Hello i have XMP. I got a cheaper proposal to buy a LWW and i think to buy it becouse i don't feel the mini pro stable in my hand with that keyboard. I need opinions from some lww users. Is the display good?
edit: And also the phone is locked to a network provider. Is there any free way to unlock, if no what are the paid ways?
krasimiretov said:
Hello i have XMP. I got a cheaper proposal to buy a LWW and i think to buy it becouse i don't feel the mini pro stable in my hand with that keyboard. I need opinions from some lww users. Is the display good?
edit: And also the phone is locked to a network provider. Is there any free way to unlock, if no what are the paid ways?
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Keep the XMP, LWW has a horrible screen, and the phone is very slow. Currently there is no free unlock method, but you can try the paid ones.
Lisac1606 said:
Keep the XMP, LWW has a horrible screen, and the phone is very slow. Currently there is no free unlock method, but you can try the paid ones.
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Lol. Both xmp and lww got the exact same hardware, how could u said its 'slower' than xmp? That doesn't make sense.
Don't know about screen because never actually compared mine to other phone, but I guess its just OK.
But one thing for sure, no other phone can beat lww sound quality, with its dual stereo speaker its just awesome. Even the big boys nexus got crap slower sound.
I am using wt19i I am recommand you to change to wt19i this model have 2. Strong speakers. And its comfortable to hold the phone in the hand one thing missing. Its the battery. For more information please send a private message good luck
I also recommend LWW. I've had it for a year now and I can't complain about anything in this smartphone. I installed CM9 on it and it was
surprisingly fast, now testing CM10.
krasimiretov said:
edit: And also the phone is locked to a network provider. Is there any free way to unlock, if no what are the paid ways?
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Do you mean it's got a simlock or not allowed BL unlock?
Simlock. If i cant unlock the bootloader i wont buy it.
I am reading alot of reviews. Everything seems to be good. Display, sound and on.. Does the bravia engine missing from the phone effects?
I think of buying a white for its better made of materials
krasimiretov said:
Simlock. If i cant unlock the bootloader i wont buy it.
I am reading alot of reviews. Everything seems to be good. Display, sound and on.. Does the bravia engine missing from the phone effects?
I think of buying a white for its better made of materials
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It depends on from where you buy the phone. When my mother bought LWW, it was not simlocked and could be unlocked. It dosen't have bravia engine, but you can easily flash a rom to get that feature and no it does not effect the quality much. The phone has got one of the best sound quality.
The colour choice depends on you, but white can easily get dirty.
Ooh yeah. I will buy black. Well thanks for the advices guys. If someone have any other opinion please write
I'm an XMP user and I can say that I wouldn't trade it for anything with the screen of similar size. I mean, it is quite comfortable to type with an on-screen keyboard when you're using Xperia keyboard in phonepad mode OR if you install Swiftkey, but sometimes I turn the rage mode on because of those tiny buttons. and then the hw keyboard saves the day. but if you think of it as a bloody nuisance and you don't use it AT ALL, then fair enough, go for it
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I'm an XMP user and I can say that I wouldn't trade it for anything with the screen of similar size. I mean, it is quite comfortable to type with an on-screen keyboard when you're using Xperia keyboard in phonepad mode OR if you install Swiftkey, but sometimes I turn the rage mode on because of those tiny buttons. and then the hw keyboard saves the day. but if you think of it as a bloody nuisance and you don't use it AT ALL, then fair enough, go for it
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Lol about the rage part,that's same with my situation lol
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I dont use the keyboard very much. So i made a decidion - i will buy a black lww
Hello. Sorry for my secnod post
I want to ask if the phone have unlocked bootloader status - no. Is there any way that it can be unlocked and use my fastboot?
http://www.wotanserver.com/en/sony-ericsson/se/live-with-walkman-wt19/unlock-tool/debranding-flash This can do the trick? But what if the phone is not manufactured before 12W11 ?
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As there's no separate device page for our mini X10's, lets discuss it here instead.
Obviously X10i and E10i hardware is totally different and thus we can't use roms or anything from the "bigger" phone.
