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purchased a softbank

I recently purcahsed a supposedly unlocked "new" softbank x01ht. I know it can't be new because to unlock it they would have to mess with it out of the box. I e-mailed the seller and he assured me it was unlocked and the OS was in english. I also found some other posts on this board questioning the legitimacy of these cheaper unlocked softbank phones. I'll give an update on whether its legit or not when it arrives on monday.
Just want to know if there are any American users of these softbank phones? Especially in California? Are there any issues with this phone on the t-mobile network? I am pretty new to the pocket pc/phone scene. I read through the FAQ on the wiki I just have a few more questions:
1. What exactly is the radioROM. Is it part of the main ROM or a separate ROM?
2. Is it safe to assume all HTC Hermes model phones are pretty much the same hardware wise and just differ in cosmetics? So if I load a HTC ROM on my softbank, it pretty much is a HTC phone in function?

daemonk, i tried my best to find out what are these devices' S/Ns, that seller didn't answer, would you tell us what is the S/N when it arrived?

sure. I bought mine on ebay btw. There was a thread previously on the same seller. The shipping tracking says its being shipped from Hong Kong.
Heres the auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=110067200160&rd=1&rd=1

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X_Farhad said:
daemonk, i tried my best to find out what are these devices' S/Ns, that seller didn't answer, would you tell us what is the S/N when it arrived?
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I purchased one from them also. The Serial number starts with HT638 and it came with a dopod rom installed and bootloader 1.04. It was shipped to the US from Hong Kong overnight.
I am returning it because it came with one dead pixel on the screen. They say that the return time takes 14 days and they gave me a return address in Bellevue, WA.
Hope this info helps anyone.

wow that makes me feel a lot better knowing its not a scam. I hope mine comes with no dead pixels.

I purchased one from them also. The Serial number starts with HT638
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thanks Freshster! that's good so there should be no alignment issues..

daemonk said:
sure. I bought mine on ebay btw. There was a thread previously on the same seller. The shipping tracking says its being shipped from Hong Kong.
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Yes there are quite a few Softbanks in HK. Street price selling just under US$500. Official Dopod selling almost US$800 in HK.

mgmchan said:
Yes there are quite a few Softbanks in HK. Street price selling just under US$500. Official Dopod selling almost US$800 in HK.
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softbank sells phone devices with their brand name only in japan. i presume any softbank devices sold their should be the ones sold through any illegal channels. no one can justify the $300 difference on the price tags if dodpod and sofbank sold there are both from the legal channels.

harryk1372 said:
softbank sells phone devices with their brand name only in japan. i presume any softbank devices sold their should be the ones sold through any illegal channels. no one can justify the $300 difference on the price tags if dodpod and sofbank sold there are both from the legal channels.
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They're not "illegal". We call them parallel import. But then for the $300 difference, we don't have any customer service and we're on our own if the Softbank goes silly. See, if they can make a profit at $500, then the street retail in Japan should be around $400. Good deal for such a device!

mgmchan said:
They're not "illegal". We call them parallel import. But then for the $300 difference, we don't have any customer service and we're on our own if the Softbank goes silly. See, if they can make a profit at $500, then the street retail in Japan should be around $400. Good deal for such a device!
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whatever you name it, they are not shipped there through the proper softbank channel.
there are those in japan buying them from softbank with the contract and personally exporting them unused to elsewhere after canceling the contract, but that will not work anymore with the ones shipped with the new rom after Dec 2 as nobody so far including pof has been able to unlock it.
if any unlocked ones are still flowing through from elsewhere, it could be from factory level and that is definitely through any illegal channels as htc should ristric that.

daemonk said:
wow that makes me feel a lot better knowing its not a scam. I hope mine comes with no dead pixels.
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Let me know when yours arrives. I am curious about a couple things...
1. Does it have any bad pixels?
2. Does it have a Dopod rom and 1.04 bootloader?
I hope my replacement does not come with the 1.09 bootloader.
Since these come unlocked with the Dopod rom installed, then I would guess that I should be ok with my replacement when it comes.

