Posted by AkuKL
Hi all. Im thinking of buying SE G502 but have some question that has not been answered:
1) Can we charge the battery of this phone while connects it to a notebook as HSDPA modem? Coz I'm kind of person who are going to be online for at least 3-4 hours per session. After that kind of activitiy, does it feel excessively warm or its just normal and good to go?
2) Is "SE PC Suite" is as user friendly as Nokia PC Suite? Especially when trying to connect to the internet as a modem.
Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
[ This Message was edited by: AkuKL on 2008-08-28 05:47 ]
Posted by Rishone
@ AkuKL
1) All SE Phones charges when connected through USB cable, so your G502 will charge its battery when connected to your laptop via USB cable.
2) SE PC Suite from the version 3.0 (3.2 is the current version, i think) and above is good, IMO better than Nokia PC Suite.
Posted by AkuKL
Thanks for a very informative reply. How about the phone itself? Is it feel excessively warm after 3-4 hours heavy download (including P2P)? How about after 3-4 hours of normal web browsing/download? Can it withstand that kind of usage? In other words, is it designed to withstand that kind of usage?
Posted by Mizzle
Of course it can. You'll very rarely find a
phone that gets warm when used intensively or when it gets charged.
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Posted by AkuKL
Thanks for the reply. Good to hear that.
Is there anything that you all think i should know before i go out and buy this phone? Anything, especially the one related to its function as HSDPA modem since I'm going to use this phone primarily as a modem. Can i answer/make a call without getting my internet disconnected?
Its Java support for application is not just limited to 1MB of size like in Nokia S40 OS right? Coz i need to install Oxford Dictionary full version on it.
[ This Message was edited by: AkuKL on 2008-08-28 06:19 ]
Posted by Rishone
If you have got a good 3G reception, you can make/answer call without disconnecting from the internet.
AFAIK there is no 1 mb size limit for Java Applications on SE phones.
i don't have this phone, but i have C702 & W910 - almost the same user interface and connectivity options. So i can say its good to use it as a HSDPA modem.
Posted by AkuKL
Thanks to all of esato forumer. I have just bought the SE G502. Will try it out. Do keep the info coming.
BTW, how do i update the firmware?
Posted by albero23
you download seus,sony ericsson update service,from their site and follow the istructions
Posted by AkuKL
On 2008-08-28 12:20:16, albero23 wrote:
you download seus,sony ericsson update service,from their site and follow the istructions
When i try, it says that there are no software of that kind for the G502
Posted by NightBlade
On 2008-08-28 12:39:44, AkuKL wrote:
On 2008-08-28 12:20:16, albero23 wrote:
you download seus,sony ericsson update service,from their site and follow the istructions
When i try, it says that there are no software of that kind for the G502
That means that there is currently no software update available for your region.
Posted by AkuKL
Thanks for the answer.
Posted by carkitter
On 2008-08-28 07:17:14, AkuKL wrote:
...especially the one related to its function as HSDPA modem since I'm going to use this phone primarily as a modem. Can i answer/make a call without getting my internet disconnected?
I use my
V640i as a HSDPA modem and it works great via USB but has been unstable using a BT link. I think it's a firmware issue but don't know for sure. I've not heard of anyone else having this problem but I've had 2 V640i's in a row that suffer from this. 
The V640i charges via USB but my V800 does not so you'll probably find that only the fastport equipped phones (all current models) will do this.
You can make calls and browse at the same time; my V800 does this also but if you click on the taskbar symbol and choose to close your internet connection it will hang up your call...
Overall, I'm very satisfied with using my
as my primary modem and recieving my emails on it too.
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Posted by AkuKL
Been a bit busy lately. Have yet to found time to register unlimited internet services for my phone with the telco. Will update here one the G502 internet experience once i have registered for the service.
Posted by carkitter
Will be looking forward to you comments, especially concerning the BT modem stability, the Netfront browser vs Opera Mini 4.1 (if you decide to try it out) and the email client. The G502 would have been a truly great package if it had Wifi too, but c'est la vie.
Posted by pranil
On 2008-08-28 06:41:32, AkuKL wrote:
Hi all. Im thinking of buying SE G502 but have some question that has not been answered:
1) Can we charge the battery of this phone while connects it to a notebook as HSDPA modem? Coz I'm kind of person who are going to be online for at least 3-4 hours per session. After that kind of activitiy, does it feel excessively warm or its just normal and good to go?
2) Is "SE PC Suite" is as user friendly as Nokia PC Suite? Especially when trying to connect to the internet as a modem.
Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
[ This Message was edited by: AkuKL on 2008-08-28 05:47 ]
Posted by pranil
I have been using my phone happily on HSDAPA data for past one month.
I strongly recoomend you buy this one - WHY?
Beacuase there is a little known secret tucked under exactly suited for your use
You can set the phone to dial automatically when connected to PC via usb cable - The mahula neither any forum has this info. I found it accidebtally when playing with the settings
it is under menu >general>connectivity>usb>USB network type-
select phone as modem and do remeber to set the USB data account to correct one in the same menu.
Voaila now whenver you want to use internet jut coonect with cable and the phone automatically connects to internet and offewrs it to my vista PC
Posted by AkuKL
On 2008-09-02 17:26:11, pranil wrote:
I have been using my phone happily on HSDAPA data for past one month.
I strongly recoomend you buy this one - WHY?
Beacuase there is a little known secret tucked under exactly suited for your use
You can set the phone to dial automatically when connected to PC via usb cable - The mahula neither any forum has this info. I found it accidebtally when playing with the settings
it is under menu >general>connectivity>usb>USB network type-
select phone as modem and do remeber to set the USB data account to correct one in the same menu.
Voaila now whenver you want to use internet jut coonect with cable and the phone automatically connects to internet and offewrs it to my vista PC
Thanks for the tips. I am very pleased knowing the phone i have bought for less than a week can do that. Do share with us other tips you have for this phone. Thanks again.
Posted by gothenk
On 2008-08-28 12:20:16, albero23 wrote:
you download seus,sony ericsson update service,from their site and follow the istructions
my brother olready done it, but theres no different with the original, or he miss something on it