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On 2008-07-20 12:12:17, cobra111 wrote:
Well spiid, did it work, or are you on another 9 hour marathon?
it gets stuck at 12% and then it tell me to disconnect my phone and try again
bummerr
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Posted: 2008-07-22 17:16:11
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Thank you islandprd for the images and the suggestion.
On 2008-07-22 14:47:57, islandprd wrote:
I have no problem with W910i's and S500i's slider (normal usage). The slider mechanism is better than my nokia N95 8GB.
A white/gold W910 is nice but keypad number is not as clear due to a white background. The havana bronze (brown/gold) is nicer imo
PS: Does anyone know a way or a link to change the selection keys-shortcuts? Thanks
I just checked my service provider's website - available colors are Hearty Red / Noble Black / Havana Bronze. I am not sure if they have all of these colors in stock .
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Posted: 2008-07-22 17:21:09
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@BBS
If it's for ur wife, Silky White version is a good choice, and it should be available in HK.
Even if ur service provider doesn't provide this color, u can find it in Broadway or Fortress, or Wilson.
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Posted: 2008-07-23 05:03:51
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Silky White photos:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=168646
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=168524
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Posted: 2008-07-23 05:18:55
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I have to agree with islandprd that W910 slider is better than the one on N95. (btw: I bought this phone as a gift for my dad because it was on offer and very cheap).
It is a nice phone overall. I quite like it. But like every phone it has its downside. Some of the points below may be a deal breaker for you.
- speaker phone quality : worse than horrible (provided you can even hear it)
- earpiece volume is on the low side. if your hearing is not too good (or you use your phone in noisy places) think again about buying this phone
- laggy (esp with music playing in background)
- not that stable even with latest firmware (rebooted 4 times in 2 days I played with it). Much worse than my N95 and N82.
- music quality is mediocre. Using the same set of quality headphones, sound quality from my N82 leaves the W910 far behind.
- fastport on the side needs getting use to (i.e. it gets in the way) plus messy wire due to 3.5mm adapter.
Good things:-
- Main selling point - thin, light and big screen for easy viewing (reason I bought for my dad)
- Build quality is great (the batch I bought was manufactured in 08wk23) so no issue like those reported.
- fancy flash based themes (but not too practical)
- media app is great (just wish the font size was bigger and more screen space is used)
[ This Message was edited by: mib1800 on 2008-07-23 07:12 ]
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Posted: 2008-07-23 08:08:15
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Wow mib! I'm pleasantly surprised you bought your dad the W910
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In music terms I put the W910 up against the N95 and the latter won but not by a huge a margin. I'd like to think the N82 has the same sound chip and therefore the same sound. So, I'm wondering what you mean by the N82 leaving the W910 "far behind".
By the way, that's a nice and fair assessment of the W910.
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Posted: 2008-07-23 11:10:29
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@BBS
You are welcome. In SG the havana bronze is among the most popular color as it comes free with lowest plan. W910 is one of the hottest model here among second hand dealers, buy back at $350 and retail about $405, the silky white get 10 bucks extra.
On white edition, when backlight is off the numbering is visible, but once on, it becomes harder to see. It is also slightly harder to maintain.
Anyway doesnt matter which color, the more important choose the one your wife like
Just sharing you my experience with havana bronze. The longer you use it (expose to grim an oily hands) the better the color. I have two set of it. One produced in 2007 week 47 and one recently 2008 week 20.
@mib
Free from Singtel? Dealers buy back at $350 for bronze and $360 for white. Btw, nice gift
earpiece volume is on the low side?
Are you sure? My experience is the other way. I find my N95 8GB softer and many people agree with that and so does the test. I quoted from GSM arena
Speakerphone test Voice, dB Pink noise/ Music, dB Ringing phone, dB Overal score
Nokia N95 77.3 66.6 78.0 Excellent
Nokia N95 8GB 75.7 66.2 70.5 Good
Sony Ericsson W910 77.5 70.7 82.7 Excellent
Nokia N82 70.2 61.2 65.3 Below average
Music wise, W910 win on the bass (mega bass) but loose on the treble. N95 8GB win on the treble but loose on bass even on the bass mode. SE bundled earphone is better due to the sound insulation. However I must admit, music is very personal though.
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Posted: 2008-07-23 12:04:07
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justin, mib, islandprd, thanks you guys a lot for the information and suggestion.
On 2008-07-23 05:03:51, justin25 wrote:
@BBS
If it's for ur wife, Silky White version is a good choice, and it should be available in HK.
Even if ur service provider doesn't provide this color, u can find it in Broadway or Fortress, or Wilson.
I will get the handset at very low price if I sign 18 months service contract and therefore only the service provider will be the supplier.
On 2008-07-23 12:04 islandprd wrote
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Anyway doesnt matter which color, the more important choose the one your wife like
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My service provider has not approved the offer yet because the special offer is only for new customers, not for loyal customers like me. Let me have the approval first and see which colors are available then will ask my wife to choose.
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Posted: 2008-07-23 16:52:04
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i dun understand y ppl keep saying the speaker is horrible.its ok to me whn listening to music,as long as i can hear it.anyway it doesn't matter to me much since i use the headsets for music most of the time.
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Posted: 2008-07-23 19:44:33
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On 2008-07-23 11:10:29, EMS06 wrote:
Wow mib! I'm pleasantly surprised you bought your dad the W910
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It is either this one or 5310. As it is for my dad so the bigger screen/keypad sealed the deal. Offer is too good to refuse. Phone is FREE on a S$16 (~8 euro) a month contract plan.
In music terms I put the W910 up against the N95 and the latter won but not by a huge a margin. I'd like to think the N82 has the same sound chip and therefore the same sound. So, I'm wondering what you mean by the N82 leaving the W910 "far behind".
I am using a 60 bucks sony in-ear headset to test and the W910 sound seems "muffled" compared to N82 which has much more clarity across the ranges even in bass. Music from N82 definitely sounds much more lively. Maybe the problem is due to megabass and the w910 hardware is having problem handling it.
By the way, that's a nice and fair assessment of the W910.
Thanks. I am not one those who is against a brand for the sake of it
@islandprd
Are you sure? My experience is the other way. I find my N95 8GB softer and many people agree with that and so does the test. I quoted from GSM arena
Maybe when you use your W910 you press the earpiece firmly to your ear which makes the volume bearable.
The sound from the earpiece just dissipate if you are not doing this. I dont have the N95-8G but W910 earpiece volume is certainly lower than my N82 and N95.
Music wise, W910 win on the bass (mega bass) but loose on the treble. N95 8GB win on the treble but loose on bass even on the bass mode.
W910 certainly wins on bass (volume wise
) but the bass is very mushy compared to the clear and solid bass from the N82/N95. And megabass just drown out the rest of the tones and makes the music seems "muffled". Even disabling megabass doesnt increase the clarity.
@ZeneticX
The speaker is OK for ring/music but the problem is with the speaker phone.
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Posted: 2008-07-24 06:51:54
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