Guest Jamma14 Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Any chance of checking out the orange plugin yet Paul? I've had another c600 user complaining he can't get my homescreen to work.. In HKLM\Software\Orange have you got a key called "(A2536C57-6A..."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 No keys with any CLSID (including that one) in that location... :-| Will test the screen tho as soon as I can get to a machine with ActiveSync! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Whitfield Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 No Flash support i'm afraid Matt! ;) P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Damn, perhaps Orange are missing a trick as it's standard on the i-Mode handsets that O2 are rolling out. We're definitely going to be doing something in this space soon so perhaps it'll be on the O2 i-Mode portal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swampie Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul, you said that any questions you can't answer will be passed to Orange. Well, I got one for you... tell Orange that they made a bad move of disabling WiFi on this phone. Make them re-consider about our needs. You can see how many people was sad to hear about it in this thread. Cheers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would assume that Orange would prefer to get people to use GPRS to access the internet, rather than wireless as they can charge for it. The next phone/PDA I get I'll look for wireless on it - but it wouldn't get used that much I don't think. Setting up a Bluetooth network point would provide similar functionality. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 I'm not sure that's the reason... I mean they ship the M2000, M1500, M5000 and M3000 (except in the UK) with WiFi? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevormuk Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Thanks Paul If the WiFi hardware is not present it will save people "tweaking" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spvdreamer Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Will the C600 be available on PAYG? How about sim-free? And will it be unlockable to use with my O2 contract SIM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echolock Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) Why why why did orange choose not to incorporate WiFi? One acronym. VOIP. Apparently people still use mobile phones for voice conversations (how quaint). If they can download Skype and use that in a wifi hotspot, Orange make no cash. I have a feeling wifi will generally be unpopular in "phone" form-factor smartphones and this is mainly due to the operators. The "PDA" form-factor smartphones of course will put in wifi as added-value for business users. Edit Forgot to add that it's not just VOIP they're worried about. I suspect that Orange realise that their GSM-based network is essentially just a competitor to 802.11-based networks, not necessarily a complement. They don't want VOIP or any other future application which can use the larger bandwidth and cheaper costs of 802.11 to steal their thunder. Why put two networks on one phone when you can only control, and charge for, data that passes through one? Granted, GSM has a far greater coverage than 802.11 but I don't think people will be averse to using Skype when they're at home with their wifi and GSM when they're away from home. But Orange don't want that, quite understandably, when they can make customers pay for GSM when they're at home and away. Of course this is rather like trying to frantically bail a sinking boat, as competitors may well decide to add wifi and somehow charge for it, or offer it for free to differentiate their networks from Orange. Also Orange know they could in the future be competing more with companies such as HTC who may decide that they can go it alone and sell handsets directly to consumers, which many do already. The one thing operators such as Orange are relying on is their handset subsidies: direct-from-manufacturer handsets are not subsidised, so are more expensive, and operators know that the bonus of having wifi isn't worth the extra cost to most consumers. But will that change if VOIP takes off? Who knows. Hope this isn't too OT for this forum. Edited October 28, 2005 by echolock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mfvx5jb1 Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul Can you install a CAB file that you email yourself or will it get all "nanny state" on you like the C500 does? This was agreat way of trying small programs without having to be at a PC with ActiveSync. I know you can plough through in a file explorer change the name etc, but its so much neater to just click, even if there were a warning. The original SPV and E200 let you do this and was just wondering whether WM5 would let you. Ta JCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rav1patel Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul Is there a stupid cover over the battery and headphone ports like on the C550? Any special new bits of software over the 500/550? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul Can you install a CAB file that you email yourself or will it get all "nanny state" on you like the C500 does? This was agreat way of trying small programs without having to be at a PC with ActiveSync. I know you can plough through in a file explorer change the name etc, but its so much neater to just click, even if there were a warning. The original SPV and E200 let you do this and was just wondering whether WM5 would let you. Ta JCB Unknown, will try this now! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Griff_FFOC Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Couple of quickies please. Does the alarm sound if the profile is set on silent. Hence stopping calls and texts from sounding, but still allowing the alarm to go off. On a general note. How robust does the phone feel? Does it feel like it'll fall apart, or keys stop working, at the first sign of being knocked or pressed too hard. Or does it feel weel built and quite solid, for example. Cheers in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peekie Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Does the C600 have the same bug as the C550 on full screen games eg pocket mini golf 2 where every now and then the signal meter shows ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Couple of quickies please. Does the alarm sound if the profile is set on silent. Hence stopping calls and texts from sounding, but still allowing the alarm to go off. On a general note. How robust does the phone feel? Does it feel like it'll fall apart, or keys stop working, at the first sign of being knocked or pressed too hard. Or does it feel weel built and quite solid, for example. Cheers in advance. It feels very solid indeed. Not sure about alarms, but that is a stupid bug... i'll test it now! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul Can you install a CAB file that you email yourself or will it get all "nanny state" on you like the C500 does? This was agreat way of trying small programs without having to be at a PC with ActiveSync. I know you can plough through in a file explorer change the name etc, but its so much neater to just click, even if there were a warning. The original SPV and E200 let you do this and was just wondering whether WM5 would let you. Ta JCB Just tried it... unsafe attachment warning! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Couple of quickies please. Does the alarm sound if the profile is set on silent. Hence stopping calls and texts from sounding, but still allowing the alarm to go off. On a general note. How robust does the phone feel? Does it feel like it'll fall apart, or keys stop working, at the first sign of being knocked or pressed too hard. Or does it feel weel built and quite solid, for example. Cheers in advance. Argh! Silent alarms are, well, silent! ;) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UniqueTouch Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hi Paul, Can you post a pic of the handsfree? What size jack is it? When using the device as an MP3 player, does it the screen go blank (to conserve battery power) and keys lock (so no accidental presses affect playback). Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brucie Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hi Paul, Does it still take a age to 'boot up' like the C500. Thats my main bugbear with my C500 (plus all the usual niggly things!) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hi Paul, Does it still take a age to 'boot up' like the C500. Thats my main bugbear with my C500 (plus all the usual niggly things!) Thanks! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Speak of which, I was rather surprised a couple of days ago on booting up both my SPV E200 and SPV C500 to find that the E200 was on the home page BEFORE the C500!? I'm putting it down to installed software or maybe that the C500 had a mini-sd in it while the E200 was empty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 A quick comparison shot... click to enlarge! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hi Paul, Can you post a pic of the handsfree? What size jack is it? When using the device as an MP3 player, does it the screen go blank (to conserve battery power) and keys lock (so no accidental presses affect playback). Many thanks I don't have the full retail pack yet, so can't post a pic of the handsfree (will do soon tho). It's a standard 2.5mm jack unfortunately. Will test the MP3 thang. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 PS I know my photos are rubbish, i've ordered a digicam tripod, and will get some practice ;) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Must say the C600 looks sweet in that pic although my eye WAS drawn more to the HTC Wizard ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arisme Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Is SPV-Services working with it ? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richardlai Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) Still no FM radio I'm guessing? Do you know who makes the screen? Camera quality any good/better? Quad-band or tri-band? Edited October 28, 2005 by richardlai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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