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Hi everybody!
Well, it has good and bad effects to life in a poorer country. I bought a xda over ebay and imported it into Hungary where I work and life. I tried to get some kind of a holder for my car....none.
I tried to get a car cit (handsfree kit with no cable for the headset etc, which even offers the possibilty to connect a gps) ...none
I tried to find someone to build me one....full hit!
If anyone can get hold of the plans + maybe some parts, I will have the guy who does the moldering for realy low money. As far as I know there are plans flying arround how to do it but I could not get hold of them. Further I was also not able to get some parts I think one needs for this.
If we take this all and make a circle out of this there is a cheap working solution, my only trouble is I have trpoubles with the parts and plans.
If you can help me we could produce this cheap and everyone can participate.
What do you guzs think about this?
Maybe I look right now as a cut off, being new here but I am not. I run a company here for several years. Being a newbie in something does not mean to have bad ideas.
Flame me, throw things on me or give me bad names, I dont mind. But I believe there more people out there which would like this question solved but do not have the abillities to do it themselves.
Hi hungarian,
I've the same problems but I've found two companies who build special cables or where you can buy plugs with or without open cables. I think the best one is in Germany:
http://www.gpskabel.de/shop/
I've wrote him today and wait for an answer.
or here:
http://www.haid-services.de/pd-1265521139.htm?categoryId=65
and in USA:
http://www.gomadic.com/support.html
Please email to me directly to [email protected] for further communication. B.T.W. I was born in East Germany and we will never forget the year 1989 ;-)
hungarian said:
Hi everybody!
Well, it has good and bad effects to life in a poorer country. I bought a xda over ebay and imported it into Hungary where I work and life. I tried to get some kind of a holder for my car....none.
I tried to get a car cit (handsfree kit with no cable for the headset etc, which even offers the possibilty to connect a gps) ...none
I tried to find someone to build me one....full hit!
If anyone can get hold of the plans + maybe some parts, I will have the guy who does the moldering for realy low money. As far as I know there are plans flying arround how to do it but I could not get hold of them. Further I was also not able to get some parts I think one needs for this.
If we take this all and make a circle out of this there is a cheap working solution, my only trouble is I have trpoubles with the parts and plans.
If you can help me we could produce this cheap and everyone can participate.
What do you guzs think about this?
Maybe I look right now as a cut off, being new here but I am not. I run a company here for several years. Being a newbie in something does not mean to have bad ideas.
Flame me, throw things on me or give me bad names, I dont mind. But I believe there more people out there which would like this question solved but do not have the abillities to do it themselves.
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answered by mail
basicly, i asked in the mail for some plans.
Thats about it.
WK
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http://xda-developers.com/connectors/
hungarian said:
basicly, i asked in the mail for some plans.
Thats about it.
WK
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:wink:
if you have the coins are there no companies which are willing to ship to Hungary ?
if not then joining the union should solve that i suppose
answer
shipping and dealing are no troubles. but finding something which is worth the cash is a complete different point. But if you know anything new, please give me the imput and i will be happy.... :wink:
hi!
i'm from Poland
try this:
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/articleview.php?s=fcf77241912f063b221ca3c302c966a1&articleid=4549
It's very nice pda-service.
this home made car-kit is very funny....
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.
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!
ok, my current/broken phone is the t-mobile dash and it desperately needs to be replaced and i am now willing to break from t-mobile and blackberry and venture into the world of unlocked phones.
ok down to business
1. simply, i just need help, i was refered to the diamond by a friend in germany, but i live in the states and am very far behind the technological curve, as far as i know from US marketers, the t-mobile Wing is the newest cutting edge piece of electronical beauty, but i found this to be very false very quickly with the aid of this site
2. now that ive discovered the diamond, i have no idea how go about purchasing it and activating it in the states, seriously i dont
3. i dont even know how much i should pay for the diamond, my target is for under 500 USD, but i am also open to any other suggestions
-i am not limited to the diamond! what phone should i buy!!!!!!!!
4. i have now opened my self to all opions and advice, i dont evn know how to fully navigate a forum, will somebody please just help me!!!!
