GPS outside USA, Canada - G Tablet Accessories

Forgive my ignorance regarding GPS devices....
I live in the Middle East and I see the current thread regarding Bluetooth GPS devices for the G tablet. Before I buy one of the mentioned devices, has anyone been using them outside the US? Or better yet, if someone can tell me if they will work outside the US/Canada, I'd appreciate it.

PepsiBlue said:
Forgive my ignorance regarding GPS devices....
I live in the Middle East and I see the current thread regarding Bluetooth GPS devices for the G tablet. Before I buy one of the mentioned devices, has anyone been using them outside the US? Or better yet, if someone can tell me if they will work outside the US/Canada, I'd appreciate it.
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GPS signal can be picked up in the middle east without a problem.
The real problem is finding the maps, if you can be sure that whatever application you are going to use on the GTab for the GPS navigation will have maps for your location then you should be fine with any of these BT GPS's.
By the way, the ebay seller mentioned on the other thread wont ship internationally, your best bet is finding an Asian listing, there is tons of BT based GPS to be had there.
Best of luck,

A quick look at the Android market had some apps that said they were worldwide apps so I may be in luck. If anyone has used an app in Kuwait, please let me know.
Thanks for the info!

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when is the mdaII coming to the t-mobile stores in the US

ewhen is the mdaII coming to the t-mobile stores in the united states hmmm
Have you fallen asleep
Sorry mate, but those mdaII are already arround for a few mnths. :lol:
Be a bit more specific, to which country :wink:
"ewhen is the MDA II coming to the t-mobile stores in the united states hmmm"
Must be getting blind
Jezus, its time I replace those lenses, I hope i kissed my wife goodby this morning and not somebody else his wife. :wink:
ummm ur confused
I'm not so certain that T-Mobile USA will carry the MDA II or perhaps they would call it PPC Phone II. With all the new devices coming out, Motorola MX, HP 6000, these devices maybe picked up in the US, before the MDA II and in fact the MDA II may never see the light of day in the US. HTC seems to be way behind production anyway. It is hard to get the device period, let alone a mass production for the US. With all the new devices coming out I'm wondering how well HTC is going to be positioned for the world market, let alone the US, in this form factor.
Hard sayin Mate.
Uh Oh!
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Motorola_Announces_MPx
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Nokia_Pre-announcing_9500_Communicator?site=SmartPhone
hmmm
ive talked to some guy at t-mobile and they said some time in march it would come to the market but he wasnt certian hnmmmm
Everything I have heard has been that T-Mobile will not be releasing it here in the US. Apparently they are going to market another device here.
somebody could tell me where can I get a XDA 2?????
Hello everybody!!! I would like to get a PDA which it could be an XDA 2/Qtek2020/i-mate or Himalayas, but I been looking around on Internet but I cannot find any site that I could buy it online :shock: , someone of you guy know where can I get it??? Thanks a lot, this site its super cool…..
They won't last long!
eXpansys says they have them in stock now . . . but if history is a guide, they won't last long.
See http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=108654
Re: somebody could tell me where can I get a XDA 2?????
aalejandro said:
Hello everybody!!! I would like to get a PDA which it could be an XDA 2/Qtek2020/i-mate or Himalayas, but I been looking around on Internet but I cannot find any site that I could buy it online :shock: , someone of you guy know where can I get it??? Thanks a lot, this site its super cool…..
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You can get one at GSM Phone Source for $849.00 right here in Las Vegas, NV but you better hurry they only have (2) left!
BTW tell them Qman sent you!
GSM Phone Source
http://www.gsmphonesource.com/products/customer/product.php?productid=436&cat=17&page=1
HTH
there too expensive i was figuring a 500 dollar.. thats how much it would cost if t-mobile in the us carrys it and they told me that they would come in march but they have to wait to get all the manuals and documents to actually release it so they can troubleshoot it too
im wondering if theres a place where the t mobile market keeps a secret to the public to when the xda2 will come out to tmobile stores or if they ever will
ritzcompca said:
there too expensive i was figuring a 500 dollar.. thats how much it would cost if t-mobile in the us carrys it and they told me that they would come in march but they have to wait to get all the manuals and documents to actually release it so they can troubleshoot it too
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I agree with you about the price, $650.00 is about as much as I'm willing to spend and thats with tax included.
hmm i want to buy a xda2 but not on ebay and i live in the us where could i get one
I agree too!!!!
I agree with all of you guy about the price, is too expensive to spend more than $700 for something that you won’t have technical support /warranty/ US plugs, and staff like that!!!!!
Re: They won't last long! New model released
BRosenow said:
eXpansys says they have them in stock now . . . but if history is a guide, they won't last long.
See http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=108654
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Yes it seems that everyone is out-of-stock at the moment. I just came from Thailand and had no luck either.
But have you not given that Expansys link above I would not have noticed a great looking inexpensive new powerPC phone on their pages that is similar to XDA.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=112015&asource=REG
http://www.pocketpcreviews.net/reviews/022004/anextek2.htm
Phone seems interesting and graphics chip performance looks REAL good too. I'd like to see more reviews on this one.
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It does look like an interesting PDA/phone . . . but not having BlueTooth for wireless headset NOR WiFi does limit the device a bit, doesn't it? Sure, it supports SDIO, in which you could use a WiFi or BT card - but not both simultaneously. I use that configuration a good bit with my i-mate.
Still . . . it is good to see the line of available products expanding - pushing the envelope is a good thing!
AnexTEK powerpc phone similarity
BRosenow said:
Still . . . it is good to see the line of available products expanding - pushing the envelope is a good thing!
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I agree. Competition should push prices down too
Ps. Anyone know how to get hold of this device??
Parkkuman

