Sony Ericsson :: W902 / Elm - Going Back To My Roots / Finding Good Successor
Jul 19, 2010
I don't think anyone will remember it, but I posted here on esato a while back asking advice about getting a smartphone, as I couldn't decide what to get. Well, long story short, I found a good deal on a N97 shortly after that and I took it, even if it meant betraying SE, since I really needed a good smartphone at the time. And lets just say it wasn't one of the smarter decisions I've made in my life. Sure, it served its purpose well, thanks to the good WiFi connection, the convenient qwerty, decent camera etc., but aside from that everything about it was so boring, and above all, really sluggish. Needless to say, I quickly started to regret switching from SE.
Well, I've learned my lesson, so to speak, and now it's all in the past, because fortunately I managed to sell it. Plus, things have changed, and I dont have the need for an all-conquering smartphone anymore. So now I'm trying to find a good enough successor to my good old trusty W810. Which is still performing flawlessly, mind you.
But I guess after all these years its time for an update, and here's where I need your help. What I'm looking for is basically an updated version of the W810, with the same strong points, such as good camera + good music capabilities. After a bit of research, I've narrowed it down to either the W902 or the newer Elm.
I guess the perfect match would be an Elm with the W902 looks, since the Elm is, according to reviews, better in the camera/video/sound quality department. Plus, I cant seem to find out if the W902 supports 16 GB cards. I guess the awesome looks of the W902 is really what keep me from going straight for the Elm, while the purple fringing I've seen in W902's photos puts me off quite a bit. And here I am going back and forth, trying to decide between them. And also: is the purple fringing really that bad in the W902 photos? If anybody here had the chance to play with both phones, and have a say on their advantages/weak points, it would be awesome.
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Jan 1, 2010
My w902 has an issue with the light of the keypad. When I go into the walkman player, the keypad turns orange and it would not turn off, even when the screen's light completely turn off. I don't know if it's normal this way or my phone got a problem.I would like to know your ideas.
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Mar 21, 2010
Z-Shot. I created this cam driver for C902 and W902. Currently I own the W902 but the driver is based on version 2.1 Alona (C902).
This is not a super driver because i don't possess the knowledge to change certain parameters. I believe the result is still better than the original. I would like also increase quality of video in butyrate, don't know if it's possible but if anyone can help me please post suggestions! 1.0 New Scenes: The images are now sharper, have more contrast and saturation, Less Compression: The shots @ 5MP occupy up to 2,6MB.
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Aug 27, 2010
I'm new to the field of patching so forgive my lack of knowledge. I wanted to ask whether you these patches for the W902: > Keylock password Remove / disable voice recorder beep every 20s. Disable Player-Radio when handsfree is disconnected. Notification of messages and missed calls by blinking display. Also do post the link to where I can learn how to do the patching!
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Aug 29, 2010
I have the U5i vivaz. I wanted to save some important text messages from my phones inbox. So i moved them to the phones 'my folder'.I now have hooked the phone to my pc, but cannot locate the 'my folder' area of the phone to print off the important messages.I have tried pc suite and windows explorer.To make matters worse, i tried moving all the saved messages back to the inbox. But it only transfered the recieved messages, all my replies that had been saved never made it back to the inbox.
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Jul 11, 2010
I've been using this phone for over a year. It has always been hit or miss when I try to connect using media manager anso I can load music files. The straight USB connection s very reliable so I know the cable and card are fine. Any suggestions on why media manager cannot see my phone?
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Oct 15, 2010
Can anyone recommend a good pushmail application with full HTML viewing of emails. RoadSync is not up to the job
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Feb 1, 2010
Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting an Aino at a good low price? I seen it in Carphone for £359 which is bloody expensive.
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Mar 12, 2010
C905 was not very good at taking picture amongst the other 8mpx ones. Did the quality improve?
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Jun 18, 2010
W580i it's a good option for my W810i but I have no idea if the problem of its keypad has been solved. Do you recommend it?
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Aug 7, 2010
I sold my Omnia i900 and now I only have the C902, I'm looking for a replacement phone and came across ELM and it it around US$230 in my country. Here are my questions
1) Is it a good deal ?
2) What about signal reception issues ? are they fixed with the latest firmware?
3) Screen quality is better than C902 or or worse ?
4) found a slightly used X10 mini for US$280.
What is the phone I should go with? ELM or the X10 mini.
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Aug 21, 2010
Does any one know where I could possibly download an English dictionary for my Vivaz pro?
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Jan 25, 2010
I love the K850i. I could take a picture of a desk fan turned on with it, and it would look like it was off. Its image stabilizer was simply amazing. I never go down mega pixels. I currently have a w995. But, how good is the C905 for image stabilization? I tried the Satio. No good. Nor was Aino. I guess my question is what phone has got image stabilization the same as the k850i with over 5mp.
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Feb 28, 2010
I am having some problems especially with the camera. Before the C902 I had a W580i and I swear that the picture quality was way better on that phone that it is on the C902.Also the menus load kind of slow. Do you think that the firmware I am running is the cause of all this mischief?
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Dec 2, 2010
can any one help me how to do zooming at 5 mega pixeland take good quality picture usnig HAZEL(j20).
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Dec 3, 2010
Anybody know any Good and Economical/Free GPS Navigation Software for Hazel? Since the WisePlot Navigation coming with this mobile is not accurate. Also it is loading all maps online. I want to have Nakia Maps kind of stuff, which is great software for GPS Navigation. Why SE is not giving any free GPS Navigation like Nokia?
