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Mr[NiK]
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On 2006-11-06 11:03:21, Mr[NiK] wrote:
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On 2006-11-06 10:16:55, PeterKay wrote:
Let us know how bad the branding is from Orange, if any!
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my gut feeling is that it will be branded but then again past experiance has shown me that when some phones r in short supply they can slip through the branding net !
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[ This Message was edited by: Mr[NiK] on 2006-11-06 10:04 ]
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Its lunch time and im still waiting !!!!!
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darrengf
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I wish you luck chaps.
Orange have gone over the top with the branding.
The phone is dreadful. Orange icons down the side (Cant be reomoved) Orange Icons that looks like horrible.
15% of the menus have been removed so you cant change the phone.
There have been loads of complaints about the phone crashing, slow, unresponsive and just general not working correctly and i can tell you that its a high return as people hate what Orange have done.
Im still On Orange but got a sim free one on my o2 contract and god its 50% faster in every aspect, everything works like it should do and no horrible icons.
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Mr[NiK]
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On 2006-11-06 14:40:13, Mr[NiK] wrote:
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On 2006-11-06 11:03:21, Mr[NiK] wrote:
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On 2006-11-06 10:16:55, PeterKay wrote:
Let us know how bad the branding is from Orange, if any!
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my gut feeling is that it will be branded but then again past experiance has shown me that when some phones r in short supply they can slip through the branding net !
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[ This Message was edited by: Mr[NiK] on 2006-11-06 10:04 ]
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Its lunch time and im still waiting !!!!!
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Just got the phone it is branded  !!!! well im gonna have a play and get used to the interface !
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darrengf
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So then Mr[NiK] what do you think?
I have enclosed the photos so you can compare. this is an unbranded sim free phone
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Mr[NiK]
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On 2006-11-06 22:10:03, darrengf wrote:
So then Mr[NiK] what do you think?
I have enclosed the photos so you can compare. this is an unbranded sim free phone
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today ive left the phone at home cos im still wating on my silicone case for it as well as my 2gig card! Cheers for the pics man ! looks like the unbranded phone looks more like my trusty old p900 which i am sooo used to rather than the orange branded version i have. To be honest i guess its all a matter of time b4 i can master the phone but all i want though for starters is to list all the apps i have in one list rather than having to dig about for various settings. so far ( i havent registered the handset just yet), ive found the wireless lan works great the browser seems cool too and i actually liked the sound quality of the headphone (i was suprised!). Im missing certain apps like sman etc for file managing as well as keeping the memory fresh. I noticed though just running a few apps made the ram run down to like 2mb very quick but the phone as been sorta stable. HAve noticed that you do seem to have to pull out the stylus a bit for things in FO mode rather than jog dialing to an item and selecting. MMMmmmm im just gonna have to get used to this new baby will take sum pics when i get a chance proberbly tonite  al;though ive been up since 5:30 now so the chances r looking slim !!!
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Dogmann
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Hi Mr[NiK]
Can you please stop quoting a post every time you answer especially as many that visit ESATO do so via WAP so it really is a pain downloading so much info for no reason especially with big photo files.
Use the @name here to denote who you are answering as even those of us that have broadband also find it a pain and unnecessary. I have joined Johnex on his quest to stop its over use. Every time some one answers they quote a whole post it really is unnecessary and annoying.
Not having a go at anyone but just trying to make the forum an easier place to use for everyone.
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Mr[NiK]
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sorry 
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Dogmann
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@ Mr[NiK]
No problem and thanks.
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stiltzkin
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Well this is my first post... and what better subject than to join the rant about Orange. As a company I hate them, they really do get on my nerves more than any other company I deal with (Yes... including BT!!!)
And yet when I ever I go to leave them, it's easier to get the free phone than mess about with a PAC code. (Kind of like when you have tooth ache and can't stop proding it!)
I have had the P990 for a little while now, and on the whole I'm happy. But I only have 14% memory from re-boot, this drops to 3% if I run Tomtom. (Or prety much anything)
What is the non Orange-fied memory percentage at reboot?
Also, I've just installed Swiss Manager Pro - what are peoples experiences with this. Does this help at all with the Orange issue?
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darrengf
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I can tell you that on my sim free one, i have 60 mb free memory wit 2 mb used.
on reboot i have 98% free. I have run various software etc and it still hasnt crashed. Infact i dont think its gone lower than 80%.
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Dogmann
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Hi darrengf
I think you will find that is storage memory not RAM as no one has any where near 58mb Ram ever when its switched on.
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suki_uk
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So it looks like im getting my orange branded phone in the morning, I'll let you know how I get on....
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Mr[NiK]
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does the unbranded unit have all the phone programs etc under one menu ?
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irfan
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i dont know if this is a another orange only omission. But i read on bengal boys website that you can record from the radio. I dont have that ability in my radio menu. Can any other orange users confirm this?
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Mr[NiK]
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just been playing with my phone now that ive registered it and not liking the orange branding too much ! the phone works well with my wireless lan at home (orange live box) over wep although i have no clue as to how to get it running on wpa ! found that i can ncrash the phone when i use otehr apps that cam with it like webraska (sum gps proggy) so not good and the memeory runs really low very quickly ! still on a learning curve with this baby the sound is good even woth the non-walkman heaphones browsing the web is good on wi fi not tried a video call just yet. i do miss my p900 at the mo but hope the next firmware for this phone will be better and hope that sum one out there is working on how to either change the phones cda or even flash the phone with out seus to a generic firmware !
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