Sony Ericsson P900
27 February 2004, 11:58 AM
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its a great phone,but there are some idiosyncracies that take a bit of getting used to,like its no where near as easy to use with a bluetooth headset as my last phone,lots of farting about and quite often the sound its transferred over
27 February 2004, 12:08 PM
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Well I have been offered one free from my the spreadbetting company I use 
Just have to pay a min of £6 line rental a month + £6 gprs data.
Just wondering if it really is as good as they say they are.
I already have a T610 and love that, so presumably the P900 is worlds ahead?
I guessing its more a personal organiser than just a phone?
Just have to pay a min of £6 line rental a month + £6 gprs data.
Just wondering if it really is as good as they say they are.
I already have a T610 and love that, so presumably the P900 is worlds ahead?
I guessing its more a personal organiser than just a phone?
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27 February 2004, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by wideboyuk
Well I have been offered one free from my the spreadbetting company I use
Just have to pay a min of £6 line rental a month + £6 gprs data.
Just wondering if it really is as good as they say they are.
I already have a T610 and love that, so presumably the P900 is worlds ahead?
I guessing its more a personal organiser than just a phone?
Just have to pay a min of £6 line rental a month + £6 gprs data.
Just wondering if it really is as good as they say they are.
I already have a T610 and love that, so presumably the P900 is worlds ahead?
I guessing its more a personal organiser than just a phone?
27 February 2004, 12:27 PM
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Ive had a P800 (essentially a P900 only with 4096colour screen & older OS) for over a year now and Ive been pretty impressed.
Great being able to use MSN messenger and ICQ on the move, and theres some great games you can run on it (lemmings, doom, monkey island 1/2, dott etc). Also has proper net access, none of this WAP crap. Another useful thing is being able to control your home pc from it (using VNC). so you can keep an eye on your Kazaa downloads whilst at work!
Bad points - battery life isnt that good, its not ideal for writing text messages on, and its a bit bulky.
If you can get one that cheap mate, then go for it!!
Great being able to use MSN messenger and ICQ on the move, and theres some great games you can run on it (lemmings, doom, monkey island 1/2, dott etc). Also has proper net access, none of this WAP crap. Another useful thing is being able to control your home pc from it (using VNC). so you can keep an eye on your Kazaa downloads whilst at work!
Bad points - battery life isnt that good, its not ideal for writing text messages on, and its a bit bulky.
If you can get one that cheap mate, then go for it!!
27 February 2004, 12:51 PM
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You jammy sod.
Cheapest I can find one over here is 650 euros, about 400 quid, without contract. They've only appeared in the last week or two, no-one is doing contract deals yet.
Original XDA is almost the same price.
Cheapest I can find one over here is 650 euros, about 400 quid, without contract. They've only appeared in the last week or two, no-one is doing contract deals yet.
Original XDA is almost the same price.
28 February 2004, 08:36 PM
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I'm selling mine, contact me on steve@nevetas.com if you fancy a deal.
It's also for sale here:
http://tinyurl.com/27klg
Give me a shout and we can sort something out / meet / whatever.
Steve
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It's also for sale here:
http://tinyurl.com/27klg
Give me a shout and we can sort something out / meet / whatever.
Steve
http://www.sti7.net
28 February 2004, 08:42 PM
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I'm getting one free from orange as an upgrade, but my contract is £200 a month for 2 phones and told them if I didnt get it free then I'd move to another provider
whats all this about being able to access home pc's and stuff with it ? can anyone point me in the right direction for free software and stuff (not illegal though) or pm me some URL's.
Hopefully will get it next week sometime.
Phil
PS, I've heard it can be used for say nav.. does it have a CF slot ?
whats all this about being able to access home pc's and stuff with it ? can anyone point me in the right direction for free software and stuff (not illegal though) or pm me some URL's.
Hopefully will get it next week sometime.
Phil
PS, I've heard it can be used for say nav.. does it have a CF slot ?
28 February 2004, 08:48 PM
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You can get the P900 on Orange for free on a £70 per month contract, then down grade tariff.
O2 was doing a free P900 on £45 per month but thats finished now
O2 was doing a free P900 on £45 per month but thats finished now
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29 February 2004, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
Ive had a P800 (essentially a P900 only with 4096colour screen & older OS) for over a year now and Ive been pretty impressed.
