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P1 is a great phone, the keyboard is amazing, the camera is also very good. There are some problems though:
1. No WiFig
2. Not 3G (why all P-series phones are not 3G I have no idea)
3. Email client is buggy at best.
4. So-so bluetooth stack. Works, quits, static, etc. This is with the supplied headset (also from SE).
For me, having the wheel on the left makes it difficult to use, would have been better on the right. There are also some software niggles and these should be sorted out (hopefully) with firmware updates.
I had no build quality issues with mine (knock on wood); but I have heard many people complain of them.
The green tint thing -- personally I don't care as I don't use my phone as a camera.
Don't worry about the keyboard, if you can touch type, you'll be texting like a monkey on speed in no time.
As for value; a far better value in my opinion is the Samsung i550W, which has:
1. GPS
2. WiFi b/g
3. Symbian 3.1 FP1 and S60 UI (same as latest Nokia n-series)
4. 3.5 mm jack on the top (my N95 has it on the side, an annoying place)
5. Large screen
6. 3.5G (HSDPA upto 3.6mbps downlink)
Yes, I know its not a SE phone, but its quite a contender.
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Posted: 2008-04-12 22:57:45
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it's a great phone and i love it. it's by no means perfect, but no phone is. it's true that there is a shortage of apps available for UIQ3. BUT, i've recently received an email from StyleTap that it will be starting it's beta testing for its UIQ3 app next month.
what is StyleTap? it's an emulator that will allow you to run Palm apps onthe P1 and all other UIQ3 phones. and since Palm has the largest library of apps, even more than WM, i'd say that UIQ3 users really have something to look forward to!
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Posted: 2008-04-13 04:22:26
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It's NOT true there's a shortage off apps for UIQ3, I have bunch of UIQ3 games and apps.
what kind of apps u need?
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Posted: 2008-04-13 05:49:35
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I am a nokia fan, but I have to admit that the P1i is a stylish smartphone with all the essencial features, great music, wifi, touchscreen, symbian.
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Posted: 2008-04-13 06:38:50
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On 2008-04-12 22:57:45, fyrestrtr wrote:
P1 is a great phone, the keyboard is amazing, the camera is also very good. There are some problems though:
1. No WiFig
2. Not 3G (why all P-series phones are not 3G I have no idea)
The P1 does have 3G
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Posted: 2008-04-13 10:15:42
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WHats the difference between wifi b or g?
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Posted: 2008-04-13 11:08:37
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G is more recent and much faster:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#802.11b
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Posted: 2008-04-13 12:37:23
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(..in theory, anyway.)
But it allows you to connect to more router setups, at least.
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Posted: 2008-04-13 15:18:41
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On 2008-04-13 05:49:35, PlayOn wrote:
It's NOT true there's a shortage off apps for UIQ3, I have bunch of UIQ3 games and apps.
what kind of apps u need?
if you've come from either Palm or WM, you will find that a lt of the apps you used are either not available on UIQ3, or that those availabledo not offer the same level of sophistication.
off the top of my head, three Palm apps that i am looking forward to being able to use on my P1 are Healthfile Plus (a very comprehensive health and medical record tracker), PocketQuicken and Metro.
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Posted: 2008-04-14 03:50:22
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for the first two I must admit that was an advance software and I don't know where to find but if u want some similar program u can find MSdict - Medical,
Metro as long I can remember they have the symbian version, but I can't recall the URL
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Posted: 2008-04-14 08:57:00
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