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Japan Magic aka HT-03A

First feeler to find out who else will be getting this device. So far really havent seen anyone (besides jmarice) speaking of the Magic in Japan (and he was luck enough to get a Google version). It comes out tomorrow, and heres to hoping that it isn't going to be as crippled as the mytouch (perfected spl - I've been lurking and reading much). But everything else about Japan's cell phone indrustry says it will, for a country so advanced, their cells really seem to be lacking. Not to mention, from what I understand from Docomo, the android flavor coming pre packaged in the phone will only have a Japanese UI - FAIL. Again, heres to hoping for an easily rooted version!
Smart phones are really a new thing in japan, with the Iphone only droping about 2 months ago. Most phones here are clam-shell style and each generaly have their own propirtary OS. I have been using a AU W62CA - Casio G'z One v3 Latest model, Sharp phone - water proof, Can make calls up to 30 meters underwater(not that you could speak), but texting does work. Great phone but locked beyond belief....
Any one have any info - Leads - Anything...?

*UPDATE* Just got the phone, and it is bilingual...Dumb store clerks...
So it shows
SAPPHIRE EVT1 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP20000)
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
May 27 2009, 19:06:41
If that means anything to anyone.
Let the learning ensue...

That means you wont be able to flash new SPL on the device until someone finds out how to fix the "perfected" SPL issue.

Hi everyone.
I am living in Japan too and having a softbank X02HT running wm I am really interested in HTC magic but really don't want to switch to DoCoMo. I am wondering if I buy HTC magic from oversea carriers (for example vodafone), will it work with softbank's network? I think it should,'cuz softbank's network basically is vodafone's , before they retreated from japan market and sold their network to softbank.
Thanks in advance.

yehp, picked up the ht-03a too.
Yeah stupid store clerks, they told me it didn't have a full keyboard... *sigh* Anyways, I got the same information regarding the versions. I haven't tried rooting it yet, kind of waiting and seeing....

I got my phone last week too. I'm interested to know what the possibilities are for rooting. Loving the phone anyway though.

the other day I saw a thread in the sofware and devolopment forum somthing like a work in progress, been watching that closely...but as of now.. guess we just have to wait...

I picked up my HT-03A about a week ago. I have since been playing around with it like a little kid and racking up a good bill in the meantime. While I have absolutely no idea as to what you guys are trying to accomplish, I have a small problem that I would be very grateful for if some light could be shed on it.
Since yesterday I have been seeing a folder in my email program titled ".ERROR". I am not sure if that is my fault, mopera U's problem, or possibly a common error across Android. What concerns me about this is if my meddling has caused it and it is also attributing to mopera being very slow at retrieving my IMAP emails.

What service are you tring to IMAP...? With gmail, the stupid built in email program (witch views lables as folders) keeps makeing a new folder/label called trash, no problems, just annoying.

I was actually not referring to Gmail, but the email program that Android comes with. I used it to connect to mopera U through IMAP, but it doesn't work correctly. It will often not inform me of any mails I receive to that address for hours at a time. It also has the problem I mentioned above, the .ERROR problem. I gave up on trying to figure out how to use the system and am using Gmail. That runs much more smoothly, albeit having too many emails coming to me. I figured out that it is not so much the service itself, but the connection the service has with the program. Not sure who is to blame, could be me for all I know. Regardless, it is a nuissance that I would rather not deal with.

hmm... I use the 'email' program in android to check another gmail account (other than the one that is linked to my phone) and hot mail... I havent had any problems, there are setting to tell the program how offen to check for new mail. Are you talking about Docomo's imode email? the one that is inclulded with the mopera account...? I really don't know too much about it as I swiched to docomo just for this phone and never had one of there emails, and now use gmail as the primary phone mail... but one would think that your local docomo shop should be able to shed some light...

I had to cancel my imode email when I purchased this phone in order to use the mopera service, which I was told is the only one I could use with this phone. I was given a mopera U email account, but the man who helped me did not know how to access it and had to call around just to get me instructions off the website on how to set it up. I thought that was weird considering he has the same phone. He told me that Gmail is the better option to use, and now I see why. I tried many many times to set up the mopera U email with the email program, but even setting it to 5 minute intervals on an IMAP setting will not result in it checking. Often I will have to take it off the screen saver mode in order for it to automatically check. I have had instances where it wouldn't inform me of an email for more than two hours after I received it. That to me is unacceptable. imode was always lightning quick with how it operated. I think it might be my phone though, because I notice that the phone will not always switch to my Wifi network even though I am in range. I will often need to take it off the screen saver to have it switch, like I mentioned above. Sometimes it will take Gmail a little bit of time to receive emails as well. I had thought of going in to ask, but I doubt they will know what to do.

