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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 31 Joined: 15th April 2005 Member No.: 124,033 Device(s): Fujitsu Siemens LOOX T830  |
QUOTE(Radeon12345 @ Jul 19 2005, 12:42) I use XP Pro SP2 and Activesync 4.0  Not sure of my phone software version, will have to find out  It seems that when using ActiveSync 4.0, copying files to the phone using drag-and-drop in explorer no longer works....maybe due to it's new security restictions. Copy & Paste still works fine though :-) |
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Jul 22 2005, 22:22
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 99 Joined: 29th May 2005 Member No.: 132,014 Device(s): Orange SPV E650 |
QUOTE(gsm122448 @ Jul 22 2005, 09:03) It seems that when using ActiveSync 4.0, copying files to the phone using drag-and-drop in explorer no longer works....maybe due to it's new security restictions. Copy & Paste still works fine though :-) Drag and drop works ok here with Activesync 4.0, can drag and drop all kinds of files copy and paste also works ok also
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Jul 23 2005, 11:58
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I've been on the phone to OCS re sync problem with WMP10. They flatly deny any liability to support this issue :twisted:
They've refered me to Microsoft, who will, I guess, refer me back to the device manufacturer :shock: I'm not sure if it was the lacky at OCS, who obviously didn't understand what I was on about, having given the data support bods a rediculous explanation of my problem. When I have time I will ring data support directly and try to get to level 2. Here's hoping..... 
-------------------- MDA Vario II, WM6, SanDisk 2Gb micro-SD, Motorola HS810 BT headset, and chuffed to little mint balls!!!
"What happens to a politician if you give him Viagra? He gets taller" - Jesse Duke, Hazzard County  |
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Jul 25 2005, 09:35
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 Windows Mobile Addict Group: Posters Posts: 59 Joined: 21st June 2004 Member No.: 47,195 Device(s): MDA Vario III & MDA Compact II |
Only problem I have with my C550 is the complete lack of Homescreens, (I'm too lazy and untalented to do my own) and the problems with software.
Battery life is excellent, 4-5 days between charges, bluetooth is great, being able to transfer files over bluetooth using built-in file explorer is a bonus. Screen quality is amazing. With my C550 and C500 the difference is startling. All in all it's the best phone I've ever had. |
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Jul 25 2005, 11:15
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 Did I say that out loud?  Group: News Team Posts: 4,527 Joined: 20th August 2003 From: Kent, England Member No.: 13,469 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch |
QUOTE(gazbert @ Jul 25 2005, 09:35) Only problem I have with my C550 is the complete lack of Homescreens ... and the problems with software. ... All in all it's the best phone I've ever had.  It's a smartphone - I would say that "problems with software" are fairly significant! |
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Jul 25 2005, 11:31
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 Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,265 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(chucky.egg @ Jul 25 2005, 12:15) It's a smartphone - I would say that "problems with software" are fairly significant! All my main softwrae works some with minor glitches (like CoPilot some text doesn't display properly) but it is all usable. The better screen screen and camera are great. My main "complaints" are a) when you enter new words in T9 it no longer keeps the first word it suggests for you to edit, you have to enter a new word from scratch,  battery life does not seem as good - to early for me to tell yet but as I charge every night this isn't a problem for me and c) there are now 10 items on each screen on the start menu so you havbe to press 0 rather than 9 to get to the next screen, I'm so used to pressing 9 I still do this 9 times out of 10 - but I guess the faulty bit there is the user not the ohone!All in all I'm very pleased with the C550 - If you have a C500 it's probably not worth upgrading for most people but if you have anything else the C550 is great. I'm sure the other s/ware that doesn't work will be patched so it is up to people to decide if it's worth it. TomTom users probably shouldn't upgrade until a patch is made available (Unless they "upgrade" to CoPilot of course )Horses for courses of course but I certainly don't regret getting the C550! -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Jul 25 2005, 11:50
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 26 Joined: 13th April 2005 Member No.: 123,588 Device(s): SPV C500, C550 |
guys, just got my c550, plugged it in and it was amber for about a minute now its gone green, as if fully charged? should i leave it plugged in for 16 hours or not?
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Jul 25 2005, 12:05
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QUOTE(chedmaster @ Jul 25 2005, 11:50) guys, just got my c550, plugged it in and it was amber for about a minute now its gone green, as if fully charged? should i leave it plugged in for 16 hours or not? They say you should but I dont bother, Lithium Ion batteries dont suffer memory effect like old Ni-Cad but the choice is yours!
