Yep
... I tried it with Copilot and its great. Gets a fix very quick with A-GPS.The new Orange Android phone (San Francisco) £99...but a Question??
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... I tried it with Copilot and its great. Gets a fix very quick with A-GPS.
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more questions sorry
intrested in using the built in gps, but i dont want it downloading data all teh time
can i download maps for later useage, if so how?
also has anybody found a good fitting leather flip case that still leaves access to all the buttons
and any spare batterys avalible yet?
intrested in using the built in gps, but i dont want it downloading data all teh time
can i download maps for later useage, if so how?
also has anybody found a good fitting leather flip case that still leaves access to all the buttons
and any spare batterys avalible yet?
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Right, my 99p unlock code came through at about 10pm so 7 hours after ordering. Worked no problems and the phone runs nicely on vodafone.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190451770304&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
The phone has the a APN settings already installed which may have been from the custom rom.
Good times!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190451770304&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
The phone has the a APN settings already installed which may have been from the custom rom.
Good times!
its a known problem, hopefully paul will find out why and fix it in his next rom.
Yeah just been reading over at modaco, not to worry she wont really use any of the phones features anyway lol
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I have been having a play today as mrci-r3 seemed a bit sluggish. I reinstalled the stock rom but this still left the remnants of r3. So I used recovery to do a factory reset and then reinstalled the stock orange rom and did a backup. I then reinstalled r3 and after the factory reset and reinst it seems much smoother. Could just be coincidence or placebo effect.
Not liking the charging time at the moment from USB and will see how the battery goes over the next couple of weeks. I imagine if I don’t get on with it I could sell it as unlocked and unbranded without loosing much money.
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Installed Fancy Widget clock and weather, awesome!!
Not liking the charging time at the moment from USB and will see how the battery goes over the next couple of weeks. I imagine if I don’t get on with it I could sell it as unlocked and unbranded without loosing much money.
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Installed Fancy Widget clock and weather, awesome!!
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I'm sorry and with no disrespect to apple owners ( before they start ) but surely this is THE mobile event of 2010 thus far? as far as I'm concerned for the price differential between this and other top flight smart phones desire / iphone etc this is streets ahead. whilst more experienced users might find fault with this mobiles specs to 99.9% of it's buyers it'll be simply breathtaking, I've not seen any sample shots from the camera as of yet but for me it's the weakest link in the package.
My partner got a desire earlier this year and it was overkill for her, she'd had the same SE mobile for 4 years and had knocked back a few upgrades on her contract simply because she didn't like the phones on offer ( pre meeting me I may add otherwise I'd have told her to snap them up and sell them on lol )
The desire has sat untouched and unloved for 4 months now, I set it all up, installed a load of girly apps to whet her appetite, ran through using it with her about 18 times and yet still she can't be bothered with it, I'm going to propose she get's rid of it and picks up 2 SF's one for herself and one to give to her son at xmas
My partner got a desire earlier this year and it was overkill for her, she'd had the same SE mobile for 4 years and had knocked back a few upgrades on her contract simply because she didn't like the phones on offer ( pre meeting me I may add otherwise I'd have told her to snap them up and sell them on lol )
The desire has sat untouched and unloved for 4 months now, I set it all up, installed a load of girly apps to whet her appetite, ran through using it with her about 18 times and yet still she can't be bothered with it, I'm going to propose she get's rid of it and picks up 2 SF's one for herself and one to give to her son at xmas
Price to performance wise, the SF dumps on the iPhone(s) from a great height. However, I don't think this will be the mobile event of any time period because:
a) the iPhone as much as it is a functional device, is foremost an object of desire for the masses. The SF is an object of desire for the more technically inclined - those who realise the potential of the device.
b) the iPhone is available to every major network, the SF just to Orange.
c) branding, much like a) people want the iPhone because it's a "must have device". A no-brand ZTE/Orange phone will never have this cult status overnight.
I don't miss my 3G, the flexibility of the Android platform is a breath of fresh air after the almost oppressive iOS days. Not to mention having hardware again that I've gone without - camcorder being one! £50 PAYG handsets held that over the 3G, why should you upgrade to a 3GS/4 to get that out of the box?
Even with the freedoms Android return, and the opened armed acceptance of many as this being a great device it's not going to be enough on it's own to defeat Apple's grip. There are too many who covert the iPhone blindly, it's going to take a PR offensive of biblical proportions from Google/HTC to be a surpassing mobile event. Soon though, I reckon it is coming...
a) the iPhone as much as it is a functional device, is foremost an object of desire for the masses. The SF is an object of desire for the more technically inclined - those who realise the potential of the device.
b) the iPhone is available to every major network, the SF just to Orange.
c) branding, much like a) people want the iPhone because it's a "must have device". A no-brand ZTE/Orange phone will never have this cult status overnight.
I don't miss my 3G, the flexibility of the Android platform is a breath of fresh air after the almost oppressive iOS days. Not to mention having hardware again that I've gone without - camcorder being one! £50 PAYG handsets held that over the 3G, why should you upgrade to a 3GS/4 to get that out of the box?
Even with the freedoms Android return, and the opened armed acceptance of many as this being a great device it's not going to be enough on it's own to defeat Apple's grip. There are too many who covert the iPhone blindly, it's going to take a PR offensive of biblical proportions from Google/HTC to be a surpassing mobile event. Soon though, I reckon it is coming...
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This is definately the mobile phone event of the year for the tech savvy. Not for the masses though. Although the price point for hardware is a milestone.
I don't understand how this would be any different. They both run the same OS so if she has no interest in the Desire what interest would she have in an SF?
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the value of the desire is plummeting, whilst she can still get half decent money she can pick up a mobile that for all intent and purpose is the same as she has already but she gets to gain a decent free chrimbo prezzie for her son into the deal
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Anyone know how to order 2 from the orange website?
place 2 orders
ive tried that once before and I couldnt figure it out either, ended up phoning themJust bought one in town, gotten back and subscribed to Modaco, currently in the ROM Kitchen cooking up a storm then inbound
The custom orange software really is junk, they should have left it mostly standard
Screen is amazing though!
The custom orange software really is junk, they should have left it mostly standard
Screen is amazing though!
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I'm considering getting one at the end of the month to replace my ageing HTC Magic.
With a bit of luck I'll get close to the same money on ebay to cover it, for some reason pre-rooted and modded phones seem to go for more on there?!
Anyway, do I *have* to install a custom mod on there if I root it, or can I remove the crappy orange bloatware by just rooting and uninstalling?
Having suffered/enjoyed the various 'quirks' of CM mods on my Magic, I wouldn't mind going with a stock phone for a while if possible.
With a bit of luck I'll get close to the same money on ebay to cover it, for some reason pre-rooted and modded phones seem to go for more on there?!
Anyway, do I *have* to install a custom mod on there if I root it, or can I remove the crappy orange bloatware by just rooting and uninstalling?
Having suffered/enjoyed the various 'quirks' of CM mods on my Magic, I wouldn't mind going with a stock phone for a while if possible.
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Im tempted by one of these...
What is the battery life like? Does turning off 3g/wifi/bluetooth/shutting down unused apps increase it by much? I cba charging it every night.
What is the battery life like? Does turning off 3g/wifi/bluetooth/shutting down unused apps increase it by much? I cba charging it every night.