For now the Android 1.6 is almost usable on it, but I frankly hate the sony customizations and totally unusable text-entry and phone-dialer apps ..
A clean 1.6/2.1 ROM with HTC Sense would make me much happier.
But for now at least I'd like to solve the fonts problem, i.e. after getting phone rooted, installing custom fonts should be easy.
Anyone done that so far?
Please share your thoughts.
pulpoff said:
A clean 1.6/2.1 ROM with HTC Sense would make me much happier
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why don't you buy an HTC phone then?
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
account1 said:
why don't you buy an HTC phone then?
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Did I say I don't have an HTC?
I just like the shape/size of E10i.
root metod for xperia x10 is the same for xperia mini?
80fb said:
root metod for xperia x10 is the same for xperia mini?
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The method is probably similar , but we do need specific E10i rom files, so its not carbon-copy.
account1 said:
why don't you buy an HTC phone then?
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There is two ways of buying a phone
1. By the looks
2. By the insides
If you want both, the easiest is to take the looks and buy what you like to look at, and then make the insides as you want afterwards.
When android gives us the posiblity (after root access to bootloader level) to make an X10 look like an HTC on the inside, why would anyone ever buy an HTC phone?
pulpoff said:
Did I say I don't have an HTC?
Why don't u go to office and concentrate on paying your country's bills huh ?
And stop being a smartass.
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Easy on what u say, he didnt insult u and didnt discirminated ur country so no need to write here any crap like that.
He just sayd what almost all of us where thinking.
I saw the steps to reinstall Mediascape after rooting X10, can we use the same method on X10 mini if we have apk for mediascape?
i think rooting mini is little bit complicated because it needs removing battery
master9997 said:
i think rooting mini is little bit complicated because it needs removing battery
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You can hard-reset the E10i (mini) by pressing power button while holding the "home" button (middle one)
So thats not a problem.
pulpoff said:
You can hard-reset the E10i (mini) by pressing power button while holding the "home" button (middle one)
So thats not a problem.
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can anyone confirm that they hasve done this on the mini
mac_d4di said:
can anyone confirm that they hasve done this on the mini
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Yeah the iphone style reset works.
Keen to see the root for this phone it's quite impressive for something so small and cheap.
someone could try to root the phone with x10 method?
pulpoff said:
As there's no separate device page for our mini X10's, lets discuss it here instead.
Obviously X10i and E10i hardware is totally different and thus we can't use roms or anything from the "bigger" phone.
For now the Android 1.6 is almost usable on it, but I frankly hate the sony customizations and totally unusable text-entry and phone-dialer apps ..
A clean 1.6/2.1 ROM with HTC Sense would make me much happier.
But for now at least I'd like to solve the fonts problem, i.e. after getting phone rooted, installing custom fonts should be easy.
Anyone done that so far?
Please share your thoughts.
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It's quite easy to replace the keyboard and phone dialer on the E10i without rooting the phone. I would love to root my E10i as well but I would also like to keep the text input. I find the T9 style text input to be perfect on this phone because of the small size. I downloaded a bigger keyboard from the market to try out but I quickly switched back. T9 was just much better suited for this phone. I also downloaded a new dialer but it wasn't built for the small screen so it didn't look good.
Btw, what's this font problem you speak of?
Root need for x10 mini
any idea when rooting for X10 mini? Did developers working on that... eagerly waiting to root this device.
Well that's the big question in'it, are any devs even workin on root for the E10i, eh?
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It's quite easy to replace the keyboard and phone dialer on the E10i without rooting the phone. I would love to root my E10i as well but I would also like to keep the text input. I find the T9 style text input to be perfect on this phone because of the small size. I downloaded a bigger keyboard from the market to try out but I quickly switched back. T9 was just much better suited for this phone. I also downloaded a new dialer but it wasn't built for the small screen so it didn't look good.
Btw, what's this font problem you speak of?
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True, you can replace keyboard, dialer and launcher.
I am using custom HTC-type keyboard (smart keyboard), and launcher (Zeam) that looks like a normal android, not "one widget per screen" type.
For emails I use K-9, and WiFi Manager to auto-setup wifi connections.
