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Paul McLaren
Joined: Jan 07, 2004
Posts: 211
From: Herts, England Phones: K750i
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On 2006-09-20 11:37:19, Dogmann wrote:
Hi all,
Whilst i can understand peoples frustration at not being able to get the phone they want now. Does it not make sense that these networks keep delaying the release for a good reason? As releaseing a phone with so many problems cause them too many headaches as of course they want to sell phones to you and take your money so there must be a good reason for it. [...]
Marc
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I agree with you on this point, while it is frustrating not to be able to get it on a network l want to use, at least they are giving it a good test, so hopefully it will be bug free when its avaliable.
"Ferrari is an Italian viagra. When they show up, millions of d**ks will raise up and cheer."
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Osmano
Joined: Jul 22, 2006
Posts: 252
From: Trondheim, Norway
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On 2006-09-20 16:11:14, PeterKay wrote:
Using Wifi seems to drain the battery, used it for 1 hour and it was going down like nobodys business 
Will give it a full charge and retry!
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Wifi use battery for sure. I also disable 3g when I don't need it. Saves battery.  |
Dogmann
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
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From: London England
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Hi Guy,
Yes you are right i don't have one and for good reason and not the fact i couldn't afford one either. If you or others are happy with your P990's good luck to you and i really hope you are enjoying it. But if one more person says don't worry they'll fix i'm going to scream LOL.
How long has this phone been avaliable for? and how many updates have there been so far as i have lost count and yet there still appears to be many problems for some if not all, if this is acceptable to you and others fine but to me it is unacceptable and thats the reason i don't have one plain and simple.
I bought an N93 which is also meant to be plauged with problems but i have seen none, well actually just one couldn't open a photo sent by bluetooth which i can live with. No freezes, no crashes, no low memory warnings or apps closeing, I have used every function on the phone with out any problems surfing via 3G and WiFi, syncing over bluetooth, useing Home Media seever, e-mail send and recieve etc etc. But had i experienced problems the phone would of been returned immediatly with out hesitation. So lets all try and be happy with what we have and stop attacking any one that dares hold a different opinion.
Marc
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grex
Joined: Sep 01, 2003
Posts: 401
From: Parsley (university of)
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On 2006-09-20 00:52:52, joel80 wrote:
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On 2006-09-19 18:57:02, grex wrote:
by the by, are there any pc programs that let you type a text on your pc, and send through your (connected) 'phone?
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Eh.. just use notepad! Then send the txt-file to the phone wia BT or so... p990 can open it and you can copy and paste the text best you want.
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yeah, but i kinda meant a program like the mms editor, except for sms if youk get me.. |
Nitro Fan
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
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From: London
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I have managed to get my P990i to sync with another PC, I Have done the SEUS but It told me I have the latest SW. SE told me today that they are only supporting the P990i on Voda at present I do not know if that fits with others experience's?
I now have to figure out what is stopping the damn thing from working with my work machine as all my guys use the same kit and if it aint working for me me I guess it wont work for them which will be a problem especialy as some are due for upgrades in the next couple of weeks!
I was told that it could be because we all have vodafone 3G Data Card SW installed and I do remember that I have to change the port allocation to make them work when I first installed it.
One thing I have not yet really got to grips with is the media player it seems very time consuming having to set setting up playlists etc in the way the device wants, So i need to spend some time with the manual and a card writer tonight! However I have spoken (Via email) to the developer of Power MP3 today and he says he should have a UIQ3 version out by the end of October I hope so as I really miss its easy to use interface and great flexibilty.
I really like the 990's new calendar with its week veiw I find that very usefull, and the today view application is realy handy, I would struggle to justify paying out another reg fee for handyday pro now, but I would like a global clock and weather viewer so I will keep an eye on Handango.
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
scottyd
Joined: Dec 03, 2003
Posts: 175
From: london
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does the new firmware stop it crashing when on the web?
mine has done this a lot when i am only running the internet and nothing else.
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tindo196
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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i might still buy a p990 but only when the price is next to give away,i think ill go with HTC trinity which expanys expect to have in a couple of days.Why trinity?i would say it is 2006-7 device, specs wise ,the p990 is more 2005-6 so its definetely not going to carry me thru next year.But really for me the biggest issue with the p990 as someone who likes to experiment with my phone it has to be the amount of programs available for the WM5 device as opposed to UIQ3 its like comparing a lake to a pond -so its really nothing personal against the p990 plus the 1500mAh battery on the trinity is handy when surfing wifi b/g
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Osmano
Joined: Jul 22, 2006
Posts: 252
From: Trondheim, Norway
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On 2006-09-20 18:11:42, Dogmann wrote:........
....How long has this phone been avaliable for? and how many updates have there been so far as i have lost count....
