I'd love to see a super slim smartphone with the specs of S730 without the sliding qwerty keyboard

Does this language pack work on Toshiba G500's xT9 platform?

Sure...

You mean the existing WM5 ROM? I'm afraid it's not easy

You have to flash your S620 with T-mobile Dash's WM6 ROM in order this to work. However, since your native language is English, your daily communication is in English and WM6 ROM has only English pre-installed, I don't know if you really need to load the other languages...

Can you post or send me a picture of the Italian keyboard?

eT9 (xT9) Language Pack for Excalibur is prepared as well

http://www.modaco.com/Excalibur-eT9-Langua...ck-t255603.html

Based on Paul's Vox eT9 Language Pack, I prepared an eT9 Language Pack, suited for HTC Excalibur (HTC S620, T-Mobile Dash, SPV E600) with any WM6 ROM that bears eT9 (xT9).

It is based on my HTC S620 with T-Mobile's WM6 ROM, however it should be working with any future WM6 ROM.
It contains the following languages:

• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
• Dutch
• Czech
• Greek
• Romanian
• Polish
• Portugese
• Sloval
• Turkish
• Hungarian

For those who want to use Greek Language with 160 characters on SMSs, they should also install the SMS160 utility by Ace Hellas.

However, there are some issues with"Tab" and "Sym" keys that need to be solved and your help will be appreciated.

I don't know if several keyboard mappings exist around for this device; mine is the one with £,$,€ symbols on J,K,L letters respectively. If you have a different keyboard, let me know.

Thanks,
Costas (kalantz)
Greece.

I sent it back to Expansys within 7 days with the following comments:

- TipTalk Voip client doesn't work, even with standard / famous SIP servers (Voipbuster, etc)
- 1200 mAh battery goes down within 15 hours (normal use). Furthermore, if Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G are on it goes down even with the charger attached.
- Camera client seems to forget user's settings.

Even if they located the faults, their respond, based on Toshiba's policy, was that since this a common behaviour for all G500s, the device cannot be considered "faulty".

Any chance to see a WM6 upgrade?

Processor: ARM920T PXA27x (no speed)
Total Storage: 49.13 MB
Total Memory: 51.26 MB

and what about WM5?
Tiptalk (Toshiba G500) does not work for with my SIP provider

are there any working voip clients for WM5/6 ?

Any chance to export the xT9 Greek from S710 and install it on a Toshiba G500?

Received it yesterday...
Soft Version: 03.04AAI
Radio Version: 03.02AAQ
Rom Versions: 5.1.422.15633

Pros
Build Quality (Nice sliding mechanism)
Camera (Better than any other smartphone I've ever used)

Cons
Weight and Volume
OS Stability
Camera settings (still forgets it's settings like the preproduction unit)
Battery (Although 1200 mAh it goes down quickly. Furthermore, if BT, WiFi and 3G are on it goes down even with the charger attached!!!!)
WiFi range
Earphone (not loud enough)
Speakerphone (bad quality and not loud enough)
TipTalk Voip client (Are they kidding? Possibly a "wanna-be" Voip client? Trash)
Speed (slower than HTC WM5 smartphones with TI Omap @ 195MHz)
Screen (mediocre)
Fingerprint (nice gadget to play once or twice, but useless for everyday use. It could have a much lower price without it)
Lack of Voice Command
Toshiba Online Help and Support
Price (too high for so many cons)

Neutral
Extra software and utilities (Nice utilities but almost useless)

I still haven't decided if I'll keep it. If it was guaranteed that there will be a WM6 upgrade with real Voip (and Greek XT9), I would.
Waiting for your comments

Thanks,
Costas
Greece

Hi Paul,

are there any inside info regarding the possibility of having WM6 on G500 in the near future?

Thanks
kalantz

Do you think that French or other version may support Greek?

Hi,

Does it support the Greek Language in menus and Greek T9? If yes, can you please check whether it supports 70 or 160 characters in Greek messages?

Thanks
Costas
Greece

Hi,

regarding quality is it like the SP3i or better? Does the device has any aluminium parts or it is made from plastic?

kalantz

The latest and only one update that Orange UK has released (RUU_v0.995_OrangeUK_v4.1.1.4.exe)

Do you suggest something different?

kalantz

Tried it... unfortunately.... no success

Unfortunately mine has the same problem. I changed it to IMATE's ROM and cannot get back to Orange's

I've been watching the SP3's page at Expansys since last week and I've noticed that the price is increased almost on a daily basis. The first time I visited the page, the price was near 240 GBP (inc. VAT)

Thanks,
kalantz

Great job @anonymous... however what about MMS? The MMS software that is included in the original CD doesn't work with this ROM. Any advice?

kalantz
Greece

Very nice app!!!
However you should make some changes regarding how the e-mail arrives to the recepient. The user of this app should be able to enter his name, e-mail address or phone number in order to be clear to the recepient that this is not a spam mail.

Thanks
kalantz