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Originally Posted by rogeryen
Just read from bbs.blueshow.net, newest rumor within the last 6 hours is that, unlock for the multimedia functions is found through the DaPeng card in China. The price for the unlock is also set, $650 and the unlocked 920sh are priced at 4K~ RMB. It has not yet been proven, could be fake, but lets hope for the best, we can probably see the validity of this rumor within a day or two...For those of you who read simplified chinese, there are a bunch of threads here http://bbs.blueshow.net/thread.php?fid=470.
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Originally Posted by yangj08
Problem- DaPeng card is a type of blank SIM. If you don't know how to clone SIMs or it's illegal in your country that's not very doable.
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Originally Posted by EpikHigh
i heard that it crackles when it gets too loud
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Originally Posted by slardar
I feel the 904sh does better in sound production via speakers.
Anyway im really on the verge of going back to 904sh cos i feel so restricted by the locked up medias... and now theres the rumors of unlock.. should i or should i not sell this 920sh..? |
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Originally Posted by riel
It pays off to have patience. Just look at the 904SH.
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Originally Posted by 604pride
Anyone have problem with the Contact name order?
Somehow it is not in alphabetical order... I need some help... I tried sorting it with the software program 'contact manager' but it didnt update on to my cell. Please help~ Thank you! |
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Originally Posted by 604pride
I am not sure if anyone brought this up.
I realize there is DUAL SIM CARD flowing on some auction sites right now. I wonder if it is possible to use a SOFTBANK U-SIM and my Fido sim card with the DUAL SIM CARD. In that way I can use the multimedia function when i switch to my softbank usim and switch back to my fido card to use the call/sms function. let me know if that works. If it does, then this fone is SICK!!! cheers, 604pride |
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Originally Posted by 604pride
Anyone have problem with the Contact name order?
Somehow it is not in alphabetical order... I need some help... I tried sorting it with the software program 'contact manager' but it didnt update on to my cell. Please help~ Thank you! |
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Originally Posted by Turbo.GC8
Hi,
I currently own a N95 8gig and I must say I'm quite pleased with it. There are some annoying things about it but overall quite satisfied. I use to have a 903 and recently received news about all these new Japanese phones that are getting hardware unlocked by the hypersims. My main question is because I can't seem to find the answer, how do the 3.2 mega pixel cameras on most of these cell phones hold out? I know the P905i is 5 megs and i saw 1 pic, it's not bad. the 912sh, 905ish all look very bad, even compared to my old 903sh the photo quality is really disappointing. The camera phone is very important to me. Can any of these japanese phones top the Carl Zeiss lens of the N95? I played around the the p905i docomo, had a 903sh, played around with the 920sh and I really miss the Sharp style phone. Not a fan of the panasonic. like most people, I like the 920sh the most, but the hardware is still locked. Does anyone know if the camera on this phone is comparable to the N95 or should i wait for the 921/922. Time is against me here though... Thanks |
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Originally Posted by EpikHigh
i say get it now. haha
its really hard to wait for everything to be stable and working perfectly while everyone else on the forum is talking about it. but seriously, new phones come out all the time, you can't really tell him to wait, because these phones took around 3 months until an unlocking solution came out and its only now that the solutions are becoming stabler. so by the time the 906i series come out ( i'm thinking that its more like july than may/june ) it might take till winter for it to unlock. and thats a good 6 months to wait.. the inex hypersims for docomo are pretty stable, and when they go signal OUT, they reconnect automatically, so i can't find a reason why you wouldn't get one, even the other sim hacks are pretty stable in the GTA as many other people there has reported. don't be scared, get it soon, you won't regret it. they're one of a kind. i have two and they constantly have attract peoples eyes when i'm walking around ANYHOW, don't you think we should stop or move this conversation about docomo's, because afterall.. this is a softbank thread. lol |
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Originally Posted by Turbo.GC8
I was actually planning on getting a Softbank so i posted here. But as my friend and you guys say, the DoComo's are much more stable as of now.
Riel, you say get the 905i? How's the camera on it? From the pics I can't tell if it has external display either. But man the 920 screen is sooo nice, but I really do need a good camera on the phone. Thanks everyone though. I'll probably lose more sleep over this decision haha |
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Originally Posted by Turbo.GC8
ya I was looking at N905i, my buddy has one coming in.
