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Muhammad-Oli
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Satio really isn't worth the $500 extra that you pay over Aino in my opinion. 8 mega pixels is enough, and if you need a smartphone, there are cheaper options. Cheaper touch screen Symbians too if that's what you're into.
Can't wait to finish work and go home and try out remote play with my Aino and PS3. 
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carkitter
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On 2009-10-20 00:48:09, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Aino arrived!...
Sent the G705 off to it's new owner today...  Sold for $255.
Definately the best SE I've owned but some features were so far behind the iPhone as to be embarrassing. Looking forwards to your comments on the Aino. I think the half touchscreen UI is an inspired idea.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Any reason for the avatar carkitter? I almost didn't recognise you. 
So far Aino has been great. You may have seen I was a bit disappointed that mine seems to be one of a few that doesn't for whatever reason have the conversation style text messaging that is present in other Aino models. I'm confused about that one.
Otherwise I have no complaints. The slider is solid, the camera is awesome, the touchscreen is very responsive and fast, unlike prototype videos I saw. I experienced a bit of slowdown yesterday while running music at the same time as using other features, but it wasn't unusable or anything. I've been using a bit more internet on it now that I have a big screen and Wifi, but I've also been using Vodafones $1 data deal.
Last night I was at Westfield shopping mall in Riccarton, Christchurch and I went into the Sony shop with Aino out. One of the Sony guys immediately spotted it and questioned me on what it was, where it was from and how much it was. I ended up showing him all the main features and telling him about Expert Infotech (he went on one of their laptops and looked it up while I was there). He seemed very happy.
He also said he preferred Nokias so I recommended he keep a watch on Satio for the price to go down! 
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Evilchap
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Im gona ask a stupid question, Oli : in regards to the conversation style, di you go into messaging > inbox > then push to the right. if the handset supports conversation style you should have a speach bubble as a tab at the top. |
carkitter
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On 2009-10-23 06:09:29, Evilchap wrote:
Im gona ask a stupid question, Oli : in regards to the conversation style, di you go into messaging > inbox > then push to the right. if the handset supports conversation style you should have a speach bubble as a tab at the top.
You couldn't have said that a week ago when I still had the G705 could you?  I was wondering why I couldn't find the conversation style text feature also. 
@ Muhammad-Oli
I have a couple of non-functioning V800's ATM but no working  phone since I sold the G705, only the iPhone so I changed to the default avatar for the time being. Anyone have any other ideas?
Perhaps you should alter the first post to reflect I no longer have the G705?
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2009-10-23 06:09:29, Evilchap wrote:
Im gona ask a stupid question, Oli : in regards to the conversation style, di you go into messaging > inbox > then push to the right. if the handset supports conversation style you should have a speach bubble as a tab at the top.
Yeah mate, it's not there. But thanks for trying anyway. My girlfriend has it on her XT W508a and I really liked it, so a bit disappointed. Maybe it will show in a firmware update but I'm not hopeful.
@carkitter: Sure I'll change the first post when I get home tonight.
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I was walking through St Lukes mall yesterday and the was an Ovi display there!
Nokia had a couple of people there to explain what Ovi was all about and how it's new cloud based services can sync with a Nokia phone.
The chap I spoke to was obviously pleased I knew about Ovi, cloud services, MobileMe etc, and when I said I was keen to replace my iPhone with an Android device he suggested I check out the new applications on Ovi. Nokia seem to have added quite a lot of services recently and are pulling out all the stops to become the Online Mobile Services provider of choice.
Nice to see Nokia increasing the profile of cloud sync services for mobile, I hope they can persuade Vodafone to allow more call/txt/data plans for manufacturers other than Apple and HTC. 3GB of Mobile Broadband included in a $40 per month plan for a N96, N97, Moto Cliq/DECT, Aino, Satio or Rachael device would be awesome for accessing and syncing with online content.
BTW, Vodafone have reduced its iPhone prices (increased subsidies for 24 month plans) meaning a 3G 8GB can be had for free on a $130 monthly plan. That is quite competitive worldwide I believe, and makes buying on prepay and signing up to XT uneconomic.
Vodafone's 21Mbps upgrade is out, but only for a limited number of customers (which doesn't include me... ) wider availability will come in 2010, while XT has claimed it will have 21Mbps widely available before Xmas. Looks like Vodafone might have been bluffing, when claiming in the media to be ahead. We'll see.
Xtra landline speed at my place in West Auckland this morning:
This is the fastest 3G speed I've ever had here:
(landline here sometimes tops out at 9Mbps)
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Muhammad-Oli
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Sounds interesting. You weren't tempted over to Nokia's side were you?
Also, is 21Mbps HSUPA? I noticed Aino that has HSUPA but I didn't think those speeds were available here. I suppose even if 21Mbps is HSUPA, I can't have it yet anyway!
Speaking of Aino, here she is:
 
Yes it's a she.
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How does aino work with ps3 remote play compared to a psp? Have you tried yet?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Remote Play is good. I'm testing it right now playing back some music encoded at 256kbps and it sounds great. The picture has a bit of noise where on the PSP it would be clear, but I imagine it wouldn't get in the way of watching a video or something. It is very very slightly laggy while browsing my PS3, but not so much as to bother me.
Ok I just tested a video and the playback is very good. Still that slight bit of noise, but it definitely wouldn't ruin watching a blu-ray or anything. It's what you might be used to with streamed playback of movies online. No skipping or bad frame-rates to speak of.
EDIT: Just tested it using my PSP for a comparison and my PSP was skipping while playing music. So I actually think Aino is better in regards to sound. The PSP wins on image quality though.
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Try adjusting the video quality. That will get rid of those artifacts. On psp press home (or maybe select) and turn video quality down to stop audio skipping.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Ah ok, didn't know that.
Ok I have just done an update of the first post. Carkitter, your phones have been changed to show just your iPhone and V800s and no more G705. I also added three G900 photos by K71 to our New Zealand map. Thanks K71.
Rotorua Museum: http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=21696
River Through Katikati: http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=21695
Overlooking Island Bay and Lyall Bay, Wellington: http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=21694
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Muhammad-Oli
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Just looking at Aino's supported bands:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 850/900/1900/2100
This means it works on XT as well right?
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yep, xt is 850 UMTS/HSDPA, vodafone extended 3g is 900 and vodafone 3g is 2100
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Muhammad-Oli
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Sweet, I'm sorted.
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