just about to buy
1. does it have wifi ?
2. WM5 - so push would work
3. Anyone know who to unlock (does it use c550 unlocker) ?
rgds
no Wifi
Push enabled
no idea how to unlock
the keypad is bad, the TV is pretty poor....unless you want to watch in a wide open space near a town centre....
the DAB radio is pretty good.
tx. a pity about the wifi
is the tv service limited to virgin only or after an unlock any tv can be streamed?
kanjer said:
is the tv service limited to virgin only or after an unlock any tv can be streamed?
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will work on any network. It uses DVB like freeview not GPRS
It must post back to Virgin or something so they can charge PAYG customers the monthly rate, it (the TV) may not work with another network's SIM in it.
The TV service will work regardless of SIM.
However it uses cryptkey encryption, similar to satellite services.
Therefore, every so often Virgin/BTmovio will change the crypt code and the TV will stop. When this happens you will need to reinsert the virgin chip until the TV re-opens, after which you can put in your other chip.
Note:1. for PAYG you will have to start paying after 3 months, except for BBC1 which is always open.
2. DAB radio will always work (well, whilst DAB is still broadcast in the UK )
rgds
NO A2DP bluetooth audio (manual says it does, but Virgin must have removed it for some reason) :-(
Lobster feedback
Had mine for a few weeks now - very pleased for the money, replacing a trusty but declining C500. SIM unlocked (paid) and running on BT mobile (Vodafone).
TV is watchable (just); radio is great; otherwise an excellent value up to date smartphone, albeit with some minor (to me) keypad handling issues.
Best features:
- radio
- screen quality
- price
A few small niggles:
- no case yet and the plastic over-screen gets scratched easily
- ITV1 won't register now (says Virgin bites not available, try later)
- bit of a pain having to plug the wired headset in as an antenna (which seems to get tangled easily - looking for a way to keep this tidy)
Amazed there's such little interest in the phone at this price...
with the tv i dont like the fact there is no full screen view or at least not that i can find...
the radio is great. the tv channels are very limited but hey do the trick now and then
My views on Lobby.
I would also have liked the ability to screen capture from TV to use as Wallpaper.
Great phone, though. I like the bulkiness. It's also different to the norm. Very clear screen & talk. easy to get around. pretty awesome DAB quality. TV is watchable if really bored.
Surprisingly good piccys from a 1.3. Very adequate. They blow up to monitor size ..... just.
Downloaded Emails from Hotmail with ease.
Definitely better than any phone I've had to date.
Nice feature being able to record sound from external source and use as a ringtone.
My lobby over the last 5 months
I got this phone in December - Virgin pay monthly contract.
Good points
- Screen resolution
- Battery life (normal use)
- Lots of great applications can be installed
- DAB radio - this is the best feature.
Bad Points
- Non really
- TV not great - few channels
This is my 3rd Smartphone (MPX200, MDA Compact) and cannot fault it. It is was a flip-phone (clam shell) then I'd be even happier. Still, you can't have it all.
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hey...
i was just wondering, is there a way to turn GPRS off?
it is really expensive and i dont wish to use it...
thanks
jay
Dear,
As in its commercialization of ppc 2003 that says "always on GPRS", we cannot easily turn it off anywhere in the GSM signal sign. The only way I've known so far is to softreset your device. There might be some other means to turn it off. Anyway, I guess it has to do with the registry setting (I'm not sure)
REgards,
well....i currently have ppc 2002
and all i want to do is disconnect it permently...
i just saw my bill and i was using Gprs when i thought i was using wap....and i get wap free.......so u get the idea :?
so i wanna know how i cannot use gprs at all, beacuse i get them confussed
thanks
jay
Disconnect GPRS
Maybe try SPB GPRS Monitor. It has a connect/disconnect feature.
so i have to download a whole piece of software to turn gprs off....
thats a bit silly
jay
In order to end a GPRS section on PPC2003 simply press the call end key and wait till it beeps. If you press the end key again it will turn the phone off.
Richard
Richjn said:
In order to end a GPRS section on PPC2003 simply press the call end key and wait till it beeps. If you press the end key again it will turn the phone off.
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Thank you. Brilliant. Just tested. Works. Case closed....
I disagree...
as mentioned in this post:
http://xda-developers.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1822
http://xda-developers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1970
The problem is bigger then just that. Personaly also mentioned it beore in this forum on the WM2003 bug list that clicking the OFF "RED" button for a while it will d/c the GPRS session is true but what you dont notice is that when the beep sound goes on call your self from another phone and you will notice that your phone for at 30sec will be "OFF" while your device shows full signal bars.