Im lookin everywhere to find samples of the camera pictures but I can't seem to dig any up. In the "other brands" no one has a thread on the NEC N905i. Damn! My friend said there is a site that has all sample pics of these phones but he can't remember where it is. still diggin |
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Originally Posted by lilkid_polo
So people...Choose what you like!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by lilkid_polo
AND don't forget...the N also has Face Recognition...
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Originally Posted by KBoardBox
I know. I have both at the moment and the P905i pwns everything. It doesn't have zoom (let alone optical zoom), isn't particularly quick, but damn, it's nice.
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Originally Posted by riel
Don't know bout everyone else, but I've been doing that the whole time.
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Originally Posted by lilkid_polo
The hard thing about choosing the phone of your liking is you just can't play catch up with technology. But I want a phone that can last me at least 1-2 years technology wise. Like my old 903SH...I got it 2 years ago...and it was WAYYY ahead of time comparing to all the phones in Canada..and still now..it stands strong against new phones. The reason I don't like the 905I series in total is because 906I is coming out. Is only been half a year, and they are already pushing new phones out. Although I doubt I would find an other "903SH" that can last me a good year or 2 technology wise, I still wish Softbank or Docomo would do something amazing. I miss my 903...lol
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Also, imagine how those people buying a 902SH felt, only six months later their pride and joy was outdated.
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Originally Posted by AL9999
The 903SH only lasted you two years because Sharp never released a replacement for it in Europe because of the stupid problems it had with Vodafone. If they had released a Euro 904SH the 903 would've only been good for six months.
Also, imagine how those people buying a 902SH felt, only six months later their pride and joy was outdated. |
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Originally Posted by murdoc2k
I wouldn't bother with catch up. If you want to catch up, the best way is:
1) Save up like 600-700ish dollars to get 905i right now 2) Couple of months later when 906i comes out sell your 905 right away (so you get most of your cash back) 3) spend an extra 100 or so to buy the 906 lol.. but that's only if you have the money. This is also the "trade-in" system that HK uses for their phone stores. |
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Originally Posted by lilkid_polo
Well the AQUOS screen is just for the looks...is not like rogers here in Canada will actually have 1 seg for me to watch tv on. To be honest, I was expecting a little more when they announced 920SH. If 920SH got equipped with a 5.1mp camera phone with face recognition, a 3.2 sub camera, then seriously it would perfect!
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Originally Posted by lamjack
yes u can... its been answered already
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Originally Posted by Torontocell
Thank you. So you can view your pictures under "Data folder-->pictures"? That folder does not require network provisioning?
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Originally Posted by riel
Quote:
Won't work unfortunately. |
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Originally Posted by gunadz
With the 2 in 1 sims, it chooses one or the other. You can't pick and choose the bits and pieces
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Originally Posted by 604pride
..... In that way I can use the multimedia function when i switch to my softbank usim and switch back to my fido card to use the call/sms function.
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Originally Posted by riel
Your SoftBank USIM has to be ACTIVATED. An inactive one isn't going to do any more than any other SIM.
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Originally Posted by axio
What's the technical difference between "activate" and "inactive" ?
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Originally Posted by AL9999
I don't quite agree with you here. How can the 904SH have been a prototype for the 910SH? The 910SH was completely different - it LOST its GSM and GPS functionality just to gain a higher megapixel camera module with more optical zoom, as well as a larger external screen. I'd hardly call a phone that has more practical functionality (ie you can do more things with it = 904SH) a prototype of a newer phone that does less.
