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WelL, that's normal for tech. Wait 6 months and the phone will be obsolete and will drop in price. Elm and x10 mini are fair in price. You'll see it drop in a few months when the newer models are coming up.
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Posted: 2010-09-26 13:50:20
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yeah i guess your right. in 6month's time these phones will be very cheap. the elm is selling brand new for only 9.5 to 10.9k, the mini pro ranges from 15k to 17k. i read your blog on the mini pro review. did you flash to a custom rom or did you just root the phone? great read btw.
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Posted: 2010-09-26 14:13:07
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I'm using the Elm, I play a lot of HD youtube videos using Wifi and it works very well as long as you have a good signal. I don't know why GSM Arena thinks it doesn't work, perhaps they don't know how to change the right settings, I did a 2 minute search of esato and that told me what to do.
The main problem with the Elm is the HSDPA reception, they've put the antenna at the bottom of the phone so you have to hold the phone upside down if you want hsdpa connection, but that's a common problem on phones. I can't comment on the Wifi antenna strength as I have nothing to compare it to.
If you're considering the X10 Mini/Pro, the antenna is at the top of the phone so you'll get better signal.
I see the cheapest you can buy the Elm in the Philippines is around £140
You can buy it from £100 here in the UK, (although I got mine new for £65 from esato
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Posted: 2010-09-26 14:48:24
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Hello I'd just like to add, you can also watch youtube using Wifi on Hazel
. Elm and Hazel suffers from having some light horizontal lines when taking lowlight pictures, (can be annoying at times) but otherwise camera is excellent at daylight. There's no fastport USB cable included
Hazel is around 13k here in Philippines.
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Posted: 2010-09-26 14:53:33
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I just root the phone when I need to use barnacle... Rooting caused a glitch before and I had to reflash my phone.
Everything else are just standard apps.
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Posted: 2010-09-26 14:54:16
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I decided to get the Elm about 2 days ago and will use it as my regular phone for calls and sms. I will be keeping my Omnia as my smartphone on the go to read E-books, web browsing, etc.
@MRiley
I just read some reception issues with the Elm. I turned off 3G/HSDPA and still notice that it tends to lose its signal in areas of weak coverage where my Omnia performs quite well. I guess as you said that this is a hardware issue with the antenna's location and cannot be fixed with a firmware upgrade.
@JPLacson
Do you still own an Elm? Are you also having reception issues with it?
@Reeflotz
I was about to get a brand new Elm for 9.1k (GBP 132) when I found a seller in the net selling it for 6.5k (GBP 94) still with 9 months warranty.
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Posted: 2010-10-03 23:03:41
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@jojosiscar, my mom owns the Elm, I'm just tech support...hahahaha. She has had no reception issues... that may be a provider issue more than a phone issue. Much like the famous iPhone 4 reception issue... most Philippine Globe iPhone users do not experience the reception problems than US AT&T users experience.
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Posted: 2010-10-04 10:07:52
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thanks jplacson. do you notice a creaking sound when you press the battery cover near the shutter button? mine has that annoying creaking sound.
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Posted: 2010-10-04 14:14:22
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do you notice a creaking sound when you press the battery cover near the shutter button? mine has that annoying creaking sound.
I do, it's annoying
Other Elm users have noticed this too.
A lot of phones have their antenna at the bottom for some reason, I own another phone with the antenna at the bottom with the same provider but it's a lot better at getting signal than the Elm, so it's possible that it could be fixed with firmware.
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Posted: 2010-10-04 16:50:47
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I'll check the next time I visit my folks.
Just so you know, my X10 Mini Pro did that too... nothing a little tape in strategic places didn't solve. My phone now feels like a solid chunk of plastic, no creaks or flexing.
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Posted: 2010-10-04 17:37:08
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