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Title: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: TheBoy on 19 November 2007, 19:38:58
(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/theboy/odds/Ericsson.jpg)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: MikeDundee on 19 November 2007, 19:55:47
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(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/theboy/odds/Ericsson.jpg)

Lovely sleek lines and slim look on that ::)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 19 November 2007, 20:34:47
that many keys could confuse a windoze user you know  ;D
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Auto Addict on 19 November 2007, 21:11:07
Does it make and receive phone calls ::)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 19 November 2007, 21:12:40
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Does it make and receive phone calls ::)
possibly.....but it will require a restart half way through the call
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Auto Addict on 19 November 2007, 21:15:25
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Does it make and receive phone calls ::)
possibly.....but it will require a restart half way through the call

Or run Firefox on it ;D
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: STMO123 on 19 November 2007, 21:16:19
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(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/theboy/odds/Ericsson.jpg)

Explain to the idiot (me) please :o
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Auto Addict on 19 November 2007, 21:25:41
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(http://images.omegaowners.com/images/theboy/odds/Ericsson.jpg)

Explain to the idiot (me) please :o

It's a phone.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 19 November 2007, 21:39:38
its a micky take, Sony Ericsson do a PDA phone (P990) but they use a different O/S, some would say it is more reliable than the windows smartphone.

in fact the word smartphone and windows.....can that be used in the same sentence?
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: STMO123 on 19 November 2007, 21:42:21
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its a micky take, Sony Ericsson do a PDA phone (P990) but they use a different O/S, some would say it is more reliable than the windows smartphone.

in fact the word smartphone and windows.....can that be used in the same sentence?

I knew that ::)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Auto Addict on 19 November 2007, 21:50:55
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its a micky take, Sony Ericsson do a PDA phone (P990) but they use a different O/S, some would say it is more reliable than the windows smartphone.

in fact the word smartphone and windows.....can that be used in the same sentence?

I knew that ::)

Didn't we all ::)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: TheBoy on 19 November 2007, 22:14:11
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its a micky take, Sony Ericsson do a PDA phone (P990) but they use a different O/S, some would say it is more reliable than the windows smartphone.

in fact the word smartphone and windows.....can that be used in the same sentence?
Sony couldn't make anything reliable :P
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: wakeyomega on 19 November 2007, 23:15:13
Windows Smartphone is an Oxymoron that is  almost as bad as 'Microsoft Works'.  ;)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 November 2007, 23:41:32
Looks like the old house brick mobile :-? that looks Pants
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: raximax on 20 November 2007, 00:46:35
sorry i must misunderstood i thought said no photos :-/ :-/ :-/ :o :o :o
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 November 2007, 08:15:12
Looks considerably more useful than the IPhone (I cant beleave a mate of mine has bought one of these monsters at nearly £1000 all in)
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Kevin Wood on 20 November 2007, 09:28:45
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at nearly £1000 all in

 :o

The price of being a fashion victim, eh?

...and as phones go it's not a good one.

Kevin
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 November 2007, 10:01:24
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at nearly £1000 all in

 :o

The price of being a fashion victim, eh?

...and as phones go it's not a good one.

Kevin

Yep, its about 40 a month for the phone contract with O2 which you are committed to for 18 moths...plus about 275 for the phone.

It has got a fancy GUI but, no 3G support and the camera is awful....
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Kevin Wood on 20 November 2007, 10:08:47
I wonder what the battery life's like?

I saw a report where someone had dissected one and it was a bit of a kludge. Separate chipsets for everything. Makes me think it might be a bit thirsty.

Kevin
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 November 2007, 10:10:33
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I wonder what the battery life's like?

I saw a report where someone had dissected one and it was a bit of a kludge. Separate chipsets for everything. Makes me think it might be a bit thirsty.

Kevin

Its average but, it doesn't have 3G so that keeps the power down considerably....it also has no memory card provision.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Kevin Wood on 20 November 2007, 10:52:50
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Its average but, it doesn't have 3G so that keeps the power down considerably

True. Nothing like 3G for draining the battery.

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....it also has no memory card provision.

