Comments on: HTC Magic with Android now on Smart Gold http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/ Philippines, Tech Reviews and Blog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Cheapest Android Phones: Under Php10k | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-399366 Cheapest Android Phones: Under Php10k | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:24:31 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-399366 [...] phones first came out in the country, their price range were in the level of the iPhone. The HTC Magic was the first one to hit the country back in July 2009 and was was selling for about Php30k (Php27k [...] [...] phones first came out in the country, their price range were in the level of the iPhone. The HTC Magic was the first one to hit the country back in July 2009 and was was selling for about Php30k (Php27k [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-296246 Jason Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:54:54 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-296246 I wrote instructions on how to upgrade your HTC Magic to something better. http://devbits.blogspot.com/2010/01/htc-magic-rom-upgrade.html I wrote instructions on how to upgrade your HTC Magic to something better.

http://devbits.blogspot.com/2010/01/htc-magic-rom-upgrade.html

]]> By: jason http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-295644 jason Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:44:51 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-295644 I got the black HTC Magic from Smart last December. Upon opening it there's nothing interesting to do. Applying the HTC Sense ROM upgrade will reveal its full capabilities. The ROM was posted in the HTC website last November 10. It will prompt you for your google username and password after the upgrade and that's when everything becomes interesting. Market is now available and you get HTC Sense. It is now a thing of beauty. The hardware is similar to HTC hero except for the camera and flash. Make sure you apply the Singapore/Philippines ROM and not the Malaysia/Indonesia/Vietnam one as that one does not have Market. My unit was apparently registered as a Malaysia model and I couldn't download the Singapore/Philippines ROM. Communicating with HTC and Smart was not at all helpful and gave me canned responses. I was able to get hold of the ROM upgrade and used the gold card method to override the carrier id check. I got the black HTC Magic from Smart last December. Upon opening it there’s nothing interesting to do. Applying the HTC Sense ROM upgrade will reveal its full capabilities. The ROM was posted in the HTC website last November 10. It will prompt you for your google username and password after the upgrade and that’s when everything becomes interesting. Market is now available and you get HTC Sense. It is now a thing of beauty. The hardware is similar to HTC hero except for the camera and flash. Make sure you apply the Singapore/Philippines ROM and not the Malaysia/Indonesia/Vietnam one as that one does not have Market. My unit was apparently registered as a Malaysia model and I couldn’t download the Singapore/Philippines ROM. Communicating with HTC and Smart was not at all helpful and gave me canned responses. I was able to get hold of the ROM upgrade and used the gold card method to override the carrier id check.

]]> By: Niss http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-291164 Niss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:24:45 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-291164 I got one for free from getting a retention plan of 1800 from SMART when they had a promo during Ad Con 2009 in Subic. The unit doesn't come with Android Market - which is WEIRD - and my SMS application has hanged two times now after which, all messages were deleted. Setting up gmail in the unit is quite easy. Setting up Yahoo Mail is another story altogether. You have to set it up manually and change settings in your yahoo account to make it work in HTC. The bluetooth isn't working yet on my unit, nor on my friends' units (since 3 of us took that offer during Ad Con). There is also the problem of the service center. Right now there's only 1 in the country. It's in Yakal St., Makati, and is open M-F, office hours, and Sat morning only. YEHEZZZ... Good job HTC! (*sarcastic*) The HTC store in SM North Edsa do not have any tech support guys so they cannot help me out in any way. So basically, even if the features, size, weight, design, etc. are good, I'd still go with the iPhone if it's available in SMART. Good thing I got this for free! :) I got one for free from getting a retention plan of 1800 from SMART when they had a promo during Ad Con 2009 in Subic.

The unit doesn’t come with Android Market – which is WEIRD – and my SMS application has hanged two times now after which, all messages were deleted.

Setting up gmail in the unit is quite easy. Setting up Yahoo Mail is another story altogether. You have to set it up manually and change settings in your yahoo account to make it work in HTC.

The bluetooth isn’t working yet on my unit, nor on my friends’ units (since 3 of us took that offer during Ad Con).

There is also the problem of the service center. Right now there’s only 1 in the country. It’s in Yakal St., Makati, and is open M-F, office hours, and Sat morning only. YEHEZZZ… Good job HTC! (*sarcastic*) The HTC store in SM North Edsa do not have any tech support guys so they cannot help me out in any way.

