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1  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi ^^ on: February 01, 2010, 03:30:13 AM
Hey there Laurent, welcome to the site! Smile
2  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung unlock and useful codes on: February 21, 2008, 10:34:12 AM
Have you tried entering the code #*7337# or *2767*688#  on your D500? If not, we can unlock it, but unfortunately not for free.
3  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: need help with restriction code for nokia 6300 on: January 23, 2008, 04:18:43 PM
Unfortunately you can't use the free code method of unlocking this handset. However, you may be able to do it for free if you have a cable following the guide at http://www.mob453.com/forum/free-unlocking/bb5-unlocker-found-on-dejan-page-t4837.0.html
4  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Curse you, SonyEricsson...w350i on: January 21, 2008, 05:13:13 PM
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/specifications/w350i?cc=gb&lc=en

(http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/file/1.338440.1199113196/W350_frontandside_hypno_black.png)

It's the nearest thing I've seen that comes anywhere close to my fave phone the T39!! Would've snapped this up in an instant but they've got and given it 3 year old specs!!! Crying or Very sad 1.3 megapixel camera, poor screen resolution and range of colours, and probably made it just slightly too long so that it spoils the look. Bah.
5  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi on: January 21, 2008, 05:10:23 PM
Hello there Toni! Thumbup
6  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Contract deals on: August 05, 2007, 05:54:27 PM
Actually just as well didn't go for it, Vodafone's online billing thing finally started working again...used 588 texts last month when I have a 500 text bundle, so a 250 text bundle would be useless! Laughing Problem solved Wizard
7  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Contract deals on: August 04, 2007, 09:35:44 AM
I just need to make sure I've not thrown a good deal away here! Laughing

My contract is up, and after two years there's still no phones that yell out "buy me", so that leaves the Nokia 8600 and SE w580i as the only ones I like.

ok so my theory was, to try and get the 8600 on contract but at a cheap price, and if not, maybe go onto some form of PAYG and buy the w580i for about £180.

I rang Voda up but they said they couldn't do a deal on the 8600, and the w580i isn't out with them Sad which kind of messed up things for me!

Anyway, the deal I was offered was 150min, 250texts, "unlimited" internet, 12 month contract, and Nokia 6300 for £27.50 a month (for 9 months, then 3 months at £32.50 - so average of £28.75 a month).

or

the same deal as above, but without a phone, for £20 a month.

I've turned both down as I'll be stuck in a 12 month contract with a phone that's ok but not one I was especially keen on, and if one comes out in the next few months I like, I'd be rather annoyed as couldn't get it!

But have I thrown away a good network deal? Confused

I'll be going onto O2's new Simplicity plan for a while now, £15 a month for 200min, 800txts, 1mb data, 1 month contract, then plan to take out a proper 12 month contract when I see a phone I like. However, downside is, I won't be able to get back on Vodafone with a deal like the above Sad
8  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: How to delete my profile on: June 29, 2007, 05:06:51 PM
i'll be able to do this for you but may take a few days as I've got limited internet access at the moment
9  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: I'm lucky to be alive! on: June 04, 2007, 09:06:10 PM
I see what you mean about being able to see your knee cap now!! Shocked Laughing Bet it was a bit of a shock to see after landing?! Stretcher

You able to walk on it (can't imagine the skin wanting to stretch as you bend your knee lol) or giving it time to heal?
10  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: I'm lucky to be alive! on: June 04, 2007, 04:41:09 PM
Shocked oopsie/owie!

very lucky indeed not to have been any worse off, and esp. for wearing a helmet! my friend got clipped by a truck as it drove past him, and knocked off his bike at high speed...he kind of grazed off most the skin of his upper body as a result, but the helmet had cracked in half...so could've been his head!

i want to see the pics, but then I am a bit morbid like that lol - if they're phone pics you could even stick them up at mobmms Wink
11  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Nokia 8600 on: June 02, 2007, 11:17:22 PM
I like this phone Smile

http://europe.nokia.com/8600
(spec sheet (http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Press/Materials/White_Papers/pdf_files/Nokia_8600_Luna_data_sheet.pdf))

Doesn't meet my desires of a phone with a cam with a megapixel rating better than that of phones which came out about 2 years ago...(why is everything stuck at 2mp?!), but other than that is a good looking s40 phone Thumbup The screen on it looked very good from what i saw when I had a go with it, and buttons all feel quite easy to use. Felt heavy too (compared with my 6230i) but in a good, solid way. Reminds me of the nokia 8850 too which i would've liked to have owned.

Definitely more a phone about feel and looks than tech though, but tbh the only things i could see myself making use of on a phone at the mo is a decent camera and wi-fi would be nice (altho that's partially due to all the wap testing i need to do on the mobmms site, which adds up after a while!).

Quite tempted by it after waiting ages for the n95...then deciding not to go for that, and now left with nothing (that's been announced) in the foreseeable future to tempt me Sad (my 6230i has served me well but it's seriously battered now!)

240 hour standby time is so-so though.

Only other ones that kind of suit my phone usages are the SE w580i (http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&zone=pp&pid=10856) or se s500i (http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&zone=pp&pid=10854) (basically the same as each other, +/- walkman feature as far as i can tell)...but again...2mp cam tech!!! Mad What's up with them all? Where's SEs old style of pushing things forwards more? Maybe they put all their r&d into new button designs Rolling Eyes

Or do I just resign myself to the fact that I'll still be using my 6230i for the 3rd year in a row... Crying or Very sad
12  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / MOVED: NOKIA 5300 on: June 01, 2007, 12:41:41 PM
This topic has been moved to Free Unlocking! (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?board=12).

http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?topic=4849.0
13  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: NOKIA 5300 on: June 01, 2007, 12:41:34 PM
that's a BB5 handset, so it's not an easy free code job, but you might be able to do it for free if you have a cable for it. See here for more info: free bb5 unlocking (http://www.mob453.com/forum/free-unlocking/bb5-unlocker-found-on-dejan-page-t4837.0.html)
14  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Thought on W850i? on: May 13, 2007, 11:01:40 AM
Did it ever arrive in the end?! Laughing
15  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung Z400 on voda on: May 05, 2007, 11:28:55 AM
His broadband is broken at the mo so we'll have to wait a bit for the answer I'm afraid! Laughing
16  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Thought on W850i? on: April 30, 2007, 08:16:01 AM
Well hello there! Good to see you again!
Just posting on phone at the mo as my broadband is dead Sad
I've not had any experience of SE phones whatsoever unfortunately, but a friend of mine really likes theirs and it's the w850 (slider one isn't it?). I'll try and post properly if ever get online again!
17  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: I am Hot on: April 02, 2007, 07:43:16 AM
Yes you can post replies by your phone here! It's just basic but it works - just visit http://www.mob453.com/forum/ on your phone and it'll automatically redirect you to the right one Smile You can't post photos tho but you can send them in to www.mobmms.com
18  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: I am Hot on: April 01, 2007, 06:13:11 PM
Laughing Hello there Paul the friendly animal!
19  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / SonyEricsson w580i on: April 01, 2007, 03:06:01 PM
After waiting 2 years to find a phone I like, and holding out for the N95 which now it's out I'm going off a little due to concerns over size and battery life (i need to hold a proper model in life still tho), I've been on the look out for an alternative as my 6230i really is dying a slow death!

But I came across the SonyEricsson w580i which has rather caught my fancy!

Official page up at http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&zone=pp&pid=10856

Specs:
Screen:
262.144 color TFT
240x320 pixel

Memory:
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support, 512MB in box
Phone memory 12MB*
*Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration.

Networks:
EDGE
GSM 850
GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900

Colours: Style White / Urban Grey

Standby time: up to 370 hours
Talktime: up to 9 hours

Sizes:
99 x 47 x 14 mm

Weight:
94g

Only problems are:
1. only 2mp camera (no autofocus either i think)
2. uses that stupid m2 memory card instead of something SD-related.
3. due out for Q3 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So might be a little dated by the time it's out, plus i can't wait that long, unless I want to carry on with my 6230i which no longer rings!:cry:

But it's oooh so purdy! Very Happy

(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/03/medium_435308525_e00216bd33_o.png)

(http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/03/thumb800x800_435747638_ee61ef9f01_o.jpg)

(http://www.infosyncworld.net/resources/products/sony_ericsson/sony_ericsson_w580_i03.jpg)

(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/03/medium_435308537_5094d90e10_o.png)
20  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: wow check out Photosynth! on: March 24, 2007, 01:01:12 AM
Doh even works on Firefox as that what i've been using!
21  Social Side / Off-Topic / wow check out Photosynth! on: March 23, 2007, 06:00:57 PM
http://labs.live.com/photosynth/ (click the "tech preview")  Shocked soo purdy! Amazing what they are starting to do now with interfaces and stuff, it's like something that wouldn't be out of place on Minority Report!
22  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: March 21, 2007, 07:32:07 PM
Just installing PCLinuxOS MiniMe onto my laptop - it's got no CD drive so USB key only way to install a new OS onto it (something went very wrong with my old XP Pro installation and I can't reinstall XP as it didn't come with a rescue disc! Crying or Very sad )

I've only got a 512mb flash key drive too so bit more limited to choices of OS - tried fitting XP onto the key but couldn't quite get it to boot off it for some reason, so only left Linux!

But...having tried the PCLinuxOS MiniMe from just the USB key before installing it to the harddrive, I must say it looks pretty decent and boots up at a good speed too (my broken XP installation ended up taking an age, but mainly due to broken programs loading once Windows was logged in). Just need to find out if it supports the more advanced power-management features of my laptop, so fingers crossed as it'll be a keeper if so!
23  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Did you know? on: March 14, 2007, 12:19:58 PM
Nice review! I forgot about those buttons...look a little fiddly unfortunately - not one for speed texters then? I've only seen a couple of screens of the phone - has the sonyericsson operation system changed as looks a bit different? Is it a solid feeling phone too?
24  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Did you know? on: March 13, 2007, 04:30:35 PM
What's the battery life like on the w880i? Worth the upgrade or not really?
25  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Favourite operating system? on: March 09, 2007, 01:58:53 PM
Tried installing Zeta ages ago but wouldn't boot up on my computer, so glad they've finally had the sense to bring out a live cd to try out first
26  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Did you know? on: February 27, 2007, 09:37:00 PM
Vodafone do it too I believe - never used it tho, but there's always loads on charge when I go in! Shocked

Quite a good idea if you've forgotten to charge it up, as phones have a habit of going flat just when you really need them! Laughing My mum is always doing that, I'll tell her to pop into Orange next time now Very Happy
27  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free sim cards Thread on: February 10, 2007, 12:50:46 PM
oh i've broken it and can't be bothered to update it Sad it works much better over on mobmms tho...i'll add it back here eventually!
28  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: simply...hello on: February 09, 2007, 12:50:34 AM
hi there! welcome to the site Thumbup

glad you've found it helpful so far - hopefully we'll be able to help with any further questions Very Happy
29  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: need help please....w/ moto krzr on: February 09, 2007, 12:47:53 AM
hm, cos it's a pretty new model i'm not sure if the free method will work with this, but you never know! there's instructions for a v600 somewhere on this site, i'll try and find them when at my PC and see if it looks like the krzr is supported Smile
30  Support / Requests / Re: can i get help to flash a v535.. on: February 02, 2007, 10:25:08 AM
I don't think the v535 is a triplets phone like the v600 is, so needs a different type of firmware in order to work.

Try searching Google for a Monster Pack with the following details:
Flash Version: R376_G_0E.67.02R
Flex Version: SE6633AXXG10C6_1FF

That might bring your phone back to life!
31  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: hi on: January 19, 2007, 12:11:25 AM
hi - sorry late reply, my broadband died! yes, all you need to do is submit your phone details and imei number to us, and if your imei is in the database, we email you the instructions and code to you. then you just follow the few simple keypresses and your phone is unlocked! virgin sims should work fine too. whole process usually takes between an hour to 72 hours Smile
32  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Sony Ericsson V630i on: January 14, 2007, 04:51:01 PM
Oooh I've had my share of bad experiences too! Laughing Took an age for my 6230i to arrive as they said it'd been sent. Spent the next week ringing up just about everywhere to try and locate it, and was about to launch a complaint to Royal Mail for losing it in the post...when it turns out Voda had never sent it in the first place as they hadn't got any stock Rolling Eyes

Compared with other companies tho, Voda are on of the better ones in my experience! Plus I got some extra credit put onto my account after complaining Smile
33  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Sony Ericsson V630i on: January 14, 2007, 02:54:07 PM
Posting from my phone so might be slightly brief!

We can probably unlock that for you as it's on Vodafone if your IMEI is in the database - send an email to unlocking@mob453.com for a quote as i can't remember pricing off the top of my head. I know that if we can't unlock it, neither can Vodafone, so a cable unlock might be the only method then, provided the unlocking software supports that model.

If you do email, make sure you mention your username in the email tho so i know what it's in reference to (might even manage a small discount for being a member of the site Smile ).

I don't know of any free methods for SE phones, if anyone else reading this does please post up here!

About the rest - i've not been on Vodafone payg for quite a while, but on my pay monthly contract, calls to 191 are free of charge - is it not the same for topup tariffs? Sad

What was the problem with topping up? Would it not accept your details?