I have only had that problem once, I brushed it off as the battery was low, so it may be true... the 'gmail' app has been rather spot on, havent noticed any lag with it yet.
And for wifi, I use an app called wefi, it seems to do really well, it scans for open wifi and tries to connect, but there is a place where you can set up preferred networks.
Also from what I understand, you can use almost any Japanese ISP for the internet service...I don't know where you are but they offered me OCN but I went with what ever..
And I have never met some more poorly trained store employees as at mobile shops in Japan...I never leave less than amazed at what they don't know...

Japanese HT-03A questions
Hi,
I'm looking to buy the HT-03A here in Japan, and I've got a couple of newbie questions.
Are there differences between the Japanese handset and the European/American ones that I'm reading about online?
Would I have full access to the European/American marketplaces?
If I try to flash a "Hero" ROM onto it, will it still work with Docomo's network?
If you know the answer to any of these questions, I'd be very grateful!

Patrick Snyder said:
Are there differences between the Japanese handset and the European/American ones that I'm reading about online?
Would I have full access to the European/American marketplaces?
If I try to flash a "Hero" ROM onto it, will it still work with Docomo's network?
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#1, As far as I know, Japanese unit is shipped with 2 batteries and 2G Kensington micro SD card, then it is google branded.
#2. At this moment, you can access only free apps.
#3. Yes, it will work perfectly as another customoized WM6 units do. But, it's your own risk. (Actually I had my magic bricked while rooting).
If you want to flash, I suggest you should fully read related threads and documents around here.
Finally, it's All of your own risk!

apn
If anyone has a couple minutes, could you go to your
Settings
Wireless networks
And let me know your mopera settings?
Minus your user name and password that.
I am running my ht-03a on haykuro, but it didn't keep the mopera settings.
If you on cyanogen or haykuro, please let me know.
[email protected]ail.com

You only have the limited market with un paid apps out of the box - but after root you can use the "Market Enabler" app... and get access to all the apps..
and I have run a Hero rom on the Docomo net work with out any problems (Fat1ly's rom I think).
and the APN settings for Bizhodai are
Name: Mopera U
APN: mpr2.bizho.net
Rest default
Alternitives that work (unsure of the impact on billing, so be wary)
Name: Mopera U Settings
APN: 0120.mopera.ne.jp
Rest Default
AND
Name: Mopera.net
APN: mopera.net
BTW, I am running Cymod and havent had any problems (except i forgot to make a nandroid of the default DOCOMO Rom, incase I ever needed to go back, so if anyone would care to zip one up for me, most appreachated.)

thisoneguy said:
Alternitives that work (unsure of the impact on billing, so be wary)
Name: Mopera U Settings
APN: 0120.mopera.ne.jp
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That will work if you have mopera email account.
So, if you did not have, that is meaningless.

I don't have a mopera email and it worked fine for me... but like I said, I don't know if it is billed the same as with the Pakehodai or not... so I gave the warning...

thisoneguy said:
I don't have a mopera email and it worked fine for me... but like I said, I don't know if it is billed the same as with the Pakehodai or not... so I gave the warning...
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Don't worry about it. Mopera U Settings(0120.mopera.ne.jp) is only for mopera email settings, so you can not access internet via Mopera U Settings.
Accorting to rumor(?), Docomo have delveoped and been running new APN system which checks IMEI every time user access bizhodai APN.
Also, the new one is mpr2.bizho.net. So, if you access internet with a unit which is not registered to Docomo, you will receive a huge amount of bill even though you contract to bizhodai plan and set correct APN.

HTC Hero (CDMA / SPRINT) flashed to Cricket Wireless

for those who may be interested...it is possible to have your hero flashed to work on the Cricket network. it may not be for everyone, but i couldn't resist the lure of $40/mo unlimited everything with no contract. (saves around $1,000+ over the life of the contract)
here's what i did:
-buy cdma hero on ebay
-go to a cricket store and ask them to activate the phone
-usually the rep will "know a guy" who can work with htc (try a few stores or call around)
-they may charge you $30 or so to flash it and its working
wireless data, visual voicemail, and mms dont' work...but they expect to get them working soon (phone is only a few weeks old at this point)... and where i'm at, i almost always have wifi and don't care about vm or mms.

Might see if any of these guys know about xda...perhaps they just need to be pointed here to share the wealth of what they're doing.

