P990 is out!

In case nobody here realised, the P990 is out. Expansys had some in stock
but they are selling their batches very quickly.

The main thing is that it means it's been released finally!

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"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In case nobody here realised, the P990 is out. Expansys had some in stock
> but they are selling their batches very quickly.
>
> The main thing is that it means it's been released finally!

Wonder why the SE website still has the P990 at "coming soon" status.

Not only is it out, but I managed to get my hands on one yesterday,
practically before the shop had unpacked it. It looks good, it feels good
and it works good!

Worth waiting for, as the local brewery here in Bergen says about their
beer!


"Robert Cameron" <[email protected]> skrev i melding
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > In case nobody here realised, the P990 is out. Expansys had some in
stock
> > but they are selling their batches very quickly.
> >
> > The main thing is that it means it's been released finally!
>
> Wonder why the SE website still has the P990 at "coming soon" status.
>
>

lucky bugger!!!!!!!!

"Frode Igland" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not only is it out, but I managed to get my hands on one yesterday,
> practically before the shop had unpacked it. It looks good, it feels good
> and it works good!
>
> Worth waiting for, as the local brewery here in Bergen says about their
> beer!
>
>
> "Robert Cameron" <[email protected]> skrev i melding
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > In case nobody here realised, the P990 is out. Expansys had some in
> stock
>> > but they are selling their batches very quickly.
>> >
>> > The main thing is that it means it's been released finally!
>>
>> Wonder why the SE website still has the P990 at "coming soon" status.
>>
>>
>
>

Frode Igland schrieb:
> Not only is it out, but I managed to get my hands on one yesterday,
> practically before the shop had unpacked it. It looks good, it feels good
> and it works good!

Anyone seen a full review of the actual retail unit yet? All I found was
the one on expensi..eXpansys basically stating "fine but some things
don't work too well, crashed too, but nice nonetheless, wait for the
software update".

Oliver

Oliver Brose skrev:
> Frode Igland schrieb:
> > Not only is it out, but I managed to get my hands on one yesterday,
> > practically before the shop had unpacked it. It looks good, it feels good
> > and it works good!
>
> Anyone seen a full review of the actual retail unit yet? All I found was
> the one on expensi..eXpansys basically stating "fine but some things
> don't work too well, crashed too, but nice nonetheless, wait for the
> software update".
>
> Oliver

I've been using p990 for two weeks now, and being used to p910 the last
two years, I've already noticed some areas for improvement.
- The scroll wheel. Why did they remove the sideways-movement on the
wheel? Genius funtion, used for "back" and "options" choices in most
menus/applications. Now they've put a small "back-button" beneath the
wheel as a replacement, but it doesn't give the same easy navigation.

- Reduced functions for the scroll-wheel. On p910 the wheel could be
used i.e. for scrolling through the pictures in "picture-viewer" mode.
Nice function when the picture is maximized all over the screen. Now
you have to go back, select next picture etc.

- Hopeless key-lock button on the left side of the phone. Wether you ut
the phone in your pocket (doens't lock good...) or in the "belt-case",
you're guaranteed the key-lock will switch of several times during the
day.

There are other themes as well, but this is what I've found most
annoying so far. But of course, it's a wonderful piece of electronics
:-)

Regards,

John Martin

[email protected] schrieb:

> - The scroll wheel. Why did they remove the sideways-movement on the
> wheel? Genius funtion, used for "back" and "options" choices in most
> menus/applications. Now they've put a small "back-button" beneath the
> wheel as a replacement, but it doesn't give the same easy navigation.

This has been known from the first previews on. I would guess the rotten
5-way jog just broke too much. It is not very reliable in the long term.


> - Reduced functions for the scroll-wheel. On p910 the wheel could be
> used i.e. for scrolling through the pictures in "picture-viewer" mode.
> Nice function when the picture is maximized all over the screen. Now
> you have to go back, select next picture etc.

