Rumour Mill: MPx220 UK future uncertain |
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 Jan 20 2005, 11:17
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,236 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD  |
Another of our new 'Rumour Mill' features for you, this time about the MPx220
 Sources within Orange are reluctant to comment on the availability of the eagerly awaited successor to the popular Motorola MPx200, but our spies are telling us that the MPx220's to-date troublesome existence continues... After undergoing testing within Orange, and being listed as an 'in testing' handset to Orange Retail (as is customary), the MPx220 has now disappeared from the Orange systems altogether. It seems that all has not been well in the testing period, and the Retail release that normally follows this process has been postponed, and there is currently no date for release at all! O2 have also been 'making some noise' of late about their MPx220 release, but this too seems to have been postponed, again, due to technical problems with the handset. We'll give you more information as we have it, but things are not looking good for Clamshell Smartphone fans at the moment... a real shame, because, despite it's weaknesses (poor camera, poor battery life when compared to the C500), it's a nice phone P 
-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 20 2005, 11:30
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 el Borracho Group: Posters Posts: 1,309 Joined: 22nd May 2003 From: Scary Devil Monastery - Milton Keynes Member No.: 6,629 Device(s): 2 cups and some string |
bummer
i was looking forward to getting one of those  looks like i'll have to get a jam or the blue angel or something later Owen -------------------- Webdude - Digital Pimp - Fat free news (with added pie)
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Jan 20 2005, 11:54
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 131 Joined: 29th March 2004 Member No.: 38,085 |
Total ar*e.
Why can't any network or manufacturer get this phone sorted out. Networks in the US seem to have sorted it (albeit with a couple of ROM updates). I REALLY want a clamshell smartphone, I'm happy with the smaller screens they give compared to the candybars etc! It was obviously a bit presumptuous for O2 to put it in their Dec-Jan brochure wasn't it? |
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Jan 20 2005, 13:42
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:cry:
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Jan 20 2005, 13:50
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 81 Joined: 30th October 2003 From: USA Member No.: 19,638 |
paul - can you describe the technical issues that EU service providers are concerned about? it would be interesting to know if they're similar issues that we've (US users) been dealing with. thanks!
This post has been edited by cortez: Jan 20 2005, 13:51 -------------------- cortez
Orbit 2, Touch HD & Samsung Epix |
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Jan 20 2005, 16:06
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 44 Joined: 18th December 2002 Member No.: 1,198 Device(s): mpx220 |
Hello all,
Thanks for the update Paul Thought I would just stick my 2 cents on the end of that, seeing as I, like lots of others here have been waiting for the phone ! It's a real shame that the greatest possibility now is that we'll never see this handset officially in the UK - Orange (by the sounds of things) are not going forward with it, o2 likewise, and a main importer (expansys) stated at least a few weeks before they get units So, what are we left with ? Either buy the handset separately, or go with a network ( which as we know isn't likely to happen ). Buying the handset separately is both expensive, and you can't rely on any support from the network if you get an issue. A very depressing state of affairs given that this handset looks great, is probably 80% there in terms of software, and fits the needs of a lot of people Do we need to start a R.I.P. mpx220 thread so everyone can pay their respects ....
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Jan 20 2005, 16:13
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 3,622 Joined: 18th January 2003 From: Fife, Scotland Member No.: 2,019 |
the mpx220 is not dead yet...
-------------------- Regards
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Jan 20 2005, 17:14
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 53 Joined: 14th January 2005 From: UK Member No.: 105,363 Device(s): C500 and i-mate s/w |
QUOTE(squall @ Jan 20 2005, 16:17) the mpx220 is not dead yet...  Will be a shame if it does get canned but the MPX200 was RIP then in the shops in a matter of weeks. Good job I got my MPX220 already, sorry I had to say it and I even posted a pic to be a real git. 
