The official Asus M530w 'Ask Chris' thread |
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 Mar 11 2008, 10:51
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 Moderator - Boing!  Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,550 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II  |
Specs are as follows:
As usual post your questions and comments below! -------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Mar 11 2008, 11:56
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 JAM JAM JAM JAM JAM JAM JAM  Group: Posters Posts: 496 Joined: 8th April 2003 From: london Member No.: 4,481 Device(s): I-MATE JAM |
does this device have any discernible differences (improvements) compared to the year (18 months?) old HTC Excalibur apart from the wifi?
-------------------- bart to lisa - "if you don't watch the violence you'll never get desensitized to it"
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Mar 11 2008, 13:27
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,550 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
3G and 256MB ROM, and a (possibly) better keypad to boot
-------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Mar 12 2008, 10:20
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 BANNED  Group: Banned Posts: 573 Joined: 30th January 2003 Member No.: 2,480 |
are you going to get a SPV next?
This device has been out on sale for months. http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index....0w_aries_review date: November 2007 -------------------- [sigtracker]2480[/sigtracker]
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Mar 12 2008, 14:00
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,799 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Hohoho, funny guy!
<smacks head /> 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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Mar 12 2008, 22:23
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 381 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,335 |
QUOTE(Monolithix @ Mar 11 2008, 13:27)  3G and 256MB ROM, and a (possibly) better keypad to boot You forgot to mention the CPU, which is the biggest improvement of all over the OMAP powered Excalibur and P526! This post has been edited by Metoo: Mar 12 2008, 23:40 |
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Mar 12 2008, 22:56
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BANNED Group: Banned Posts: 573 Joined: 30th January 2003 Member No.: 2,480 |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Mar 12 2008, 14:00) Hohoho, funny guy! <smacks head /> P no seriously - im confused. what is all this about. the device is old. why are you reviewing it/inviting questions on it, months after release? -------------------- [sigtracker]2480[/sigtracker]
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Mar 12 2008, 23:13
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,550 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
The idea here is to bring a slightly off-the-wall device to people's attention, yes it's not necessarily the newest device but the decent spec means it still holds it's own against newer handsets, especially at it's pricepoint.
64MB RAM is a pain sometimes, but even more recent devices are still shipping with the same, plus as above, the keypad and large ROM capacity make it nice device to use day to day. -------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Mar 12 2008, 23:20
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 Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 34 Joined: 24th February 2008 Member No.: 360,368 Device(s): Asus M530W |
Hi,
Having recently purchased one of these from Expansys (my first 'smartphone') I was interested in hearing your comments on the 'show', and noticed that one model you mentioned as having a similar specification, and one which I almost bought instead, was the Motorola Q9H. That is, until I realised that it lacks wi-fi, which I consider to be an essential feature for this type of phone. I will also be interested to read your user feedback over the next week or so, and how you feel it performs in 'real life' as it were. Two useful free programs I have found already are Microsoft's Live Search Mobile... a 'must have' in my opinion, and also perhaps their new MSN Direct. It is also my intention to pair my Asus M530H up with a bluetooth receiver, and some route navigation software, just to see how it performs as an emergency sat-nav substitute. The cheapest product I have found so far is Route 66 Mobile 7 for Windows Mobile Smartphones, the GB (& IRL) version of which can be picked up for about £30... and I rather fancy the Emtac Mini-S3 receiver also! Taking the price into consideration, I reckon that this offering from Asus is a 'good buy' for anyone looking for a Windows Mobile smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard... and as an added bonus, it even comes with its own protective case! 
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Mar 13 2008, 00:10
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 381 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,335 |
QUOTE(MARKUKCOUK @ Mar 12 2008, 22:56) no seriously - im confused. what is all this about. the device is old. why are you reviewing it/inviting questions on it, months after release? It's not beyond the realms of possiblity that eXpansys, as one of their sponsors, have asked Modoco to promote it, like they did with the Atom Life. The introductory text even suggests this is the case. |
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Mar 17 2008, 14:25
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,799 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Here's my unboxing btw!