I tried that 6 times to be sure and everytime the same result: GPRS d/c - Signal full - but my phone is OFF for 30sec or so.
I should also stress that in the above posting you will find important information about GPRS "Always ON" which is important.
After ailing in any normal alternative i was forced to use Sbp GPRS monitor which is doing a great job for me.
so how can you tell when GPRS is fully off....
knowing me i will still end up on it, although i dont want too.
thanks
jay
First, let me say I do think it's odd that there is no software route to d/c data session, however I do find it very strange that people are posting in kind of an opposite way of the solution? A little history, in the defense of the GPRS Standards Community (just do a google search for EDGE or GPRS standards and you will find their website with detailed explanations of what their technology is and their vision for data on Mobile Terminals as they hope it will be implemented) the XDA "Bug" was that it could not do what every other GPRS enabled device on the market could do at the time and that is, keep a deticated data connection and meet the definition of what GPRS as a service was. Meaning the super XDA was inferior to the simplest cell phone with GPRS (ok that's a stretch we're simply talking phone & browser functions, and yes PIE is way advanced even in it's first inception to any phone browser out there but what people were ashamed about is that the phone never did effectively what its main draw was as a combo device) basically the "Bug was it was advertised as a class B device and never was (for class B device standards do a google search for GSM Mobile Terminal class standards, class A is what we are shooting for).
I think since GPRS is expensive (for now) people who bought this device never really saw or actualized what the real gem of GPRS was other than just a faster "Dial-Up" connection which it was never intended to be viewed or treated as a Dial-Up type connection. This behavior was by Microsoft’s/HTC or both(s) design and failure on their part(s) to have this device meet the standards that every other GPRS device at market did.
Keep in mind I am not saying what should or should not make us happy as an end user, it is simply an issue of end user preference and not a Bug (the software GPRS off option missing is a big inconvenience for people who want to keep a tight grip on their data usage).
To say "GPRS-Always-On" is a bug is like telling the inventor he invented it wrong because he did not invent it the way I like it.
Keep in mind I am not arguing the missing software/hardware "option" to disconnect if you wish, but to help everyone understand what GPRS is, has been, and hopes to continue to be, and that what some are complaining about is merely a personal preference, or missing option and not a bug.
What ever an implementer of a technology charges for something should not dictate whether or not the technology behaves in the way it was intended too.
That would be like saying if gas prices were too high that manufactures of gas burning engines have a major bug on their hands until gas stations start charging less for gas.
Then it will then be a welcome solution/prior bug?
As a consumer, you have choices. Buy an electric car if you don’t want to pay the gas prices and hope enough people hold your same view and inspire the gas stations to lower their prices to get more customers, boycott the gas burning car industry and ride a bicycle around (don’t subscribe to GPRS service on your account).
But don’t say just because you want to drive around in a fast sports car (GPRS-12 cylinder verses CSD-4 cylinder) and cant afford it (or feel it's over priced), that the makers of cars that burn more gas to go fast (as intended), are in-fact not performing as they were intended to because gas prices are to high.
We all like to go fast, and get the "nice car :wink: " nod's, but
Until it becomes more cost effective to drive a high-end sports car :shock: 8) most of us will have to be patient and opt for the 4 cylinder rather than 6.
A chassis with four wheels and an engine is a car; one that goes 0-60 in under 5 is a "luxury" not a necessity. Personal Necessity always dictates how much someone is willing to spend. So the question (addressed to everyone waning over this issue),....is it truly a necessity to you right now (in which case law of supply and demand, you pay to have it now) or can you wait until the prices come down (in which case too expensive right now maybe I would just like to have a fast service that keeps me connected to the digital world 24/7. I'll use the slower for now), but laying in wait for the best of both worlds will always leave you wanting
Oh I forgot one last option if you are independently wealthy, particularly ambitious, and feel PDA makers have their head up their :shock:
You can design, manufacture, and market your own device doing what you feel people want it to do and put it into competition against the current devices 8) or the poor mans/safe business approach "reference design" :idea: give the industry what not! Tell them how to do it, let them know this IS NOT what the consumers want their device to do :!: and make a stand baby 8)
Unfotunately it has nothing to do with the device.
The networks demand that GPRS capable devices GPRS attach when they power on. In the next relesae of the GSM standards there will be a bit (two actually) that define whether the device should auto GPRS attach and/or auto activsate a GPRS connection.
Then the operator can decide what to do. It will never be a consumer's choice.
i'm no expert but wouldn't you just be able to delete the gprs connection setting out of connections to keep from using it again? with no settings it shouldn't be able to connect, right?
