I am in SG now and tried this phone earlier. its SGD688 here. original and without any contract. translate to about RM1670 (give or take the xchange rate diff).

There is a slight delay in respond but i think its much better than the Samsung Omnia i tested also. The rest of the phone look pretty much like the old SE menu. I am gonna be here for a while so i'll wait for the price to go down further before committing. The G900 have gone from $768 when i arrive a month ago to $688 now.

The one thing i wish its better is the UI graphic. It's not as "groovy" as iPhone or the Samsung F480 but i think this might change with theme (well at least that i how the SE menu works...!!!). BTW this one is not HSDPA?

This post has been edited by demio121: Jul 1 2008, 10:41 PM

orite... now i m blur sotong with dis mobile technology. So can this G900 change the UI theme to look different? my W850 have pretty cool theme. The G900 theme is more mature biz looking but something more groovy would be nice.

G900 runs Symbian ler fren... Symbian v9.1 with UIQ 3.0

best is you go try it yourself. Feel the touchscreen, look at the menu... start d mp3 player and then start moving around the menu to see if there is any performance issue. i will tell you that Win Mobile is slow but a WM user will tell you otherwise...!!! its very much up to the user.

This post has been edited by demio121: Jul 3 2008, 08:16 AM

u sold your G900??? how long u have it?

the SE i hold on my hand now last me 4 years...!!! My other phone is my wife's spare. i am that cheap.

now aiming for the G900. Its SGD688 i found here with standard blah blah blah + 1GB + a base model bluetooth handfree. Its was $768 when i arrive here a month ago. so i'll wait a couple of month before i buy.

forum @ Hardwarezone.com.sg hv some pretty lively dicsussion about G900.

cudn't not resist anymore. back home yest and bought a dark brown unit. RM1.7k with 2GB M2 and bluetooth + the rest of the std blah... blah... blah...

my first eva PDA phone. previously got a dopod but give up after 2 week. i am so used to SE after after 7 years using E and SE model. Still trying to figure out how dis Symbian thing work.

anyone know where i can get free theme?

nid u guys G900 owner help. since i got d phone on Sat, life is running on 25hr a day. no time to even find out abt d phone.

i have some number stored in my SIM. i cant seems to view my SIM number. in the end i hv to pinjam a phone to retrieve the number. I notice when i go into the contact, i got to "more - view folder - SIM"... nothing came out. any advise.

i'll be settled in a couple of day. hopefully then i can install my software and all.

yeap... G900 speaker is rather good. even when i try Madonna's 4 minute its still reasonably OK for a speaker phone.

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Finally found some time to install the software. I have the same problem with my previous W850 when installing the PC Suite, somehow my connected phone is not detected. I have the same prob again last nite. realli fuming ler... oni after i un-installa nd re-install the PC Suite i manage to get both file transfer and phone mode to work.

A word of advise... if you plan to update your phone software for the first time, find time like 2hr to spend. Downloading that update service software will take some time.... then install and downloading update will take sometime again. not forgeting b4 u update backup and this also take a while.

The update procedure is rather tricky and need some patience. at time instruction ask u to remove batt la, press "C" button and u sit and wonder why no progress.... thing will take some time to come back alive...!!! oso when doin backup... for a while there is like nothign happeing during the phone reset...!!! so be patience...

after sitting thru like 2hr... my update finally tell me "there is no update. your phone is using the latest software". well, i take it a learning how to use G900 lesson...

today pondering to get the wireless bluetooth or wired stereo headset. the default is earpiece is not "stylo" la... HBH-DS980 sell for $152 (offer price). me staring @ another empty wallet soon.

you try the wireless stereo bluetooth before? how's the quality. I was using W850i and the default earpiece is good enough for me. Radio is not too important to me.

I just don't want to buy a wireless then regret about the sound quality. These wireless thing, most shop don't allow testing, unlike the phone. All wrap in boxes nicely.

if imaging is of prime concern, get a compact camera. I have not try the new C-series phone but at teh time of release even the K8xx series phone quality is acceptable. Its good among camera phone but if you are picky about picture quality, compact camera is still better.

a c2pid Q to ask here.

the G900 runs on Symbian 9.1 with UIQ 3.0. when i search for application, do i search for Symbian 9.1 or UIQ 3.0 apps?

Got myself the HBH-DS220 bluetooth headset. Sounds is OK to me. I'll probably upgrade the earpiece to something better later. Should have got the 200 model as it comes with earplug (220 come with in-ear) since i am gonna upgarde the earpiece anyway. Pairing is simple. I just pair once, the rest i just swithc on and auto pairing. I wish there is more remote function. it only have play and stop function on the blurtooth. I wanted 980 model but 980 do not have 3.5mm jack, so i am stuck with the default earpiece.

install the trial version of handy expense too. so far its good. help me keep track of my expenses while i m away at a foreign land. Its a simple one to use. I might buy the full version soon. i think its $11 if i purchase online in the next 3 days.

