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Orange SPV M1500 -- Question...

I just purchased an SPV M1500. Is this the same as the XDA IIi? I bought it already unlocked. Are there any differences in the ROM besides splash screens / logos? Is there a way to put the O2 XDA IIi ROM on this device?
Last question... I bought it from someone in the UK, and I live in the US, I currently subscribe to Cingular Wireless. Has anyone had issues with this?
Any reply would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Brock

Same device, slightly different looks.
All Alpine ROMs will work and the splash images etc can all be changed, at ROM upgrade or later. Find a ROM you want and follow instructions.
The device is tri-band so long as you live in an area where you don't need quad band you'll be OK.
Any more questions, there are plenty of people here to ask, just don't ask the dreaded WM5 question, the answer will be NO.
Good luck.

LOL!! I got that loud and clear. I thought people were supposed to be reading through the forum for their answer before posting stupid/redundant questions??? NO WM5, at least yet. I don't have a desire for that right now anyways. What would be the benefit?

The earth is so small. You know what, you have bought the phone from me on ebay, Brock Miller. Have you received the phone yet? I could give you help on upgrading the phone, if you needed it. At the moment, if you wanted the latest rom, then it is imate PDA2 ROM.

Nam? Oh my gosh!!! I can't believe you frequent this site as well? Wow... Thats cool. It is indeed a small world. No I haven't received the SPV-1500 yet, I was just asking a few questions about it before hand. I can't wait to get it though. I'll drop you an e-mail when it comes in. Have a good one!

It's nice to meet you here as well. The phone will arrive very soon. Keep the eyes on your work place, you will need to sign for it. Give me a sound when you need helps and have fun with the phone.

Yes! It was.
Will I personally have to sign for it? Or can my shipping department sign for it?
Also, what phone do you have now?

as long as you could arrange someone to sign for it, then that's fine. I think I just buy a cheap phone for now, untill the new HTC Muse comes out. This would be the best phone ever.

Except for the 4GB of storage, and the camera it looks like the HTC Universal has better specs. Why the muse? I really would have liked to have bought an HTC Universal, but I couldn't find any that were reasonably priced, .

Simply, because it is very compact, has everything that I wanted. I originally had the VPA compact which is HTC Magician, but it doesn't have wifi built in that why I sold it. I also did have HTC Universal ( SPV M5000 ) once and I do not advice you to get one. No only because of the price ( I got it for £250 ), it is also very very slow ( before buy it, I thought it would be very fast, but it's not, even slower than HTC wizard ) and bloody massive. I had it for one day and sold it the next day, you can imagine how dissapointed I was.

The only good thing about the HTC Universal is the infrared transfer speed ( 4mb/s ) and range ( 7 metres ) which is good for TV remote control softwares. However, that is not good enough for the price.

Wow, that would be very diappointing. What did you not like about the HTC Alpine? Too bulky also?

The HTC Alpine is not as big as the HTC Universal and HTC Blue Angle ( actually it is quite compact for such a powerful device ), has wifi built in, powerful processor ( don't be confused with the Intel PXA 270 520MHZ of HTC Universal, it is Intel PXA 272 520MHZ ) and better bluetooth than other HTC device ( support file transfer service and more ). The only thing that I do not like about it is that the infared range is too short ( 70 cm ) for Remote control programs which is the same on other HTC devices, except for the HTC Universal ( 7 metres ) and HTC magian ( 3 metres ) ( that's why I sold it ). But if you can live with it, then the HTC Alpine is the best Mobile Phone/Pocket PC to have at the moment in term of features and price.

I just received the SPV M1500!! Even though you tried, the power adapters that you sent were the wrong kind. The U.S. uses 110 V. Also, all looks ok, but it showed more wear than I thought it would. There was a scratch on the screen, a tiny crack just above the "joystick" hole, and the external antenna port hole cap is missing (not a huge deal, just doesn't look as good with out it). Do you know if TomTom has a US map available to buy?

As my description the phone is used. I am so sorry, if it dissapointed you. TOMTOM and USA map are already included on the DVD, just follow the installation guide that is also in the in the box. Let me know anything that I could help you with. I will try to find the cover at the back for you, if I could not find it, then I would refund you some money, so you could get a new silicon case for it. Really sorry.

