"Monster Packs" for mobile phones - Chinese language

[atitarev]

I tried in vain to reflesh language packs to my mobile and tried a different (also risky) approach - I re-flexed my Motorola with a Monster Pack and isntalled some new languages - Russian for examples. I was to put it on in SMS but I couldn't see it in the sent items.

I wonder if anyone had luck with a "Monster Pack" to install Chinese input on a Western mobile phone.

Please share your experience. Will pinyin input work OK?

I used RSD Lite 3.2 provided by Shadowdh.

My phone is a Motorola Razr V3x.

[atitarev]

Is there a point to install Chinese support in Australian networks (I am with Three)? Will characters be transmitted OK?

I had some doubts since I installed this Monster Pack, was able to type in Russian (saw the characters allright) but the other party got one blank instead of the Russian test word I sent. I couldn't see the Cyrillic letters in the Sent Items either

[dalaowai]

My guess is that both phones would need to have the language packs installed for it to work.

I'm in China and I would text message french messages to my friends. Some of my friends were able to receive these characters é è ê. Other friends phones didn't have french support would get square boxes instead.

I imagine it's the same deal with russian or chinese.

[atitarev]

Thanks, Dalaowai. I might have a dodgy Russian support, if I can't see it properly in the "sent messages" or it is not supported by the carrier.

I am in the search now of the Monster Pack to restore my "Three Australia" settings for Internet connections, etc.

[Shadowdh]

Chinese characters are transmitted no problem at all, its just the phone that limits the ability to read/send... I know I had to do a little seem editing (mucking around in the belly of the phone os as far as I know) to see the characters... I got some help on the forums (motorola) and it was quite easy... I text in Chinese all the time now (ok bad Chinese) as I have some Chinese friends over here at the moment and some of my class mates can send and receive Chinese too...

Just a quick note... I always back up my phone before I do anything to it (well now anyway) as you never know when you might need to recover it...

[atitarev]

Thanks, Shadowdh, trouble is I don't know how to back it up apart from phone numbers. I used a detailed method to restore settings for Three Australia but it didn't work. I can use the phone but I can't surf the web, no big deal.

Still need to install the Chinese language pack. It's a pity monster packs tie your phone to another carrier, even if you use your own SIM card, you may lose something.

[Shadowdh]

No probs... I will hunt through my folders as I have a back up program somewhere and will send it to you (I dont think its that large a file, but it may take a couple of days as I need to fix my modem/wireless router thingummy... (its playing up on me)... You can get monster packs that are not branded... also found some other moto forums...

http://www.vxxxstuff.com/forums/index.php?

http://www.motox.info/index.php?

dont know if they can help but any info is good I guess...