonds, imho.
Kevin

kevinnugent said:
The O2 version has a flat non-slip surface on the back. Classier looking than the diamonds, imho.
Kevin
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I prefer the other, 'diamond-like', back. Well now I'm definitely not getting an O2 XDA Diamond...

HTC Kaiser LCD --> MDA Vario III

Hey all,
I have cracked the LCD screen on my MDA Vario III. Am I right in thinking that a replacment LCD screen, from a HTC Kaiser will fit into the MDA vario III?
Maybe a silly question, but just want to be sure.
Cheers.

The answer is YES!
I managed to dismantle my Vario III following this guide:
http://www.mikechannon.net/PDF%20Manuals/Replacing%20the%20LCD%20on%20a%20Kaiser.pdf
And successfully replaced the LCD.
RESULT!