No way!! No this is fine. Its still a very nice phone. If you can find the cover, that would be nice, but I don't expect a refund by any means. I still got a good price. I need to find an AC adapter for this cradle though. I imagine that won't be too hard to come by, I just hope it doesn't cost too terribly much. Thanks again for the phone. I am overall pleased. It is so much better than my Wallaby. Also, I can charge it in the wallaby cradle for now. I was lucky, it fits, not quite right, but good enough. Thanks again. Also, I see where there is indeed USA maps with TomTom included. Sorry about that.
Brock

Or can I just send you some softwares in return? Just name the softwares, I will find them for you. I am now selling some softwares for pocket pc on ebay, just take a look, if you like them, let me know I will send them to you. Also I just find out that if you installed Imate PDA2 ROM UPDATE, the infrared range will be incresed to about 3 metres. If you was not so sure how to install ROM UPDATE, let me know, I will give you the web link with installation guide.

Hello Coldwave
sorry to gatecrash on your post , i have the o2 flavour of this device, would i be able to flash it with the imate rom, also do you know if i could use an orange rom as well, as my work is now changing to orange from o2.
cheers
Gregor

Hello Coldwave
sorry to gatecrash on your post , i have the o2 flavour of this device, would i be able to flash it with the imate rom, also do you know if i could use an orange rom as well, as my work is now changing to orange from o2.
cheers
Gregor

All HTC Alpine devices have the same hardwares. Therefore, it is possible to change ROM between different made like Imate, Qtek, Orange, etc. However, you must follow some steps to avoid Country ID error.

T-Mobile won't give any support re 4 in 1 cable

Heya,
I've been trying to ask some one in T-mobile tech support about why usb hosting doesnt seem to work with my Ameo ( i bought the 4 in 1 cable from expansys ) and after getting a few i dunno's they passed it up the chain to their tech support.
The voice mail i got from them went like, oh so i hear you want to plug your usb flash drive into your phone, well usb needs to have a master and slave device and computers are usb masters and flash drives are slave devices, and well so is your phone so you cant plug them in together, and even if you did well a phone cant have all the drivers needed for all those different usb drives, so no it cant do it.
I rang back to query that, and they wouldnt put me through. Seeing I'm a fellow t-mobile staff member and all, i thought it wasn't a very good effort.
Has any one else had any issues with T-mobile and their understanding of the Ameo?
edit... (toned down my rant)
*end rant* on the flip side of it iv'e had amamazingly good help from technical support regarding other issues with Vario's etc. i just found it a little strange some one wasn't as awear of the capabilities of the device as i wuld have hoped.

USB sticks on a T-Mobile Ameo
Hi,
I have the HTC 4 in 1 cable for the T-Mobile Ameo (HTC Advantage 7500) and the ability to access a USB thumbdrive or stick appears to depend on the device.
The following devices worked without a hitch:
- Kingston DataTraveler 1GB
- Q motion 1 GB
- SanDisk MobileMate SD+ (This a SD card reader in a USB stick format, very handy to coy data from a SD/miniSD/microSD card to your 7500 without going through Activesync)
Another noname USB stick that I have did not work.
So the trick is to find a low powered USB stick.
The response from T-Mobile is the typical CYA (cover your ...) answer of let's first say that it's not possible so that we don't have to be bothered with researching what is possible.
Cheers,
Tim

Sandisk SD+
tneese said:
Hi,
I have the HTC 4 in 1 cable for the T-Mobile Ameo (HTC Advantage 7500) and the ability to access a USB thumbdrive or stick appears to depend on the device.
The following devices worked without a hitch:
- Kingston DataTraveler 1GB
- Q motion 1 GB
- SanDisk MobileMate SD+ (This a SD card reader in a USB stick format, very handy to coy data from a SD/miniSD/microSD card to your 7500 without going through Activesync)
Another noname USB stick that I have did not work.
So the trick is to find a low powered USB stick.
The response from T-Mobile is the typical CYA (cover your ...) answer of let's first say that it's not possible so that we don't have to be bothered with researching what is possible.
Cheers,
Tim
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I bought the Sandisk SD+ and tried to connect to the 4-1 cable USB port... I could not find my inserted SD card anywhere in the X7500. How and where can you see your files on the SD card??? Please help!

