Guest dalyer Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Interesting - maybe you do have to prod them if an order is not shipping after the normal delay after payment (3-4 working days I think?)...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Well looks like my brother may be having my Xiaocai X9 and i'm ordering a THL W200! I'm addicted to phones :( I wish you could get the specs of the w200 in a 4.5 inch screen though but WITH a compass, button backlights etc like the w200 has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Dakok, has your new phone arrived yet? It seems that the current theme is tracking, so here is my travelogue: 2013-09-10, delivery route, Beijing, Croatia 2013-09-09, exports total package straight seal, sealing Beijing International, Croatia 2013-09-08, exports total package interoperability seal to open, Beijing International, Croatia 2013-09-07, acceptance office acceptance, acceptance Beijing International Mail Centre, Croatia 2013-09-02, ordered at FP Well looks like my brother may be having my Xiaocai X9 and i'm ordering a THL W200! I'm addicted to phones :( Just found it for $186 / 117 GBP at known seller. Looks tempting :) Edited September 16, 2013 by dakok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 What seller is that cheapest I've found at a known site is 122. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maringer Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Interesting - maybe you do have to prod them if an order is not shipping after the normal delay after payment (3-4 working days I think?)...? I dropped them an e-mail and, sure enough, received a reply about 45 minutes later saying that the phone should be shipped out tomorrow. Perhaps the way to deal with this seller is to complain about 5 minutes after placing the order to ensure prompt despatch! Regardless, I'm assuming they are telling me the truth that it will be shipping very soon. I paid using Paypal and have no compunction about invoking their buyer protection clause if I've not received the phone after 40 days or so. Taking 8 or 9 days to post a phone they claim to have in stock is pretty ridiculous so they have no excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest invertedgoatie Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I just nailed a THL W200 on Flea land for £127. Good deal I think as the item is in the UK already so no faffing with shipping, risk of getting nailed by import tax.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GTRX3 Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) If anyone is interested here is a guide to enable usb otg on your phone: http://translate.goo...63_1766832.html Edited September 16, 2013 by GTRX3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dalyer Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) I dropped them an e-mail and, sure enough, received a reply about 45 minutes later saying that the phone should be shipped out tomorrow. Perhaps the way to deal with this seller is to complain about 5 minutes after placing the order to ensure prompt despatch! Regardless, I'm assuming they are telling me the truth that it will be shipping very soon. I paid using Paypal and have no compunction about invoking their buyer protection clause if I've not received the phone after 40 days or so. Taking 8 or 9 days to post a phone they claim to have in stock is pretty ridiculous so they have no excuses. To be fair DealsPrime do say that they will ship something like 3-4 days after payment is received (which should be immediately via PayPal?). http://dealsprime.com/shipping-policy#.Ujd9OMYQZv8 My gripe was that it was nearly 8 business days days with no indication of progress and they also ignored my first query to them. In fact maybe they ignored my second too and it was just coincidence that the item shipped today about an hour after I contacted them... :) :wacko: Anyway - at least it looks like it's on the way now. So if nothing happens after 3-4 days certainly contact them. Edited September 16, 2013 by dalyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 If anyone is interested here is a guide to enable usb otg on your phone: http://translate.goo...63_1766832.html Very nice thing GTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) [Tutorial] Dai Son trick, let your Android phone have the USB-OTG function (this is a google/me translation. Don´t take every single word (and grammar) for granted) Smart phone systems with Android 4.0 or above support USB-OTG, and if they don´t, is definitely up to the following two reasons: 1. The hardware is missing 5V booster, resulting in no voltage supply to external devices - no way for OTG to work. 2. Hardware manufacturers have power considerations, shielding the system from USB-OTG function. Under normal circumstances, the smart phone can not read USB disk, it doesn´t recognize the mouse, the keyboard. The catch is more due to the superposition of two reasons. At this time, we have to both hardware and software, hardware and system, to create conditions for the OTG: First, it is necessary that to detect whether the next phone hardware have 5v booster, when you use another plane without power mobile phone via USB-OTG cable into your phone, if your Android phone has 5v l pressure control, it can charge a mobile phone to another, if not you can not charge, in order to judge. (this red text part needs a decent translation !!!) When it is determined that the phone has no 5v booster, we will need to buy a power supply with DC5V USB-OTG cable, hardware solution for problem of power supply. As shown, you can buy that very cheap. Second, resolve OTG shield system problems. Phone has to be rooted. Start some Root Explorer to find system/etc/vold.fstab Use a text editor to open the file, add the following code to the end of vold.fstab: # usb otg disk dev_mount usbotg /mnt/usbotg auto /devices/platform/mt_usb /devices/platform/musbfsh_hdrc Save changes, restart the phone and then plug the USB disk. This method is tested on Lenovo S920, A590, S820, OPPO X907 and other models, all of Android 4.0 system and above, regardless of brand, will support the mouse, keyboard, joystick, external hard drives (need to provide more power). Credits: http://bbs.k-touch.c...