Guest pierre Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 It looks like an unexpansive smartphone for Mr (or Mrs.) Everybody. If so, it will not be equipped with all the technology like Bluetooth, Wifi, Megapixel cam, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idavid Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 engadget have already nicked this image and 'scrubbed' the modaco watermark! some people! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dumdidum Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 engadget have already nicked this image and 'scrubbed' the modaco watermark! some people! :shock: They took the picture from Simone Desser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dumdidum Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 BTW: What's your Source?!? I do not believe anything without source... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickcornaglia Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 If modaco revealed some sources, they wouldnt be sources any longer. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dumdidum Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Good Point but News are only as good as the Source is reliable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickcornaglia Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 If the dimensions are correct, then the image is not in the correct ratio. Here's a picture showing them side by side, with the correct one on the right. Whilst it's not a massive difference, it does make the phone look a little less "wide" Â :) is the one on the right thinner? I cant tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Crispy Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Hmmm, the phone looks rather crappy to me ... and if the asumed specs are correct it would appear that it will suck featurewise too ... Why on earth would they launch a thing like that? ... and give it a higher version number too ... :? Could they really be aiming at nontechies? :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dumdidum Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Perhaps to satisfy the mass-market with a low-cost product! Would be nice if there would be a low-cost smartphone with WM2003, so it would become more popular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest amo Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Orange are considering it under our range at the moment apparently, i've got quite a bit more information about it at work but not sure if its allowed to be disclosed. I'll make a few more enquiries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 ugh, the joypad alone puts me off this phone :lol: looks like the MPx100 is still top of my list... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest midnight Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 the engadget thing is even worse, they credit mswhatsisface as the source (who by the way made no mention of MoDaCo (as usual) in his news article) as for the screen, yes, it was photoshopped on, another form of watermarking (especially if theiving gits are still gonna remove the modaco url etc and STILL not credit correct sources), but the device will be WM2K3SE :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 FM Radio onboard! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 BTW, the practice of not revealing sources is commonplace to protect those sources. MoDaCo look after their sources to the very furthest extent, but the fact this is posted as news on MoDaCo should indicate it's credibility :) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajb3000 Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 That really does look butt ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paulosman Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I have to agree. If thats the final design, (which I very much hope it isn't) then I certainly wont be buying one. Even if it has features up the wazoo... its a rotten looking phone. All 3 previously released SPV's look much, much better than that. It looks like the whole phone was made in photoshop, what with all the bevelled buttons and such. Sorry to be pesimistic, but I think a lot of people would be very put off if its released looking like something from a cheap rip-off of the matrix :) PS. Midnight, what theme is that you have running on your screen dude, it looks interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 That is MoDaCo 3, reported here! This image is a rendering of the final phone, photographs of which we expect to have very soon... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paulosman Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Cheers Paul. I thought I'd seen the metallic-ness somewhere recently. I meant to look further into that post but got sidetracked... as I seem to often do on MoDaCo :) If it wasn't so damn useful and entertaining I'd say there was TOO much information here. But like I say, damn useful and entertaining. Keep up the good work fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoos Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I would say that to the public MoDaCo is the source and I personally trust that MoDaCo will only post what they believe to be reliable from their sources and will have disclaimers on things they aren't too sure about... Oh yea, and my personal opinion FWIW is that I need an 9 way joystick, bluetooth, and camera before I buy another new smartphone... That navigation thing looks pretty ugly too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutzh Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 thanks alot for the news. i've contacted a friend at a non uk carrier and can confirm the existence of the phone and the fact that it looks like seen on modaco. also it will be in carriers hand by the end of the week so it will be out around the summer. more infos soon.... BUT anyway: i wont change my mind about my next phone. it will be a motorola, called mpx220. i am tired of the htc experience... cheers, lutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kyrkesmith Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I'm inclined to agree about the MPx220. However, I feel I might be able to be tempted if this phone is a decent size, has all the features of the 220, plus the FM radio. It's really good to see an FM radio making an appearance - hopefully this will become standard. How long till DAB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 is the one on the right thinner? I cant tell. Yeah, enough to make a difference :) Sorry it's so crude, but the blue bit on this image is the "extra" width on the original image :lol:C500 Aspect Ratio2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Y-Wing Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 This is what has been made available to Orange CS: Size :: 108 x 46 x 18 mm Weight :: 100g Standby :: 150 hrs Talk :: 3 to 5 hrs Charging :: tbc Memories :: 200 SIM - 64mb Phone Java Midp 2.0 GPRS (Class 10) Wap Infra Red Polyphonic Ringtones FM Radio MP3 Launch is expected during July, though this is subject to change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kyrkesmith Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Why can't they manage Bluetooth? That 64MB looks nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest www.msmobiles.com Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 the engadget thing is even worse, they credit mswhatsisface as the source (who by the way made no mention of MoDaCo (as usual) in his news article) Engadget has credited Modaco with a link to Modaco, so they mention Modaco big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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