Orange SPV C500

[vixpy1]

Any good?

[IvIark]

I've just ordered one, I'll tell you in a couple of days!

[Plotloss]

Brilliant!

Best phone I have ever owned. It rocks!

Battery life is phenomenal also.

[gopher]

Had one for the last few months - brilliant

[judas]

Tracy's got one - it's the dog's proverbials

[agent006]

Apart from having to be on Orange, they're great. Just be careful not to open to many applications on it, as it won't have enough memory left to ring.

[rich-uk]

Best phone I've had by miles.

[Teppic]

agent006 said:

Apart from having to be on Orange, they're great.

No longer Orange only...

www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=I-MATE_SP3I

It's made by the same company that make the Orange only version, but with a few cosmetic changes (e.g. replacing the rocker control with a button joystick)

[nicecupoftea]

How does it compare to the P900?

I have finally come to the end of my tether with the P900, it is just one long string of badly implemented badly thought out excuses for features - rubbish diary, limited backup of contacts, no facility for backing up SMSs, Tellytubbies filesystem that won't even let you copy files into the "wrong" directory, buttons stopping working, memory leaks, lack of real world useability. Latest is its total inability to work properly with my bluetooth headset. Sony Ericsson totally uninterested in any bugs or problems other than selling the P910 (guess the P900 was the betatest version ). Can't believe I paid so much for it.

So, it's going on ebay and I'm buying a new phone, I can't wait the 6 months until the contract ends or I will end up throwing it at the wall.

So, comparison between the 2?

>> Edited by nicecupoftea on Wednesday 2nd February 20:31

[Frik]

vixpy1 said:

Any good?

My mate had some trouble with it locking up but I believe it's fine since it came back from being repaired. He's had a bit of trouble with the interface too (well it is Windoze!)

I gather he's happy with it overall though

[saxo-stew]

my girlfriend has the C500, i have the E200. great phones. hopefully there will be a new one out by the time i come to upgrade(hope its free also,long standing customer and all that...)

[Podie]

Yep, cracking little phone. Had the E200 prior to it, which was pretty good… but the C500 surpasses it in every respect.

The only bit where it loses out was the E200 came with a cradel for sync'ing and charging… the C500 comes with a lead..

[catretriever]

nicecupoftea said:

I have finally come to the end of my tether with the P900

I'm suprised to hear that, I'm loving mine. Admiditly it's the P910, but I didn't think the software had changed that much between the models. It might be worth persevering as I reckon it's the best multifunction device out there at the mo. I use mine for web browsing, mp3 player, personal email (POP3), work email (push), IRC, photos, MAME arcade emulation, file back-up, and of course the fully outlook synchronised calendar, contacts, notes etc.
If your software is buggy then you might need an upgrade, which should be available from Carphone Warehouse or the suchlike FOC.

[old64er]

Had my c500 for 4 months and no bother, registered as a developer with Orange and then the phone is software unlocked.
So then its Doom and Quake ready

With a 256mb miniSD i can get 2 movies on it

[NiceCupOfTea]

catretriever said:

nicecupoftea said: I have finally come to the end of my tether with the P900 I'm suprised to hear that, I'm loving mine. Admiditly it's the P910, but I didn't think the software had changed that much between the models. It might be worth persevering as I reckon it's the best multifunction device out there at the mo. I use mine for web browsing, mp3 player, personal email (POP3), work email (push), IRC, photos, MAME arcade emulation, file back-up, and of course the fully outlook synchronised calendar, contacts, notes etc. If your software is buggy then you might need an upgrade, which should be available from Carphone Warehouse or the suchlike FOC.

Thanks. I've really tried with it, but there are a lot of things that I find annoying about it. Might try to get an upgrade for the firmware, but I don't hold out much hope. Seems to me that phone companies don't bother supporting these days, just encourage you to buy the replacement 6 months on. Neat trick, getting the general public to do your beta testing for you (Nokia started that with the 7110 a few years back, I managed to get one of the first before they got recalled and it really was a bag of the proverbial!)