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P990i Flip On or OFF |
Gabster
Joined: Mar 08, 2003
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From: UK
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To my surprise it seems most people posting have it with the Flip Off... |
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Paul McLaren
Joined: Jan 07, 2004
Posts: 211
From: Herts, England Phones: K750i
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When I get my P990i I will keep the flip on.
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On 2006-09-22 22:01:44, ares wrote:
Another reason for having the flip on is playing java games properly...try rally evolution 3d and you'll see
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I thought 3D java games didn't work on the P990i? Have seen that said a couple of times.
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Posted from my P900.
Waiting for the p990...
"Ferrari is an Italian viagra. When they show up, millions of d**ks will raise up and cheer."
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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On 2006-09-23 02:35:00, Paul McLaren wrote:
When I get my P990i I will keep the flip on.
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On 2006-09-22 22:01:44, ares wrote:
Another reason for having the flip on is playing java games properly...try rally evolution 3d and you'll see
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I thought 3D java games didn't work on the P990i? Have seen that said a couple of times.
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SMan: THE must have app!
Posted from my P900.
Waiting for the p990...
"Ferrari is an Italian viagra. When they show up, millions of d**ks will raise up and cheer."
[ This Message was edited by: Paul McLaren on 2006-09-23 01:36 ]
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So did i...most java 3d games i tried didnt work, despite p990s 3d chip, but rally evo 3d does work, and boy it is FAST, almost too fast. |
Paul McLaren
Joined: Jan 07, 2004
Posts: 211
From: Herts, England Phones: K750i
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@ares thats cool, thanks. What other 3D games you have tried work?
"Ferrari is an Italian viagra. When they show up, millions of d**ks will raise up and cheer."
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Gabster
Joined: Mar 08, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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I have been thinking more about the flip on flip off options, for me personally there are a few things that would make me def, stick with flip off:
1. The ability to customise the stand bye applications (like the m600i)
2. A quick way to put the phone on silence
3. When you receive a txt, a message pops up asking if you want to read it now (like when the flip is closed)
P.S. Having said that i have typing this now on without a flip (see how i like it over the weekend)
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redondo
Joined: Jul 23, 2006
Posts: 11
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@ Gabster: you're absolutely right! Those are probably the only three things that I miss with the flip off... (hope SE is reading...) |
zakc
Joined: Aug 28, 2006
Posts: 68
From: Exeter, UK
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Sounds weird but with the flip off (since 4 days ago) I feel like I have more phone for my money. Family agree that it looks sleeker, and some ppl think I've got a blackberry  |
bluesun
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
Posts: 68
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i decided to try my p990i with the flip off and i must say that the p990i looks a lot better without the flip, but sometimes i do miss the handy keys on the flip on mode (silent mode, quick reply to message, etc.).
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On 2006-09-23 04:14:00, Gabster wrote:
3. When you receive a txt, a message pops up asking if you want to read it now (like when the flip is closed)
[ This Message was edited by: Gabster on 2006-09-23 13:11 ]
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regarding this, here's my solution:
upon receiving a new message, scroll down the jog dial once and press it to open the activity menu. make sure that the today menu is selected as the default panel in the preferences. scroll down to the unread messages and the first lines, along with the number of the sender of the unread messages should be displayed on the screen. press the back button to exit. the unread messages should automatically be displayed the next time you open the today menu.
i hope that made sense. |
doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Posts: 145
From: Istanbul
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I have been using flip closed ever since P800 was released, then with P900 and P910. I think I am quite good at FC mode I will give you an example. In 2002 or 2003 when the P900 was first released in Europe, I bought one and went to USA for business trip for a week. When I landed at Chicago I dropped the phone on the floor and the screen broke and I could no longer read anything from the screen. I called SE USA but they could not help me because the P900 wasnt realised yet in the US.
So for one whole week i used my phone perfectly well FC just by remembering all the things and not seeing anything.
But about a month ago I bought the P990 and started using it FC, just last week I decided that I will try FO because I thought the P990 looked sexier 
At the beginning i had a very hard time getting used to FO. (by the way I am not using the stylus unless its very necessary) Now since 1 week I am used to FO quite well and i can use it with only 1 hand.
All you have to do is get used to tricks and shortcuts.
So far I can say that it's more difficult than FC.
When you type something make sure that you use two hands to type for very fast typing. The P990's keyboard is useless when you try to type something when you are lying on your bed, it will just fall off your hands. You must sit up for the keyboard using 
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dancingfate
Joined: Sep 25, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Mine is FLIP OFF also.
I used P800 and P900 with Flip ON but for P990 I think FLIP OFF is better thanks to its QWERTY keyboard. It looks sexier in flip off and also feel thinner.
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mguiness
Joined: Sep 26, 2006
Posts: 25
From: Sundsvall
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Flipp Off Rules. |
zahg
Joined: Mar 19, 2003
Posts: 78
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Flip off straight away for me, looks much nicer. Is there a way to auto-lock the keypad apart from using the lock slider? With my P800 the virtual flip would auto lock the keypad, there is no virtual flip (I miss this). |
TheJoker
Joined: Aug 10, 2006
Posts: 65
From: Near Oxford, UK
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It'll be flip off whenever day one arrives.. |
adhussain
Joined: Jun 19, 2006
Posts: 241
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Im making my second attempt at FO, the first attempt didnt go down all that well. I'll be more patient this time |
doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Posts: 145
From: Istanbul
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@adhussain, @joker
Well it's really difficult, I remember myself getting confused alot of times.
Well if you are goning to use the FO with Stylus or with two hands, it's really easy, the difficult thing is trying to use the P990 FO with only one hand ...... For that you have to learn some tricks and short cuts.
I still today think that maybe I should go back to FC, but I can't as P990 looks much better in FO
GH337, GH388, GH 688, SH 888, P800, P900, P910 and now P990i and P1i and HTC Touch Pro |
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