Guest idrisito Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 thanks for the review: any chance of technical specs for the C500 iwanna know how it fares with the MPX220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest squall Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 not sure what specs you are after but have a look here, may help http://www.wmdevices.com/smartcom.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcfc2134 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 DDMF, You said: "Edit: Aaarggghhh, £75 upgrade fee, i swithered and swithered, and i'm getting it tomorrow... Remember, the bonus ordering direct from Orange is that you get 7 days to change your mind (due to the mail order consumer laws!)" When i did my upgrade I was told there is no return policy in place as it is an upgrade. You either had it or got stuck with it. Thats happened twice to me, on my past 2 upgrades, I would check that out mate just to be on the safe side..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddmf Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 DDMF, You said: "Edit: Aaarggghhh, £75 upgrade fee, i swithered and swithered, and i'm getting it tomorrow... Remember, the bonus ordering direct from Orange is that you get 7 days to change your mind (due to the mail order consumer laws!)" When i did my upgrade I was told there is no return policy in place as it is an upgrade. You either had it or got stuck with it. Thats happened twice to me, on my past 2 upgrades, I would check that out mate just to be on the safe side..... Did you upgrade through a shop, or through orange customer services though? If you upgrade through a shop, you've no comeback at all - but there is consumer law that protects mail order, because you are "buying unseen" :) If you did upgrade via phone through orange, then i'd contact orange customer services, or orange exec! and demand some justice :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dreamweavel Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm 8 months into my contract and the guy in Stafford Orange shop says i can upgrade for free mid contract as long as I'm on a tariff that costs £25+ per month. I really pressed him on this and he was adamant :shock: Is this true? oops - just found prices thread - so it IS true then! Update - just upgraded to the c500 today direct with Orange (orange retail shop). The handset was free but you pay a penalty of as many months' contract charge as you've got left. I had 4 months left on a £25 a month contract so it's cost me £100... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob the Gooner Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Great review Paul, I have been waiting for this release what seems like a lifetime. I have a question. I started with an E100 which I used for work, I used to go onto www.streetmap.co.uk which is a better map site simply because when you put in a postcode an arrow would point to the exact spot i.e what side of the road as apposed to a circle on multimap. I upgraded to the E200 thinking this would be the same, but was I disappointed, the phone wouldn't view the maps on the streetmap site, but would on multimap. So, my question is, Does the C500 view maps on www.streetmap.co.uk? It might seem trivial to some but to me it was an important black mark against the E200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Great review Paul, I have been waiting for this release what seems like a lifetime. I have a question. I started with an E100 which I used for work, I used to go onto www.streetmap.co.uk which is a better map site simply because when you put in a postcode an arrow would point to the exact spot i.e what side of the road as apposed to a circle on multimap. I upgraded to the E200 thinking this would be the same, but was I disappointed, the phone wouldn't view the maps on the streetmap site, but would on multimap. So, my question is, Does the C500 view maps on www.streetmap.co.uk? It might seem trivial to some but to me it was an important black mark against the E200.Great review Paul, I have been waiting for this release what seems like a lifetime. I have a question. I started with an E100 which I used for work, I used to go onto www.streetmap.co.uk which is a better map site simply because when you put in a postcode an arrow would point to the exact spot i.e what side of the road as apposed to a circle on multimap. I upgraded to the E200 thinking this would be the same, but was I disappointed, the phone wouldn't view the maps on the streetmap site, but would on multimap. So, my question is, Does the C500 view maps on www.streetmap.co.uk? It might seem trivial to some but to me it was an important black mark against the E200. Tried it on C500, Ijust get red x's where the map should be :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daskew Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Good review Paul - thanks, I will upgrade as soon as I have completed my 12 months with the e200. My pet hate with the SPV/e100/e200 is the inabilitiy to set 'delivery notification' defaulted for all messages. Any change with the C500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yep, you CAN do this now, I use it. Hurrah! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loratio Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 3 quick questions: 1: Is the screen just as easily scratched as on the SPV Classic? 2: Is it possible to use mp3's as ring tones, or for that matter any other compressed audio format? 3: How much memory is built into it? Thx for the review! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Uzay Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 congrats for the nice review and the audi - manufactured just 20 k away from where i live. matiz is your wifes car? you should change this... :-) cheers, lutz I Agree !!! (a nice a3 would fit her better, make sure she reads this Paul) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hothands2 Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 8) Great review ,you,v convinced me ,cant wait to get my hands on one and get rid of my E100 Thanks for a great review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElwoodPDowd Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hmm could do with a new phone after what the dogs did to my old one :cry: and my e200 won't lock without turning messenger off... gonna go beg orange for an update i think :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaximilianWeisheit Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 OMG Did the SD Card make it out alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Take it into an Orange shop as a trade in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElwoodPDowd Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Could always sell it on ebay... minor cosmetic damage :^o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddmf Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 do you have orange care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aristoBrat Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hmm could do with a new phone after what the dogs did to my old one :cry: Was your dog trying to tell you that he prefers Nokia? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tester_-_ Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Great review, but can you give an indication for the standby time with bluetooth on? I use the cradle with my spv200 at work and a bluetooth connection at home, but the bluetooth standby time on the e200 isn't that long... And since I'm thinking about buying a bluetooth handsfree set for my car I'm very interested in the standby time with BT on... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElwoodPDowd Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 heh max thankfully the 512 sandisk was in my e200 at the time... the 32 that came from orange with trial software i think i can live without :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutzh Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 @ElwoodPDowd: i can help - choose one of the three phones in the attached picture... cheers, lutz ps: just kidding, the black one is not for sale!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maverick Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Great review .. Am not buying the C500 though.. I am waiting for the Mpx (and for Paul' review of it) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beersoft Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Lutz, i'll offer you 2 bags of magic beans for the sexy black phone :) i bet that gets better battery than a pre update spv classic later Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lutzh Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 hahaha, you are so damn right - this phone still makes it over 8 hours stand by. i remember my first spv classic two years ago - pretty comparable in stand by and features ;-) can i swap the magic beans for magic mushrooms???? cheers, lutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kevlar Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 lutzh, you have an mpx too? what do you think of it? Kevlar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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