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I have had a shot of the new SPVi when an Orange Rep came in with it and it was slightly better than the SPV but nothing to rave about. I still think the P800 is a much better piece of equipment by miles.
Personally, I dont feel it is that big and to be honest, it aint that heavy either
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Posted: 2003-06-04 18:37:44
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I just feel like the SPV takes like 10 minutes to start up. The operting system is typically microsoft. It is nice with some great details, but slow and buggy. At the time I tried it it froze 1 time, had to hard reboot, and one time I thought it was dead but woke up after 1 minute..... My p800 was laughing in my pocket. The obvious disadvantage of the OS is that it's the first version. It has a nicer screen but on the 2 I saw there was dust underneath it. They both had to send it for a fix.
But it has good points. Many colors on screen, and i think it supports DivX (?)
I would clearly stick to my P800
Martin
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Posted: 2003-06-04 18:59:05
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I checked our demo model and the video player it runs on is Windows Media Player for Pocket PC and the demo video on it is slightly less better quality that the demo video on the P800.
STICK WITH THE P800!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
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Posted: 2003-06-04 19:38:26
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Having seen how Orange have bastardized my P800, I can only dread to think how bad the SPV would be being completely Orange, AND it runs Microsoft .......aaaaaargh !!!!
I understand you could only install certified software on the SPV MK1, don't know if this still applies to the new model. Worth checking out ....
I've had my P800 for 3 months and it still amazes me. It blows all other smartphones away. I looked at the SPV and MANY mobile sales people tols me to avoid it like the plague due to software and OS issues (surprising for Microsoft). Many of these bugs are probably sorted in the new firmware. I do like the style of the SPV though, pretty nice ...
Keith
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Posted: 2003-06-04 19:48:10
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yeah i try and avoid selling the SPV to people who are looking for that and Oranges GPRS prices are expensive so I always try and sell away from Orange so i dont have to tell people about how crap it is and how they will always be back with software problems!!
I only have to sell it if someone specifically comes in and asks for it!!
BUT IT DOES EARN ME A LOT OF COMMISSION!!! HEHE!!
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Posted: 2003-06-04 20:01:38
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i met some orange engineering guys shortly before the P800's release, and they admitted to me that the SPV was released way too early as it's seriously bugged, and they even went as far as saying it was nowhere near as good as the P800s they had for testing
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Posted: 2003-06-04 20:03:56
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I personally dont think oranges network systems are capable of handling the technology or software capabilities of the P800 or the SPV. I even think T-Mobile is a step ahead in the technology and network compatibility for the P800.
We have so much hassle with Oranges software at my work and they think they can sort it in the form of a text message!!!! No chance!
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Posted: 2003-06-04 20:28:05
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Has your orange rep not come and upgraded the software on your SPV yet? They run much better with it but still don't compare to the p800, which branch do you work at?
[ This Message was edited by: Rob_B on 2003-06-04 22:28 ]
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Posted: 2003-06-04 23:27:54
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I don't own a P800 yet (emphasis on yet) but I've had a go with a demo one and I've had a play around with a mate's SPV - I didn't like the SPV because the buttons were too small and cramped together and the phone itself felt very heavy indeed. The P800 is much lighter and much easier to use, even the buttons on the flip are easier to use than the SPV's. I did like how you can have MSN Messenger on the SPV though, that's definitely a plus point for it!
All in all I'd recommend the P800 - that's what I'm going for!
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Posted: 2003-06-05 00:34:55
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I say P800 not just because I own onw but because I played with them both and the P800 won hands down.
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Posted: 2003-06-05 00:39:34
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