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Xperia arc s

What are your thoughts on the new xperia arc s release? Im extremely annoyed as only 2months ago i tied myself into a 2 year agreement with O2.

Theres no need for there to be this arc s. If you have unlocked bootkoader you can run it at 1.4ghz. Just seems like a gimick but us arc owners should benefit from the new arc's firmware seeing its pretty much the same hardware
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zombiej79 said:
Theres no need for there to be this arc s. If you have unlocked bootkoader you can run it at 1.4ghz. Just seems like a gimick but us arc owners should benefit from the new arc's firmware seeing its pretty much the same hardware
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I know its almost exactly the same but the bootloader is locked as my phone is on a contract so i cant OC it :'(

Yeah mine too sadly
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But when you unlock your bootloader isn't it dangerous to do OTA updates ?

When do we get the update again dose it role in about a month from now or sooner ?

Torres77an said:
But when you unlock your bootloader isn't it dangerous to do OTA updates ?
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Torres77an said:
When do we get the update again dose it role in about a month from now or sooner ?
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New update is out in October along with the Arc S, and when you unlock the bootloader by the official SE way the updates cease to come through and you also lose some other things, if you need to unlock the bootloader the best way is to find someone with a SEtool and do it(and that way you can still get your updates!)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243207

There's no more RAM
There's no more internal storage
There's no point

WTF still no front camera. what the hell SE thinking

Torres77an said:
But when you unlock your bootloader isn't it dangerous to do OTA updates ?
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You can relock your bootloader for the update, then unlock it again afterwards I think.

Network compatibility ?

Hi, I'm going to buy Xperia Ion and have a question.
Assuming the one I buy is from At&t
Can I unlock and use the Ion on T-mobile network ?
What speed will it able to perform on t-mobile ? 2G / 3G / 4G (H+) ? [I hear people say that flashing radio will get it work on 3G]
Hope to get the answer soon.
:fingers-crossed:

Dude - Read man.
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Checked - Searched - couldn't find any thread answer my questions completely.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761578
Some have had luck with buying the SIM unlock code, some have not.
Att will not unlock SIM on Ion, as of now.
~Jaramie
from my LT28at ION rooted, customized & eating an Ice Cream Sandwich

Appearently not - Have you look at wiki thread clearly state what included in Ion, and there is a huge discussion about sim unlock for ion att so ....
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How's the support?

Hi, I'm currently using Lg g2x as my daily phone and I'm thinking of changing my phone to xperia ion or htc one s.
My g2x lacks driver support and it is near impossible for me to get an ICS/JB update...
I skimmed through threads and it seems like Wind mobile's Xperia Ion can't get custom roms?
can somebody confirm that for me please? thank you
and how are the support from sony and developers for this phone?
thank you

Odp: How's the support?
If you want custom roms you should buy Xperia S. There is a lot of roms and mods for this great phone.
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jnhsd0319 said:
Hi, I'm currently using Lg g2x as my daily phone and I'm thinking of changing my phone to xperia ion or htc one s.
My g2x lacks driver support and it is near impossible for me to get an ICS/JB update...
I skimmed through threads and it seems like Wind mobile's Xperia Ion can't get custom roms?
can somebody confirm that for me please? thank you
and how are the support from sony and developers for this phone?
thank you
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Xperia S is a good phone (performance) but just read around this phone's section for some bricking incidents. It has been happening without any particular cause to many users. Some manage to recover after looong time (maybe even a week) and some unfortunate guys like me are stuck with a dead brick. Sony claims that I had a hard brick (needs motherboard replacement) but I had done nothing except wiping data in CWM. I don't think that you should buy this phone at all. Just go for any other phone.