Yes & No.
First let's make a few distinctions. The device only see's & attaches to the GPRS node, this is not an active data session it's like standby. PPCPE2002 did this the little "G" if you had a T-Mo branded this still happened you just don't see the icon. So nothing that hasn't already been talking place.
In most cases if you don't subscribe to GPRS this is not even a concern as your device/Mobile Terminal will not even look for it.
If a "data" connection is made (Service provider device flash account info or user provided account info) you will incure data traffic costs. This is why some people are concerned about not being able to disconnect a data session when they want.
This is only a temporary concern as providers will all eventually at minimum match "unlimited data" competitors prices to keep current customers from jumping ship in mass numbers to another data provider. They will even the playing field figuring customers will not move if they can get the same price at home. Statistics show they wont so this is in your favor. Even more in your favor if they compete instead of evening, this drives prices down
hello everyone.....I'm a bit off the topic of GPRS but more into GSM monitoring. Can anyone tell me how I can track a GSM modem?
I've been happily using my XDA for almost a year now, the only complaint being the amount i spend on the GPRS though O2.
What are the other UK networks charging these days? I've heard about others charging as little as £10 for 100MB's, is this true?
I'm about to come to the end of my contract and will be getting an XDA II as soon as it does but i may well get it sim-free and go with another network.
Do i have other options i.e. sticking in a pay-as-you-go sim from another network when i want to use it heavily?
Thanks for your help.
i think the problem may be when you dont say where you are from
the only company's which people can be sure are represented most places are fodaphone, tmobile, o2 and orange and maybe a few others
and those are rearely the cheap ones
oop's sorry. I'm in the UK
t-mobile in usa - $19 a month - unlimited gprs
(not that that would help you 2000+ miles away)
-Mario
mario,
how do you find the gprs speed thru tmobile?
they say its 40k-80k
but i dont think thats true... it takes me too long to download a small 500k file. unless im doin something wrong!
do u have special settings?
to find the actual speed, i have no idea
the only settings i have, is for the gprs setting, it connects to internet2.voicestream.com
speed is up and down usually, right near a atenna (like near a mall or what not) perfect speed.
at work is another question... with 1 bar of signal i can stream 22k mp3s from di.fm (requires ipv6 which tmobile or ie for pocket pc comes with, cause it works)
work is a office full of computers, in a big brick building... signal is allways bad indoors.
-Mario
I've tried tethering to various Android phones with little success, the one that worked would get very hot and drain the battery quickly. I really wanted to be able use the TP away from home and not have go hunting for unsecured wifi access points (few and far between here) so I bought the MF60 in the hopes that it would be compatible and... it is! both with Android and WebOS it shows up as a wifi point and the TP connects without any problem.
For me it's the ideal solution, Android Tablets with 3g/4g are rare and very expensive so for less than the cost of a cheap phone I've got a mobile wifi access point that will be useful even if and when I upgrade from the TP.
Wish mine got the alleged dongle firmware!
It's a great little unit alright. I've had mine plugged into the transformer for years (damn the battery!). But only after I bought it did I discover you can't plug it into a laptop / PC USB port and use it as a network access device. :crying:
I had a great "new" wireless-N hardware firewall / gigabit switch / router, that would ONLY accept it's internet interface on one of the RJ45 ports. And that feature rendered my beautiful HW firewall completely useless.
I heard there was a version with different firmware available elsewhere on the planet that did what I wanted but I gave up looking for the fw after a long search. Mine's the Australian version.
Ahhh... So I got over the pain in time. Otherwise a fantastic little unit indeed!!
1. long battery life for reading e-book
2. good video quality if i want to stream 1080p from an intranet (in network) media server
3. dual band wifi
4. good support/easily rootable
5. 10 inch screen (for readiability-or else I would have gone with the Kindle HD above- those 1.1 inches make a difference on reading-trust me)
Not needed but would be nice to have
4. lte enabled- can I just slip in my S3 SIM when I want and have it work? Even better free internet like the Pixel anyone? Also what does a contract with a cell enabled tablet usually enabled cost around per month for say 2GB/month?
How much is your budget?
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How much is your budget?
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Internship pending a fulltime offer. I'm willing to put some in the pot if it is worth the investment (ie I can put in my existing SG3 SIM card into it during travel), I can dual band 1080p stream from my media server. etc
Hello everybody, I was thinking update the radio of my car, is a Toyota Avensis T25, year 2004. The radio I was thinking buy because is suitable for the car (image bellow). It brings TDA7851 MOSFET and for Antena controller is NXP6686 (I think the Manufacturer is (Chinese) Philps).
