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[Galaxy Tab General] Volker1:
T-Mobile US and AT&T are your only options. You will have to SIM unlock them.

Sprint and Verizon use their own wireless transmission protocol that is, with a few exceptions, incompatible with the rest of the world. In particular, no SIM card :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
The biggest issue you will find is the lack of phone functionality on the US models.

You should however be able to flash a Euro firmware, and it's quite likely that you get both phone and 3G data on a European network. I couldn't definitively state that this is the case though!

Caveat Emptor!

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] Stevv:
OK, so you think I would be able to get T-Mobile version, and it should work with the 3G connections in Europe? And if so, can I easily unlock it and put in my SIM card as I have done with other American smartphones I use here?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] dalethefarmer:
I think you're better of getting the AT&T Tab since it will have the UMTS 850, 1900, 2100 bands, EU uses the 2100, you will have to flash the eu rom on it though... Wait, the TMO Tab also has 2100... IDK someone will have to chime in...

Here's a comparison of the US models and the international Tab:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-T-Mobile,Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-AT-T,Samsung-Galaxy-Tab/phones/4901,4900,4898
[Galaxy Tab General] xexes:
You might double check.... cus based on my local store and the best buy website... they are only selling Verizon and Sprint tabs... I don't think the will be selling Tmos, according to a Best Buys rep.

But of course Tmo should have them in stock...
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
If the standard Euro Tab is available in your airport departure lounge, you should be able to pick one up on your outward bound journey VAT free. It might still be more expensive than a US one, but not by much (assuming they are priced similarly to the UK) and would probably be a better bet all round.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] Stevv:
Oh man you are right sorry my mistake. Thanks for the suggestion Dave I will look for it at the airport and see what the price is.
[Galaxy Tab General] maxtcee:
how bout you buy the euro tab and ill trade you for my tmous tab
[Galaxy Tab General] SiL3nTKiLL:
tmobile or ATT is ur only option buddy :) unless u buy and sell it for some extra cash and uby what u really want
[Galaxy Tab General] spino1970:
Hi from italy....

One question: if i'll buy a Sprint gtab, will it work in italy like a simple wifi device? or i need some sort of activation?
[Galaxy Tab General] LargePrime:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10538263&postcount=3

already answered
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macftw85:
hi i recently rooted my phone using the SuperOneClick Method from the unlockr.com. i used nandroid to back up my current ROM, and then proceded to flash a custom ROM. after trying it out the ROM for a few hours i decided to revert back to my original stock ROM. now i am currently back on the stock ROM but everything is WRONG. most of stock apps are missing (browser, text messaging, ect..), the market cannot download apps, basically i can only make/receive calls and get gmail. most of the other apps are gone. i have tried to factory reset the phone, i tried reflashing the HTC FRF83 stock ROM that i was on before and nothing seems to work.

i figured what i did wrong. when the phone was creating the nandroid backup, my SD was running out of space. i dont think the backup was complete and when i flashed the backup the phone is missing key components.

can anybody help me? thanks.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Read Wiki, follow "Unroot / restore your Nexus" guide for FRG83.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zvenn:
I write a lot of texts/emails in different languages, and I hate having to switch between English and Norwegian in the swype options.

Is there any way to combine two languages into one? Or a faster way to switch between languages?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XlAfbk:
swype from swype button to q to change language

http://www.swypeinc.com/video/languages.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zvenn:
Interesting, thanks.

I guess there's no way to combine languages.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Choper81:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5127650&postcount=3

It is a promising way around.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] crazyfffan:
I flashed the Tayutama 1.0.3 captivated ROM, then I used the clockwork recovery to replace the glass lock screen by the Froyo stock one.

Now the phone automatically boots to the clockwork recovery screen, tried to take the battery out but no use.

I still can boot to download mode, but the point is that I left something important in the old system, and now it seems I can't take it out because of this bug.

Any idea?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] crazyfffan:
Fixed it. Here's the tips for people who have the same problem as mine:

1. Use clockwork create a backup.

2. One click flash

3. Install Tayutama's ROM

4. Use clockwork again, choose "Advanced restore" and "restore DATA"

It should work.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] avgjoegeek:
Did it wipe your data? Or is it in a backup? You could ADB pull the file/information if its a picture or file .... IF you didn't wipe your SD Card.

