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[Cruxy]

@jimac Has it arrived? How long did it take? I ordered mine from etotalk yesterday.

[jimac]

Yep, I have it here - took 6 days from ordering, to having it in my hand.
It was already in english and mostly charged when I powered it on, so was able to have a play with it straight away.
Rooting and installing a custom ROM was very very quick and simple too.

I am very impressed with it so far - the only thing I can fault it on, is hardware video decoding doesn't seem to work very well at all (which may just be the ROM I have on it), but software decoding (using MX player) is fine.  Other than that, very slick and smooth.

[Cruxy]

Mine shipped at midday today. I can't wait to start messing with it!

[Cruxy]

It's arrived!! 3 days from China to Belgium, fantastic! Now to try and do some work.

[jimac]

what do you think of it?  I am pleased with mine, the battery life seems to have improved.
The only thing that irks me is that generic pocket-fluff seems to get in the ear-piece grille (but that is probably true of any phone I guess!)

Looking forward to a JellyBean ROM in the near future!

[пенис]

No Jelly come to V970.

[Cruxy]

jimac, on 13 November 2012 - 02:36 PM, said:

what do you think of it?  I am pleased with mine, the battery life seems to have improved.
The only thing that irks me is that generic pocket-fluff seems to get in the ear-piece grille (but that is probably true of any phone I guess!)

Looking forward to a JellyBean ROM in the near future!

So far,so good. It's an upgrade from my Blade, so the screen is bigger and the phone generally is smoother & faster (which is as I'd expect). I haven't noticed any problems with the battery, I can get >1.5 days out of a full charge, but I'm mostly surfing or checking twitter whle traveling to & from work.

I'm using the etotalk ROM at the moment but plan to move over to Bruno's ROM @ xda eventually. I'm a bit disappointed that this seems to be th only option for a custom ROM (definitely different from the Blade). JB would be nice, but I won't hold my breath waiting on it.

[noobzilla]

jimac, on 05 November 2012 - 09:03 AM, said:

Yep, I have it here - took 6 days from ordering, to having it in my hand.
It was already in english and mostly charged when I powered it on, so was able to have a play with it straight away.
Rooting and installing a custom ROM was very very quick and simple too.

I am very impressed with it so far - the only thing I can fault it on, is hardware video decoding doesn't seem to work very well at all (which may just be the ROM I have on it), but software decoding (using MX player) is fine.  Other than that, very slick and smooth.

[noobzilla]

How did you root it. Thanks

[Cruxy]

noobzilla, on 25 November 2012 - 06:23 PM, said:

How did you root it. Thanks

Mine came pre-rooted but you can find rooting & custom ROM instructions here: http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1856578

[Cruxy]

I'm interested in buying a gel cover. Can anyone confirm if accessories for the U970 will fit the V970?

[longo213]

пенис, on 13 November 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

No Jelly come to V970.

Maybe there's still hope
http://www.jetdroid....hones-in-sight/

[noobzilla]

Cruxy, on 25 November 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

Mine came pre-rooted but you can find rooting & custom ROM instructions here: http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1856578

okay thanks for the help

[t.reddings]

Cruxy, on 25 November 2012 - 08:55 PM, said:

I'm interested in buying a gel cover. Can anyone confirm if accessories for the U970 will fit the V970?

Mine arrived with two cases, Both cases had u970 on them, they fit perfectly.

[t.reddings]

Mine arrived yesterday. It was rooted and had a ROM installed already. So playstore and all google apps were there. I also used Aliexpress but a different seller.

So far it's great. I love the dual sim functionality. A big upgrade from my Blade 2.

[apdi71]

I have a v970, nice roms, great value - but ... NO MAGNETIC SENSOR ( sorry for shouting), some apps behave strangely without this (google skymap for example,  I imagine street view will be knackered as well).
Incidently, after running a compass app (shows permanent north pointing, plus an error) the memory became corrupted, and android started reporting "unfortunately, contacts has stopped" on boot, and similarly for other apps.  Clearing davlick and fixing permissions and erasing contacts data seems to have fixed it, but some applications then needed reinstalling.

[apdi71]

No magnetic sensor - so no compass detected on my reflashed v970... yet here the seller claims it does have a magnetic field sensor?
http://www.chinatron...TE-V970/cPath,1
<i>Support Electronic Compass Function</i>
Can someone with the original rom confirm the compass works/ is present?

[mostertruck]

YOU GUYS NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MUCH RADIATION THESE PHONES GIVE OFF???? SAR LEVELS !!!! I GUESS THEY ARE HOT HOT HOT!!!!.

Edited by mostertruck, 01 December 2012 - 11:08 PM.

[apdi71]

No worries bro,  I always wear my tinfoil hat when using my android, also people dont stare at me when I talk to the voices in my head now I use the handsfree!.

[t.reddings]

apdi71, on 01 December 2012 - 08:44 PM, said:

No magnetic sensor - so no compass detected on my reflashed v970... yet here the seller claims it does have a magnetic field sensor?
http://www.chinatron...TE-V970/cPath,1
<i>Support Electronic Compass Function</i>
Can someone with the original rom confirm the compass works/ is present?

I too spotted this error. I have the XDA Developer ROM.  I have installed smart tools and can't use the compass. Not a big issue as it was never used on the old phone but may be needed for other apps. I checked the camera and it must have some sensor as I took a panoramic photo without issues.