5. just remember anything under 500 USD that i could use in the states
-i humbly place myself to the guidance of more technologically aqqauinted persons-i only request assistance --no3Josh
no3josh said:
ok, my current/broken phone is the t-mobile dash and it desperately needs to be replaced and i am now willing to break from t-mobile and blackberry and venture into the world of unlocked phones.
ok down to business
1. simply, i just need help, i was refered to the diamond by a friend in germany, but i live in the states and am very far behind the technological curve, as far as i know from US marketers, the t-mobile Wing is the newest cutting edge piece of electronical beauty, but i found this to be very false very quickly with the aid of this site
2. now that ive discovered the diamond, i have no idea how go about purchasing it and activating it in the states, seriously i dont
3. i dont even know how much i should pay for the diamond, my target is for under 500 USD, but i am also open to any other suggestions
-i am not limited to the diamond! what phone should i buy!!!!!!!!
4. i have now opened my self to all opions and advice, i dont evn know how to fully navigate a forum, will somebody please just help me!!!!
5. just remember anything under 500 USD that i could use in the states
-i humbly place myself to the guidance of more technologically aqqauinted persons-i only request assistance --no3Josh
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I think its our job to help you out dude
Here you go with the stuff I know: (trust me there are some Einsteins holding this device)
Start here: LINK
Then here: LINK
luck!
Hi guys.
I'm interested in buying a Kaiser.
I'd flash the rom with Tir v10k, seems working good.
What do you think of this smartphone?
I usually use Nokia with Symbian, just wanted that for trying it.
Is it the same if I get a V1615, Mda Vario III, P4550, Htc Tytn II, Xda Stellar? Or not?
I'm trying to buy it on Ebay, sometimes you can get a good price, I don't want to pay it more than 200€.
I found the utility for unlocking it, in case of device locked to some operator: it's not difficult the operation, right?
Tell me what you think.
Thanks
I also used to use nokia symbian phones but beleive me bro once i got a tytn2 and started flashing roms and "buying" programs for it i wil NEVER go back to a symbian phone the wm phone are so much more versatile than symbian.
The unlocking process is very simple its just like installing a game to you pc as long as you follow the instructions you cant go wrong (well most cant).
Would highly recommend a kaiser/tynt2 also opposed to buying one off e-bay there is a site selling them brand new for around £260 maybe £240 cant remember have a google,would be better if you cant get it new for warranty purposes.
Enjoy your phone when you get it,i am due an upgrade now but regardless of getting a new phone i am not going to sell my tytn 2.
Also i have just posted about anyone who has bricked there kaiser/tytn2 because i didnt take very good care of my housing and am looking to buy a second hand good condition housing,so USE the pouch it comes with because it will chip easily if you drop it, i just paid £25.88 just for a battery cover for it so be warned.
Thanks so much for fast reply.
Can you give some examples of useful sofwares for Windows Mobile?
I cannot find the site you're talking about for taking a new one. Do you think they have many problems that I should need warranty? I don't want a phone for bringing it to assistance every month. Is warranty European on these products?
Thanks
superpax said:
Thanks so much for fast reply.
Can you give some examples of useful sofwares for Windows Mobile?
I cannot find the site you're talking about for taking a new one. Do you think they have many problems that I should need warranty? I don't want a phone for bringing it to assistance every month. Is warranty European on these products?
Thanks
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The softwares that are usefull all depend on what you are going to be using the phone for...there are many different UI (User Interfaces) available to download like htc home,manilla 2d/3d, spb mobile shell just to mention a few it all depends on what you want on your home screen.
The warranty is the manafacturers warranty which means that if theres is a manafacturers fault with the device you can send it back for upto one year,some phones will allways be sent out with a fault that got past the manafacturers tests but not very often but it does sometimes happen and if your the unlucky person that gets that one in ten thousand phone you will want to send it back.
I personally have had no problem with my tytn2,there is so much software out there for all walks of life.
I wil try and find that site for you...
Heres one...
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/produ...2710&gad=CMDIu8kDEgg-s_Nh2Zr1URiY3OT-AyCY9p4z
Not quite £260 but close
And another:
http://digitaltechmart.com/product_info.php?currency=GBP&ref=252&products_id=11398