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[TG01 General] coma11:
After talking to TOSHIBA toady and after communicating with them through emails

for more than a week this is the answer I got from them all:

"but unfortunately we cannot provide spare parts outside our repair center"

let me explain what is so "unfortunate" in a global company that does not sell parts for its devices:

I need to send the device to the place I bought it (UK) in an insured express mail AND I am also paying on the back delivery

I will take a day off to pass in the tax office lines in order to fill the papers so they will not to stop my device and ask for taxes of it again.

It is also very "unfortunate" that if the defect will not be covered by warranty Toshiba will get some extra money from my pocket and not any other lab in the world which is not owned by the company =)

Think about a world where you bought a car that were manufactured in japan and you need to send the car!! to japan!!! for a lamp =)

because the company is as just as greedy as Toshiba and they

"cannot provide spare parts outside our repair center"

by the way...If you wanna know I called my garage today to ask them if I want to buy a part from them if this is a problem...not a lamp...an entire gear box!! they said no problem and gave me the price.

I own a laptop...Called the company and told them I need some spare parts...my computer is 1 month old and they gave me the prices but mentioned this may harm my warranty...

So other companies would sell me even a hammer to smash my device if I want it as long as I understand that this harms/cancels my warranty

But not Toshiba.

they will make sure I will fix it under their roof so my 1$ will go to them and not to any other person in the world.

I just needed the micro usb female...

we have enough HTC labs that can do it here in Israel

but just because Toshiba needs my 1$

(yes yes!!! this is how much the part costs for devices like HTC HD2 or HTC DESIRE you can even get it in 5/20 packs on ebay just like any other part you want for an HTC device)

I need to pay 160$ (postage+the perfect day off in order to go and fill the forms)

So goes the global concept in Toshiba...and here comes their small greedy village =)

I am not sure I will fix my device...I think of just letting it rot in the drawer.

I feel sorry for the unlucky person to buy it from me here or in any other part of the world that Toshiba don't have a repair center for the TG01.

maybe I will try my luck on ebay.

Learn From my story...Ban Toshiba!!!
[TG01 General] ordas:
I think your problem is more Tax- related, than anything else. If you buy a device you should always make sure, that it will be fully supported in your country. There are meny devices without worldwide support, you have to live with that.
[TG01 General] coma11:
Not True

The tax related problem is solved by papers-you just list your device so they wont think you got a phone by mail (for this you need to pay taxes)

In many countries there are various Global companies that don't give direct service

But there are always others who can give you the service...

Lets say that you buy a Ferrari(lucky you =)

but then something happens and a part in your car is broken...

So...Now you are going to send your car to the closest Ferrari garage in..

MMm Italy right?....

nice trip for a car...Its much better than the company to send you the part if it can easily be replaced in any other garage near your house or by yourself? NOT!

Give me the name of your state and I will give you countless names of various Companies that does not have a direct link to a repair center near your house yet you can easily repair their products in other labs and order parts online.

This is actually the first time in my life I got into such a situation when a

company does not sell parts to its products!!!

This is a very greedy method...you are forced to repair what you buy only in 1 place!!! even if it is thousands of miles away from your home.

I have several labs in my city that fix HTC,Apple,Samsung and so on...with original and non-original parts for your choice...so why does Toshiba need to be different???

Man I hope Toshiba wont move the repair center in your town.

if you did not get it this is the only place you can get your TG01 repaired ;)
[TG01 General] kevinpwhite:
It is most unlikely that Toshiba actually fabricate the uUSB female connector themselves; likely an identical or very close match could be obtained via one of the many electronic parts suppliers and could then be fitted by yourself or a friendly local workshop.

One source I am aware of is Farnell in the UK. [URL="http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=500006+1002290+5255151+232999+574277&Ntk=gensearch_001&Ntt=micro+usb&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=en_UK&catalogId=&prevNValues=500006+1002290&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D500006%2B1002290%26Ntk%3Dgensearch_001%26Ntt%3Dmicro%2Busb%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Den_UK%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D500006%2B1002290"]This page [/URL]lists all the varaiations of Type AB uUSB Receptacles for surface mount - bottom, top and mid.

The biggest challenge is to be able to remove the original and resolder a new item working at surface mount scale with hand tools rather than as part of the manufactire process using flow soldering.

Anyway, best of luck and I hope you are able to resolve.
[TG01 General] coma11:
I took the phone to 3 big labs already for an opinion.

we were digging all over the net in order to find the part that might fit.

they even did a few phone call to their suppliers for me.

I am sorry to say that none of the ones That are sold out there on the net

can fit to the spot that Toshiba created on the TG01

So you should not build on that that you can get a match.

As hilarious as it might sound this part can be replaced only

on their repair centers and not on any other place on earth...

how is that for an option?