[Q] Differences in AT&T model and unlocked/unbranded?

Hi all,
I've decided to bite the bullet and switch carriers just so I can upgrade from my HD7 to the Titan. Keep in mind I will be unlocking the phone for use on Telus in Canada which is compatible with AT&T 3G.
However I am trying to figure out if there is any benefit to getting the AT&T variant over the unlocked, unbranded model.
I see that on the box for the AT&T model it shows 4G compatible which is cool. So I would assume that using it on Telus would also give me 4G speeds. On the specs for the unlocked model it only shows 3G so I'm wondering if that's not entirely true. I also read somewhere HTC may have included Beats technology in the AT&T version but I doubt it since I haven't heard anything else about that.
I think I'd prefer an unbranded model over the AT&T one but also wondering if anything comes bundled as well that might make one better over the other. Also are the hardware specs identical?
Any help on this would be great
should be no difference or
the only difference is it would be sim locked for their network only the unlocked will work on either telus or at&t without trouble, you could work on sim unlocking the at&t version and that might be a little troublesome, I could be wrong but telus and at&t are promoting FAUX G which is still using 3g with increased speed boost if I am getting this right, hspa+
so the hardware is the same with some minor cosmetic differences (carrier branding vs none) the os and ui with msft strict requirements will be pretty much the same and you could easily uninstall carrier bundled apps, since you do live in canada I would just get the unlocked euro one, you will and I do notice that it switches from H to 3G and then E for Edge every now and then, but if you know how to do it get the at&t version and sim unlock it
Well the unlocked unbranded version uses 3G on 850/900/2100 MHz. AT&T uses 850/1900 MHz. It appears to me that I'm getting HSPA on my Titan, but not HSPA+, but I haven't really tested it very much. You'll have to check what Telus uses for HSPA+ to check if that will work.
Holding down the Windows/Start button brings up the Microsoft Tellme voice activated stuff. It works fine, but the lady has a British accent. This isn't a big deal.
The charger that ships with the unlocked version is the British Standards 1363 plug. Mine also had a BS 1363 to NEMA 5 adapter (aka UK to US), but it was separate from the box, so I think the company I purchased from, eXpansys, threw that in for free. Of course it includes a micro USB charging cable, so any computer USB port or USB wall charger would work, even if you can't use the included charger.
and you know what too with that womans british accent i think the phone is programmed to understand english with an accent, my voice to text experience has been less than stellar lately and my british accent is terrible LOL
Thanks everyone for the info!!
However I'm curious as to which model will give me HSPA+... If anyone can confirm that I'd appreciate it
it dont matter IMO, it's so fast already i love it
pistol44 said:
Thanks everyone for the info!!
However I'm curious as to which model will give me HSPA+... If anyone can confirm that I'd appreciate it
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Get the ATT version. The unlocked Euro version will not connect to the same 3G bands. As for 4G don't get your hopes up there is no real 4G yet. Until a standard is set any one can say it has 4g if it. 000001 MB over the Max 3g connection.
Well I took my chances and just bought the ATT version off a seller on eBay. We made the deal for $630US incl. shipping. I don't know what the phone sell for off contract but it's the cheapest one I could find that wasn't already open or used. He also sent in a request for an unlock code for it so I'm hoping we'll be able to get one.
I remember the horror when I couldn't get an unlock code for my HD7 and had to wait a week before the codes were available.
Anyway.. it's being sent by UPS so should have it by Weds next week Now I hope it's not a lemon or I'm screwed!!
pistol44 said:
Well I took my chances and just bought the ATT version off a seller on eBay. We made the deal for $630US incl. shipping. I don't know what the phone sell for off contract but it's the cheapest one I could find that wasn't already open or used. He also sent in a request for an unlock code for it so I'm hoping we'll be able to get one.