Also you could attempt to find Tyutama 1.0.3 ROM and find the stock lock screen and try and push it back on and see if your phone reboots.

But rule of thumb:

Always put a backup of whatever your about to screw with on your SD Card. You can use root explorer/ADB/Little Green Men to do it.. doesnt matter how you get the file.. important thing is to have it on the SDCard.

When it fubars you can always (usually) copy the backup back to the location where you fubard it - and *voila* your phone should boot right up.

I have done this (countless) a few times and have always been able to restore the phone to have it boot up enough for me to either re-flash or go on my merry way.

Good luck.
[XPERIA X10 General] ellokomen:
we have been through a very harsh process of finally getting the 2.1 update on our phones, SE said to have another update on the UIX by december and now I have seen the multi touch working officialy by Rikard on the SE Blog, said by him to have it enabled by the next year Q1 with another update.

This looks like the guys over SE likes to keep their users kind of frustrated with future hopes of getting the phone better with updates, I'm starting to think that they see this like a game :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] MJ_QaT:
If they are updating the OS frequently it only shows how they care for their device and want it to be better in my opinion.

Why does it bother you if they are working on an update?
[XPERIA X10 General] totalundone:
Versus the non-update game SE typically does?

I'm fine with them improving our phones. Bring it on SE!
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Btw there isn't an update in December....that was pushed to "early 2011" and my guess is that multitouch will be included in that update
[XPERIA X10 General] dong2007:
I think the update comming out to SEUS 31/03-11 :p (The day before the 4. Quarter)
[XPERIA X10 General] anjo2:
Maybe Sony Ericsson dont have lots os programmers, and they are not good enough to do the things before the others, the Android 1.6 are ver good costumized by SE, but there are things that needs to be programmed, like:

- Multitouch (driver)

- 16M colors (driver)

- Audio (actual driver is very bad)

- Android 2.2 (costumize and optimize to X10)
[XPERIA X10 General] ellokomen:
I would rather say that they have very good cryptographic team, because that is from what I can see, the best they have on their hardware.
[XPERIA X10 General] unknown13x:
The update in December is delayed to Q1, its the same as the one Rikard mentioned. However this will be another big update, not just enabling partial MT. Though the FW is set to launch in early January, so we should see alot of these new FW stuff at CES which I'll also be there :)
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Cool! Its been a while since we've heard from you

Any idea what the other features are? (*hint* - froyo ? )
[XPERIA X10 General] Bwyan Benton:
Update game or not, im personally fine with it and I think it only shows SE cares about us and the device. They weren't going to implement multi touch but I think they chose to do so because of us the users. If you ask me I say bravo to SE and this might restore some faith into the SE bashers.....it could be a possible sign for froyo.
[XPERIA X10 General] Tjotte:
I can't help but laugh at all the haters who already sold their phones :-P after reading this, i knew about the update but not that it would bring MT.
[XPERIA X10 General] jayluke:
The X10 was, up to just recently, an incredibly crippled phone. Officially running 1.6 into the tenth month of 2010 is an embarrassment. I wouldn't laugh at anyone who decided to cut their losses and look for a better alternative.

The devs on XDA deserve a lot of credit for their perseverance. It is them that made this phone relevant again. Not SE's "brilliant engineers".
[XPERIA X10 General] rvictorg:
Couldn't agree more about both points.

Personally I'm still very resentful towards SE and will not buy nor recommend any of their products for a least a couple years. The whole talking up THEIR "brilliant engineers" is just more bull**** and pisses me off, is that supposed to be a slap in the face to all the devs out there working to fix their mistakes? Why not tell us the truth about the hardware all along? Why cripple your phone with outdated buggy software and program it not to have multi-touch? What is the incentive there?