I am starting to believe that even Apple is not as evil as Toshiba =P
[TG01 General] coverco:
I had the same problem, phone worked fine but would not charge up or connect to my computer through the USB. I talked to Toshiba UK and they told me to send it to Regenersis in Scotland. They did not even bother trying to repair it they just sent me a brand new phone free of charge, the new phone was sim locked but my original was unlocked. I contacted Toshiba again by email and 1 hour later they emailed me an unlock code. They also sent me a new back and SD card free of charge, I bought the phone second hand off Ebay !!!!!

I do not think many companies warrant their products for the second user but Toshiba do. Why not just send them your phone and get a new one....
[TG01 General] kevinpwhite:
Agreed, the process with Regenersis works well.
[TG01 General] coma11:
First I don't know how much you pay for an express delivery from your town to Scotland.

I do know that the Delivery from Israel to the Toshiba repair center in England and back will cost me around 70-80$ (insured)

ant again I will need to go to the tax office and fill the forms so they wont think I bought a new phone when I get it back...so I loose a few hours from my day and have some "fun" in the tax office lines =)

:mad::mad:I have sent my phone to a Toshiba repair centerr in Romania with my Dad so it will be fixed soon...

My problem is not about if they will or will not replace/fix it for me =)

If I could buy the part I could fix it in a lab here for 30-40$ and get it back after 1 hour.

But Toshiba wants to fix it themselves...So the cost of the shipping+half a day off will cost me around 120$

Plus I will have to be 1 week at-least without my TG01

That's the price I need to pay because Toshiba thinks it will be nice to take also all the money from fixing straight into their pocket.

Because one day friends your warranty will be finished or you will crack the screen or break the housing...and then you will go/send by mail to the only place where you can get your device fixed.

even if you can do it yourselves in 1 minute or know that it costs 30$ to fix in a lab that is right under your house.

you will need to send it to Scotland or England or maybe one day to japan =) why not? maybe they will decide to close some Toshiba centers

and you will pay as much as Toshiba will decide you need to pay because if you did not get it you do not have any choice =P

Toshiba TG01 parts are not sold anywhere.

there is the definition for it folks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

and for this I strongly object.

that's why I will sell my 2 TG01(bought 1 for my brother also ) and buy others.

that its company doesn't hold me in a leash on where do I want to fix my device.

:mad::mad:
[TG01 General] coverco:
It cost me £5.50 to return the phone to Scotland and this included £500 insurance cover. There are rarely spare parts or broken phones on Ebay at the moment because they are all under warranty. After the 2 years is up parts and broken phones will start to appear on Ebay, so if you want to keep your phone alive it will be easy. I realise your personal circumstances mean the cost to return the phone is a bit high but you did buy the phone in the UK (presumably locked to Orange) so it is reasonable for the company to want to repair the phone in the country of purchase. Perhaps you should buy future phones in Israel, then you will not have this problem....
[TG01 General] chrisss87:
my TG01 has a broken touchscreen, which I would like to fix. Toshiba support told me to send it to a repair center in northern scotland for refund.

Shipping from Germany would be almost 15€ and I don´t know how much further the repair would cost...

Replacememt parts are almost none available; I am looking for days... The only few things I found are very expensive and not even new.

It´s really disappointing.

unfortunately the material is not very robust. The screen gets scratched very easily, the thin back cover deforms and on all TG01 I saw the usb-cover was damaged by fingernails.
[TG01 General] wafeeq:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803711

If you need photos of the screen I'll post them
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] customcore:
HI does anyone know how to play games local over wifi? I have a router where I connect with my HTC Desire and my friend with a Nexus One. Both have Froyo and both are connected. But we cant find us local :( When we play Real Football 2010 we can see us but I can choose a team and he cant choose a team anyone who know this problem?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukmacca84:
Hi guys,

Hopefully this is a known problem - I have the stock clock/weather widget on my main screen, but if I leave my phone for a while (say 10 mins) and go back in, the time widget will be stuck on the time previous to when I locked it and then change to the current time after 2 secs or so. I cant remember having this before, as I've had the desire for a week or so. I factory reset yesterday after a apps2sd fix messed with my widgets and its still doing it.

Any ideas?

Cheers.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mortenmhp:
Well mine does the same and always did. It's probably because it is not running when the phone is on standby :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukmacca84:
Cool thanks for that, its no biggy really, I just wasn't sure if it would mess with my alarm or anything.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Always done this for me on all version of Android...doesn't bother me tbh

On Sense versions with the flip clock it'll always default 1hr and 1min back so it can show the 'flip' each time you unlock the screen...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mortenmhp:
And yes alarm should be working fine :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukmacca84:
Thats good enough for me, thanks guys.
[Android Software Development] abeinoe:
hello.. i new in android application development. i want to create my own call dialer that have encryption function to voice. so i must get access to voice data to encrypt when i make a call. but i don't know how to do this on android. is there any body can help me please?
[Android Software Development] K900:
Not available. At all.

