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i liked it on the right side, as i am right handed i would hold my p900 in my left hand and use the right hand 4 the stylus, oh well see how it feels when its out
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Posted: 2006-01-30 12:38:13
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On 2006-01-30 07:31:42, chriswg52 wrote:
I basically just wanted to bump this thread up, but I was also wondering if anyone has any insight into why SE switched the location of the stylus from the right side to the left.
I'm baffled by this as well. My guess is that it's a design blunder. I can't think of a rhyme or reason. One has to reach across the face of the phone to grab the stylus. Being that the majority of the world's population is right handed I can't fathom who they intended to cater to. I'm a lefty so it won't be a big deal for me. On the otherhand, I'm used to familiarity and I've learned to use it right handed ever since the release of the P800. It's even more amusing how I never thought about this or looked at the pictures closely untill you guys brought this up. I wonder if the currently published reviews mentioned this at all.
A quick test is to simply hold your current Pxxx with your right hand and reach across for the stylus. I'm sure you will fumble at this a few times. You'll find that it's not practical because you will always have to tilt the phone at a 45 deg angle to whip out the stylus. If you keep the phone steady this time and try again, you'll feel the awkwardness in your wrist as it cocks above the phone. The only way to minimize this nuissance is to hold the phone opposite of the stylus. But then again, that would mean current right-handed stylus wielders will have to learn how to use the P990 lefty if they want to avoid these problems.
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Posted: 2006-01-30 19:08:15
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It suits a left handed person thou :-) Greetings from South Africa. Mario.
This message was posted from a Nokia 7650
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Posted: 2006-01-31 05:14:46
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I can't understand why they would make it to suit a left-handed person since they are trying to make it appealing to the majority of people (who are right-handed). But even so, it doesn't suit a left-handed person either because the jog dial is on the left, so it is best to use your left thumb on that. It's just strange...
And I have another question...I don't know much about 3G since I'm on T-Mobile here in the US. So I was wondering what kind of battery life the P990 will have for me. If there is no 2100 band available, will the phone have a longer battery life than if it was using 3G? Basically, will the phone always be searching for 3G coverage and use power for that, or will it realize there is no 3G band available, and thus maintain longer battery life? Thanks.
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Posted: 2006-01-31 05:30:37
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i think its because if people are right handed, they'll need their right hand to write with the stylus.
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Posted: 2006-01-31 07:20:50
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I believe that most of us will know whether the placement of the stylus is good to go when we have the P990i in our hands.
We will have this talk again maybe in March/April or maybe even December 2006 just in time for Christmas so that we will have a very stable UIQ 3.
HTH.
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Posted: 2006-01-31 08:31:44
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prom1 ... i use my phone for business. mostly PIM stuff, but also for taking notes when i'm in a meeting, and occasionally i've gone online with it to look up some things.
i'm sure it's not a necessity, but i wouldn't want any other device other than a smartphone.
regarding the lefty-stylus ... i never noticed this
but the test of using your left hand to reach across to get to the right-handed stylus is not really ideal, since this means you have to fiddle with your bad hand (if you are a righty), and even if it is your good hand, you're doing something with it that it's not used to.
i tried the same moves i use on the stylus on a "virtual" left stylus, and i must say it would not make that much of a difference for me.
i don't need to cover the screen, i don't have to tilt the phone, i just do it a little differently.
not a problem, we'll adapt.
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Posted: 2006-01-31 10:27:53
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Are you guys that crippled that your complaining over the Left-hand side placement of the stylus?!! Get real.
Think for a moment:
1) This is for the guys. How easy is it- if right handed - to hold your Member to take a piss?!!
2) How easy is it for you to whipe your arse?!
3) how easy is it to watch TV and serve yourself a fork full of food with nearly a miss on your face without "watching the fork" move from plate to your mouth.
Now SERIOUSLY consider the above for just 10 seconds & try doing that with your left hand (for Right handed users only). Although doing #3 would be just as easy with your left hand, I'm sure most of us could do it flawlessly on the 3rd attempt without much thought or retraining. However I personally wouldnt try #2 unless my entire right ARM was broken ... for obvious reasons .... I like my hands clean lol. Now, #1 isnt that hard actually but Gods below it feels weird no matter how many times you do it; plan and simple!!! To me it doesnt even feel like my own hand & thats just wrong! I'll bet we can all aim ok; but its just strange.
Now, the feeling of #1 above is the SAME of Left-Handed users on a BlackBerry device where they cannot use their thumb on the scroll wheel. YET for right-handed users its not as bad having the scrollwheel on the left of the device in our right hand or left hand ->not so big a deal we just adjust without even thinking or just resort to the "proper" hand (again right handers in this regard) depending on mood or random thought pattern. Now for unsheathing the stylus from the back of the device .... pullllleeeeease! Its a simple matter like scratching the back of your left hand if your left thumb is facing the sky. sure you'll slightly move your left hand but I'm willing to bet that if you dont think about it, you'd pick the device off the shelf and withdraw the stylus with your right hand without much thought.
Why ....? because whether the stylus is on the left of the device for right handers or on the right of the device for left handers ... you are STILL picking up the stylus with the hand your gonna write with.
This isnt kindergarten folks.
PS moderators if you think my above three analogies are offensive please reread ... its supposed to provoke the thought of simple actions that arent thought about on a day to day or every 3 day basis that is from repetitive movement first as learned behavior thats been memorized into almost mechanical/physical movement. Just as if you lost your hand a week ago and if relaxed enough you were offered a beer you'd most likely lift your dominant hand that you lost the limb with to grab the beer - just like a phantom itch is physical memory.
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Posted: 2006-02-01 06:40:58
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Wow.
What a long way to say "I don't think it will matter much"
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Posted: 2006-02-01 10:28:07
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wiping your arse with your left hand is non-trivial and you know it
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Posted: 2006-02-01 13:13:29
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