At least they're finally listening to all the negative feedback they've been getting, but still...a big part of me wanted to see the devs accomplish multi-touch and Froyo before SE.
[XPERIA X10 General] Udonitron:
They LIED about the MT since the beginning man. They said the screen was resistive and not capacitive and now they say "oh...we didn't realize it was capacitive. sorry!" Right they didn't...they do not know their own hardware they are developing for?

They do not care...they launched a phone with an outdated OS when 2.1 was already out and it took them 6 months to skin it and add in their branded goods. Now the X12 is going to be launched with 2.1 when 3.0 will be out upon its launch...see a trend here? I personally do not think they care and will never buy another SE phone. Pretty sure many feel the same...see the value of the X10's on eBay now? Dirt and yet the Nexus, older, is selling for $500+ still with the vanilla OS on it. What does that tell you? Function over fashion. Bring on the 2.2 ROM from Jerpelea & Z :D That will be the saving grace for me and allow me to keep this phone a bit longer. Pretty much every other newer Android phone out there has MT so this phone getting MT after almost a year really is not something to be excited over. Especially when it will only be enabled for surfing and Google maps!?
[XPERIA X10 General] totalundone:
There's a lot of hate for SE, but as long as they try to improve the SE experience for those with SE phones, I'm happy. Could they be doing better? Just enabling MT for the X10 is so much more than what they have done in the past. Maybe it's because I had a Nokia as my last phone that I'm happy with any substantial improvement in the OS, haha.

I forgot where I read it, but the turnaround time from new OS to handset is roughly 4 months (it used to be nearly 12 months). Froyo (2.2) came out in May and it's only been in the last couple months where handsets have been getting 2.2. The exception is the N1, but then again, that was sold as a phone for enthusiasts (and pretty much what they're using to test it on). When Gingerbread (2.3) comes out, you can expect at least another 4 months before it gets pushed OTA (besides the N1 and the NS). As they learn Android, I'm sure they'll be faster in issuing updates. Motorola was (and sometimes is) pretty slow in pushing updates for their phones but now they're cranking it out.

In regards to multi-touch... Did they ever say resistive? They were up front when they said it wasn't going to have MT. Yeah, but I agree they should have had it on the X10 in the first place. The N1 didn't have MT at first and they were quick to add it. Nexus One's MT is the same as the future X10 MT. They both are designed for pinch to zoom applications, its a limitation found in the hardware. Games will work but it will have the same multi-touch limitations as the N1. And of course - phones that have just come out have better multitouch... they're newer phones based on newer chipsets which use newer technologies.
[XPERIA X10 General] rkanwar:
I dont get the big idea about MT, its not a big thing, hardly use it on my wildfire.

In regards to the x10 launched with 1.6 for me it was running better than any other device with 2.1 on there. Touch wood but ive never had any problems apart from the in ear volume. So what if the value has dropped. Its the sentimental value that counts.

I praise the devs for their hardwork. Also SE...however i will say Rikard and SE need to get off their fat arses and stop delaying everything.
[XPERIA X10 General] apr1000:
i think ur taking it too far man...personally i think 1.6 was pretty good and after i updated to 2.1 i was very pleased. the updating was easy and i easily restored my contacts using the default backup and restore app

the battery life on the x10 is incredible, consitently get about 2 full days of regular usage(surfing net before classes, a little talking, some txting and listening to 1-2 hrs of music everyday). while my friend with the iphone 4 complains about terrible battery and dropped calls(he has a case too!)

the phone looks very nice and feels solid, the software isn't "buggy" i haven't had any problems with it at all(no root or anything btw). and the 2.1 version is soo smooth and looks very nice compared to say a stock android 2.1. people complain about mediascape and timescape, but personally i love them timescape doesn't use too much cpu if u disable the services (like txt, email, fb, etc) and mediascape is miles ahead of android in media playing ability.