Sent from my HDfied HTC Desire
[Android Software Development] abeinoe:
so, the option is to modify android source, recompile it, and install to my phone or if i did not want to break my phone, i can use the alternative like create voip application. am i right?
[Wildfire General] mac4rfree:
Hi Guys,

I am very new to android. Infact i do not even know whether i am asking in the right place.

I like to know some apps which will read out the PDFs and DOC files present in my SD card.

Thanks & Regards,

Magesh
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
This should have been posted in general... oh well

The wildfire has a built in pdf viewer which scans your sd card, and also comes with a version of quickoffice which scans your sd card for word, excel and powerpoint files, but cannot edit them
[Wildfire General] mac4rfree:
Thanks man.. yeah i noticed it..but when i zoom the pdf, the text does not get adjusted to the screen.. instead i have to scroll which i find irritating as i do not find the continuatity of the line properly... :( .. so can you give me some gud PDF reader which automatically adjust the words to the screen as it happens in the internet browser(default)
[Wildfire General] DeletedUser99284:
I think that you can go to menu->zoom-> wrap text. Or something like that. Works on my phone.
[Wildfire General] xxxAzrealxxx:
Download adobe reader from marketplace for pdf's bro and quickoffice for docs.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackabean:
I rooted my phone last night flashed the rom to SlideM. Added the apn settings for at&t..Everything else works fine, I just can't call out it starts calling and it just drops the call after a few seconds. I don't know what I did wrong.. :'[
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slinky1914:
Have u tried flashing a different rom or reflashing the one u have?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackabean:
Not yet, But I'll try that. Thanks.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apollostees:
This might seem like a stupid question, but did you unlock the phone?

I haven't unlocked the mt3gs but I did unlock the G1,

and it didn't have anything to do with the rooting process.

I needed a hardware code. I was not able to just pop in an At&t sim.

infact I know APN settings don't have anything to do with calls.

APN settings are for data.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackabean:
Ive Unlocked it.
[Desire General] lorrebreaker:
Official version of skype is now available for download on the market, can be used over wifi & 3g.
[Desire General] raze1000:
Tried this

Still think it needs a bit of work.

I got some sync issues and a couple of force closes.

ate about 6mb of system Ram even using a2sd.

works ok when it works though, only option for skype so far since the fring / skype issue
[Desire General] Andante1980:
Just installed this, works properly on stock rom. Big disappointment is the amount of space it takes, 14MB and no way to move it unless you go A2SD.

The app looks polished and has decent sound quality. Another disappointment is that it want to be always on, no way to exit it. Except for signing out, requiring me to enter my password each time.

Audio delay seems to be substantial as well, with calls over the local WIFI network getting noticeably delayed. Cannot comment on CPU and battery usage.

Let's hope skype does the necessary fine tuning and turns their luck around, since I'm sorely tempted to uninstall it already. (Don't really miss it much come to think of it.:D)
[Desire General] rottunix:
Skype sucks. Does not let me sign in. It feel likes it doesn't even try. Or it will FC. Size is also big disappointment. Why they didn't implement it with a2sd I don't know. Lot of people doesn't support a2sd within their apps.

This size issue with desire is a disappointment too.

Soon I have to root just to get apps installed. I don't think I should have to root just to get apps...

Anyways in this case it doesn't matter because Skype doesn't work anyway.

R
[Desire General] wickedpenguin:
Works Great for Me, Sense Rom NON Stock. Takes a few tries to login, but all good.

Just mkae it autokill if you dont want it to run in background.
[Desire General] iL_FeD:
Try using Nimbuzz, is an excellent piece of work, I find it better than fring and supports Skype
[Desire General] sudkcoce:
I have tried Nimbuzz. It's ok, but skype does not work most of the time. Another thing that annoyed me with Nimbuzz is that the proximity sensor did not work...

I have the new Skype and I find it GREAT, apart from the issues mentioned everywhere (no exit button, large memory consumption...)
[Desire General] tifosi256:
For people who are struggling to log in (login seems to fail immediately without enough time to send the auth to Skype):

I had the same problem. It turned out that after installation the app wanted to grab even more memory for data. The ROM seems to stop it claiming any more if it's going to drop below 10% free. Once I had freed more memory, it worked just fine. But I uninstalled it. The total size was about 14.8mb, almost 10% of the free space on a stock Desire ROM. Stupid.
[Desire General] aioan:
Hi all,

can somebody provide the apk file?

thanks,
[Desire General] scorror:
Pls specify which of the Skype, is it the one for Android or Skype beta I found in Android market or just skype.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jorpe:
Skype now available natively for android in the market... but only over wifi?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/skype-app-arrives-in-android-market-still-wifi-only/