Fancy Widget for main screen weather and alarm access.
So far the problems I have encountered :
1. bluetooth connection to car radio is broken (calls can be made, but sound quality is terrible with noise) -- had same problem with HTC Hero on Android 1.5, solved by installing Android 2.1
2. WiFi won't stay up over 1 hour, after 60min it always disconnects, so SIP phone has problems getting calls in -- was also the same on HTC Hero, again, solved by 2.1 upgrade
3. I really miss the HTC Contact list and Dialer, built in one is useless, even the android standard one would be much better, but can't be installed
4. AirVoice can't be used without root (call recording app, very useful)
5. Overall response times could be better with optimized kernel, battery life is far from perfect
Good evening, this is my first post, so let me say this forum is a great source of knowledge and hope for every smartphone owner.
Anyway, i own a SE X10 Mini and i'd like to see a separate section for this phone (and for X10 mini pro) like there is a separate section for htc hd mini or htc wildfire (that seems to be desire mini). Is it possible? This way people will be able to post in the appropriate place. Thanks Mods.
Then, could any dev find a way to root our X10 mini and make us as happy as bigger X10 owners? Please help us.
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Good evening, this is my first post, so let me say this forum is a great source of knowledge and hope for every smartphone owner.
Anyway, i own a SE X10 Mini and i'd like to see a separate section for this phone (and for X10 mini pro) like there is a separate section for htc hd mini or htc wildfire (that seems to be desire mini). Is it possible? This way people will be able to post in the appropriate place. Thanks Mods.
Then, could any dev find a way to root our X10 mini and make us as happy as bigger X10 owners? Please help us.
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Yes, I agree with you , hope the MODS here listen to the request of x10 mini users to have a seperate section ? Not sure how to request the MODS about this ?
hi guyz i want to buy this xperia mini pro soon, could you give me some feedbacks? the quality, speed, performance, camera, & problem etc.
if i want to purchase what should I check it? and how to check/test it (basically i check wifi,sms/call,camera/video ) what i mean is for the speed, performance, etc that can i locate the problem or defect..
And...This phone can play actually in facebook games like holdempoker, tetris?(which i mean support flash 10.3?) , and for the updates, is this possible can upgrade 2.3.4 soon?
it is true that Manufacturing dates affected in xperia mini pro regarding noise background, camera blurred, annoying screen when slide keyboard
(you can check under your battery for the build date of your device)
Here are the list affected:
* 11W28
* 11W29
* 11W30
* 11W31
Is this true?
and do you have own 11W32 manufacturing dates which has no defect like issue above?
I bought this phone and had used it for a month and I have no regrets. Its fast and awesome. I couldn't believe sony would make such a great phone at this price. Its almost equal to the big 'Xperia's.
I would definitely recommend this one.
There are certain problems, of course. I'm not on facebook, but yes it supports flash player 10.3. Calls are normal, messaging app is simple(no prob for me). But you can always use 3rd party apps.
Camera is not that good for still shots. I've used nokia phones n95, n97mini and they are way better. Video camera is the best Ive seen(that's because this is the only camera with hd recording that I've seen). I've heard of the noise problem too but I didn't care. It doesn't happen everytime you use the camera. About the battery problem, I'll check later. There's no annoying screen( I don't know what you mean) when you slide keyboard or use autorotate. But the space key is very annoying. You might want to check that before buying. I have to press it two to three times for it to work. Maybe I got a defective product, but anyway its the thing I hate the most out of this phone. And yes, it can be upgraded to 2.3.4 coming this october I think.
Feel free to ask more...
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I bought this phone and had used it for a month and I have no regrets. Its fast and awesome. I couldn't believe sony would make such a great phone at this price. Its almost equal to the big 'Xperia's.
I would definitely recommend this one.
There are certain problems, of course. I'm not on facebook, but yes it supports flash player 10.3. Calls are normal, messaging app is simple(no prob for me). But you can always use 3rd party apps.
