[chbot] THL phones

[Michael Field]

Based on the postings on the list I spent got a THL W8S, and think it is 
a great smartphone.
- 5" Full HD
- Dual SIMM
- 32GB on-board flash, without using the SD socket.

All THL phones seem to have a "time to first fix" issues with the GPS - 
you need to force an update of the GPS EPO data (settings/Location 
Services/GPS Satellites/EPO settings/Download) - TFF is now 15 seconds 
or so when outdoors. Seems to be a common problem....

I ordered from Chinavasion on Saturday, paid $30 for DHL shipping, then 
was using it on Thursday. Only complaint is with the charger needing an 
adapter, so I use my old Samsung charger... Also got quite a nice case 
leather of AliExpress for $9 including postage.

Mike

On 28/05/2014 6:17 p.m., Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> An esteemed member of the group emailed me privately (I don't mind)
> about sourcing these phones, the answer may be useful to others too.
>
> The THL models I had contact with:
>
> W100, which became the W100S
> W200, which became the W200S (like 2-3 months ago)
> ...