Hi there, i notice we havent got a forum for the new HTC Monet, released on saturday as the first smartphone TV!
It looks quite interesting as i spend most of my time travelling on the train in the evenings missing my favorite programmes.
Marketed by Virgin Mobile, looks like you get free TV if you subscribe to a phone package.
checkout the deals:
http://www.cheapest4mobiles.co.uk/display.asp?hs=700TV&network=&tariff=&gift=&phone=Lobster_700TV
it says i need a username and password to view that site??
Guess they changed the set up and moved that page to some other site.
(I got the same thing)
the link works now
its only a 'shopping' search engine....showing that virgin online shop is the cheapest/only place you can get it...
Here: http://www.msmobilenews.com/page/1479/
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Thats strange, must have been a temporary glitch whilst the site was being updated.
there were a number of other deals listed the other day on that site and the Virgin Mobile one was by far the dearest option!!
Ahh..... they're back now, with deals way cheaper than Virgin Mobile! Free phone, Free TV reception and even 8 months half price discounted line rental now available at:
http://www.cheapest4mobiles.co.uk/display.asp?hs=700TV&network=&tariff=&gift=&phone=Lobster_700TV
apparently these are selling like hot cakes, and stock is limited.
An online review of the lobster tv
http://www.coolsmartphone.com/article696.html
Putting my neck out here as I am about to have a google, but as the signal for the TV comes via the ariel (as in not using gprs or the like), is there any way to hack the phone to enable the TV to work without a contract?
(I do have a TV licence )
I dont think the phone has the circuitry to accept traditional TV signal, it rely on a digital signal that is (should be) encrypted much like a satelite tv signal. Getting the tv to work without a subscription is possible but it will be close to impossible for laymen like us. You may get more luck with satelite tv.
hanmin said:
I dont think the phone has the circuitry to accept traditional TV signal, it rely on a digital signal that is (should be) encrypted much like a satelite tv signal. Getting the tv to work without a subscription is possible but it will be close to impossible for laymen like us. You may get more luck with satelite tv.
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I thought that just because it was digital, it didn't have to be encrypted.
We've got a Toppy (freeview) and most channels are free (unencrypted).
...and it's not like virgin are providing any infrastructure for the tv is it (after the sale is made)?
HTC MONET is a Lobster with a Television?
the link works now...whereever you go,there you are!!
there is no signal wo have
did any one test, how it works?
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Has anyone else noticed slow 3G upload speeds on this device or is it just me?
I went by the TMO store and tested a couple of devices there including the Optimus T and Motorola Defy and the Optimus got similar results to my phone. However the Defy tripled the upload speeds.
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Has anyone else noticed slow 3G upload speeds on this device or is it just me?
I went by the TMO store and tested a couple of devices there including the Optimus T and Motorola Defy and the Optimus got similar results to my phone. However the Defy tripled the upload speeds.
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You know ... I never really understand , but why exactly do you need high upload speeds on a phone? Download , even a toddler understand , but upload? It's not like you're gonna sit while in 3G with torrents active to seed .
And as far as uploading a bunch of small videos and pictures to facebook , it's more than respectable a speed of over 100k
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You know ... I never really understand , but why exactly do you need high upload speeds on a phone? Download , even a toddler understand , but upload? It's not like you're gonna sit while in 3G with torrents active to seed .
And as far as uploading a bunch of small videos and pictures to facebook , it's more than respectable a speed of over 100k
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I don't see how that's relevant, but it becomes important when I'm tethering the device to my laptop or any other devices.
The point if the post is that HSUPA is not enabled for my device and I'm trying to determine if that is common across all of the Optimus T devices out there or if it's the small sampling that I have had access to.
The MyTouch3G that this device replaced was able to do 1.2Mbit uploads in the same locations that I'm hitting a 300kbit wall. This device is loads better than the MT3G in all but this one aspect.
lgoptimus t/one/p500 does not support HSUPA. thts the probable reason why u get low upload speeds.the device only supports HSDPA at7.2Mbps
I removed the proxy on my evo a while ago mainly because it broke the streaming music. I also noticed a pretty nice speed increase on top of it fixing my streaming issue.
Streaming works just fine on the 3D and 3G speeds are so so not as good as my evo with proxy removed. This could just be the radio or dumb luck. Has anyone tried removing the proxy to see if it has increased speeds any? I'm thinking about trying it but figure I would ask if anyone has given it a whirl yet.
Update:
I decided to just give it a try, called sprint, got a super cool guy gave me the MSL no ?'s asked. Was on the phone no more than a min with him, I am gonna make sure to answer the survey questions for him. I love getting cool people. Anyway just removed the proxy and ran some speed tests, didn't really make much of a difference.
I'm getting between 400-800 down & 500 up average. Like I said similar results with & without the proxy at least for me. I'm just gonna leave it removed, I can't imagine having the proxy will ever help speeds in the future. It is the middle of the day so average speeds tend to be a little slower. I have pulled 1,500+ down on my evo in the same test area at times but that wasn't an average.
If anyone else wants to try I would be curious to see if it makes any difference or not since different areas can perform very differently.
Yes, confirmed faster. There's a thread about this in the development thread.
can HTC install a trackball on this thing?
guyandhisdog said:
Yes, confirmed faster. There's a thread about this in the development thread.
can HTC install a trackball on this thing?
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oh ok. Didn't seem to have nearly the effect as it did on the evo but like I said I left it out. Plus I only did a few tests so I'm sure it will be better in the long run. A trackball would be kinda cool actually, I'm not sure where they would put it though.
