Related
I have been using a Siemens SX-56 relatively successfully for over a year and am wowed by the XDA features once I easily unlocked it from AT&T's service (incidentally I was amazed more recently to find an almost unknown T-Mobile version of it existing!)
I am now about to make the leap to WiFi operation on my PDA and have a VoIPFone account in the UK with an ordinary UK number. (X-Lite works really well on my home computer. A Vonage account I also have on a land-phone is absolutely terrible and I will probably have to change it soon to someone like BroadVoice if anyone thinks that might be any better).
Can someone recommend me a phone to buy please? I don't mind looking on ebay and unlocking one but I need to be able to input my VoIPFone account details and exchange files with Outlook as I am doing at the moment.
I PRESUME I have to use an HTC of some flavour and wonder which would be the least expensive as I can't imagine it will get all that much use? Are the ones with large screens MORE expensive as they are easier to read or LESS as they are larger and therefore older as the current trend is towards smaller phones?
trend for htc devices is both smaller and bigger depend on how much it's a phone and how much it's a UCPC
http://www.htc.com/product/03-products.htm
middle path is prob
HTC P3600
and
htc tytn
Yes, on size, that is pretty much what I figured
But which is the least expensive one to go for (similar to the second, third and fourth rows on that page) if I am emphatically not looking for "The latest"?
Which one to look for?
Does it come down to either some flavour of the Wizard or the Blue Angel?
The wizard is pretty damn awesome.
Does b or g make a difference with VoIP?
Is there a general view on whether you can get enough throughput on 802.11b to power VoIP effectively or if you need 802.11g? Or in practice doesn't it make any difference? I hear that the Wizard only does the b flavour?
802.11b does from 4Mbit to 11Mbit
being that thats faster then most peoples internet
the wifi should not be a bottleneck
I have a Wizard, and while it's an excellent device, bear in mind it's only got a 200 MHz proc (which granted you can overclock), which means it may not be ideal for VoIP. I know for Skype only the lower-power version works well, and you have to turn off noise cancelling on the standard WM version.
I have just upgraded to an Exec, and while it's certainly the most brick-like, you can pick them up for 200 quid on Ebay, and with a 520 Mhz processor you might find it is better.
NOTE. I have not used VoIP myself, this is just what I have read.
Not sure if I did the right thing (but it didnt cost me much)
Seeing your post I have bought a thing called a T-Mobile MDA (apparently not a Vario 11 or an MDA 111 unless there is some way of identifying these about which I am unaware?) which seems to be a Hermes and seems to have a processor about twice as fast.
There seem to be lots of threads on VoIP on these Hermes units: Is there a FULL thread here anywhere on putting any VoIP software on it please or necessary mods to it to let me do this? At the moment I am still trying to figure out how to get it to recognise NOT communicating through its Modem or through T-Mobile proprietary software. It does scan and judging by how many networks it sees out there, seems reasonably powerful? (doesnt show powers of networks at the moment of course). But it doesn't let me surf, having actually connected to some network?
Sorry 'bout that, it IS a Wizard!
Sorry 'bout that, it IS a Wizard!
licensedtoquill said:
Sorry 'bout that, it IS a Wizard!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well the good news is the Wizard is a VERY popular phone, so you'll have plenty of support. Check out of the Wizard boards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=248
Hey, I was thinking about it the other day, the Uni is a fantastic device, and I don't even care that it's 5 yrs old. I live in the US and have Tmo, and would love to get 3g for it, but Tmo US doesn't support umts 2100 on the 1900 band. I also know that there are places to upgrade the bga ram chips, and was curious if anyone has, or knows if it's possible, to change out the radio chip to change the available frequencies/technologies to 3g?
I looked at the photo of the mobo, and also wasn't even sure what chip I should be cross referencing to see if an appropriate one is available.
Just a shot in the dark...
This would be great but I don´t think it´s possible
Hope I am wrong
interestingfellow said:
I also know that there are places to upgrade the bga ram chips, and was curious if anyone has, or knows if it's possible, to change out the radio chip to change the available frequencies/technologies to 3g?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Even if you get the same size radio chip and replace , the main concern would be drivers.... you need to patch the drivers to use the new radio chip... it will take weeks of hard work to patch and compile the drivers and radio rom to work with new chips, same goes with GPS chip.... i think mamache patched the driver for 128mb ram..,. so unless you have a driver it's useless....