I remember the horror when I couldn't get an unlock code for my HD7 and had to wait a week before the codes were available.
Anyway.. it's being sent by UPS so should have it by Weds next week Now I hope it's not a lemon or I'm screwed!!
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Go to the Ace hack kit thread for the inspire and read it. Unlocking it is simple as long as you read the manual and have a little common sense.
zelendel said:
Go to the Ace hack kit thread for the inspire and read it. Unlocking it is simple as long as you read the manual and have a little common sense.
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Not sure I understood you correctly. I followed your advice to here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352&highlight=Ace+hack+kit
This is for an Android device and it's not clear to me what the purpose of this hack is for and how it's related to the HTC Titan.
pistol44 said:
Not sure I understood you correctly. I followed your advice to here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352&highlight=Ace+hack+kit
This is for an Android device and it's not clear to me what the purpose of this hack is for and how it's related to the HTC Titan.
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Oops sorry wrong phone. That will teach me to bebppsting in 12 threads at the same time. Lol. Forget I said that
I have the AT&T model that I got at a Windows-Phone inner circle thing, and it is HSPA+, I unlocked mine at cellunlock.net as well.
noelitaux said:
and you know what too with that womans british accent i think the phone is programmed to understand english with an accent, my voice to text experience has been less than stellar lately and my british accent is terrible LOL
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My dead-end problem.
mine come from UK, and yes, the lady inside the phone almost never recognize my English Voice Pattern, even the simplest: IMDB.
It is funny when i am foreign, i was studying British English at home and now only Americans can understand me. LMAO.
I mean, my HD7 T-Mobile almost never have trouble in using the voice to open stuffs, but my UK Titan is a pain in the ass.
By the way, i would recommend double check everything because my turn-by-turn Navigation of Bing maps doesn't work at US for UK version. If you are really need Turn-by-Turn, i would recommend the AT&T version because it is designed for US Road, maybe Canada too. But we also have other alter maps like Nokia Maps is coming out, or navigon... blah.
If not, the Sim-Free Quad-band Unlocked Titan from Europe is also sweet. I can hit home anytime and use any sim without paying $30-$45 for an unlock code and worry about 3G Frequency since it is the world phone.
Strike_Eagle said:
My dead-end problem.
mine come from UK, and yes, the lady inside the phone almost never recognize my English Voice Pattern, even the simplest: IMDB.
It is funny when i am foreign, i was studying British English at home and now only Americans can understand me. LMAO.
I mean, my HD7 T-Mobile almost never have trouble in using the voice to open stuffs, but my UK Titan is a pain in the ass.
By the way, i would recommend double check everything because my turn-by-turn Navigation of Bing maps doesn't work at US for UK version. If you are really need Turn-by-Turn, i would recommend the AT&T version because it is designed for US Road, maybe Canada too. But we also have other alter maps like Nokia Maps is coming out, or navigon... blah.
If not, the Sim-Free Quad-band Unlocked Titan from Europe is also sweet. I can hit home anytime and use any sim without paying $30-$45 for an unlock code and worry about 3G Frequency since it is the world phone.
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noelitaux said:
and you know what too with that womans british accent i think the phone is programmed to understand english with an accent, my voice to text experience has been less than stellar lately and my british accent is terrible LOL
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That is true. I have this problem and no solutions exists yet. "Display language" in the Settings has "English" with no US/UK selection. It is UK effectively. Bing Maps will therefore have no voice guidance, and speech accessibility (announcing caller name, etc.) don't work, and you need to have a British accent for it to understand you.