Camera is not that good for still shots. I've used nokia phones n95, n97mini and they are way better. Video camera is the best Ive seen(that's because this is the only camera with hd recording that I've seen). I've heard of the noise problem too but I didn't care. It doesn't happen everytime you use the camera. About the battery problem, I'll check later. There's no annoying screen( I don't know what you mean) when you slide keyboard or use autorotate. But the space key is very annoying. You might want to check that before buying. I have to press it two to three times for it to work. Maybe I got a defective product, but anyway its the thing I hate the most out of this phone. And yes, it can be upgraded to 2.3.4 coming this october I think.
Feel free to ask more...
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wow thxs for your great informative response.. If i download 3d games like asphalt 6 or battlefield etc it required to root it first?.. and it is recommend to root new phones like 1 week old (i know it will void warrantly, but how about the other disadvantage in rooting?)
for android os, the spec shows that 2.3 but all users has 2.3.3 . I am little confusing about this, is they manual flash to get 2.3.3 or if I buy it actually 2.3.3 already?
for the annoying screen while slide keyboard check this youtube and forward @13:11 and i have found out other user crossed this issues but i lost that link but it is similar to these. . .
youtube.com/watch?v=y-q525gHrxA&feature=relmfu
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Mine is already at version 2.3.3 when I bought it. So no flashing needed.
I'm on slow gprs internet right now so I'll watch the video later. I forgot to tell you that an annoying colourful screen appears sometimes when I open many apps and games at the same time and then pressing the home key to go there. Not that the screen stays like that, but it happens very fast but you will notice it. I happen to see pink and green lines. You might have seen such a thing on PCs(it happened on mine). It freaks me out so I never did that again. I used taskmanagers for switching.
If you buy licensed games, I don't think rooting is needed. I haven't thought of buying just yet, and don't intend to root my phone till my warranty runs out. I'll have to study more about rooting before doing it as I'm new to android OS. I'm satisfied with playstation games at the moment.
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Mine is already at version 2.3.3 when I bought it. So no flashing needed.
I'm on slow gprs internet right now so I'll watch the video later. I forgot to tell you that an annoying colourful screen appears sometimes when I open many apps and games at the same time and then pressing the home key to go there. Not that the screen stays like that, but it happens very fast but you will notice it. I happen to see pink and green lines. You might have seen such a thing on PCs(it happened on mine). It freaks me out so I never did that again. I used taskmanagers for switching.
If you buy licensed games, I don't think rooting is needed. I haven't thought of buying just yet, and don't intend to root my phone till my warranty runs out. I'll have to study more about rooting before doing it as I'm new to android OS. I'm satisfied with playstation games at the moment.
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ahh okay.. I am also new in android OS. So I will wait couple of months before proceed in rooting. (seriously I'm scared when attempting to root especially when they warn you like "rooting procedure incorrectly may have brick your phone" LOL. For the wifi did you check it before you purchase? it seems few users also encounter in wifi which unable to connect. . Maybe when I purchase this phone I know what you mean in taskmanager
rooting itself will not void your warrenty, as it can easily be undone as if you never tampered with the device. However, there is no easy way to root the phone (as in superoneclick or gingerbreak) and requires unlocking the bootloader which will void your warrenty.
I've heard that rooting can be undone, but is it a simple process or does it involve flashing a rom? I'm scared of flashing my phone. I've never done it even with my previous windows mobile and symbian phones.
And delmarz, about the wifi thing, I never checked 'cause I know I won't be needing it. But I've tried wifi tethering with my xperia and other phones which connected from mine ran with the same speed as in mine(alone). (...but seriously, I don't know which phone gets the credit in this case)
Titan Nettix said:
I've heard that rooting can be undone, but is it a simple process or does it involve flashing a rom? I'm scared of flashing my phone. I've never done it even with my previous windows mobile and symbian phones.
And delmarz, about the wifi thing, I never checked 'cause I know I won't be needing it. But I've tried wifi tethering with my xperia and other phones which connected from mine ran with the same speed as in mine(alone). (...but seriously, I don't know which phone gets the credit in this case)
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All you need to do to unroot your phone is to click on the restore or repair button in the Sony Ericsson pc suite.
