Posted by ac
@W950i owners...
Hi... I noticed that the W950 doedn't let me access the menu even in FLIGHT MODE if the SIM card is NOT present. Screen shows "Insert SIM".
Ideally, as a smartphone it should boot up even without a sim.
Have you noticed this or anything different ?
Posted by Jah
@all
when reporting problems could you say if you are using a SIM free or network W950 and the FW version. I myself have had no problems with my O2 W950 FW version R1B01.
Posted by waynep16
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ditto , apart from the no rss feeds
GRRRR
Posted by alexho
Bought my W950i 10 days ago in o2 shop for £239.99 on online 200 + 100 bonus minutes for £15 per month on renewal. Return it back to the shop a week later cause retention can offer the phone for £99.99 only. What a hugh difference. Waiting for the delivery now!
Posted by Buttoneer
Can someone with O2 please confirm whether they actually do have the RSS application.
Posted by Buttoneer
Ok more info on battery life.
The phone was fully charged when I left work last night. My journey home took maybe 30 minutes during which I listened to the walkman.
I had one phone call in the evening which i missed and the caller left a message, so I had a total of four missed calls and a text message when I got to my phone this morning once the voicemail system had finished harassing me.
The phone had enough power this morning for only 10 minutes of MP3 play in flight mode.
That just can't be right.
Either something isn't switching down properly (a bug) or the battery life is shocking (a fault).
And is someone can confirm that they have RSS on the O2 service it would be good to know...
Posted by Jah
@Buttoneer
you battery is faulty!
I listened to over 1.5hrs of music (via BT), did some 15 mins of PIM, sync with outlook a few times, installed some apps and had the phone on standby for 48hrs and the battery was around 35% charge left.
Posted by Buttoneer
Further testing necessary - may be settings that left the phone 'on' when it notified of the messages.
How about the RSS?
Posted by Jah
No RSS for my O2 W950
Posted by mobman
i stated on another tread that the specs for the w950 and the SE website include RSS feeds.
wonder whats going on
Posted by OfficeMaven
I agree... My W950i is lasting days between charges with normal phone, music, and radio usage. BTW, my W950 came with a 950 mAh battery whereas the specs in the user manual claim that it should only have a 900mAh. What version of the battery does your W950i have? Maybe that's the difference.
As for the RSS feeds... My unbranded W950 has the RSS feeds application and it works just great (I use it every day). Thus, if you don't have it, then it's most certianly is an O2 branding issue going on there.
Posted by Dogmann
@OfficeMaven
Many thanks for the info re the RSS feeds although it makes no sense you would of thought these Networks would like you racking up Data usage and charges. Maybe there trying to save you money? very strange IMO.
Marc
Posted by mobman
sounds like a bug with the o2 fw then?
Posted by Marc_SE
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Not necessarily a bug, but they may have possibly chosen to omit it from their (initial) firmware version?
Can someone with a (presumably) O2 branded handset post their firmware versions with the CDA too?
I've checked Orange and 3 handsets, both had different CDA to my ungranded handset.
Posted by jaredce
Hey guys.
So i have a sim free W950i now, such a beautiful phone.
Ive noticed one or two things with it.
I enjoy lots of dance albums where having gapless playback is quite important to me, so far the w950i is quite disapointing in not supporting gapless playback.
The supplied headphones are nice and i love having the remote control, however i can't help but think that my w800i headphones were slightly better, also i don't think any of the supplied foam heads suit my ears, so i may substitute them for my other sony headphones.
I have my 950 set to auto lock while not being used, unlocking the phone while playing music sends a nasty click down the headhones (i haven't tried without the headphones on yet).
my phones firmware is R9C001.
I love this phone and my only problem with it is deciding what music to fill it with (roll on 30gb flash memory phones). hopefully my only 2 real problems with it will be fixed in a firmware.
One nice thing i discovered this morning when transferring some music. an album i had in WMA was re transcoded at a great bitrate (from what i can tell) of MP3 using disc2phone. that was very nice but i do hope they can get WMA support on there as standard. I'm just glad it wasn't AAC (or whatever)
Posted by Buttoneer
Double post, sorry.
[ This Message was edited by: Buttoneer on 2006-11-16 00:01 ]
Posted by Buttoneer
Marc_SE
My phone details are:
Phone
CXC162037 R9C001
Bluetooth
CXC162058 R3A01
Organiser
CXC162088 R1B01
CDA
CDA162017/8 R1A08
Hope this helps.
On another matter, I downloaded a theme for the w950i from the SE website, installed it, but have no idea how to make it 'work' It insists on having a 'dd' extension.
Posted by Dogmann
@Buttoneer
I don't know if this will help but for the M600 i downloaded it from the SE website via WAP and installed it as that's what it told me to do.
Marc
Posted by OdieS
Buttoneer, if you try and download via a PC, the DD file is an XML file.
You need to open the file with a text editor (Windows Notepad or Wordpad are fine) and copy the web address of the actual file from inside the XML. It's easy enough to do and then all you do is paste the address into your web browser to download the file.
