Can anyone tell me what's the latest firmware version for the G900? And how do I check it? Any combination of key presses? I'd like to check the firmware version of the sets they sell at the shops. Seems like the update service is a bit o trouble, judging from the feedback here.

just took out n82 at the time being coz the price is more expensive than the c902 well...maybe i shud reconsider back n82

To all the bros that are planning to get the G900 phone in lowyat plaza, please make sure you walk around and survey the phone price first. I surveyed the phone price recently over there and all the shops that I asked quoted me with higher prices, around RM1,6xx to RM1,7xx (ori) and RM1,3xx to RM1,4xx (ap), where else the pricing that I got from other shops in SS2, PJ and Selayang Mall was only around RM1,580 (ori) and RM1,2xx (ap).

Remember to also ask whether the phone comes with a bluetooth headset. Some of the shops that I asked do not have the headset included with the phone.

First of all you can see your firmware versions by opening the Menu. Touch More, and touch System Information. It will give you the firmware versions. Write them down somewhere "Quoted from one of the guides inside here"

About the firmware i cant help you, but hopefully the rest will. Besides, the lagging issues all no more already with the new firmware update.

Hi G700 user here .. been using the phone for a while now ...the speed and everything is ok for a symbian phone ..at least it didnt hang so far! why i chose G700 over G900 is because i dont really need the wifi and i wanna save 300 bucks lol ..and i can tell u g700 has better design ..the back part is different that it won get scratch easily .. Besides, for the camera i think it is up to par with other 3.2 megapixel phone out there ..it has dual led compared to g900 ..if u wanna c the picture quality u can check it out in esato forum( there is a topic there ). Buthen i've been observing the price, G900 price seems to drop faster compared to G700 ..which G900 ap u can get it easily around 1200+ now before tis 1300 + tat's y i bought G700 instead ..G700 price is still stable for now! G900 is a good buy now if u ask me ..get it if u need the wifi n 5mp pixel! Otherwise G700 would be good enough! Anything else u can ask me here or pm me!

Ty royalz, doomx and deathclaw for your valuable input!

doomx: I wonder if all the G900 and G700 they are selling at shops now have the latest firmware update? Not keen on doing the update myself hehe

I stumbled upon a video of the G900 on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pumrmEZIP4

Watch it from 00:16 to 00:24, can the G900 really do this (not the autofocus thingy)? I think it's called finger-based navigation...if can, wow so syok! Like iPhone, hehe. And what about the G700, can it do that too?

Hmm, i can only tell u if u buy from Atlantis SS2 means yes, all firmwares are up to date. Usually i get from them my hp are the latest firmware or not u can ask them to update for u .

p/s: the video is true but i dont think so that smooth, the only smooth finger based navigation so far is of course the 1 and only iphone. if you free, you can go and try the phone before getting it . usually i go sony style klcc and try XD.

thanx 4 helped me b4 this.

now i hve no problem at all..i dont update my firmware yet..maybe later. i afraid if there is side effect maybe? i dont know..
what i know is.. my g900 is awesome! muahx smart,beautiful,the camera is quite good..not good as cybershot but it is enough for me

maybe sometimes hang..bcoz i'm not patient enough

other else it is good..for rm1300 it's worth..

hwever, i not try all the function yet esp wifi

Calling SE G900 User, I'm planning to buy this phone to instead my old N73 Classic, here I've two questions want to ask about G900, is this phone has Dictionary(Chinese-English and English-Chinese)? Between it's this phone has Quickoffice which can be used to open those microsoft office documents?

PS: If you have some comments about this phone please list out too. Thousand thank you.

i saw that g900 SAR value is 1.47, is it considered high? Or anything below 2.0 is pretty much the same? My gf planned to buy this phone so we can talk thru wifi, but i dunno it is good or not. She dont wan p1i becos abit heavy for her. P1i SAR value is less than 1.0 if not mistaken.

Hi,

Thanks for uploading it.
But when I download it, it says the zip file is corrupt or one part of many :S

Also, if your CDA is one of the small ones (R5A, R9A, etc), DON'T INCREASE it. Like I said in my earlier post, you shouldn't change the size of the file, just replace the letters. Also make sure you're not confusing the phone/organizer versions with the CDA version.

I'm not sure, but there might be a shorter version of Generic world (maybe generic world 2), but I don't know the code. So I'm sorry, you'll have to find that code and try to replace it.