Sent from my SK17i using xda premium
Titan Nettix said:
I bought this phone and had used it for a month and I have no regrets. Its fast and awesome. I couldn't believe sony would make such a great phone at this price. Its almost equal to the big 'Xperia's.
I would definitely recommend this one.
There are certain problems, of course. I'm not on facebook, but yes it supports flash player 10.3. Calls are normal, messaging app is simple(no prob for me). But you can always use 3rd party apps.
Camera is not that good for still shots. I've used nokia phones n95, n97mini and they are way better. Video camera is the best Ive seen(that's because this is the only camera with hd recording that I've seen). I've heard of the noise problem too but I didn't care. It doesn't happen everytime you use the camera. About the battery problem, I'll check later. There's no annoying screen( I don't know what you mean) when you slide keyboard or use autorotate. But the space key is very annoying. You might want to check that before buying. I have to press it two to three times for it to work. Maybe I got a defective product, but anyway its the thing I hate the most out of this phone. And yes, it can be upgraded to 2.3.4 coming this october I think.
Feel free to ask more...
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+1 thumb up!
prinzhernan said:
All you need to do to unroot your phone is to click on the restore or repair button in the Sony Ericsson pc suite.
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Oh okay. Still, I will root it when my warranty runs out.
Titan Nettix said:
Oh okay. Still, I will root it when my warranty runs out.
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hahahaha... me too I'm afraid that mini pro gets lag/hang, touchscreen no response, etc after rooting ...
QUESTION FOR ALL:
can you give me the direct point of why we should root this phone? and what is the main advantage of rooted phone and its disadvantage (except can void your warranty)
delmarz said:
hahahaha... me too I'm afraid that mini pro gets lag/hang, touchscreen no response, etc after rooting ...
QUESTION FOR ALL:
can you give me the direct point of why we should root this phone? and what is the main advantage of rooted phone and its disadvantage (except can void your warranty)
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Hmm, I always thought its JUST to have full control of your android system.
delmarz said:
hahahaha... me too I'm afraid that mini pro gets lag/hang, touchscreen no response, etc after rooting ...
QUESTION FOR ALL:
can you give me the direct point of why we should root this phone? and what is the main advantage of rooted phone and its disadvantage (except can void your warranty)
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Root itself lets you have total control over the android system. I haven't rooted mine because I dont see the need to. Everything runs perfectly.
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Not rooting ya android phone is like having a pretty young GF and not boning it every night.
It lets you install some very useful apps, get rid of the horrible bloatware crap networks install, and gives you full control of your device.
delmarz said:
QUESTION FOR ALL:
can you give me the direct point of why we should root this phone? and what is the main advantage of rooted phone and its disadvantage (except can void your warranty)
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One really useful thing is that it is possible to take a backup of all the program's setting, game acheivements etc. This is not possible with a non rooted phone. The backup programs can't access the app db if not rooted.
If you need to reset your phone for some reason, at least your work and progress isn't spoiled.
thank you for your reponse I bought my xperia mini pro today ...but help i downloaded the NFS(games) in pc my question where do I paste it?... usually i paste it in Phone Card (E but when I browse in phones i did not locate my NFS installer ..help me
delmarz said:
thank you for your reponse I bought my xperia mini pro today ...but help i downloaded the NFS(games) in pc my question where do I paste it?... usually i paste it in Phone Card (E but when I browse in phones i did not locate my NFS installer ..help me
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Congrats, welcome to the family.
You downloaded the .apk file or the 'sdcard' data? For sdcard data, you can google where to put it (plus there should be an info from the site you downloaded). For installer (apk file), keep it anywhere. Try refreshing your folders or close the window and open again(if you're searching from pc). There should be no problem locating from the phone itself with any file manager.
Otherwise, use application installer from menu. It will automatically search for it. Careful though, nfs shift is the app that started the 'annoying screen' in my phone. I downloaded the installer and installed it, then started it, while downloading its data, I pressed home and then whoosh the pink-green-blah blah blah screen came in a flash. Most android users will try nfs first, don't worry.
Hello!
Advantage from rooting:
Full control over the device.
