Host a forum for the 6315

[ed207_us]

I know this forum is for XDA, but here in the US at least for a couple months the 6315 is a darn good upgrade over the XDA I that I have. Biggest reason of all ..... it is QUAD BAND!!!!

It is also cheaper and a heck of lot easier to obtain for unfortunate souls that live in the US. We are like a third world country here with the PDA Phone choices compared to Europe/Asia.

I cannot understate the importance of 850Mhz for people under ATT since ATT betrayed everybody it sold SX56's to by actively dismantling its 1900mhz network and rolling out the 850mhz network instead.

Anybody that says I am crazy has not lived in Las Vegas. My house went from 1 bar dropping calls to roaming on Cingular. Many places around Las Vegas that used to be ATT 3 or 4 bars on 1900mhz is now gone.

HOWEVER, when I take a Nokia 3590 that I bought which has the 850mhz support...... golly gee I get service again at home and everywhere else.

So all the new XDA II AND III devices dont mean anything to me but torture with their advanced features and no 850mhz support.

So until I can get my hands on a XDA IIs or IIi which does have it, I have to settle for a 6315. (It is settle too, the difference between the 185mhz and 400 mhz processor etc).

I have been looking around for 3 solid weeks everywhere about unlocking the 6315 and there really has been nothing conclusive or solid. The one report that I did hear about said a reset would require the unlock code again.

The 6315 can be a stepping stone for a lot us on the road to a XDA IIi or IIs or even the HTC Harrier under Verizon.

I don't think I am alone here in the US with the desire to get a fully unlocked 6315 and have it supported a little bit by XDA Developers.

Please consider it as a band aid for those of us suffering in the US :)

[drj]

The XDA III or blue angel DOES HAVE 850Mhz support. Also the new compact version.

No the XDA II does not but all the new models coming out do support quad band.

You need to go read the specs again!

The 6315 is a great device and yes needs its own home but this is the XDA developers site for XDA devices.

You can buy unlocked 6315 devices but not in the US. You have to order them online (very easy) and you can have a Fully unlocked 6365 in 2 days which is supported by HP and has a worldwide HP warranty. The nice thing that it is WITHOUT all the tmobile add in software they put into the 6365. I have one and it is GREAT!

[ed207_us]

Can you post some links to the Blue Angel specs you have? The Blue Angel specs I have seen all indicate it is a Tri-Band device that does not support the 850Mhz. Also the HP6365 is not really an option for us. Its 20% more expensive, not even taking into account shipping and customs.

I understand that this for XDA's, and I love XDA's, but right now there is no XDA model that works for people like me in the US.

If not a forum for the 6315, at least a serious discussion on unlocking it.

P.S - If you can rip out the BT stack from it, even though its not XDA, mabe you can support it a little bit like unlocking it :P

[drj]

Older posts had the blue angel as tri band. All the latest posts and offical announcements show them as quad band. (O2, Imate etc.)

Take a look....specs are all over the place.

http://www.tekguru.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4000

http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3071.html

As for the 6365 yes it will be $150 more than going to your local store and buying a tmobile 6315. Question you have to ask yourself is do you want it or not?

[ed207_us]

I appreciate your comments about 6315, but its a lot of money to get oversees. Not just 150$ dollars more.

Also, your 2 posts are not Blue Angel devices. The first post is the IIi and IIs which are modeled after the MDA III (Blue Angel) but are different.

The second post is the MDA III compact.

I have been looking long and hard after your comment and still cannot find any articles or postings that claim the Blue Angel is a quad-band.

[drj]

The "BLUE ANGEL" is a develop code for the line that HTC makes. I think you are getting confused over different brands, colours and model numbers. HTC makes models like the XDAII, Imate, QTech they are all exactly the same insides but may have minor cosmetic outsides and maybe some carrier software.

HERE YOU GO BLUE ANGEL SPECS

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/details.php?id=932

IT IS 850Mhz. You might want to do a google search.

As for ordering overseas it is exactly 749.00 US$ + shipping to North America by UPS express service (2 days) is $59.00 (cheaper for surface service) So the total to get you an unlocked 6365 is $809.00 or $779.00 and can be a bit cheaper a few other places.

You won't pay state tax on the 6365. A 6315 is from tmobile with no plan is $599 + your state tax ... means the UNLOCKED is $150 more. For me it is worth it to buy it for $150 more to have it now and enjoy it.

It all depends on if you want it or not. There does not seem the motivation for anyone to unlock it. If it is even possible. I feel for you but I wouldn't buy a locked one till I saw there was a CLEAR way to unlock it.