I have been using S ans SE phone for the last 7-8 years (my last 4 phone are S or SE) and this G900 need some getting used to. Some function either they are missing or i have yet to find it. Like profile... i am still looking for it. Th touchscreen thing is not exactly touchscreen as i would put it, especially scrolling. For instance, i kept a pdf copy of the train system but it's won't scroll with touchscreen... well, u can touch the scroll bar to scroll... which i thought its not so convenient as the scroll bar is not that big for my fingers. Also when you reach some menu and you see a scroll bar, well, take the stylus out then... The media player is cool, almost (i have not really 100% tried all function yet) touch-able. scrolling the different music files, picture or video, work with the finger well. The media interface is pretty cool, not like those other menu.

2 major grouse i have is the software and also respond time. The SE software since my W850i have given me the same old problem. I start the software and plug in my phone, sometime the software just don't see my phone. i gotta unplug then plug in again. at time gotta do this a few time. demn... can't the improve this??? also the procedure can be headache... especially the update service. when doin the update, at time i don't know if things are still working or i am waiting for durian runtuh... and not to mention the "press C button, pull the battery out... blah blah blah... steps". My old Philips MP3 player have an easier update procedures.

ah... respond time. when i got this G900 i am expecting some wait time. At time its fast. i touch menu come up. sometime, i scroll the panel, its like things hang. i just leave my phone idle for a while and in a while (i don't go counting the second...) its OK. a little annoying but so far the machine have not totally hang on me that i nedd a hard reset.

The shortcut... it more like a macro to auto the menu. example... you select create sms... you can see on the screen, the whole process of going to the message menu, select create sms. and when you close, you see the same thing again in recerse order. not an issue but something i think can be imrpoved <- is this a Symbian or UIQ issue???

overall, i am OK with the G900. Lite PDA user who need a phone first then a PDA later will probably find this one fitting.

Now i got a question to ask... is the a Microsoft Outlook Today alike screen? i wanna see what is my task, appoitnment when i active the phone.

Next, i'll try watching movie and see what's the experience like.

BTW, anyone have used 4GB memory. The shop i bought told me i might encounter problem if i max the memory.

8GB...!!! i thought the spec says max is 4GB only?

true... back in those 386 and 486 days... windows and office can run on like 64MB RAM. these days 2GB juz sufficient to run the OS alone. With faster processing power, programs get fancier and the vicious cycles start. I remember my family first ever mobile phone... the Motorola taikor tai 8000 series phone. man... there is not even memory to store phone number. I remember the shop telling my brother to get the Sony model, can store 3 phone number...!!! THREE...!!! How things change.

in your phone network selection, chose oni GSM. in this case you turn off 3G. Wifi hotspot are pretty easy to spot these days. No need 3G... unless you are unlimited data plan, paying for surfing on 3G will cost you a bomb not to mention 3G (I ma not refering to HSDPA) is all hype no substance. Its reali slow.

A word of advise if you wanna use Bluetooth headset for music. Its not gonna last long. I got the SE HBH-DS220 a few days ago. The sound is alright but i gotta charge like every other day.

I am looking at getting HPM-82 or 90 for spare now. demn... this G900 is buring areal big hole in my pocket.

that BH-503 does look cool though...

There is a function where at standby the screen look like Microsoft Outlook today. showing the daily calendar entry, inbox, task and missed call. Goto Setting - Display - Standby Application and choose business.

Catch is the touch panel is missing instead you get a list of shortcut that can open and collapse. Not very cool i must say. I'll stay with the touch panel for now. I am not that a busy man that i need to look at my Today to remind me of my life.

and a small report of my G900 and my BT headset. Yest suddenly my G900 is not transfering any sound to my bluetooth. I gotta reset my ohone to make it work again. don't kno why but after a song, its al silence. The controls are all still working but oni no sound on my BT headset.

unless you do use 3G, enabling it drain yut batt faster. I am on Digi anyway... 3G not available anyway.

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Added on July 12, 2008, 9:44 pmyou may wanna turn off yur 3G. My 3G is off (me on Digi). If you look at the G900 spec on SE site, talk time on 3G is 1/3 of GSM time. My first charge last me abt 6 days. I did however do light charging when i connect to my laptop.

This post has been edited by demio121: Jul 12 2008, 09:44 PM

my phone is perpetually on standby mode oni i hardly make or receive any call. oh... i think i should clarify my 6-days batt situation. I am in SG now so my G900 is in roaming mode which i switch on for my family and wife to call. I got another local line. I do listen to mp3 woth blurtooth on while commuting.