T610 or P900
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- matt&karlo
Which one would you get??
Is anyone having problems with either??
I also use OSX
Let me know
CheersKarlo
- kpl0
using the t616 (US version of the 610)... works beautifully with os x.
- mike0
I use the T610 (T-Mobile, T616 is for Cingular) and it's the best phone I have ever had. I can connect via bluetooth to the webernet from the freeway to do email... (not when I am driving of course).
- matt&karlo0
but what about the p900?? It looks the bollocks - it is also much bigger than the t610
- shutdown0
i just got a nice new black t630 and when trying to sync it with my laptop it picked up the mac across the room first and didn't want to talk to my pc so i guess it works with macs
- Blofeldt0
The camera's a bit shit on the T610, and it takes quite a few clicks to call someone, and text messaging's a bit slow. And you have to remember to lock the keys when it's in your pocket to stop you accidentially calling someone.
- zzzorzzz0
T610 is perfectly compatible with MAC OsX, also with PalmOS. But it is TERRIBLY complicated (compared to any Nokia). Simple task as sending SMS takes as much as 13 clicks!!!
There is also T630 coming out. But I would go for Nokia, if I had another chance (2 years contract is now signed, sic!).
P900 is much bigger and you must have a reason to use something so sophisticated (not the phone anymore...).
- ********0
I'm gonna kill this thread as well like the ones below me!!!
i'm on a roll today :)
- Blofeldt0
No you're not. I am.
- ********0
damn it!
- Blofeldt0
Oi, I'M killing this thread!
- ********0
Blofelt your mission should you wish to accept it is to kill all threads...
- Danski0
I use a P900 and i've no problems using it with my mac.
Very good, very powerful phone. A worthwhile investment.
- doddster0
I've got the T610 and its the best phone I've ever had. Much prefer Sony Ericssons to Nokia.Plus it looks like a phone and not a fisher price toy which is always a bonus.
Anyone care to tell me how to use it with your Mac to get web access? Cant find any documentation on it...
- ribit0
If it's GPRS... You need to get the GPRS data setup info for your T610 from your service provider. (It's usualy just generic settings such as 'internet, with a user ID of 'web' and a password of 'web' etc.
Then you need to go to Bluetooth setup on the Mac and get it to see the T610
Then go to Network Preferences and check the settings for Bluetooth, and that it appears in your available connection options...
Thats about it... Go to Internet connect, to the Bluetooth section, and hit connect. The phone will dial in to your service provider.
- doddster0
thanks for that mate. so does your time online purely count as a call (ie: to the number that your ISP gives you?)
just that I've moved into a flat without a landline, and wondering if it would be as cheap to get web access this way?
- ribit0
Depends on your service provider... I'm using GPRS data service on Vodafone UK. It's around 30-56k speed I think).
There is no charge for time online with GPRS data.. Only charge is a set rate per MB (around £2.35/MB), no matter how long you are online (you could stay online permanently at no extra charge).
Voice calls can still come through (data transfer stops during the call and resumes afterwards I think).
GPRS is part of the Vodafone services (thats the only choice they give you), so there is no ISP number to enter, just their own GPRS network settings.
You can of course also use the phone via Bluetooth to make a normal GSM call to any dial-up ISP, but thats slow (9.6k), and probably ends up more expensive...
- ribit0
and...
GPRS through any of the UK mobile servie providers is too expensive to use for anything except for travelling/emergencies. You are better off with ADSL/cable/Wi-Fi hotspots.
- ribit0
and...
You can also use your Bluetooth phone to dial direct to send faxes using the OSX inbuilt fax function...Nice.