Sometimes, we luck out, and it's just pnp.... other times, it's a matter of throwing (lots of) time and (lots of) money at it until it works.
Damn the man.
Has this been confirmed or is it only a rumor that the Epic Touch will not have NFC?
If no NFC, it's a deal breaker - not buying. 2 years without a new technology with a lot of promise is too long.
If it does have, definitely buying.
No NFC support...sorry , I don't know why you would make it a deciding factor considering there is very very very little support for NFC so far.
Korey_Nicholson said:
No NFC support...sorry , I don't know why you would make it a deciding factor considering there is very very very little support for NFC so far.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Preferences I suppose. I'm getting the E4GT regardless of NFC because, like you said, the NFC support is very little so far. I haven't seen or even heard of anyone I know that even used it. When the technology become more widespread then it'll be a game-changer.
Note: It also doesn't have WiDi technology in it either.
NFC will be more widespread in about 2 years, right in time for an upgrade
Here's what I'm going to say about this: I'm still waiting for confirmation from our samsung rep regarding a question I asked her the other day. (I work as a tech at a corporate store).
What should be known: the "confirmation" that the epic 4g touch lacks NFC support is derived from the fact that there were no NFC related system processes running in the background when a couple of curious previewers decided to take a peek. As far as I know and from everything I've read, there still hasn't been a claim made, nor evidence of, that the Epic 4g touch is actually lacking the hardware for it.
So I asked her point blank and she didn't know the answer: is the phone actually lacking the hardware for NFC or is the software to run it simply not included (yet)? I'm waiting for a reply, so stay tuned. Also, by tomorrow, I'll definitely be taking one apart for practice, and I'll do a little microchip research to see what I can find on my own.
EDIT: also, read my words carefully. I said "as far as I know", meaning that there may have been a post somewhere that I never read that shows proof of lack-of-hardware, so if there is, I'm sorry, but please post it here
squshy 7 said:
Here's what I'm going to say about this: I'm still waiting for confirmation from our samsung rep regarding a question I asked her the other day. (I work as a tech at a corporate store).
What should be known: the "confirmation" that the epic 4g touch lacks NFC support is derived from the fact that there were no NFC related system processes running in the background when a couple of curious previewers decided to take a peek. As far as I know and from everything I've read, there still hasn't been a claim made, nor evidence of, that the Epic 4g touch is actually lacking the hardware for it.
So I asked her point blank and she didn't know the answer: is the phone actually lacking the hardware for NFC or is the software to run it simply not included (yet)? I'm waiting for a reply, so stay tuned. Also, by tomorrow, I'll definitely be taking one apart for practice, and I'll do a little microchip research to see what I can find on my own.
EDIT: also, read my words carefully. I said "as far as I know", meaning that there may have been a post somewhere that I never read that shows proof of lack-of-hardware, so if there is, I'm sorry, but please post it here
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
there is no nfc hardware.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium
im not concerned about NFC. If and when the technology becomes more widespread, then ill think about getting something else
I know there's not much use for it yet, but I think it'll start to take off late this year early next year. I'd rather wait a few months for e.g. the Nexus Prime or whatever, though my old school Moment is really sucking these days.
It just seems silly they omitted it when it's included on the same phone on other carriers. I was hoping it was something like the poster above stated, and it's just not software enabled yet or something.
I'd like a Windows 7 phone actually, but those suffer same issue. I guess I'll just wait a few more months and see what shakes out.
With this recently being confirmed, could that significantly help dev outlook on this phone? Also, what is generally the compatibility with ROMs and other solutions working across these 2 phones? I'm new to this Android thing, so sorry if my questions are dumb.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Spectrums-User-Guide-ready-for-your-perusal_id25546
8mileroad said:
With this recently being confirmed, could that significantly help dev outlook on this phone? Also, what is generally the compatibility with ROMs and other solutions working across these 2 phones? I'm new to this Android thing, so sorry if my questions are dumb.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Spectrums-User-Guide-ready-for-your-perusal_id25546
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome news, that might actually help us out a bit. Didn't know that the Spectrum was the same device.
And with that dual-core 1.5GHz processor under the hood, you can expect the device to be responsive and fast
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They might change the tune once it actually released...
Well, to answer the question if they are portable across model/carrier lines, see THIS post, or follow its' thread for more info.
I think getting more of this phone out there, be it the optimus LTE, Nitro HD, Spectrum, Volare, etc. is definitely a good thing.
if any of those gets development, I don't see it being a far stretch to get that dev to work across the dif models.