You probably don't want to hear it, but I've just had a surprisingly nice experience with Vodafone customer services! Got a month of insurance credited back to me, and a faulty phone exchanged for a brand new one within a few days Thumbup

I've not been able to get my balance sent to me via text tho since October! Mad
34  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free sim cards Thread on: January 13, 2007, 12:42:07 AM
Free Vodafone sims - up to 2:

https://www.v-store.co.uk/index.cfm?go=checkout.freesims

2 Free T-Mobile sim cards:

http://www.t-mobile-campaign.com/sim/
35  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Fun toys for Xmas! on: January 11, 2007, 06:11:36 PM
I've reached 10989rpm now...got to break the 11k barrier...so close! Laughing

Addictive stuff - but it must be doing something as struggled getting over 9.5k at the start but can top 10k far more easily now. Dunno if that's due to technique or unused muscles coming to life tho!
36  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Fun toys for Xmas! on: January 05, 2007, 10:50:07 AM
Just got it! Very Happy I've only used it 3 times so far but my forearm aches so much already!! I'll try and get some vids up on mobmms at some point...when i've got the strength to give it another try! Laughing

I'll keep track of the rpm here so can see if i actually improve on it or not:

3rd go (as didn't have counter on for first 2): 9500

edit: here's the video clip, I'll try and get some better ones later once I know how to use it properly! Laughing
(http://www.mobmms.com/thumbnails/rounded/100/90/n/17022.jpg)click to view full-version (http://www.mobmms.com/view/16353-0.html)

And the QR Code link (http://mobmms.blogspot.com/2007/01/qr-code-beta-testing-well-first-happy.html) for those who can Very Happy
(http://www.mobmms.com/images/mobile/qr-8-16353.png)
37  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: The Ashes! on: January 05, 2007, 09:16:56 AM
dear oh dear..."The resultant 5-0 whitewash was the first since 1920-21" Rolling Eyes
38  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Fun toys for Xmas! on: January 04, 2007, 01:25:28 PM
I've just ordered one! Should arrive tomorrow if doesn't get lost or delayed in the post so will post up what i make of it! Very Happy
39  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: FREE NOKIA UNLOCKING - PLEASE READ HERE FIRST on: January 03, 2007, 06:04:17 PM
Entering the unlock codes - the worst thing that can happen is you try too many incorrect codes and then need to get it unlocked by hardware instead of code. It won't affect it in any other way, so it won't be any less usable than it is now in its locked state Smile
40  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: FREE NOKIA UNLOCKING - PLEASE READ HERE FIRST on: December 30, 2006, 05:18:50 PM
Hi there!

Yes, if the incorrect code hasn't already been entered 5 times, then you should be able to unlock those 1100s using the unlocker at www.mob453.com/nokia Smile

Post up here if you have any problems or questions and we'll see if we can help!
41  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Black v3 on Tmob on: December 21, 2006, 03:51:14 PM
It'll have to be cable unlock if that's ok?

Presuming you've got a usb cable, it's advertised at £17.99 in the store, but if interested send an email to unlocking@mob453.com and the festive spirit might bring a small discount Wink
42  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 firmware flash problem on: December 18, 2006, 02:11:26 AM
Thumbup congrats! Wasn't possible back in the day when i had my v600 - knew some were possible but thought it was different model numbers...i actually double-checked the faq on that site before confirming my answer just to make sure! Laughing

On my phone so can't view their guide just yet - was it quite easy to do? Could stick it up on the guide if so to help others in same situation

Posted via WAP (http:///forum/index.php/topic,494.0.html) - Nokia6230i
43  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 firmware flash problem on: December 17, 2006, 09:17:28 PM
Try if you can to leave the phone on for a while, perhaps overnight (make sure there's enough battery), without touching anything on it and see if the message still appears to be the same in the morning. If you've tried entering a code, it may be your attempts have been used up with the incorrect code and you need to let it reset itself so that you can enter another unlock code...or not if the message remains, in which case it's definitely hard-unlock only (ie via cable, so getting a code would be a waste of time anyway).

However, for a V600 at least, unless you know someone with the right hardware, it's paid unlock only Sad
44  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 firmware flash problem on: December 17, 2006, 11:15:48 AM
You can remove the subsidy error if it's still displaying by following our instructions on how to remove the subsidy code error (http://), but the phone will still remain locked and I think your current error message will remain. You can unlock extra features of the phone, and remove any branding by the network, just not remove the network lock unfortunately by flashing/flexing it Sad

You'll either need to take it to a shop which can unlock it locally, call up T-Mobile to get the unlock code, or I can naturally recommend our own Motorola unlocking service (http://www.mob453.com/unlocking/motorola-remote-cable-unlock-p-30.html) Wink Laughing

Had you tried entering a subsidy code btw?
45  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: The Ashes! on: December 15, 2006, 12:28:18 PM
doh the good work the other day has sort of been undone now! Wacko
46  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Fun toys for Xmas! on: December 10, 2006, 07:28:54 PM
I would absolutely *love* an ankle one too! Laughing I play a lot of tennis and squash so at least it should help with them tho...but my ankle is the weak point!

Think i'll give this one a go:

(http://www.powerballs.com/images/product_images/Signature%20Series.jpg)
@~£20 cos the new-fangled metal one they're releasing is about £60+! Shocked Maybe I'll work my way up to that one! Laughing
47  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Fun toys for Xmas! on: December 10, 2006, 03:48:42 PM
ooh he has?! i'd never heard of them til today - so they actually work?! So very very tempting!! OK it's on my Xmas list now! Thumbup Laughing
48  Social Side / Off-Topic / Fun toys for Xmas! on: December 10, 2006, 12:35:45 PM
Came across this by accident: The Powerball!

It's meant to help build muscle in your arm or something by magical gyro powers oscillating to huge rpm of 15,000rpm!!

But I just think it looks fun! Think it's one for my Xmas list! Laughing

Check out some vids:

Some guy (whose sport is "Harpoon Gun" Confused !) setting a record:
http://www.powerballs.com/popup_akis.php

And this!!
http://www.powerballs.com/akis_19689.wmv  Laughing

With that and the Wii...imagine how stupid you could look!!! Thumbup
49  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Nintendo Wii on: December 10, 2006, 11:46:04 AM
Was just looking on youtube, it looks great!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1dmml2v4reY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-_zEgTCxhJ8
50  Social Side / Off-Topic / Nintendo Wii on: December 09, 2006, 01:46:18 AM
Anyone seen/got one?! I'm not a big gamer, and most games, if i had a choice, i'd rather play on my PC as it's pretty hard to beat a keyboard/mouse combo for the majority of games i like (eg Half-Life and other FPS).

Only consoles i've owned have been the NES and Megadrive, which i loved! And then the Gamecube...except i bought very very few titles for it, and just ended up playing fun multiplayer games on it like Smash Bros! Very Happy So having the latest most powerful console isn't a big factor as my PC can beat them for graphics anyway.

But for the first time in years i'm actually tempted to buy a console - the Wii (why oh why, Nintendo, did you not stick with the name "Revolution"?! I don't want to walk into a shop and declare that i need a Wii!)

It just seems like Nintendo are focussing on making games fun and enjoyable, and maybe a bit quirky too and i like that! Could imagine having fun on it with friends round for a laugh rather than a serious hardcore gaming session as it seems a more "sociable" console.

But i've only seen pics and adverts on it...anyone know if they're actually any good and if the controllers work as advertised?!

Posted via WAP (http:///forum/index.php/topic,494.0.html) - Nokia6230i
51  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Just watched the best 30mins of comedy on: December 05, 2006, 10:40:31 AM
Ahh digital tv... Sad stupid lack of signal or cable over here!! Mad
52  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Just watched the best 30mins of comedy on: December 03, 2006, 02:31:30 PM
musical?! Laughing I'd never heard of it til you mentioned it, i presume it was on dvd not tv at 3am!? Laughing Wink
53  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: mySQL frontends for Windows on: December 02, 2006, 04:32:10 PM
ahhh, found a copy! Wub Heidi was qutie good...just wasn't mysqlfront! Sad

I'm uploading it here incase i need it again Smile

http://www.mob453.com/uploads/MySQL-Front_Setup.exe
54  Support / Requests / Re: motorola v555 need help dead only boatloader 07.do sw no mem_map blank service on: December 01, 2006, 06:16:23 PM
which files did you use? I'm not sure the v555 is a triplets phone, so you'll need different files for it if so
55  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: New Vxxx flash and flex! TRIPLETS_G_0B.09.72R on: December 01, 2006, 06:14:17 PM
ah I changed providers recently, the files might be down...I'll do take a look and get them up later tonight

edit: files still working fine for me, maybe just a temporary problem - give them a try again!
56  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Epson Smart Panel? on: November 28, 2006, 07:37:09 PM
not emule exactly, but i did do a torrent search which turned up nothing either Sad stupid thing!
57  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: mySQL frontends for Windows on: November 28, 2006, 05:24:56 PM
It's probably just because I've gotten used to mysql front, but I don't really get on with either of those programs - SQLyog was the closest, but still wasn't quite as logical or quick at doing simple things.

So I was trying to find a download for mysqlfront and accidentally came across HeidiSQL, and it looks very similar to mysqlfront! Thumbup Giving it a go now and seems just what I wanted so far Smile Bonus of being free too, which mysqlfront wasn't, so no more annoying "register this now" popups!
58  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Epson Smart Panel? on: November 28, 2006, 05:17:01 PM
good luck - I've failed so far Sad
59  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Picasa on: November 28, 2006, 05:16:16 PM
I didn't even know it could photo edit! Laughing I didn't even bother checking, just found it handy for the organising stuff.

Unfortunately due to my phone naming photos the same name each time (i.e. i've got loads of Image0001.jpg files Rolling Eyes ), and photos spanning across 4 computers...folder sorting hasn't really been that easy as they keep getting lost when moved somewhere when computer is formatted etc. This even allows you to delete duplicate photos which is useful as I can't discriminate based on file names, so would have to open up each individual Image0001.jpg file in order to see what it is Very Happy
60  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Epson Smart Panel? on: November 27, 2006, 09:50:07 PM
I think it was v2.5, but there's newer ones out. Unfortunately none of those links have the program there either Sad
61  Social Side / Off-Topic / Epson Smart Panel? on: November 26, 2006, 01:18:54 PM
I've lost my cd so can't install Epson Smart Panel, and can't find a copy of it on the net anywhere!

If anyone reads this and has a copy of the cd with Smart Panel on, can you pleasseeee let me know! Laughing
62  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 25, 2006, 05:35:08 PM
Yup I did that on one of my last days with them, just made me even more determined to leave as it was so sneakily done Mad I don't download much at all via p2p if I can help it, but when I do I don't expect my old 1mb connection to be capped at a quater of the speed i'm paying for!
63  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 25, 2006, 02:30:01 PM
Well i'm connected finally after BT messed things up a bit, but i now have an upload speed which is the same speed as my old download speed (handy for website editing and games), and a download speed between 4 and 5 times the speed of my old one! Thumbup Not bad considering the poor quality line i have and the distance it is from the exchange! Smile Better still - p2p downloads aren't limited unlike Pipex who capped it at 20kbps!

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64  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: mySQL frontends for Windows on: November 22, 2006, 08:22:05 PM
spanks I'll give navicat and sqlyog a try, otherwise i'll have to seek out a site still hosting mysql front. Wonder why they had to remove it?! Sad
65  Social Side / Off-Topic / mySQL frontends for Windows on: November 22, 2006, 07:07:27 PM
Anyone able to recommend any?

I used to use mySQL front, but as you can see from http://www.mysqlfront.de/ it appears to have been removed! Shocked Sad

Basically I just need something handy to connect to my databases (mysql) so I can test commands out, and just general admin type stuff. I've got phpMyAdmin or whatever it's called on the server, but I always find server/web ones rather slow and annoying to use.
66  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: November 22, 2006, 12:09:26 AM
argggggggghhhh!

Just installed XP again, was looking forward to using IE 6 again instead of IE 7, but in the process of reinstalling all Windows Updates, they've gone and stuck IE7 in there Crying or Very sad Last time I tried to uninstall the thing it broke IE completely! Crying or Very sad Hmm maybe I'll have more luck this time.

2nd item I installed (after graphics driver) was FireFox though Laughing Plus found a work-around for that really irritating "feature" where instead of Alt + S acting as the shortcut to posting stuff on this forum, it opened the History menu instead Mad So I can finally use FF2 a bit more properly now like how I used to with FF 1.5
67  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: November 21, 2006, 08:55:06 PM
http://www.mobmms.com/view/14396-0.html

I'm wiping off the Linux partition to make way for XP so I can finally run stuff I can't currently on Vista of Linux, so thought I'd take a quick vid on my phone of the purdyness for those who've not seen it.

Soz about the Chris Rogers quality, just phone video clip (I need a new phone! Crying or Very sad )
68  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Samsung branching out into new industries on: November 14, 2006, 08:47:03 PM
Shocked !!!!!! wow wonder when they'll be adding it to their phone range? scary stuff - love the game-style music they've put on the ad tho! Laughing
69  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 14, 2006, 05:39:47 PM
No I haven't...Be's slightly different cos it's switching to LLU in order for them to provide the higher speeds (it's ADSL2+ instead of the normal ADSL/ADSL MAX), so I think pretty much what happens is your old connection instantly stops the moment they change you over to their network...i think Confused I might try it anyway later! Very Happy

Either way, I've got a free wireless router from them which I've combined with my existing network to create a repeater, and now I finally have wireless access to all areas of the house! Thumbup

Just hope their service is up to scratch!! Fear
70  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 14, 2006, 01:02:25 PM
My Be Box has arrived! Thumbup A day or two early as well! Very Happy Makes a change!

Can't use it though until my line is activated, which is Friday Crying or Very sad
71  Social Side / Off-Topic / lol, guy tries to launch firework from backside... on: November 13, 2006, 11:41:05 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6132140.stm


......  Laughing!!
72  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: All ringtones on mob453 are...FREE! on: November 13, 2006, 01:02:45 PM
make sure it's the wap version - http://wap.mob453.com as the main site is finally up and running!

I've sort of neglected the wap site for a bit, so if you get an error let me know
73  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: November 12, 2006, 06:51:31 PM
what's different from 3.5.4?
74  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: November 12, 2006, 11:54:53 AM
what about it?
75  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: November 11, 2006, 11:02:25 PM
Yup it's not really that different - they haven't got the new windows filesystem in it either have they? i haven't read about that for months so not sure what the status is on it.

Considering the amount of time between XP and Vista, there's not a huge difference at all - and the 3d desktop has already been outdone by XGL imo!

I'd be tempted to buy it, but that's only because I lost my copy of XP Pro and have been living off trial and beta versions of Windows since Jan! Laughing Although considering the cost of most windows editions...i probably won't!

Although actually...I've still got the validation key thingy...might just download it of a torrent site as it'd still be legit sort of then wouldn't it?

I still find Linux too slow so unwilling to switch at the mo Sad Takes an age to boot compared with XP/Vista, and just generally doesn't feel as snappy.
76  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: November 11, 2006, 09:11:10 PM
I like it, nothing groundbreaking though. What graphics card you got? You'll be missing some of the effects if it's not able to support them.

