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Has anyone used this phone in China?

14 replies · 3,336 views · Started 02 May 2005

MAJ25 02 May 2005, 10:52

Does this phone work in China?

I'm on Voda UK network by the way...

Thanks

trimakassi 02 May 2005, 21:12

MAJ25 wrote:Does this phone work in China?

I'm on Voda UK network by the way...

Thanks

N00p, but there is a slight chance i might go to HongKong for the summer holidays. I'll keep u posted...

stuclark 02 May 2005, 22:43

trimakassi wrote:N00p, but there is a slight chance i might go to HongKong for the summer holidays. I'll keep u posted...

So long as there's a 900, 1800 or 1900 MHz GSM network in China, who Voda UK have a roaming agreement with, then YES, the phone should work.

Otherwise, it won't be able to play. (different frequencies / technogolies / no roaming agreements)

trimakassi 04 May 2005, 00:22

But do you know which of them they use in China? I'd like to take my X to HK if possible. (Especially because of the flight part which takes about 12 hours...)

stuclark 04 May 2005, 08:51

trimakassi wrote:But do you know which of them they use in China? I'd like to take my X to HK if possible. (Especially because of the flight part which takes about 12 hours...)

Remember the X doesn't have a flight mode, so can't be used on an aeroplane 😞

trimakassi 04 May 2005, 12:05

stuclark wrote:Remember the X doesn't have a flight mode, so can't be used on an aeroplane 😞

???You mean it didn't come preinstalled with flightmode, but as I remember, psiloc system tools can turn the gsm part of the X off making it possible to listen to mp3's during flight.

stuclark 04 May 2005, 12:22

Ah, yes. The psiloc application can do it, although I don't know if most airlines will accept this method.

What I meant was that it us not a built-in function of the phone. (it was thought about, but dropped long before release)

stuclark 04 May 2005, 13:32

trimakassi wrote:I see, too bad I think. If you look at the new w800 it could've been a real competitor...maybe the X3...?

The feature might appear in X2 - as I understand it, it can all be implemented purely in software (well, it would have to be for Psiloc's app. to work), so it is possible Sendo might add it back in for X2.

salivum 16 May 2005, 14:45

I just bought it yesterday and it works well on the GSM network here!

And I think here we got more than one Chinese users of this phone.

elp 03 Jun 2005, 13:31

stuclark wrote:The feature might appear in X2 - as I understand it, it can all be implemented purely in software (well, it would have to be for Psiloc's app. to work), so it is possible Sendo might add it back in for X2.

How would the filght attendants kown that your phone has a flight mode and that you have effectively switched your phone in the flight mode? Are the airlines going to teach their staff how to use each and every mobile phone on the market and have them check every mobile on board before taking off? I wonder how this could be done...

stuclark 03 Jun 2005, 13:39

elp wrote:How would the filght attendants kown that your phone has a flight mode and that you have effectively switched your phone in the flight mode? Are the airlines going to teach their staff how to use each and every mobile phone on the market and have them check every mobile on board before taking off? I wonder how this could be done...

That argument is essentially why Sendo dropped the feature from the X in the first place (if you play the Lowtek Sounds X demo, flight mode is mentioned).

I think it's something which is going to become more common over time. Motorola are already doing it in some of their handsets, and I hear Siemens have it planned too... Once we're all alowed to make phone calls on planes anyway, it won't matter anymore. (it has been tested, remember)