HTC Hero Phone Code Numbers ##
if you do transfer to cricket (or perhaps another cdma carrier), a good thing to know is:
##000000#
this will allow you to edit or view EPST (change/view your Mobile Directory Number MDN and MSID)
The MDN is your current phone number, your local cricket store can give you your MSID (which also depends on your phone number).

yourmanstan said:
for those who may be interested...it is possible to have your hero flashed to work on the Cricket network. it may not be for everyone, but i couldn't resist the lure of $40/mo unlimited everything with no contract. (saves around $1,000+ over the life of the contract)
here's what i did:
-buy cdma hero on ebay
-go to a cricket store and ask them to activate the phone
-usually the rep will "know a guy" who can work with htc (try a few stores or call around)
-they may charge you $30 or so to flash it and its working
wireless data, visual voicemail, and mms dont' work...but they expect to get them working soon (phone is only a few weeks old at this point)... and where i'm at, i almost always have wifi and don't care about vm or mms.
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I dont believe you. How could you possibly "flash it" with out root access?

Negrito said:
I dont believe you. How could you possibly "flash it" with out root access? /QUOTE]
don't believe me then...i'm sure i just imagined myself doing all those things and making phone calls without a sprint account.
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yourmanstan said:
don't believe me then...i'm sure i just imagined myself doing all those things and making phone calls without a sprint account. ?
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Well if im just "being stupid" then you could simply prove me wrong. Put up, or Shut up!

cant wait
Negrito said:
Well if im just "beingstupid" then you could simply prove me wrong. Put up, or Shut up!
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i think he means the regular flash as in flashing the prl not flashing a cricket rom... i cant wait for a rom that i can use on cricket... i have text n voice workin but net and mms is light years away since the phone just came out... cmon guys speed it up... ive been prayin to the cricket flashing gods to give us a saviour to answer our prayers...

Not so far away
I´m in Mexico, and I have a Hero woking here with data. So far it´s 1x, but I only worked on it for about 3 hours. After this long weekend (we have monday off here) I´ll get to work on it to make Ev work.
Don´t lose heart It´ll get there.

Negrito said:
I dont believe you. How could you possibly "flash it" with out root access?
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The radio is separate from the OS and the traditional CDMA tools work on the Hero like any other phone. There are plenty of other forums talking about how to port CDMA phones to other providers; especially Indian forums because there are large CDMA networks there.
Edit: when he says "flash it," he probably just means to put a new PRL (preferred roaming list) and editing the details under ##DATA to match what another provider wants.

kRutOn said:
The radio is separate from the OS and the traditional CDMA tools work on the Hero like any other phone. There are plenty of other forums talking about how to port CDMA phones to other providers; especially Indian forums because there are large CDMA networks there.
Edit: when he says "flash it," he probably just means to put a new PRL (preferred roaming list) and editing the details under ##DATA to match what another provider wants.
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Yeah, thats exactly what it says two posts above yours from a week ago.

jhgas said:
I´m in Mexico, and I have a Hero woking here with data. So far it´s 1x, but I only worked on it for about 3 hours. After this long weekend (we have monday off here) I´ll get to work on it to make Ev work.
Don´t lose heart It´ll get there.
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any luck jhgas?

"Broadband Workaround Trick"
Hey guys!
I'm new to the Hero (CDMA Sprint flashed to Cricket) and Android. Totally new. I'm no stranger to Windows Mobile though, I've been a pretty intense user and contributor to development on the Axim x51v. Thought it was time to update though, and here I am.
Now, I've googled my butt off (which is going to make it tough to poop later, for sure), and I just can't find much detail or step by step info on how to get internet access working on this thing other than Wifi.
I have phone/text, and I also bought a Cricket Broadband plan to go along with it.
My phone is not rooted, not unlocked, unless this was part of what they did at the Cricket store to get my Hero flashed to Cricket.
I've read some mentions in google searches about a way to use my Broadband service through my phone... but I need some step by step info on how to do this. Can anyone help? What would be handy, as a somewhat savvy noob, would be prerequisites, instructions, and info I'll need to do this.
Thanks in advance if anyone can help, and I apologize in advance if I didn't google well enough before asking... although I definitely gave it a damn good shot before asking for help!