Are you running WM6?
You cannot blame T-Mobile for this: The 4-in-1 is an optional extra which has no bearing on the out-of-box functionality of the device.
T-Mobile neither PRODUCE NOR SELL the 4-in-1 cable. For this reason you cannot expect them to help you with it unless you're lucky enough to get someone on the line at C.S. who has one. Sure they sell the device, but they only need to know enough to get over customer connection and software issues.
It's a bit like me ringing Dell and asking them to help me with my computer desk.
Try Expansys or HTC themselves, you'll get nowhere with your network provider.

leoni1980 said:
Are you running WM6?
You cannot blame T-Mobile for this: The 4-in-1 is an optional extra which has no bearing on the out-of-box functionality of the device.
T-Mobile neither PRODUCE NOR SELL the 4-in-1 cable. For this reason you cannot expect them to help you with it unless you're lucky enough to get someone on the line at C.S. who has one. Sure they sell the device, but they only need to know enough to get over customer connection and software issues.
It's a bit like me ringing Dell and asking them to help me with my computer desk.
Try Expansys or HTC themselves, you'll get nowhere with your network provider.
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Agree with leoni's argument, unless you bought the 4 in 1 cable from T-mobile, they should not be made to support it.

eaglesteve said:
Agree with leoni's argument, unless you bought the 4 in 1 cable from T-mobile, they should not be made to support it.
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Hey, we agree on something

leoni1980 said:
Hey, we agree on something
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LOL. I would always agree with you when you talk sense.

Personally I have found T-Mobile UK's suport for the Ameo to be total pants... remember it was no more than a month or two ago that they said (and i copied their email to me onto this forum) that there will be 'NO WM6 UPDATE FOR THE AMEO AS IT WORKS PERFECTLY WELL WITH WM5' - then they change their mind (or simply didnt realise it was coming out).
If as a company you are going to stock a convergence device (let's face it the Ameo is certainly no phone - it's a very good PDA that happens to have phone functionality!) they should be able to suport all it's features - especially if the support needed involves an OFFICIAL accessory manufactured by the maker of the device! At the very least they should be able to point you in the right direction for support, plus they shoudl never LIE which is basically what they did above - the device DOES suport host usb - and they just said 'a PC can but a phone can't' - what bull that is! It clearly shows they do not know what they are talking about and should not be on second line support!

Agreed!
adamelphick said:
Personally I have found T-Mobile UK's suport for the Ameo to be total pants... remember it was no more than a month or two ago that they said (and i copied their email to me onto this forum) that there will be 'NO WM6 UPDATE FOR THE AMEO AS IT WORKS PERFECTLY WELL WITH WM5' - then they change their mind (or simply didnt realise it was coming out).
If as a company you are going to stock a convergence device (let's face it the Ameo is certainly no phone - it's a very good PDA that happens to have phone functionality!) they should be able to suport all it's features - especially if the support needed involves an OFFICIAL accessory manufactured by the maker of the device! At the very least they should be able to point you in the right direction for support, plus they shoudl never LIE which is basically what they did above - the device DOES suport host usb - and they just said 'a PC can but a phone can't' - what bull that is! It clearly shows they do not know what they are talking about and should not be on second line support!
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Especially since HTC will not support a T-Mobile branded device. They just tell you to go to.... T-Mobile, as it's an Ameo, not an Athena!

This is ridiculous. If you have any experience of customer services you will realise that it is hit and miss. There is no customer services department in the world that's perfect: they all have trainees and incompetent staff lurking somewhere. This problem is not exclusive to T-Mobile, but in this situation I wouldn't have expected ANYONE to have the information you sought.
The 4-in-1 cable is an accessory. It might well be official but it is NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE PHONE, nor sold by T-Mobile. Even the best company in the world does not have every detail about everything that can be bought for every product they sell.
Your arguments are absurd and make you seem like the sort of person who just likes to moan about corporations, despite that fact that you are in the full knowledge of where to find help and information about a product.
I bought the 4-in-1 myself from Expansys, had I had any problems with it my first port of call would have been google or HERE followed by Expansys - I really can't understand what possessed you to try and glean information from your network supplier about an accessory you hadn't even bought from them.
And then posted a thread moaning about them.