&jdfwkey=3lsbg2 GTRX3 Edited September 17, 2013 by dakok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SG8 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I just nailed a THL W200 on Flea land for £127. Good deal I think as the item is in the UK already so no faffing with shipping, risk of getting nailed by import tax.... Can you post a link to the seller ? Am thinking of getting one of these, but would be happy to get it from the UK. Wouldn't be seller 'betty-mall' by any chance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest invertedgoatie Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Can you post a link to the seller ? Am thinking of getting one of these, but would be happy to get it from the UK. Wouldn't be seller 'betty-mall' by any chance ? Yeah, betty-mall that's right. I think there's another phone ending on Wednesday, give that one a shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SG8 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Yeah, betty-mall that's right. I think there's another phone ending on Wednesday, give that one a shot? Might wait and see how you get on first!! :) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just an update on GPS xiaocai x9/mtk6589. After the suggested build.prop tweak, enabling epo and a uk GPS.conf my GPS is actually perfect even works well without a compass surprisingly. So don't let GPS put you off buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 And don`t let the little green button on the right put you off thanking. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just an update on GPS xiaocai x9/mtk6589. After the suggested build.prop tweak, enabling epo and a uk GPS.conf my GPS is actually perfect even works well without a compass surprisingly. So don't let GPS put you off buying. So is google maps working properly now? The blue arrow is staying still and not jumping between streets in town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SG8 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just an update on GPS xiaocai x9/mtk6589. After the suggested build.prop tweak, enabling epo and a uk GPS.conf my GPS is actually perfect even works well without a compass surprisingly. So don't let GPS put you off buying. Have done the build.prop change to my Mlais MX58 Air, but have not had the chance to check if it works yet!! Interesting to hear that people are saying that it works though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 SG8, how`s that MX58 of yours? Any problems or something? Are you satisfied with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) So is google maps working properly now? The blue arrow is staying still and not jumping between streets in town? No jumping at all on a long journey with plenty of twists and turns. Surprising what a few software tweaks can do! So i was saying i wanted W200 specs in a 4.5 inch screen.... Jiayu G3T enters the fray! Apparently has a compass which i wanted too. 720p, 1.5ghz, 1gb ram etc. 3000mah battery. Must be quite thick? Although Jiayu and W200 don't seem to have the OGS screen technology like the Xiaocai X9... Hmm decisions decisions. Edited September 17, 2013 by Frankish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sere83 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Does anyone know if this build.prop fix will work for my vowney v5 running MIUI? I have never been able to get my GPS to work, and now I can't even access mobile uncle tools engineer mode, just doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Does anyone know if this build.prop fix will work for my vowney v5 running MIUI? I have never been able to get my GPS to work, and now I can't even access mobile uncle tools engineer mode, just doesn't work It will definitely help as it's same chipset. I got engineer tools working on my X9 running MIUI do you want me to upload a flashasble .zip with the required files? I can't promise it will work on v5 but no harm trying?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SG8 Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 SG8, how`s that MX58 of yours? Any problems or something? Are you satisfied with it? Delighted with it, except for the GPS thing which hopefully might be sorted (but I am sceptical, even though lots of people are saying it works). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maringer Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 To be fair DealsPrime do say that they will ship something like 3-4 days after payment is received (which should be immediately via PayPal?). Well, further news. Dealsprime have just contacted me to say that Hong Kong Post are no longer accepting packages, especially ones containing batteries such as phones. Therefore, I either pay an extra $15 for DHL shipping, or cancel the order for a refund. Hmmm. I'm in two minds, really. One the one hand, I don't actually need the phone - I was just buying it to play around with before (probably) passing it along to a relative. From experience, I know that I'll almost certainly be stung for VAT if the phone comes via DHL so the additional cost would be more than just a tenner or so for the post. At less than 80 quid, it's an unbelievable bargain. If I end up paying another 25% on top of that, I'll be less happy. Probably best for me to cancel the order, really, but I'll mull it over tonight before I make my decision. One thing I'll say about Dealsprime is their communications are pretty good. Prompt replies to queries in good (native) English so no difficulties there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Degurney Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Guys.. So I have MIUI rom on my X9 :) just rooted it ( again ) I`ve found a MIUI gapps, but looking inside it doesn`t have googleplay etc.. Other gapps I`ve checked say not to install on 4.2.1 Frankish.. Did you get google play etc on yours? if so how and where :) thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dakok Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 How many phone brands are there in China? http://p.tqun.com/mobilephone/brand/all-1.html Load this page in Chrome (with translate). I bet you will be suprised! :) On the right side there is brand top list with flagship models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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