I guess we'll have to wait for an AT&T ROM to flash on our devices.
this is true! i just realized my bing maps doesn't work either, it shows my location and will tell me where something is in relation to it but it cannot give me directions, thank god for the turn by turn navigation app which i use frequently, bing maps cannot provide me directions, and it would be great if my voice to text would work as well, yes we will have to wait for some cooked roms to come our way,
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my thing is and I don't know if any other us euro titan owners are experiencing this, but i have a great rate and unlimited data plan with at&t because my device is not recognized in their system, if I were to install and at&t rom in the future , would ma bell immediately see my titan and slap a capped data plan on my account?
noelitaux said:
this is true! i just realized my bing maps doesn't work either, it shows my location and will tell me where something is in relation to it but it cannot give me directions, thank god for the turn by turn navigation app which i use frequently, bing maps cannot provide me directions, and it would be great if my voice to text would work as well, yes we will have to wait for some cooked roms to come our way,
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my thing is and I don't know if any other us euro titan owners are experiencing this, but i have a great rate and unlimited data plan with at&t because my device is not recognized in their system, if I were to install and at&t rom in the future , would ma bell immediately see my titan and slap a capped data plan on my account?
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Starting today, they will probably recognize your phone... lol
Doesn't matter which ROM it runs, they can see it as "HTC Titan" and apply any restrictions they wish.
From the ATT site on the Titan specs: *4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul.
Also, ATT sells the Titan new for $549.99 without contract and free shipping.
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I was in a mall today with 2 outlets for the AT&T Titan: the Microsoft Store and an AT&T store.
I entered the IMEI for both shops' floor models into htcimeiunlock.com, and for both of them the site claimed to have the codes immediately available, for $25. I've had good luck with that site in the past so I believe that at least for the first batch of Titans the codes are readily available for $25 or so.
Contrast that with AT&T, who probably won't have or give the codes for months, if ever.
tai4de2 said:
I was in a mall today with 2 outlets for the AT&T Titan: the Microsoft Store and an AT&T store.
I entered the IMEI for both shops' floor models into htcimeiunlock.com, and for both of them the site claimed to have the codes immediately available, for $25. I've had good luck with that site in the past so I believe that at least for the first batch of Titans the codes are readily available for $25 or so.
Contrast that with AT&T, who probably won't have or give the codes for months, if ever.
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what codes are you referring to? the $25 app cards? everyone is going to get them, i don't see why at&t would take time on this, this is sanctioned by msft, all you have to do is go on the msft's own side enter your imei proof of purchase and voila you get a $25 app card mailed to you i believe
and also at&t is a great network! they 10x better coverage than tmobile, i've had horrible experiences with tmobile letting me down, you can have the bestest shiniest most advanced phone out there and but its a useless paperweight if your carrier lets you down
"Codes" == SIM unlock codes (thought that was obvious from my mention of "htcimeiunlock.com").
Good luck getting them from AT&T any time in the next few months, even for a phone purchased at unsubsidized price.
Not a big deal for some folks, but some of us like to travel abroad with our phones and use them with local SIM cards, which makes unlocking critical. Fortunately, there's a non-AT&T source for the codes for HTC devices... you're SOL if you want to travel with a Samsung Mango phone!

