First post from Orange SPV M3100

[vin_petrol]

I got my sexy new phone yesterday. I'm currently squealing like the happy speccy nerd I am and playing with it lots. It's a Windows device so it has one or two, er, idiosyncracies ;-) I'm using the web based browser to post this. It has a 320x240 screen ("quarter VGA") so there's plenty of screen for a mobile device. I've got some "remote" software too, so I can control it from my PC. It all seems pretty good so far. I've not yet got 3G provisioned on the handset, as that requires a SIM change. I'm going away for a few days starting tomorrow, and I don't want to risk that going wrong, so I'll still be on GPRS for a few days yet.
Right, let's see if the "post" button works...

Comments

[cazzioc.livejournal.com]

Ooohhh! 'Posey'(is that how you spell it?) phone with keyboard eh?
Very nice - I've got a VK 530 in lilac if you want a laugh!! ;-P

[vin_petrol]

I like a big, chunky phone I can beat muggers over the head with.

It's a nice phone if you like the "smartphone" idea. Obviously, some people scream with horror when they see the size, and it is heavy.

What make is the VK 530? I've never heard of it.

[cazzioc.livejournal.com]

VK is the make, it stands for 'very korean'! =D
It's a vodaphone 'special'

http://www.vk-exports.com/vk530.htm

[cyberspice.livejournal.com]

Right, let's see if the "post" button works...

No it didn't!

And own up. The real reason you didn't want to upgrade the SIM is because you'd have to turn it off and it being Microsoft Tellingbone would mean that it would take your entire vacation rebooting...

[black-marx.livejournal.com]

HA HA!!!!

Nice phone - Crap OS!

[vin_petrol]

The real reason you didn't want to upgrade the SIM is because you'd have to turn it off and it being Microsoft Tellingbone would mean that it would take your entire vacation rebooting...

Nah, it really isn't that. It's that transferring two numbers from one SIM card to another via internal subscriptions is the sort of thing that has a *teeny*, *tiny* chance of going spectacularly wrong and leaving me without a usable phone for a week. Sadly, things involving (a) tech and (b) teeny, tiny chances of going wrong, happen to me all too often...

[black-marx.livejournal.com]

It's a Windows device so it has one or two, er, idiosyncracies

One or two hundred or one or two thousand?

[vin_petrol]

One or two hundred or one or two thousand?

Oooh, stop. I've used a Symbian phone for years, and that had just as many idiosyncracies!

[steer.livejournal.com]

No -- only one or two:

1) It doesn't work very well

2) It's hard to get them to replace it when you're disgusted with it.

[nigelmouse.livejournal.com]

What remote control software are you using ? I looked around for a decent free app for windows mobile 5 but couldn't find one.

[vin_petrol]

Pocket Controller Professional. It costs real money ($25?) but it's *very* good. I'm sure $employer will buy it for me...

[miss-dark.livejournal.com]

Did you get my text this morning saying I couldn't lunch? ...I didn't get a reply :)

[vin_petrol]

Ah, yes, I got your message. I would have replied sooner but I've just been *so* excited, playing with my new phone! I've got POP3 email access setup for my Demon and Orange.net accounts. Now to see how m.gmail.com is!

Bermy Paul

[(Anonymous)]

I picked up one of those ( HTC TyTn ) when I came over to Blighty last month...excellent phone..just got the Jabra BT 620 headphones working with mine.....wireless music and phone calls....love it....mind u I do look abit like Princess Leia with them on...