Similarly, I'd be hard pressed to call the 905i series prototypes of the 906i series. I find it difficult to believe that you know what the selling points of the 906i phones will be, to be claiming the 905i phones are prototypes of them. Docomo's phones are always slow, progressive evolutions of the previous generations, usually with some gimmicky function thrown in (such as the SH's touch cruiser) to gain attention. Yes, Sharp probably has something up its sleeve for the next 90xi phone they're introducing, but the fact is they always have for each new series phone. Yes, there might be an SH906iTV with GSM and cycloid - if DoCoMo decides the time is right to introduce such a phone (ie it's a marketing question). If you wanted to call them prototypes, you could say each and every series were prototypes of the ones following them. It's a bit silly. Can you please link to this post at HWZ forums regarding docomo's plans to introduce 'fomas' to other countries? I'd like to see what it says, because until now they have been starkly against introducing phones for their own network to other countries. When Keiji Tachikawa was the CEO they were all about introducing i-mode to other networks (and that was with rubbish world-market phones, not the high-end stuff Japan got), but since he left and Masao Nakamura replaced him, global expansion has more or less stopped except for the odd announcement here and there (like them helping AT&T roll out 3G network coverage in Hawaii - yay, what a big deal). I remember talking to some NEC bigwig when Telstra introduced i-mode in Australia back in 2004 - I asked him when they were going to bring some of their high-end handsets from Japan to the rest of the world, and he told me they won't ever do it as long as the markets are different - i.e. the style of handsets people want are different, the way they use phones are different, services they demand are different, etc etc. That was back in 2004 when people semi-tolerated large, advanced clamshells. Now with sliders being all the rage outside Europe and clamshells only appearing in budget/cheap form, it would be even harder for them to introduce Japan-style phones outside Japan (unless of course sliders continue to get popular there, but Japan's sliders are still huge compared to the petite stuff Europe and the rest of the world prefers). So, as far as I can tell there's absolutely no sign of them introducing handsets made for their network outside Japan. Please prove me wrong if you can (I'd much rather they sold the phones outside Japan, believe me), but the evidence says otherwise. Oh and yes, you'll probably be able to hack the 906i series in the same way as the 905i ones, but I think an official introduction of those kind of handsets outside Japan is a long way off, if it ever does happen at all. But, I do agree that by the time the 906i phones are out, the 920SH will probably be somewhat outdated (although by world standards it's still very advanced, just fairly secure against grey importation from Japan with its media locks, unlike the fairly usable FOMA phones). It's even sadder that it's taking Sharp an extra year just to release the Chinese versions of it that actually strip TV functionality out. Astonishing really... |
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Why am I always the one posting about the realities of the JP phone market? Sigh...
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Originally Posted by aznboix
as of feb 6th 2008, the media functions still unable to unlock. but how about toady? it's still locked with the new hypersims?
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Originally Posted by riel
Yep - all you have to do is check the last page then work your way back. If a confirmed SIM hack appears that will fully unlock the phone, I will get it and report back here. There has been rumours, nothing more.
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Originally Posted by aw614
ah I was about to post that lol, but how was it done? I read something in the translation about you cant remove the battery for an extended time period, etc
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Originally Posted by yangj08
The proof is here.
(Oh, and look at the sample pictures taken with the 920SH- rather bottom-of-the-barrel quality -or lack of- there) |
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Yeah that's an interesting development. Interesting to see if they can make it more flexible so that you can still remove SIM cards and not lose the reprovisioned state.
Would be even more interesting if they could find a way to use that hack to load APN settings onto the phone too in the process to make internet work. |
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Originally Posted by gunadz
After seeing the picture quality, my love for my 920sh seems to have waned just a bit. While its a beautiful phone, I just get the feeling that it might not be worth all of the trouble... But the screen is so beautiful. X_X
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Originally Posted by yangj08
Well, it's a TV/media phone first and foremost. I think the camera may indeed be little more than an afterthought.
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Originally Posted by yangj08
For those who may not feel like fiddling with things like SIM hacks and worrying about multimedia/internet/camera not working, the WX-T92 (Taiwanese version of the 920SH) is now out. Comes in dark blue or pink.
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Originally Posted by aznboix
it's fully unlockable? or same as the 920sh? just partial unlock
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Originally Posted by totaltoanage
im definately getting the T92, now just a matter of how to get it is the question.
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
is it just me or did someone just hit the original 920SH with a very FUGLY stick?
what the heck is this? it seriously almost look like 822SH a rather than a 920SH. |
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Originally Posted by adix_82
Finally announced le...