GPS Dongle

Just wondering how long it should take Asus to ship out the GPS dongle. I applied two Sunday's ago and still haven't heard anything about it. Australia isn't one of the excluded countries is it. My box had GPS on it so it must have been availible in Australia.
Thanks,
mdemons12 said:
Just wondering how long it should take Asus to ship out the GPS dongle. I applied two Sunday's ago and still haven't heard anything about it. Australia isn't one of the excluded countries is it. My box had GPS on it so it must have been availible in Australia.
Thanks,
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Welcome to the forum. Suggestion.....spend some time reading and post question in one of the 20 or so existing gps dongle threads. Wish you luck.
i guess the OP did not see the other 5 threads on the GPS dongle
Agreed, try searching before you post.
Thread closed.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix.

[Q] Bing search app doesn't give news

Hi all, loving my new Lumia 920 for the most part. Couple of days in and it no longer feels like a brick, but just right!
One minor annoyance- does anyone now if the Bing App which you get from hitting the search key should display news and cinemas and whatnot? Mine doesn't.
Should be like so I would have thought?
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/how-to/wp8/web/browse-for-news
Its a regional thing. Set your location to the US and reboot. Now press search..
A little gutting coming from the UK. We have news and cinemas, why cant it work here?!
toff74 said:
Its a regional thing. Set your location to the US and reboot. Now press search..
A little gutting coming from the UK. We have news and cinemas, why cant it work here?!
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Thanks!!!!!
Pretty typical UK screwing.
You should be able to get that from local scout in Bing, Mine works in UK for local shops to cinemas etc.
AndyFZ1S said:
You should be able to get that from local scout in Bing, Mine works in UK for local shops to cinemas etc.
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Totally- different info though. Local Scout will tell you if a cinema is there, but doesn't give times and you can't search by film. I know that's built into aps like IMDB and Flixster, but it's just slick having it on Bing.
Found best thing to do to get the Bing app almost like it would be in the US (it won't give you film showtimes) is to just change the language settings of search to US.
Looking forward to this coming to UK properly, with UK news and whatnot. Have already used the offer screen to book tickets for champagne and platter of food in tower 42 in London- £30 instead of £60 for 2. Should be fun

How to add LTE Bands on the Huawei P20 Lite

This probably gets asked quite often. But I have done some research on the interwebs and can't seem to find any answers on this topic. So I come to you fellow smartphone and wizards for your help.
The question is simple but the answer on the other hand might be hard(?)
Let the question be asked:
How in the hell could one add LTE Bands to the P20 lite?
Bought the phone from Texas, USA. I live in Iceland and was devastated to realize that Iceland only uses 1, 3 and above. The phone does not support 3 which I need. I might be too optimistic about this being possible but I am in hope for a good answer.
Best regards, Hakkarinn.
@hakkarinn, maybe it is possible but never heard nothing about it.
Maybe you can start searching in the different directions. I'll suggest you to convert your device from America to Europe, then all European LTE bands should be available.
@kilroystyx
kilroystyx said:
@hakkarinn, maybe it is possible but never heard nothing about it.
Maybe you can start searching in the different directions. I'll suggest you to convert your device from America to Europe, then all European LTE bands should be available.
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I tried checking that out. Didn't really know what I was looking for. Sorry I am totally new to "modding" smartphones (if that's the correct word), I honestly don't know where to look for that or what I should look for. Any help is appreciated.
hakkarinn said:
@kilroystyx
I tried checking that out. Didn't really know what I was looking for. Sorry I am totally new to "modding" smartphones (if that's the correct word), I honestly don't know where to look for that or what I should look for. Any help is appreciated.
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Second part of this post you can find the site name specialized on that. This is a payed service.
But if you decide do it by your own you need oeminfo partition and full firmware.
oeminfo can be found in this tool
Full firmware here
hakkarinn said:
This probably gets asked quite often. But I have done some research on the interwebs and can't seem to find any answers on this topic. So I come to you fellow smartphone and wizards for your help.
The question is simple but the answer on the other hand might be hard(?)
Let the question be asked:
How in the hell could one add LTE Bands to the P20 lite?
Bought the phone from Texas, USA. I live in Iceland and was devastated to realize that Iceland only uses 1, 3 and above. The phone does not support 3 which I need. I might be too optimistic about this being possible but I am in hope for a good answer.
Best regards, Hakkarinn.
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Did you solve the problem? I am in the same situation but with the European version and I need to use it in Latin America

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