Themes for the W950i have an extension of .utz
Yes it's a bit of a hassle to download the files but hey, at least you're not paying your mobile network extortionate charges to download directly onto your phone via WAP.
I hope this helps you.
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Posted by litepurple
Mine's on Orange, the version numbers are the same as the above except for CDA, which is 162017/2 R1A21.
Posted by ac
@W950i users...
Can any W950 owner confirm if they are able to use the phone without a SIM card inserted ?
Posted by Marc_SE
Buttoneer,
my Phone, BT and Organiser versions are the same. BUT my CDA is:
162014/2 R1B01
Posted by soluto_de_lu
Hi,
I'm not a phone savvy person, but wanted to get my hands on the w950i since I first heard of it some months ago. So I got my sim free w950i this Monday and I would be quite happy with it, if it wasn't for a really, reaaally annoying bug:
I transfered my mp3 collection and started listening to it. The problem is that in some songs, the phone plays them some seconds and then suddently skips to the next one (no, I don't inadvertedly skip them myself by touching a button). I already erased the collection and transfered it again, but the problem is recurrent.
Has anyone experienced this problem? Is there a simple way to solve it?
Phone: CXC 162037 R9C001
BT: CXC 162958 R3A01
Organizer: CXC 162088 R1B01
CDA: CDA 162017/29 R2A02
Thanks for all your help,
Ricardo
Posted by Jah
@soluto_de_lu
make sure you using File Transfer mode for the phone connection And also try to format the 4gb memory, also make sure you are using the SE data cable
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Join the 'dots' and see what happens
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Posted by addadutta
I have a query for the existing SE W950i owners.
I would like to use the the phone for conference call and also voice recording during a meeting in a medium size classroom where people may not sit adjacent to the phone.
Can you tell me how powerful the microphone is and how good the clarity of voice recording in W950i? How good the voice recording feature?
Reviews on this will be highly helpful for me.
Regards,
Addadutta
Posted by happycamper
Battery problems? After about a 5 minute call after a full charge it goes down to bout 90%? Is it faulty or?
Posted by Buttoneer
@Happycamper
Battery life appears to be pretty rubbish but I don;t know what's causing it.
Again last night I walked home from work - 30 minutes - with the walkman on with the phone fully charged, turned the music off when I got home and then picked it up this morning to come back to work at it was at 1/3rd full.
I have no idea what could possibly be eating the battery overnight like that, unless it is essential I close the walkman app, not just hit the pause on the remote.
Some experimentation required I think, but still it's a very poor deal if this is the case.
Posted by soluto_de_lu
Thanks for your help Jah, but the problem still occurs.
Already chequed and I have the latest firmware available, so I don't have a clue were does the problem comes from.
Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Ricardo
Posted by dpat
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Make sure you have the latest firmware - some of the early versions had a problem shutting off the graphics card and also reporting the correct charge left.
Also, the bettery will not become 'stable' until 2-3 weeks of CORRECT charging (RTFM)
Posted by dazbradbury
I've just got an orange branded w950i and I'm shocked at their interference! It's ghastly. I am now looking for a way to get it flashed/debranded. I've searched acrross the davinci route and it seems that they're not supporting it yet because it's a symbian phone. However, I have to get rid of this orange crap. If anyone has any useful links could they please reply or PM me.
It seems that orange have created their own home screen which is impossible to change. The unbranded w950i home screen looks nice whereas the orange one is horrific! The icons in the top level menu are disgusting too. It really needs to be changed!
Also, the battery in these phones is li-polymer which as far as I'm aware have no memory so why would they take 2-3 weeks to stabilise? Not inciting here, more interested in the physics of li-poly batteries!
Thanks
Posted by mjaniszewski
could you post a picture (or a screenie) of such branding?
Posted by Dogmann
@dazbradbury,
Totally right Daz Li-Polymer batteries are the best there are so far powerful and light and suffer no memory effect. They should be given a good charge the first time prior to use. Something i find many are to impatient to do and after this can be charged at any time without ill effect. The only thing i would avoid is USB charging as this tech seems far from perfect IMO.
Marc
Posted by Buttoneer
My battery has been properly looked after Daz. I charged it fully before playing even though the guy in the shop offered to power it up for me and show me the features. I politely declined.
I agree about the USB charging. I do both at the moment. I charged it with mains when I got in to work, and then left it plugged in to the PC for sync near the end of the working day.
It happened again last night, even though I took the time to switch off all programs, including the walkman player. Battery full when I left work at 6pm, half an hour of music and down to 1/3 this morning at 9am. I left the headset plugged in but that shouldn't be draining power.
Posted by Jah
Warning - controversial subject: li-poly battery charing
My procedure for all new devices is:
- use them from new until the battery charge is around 20/25%
- charge overnight
- repeat the above two more times
And the result is that I get well over 1.5hrs on the W950 over BT for music listening and around 20/30 mins of PIM and standby (in goodish 3g coverage area) for nearly 2 days when the phone is on 24hrs a day. Many people say li-poly needs no special treatment at all - well my treatment means I happy
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Posted by Buttoneer
At the moment t's hard for me to not be charging at 20-25%!