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Jul 25 2005, 12:12
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 26 Joined: 13th April 2005 Member No.: 123,588 Device(s): SPV C500, C550 |
thanks dade, when this green light is on is it actually charging the phone or is it just waiting to be unplugged? ive never understood this, they always say charge overnight etc but after a couple of hours (/minutes!) they always stop charging and report as full, will it improve life leaving it like this or would i be better off just running it empty then charging overnight?
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Jul 25 2005, 13:13
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 188 Joined: 18th August 2004 From: St Albans Member No.: 53,305 Device(s): C500, Vario II & Vario III |
QUOTE(chedmaster @ Jul 25 2005, 12:12) thanks dade, when this green light is on is it actually charging the phone or is it just waiting to be unplugged? ive never understood this, they always say charge overnight etc but after a couple of hours (/minutes!) they always stop charging and report as full, will it improve life leaving it like this or would i be better off just running it empty then charging overnight? thanks again Once you 'get the green light' as it were, the phone has determined that the battery is fully charged and probably stops charging (or certainly reduces to trickle charge) the battery. This advice to not use and charge the phone for 16 hours is years old information from back in the days when it really took that long to charge the NiMh or even worse NiCad battereys, which were supplied near flat (probably couldn't hold their charge for too long in the box anyway). I'm guessing that the reason the sales advisors are still made to tell customers to do this is partly to reduce the number of support calls from new phone owners like: Why doesn't my new phone turn on? Ignor it. Who wants to wait a day to play with their new C550 when it's fully charged and ready to use out of the box?! 
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Jul 25 2005, 13:30
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 26 Joined: 13th April 2005 Member No.: 123,588 Device(s): SPV C500, C550 |
that is EXACTLY what i wanted to hear! youre my new favourite person! i have to say, having upgraded from a c500 i still think its worth it.
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Jul 25 2005, 21:27
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 25th July 2005 Member No.: 140,885 Device(s): C550 |
I have the same problem with mine. Ive been charging my C550 by putting the battery in my okd c500.
If i plug in the charger with the c550 it goes green in about a minute. the charge goes from say 30% to 100%. Unplug the charger and percentage goes back to 30%. Is the phone really being charged? What is up with these new batterys. The C500 did not do this....... |
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Jul 27 2005, 14:56
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 Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 14 Joined: 3rd February 2003 Member No.: 2,586 Device(s): SPV C550 |
Logged in and had a look at C550 posts in anticipation of mine arriving tomorrow.
So far I can ascertain. 1. loads of you don't know what you're talking about regarding old SPV's! E100 was a brick with an 8 way fab joystick - but had 3 replacements to get decent firmware ! - got mine the week they came out E200 was an improvement but battery life sucked - upgraded 1st day they were available (ha ha ha to the stupid bugger who nicked mine out my handbag in Bishopsgate EC2 last Summer it was a pants phone) C500 - thanks Orange for the freebie (long story!!!) not an upgrade. 100% better battery life except came in nasty black that looks tatty when bashed around in handbag. Not sure about joystick but better than E200's. Phone smaller and easier to lose in said bag. Love this phone Love affair over. Eagerly awaiting new Silver C550. May actually start to use some if the functionality. Currently only use Calendar and Contacts !!! Like the idea of Media controls on front. May get around to downloading some tunes now ! Come on guys. A phone is a phone, but an SPV is something special. Love your SPV and it will love you
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 26 Joined: 13th April 2005 Member No.: 123,588 Device(s): SPV C500, C550 |
i love mine, everyone has been saying its not worth upgrading from c500, but i think it is. A fix fior WMP10 is on the way, games will soon support qvga and look stunning and the camera is amazing, just turn the brightness down a bit. music without "tssss" is a dream, and the media buttons rock.
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 111 Joined: 4th February 2005 Member No.: 108,546 Device(s): |
QUOTE(simon11 @ Jul 15 2005, 20:49) Hold my hand up to that one! I was reading an article that said it was larger than the c500. On the Orange site it states that it is the same size? Simon. It's bigger, not by much, 1mm thicker, 2mm wider, 2mm longer. Doesn't sound much, makes a big difference to the feel tho. |
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Jul 27 2005, 21:35
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Did I say that out loud? Group: News Team Posts: 4,527 Joined: 20th August 2003 From: Kent, England Member No.: 13,469 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch |
QUOTE(Red Fish @ Jul 27 2005, 14:56) Love your SPV and it will love you Is that what the vibrate alert is for? :oops:
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