Odd problem with WiFi hotspots

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I'm currently in China and I'm having a bit of a problem with WiFi hotspots and was wondering if anyone can help.

Some of the hot spots names are in Chinese characters... which this phone can't display. So instead of giving me junk data, but still letting me choose the spot like my computer, it doesn't even try and show the network.

Anyone have any thoughts on a way to get around it?

Hey nsvrana,

So you're saying that the Mytouch Slide doesn't display Chinese characters at all? Wow. Can you input or write Chinese characters?

I've seen Chinese input on the Nexus One and on the HTC Desire

So I assumed it was easily available across all Android handsets. I just ordered the MTS, and I will definitely need to write Chinese regularly. If this phone isn't capable of that, I may have to cancel my order. Other than that, it seemed like the perfect phone for what I needed...

Depends on where you got your Slide. During my time with Nokia, phones of the same model, but going to different regions around the world, will get different regional software. Here in the USA, only English and Spanish were loaded. You would have to get a regional set of software installed.

Being in China, I imagine there are many specialized shops that are able to do this, provided the Slide is available in China... If you are a T-Mobile customer traveling in China, I'd start by calling them, they may be able to send you an OTA update for the regional languages.

Edit: Also, try searching the Market for language packs. I have no idea if this is even possible, but worth a shot. You could also try manually adding a hotspot.

Yeah, I had that same experience with Nokia phones as well. They're very stingy with their language packs, even though it isn't hard at all to install them they don't make them readily available through official channels. But Nokia phones are extremely popular throughout Asia, so it's not too hard to find shops (even here in the US) that can install language packs. Unfortunately, I'm new to Android, and Android is also pretty new to Asia and China, so I'm not sure how easy it is to install language packs.

I can write in characters thanks to the Google keyboard, and I am able to receive text messages with Chinese characters in them, but whenever a wifi hotspot has characters in its name, the phone refuses to show the hotspot. This is made even more annoying by its inability to show ad-hoc networks. I don't want to have to carry a router everywhere I go :P

*whew*

That's a relief to hear that the Slide can input Chinese characters, I mainly need it for texting and emails. All you had to do was just install the Google pinyin input from the Market? My Slide is coming in a few days, and I'm trying to do as my research to make the transition from my Nokia as smooth as possible, haha.

So the Wifi hotspot name display is the only time the characters don't come through? Maybe you can try contacting HTC directly about this. Since they're based in Taiwan, so many people use their phones in Asia, I'm sure this wouldn't be the first time they've had this problem.