Disadvantage from rooting:
Losing capability of DRM reproduction and the trackid feature/app
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Get astro file manager from market, put .apk files into a folder, browse to folder with astro and you can install them.
tigger69 said:
Get astro file manager from market, put .apk files into a folder, browse to folder with astro and you can install them.
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Don't really need that. Just open application installer from the app drawer and if you really did copy to your phone, then it will be shown there.
I have a Neo V which I bought specifically because I thought I would be able to unlock the bootloader and install CM9 but I have gone to unlock the bootloader and it says: "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Is this normal? Is there a workaround for this? Can I use the testpoint?
I really want to get off the stock firmware since it's ****.
You need setool or omnius to sort it, both are paid services
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Well looks like I'm never buying a Sony Ericsson phone again.
Both these services look incredibly dodgy, are there any guides on how to actually use them?
Eggbloke said:
Well looks like I'm never buying a Sony Ericsson phone again.
Both these services look incredibly dodgy, are there any guides on how to actually use them?
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and other android phones can be unlocked easier and for free?
lol, dodgy?
if anything they are not dodgy, at least not setool..
I would advise to find someone with SETool box and do it over the web. There are even user here at XDA, and people are satisfied with their service.
Test pin method?
Lietotajs said:
Test pin method?
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Read first post, he say his phone is locked, sim-locked.
There's nothing dodgy about omnius either it works perfectly, I did mine with it at the last freebie session at easter.
With se tool there is someone remotely connected to help you through.
With omnius your on your own, but it shows you what to do, also read the sticky on unlocking by test point, because both methods require test point.
If you want it unlocked now, pay or just wait am sure there'll be other free periods
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and other android phones can be unlocked easier and for free?
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Yeah my Samsung Galaxy Spica could run whatever I wanted.
Since you are saying it is a sim lock is this the fault of T-Mobile?
I guess I'm going to have to pay, such a nice phone with such a terrible ROM.
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Yeah my Samsung Galaxy Spica could run whatever I wanted.
Since you are saying it is a sim lock is this the fault of T-Mobile?
I guess I'm going to have to pay, such a nice phone with such a terrible ROM.
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Why you buy then a Sony Ericcson?? And no not a terrible rom, its the standard from Sony, there are enough best roms creators around here, even for locked bl and no its standard by every network, buy you SE simlock free next time, like i do, by me stands: bootloader allowed, YES !! But i keep my bootloader locked, maybe in future i unlock it.
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
If you want to unlock it give Jinx13 a pm he will do it over the web using setool 2, it's a paid for method, I used his service and it only took a couple of minutes
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Eggbloke said:
Yeah my Samsung Galaxy Spica could run whatever I wanted.
Since you are saying it is a sim lock is this the fault of T-Mobile?
I guess I'm going to have to pay, such a nice phone with such a terrible ROM.
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Yes mine was T-Mobile too, they have chosen to lock it down, if you buy outright it is able to be unlocked without spending.
What do you find so terrible about the stock rom?
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Pandemic said:
Why you buy then a Sony Ericcson?? And no not a terrible rom, its the standard from Sony, there are enough best roms creators around here, even for locked bl and no its standard by every network, buy you SE simlock free next time, like i do, by me stands: bootloader allowed, YES !! But i keep my bootloader locked, maybe in future i unlock it.
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
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I thought the bootloader would be unlockable when I bought it.
The ROM has all kinds of junk I don't want loaded into it, there is a lack of options (maybe I have been spoilt by CyanogenMod) and it does silly things like not playing alarms over speakers when earphones are plugged in and playing notifications over speakers when earphones are plugged in.
Thanks del1701 I will probably get in contact with him.
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I thought the bootloader would be unlockable when I bought it.
The ROM has all kinds of junk I don't want loaded into it, there is a lack of options (maybe I have been spoilt by CyanogenMod) and it does silly things like not playing alarms over speakers when earphones are plugged in and playing notifications over speakers when earphones are plugged in.
Thanks del1701 I will probably get in contact with him.
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You can uninstall the junk apps with root uninstaller or titanium back up, and yes maybe is that it to.
