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P1i key lock |
jayce
Joined: May 19, 2004
Posts: 105
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Evening,
I was in a Carphone Warehouse store today and amazingly they had a P1i in stock for me to play with. Not sure if the phone was so new it had never been started but I swear it took a good 3-5 minutes to boot. Is this normal?
(It was an O2 branded phone).
Anyhow, while playing with it the keypad lock kicked in. I found I could unlock it by pressing the back key on the left hand side, but wondered if there was a simple way to lock the keypad?
On most  phones you can press the asterisk (*) key and then the lock key. I noticed I could press the asterisk, but then it asked me to press lock ... where is it?
In the end I used the stylus to press the lock menu item but would prefer it if I didn't have to use a key and the stylus ... seems a bit awkward.
Apologies now if this is a dumb question ... my last smart phone was a P900 and I skipped the first generation UIQ3 devices.
Thanks. |
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searley
Joined: May 13, 2003
Posts: 81
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the back button will both lock an unlock the device |
cokeman
Joined: Apr 28, 2007
Posts: 41
From: Sweden
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U can even set a shortcut for it on the "startpage" and u can press * and lock keys.
/ CokeMan
Sony Ericsson P1i with 4Gb m2 card, MBW-150, HSB-DS200, HBH-IV835, MDS-70, MPS-60 + more. |
sunking101
Joined: Aug 08, 2007
Posts: 356
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Nothing easier than pressing and holding the back key to either lock or unlock. As for the slow booting, it was the initial boot mate. It always takes a few minutes when first started from the box, the software installs and all the settings take effect, much like when you boot a new laptop. When I switch the phone on now it takes around 20 secs to get to the main screen. |
Leks
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden
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On 2007-08-10 21:34:35, jayce wrote:
Evening,
I was in a Carphone Warehouse store today and amazingly they had a P1i in stock for me to play with. Not sure if the phone was so new it had never been started but I swear it took a good 3-5 minutes to boot. Is this normal?
(It was an O2 branded phone)...
It's normal if it never has been started before.
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himlims_nl
Joined: Apr 06, 2004
Posts: > 500
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booting the p1 for the 1st time takes ages, 5min. is quite normal
however if it takes 5min. every time you boot the phone, something must be wrong.
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jayce
Joined: May 19, 2004
Posts: 105
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Thanks everyone. That's looking more promising and good to know.
I only had a short time to play with the P1i (it was during my lunch break) and I've not had a UIQ phone since my P900 died on me last year.
Hmmm, I think I may have to go back to the carphone warehouse later today  |
Xajel
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Bahrain
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well not an offtopic
can we add lock code to the P1i ??
I mean unlocking the phone requires entering a code or something, just to add more security from some peoples
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sunking101
Joined: Aug 08, 2007
Posts: 356
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Yes, you can add a phone lock and/or SIM lock via the security/locks menu. |
MRMRacing
Joined: Aug 12, 2007
Posts: 3
From: Stockholm
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It still works on P1 "you can press the asterisk (*) key and then the lock key" for unlocking or lockin the phone.
/Robert |
Xajel
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Bahrain
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On 2007-08-12 10:56:08, sunking101 wrote:
Yes, you can add a phone lock and/or SIM lock via the security/locks menu.
I don't mean the normal phone/sim lock, this is already found on all SE phones...
I mean the when the keypad is locked, no body can unlock the keypad unless he enters the code, the phone is working normally
bu other words, rather than press * then unlock keys to unlock the keypad, you have to enter a code you choose to unlock it so no body can use your phone without your permession
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bimmerboy
Joined: Aug 12, 2007
Posts: 4
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After pressing the *, the unlock key is at the bottom right of the screen. You just need to press on the screen. |
MRMRacing
Joined: Aug 12, 2007
Posts: 3
From: Stockholm
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You can enter a code you must use to open the phone whne the no activity lock is used. Or am I missunderstanding the problem. |
Xajel
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Bahrain
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On 2007-08-12 16:21:26, MRMRacing wrote:
You can enter a code you must use to open the phone whne the no activity lock is used. Or am I missunderstanding the problem.
it's a normal keylock, but rather than requiring (*, unlock) to unlock the phone it will require entering a code, so no body can use the phone as they dont know the code..
note I don't mean the SIM or PHONE pin code, wich is optionally required in phone startup, I mean when you leave the phone unused for some second the keypad will automatically be locked, the default in SE is to press * then unlock to unlock the keypad so you can use the phone...
I don't want it to require (*, UNLOCK) but to enter a code, every body knows the (*, UNLOCK) thing, but nobody except you know the code, so nobody will be able to use the phone if you leave it for a while for example...
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sunking101
Joined: Aug 08, 2007
Posts: 356
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On 2007-08-12 17:59:24, Xajel wrote:
On 2007-08-12 16:21:26, MRMRacing wrote:
You can enter a code you must use to open the phone whne the no activity lock is used. Or am I missunderstanding the problem.
it's a normal keylock, but rather than requiring (*, unlock) to unlock the phone it will require entering a code, so no body can use the phone as they dont know the code..
note I don't mean the SIM or PHONE pin code, wich is optionally required in phone startup, I mean when you leave the phone unused for some second the keypad will automatically be locked, the default in SE is to press * then unlock to unlock the keypad so you can use the phone...
I don't want it to require (*, UNLOCK) but to enter a code, every body knows the (*, UNLOCK) thing, but nobody except you know the code, so nobody will be able to use the phone if you leave it for a while for example...
If you don't have two girlfriends on the go you wouldn't need this feature  |
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Posted: 2007-08-10 21:34
