Posted by amawanqa
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P1i pics taken today:
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Posted by Hobbs
DUPS
Spain vs Netherlands.Nice one.
WANGS
Fantastic pics once again bro.
Posted by Dups!
@wanqs
The last two shots are beautiful!
@Hobbs
Spain keeps on disappointing by winning. In all honesty they played much better than Germany and thoroughly deserved the win. I just don't know what happened to the Germans, they seemed unco-ordinated and confused. It was like watching a different side to the one that beat the likes of England and Argentina.
I am still cheering the Netherlands on, hope Spain don't spoil the party.
Posted by gola
Dave the Octopus from Germany predicted that they would lose,now if a fortune telling octopus from your own country which has been correct tells you that you will lose,then i don't know what else can dampen your spirit... That darn octopus!
Yeah,nice pics wanqs!
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Goodbye Symbian.
Posted by Dups!
I never thought I'd see this day!!
Even when you said you were going for the X10 I thought it wouldn't happen
Congratulations Tsepz_GP!
How are your first impressions.
Oh, and how is the call volume cause that is mentioned often by the owners.
Don't forget to update to the new software that came out this month. Not sure if it's available for our region.
Posted by gola
Tsepz
Wow,congrats bro!
The prodical son indeed, welcome home!
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-07-10 13:32 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
LOL!!! Thanx Dups!
I am LOVING this machine lol, havent made any calls yet, just been setting it up.
1st impressions: Android makes s60 look like an incomplete dumbphone OS. Ive.already installed Dolphin web browser, System Panel Lite, Advanced Task Kiler and some others and just cant believe the quality of these apps,especialy since they are free. I just need to get used to the keyboard now, its killing me right now, im making sooo many mistakes
Ive got an old FW: R1FA014 so ill update once done charging. Its batt came with only like 35% charge so im using it while it charges.
Gola
Thanx bro!.Yep its the X10
Posted by gola
'incomplete dumbphone OS'
Cumon man, some of us are still on S60,lol... Glad you like it.you gotta love the 3.5mm jack...
Posted by Dups!
On 2010-07-10 14:37:20, gola wrote:
'incomplete dumbphone OS'
Cumon man, some of us are still on S60,lol... Glad you like it.you gotta love the 3.5mm jack...
Ooops!
Sorry, gola, couldn't resist.
@Tsepz_GP
Not sure what you mean about the keyboard but if you mean it is not so responsive try the HTC one in the phone itslef. I read a lot of people's complaints about the inbuilt one being a bit of a stick to use.
But, apparently after the update it is working okay.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2010-07-10 14:37:20, gola wrote:
'incomplete dumbphone OS'
Cumon man, some of us are still on S60,lol... Glad you like it.you gotta love the 3.5mm jack...
Lol,sorry about that bro, to be fair S60 pawns android at multitasking at the moment. I'm having abit of a hard time managing running tasks, some are just doing their own thing lol.
How's the Satio treating you?
Dups
Haha funny thing whilest writting this reply I found the HTC/defaut Android one and now typing is a lot easier
the SE one is awful, found myself hitting ethe wrong keys most of the time, it felt so cramped.
Posted by Dups!
Now that is disappointing that Android multitasking ain't all that. My next phone is definitely Android and multitasking play a huge role in my day-to-day phone use.
I have no issues with multitasking with UIQ.
What sort of issues are you experiencing with multitasking?
Posted by Hobbs
Congrats Tsepz
No update available as yet via OTA,SEUS or PC Companion.Been trying all week.
Let me know if you have any luck your side when you try.
Shouldnt be long now.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Everything seems to be under control now BUT certain apps simply shutdown when left running for a while, another problem is that there's simply no Exit button on most appa so you have to go and kill whatever you've been running. Overall I'm happy, all the issues I have are what most have when they 1st get an Android, eveything else is just excellent, apps are of great quality, some will even suggest other apps to improve the user experience with that app e.g Dolphin suggested an app that backs up bookmarks, when I clicked get the app it took me straight to that apps page in Android Market
it aso has allowed me to set Dolphin as the defaut browser. Customizability is just top notch, there's so much you can do in general,lol, I have no idea where to begin, there's just so much.
Going to try update via SEUS later.
