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does anyone know how to get rid of the menu on the left hanside of the branded orange phones...really do not like it!
any guidance would be great
On 2004-12-11 00:01:33, spikee_3D wrote:
i'll review it now whilst my girlfriend is playing with it (the phone that is
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for starters this is an orange branded phone with the menu on the left handside. its been discussed to hell above so just a quick conclusion: it transparent, its thin; its not a problem.
first things - whats in the box!
you get headphones/handsfree - nice stereo looking headphones, white with silver on the earplugs. manual, NO data cd, an external speaker that plugs in a port on the side that amplifies for mp3's, games, voice calls etc. on a side note you CAN use speaker phone without the supplies amplifier. oo, and a phone strap.
Next: Design.
love the slide action. semi automatic as was the e800. the dark grey design adds a touch of class to it. quite executive looking. little orange logo on the back, nothing much at all
Screen:
as you probably know, 265k tft screen, nice and bright, colours look really vivid. works perfect in direct sunlight (can you believe it, i got to test it out on a sunny day in WALES!!).
Menu:
uses a GUI. similar to that of the e800. easy to navigate.
keys:
bit small, but you won't need to get a tooth pick out to press them! i got big hands and have got to grips with it very quickly. got the up down left, and rigt keys with a central "ok" key.
Texting:
uses t9, has a dictionary (thank god! man has to keep his swears to hand). you can select large, medium, bold, normal and italic fonts.
Camera!
1.3 mp. 6 settings. 1152x864, 640x480,320x240,176x144,128x96,1280x1040. normal, fine, superfine settings. you can turn of shutter sound. picture quality in my opinion is excellent. it automatically adjusts to light situations. built in light, has to settings: one where it is constantly on, the other where it is on just before it takes the photo.
example of mega pixel mode (1152x864)
all in all i think you will agree its good quality considering these were in low light conditions.
Bluetooth:
it really is excellent. especially for the first attempt. full implimentation, send and receive features. bluetooth headsets comply perfectly. you also have the option to browse files on other peoples which is not available on the k700i. if your interested i'm using an msi bluetooth dongle and a motorola bluetooth headset (cant remember which model
, the cool one)
games,tones, etc:
3 games, penalty shootout one, some space fighter one, and some mini rpg. pretty good actually. plays mp3 for ringtones, 10 different sms tones (not custmisable, sadly
). all tones really loud
over all i would gve it 9/ 10.
pros:
excellent screen
good camera
nice loud ringtones
good blutooth implimentation
cons:
un-customisbale sms ringtones
er... my girlfriend wont give me it back?!
EDIT: i forgot tot mention the battery. had it on solid for a day now. made a couple of calls, sent some text, transfered a lot of stuff via bluetooth. 13hrs later the battery is full.
[ This Message was edited by: spikee_3D on 2004-12-10 23:09 ]
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Posted: 2005-02-24 20:53:55
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doeas anyone know how to delete the shortcuts on the screen that orange put on there????
On 2005-02-13 19:57:35, liamtollan wrote:
Just a few comments on the D500...
I have had one on Orange for less than a week and am already planning on returning it. IMO it isn't a major improvement on my k700 so im planning on waiting to see what se plan on releasing soon.
My main gripe with the phone is with Orange's customization. I managed to play with a friends D500 on T-mobile (little or no customization?). Anyway, Orange have disabled the ability to assign shortcuts to key directions from the initial screen (ie similar to the k700). This is a major disadvantage, especially as you have to go through the menu to enable bluetooth. Orange have added their own 'toolbar' to the desktop instead. It offers 'quick' access to call list, messages (inboxes), calender and WAP. The toolbar isnt too intrusive, though combined with the lack of shortcuts it is very annoying. Overall, it seems a good phone, unfortunately spoiled by Orange (IMO).
On a similar note, why do Orange customize their phones in such a manner? (I think Voda do it as well?) What is the benefit to them?
Thanks,
Liam
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Posted: 2005-02-24 21:00:43
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@liam
IMHO Orange customise in this way to make sure you don't forget about services that use GPRS. On an Orange branded K700i you have two camera shortcut keys and two Internet shortcuts. The ones displayed on standby act as a constant advertisement for picture messaging and GPRS internet, both of which make Orange quite a lot of cash.
It's been posted elsewhere on a thread about the Orange customisations for K700 that following hundreds of complaints, Orange finally explained that the removal of the shortcut menu was 'a business decision'. I don't see what else, apart from encouraging the use of certain (expensive!) services, could motivate such a decision.
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Posted: 2005-02-24 21:15:15
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when u say this phone has a semi automatic flip what do u mean?has it got a button which u press, cause i dont see one on my d500.
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Posted: 2005-02-24 21:22:53
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Posted: 2005-03-06 18:48:21
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It's not a semi-automatic flip - it's a semi-automatic slide phone. You just push the front up slightly and it will slide all the way up by itself, no buttons.
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Posted: 2005-03-07 02:55:50
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hmmm i just joined up to look at the example pictures from the d500, but it still says i need to register to view them, even though i am logged in.
hopefully it will work after this post...
nup i still dont see them
sorry i just realised this is a really old thread, but can someone give me some links to photos from the D500. Its one of the only phones in Australia that comes with a mp cam, and so im curious.
I saw another thread that showed the k700's photots and i thought they looked pretty shocking. They may have been 1200x10xx but it is more as though they have scalled up a 300x200 picture, and done it badly.
edit: i see the pics now hehe, although they seem to have been resized
[ This Message was edited by: macca202 on 2005-04-20 09:05 ]
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Posted: 2005-04-20 09:37:16
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