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>   1.  Suggestions for anroid phone for running cyanogenmod
>      (gurteshwar singh)
>   2. Re:  Suggestions for anroid phone for running cyanogenmod
>      (Mahesh T. Pai)
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> Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:56:44 +0530
> From: gurteshwar singh <[email protected]>
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> Subject: [ilugd] Suggestions for anroid phone for running cyanogenmod
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> Hi,
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> So I'm planning to buy a phone and install cyanogenmod.
> It's kinda tedious to lookup the cyanogen wiki for models, check the
> price/availability online and call my local dealer to ask if he's got
> the specific model.
> If anybody's running cyanogenmod, please could somebody save me the
> wild goose-chase and tell me the make/model of the phone you're
> running it on. I'd also like to know if there are any issues you're
> having with it. I'd shortlisted motorola defy+, the ruggedness was
> cool but AFAIK cyanogen doesnt work on the defy+, just defy. I'm
> looking for something under 25K.
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> Thanks
> Gurteshwar
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> Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:38:30 +0530
> From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ilugd] Suggestions for anroid phone for running
>        cyanogenmod
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> gurteshwar singh said on Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 07:56:44PM +0530,:
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>  > So I'm planning to buy a phone and install cyanogenmod.
>  > It's kinda tedious to lookup the cyanogen wiki for models, check the
>
> So??? Check xda forums. Look at the search feature, and check if there
> is some thread with the specified model in the thread title.
>
>  > price/availability online and call my local dealer to ask if he's got
>  > the specific model.
>
> Nah. Use the multiple tab option in your browser. xda in one, android forum
> in another and some online shopping site in other(s).
>
>  > If anybody's running cyanogenmod, please could somebody save me the
>
> How about a Samsung Mini / pop?? I am running 7.2, and slightly ICS is
> also available.
>
>  > wild goose-chase and tell me the make/model of the phone you're
>  > running it on. I'd also like to know if there are any issues you're
>  > having with it. I'd shortlisted motorola defy+, the ruggedness was
>  > cool but AFAIK cyanogen doesnt work on the defy+, just defy. I'm
>  > looking for something under 25K.
>
> Ugh. oh. My phone costs hardly 8 K. Additionally, required a windows
> machine to install ClockWorkMod aka CWM, a prequisite for installing
> Cayanogen Mod aka CM.

Since I dont even remember when was the last time I bought a new
phone, I'm willing to spend a bit for something that's worthy.

> Not all phones are supported by that app called ROM manager  - so
> be careful while installing such applications.
>
> You certainly need to check rootability and how to go about doing this.
>
> For me, I was lucky to find a pristine  machine running a working and safe
> copy of Microsoft's WIndows (safe, fecause that that machine was sitting
> isolated, without any network access, and had come with an OEM CD).
>

And like the defy+, you need to be very careful about those small letters
and variations in model numbers.

Well, it's this that I was most concerned about. These letters and
variations can only be checked from the box of the phone. No number of
tabs are gonna help that :) Thanks for you suggestion though, but I
don't have access to a windown box.

Gurteshwar

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