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
Pandemic said:
You can uninstall the junk apps with root uninstaller or titanium back up, and yes maybe is that it to.
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
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Yeah I need root though which you need .42 for. AFAIK you need an unlocked bootloader to downgrade from .62
Nope, just use flashtool to downgrade
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Eggbloke said:
I have a Neo V which I bought specifically because I thought I would be able to unlock the bootloader and install CM9 but I have gone to unlock the bootloader and it says: "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Is this normal? Is there a workaround for this? Can I use the testpoint?
I really want to get off the stock firmware since it's ****.
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LOL! All factory sony NEO V phones bought from them are bootloader unlockable. The reason urs isnt is bcoz it came frm a network provider. They can unlock it for u PROVIDED u PAY for the cost of the phone. I guess u deserve it, thinkng that u can get urs cheap... Next time, try BUYING the phone and not stealing it.
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chefnoob said:
LOL! All factory sony NEO V phones bought from them are bootloader unlockable. The reason urs isnt is bcoz it came frm a network provider. They can unlock it for u PROVIDED u PAY for the cost of the phone. I guess u deserve it, thinkng that u can get urs cheap... Next time, try BUYING the phone and not stealing it.
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Just for your information, only small number of countries have law that tele operaters NEED to sim-unlock your phone. I'm not going into discussion if that is good law or not.
Next time try thinking a bit before you start accusing someone(for stealing or something else)!
Most contracts add up to the cost of the phone anyway, so it's hardly stealing, like the firms would do it if it wasn't still profitable.
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Just for your information, only small number of countries have law that tele operaters NEED to sim-unlock your phone. I'm not going into discussion if that is good law or not.
Next time try thinking a bit before you start accusing someone(for stealing or something else)!
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Im sorry but you lost me at "sim-unlocked".
If you read the first post, the OP intentionally wanted to buy an unlockable bootloader phone. Instead, he acquired it through network providers (i assume cheaper than stores). He then complains here that it can't be unlocked. If thats what he wanted in the first place, then why doesnt he purchase one straight from the store, which is bootloader unlockable???
The reason network providers offer those phones cheap is because the client and provider enter into an exclusivity contract, which in return the client uses their services for a certain time frame. If or UNTIL that timeframe has lapsed, then technically the phone is still owned by the network. The simlocking and bootloader locking is merely just an insurance on their part.
Its like "buying" a car but paying in installment... If you chopped it up for parts before settling the amount in FULL, it is in most countries, called STEALING...because its not yours YET to begin with.
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Can't see mention of using provider for price.
I think he meant he picked this phone knowing it was unlockable, didn't think/know about network subsidy locks.
Hey guys, so I'm a bit disappointed with my Xperia U's speed and small screen and the enormous RAM eating (friends Galaxy Y has more free than mine).
I have few questions I want an answer.
1. Is there any phone with big screen (4 inch +), dual-core processor with pretty good development here in XDA which I can afford for ~250$ (max 300$)
2. Is selling Xperia U for 180$ a reasonable price? I used it for 3 months, not a single scratch, looks perfectly new + some random stuff added that I don't need, like original Sony headphones (not the ones that come with phone).
3. Does unlocking bootloader and having a custom kernel have big impact on performance? Like could I play games like Real Racing 3 without any lagging on custom kernel? Because on locked bootloader stock kernel and custom ROM I'm lagging a lot.
4. Will we have jelly bean ports? I've been said multiple times that we're getting a port after releasing to P or Go? So it will be most likely only Unlocked Bootloader right?
5. What would you do if I were me? Sell and buy something else or unlock the bootloader?
~Thanks
I would wait definitely as jb for p is out today
Secondly unlocking bootloader will let u use custom kernels much btr than stock ones
So give this a try first
It's about when selling I can sell with warranty from the internet shop I bought. If I unlock I have hardware, but not software warranty.
Wiplive said:
It's about when selling I can sell with warranty from the internet shop I bought. If I unlock I have hardware, but not software warranty.
