Posted by Batyrbekov
hey guys,
I own a p990i which is a nice phone except some issues especially music player sound quality. However, I'm thinking on switching to w950i. Is it worth doing ? Also, is that difference in screen sizes so significant ?
thanks
Posted by jakontil
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Hi mate, i hav n use both,if u want 2 swap due 2 firmware instabilities, id say b patient. Not worth tht much unless u r a walkman fans. I miss the qwerty on my p990, the screen size really matters, though i find tht sharpness is cumin w950 way n its flat!
Posted by ashyak36
when someone rings or texts me the music does not stop, the phone just makes some beeps barely able to hear. is there any way i can change this?
Posted by Creak
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I noticed the beeps too ! I tried everything but i can't remove it.
(Format, Restart, Take out the battery Etc.)
Maybe we will get the new firmware soon (I hope)...
Posted by ashyak36
dought it new software will be soon. SE have just updated the p990i and m600i with the features of the w950i. also i hope they increase the volume too
Posted by kai696
if it's anything like my w900, it needs to be put into silent mode to get the ringtone to go through headphones
Posted by NickNolte
Hi,
Got a hold of my w950i a couple of weeks ago and Im very satisified with it.
Have noticed though that the to buttons on the left side of the phone, volume control- and play/stop- buttons arent affected by the keypad-lock. Which in turn can make the phone start playing loudly in my pocket. I minor thing, but still annoying. Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks.
Posted by zyexx
@ NickNolte
That happened to me like 4 times this week, sometimes am tricked into thinking its ringing, anoying indeed
Posted by Netheril
A question for W950 owners. Has anyone tried playing m4a files encoded with Media Encoder using Nero? My P990 doesn't manage to play these files (but it recognises them as music files) & I'm thinking of switching.
@Mr Nash: If your hands are slipping of the cover then I suggest washing your hands with soap and drying them, then immediately try to open the cover, eventually it will loosen and you'll have no more trouble opening it.
[ This Message was edited by: Netheril on 2007-01-12 20:55 ]
Posted by alan0ng
im having troubles opening up a 1024x768 image, does anyone else have the same experience?
Posted by previn
Re Nero files, my w950 played them absolutely fine but I found the actual encoding process created occasional short skips in the majority of files. Initially I thought this was the phone but same on PC.
I then encoded using standard winamp to eaac+ format. This worked perfectly. No skips and decent quality, small size.
Posted by senninha
to you W950 users, how you find the keypad after having used it for a while now.
thanks.
Posted by montoyasg
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it's not as hard to use as said in reviews
Posted by virobono
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I hardly use it - the touchscreen keyboard works very well. When I have used it, I've found the keys quite easy to use, once I got used to it being different to the usual style.
Posted by senninha
thanks for that. will keep it in mind.
Posted by leyupab
@ senninha
Took a couple of weeks to get use to but no problems typing one handed now
Posted by Phantom EWB
Hi all,
I've got mine today, it's voda unlocked. Recently got rid of p990i to buy w950i and I'm happy so far. Works a lot faster than p990i(on previous fw) Everything is alright apart from music player volume (EU limitation) but never mind - guys from seunlock.co.uk are working on it !!!
BTW is there any real improvements in new fw for w950i, sorry if this was discussed before
Posted by tranaee
That's right..
I just sent my W950i for reflashing to SEunlock for a generic1 FW with no volume limiter and I'll be the happiest man in the world..and that was a decision to make..
I live in Greece, so I have to wait for a week..
I hope these guys will come up with a volume patch, just like gopod for the ipod..
They'll give to everyone what they really bought!
Posted by tranaee
Just to bring the post on top, that's all!!
Posted by Stuart P
anyone got this phone on o2 or orange? are they branding them with their company stuff all over?
Posted by gar1
yeah i have it on o2,not branded too much, a few things missing,rss reader . its not sim locked. from what i have been reading its a better option than orange,they have done their usual and wrecked the phone with their crap!
i will be sending fine off though to be totally unbranded as soon as i find some good feedback about se unlock uk
there is one thing i am having a prob with though,i cant seem to get a connection when using any msn messenger services any tips? or is it an o2 thing?
[ This Message was edited by: gar1 on 2007-01-19 18:22 ]
Posted by Phantom EWB
tranaee,
I hope seunlock will help you with the volume, because if the sound patch is not released, I'll have to send my phone off to them.
don't forget to post your comments when you get the phone back !!!