Sharp WX-T92 will be able to, Transfer File using Bluetooth Using it as a modem Support Mp3 as ringtone Support SMAF / i-Melody / MIDI / AMR / MP3 / AAC / AAC＋ / AAC＋e Video format MPEG4 / H.263 / H.264 Support any sim card including ours. Pros, Big 3.2 FWVGA screen using ASV technology (Super Clear) Rotating screen Support various music format Camera 3.2MP with auto focus and LED flash Made in Japan Cons Super expensive, 22388 NTW. Support up to 2GB microSD card only Not able to watch TV(no DVB-H turner) Only 2 theme to choose from(not able to add Theme unless download from FET) |
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Originally Posted by aw614
well the 904sh using usb mass storage still charges, so probably t92/ 920sh does too
and of course english is on phone |
I mean is English a widely used language in Japan.
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Originally Posted by AL9999
That's a good point, it's 920SH minus TV tuner inside, but outside it's an 822SH. That never occurred to me...
Hmmm... |
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
Something just feels really wrong about the Taiwanese version of the 920SH.
It just doesnt feel like something real. I seriously feels like a complete knock off of the original. Of course its gonna be same as the jap 920SH minus the locked software, but still.. Anyone agreeing with me? Not only that the menu and UI is all different and it doesn't look as nice as the original. |
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Originally Posted by aw614
I dont agree
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
i seriously cant wait until someone can do a meet-up in their city with someone else so that they can compare taiwan's 920Sh screen to the jap 920SH.
im bound to know that there is probably a different! |
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
Something just feels really wrong about the Taiwanese version of the 920SH.
It just doesnt feel like something real. I seriously feels like a complete knock off of the original. Of course its gonna be same as the jap 920SH minus the locked software, but still.. Anyone agreeing with me? Not only that the menu and UI is all different and it doesn't look as nice as the original. |
) There isn't much more proof than this that the UI software is a complete carbon copy of the 920SH's.
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Originally Posted by AL9999
I agree with aw614 - I think you're getting a bit melodramatic. We all want Sharp to sell the same phones they sell in Japan across the world, but it isn't going to happen. I think the fact they've made a business case to sell the WX-T92 and SX862 in TW/HK is a great enough development. It's the first time they've sold a phone with a cycloid screen and a full WVGA one outside Japan. Believe me, it's the same screen as the one in the 920SH. No compromise. Also, the menu/UI is COMPLETELY identical. Just look at the icons, they're straight out of the Softbank design scrap book; also the fact there's text underneath the main menu icons; that the clock was retained in the status bar; that you get full widescreen view when viewing PC webpages; that a demo version of Taiko no Tatsujin is preinstalled AND runs in widescreen mode! (I was astonished when I saw this screenshot
) There isn't much more proof than this that the UI software is a complete carbon copy of the 920SH's.It just so happens that the digital TV tuner was killed and the casing made out of plastic instead of metal. ... ... Boo hoo. Most DVB-H content at the moment isn't very stellar and the casing change is hardly important. The Taiwanese and HK subscribers will get access to decent streaming TV offerings anyway, so they'll be happy. No, I can think of worse scenarios - one in particular where like the 904SH, 910SH, 912SH and other fabulous phones before it - the 920SH is only made for Japan and we miss out altogether. Thank goodness this didn't happen. You've got to be positive in life. |
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Originally Posted by kaneman
Nope, Brazil has adopted ISDB-T and 1seg as well. First time in history, I think, that a Japanese standard has been adopted elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Apparently another South American country is considering adopting ISDB-T as well. I think it was Peru? I can't remember...
Anyway as for your question... I'm not quite sure. I think the cost factor will be a problem for the Japanese manufacturers if they want to convert a phone to suit Brazil. Samsung already works on a fairly low cost base and I'm sure already has a presence in Brazil anyway, whereas a group like Sharp will no doubt try to partner a carrier there to get any phone sold. I don't see it happening. |
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Originally Posted by yangj08
All right then. I actually thought that trying to selling Brazil or another country with ISDB-T would be a "path of least resistance" because it means they can sell their phones as-is; the One-Seg tuner will still work there. I completely forgot about the carrier end.
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Yeah, it's not so much a problem of needing to change the tuner to suit the country (which they don't in Brazil), but rather just that of the phone being too expensive in general. FET says it's selling the WX-T92 for $22,388 Taiwan dollars (US$735), which is right about how much I thought it would go for. If the Google translation is correct that's a fully unlocked price as well (the translation said 'standalone price' - that sounds like unlocked to me). I think a US$735 phone is quite expensive for a country like Brazil (it's expensive enough for the rest of the developed world - Europeans would be whinging about a price like that). Incidentally there were a heap of people whinging about the choice to pick ISDB-T as the country's TV standard because it would mean all the STBs and tuner technology would be expensive as only the Japanese manufacturers would be producing them.
