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.
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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
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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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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 ?
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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
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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.
I want to buy a cheap xperia ion from ebay(at&t version), I live abroad, and I've found alot of cheap xperia ion's there...
Can I buy at&t xperia ion(LT28at) and unlock it? because I've found alot of sellers on ebay which they claim that they will give me unlock code to unlock it...
Or can I unlock it by myself using: (rooting, unlocking bootloader or anything like that)
BTW I'm experienced in rooting and stuffs...
Thank you all!
1Fawwaz said:
I want to buy a cheap xperia ion from ebay(at&t version), I live abroad, and I've found alot of cheap xperia ion's there...
Can I buy at&t xperia ion(LT28at) and unlock it? because I've found alot of sellers on ebay which they claim that they will give me unlock code to unlock it...
Or can I unlock it by myself using: (rooting, unlocking bootloader or anything like that)
BTW I'm experienced in rooting and stuffs...
Thank you all!
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Bootloader will be locked and you can't unlock it. You can get unlock codes so you can use it on other networks though.
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Thank you so much!
Another thing, Can I get rid of at&t applications? And do I get updates on the system via internet?
Can I install any custom roms on it?
1Fawwaz said:
Thank you so much!
Another thing, Can I get rid of at&t applications? And do I get updates on the system via internet?
Can I install any custom roms on it?
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You can install roms that are based on the stock kernel only. You can root it to remove at&t apps without issue.
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What networks can it be used on?
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Bugly Astard said:
What networks can it be used on?
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Check the wiki (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ion) to see if your networks works with any of the bands that the phone does.
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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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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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
Good news
Back in June, we reported of a new Sony Xperia S (LT26i) firmware update that was rumoured to arrive in early July. Well obviously that did not come to pass, but apparently a new update is still on the agenda for Xperia S/SL owners. Sony pretty much confirmed as much on the official support forums, saying that it will have build version number 6.2.B.1.XX. There’s no ETA for the update, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.
Source: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/0...-1-xx/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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Good news
Back in June, we reported of a new Sony Xperia S (LT26i) firmware update that was rumoured to arrive in early July. Well obviously that did not come to pass, but apparently a new update is still on the agenda for Xperia S/SL owners. Sony pretty much confirmed as much on the official support forums, saying that it will have build version number 6.2.B.1.XX. There’s no ETA for the update, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.
Source: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/0...-1-xx/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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So,over all of the S,SL,Acro S,and ion...only S will get a fixed update?Screw that,Sony didn't say it is only for Xperia S :s
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Don't thank me. It's because of amount of death threats I sent to their dev department and sophisticated insults to their support policy I posted on their facebook page.
good to read these news.. lets see if they will give us a good update
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Don't thank me. It's because of amount of death threats I sent to their dev department and sophisticated insults to their support policy I posted on their facebook page.
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Ok, I won't
UchihaDareNial said:
So,over all of the S,SL,Acro S,and ion...only S will get a fixed update?Screw that,Sony didn't say it is only for Xperia S :s
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Well the pòst was on the XPS forum, what phone do you think they're talking about?
Main > Sony Xperia™ support forum > Xperia S/SL >
I hate those rants!
What about Acro S? D:
Isn't Sony going to release an update for Acro S and ION also?
Wow! Thats a good news! I guess the 1080p video rec and volume up bug will be fixed in this 6.2.b.1.xx update
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Wow! Thats a good news! I guess the 1080p video rec and volume up bug will be fixed in this 6.2.b.1.xx update
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Im almost willing to bet it will still be choppy a bit
And instead of volume up not working that will switch to volume down
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Isn't Sony going to release an update for Acro S and ION also?
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Sure they will...most of Xperia S users only think that Sony will only fix the problems in their phone (Xperia S) only because they (Sony) did reply and respond inside SXS forum...talk about typical Xperia S user that think of their own importance and forget about the others (Xperia SL,Acro S and ion)...
Sorry if my message is kind of a little rage message...I'm quite mad because some SXS user only think about only their phone's problem will be fixed
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We'll see
This update will well be the last update we are gonna be receiving.. Since Qualcomm have stopped work for S3 chipset devices.. We won't be getting official 4.2.2.. Same case like HTC One S.. Sad that Qualcomm too rejecting the good handsets.. Damn these companies..!!!!
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Sure they will...most of Xperia S users only think that Sony will only fix the problems in their phone (Xperia S) only because they (Sony) did reply and respond inside SXS forum...talk about typical Xperia S user that think of their own importance and forget about the others (Xperia SL,Acro S and ion)...
Sorry if my message is kind of a little rage message...I'm quite mad because some SXS user only think about only their phone's problem will be fixed
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You have to think about something. If Xperia S won't get updated, what are the chances to update Acro S, sl or ion? Zero.
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This update will well be the last update we are gonna be receiving.. Since Qualcomm have stopped work for S3 chipset devices.. We won't be getting official 4.2.2.. Same case like HTC One S.. Sad that Qualcomm too rejecting the good handsets.. Damn these companies..!!!!
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Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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Forzaferrarileo said:
Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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Could you please unlock my bootloader unlock disabled phone then? Just asking...
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donjamal said:
Could you please unlock my bootloader unlock disabled phone then? Just asking...
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That's impossible
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Thanks for understanding.
And yes, this is keeping me away from flashing PROPER Custom ROMs, which means that some people (incl. me) will have to stick to 4.1.2 forever...
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I actually prefer 4.1 ROMs on xs coz they're much more stable compared to 4.2. I have had battery issues with 4.2 ROMs on xs. Hope Sony release a faster, more stable and more efficient 4.1 rather than 4.2. Lets not forget xs runs on over 2 year old cpu.
[OT]My Wildfire S runs with CM10.1 nearly better than with Stock 2.3.5. But let's not forget it has a CPU that was already 2-3 years old when it was released (ARMv6 generation). [/OT]
Just saying...
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Forzaferrarileo said:
Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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But bro, if they give an update to 4.2.2, custom roms will obviously come good.. Atleast if they release sources, that would help devs to build a stable one soon.. But they don't.. And obviously i would choose custom rom over stock anytime.. And what XSP ROM(ported HTC) are u talkin bout bro??