and just to remind you, those engineers are working very hard, remember they have to develop the software for the phone from scratch and optimize every bit of it, and yes the developers here do a lot of work, but they just have to fix what the engineers messed up or modify some files, and with thousands of lines of code, its easy to mess up somewhere. im a chemical engineering major right now, and i dont know anything about computers, but in general engineers are very bright people and probably know what they are doing better than what we do.
[XPERIA X10 General] fightingroost12:
though im not a se fanboy (this is my first se product and might be my last) some people need to tone it down. stop ranting against se like theyre the antichrist. this is my first android phone so i was still amazed with my phone even with 1.6. (android 1.6 is waaaaay better than ios 3.0) and after flashing to 2.1 my phone is enough to make my friends agree that my x10 is better than one of our friend's iphone 4 (i wouldnt be so sure of that but when they see me multitasking with widgets, live wallpaper, H connection what evr the hell that is, and removeable parts like batteries, memory, sim, etc. its hard to disagree) i will admit the x10 is nerfed by se but if you wanted a phone that focused more on android rather than custom software you should have done your research. i knew from the begining that my phone was an "android" but with se's "timescape and mediascape" ontop of "1.6" which is outdated. i also read that mt wasnt available and most likely wouldnt be. these are the things that piss people off yet these are the things you always see in online reviews, the research isnt hard. i knew what i was reading before i even knew what the terms fully meant. luckily we have devs to help fix these problems, but as i said earlier once i can upgrade i doubt ill get a se phone again (unless that psphone turns out to be real and stable, that thing looks sweet)
[XPERIA X10 General] ellokomen:
one think we should thank to the updates is that the price of the device that had dropped very down, maybe getting up right now.

so we have:

android 2.1,

1ghz,

4 inches

and

MT coming soon.

Try to catch a phone with those features with less than 360 bucks on ebay, only the X10.

I was thinking to getting the droid 2 GSM when it comes out, but now I really like my phone with those new things.

And the upcoming android 2.2 will be very welcome among us :)

SE works hard to make their devices with a pleasant experience, just like apple do with their iphones that have the best out-of-the-box experience among smartphone. even if Sony doesn't have the best state of the art technology on the world of android, we cannot deny that the UI has been carefully finished.

and btw, the x10 with 2.1 is among the best battery life GSM android phones right now, just ask someone who owns a Evo 4G about battery life and you will get it

Note: the H up there means HSDPA, which is commonly known as 3.5G for internet access, sometimes it will go to 3G again because of low signal or very congested network
[XPERIA X10 General] Bialynia:
I love the update game and hope it continues since it feels like I have a new phone every time a big update comes out:D. I find it incredible that people complain about SE keeping the promise they made to support the phone for 2 years.
[XPERIA X10 General] jayluke:
Just want to make the observation that the SE engineers are not the only ones "working very hard". Every other handset manufacturer has a team of engineers working hard at releasing and supporting Android, and they didn't take until October of 2010 to get 2.x out the door.

I'm glad you've had a good experience with the phone so far. I agree that 2.1 is quite the pleasant improvement.
[XPERIA X10 General] gaolinde:
you can't deny that most of us x10 user bought this phone by a flagship price and got a cripple phone. now half years over x10 starting to look likes a flagship phone, but only looks like a half years old flagship.

i don't think SE deserve any praise no matter what they offer, we deserved it half years ago.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Sigh. If you're going to rant, rant about the truth, and not things you made up yourself, ok? Makes you look reallllllllly stupid.

1) Do research on "resistive touchscreens" and then look at the X10, and tell me if you think it's resistive. Never, ever, was it said the screen is resistive. If it were, it wouldn't work with our fingers so easily or be so clear. What they DID say was the digitizer didn't support Multiple inputs. If you look at the video, it's clear that it doesn't.

2) The video clearly shows multitouch working in Angry Birds. Unless you're using Angry Birds as a web browser or mapping program, then I don't think you know what you're talking about.

I see you've never heard of the Dell Streak, which is just now being upgraded from 1.6.
[XPERIA X10 General] Bourbon Brain:
This MT announcement is an obvious ploy to get people to stick with the SE 'UXP'.