I've never tried it, so i don't know, but i have flashed a lot of WM phones to cricket with working mms and WAP. I would think you could get the internet to work by entering first changing your msl to 000000 and then just entering in all the correct settings in your EPST like you would a windows mobile phone?

cricket wap on hero
the phone has built in proxy support so u can download anycut from the market and input "wap.mycricket.com" and "8080" in the proxy settings. however most of the internet apps dont work, but the browser does. i believe the broadband hack or possibly the html plan will help in getting the internet apps to work but havent tried yet

htc hero wap no working
.i have a sprint htc hero that had cellular south on it now its flashed to cricket.the only thing working is calling.can you walk me through getting internet.i belive my wap setting are set up,but when i try and connect to mobile network it says "standbye for connecting to mobile network then connecting and keeps repeating"i have read that iv got to root the phone.iv been trying to root with no success.and hepl please .ty

htc hero cricket
please help dont want to try anything till im shure .lol

its actually possible. my friend works for cricket and got a sprint branded touch pro working. he just has voice and mms. but its a start i guess. i needs my data lol.

so why would you want a hero that only half the features work on?

i have an htc hero...i live in laredo tx..if anyone knows how i can flash this cell phone to cricket please let me know..they have told me that they dont have the software to do so..please HELP ME!!! *TeAr* and where did u guyz flash it so i can go overthere if i cant do to here....

yourmanstan said:
for those who may be interested...it is possible to have your hero flashed to work on the Cricket network. it may not be for everyone, but i couldn't resist the lure of $40/mo unlimited everything with no contract. (saves around $1,000+ over the life of the contract)
here's what i did:
-buy cdma hero on ebay
-go to a cricket store and ask them to activate the phone
-usually the rep will "know a guy" who can work with htc (try a few stores or call around)
-they may charge you $30 or so to flash it and its working
wireless data, visual voicemail, and mms dont' work...but they expect to get them working soon (phone is only a few weeks old at this point)... and where i'm at, i almost always have wifi and don't care about vm or mms.
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hey please let me know where you flashed your htc hero....i will go to whereever to do so..LoL...im in laredo i think wer r not dat advanced n all this **** of flashing cell phones...

Proxy internet for HD2 on T-mobile?

My sister really needs a new phone and is with T-mob USA. I was telling her to get the HD2 when it comes out, and she really likes the phone but she doesn't want to pay for the added internet plan. When I had my Shadow (1st gen) I was able to use the t-mobile lower internet plan (t-zones?) and using proxy server info I was able to use the internet almost 100% normal. There were only a few apps that were odd.
What are the chances that since this is still a WinMo phone it will have that ability? Is this something that can be figured out before the phone comes out? Also, if it did work, would it access 3g data?
Thanks for any help/info.
Nick

When the HD2 launches it will have a required data pack just like all other windows, blackberry's and android devices currently do. If a discount is recieved on the device then the data pack (minimum $25/month) is required, paying full retail price is the only way not to have it. T-zones is no longer offered by itself for $5.99/month unless your plan is a grandfathered plan that supports it but would only be able to be used if the phone was purchased at retail.

NickPDX said:
My sister really needs a new phone and is with T-mob USA. I was telling her to get the HD2 when it comes out, and she really likes the phone but she doesn't want to pay for the added internet plan. When I had my Shadow (1st gen) I was able to use the t-mobile lower internet plan (t-zones?) and using proxy server info I was able to use the internet almost 100% normal. There were only a few apps that were odd.
What are the chances that since this is still a WinMo phone it will have that ability? Is this something that can be figured out before the phone comes out? Also, if it did work, would it access 3g data?
Thanks for any help/info.
Nick
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i use tmobile in uk if the proxy box is ticked my mail dosent load.

T-Mobile USA now uses the device IMEI for data plans
The proxy trick does not work anymore on Tmobile USA, they now use the phone's IMEI number to verify that the phone is on the correct data package. It works for about 24 hours now then when you try and access the internet you are sent to a screen to add the correct data package.

Proxy internet for HD2 on T-Mobile
I have T-mobile with the $5.99 T-Zones. I used it on the DASH and am now using it on a Touch VIVA. If I buy the HD2 from T-Mobile with no contract are they still going to force me to get a data plan or will my T-Zones stop working. I want to keep my T-Zones and may have to get an ulocked phone.

