Hi JP, If you use the CyanogenMod ROM for HTC Desire, I don't think you'll even need a "gold card", as you can see in this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Desire
Cheers, Allister On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:29 AM, JP Loh <j.peter...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Allister, > > Thanks for the links! I got to flash my phone yesterday. > > It's not as hard and risky as I thought it would be. The phone is > running on LeeDroid ROM (FroYo) now. It's amazing how so many tools > have been built to make it easy to flash and root your phone (e.g. > creating an ext3 partition on the SD card). > > I've yet to try the CyanogenMod ROMs. Just wanted to try FroYo and > wifi tethering (which is buggy in this ROM). > > Any other Desire users out there? A goldcard is needed for phones from > Asia (SG, HK, etc) even if they're unlocked. I emailed HTC and they > said the update for my phone is not yet available even if it's been > released in EU already. > > Regards, > JP > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 16:52, Allister Levi Sanchez > <allister.sanc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Marvin, > > I dunno much about the price range since I'm not in Pinas but with > regards > > to upgrading the OS, I think a lot of models from HTC, Motorola, even > > Samsung can be upgraded. Have a look at XDA developer forums for Android > or > > at Androidspin (http://db.androidspin.com/androidspin_release_matrix.asp) > to > > see which models have custom ROMs. Even my (relatively) old HTC Magic > which > > had Android 1.5 can be upgraded to Android 2.2 (it now has 2.1 running in > > it). > > Hope this helps, > > Allister > > > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Marvin Rancap <chief.mar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Guys, > >> > >> What android phones would you recommend that suits my conditions?; > >> > >> 1. Price range between 15k-20k > >> 2. Can be upgraded to OS 2.2 > >> > >> Thanks > >> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ariz Jacinto <acjaci...@gmail.com> > >> Sender: plug-boun...@lists.linux.org.ph > >> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 01:36:11 > >> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion > >> List<plug@lists.linux.org.ph> > >> Reply-To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group \(PLUG\) Technical Discussion > >> List" > >> <plug@lists.linux.org.ph> > >> Subject: Re: [plug] Linux Phones in the Market > >> > >> google nexus one > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Danny Ching <dlcco...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > talaga bang mahilig sa mura ang PLUGers? Parang wala pang naka xperia, > >> > droid > >> > or HTC desire sa mga nag-reply ah? hehehe > >> > > >> _________________________________________________ > >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > >> _________________________________________________ > >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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