Can someone post the original settings?
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Originals. Sorry not sure why drocap gave me crappy pics.
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Never seemed to do much for me, I have my proxy settings back on.
didnt really do anything for me either.
I just found out that if you log in to the vip.asus.com
you can apply for GPS, it is situated in the right
Official dongle page
http://event.asus.com/ASUSPad/TF201GPS/
Here is a screenshot
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http://http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/applicationforgpsdongle.jpg/
And a url to the screenshot because it is not working...
I am from the Netherlands and people from all over the world have reported that they can order, so i personally think its a big thumbs up for Asus.
For the people who are trying to register their Prime, but are unable because their Serial is wrong, i suggest you switch the O with n 0 vice versa.
And for people who just registered and cannot see the URL in the left Sidebar for the Extension Kit, i suggest you relog on to the Asus Vip Site.
NOTE The offer will expire on 31th of July, 2012 (PST).
For those interested in the Dongle specification sheet.
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/EeePAD/TF201/E7282_TF201_GPS_Extension_Kit_QSG_English.pdf
Direct link to the Form to Apply for the Extension Kit.
http://vip.asus.com/user/tf201gps_ext.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
Just FYI, I had to log out and back in to see the new menu option appear on the left.
Yeah! I just sent out the application too. I am in Taiwan (where's the mother land of Asus company). They pretty much set up every OTA update or any applications first here. Kind of flattered.
Thanks mate !
Lets see how long it's gonna take to deliver the device to Australia
Long time Lurker first post
Applied
I'm in US. Menu option is there.
I see application but when I try submit all I keep getting is "sorry server too busy"
will try again later
Just submitted my dongle request too. Smooth process.
Applied for from Canada.
The Netherlands too
I can confrim. It's up. Just ordered mine(still waiting on reply on my application)
Malaysia too
Awesome! Placed my order as well
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2
Applied for from New Zealand. Note, the application link is in the left hand menu. Current Status: Submitted
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA
I can't even register my prime since it won't accept my serial number. No reply from ASUS Support Mail so far since weeks :/
just saw that, sent in my application. i find it interesting that its only open till end of July. im guessing that means they are planning on including the dongle in the new primes in future.
Ive seen the pics of it, looks quite nice but shame you cant plug in a charger whilst using it..
kenix80 said:
Malaysia too
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Me too. Hopefully we'll get it.
UK done no problem
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD app
My application site was on the left under warranty extension and it was almost too smooth/easy
Applied for my free dongle and no problems in doing it. I'm just waiting to receive it now.
Those who have seen pictures of it, any links to share?
Hey guys,
So the way this story starts out is my digitizer broke. The screen stopped responding one day and so I was like eh, I'll bring it in to get it replaced. I have the total protection plan and so it was no big deal. The guy took the screen out and put the new one in right in front of me.
As he was replacing the screen I said something about the mms messaging not working properly. I just couldn't get MMS messages anymore and when I sent them it would show them as sent but the person on the other end wouldn't get it. So he reset the profile I believe and changed maybe some other stuff server side(?). since then the phone has had TERRIBLE data speed. I mean next to useless.
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I wasn't sure at first what the deal was. I reinstalled a different rom, flashed a new radio to see if that did it and it did nothing. I went back to the store to tell them they borked it, but the service guys were already gone for the night so I have to wait for tomorrow. My experience with these guys was bad before this but now it's even worse so I want to fix it myself if I can. Any guesses?
tl;dr Fix remarkably slow 3G. What can I do.
Nope, it wasnt the store, its just sprint. Those speeds seem just about right for sprint 3g.
shook187 said:
Nope, it wasnt the store, its just sprint. Those speeds seem just about right for sprint 3g.
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I wish that were the truth. The first two were using wifi to make sure it worked. The rest are on 3G. In my area sprint usually flies and I tested the speed next to a few people that have sprint as well and they've been way, way higher. In some areas in my region I can get 800kbs down. No where near as slow as this.
Some sites say FM radio chip works in this phone, others say no FM. Anyone try nextradio or other FM radio apps? $1k is a lot to spend without knowing, And none of my local cell phone retailers have the phone for me to experiment with. Any input would be appreciated!
I can try but you need to provide the link to the app on playstore...i am unable to find any fm radio apps,they are all internet ones even tho they have fm in their name.
Note my question is for US phones. The NextRadio app is online here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextradioapp.nextradio&hl=en_US&gl=US
Yeah its US model
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Well, darn darn darn! Thank you! Motorola has an app too that works on moto g stylus 5g. Seems it'd work with the qualcom chip. But alas, I would have to find time to look for the app.
Sony's radio app from November (seems to be most recent) is here. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/sony-...elease/fm-radio-8-1-0-4-android-apk-download/
Sony's online chat is terrible, or I'd ask them directly if the 5 IV has FM radio.
Anyone else have any luck getting FM radio on this awesome phone?
Doesnt work , it just closes itself
Thanks Viper. It's a shame Sony has abandoned their roots of over-the-air radio! My old X3V was the best phone I ever had, and it included FM radio capabilities. I very much appreciate your attempts here. I did reach out to Sony chat, and the person on the other end was "looking it up", "contacting the engineers".... blah blah blah... then ended the chat TWICE. Disappointing! Thank you again. If anyone else has managed to find an app that works, please post details!
You have to understand these agents are just random people trained to use templates as responses they hardly have any IT knowledge , i mean some do but its EXTREMELY rare. Its not sony i believe as those things tend to be outsourced and i actually know one company that probably does more then half big brands in US.