By the way call volume is quite low, not a big deal to me as I do a lot more SMS-ing but ye if you spend a lot of time on calls it will get really annoying
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Thanx Hobbsta!
Which fw is yours on?
Posted by Hobbs
Tsepz
Sounds like pretty much the same firmwarm you on bud.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
I'm loving this phone, signal is WAY better than it was on the 5800, their antennas are at the same place, but the X10 gets signal in places the 5800 would totaly lose it, I'm even able to use 3G/HSDPA Only without it fluctuating and completely dropping al the bars.
Forgot to mention how big this thing is,its going to take a while to adjust to holding a phone this wide, but otherwise it feels comfortable in hand, got a see through cover on it which makes it easier to grip.
Posted by Dups!
Good to know you are enjoying the phone. Except the old OS version and maybe multitouch SE have done themselves a lot of good with this phone. It can only get better from here.
Sometime this quarter the X10 becomes a new phone in that it will have HD recording along with version 2.1.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Indeed Dups. A huge leap from my last SE. The UI is just so smooth and fluid, not a single freeze or reboot, everything just works well, and its an absolute speed deamon compared to the 5800, for example when in the app manager there's only a very slight delay when opening other than that installing and deleting is done instantly.
I'm also getting used to the Android keyboard, actually enjoying it, the word suggestion feature is just genius, all I can say is you can't go wrong with Andoid no matter which one you get when you upgrade, just make sure it has a large display and is on a Snapdragon CPU.
Posted by Dups!
For sure Tsepz_GP, anything less than a Snapdragon is a no no.
I would love an OMAP processor at 1ghz than a Snapdragon one but if my next phone has a Snapdragon processor at 1ghz or more then it's fine.
Yes, should I go for a full touch phone then it has to be a 4'' screen or more and nothing less than 4''.
However, should a 3'' screen phone with a P1i-like QWERTY keypad and Android then I will forgo the 4'' or 5'' screen full touch phone.
It looks like you were right, Motorola looks the likely candidate to give me a P1i-like phone. Their new Charm is a P1i but too short and too wide. So, maybe they are working on a normal sized type of phone.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Posted by gola
Dups
Haha, it's all good...
Tsepz
Well it's still good, I actually realized that I don't do much with it, take pics, facebook, sms & calls, radio & music and that's about it. So it's pretty aduaqate seeing that i don't require alot from it. I still like the N8 though... But I smaak that huge x10 screen...
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-07-11 21:20 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Dups
Ye OMAP would be better, I wish they had used that as its incredible at graphics acceleration, the Snapdragon handles them pretty well though ,games are at PSP quality, downloaded quite a lot, they range from 2mb to over 50mb.
Gola
That's really good then as long as it suits your needs that's what matters
. Really like the N8 to but after I had given it much thought and coupled with my experience on the 5800 I realised that Symbian is no longer suited for me especially for web browsing and social networking.
Lol,sweet pic!
who's X10? got the same cover I got, can't decide whether to keep it on though as it kinda kills the look of the phone.
Posted by Hobbs
Tsepz
When is this damn update going to be available for us?
Posted by Tsepz_GP
I have no idea Hobbs, im so tempted to flash it, I'll wait another week then try find a tutorial for flashing it. By the way have you tried SwiftKey? Far better than the built-in keyboards
had an issue with the space key on the others, everything seemd to be well placed in this one though, are you using any Task killer on yours? If you are give System Panel a try it allows grouped killing of tasks e.g inactive tasks, very useful.
Posted by Rob123
Tsepz and Hobbs:
Guys, I can highly recommend flashing and rooting on the X10. I debranded to the O2 German firmware for a bit then to the R2BA023 generic rooted which is great. It's like I have a different phone now.....
Just shout if you need any pointers on how to do it.
I have also tried just about every bit of software that has been recommended on different forums so I can give you tips on which app is best for "xyz" if you need any tips. I am a huge X10 fan, the only issue for me is the in-call volume (which is getting better with newer firmware) and my battery which sometimes overheats and kills the phone. I have noticed some film of liquid underneath the battery which might have been battery acid or just condensation.....I am hoping it is the latter!
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Hi Rob
Lol glad to have another X10 user here, would you be able to link me to the tutorial you used to debrand and root your X10?
