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You won't believe how much s**t I've been through trying to sort my phone out. Cell C retained it for a month, only to return it and say that if I want it repaired I need to agree to pay (and that will take another month). If they'd just told me in the beginning, (1) that they take so long, and (2) that they weren't planning on fixing it, I'd happily have taken it elsewhere.
I feel a tad annoyed.
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Posted: 2007-01-05 00:54:13
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WOW that realy sucks ay,whats wrong with your phone?
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Posted: 2007-01-05 02:48:28
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On the off chance that their are some fellow computer nerds in the house I need another perspective on my problem.
I formatted my pc and put XP on. Everything is perfect except that whenever I tell it to play a movie (DVD, Video CD, mpg, avi, 3gp) it pretty much crashes. Just says opening and slows down to the point of being useless.
I have changed my gfx drivers to the latest ones. I have done a virus scan. I have Re-formatted. I just can't figure why it is like this. Music and other media are fine.
Any Ideas?
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Posted: 2007-01-05 07:18:23
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@ wanqa, I have had 2 days of DotSys, and have only made a 1 book dent in a 4-book series I found, so I think I should avoid it...let me know about any cool apps, but I have gotten tons of stuff for my friend, he is still floating 1metre above the ground from being overwhelmed with apps...lol!
@ GUCCI, how are you planning to get your phone? On contract or cash? That offer wanqa showed looked pretty good. I don't know about the branding, but maybe a better question would be, and (cough cough) this is for everyone, do they vodafone brand UIQ phones? i would be interested to know. I hate hate HATE hate the Vodafone branding on mine, and want it off ASAP.(if only i could get that fugly vodafone logo below the screen replaced by the walkman logo...)
@ psycho, make sure to go complain at
www.hellopeter.com. I think the fact that it took so long and that was the answer is swak service, and they should sweat it out a bit, since reputation is everything. Who knows, maybe they even make it up to you...but be persistent when Cell C contacts you.
@ Siosal, have you tried using VLC media player? (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) If so, and it fails, then is has to be something with the codecs. I find people sometimes install these codec packs that actually screw your videos up more than anything. VLC usually seems to play everything without having to install additional stuff. Hope it helps a little. Keep me updated, maybe we can sort this out.
Anyway, I convinced a friend yesterday that she does not want the MotoQ
http://www.motorola.com/motoi[....]details.jsp?globalObjectId=113
I mean, with phones like the HTC TyTn and the w950i around, why Moto?lol! She turned from cursing SE to singing the w950s praise in a matter of 20 minutes...
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Posted: 2007-01-05 07:59:07
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On 2007-01-05 07:59:07, francoislr wrote:
@ GUCCI, how are you planning to get your phone? On contract or cash? That offer wanqa showed looked pretty good. I don't know about the branding, but maybe a better question would be, and (cough cough) this is for everyone, do they vodafone brand UIQ phones? i would be interested to know. I hate hate HATE hate the Vodafone branding on mine, and want it off ASAP.(if only i could get that fugly vodafone logo below the screen replaced by the walkman logo...)
@ GUCCI
You're looking at R2100 for the W950 on a weekender+ package.
@francoislr
No, they only Vodacom brand them, they put on some stupid Vodacom animation that's so crappy that when you first turn on the phone you think half of the screen is faulty and then they waste some of your memory by putting pictures of Mo(Fo) the retarded Meerkat on the phone.
Otherwise they've changed nothing else.
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@ Siosal, have you tried using VLC media player? (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) If so, and it fails, then is has to be something with the codecs. I find people sometimes install these codec packs that actually screw your videos up more than anything. VLC usually seems to play everything without having to install additional stuff. Hope it helps a little. Keep me updated, maybe we can sort this out.
francoislr is right, it's definatly codecs, all you need to get 90% of videos to running on your PC is 4 codecs.
nVidia DVD decoder
nVidia PureVideo Decoder
Koepi's Xvid
DivX 6.1.1 Pro
Install those and you'll have no problems.
Although if it does still do it after trying out different codecs then it's probably hardware.
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Anyway, I convinced a friend yesterday that she does not want the MotoQ
http://www.motorola.com/motoi[....]details.jsp?globalObjectId=113
I mean, with phones like the HTC TyTn and the w950i around, why Moto?lol! She turned from cursing SE to singing the w950s praise in a matter of 20 minutes...
HAHAHA Another SE fan!! YaY!
[ This Message was edited by: -Kitsune- on 2007-01-05 08:40 ]
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Posted: 2007-01-05 09:36:58
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@francoislr
I have used multiple video players all with the same result. And dvd's should play in general. My only thought now i sthat it's possible my nforce drivers hav egone ape. I have downloaded some new ones and will install them during my lunch...
will keep you posted....
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Posted: 2007-01-05 10:32:54
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@ GUCCI. Dude, my advice is to hold off if it has Vodfone branding. cos my P990 is giving me GRIEF with its current software. im heading to Vodaworld on sunday and i will probably give it in to be unbranded. i spoke to a Sony rep and he asked me why i havnt unbranded it yet. so if he told me that, it says how bad vodafone software really is.
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Posted: 2007-01-05 10:35:03
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Yip shoulda got it unbranded staright away thats what I did! Vlive on the P990 way to bad.
@ Gucci yes Voda has the W950 I have one to, but cant post on esato with it for some reason. Its unbrannded and is much better than the M600 apart from the 4gig memory.
The N91 music is in testing.
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Posted: 2007-01-05 10:57:53
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You guys are the best yol are helping me alot i mite just wait to see what SE has pland for 2007,im also going to take my W900 for debranding and ask if they hav new screens that hav the WALKMANŽ logo because this Vodafone logo looks horrible,do yol know how to setup e-mail on Vodacom for W900? i need email settings, OH AND IM on a TALK 120s CONTRACT
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HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE LET ME PUT SOME PIMPIN IN IT
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Posted: 2007-01-05 11:09:50
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Anyone got an idea where we can get pictures of South African violence? It is for a security company web site the web designers are working on...
@ Siosal, it could be the drivers...First get all these basic things working. Once you got it, then proceed to install the rest of your apps, because it might end up that you format again. But the codec collision thing is the most likely problem. I will ponder more...
About the w950 thing, if you can remove*delete) the content they put on, then it means it should be unlocked, i think. ? i ask...
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Posted: 2007-01-05 11:21:22
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