To be honest, the models are ALL the same save for their baseband coverage. I have already demonstrated that the core hardware is no different to the kernels, just the cellular modems differentiate the models/carriers. one dev that comes up with a breakthrough means it can be used with all models (i want to add that it is possible in theory because we never know just _what_ LG will do to each carriers unit).
As of right now, all models of P930 are identical in regards to core hardware support from the kernel viewpoint.
You might recall i wrote a post that all units were not the same, i have been proven wrong as time progressed and we tested new theories and ROMs became available. I will always admit when i am wrong, as is this case though pleasantly!!
[email protected] said:
They might change the tune once it actually released...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL! It ain't that bad, cut this phone some slack. Again, hardware on this phone is just staggering, but the software is binding it down.
I can't put my finger on why, but I'm actually sort of interested in the LG Spectrum. I'm currently on an AMOLED DInc I got days after its release. A year later, I rooted it. A few weeks after that I switched to CM7. I couldn't be happier.
Well, maybe I could be happier... I'm due for an upgrade and really trying to hold out for a quad-core phone, but the Spectrum is intriguing. I think it has mostly to do with the potential for root and CM9 on a 720 screen and 4G LTE on Verizon.
Now if only it could do 20 hours of light to moderate usage.
i do not want to sound rude, but you do realize you are talking about the P930 for Verizon right?? the same phone we already have available from at&t, LG U+, Bell, SKTel etc. and we already have root and the current work in progress is CM5... maybe one day we will achieve higher than CM5, but we are all still trying to get CWM working and understand how LG setup this phone's OS.
The press releases for the Spectrum mention an optional 3000mAh extended battery. Will be great news if that fits in all the other models as well.
I didn't want to assume the Spectrum would achieve root right out of the gate...
But since it pretty much sounds like a given, I guess if I get one I should root, factory reset, de-bloat, and fine-tune some other settings (like disabling gestures). I'd also like to figure out how to disable LTE just to see its effect.
I'm fairly certain I'll be getting a Spectrum Thursday, so long as it seems decent. And it's strange how my CM7 AMOLED DInc seems to be crashing a lot more now that I'm due for an upgrade...
so, is there going to be a seperate forum for the spectrum?
Yeah, it would be nice to have an LG Spectrum forum...
So, I didn't pick one up this week. No matter how much I want the phone, I won't be picking one up unless my AMOLED DInc goes inoperable before June. Why? The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset is due out by then. I'm using THIS as my source.
Now matter how much I like the Spectrum (and after playing with it in the store, that's A LOT), I don't want to use my upgrade on an S3 phone. Granted, an S4 phone will probably be at least $300, but it should be a decent enough phone that I won't feel the need to get another phone until I'm due for another upgrade.
I did figure out that it's really easy to turn off LTE, though.
Sent from my AMOLED DInc using XDA App
Which method are you using yo.turn off LTE? I created a new APN, but picture messaging doesn't work.
Sent from my LG-P930 using XDA App
I went into (I believe) network settings and was able to tell the phone CDMA only, rather than CDMA/LTE. I don't remember the exact procedure, but those are definitely the two options. I was surprised how easy it was to figure out. A definite plus...
Sent from my AMOLED DInc using XDA App
Does anyone know if the S7 will support the ability to use Voice and LTE data at the same time?
I am saving up for an S6 but if the S7 will support this with Sprint, than I will continue to save and purchase the S7. I currently have the S5 and can live with it for awhile longer if the S7 will have LTE and Voice.
PS: Couldn't find a "next gen devices" thread.
Regardless I would wait for the S7 if I were you man. Comes out in like 2-3 months.
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Regardless I would wait for the S7 if I were you man. Comes out in like 2-3 months.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, the thing is I could get an S6 for half the price of the S7. And if it doesn't have the LTE while on voice feature, I would rather pay for the S6 (I'm broke lol) But by the time the S7 comes out I could have enough money. I also would prefer the S6 cause there is much more support and development available for it. Then again I could always compile my own S7 kernel and start the modding myself.
Is the S7 really going to be all that great? I read rumors that its going to have the best camera of all the devices and such. Which I would definitely love. Plus the 4K screen. Meh, I guess I should just save up for the S7. Still would like to know if it will support the data while on voice. I really hope Sprint realizes this is a much missed feature. Albeit, I can live without it but having it would be awesome.
