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Posted by: nickp

Hello All,

I recieved my P900 last week Saturday before a week long business trip. Since I originally purchased a P800 from Sony's site last year, and ended up returning it, I really didn't expect that much.

WOW !!! What a surprise. All reviews say there are minor changes, but the changes definitely make the unit more attractive. Great Job SONY !!

Since my unit came from Germany, I upgraded to the latest firmware from Sony's update site and set up all of my e-mail access, added HandyDay application, etc... I can honestly say that using this phone has saved me tons of time with e-mails and productivity issues for the week. I noticed that the RF is better than the P800 as well as overall design and feel. No squeeks or cheap plastic feel.

I will be selling my BlackBerry 7230 and saving $40/mo in service fees. Integration with Outlook was seamless.

A few gripes;
- Sync process is very slow compared to BB or PPC units
- Need a feature which can temporarily disable the touch screen for cleaning.
- Need a better case or ideally a plastic holster of some sort. While the Sony case supplied with the P900 is a vast improvement over the bag which was included with the P800, the missing link is the lack of a positive locking mechanism for the belt clip. I am not into the full leather Vaja style cases because they add bulk and take away from the styling of the phone.
- When loading a photo from the Memory Stick, it takes forever (if ever) to display. This could be something I am doing wrong but I have not had time to look into it yet.
- Camera quality for low level lighting shots is very poor. Can't really expect much based on the resolution. Maybe the next revision will include a 2+ MPix camera.

My firmware update and backup/restore process went flawlessly. Current revs are as follows;

- Phone: CXC162022 R3C006
- Bluetooth: CXC12529 R5D
- Organizer: CXC162021 R2B02
- CDA: CDA162003/3 R2C01

One problem I read was that folks were getting error messages from the Sony Update site when they entered their CDA numbers. The site asks for CDA ----------- The first time I mistakenly entered 162003/3 R2C01 and it came back saying that the phone can not be updated, contact your provider (or something like that) When I re-entered the CDA number, leaving off the R2C01 suffix, all went well.

So far I feel this one is a keeper. I am on T-Mo in the Midwest and have had no issues so far.

Later,


Posted by: mediumsliced

with regards to your question regarding disabling the tactile screen, just tap on the battery indicator. there should appear an option to lock the screen.

hth.


Posted by: nickp

Ahhh !!! Got it .....

Thanks,




Posted by: sb2uk

Hi,

Owned this phone about a month - and yes - I do like it - but having had a few 11 hr flights and time to play with it - I do have a few gripes others may want to be aware of:

(I hope I'm wrong, and if you know a workaround please let me know!)

* No SMS Default Send Options (ie: Can set the SE T610 to always get a delivery receipt)
* T9 can only be used for SMS, not other applications - like jotter.
* T9 can only really be used to send/reply to a message. Composing a message from drafts is not possible via T9
* Big Gripe: When sending SMS to several people - why doesn't it show names?? (this only happens on replies) Later on, when you go to the sent folder it only shows numbers - which is a pain, because you may find yourself guessing who you sent the text to!
* Big Gripe: No calendar support for all day events?? (This should have been fixed by now!)
* Wish backlight could stay on within cradle

The one app I truly miss from my palm/PPC days: Vindigo

Cheers,


Posted by: carsmovies

Quote:
Originally posted by sb2uk
Hi,

Owned this phone about a month - and yes - I do like it - but having had a few 11 hr flights and time to play with it - I do have a few gripes others may want to be aware of:

(I hope I'm wrong, and if you know a workaround please let me know!)

* No SMS Default Send Options (ie: Can set the SE T610 to always get a delivery receipt)
* T9 can only be used for SMS, not other applications - like jotter.
* T9 can only really be used to send/reply to a message. Composing a message from drafts is not possible via T9
* Big Gripe: When sending SMS to several people - why doesn't it show names?? (this only happens on replies) Later on, when you go to the sent folder it only shows numbers - which is a pain, because you may find yourself guessing who you sent the text to!
* Big Gripe: No calendar support for all day events?? (This should have been fixed by now!)
* Wish backlight could stay on within cradle

The one app I truly miss from my palm/PPC days: Vindigo

Cheers,


* You can T9 in Jotter. The flip needs to be closed of course.

* The calender does have a all day event option.

The rest I think you're right about.




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