NickPDX said:
My sister really needs a new phone and is with T-mob USA. I was telling her to get the HD2 when it comes out, and she really likes the phone but she doesn't want to pay for the added internet plan. When I had my Shadow (1st gen) I was able to use the t-mobile lower internet plan (t-zones?) and using proxy server info I was able to use the internet almost 100% normal. There were only a few apps that were odd.
What are the chances that since this is still a WinMo phone it will have that ability? Is this something that can be figured out before the phone comes out? Also, if it did work, would it access 3g data?
Thanks for any help/info.
Nick
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I'm currently with AT&T and about to switch to T-mobile when the HD2 comes out. When I spoke to the T-mobile rep., (trying to get him to set me up on the cheap data plans instead) He told me T-mobile can tell what phone you are using and know if it is on the correct plan. He also stated that if the phone is unlocked then you can trick their systems into letting you keep your old plan. Now again, I dont know if this is true or not, I am about to switch...hopefully this month, I'll find out then.
With AT&T, I have an old data plan (unlimited internet, 1500 text, 200 MMS) and I pay $19.95/month. they have never made me change my data plan and I am using the Tilt2. If you go through the priemer business website to upgrade your phone, they dont give you the $50 discount and you get to keep your data plan unchanged....all other channels force the upgrade with an updated data plan. Again, the only way around that is to buy your phone from someone else, unlocked, or have warranty dept. swap out your phone for a different model. My nephew has the $10 data plan and is now using the Tilt2 on it via warranty swapping out his phone for a different model (the Tilt2).
I know on the AT&T service you do get the 3g speeds, so I assume it will be the same for T-Mobile (but then again assuming may not be the best way to go). Hope that helped

I am pretty certain that my sister has a grandfathered in 5.99 T-zones package too. I am hoping that she can get it and use this way. The email not loading problem that adamo mentioned though doesn't sound good. Do the other internet based things work ok?

NickPDX said:
I am pretty certain that my sister has a grandfathered in 5.99 T-zones package too. I am hoping that she can get it and use this way. The email not loading problem that adamo mentioned though doesn't sound good. Do the other internet based things work ok?
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from what I was told, everything should work correctly and at the correct speed, as long as the phone is unlocked. The cell phone service providers don't seem to really offer different speeds at different rate plans like the cable internet companies do.

I had not seen your message from earlier ... we posted at the exact same time. Thanks though for your input. I will let her know. It seems like it is worth a try. Worst case scenario, she has a great phone but she has to use Wifi to check her mail and such.

NickPDX said:
I am pretty certain that my sister has a grandfathered in 5.99 T-zones package too. I am hoping that she can get it and use this way. The email not loading problem that adamo mentioned though doesn't sound good. Do the other internet based things work ok?
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every other site works u can download email via direct site.then i noticed o2 network has its proxy unticked so when i was using tmobile i unticked it.now i can download email auto.
there was on promotional offer in uk.£10 top up u get unlimited txt and web.i used it on my htc shift as modem for a few months tmobile has no complained about going over fair usage policy on web unlike other networks.

HTC EVO 4G works in China(Shanghai Guide + Help)

I posted a few weeks ago about if or not the EVO 4G would work in China since CDMA has migrated over to UIM cards since 2002 and as well all know the EVO does not have a UIM card.
First of all the company that will provide service is China Telecom, unfortunately they do not offer the service, they dont even acknowledge it even being possible and most workers that you talk to have no idea what your talking about.
I brought this phone back from the USA on August 2nd and started my quest to figure out how to activate it. I must say it took a long time to find someone who would even try to ask around to see if the phone could be activated, even being at the infamous black cellphone market in Shanghai(Near the Tian Mu Lu Train station). I was rejected many times even after they spent an hour or so asking around for me. I gave up that day but finally found someone on the internet selling the HTC EVO 4G with a valid Chinese ESN to link to a phone number. (Tian Mu Lu 188 Floor 6 #54)
Now the phone number you have to get yourself under contract from China Telecom, now for this you need a local ID or to be a landowner and avid Chinese speaker like me. This requires a 128K CDMA number 133/153/189 although China Telecom told me that only 189 exists at this time. The contracts are unbinding or atleast they where for me and I paid 139RMB for 2GB and 200 minutes.
You then take this number to them and they link it to your phone, through their internal China Telecom connection's.
This service all in all costs you about 2 hours of time on average and 400rmb.
Honestly since China Telecom doesnt provide this service or even say they can do it, I think it was a bargain and a miracle that you could backdoor this service.
Anyways if anyone has any problems or issues in Shanghai or in China I can help you just contact me through these forums, email([email protected]) or (+86)18964688482.
I also found people that do this service in Shenzhen but not sure where else.
MC

Next time I'm in China and want to illegally obtain phone service, I know who to go to...

i won't have a use for this anytime soon (unfortunately), but epic win sir. well done!

