Hi everyone,
I have just bought a BA (XDA IIs) off eBay (item number 6401231780).
Do you think have made the right choice?
and how do I get the O2 crap off my phone when I get it?
Cheers
Rich
Your choice can be view below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=120831#120831
seems a good price!!!!! you can use a corporate mode when installing the pda, need to enter a for digit code i have forgotten what it is but can be easily found on this forum. you will however get an o2 start up picture but thats only when you do a reset. i haven't bothered to find out if this can be changed as it doesn't bother me.
thinking about it thats a really good price i hope your not the seller trying to promote yourself. :lol:
depends on how much u paid for it, and what condition its in, and if it works. i havent checked the item on ebay cos im on my xda2s now, and dont have time. but if its genuine, then u have made the right choice.
to get the o2stuff off do hard reset and select corporate when prompted. i dont know the code, but if u do a search of these forums u find the code.
and if u are on o2 then doin the corporate thing will still install internet settings.
Hi,
Cheers for all the replies.
The seller has over 1000 positive feedbacks, with only one bad one over 2yrs ago.
It's all genuine (I hope) and am getting it next week.
Thanks for the information on the o2 stuff.
One more question, how easy is the keyboard to type on?
Cheers
Rich
PS - I'm not the seller, lol
depends on how much u paid for it, and what condition its in, and if it works. i havent checked the item on ebay cos im on my xda2s now, and dont have time. but if its genuine, then u have made the right choice.
to get the o2stuff off do hard reset and select corporate when prompted. i dont know the code, but if u do a search of these forums u find the code.
and if u are on o2 then doin the corporate thing will still install internet settings.
If you can't get into corporate mode (I didn't), follow this tip:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18350&highlight=
Stops the O2 rubbish starting up, and you just get the normal Windows interface...my XDA IIs became MUCH more stable after doing this.
Related
hey all, my XDA II O2 is dead, i have a bit of a story to tell about it too. the poor thing won't boot up past the O2 spash screen.
i was initially selling my O2 around the traps as a working unit, then someone asked me to show them landscape view, and i didn't know how. i soon found out i needed to upgrade to 2003se or 2005. so on my homage to flashing my O2's ROM. i went and tried a 2005 and some random version radio stack hoping to upgrade two things at once, then, only one worked. my OS flash was fine, but my radio ROM didn't work at all. so basically i could get into WM2003, 2003SE, 2005 fine but couldnt use my simcard.
i've tried countless times to manually fix it aswell as using the official O2 ROM update off their site. then i went and sent it to O2 customer service or whatever it's called this year . they charged me $45AUD for general service fee which included flashing the radio and OS roms up to the latest. then they ring me up one morning saying my poor O2 needs a new motherboard (somewhere between $350 - 450 i think). i asked why, they said because it wouldn't power on at all. so i tried turning it on, it didnt work all of a sudden, so to speak.
i still had to pay the $45aud and ended up without a working O2, at all.
i felt furious but helpless and tried not to have to pay the fee, but had to.
long story short, heh, i need to do something with my shell of a XDA II, either sell, sell parts, fix, find a special ROM flash that might fix it. i don't know, i've tried so hard and have gotten nowhere. so, guys, any insight in what i could/should do?? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks! :shock:
OH OH OH also, on that note, i can't go into bootloader mode or any other mode at all, so i cant re-flash
Threaten to sue. It worked partially when you sent it to them as it would power up - they've made it worse.
Richard
hey, thanks for the reply..
i've left it too long, i got so discouraged from touching it after getting it back.
i will ring them up/ get their details on who to ...ring next, i guess.
thanks!
damnation said:
hey, thanks for the reply..
i've left it too long, i got so discouraged from touching it after getting it back.
i will ring them up/ get their details on who to ...ring next, i guess.
thanks!
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If all else fails I can sell you a working mainboard for a LOT less than $400 aus but I would need to know which LCD type you have.
Richard
Threaten to have a ghay german cannibal come knocking jk
Ok, I know this isnt a smartphone forum but, a friend of mine has a t-mobile dash and he sat on it cracking the screen. He needs to get his contacts off of it, I tried soti desktop controller with no luck there is an error when trying to install the app on the device. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Ok, I know this isnt a smartphone forum but, a friend of mine has a t-mobile dash and he sat on it cracking the screen. He needs to get his contacts off of it, I tried soti desktop controller with no luck there is an error when trying to install the app on the device. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Donno about t-mobile but I know cingular verizon and sprint if you take the phone (and are a customer) into the store and ask pretty pretty please with sugar on top can often download your contacts and either upload them into the new phone you buy from them or give you a print out. This only works if a) the phone is still physically working b) they have the hardware/software to do it and your phone supports doing it and c) the person at the store feels like it. A lot of the time they'll just say no or that they can't. But tell them you're interested in buying a new phone with lots of accessories and a 2 year contract and an extended warranty and magically they become capable of doing it
ty whomever moved it, i didnt know what the hell the propper name for the dash was LOL
Hiya guys, 1st time poster so please treat me gently!!!