So basically, even if the features, size, weight, design, etc. are good, I’d still go with the iPhone if it’s available in SMART. Good thing I got this for free! :)

]]> By: chris ian http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-279918 chris ian Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:29:30 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-279918 I have bought this phone the problem is the pre install it comes with the Open Handset distribution so it means you will not have the android market, gmail, google maps etc. and its sucks. :( I tried to flash the ROM but for now its not possible. so be warn :( same with the indian version try to look at this link also for the info http://jyro.blogspot.com/2009/07/htc-magic-indian-version-expectations.html I have bought this phone the problem is the pre install it comes with the Open Handset distribution so it means you will not have the android market, gmail, google maps etc. and its sucks. :( I tried to flash the ROM but for now its not possible. so be warn :( same with the indian version
try to look at this link also for the info http://jyro.blogspot.com/2009/07/htc-magic-indian-version-expectations.html

]]> By: irispen http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-278418 irispen Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:46:25 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-278418 No to Magic nor Iphone.. Hero parin! No to Magic nor Iphone..

Hero parin!

]]> By: Mobiele Telefoons » shares http://tinyurl.com/l53pgj (First local official Android phone (HTC Magic) now offered by Smart Gold)… http://plurk.com/p/1bj2h5 http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277132 Mobiele Telefoons » shares http://tinyurl.com/l53pgj (First local official Android phone (HTC Magic) now offered by Smart Gold)… http://plurk.com/p/1bj2h5 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:46:39 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277132 [...] http://tinyurl.com/l53pgj (First local official Android phone (HTC Magic) now offered by Smart Gold)… [...] [...] http://tinyurl.com/l53pgj (First local official Android phone (HTC Magic) now offered by Smart Gold)… [...]

]]> By: Arnold Digital » Blog Archive » Smart Philippines Offers Up the HTC Touch aka Google Phone http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277097 Arnold Digital » Blog Archive » Smart Philippines Offers Up the HTC Touch aka Google Phone Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:56:15 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277097 [...] via Yugatech [...] [...] via Yugatech [...]

]]> By: ciL http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277069 ciL Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:21:16 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277069 Hi there! Just want to ask you. From your personal opinion. What's the best netbook in the market today? coz i'm planning to buy one.. Hi there! Just want to ask you. From your personal opinion. What’s the best netbook in the market today? coz i’m planning to buy one..

]]> By: Nino Natividad http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277055 Nino Natividad Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:59:38 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277055 Wow, this phone is really awesome! Thanks for the great share, yuga. :) Nino Natividad http://www.ninonatividad.com Wow, this phone is really awesome! Thanks for the great share, yuga. :)

Nino Natividad
http://www.ninonatividad.com

]]> By: bertsan531 http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277046 bertsan531 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:18:51 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277046 i phone is more great looking and have tons of apps...i think it will take time to replace it as the standard of touch phones i phone is more great looking and have tons of apps…i think it will take time to replace it as the standard of touch phones

]]> By: Josh http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277042 Josh Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:43:47 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277042 Very interesting. One thing going for it is that it isn't an Apple product. Though personally I don't like the way the cellphone market seems to be heading towards touch screen phones. I have yet to see a touchscreen phone that I was willing to use as my everyday phone. Very interesting. One thing going for it is that it isn’t an Apple product. Though personally I don’t like the way the cellphone market seems to be heading towards touch screen phones. I have yet to see a touchscreen phone that I was willing to use as my everyday phone.

]]> By: Ric http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277028 Ric Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:23:35 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277028 I wish they'd price the HTC Hero similarly. May pose a bit of a challenge to the Iphone. Could be my first touch screen phone.... I wish they’d price the HTC Hero similarly. May pose a bit of a challenge to the Iphone. Could be my first touch screen phone….

]]> By: Adrian http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277027 Adrian Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:17 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277027 iPhone pa din. mas maganda ang features and style. And madaming apps. :) iPhone pa din. mas maganda ang features and style. And madaming apps. :)

]]> By: NIEL http://www.yugatech.com/telecoms/htc-magic-with-android-now-on-smart-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-277026 NIEL Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:38:26 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=8931#comment-277026 I'll still get 16G iphone 3GS. Almost 2k lang difference nya. I’ll still get 16G iphone 3GS. Almost 2k lang difference nya.

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