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Default buying a german stellar (kaiser i think) off ebay - live in uk

Sorry every1 i posted this in the general section , i had plenty of reads but no advice so im posting it here cos the auction im interested in ends very soon. 'just wanna buy a german kaiser and use it in the uk by flashing it with english rom and using in uk network' u don't have to read the rest just answer me this please. is it possible, thanks guys
hello everyone, im glad to be back! haven't used this forum in well over a year and ive missed it. ive decided to get another ppc. i'm looking at getting the tytn 2 off ebay. basically i want just the most powerful spec ppc. apart from the shift and advantage (cant afford them) this seems the best choice. also i would like a qwerty keyboard although b4 i got by with the spb full keyboard but now i want a qwerty one. if anyone can suggest any other ppc's with a high spec let me know plz. i didn't wanna spend more than a 200 quid but after watching ebay for 3 days it seems i have to.i've got 300 quid but for that i'd like a ppc a decent memory card and some bluetooth stereo headphones such as the sony ones. luckily ive got still got loads software (i.e. tomtom) from b4 but that's from older os'es. the one on ebay is 200 buy it now but its shipped from germany.the whole lisitng is in german but at the bottom is says 'attention int. buyers this phone has german software' surely i can just flash it with an english rom such as dutty's? is that correct?just as i was leaving the forums last time. xda-dev had 2 take all the roms down due to a copyright warning from ms. does this mean i have to cook my own? sounds daunting. basically i just wanna know if this german stellar is gonna b compatible on english nets? and if anyones got any suggestions for another ppc. sorry for posting in the general section, maybe this could have went in a different board but i've got 21 hours or so till the auction ends. thanks guys. glad 2 b bk, gareth
p.s. i've got an almost new orbit with a cracked screen. anyone good at fitting screens, or wanna buy it? or sell me a screen lol. ( i still want a newer ppc though) this is why i left the boards- cracked me screen didnt i lol.
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cmon guys sum1 must b able 2 spare me a minute. the auction ends soon. 'can i buy a german kaiser, flash it wiv english rom and use on uk network'

no man. most of the times the device ID does not match along with the carrier rom of other operators. so if your device is german operator specific, i dont think it will match along with ur desired rom updated. and since u r planning to buy from ebay, you only have a less chance of getting the full advantage of knowing you can rom update into english

German to English ROM change should be OK
garethsimpsonuk said:
. . . cmon guys sum1 must b able 2 spare me a minute. the auction ends soon. 'can i buy a german kaiser, flash it wiv english rom and use on uk network'
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I don't think you should have any trouble - people take devices that started out with WorldWideEnglish on them and flash to different language ROM's all the time. The hardware is the same, the keyboard layout may be slightly different. You will have to follow directions here and Hard-SPL unlock, and may need to do SIM-unlock, but I know it's all do-able.

thanx 4 the reply
thanks a lot guys,well.. what do i do here? 2 pieces of conflicting info from 2 experienced guys. shall i take this as it should be ok but theres a possibility of it going wrong? i called uk 02 tech support, they wouldn't tell me anything 'cant make any guarantees, we dont support this etc.etc.'the guy has posted it on uk ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=270225685569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017
is it not worth the risk then do you think
n e got 1 for sale? lol

i wouldnt listen to what ayyu3m said at all. true the ID will be different, but that is one of the reasons we use hardspl. we can bypass the CID and install rom from other kaisers. no problems whatsoever, expect maybe the keyboard layout

yea i agree, cid is counrty id isnt it? still not sure what 2 do. ill have to check the standard german keyboard layout. 200 quid is alot to waste but then again i could whack it back on ebay.has anyone actually tried this?cheers 4 ur reply m8, and the others all appreciated

CID=carrier ID

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thanks a lot guys,well.. what do i do here? 2 pieces of conflicting info from 2 experienced guys. shall i take this as it should be ok but theres a possibility of it going wrong? i called uk 02 tech support, they wouldn't tell me anything 'cant make any guarantees, we dont support this etc.etc.'the guy has posted it on uk ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=270225685569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017
is it not worth the risk then do you think
n e got 1 for sale? lol
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The phone sold on this auction is HERMES not KAISER

if it is a hermes you want i have one for sale
full working order
sadly no box but i have the case - charger - usb sync cable - spare styliii
let me know

hermes offer
i will if its cheaper than the ebay ones, i woz gonna get a kaiser but if ill save money ill buy it then i can get a umoc aswell!how much mate?

HYTN 2 for sale

Hi guys
I have a almost new tytn2 on orange I would like to sell.Price is £180.In excellent condition and unlocked as well.Thanks

I would suggest you use EBay to protect yourself and your future buyer.