Well I have noticed some people posting on the web about this issue but figure this is the place to bring them as I have found so much help over the years in so many different forms.
Hope google search leads them here.
The funny thing is, its not illegal as it is done through China Telecom just not offered as a service on any of their websites or walk in phone/internet boutiques or offices. The words my new friend used where "They where not willing to offer the service to the public".
I encountered this same issue with the Chinese kind of VPN service called Guo Ji Jing Ping Wang, which is basically a rerouting of internet traffic through less congested nodes so that you dont have packet loss and have better bandwidth with your area of choice(for example 160-200 pings for the west coast US with 0 packetloss and 240-260 for East Coast also with 0 packetloss). This existed about 5-6 years ago but was not offered to the public till 2008 or so. If I had not walked in and talked to the manager of the office and forced them to offer me something so I could receive large emails properly or game or stream videos etc.
Guess its kinda like the Great Firewall of China which is basically wide but not high especially using modern technology or even not so modern technology like a ladder(lol), since you can easily navigate around it with a proxy or vpn and no one cares here.
Anyways if anyone needs help in China for anything I can help. (15 year veteran)

sweet. I actually do need to find local Shanghai police to report some international business fraud I embarassingly fell victim to.
The place is @ Rm. 156-1, NO.3035 Zhufeng road,Liantang town,Qingpu Zone Shanghai.
86-021-29424583
The guy's name is Zhang Tuan. It's a long story but it's a "Gold Supplier" on Alibaba and I obviously didn't get anything - I have had over 30 positive transactions with other vendors.
hmnsl8 at gmail

Zhang Tuan
I was also looking at this company and thinking of doing business with them until I found your posting and I did some research and they go under the company name Newtang (Shanghai) Trading Company. Have you ever received your shipment?

no, nothing yet.
I paid on July 30 and it's well Aug 19.
In fact, one of the products I was inquiring about is Korean made and the manufacturer told me it's not going to be on the market at earliest late Holiday season and this company is claiming to sell it already (and I fell for it). DOH!
I will def holler if I ever do get this. I have the crew digging around more though - here in the US and China.
SOMETHING apparently did ship but I know for a fact it has not left China according to the shoddy shipping method. I mean it could be a brick for all I know or just a shipping label. I do not put anything past the whole lot of em over there now. I just do not see any possible way China can be a true economic power with rampant knock offs and fraud.
(sorry for hijacking your thread btw)
I mean maybe in some ridiculous way they did send something but it's not the shipping method I agreed to nor paid for and I refuse to take a fall for this so I'm trying to be pro-active.
Now of course if I do get what I ordered and it really did just LAG I will eat my words give them nothing but praise and for being nothing more than lame in admin as far as shipping method. But for now with all the stuff I've read about them and other companies in general - i am more than skeptical

HTC EVO 4G in Guangzhou
Today I had my struggle in China/ Guangzhou to get my newly delivered Htc Evo 4g working. Initially I thought i could get my card from China mobile ported to a 3G number and use it, but in 4+ shops they didnt want to help me or were not able to. They didnt even bother to ask around or something. And its not the language, since my chinese is actually pretty much ok and they understood what i wanted.
Anyways. Many thanks to " Inti " for the tip trying it with China Telecom! The whole procedure took me only 20 minutes. I opened a new 3g card, put it in my phone and it work. Not even a need for them to enter a ESN / Muid or anything to their system. The best! It didnt cost me a penny or yuan!
The basic choices i had were between to schemes. One 49RMB per month and another one with 98RMB/month. Meaning 100/200 free minutes of talking and 250MB/500MB of traffic. The money can be charged by normal charging cards from the street, even be wired to their account or they can take it from yours. You can pay locally in the shop too of course.
If you would want to use your card outside China, which happens to me already when im going to HongKong you would have to put a deposit of 1400RMB one time. Now your 3G will work all over the world until these 1400RMB are used up.
To me its a pretty good deal and i hope it will help someone like i got help many times from this forum.

As a bit of a followup..
I got mine in Tianjin and paid rmb3500 for phone then it cost the 400 for them to register it to the network the number you brought to the phone..
I use a company account and so its not illegal to do..also I get access to my own account via the web and pay the bill..
if you do a search on Taobao you will find its the norm now.. plenty of people doing it..
瑞姆手机HTC EVO 4G(A9292)CDMA 可写号/完美插卡机 最新2.2系统
as to plans.. I am using the Rmb125 per month with 3gig then I pay another rmb100 for another 3 gig.. so basically until I settle down with my usage I beefed it up.. but it is still on approx$40 per month for a whole lot of usage..
I have used it in Shanghai, Tianjin, Shangdong, and last week up in Changchan with good coverage.. plugging it in to the laptop and using it for good fast internet..
So I hope this helps if someone is thinking of getting one..
I also picked up the extended battery and are so far happy with output on it..
its at 46% after 16 hours of being on.. and I have used it for about 4 hours of wireless tonight.. so got to be happy with that..
I'll post back on the brand of battery I ended buying out of Shenzhen..
its the YooBao..
search .taobao.com
YOOBAO羽博 多普达 HTC EVO 4G 原装 加厚电池 送后盖 3000毫安
Cover fits well.. and I got a cutout outta cover on it.. so all in all.. happy camper.. will revisit this thread in a few months and report back on batt.. but for these prices.. who cares.. if I get 12 months mileage out of it.. I will be happy..
a few good apps for I use and for those that are not chinese..
sms translate - this is very hopeful
hanping chinese pro using the CC-cedit
would love to get a copy of Pleco but as for now its only for the iphone, windows mobile and Palm

