Guest squall Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 still complaining i see pagemakers. If you had been following this closely you would know that orange are working on the next e200 update. Mr orange posted that himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 200 mhz.. LOL It's not that fast. Still 50% faster than current handsets :D That plus the form factor really make it a hell of a lot more appealing for me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pagemakers Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Squall, I know all about the next update. It will be minor to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest artax Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Am I the only one still using a trusty SPV then :D ? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeta101 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 really hard to say what im going to get now, with this nice clock speed and 3 DAYS(!) battery life the c500 looks even better. But i will wait for some proper reviews from SP users when they come out and also see what the 220s clock speed is, i really want a MP camera, but the c500 is sooo small :D interesting note: is the fact that this battery test was done on a *pre-release* build a good or bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 It's a good thing. And yes, the Bluetooth stack on the new device is, i'm told by Orange, one of the areas that has undergone major improvement. Maybe i'm an eternal optimist, but i'm really hopeful this device will restore our faith in HTC, Orange and really make Smartphone a sexy proposition for the average phone buyer. All we need now is flat rate data? he he P Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brody Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Flat Rate? HERE HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest midnight Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Still 50% faster than current handsets :D That plus the form factor really make it a hell of a lot more appealing for me now. and dont forget the actual processor is not the same processor as the likes of the e200 (regardless of speed its double the performance, so add to that 200mhz and this thing should be VERY fast and much improved battery life), the TI processors at 200mhz are faster than the xscale 200mhz processors (think of it like celeron vs pentium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pierre Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Am becoming interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest t3dluke Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hes right, TI ARM processors are generally faster than their intel counterpart. Its worth noting I haven't seen anything that says that the 730 OMAP in this phone will actually run at 200MHz, if you check out the TI site you'll see it can run at up to 200 MHz. This matters because in PDAs for example they underclock the processor to increase battery life. Intels original xscale arm cpu could do up to 900MHz but had to be clocked down for real world use. Hopefully though it'll run at the full 200. I'm holding out for the MPx still though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest midnight Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 t3dluke, it has been confirmed by Orange, it is running at 200mhz :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest refnulf Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Will this phone be renamed and sold in asia or something? (like the e200)I'm still leaning towards the mpx series phones. I think the c500 is one ugly phone, but it's definitely better than anything out at the moment. The size is a plus too. Gamers aren't going to like it though, maybe they'll add a joystick to it before its released. Ain't hard to do right? LOL And when are we going to know the processor speed for the mpx220? And what about the mxp100? Anyone know the speed for that? I can't seem to find it on the site. Must be lookin in the wrong place. Cmon baby, come out soon. I'll get you first, then sell you and get the mpx. Heheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drblow Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 has anybody heard reports about this phone addressing the major bugs of the e200? namely sd card problem, call quality, crashes, activesync loss, email problems ... em, etc?Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kyrkesmith Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 The SD problem is likely to be fixed I'd have thought, since if it's using mini-SD the hardware's going to be new as will the driver, won't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest t3dluke Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Good point refnulf, that phone is ugly. I showed the picture of it to some mates of mine (in the target age range of 17-21) and they ALL thought it looked ugly, not a good sign. On the other hand although some people comment on its size everyone I speak to says the e200 is a good looking phone. I also showed em some pictures of the mpx220 and got an almost unanimous thumbs up. I'm not saying its everyones opinion, just that of people I asked in that age group, who I believe orange are targetting aren't they with this phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pagemakers Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 The SD problem is likely to be fixed I'd have thought, since if it's using mini-SD the hardware's going to be new as will the driver, won't it? Who knows? It's not out yet so anything you hear will most likely be unknown assumptions. Let's wait to hear officially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest djboo Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 paul: u not in uk? im on a flatrate data package from orange UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brody Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 djboo: and that costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest t3dluke Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 but isnt flatrate something stupid like £60 a month!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pagemakers Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 but isnt flatrate something stupid like £60 a month!? £52.88 + VAT http://www.orange.co.uk/business/small/pro...rs_bundles.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pierre Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 £52.88 + VAT http://www.orange.co.uk/business/small/pro...rs_bundles.html Gosh! Who wants that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pagemakers Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Me but for £25 a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drblow Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 i can just see the 'official' orange line now ... 'the C500 corrects the numerous problems with its predecesor, that piece of cr*p, the e200, which never worked properly ...' Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Dave dont worry . I am also still using the Original SPV - you know what they say, nothing better than the "Original" ,-))) Anyway, it is falling apart LOL and i am reading this forum to get up-to-date for what I am going to buy next. I am looking at the C500 and it looks so "plasticy - like out of the gum machine" - I prefer though that it is not a brick; hopefull it will push other companies to built smaller smartphones. I really like the Motos mpx100 and mpx220. - Still waiting on the processor speed though. - Also a little concerned about the size. I what to get awar from having a brick in my pants pocket. - I remeber the time where I had my Nokia 8890, stylish and small, but of course no featurs. PS: somebody tell Orange to bring out a special business edition for the C500 with an appropriate silver metal cover/shell. I dont know, i am still waiting for the right one smartphone. small and stylish. Well I guess I just gotta keep on waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 It's interesting, speaking to people who have both the C500 and MPx220 in their hands, and a few of my contacts do, all of them prefer the c500! I could say how Orange are going all out to have a really solid build on the phone, and how I am hopefully going to get a pre release handset to help them bug check, but only time will tell... On the plus side, if they do come good and hook me up with an early handset, I found almost all the e200 bugs the day I got it... P Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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