Thanks for the link!


Doh! I thought that it was tri-band UMTS 850/1900 and 2100 - I guess that rules it out for me then as I wanted 3G capability.


I agree that it's not the world's best looking phone, but I wanted something to tide me over until the Sony Ericsson X1 is launched.

I use an HTC S710 day to day, but am finding it a bit slow and no 3G access is a pain for any kind of web browsing. I also use a BlackBerry Curve supplied by my work, but hate the user interface of that. I've also got an HTC Shadow, but don't really like the keyboard so that doesn't get used, and an iPhone, which I have a love/hate relationship with - I love the web browsing capability when on wi-fi, but find the interface features a bit simplistic. I also hate iTunes and the need to convert any Divx videos to MP4 format in order to view.

Hurry up Sony....

As the title says really - I like the look and spec of the i617 and would like to be able to buy one for use in the UK.

Has anyone sourced one in the UK (or imported from the USA) and using it successfully on a UK 3G network?

Thanks!

Thanks for the info!

I've got an HTC S710 and all you need to do is plug it in (it is a tight fit) - there is nothing to configure on the phone.

I want to do a clean install of my Vox, but need to retain the various text messages that are currently stored on my phone.

Is it possible to back these up and if so how? I've taken a look in the file explorer, but can't see any obvious location for them.

Thanks...Simon.

Yup, I've got one and it works fine!

Have you tried a hard reset? That should establish whether the phone is faulty (and thus needs to be returned) of if a setting or installed piece of software is to blame.

Cool, I've just made the registry changes and it now sounds much better!
(Although, still not quite as good as my wired headphones)

Thanks!

I'm running an HTC S710 and it does include the A2DP profile - that's what gives us the Wireless Stereo profile - and has been included in Windows Mobile since version 5.0

It's not the headphones, it's the (Windows Mobile) phone.

I have similar Sony Bluetooth headphones that when connected to the Vox sound awful - yet when connected to my friends Sony Ericsson phone sound very good indeed. In fact I tried them on my MTeoR a couple of weeks back and they sounded equally bad.

It's a real shame as they're very convenient when I'm travelling on the train every day.

They're readily available on eBay... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320106365712

I used regeditSTG2

Any value will work as it's the time in seconds before the display switches off.

The Core Pocket Media Player - whilst it does technically work, installing it on your Vox means that the backlight never completely turns off (it just dims down) unless you lock the phone. There is a work around, as posted by laita56 - change the following registry key: HKCU/CONTROL PANEL/POWER then values and change it to 30 or 60.

No need to rip it off - just use a very small jewellers screwdriver to pry it out...



It's very easy to do and took me out 10 seconds. This way you can always put it back at a later date.

Awesome! That worked a treat - thanks!

Thanks for the info - in that case it looks like my suspicions were correct.

Well. I'm not running TomTom - yet I'm still having the same problem; the backlight dims down, but never completely turns off, unless I lock the phone.

I did a hard reset last night and then reinstalled my apps. The backlight was working perfectly until I installed my last couple of apps. So, at this point I think it might be down to The Core Pocket Media Player as that was the last app I installed and the backlight is playing up again?

Is anyone else having problems?

Simon.

Slightly annoying, but it appears that the backlight on my phone won't turn off - unless I lock the phone.

The backlight dims down after the preset time, but no matter how I configure the settings in Home Screen or Power Management it just won't turn off completely. The only way to get the backlight to go off is to lock the phone and then the screen finally goes black.

Anyone got any ideas before I reset the phone and have to set it up again and re-install all my apps?

Simon.

And now they're listing 7th May!

Yup, my phone (and most other people's) has a silver keypad.

Another member took some really good detailed photos... http://www.flickr.com/photos/joemobile/

Simon.

I have a 2Gb microSD card running fine in my HTC S710.
They're on special offer here at the moment... http://www.xlshop.com/moreInfo.asp?code=SA...OMP1&ref=aw

Simon.

Smart Devices

Just been and picked up my new (very shiny!) HTC S710.

I've only just unpacked it, so haven't had a chance to play with it much yet. However, the first thing I noticed is that the screen surround is chromed, which I can't say I like too much - I would have preferred if it had a brushed finish like in most of the photos I had seen. I would also have preferred a black number pad rather than silver, but that's not too bad.

I've also noticed that the quick start guide makes reference to a supplied pouch, but there isn't one in the box. I've spoken to the supplier and they say none of the phones come with pouches and indeed, on the outside of the box where it lists the contents, there is no mention of a case. Did anyone get a pouch with their phone?

Right, I'm off to have a play with the Vox so I can retire my MTeoR!

Simon.

I had a similar issue with my MteoR on T-Mobile. I was told to send myself an MMS message and this would enable MMS on the network for my account and would allow delivery of all future messages. It seemed rather a strange way of going about it, but it did work and I can now receive MMS messages!