Freshster said:
I hope my replacement does not come with the 1.09 bootloader.
Since these come unlocked with the Dopod rom installed, then I would guess that I should be ok with my replacement when it comes.
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i'm surprised if it comes with the bootloader 1.09. the bootloader 1.09 checks the cid and it won't let you flash the dopod rom on softbank device. you cannot unlock softbank x01ht that comes with the new rom with the bootloader 1.09. if it comes unlocked with the dopod rom, the bootloader cannot be 1.09.

alright just got my softbank phone in. From the looks of it, everything looks legit. I want to charge it fully before I turn it on so I'll post on the ROM version and stuff tomorrow. The manual is in Japanese as I expected, so how long do I need to charge this thing for the first time?
The S/N is HTC638XXX btw.

okay so mine is basically just like Freshter's. It has the dopod rom and 1.06 bootloader. No dead pixels .
So I guess the guy is legit? I havn't really had enough time to play around with it to notice anything wrong so I may not be the best authority on it.
The guy I bought it from on ebay is selling 5 more apparently.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SoftBank-X0...9276466QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64355QQcmdZViewItem

daemonk said:
okay so mine is basically just like Freshter's. It has the dopod rom and 1.06 bootloader. No dead pixels .
So I guess the guy is legit? I havn't really had enough time to play around with it to notice anything wrong so I may not be the best authority on it.
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Thanks for the update.
It seems that yours came with bootloader 1.06 while mine came with 1.04.
I just sent mine back today for replacement because of the dead pixel.
The seller has been very responsive to me, but it is a shame that I have to wait 14 days or more to get a new one.
I'll let you all know the specs of my new one when it comes in.
Thanks again.

Finally received my replacement!
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I'll let you all know the specs of my new one when it comes in.
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Well, I finally received my replacement X01HT yesterday after a month of waiting.
As promised, here are the specs:
X01HT (HERM200) with Dopod ROM
Bootloader: 1.04
ROM Version: 1.23.707.4
ROM Date: 07/21/06
Radio Version: 1.14.00.10
Protocol version: 32.50.7018.00H
One other thing that I noticed was that the first one I received (and returned) had the part number 99HCE045-00 XT01.
This new one I received yesterday has the part number 99HCE045-00 XT02.
Does anyone know what the difference is between XT01 and XT02?
Edit: Also wanted to mention that the new one has a serial number starting with HT647...

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daemonk said:
okay so mine is basically just like Freshter's. It has the dopod rom and 1.06 bootloader. No dead pixels .
So I guess the guy is legit? I havn't really had enough time to play around with it to notice anything wrong so I may not be the best authority on it.
The guy I bought it from on ebay is selling 5 more apparently.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SoftBank-X0...9276466QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64355QQcmdZViewItem
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Hi,
I read your posts about how you purchased the Softbank X01HT and i was wondering if you are satisfied with it, and if you recommend that i buy one from the same guy you did.
Ebay - Item number: 110111081121
9 Available
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SoftBank-X0...ryZ64355QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I am on the virge of making the purchase, can you tell me if you have had any problems at all.
Also, where you ever able to update the ROM????
Any answers can be a great help.

I buy one from pcmonde on amazon and work very well.
I Update it w the official rom wm6 on spanish for the TyTN from htc.
Works very sweet!

harryk1372 said:
whatever you name it, they are not shipped there through the proper softbank channel.
there are those in japan buying them from softbank with the contract and personally exporting them unused to elsewhere after canceling the contract, but that will not work anymore with the ones shipped with the new rom after Dec 2 as nobody so far including pof has been able to unlock it.
if any unlocked ones are still flowing through from elsewhere, it could be from factory level and that is definitely through any illegal channels as htc should ristric that.
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I don't understand your logic. Unless it has been "stolen", it is as legal as it can be.

i'm new to the xda scene but i am awaiting a recently ordered softbank x01ht that a 3rd party rogers dealer has ordered for me from an authorized dealer in vancouver. this comes with waranty and all for about $570. it comes locked and in japanese as i was told by the person introducing me to person ordering.