Posted by gar1
dont hold your breath on a sound patch update from se . its a big health and safety thing nowadays.
to be honest i dont really have an issue with the walkman volume, i work in a very loud enviroment where earplugs are compulsary i can hear my music fine as long as i use my se stereo bluetooth earphones.
its just the ring and message volume i have problems with especially as the vibrate isn't all that!
Posted by ashyak36
@ tranaee
have you got your phone back yet?
i got a question for everyone. you all know how we are having these problems with the volume right. now my w950i is '3' branded. i had the same problem with my k610i which was also '3' branded. now the other day i was curious to see if the k800i had the same volume problem. i tried it and it had no problems with the volume what so ever, however this was voda branded.
My point is. why has the k800i got normal volume when it came out after the k610i but before the w950i. is this volume problem got something to do with '3' branding?
[ This Message was edited by: ashyak36 on 2007-01-24 12:33 ]
Posted by aasimtom
Hello guys
any idea that how to record calls in W950i? or simply it can't be done as i tried but couldn't find out.
Posted by MrPlant
Hi Everyone.
Just thaught I'd drop a line to tell you I got my carphone warehouse supposedly "unbranded" firmware updated to the latest firmware today by the seunlock-uk guys..
I can heavily recommend these people - I met their technical manager in person in Edinburgh today and they updated my phone whilst I waited in around half an hour.
The phone was returned to my updated and tested with detailed instructions on putting back texting/internet setttings etc.
In short : VERY trustworthy people with GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE and SUPPORT! I heavily recommend their services.. and will be to my friends/colleagues etc..
This new firmware is much better - it doesn't reboot when I look at video properties...
I can now enable the speakerphone BEFORE a call is made!!!
I can now fast forward/jump into the middle or any part of a music video - and it now works instead of locking up..
etc. etc.
So I heavily recommend everyone updates their firmware if their current version is causing them problems..
The good thing about using their service is that my CDA code has now changed to a much more common one that might get more updates from SEUS!
Regards
Steven McDonald.
Posted by harshw
Normal flash cards such as the Memory Stick, SD, CF, etc all have a limited number of read/write cycles. While the number is pretty high, I've had one Memory Stick and one SD card fail over the past three years. As the owner of a new W950i with built-in, non replaceable flash RAM, should I worry that if the RAM fails - I'm left with a useless phone that cannot take external memory cards ? After all, the phone is a music player and I tend to update the songs a lot
Posted by paulbroughton
OK, here is my rant!
I have gone from the K800 to the W950 and have had SE's for over 15 years now.... now I can see just how good the Sony Ericsson OS really is, very tight and works flawlessly, I have to say their implementation of UIQ is good, but you notice things they miss out by not having their own OS.
Here is what is bothering me!
- Web Browser doesn’t sabe settings, i.e. if you select it to fit to page and full page, when you close and re-open it defaults back, very annoying.
- I have set the phone lock with passcode so I have to type in a pin before the phone can be used, however when an alarm goes off in the morning I have to type in the pin before I can turn off or snooze the alarm! (plus the snooze is now 5 mins and not 9 as others
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- Also with the phone pin on I can’t use the play/pause button on the side of the phone without unlocking the phone first!
- When the phone is on silent there is no alarm sound (from reading this sees to happen to all UIQ phones p9xx etc)
- It really is a 2 handed phone, for instance when you go into text messages, to move to say sent items you need to tap the screen, there is no keyboard option, it would be nice for say the 1 and 3 keys to work as sideways arrows…. I miss my joystick!
- And finally there is no standby screen with clock and missed calls/texts indicator etc, something I really miss that was on the last 3 or 4 phones.
Posted by simoran1
got my w950i today, vodafone branded which i will be sorting out soon. like the phone alot, however i was try6ing to get some video podcasts to play, mp4 format but they wouldnt. are they not supported??
also i thought it was meant to come with opera installed? mine hasnt and i cant see it on any othe disks that came with the phone. where can i find it??
thanks for any advice you guys can give/
Posted by harshw
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MrPlant: you mean that even the SIM free version of the W950i from carphone warehouse is branded ??? that sucks. What was the branding like ? Was it like certain apps and shortcuts were removed ? Was any functionality missing ?
