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Dade's M2000 Review

#4 blackhorse

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 09:00 PM

Nice review.
Cant wait to get mine in the morning!

Not entirely sure what to do wid the M1000 i got 4 months ago!

Guess i could always use it as a paper weight??!

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 09:03 PM

I ordered mine, im only 3months into my c500 contract

, was perfect timing for my old e200 contract finishing however

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#6 Shaks

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 09:44 PM

Hi, does this phone support line 2?

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 09:46 PM

Good question Shaks, I will find out for you!

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 10:10 PM

Dade if you don't mind me asking how did you to make such a lengthy review so fast. According to other threads the phone was only released today. How long have you been testing it and how durable/stable has it been in the weeks or months you have had it?

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 10:30 PM

Nice Review. I have the PDA2K version and like it very much. I agree with Dade's view of screen size. Once I bought the PDA2K I can't imagine going back to a Smartphone screen.

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 10:30 PM

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Good question Shaks, I will find out for you!

It doesnt. Orange announced it doesnt and wont

This is a direct statement from Orange

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The Orange SPV M2000 has launched and will be available on Pay Monthly only.

The Orange SPV M2000 is a powerful Windows based Smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth support and wireless 802.11b ethernet. With a large 320 x 240 pixel 65K colour touch sensitive display, the M2000 is easy to use. Windows Mobile software featuring pocket versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook along with full PC synchronisation capabilities.

Orange pioneered Windows smartphones in the UK, and the SPV M2000 is our sixth Windows handset.

*Pls note the Orange SPV M2000 handset does not support line 2

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 10:55 PM

Nice review Dade. I recieved my O2 XDA2s about 2 weeks ago and am very happy with it. The screen seems to have a yellow tint when held from certain angles, have you noticed this?

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Posted 23 November 2004 - 11:31 PM

Quick question, this might be available from the L'Orange site, but can you take a few snaps from the side? How "bulky" is this thing?

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 06:08 AM

Can you please post a pic of it in your hand....It always helps me get a better feel for the size of the phone.

-Nick

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 08:39 AM

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I've actually been involved in beta testing the device for several months and I've had a chance to play with a number of these devices.

Stability isnt a problem, I've been using one as my main phone for the last 6 weeks without a glitch.

I wrote the first review of the handset back at the begining of September but had to sit on it until now. Its been hell not being able to discuss anything with anyone!

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 09:38 AM

You say that it doesn't support the standard 2.5-3.5mm headphone jack - so which headphones can i use with it? :?:

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 10:06 AM

The M2000 will ships with a slightly different headset to the M1000 and the other SPV's do but the supplied headset does work in stereo.

Its just that most of us prefer to use our own decent headphones!

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 01:15 PM

My contract is due with Orange in February, I am currently paying £25 a month and get 200 texts a month (I think, maybee less).

I currently have an E200. I really want the M2000 (thanks to the review), anybody know if i can just ring Orange in february and say that i want a handset upgrade? On there website it says its not out yet ?!?!?

How much do you rekon it will cost me on a similar contract to what I am on at the moment ?

Thanks

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 01:18 PM

I definitely would have gone for that one. If it had a 1mp camera. Hey-ho.

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#19 Dade

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 01:46 PM

Just give them a call and ask to speak to someone about upgrades.

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 03:03 PM

Nice review. Thanks.

Tell me - will the Wi-Fi work in ad-hoc mode or is it infrastructure only?

Cheers,

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#21 Dade

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 03:05 PM

Yeah it works in ad-hoc mode, no problem.

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 03:31 PM

I've just ordered an M2000 from Orange (they arrived in stock in their warehouse yesterday afternoon). Two questions from my internet research -

1) Orange say its a triband device, but the T-Mobile MDA III (same hardware ie HTC Blue Angel) is quad band - which is right?

2) It can't do voice dial out of the box, but Fonix VoiceDial or MS Voice Command can add this. However, apparently handsfree voice dial over bluetooth isn't possible (ie press button on headset - speak number - get connected, without touching the M2000).

As I understand it, Vonix VoiceDial or MS Voice Command are OK for voice dial speaking directly into the M2000, also receiving calls over bluetooth headset is OK - but voice dial is not much use if it can't work over a headset!

I'm not clear where the problem is here - could be Windows Mobile 2003 SE can't handle it, could be the bluetooth handler, could be that people just haven't used the right phone/headset combination.

Can anyone shed any light?

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#23 jezza1

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Posted 24 November 2004 - 05:07 PM

Great review btw Dade. There's another extensive review (of the HTC Blue Angel branded as Qtek 9090) at:

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/ht...-angel-en.shtml

Lots of pics of phone and software.

(sorry, I'm a newbie - hope it's OK to cross-link to other reviews!)

jezza1