Again sorry for the (very) late replies, I'm still travelling.

Yes, you should not use a GDFS from any other handset. It might be that some models have generic ones, while some have unique ones.

Whether it comes with the Bluetooth, it depends on whether they have stock. I just bought it and they told me it's promotion until end of August which is already over. But maybe if you're lucky enough some shop still haven't manage to sell all their promotion sets. Mine is the last stock though.

Topic title changed from
All new G900 and G600 from SonyEricsson

to

All new G900 and G700 from SonyEricsson

Ah, about time..thanx samurai1337!

Anyway, I finally took the plunge and bought a red G900 (AP) from Atlantis yesterday So far, the phone has only hanged on me twice or 3 times, usually when trying to connect to my wifi network (b standard)...I like the phone, but still getting used to it though.

I have quite a pressing problem now though...the volume buttons on the upper right hand side of the phone does not work!!! When I press it, nothing happens, nothing comes out on the screen and the loudness of the song I'm playing does not change!!! Arrrghh! I failed to check this at the shop So tell me, is anything supposed to be displayed on screen when u press the volume buttons...like a 'volume bar' or something?

Any help/feedback from u guys would be appreciated very much! Cheers!

Lol. So u bought g900? Is it on the latest software? Well as for the volume button im not sure bout g900 but then im pretty sure most of the SE phones will come out a volume bar on top displaying how many DOTS the loudness is. If there is anything, u can always call chris for check up again . Try holding yr button see if it changes the track

P/S: I was wondering can this phone use GPS? Sorry for the noob question

here's my system information:

phone: 1203-6566 R9L004
Bluetooth: 1200-5567 R1D
Organizer: 1205-0647 R6H815
CDA: 1210-0066 R2A

Is that the latest firmware? I did ask Chris yesterday, and he said the phone I bought has the latest firmware. I'm not too convinced though

When I press either or both of my volume buttons, nothing happens and nothing appears!

No idea about the GPS though doomx, but I think there is an earlier post, by davidmak if i'm not mistaken, about how he uses his g900 for gps. mcm syok je.

just bought a g900 and wondering how 2 transfer my backup contacts located in my m2 into the phone? and i heard there a few application need 2 be re-install to make the phone not so laggy....can any1 tell me how?

p/s 1 more thing i realize is the application will stay running if i just press back button, how can i set it end the application automatically when i click the back button?

Well about the firmware i'm not so sure i think maybe u have to do some googling.

I'm pretty sure SE wont be removing these features on any of their phone. Wait for the ppl who owned a G900 to say yr fate. If there is, i suggest u go back there and change a new set .

GPS is syok. Lol for a road blind person like me

as far as i noe (seen from a fren of mine), no gps chipset.....
but can install google map mobile.... so, still got the "gps" function lo
although its basic.... but ada lagi baik daripada tak ada, rite??

btw, is there torch feature in this fone?
n the sleep clock is in the fone? coz i heard a lot of the latest fone dun hav this feature... (simple yet useful feature)
dun noe y they take it off

There's a torch feature for this phone.

your sys info is diff compared to mine. I just did a update last week and there is no newer update for my phone. Mine have not hang on me for weeks. You should try updating.

First remember back-up. If you have prob doing back-up, please play with the setting. Try backing up with less item (i.e. contact, multimedia...etc) and gradually increase. You will know which item is problematic. I have this problem and i know my Notes is give me problem occasionally. Else if back-up fail, juz try synch the contact. That is about the most important thing and the most tedious to update again.

Be patient when updating. it may take awhile.

i bought last thu
phone: 1203-6566 R9M003

same as mine. i think yours has the latest software now. any issue with your phone?

so far no prb
touch wood~

Thanx demio.

Just came back from Atlantis around 2PM today. They replaced my faulty phone with a new one. I must say, the service there is superb! They gave me a replacement with no questions asked!

My replacement set looks to be ok, I hope it is ok...so far so good. have yet to check my firmware version, and also yet to really test the phone. will update once I have done so.

Lol that is why i buy from them. They have superb after sale service . Enjoy yr hp.

Thx bro doomx...and also thanx for your recommendation!