The crux of the matter is my younger sister returned from her holiday in spain to her dad's with a mobile she'd found near his house, a HTC Touch.
The phone itself had no SIM card in when found, and appears to be on the Orange network, with French language.
The phone itself, when you turn on, asks for (I think - its in French!!) a password or pin number. Apart from that its in full working order.
My question is, is there anything I can do with it? I looked on the HTC website and at the online manual. It mentioned "Hard Reset" which I did and assumed would restore the phone to factory default settings (the manual also said all data and passwords would be lost), but still, on reboot there is the prompt for the password. Unfortunately my GCSE french is all i can remember so looking in the French language manual probs isnt a good idea!
I know that IMEI numbers sometimes get blocked etc after loss. But is there a way round this??
I thought I'd defer to you guys superior knowledge as I say. Apologies if any of these questions break forum rules etc, as I said, this is all new to me and im not sure of the legality of using the phone now either, but otherwise its going to waste and never even had a SIM in when found. Is the phone now only worth scrap?? It would seem a massive shame if so.
Thanks for your time, and if you have any advice, id appreciate it lots
Well, I said I was a noob with all this stuff!!! Erm, I managed to hard reset the phone....my French wasnt up to scratch and guess what.......id pressed the wrong button for the master reset
****Very embarrassed smiley!!!!!!!****
anyway, this forum has taught me a few things already, so thanks.
Now, where to get a link for an English Rom to reinstall WM6 in Eng Lang (its still in french!! )
I can't beleive someone took his/hers SIM card out and threw away his/hers Touch. Everyone loves that device!
G.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=359
wwe ==world wide english
but best practice when finding something like that is to return it
as it could be a stolen and imei blocked device
there might be a reward
Rudegar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=359
wwe ==world wide english
but best practice when finding something like that is to return it
as it could be a stolen and imei blocked device
there might be a reward
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Oh, I wholeheartedly agree. But it was my little sister who found it near her fathers house in Benidorm, and its in French. I can only assume it was a tourists, however the fact there was no sim in is weird.
But she brought it back to the UK now, and Im just wodering how to get it to work. Seems a great shame, especially when I did a bit research and saw what kind of cool phone it was.
I cant stress enough how much Im being genuine about this too, the phones not stolen etc.....i just dont think there'd be any way to find the owner, if there ever was one!!!
I'd almost bet the phone was stolen in the first place and the theif pulled the sim so that if the phone accidentally got turned on it wouldn't leave a trace on the network and then when things got a little to hot for them to handle they ditched the phone where your sister found it.
xeno1 said:
I'd almost bet the phone was stolen in the first place and the theif pulled the sim so that if the phone accidentally got turned on it wouldn't leave a trace on the network and then when things got a little to hot for them to handle they ditched the phone where your sister found it.
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Quite possibly.
Well, at least the theif never prospered if that was the case.
My Trinity was stolen out of my car after my window was broken. I reported to ATT and the SIM card was in-activated right away. However, they acted "dumb" and refused to put a flag on the Trinity's EIM# as theft/stolen. I spoke to three different representatives without any satisfaction. I KNOW for a fact that if someone has an unpaid balance, they would flag BOTH your SIM and EIM from being used. SprintPCS will flag a stolen phone for you, but ATT will not from my experience.
One of the representative told me, "What difference does it make? You no longer have the phone..."
The second representative said, "I don't understand what you want me to do. You already got a replacement phone." (I'm actually using one of my old cell phone.)
The third representative said, "Your initial question is in reference to reseting your email. I have assisted you with that issue. I don't know anything about stolen phones."
Keep in mind that I explained my situation to all three representatives about my break-in and about using my EIM# to prevent someone from selling or using the phone for new service.
In a competitive cellular market, I guess ATT does not care if you use a stolen phone to get new service--it's one more account for them.
Please beware of ATT.
GPS Theft Tracking Software
It's for this very reason that I would HIGHLY recommend GPS tracking software for your phone.
Mobile Justice is a free Open Source version, and there are other PAY alternatives.
Mobile Justice monitors your phone for a SIM change, or waits for you to send your phone a specially coded SMS message. When it recieves it, it will do one of a few things.