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It's been avaliable for aprox. 2 months for a small, lucky group of us and it has been two (2) updates since then........ |
Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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On 2006-09-20 18:11:42, Dogmann wrote:
there still appears to be many problems for some if not all, if this is acceptable to you and others fine but to me it is unacceptable and thats the reason i don't have one plain and simple....I bought an N93 which is also meant to be plauged with problems
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This is completely nonsensical. You didn't buy a P990i because of perceived problems, so instead bought a N93 about which you have heard exactly the same??
Furthermore, I'm at a loss as to why you're posting here to be honest. You don't have the phone; you don't want the phone; and you accuse people who have the phone and who are perfectly happy with it (people like me) of having "rose tinted spectacles" for believing Firmware updates work. They do. I wish you the best of luck with your N93, but would happily recommend the P990i to you or anybody else |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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ditto! |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
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On 2006-09-20 18:11:42, Dogmann wrote:
Hi Guy,
Yes you are right i don't have one and for good reason and not the fact i couldn't afford one either. If you or others are happy with your P990's good luck to you and i really hope you are enjoying it. But if one more person says don't worry they'll fix i'm going to scream LOL.
How long has this phone been avaliable for? and how many updates have there been so far as i have lost count and yet there still appears to be many problems for some if not all, if this is acceptable to you and others fine but to me it is unacceptable and thats the reason i don't have one plain and simple.
I bought an N93 which is also meant to be plauged with problems but i have seen none, well actually just one couldn't open a photo sent by bluetooth which i can live with. No freezes, no crashes, no low memory warnings or apps closeing, I have used every function on the phone with out any problems surfing via 3G and WiFi, syncing over bluetooth, useing Home Media seever, e-mail send and recieve etc etc. But had i experienced problems the phone would of been returned immediatly with out hesitation. So lets all try and be happy with what we have and stop attacking any one that dares hold a different opinion.
Marc
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so let me get this right.... you;re slating a phone you don't own based on what you're read on a message board yet at the same time telling me you've bought a phone and are very happy with it yet that is not what you expected due to reading about problems on a message board?
You sound like an idiot to me. When you've tried the P990i come back and I will accept your views. Until that time stop talking crap  |
Jejoma
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
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On 2006-09-16 00:43:10, haig wrote:
When I set up the wireless, it scanned and found my wireless Lan,
(Authentication is open and network is set to infrastructure.)
I set my WEP key and I add it to group account called "Internet" from the group accounts available which I list below:
Business email
Internet
Vodafone internet
Vodafone Mail incomming
Vodafone Mail outgoing
Vodafone Wap
My W.Lan router on the phone has a Gold padlock and star by it.
My globe and my antenae are on, and I'm connected when I try to open a page it tries by default to open via Vodafone internet, I scroll to Internet and click connect and it tells me
COULD NOT LOCATE REMOTE SERVER
If I dont scroll and connect to the default Vodafone internet my page comes up.
Oh and by the way, my router recognises the phone in its connection Log.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Haig,
I don't know whether you sorted this out but I have just set up my WLAN internet connection and met the same problem.
After a lot of digging around I found the solution to be very simple. The default Vodafone bookmark set up is a WAP site that can't be read over an internet connection - hence the COULD NOT LOCATE REMOTE SERVER
error. Switch to a proper website, ie www.bbc.co.uk and all works fine. |
drgopoos
Joined: Dec 02, 2004
Posts: 307
From: Toronto
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i have a few doubts about 990
1 can we use *.gif as wall paper to get a moving wall paper... i do not mean screensaver
2 is there a a screen saver that will show that clock... in p910 there was the screen saver or powersaver clock option but its missing here... i have to click one switch to see the time each time
3 any new programs that have been released for this handset...
4 can we change how the icons look.... namely the short cut icons where are so boring to see when you compare them with other icons in the handset
5 can we store messages in the memory card ... i have lots of emails and messages that i have to keep and this is eating away my phone memory
6 any larger capacity batteries available
7 what are the ebook readers for this handset..i have a lot of medical ebboks which i refer regularly and now i am stuck with no program to read them
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Butcherswe
Joined: Apr 21, 2003
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Hi:-)
Did order "my" P990 at 7/9 from www.alfadigi.com here in sweden:-)
Recived a mail from them today, the P990 is going to come to them sometimes in october:-( buhuuu
But it's worth it's wait:-) got it to a nice price he he
in swedish : Sony Ericsson P990i + Comviq Knock-Out 24mån/100:- 3359.00Kr inkl moms and i have like 4500:- in a pott that im going to use with the phone:-)
in euro 364:-) and the pott i have 488 euro
i hope you who have it already are happy with your P990:-)
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Jejoma
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
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I don't know whether this is the right forum for this but I've just installed Google Maps and it works like a dream - they even have a P990i version!
Like on my P900 it still doesn't fully utilise the touchscreen but with the keyboard this is no problem. I just love being able to zoom in on the aerial photo of Trafalgar Square (Don't forget to ring your bell on the 21st OCtober). |
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