Great being able to use MSN messenger and ICQ on the move, and theres some great games you can run on it (lemmings, doom, monkey island 1/2, dott etc). Also has proper net access, none of this WAP crap. Another useful thing is being able to control your home pc from it (using VNC). so you can keep an eye on your Kazaa downloads whilst at work!
Bad points - battery life isnt that good, its not ideal for writing text messages on, and its a bit bulky.
If you can get one that cheap mate, then go for it!!
Great being able to use MSN messenger and ICQ on the move, and theres some great games you can run on it (lemmings, doom, monkey island 1/2, dott etc). Also has proper net access, none of this WAP crap. Another useful thing is being able to control your home pc from it (using VNC). so you can keep an eye on your Kazaa downloads whilst at work!
Bad points - battery life isnt that good, its not ideal for writing text messages on, and its a bit bulky.
If you can get one that cheap mate, then go for it!!
29 February 2004, 04:03 PM
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whats all this about being able to access home pc's and stuff with it ? can anyone point me in the right direction for free software and stuff (not illegal though) or pm me some URL's.
So you mean it has a 'proper' HTML capable browser on it so I can browse Scoobynet on it for example?
29 February 2004, 05:00 PM
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>> So you mean it has a 'proper' HTML capable browser on it so I can browse Scoobynet on it for example?
It has with Opera from www.opera.com
It has with Opera from www.opera.com
29 February 2004, 07:24 PM
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Its big which means i should have got fed up with it by now but i havent
web browser excellent diary easy to use camera 640x480 fab get a decent
carry case and it will become adictive buy buy buy
Regards
Tim
web browser excellent diary easy to use camera 640x480 fab get a decent
carry case and it will become adictive buy buy buy
Regards
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01 March 2004, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by imlach
I got offered one through IgIndex as well on the same deal - £6/month + £6/month data.
Still not got it yet though Ordered it through them over 2 weeks ago....
Still not got it yet though
Ordered it through them over 2 weeks ago....
01 March 2004, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokedog
You can get the P900 on Orange for free on a £70 per month contract, then down grade tariff.
O2 was doing a free P900 on £45 per month but thats finished now
O2 was doing a free P900 on £45 per month but thats finished now
01 March 2004, 11:27 AM
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Surely there is a minimum term at £70/mnth, otherwise everyone would do that then downgrade striaght away to the cheapest??
01 March 2004, 11:51 AM
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Been reading some reviews on it, sounds like a great device.
Bit expensive to buy at the mo imho.
Lets hope this 'special offer' comes good...
Bit expensive to buy at the mo imho.
Lets hope this 'special offer' comes good...
01 March 2004, 12:56 PM
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u can downgrade after a month on voda IIRC - bit of a loophole, but they charge more for the phone, i.e. not 70 quid with orange but more like 240+
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I've had one since November. Its a great phone.
I use Opera a lot (20meg+ a month).
Plusses:
HTML browsing is very good, especially with Opera.
Diary is very good.
It backs up, as well as Sync's. I have a had a replacement (after dropping it)and on reload, it became an identically set up phone.
I like using the handwriting recognition for text input. Lots faster than buttons but slower than a well worn T9.
Video is also good (Mpeg4)
Minusses:
The phone directory is dire. No primary number allocation, difficult to add incoming/dialled number to existing contact, no directory T9 search.
Internal memory not big enough.
Out going voice occasionally worse than batt/signal level would indiacte.
If this phone had the SPV directory functions it would be perfect.
Overall: 9/10
I use Opera a lot (20meg+ a month).
Plusses:
HTML browsing is very good, especially with Opera.
Diary is very good.
It backs up, as well as Sync's. I have a had a replacement (after dropping it)and on reload, it became an identically set up phone.
I like using the handwriting recognition for text input. Lots faster than buttons but slower than a well worn T9.
Video is also good (Mpeg4)
Minusses:
The phone directory is dire. No primary number allocation, difficult to add incoming/dialled number to existing contact, no directory T9 search.
Internal memory not big enough.
Out going voice occasionally worse than batt/signal level would indiacte.
If this phone had the SPV directory functions it would be perfect.
Overall: 9/10
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