Posted by paulbroughton
@simoran1
Opera is installed, it is the default web browser you use
Posted by OfficeMaven
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This must be a branding issue as my unbranded W950 has a standby screen with a clock and it shows missed calls, calendar events, and new messages (including texts and e-mails)???
Posted by pjt
Does anyone know if you can change the default browser that starts up when you click on the 'web' icon?
I prefer Opera Mini to the version installed on my W950i and would like to change it (rather than have an extra icon in my list of applications).
PS - Just got my debranded phone back from Coxy and can add to the ever growing list of satified customers!
Posted by ziovax
nice discussion!
really worth 77 pages reading...
I'd like to know if the w950 have pocket flash support.
thanks!
Posted by masseur
@pjt, you can't change it on the main menu but you can chagne it on the standby menu
highlight the web icon then cilck more, replace, applications and choose opera mini
Posted by aasimtom
Hello guys,
I am sending my W950i to SEunlock this week. My major concern is music on this phone and I've noticed the mega bass in W800i/w850i which is very much attractive and detailed but in W950i, i am not that much satisfied with the bass level, rest of the phone is awesom. Is it due to the CDA (EU-CDA)? Any one who has done debranding/unlocking/CDA through SEunlcok.co.uk, is it realy affect the volume of the handset? What about the bass(mega bass), is this going to affect the bass as well? and does any one know that how to record a call on W950i? i've tried but i couldn't
Posted by Rasengan
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wow! that's pretty amazing considering Sony and Ericsson merged only 5 years ago...hell, the first Motorola Startac didn't even come out until 1996...you must have a Delorean with a flux capicitor installed
Posted by simoran1
so what video codecs does the w950 support?? im having real trouble getting video podcasts or div x to play (ie they dont play at all) what then, does it support, please tell me its not just 3gp.
also are there any other third party video players avaialble for the w950?? thanks again
Posted by senninha
it supports mp4, 3gp, and i'm not sure but i think it also supports wmv. in any case, it sounds like you have to convert your videos first to play them in your phone.
the best audio/video converter i've used for SE phones so far is M3. it's free and you can read about it at the following link:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=136929&start=240
you must have MS .net V2 or higher installed first tho.
Posted by bavlondon2
Whats the battery life like compared to the K800.
Im thinking of getting a w950i to tide me over until its sucessor it out whch wont be till what Q4 right?
Posted by paulbroughton
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Ok, ok....no need to be picky
.... I was going to say Ericsson too..... Had pretty much every Ericsson/SE phone since the GH 388
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Posted by paulbroughton
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How did you switch this feature on? My handset is unbranded also (bought off eBay that way) but I can find any way!
Whats your software version? Mine is R9C001
Cheers
Posted by masseur
there is no standby clock in the way that it used to be
when the keypad is locked and you press a key you get a display explaining how to unlock the keypad and that also shows the time. if any messages or other events have occurred you can also at this time see their popup box
thats all there is in the latest SE UIQ3 phones
Posted by bavlondon2
Is the battery as good as the k800
Posted by gar1
hi all. i got my phone debranded last week but now i cant access my email.
i downloaded the settings from se website,it connects but then thats it,eventually i get a timed out error .
i am with o2 and my isp is ntlworld.
can anyone point me in the right direction?
Posted by Phantom EWB
hi all,
are your w950i phones made in China like mine ?
Posted by masseur
yep
Posted by OfficeMaven
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I didn't do anything to my phone. It was all turned on by default.
However, the unread message counts stuff is part of the "Today" feature that's on the W950's standby screen. Thus, make sure that you have your Today feature enabled by selecting "More", "Preferences", and then "Today". I have mine set to "Display expanded" so that I can always see my unread message counts. Also, under the same "More -> Preferences" menu, make sure that the "Inbox", "Calendar", and any of your e-mail mail boxes that you want to see are set to be displayed.
As for the clock... It's displayed by default in the lower left-hand corner of my W950's standby screen (when I tap on it the clock/alarm app opens up). I don't see any way of turning that one on or off (unless maybe you're using a different theme that is).
I hope this helps some.
Posted by bavlondon2
Are you all generally happy with this phone?
Posted by Nanu
I'm Happier with this phone and the software setup than i am of my p990i, it is much more user friendly! IMO anyhow
