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New Phones Having USB |
busb
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On 2005-01-30 10:02:50, The_Nashy wrote:
If SE gets rid of the traditional SE Port on the bottom, then it will take away a big part of Ericsson.
I mean, its been around since the old Ericssons, and has changed in size, but its still been there.
Now the other big players are deicding to addapt a "One accesory (sp), fits all" concept.
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That's the one aspect of /// & SE phone's I'll personally will be glad to see the back of. I wish Sony had insisted on a redesign when they merged.
I've owned a T28, T28w, T39, T610 & my current phone is a K700i which as a built-in connector cover. All these phones have refused to sync over serial until I swivel the connector on many occasions. The same goes for the charger. Yes, it's nice to be able to use most accessories from one model to the next but not if it's such a poor design (spring loaded point contact).
I've just played with a new V3 - liked its standard mini USB port - will make charging more flexible for starters. |
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gseth
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Have you seen the premini II phone for Japan. Th k700i upgrade would be something like that (i think it would). You can see the usb port as well as the charger port on the right hand side of the phone.
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emanuelj
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My z1010 has usb port... |
The_Nashy
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The USB on the Z1010 is only for datacables AFAIK
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DeLa
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If there's one connector they can switch to it is the mini-usb, because it would let you/them change from a (S)E-only to a general standard. That is always a good thing.
It had to happen once. (S)E has bee loyal to the connector for a long time. The number of people I have heard that had to buy a Nokia they didn't want to because it was the only one that fitted their car dock...
On the other hand I will now for sure not buy any expensive sync stations or cables that would become obsolete with the next phone. The headset included with the K700 will be obsolete anyway. What about the chargers, will the be different too?
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Stenberg
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I think one good thing (maybe the only one) camou Nokia is that they have been holding on to the same old connector, at least for the charger, while Ericsson did change theirs a bunch of times during the 90's. Anyone travelling with a Nokia could always just ask anyone for a Nokia charger wild with a Ericsson you had to make sure they had a model compatible with your own to be able to borrow it.
Of course few different connectors makes life easier for the people using the phones.
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lordpercy
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Call my cynical but SE will change the ports or chragers on the phones only when they have a new batch of "enabled" extras to sell, IMO a mini USB option will help keep SE in the thick of the smartphone world. Companies who have to rely on proprietary connections / hardware soon learn, just look at the U turn Sun Microsystems are doing shipping their hardware with Linux!
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honestly i really wud prefer SE change the bottom charging/head phones connector. I hate the pin design.. its too fragile... if its broken its useless.. and unpluggin the pin requires a speacial technique of pushin it upwards.. it wud b preferable if SE implement an all in 1 usb adaptor where u can charge/transfer with juz 1 usb port. which my benq digital camera does.
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Gigs
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Maybe if they're changing it they're changing it for a good reason, speed limitations on the old connector, flexability, something ??
Sure itll suck to not use older accessories, but think.. NEW TOYS! 
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The_Nashy
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Some people can't afford these new toys.... I mean.. they don't come cheap 
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Posted: 2005-01-30 12:58