Here's the system information for my replacement set:

phone: 1203-6566 R9M003
Bluetooth: 1200-5567-R1F02
Organizer: 1205-0647-R6J825
CDA: 1210-0066-R4A

What's the difference between these 4 actually? I mean, which one is the most important one? the phone version or the CDA? I'm clueless

So far, after almost 1 day of usage, it hasn't hung on me yet...but the battery went dead real fast just now. hmm, and also, somehow...I get a good vibe about this new set, it somehow feels..."better".

No problem dude. Hope you enjoy your phone, mine long way more to go. Glad that u are getting a good vibe

no issue. good to know you got a replacement now. enjoy.

BTW, anyone figure out how to change the menu icon or any theme with funkier icon?

i've witnessed some great pictures taken from estato.. at least up to my satisfaction.. however, my concern is that not all g900 could take those kinda picture, which really confuses me a little.. can someone explain on this?
maybe upload some pictures taken personally to share with us here?

also, i've learned that at low light conditions g900 performs below par..
so i'll like to ask if there's any accessory to help g900 take better picture in the dark, eg. add-on xenon flash?

Erm....i would like to know the difference between the cybershot SE phones and non cybershot.

G900 is non cybershot rite?

Has anyone having problems connecting your G900 Bluetooth to laptop? Mine seems to have problems pairing together. K800i can connect to laptop and G900, G900 can pair with K800i but not with my Inspiron 6400 laptop.

thanx buddy. about changing the icons, u can head on over to the G900 discussion at esato forums. if i'm not mistaken, a guy did mention about changing his icons. whether successfully or unsuccessfully, i can't recall.

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Added on September 9, 2008, 3:52 pmHey, does our G900 uses UIQ3.0, or UIQ3a or UIQ 3b? I'm trying to download themes from mobile9.com, and i don't know which one the g900 is using..lol.

C-series phones are Cybershot... G-series are Smartphones

Difference between Cybershot and non-Cybershot is the lens technology if I am not mistaken

mostly themes can be used in P1i can be use in G900 too. about the UIQ3.0 a or b really dunno lol.

went ahead and downloaded some themes for UIQ3.a just now. works flawlessly with the G900. Thx jeffery.

u guys with g900 still experiencing hangs and lags after updating to the new firmware??

no hangs since i got my new set yesterday, supposedly it comes with the latest fw. the lag, well...it's always there

lol.. welcome. Anyway, I was accidentally click the wrong thread to G900 and answered ur question. I was switched from G900 few weeks ago to nokia n82. Well, hope u guys enjoy ur G900.

so which one's better la in your opinion...the G900 or the N82?

you can try turning off transition @ menu > setting > display > transition.

Its suppose to help smooth out the graphic. I turn it off and notice a slight improvement is respond time.

can anyone give some comments for my above queries?
really appreciate if someone could share their views, i'm interested in getting the phone soon..

so what does the transition for??

any shoot from G900?
can upload bit?
i would like to make comparison?

as in p1i, the transition give an eye candy js a very little bit of animation during menu transition
for me not worth to on it

haih.. G900 look so gay ly.. hahahaah.. the design jus out.. haih .. and paying for tat price.. for original someone get at Rm 1800..gosh . stupid..

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Added on September 10, 2008, 1:57 pmi will go for X1 .. waiting for it to launch . but ned to save a bunch of money .. first

Huh, which part of the phone that looks gayly? Just because the phone model starts with G?

If the phone owner likes the phone, who are we to judge how much they should pay for the phone. Show some respect lah...

i went to inquire about g900 at a phone shop, the salesperson told me to get the c902 instead of g900. reason being more ppl are buying c902, so it's a more recommended buy. it's makin me more cautious coz even salesperson not suggestin g900. + reviews sayin that if wanna get touchscreen, better get ori. but g900 has been around for a few months, so i guess it's more stable now?

u buy a phone not becoz all ppl wanna buy it, but u buy a phone base on what function and features that u need.
simple example, if u wanna get an excellent 5mpx cam phone n 4 u, only the cam matter, others not, then surely u wanna pick Moto Zn5, then u went to the shop, the seller recommended c902 coz many ppls bought it, so do u still wanna get c902 even u know its cam way2 worse than Moto Zn5?

c902 n g900 diff class phone, what hv on c902. g900 also hv (although the cam might be better a little bit on c902) but the features that g900 hv, c902 dun hv it.

can someone be kind enough to share some pictures taken by G900.. best if there are samples taken from few conditions..
i've view images from estato.com, pictures seemed to good to be true..