1. Pop up a message you select on the screen of the missing phone "Hey Dirtbag, Gimme Back My Phone" or whatever you choose. (Aside from the fact that this might cause them to throw the phone away, I also would rather not let them know I'm coming. I want to knock on his door, look him in the face, and demand my phone back! As soon as he's finished changing his drawers. )
2. Send the GPS coordinates of the missing phone back to you.
3. Both 1 and 2
I just ran a test with this software and it's AMAZINGLY accurate! I typed the RAW coordinates into Google Maps, and it showed not only which house the phone was in, but which room in the house it was in, even when I moved it around. VERY COOL!!!
Pay Alternative:
Bak2u
This software monitors for a SIM card change and automatically sends the phone's NEW Phone Number and SIM Info to predetermined phone numbers that you choose. It does all this in the background so the thief knows nothing.
Mobile Justice can also be setup to be unnoticeable.
Of course, if they do a "Clear Storage" or Flash a new ROM, then neither of these programs will be there to work anymore.
PS: Sorry about your loss, and ATT's lack of help!
this was a big problem in the uk, but phone crime has really dropped due to the phone and sim getting blocked as soon as reported here.
just installed Mobile Justice to my phone...thanks for the link
such a shame your handset was stolen. i'll presume you had this hidden from view when left in your car?
just thought i'd mention blocking the IMEI only prevents that handset from being used in that country providing the service providers have an agreement amongst themselves and will not prevent the phone from being used abroad (unless under agreement too).
Its also (easily) possible but illeagl to change the IMEI.
(posted via phone)
have you ever thought of an hard reset?
then your installed programm is useless...
ok one has to know it but there's a chance...
cs_e2 said:
have you ever thought of an hard reset?
then your installed programm is useless...
ok one has to know it but there's a chance...
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Unless it's embedded directly in the rom
cs_e2 said:
have you ever thought of an hard reset?
then your installed programm is useless...
ok one has to know it but there's a chance...
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SuperSport said:
Of course, if they do a "Clear Storage" or Flash a new ROM, then neither of these programs will be there to work anymore.
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Yes, that's why I mentioned it in my first post. I would love to find a way to burn it into the rom too. Then they would have to flash a new rom to remove it.
Also, to test it, just send yourself an SMS with "your code +g" give it a few minutes to warm up the GPS and it will send you the phone's cords.
Well hope the memory card wasn't too expensive.
Damn! they'll just send a kill handset command through the sim. Not a lot you can do about preventing someone from changing the IMEI on your phone. It's gone, be thankfull you will get a replacement. Some people dont get insurance and pay for it big time.
BUT I had no idea Mobile justice was around. This should be a compulory addition for all cooks out there. Your phone is going to be a little easier to find if this is installed.
there are quite a few programs like this. Others are "Ultimate Theft Alert" and W.I.M.P - Where Is My Phone"
I find ultimate theft to be the best.
These items also dont show on installed programs list so the only way to get rid of them is to hard reset.
EDIT: Also, be mindful to put someone elses number to be messaged as your sim will be stolen... has been done before!
Trinity Remaining Accessories
I will be selling off all my Trinity accessories for cheap as I no long have the phone :-(
(1) OEM Leather Case (2)
(2) Hard Clear Plastic Case
(3) NEW Replacement LCD Screen
(4) NEW OEM housing (black) & keys
(5) NEW Stylus
(6) Silicone Skins (2)
(7) Battery (2) + External Charger
(8) anything else I forgot to mention
My lost...might as well pass on the goodies to the community.
Please contact me if you have any interest in these items. Name a reasonable price + shipping charge.
Sry Double post
I'd be interested in the
NEW OEM housing (black) & keys
NEW Stylus
and maybe the NEW Replacement LCD Screen
but i think the shipping from Usa to The U.K. be mark it all to much , but thanks for the offer
thomastran said:
I will be selling off all my Trinity accessories for cheap as I no long have the phone :-(
(1) OEM Leather Case (2)
(2) Hard Clear Plastic Case
(3) NEW Replacement LCD Screen
(4) NEW OEM housing (black) & keys
(5) NEW Stylus
(6) Silicone Skins (2)
(7) Battery (2) + External Charger
(8) anything else I forgot to mention
My lost...might as well pass on the goodies to the community.
Please contact me if you have any interest in these items. Name a reasonable price + shipping charge.
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Hi - please contact me, I use Trinity over 1 year and probably I need some of Your equipment for Trinity.
Maciek
[email protected]
So if I understand this;
- mobile justise is freeware & can track you phone
- ROM can't be reset by hard reset
Then why doesn't every cooker include this SW as part of their ROM build ? Or am I missing something.