Posted by Rob123
Tsepz:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=614
See this thread under "Development" for the instructions: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711907)
I would spend some time reading this thread as there is plenty to learn and although the info is now a bit clearer it was easy to go wrong in the beginning if you don't know what you are doing. The nice thing is that you can't "brick" your phone (keep a copy of your ORIGINAL firmware in case you need to have your phone serviced - instructions are all there).
Good luck - let me know how it goes.
As far as software is concerned here are some must-haves :
Titanium backup (root only - you will have to reinstall all apps after rooting but after installing this you will get your phone back to it's original state in minutes when flashing new ROMs in the future, and it fixes the market links for everything you have downloaded.)
ADW - Home screen replacement (beats all others out there)
Taskpanel X
Beautiful Widgets
Handcent SMS (beats all others out there)
aTAKEphONE
Setting Profiles - simply amazing!
ES FileExplorer and ASTRO
APN Droid (if you don't want hectic data bills....)
Some fun stuff:
Bubble - Spirit Level (Ben Zibble)
Google Sky Map - Wow....
Metal Detector - I thought this was a gimmick.....NOT
Battery Indicator Pro
Compass (Snaptic)
We don't have access to the "Paid Apps" Market by default, but this can be fixed after rooting....
Also, when you have rooted, let me know and I will point you towards a great site where "everything is free"
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Thanks a million Rob, I'll probably attempt it this Friday then and let you know once im done
Posted by Hobbs
Thanks Rob.Will also maybe give it a bash over the weekend.
Posted by Hobbs
Tsepz & Rob123
Done! Rooted with R2BA023.
Used this quide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717949
[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2010-07-15 22:39 ]
Posted by Rob123
Excellent! Now the fun begins. Start with Titanium backup and Swype. See your PM.
Posted by Hobbs
Love this HTC keyboard.
Posted by Rob123
Then you're going to flip when you try Swype....
Posted by Hobbs
Love this HTC keyboard with vibrate on whenever you hit a key.Going to download SWYPE tomorrow.It looks cool.
Posted by Rhino8
On 2010-07-15 23:48:44, Hobbs wrote:
Love this HTC keyboard.
I have downloaded SWIFTKEY onscreen keyboard for my HTC Android, and Its the best keyboard i ever used, especially the predictive text part that learns from the way you type.
Posted by Hobbs
Whew! That was a close call.Installed TypeFresh.Its an application that allows you to change your system fonts.Transferred Tahoma.ttf across to SD Card,changed all the default fonts to Tahoma,phone asked to reboot itself,rebooted and got stuck on the Sony Ericsson logo and never went further than that.
HEART ATTACK!
Forgot to charge battery so it was sitting on 20%.
Tried to fix using SEUS.No go.Says got the latest firmware and an option to EXIT.
Tried PC Companion but obviously for that to work the phone has to be on so you can mount it.
Thought of Hard Reset but couldnt find a method of how to do it if the phone is switched off like on the Nokia's Ive had.(if anyone knows how to hard reset a X10i when the phone isnt up and running let me know.Googling didnt help much.)
Just got home and thought I'd do the whole ROOTING again and upgrading to the newest firmware.
So far so good.
Step 1 complete.Just downgraded to R1FA016.Switched on phone and everything is working good.
Just plugged it into charger now to get more juice before I continue with step 2 (upgrading to R2) and then step 3,(ROOTING.)
Its good to know that if anything happens to this phone I can just use Step 1 to flash it to the R1FA016 firmware.
Some sites said there is problems when you have to downgrade and that is what was worrying me but obviously that isnt the case.
Thats the one problem with ROOTING or JAILBREAKING your phone.You are bound to download stuff that just plain and simply F@#KS it up.
Did it once or twice with the iPhone and same with the E90.And to think about it now,it always had something to do with the changing of system fonts.
They did warn you that Android and some ttf fonts arent compatible,but Ive used Tahoma on every phone Ive had and thought it wouldnt be any different.
But its all good.
I now appreciate this phone a hundred times more than I did yesterday.
Love it when that happens.
Your phone dies and something clicks in your head.
Stop F@#CKING around so much with your phone I think the little voice says.
My objective in the beginning wasnt the ROOTING of the phone,it was the R2 firmware I was after and I must remember that.I got the latest firmware now,so I should just chill.The ROOTING was a bonus.
F@#K FONTS!
