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Sony Ericsson P990 discussion |
chrisnewman
Joined: Jun 15, 2005
Posts: 34
From: Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Ok, thanks for that Sainty! I'll return it during my 14 day opt out  |
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solja786
Joined: May 30, 2006
Posts: 161
From: the middle of nowhere
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@chrisnewman
i agree wid sainty...get something else...p1 or something
another question..mine is stupid orange branded...if i get it de branded (which i will by today)...will my cda change to hopefully world 1 or 2 or will i have to do it myself how its described in da other threads???
[ This Message was edited by: solja786 on 2007-08-03 08:28 ] |
mode
Joined: Jan 12, 2007
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Today, I bought a P990 for a mere $200 to replace my old P990 which got soaked in a pool and ended up being an M600 with flip and Wifi. All of its imaging functions have ceased to work, camera, video recording, video call, business card scanner. Amazingly enough, everything else worked flawlessly, but I just can't live without its wonderful camera and business card scanner so since P1 is yet to reach my shores, I got myself another P990. I did entertain the thought of a P1, but I know I would just miss the ease of single-handed operation via flip and 8gb storage capacity so here I am again with the my P990. And just when I thought I can be happy with hopes of a better phone through the next fw update, I got to know that the autofocus function in video recording still hasn't been restored and RDS still doesn't function. WTF???!!! |
W_I_P
Joined: Oct 04, 2005
Posts: 8
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Has anyone figured out how to resolve the bug with regards to INCOMING text messages.
If you set it to the correct time zone (EST in my case), your outgoing text messages display the correct time.
The incoming ones are still 4 hours behind.
I would trick my phone into being a timezone four hours ahead of EST which would be GMT (and then change the time MANUALLY) but after every restart, it reverts back to the correct time in that time zone (GMT time).
Any help would be appreciated. |
solja786
Joined: May 30, 2006
Posts: 161
From: the middle of nowhere
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if im updating my phone thru seus...and da electricity goes out wat happens
do i end up wid a brick
and wat happens if the internet connection disconnects..
cuz both of these things are very normal where i am |
Nickp990
Joined: May 29, 2007
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i want to update my p990 tomorrow, but till i update i want make master reset and then format internal disk, is it ok guys? yes?  |
faz649
Joined: Jun 25, 2007
Posts: 18
From: Toronto
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@ W I P
I am having the same problem! I also am in Est time, i am very anoyed with this problem. but now i seem to understand that this is a bug. i am going to try what you have been doing, but i have no ideas on how to solve this problem. what CDA and firmware is your phone. mine is singapore 7/8 , im waiting for the new firmware to get updated for that region and hopefuly it will be corrected?!? |
faz649
Joined: Jun 25, 2007
Posts: 18
From: Toronto
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@ W I P
What location do you set your GMT? is it Edmonton?
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makbil
Joined: Oct 26, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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@chrisnewman, if your only choice is between the P990 and the N95, I would pick the N95. There will be no more support from SE for the P990 and even if there was it seems far beyond SE's capability to correct the bugs in the P990. Nokia on the other hand has a much better reputation for supporting their products on a longer term. The build quality of the P990 is much better than the N95 though, so it's not an easy decision...
P990i: A mistake, a curse and a disgrace  So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD |
myth_old
Joined: Jan 25, 2007
Posts: 332
From: Istanbul
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Right.
And if you should go for the N95, I'd suggest you to read my posts here before buying it:
http://www.esato.com/board/vi[....]ic=151741&start=90#post2054740
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Liverpool City Centre
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I'm listening to the radio right now but a message popped up on the screen saying:
Interactive: Update successful!
What was that about?
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LeeG
Joined: Nov 04, 2003
Posts: 194
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Hi all just bought mine after waiting for it come down in price and i have to say i'm very happy with it. no problems as yet apart from being a bit slow, but i can live with that.
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djpianz
Joined: Feb 03, 2006
Posts: 16
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solja786, if you want to update your firmware/changing cda, I suggest that you do it via laptop rather than pc unless you're using some sort of battery backup/UPS. In case of blackout, if the firmware is not already finished downloading, it will not harm your phone, but if the firmware is already fully downloaded, the uploading process to your phone will be taken over by battery. That means, if you're using pc and not having some sort of UPS when the blackout occured, you can damage your phone while the firmware is uploading to the phone. |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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@chrisnewman
IMO your decision should be based on the actual usage of the phone. You shouldnt bother about bugs on P990 because those are practically gone with the latest fw. Also if SE cant give more RAM on startup or fix memory leak problem then the next fw i.e. further suport is not needed.
So if you need a business smartphone with various text input etc. N95 would be a wrong choice. If you need a multimedia smartphone N95 would be a better choice and if you need both at the same time P990 would be for you.
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solja786
Joined: May 30, 2006
Posts: 161
From: the middle of nowhere
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@djpianz
thnx |
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Posted: 2007-08-02 21:39
So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD 
