Guest Paul [MVP] Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Another of our new 'Rumour Mill' features for you, this time about the MPx220 :D Sources within Orange are reluctant to comment on the availability of the eagerly awaited successor to the popular Motorola MPx200, but our spies are telling us that the MPx220's to-date troublesome existence continues... After undergoing testing within Orange, and being listed as an 'in testing' handset to Orange Retail (as is customary), the MPx220 has now disappeared from the Orange systems altogether. It seems that all has not been well in the testing period, and the Retail release that normally follows this process has been postponed, and there is currently no date for release at all! O2 have also been 'making some noise' of late about their MPx220 release, but this too seems to have been postponed, again, due to technical problems with the handset. We'll give you more information as we have it, but things are not looking good for Clamshell Smartphone fans at the moment... a real shame, because, despite it's weaknesses (poor camera, poor battery life when compared to the C500), it's a nice phone :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beersoft Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 bummer i was looking forward to getting one of those :D looks like i'll have to get a jam or the blue angel or something later Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevem999 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Total ar*e. Why can't any network or manufacturer get this phone sorted out. Networks in the US seem to have sorted it (albeit with a couple of ROM updates). I REALLY want a clamshell smartphone, I'm happy with the smaller screens they give compared to the candybars etc! It was obviously a bit presumptuous for O2 to put it in their Dec-Jan brochure wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_end Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cortez Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) paul - can you describe the technical issues that EU service providers are concerned about? it would be interesting to know if they're similar issues that we've (US users) been dealing with. thanks! Edited January 20, 2005 by cortez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest benjytrainer Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hello all, Thanks for the update Paul Thought I would just stick my 2 cents on the end of that, seeing as I, like lots of others here have been waiting for the phone ! It's a real shame that the greatest possibility now is that we'll never see this handset officially in the UK - Orange (by the sounds of things) are not going forward with it, o2 likewise, and a main importer (expansys) stated at least a few weeks before they get units So, what are we left with ? Either buy the handset separately, or go with a network ( which as we know isn't likely to happen ). Buying the handset separately is both expensive, and you can't rely on any support from the network if you get an issue. A very depressing state of affairs given that this handset looks great, is probably 80% there in terms of software, and fits the needs of a lot of people Do we need to start a R.I.P. mpx220 thread so everyone can pay their respects .... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest squall Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 the mpx220 is not dead yet... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kenny-Craig Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 the mpx220 is not dead yet... :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Will be a shame if it does get canned but the MPX200 was RIP then in the shops in a matter of weeks. Good job I got my MPX220 already, sorry I had to say it and I even posted a pic to be a real git. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Only a silver one? Bah, I have one of each :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bdmoore Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hopefully it will get released - I really want this phone and I'm reluctant to buy one from Expansys - don't want to pay £300 for the phone and I'd rather have an o2 or Orange connection than Vodafone!! Come on Orange / O2 - you'll make a fortune if you release this phone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McHale Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Paul, you're using one of the later FW's, what are your impressions of the phone today? *AND* is that non-silver MPx220 (sorry, don't know what color to call it anymore) a pre-production or production HW? -Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 The brown-black one is production hardware. I am using the latest firmware I think (1.90)... it's a good 'overall' phone, but the camera is a bit rubbish, the battery life is not as good as the C500, and the screen is small and, well, kinda strange... I don't understand why they shrunk the screen from the MPx200 tbh. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoos Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 yea, I looked at the MPX220 here in the USA and didn't get it just because of the small screen... that sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kenny-Craig Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 The brown-black one is production hardware. I am using the latest firmware I think (1.90)... it's a good 'overall' phone, but the camera is a bit rubbish, the battery life is not as good as the C500, and the screen is small and, well, kinda strange... I don't understand why they shrunk the screen from the MPx200 tbh. P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Version 1.9, thats so yesterday mine is 2.12 and has a standby time of at lest 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Why don't you all stop whinging and just get a C500 :D RD&H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevem999 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Why don't you all stop whinging and just get a C500 :D RD&H <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We don't want a C500, we want an MPX220! Waaah wahhhh, (throws rattle out of pram) 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris_reboot Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I spoke to someone at Orange on Wed this week, and they said it had not passed their testing phase. Presumably that's it then....? Going for the C500 today instead. (Would like an M2000, but out of stock till mid feb - plus looks to be around £250). :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mike-oh Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 (edited) Only a silver one? Bah, I have one of each :D P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's just being greedy! i'm off for a cry now, i wanna clamshell :cry: Edited January 21, 2005 by mike-oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gorskar Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 No fair. I wanna a mpx220. Waaa Waaa Waaa (ok calm down... maybe T-mobile will release the SDA sometime this year? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Does the latest build have better T9? E.g., can you type 'isn't'? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mike-oh Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 No matter how buggy this phone might be i can't imagine it being any worse than the original SPV that we all tested....err... i mean bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jfran Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 well it must be really bad as o2 for one are not saying if they will relase it go anytime soon rgds jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest influenz Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 ok. so as a uk user whose contract with orange (with an mpx200) expires in 3 weeks, who requires a new smartphone, hopefully with a slightly more up to date OS as standard!! would like a camera, tho as an mpx200 user anything would b better than nothing! do i give up on the mpx220 ? is there any alternative to rival the c500 ? tho a clam-shell is merely a preference surely the spv isn't the only choice available in the foreseeable future?! Am I being too picky? is it worth waiting for an MPX220 ?? any suggestions welcome... ;-] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Confucious Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 There is no alternative - give in and get a C500 - you know you want to :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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