On Thursday 15 September 2011 18:25:28 Antony Gelberg wrote: > Hi Stan, > > I got Hebrew support on my Android phone (HTC Desire HD / Android > 2.2) by installing the third party firmware CyanogenMod which has > many other benefits over stock. However, this technically voids the > warranty. > > When I owned Nokias in the past, I used "special" software to change > the product code to Hebrew, and updated the firmware via Nokia PC > Suite. This also necessitated a physical keyboard change that is > unnecessary on phones where the keyboard is on-screen. But in this > day and age I don't recommend you get a Nokia anyway. > > Hope that helps. > > Antony
The variety of offerings, even within a single manufacturer., is bewildering, and it isn't always clear what one gets for higher prices (most of which are out of the range I would want to pay), or sacrifices by lower ones. HTC seems to have a more modest view of what the market will bear. I have found HTC Aria for a reasonable price. Here are the major characteristics, some of which are mysterious: Product Identifiers Brand HTC MPN NO_CARRIERCNETARIABLKATT Carrier Unlocked Model Aria Type Smartphone Key Features Capacity 512MB Color Black Network Technology GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 Camera 5.0 MP What is this "MPN" thing? I assume that "Capacity" means RAM; is 512MB adequate? I see that it knows how to operate as several frequencies, but I don't know what that means in terms of Israel providers. Are the network technologies the ones that I should be looking for? Are there other characteristics that should interest me? > 2011/9/15 Stan Goodman <stan.good...@hashkedim.com>: > > Until this day, I am apparently the only man in Israel that does > > not possess a cellphone. That gives me the emotional advantage of > > muttering under my breath at the inconsiderate users who cruise > > the supermarket aisles with a cart, with their minds elsewhere, > > conversing whlle meandering and blocking the aisles (with the > > cart) to everyone else. > > > > But now I need to sacrifice all that, and get a cellphone. I am > > looking at prices on ebay and comparing them in dismay with those > > in the local market. But for the matter of Hebrew support, there > > is no question that I would buy through ebay. What is involved in > > installing Hebrew support in an imported phone? > > > > Any recommendations about which phone, by the way, would also be > > appreciated. > > > > -- > > Stan Goodman > > Qiryat Tiv'on > > Israel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-il mailing list > > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel
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