It was weird to get used to at the start (the way you navigate thru folders and stuff is different), but not too bad now.

Hmm what else...DrNo, anything I missed?! Laughing

It's like a patched up and made-over version of XP. I've not had XP installed on my desktop so can't do a direct comparison, but it's quite fast (probably faster boot time), IE7 fits in a bit better than it does on XP, search is a bit more speedy (well, a lot - and searches emails too), the sidebar thing on Vista is rather spiffing - shows weather, time, ram usage, rss feeds, etc, networking is meant to be easier, i'm not convinced on that just yet though.

Oh it also has the added bonus of not working with a lot of programs Rolling Eyes I can't copy songs onto my Sony mp3 player at the mo as the awful sony software which was bad enough to use on XP doesn't work after the first go in Vista. Several other progs don't work (I had Nero problems), but I expect after it's properly released these will be updated...i hope.

I've been running the pre-RC release, so stuff will be missing or broken in this (eg media centre doesn't work so I can't sync pdas), but will be working in the final (if not already working in the proper RC).
77  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: flock seamonkey on: November 11, 2006, 06:54:19 PM
lol very cryptic! Laughing
78  Social Side / Off-Topic / Happy Birthday...SK!! on: November 10, 2006, 07:06:11 PM
Happy Birthday

Hope you're having a better day than I am today! Laughing
79  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 09, 2006, 04:11:41 PM
ugh trying to update everywhere i've registered in my old pipex email addy to a new email addy is such a pain! Crying or Very sad and i'm sure i'll have missed some as my emails at pipex only go back to April of this year as I have them all on another computer I can no longer access! Rolling Eyes Oh well, guess if I've not had contact within the past 3 quaters of a year, it won't be something I use that often...i hope!!
80  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: How To Sync A Motorola C975 on: November 08, 2006, 07:13:51 PM
I used to use Motorola Phone Tools if my memory serves me correctly :wheelchair: That came on a cd with the phone but you might be able to download a copy off their website if they've been good and haven't done that annoying thing of making it cd only Mad

Otherwise, p2kman (there's an old copy at http://www.mob453.com/phones/motorola_v600/) should  be able to do the job, albeit not as user-friendly.

Hmm I'm not sure of any others cos my v600 was pretty limited space-wise so i never really copied anything to it! Laughing Embarassed
81  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 08, 2006, 01:29:25 PM
Well after saying I'd receive my MAC code in 3 days via email...5 days later still no sign of it so I called up, got it over the phone, and typed it into Be Unlimited! Thumbup Goodbye Pipex - glad to know my last experience with customer services was just as poor as the rest of the time!!
82  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola flashed with wrng file and phone down - pls help on: November 07, 2006, 09:54:24 PM
which motorola phone is it?
83  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Motorola C975 on: November 07, 2006, 09:53:29 PM
hecatae is the guy to ask about that unlock - we can definitely unlock it (you'll need a cable for it though), but it'd be a paid method: http://www.mob453.com/unlocking/motorola-remote-cable-unlock-p-30.html

hecatae might know if there's any free methods, but even if there are you'd still need a cable

Quite a good deal there though! Surprised
84  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: re-introduction on: November 07, 2006, 09:48:11 PM
well hello there and welcome back! Glad you found us again - we disappeared from Google for a few months for some reason so it's been a bit quieter than normal, but hopefully start picking up again now we're back in Laughing

we've also got an MMS gallery sister site up and running at www.mobmms.com which is gaining in popularity - it's useful for testing out how good the phone cameras are now Very Happy
85  Social Side / Off-Topic / Picasa on: November 03, 2006, 09:16:06 PM
Anyone used Picasa before? I've never organised any of my photos since getting a digital camera years and years ago, but been forced to finally as friend had laptop stolen along with all the photos on it Sad Luckily i have copies of some of them, but i just don't know where Laughing So i downloaded Picasa and gave it a go, and it's helped me so much in finding photos and organising them, and another great feature is the detection of duplicates Thumbup Because i sometimes didn't delete all the photos off when copying over, or like with my Nokia where it doesn't have a decent naming format for the pics so i end up with hundreds of Image001 titles, i'd end up with loads of duplicates...i didn't realise just how many tho as took up about 400mb!

Definitely recommended for this sort of thing. I haven't really tried much other software so maybe there's better, but i didn't really see the point in trying others as this did the job for me Smile

My only problem now is how on earth i check what's in each 3gp video so i can sort them out! Crying or Very sad Will take a while to load each on up individually! Ooh actually i think i've just found a job for my Linux system! Very Happy

edit: oh it appears to be able to view 3gp vids too! Thumbup

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86  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: November 03, 2006, 02:19:10 PM
I installed a variant of Gentoo yesterday, worked better than before as now, ooh...10months after building my PC, they've finally gotten round to supporting some of it!

Sound finally works, and the XGL runs nicely at 1680x1050.

I must say I think i prefer the effects in XGL over Vista - makes Vista look kinda safe and static - eg in XGL the windows are kind of elasticy so wobble when you move them. (see http://www.mobmms.com/view/6922.html for an eg). Although Vista does look better and the themes are more polished.

However, it's still waaay too slow, takes ages to start up compared with Windows, applications are slow to load, the font system is still pretty poor, and (dunno if it's XGL or what) overheats my PC as either the mobo fan or graphics card fan is on nearly all the time, compared with hardly ever (except during a game perhaps) with Windows.

Don't think I'll be switching still, but tempted to leave it on my HD for some handy command line utils and stuff
87  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 03, 2006, 01:49:57 PM
They offered nothing at all, didn't even sound surprised or really question it, which did surprise me a bit actually. All they did was ask who I'm moving to. Maybe it's cos I specifically requested a MAC code rather than sounding clueless and asking to cancel my account? Or maybe they've been inundated with new customers with the Hoff campaign that it doesn't matter so much. I did mention all the stuff I wasn't impressed with and he said he'd make a note, but sounds like they're not told to get that info Confused

I was half expecting a better offer to at least try and keep my custom, but it wouldn't have made any difference anyway as was determined to leave.

What are you on at the mo? Still the old one like I was (1meg solo or something)?

I've signed up with Be Unlimited now and just waiting for my MAC from Pipex to complete the order Smile

I'm in the same boat as you though - cable doesn't reach my house either Sad I'd sign up with TV and broadband in a flash if they did.
Be's supposed to offer up to 24meg speeds, but that'll only be ideal situations 10m away from the exchange. I'm pretty far from ours so not expecting much else apart from something like 4-8meg (actually 8 might be pushing it as the line quality is poor too). Upload speeds are meant to be up to 1.3meg, which will definitely come in handy considering all the uploading and editing I have to do on mob Smile
Plus either way, the same site that gave the 4-8meg estimate gives me one of 2.8 - 3.6 meg with ADSL Max, so either way it's a better bet going with Be and ADSL2+ I think

Apparently my card date I used to pay Pipex had expired, as the bills are quaterly and usually automatic I didn't even think about it when I got my new card, but Pipex said there's an outstanding balance cos the card details are no longer valid. I asked if I'd get a letter about it so I could update it (seeing as I can't even access the members section at Pipex Rolling Eyes ), but he said "no, you'll get a court summons"!!! Shocked Shocked How ridiculous!! They've got my email, phone no. and home address...they send me the bill usually so couldn't they have sent a bill I could pay with the new card details?!
88  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 03, 2006, 11:08:01 AM
Tis done!

After being on the phone for 45min I've requested my MAC code and ended my Pipex contract!

I've been with Pipex ever since broadband was available in our area Sad Can't even remember how many years that's been!
89  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: BeUnlimited? on: November 03, 2006, 09:54:27 AM
Can't believe they did it so sneakily too Mad Lost all faith in them when they did that. I don't actually use p2p much at all, but with linux being distributed that way more commonly now, i don't want to download 4gb at a fraction of the speed i'm paying them to provide me with.

I read some views of Be over on adslguide and it seems to be what i want - calling up in few min to cancel pipex! I don't think Be do email addresses though? Not that i need one though seeing as i can create unlimited @mob453 ones! Laughing but it'd be nice to have a Be one due to the mammoth amount of spam i get

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90  Social Side / Off-Topic / Maths and Mint callers on: November 03, 2006, 02:20:05 AM
Saw a bit of The Mint unfortunately tonight, the question they had on was:

Add the numbers:

The number of:
wheels on eight taxis
even numbers up to 10
numbers on one dice

So...they ring in with 38, 52, 46, 91, 113, 51, 66, 111, 696, 58, 27, 41...and, er, 2!! Unsure How on earth can some of them get it so wrong yet be sure enough of it to ring up an expensive number?! And how do they all have such a variation?!
Why call in with an answer like 27?! 8 taxis alone add up to more than that! Laughing

Argh i hate this programme so much the presenters are so irritating!!

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91  Social Side / Off-Topic / BeUnlimited? on: November 02, 2006, 11:56:32 PM
I have a feeling most people here are on cable, but I'll ask anyway!

Anyone on or know anyone on Be Broadband? They've just enabled our exchange so I'm finally going to jump ship from Pipex after they've secretly capped download speeds to 20kbps, charging me £23 a month for 1mb connection whereas they're offering 8mbps for a much cheaper rate to newer customers, and their customer service has gone since being taken over. So looking for some hopefully positive feedback on Be!
92  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free sim cards Thread on: November 01, 2006, 09:59:39 PM
You'll have to check the terms and conditions, but i'm pretty sure it's UK only

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93  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: new life to an old v551 on: October 31, 2006, 02:05:55 AM
Doh! Sometimes you can recover a dead phone by flashing it with the correct "monster" flash file, but you'd need to be able to got into bootloader mode in order to do that Sad

Ah well at least it wasn't your main phone Wink You might want to check out the Motorola Tool programme too which is linked to in one of the sticky topics at the top of this forum ("Useful Motorola Tools and Tips" i think it's called) if you haven't already, as it lets you do some nice edits without much bother!

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94  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: new life to an old v551 on: October 30, 2006, 01:22:58 PM
I think (it's been a while), that the v551 is *not* a triplets phone like the v600, and takes a different version of the firmware. So your math would be right unfortunately!

There might be a fix - can you boot it into bootloader mode by pressing * and # whilst switching it on?
95  Social Side / Off-Topic / ARGH shoot me someone!! on: October 28, 2006, 07:04:02 PM
I had this song in my head all day, thought "hmm it's got a catchy chorus but I can't quite remember enough of it to really tell. Plus it sounds like something out an 80s film."

Suddenly the lyrics "we don't talk anymore" came into my head. A quick Google later and I've discovered the artist and song...


no other than the dreaded CLIFF RICHARD himself! Crying or Very sad ARGH Argh! How on earth did this get into my head!? I didn't even know I knew it!! Crying or Very sad  Crybaby Cursing Fear Hang wink punch

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rE1qQe2UowM

View at your own risk!!
96  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: October 25, 2006, 09:49:57 PM
kubuntu's the KDE version of ubuntu if i remember correctly isn't it? Always preferred KDE to Gnome.

100% windows CPU usage is slightly worrying! Shocked
97  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Carphone Warehouse Launch Mobile Auction Site on: October 16, 2006, 11:37:21 PM
What's to stop you putting in a fake imei?

I've never sold a phone i've owned but at least cpw is a proper phone company...i'd rather sell one on somewhere like that than ebay, plus you'd probably target the sort of people you want to sell to a wee bit more too

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98  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Sony Ericsson to offer cool and stylish Bluetooth watch on: October 16, 2006, 05:57:20 PM
ooh i actually like the idea of this watch
99  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: All ringtones on mob453 are...FREE! on: October 12, 2006, 11:39:43 AM
well this offer still applies to the wap site at the mo, but not the main site as that's using our new range.

Visit http://wap.mob453.com on your phone for the free stuff Smile
100  Social Side / Off-Topic / mob453 has been relaunched!! on: October 12, 2006, 11:36:57 AM
From this very moment, the newly designed mob453 has gone live!!

Complete with a new facelight, there's loads more content available and in greater formats than before, whilst still keeping low prices for it all Thumbup

Go check it out and let me know what you think! And if you just so happen to purchase anything from there, it'll be supporting this site and www.mobmms.com as the server bills are pretty high at the mo!!

http://www.mob453.com
101  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: damn small linux on: October 04, 2006, 10:47:28 AM
Personally, I think Linux is amazing in terms of what I need it to do for webhosting and stuff, and it's quite powerful in what it can do from the command line, but it's no Windows replacement just yet. Feels sluggish to me compared with XP/Vista. Not sure what DS Linux is like though but most the major larger distros have that slow feeling.

However, with their XGL stuff in Linux (basically uses the graphics card to do purdy stuff and effects!), the desktop side of things has definitely taken a step in the right direction.

If you've got a relatively new computer though don't hold your breath on it working, as I've had *major* compatibility problems in the past.
102  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Hey guys! Remember me? on: October 01, 2006, 10:10:27 PM
Who you with at the mo and how much do you spend a month? A call threatening to leave can sometimes give you better results - got £150 knocked off my handset i think in the end and to stay on a tariff that no longer exists Smile

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103  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Anyone here with Sky+? on: October 01, 2006, 02:40:12 AM
Hmm very mixed there! What's so bad about it, SK?

Thing is, it's Sky or nothing Sad Cable comes no where near unfortunately so narrows things down a tad!

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104  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Quizmania.... on: October 01, 2006, 02:37:05 AM
There's a Mint replacement on at the mo...pretty similar to my beloved QuizMania, and definitely an improvement on that pile of tripe that was The Mint, but it's just still lacking that little bit of magic that QM has Sad Come on ITV, bring it back to our terrestrial screens!!

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105  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Hey guys! Remember me? on: September 29, 2006, 09:57:14 AM
You might be interested in the N95 in that case Wink 5MP cam, built in GPS, and wireless, but probably won't be actually available to buy for quite some time (Q1 2007 but we know they're never out on time!) Sad
106  Social Side / Off-Topic / Come Dine With Me on: September 16, 2006, 12:41:39 AM
Not sure if i've mentioned this programme before, but it needs a mention either way!

Basic idea of the show is 5 randoms get together and host a dinner party, rating each other in secret at the end of the show - person with the highest score wins £1000.

