Just find out from Ericserve, that the P1i that available on the market now (original) is English version, meaning no chinese support. The Chinese version will be available soon.

To flash to chinese support version means changing the entire phone software (totally different software); that's why they charge RM100.

Does this mean that every time that we update using SEUS we are merely update the same software but newer version?

no chinese support???
sad... i think from wat Sonyclie said... better i head to WM5/6...

if there is already firmware available then why dun they come out with the ori set with chinese input support? weird...they wanna suck customers' blood....

No la... they don have the actually...
now i think they release for APAC region don have Chinese support...
but HK, Taiwan and China have mah... so wait lo...
until they compile the things up...

If u guy need Chinese support of P1i better wait for while rather than waste RM100 for something that u can get FOC

SE should release the chinese support version in the first place. why english first than follow by chinese version.

There is huge market for chinese support handphone

cannot be, if release chinese version in the first place then English lang users will nagging like wat v doing now...nowadays most of the ppl know English but not everyone know how to read n write Chinese like wat v do...hehe

Yes P990i also have this problem...
as i'm aiming smartphone for sometime...
so i follow a little on those things...

I think i will not get a smartphone but PDA phone instead...
coz WM5/6 have more software to play with...

my fren told me that there is a way printed on the ori set box show how to dl for the chinese version...not so clear about it....anyone?!

This post has been edited by X-Free!: Sep 17 2007, 09:53 PM

hmm?? if they are charging us for flashing to chinese character supported, why will they still print it on the box? hmmm... juz wait for the others to answer u ba but for me, i dun think they will do so...

yea, u r rite...i think on that way as well....really weird on the way of doing thing by SE

what type of extra software? have never own a pda before....

windows-based PDAs got more developers working on it since the familiarity with windows. extra software like more games & utilities la. but more software doesn't necessarily mean better software. i hv used my WM PDA for 3 yrs now with many software installation & uninstall. finally i only keep a few which can be count in 1 hand only. i mention this quite few times that don't worry about the OS so much but instead focus on the hardware & features of the phone. symbian OS may lack in the number of softwares available but certainly not the quality/usability of the software. i'm more confident now to venture into symbian

This post has been edited by ajay67: Sep 18 2007, 08:19 AM

hmmm is it???
how do you find the difference between symbian and also WM???

Finally decided to flash to Chinese support version, RM100 fly (SE sucks) cant do it outside as warranty will void

Went to Ericserve yesterday, waited for 2 hours and here are the extras :

1) able to read/write chinese
2) Chinese - English / English - Chinese Dictionary
3) Lunar Calendar

Firmware :

Phone: CXC 162037 R9H004
Bluetooth: CXC 162143 R1D
Organizer: CXC 162156 R6E30
CDA: 162024/95 R5A

Please note the followings before changing the firmware:

1) a back-up under the english software will not be able to be restored into the phone under the chinese software.
Synchronisation will not be affected though. So you might want to consider doing a synchronisation instead of back-up.

2) your phone will function slower as the chinese software takes up more RAM than the english software,

3) handwriting recognition of english letter might not be as sensitive and will take slightly longer to be registered.

4) the service centres after flashing the chinese software in for you will not be able to flash it
back to the original english version.

All my phone book (sim card phone book not affected) gone as I didnt synchronise, only do backup.

Hehe thanks alot ya

it can online wireless is it?

why even from SE also seem so problematic geh?!
if like this, isn't it same if v take AP set n upgrade to chinese support? cheaper price, just the warranty issue....
plan to get it 2day but now seem need to consider again....

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Added on September 18, 2007, 11:20 amyea, if not mistaken it support 802.11b....

This post has been edited by X-Free!: Sep 18 2007, 11:22 AM

aww poor thing...not SE sucks, should be SESC sucks!

regarding point no. 2, do you notice any severe lag after installed chinese software?

erm...can't decide want get AP or Ori...both set also facin same problem....
want go back campus later...scratchin

This post has been edited by X-Free!: Sep 18 2007, 11:35 AM

I cant really tell, as I only use it about 2 day before sent it for flashing.