leoni1980 said:
This is ridiculous. If you have any experience of customer services you will realise that it is hit and miss. There is no customer services department in the world that's perfect: they all have trainees and incompetent staff lurking somewhere. This problem is not exclusive to T-Mobile, but in this situation I wouldn't have expected ANYONE to have the information you sought.
The 4-in-1 cable is an accessory. It might well be official but it is NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE PHONE, nor sold by T-Mobile. Even the best company in the world does not have every detail about everything that can be bought for every product they sell.
Your arguments are absurd and make you seem like the sort of person who just likes to moan about corporations, despite that fact that you are in the full knowledge of where to find help and information about a product.
I bought the 4-in-1 myself from Expansys, had I had any problems with it my first port of call would have been google or HERE followed by Expansys - I really can't understand what possessed you to try and glean information from your network supplier about an accessory you hadn't even bought from them.
And then posted a thread moaning about them.
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@leoni1980
Dude, if HTC won't support it because it'sa a T-Mobile BRANDED device, who else are you going to turn to? T-Moibile. When they bought the device from HTC and sold it as their own, they also bought the responsibility to support it...
A Jaguar X-type is a Ford Mondeo... Ford won't fix it if it breaks, though - they'll tell you to go to Jaguar!

leoni1980 said:
This is ridiculous. If you have any experience of customer services you will realise that it is hit and miss. There is no customer services department in the world that's perfect: they all have trainees and incompetent staff lurking somewhere. This problem is not exclusive to T-Mobile, but in this situation I wouldn't have expected ANYONE to have the information you sought.
The 4-in-1 cable is an accessory. It might well be official but it is NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE PHONE, nor sold by T-Mobile. Even the best company in the world does not have every detail about everything that can be bought for every product they sell.
Your arguments are absurd and make you seem like the sort of person who just likes to moan about corporations, despite that fact that you are in the full knowledge of where to find help and information about a product.
I bought the 4-in-1 myself from Expansys, had I had any problems with it my first port of call would have been google or HERE followed by Expansys - I really can't understand what possessed you to try and glean information from your network supplier about an accessory you hadn't even bought from them.
And then posted a thread moaning about them.
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@leoni1980
Dude, if HTC won't support it because it'sa a T-Mobile BRANDED device, who else are you going to turn to? T-Moibile. When they bought the device from HTC and sold it as their own, they also bought the responsibility to support it...
A Jaguar X-type is a Ford Mondeo... Ford won't fix it if it breaks, though - they'll tell you to go to Jaguar!

Anyone looking to buy a Tilt?

So recently (as detailed in another post) my Tilt's USB port died, so I did a warranty swap and just got a new one.
However, I'm soon moving to an area without 3G and so the device has become significantly less appealing. So I figured before listing it on eBay, I'd offer it up here.
The details, it's an AT&T Tilt 8925 (the model WITH camera). It has the new style USB port (the one that doesn't break ) and is a refurbished unit from AT&T, but is in like-new condition. (There are no blemishes/scratches/anything to be seen).
The battery cover is mine (AT&T doesn't replace that with warranty swaps) and does have a crack in the plastic camera protector, but it is not in the camera's vision, so it's purely a cosmetic thing. I'm sure you can easily find new backplates if it bothers you.
I also have all the original accessories/manual which have never been touched (the charger/USB cable are still in their plastic pouches in the original box) as well as a 3rd-party car charger. There is also an unused screen protector that AT&T includes with every unit.
As far as payment goes, it's going to have to be through PayPal since it is (sadly) the only (moderately) reputable method of managing payments. I'll ship it anywhere, but you'll have to pay for the shipping (coming from Dallas, TX, USA).
If anyone wants pictures (it looks like like any other Tilt though...) or any info ask.
Mods: I checked the rules displayed when signing up and it says nothing against listing items FS, nor does the rules thread in the general forum, and I did a search and found several other people selling items with no complaints, so I'm assuming it's okay. Also, I'm posting it here since there isn't a marketplace forum. I figured someone has to have broken their Kaiser and is in need of a new one