Now that all sounds fairly simple but it's just that magic mix of stuff that creates tv gold! It's such a good programme and fills in the void i've had since QuizMania departed our terrestrial screens...albeit at a more reasonable 4.15pm afternoon slot! Laughing

It also features the most amusing voiceover guy...ever! He really helps make the show!

Anyone else seen it? If not, i demand you do! ...providing this weeks one wasn't the last in the series... Crying or Very sad

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107  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung unlock and useful codes on: September 12, 2006, 07:53:50 PM
You might be able to temporarily unlock it:

Type in *#9998*3323#
Then press exit
Then select 6

The phone should be unlocked, then press *0141#

Let me know if it works - if it does, switching the phone on and off again will probably lock it again so you'll either need to repeat or pay for an unlock (or we can sell hardware to do it for £15).
108  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: That new Frosties advert... on: September 11, 2006, 02:30:56 PM
Add that absolutely stupid Cheesestring advert to the list of annoying adverts!!!


"so it's...just cheese?"


arggggggggggghhh that boy i wanna strangle him - what's there to be so smug about?! die die die!!

oh and why is The Macarena playing in the background?! Argh!
109  Social Side / Off-Topic / Anyone here with Sky+? on: September 10, 2006, 11:11:42 AM
We can't get digital at all, cable doesn't come near us, so that leaves sky as our only option of getting digital.

However, sky+ sounds like quite a good thing, anyone got it, and is it worth it? Confused
110  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Samsung C100 memory loss on: September 06, 2006, 09:11:29 AM
Had you done anything to it previously like installing something or using a cable to do something to it? Or did it just randomly end up like this one day?

hecatae is the samsung expert on here although not online as much lately, if I see him online I'll see if he's got any ideas
111  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: cd/dvd burning software for Windows Vista on: September 03, 2006, 07:18:40 PM
Ahh, I see he recommends ImgBurn too Thumbup

If only I could find my XP Pro disc Sad
112  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: cd/dvd burning software for Windows Vista on: September 03, 2006, 01:02:59 AM
You could partition your harddrive, altho that could still mess things up!

Vista is weird...i like it, but find it soo much harder to navigate, and i wouldn't exactly call myself a computer novice! I also don't like the new search...it's quicker for basic stuff, but for advanced searches which is most of what i do, it doesn't find stuff that is of the exact filename i search for... Mad

i'm giving the pre-RC1 a go so maybe that'll fix some of the things, but it's definitely not easier to use imo. Prettier yes, but harder to use.

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113  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: So, my upgrade is due... on: September 02, 2006, 04:42:01 PM
Well, half informative post here, half memo for myself.

Finally upgraded my contract today after having a 12 month contract which expired about 6 months ago! Rolling Eyes Applies as of midnight tonight.

Was half tempted to switch over to Orange, as the phone I don't want but am giving to my sis otherwise i'll have gone a full year without a free upgrade, was quite a bit cheaper and they offered double the texts. T-Mobile offered a cheaper phone and 50 more min and 100 more texts a month...but it's T-Mobile so out of the question! Laughing

Anyway, seeing as the new Vodafone tariffs are a massive pile of Chris Rogers I wasn't impressed and actually tempted by Orange. The new tariffs don't include data which, running this site and mobmms is kind of useful! Picture messages I don't send that many of anyway so doesn't affect me that much. So all this meant my old tariff was better than their new ones, as included data and texts!

So...I'm back on my original tariff, for 12 months again rather than 18, with the phone at not a bargain price, but better than advertised - quite happy Smile

I recon if I'd pushed a bit more I might've got a better price on the phone, but oh well!
114  Social Side / Off-Topic / cd/dvd burning software for Windows Vista on: August 31, 2006, 09:21:24 PM
I've spent absolutely ages trying to find some burning software that actually works in Vista, but no luck!

Nero refused to work, as did a load of others. Mad

But this is what I've managed to get working if it's of use to anyone in the same situation - ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com/) Thumbup

Worked first time and I've managed to burn the pre-RC1 dvd iso version of Vista whilst using Vista Very Happy

Can't believe Nero isn't yet working with Vista Mad
115  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 31, 2006, 05:31:19 PM
now! Smile although it's at the top of the left hand column thingy instead of the very top of the page - it should work fine but let me know if it doesn't! Embarassed
116  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 29, 2006, 11:26:14 PM
Yeah... Embarassed there is a reason for that but i need to alter it.

Basically Google grabs the images and pulls people in using their image search function. Uncensored pics will pull people in more so than blurry so i made a compromise. However, with the new site i've got some tricks lined up my sleeve so it's visible to Google but not guests, but maybe once i sort out the other problems! Sweatdrop

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117  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 29, 2006, 07:56:02 PM
It's making a reappearance probably tomorrow! Any that need changing in the mean time, feel free to message me and i'll sort it out

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118  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 27, 2006, 11:29:34 AM
Oh i see now - it's part of the old theme still so all the links are broken - it'll be back to normal once updated to the new theme (probably today) Smile

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119  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 26, 2006, 07:38:26 PM
Which one's shouldn't be in there?

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120  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: August 26, 2006, 01:29:15 PM
Is this your album:
http://www.mobmms.com/album/8416/

Let me know which pics aren't yours and I'll look into it for you
121  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nokia rollout over the air Firmware updates (FOTA) on: August 21, 2006, 08:22:40 PM
about time - good idea though, shame doesn't work on 6230i!
122  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Thought i was the only one on here... on: August 20, 2006, 02:45:03 PM
well how can anyone resist the sexy manliness that is the Cliff-ster?!

Fact of the day: the ginger one from Girls Aloud is actually Cliff Richard in a wig
123  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Quizmania.... on: August 20, 2006, 01:13:53 AM
Tonight's episode is one of THE best i've seen in a long time! Laughing Anyone else watching it?! Debbie's in a nurses outfit if you need an excuse to turn on the tv! Drool

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124  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Thought i was the only one on here... on: August 13, 2006, 01:44:28 AM
Yay I'm finally back after a spot of bother! Got the plane back but it was late, which unfortunately meant i got back to the uk too late for the last train home! So was stuck at Manchester for a while as taxi prices were far too ridiculous to pay (£30 to get from Man airport to Man Picadilly station?! I think not...).

Doesn't look like i've missed much here though! Unsure

Went to Cannes, Nice and St. Tropez for a quick break seeing as i don't get a summer anymore Crying or Very sad Nice but ooh so expensive for anything! Saw Elton John in the airport in Nice though! Was too scared to try and get a photo tho as he was in a stroppy power-walking mood from the looks of things! Fear i didn't want to get a battering or verbal abuse!

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125  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone ~ Notification Of Change To Extras Packs And Try Me Bundles on: August 12, 2006, 10:33:09 PM
LOL did no one think i'd gone insane with that last post?! Was in airport and didn't have time to finish it so put it in my pocket and it must've posted itself! Laughing

anyway, bad news as it seems it does affect my tariff, and it also means long text messages aren't included Confused Very stupid imo...if i have 500 texts why can't i used some up as a long message? Going to ring up again as if this is true i think i'll jump networks.

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126  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone ~ Notification Of Change To Extras Packs And Try Me Bundles on: August 08, 2006, 02:44:31 PM
Just spoke with themtacacabbagecacabbagebabblecaa

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127  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New commenting system on: August 08, 2006, 09:48:03 AM
Glad you like it Smile Once I'm sure it's working fine I'll make sure it applies to the whole site. Soon you will be able to get email alerts when a new comment is posted too Very Happy
128  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Matter of interest on: August 05, 2006, 11:35:54 PM
Maybe they're all deaf from listening to loud music?!

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129  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlocking the Nokia 6234 on: August 05, 2006, 10:24:33 AM
It's a new model so won't be in the list just yet, I'm about to go away for a short while though so can't update it just yet Sad maybe hecatae or SK will be able to provide you with more info in the mean time Smile
130  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Matter of interest on: August 05, 2006, 10:22:47 AM
Well I couldn't...but then realised that was because FireFox didn't have the plugin required to play it! Laughing

But now I can hear it very loud and clear  Argh! No idea if different speaker settings etc affect it though, eg if it distorts it from the official levels or something which allows me to hear it, or if i can just hear it anyway!

Either way, I've got my new phone call ringtone  Laughing
131  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: SE K800i/790i on: July 28, 2006, 06:17:13 PM
Ooh, don't suppose if you've got any spare time you could email some off to mobmms so we can see the quality? Detective

Is the sticky out bit ok?

...650 texts and counting stored?! Shocked wow!
132  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Internet Explorer Beta 3 now out on: July 26, 2006, 10:57:58 AM
Ah sounds better Smile will try installing it as no doubt mob's layout is all broken by it Rolling Eyes

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133  Social Side / Off-Topic / Internet Explorer Beta 3 now out on: July 25, 2006, 08:40:20 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/default.mspx

Now, I can't actually get IE to work any more in Vista, and last time I installed IE7 on my laptop it broke everything, so I'm not going to be trying this for a bit...but if anyone else does, let me know what it's like and if it's any different from IE7b2!
134  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone ~ Notification Of Change To Extras Packs And Try Me Bundles on: July 20, 2006, 03:48:58 PM
Bah well I won't be sending picture messages anymore if that turns out to be the case Mad I'll give them a call tomorrow to find out for deffo
135  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: July 20, 2006, 03:33:54 PM
Ooohhh...so purdy! Now I've got a graphics card that works properly, I can see the nice effects of the Vista OS Smile I quite like it, windows fade and and out, transparency and glowing bits. I still really like the effects on Linux with XGL, esp the kind of bouncy windows when dragging them, but this seems bit, erm, neater I guess. Might have to give XGL a whirl again tho now I've got a better card Smile
136  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone ~ Notification Of Change To Extras Packs And Try Me Bundles on: July 20, 2006, 03:27:17 PM
I got a text from them about this...only just noticed I actually had an extras pack! Surprised Got £60 this month as never used it yet somehow. Must be because the texts and mms/video messages come out of my text bundle, which I don't always get through anyway

Unless this is my 500 text bundle, in which case I most certainly won't be amused! Mad

My bill says Anytime 200 + 500 text + FOC 25...so I've had £25 of extras I've not been using each month for over a year?! Surprised I presume the 500 text thing I have will still function the same way and I can have my mms messages deducted from that?
137  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: July 20, 2006, 12:43:06 PM
ahh i see - let me know the urls of the images and I'll remove them for you.

if you send the stuff that isn't showing up to test [at] mobmms.com i'll take a look at it and see if I can find out why your new ones aren't showing
138  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: July 20, 2006, 10:24:06 AM
Why do you need to remove them if they've not been getting displayed? Confused

What are you sending them from - PM me with details so I can look it up for you. I can't see anything that's coming in to the site recently without photos so unless they're being made inactive because they're not phone photos, I'll need a bit more info to help you I'm afraid.

But if you send in photos using your own special email address found at http://www.mobmms.com/info/albums/ you'll be able to made any photos active/inactive to the public youself Smile
139  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Need help with nokia 1112 ! on: July 18, 2006, 12:08:59 AM
I'll try and update the unlocker in the next day or two for you Smile

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140  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Questions about the free calculator , maybe there's problems ?? on: July 18, 2006, 12:07:53 AM
Doh!

There's a link on the first page of the unlocker which should allow you to calculate codes manually, but unfortunately i've just not had the time to sort this problem out yet. I'll boost it up a few places on my to-do list Smile Might give it a bit of an overhaul in the process too...

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141  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can you do W800i? on: July 18, 2006, 12:04:26 AM
You'll have to check with hecatae for definite whether a normal usb cable can be used or not as it may need to be a special one. You'd then download a piece of software and using a username and password we give you, would connect to a server and have the phone unlocked within minutes/seconds.

The postal method you won't need a cable but will need to send it off so will be without it for a few days.

i don't know if your phone software has any branding on it, but it might also be possible to remove it at the same time, although not sure on this as not at pc.

check out the sonyericsson section at www.mob453.com/unlocking/ as that might have a bit more info.

i think it's about £10 with either method if i remember correctly, i'd normally offer a discount to forum members, but that's already about as low as it can go!

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142  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Quizmania.... on: July 16, 2006, 12:13:34 AM
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!

I'm so jealous!! Mad

Hmm, I need one of these!
143  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: July 15, 2006, 10:52:54 PM
Well I've finally ordered the last major component of my PC...the graphics card!! Laughing Thumbup

Had a real tough time trying to decide between nVidia 7900gt or the ATI 1800xt, similar but different!
- 7900gt runs nice and cool and takes up only one slot instead of two
- 7900gt consumes less power
- 7900gt can be modded to 7900gtx speeds Smile

- 1800xt supports hdr and aa in 32bit mode, whereas the 7900gt doesn't
- 1800xt overclockable via program not via pencil-mod
- 1800xt supposedly ATI have slightly better quality video

I was soo close to getting the 7900gt mainly due to the single-slot and "low" power design, but the fact that it doesn't properly support hdr bugged me slightly. Altho in honesty I probably wouldn't notice or play that many games that support that feature...

But the price drop after the nVidia 7950s, or whatever they're called, never really happened, I just thought it's stupid waiting any longer and took the plunge...on an ATI 1900xt instead! Laughing

Only reason being for £50 more I've got a card that supports all the features at the moment and should better suit the higher res of my monitor, so made more sense in the long run to pay a bit more for a higher performance boost and in the process automatically solved my dilemma of which card to choose! Laughing

Only downside is it's powerhungry and hot, something I've tried to avoid when building my pc, but ah well Sad can't have everything. By the time directx 10 cards are out, they'll be really expensive so I won't be able to buy them anyway, and I'd wait for the 2nd gen of dx10 cards cos there could be bugs seeing as it'll be the first cards of a new tech, so by the time that's out, it'll probably be upgrade time again anyway Rolling Eyes

But look at the size of it Sad
(http://img.ncix.com/images/18883_PV.jpg)

Will eventually hook it up to the watercooling setup, but I think I need ramsinks or something and dunno where to get them from Confused But the backplate will still taken up two slots even tho i won't have the massive fan on it Mad
144  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can you do W800i? on: July 15, 2006, 02:20:40 PM
will you need a cable for the online one?
145  Social Side / Off-Topic / All ringtones on mob453 are...FREE! on: July 14, 2006, 04:44:55 PM
That's right, all tones on the main site are currently free! Mainly cos I've not been able to update it properly, but also because we're about to relaunch with a brand new look and much larger range of content! Smile

So get downloading whilst you can and spread the word!  Laughing Cool
146  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: K800i on: July 12, 2006, 07:50:34 PM
tempted to buy this phone and sell it straight on, then use the £ to buy a phone I want when it comes out, but this way i'll have started my yearly contract earlier so am not wasting months in the meantime - recon the resell value will be decent?

edit: that's one big momma of a phone bill you got there slayerule! Shocked are there no deals which would better suit your phone usage?
147  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Why do orange not reward current customers? on: July 11, 2006, 11:20:52 AM
It is ridiculous, but the same with a lot of the mobile companies Sad threaten to leave and they should offer you a better deal, but still, the fact remains that loyal long term customers aren't rewarded when they should be - they're just promoting disloyalty as you often get a better deal by leaving and starting again!