MMS in China
Dear good people.
Having my evo on china telecom now for a day and so happy. Here just a few hints that i could have used and also one problem still persists with my mobile.
Of the first sms's i sent out i had only a few going through and some ending up with error codes. After a while i found out that the numbers have to be without any non-numeric symbols. for example number with +8613xxxxxxxxx wont work because of the Plus-sign. It has to be 008613xxxxxxxx or without the country code 13xxxxxxxxx. Also numbers with the "-" inside wont work like xxxx-xxxx-xx-xx.
Then i recieved an MMS but couldnt download it. And I also cant send any. That is unfortunately not depending on the number scheme, I tried everything.
Anyone has the same problem out there in China? My phone is using the standard root spring rom 2.2 .
Would be cool if anyone with working MMS could type in ##3282# ,go to "view-mode" and post all the settings you got.
cheers in advance and help needed...

Even if you had the settings from sprint, you'd still need to adjust them to the carrier ib China to make MMS work over there...
Sent from the iPhone Assassin

mms in china with china telecom
That is why im asking if someone has MMS working in China with Evo and China Telecom? If so if that person could please post the settings.
The settings from Sprint I have myself which obviously dont work unfortunately.
It's not that im using MMS frequently but it kind of annoys me that it doesnt work up to now. All the rest is working fine with my evo and I love to use it.
The standard settings for GSM/CDMA from China telecom are the following, also confirmed by the hotline, but I actually think they didnt quiet get me when i told them i have a CDMA phone 'only'.
MMS Server URL: mmsc.vnet.mobi
HTTP Server : 10.0.0.200:80
I put in those things in through ##3282# and edit mode. Tried leaving the RTSP Server blank/on zero and other combinations. Couldnt get anything to work. Always get network failure or some other warnings for sending and downloading MMS.
My hope is that someone is out there with Evo + China Telecom + working MMS and if that someone could post the settings?
greetz

sunnysonic said:
That is why im asking if someone has MMS working in China with Evo and China Telecom? If so if that person could please post the settings.
The settings from Sprint I have myself which obviously dont work unfortunately.
It's not that im using MMS frequently but it kind of annoys me that it doesnt work up to now. All the rest is working fine with my evo and I love to use it.
The standard settings for GSM/CDMA from China telecom are the following, also confirmed by the hotline, but I actually think they didnt quiet get me when i told them i have a CDMA phone 'only'.
MMS Server URL: mmsc.vnet.mobi
HTTP Server : 10.0.0.200:80
I put in those things in through ##3282# and edit mode. Tried leaving the RTSP Server blank/on zero and other combinations. Couldnt get anything to work. Always get network failure or some other warnings for sending and downloading MMS.
My hope is that someone is out there with Evo + China Telecom + working MMS and if that someone could post the settings?
greetz
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Sunny,
Mine is set as follows..
MMSC -http://mmsc.vnet.mobi
MMS: proxy : 10.0.0.200
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: wap 2.0
hope this helps..

Thanks a lot for the help, I appreciate, but where can you set the mms protocol on your evo? I don't have anything like that. Are you using the standard sprint rom like me in version 2.2 ? The settings you posted I found on the net as well but somehow it seems more for gsm phones.
On my evo I have no chance to get to mms settings but typing in ##3282# and then to go to view/edit mode.

sunny,
I am not going to be much help.. as just tested it..
can send a pic via email.. but not via mms.. as it is failing..
as to the settings.. I can see them from within the htc message program..
just go into the settings and you will see them all.. in mine they are greyed out..
so... i dont know if you can change them anyway..
I dont use the phone for mms anyway.. so not too much of a worry for me..
good luck with it..

sunnysonic said:
Thanks a lot for the help, I appreciate, but where can you set the mms protocol on your evo? I don't have anything like that. Are you using the standard sprint rom like me in version 2.2 ? The settings you posted I found on the net as well but somehow it seems more for gsm phones.
On my evo I have no chance to get to mms settings but typing in ##3282# and then to go to view/edit mode.
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Have you tried changing the app MMS.apk to the incredible one and adding an APN? You can set many things there.. Hope this helps. (Use VOICE DIALER and say "OPEN APNS" to open the APN list)

Evo in China
@ dgcruzing: Thanks for trying anyway!
@ m4f1050: Thanks as well. That seems to be a step in the right direction. At least i can get now to the APN settings on my evo.
For the moment Im trying different combinations of Mms.apk and APN settings. All dont work so far but will keep trying and keep everyone posted here.
cheers

Good luck and keep us updated!

