what am i getting ?

[Vapourstreak]

http://www.fastcardtech.com/goods.php?id=1231#ask

^ the item description says that its an OEM limited white HTC Touch . soo am i getting the elf or elfin ? i says 64mb RAM and 128mb ROM , meaning the elf , but i thought only the elfin came in white ?

can anyone clarify ?

thanks ,
vapour

[hotrod101]

It is neither - It is actually a clone - they confirmed that it is a clone in the questions and answers as you scrole down the page. Before buying this make sure you know fully what you are getting and that you are OK with a clone. Some people have had difficulty flashing new ROMS on clones or even running certain apps.

[Vapourstreak]

ohh . so is it a clone or OEM ? some of the answers says OEM version while other says clone ?

does anyone know where i can get an htc touch or htc touch enhanced for under $200 ?

thanks ,
vapour

[hotrod101]

The one in the picture is definately a clone - Look at one of the pictures with the battery out and back open. Says made in China - True HTC such as mine says HTC inovations made in Taiwan. Also notice that the external antenna conection is not in the place it should be. I would doubt that they are selling any realy HTC devices - Likely all clones. I have not heard many people complaining too much about clone devices besides what I mentioned above plus depending on who you buy it from - you might have some difficulty with customer support

[Vapourstreak]

ohh ohhkay thanks !

do you know where to buy an htc touch enhanced for below $250 if possible ?

what`s the cheapest price ?

thanks ,
vapour

[hotrod101]

ohh ohhkay thanks !

do you know where to buy an htc touch enhanced for below $250 if possible ?

what`s the cheapest price ?

thanks ,
vapour

You want an Elfin? What contry are you in. You can search EBAY, However, watch out for clones still if you definately don't want a clone. If you are in Canada you can get one through ROGERS for as cheap as free with a contract and data plan (rather expensive their data plans are) I just bought mine straight up so that I wouldn't have to take their rediculous data plan (WIFI is good enough for me as there are tons of open WIFI hotspots in my neck of the woods) I don't really know much about package deals with other countries and other carriers. In Canada ROGERS is the only carrier that carried the ELFIN as far as I know. Bell, Northern Mobility, Telus all CDMA touch AKA Vogue

[Vapourstreak]

i`m from canada like you LOL . i don`t want a contract or anything , cause i`m planning on using my old ROGERS sim card . i`m from vancouver .

how can i tell if the listings on ebay are the elf or elfin ?

thanks ,
vapour

[hotrod101]

Elf information in wiki here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Elf

Elfin in WIKI here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Elfin

Still with EBAY you never know- Seller may claim that device is genuine HTC Elfin and when you get it you find that it is a clone or even just the plain Elf or even maybe a vogue and not Elf or Elfin because they just didn't know the difference. Just be careful and be sure before you buy. I don't know what other sites you can get one at that would be cheap enough but honorable / trustworthy. Maybe someone else can provide you with some links to some trusted sites. You can search through this forum to see if anyone is selling their elfin (used for cheap)

[Vapourstreak]

http://surprisinggift.com/p1447/HTC-P345-White-AT&T-Windows-Mobile-6.0--phone,-wifi,Touch-FLO/product_info.html

^
do you know if that`s real or not ?

[hotrod101]

I could not tell if this was genuine or not but either way it is not elfin or enhanced elf\

Elf has 128M FLASHROM +64M RAM which this device has

Elfin has Memory ROM: 256 MB SDRAM: 128 MB DDR

[Vapourstreak]

ohh ohhkay .

do you know any stores that sell the elfin cheaply ?

thanks

[hotrod101]

I just searched all the sites that I know I trust and they either are not carrying the Elfin or are selling it at full price 399.00 Canadian or higher even still. Sorry, I dont' want to recomend any other sites that might be cheaper, because I personally don't know them, never dealt with them myself and don't want to see you get screwed because of something I recomended. Hopefully someone else here might be able to point you to some trusted sites.

[Vapourstreak]

ohhkay thanks a lot for your help !

does anyone else know a site ?

thanks !