I'll be taking this thing back on Monday.
Posted by dantheman82
availiable here under 299 unlocked to all networks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Er[....]egoryZ3312QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by OfficeMaven
There's just got to be something wrong with your battery. I'm supper impressed by how long my W950i lasts on a single charge. I'm playing around with it (using music, videos, Bluetooth, TomTom, etc.) just about all day long, and my battery is lasting a good two days or more before I have to gharge it again. As I mentioned in a prior post, the battery level meter is a bit skewed in that the first 50% or so of the battery goes very fast, but after that, the last 50% (especially the last 10%) lasts an amazingly long time.
I couldn't be happier with the battery on my W950. For it being a smartphone with such a large and bright display, it seems to last even longer on a single charge than even my W800i.
Maybe I just got a really good one is all.
Posted by jay080286
Do you use 3G? I think that maybe a problem? But I have a new battery and charged it for bout 16 hours first and the battery seems to be the same as before so...
Posted by Dogmann
@Jah
I do a similar thing to you on getting a new phone i initially charge it overnight 10hrs plus, then for the first couple of uses i run it down to about 20% and again charge overnight after two or three of these i only tend to charge when battery is getting low or if i know i have a heavy day ahead to make sure i have a full battery first thing in the morning. As i run Tom Tom 6 on my n93 i also use an in car charger for this as it really drains the battery big time but only use Original chargers never third party stuff and am avoiding USB charging like the plague as peoples reports seem less than favourable IMO. All my phones are always with 3G on and bluetooth plus WiFi sometimes on the N93 i have yet to have no battery in any of my phones when i need it.
Marc
Posted by Jah
@Dogmann
I am glad someone else has the same experience as me. And I think it is worth mentioning that even SE say don't use USB charging when using a battery powered laptop and also the recommend avoiding charging using a connection via a USB hub.
The best device I have for battery life is my HBH-GV435 BT headset that gives me 2 weeks of use (at least) and its on standby about 10hrs a day.
Posted by deezer-d
Anyone having problems with their W950i not mounting as a mass storage device when they connect it to their computer? When I attach my W950 to my mac via USB it will mount and show as a volume on the desktop and in finder and I can browse it no problem. When I un-mount it and remove the cable, it won’t show mount again when I plug it back in. The volume will only mount again if the phone is left connected to the USB port (not connecting via a hub) and the mac is restarted which is odd. I've done a master re-set but the problem persists. My phone is vanilla with no network branding. Any help appreciated
Posted by mariwun
im getting my generic w950i with the ds970 im just wandering what useful applications they are for uiq 3.0.thanks
Posted by Crudeman
Tried to copy SIM contacts on mine why does it ask for first name last name? Can I have this option disabled and have all contact names placed under Last Name???
Posted by killgates
hey guys. i got my W950i about a week ago. the battery is prity rubbish. i havent run it down to see how long it lasts. you guys have been speaking about correct charging, can some one tell me how i can properly charge my battery so i can see if it is faulty?
Also i have put a couple of eppisodes of a tv program on there which is quite good quality on the screen, but it is such a hassle when i play them because my phone slows down to a snails pace and some times freezes. i cant skip past 10 minutes in to any video or it wont play at all and i have to pull the battery from the phone. is this the case with every ones phone or is it my firm ware or just a fault with my phone?
thanks
pete
Posted by ares
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what software and settings did you use???
Posted by killgates
Phone
CXC162037 R9C001
Bluetooth
CXC162058 R3A01
Organiser
CXC162088 R1B01
CDA
CDA162017/8 R1A08
is that the right information?
pete.
Posted by ares
no, i was talking about the video converting software
try this one, it was converted from divx to mp4 with SUPER...its 29fps, nice to people that say UIQ 3 phones can´t play over 15fps
http://www.plunder.com/561-divx-zip-download-32496.htm
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Posted by Buttoneer
OK my battery update.
This is very strange...
I've had three experiences now where the phone has been fully charged at the end of the work day, but with maybe one hour of music and otherwise just sitting overnight, has been left with less than 30% charge.
This weekend I have not needed to touch it. I made two short calls, sent a few messages, listened to an hour of music, and used the web to download the free Casino Royale theme and apply it. I also had a play with the settings to change it from vibrating with alarms to not. That's about it.
The battery this morning was at 57% still. Fab.
So how come on one hand it will die overnight but here will still be under halfway gone over the whole weekend?
The only thing that appears to be different is that the handfree was not plugged in over the weekend, but is usually left in overnight during the week.
I wonder if anyone else can have a try with that or perhaps have any suggestions or experience.
Posted by killgates
my battery is terible. about 5 minutes ago it was at 90% i played a short file ( james bond traller) and i checked the battery after and its at 86%!!!!!!!! and i dont have any other aplications runngi becausei exit everying through the task manager. this battery is making me sad.
Posted by killgates
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can you give the the full name of the software so i can get my hands on it please
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