Help! Where's the best site to buy my HD?

I live in Texas..and I was wonderin wheres the best place to buy my HD. I'm on an unlimited data plan on AT&T. And will it be in english right outta the box?..

I got mine from http://www.plemix.com/. It has the best price. It's English right outta the box and It has the setting for AT&T and T-mobile. Works perfectly on EDGE (not 3G).

atticus86 said:
I live in Texas..and I was wonderin wheres the best place to buy my HD. I'm on an unlimited data plan on AT&T. And will it be in english right outta the box?..
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i purchased mine from Clove Technology at www.clove.uk.com (in the UK) for $678.00 shipped. It was shipped using FedEx International Priority (2nd day) delivery.

I bought mine from Expansys.

UK Supplier
I purchased mine from devicewire.co.uk got next day delivery in the UK and even though I ordered at 2pm in the afternoon it was delivered to my door at 7:30am the following day

i live in new jersey and i ordered the hd for tmobile from mobileplanet.com

cortez.i said:
i purchased mine from Clove Technology at www.clove.uk.com (in the UK) for $678.00 shipped. It was shipped using FedEx International Priority (2nd day) delivery.
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Is that us or euro's? I don't want to spend 800 bucks on a phone .

~~Tito~~ said:
Is that us or euro's? I don't want to spend 800 bucks on a phone .
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that's USD vegas bro...

Cool. Hmmm, now to save some money. . . . . Wait. . . I could work at In and out and. . . . .

GRRRRR, for me it comes out to be like 730 something. . .and that's just the phone and a 10 euro case. . . WTH. . ..

if u r going to order it from the internet to us dont foget to tell them to write the FCC ID in the description on the delivery papers.

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if u r going to order it from the internet to us dont foget to tell them to write the FCC ID in the description on the delivery papers.
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What difference writing the FCC ID will do?

ordered mine from handtec saturday....hope it's worth it. CORTEZ!!! where you at buddy, finally dropped the cash for the phone......now i just need to save up for a T-mobile plan lol. Anyone else from the U.S. order from HANDTEC successfully?

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What difference writing the FCC ID will do?
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if the FCC ID in not written the usa customs will not relase the device untill you provide them the FCC ID
which will take more time

Just got my confirmation shipped email from GOOGLE checkout. I couldn't email or fax HANDTEC copies of my bill, for proof that it is actually me that ordered but found another means of showing proof it was me. Hopefully by the end of the week, i will FINALLY have the BLACKSTONE in my hands.....now i just need to find someone who will buy my TOUCH PRO (shameless plug for trying to sell my week and a half old TOUCH PRO with the snap-on case...anyone interested PM me lol)

Thanks for all the good info guys!

Where to buy unlocked GSM Hero?

Other than ebay, where can I get an unlocked hero? I know there's a site called 'puremobile' or 'purephones' or something... there was a site that I was on yesterday that had unlocked Hero's for $520 which is a perfect price but I can't seem to remember where that was.

LOL they have them on ebay for around 400 or even less if your lucky.

Mind pasting some links? Because I'm looking on EBay and all I see is $550 and up right now.

Have you tried Handtec? i bought my HD from there, dunno if they have a US Site tho

Hmm... I'm not sure if they will ship to the states... Any others?