 :o

Kevin
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: TheBoy on 20 November 2007, 19:31:01
As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 20 November 2007, 20:08:00
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As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...

we were discussing this when I came down to do the tractor head.
mine is the 3g version and it chomps its way through the battery, I rarely get more than 3/4 of a day.....
and it needs a restart at least once a day....
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: CaptainZok on 20 November 2007, 20:19:37
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As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...

we were discussing this when I came down to do the tractor head.
mine is the 3g version and it chomps its way through the battery, I rarely get more than 3/4 of a day.....
and it needs a restart at least once a day....
Wonder if theyve improved that in WM6?
Can't say I've seen much improvement from 2003 so far with 5.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 20 November 2007, 21:27:05
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As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...

we were discussing this when I came down to do the tractor head.
mine is the 3g version and it chomps its way through the battery, I rarely get more than 3/4 of a day.....
and it needs a restart at least once a day....
Wonder if theyve improved that in WM6?
Can't say I've seen much improvement from 2003 so far with 5.

ive flashed mine with WM6, no difference at all in battery life....

got to say it does free up memory, but that's it
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: CaptainZok on 20 November 2007, 21:35:59
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As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...

we were discussing this when I came down to do the tractor head.
mine is the 3g version and it chomps its way through the battery, I rarely get more than 3/4 of a day.....
and it needs a restart at least once a day....
Wonder if theyve improved that in WM6?
Can't say I've seen much improvement from 2003 so far with 5.

ive flashed mine with WM6, no difference at all in battery life....

got to say it does free up memory, but that's it
Hmmm now where did I put that upgrade for my universal.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: Jay w on 20 November 2007, 22:11:22
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As many here know, I use a Windows phone (not Smartphone, but proper touchscreen type), and for the most part works very well.  Its quite old (3 or 4 yrs), so no 3G.

It does occasionally need the odd reboot - it starts to slow down over the period of a few days.  Its normally shortly after I've used it for web browsing...

we were discussing this when I came down to do the tractor head.
mine is the 3g version and it chomps its way through the battery, I rarely get more than 3/4 of a day.....
and it needs a restart at least once a day....
Wonder if theyve improved that in WM6?
Can't say I've seen much improvement from 2003 so far with 5.

ive flashed mine with WM6, no difference at all in battery life....

got to say it does free up memory, but that's it
Hmmm now where did I put that upgrade for my universal.

I used to have one of the universal, chopped it in for a Hermes, big mistake, the universal may have been big and bulky, but it was a bloody nice phone and even today they are fetching good money, i regret getting rid of mine.

none of this nancy boy micro SD crap, full sized SD that was reliable, sat nav never locked up, the only shame was there wasnt much RAM in it.

i have been tempted by the replacement to the universal, the HTC Shift or the HYC advantage, both of them are the wrong side of £500, the shift is closer to £900!!! however that does have a 40 gig HD and 1gig of ram, i would imagine that would do the job

Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: CaptainZok on 20 November 2007, 22:59:06
Fancy a Kaiser next, pity Tmo want nearly £300 for an upgrade.
Uni has been ok but I found my old blue angel to be a better phone tbh, and the replacement screens are much cheaper when you break em.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: TheBoy on 20 November 2007, 23:07:17
I'am after a new one. Mines an Orange m500 I think, but on Vodafone.  I like size, weight, speed, but could do with something running WM5 or later (so battery dying isn't an issue!), wifi, possibly more grunt.

Also borrowed an XDA Exec, despite supposedly faster processor, I find it frustratingly slow...
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: CaptainZok on 20 November 2007, 23:11:12
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I'am after a new one. Mines an Orange m500 I think, but on Vodafone.  I like size, weight, speed, but could do with something running WM5 or later (so battery dying isn't an issue!), wifi, possibly more grunt.

Also borrowed an XDA Exec, despite supposedly faster processor, I find it frustratingly slow...
Kaiser aka Tmob Vario 3 looks nice, even got gps built in.
Title: Re: Sony Ericsson release Windows Smartphone
Post by: TheBoy on 20 November 2007, 23:22:35
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I'am after a new one. Mines an Orange m500 I think, but on Vodafone.  I like size, weight, speed, but could do with something running WM5 or later (so battery dying isn't an issue!), wifi, possibly more grunt.

Also borrowed an XDA Exec, despite supposedly faster processor, I find it frustratingly slow...
Kaiser aka Tmob Vario 3 looks nice, even got gps built in.
Ah, but how much. Contract free.