I'm feeling a bit scared, say it aint so bad!

[Guest Gee Man]

Hello to all,

I have just discovered this oasis of information. Congratulations on a fantastic forum.

I have been reading & trying to learn stuff but I have done alot of head scrtatching over the last 24 hours.

I have had a C500 for a year now & i have been pleased with it in genral. The thing is I haven't really got the most out of it, instead, using it like it "normal phone". I didn't even know you could change the home screen thingy until last night, imagine my surprise etc etc.........

This is very interesting I'm sure(not) but I am coming to my point. I use my phone alot & have a beffy call plan so I can get upgrades easily & have reserved a M500 after a 5 minute demo in the Orange shop. I decided to go for it because I felt the C550 doesn't feel as good as the 500 & the top buttons are a bit too fiddley & the other alternatives were Nokia & Sony Erikson.

Bearing in mind, that i know NOTHING about adding apps & making the most of my new little marvel. I was wondering if I have potentialy bitten off more than i can chew by getting the M500. I like the idea of personalising the thing but I don't have a great deal of time or knolledge with regards to this & here is the the real banana skin.......... I use a Mac !!!!!!!!

I backed up my C500 on my parents computer every couple of months, I can hear the gasps & laughs from here.

I want to know if the newest newbie can get his head around the M500 & if there was some way of getting it to sync to a Mac or is that gonna be like finding a winning lottery ticket.

If needs be, I will use it as a phone & play with the hand writing recognition & voice dialing & impress my friends & family but I feel it would be an oppotunity missed, any thouhts would be welcome

Kindest regards

[Guest musicvan]

I want to know if the newest newbie can get his head around the M500 & if there was some way of getting it to sync to a Mac or is that gonna be like finding a winning lottery ticket.

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Hi,

Try this application, it supports Windows Mobile products :

http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_windowsmobile.php

Support for Mac OS X Tiger

• Synchronize with Address Book & iCal

• Synchronize with Microsoft Entourage 2004

Contacts, Dates & Tasks

• Connect via USB cable/dock, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi

• Mount your Pocket PC on the Mac OS X Desktop

• Import/export images with iPhoto

• Send/receive email and surf the web *

• SyncMinder™ reminds you to sync

• Install Pocket PC apps in CAB format

• Includes AvantGo client *

• Includes SplashPhoto Viewer

• All-new user interface

• Plugin architecture supports future additions

[Guest chucky.egg]

The M500 is pretty cool, but it sounds like you don't really need all the functions so i'd suggest sticking with your C500 til you find a device that meets your real needs.

As a pure phone the M500 wouldn't be my first choice.

Have you looked at the SE K750i?

[Guest Gee Man]

Thanks Musicvan, I will be investing in that software, what a god send.

Chucky Egg: I feel that i am in between 2 stalls, I did check out the SE 750i, a friend has one, after the C500 it all seems a bit childish. Same with the Nokia 6680, thats why i was considering the M500 as I dont like the C550. I do use the calender alot & i like the way SPVs has that sence of business about it that the other phones don't seem to have. I am a business user, so maybe the M 500 has tools that i can use everyday outside of my office. As long as i dont have to sit there all day trying to turn the darn thing on.

Does the M 500 have a contacts wizard like the C 500 ?

Are there major differences in the overall opperation of the thing- Do people who own a C 500 easily adjust to a M 500 ?

thanx in advance

[Guest budgeuk]

Are there major differences in the overall opperation of the thing- Do people who own a C 500 easily adjust to a M 500 ?

thanx in advance

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Well Gee Man

i just upgraded from the c500 to the M500, as yet i havent used the Word or excell function and to be honest i dont think i will.

the C500 caledar is good, i have ruffly about 25 appointments a week and they all worked well with the c500, in the m500 you just have more space.

i would call my self a techie, i have lots of gadgets, including Tomtom on the C500 (which is wicked)

i have had the m500 for around a week and i am still getting used to it.

if i were you i would stick the the c500.

on a plus note watching videos on the m500 is wicked .. i have dvd to smartphone (c500) and they make good films which are good on the m500, also MS moviemaker is quiet good for other stuff.

[Guest DancingMatt]

You seem disappointed/not keen budgeuk, what's putting you off?

I'm looking at upgrading to the M500 but what's making me hesitate is getting used to a phone without a keypad for one-handed appointment creating, contact lookup, etc.

Are you having any problems for the same reason? Or others?

Cheers

DM