Puremobile - Canadian retailer
Negri Electronics - I got mine from here. It was already unlocked (the Telus version), so I didn't have to pony up for an unlock code. Ships from Wisconsin

i Would check out play.com or similar sites, they sell unlocked (simfree) handsets , i would avoid ebay or any sites like that

Hello just registered
I am exactly looking for same thing.Please someone help me I will buy from US.
What i came accross was ;
http://www.integrontech.com/HTC-Hero-Unlocked-QuadBand-White-p/htc-hero-wht.htm
499 bucks.
But is this site safe ? And i read something like this about them ? But i guess this problem can be solved with ROM update right ?
DO NOT BUY FORM THIS COMPANY. i bought a htc hero, it came in quickly but could only be set up in enlish with three asian countries, no possiblities to be set up in USA or any other country. Once you set up english in either Malaysian, Cambodia, or Indonesia then you get english key board but still has asian symbols so you don't to use full effect of keypad. Also it does not have andriod market or any upgrade programs. i tried to call the company, no answer, then i sent them 8 yes 8 emails asking them to contact me and not one single reply so now my return deadline has passed. i contacted better business beruea and if i don't hear from them soon i will contact them via my brother who lucky for me works FBI in the southern florida district and has police friends to get something moving on this scam. they robbed me of 499.00 dollars and i am not happy. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY AND AMAZON SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO USE THEM.
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http://www.gosale.com/store-info.php/32714/integron-technologies-inc-

I'm looking for a good company to purchase from that ships to the US. Any other options guys? PureMobile is out of stock, so no luck there.

US Supplier
http://www.expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=184575
Expansys in the UK are a top notch company.

www.importgsm.com is another got mine from them unlocked.

Mod edit: eBay link removed for breach of the forum rules.

Samsung Omnia 7 from USA to India?

Hey people,
An uncle is coming down from US to India (my current country) and I plan to buy the Omnia 7.
Should I ask him to buy one for me...but again, will I have to unlock it???
Does it come carrier specific like the iPhone?
Do I have to "Unlock" it?
Or should I just ask him to get the phone and pop in my SIM card from India?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.

bmazloum said:
Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.
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Hey thanx a lot guys for ur replie...its a lil surprising that teh Omnia isnt in the US...
Peew971 said:
I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Anywyas what about Dubai? The main Proper City???Even on the website, nothing clearly is mentioned...when where etc??
But thanx! And do let me know about Dubai...

Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...

ahmadmr said:
Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...
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Hey ahmadmr,
Thanx for your reply...I am not very confident of ordering a phone from somewhere else..especially from another country..there is a similar website here in India..I contacted them and they asked me to wait for a couple of days..so lets see, but thanx again..if it is available in the Middle East (Dubai) I can ask a friend to get it too...

t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.

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t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.
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Oh ok...Germany..yea...makes sense...Will surely try now...a couple of friends keep going there...

[Q] Need to buy a SM9005 from Amazon, importing to India

Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.

Hi there,
I am also trying for the same. if you refer to my question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47783662, I am trying to get this from Expansys.
Let me know if you are interested and/or want to pursue this!
Thanks,
Ckhurana

Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.

anir1.618 said:
Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
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hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks

alok_dhawal said:
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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I think u guys must think to buy from U.A.E Dubai, from dubai its region lock free, if someone known person is coming than u can have custom duty free also.

AmanAgrwl said:
hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.

adilrenzu said:
why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??

AmanAgrwl said:
but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
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is that so well as i recall it i could see a number of sellers who directly import unused and unopened Note 3 from the US, only extra cost which the customer may need to pay is OCTROI if applicable.
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Brand-New-Sa...nes&hash=item27de67a81f&_uhb=1#ht_3324wt_1275
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...nes&hash=item19e850c59e&_uhb=1#ht_3699wt_1041
http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-32GB-White.html
Try these ones, as for me i live in KSA so its easily availble here.

Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

How is that N005 is working?
ckhurana said:
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
I see that you have ordered note3 N9005, even I am planning to buy one from US. But there are two main concerns, first, is this a genuine Samsung phone? Second, about region lock policy of Samsung.
So, please let me know did you face any region lock problem and how is your phone working so far (could you check your phone with android app which verify the originality of Samsung phone). If your phone is good, I can order from the same seller.