But I do so love Tahoma.
Mmmm,maybe I'll give it another bash then lol
Posted by Rob123
Uhm, how about stopping while you're ahead....
Don't forget MapDroid for offline maps!
[ This Message was edited by: Rob123 on 2010-07-16 14:58 ]
Posted by Hobbs
I'm all up and running again.Heehaa!
Rob123
Yep,going to be a bit more on the cautious side of things from now on me thinks..The upgrading and rooting procedure is pretty basic now that Ive done it twice so if I run into any probs it aint a trainsmash.
Tsepz
I recommend that link I gave you for Newbies.Its pretty straighforward and it works everytime,all two of my attempts.
Have a great weekend y'a'll.
Hi Wangs.Are you pretty busy that side? Are you going to watch the rugby tomorrow morning? Im hoping for a reverse result this time round.To win one in KIWI Land will only do our Tri-Nations campaign a whole lot of good.
Posted by gola
Tsepz
It's a colleague's at my vac work,i don't think the cover is so bad cos the x10 is just naturally sleek.rather safe then sorry.I'd only take it off on special occassions hehe...
You think symbian 3 would be able to be installed on current symbian phones?
Posted by Tsepz_GP
I've given up on rooting for now Hobbs, every time i do it i get to step2, click that option 6 SD card, the phone then shows those 4dots, but it only gets upto the 2nd dot then boots up again, and its still on R1FA014, will wait for another method to pop up, ive used up so much data, YouTubing, downloading files etc...
Gola
Cool bro
, i have no idea hey, the hardware in phones like the Satio should have absolutely no problem running it, it all depends on SE and Nokia. Maybe the guys over at DailyMobile will unofficially port it though, fingers crossed.
Posted by Hobbs
Dont give up just yet Tsepz.It sounds to me like
a USB problem.Make sure the USB port you plugging
it in is USB 2.0 Enhanced.So if its on a desktop use
the back ports not the front ones.See if that works.
I remember when I use to jailbreak my iPhone when
it wasnt a USB 2.0 port it failed everytime.
That tutorial works.It sounds to me like a PC USB problem
from your side.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Was thinking the samething Hobbs, il try change ports, otherwise do it on the laptop.
Posted by Dups!
Guys, Motorola have just given me a very, very tempting proposition in the Droid X.
It is what I can see myself upgrading to. The Omap processor running at 1ghz, 4.3'' screen, Android 2.1 with Froyo promised and Moto's superior in-call quality make for my perfect phone. The downsides are the screen isn't as vibrant as the X10s, the camera and video recording (HD) lag behind the leaders. The last major downside is that it is currently for the US which means the worldwide version may be here next year over here.
Let's see what else is on offer but this phone has got me very interested unless Moto or even SE come up with a P1i-esque phone.
Posted by Rob123
Hobbs: Are you sure it has finished yet? If I remember correctly it reboots a few times before it gets to the four dots.
Try again and give it more time...... lots more...
Posted by Tsepz_GP
That Droid X has been making waves
what about the XT720 Milestone? Isn't that coming to SA?
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2010-07-17 13:47:20, Rob123 wrote:
Hobbs: Are you sure it has finished yet? If I remember correctly it reboots a few times before it gets to the four dots.
Try again and give it more time...... lots more...
I mean it boots up completely after the 2nd dot and doesn't reboot again, so it doesn't complete the unpack.
Posted by Hobbs
Its shouldnt boot up properly until all four dots are
complete.
My advice,try another PC with good specs if you dont already
have that.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Tried it on my desktop which is old, only got 512mb ram and 2.88ghz cpu, but also tried on my laptop which has 2GB ram, 2.06ghz cpu and 120gb c: on Windows7 and samething happened, it's fine though im not in a rush, will figure it out, or I'll just debrand. Very happy with my X10 the way it is, lol my home screen keeps changing almost every day as i just can't make up my mind, and my friends have begun calling it the "TV Screen "
it just towers over their BlackBerrys.
Posted by Rob123
Ooooo..... looks like that Mobilism site is down (as in was taken down!).... HUGE pity..... hope it comes back again.
Posted by Hobbs
Rob
Yep,looks like it gone alright.
Tsepz
All you really want is the R2 update,so just wait for the official SE update.Any day now I would think.