awesome phone - any feedback ?

[colonel]

just about to buy

1. does it have wifi ?
2. WM5 - so push would work
3. Anyone know who to unlock (does it use c550 unlocker) ?

rgds

[minty1978]

no Wifi
Push enabled
no idea how to unlock

the keypad is bad, the TV is pretty poor....unless you want to watch in a wide open space near a town centre....

the DAB radio is pretty good.

[colonel]

tx. a pity about the wifi

[kanjer]

is the tv service limited to virgin only or after an unlock any tv can be streamed?

[WWWeed]

is the tv service limited to virgin only or after an unlock any tv can be streamed?
will work on any network. It uses DVB like freeview not GPRS

[Slave1]

It must post back to Virgin or something so they can charge PAYG customers the monthly rate, it (the TV) may not work with another network's SIM in it.

[colonel]

The TV service will work regardless of SIM.
However it uses cryptkey encryption, similar to satellite services.
Therefore, every so often Virgin/BTmovio will change the crypt code and the TV will stop. When this happens you will need to reinsert the virgin chip until the TV re-opens, after which you can put in your other chip.

Note:1. for PAYG you will have to start paying after 3 months, except for BBC1 which is always open.
2. DAB radio will always work (well, whilst DAB is still broadcast in the UK :()

rgds

[forcedv]

NO A2DP bluetooth audio (manual says it does, but Virgin must have removed it for some reason) :-(

[prusling]

Had mine for a few weeks now - very pleased for the money, replacing a trusty but declining C500. SIM unlocked (paid) and running on BT mobile (Vodafone).

TV is watchable (just); radio is great; otherwise an excellent value up to date smartphone, albeit with some minor (to me) keypad handling issues.

Best features:
- radio
- screen quality
- price

A few small niggles:
- no case yet and the plastic over-screen gets scratched easily
- ITV1 won't register now (says Virgin bites not available, try later)
- bit of a pain having to plug the wired headset in as an antenna (which seems to get tangled easily - looking for a way to keep this tidy)

Amazed there's such little interest in the phone at this price...

[kanjer]

with the tv i dont like the fact there is no full screen view or at least not that i can find...
the radio is great. the tv channels are very limited but hey do the trick now and then

[Press-E-Dent]

My views on Lobby.

I would also have liked the ability to screen capture from TV to use as Wallpaper.

Great phone, though. I like the bulkiness. It's also different to the norm. Very clear screen & talk. easy to get around. pretty awesome DAB quality. TV is watchable if really bored.

Surprisingly good piccys from a 1.3. Very adequate. They blow up to monitor size ..... just.

Downloaded Emails from Hotmail with ease.

Definitely better than any phone I've had to date.

Nice feature being able to record sound from external source and use as a ringtone.:)

[ringp3ace]

I got this phone in December - Virgin pay monthly contract.

Good points
- Screen resolution
- Battery life (normal use)
- Lots of great applications can be installed
- DAB radio - this is the best feature.

Bad Points
- Non really
- TV not great - few channels

This is my 3rd Smartphone (MPX200, MDA Compact) and cannot fault it. It is was a flip-phone (clam shell) then I'd be even happier. Still, you can't have it all.