Spv E650 Or Htc S710

[alan2022000]

Hi ther. newbee really to all this but i looking to change my phone, i have the o2 xda exec.... getting on my nerves now, TO BIG.... but anyways. i like the look of the E650 - S710, have a few questions tho so im hoping someone could help me before i go and buy 1

1.just to confirm... this phone does support A2DP. and does it work well.. you know. like it should. not lagging or jumpin.

2. if i do get 1 im getting the SPV E650. not the htc s710.. (just for insurance purpose) but what do you lot think is the best rom to put on it..... keep the orange 1 on it. flash with the htc 1 ect....versions..... but if changing away from orange rom.. please let me know it is not going to be a pain putting the orange internet/wap settings on..

3. whats the typical battery life like... i like to listen to music alot so dont want a phone i could kill in 2 hours just for listening to mp3's

thats about it really, only 3 questions, and hopefully easy for anyone to answer

thanks you guys'N'girls (brillient site tho)

[frauhottelmann]

1. Don't know, but I think it is!
2. The best ROM is the ARA ROM and it's derivatives. It is just the fastest.
3. With Wifi on and heavy use one day, with music at least 8 hours (I've never used it longer than this)!

[alan2022000]

ok, thanks for that

1. i do hope someone can confirm this
2. sounds ok, but i have ssen a few roms out there so when you saw ARA rom, which one is that, (sorry for sounding a bit thick on that)
3. thanks, sounds like what i already get from my o2 xda exec.

if anyone else has different views, or more info to add, please do!!!

[alan2022000]

so. dont anyone else have there opinon !!!

[Dr. Martin Gonzo]

No need to use angry smileys and capital letters thanks..:rolleyes:

1. I can't answer this one I don't have a bluetooth headset.
2. the ARA rom with the latest official rom released, named ARA because it includes support for arabic language. You find it here (ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Smartphone/Vox/HTC_Vox_ARA_1.27.415.4_4.1.13.47_02.98.90.exe)
3. I don't have a correct answer for this one, but I know too that it must be longer than 8 hours. The only thing that really drains the battery a lot is having wifi on.

[laidbackfreak]

do you need credentials to logon to the ftp site ?

[TheBo]

do you need credentials to logon to the ftp site ?
*//OT
generic credentials:
ID:xdaupload
pass:xda

as you can notice from Dr Gonzo link in his New Guava thread

//*

[alan2022000]

ok, thanks for the info. (and i got a smiley face this time)

i guess i'll go and get me one of these phones, be alot better than the brick that i have (xda exec), nothing wrong with it, just fed up of the size.. but was a great phone

[Rolandh]

The SPV E650 has been discontinued by Orange so you would be better getting a HTC S710 as it is sim free so you can still use your O2 Sim. I can not help you with the best ROM as I am not brave enough to flash the ROM on my Vox. This phone does support A2DP but you have to edit the registry to get the best out of Bluetooth audio as the default settings do not show
A2DP at it's best. Easy to get Orange settings on your phone with the HTC network settings wizard off the HTC site, but you have to have an official HTC IMIE number to register with HTC to get to the downloads so rules out the SPV unless you register with Modaco and download the app from them. Battry life varies, if you use a Bluetooth GPS reciver with Google Maps for mobile then the battery will start to drain pretty quickly as you will have the Bluetooth radio switched on aswel as having an active data connection. To get the most out of the battery you will have to mainly use it for making and reciving phone calls and sending and reciving SMS as that only uses the cell radio. If you want to listen tomp3's then you are better off using the supplied wired headset as you do not need to have the Bluetooth radio switched on. If you want to drain the battery fast then switch Bluetooth and wifi on and connect to Orange World as you will have the cell radio switched on, the Bluetooth radio switched on, the wifi radio switched on and the cell radio will be in data mode.

Roland

[alan2022000]

ok, thanks for that. 1 question for you tho. there did you hear that the SPV E650 has been discontinued, as i went in to town a few days ago and seen the SPV E650 in the orange shop (nottingham)

just to clarify tho, i am on orange, not o2, just had the o2 xda exec as i got it cheaper than i could the orange version, but because of that i have ended up missing orange insurance..... i am a bugga for breaking phones. toilets, windows, cars etc.... as i mean, i had 8 spv m500's already. (thanks to orange insurance).

i can say 1 thing tho to the people out there that like the o2 xda exec. its hard to brake, (windows and stairs dont seem to bother it).