Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-18 Thread Stan Goodman
On Thursday 15 September 2011 18:22:25 you wrote: Hi Stan, First, you need to decide which OS based do you want your phone, and maybe which brand. If it's Android, then Galaxy S-2 or the old Galaxy S could fit the bill. Hebrew support can be added to them easily. You can buy from eBay,

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-18 Thread shimi
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Stan Goodman stan.good...@hashkedim.comwrote: On Thursday 15 September 2011 18:22:25 you wrote: Hi Stan, First, you need to decide which OS based do you want your phone, and maybe which brand. If it's Android, then Galaxy S-2 or the old Galaxy S could

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-18 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On Sep 18, 2011, at 10:23 PM, shimi wrote: Phones are taxed (IIRC) 16% by the state of Israel. Anything with a declared value $50 (or the customs guy thinks it's $50 even though it was declared lower) - will have to pay relevant import taxes and V.A.T. So 16% because it's a phone, add

Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-15 Thread Stan Goodman
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

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-15 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Hi Stan, First, you need to decide which OS based do you want your phone, and maybe which brand. If it's Android, then Galaxy S-2 or the old Galaxy S could fit the bill. Hebrew support can be added to them easily. You can buy from eBay, but make sure that it support the band that your cellular

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-15 Thread Antony Gelberg
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

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-15 Thread Stan Goodman
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

Re: Cell phones and Hebrew support

2011-09-15 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
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