[chbot] THL phones

[Michael Field]

Oh, I gave the wrong impression - I've had it for three months or so.... 
should have said "Ordered on a Saturday, arrived that Thursday".

On 28/05/2014 10:29 p.m., Michael Field wrote:
> 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