Thanks for the reply!
Only Rumors For Now
There are a number of articles with rumors and speculation, but none that I have seen address your question about simultaneous LTE and voice.
Here is my round-up based only on sites that I like:
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...samsung-galaxy-s7-what-we-want-to-see-1293401
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s7-news/
Maybe bigger, maybe better screen, faster processor and better audio. Liquid cooling seems far fetched, but okay.
They use the same sources and, as I said, don't answer your question.
If voice and data at the same time is the key feature for you, I'd look at alternative devices.
koop1955 said:
There are a number of articles with rumors and speculation, but none that I have seen address your question about simultaneous LTE and voice.
Here is my round-up based only on sites that I like:
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...samsung-galaxy-s7-what-we-want-to-see-1293401
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s7-news/
Maybe bigger, maybe better screen, faster processor and better audio. Liquid cooling seems far fetched, but okay.
They use the same sources and, as I said, don't answer your question.
If voice and data at the same time is the key feature for you, I'd look at alternative devices.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well apparently from my extensive research, the voice and LTE on Sprint is not a Samsung/HTC/LG issue, its a Sprint issue. The new Spark they rolled out broke the feature, and would require more hardware tweaking my Sprint to Samsung for it to work. So another device I don't think would help. The last phone to support this feature was the S3 but doesn't use Sprint Spark.
You know, right after I wrote this I recalled reading that it was Sprint.
The issue seems to be Sprint's delayed roll out of VoLTE (Voice over LTE)
See if you can learn when it is due to hit your area.
koop1955 said:
You know, right after I wrote this I recalled reading that it was Sprint.
The issue seems to be Sprint's delayed roll out of VoLTE (Voice over LTE)
See if you can learn when it is due to hit your area.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Saafir said:
Its the sad part about triband as we know it right now. No VoLTE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So the VoLTE is more so tower dependent than it is device dependent? Does the S6 support VoLTE if the tower supports it? I'm reading things that say in 2016 VoLTE will be a thing for sprint is most areas. I would prefer to get the S6 cause I just can't fathom paying ~700 bucks for a cell phone. I usually get mine on eBay/Swappa for like 350 to 400 depending on condition. The S6 would surely suffice for me. My brother has it and I really like it.
Contradictory Information All Over
I found lots of contradictory information. Either we'll have this capability...or we won't. Two years ago they were going to start the roll out or maybe it won't happen.
This was the latest that i found that could be considered official: https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/216897
"If at such time we enable Voice over LTE on our devices, you will be able to do it simultaneously without Wi-Fi." (That addresses your specific question about the S6 and seemed hopeful.)
"We do not have any information pertaining that at this time. Sprint Spark devices are not Simultaneous Voice and Data capable unless connected via Wi-Fi. " (And that answer right below that is not so hopeful.)
Sorry, man, don't know what to tell you.
koop1955 said:
I found lots of contradictory information. Either we'll have this capability...or we won't. Two years ago they were going to start the roll out or maybe it won't happen.
This was the latest that i found that could be considered official: https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/216897
"If at such time we enable Voice over LTE on our devices, you will be able to do it simultaneously without Wi-Fi." (That addresses your specific question about the S6 and seemed hopeful.)
"We do not have any information pertaining that at this time. Sprint Spark devices are not Simultaneous Voice and Data capable unless connected via Wi-Fi. " (And that answer right below that is not so hopeful.)
Sorry, man, don't know what to tell you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks man. I think I may talk to my local store manager about it. He's a nerd like us and knows a lot about whats going on and tells me. If I get any info, i'll be sure to post back.
Also, would the Snapdragon processor rumored to be in the S7 better than an Exynos? I always thought Exynos processors were better performance wise. I also read that having a Snapdragon processor would mean more/better development here on XDA.
This is truly a tough choice haha.
On a side: What is up with everyone complaining about the lack of SD card in the S6 and S7? Yeah it sucks, but that is what OTG is for. I have the S5 and hardly use my SD card. Its mainly used for storing backups on. So I just plug in my USB flash drive and store them on there instead if I didn't have an SD slot.
Also, whats up with a "Pressure sensitive display"? I have one question, why? Lol. I guess instead of "Long pressing" something, its quicker/easier to press harder? I just feel like myself and others are going to get annoyed by it due to accidental hard presses when in a hurry/not paying attention. I really don't see it being "that cool" that is makes me want to buy it.