Well if you plan to buy Xperia ion,buy either LT28i or LT28h that have bootloader unlock allowed : Yes
And then install your fav custom Rom and kernel
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do you guys know which version is Canadian wind mobile ion??
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jnhsd0319 said:
do you guys know which version is Canadian wind mobile ion??
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I'm sorry?
As long as the phone isn't sim lock and matched with your country gsm or whatever it's call,yes you can...
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[Q] will this phone work in nz

Hey guys, just wondering if this phone will work in New Zealand on 2Degrees(Vodafone)? Looking to buy it from eBay as it's like $200 cheaper than the shops here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOCOMO-Sony...1099599778?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item1c32193fa2
Specifically that one ^^, they mention something about DoCoMo and making sure it will work in your country before buying....
You guys are always awesome, thanks for any help you can provide, my wife would be very happy with me if she got this and could finally replace her HTC Tattoo!.

It's already Unlocked Bootloader, isn't it ?? If yes, you won't have bravia engine
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Peter_95 said:
It's already Unlocked Bootloader, isn't it ?? If yes, you won't have bravia engine
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I just wanted to know if this phone will work on Vodafone in NZ, am I correct in understanding that if the carrier is unlocked, then it will work on any network?
Not sure why you are mentioning the bootloader and bravia engine....

I'm Currently using an XSL in New Zealand on Vodafone perfectly fine See of no reason why the Acro would be any different.

Mischala said:
I'm Currently using an XSL in New Zealand on Vodafone perfectly fine See of no reason why the Acro would be any different.
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Thanks mate, yeah my xperia arc s worked no problems. Looks like i'll grab it for her

Getting zl today

I'm picking up a zl today to replace my broken one xl i was running a pac rom on it and was wondering if there are any good pa style roms good for daily use

Also do custom roms have the ir working? Like cm or pa roms?

zombiej79 said:
Also do custom roms have the ir working? Like cm or pa roms?
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You need to make sure that the bootloader is unlockable on the phone before you get it if you want to flash custom kernels and CM based roms.
Some models of the ZL are unlockable, some aren't.
Do your research before you buy, or you'll end up with a locked bootloader one like me

Thanks for the reply is it based on model number or does it depend on your carrier? I'm getting it from rogers in canada

zombiej79 said:
Thanks for the reply is it based on model number or does it depend on your carrier? I'm getting it from rogers in canada
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Your bootloader will be locked. It depends on carrier.

Thought it might be rogers sucks. Is there any other way to unlock it like how the xperia arc could be unlocked using test points and a program

zombiej79 said:
Thought it might be rogers sucks. Is there any other way to unlock it like how the xperia arc could be unlocked using test points and a program
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There is currently no way to change Bootloader: No to Yes

fcb13 said:
There is currently no way to change Bootloader: No to Yes
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Actually you can only if the device model is c6503. My device is c6503 and it came with a no bootloader unlock. Well i did'nt give a **** to it and i unlocked the bootloader.

mithun46 said:
Actually you can only if the device model is c6503. My device is c6503 and it came with a no bootloader unlock. Well i did'nt give a **** to it and i unlocked the bootloader.
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That's because your phone came already unlockable bootloader. You didnt change it from No to Yes. Some phones have it say No and it is still possible, it just give incorrect information. But most Rogers Sony phones you cannot unlock the bootloader.

fcb13 said:
That's because your phone came already unlockable bootloader. You didnt change it from No to Yes. Some phones have it say No and it is still possible, it just give incorrect information. But most Rogers Sony phones you cannot unlock the bootloader.
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Oops Sorry Guys.
AFAIK international unbranded devices are safe to unlock
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Yeah rogers is horrible can't wait till my contract is up so i can tell them to shove it. Had the worst experence the last two weeks trying to deal with them. Thanks for all the info gotta love xda
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zombiej79 said:
I'm picking up a zl today to replace my broken one xl i was running a pac ro on it and was wondering if there are any good pa style roms good for daily use
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Noooo don't do it. Lol
Not much in way of custom ROMs go for something else with more development support. It's pretty dead here.

Lol I've seen you can change dpi on the zl that's basically all I wanted a Pac Rom for lol so I'm good now
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riz157 said:
Noooo don't do it. Lol
Not much in way of custom ROMs go for something else with more development support. It's pretty dead here.
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seriously? i thought the ROm Aur v7 was good