Maxi
Mobile justice
Yeah, well you need to petition for it to be added to the cookers rom.
Mobile phone theft it a chance thing uless you are in a dodgy neck of the woods where crime is rife.
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Some of you may have read elsewhere that there is a problem hard-resetting the Samsung i780. I bought mine 3 days ago in NYC. All seemed fine (nice device, well specd) until I ran a regular WM6 app which by chance locked up the device (how unusual for a WM6 device). Normally i would hard reset using a combination of buttons, but couldnt find out how to do it as its not in the manual. i checked online and turns out there are numerous complaints from people with the same problem and no solution. I finally called Samsung UK who told me that there is a special number for dealing with this device, and specifically this problem. I called this number and they told me that:
(a) There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO DO A MANUAL HARD RESET ON THIS DEVICE and the capability cannot be added!
(b) To get it fixed, Samsung will send me a prepaid envelope, I have to send the i780 to them, they reset it and send it back!! only takes 2-5 days (and what am i supposed to do then?)!!! But this is a WM device. it WILL lock up every so often, they ALL do. I asked 'am I supposed to send it to you every week?'. Of course, he said this is the only option. And they wont give me my money back.
(c) The best part: They have known about this problem for OVER A MONTH - which is before they started selling them!
Guys, we have been conned!
I spoke to the retailer. he claims it is not his problem. he also wont give me my money back. So im stuck with a bricked device that if I get fixed will go wrong again, and no one seems to take responsibility. Clearly its faulty design: how could they miss this?
I smell a class action suit coming...
So for all of you out there with this device, know that our model cannot be hard reset and take real care. For all of you thinking to buy this device, I wouls suggest you think long and hard about buying a device that you cannot hard reset.
Anyone with any ideas??
strange, really.. but some quy on modaco wrote:
Anyone tried this (as posted in the XDA forum)?
"with the i780 completely off, press SEND (green) + END (red) + Power ON - it will show up the hard reset confirmation."
many times... didnt work.
ekerbuddyeker said:
MEMBER #1
Some of you may have read elsewhere that there is a problem hard-resetting the Samsung i780. I bought mine 3 days ago in NYC. All seemed fine (nice device, well specd) until I ran a regular WM6 app which by chance locked up the device (how unusual for a WM6 device). Normally i would hard reset using a combination of buttons, but couldnt find out how to do it as its not in the manual. i checked online and turns out there are numerous complaints from people with the same problem and no solution. I finally called Samsung UK who told me that there is a special number for dealing with this device, and specifically this problem. I called this number and they told me that:
(a) There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO DO A MANUAL HARD RESET ON THIS DEVICE and the capability cannot be added!
(b) To get it fixed, Samsung will send me a prepaid envelope, I have to send the i780 to them, they reset it and send it back!! only takes 2-5 days (and what am i supposed to do then?)!!! But this is a WM device. it WILL lock up every so often, they ALL do. I asked 'am I supposed to send it to you every week?'. Of course, he said this is the only option. And they wont give me my money back.
(c) The best part: They have known about this problem for OVER A MONTH - which is before they started selling them!
Guys, we have been conned!
I spoke to the retailer. he claims it is not his problem. he also wont give me my money back. So im stuck with a bricked device that if I get fixed will go wrong again, and no one seems to take responsibility. Clearly its faulty design: how could they miss this?
I smell a class action suit coming...
So for all of you out there with this device, know that our model cannot be hard reset and take real care. For all of you thinking to buy this device, I wouls suggest you think long and hard about buying a device that you cannot hard reset.
Anyone with any ideas??
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Funny haha, how similar is your case to mine (98%? the only diff here is locations)
Well, yes, we already made a few post about it, I am gonna start up a page for the i780 hard reset issue soon!!
Let all "Bricked club" member join!! and Sansung, you heard us, do something..
Or else....... (We will do it our own way, haha)
see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380723
this is the equivalent of a hard reset
i have a i780 , dead, because flashing with drain battery, how to put mode boot ,
Go after them!
This is ridiculous! If there is a class actions suit, count me in!! I am appalled by Samsung. I switched from being a long time Palm user (who have been very supportive if the device has been faulty) to the i780 because finally I thought here is the all-in-one device I have been looking for that had all the Treo 750 lacked.
They need to recall without questions, and provide everyone with new versions. I am so pissed off right now as the device is only 2 days old ... I will spend a lot(!) of time and effort to go after Samsung.
Calm down people They have fixed the hardreset issue in an updated rom released in Asia. So the green and red button works for making a hard reset. I am sure that Samsung in Europe soon will put this in an updated roms for us Europeans. I talked to Swedish Samsung today and an update to WM 6.1 is coming late summer.