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148  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New monitor! on: July 05, 2006, 07:55:18 PM
I'll some some in a bit as forgot Embarassed

lol well it doesn't quite mutate...it's just i'm so slow at building it I never got round to finishing it! Laughing I've still got the graphics card of a 4 year old pc in it!
149  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung E800 network unlocking code. on: July 04, 2006, 03:59:58 PM
I think that's the code you get when provided with the unlocking code from www.mob453.com/unlocking/

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150  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: samsung z540 unlock to any network on: July 04, 2006, 03:50:47 PM
I don't know of any codes off the stop of my head, so it could be that there aren't any free ones unfortunately Sad I'll let you know if i hear otherwise but you may need to use a paid method such as www.mob453.com/unlocking/ if not

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151  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: K800i on: July 02, 2006, 10:37:47 PM
I wasn't sure about the bulging out camera bit, but i've not had the time to go in to a shop and see one in life yet, so let me know what it's like!
152  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Razr not working! on: June 22, 2006, 04:32:25 PM
Hmm not sure, it kind of sounds a bit like a software fault in a way - a Nokia I had wouldn't get rid of the voicemail message no matter how many times I listened to it! Laughing I guess it shouldn't be hardware related seeing as it's worked fine for so long and you've not done anything to it...but it is quite a random fault to develop!

When you connect it to the computer, does Windows recognise that it's connected? Or is it just the software you used to transfer the contents over that doesn't think it's there?
153  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: well, hi y'all on: June 20, 2006, 05:26:38 PM
hello and belated welcome! teehee

ps make sure your mobmms mmsc settings are right!!!! Teacher
154  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New commenting system on: June 19, 2006, 11:12:43 PM
Always on the lookout for good ideas/features to add and help make mobMMS the best mobile gallery out there, so provided we can figure out a way of doing it, all suggestions are very welcome! Smile

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155  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New commenting system on: June 19, 2006, 06:49:24 PM
Hi, not sure if this is the right area to post, but it concerns messages!

will you be implementing a 'message counter'/'new message added' displayed on the front page? so I/we can see if comments have been added to a particular pic/movie without having to go into the pic page.. ?
Yup, this is the right place! Well, at least til I sort something better out over on mobMMS.
That's a good idea actually! I'll have a think of how to best display the number of comments a photo/vid has on the thumbnails page and try and get it up and running within the next couple of weeks Smile

while I think of it..  will you be reserving the right to only allow registered members to post, basically a saftey cushion if there's an influx of idiots that just post offensive comments for the sake of it... re. mobog again ( sorry!)
Funny you should mention that as guest posting ability was removed last week for exactly that reason Wink Decided it was better to lose some genuine posts from guests in favour of keeping the atmosphere nice. Members also get higher quality thumbnails than guests do now too, so there's an increasing list of reasons for guests not to stay guests for long! Laughing

Also added (today) the ability for members to report abusive personal messages to the admin team if people choose to get personal for some reason. Will hopefully be adding something like this and maybe a bit more to the proper commenting section, but that won't be for a while.

PS. photo 'reflections' look cool!
Thumbup Thanks, glad you like them! Smartens the site up a little i think  Schnauz
156  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 flashing and flexing guide on: June 18, 2006, 07:23:39 PM
I don't think that the v551 is a triplets platform phone like the v600 is, therefore needs (or needed) different firmware files to be used with it.

Try and find some V551 firmware files, you might be able to revive it if you're lucky, although you'd need the computer to recognise it in order to do that in the first place... Unsure

Have you tried starting it in bootloader mode (hold the * and # button at the same time and switch it on)?
157  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: no camera function for v180 on: June 15, 2006, 01:58:12 PM
How did you unlock it? Have you flashed the phone software at all?
158  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Turn a old brick phone into a bluetooth headset on: June 12, 2006, 03:17:31 PM
Yep i can't see people strapping them to their ears and walking down the road some how Smile.
Surprised!

/me quickly unstraps the phone from his head Embarassed Whistle
159  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: June 10, 2006, 02:29:41 PM
argh!! funnily enough similar thing happened to me, but not *quite* as annoying - i'd left my computer on all day whilst it was downloading, only for my pc to go into "sleep" mode about 1GB into the download! I was unable to resume the download as the software thought it had finished! Crying or Very sad

I used FlashGet, cos nothing much else runs on XP x64, and it was rather good actually Smile
160  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: June 10, 2006, 01:02:19 PM
Put the public beta on - sooo much better than the alpha version I tried, but what on earth have they done with IE7!? It destroys perfectly working and valid sites Mad Shame as otherwise I'd switch back to IE7+ in an instant as seems even faster than FF.

Anyway, installed the 32bit version instead this time as fed up of not being able to install programs to proper drivers as nothing much is 64-compatible yet Sad Seems nice, altho I preferred the Media Player from the alpha version.

I need to get a new graphics card too...my Vista performance rating is a massive...1 Embarassed That's mainly thanks to the graphics card (32mb geforce2 mx card) being rated as 2, and "gaming" graphics as none-existant, so given a 1! Laughing
161  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi on: June 08, 2006, 08:59:36 AM
Hello there and welcome to the site! If you're after a bit of fun, don't forget to visit our sister site www.mobmms.com too Wink

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162  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Downtime on: June 06, 2006, 06:49:38 PM
Finally being transferred to a new node with new hardware...hope this solves all the problems the server has been having recently Mad
163  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: K750i help on: June 04, 2006, 11:53:08 PM
I'm pretty sure this is possible - i know hecatae has messed around with flashing SonyEricsson phones, so hopefully he'll pop in here to give some more specific info. Also, it might be possible to debrand it whilst unlocking it (if you're going down the cable route), but my brain has switched off and i can't quite remember if i'm making that up! Laughing Embarassed

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164  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: 'Best' network carrier? on: June 04, 2006, 11:49:29 PM
Woah long time no see lol! Laughing Is there an option for "none of them"?!

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165  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlock on nokia 6230i on: June 04, 2006, 01:31:34 PM
Try it with the sim card in and let us know if it works or what the error message is. Most phones used to need the sim card out, but it seems now that some only work with the card out for some reason!
166  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New monitor! on: June 02, 2006, 11:34:34 AM
It's arrived!!!!!!!!!!! woohooo it's so much easier to use now i'm back on my desktop! Smile I'll post some pics up if i get time later Smile
167  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / New Orange advert... on: June 02, 2006, 07:42:30 AM
Can't help but think it's advertising O2 each time - it doesn't seem to stick to the normal Orange style branding in it very much at all!  Confused
168  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can i plz get the ulnock code for my 3510i on: May 29, 2006, 08:53:17 AM
www.mob453.com/nokia/ should do the trick, unless it's had the code entered too many times in which you'll need it unlocked via cable
169  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Need help choosing?, Use our online Phone Trainer on: May 28, 2006, 11:18:04 PM
I put down student deal and 12 months and also ended up with the £45 18 month tariff Rolling Eyes

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170  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 27, 2006, 11:21:35 PM
Can you get details of how? Although as there's adult content on the main site i'm not sure they will. Unless it's possible to remove all but the adult address if we give it it's own subdomain?

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171  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 27, 2006, 10:29:30 PM
How'd ya know?

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172  Social Side / Off-Topic / That new Frosties advert... on: May 27, 2006, 09:10:09 PM
...is possibly the worst advert EVER! It's so bad and i feel embarrassed for everyone involved with it! Ugh it's so painful to sit through...

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173  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New monitor! on: May 27, 2006, 07:55:38 PM
ooh purdy, looks nice and solid in terms of build quality too Thumbup
174  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New monitor! on: May 27, 2006, 09:55:57 AM
ooh thanks for that - sounds like Samsungs a safe bet Smile

4ms! Surprised The one i'm going for is 8ms, but i think that's cos its widescreen as i've not seen any below that figure yet, altho you can bet as soon as i get it they'll release a new batch of low response screens Rolling Eyes

Good that it has the cables in too! Not a lot of companies do that
175  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: May 26, 2006, 11:12:43 PM
WOW! QuizMania is back on itv 1! Every Fri, Sat and Sun til 4am! Praise the Lord! About time they got rid of that Chris Rogers Mint...

And it's Debbie presenting tonight, ah, i've missed QM!

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176  Social Side / Off-Topic / New monitor! on: May 26, 2006, 11:08:51 PM
Well i'm ordering it tomorrow so it'll arrive at the very earliest on Tues, but i'll finally be able to use my computer again soon! Very Happy

Unfortunately Dell seem to have replaced my old monitor with a newer and larger 24 inch version, which is some huge price, so switched brands to a Samsung. Anyone currently own a Samsung LCD monitor by any chance? I won't get to see what this is like until it arrives in the flesh, so taking a bit of a risk by changing brand Unsure

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177  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: My new phone on: May 24, 2006, 12:06:59 PM
lol what happened?
178  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: May 24, 2006, 12:04:13 PM
Yup I think the new Live! portal was launched at the end of the maintenance period Thumbup Plus it's stayed up this time! Laughing
179  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 23, 2006, 02:55:20 PM
yup on 64, currently using a GeForce 2mx (32mb!) with forced drivers! Getting a funny "wave" effect when I had my screen, so i hope it was just down to the card.

Thanks for the offer of your old card! I'd probably actually be able to play HL2 a bit more smoothly then! If I get my monitor back soon I might drop you a message to sort out some paypal payment or something.

Out of curiosity, did you try your screen with vga and with dvi and notice any difference? I've not had a card capable of dvi for, well, ever, but my monitor had had the port in it for ages!
180  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: 25 Today on: May 23, 2006, 02:45:39 PM
Hooray for the cake! teehee

And Happy Burgerday too!

"Congratulations, and celebrations, I want the world to know I'm happy as can be"
\
(http://www.menziesera.com/people/images/cliff_198x.jpg)

Scary tho and a bit depressing how quickly "old age" approaches... Fear

:wheelchair:
181  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 22, 2006, 09:37:17 AM
I've not been on WM for quite a while as it just ends up getting on my nerves! Embarassed

I've still not got a graphics card for my pc yet so thought i'd donate it til i got that sorted! Might be a while tho... Crying or Very sad I miss widescreen Sad
182  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 21, 2006, 05:55:20 PM
How come? Does the p900 take massive file sized ones? Confused Hope i auto recognition worked too on mobmms, i'm monitorless at the mo so can't check!

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183  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: hi on: May 21, 2006, 05:53:00 PM
Lol nice motto! Might have to adopt that one myself Wink Welcome to mob453 as well - how'd you come across us?

Oh and if you're ever on the go but fancy popping in to the site, you can do so by using wap on your phone to get the special mobile version! Thumbup

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184  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 20, 2006, 02:55:37 PM
nope no idea how to get it working. I'll try and borrow a v600 which hadn't been pulled apart like my one which might stand a chance of working better! I know it's not the network preventing it as it works on the t68i, 6100 and 6230i i've tested so far. If anyone else with a moto fancies a try let me know your settings!!
185  Social Side / Off-Topic / Big Brother 7 on: May 19, 2006, 07:00:03 AM
Just watching the repeat of yesterdays Big Bro...oh dear some of the people in there! Shocked

Anyone a big fan of the series or going to get stuck watching it this summer?

i love that lounge room that glows different colours though!

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186  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: May 18, 2006, 10:35:29 PM
Doh! I'm still getting twinges in mine so was surprised you tried to start back so early! Got that ankle support yet?! Wink

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187  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: 50p charge for 150 on: May 18, 2006, 10:25:54 PM
I know, considering most the time you're having to ring up to fix something that's their fault in the first place, it's a bit cheeky charging a premium for it!

I had a problem with BT recently as they didn't lay their lines properly so workmen cut through them by accident leaving me internet and phone-less for a week, and i got charged a load trying to get it resolved Mad

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188  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bye bye Pipex... on: May 17, 2006, 06:04:11 PM
nope Sad cable stops a fair bit away from me, can't even get digital thru the antenna which leaves Sky as the only alternative in relation to tv

bit of a problem!
189  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bye bye Pipex... on: May 16, 2006, 11:54:30 PM
Just redirects me to TalkTalk Sad i must order my mac code or whatever it is i need so i can get away asap
190  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Downtime on: May 16, 2006, 04:03:30 PM
They refunded a month of hosting Smile But i just hope this doesn't happen again!
191  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bye bye Pipex... on: May 16, 2006, 04:02:33 PM
ukonline

if your on one of their exchanges its cheap as chips and incredibly reliable
"We will be delivering broadband services to your BT phone line using BT's network, which means we are unable to offer you our lowest broadband prices." doh!

I'm on OneTel.
That from CPW? I seem to need to log in to view anything about their broadband Confused
192  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: mda compact on: May 16, 2006, 12:48:58 PM
It'd be illegal to do so without paying for the software, so I can't really say on here I'm afraid
193  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Questions about the free calculator , maybe there's problems ?? on: May 14, 2006, 06:09:15 AM
Thanks for the info, i'll check it out later and see if i can see what's wrong. I think we had this problem not long ago actually, hope i can remember what it was!

We're in the process of updating it, new location will be www.mob453.com/nokia/ which is bit less of a mouthful!