Oh, and I haven't so much as powered the device on, so it's still running the AT&T firmware with AT&T SPL.
And my battery is in good condition, I regularly get 2 days of light usage out of it (and it could go further, but I generally charge it so that it doesn't...ya know...randomly die on me)

And how much are you asking for this Tilt..?

yeah im curious about your asking price too

milas said:
it's an AT&T Tilt 8925 (the model WITH camera).
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Wait? What!?!?!?! There is a tilt with 2 cameras?!?!?! Or are you just referring to the normal AT&T Tilt. The no camera is only available to businesses.

Kraize92 said:
Wait? What!?!?!?! There is a tilt with 2 cameras?!?!?! Or are you just referring to the normal AT&T Tilt. The no camera is only available to businesses.
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I'm pretty sure he's referring to the fact that it's an 8925, not the 8900. That's the AT&T model without any camera at all. No front camera on either model.

Sorry, been neglecting my own thread
I was referring to the fact that it has the standard 3MP camera on the back. I was just trying to clarify that because I've seen a lot of scams involving the swapping of the two models.
Oh, I have a 2GB microSD card that you can have because I don't have any other devices that use microSD. (It has one of those little microSD-->SD adapters and a plastic case that holds both)
Also, yeah, I'm an idiot and forgot to give a price. For the phone, original wall charger, original sync cable, OEM car charger, and 2GB microSD I think $300 is fair.
PM me if you're interested.

[Q] Which one to buy?

Hi folks, apologies if this has been asked before - I have tried to search the forums already but '3G' and 'UK' are omitted from the search query for being too short/common which makes it kind of impossible to get a result...
Anyway; I live in the UK and want an eReader. for obvious reason the Nookcolor is getting my attention but I wonder if there is any point in getting the 3G version shipped over or should I save my cash and get the Wifi only model? I don't believe the 3G is enabled in the UK due to licencing restrictions with AT&T but if I root it, can I use 3G and a UK sim card for web browsing?
Secondly, I'm seeing a number of people complain about screen issues and dodgy USB connectors - given that a friend of mine living in the US will be buying it and shipping it over to me - what tests should he perform to check it's ok before sending it?
Cheers .M.

3g nook color doesn't exist. easy decision!

Nope, no 3g. Screen issues I've heard of (but not seen) include dead pixels or dust under the front surface glass. That's easy to look for.
The dodgy USB connector isn't all that much of a problem in my view. They should have caught it, however. They also should have recessed the jack and put it somewhere other than the front middle -- it's vulnerable as it is.
I've heard that a generic mini-USB cable that fits solves the problem -- suggesting that the issue is in the cable and not the jack. I've no idea if that's true, however.
I'd have your friend charge it, start it up and and run it through it's paces. Check the screen, make sure the speaker works, etc. Then repack it and ship it off to you. And don't throw the box away -- it's designed to be a nifty stand.

thanks guys - genuinely hadn't caught the fact that there isn't a 3G version of the color.

[Q] Broken Charging Port

Hello everybody, I've had my T879 Note since December and now my charging port is broken. Word of advice dont let you kids play with your phone while its on the charger.
I found the replacement part, but was wondering if I could use one lets say from the i717 or from similer models. Pictures of the part looks the same for all the devices just that they are branded different. Would it matter?

blackice156742 said:
Hello everybody, I've had my T879 Note since December and now my charging port is broken. Word of advice dont let you kids play with your phone while its on the charger.
I found the replacement part, but was wondering if I could use one lets say from the i717 or from similer models. Pictures of the part looks the same for all the devices just that they are branded different. Would it matter?
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So I ended up buying a new charging port from etradesupply, was shipped from china to my house in about 3days. Cost $10 another $14 for standard shipping. Very easy to install about 5-10mins.

Thks for follow up. Good to know

blackice156742 said:
So I ended up buying a new charging port from etradesupply, was shipped from china to my house in about 3days. Cost $10 another $14 for standard shipping. Very easy to install about 5-10mins.
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This is good to know. My wife's GNote just broke and stumble upon your question here while browsing for unrelated subject. I will definitely check out your research.