**The Official Nokia Lumia 800 Thread***

Is it wrong that in now way do I trust my money with CPW....lots of mental scarring over the years lol
 
Hi chaps,

Does WP7 allow full customisation of all ring, sms & email tones etc or is it like Apple where you cant do nought or pay extra for them?

Also does WP7 allow sms delivery reports, and if so, how does it show this info?

Ta :)
 
Anyone up for another laugh?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/09/htc-titan-mango-windows-phone-review (HTC Titan review by the same guy as the 800)

I really think the Guardian need to do one of two things... Get a reviewer that isn't so ravingly WP hating that he can write a reasonably unbias review or just get a tech reviewer that can actually use technology... I'm still trying to work out if he really is as stupid as the review makes out!

The review brings up highlights such as:

In Mango: press-and-hold the Back button (I would never have come across this by accident). You'll be presented with the five most recent applications.
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So the ability to not accidentally activate the cards window is a bad thing?

In the same way, there is no way to show the percentage of your battery capacity remaining in the display. This is an option on iOS, though not on Android. For Android and Windows Phone, you have to travel to the Settings menus to find how much battery you have left. Other times, you'll have to hope for the appearance of the battery icon; while it's persistent in the Android toolbar, it isn't on Windows Phone, which usually hides it from you.
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Here's where things start to go downhill. "Ooh!" you think, seeing the icon twinkle. "Ben has said something new!" So you press the tile, which takes you to the People hub.
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I get the impression this guy likes to watch automatic doors opening and closing...

Having been brought there essentially on false pretences, your patience may not be high...
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If you do have a connection, and the feed updates, you won't be presented with the icons that brought you there, but instead with names, written in text. Why on earth does the People hub throw away the enormously useful data of the icon?
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Maybe he wears an anorack while doing so...

(To me that brings up picture of those last contacted...:confused:)

Because the front tile of the People hub gives the direct impression that if you follow its twinkling icons, you will find what has happened right away – that it is, in fact, a window onto that hub.
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With his name and address written on his hand so he doesn't forget...

It would be almost funny if it wasn't so woefully terribly inaccurate... Even though there are plenty of legitimate issues for him to suggest...

EDIT: I also love the bit where he trys to suggest replying to a comment is convoluted... Just press the danm message/tweet... Or go to the me tile and type away... I get it now! He just has the memory of a fish...

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Nor does good design shine through elsewhere. I tried the (free, splash-screen ad-funded) Tube Companion app, which includes a route planner. There are two text boxes for you to type into … except if you try to type, you're immediately presented with an A-Z listing of stations which you have to scroll through to find your starting point.
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I don't get that either... I use that at least once a week and there is nothing like that... it does try to autocomplete stations below the input box to save typing but you don't have to touch it...
 
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Space Monkey said:
Hi chaps,

Does WP7 allow full customisation of all ring, sms & email tones etc or is it like Apple where you cant do nought or pay extra for them?

Also does WP7 allow sms delivery reports, and if so, how does it show this info?

Ta :)
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only ring tones can be customised (since the Mango update, before that there were no custom ring tones either). Max 40 secs for a ring tone I believe, wma or mp3 format, 1MB max per ring tone. SMS reports I don't know I'm afraid as I don't use that facility.
 
They come through like an SMS iirc. The guy who reviews phones on the Guardian is just a moron, at one point I thought he was being paid off but now I just think he's an idiot.
 
The Guardian Samsung Galaxy S II review (vs HTC Incredible S) -

There are so many little things about using the software which caused me clenching of teeth every day. It's like living in a house where something's wrong in every room, but you can't make any alterations; or if you can (such as playing around with the autocorrect settings) then it just makes things different, but still wrong.

It's not just me; other S II owners I've spoken to say the same - love the hardware, maddened by the software and particularly the keyboard and typing experience. I found it a frustrating experience despite the lovely hardware.

When I compare this to the HTC Incredible, which is a thicker, heavier phone running what most people would insist is a less good version of Android, I know for certain which one I'd rather have: the HTC is miles better.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/29/samsung-galaxy-s-review

I agree about HTC Sense though, but that's it. :p

He seems to think HTC Sense is actually part of Froyo and TouchWiz is part of Gingerbread... :o
 
Journalists are so in love with twitter that it becomes the center of their world.

I found it really odd he combined a review of the Titan with a review of Mango. These reviews should be seperate and he concentrates on the integration of messages for way too long.

I don't think he mentioned video recording, playback or audio quality, but he did spend about 4 paragraphs moaning about twitter. Moron.
 
Thanks chaps on the confirmation of the ringtones etc.

I currently don't have a WP7 and I'm due an upgrade so am looking at the Nokia 800, so I'm still curious on the sms delivery report if anyone can test for me, I'd be very grateful (plus I'd send you an e-cookie) :D

Ta :)
 
You know that an SMS delivery report, doesn't actually mean the respondent got the message or opened it right?

It just means that their network's messaging centre received it.

They are pretty much pointless.
 
englishpremier said:
You know that an SMS delivery report, doesn't actually mean the respondent got the message or opened it right?

It just means that their network's messaging centre received it.

They are pretty much pointless.
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Thanks for the info :)

Its not pointless at all, from my experience over the years and many handsets & networks, the delivery reports are normally spot on, and I know it doesn't mean they've read it, I just need to know that their phone has, more than not, received the text, I have reasons for needing the delivery report so I'm just trying to find out?

Do you have a WP7 phone? does it work?

:)
 
had a quick go in CPW today and I have to say its a nice looking phone with beautiful screen :) nice colours and sharp
maybe its normal for amoled but I never had amoled ;D am using desire HD at the moment and waiting for nexus...but this nokia got me thinking...
 
bastic said:
had a quick go in CPW today and I have to say its a nice looking phone with beautiful screen :) nice colours and sharp
maybe its normal for amoled but I never had amoled ;D am using desire HD at the moment and waiting for nexus...but this nokia got me thinking...
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It's an excellent choice. :D
 
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Getting mine on Monday from work. Gonna have to juggle between it and my iPhone 4S. Really excited because it's just new and different, well for me anyways because I never bothered playing with Windows 7 devices before.
 
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