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194  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nokia 6230 - help with messages on: May 14, 2006, 06:05:10 AM
If it's the same as the 6230i, which i think it might well be, it can store 150 on the phone or something like that. As for saving messages to sim card, you'd probably be best off saving them to pc if possible via pc suite. I'll see if i can remember a way of saving to sim if it's possible when i'm not so hung over Embarassed

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195  Social Side / Off-Topic / Bye bye Pipex... on: May 12, 2006, 05:34:08 PM
I've had enough of them completely now. I don't download stuff very often from Torrents etc, but when I do I expect them to download as fast as my connection allows (eg downloading several GB of a linux distro), but today I noticed I seemed to have been capped at 20kbps without any mention from Pipex about doing this  Mad

After poor CS experience, a few dodgy connection problems (no net for a few days), and charging existing customers who've been very loyal to them for years more than new customers (not to mention the fact new customers can get the higher 8mb speeds but existing can't at the mo), I'm finally packing it in with them.

So...suggestions for a new ISP please! Smile

Nildram and Eclipse seem to be the ones most Pipex people are switching to, but PlusNet used to be pretty good when I last checked (plus its based about 15min away from me!), any others?

Don't even mention cable as it comes nowhere near me Sad
196  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlocking vk530 phones on: May 11, 2006, 11:58:52 PM
Oh no what a bad experience! Sad

VK handsets are very hit and miss when it comes to unlocking - basically the code for your imei is either in the vodafone database of codes, in which case you can unlock it, else nothing in the list = no code.

What was the code they gave you? Sounds more like they've given you some kind of reset code rather than unlock code.

Does the phone display any error messages at all?

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197  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlock 6680 on: May 11, 2006, 10:00:20 AM
don't think so unfortunately Sad
198  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: HI on: May 11, 2006, 09:55:31 AM
wow! i didn't think to check the official site for the ads, but they've got them all on there! Very Happy Barry Scott is amazing!
199  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: i erased my phone usin repstudio now it wont turn on or go in boot loader on: May 09, 2006, 10:17:03 AM
see this video on forcing bootloader (http://www.mob453.com/phones/motorola_v600/force_bootloader.wmv) - might do the trick, but I've not used repstudio myself so can't say for sure.
200  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: can some 1 tell me how to force boot a razr on: May 09, 2006, 09:13:53 AM
press * and # at the same time whilst switching it on and you'll get it to boot into bootloader mode, you might be able to flash it with some different firmware then, but it really depends what you did to kill it!
201  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: L6 Firmware list on: May 08, 2006, 01:15:15 PM
not working for me either Sad
202  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Downtime on: May 07, 2006, 06:40:57 PM
The server mob is on keeps going down but the people who look after it don't seem to have a clue what's causing it Sad They're putting it down during the above time to upgrade the software in the hope of hopefully making it more stable, but it'll provide them with a better idea of what the problem is if (or should that be when Rolling Eyes) it happens again
203  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Downtime on: May 07, 2006, 04:35:13 PM
Just a warning, there'll be yet more downtime in addition to the bits earlier on today Mad

Maintenance start: 11:00 PM GMT Sunday 07 May 2006

Downtime per server: 10 - 15 minutes + reboot
204  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: HI on: May 06, 2006, 11:55:11 AM
Er, I think you'll find that in fact I'M Barry Scott! He's not real but he's even got his own blog! It's quite an amusing read too!

http://www.barryscott.blogs.com/

Altho you can't beat a good old remix of the Cillit Bang advert (http://www.mobmms.com/images/flash/cillitbang.html)!
205  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: May 06, 2006, 10:55:19 AM
Surprised healed quicker than I thought! Altho if i were you i'd still be playing with an ankle support on just in case! Stretcher Crutch
206  Social Side / Off-Topic / Who do you look like?! on: May 05, 2006, 04:49:39 PM
Upload a photo here (http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php?s=1&u=g0&lang=EN) and post who you "look" like!  Laughing

I've tried a few pics, and have ranged from David Schwimmer to Andy Roddick and from some Bollywood Actor to Shinia Twain!  Laughing Laughing Laughing I'll post the list up later when on my pc with the pics on.

Caution: it's addictive!!
207  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: May 05, 2006, 02:33:38 PM
didnt work from my SE W800i but it could be cos im on Orange and didnt get the settings right

I've just sent one from an SE, altho SE T68i...! But here's what I did:

I visited http://sonyericsson.wdsglobal.com/worp/ota/wholesale.tt/sem/wap?siteLanguageId=249 (http://sonyericsson.wdsglobal.com/worp/ota/wholesale.tt/sem/wap?siteLanguageId=249) and got the normal GPRS settings sent to me. I didn't bother with the MMS ones as I won't be needing it.

I then went to Messages > MMS > Options > Message Server
and entered the url from www.mobmms.com/mmsc/pwd.php

I then needed to choose Vodafone GPRS settings I just sent to myself in order to actually send the data.

In the same menu where I chose Message Server, I clicked on WAP Profile, and chose the Vodafone settings in there.

That was it! Smile Worked fine! Just need help with the stupid Motorola V600 now Mad
208  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Whooooops.... on: May 05, 2006, 12:32:49 PM
Don't suppose you noticed the birthday cake that appeared in your profile yesterday? Wink (yes, a picture of a cake actually appears!)

Happy Birthday for yesterday! Happy Birthday

Erm but how did you lose the back cover?! I always thought they were pretty well secured! Laughing On the upside, at least you weren't left with the battery cover but lost the phone! Wizard

The saving of text messages is a blessing and a curse at the same time - sometimes they're really handy as I can't remember what I said to someone and it's useful to know what they're talking about to me the next day, but then if mine are anything like yours, it's sometimes very much better best forgotten! Fear

Always amusing finding random photos/videos I don't remember taking 4 months later though!  teehee Even got someone doing a moonwalk for some reason!
209  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / So, my upgrade is due... on: May 05, 2006, 12:25:00 PM
...and there's not a single phone that takes my fancy Sad

k800i/k790i have a massive bulge at the back that sticks out thanks to the 3.2 MP cam
k610i is best looking camera phone in SEs range at the mo, but no auto-focus on cam so technically inferior to w810i
w810i kind of last years model with a few tweaks, but other than that good looking phone and set of features. Screen res not amazing by todays standard (lower than my 6230i)

nokia-wise,
The next version of my current phone is finally out, the 6234. Shame it looks like their cheapo range of phones Bored Good screen though.
...Er...that's it from their range! N72 looks ok and has decent specs but probably won't appear for ages.

I was going to suggest some evil plot to delay releasing decent phones until 18month cycles are up in order to get customers to sign up to the longer contracts, but that wouldn't be good business sense for the phone makers.
So what  exactly is stopping something decent and not based on last years technology coming out!? This upgrade needs to last me another year so I don't want to buy something that'll end up being 2 years old technically Sad

Makes me wish I'd gone for an 18month contract now, but you can bet that if I do that this year, in 12 months time there'll be endless handsets I'd want to upgrade to! Laughing

aaanyway, needed to get that out Embarassed and i feel better now thanks Smile rant over! Wink
210  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: May 03, 2006, 09:46:39 AM
Vodafone Live! down for "planned maintenance" - although it's been like it since last night! Unsure

Wonder if they'll ever get the new Live! portal up and running!?
211  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: May 01, 2006, 11:10:46 PM
There's a programme on every Saturday on C5 which is an almost exact clone of QuizMania! It's great! Although the one i watched was considerably harder than QM! Unsure

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212  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New commenting system on: May 01, 2006, 10:37:43 AM
I've been messing with the site since he posted - basically avatars stored on mob453 don't work over on mobmms, so i've had to disable them over there. You just need to use the tool in your profile to get one the right size and shape (as only square avatars are used over there).

Although I've just realised the avatar uploader is broke, so i'll just fix it Embarassed

ok it's working again lol, just go to your profile on mobmms to sort out a new avatar (there's a link in the left column in the news bit about avatars) Smile
213  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: April 29, 2006, 10:33:30 PM
That's such an annoying advert! "I can't staaaaand baad odours"

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214  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: April 29, 2006, 12:53:52 PM
Doh went over on mine yesterday and i was only walking! Once you've damaged it badly it never seems to recover properly Sad

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215  Support / Requests / Re: I want tones for my nokia 1100 on: April 28, 2006, 09:46:37 AM
Post edited again, you obviously didn't take notice of the last spam you posted. This thread is nearly a year old. You've also signed up to about every ringtone site you can find to spam this junk (which btw is three times more expensive than mob453 Rolling Eyes ), so consider this your final warning before a ban.

edit: actually I see you've actually been banned for exactly the same thing on other sites. I've seen how much you're willing to spam without seeming to care, therefore I'm not taking the risk and you are officially mob453's first banned member - congratulations.
216  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nokia Announce New N Series Handsets on: April 25, 2006, 09:15:45 PM
I'm not on a 3G tariff tho so doesn't bother me in the slightest Smile Only thing i'm not sure about is the doodle-type line around the edge Unsure Hmm, maybe i should just get a phone on my upgrade and sell it on so i can get a sim free phone i like instead if it's not going to appear for a while
217  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Orange to cull animals on: April 25, 2006, 07:42:35 PM
whoops!

What's the global rebrand?
218  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nokia Announce New N Series Handsets on: April 25, 2006, 04:35:06 PM
I'll have to check out the photos when on my pc, as sounds quite promising. Only problem is it always takes shops about three months from release date to actually get them in stock, so i might end up waiting quite a while for an upgrade if i like any of these!

i'd like to see the video quality too, but wouldn't camcorder quality video use up a massive amount of space? Also, what's Visual Radio?! Confused

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edit on pc:

oooh...me likes! N72 looks quite good (in black) N73 looks alright, but reminds me of a SE w800i wannabe, N93 probably a massive monster of a brick phone
219  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Downtime on: April 25, 2006, 01:07:07 PM
Embarassed Usually I can take down mob's forums in the blink of an eye by accident, but, well I hope it wasn't me this time - I was in bed at the time but doesn't mean I didn't mess up the server beforehand! Laughing
220  Social Side / Off-Topic / Downtime on: April 25, 2006, 11:06:15 AM
Don't blame me, something went very very wrong with the server mob453 (and mobmms and officialringtonechart) is on and has only just come back online. It may have been off as long as since 3.30am Wacko
221  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Free Ben and Jerry's ice cream tomorrow on: April 24, 2006, 11:07:51 PM
Meadowhall!! Thumbup Phishfood
222  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 24, 2006, 09:16:23 PM
What was the error? Just message failed? I couldn't on my V600 but I think it was cos of my settings too Sad no idea how to use that phone anymore! Laughing
223  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 24, 2006, 04:09:58 PM
Anyone know how to set up MMS on a Motorola (Vodafone UK)?! Confused I've tried what I thought were the right settings, but it keeps failing Sad

Just sent one from Nokia 6100 and that works fine Smile Good ol' Nokia! Wub
224  Support / Requests / Re: Mobile phone ringtones, more than just the latest craze in mobile content! on: April 24, 2006, 11:28:55 AM
Shocked What is it with the sudden influx of spam?! Above post editied.

Also, if the poster ever comes back and reads this, get someone who knows html to take a look at the broken navigation system on your site Rolling Eyes
225  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Verizon Moto E815 help on: April 24, 2006, 09:12:07 AM
I can't check the info for you just yet unfortunately as about to go out for a bit, but I know you should be able to "seem edit" it to get it to show the firmware version etc if you need it desperately! There's a tool in the useful Motorola tools thread at the top of this forum which should make it easier to edit the seems (just download the seem files off your phone, tick a few boxes, and upload them again)

Hopefully someone will post up here before i do though anyway
226  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 24, 2006, 09:07:50 AM
I've never owned an SE so I've no idea which of these sounds right:

Method 1:
 1. From the main menu scroll to Messaging and press the left hand soft key Select .
2. Highlight Settings and press the left hand soft key Select .
3. Highlight Picture msg and press the left hand soft key Select .
4. Highlight Message server and press the left hand soft key Edit .
5. Hold down the c button to clear any text from the field.
6. Enter the url given at http://www.mobmms.com/mmsc/pwd.php and press the left hand soft key OK .

Method 2:
Go to Menu Messaging Settings Picture msg. Enter details for the following parameters:
Message server: [whatever was on the pwd.php page]
Internet profile: your usual gprs provider name thing

Method 3:
Messaging --> Picture --> Options --> Message server ... type in stuff from the pwd.php page ... in WAP Profile choose the profile you use for GPRS.

Method 4:
(T610/T630 method, but seems same as rest)
1. Enter the main menu list by moving the joystick right.
a. Select <5 Messages> menu.
b. Select <2 Picture>.
c. Select <6 Options>.
i.
Select <6 Message Server> and enter the MMSC IP address as proposed [ie the url on the pwd.php page]
ii.
Select <7 WAP profile>.
iii.
Select <1 Select>.
iv.
Select your usual gprs provider name.


Hopefully one of those will point you in the right direction! Thanks if you manage to test it too Smile
227  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 23, 2006, 10:24:48 PM
Just a quick update to this - a mini avatar pic and image of your phone is displayed now Smile

(the example images linked to in the first post will show this in action)

Currently known to work on Nokia phones, but I've added code for SE, Moto and Samsung phones. In theory anyway! Laughing Won't know for sure til test them out
228  Support / Requests / Re: UK Most Wanted Mobile Ringtones on: April 22, 2006, 09:21:11 AM
lol really not the best idea in the world to advertise a site selling ringtones on a site selling ringtones! Laughing Rolling Eyes Especially when it's charging 4.5 times the amount charged on mob453!! Shocked
229  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 21, 2006, 06:50:45 PM
Just log in using your mob453 details and all will be revealed!
230  Social Side / Off-Topic / New update on mobmms - beta testers required! on: April 21, 2006, 06:11:13 PM
Ever wanted to send a pic in to mobmms but don't want to pay for the price of an MMS?

Now you don't have to!  Cool

I've just added a new method of sending pics in, where you only pay for the data you send (so if you get data included in your tariff, it's free!).

As an example, it'd cost me 36p to send an MMS from Vodafone, even if the photo was really small in size.

