Pre-purchase questions

[Evrain]

Hello everyone!
I was considering purchasing a new TyTN II, and I was offered an Orange-locked TyTN II, brand new, for 280€ (approx. 300$ I think).
Now given such a VERY low price, is there anything I should be wary of? Might it be a stolen phone? One still under contract (and thus illegal to SIM unlock with the tools on XDA)? Am I purchasing a good phone or should I wait for a price cut on the Touch Pro/Omnia? I am looking at an hybrid entertainment-office machine which can last for years to come (I don't want to change it in just two years! My old Nokia is now well into its sixth year), is the TyTN II what I am looking for?

As I'm expected to give an answer in a few hours, I would be tremendously grateful to any who will answer. Thank you!

[emesbe]

Assuming you want the slide out keyboard, I would go with a Touch Pro/Raphael. It is, IMHO, a significant upgrade to the TyTN.

[Evrain]

Assuming you want the slide out keyboard, I would go with a Touch Pro/Raphael. It is, IMHO, a significant upgrade to the TyTN.

Thank you for your answer, emesbe! Yes, the QWERTY keyboard and GPS are a must, as all I do is texting, reading documents and PDF's, sat nav and of course talking. In short, I don't need a multimedia phone -I don't care about MP3's and videos- but I do need a PPC. I was leaning towards a i780, but now I have this TyTN II brand new for the same price.
I'm on a budget, unfortunately, so the Raphael is totally out of my price range: question is, for €260-280, is the locked TyTN II a good bargain?

[Evrain]

Um, anyone, please?

[-PiLoT-]

maybe look at discount prices for rapheal. btw you didnt mention who offered you this phone

[Evrain]

I did check my local prices, and they are in excess of 680€ ($780 I think); the phone has been offered by a colleague's friend who has just finished her contract.

[-PiLoT-]

i reckon just go for it at least you can hold a person responsible if there is a problem if you buy online there just emails to be sent

[burtcom]

Is it still in factory-sealed packaging? If not it certainly can't be called new :)

If it is not, it might be hardly-used and still be a good deal.

Can you take it for a test drive first?

Plug it in to a computer, make sure it gets a good connection and can charge and sync.

While it is plugged in, gently move the USB connector up and down and side to side. If it loses its connection or if the the charge LED goes off, the unit has a bad connector.

Make sure the GPS works -- while connected run the QuickGPS app and make sure it can download and install the latest GPS settings.

Make sure you can connect to a WIFI hotspot.

Test the touch screen -- see if you can find any "dead zones" that don't register a touch.

If all seems well, do some research on the Kaiser forum here -- you'll need to become familiar with the tools used to unlock the phone.

Otherwise the price seems reasonable for a locked phone -- a new unlocked one is going for about $500 now.

[ai6908]

Ok I got my tilt, which is TyTN II for about $330. Now it might be expensive to get it from UK, but I just want to throw it out there so you might know.

Also, TyTN II is almost out dated. It might be worth to spend that extra money on Raphael.

[joel2009]

Personally i own a kaiser and love it but if i were you, i would look into getting a touch pro or touch hd if you can :)