Sunny
Yes..keep us posted as if you crack it I will try your system to try to get mine going..
Sent from my deb using XDA App

Re: update your Rom & force Close of com.google.process.gapps
"force Close of com.google.process.gapps"
Had same problems.. started last night when I tried to use my VPN on the phone to sign in to Market.. once signed in.. google accounts asked me to sign in again..(verify account) big mistake.. as it seems that it has registered me twice on the phone somehow..
anyway.. the FC on sync came thick and fast.. was out last night.. so couldn't actually take the time to check what was going on..
today did some research..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792691&page=4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619453
so the question is.. if i do a hard reset.. will I lose the actually settings that make it hook in to the phone network?
and I suppose from this we get.. how do I pull all of these settings out of the phone to reuse them again after the reset?
Edit:
As a followup.. and to answer my own questions.. no loss of actual communication on a full install of a new Rom..
after searching the net for the last few days for a fix.. its seems to be a Android bug.. no amount of wipes and resets put me back on track..
So in the end I went for a fresh Rom...
Myn’s Warm TwoPointTwo - [RLS 5 - 01/07/2011]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
also update the Kernel with..
netarchy-toastmod-4.2.1-cfs-bfq-havs-more-smartass-universal-signed
Happy to say.. all fixed and now looking good again..
main points out of this is..
1: as those of us in China that have brought a Evo and had it worked on here to hook in to the CDMA network.. and are rooted.. I can report.. you can upgrade your Rom..
2: upgrading the Rom will allow you to shift a lot of Programs off the Phone to SDcard.. with Apps2SD which most 2.2 Roms have as norm..
3: you get a new look and feel to the phone..
I did as the instructions said and installed the Rom and new Radio's and all working well..

[Q] Smart or Dumb?

Hello! I'm new to the forum and just recently purchased a DVP. First, thank you all for your posts and info. You've already answered many of my questions.
Now, I've searched the forum for awhile and I haven't been able to answer this one question:
For those of you using the DVP with an AT&T account, does AT&T recognize the DVP as a smartphone or will it be considered a "dumbphone"? My reason for asking is due to a decent price difference between data plans for smarthphones and dumbphones.
If this has already been answered, please redirect me!
Thanks in advance!

Well I got my answer. ATT does not recognize the phone as a smartphone and will only charge for the $10 unlimited data plan.
However, as I'm sure most of you already know there is no 3G when using this phone with ATT and for whatever reason, EDGE data doesn't seem to be working either. I can make calls and send sms but no web. Perhaps I am doing something wrong on my end because the EDGE "E" logo apears next to my signal whenever I turn data on in my settings (which means my phone recognizes the data signal?).
At any rate, any and all insight is welcome. Thanks!

idliketoknow said:
Well I got my answer. ATT does not recognize the phone as a smartphone and will only charge for the $10 unlimited data plan.
However, as I'm sure most of you already know there is no 3G when using this phone with ATT and for whatever reason, EDGE data doesn't seem to be working either. I can make calls and send sms but no web. Perhaps I am doing something wrong on my end because the EDGE "E" logo apears next to my signal whenever I turn data on in my settings (which means my phone recognizes the data signal?).
At any rate, any and all insight is welcome. Thanks!
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You might need to adjust the apn for ATT under settings->cellular->add apn
apn: wap.cingular
username:[email protected]
password:CINGULAR1
what is your OS version and firmware version? Did u have Nodo pre-installed?

Perfect timing. I was just about to start looking into that. Works perfect now, a thousand times thank you!!!!!!!!!!
I just got this phone yesterday, came with 32G card already installed, and had my unlock code from dell in under 4 hours. I was thinking about pulling the card out to see what kind it was so I could post it on here but it's been working so well I just don't want to risk it (Sorry!!). The phone hasn't had a single glitch so far (knock on wood) and I've been using pretty heavily, wifi included. I haven't installed any updates yet, I think I might just let it go unless it starts acting up. By the way, it's a 12/16 build, the firmware is 2250.1500.7004.105, and the OS version is 7.0.7004.0 . And now that I have my $10 unlimited data plan I can start using all the goodies!!
Thanks again!

Sorry forgot to mention it was an ebay purchase. Pretty important part for the 32G card!