I've just sent in http://www.mobmms.com/view/3219.html which isn't the best quality in the world, but it's 4.62kb in size. This means, instead of paying 36p to send in that photo, I've only had to pay 1.05p!!! (well, technically it was free for me as it's part of my bundle).

calculations: £2.35 per MB on my tariff, my pic 0.0045MB, so 235p x 0.0045 = 1.0575p

But just think...that's waaaay less than the price of a text, but instead of sending 160 characters, I've sent in a photo AND text! Thumbup

Want to send in videos?!
No problem, here's my example:
http://www.mobmms.com/view/3149.html

That file was 36.2kb in size, which means it cost me 8.32p - still less than the price of a normal text message but I've now sent in a video!  Shocked On my provider, i'd have been charged 60p to send a video mms!

Calculations: 235p x 0.0354 = 8.319p

On my provider, I think there's a 100KB file-size limit on the video mms messages too - they allow a max of 100kb for the cost of 60p. Using the new mobmms method, you have no limit on the file-size sent, and it would mean you could send a video of about 260KB in size before it could cost you the same price as a normal video MMS! That's over 2.5 times the amount of data for the same cost! Wizard

As if that wasn't enough, it'll give much greater possibilities in terms of user albums and stuff, plus you can now see which phone sent in the MMS! (6230i in the case of the example image above)

Sounds really good doesn't it? In fact...too good? Well yes, the only downside is you need to alter your mms settings, which means you'll need to change them back again if you want to send an MMS to anywhere except mobmms.com - however, for the technically able, this is a small inconvenience for the much cheaper/free mms sending Smile It's really easy too once you've found the settings.

So...here's how to help beta test!


Techno-babble:
You need to change your MMSC center to reflect that of mob's own MMSC center which will sort out all the mms sending for you.

What do I need to change the MMSC to?
Visit http://www.mobmms.com/mmsc/pwd.php on your computer and log in to be given your own unique MMSC center. Your mob453 usernames will work over on mobmms.com btw, so if you've got an account on these forums, no need to sign up again.

How to change this "MMSC" thing:

Here's how to change the mmsc on a nokia (well, worked on my 6230i):
Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Configuration Settings > Add new

Then you need to change the account used to send the mms:
Menu > Messages > Message Settings > Multimedia msgs. > Configuration settings > Configuration
Then choose Personal config., and make sure Account is set to whatever you saved it as in the first step.

Then just send an MMS in like you normally would!

That's all there is to it! Thumbup Just let me know how it goes! Smile

Note: if you can't visit http://wap.mobmms.com on your phone due to an adult content filter (ie Vodafone has this implemented), replace the mobmms.com bit in the mmsc url given on http://www.mobmms.com/mmsc/pwd.php with mob453.com, and it'll work just fine Smile

Post any questions etc up here!
231  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: No internet!!! on: April 21, 2006, 05:18:11 PM
I'M BACK!!!!!! w00t

I'm finally able to get back online again as they've finally fixed the phone line! Thumbup Took them long enough... Thumbdown
232  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: 12 month or 18 month contract? on: April 20, 2006, 11:53:09 PM
Vodafone offer unlimited texts and picture messages to students, but it's on an 18 month contract. Orange have a decent student deal too but 18 months again. However, none offer as many mins but have more texts, although with Vodafone you'd get Stop the Clock giving you a huge no of off-peak calls which would technically be more than the others i think (posting from phone so can't double check or view what you put in your first post!). Although you'd need to make more than a 3 min call each time for it to be of use.

I didn't want an 18 month contract so stuck with 12 as thought i'd be tempted by soo many shiny new phones...but my upgrade is now due and it's still all last years technology, so wondering if i might as well have gotten a better tariff deal as it might be closer to 18 by the time something comes out i like! Crying or Very sad

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233  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: No internet!!! on: April 20, 2006, 04:53:01 PM
It is a bit of a joke - and i can't say i'm looking forward to all the awaiting support emails i'll be getting from people annoyed that they've not had a reply Mad i'll have to see if there's anything that can be done, as i'm sure if this was a more major road they wouldn't leave them without a phone for this length of time...plus the fact they sent out a guy who couldn't even deal with the situation despite it being clearly explained to them is a bit incompetent!

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234  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: No internet!!! on: April 20, 2006, 12:56:19 PM
Still nothing Sad can't even play Half Life 2 as it requires access to the internet even tho it's played offline! How stupid is that? If anyone knows of a way of getting it to work without a connection, let me know!

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235  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: I Want to unlock my phone From AT&T on: April 19, 2006, 06:49:18 PM
Shocked

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236  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: I Want to unlock my phone From AT&T on: April 19, 2006, 05:51:39 PM
Can't tell by wap, just how old is this?! The forum gives a warning when you reply to an old message, nice to see it was observed! Laughing

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237  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: No internet!!! on: April 19, 2006, 03:59:44 PM
Yes, a 3G connection would have come in handy this month! Crying or Very sad i'm just thankful i have gprs included in my bundle otherwise i'd be completely disconnected! I'm using it a bit too much tho so am expecting a bit extra on my bill this month Sad Roll on wireless broadband...

Well the BT guy came and said he can't do anything about it so is hopefully sending someone who can tomorrow, fingers crossed. So i might get the internet at the same time as you slayerule!

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238  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: I Want to unlock my phone From AT&T on: April 19, 2006, 11:47:17 AM
We provide free unlocking wherever possible - just check out this very forum and you'll see the free nokia unlocker we made, along with codes for certain phones and software for certain others - so certainly no scamming going on otherwise we'd make people pay for those too.

So if you do know of a free method, post it up here for everyone to share. It's much more helpful.

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239  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Siemens negotiating to sell its telecoms unit to Motorola on: April 18, 2006, 09:40:38 PM
...Frankfurter?! ...Laughing Laughing Laughing

Embarassed well someone had to say it!

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240  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: No internet!!! on: April 18, 2006, 02:48:07 PM
Latest ETA for it being fixed is tomorrow, but even that still isn't definite Crying or Very sad Just what exactly did people do before the internet? Go out and meet people?!

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241  Social Side / Off-Topic / No internet!!! on: April 18, 2006, 11:14:33 AM
Argh i'm not sure how i'm going to cope! The workmen featured in the pic i sent in to mobmms yesterday was taken not long before they managed to cut through the main BT phone line, leaving me with no incoming calls, but more importantly...no internet connection! Crying or Very sad

It's the 2nd day now, i'm just glad i can post via wap still Smile Although at this rate i'll get through all my free data by the time it's up and running again Mad

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242  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Anyone here use RSS? on: April 16, 2006, 11:29:16 PM
spanks sk, that's probably the limit of what it can do then, probably good enough for the mo Smile
243  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Anyone here use RSS? on: April 16, 2006, 10:55:00 PM
Well that sort of looks right, if the reader supported it, it should show an image with it too Sad unlesss i've coded it wrong lol Embarassed

does that look like most other rss things?
244  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Anyone here use RSS? on: April 16, 2006, 10:32:16 PM
Firefox has an rss reader?! Shocked lol i really ought to find my way around it a bit more, could save me a lot of bother Embarassed
245  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: April 16, 2006, 02:09:47 PM
Good idea about resting it - they really do take a very long time to heal sometimes! Mine still isn't right from when I did mine last year Wacko

http://www.mobmms.com/view/847.html That's what it looked like before the bruising came out when i did it again after it had nearly healed! Luckily that time I hadn't gone over on it as badly. I think i'd actually trapped a nerve one of the last times I did it, as I got pins and needles each time I stepped on it for about 2 months after. Confused
246  Social Side / Off-Topic / Anyone here use RSS? on: April 16, 2006, 02:05:58 PM
I don't, but others might - so I just need a bit of help here!

As you know the forums are already rss-a-fied, but I've just done the same, albeit it a bit more complicated, with mobMMS (non-adult only at the mo).

I've made it so it's supposed to show images/thumbnails/both in the feed, but I've no idea if it actually does! Embarassed It seems to be ok using the online yahoo thing, but I have no idea what people use to view it normally, so feedback very welcome Smile
247  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nothing to do with mobile phones on: April 15, 2006, 10:35:20 PM
 Happy Birthday


...Embarassed sorry it's the nearest thing i could get to a happy easter type thing! Laughing


edit: I lie, this is more seasonal...

(http://www1.ihatemycubicle.com/picts05-1/easter1.jpg)
248  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Introducing Myself on: April 15, 2006, 10:31:06 PM
Hello and welcome! Smile

I'm from the UK here, but it's pretty late and so i'm about to go to bed Laughing

Lots of friendly people on here anyway and i'm sure some will drop in to say hello too Smile

Out of my own curiosity, did you find the site via www.mobmms.com or just dropping in from a search engine?
249  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: April 12, 2006, 11:32:33 PM
On phone at the mo - what's it link to? I was going to guess how to put XP on a Mac, but they'd never stick that up on their site.

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250  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: April 12, 2006, 12:36:37 AM
Doh for the possible breakage and for missing out on her special treatment! Laughing I'm sure we can think of some scientific methodology to back up the theory that it'd really help your ankle...if it was an open wound it really would thanks to the special qualities of saliva - next time you damage it (i think you're due this week going on this thread!), try and get a bit of bone to poke through the skin Wizard

Thought of maybe getting it checked out properly yet?! If nothing else you should get some free strapping for it by paying them a visit! Although not sure it's worth the 5 hour wait you'll no doubt get...

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251  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Introducing myself on: April 10, 2006, 02:02:26 PM
Hello and greetings from the UK! Thumbup

You done all your exams and stuff out the way then? I've got a whole load coming up so spending every free minute trying to stuff way too much info to remember into my head! Crying or Very sad

Where you hoping of going after?

PS I've got the Dallas tv theme tune in my head now! Laughing

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252  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: V600 Modem help! on: April 10, 2006, 11:46:59 AM
55R and 58R were just funny versions - they changed the bootloader meaning older/newer versions which weren't part of their 5xR line wouldn't work because they used a different loader. Using 72R should be fine to use as it doesn't do anything funny like the 55R ones did, so upgrading to 75R shouldn't pose a problem.

I think there's a way of checking if it includes a new bootloader in one of the flashing programs, but i've not got them installed at the mo so can't check for you i'm afraid
253  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V525 help for a newbie! on: April 10, 2006, 11:42:38 AM
Woah, lots of questions! Laughing You've come to the right place to ask tho Smile

OK, here we go:

I'm running XP SP2 and it runs absolutely fine, so no worries there.

The files provided will flash your v525 to v600.

Can't comment on the battery life unfortunately as I've only owned the V600, but some flashes supposedly improved battery life on it. I can't say I noticed anything major either way with any of the different versions though! I doubt using the V600 flash will really have much of an effect on the battery life, but you can always flash back anyway if it does.

Branding is completely removed using the files on the guide page

You don't need a dongle, but the cable needs to be of suitable quality to flash your handset. If it's an official Motorola one, it'll work no problem.

As your phone is locked, you may get an error message after flashing it, as it'll think it's unlocked when it isn't really. Either unlock it to remove the message, or do a search on these forums for the error message you get in order to easily remove it.

I believe the V547 is not a triplets handset, therefore you can't and definitely should NOT use this flash on it. Someone might correct me on this if it is a triplets handset, but I don't think it is. It would need a different version of the flash/flex files.

Think that's all the questions answered, just post back if you've got any more and I'll try and help futher
254  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlock w810i on: April 09, 2006, 03:11:04 PM
What SK said! ^
255  Social Side / Off-Topic / The Mint on: April 08, 2006, 12:52:32 AM
I'd just like to say what an absolute load of rubbish this programme is, and it should hang it's head in shame for even trying to come close to QuizMania!

It's soo boring and lacks all the fun of QM, and i just saw their version of a speed round and it was awful!

All the presenters are pretty rubbish too (don't even get me started on Brian...).

Just as well i've got an old favourite daytime tv show to satisfy my needs, but i'll post about that in a different thread.

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256  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Help downloading file! on: April 07, 2006, 06:35:17 PM
It's not really the sort of file you'd find on P2P networks Sad Download accelerator won't even acknowledge the file exists

The CoCSoft was i think full, in evaluation mode. Can't really remember now Embarassed I've saved some files from rtsp before, just this one must have something different as it's not playing with me Crying or Very sad
257  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Help is needed Nokia 3220 on: April 05, 2006, 11:14:41 PM
Completely non-technical method here, but i'd try and flick the contacts that are not touching out using something like a paperclip or something small but strong enough to get behind them and extend them out a bit.

Forgot what the other problem was now and can't go back and view it as posting from my phone, but does the screen light up for a second or two and then switch off, or does it stay on but nothing else happens?

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258  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Phone dropping on: April 04, 2006, 08:00:49 PM
I've never really been one to drop my phone a lot, with phones in the past it's been about once a year, and even then not very hard falls. However, with my 6230i, i've not been able to keep hold of it! Laughing The new cover i bought for it now looks about 2 years old and is covered in scratches, so it's a good job they're replaceable! Been happening about twice a week at the mo.

Today i was making a call on it when it flew up and out my hand, only to land on the concrete floor and slide spinning away under my car! Crying or Very sad Not sure how it flew so far considering it just leaped out my hand without me doing anything much!

Anyone else had a problem keeping hold of a particular handset, or is it just me?! Embarassed I'd better be extra careful next time i'm near a river or the toilet or an abyss! Shocked

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259  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: All hail... on: April 03, 2006, 09:41:16 PM
Just as well you noticed then! Had they just stuck on some random charges? Bit worrying if so!

I must check mine more often then in case something similar happens...

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260  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Help downloading file! on: April 01, 2006, 08:50:32 PM
lol that's one of the nicer ones! I won't post up the others!

I've tried Offline Downloader, Streambox, GoFetch, HiDownload, X-Fetch, and CoCSoft but none of those have downloaded it succesfully - anyone got any suggestions? I need to physically save this, not just view it, but none of the software is wanting to co-operate with me! Sad
261  Social Side / Off-Topic / Help downloading file! on: April 01, 2006, 05:38:15 PM
Any ideas on how to download the following file:

rtsp://141.214.51.110/leg_sorenson320.mov

I've tried just about every download program I can think of, but it still doesn't work Crying or Very sad
262  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: April 01, 2006, 03:01:32 PM
I tried but we can't get a signal over here!  Crybaby

Hmm...time to give sky freesat a try perhaps! Very Happy Or maybe I'll just bring my laptop into my room so I can steam the live internet feed! Thumbup
263  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Samsung ZX10 television on: April 01, 2006, 01:56:17 PM
The resolution of the phone isn't anything out of the norm nowadays, so if you have any video clips on your phone, that should give you a rough idea of the quality. However, as the video will be steaming, the quality may vary.