We'll talk about why we chose the device (or why I chose the device with eXpansys) more in the next podcast so stay tuned but basically, I wanted to do a Smartphone with QWERTY following on from Pocket PC last time round. My first considerations were the HTC S630 Cavalier or Treo 500, but in the end we went for the cheapest (and least discussed previously?) option, the M530W. Of course we discuss everything with eXpansys - they are our sponsors after all - and we're also looking to support them with what they want to promote! 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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Mar 19 2008, 18:53
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 34 Joined: 24th February 2008 Member No.: 360,368 Device(s): Asus M530W |
Hi Paul,
Just watched your interesting 'Unboxing' video.... is there any way of saving it, by the way? I did notice however that there did not appear to be any entries in the 'Auto Configuration' box (on the Internet page). Possibly you didn't actually try to view them, but mine has the option of Vodafone, Vodafone Prepaid, Orange, Orange Prepaid, O2, O2 Prepaid and T-Mobile, which covers most of the UK service providers... with the notable omission of '3', on whose network I was unable to obtain a data connection anyway. As most companies don't seem to have even heard of the Asus M530W, this is another welcome inclusion, and some of them add some other useful short cuts also. Looking forward to your next podcast. |
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Mar 19 2008, 19:51
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,550 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
My one had no presets in the Auto Configuration either, it was definately empty!
-------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Mar 19 2008, 22:09
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 34 Joined: 24th February 2008 Member No.: 360,368 Device(s): Asus M530W |
QUOTE(Monolithix @ Mar 19 2008, 19:51) My one had no presets in the Auto Configuration either, it was definately empty! That's strange... I wonder if they were added in a later batch, or something, as I certainly didn't add them myself! Mine came from Expansys also, and was despatched on 25th February. Has anyone else checked theirs? |
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Mar 25 2008, 23:17
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 19 Joined: 25th March 2008 Member No.: 371,573 Device(s): iMate SP5 / Asus M530w |
Hi All, first post here. Ordered a M530w yesterday, hope it will perform well! Still amazed to see so little people picking it up. I guess only a couple of hundred are sold in Europe? I looked on the Asus site tonight for software updates, and this is only thing I could find: m530w firmware Version V4.0.10 for Singapore user only.
Source: http://support.asus.com/download/download....amp;model=M530W Anyone tried? update: Paul, will Modaco get an Asus m530w device specific section as well? Maybe that will get some enthousiast going with this phone
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Mar 26 2008, 08:30
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,799 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Mine is running 4.1.10 EU version....
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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Mar 27 2008, 08:32
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 19 Joined: 25th March 2008 Member No.: 371,573 Device(s): iMate SP5 / Asus M530w |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Mar 26 2008, 09:30) Mine is running 4.1.10 EU version.... P Got mine yesterday as well. It is also running v4.1.10_EU1, and it contained Dutch and Belgium profiles for GPRS as well, unlike what some other users experienced here. It even worked for my provider. My phone however seems to have a hardware flaw, it cannot see the status of the battery. It seems to charge, somewhat, but the status never changes. Also when I look for the battery info in CeleTask, it says that all voltages are 0v, so I suspect the phone cannot actually read out the battery status, which also causes other problems. Did anyone see this before? I think I will send it back to get a replacement, because it doesn't work like this. |
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Mar 27 2008, 08:45
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,799 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Oddness!
Have you tried a hard reset? 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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Mar 27 2008, 09:11
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 19 Joined: 25th March 2008 Member No.: 371,573 Device(s): iMate SP5 / Asus M530w |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Mar 27 2008, 09:45) Oddness! Have you tried a hard reset? P Nope! How can I perform one? Update: Just performed the option of factory defaults from the menu - does that count as a hard reset? This post has been edited by wapz: Mar 27 2008, 09:25 |
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Mar 27 2008, 09:29
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 19,799 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Yup!
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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