WTF?!?! Are you 100% positive about this, maybe you just missed an
option? Can't be!

Thanks for the impressions, please keep them coming

Oliver

Oliver Brose skrev:
> [email protected] schrieb:
>
> > - The scroll wheel. Why did they remove the sideways-movement on the
> > wheel? Genius funtion, used for "back" and "options" choices in most
> > menus/applications. Now they've put a small "back-button" beneath the
> > wheel as a replacement, but it doesn't give the same easy navigation.
>
> This has been known from the first previews on. I would guess the rotten
> 5-way jog just broke too much. It is not very reliable in the long term.
>
>
> > - Reduced functions for the scroll-wheel. On p910 the wheel could be
> > used i.e. for scrolling through the pictures in "picture-viewer" mode.
> > Nice function when the picture is maximized all over the screen. Now
> > you have to go back, select next picture etc.
>
> WTF?!?! Are you 100% positive about this, maybe you just missed an
> option? Can't be!

Sorry, you're right, I must somehow missed an option, the
"scroll-through-pictures" function is still there.

>

> Thanks for the impressions, please keep them coming

In the last two days, the phone SW has run into a complete hung up
three times, not a good sign. On p910i this happened to me three times
during a period of two years...

John Martin

>
> Oliver

[email protected] schrieb:

> Sorry, you're right, I must somehow missed an option, the
> "scroll-through-pictures" function is still there.

*phew* Thought so. SE is nuts, but thankfully not that nuts...


>> Thanks for the impressions, please keep them coming
>
> In the last two days, the phone SW has run into a complete hung up
> three times, not a good sign. On p910i this happened to me three times
> during a period of two years...

Sounds like I will absolutely wait for the first update. Really want a
new phone though. I am still on a P800 and it annoys me to no end.

Oliver

Hi Andy

just to get an idea:
whats the price for it at your local dealer ?


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Rarely have I seen a review as crushing:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09..._p990i_review/

What is _wrong_ with SE?

Oliver

Oliver Brose wrote:
> Rarely have I seen a review as crushing:
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09..._p990i_review/
>
> What is _wrong_ with SE?
>
> Oliver

The five-way to three-way jog dial did it for me.

My next smartphone will not be the P990.

Veerags.

veerags schrieb:
> Oliver Brose wrote:
>> Rarely have I seen a review as crushing:
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09..._p990i_review/
>>
>> What is _wrong_ with SE?
>>
>> Oliver
>
> The five-way to three-way jog dial did it for me.
>
> My next smartphone will not be the P990.

It's sad, isn't it? I am really thinking about just picking up Palm TX
and some super-small phone like the Samsung P300 (or the 310 once it
hits) to act as its webportal via Bluetooth. The Palm would be more
functional and reliable, the P300 much less bulk in the pocket. But it
would mean yet another battery to care about, yet another interface to
learn... plus Samsung's Mac support is even worse than SE's. From what I
read one can transfer vcards via BT, but iSync? No go.

Oliver

Oliver Brose wrote:
> veerags schrieb:
> > Oliver Brose wrote:
> >> Rarely have I seen a review as crushing:
> >> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09..._p990i_review/
> >>
> >> What is _wrong_ with SE?
> >>
> >> Oliver
> >
> > The five-way to three-way jog dial did it for me.
> >
> > My next smartphone will not be the P990.
>
> It's sad, isn't it? I am really thinking about just picking up Palm TX
> and some super-small phone like the Samsung P300 (or the 310 once it
> hits) to act as its webportal via Bluetooth. The Palm would be more
> functional and reliable, the P300 much less bulk in the pocket. But it
> would mean yet another battery to care about, yet another interface to
> learn... plus Samsung's Mac support is even worse than SE's. From what I
> read one can transfer vcards via BT, but iSync? No go.
>
> Oliver

Hey, just saw this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/te...ss&oref=slogin

Maybe I will get this next...
Veerags.