I'm really hoping a fix for this comes soon, I like being able to use my iPad data connection to make skype calls. Doing it on the Evo would be even better
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] faxvouy:
thanks for the information. just downloaded it and tested hoping that it would work on data..
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jorpe:
I guess I've never thought to ask if there's an application that fools your apps into thinking they're running on wifi when they're running on cellular data like the ones for iOS devices.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] sph33r:
I haven't tested it yet but when I start Skype, it warns me that it uses a lot of data and to get a proper data plan, then it starts. All on 3g. Shrug?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mrusheen:
When you try to make a call, it tells you that you can't call over 3G and you need to use wifi.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
Just hit up Google voice, isn't that also free?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cheebahawk:
your missing the whole point tho:

Google voice free ONLY for US

Skype free ALL OVER THE WORLD (for skype to skype; not skype out)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
Ah, I didn't know that. I just got Skype not too long ago...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Funkquito:
Google Voice is not over wifi either it uses your minutes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] m03sizlak:
Slashdot says it works over wifi or 3G:

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1216202/Skype-Officially-Available-For-Android
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
In the US, only over WiFi.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cabrone1:
did i hear there is no vid... yet?

Tango seems to work pretty decently, at least from EVO to iPhone
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] m4rk0358:
How do you sign out of Skype once you get it up and running? Is this thing going to kill my battery?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cabrone1:
I had the same issue with Tango...

hope to find an answer...

maybe set ATK to kill it...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] myth_mn:
Go to your info page then hit menu, then there's a sign out option...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] m4rk0358:
Awesome. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] spiicytuna:
I just tried on my EVO with Sprint, no go. Perhaps with some hacking it will work... just as hulu and flash for the android do not play nice without some tinkering.

'tuna
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jorpe:
waiting for this to happen... the hacking to work over 3g
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Ep3n3wp:
Quick question.. Since its calls over wifi only.... Can I use an old/extra android phone that doesn't have service to make/receive calls over wifi? One thing I wish google voice did
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ingenue007:
i have no skype friends online to try rt now....does it do video chat?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] shad0w77:
video chat doesn't work... grrrrrrr
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] spiicytuna:
Answer w/o testing is that it should work.

'tuna
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bc0508:
I was looking forward to away to video chat a pc from my phone. Cant believe I cant find away.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aliciaadorada:
Could you be wanting to try Fring? Their app lets you make video calls.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] :
fring doesnt work no more with skype
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Award Tour:
Why are people mention Google Voice? Doesn't it eat up minutes? Last time I checked it did, and it didn't even count as a mobile call (so no unlimited mobile to mobile). I could be wrong so please correct me if so.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jonboy1969:
Working great

Only wish they enabled video.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bc0508:
Yes I saw fring but what about a pc piece?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] spiicytuna:
Here's a working APK that will allow for 3G skype calls:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8474790&postcount=1

Confirmed on cm6 running release 107 + snap kernel.

'tuna
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] drmacinyasha:
Official word from T-Mobile's Twitter:

http://twitter.com/TMobile/statuses/26602344619

Translation: Blame Verizon for being all exclusive.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
this app put it in my butt. FC's and caused my phone to restart and whatnot.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Josh H.:
No video calls + no calls without wifi (not even on 4G!)....

Great job skype, really, not being sarcastic.... at all. :mad:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] spiicytuna:
This version works on 3G: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8474790&postcount=1

Tested on cm6 with snap kernel.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kit:
Hey Guys,

I just received my G2! I am based in Australia and did not buy directly from T-Mobile. Is there likely to be a method for unlocking the phone ourselfs on this forum?

My other option is to purchase an unlock code.

Regs,

Kit
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey:
My suggestion is too call T-Mobile USA and request an unlock code, it's free but might take about 7 days to get the code.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CompanyG:
I am interested if all works well for you. I will be moving to Australia and I am on the fence to either buy a Iphone 4 or a G2 for use in Australia.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyCr15:
Sorry to bump this? How did this work out?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoolKidsKlub:
You know that you can just unlock the phone yourself for free with GFree, right? You can also root the phone while your at it in one go.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nivlac978:
Ya, you can fully unlock your phone using gfree. Do you know how to use adb?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalGabriel:
Follow the guide to fully unlock and root your phone

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killj0y:
look at subsidy unlock in the wiki :D
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmootz:
I'm from Australia too :)

Other than unlock codes, I cannot really suggest any other solution. Having been in the telecommunications industry for a few years now, I have learned that unlock codes are the only genuine way of unlocking phones.

I would find someone with good feedback on eBay, or if you were looking for a free solution (if you are willing to do a bit more to get it), I have had success with freeunlocks.com. But in the end, choose a reputable site, with lots of feedback and good support, to avoid the risk of bricking your phone (although I believe the G2 can't be bricked by entering too many codes, but not 100% sure).