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Ricky D
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On 2011-04-08 05:32:02, shanespencer wrote:
Hi all, I just got my Arc today (love it), I bought it here in China. Thing is, it has no Market app. How do I get it? Do I need to change the firmware? What's the easiest way to do that? Any help would be appreciated - thanks!
Where did you get it and what colour? I'm in Beijing and I'm looking for silver. Expansys China don't have it in yet and I'm not sure which other online retailers to trust.
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Ricky D
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Has anyone rooted their arc yet?
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shanespencer
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On 2011-04-08 06:02:27, Ricky D wrote:
On 2011-04-08 05:32:02, shanespencer wrote:
Hi all, I just got my Arc today (love it), I bought it here in China. Thing is, it has no Market app. How do I get it? Do I need to change the firmware? What's the easiest way to do that? Any help would be appreciated - thanks!
Where did you get it and what colour? I'm in Beijing and I'm looking for silver. Expansys China don't have it in yet and I'm not sure which other online retailers to trust.
I got mine in Suning. They have both colours available. I got the 8GB card and a pouch, but not HDMI cable. Also got free shampoo(!) and a kettle!
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se_dude
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@doministry- There is no way you can ave the original gmail app to store your mails offline. You can use the other email app and configure your gmail settings there and it will store them offline. |
Xajel
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On 2011-04-07 23:06:50, bahraini wrote:
On 2011-04-07 18:48:35, Xajel wrote:
Arc may be delayed to May in Bahrain !!.. if not to June 
I think I might be the last one to get Arc directly after launch in this forum !!
Man , i really don't know what Fakhro is thinking
they r the main reason SE has bad reputation in bahrain
they r always late
more expensive than other countries
and worse, they don't bring other colors, they always bring only one color which they like,
and u the one who don't like it, u can go and kill ur self
i want play, i think am gonna order if from expansys, or wait a week or 2 maybe i can got from
KSA, or Dubai...
BOYCOTT FAKHRO...
[ This Message was edited by: bahraini on 2011-04-07 22:07 ]
Waah, finally I found a person who understand and feel what I feel !!
This is Fakhro man, this is Fakhro... I hope any other place ( like axiom ) bring the phone soon...
I didn't use expansys before and I know nothing about their after sale services and warranty... I can buy it from KSA by some websites ( direct bank transfeer like Mashae'l Al-Aasima - مشاعل العاصمة ) and they will ship it with Aramex or DHL which is fine... the problem is when you have any problem with the phone you have to send it back to them as you don't know when the situations in Bahrain will be okay ( you know all the things that happens now, you can't even go to KSA )
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Ricky D
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@shanespencer I'm thinking of going to the DaZhong over the road and having a look if they have it. If Suning has it I think they might. I'd prefer a European package though with the HDMI. I know they like to throw in the other free stuff but I don't really need another kettle or George Foreman. How much did you pay for it?
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doministry
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On 2011-04-08 06:34:43, se_dude wrote:
@doministry- There is no way you can ave the original gmail app to store your mails offline. You can use the other email app and configure your gmail settings there and it will store them offline.
Lol seriously? So what is Gmail app for?
What if somebody has 1000 emails??
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se_dude
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For some reason, it keeps syncing the mails after startup. Dont use the gmail app. It sucks. |
winnerzero
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Quick question to those who have both X10 and arc, do the physical buttons on the arc feel exactly the same as the X10? I've noticed that after using the home button on my X10 for over the year i've had it, the colour/paint is starting to strip...I'm hoping the arc doesn't have this problem as I'm sure everyone uses the home button a lot. still, can't wait for my arc to arrive...
@doministry
the brightness on the power widget should do the same thing on the arc as on the X10. press it once and it goes to low brightness, press again to use automatic brightness, press again to use high brightness. you can set the high brightness to as bright as u want...this is how it is on the X10 and looking from other peoples posts it seems its the same on the arc. hope this helps. |
Ricky D
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@doministry + anyone else with similar concerns
Google expect you to always have an data connection to your phone, which in my opinion isn't unreasonable as most providers offer 'unlimited' or high usage data policies for smartphones nowadays.
They also expect you to use the labelling and searching systems in gmail.
Bearing these in mind it's not unreasonable for their gmail app to local cache only the more recent emails and call the rest on user request. Use the search to find specifically what you want instead of filling your SD card with 1000s of emails that you don't reference on a daily basis.
I have 26,000+ emails in all mail combined and I have no issues at all with searching for older emails, loading emails from labels etc. My total bandwidth usage per month for emails is about 20-30MB (I receive about 20-30 important and anything from 50-100 spam per day).
If you really want local storage of all your emails do as se_dude says and use the email app, download your 100 emails and fill up for card.
..and with the brightness, it should be in Settings > Display > Brightness. Does that not show you the brightness control slider?
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shanespencer
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On 2011-04-08 07:35:10, Ricky D wrote:
How much did you pay for it?
I know what you mean about the freebies; I only planned to be in there for about 20 minutes - was there for an hour! The phone cost me 5698. A hundred or so more than some other places, but I didn't want to go down the 水货 route this time.
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Ratti3
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Just received the AN401 car charger, can't believe how small it is.
I also used SEUS to update the Sony software to the latest version (clean install). Lets see if that fixes the reboots.
Panasonic GD520 � Siemens S35i �  T68m/i � Samsung E800 �  W800 � P990i � W960i � HTC Touch HD � Xperia Arc � Xperia S � Xperia Z � Xperia Z2 |
SKIBBE
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@AndyD777 the gui is not that spectacular since i had been running it for a few weeks on my x10i, i think i will configure ADW.Launcer EX and make some nice eyecandy.
The thing i do have noticed is the battery, this is on my my first charge thou, i have 82% after 16h10min with light use, that would have been imposible on my x10i.
and it feels so light, will take some time to adjust, the x10i i knew inside out how to hold it/use it in every situation, it's some what slippier.
Update2: i have an older Panasonic plasma, remote does WORK i just forgot to enable Viera Link in the meny.
i noticed that the image was not all over tv, so i had to use Overscan to make it fill the whole area. i know it stretches the image, but if someone else has the same problem that is the solution i found.
[ This Message was edited by: SKIBBE on 2011-04-08 11:10 ] History
t20e > t68i(t68 f/w) > t610i > k700i > W900i > W960i > x10i > Current: Misty Silver Arc |
Killmaster9
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On 2011-04-08 11:26:20, SKIBBE wrote:
@AndyD777 the gui is not that spectacular since i had been running it for a few weeks on my x10i, i think i will configure ADW.Launcer EX and make some nice eyecandy.
The thing i do have noticed is the battery, this is on my my first charge thou, i have 82% after 16h10min with light use, that would have been imposible on my x10i.
and it feels so light, will take some time to adjust, the x10i i knew inside out how to hold it/use it in every situation, it's some what slippier.
And the battery will improve even more after your third charge 
Is it easy to go back to original launcher if you don't like for exampel ADW Launcher EX?? Never tried
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SKIBBE
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@Killmaster9 at first you will get to choices when you go back to the launcher ie original and your second, there you can make the new one always start. if you don't want it any more, you can reset the settings in programs clear cach and such. atleast that was what you did in the x10. just don't remember exactly but it's not much of a hussle
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t20e > t68i(t68 f/w) > t610i > k700i > W900i > W960i > x10i > Current: Misty Silver Arc |
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Posted: 2011-04-08 06:02
T68m/i � Samsung E800 � 
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