MPx200 - the one thing that annoys me

[Guest benjconrad]

I got an MPx200 a few days - and I love it. Having upgraded from a 3310 this is not a great surprise I guess.

There are a few things that niggle though, the worst being an audible click every minute or so, when listening to MP3's with the phone out of range of a connection. I like to think of it as the phone crying out, "Where am I?".

I don't know if this is limited to the MPx200, and I guess it wouldn't bother many people; but when you spend a couple of hours on the underground everyday, it begins to grate.

Has anyone else come across this problem? Can anyone thing of a workaround? Short of installing a mobile network on the circle line :lol:

And does anyone know how much the camera will retail for?

[Guest Bonzo]

the best method I guess for U to eliminate this problem if U know for sure U are gonna be totally out of reach of a signal, (which I guess U would if U are on the underground :lol: ), would be to switch the phone to Aeroplane Off... i.e. turn off the transmitter so it won't go looking for a signal :D

As for the cam, time will tell I guess but info coming from the US seems to put it anywhere between $90 & $130

[Guest Bonzo]

D'oh.... stupid me I menat switch Aeroplane mode ON not OFF!!! :lol:

[Guest benjconrad]

Thank you very much. Just one thing - what is this Aeroplane off mode? I've just searched through the settings quickly, and I can't find anything about turning off the transmitter. Do you know if the MPx200 has this ability?

I know that I would end up forgetting to switch it back on, but if I could just do it by switching profiles or something, that would be fantastic.

[Guest Bonzo]

Yeah the phone has the facility... if U go into the quick menu, (Press the on/off button briefly), U can switch Aeroplane mode on/off or switch profiles from there :lol:

It's one of those hand functions they choose to forget to mention in manuals... at least I assume they do as I haven't read the one for the MPx but it wasn't mentioned in the original SPV manual :D

[Guest benjconrad]

Thank you so much, that seems to work fine. I imagine that will clear up my problem nicely - although it seems a bit odd that I have to do it. I don't think it was mentioned in the manual; I wonder what else this little phone does that I have yet to discover...

thanks again

[Guest Bonzo]

Ahhhh it's a pockefull of surprises :lol: