orange spv m700 Looks like a nice phone/pda. Anyone got one?

Tc7 · 26-03-2007, 13:49

Ive been looking at the orange spv m700.

It seems pretty new out but it looks smart.
http://www.mobiledevice.ru/Images/news_5745_3_MD.jpg

Anyone own one?

Tc

Aye Up · 26-03-2007, 14:26

Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc.

Tc7 · 26-03-2007, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aye Up

Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc.

Thanks for the reply.

Orange are making it hard for me to retrieve my line2. I have a line2 burried in my company mobile. Ive had that line before I worked for my company and it had its own handset.
Now i want to retrieve that number and use it on a new handset but I dont know where to start!

Also, I want a good tariff designed primarily for texting. A good texting handset is what I need. The m700 looked good for that. But £30 a month paybe a little high.

The more I look into this the more confusing it gets!

Tc

26-03-2007, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aye Up

Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc.

Any gen on the Blackberry though? I'm looking at an 8800 in a couple of months. How do you know when email has arrived, is there an alert?

BugPowderDust · 01-05-2007, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aye Up

Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc.

I really fancy one of these, what security problems are you referring to?

It's either this or a Nokia N95, which I have heard bad things about- buggy software, lockups etc.

Ricardodaforce · 01-05-2007, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by epsomsalts

Any gen on the Blackberry though? I'm looking at an 8800 in a couple of months. How do you know when email has arrived, is there an alert?

Yes there is.

Aye Up · 02-05-2007, 02:13

The Nokia range of E series smart phones and Blackberrys support what is called push email.....just think of it like recieving a text message.....it automatically gets sent to the handset. That said with orange you need to setup the blackberry enterprise server (or internet bundle).

I don't really see the point of this push emailing, unless email is a key part of your communication, I suggest making do with say a symbian based phone and retrieve the email yourself and thereby you can keep a cap on data charges. That said those on T-Mobile obviously don't have to worry about that with the web n walk.

Quote:

I really fancy one of these, what security problems are you referring to?

It's either this or a Nokia N95, which I have heard bad things about- buggy software, lockups etc.

M700 is a windows mobile based phone, whilst it is an excellent peice of software with functionality, like it's big brother (XP etc) it suffers from security issues. Symbian however is derived from unix/linux I think. That said though it is far more robust.....

But seeing as you mentioned the N95 I would avoid it like the plague, had 4 returns in the past week, people finding problems with the handset. I'd suggest going for the E65 does everything the N95 does bar the fact of the 5MPX Cam and in built GPS.

The E65 is a far more robustly built phone, feels and looks nice as well.

BugPowderDust · 02-05-2007, 08:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aye Up

M700 is a windows mobile based phone, whilst it is an excellent peice of software with functionality, like it's big brother (XP etc) it suffers from security issues. Symbian however is derived from unix/linux I think. That said though it is far more robust.....

But seeing as you mentioned the N95 I would avoid it like the plague, had 4 returns in the past week, people finding problems with the handset. I'd suggest going for the E65 does everything the N95 does bar the fact of the 5MPX Cam and in built GPS.

The E65 is a far more robustly built phone, feels and looks nice as well.

Interesting, Aye Up, many thanks. I'd be more comfortable with a Windows based phone, but will have a look at the E65. The 5MP camera I couldn't care about and the SatNav isn't a big deal, more of a 'nice to have' as I have a TomTom unit anyway.

26-03-2007, 13:49	#1
Tc7 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,967	orange spv m700 Looks like a nice phone/pda. Anyone got one? Ive been looking at the orange spv m700. It seems pretty new out but it looks smart. http://www.mobiledevice.ru/Images/news_5745_3_MD.jpg Anyone own one? Tc Last edited by Tc7 : 26-03-2007 at 13:50.

26-03-2007, 14:26	#2
Aye Up Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West Posts: 4,885	Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc.

26-03-2007, 14:44	#3
Tc7 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,967	Quote: Originally Posted by Aye Up Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc. Thanks for the reply. Orange are making it hard for me to retrieve my line2. I have a line2 burried in my company mobile. Ive had that line before I worked for my company and it had its own handset. Now i want to retrieve that number and use it on a new handset but I dont know where to start! Also, I want a good tariff designed primarily for texting. A good texting handset is what I need. The m700 looked good for that. But £30 a month paybe a little high. The more I look into this the more confusing it gets! Tc

26-03-2007, 17:41	#4
epsomsalts Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by Aye Up Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc. Any gen on the Blackberry though? I'm looking at an 8800 in a couple of months. How do you know when email has arrived, is there an alert?

01-05-2007, 15:35	#5
BugPowderDust Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ning Nang Nong Posts: 574	Quote: Originally Posted by Aye Up Working for orange....I use one every other day and if am honest they ain't nowt special. Get a symbian based nokia phone and you don't have the worries of security problems etc. I really fancy one of these, what security problems are you referring to? It's either this or a Nokia N95, which I have heard bad things about- buggy software, lockups etc.

01-05-2007, 20:26	#6
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	Quote: Originally Posted by epsomsalts Any gen on the Blackberry though? I'm looking at an 8800 in a couple of months. How do you know when email has arrived, is there an alert? Yes there is.

02-05-2007, 02:13	#7
Aye Up Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West Posts: 4,885	The Nokia range of E series smart phones and Blackberrys support what is called push email.....just think of it like recieving a text message.....it automatically gets sent to the handset. That said with orange you need to setup the blackberry enterprise server (or internet bundle). I don't really see the point of this push emailing, unless email is a key part of your communication, I suggest making do with say a symbian based phone and retrieve the email yourself and thereby you can keep a cap on data charges. That said those on T-Mobile obviously don't have to worry about that with the web n walk. Quote: I really fancy one of these, what security problems are you referring to? It's either this or a Nokia N95, which I have heard bad things about- buggy software, lockups etc. M700 is a windows mobile based phone, whilst it is an excellent peice of software with functionality, like it's big brother (XP etc) it suffers from security issues. Symbian however is derived from unix/linux I think. That said though it is far more robust..... But seeing as you mentioned the N95 I would avoid it like the plague, had 4 returns in the past week, people finding problems with the handset. I'd suggest going for the E65 does everything the N95 does bar the fact of the 5MPX Cam and in built GPS. The E65 is a far more robustly built phone, feels and looks nice as well.

02-05-2007, 08:45	#8
BugPowderDust Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ning Nang Nong Posts: 574	Quote: Originally Posted by Aye Up M700 is a windows mobile based phone, whilst it is an excellent peice of software with functionality, like it's big brother (XP etc) it suffers from security issues. Symbian however is derived from unix/linux I think. That said though it is far more robust..... But seeing as you mentioned the N95 I would avoid it like the plague, had 4 returns in the past week, people finding problems with the handset. I'd suggest going for the E65 does everything the N95 does bar the fact of the 5MPX Cam and in built GPS. The E65 is a far more robustly built phone, feels and looks nice as well. Interesting, Aye Up, many thanks. I'd be more comfortable with a Windows based phone, but will have a look at the E65. The 5MP camera I couldn't care about and the SatNav isn't a big deal, more of a 'nice to have' as I have a TomTom unit anyway.

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orange spv m700 Looks like a nice phone/pda. Anyone got one?