The Sound of radio is good or bad? The output sound is horrible with TDA?
I'm strict with Audio, so, I don't know what I will buy.
Help
Thanks a lot.
Link for more informations: https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/7-T25-HD-Android-R-dio-Do-Carro-DVD-Player-Para-Toyota-Avensis-2003-2008-Navega/32869275804.html?spm=a2g03.search0104.3.172.11f8e238NikIxb&transAbTest=ae803_3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_8_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10301_10821_537_536%2Csearchweb201603_80%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_pvid=974ebe2d-434a-4113-a571-d16f25ad5d34&algo_expid=974ebe2d-434a-4113-a571-d16f25ad5d34-23
yes, it's good...by chinese standards.
7850/7851 better than 7388 they used in the past.
and 6686 is a good FM chip.
zerozoneice said:
yes, it's good...by chinese standards.
7850/7851 better than 7388 they used in the past.
and 6686 is a good FM chip.
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I ordered it one month ago, has arrived to my home and is now mounted in my car. I notice the qualaty of audio is a litle smaller, but is good.
Now I have another problem. The radio says support the 3G/4G Modem USB, I have the USB Dongle, but, the car can´t acess the Mobile Data. I tried with PPP Widget 2, the widget says that I am connect but no internet when I open Google Chrome, for example.
With the same USB Dougle I connected with my Galaxy S7 and I have internet with PPP Widget 3.
You can help me more one time?
Thanks
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I ordered it one month ago, has arrived to my home and is now mounted in my car. I notice the qualaty of audio is a litle smaller, but is good.
Now I have another problem. The radio says support the 3G/4G Modem USB, I have the USB Dongle, but, the car can´t acess the Mobile Data. I tried with PPP Widget 2, the widget says that I am connect but no internet when I open Google Chrome, for example.
With the same USB Dougle I connected with my Galaxy S7 and I have internet with PPP Widget 3.
You can help me more one time?
Thanks
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no android 8.0 unit supports 4G natively as data connection. Even their own dongles are hotspot connection only.
there are some dongles that work but 3G only.
8.1 apparently they do support 3G/4G, some even have built-in sim card slots for direct data connection.
but those are px30 units as far as i know, not px5
Stop wasting your time with 4G Dongles.
Tether. Simple.
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Hello everybody, I was thinking update the radio of my car, is a Toyota Avensis T25, year 2004. The radio I was thinking buy because is suitable for the car (image bellow). It brings TDA7851 MOSFET and for Antena controller is NXP6686 (I think the Manufacturer is (Chinese) Philps).
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NXP Semiconductor (formerly Philips Semiconductor) is a DUTCH company. Not Chinese.
These are OK radio receivers. They used to be impossible to deal with, but they're not half bad now that the programming manual has leaked out. Sound is decent, however, reception could be better. I suspect that the reception issues are more due to the chinese module that they are installed in than the receiver itself.
The TDA7851 is from STMicroelectronics, Dutch registered, Swiss headquartered.
Note that both of these components are things you would find in OEM and **mainstream** aftermarket car radios.
But be aware that there is a lot more to a good quality sound than just having a couple of components that are good by themselves. Like a chain, its only as strong as its weakest link. So like i said, put a crummy RF circuit on a TEF6686, and the reception will be less than stellar. Put a crummy analog audio mixer in front of the TDA7851 or too small of a capacitor, and your sound quality will suffer.
skezza said:
Stop wasting your time with 4G Dongles.
Tether. Simple.
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My carrier gives me one SIM Card ONLY with 10GB of Mobile Data and I used very little and I want spend that I have right.
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My carrier gives me one SIM Card ONLY with 10GB of Mobile Data and I used very little and I want spend that I have right.
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Hi, you tried this?
1. goes to wifi settings and connect the dongle
2. hotspot & tethering
3. wi-fi hotspot
4. Active Hotspot
5. press return button to the home
Maybe it's a signal, 3g at least...
Vídeo:
https://youtu.be/ET0YYBXg2jc
Hacker_XXI said:
I ordered it one month ago, has arrived to my home and is now mounted in my car. I notice the qualaty of audio is a litle smaller, but is good.
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Provided the head unit is compatible by manufacturer, you can get more quality out of the audio with a modified mcu update.
zerozoneice said:
yes, it's good...by chinese standards.
7850/7851 better than 7388 they used in the past.
and 6686 is a good FM chip.
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Hello again
What chip is better in chinese headunjts: 6686 or ST7708?
Thanx