SPV E200 with ROM Update or SPV E200 without, or MPx200?

[Guest Blakey]

Hi,

I'm seriously thinking of getting a smartphone but can't make up my mind whether I should get one, and if I should, which model to go for.

In my research on this and other boards I have been very much put off! I've heard so many problems with the E200 (with and without the ROM update) and with the MPx200 that I wonder if smartphones are actually worth risking just yet....?

Anyone care to suggest what I do?

Thanks

Blakey

[Guest Disco Stu]

E200 but don't apply the upgrade.

I'm a very happy customer :D

[Guest Simon Desser]

Yep, I agree with Stu, I applied the update which was a pile of poo :?

I then swapped my phone with my Dad's E200 (not updated) and I'm happy again :D Once you apply the update, you realise that the original ROM wasn't all that bad :wink:

[Guest ChrisJM]

hehe, the e200 rocks! I updated it and have gotta say i think it has improved! :D

[Guest Simon Desser]

hehe, the e200 rocks! I updated it and have gotta say i think it has improved! :D

It's improved as long as you don't mine not being able to hear/be heard :roll:

And you don't want to use Messenger properly.

And you don't want to use it very much for downloading emails, as it can no longer stay connected to GPRS :shock:

And you don't mind your'e phone locking up once in a while :?

And you don't mind you're SD card "disappearing" occassionally :?

And you're happy to get rid of certain makes of SD cards, and buy another make to notice any improvement in battery life :evil:

[Guest Blakey]

Okay, so you guys all seem to think the E200 is the one to go for. I just popped down to my local phone shop and tried both the phones out. I much prefer the Moto in terms of form factor. It is smaller, and feels better in my hands.

Which is more reliable?

Cheers

Blakey

[Guest Pondrew]

It's improved as long as you don't mine not being able to hear/be heard :roll:

And you don't want to use Messenger properly.

And you don't want to use it very much for downloading emails, as it can no longer stay connected to GPRS :shock:

And you don't mind your'e phone locking up once in a while :?

And you don't mind you're SD card "disappearing" occassionally :?

And you're happy to get rid of certain makes of SD cards, and buy another make to notice any improvement in battery life :evil:

I can still hear and be heard fine on my updated E200.

The update didn't affect my Messenger, worked fine before, still does.

I did prefer being able to stay connected on GPRS but having had the original SPV I'm used to not being able to.

My phone hasn't locked up since I installed the uk keyboard update over a week ago (apparently it has a fix in it?) and had only locked up a couple of times before that.

My SD card has disappeared only once since I updated (over a month ago with average to high usuage) and just needed to be taken out and put back in.

Can't comment on SD card makes. Never tried anything but a sandisk.

The updated E200 is the best Smartphone available in the UK today.

[Guest ChrisJM]

It's improved as long as you don't mine not being able to hear/be heard :roll:

And you don't want to use Messenger properly.

And you don't want to use it very much for downloading emails, as it can no longer stay connected to GPRS :shock:

And you don't mind your'e phone locking up once in a while :?

And you don't mind you're SD card "disappearing" occassionally :?

And you're happy to get rid of certain makes of SD cards, and buy another make to notice any improvement in battery life :evil:

I use messenger properly and its fine ! :?:

dont use it for email...

my phone never locks up!

my SD NEVER disappears

My SD Works fine!

hehe, seems to be fine here! :wink:

[Guest Simon Desser]

Messenger works fine before and after the update, but since the update, GPRS disconnects after a few minutes, rendering Messenger not very useable :?

As for the other issues, I am not alone, so I guess they are real :!:

I've got 2 SPV E200's, one has the updated ROM, and one has not, which means I can do direct comparisons side by side, and trust me, the one with the updated ROM stays in the drawer :shock:

[Guest skaramanga]

If you upgraded to the new ROM is there a way to return it to the previous one, or are you stuck with it forever!?

Posted from my SmartPhone!

[Guest squall]

there are methods to downgrade some roms, not heard of anyone doing it with this rom though...