If you want buy/sell, go to ebay.

bammyman said:
Hi guys
I have a almost new tytn2 on orange I would like to sell.Price is £180.In excellent condition and unlocked as well.Thanks
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did you sell the phone?

Man.. I heard those HYTN phones are pretty slick.

Orange Diamond Recall?

I got this diamond upgrade last Friday.
Today I was told that Orange recalled all HTC Diamond due to a system problem. Is this news true?

ehe12 said:
I got this diamond upgrade last Friday.
Today I was told that Orange recalled all HTC Diamond due to a system problem. Is this news true?
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i still have mine
must say orange CS have tryed to call me twice in the last 2 weeks...
and i keep missing the calls...opss

Did they ask you to return the phone and are they replacing with new one ? . Is this official news ?

They haven't asked for mine back.
I received mine on the first day of launch and I was pleased it didn't have any orange crap on it. If they are recalling then it must be to flash em with the late arriving orange ROM.
(UK)

I've had mine a few weeks now (having got it through Phones4U rather than direct from Orange) but haven't heard anything from either company regarding a recall.
Something to look forward to!

chand4u76 said:
Did they ask you to return the phone and are they replacing with new one ? . Is this official news ?
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im on the phone to CS now
CS now nothing about it......WELL THE PERSON I SPOKE TO ANYWAY

liamhere said:
im on the phone to CS now
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Let us know how you get on Liam, i've got one of the original Orange ones too.

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cs i spoke to knows nothing about it

ehe12 said:
I got this diamond upgrade last Friday.
Today I was told that Orange recalled all HTC Diamond due to a system problem. Is this news true?
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They are probably trying to trick people in to sending them back so that they can put the Orange Bastardware ROM on them...

Maybe its to fix the crappy 3g reception

This news is rubbish ill be happy to let you know.
Its more likely someone misinurperting what happened at our warehouses.
We tried to load Orange software on them, they failed quality checks and we reloaded generic software on them so they could be released for sale.
There is deffo no recall!
I would know!! Believe me! lol

The Orange software that good then??!

captainsensible2002 said:
The Orange software that good then??!
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LOL

Like anyone here would care!!!
All roms are relfashed within days of purchased! If its any good or not!
Orange software will be fine for mainstream user

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The Orange software that good then??!
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About as good as the T-Mobile software maybe. Orange send thier Diamonds out without the value-added crapware. Have T-Mobile put thier crapware on thier Diamonds? I would be well p*ssed of if I got an MDA Compact IV to find out that they had replaced the cool-looking black 3DTF interface from HTC and replaced it with a corporate in-yer-face pink and white one.
Edit: Just watched a YouTube of a Pink and White themed MDA Compact IV - nasty

A friend last night told me about the recall, as he works for an indpendant phone store. They have had the unbranded diamond recalled because they are over heating and going pop.
Im just waiting for orange to call up now and ask for it back.

sutt359 said:
A friend last night told me about the recall, as he works for an indpendant phone store. They have had the unbranded diamond recalled because they are over heating and going pop.
Im just waiting for orange to call up now and ask for it back.
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im not surprised. The Diamond gets extremely hot.. would not be surprised if there is an overall recall anytime soon

recall
Just spoke to Orange in the UK and they are not recalling the handsets

ehe12 said:
I got this diamond upgrade last Friday.
Today I was told that Orange recalled all HTC Diamond due to a system problem. Is this news true?
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Probably told to you by another Iphone lover no doubt.

have had a problem with my diamond taking ages to charge and battery getting spoke to orange and they acked for rom version ,then then told me that the phone has to recalled so i'm getting a new phone,( i bet they just want me to have the orange software version )

Calling T-Mobile for G1 Unlock

Hey there guys. Please don't be angry for making another ****ty "how to unlock G1" thread. I wanted to post in the recent one, but i guess it got closed.
Well here is my question. I'm about to trade my TyTn II for G1. The problem is that the G1 is bought in Austria(T-Mobile) and i live in Slovenia. If i'm gonna call T-Mobile what should i say? My english isn't all that great, but i think i can handle it. The only problem is, if they are gonna speak German...
Lets say, they speak english. What should i say? I don't think you just say:" hey could you give me the code to unlock my G1?"
Maybe i'm a little annoying, but if there is anyone who is willing to help, i will be very grateful.