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Jan 20 2005, 20:18
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,236 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Only a silver one? Bah, I have one of each
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 20 2005, 21:29
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 Task for the day: Think of interesting entry for here....  Group: Posters Posts: 214 Joined: 24th January 2003 From: Swindon, UK Member No.: 2,289 Device(s): Touch Diamond, i780, TyTN II |
Hopefully it will get released - I really want this phone and I'm reluctant to buy one from Expansys - don't want to pay £300 for the phone and I'd rather have an o2 or Orange connection than Vodafone!!
Come on Orange / O2 - you'll make a fortune if you release this phone!!! |
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Jan 20 2005, 23:18
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 Addict  Group: Posters Posts: 515 Joined: 16th January 2003 From: BFE Illinois Member No.: 1,980 Device(s): MPx220, Wizard, s620, Kaiser |
Paul, you're using one of the later FW's, what are your impressions of the phone today?
*AND* is that non-silver MPx220 (sorry, don't know what color to call it anymore) a pre-production or production HW? -Mc -------------------- Cingular Wireless - Raising the Bar.
Translated: Cingular Wireless - Raising prices, lowering expectations... one customer at a time. |
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Jan 20 2005, 23:27
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,236 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
The brown-black one is production hardware.
I am using the latest firmware I think (1.90)... it's a good 'overall' phone, but the camera is a bit rubbish, the battery life is not as good as the C500, and the screen is small and, well, kinda strange... I don't understand why they shrunk the screen from the MPx200 tbh. P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Jan 20 2005, 23:33
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 YEEESS!! MoDaCo Plus Rules!! Group: Posters Posts: 923 Joined: 25th March 2003 From: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA Member No.: 3,841 Device(s): T-Mobile USA SDA |
yea, I looked at the MPX220 here in the USA and didn't get it just because of the small screen... that sucks...
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Jan 20 2005, 23:41
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 53 Joined: 14th January 2005 From: UK Member No.: 105,363 Device(s): C500 and i-mate s/w |
QUOTE(Paul [MVP] @ Jan 20 2005, 23:31) The brown-black one is production hardware. I am using the latest firmware I think (1.90)... it's a good 'overall' phone, but the camera is a bit rubbish, the battery life is not as good as the C500, and the screen is small and, well, kinda strange... I don't understand why they shrunk the screen from the MPx200 tbh. P Version 1.9, thats so yesterday mine is 2.12 and has a standby time of at lest 3 days. -------------------- |
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Jan 21 2005, 09:09
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 Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,409 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): iPhone 8Gb. Athena, C600 |
Why don't you all stop whinging and just get a C500
RD&H -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Jan 21 2005, 09:23
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 131 Joined: 29th March 2004 Member No.: 38,085 |
QUOTE(Confucious @ Jan 21 2005, 09:13) Why don't you all stop whinging and just get a C500 RD&H We don't want a C500, we want an MPX220! Waaah wahhhh, (throws rattle out of pram) 8) |
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Jan 21 2005, 10:16
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 Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 8 Joined: 19th February 2004 From: Huddersfield Member No.: 33,181 |
I spoke to someone at Orange on Wed this week, and they said it had not passed their testing phase.
Presumably that's it then....? Going for the C500 today instead. (Would like an M2000, but out of stock till mid feb - plus looks to be around £250). :cry: |
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Jan 21 2005, 16:22
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 MMmmm shiny Group: Posters Posts: 1,235 Joined: 16th January 2003 From: Leeds Member No.: 1,982 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(Paul [MVP] @ Jan 20 2005, 20:22) Only a silver one? Bah, I have one of each
P That's just being greedy! i'm off for a cry now, i wanna clamshell :cry: This post has been edited by mike-oh: Jan 21 2005, 16:23 -------------------- |
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Jan 22 2005, 12:19
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 Pyromaniac Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,834 Joined: 7th January 2003 From: Manchester Member No.: 1,683 Device(s): Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 |
No fair. I wanna a mpx220.
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Jan 22 2005, 22:43
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,236 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Does the latest build have better T9? E.g., can you type 'isn't'?
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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