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That darn clock on standby...
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Posted by: Tigrix83

i was wondering if anyone out there knew how to either customize the standby feature on the ericsson T68i or how to shut off that ugly clock that comes on when it goes into standby...If someone could help i would be very greatful

Posted by: Jalal

No way to change that...

Posted by: mamosley

On the t681, go to a website like wap.esato.com and down load a screen saver, that will replace the clock.

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by mamosley
On the t681, go to a website like wap.esato.com and down load a screen saver, that will replace the clock.

no way you can change or get rid of the clock, it's there and it's permanent...can't get rid of it...

Posted by: sahin

Yes you can't get rid of it, but am I the only person that likes the clock?

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by sahin
Yes you can't get rid of it, but am I the only person that likes the clock?

how can you get rid of it? pray tell...

Posted by: Shindo

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Originally posted by sahin
Yes you can't get rid of it, but am I the only person that likes the clock?

Whats the purpose of a clock and a screen saver then??

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by Shindo
Whats the purpose of a clock and a screen saver then??

to save battery life.

Posted by: Shindo

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Originally posted by waddie
to save battery life.

I know its to save battery life, but whats the point of having a screen saver AND the clock?? They could have not put in a screensaver, just the clock.

Wont having JUST the clock save more battery life then the screensaver and the clock??

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by Shindo
I know its to save battery life, but whats the point of having a screen saver AND the clock?? They could have not put in a screensaver, just the clock.

Wont having JUST the clock save more battery life then the screensaver and the clock??

to make the phone more appealing to consumers...for some special effects, you know, marketing ploy IMO...if you really wanna know why, ask Sony Ericsson...

Posted by: TeLeFon

Personally, I think the clock is a great idea. I never wear a watch, and often use my cell phone as watch.

My old T28W was good for that, but I love how it's much larger on the T68i.

I'd be even happier if they would add the date!

../mk

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by TeLeFon
Personally, I think the clock is a great idea. I never wear a watch, and often use my cell phone as watch.

My old T28W was good for that, but I love how it's much larger on the T68i.

I'd be even happier if they would add the date!

../mk

that's true! sometimes i'll forget to wear my watch, good thing i always have my T68i

Posted by: The Rex

i always wear a watch...

i don't mind the clock, but think an analog one (a la moto v70) would be neat

Posted by: TheLambOfEden

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Originally posted by waddie
to save battery life.

Actually, the purpose of a screensaver is not to conserve energy; in fact it wastes energy. All it does is protect the monitor display from getting a "burned ghost image" by constantly having a moving sequence on the screen. Though I dobt that will happen with the phone, but wonders never cease.

Posted by: neospite

is there anyway to set the screensaver longer say like 5 hours?!?! so the clock doesnt show for that long??

Posted by: sigurds

i like the clock. its quite practical

Posted by: PCDawg

Is there a way to see the time at nite???

What i mean is that is there a button or keypress to get the clock to brighten up so that u can see the time instead of unlocking the keypad lock to see what time it is??

Posted by: Shindo

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Originally posted by PCDawg
Is there a way to see the time at nite???

What i mean is that is there a button or keypress to get the clock to brighten up so that u can see the time instead of unlocking the keypad lock to see what time it is??

i was thinking the same thing last night. i *think* the answer is no though.

Posted by: Magicman

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Originally posted by waddie
to save battery life.

Well the screensaver isn't anything real. It's just an animation that kicks in for vain and stupid users before the clock comes on. I deleted all screen savers. It's a waste of memory.

Posted by: TriBand81

Personally, I like having the clock on the T300. It'd be nice if there was the date to go along with it. But this clock feature is also found on some of the new Nokias. My first roommate has a 6610 and his phone would show the clock in standby mode. But the clock sucks 'cause it doesn't deactivate to notify you of an SMS or of a missed call, but maybe I wasn't paying attention but the phone didn't ring to indicate an incoming SMS.

Oh well, it's nice to have though

Posted by: bitfly

Ok you guys are totally odd.

1) What is the point of the clock?
TO SAVE POWER!

LCD's set to black are OFF believe it or not. That is why the screen is black with the white clock it is using very little power. Also the clock moves around to prevent burn in.

Someone ask if it is possible to touch a button and to have the clock disappear.
DUH, that would defeat the point wouldn't it. If it is in your pocket and any button turns off then it wouldn't be on much would it.

2) What is the point of the screensavers?
None, they are something for the geeks to play with.

In the end it saves a ton of power, if you had that screensaver running the whole time your battery would last a day.

Posted by: da_enlightener

i stopped wearing my G-Shock watch, once i got my T68i, that was back in October 2002!

Posted by: Skyranger

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Originally posted by bitfly
Also the clock moves around to prevent burn in.

Burn in? On an LCD display????

Posted by: bitfly

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Originally posted by Skyranger
Burn in? On an LCD display????

Yes, LCD's still get burn in but if you turn the unit off it fades over time.

Posted by: yellow_monkey

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Originally posted by sigurds
i like the clock. its quite practical

Posted by: Jamyl

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Originally posted by TheLambOfEden
Actually, the purpose of a screensaver is not to conserve energy; in fact it wastes energy. All it does is protect the monitor display from getting a "burned ghost image" by constantly having a moving sequence on the screen. Though I dobt that will happen with the phone, but wonders never cease.

That was the original purpose. Screensavers today r now more of an customization issue.

Posted by: kedge

@ PCDawg

If you just press one of the side buttons + /- it will show the clock at night without having to unlock keypad ect...

Posted by: dgoss

Get a K700i

- you can select to either turn off display completely or go to clock. I suspect that future SE phones like S700, etc. will be set up the same...

d.