SlashSpeed said:
Hey there guys. Please don't be angry for making another ****ty "how to unlock G1" thread. I wanted to post in the recent one, but i guess it got closed.
Well here is my question. I'm about to trade my TyTn II for G1. The problem is that the G1 is bought in Austria(T-Mobile) and i live in Slovenia. If i'm gonna call T-Mobile what should i say? My english isn't all that great, but i think i can handle it. The only problem is, if they are gonna speak German...
Lets say, they speak english. What should i say? I don't think you just say:" hey could you give me the code to unlock my G1?"
Maybe i'm a little annoying, but if there is anyone who is willing to help, i will be very grateful.
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Think the policy is a lil different in other countries other than the US. We would normally say we are going out of the country so we need to unlock it to use an alternate sim. But in the UK they charge a fee unless you have been a customer for over a certain amount of time. I know its alot longer than the 90 days we have.

So there is no way to unlock it?
Edit: This is legit right? http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com/
Cause if there isn't other way i'll just pay those 19€. That isn't so expensive.

SlashSpeed said:
So there is no way to unlock it?
Edit: This is legit right? http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com/
Cause if there isn't other way i'll just pay those 19€. That isn't so expensive.
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My advice is buy one off eBay. Reasoning being, any website like that can make all the fake testimonies they want, and you could get screwed very easily. If you go to ebay you can choose a seller with good feedback who is clearly legit. I think I got mine from GSMcredits or something...

AdrianK said:
My advice is buy one off eBay. Reasoning being, any website like that can make all the fake testimonies they want, and you could get screwed very easily. If you go to ebay you can choose a seller with good feedback who is clearly legit. I think I got mine from GSMcredits or something...
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Thanks for the advice! That really helped me. I went to search over Ebay and found some interesting offers. And they are actually cheaper then the site i gave you link before!
Anyway, i think this is 100% legit, since this seller is very popular.
Ebay G1 code for unlock seller
Is this gonna work on Europe G1, that was bought in Austria from T-Mobile(doh)?

SlashSpeed said:
Thanks for the advice! That really helped me. I went to search over Ebay and found some interesting offers. And they are actually cheaper then the site i gave you link before!
Anyway, i think this is 100% legit, since this seller is very popular.
Ebay G1 code for unlock seller
Is this gonna work on Europe G1, that was bought in Austria from T-Mobile?
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I don't wanna be annoying, but can anyone please answer my question? It would be very appreciated.

SlashSpeed said:
If i'm gonna call T-Mobile what should i say?
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Calling T-Mobile only works if you are a current customer. If you aren't (and I assume that is the case) then find someone who is to call for you.

SlashSpeed said:
I don't wanna be annoying, but can anyone please answer my question? It would be very appreciated.
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As long as they give you the correct code it will work on any G1, so you should be fine. That seller looks legit, due to the high rating too.

AdrianK said:
As long as they give you the correct code it will work on any G1, so you should be fine. That seller looks legit, due to the high rating too.
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Thanks for the answer! I'm getting my G1 on Monday then!

Yay. I got my white G1 today and i bought a code of ebay from the guy mentioned few posts above. Payed 10€ and got the code within 15min. Phone is now unlocked and i can't be more satisfied! G1 is awesome

Sweet, I had to unlock mine the first week cuz tmobile gets bad service here. The first site you posted is where I got my code, so they are legit. And don't worry about rooting and flashing roms because it wont mess up your unlocked status.

crpercodani said:
Sweet, I had to unlock mine the first week cuz tmobile gets bad service here. The first site you posted is where I got my code, so they are legit. And don't worry about rooting and flashing roms because it wont mess up your unlocked status.
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Cool. Thanks for the info!

Just thought I'd add that I've (just) used the guy mentioned above (ebay profile link) to have my UK G1 unlocked and it worked just fine.
The code came within 10 minutes, tested and works OK.
Cheers,
Smiffy.

My xperia was stolen and..

.. I have the possbility to buy my friend's 'old' X1 for a cheap price.
However I'm unsure to do this or whether to just buy a whole new phone all together, and if so, what phone would be just as good as the X1?

stihl said:
.. I have the possbility to buy my friend's 'old' X1 for a cheap price.
However I'm unsure to do this or whether to just buy a whole new phone all together, and if so, what phone would be just as good as the X1?
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I would buy X2 in that case,
I see nothing comparable.
If you have less money get X1, but it's better to buy a new one.
The only interesting choice for some reasons could be
HTC HD2....
Just my 2 cents.

mmm the HD2 is so sexy! or u could get the X3 if u can wait!

If you are italian, TIM sell X1 at 199€ only.
It's a great oppurtunity.

The question is not whether you should, but how much it costs.

...and next time get a security program such as GuardMobile. There would at least be a chance of you recovering your phone.