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May 28, 2012
What is a good app for security monitoring?
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iOS 5.1.1, Application
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Oct 9, 2010
In the User Guide it describes a light on the back of the Vivaz Pro as a Tally Light. What is it for and what does it mean when it is showing red?
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Mar 19, 2010
Ive inadvertently deleted some text messages from my w910 and need to try and get them back, ive accessed my sim card through a pc/sc compatible smart card reader but the software doesn't show ant text messages, it does show everything else though (ie contacts ) so i know the reader is working. do SE phones store text messages in the phone? if so is there anyway to retrieve deleted messages?
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Oct 17, 2010
I deleted the Facebook application on my phone because it stopped working but I found out it had because my phone needed updating, how do I get it back?
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Oct 31, 2010
I haven't got my phone back its been more than a month I don't know why they have launched it if they cannot provide service.
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Nov 1, 2010
My mum has only had her Sony Ericsson Zylo phone for one month and is experiencing problems with it. The phones back light flashes on and off all the time, even when the phone hasn't been in use for a period of time. What does this happen?
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Jan 7, 2010
Re brand my TM506 I followed the instructions on Viki and I haven't modified my phone further, if not is there a way to at least get My Fever interface back up and running?
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Aug 20, 2010
I bought a Vivaz recently, however the clock on the phone slows down every few days. If I do a automatic time update status change to On, it updates and works fine. As soon as I shut it off, every few days it goes 10 to 15 min back. Has anyone faced issues like this or any resolution.
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Sep 27, 2010
I have been using W395 and if I keep the phone idle for some time in File Manager, the phone returns to standby. This happens also when I am seeing a movie and if I have paused the movie. Then I will have to start watching the movie from the beginning. Anybody else having the same problem? Any solutions?
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Aug 22, 2010
I'm trying to download a new software update for my W760a, because it tells me it cannot add anymore contacts and I can't recieve or send texts/ phone calls. When I try to go to the software updates on the W760a hompepage, it loads a blank page. It just says on the tab "Sony Ericsson Support Phones Topic Updateserviceapplication W760a", and loads a blank page. Please help me with this problem as I wish to continue using my new phone.
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Apr 11, 2012
When syncronizing my iPhone4 my laptod stalled. After restart sync gave failure message telling me to delete damaged back up file first. Where can I find the back up file for deleting?
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Jul 19, 2010
Recently my c905a has become unable to playback certain videos, the last 20 or so i have taken. The videos can be played immediately after recording, but later if attempted have a broken film icon instead of thumbnail and if tried to play the message "Currently Unavailable appears". This is not consistent however, a few videos in the middle of the 20 are playable. Their sizes are all varying, settings on each video are the same. I thought that they were possibly not playable on my phone so i moved them onto my computer - same issue, E.M. Total Player fails to open the videos. I hope someone can help me with this. I was counting on these 8.1 MP to record some good material for an oral presentation and final presentation for the chinese class i'm taking right now. I picked up great material, the base of the two projects. These projects are 40% of my grade and need to be presented in 2 and 3 days! How can i salvage these videos? Every video lists appropriate size, what else should i look for? How should i go about fixing this?
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May 28, 2010
I thought I may start an Elm/Hazel thread for discussion as it seems many of you have one of the two phones now. I wanted to do this to discuss any problems with things like firmware & issues & other stuff rather than discussing this in the picture thread. Esato Awards King of Garbage 2009/2010 & Best Debater 2009 x10 & Nokia N8
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Aug 31, 2010
I think the fone fell, cause it was dusty or maybe its because it was charged using the USB cable. What can be the possible cause of the phone not to turn ON?
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Oct 13, 2010
As the title implies, I need to ask if there are varying kinds of Sony Ericsson LCD screens for the G705 or if there are variations in models made. Nearly 6 months ago I bought a Sony Ericsson G705 phone off eBay that only needed a new LCD screen. Well I purchased a screen off eBaand was good to go except for a few minor issues...
1.) The LCD screen had a thicker screen/border than the original so I had to mod it by taking off the white border around it.
2.) The ribbon that connects the LCD screen to the G705's keypad wasn't aligned correctly causing it to disconnect from the keypad every so often. This too I had to fix by sticking some paper underneath where the connector sits. It worked after the modifications but the end result is the keypad was raised causing issues where pushing the up key would force it to push the left key too. Unfortunately after awhile the screen stopped working likely due to the fact the different layers were separating. I gave in and bought a new screen from an online dealer elsewhere just to get scammed in the end with a broken LCD screen which they refused to replace claiming I cracked it. So now I've purchased a new screen of eBay yet this one has issues too, it's thinner than the first one I got, but has the same problem where the ribbon doesn't appear to be aligned correctly either. This time however, I get some ugly dead pixels in the lower left corner of the screen and the rest is completely jumbled with white lines going through it. I've already contacted the seller for an exchange and am about to lose all hope getting this phone working. Anyway, back to the topic. Do the screens in the G705 vary from region to region or between versions? When I got it I found the phone was from Hong Kong (firmware was HK anyway.) though the manual and included paperwork suggested it was from France. The screens I have purchased seemed to have varying differences between either the thickness is too wide, the ribbon doesn't fit the correct position, or some other incompatibility. I bought this phone.
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