So yeah... I don't see it happening. |
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
I got a few questions to people who own a 920SH
1) The SO905ics camera's cover will scratch the phone if you open it too often. With the 920SH, will the swivel mechanism scratch the brushed metal surface if we open it too often? 2) I've held a 920SH before. It feels a tad bit cheap. Its kinda light and doesnt feel as solid as a SH905i. 3) Where is the original gold/black theme located? I couldnt find it anywhere. I only found Pattern1 and Pattern 2 4) when you press down on the speaker's hinge area, does it make any noise? 5) What are your methods of taking out the battery cover? |
hi guys, i already downlod all the huf format games in different kind of site, unfortunately when i transfer it to my microsd nothings appear..
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Originally Posted by 4x4xfar
Benny on HZF is testing a full media unlock for us, 920sh owner, meaning that a solution is to be out for real. 90% stable for now!!!!
I hope this thread will live up a bit more. Cheers |
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Originally Posted by deathnote
guys i can used everything on my920sh games,video,camera everything in this phone... i used soft bank sim card.. via roaming, can u pls tell me the link where games are located and ready to downloads.. tahk u again
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Originally Posted by 4x4xfar
Here is the link as requested:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/s...=1918773&page=8 |
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Originally Posted by crg_zinger1
QUESTION: In standby, there is a little scrolling gray boxed screen with japanese words scrolling across it. Does anyone know how I can input some of my own content so that it scrolls?
Ive read the manual and it has really nothing on it. |
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Originally Posted by yangj08
And here's some stuff about the mainland China version, the SH9010C. Not only is it lacking 3G (China doesn't have a standard 3G network up yet) its video playback is for some reason limited to QVGA (the screen's full VGA so I don't see why they'd do that). Oh, and at 6000RMB (US$858/558Euro) it's more expensive than the HK/TW version. It's like they don't want to succeed on the mainland...
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Originally Posted by yangj08
And here's some stuff about the mainland China version, the SH9010C. Not only is it lacking 3G (China doesn't have a standard 3G network up yet) its video playback is for some reason limited to QVGA (the screen's full VGA so I don't see why they'd do that). Oh, and at 6000RMB (US$858/558Euro) it's more expensive than the HK/TW version. It's like they don't want to succeed on the mainland...
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Yang that link isn't working, but doesn't matter. Well said there. I'd love to know just who can afford US$858 for a cut down version of the 920SH in mainland China when you can pay a lot less for a locally made handset that has an analog TV tuner with a whip-out antenna, dual SIMs and other crazy things. Someone in Sharp really thinks sticking the AQUOS name on the phone will see it sell like hotcakes. That same someone will probably be shot when the phone doesn't sell well...
Although as for the video, the draft manual at the FCC says it can record at VGA resolution, so it would be a bit strange if it can record at VGA but only play back at QVGA. That article might be wrong about that. |
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Originally Posted by bbsky
oh god I want this phone so bad, but I HAVE TO BUST OUT 775 AUD DOLLARS FOR IT!???????? argh......
unsure if i'll get it or not when i'm in hk in july |
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Originally Posted by AL9999
Oh also, Sharp's uploaded the product pages for the SX862 and WX-T92 at their worldwide phone website:
http://www.sharp-phone.com/country/...&product=862-92 http://www.sharp-phone.com/country/...&product=862-92 |
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Originally Posted by lilkid_polo
hmmmm....sooooooo I have been waiting for a month now...is there any new unlocks for the japanese version of 920SH?.....I am hoping there is one somewhere that will unlock all the functions of the phone....I really miss of 903SH because the damn 920 won't let me do anything...lol
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Originally Posted by ik999
so what's the current status of the 920SH unlock?
where to obtain / expected price / future predictions? |
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Originally Posted by Super Chimp
Just waiting for the SX862 to appear on places like Plemix & e bay.
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Originally Posted by Arthuro
Yep, same here. I messaged another shop that is located in HK if they'll pick the SX862 up. By the way, is the SX862 available already, or did the phone operator just add it to their list of future phones?
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