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Okay
Whichever device u take make sure its a Qualcomm based
Bt I guess unlocking bootloader wont hurt that much when u can relock it also
drsanket_xperia_u said:
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Whichever device u take make sure its a Qualcomm based
Bt I guess unlocking bootloader wont hurt that much when u can relock it also
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Meh, I'm going to stick with Xperia U, actually, I don't need top of the line with big screen as I checked myself, I use my phone A LOT with one hand, and with 4 incher it's pretty hard. I'm going to unlock the bootloader on holidays.
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Meh, I'm going to stick with Xperia U, actually, I don't need top of the line with big screen as I checked myself, I use my phone A LOT with one hand, and with 4 incher it's pretty hard. I'm going to unlock the bootloader on holidays.
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Good decision I must say
Ours is a highly capable phone bt poor stock rom functionality
Cm10 will bring a new life to our xu
Okay, thanks.
Can lock this.
Hello There, I Already Own Three Xperia And Now Willing To Buy Z Ultra Coz The Price Here Now Is 250$. So My Question Is It Really Worth Getting Coz Its Knida Old Now And Some Of My Question Are:-
1. Is Camera Really Dull? According To Many Users They Say Camera Is Very Poor The Image Contains Very Much Noise. I Know It Doesnt Have Flash Bt m Asking About Camera Performance I Really Dont Use Much Flash
2. Battery Life- How Much On Screen Time U Get When Fully Charged?
3. Screen- I Heard The Device Screen Cracks Easily Even When Its In Pocket.
4. Custom Roms - Are Good And Stable ROMS Available For This Device?
Please Help Me Out I Am Looking Forward To Getting It.
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yaduvanshi said:
Hello There, I Already Own Three Xperia And Now Willing To Buy Z Ultra Coz The Price Here Now Is 250$. So My Question Is It Really Worth Getting Coz Its Knida Old Now And Some Of My Question Are:-
1. Is Camera Really Dull? According To Many Users They Say Camera Is Very Poor The Image Contains Very Much Noise. I Know It Doesnt Have Flash Bt m Asking About Camera Performance I Really Dont Use Much Flash
2. Battery Life- How Much On Screen Time U Get When Fully Charged?
3. Screen- I Heard The Device Screen Cracks Easily Even When Its In Pocket.
4. Custom Roms - Are Good And Stable ROMS Available For This Device?
Please Help Me Out I Am Looking Forward To Getting It.
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HI, forget the age of launch of this phone, he can compete with the actual flashgrips easy so...age are nothing!! I have this phone and i have to say: old or not, im in love with it every day i use it!
And reply to your answers:
1. This is not a camera phone, so, for pictures in low light is very poor yes but in outside with sun and etc is a good camera, and have infinite apps for camera will optimize the quality, not to complain about (my experience).
2. Battery life if you understand what to do nicely you get 2/3 days of it, but if you root it, get clock down of processor for day use not too much of game, you get +5 days on it! (i have!!)
3. Screen is the most perfect thing on this smartphone, is gorgerous, if you take a glass screen protector on front and back and carry it only in your jacket pocket on a bag it doesnt brick or crack...only crack if you carry on your jeans! (i already have advertise some users about that. USE ONLY IN JACKET OR IN BAG!)
4. Custom ROM's im not too much inside that world because the stock rom is perfect to me, i did some customization only in visual, after root removed some apps to not drain battery with non useful apps and is OK for me: 41260 on ANTUTU!
if you have more questions im here to reply them! No doubt you dont find better phone for 250/270$ than that! really...i paid 275€ for mine 2 months ago and is a very bad as$ phone!
Thanx Brotha For Reply You Cleared My Doubts But Does Its Screen Cracks Easily? Coz Many Times I Phone Slips From My Hand I Already Have Xperia Z And After Many Falls Its Still Working Like Charm.
yaduvanshi said:
Thanx Brotha For Reply You Cleared My Doubts But Does Its Screen Cracks Easily? Coz Many Times I Phone Slips From My Hand I Already Have Xperia Z And After Many Falls Its Still Working Like Charm.
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if you drop it into the ground as far as i know depending of the size of fall it can survive or it can brick the screen...all depends of luck!
Its more easy to brick if they fall because is a bigger phone...you have to carrying it with more precaution.