I think they've seen the custom ROMs being flashed on their devices and have just simply pressed their 'Oh **** bring them back' button.
[XPERIA X10 General] jerrytea:
I actually think that they didn't release it in the first place because they knew the digitizer wasn't perfect for multi-touch, and they didn't want users complaining about the lack of fluidity with it? Multi-touch is good to have, but I don't see myself using it too often except for angry birds maybe :)
[XPERIA X10 General] dani187:
oh come on now... at least internet surfing & camera pics = MT for me :D
[XPERIA X10 General] lghost1213:
well, beside the gaming purpose, i prefer the single fingle pinch and zoom, just test the function from "just picture!" app, the single pinch and zoom is really cool and comfort, i try to simulate myself with two finger pinch, it takes more effort to do the "v" shape.
[XPERIA X10 General] ProBoner:
Another massive limitation which doesn't get any mention is the stupid frame rate limit. I really hope they remove that limit because many (if not most) people can spot the difference between 30 and 60fps. You may think your launcher pro icons are scrolling really smoothly but take another phone that can do 60fps and scroll right beside the x10 and you'll spot a big diff! The fluidity is beautiful even on old iphones because there's no 32fps cap.

But yes, as most reviewers have mentioned, the x10 isn't a bad piece of hardware, but the software limits it's potential. The Sony updates and probably custom roms in the near future will ensure that the user experience will only get better with this phone (which was largely disappointing for enthusiasts).
[XPERIA X10 General] Udonitron:
Yeah to 2.2!! So what is your point exactly, that SE is still behind?
[XPERIA X10 General] zipolly:
I couldnt care less about multitouch its the hopeless audio capabilities of this phone i hate and thats the reason a few of my mates have dumped there X10s nothing to do with multitouch , if sony dont address this problem soon ill be ditching mine too , whats the point of a mobile phone that is hopeless at making phonecalls !!!
[XPERIA X10 General] Bennachie:
I'll second that sentiment! ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] johndub71:
Amen to the hopeless at phonecalls. I'm playing with a htc wildfire and the call difference is amazing. makes you realise how long youve put up with poor audio quality in the earpeice with distortion and muffled microphone. I'm gutted, i love the x10, but there is clearly better phones out there now, even at £180! I will percevere with it tho for 2.1 on vodafone, and multi touch has it aint bad to have, nothing penis enlarging to coin a phrase, but handy to have, SE need to step up now.
[XPERIA X10 General] Tjotte:
Well i have had no problem with phone calls at all, i even have to turn my volume down when speaking to certain ppl, that goes for 1.6 aswell as 2.1. And sure I can live without mt and rather have the ot-zoom but I wont hate them for enabling it! I'll enjoy it when it comes.
[XPERIA X10 General] MJ_QaT:
Same here, no problems with audio quality of phone calls

Multi-touch will be usable for Google maps though
[XPERIA X10 General] jayluke:
Really? Is that what you see? You see I've never heard of the Dell Streak? Or is that just your way of pointing out another example of a device that just recently upgraded from 1.6?

When was the the Streak released? And the X10?

I see you you have a way of missing the point.
[XPERIA X10 General] metcard:
its little sad when the x10 mini has a better sounding earphone and loudspeaker than the maxi.

I think se have always cared a.little too much about aesthetics and place important things last.

Who's idea was it to have little opening on the side of the phone as a speaker? I guess having speaker holes in the rear of the phone like the mini would have been too gaudy.

I'm a sucker for se thiugh, and will probably buy the x12 on release.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Streak was released in July of this year. A little bit more recently than the X10.

I really wish I knew why these forums tend to be the playground of the underdeveloped.
[XPERIA X10 General] nkolsen:
I second you to that :D

I really really dont understand why people, that have such a bad feeling against SE and the X10 actually still own a X10....And dont start the "im on a contract bla bla bla". Maybe you should have tried out the phone, before buying it.....
[XPERIA X10 General] fightingroost12:
i just flashed my phone with jerepleas naked 2.1 rom and its amazing how much faster my phone is. when i have no programs running i have 207 free mbs of ram and everything is just snappier. i wish sony released 2.1 like this instead of a version with all their crapware
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
If they did, they wouldn't have anything to differentiate themselves from other phones. Why do you think HTC Sense, Samsung TouchWiz, and other similar UIs exist? Gotta offer something different or no one's going to buy.