It should be decent, but I would expect anything stunning from it! I'd imagine it's a similar quality to video calling - perhaps someone with more experience will post up an answer for you Smile
264  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: April 01, 2006, 01:53:14 PM
I don't have ITV2 Crying or Very sad
265  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 31, 2006, 11:54:57 PM
How unfair, getting paid whilst watching an amazing show like QuizMania!

The Mint, which has replaced it, seems to be trying to be a more expensive/snazzy version of QM, but just doesn't have the fun atmosphere of it. I guess that's good in a way cos I should finally be able to go to sleep now instead of getting stuck watching tv! Plus i really can't stand that Brian guy from Big Bro, so could never watch a show with him in it as i'd end up trying to strangle the tv!

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266  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: March 30, 2006, 03:59:18 PM
I've only used it a little bit because I have the proper Outlook on my laptop, but i must say i'm quite impressed with it, and imo it's better than gmail

Might try using it again later today actually!
267  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: nokia 1100 unlock on: March 29, 2006, 01:28:57 PM
Hmm I see what you mean, must be a bug in it...I'll take a look at it later today, so check back in the eve and I'll either post the codes here, or have fixed the bug you found! Smile

edit: https://www.officialringtonechart.com/unlocking/unlocking.php is the old version of the unlocker - you should be able to get the correct phone selected from there.

Don't forget, if it's not unlocked after 2 or 3 attempts, post back here as you may need different settings depending on the firmware of your phone
268  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Whats your upgrade going to be? on: March 27, 2006, 10:22:42 PM
Mine will most probably be one of these two:

SE K610 (http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10389&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10389):
(http://www.pocket.co.il/pictures14/SE-K610-FINAL.jpg)

SE W810i (http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=PHP1_10376&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10376):
(http://www.newsmobile.it/telefoni/news/w810i_foto1.jpg)

Hopefully something newer will be out to tempt me, but it's looking unlikely for when my upgrade is due Sad I couldn't care less if the phone has an mp3 player/walkman built in, as I've already got an mp3 walkman which does the job very nicely! However, screen res isn't exactly stunning now (sort of lower than my current 6230i), and the camera is still 2mp, which whilst good, isn't mind-blowing.
269  Social Side / Off-Topic / Clocks go forward on: March 26, 2006, 01:13:10 AM
Don't forget we lose an hour of sleep tonight due to bst savings! Crying or Very sad

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270  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: wayhay give me a pat on the back lol on: March 24, 2006, 10:16:31 PM
lol one of the most difficult phone to unlock!

No free method in the nearby future unfortunately Sad Paid methods are like £20 or something Crying or Very sad
271  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: March 23, 2006, 10:50:40 PM
Screenshot of the main Vista desktop with the new startbar design (before I got my graphics card working):
272  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Vodafone UK to trial HSDPA in London on: March 23, 2006, 04:04:19 PM
Thumbup

Trial only for 100 business first tho, with the rest of the UK from mid-2006 But HSDPA is meant to offer 4x the speed of the current 3G networks Smile Which I think might even make it faster than my current broadband connection! Shocked
273  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: March 23, 2006, 04:00:05 PM
Well, the legal answer is that I was able to beta test it being part of the MSDN subscriber network - http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/

However, I'll PM you Wink

Update on how I'm finding it - I'm stuck at a low resolution as the old graphics card I'm using doesn't work Sad I think/half know it'll work in the 32bit version, but NVidia haven't got a Vista driver suitable Mad

Not sure I can be bothered to download the 32bit version Unsure

edit: ok I got the graphics card working, forced an install of a similar card and it seems to have done the trick Smile Just a word of warning for anyone thinking of installing it in its current state (full version might be different) - I have just started up my computer and have started up IE7 to type this, memory usage as reported by Task Manager is currently 670-700MB Shocked Bit of a change from 350-400MB on my XP64 version!!
274  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: March 22, 2006, 08:17:10 PM
Argh, it's using IE7!!!!!  Argh!

First impressions, looks nice, 64bit version doesn't detect most my stuff like XP64, so graphics card isn't currently working. New layout of stuff...confusing...but I'll see if it clicks into place later

Oh but what's kind of weird, is the theme on Vista at the mo is sort of similar to the new forum theme i made! Laughing I'll post some pics up later
275  Social Side / Off-Topic / aleco's journey into the world of...Vista! on: March 22, 2006, 07:05:48 PM
Laughing

Well, Despite my install of Gentoo linux now looking mighty fine and purdy, it just doesn't have the speed that XP does Sad So keeping that on my 2nd HD and installing the Feb test version of Windows Vista on another partition.

Currently installing, looks like it's going to take a while tho if the progress bar is anything to go by, but so far, I like the look of the installation screen! Thumbup
276  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: March 22, 2006, 07:02:51 PM
Bah, some people get all the luck!  Dry
277  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 22, 2006, 07:01:14 PM
Ahh yes i do...doh!  Hang Schnauz
278  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 22, 2006, 12:55:57 AM
It's gone back again to the old design! Would it make up it's mind!?

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279  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: o2 X1 unlock code on: March 21, 2006, 06:00:54 PM
Not sure about the code just yet (as far as I know you need to pay for the code), but check this link out: http://www.o2.co.uk/help/x1

O2 are recalling the X1s and giving you a free replacement phone! Thumbup
280  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 21, 2006, 05:28:10 PM
Ya heard it here first  folks! Wink

Glad to see I'm not the only late night Live! surfer tho Embarassed It was something like 3am Yawn The speed thing is right tho, it's definitely faster at the moment, but I'll have to see how it goes as I used to get quite bad page hangs with the old style, where the connection was fine, but the page wouldn't load until about 5 mins later. Looks like they've fixed a few problems I'd noticed with the images not being the correct width for the screen, adding horizontal scroll bars where they should've have been Smile
281  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 21, 2006, 10:17:58 AM
I think my guess of it being a test late at night must've been correct as it seems the new Vodafone Live! design has gone, er, live today! Front page isn't covered in porn this time luckily

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282  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Mobile TV set to be very popular on: March 19, 2006, 09:38:36 PM
Should push the resolution of screens on mobile up Thumbup But will that be at the cost of battery life? Thumbdown
283  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 19, 2006, 09:36:13 PM
No idea, sounds slightly familiar tho...was the yes no game where they had to avoid saying those words? Confused
284  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: March 19, 2006, 09:35:28 PM
Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaaattt!!!!!! That's so unfair!! Mad
285  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: well pd off on: March 17, 2006, 10:10:34 PM
Ah no, what a pain! Sad
You do wonder about car mechanics sometimes - i had my car booked in for a full service by a proper Ford centre, the following week took it to our local garage for a new spare tyre and they gave the car a quick once over while i was there, and they said the tracking needed adjusting even though it'd been done the week before by Ford! Surprised I wonder if they'd have still said that if i'd told them beforehand that it'd just been done?

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286  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Why do i not learn? on: March 17, 2006, 10:32:36 AM
Shocked What have you done to it? Is it a ligament injury or bone?! Either way i feel your pain as have had quite a bit of trouble with my ankle myself - ended up having physio on it as every time i stepped on it my foot went numb! I think i'd trapped a nerve or something, but 2 of the 3 ligaments holding my ankle together are broken, and the one remaining is partially torn, so need to try and take care of it now! Unsure Might be worth investing in an ankle support if you've not already got one

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287  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 14, 2006, 01:18:44 PM
Weird, the design has gone back to the old style! Did anyone else see the new design? If not, maybe they were just testing late at night when they thought not as many would be using it, which could explain the porn on the main page Confused

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288  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 14, 2006, 01:10:46 PM
Surprised Even more worrying is people must buy it! Unsure Doesn't exactly sound like tasteful content.

I certainly don't expect the first page of a major company's mobile portal to be one massive porn download advert, quite surprising they did that. Hope they put the news and stuff back on the front page like before.

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289  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 14, 2006, 03:14:22 AM
Although i must say i thought i'd got the wrong address to start with and ended up at a porno wap site as all the main page really greets me with is links to adult pics and content! I'm off to try and find the news and sports sections, wish me luck!

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290  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Vodafone Live! updated! on: March 14, 2006, 03:09:41 AM
Just visited it on my handset and noticed they've given the Vodafone Live! portal an update, and i must say it looks rather good! Thumbup Keep up the good work Voda! Smile

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291  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Reccomend Me A Phone! on: March 13, 2006, 12:50:20 PM
It can be unlocked, but not cheaply - I think it's in the region of £20-£25
292  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: March 11, 2006, 03:07:27 AM
I've finally got my ethernet working in Gentoo!! Very Happy I've not been able to try it out on my desktop since i've had it cos of the problem - kind of useless having a computer with no net connection - but apart from suse, gentoo was the only other linux i was really interested in.

Left the install running as it should be downloading kde (live cd only came with gnome and i really don't like it) but unfortunately i didn't bother doing the setup properly as wasn't sure if it was going to work, so i'll probably have to start all over again in the morning if it installs successfully Crying or Very sad Ah well, it wasn't the 64bit version anyway so i'd just end up doing it again.

I'll be sticking xgl onto whichever linux i get working next tho for definite as i love the effects! Makes the text clearer too.

Will be interesting to see what Windows Vista does with it's interface.

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edit: omg it's still installing!!! Shocked That's over 11 hours so far!!

edit2: it's only just finished! Over 12 hours Wacko Hmm, it says install complete, but has two errors as the last steps of the install so not sure if it's worked...Unsure I'll paste them here incase I need them later:

GLI: March 11 2006 03:23:19 - Config files updated using etc-update.  make.conf/fstab/rc.conf restored.
GLI: March 11 2006 13:52:06 - xorg.conf copied to new system.  X should be ready to roll!
GLI: March 11 2006 13:52:07 - Added xdm to runlevel default
GLI: March 11 2006 13:52:07 - ERROR! Failure addingxfs to runlevel default because it was not found!
GLI: March 11 2006 13:52:07 - ERROR! Could not add xfs to runlevel default. returned a bad status code.

----

>>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
  ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) kde-base/kde-3.4.3 to /
>>> md5 files   Wink kde-3.5.0.ebuild
>>> md5 files   Wink kde-3.4.2.ebuild
>>> md5 files   Wink kde-3.3.2.ebuild
>>> md5 files   Wink kde-3.4.3.ebuild
>>> md5 files   Wink kde-3.4.1.ebuild
>>> md5 files   Wink files/digest-kde-3.4.3
>>> md5 files   Wink files/digest-kde-3.4.2
>>> md5 files   Wink files/digest-kde-3.4.1
>>> md5 files   Wink files/digest-kde-3.5.0
>>> md5 files   Wink files/digest-kde-3.3.2
>>> Merging kde-base/kde-3.4.3 to /
>>> kde-base/kde-3.4.3 merged.

>>> clean: No packages selected for removal.

>>> Auto-cleaning packages ...

>>> No outdated packages were found on your system.


 * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.

 * xdm added to runlevel default
 * rc-update complete.
 * /sbin/rc-update: /etc/init.d/xfs not found; aborting.
293  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 11, 2006, 02:11:30 AM
They've replaced the cheque game with a new one where you have to guess which key unlocks the box with £5000 in! Didn't there used to be a gameshow with a similar idea years ago?

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294  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Reccomend Me A Phone! on: March 11, 2006, 12:38:45 AM
It's certainly a good deal, but I suppose the connectivity issues could be a problem for you. However, it can be unlocked pretty easily (if a shop can't do it, we can do it remotely if you have a USB cable for it).

Are you going to be using it on any specific network, or are you after a whole new phone and sim card?
295  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: March 10, 2006, 09:31:09 PM
I might've cheated with the recording a little Embarassed I took it on a digital camera, then converted it to 3gp format so i could stick it on mobmms Very Happy

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296  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: March 10, 2006, 06:03:37 PM
Argh 4 posts in a row, hate it when that happens, but here's a small and quick video clip of XGL in action:

http://www.mobmms.com/view/2784.html

Can you make it out ok?
297  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: March 09, 2006, 10:37:52 PM
lol you might've pressed the shortcut to posting the reply if you were using the quick reply box - another nice thing about this forum Smile You just need to press alt and s to post a topic, or alt and p to preview it Thumbup

I've also just made the main page of the forum AAA Bobby valid Smile Which means it has passed all the accessibilty requirements for a wide range of users, and should meet the legal requirements for allowing access to users with a disibility! The rest of the pages will follow as I get time to update them.

It also meets the 508 guidelines, which IIRC is the American version.

more info on Bobby stuff:
Bobby's accessibility analysis is an implementation of the May 5, 1999 version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the Web Accessibility Initiative. Bobby analyzes Web pages in accordance with these guidelines and, where possible, automatically checks guidelines.
298  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: O2 amusement on: March 09, 2006, 04:01:13 PM
Shame they twigged on! Laughing 500 free texts for 3 years Shocked Not bad at all!
299  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: March 09, 2006, 03:58:57 PM
http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/ Looks interesting, 3d-a-fies the interface a bit more. Although seeing as I can't even get my graphics card working properly as is it in Linux, i'm not sure how useful it'd be to me!
You have GOT to see this in action! Thumbup I've still not purchased a graphics card yet, so it's using the old GeForce2 MX 200/400 (no idea which) I raped from an old pc which had been laid to rest many years ago, and even on an old card like that, the effects which can be produced are stunning Drool

Think OSX but waaaay better - switching between desktops is certainly something I wouldn't have done before, but will start using it purely so I can use this feature more! Schnauz
300  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Which phone did you always want, but never buy? on: March 08, 2006, 11:12:55 PM
As title really - for me, I always liked the look of the Nokia 8850 (http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,,18197,00.html)

(http://www.nokia.co.uk/pics/phones/phone_models/8850_mainpage_s1.jpg)

Never got it as I think it was pretty expensive at the time, and by the time my upgrade was due, I went for something with better specs. Still really like the look of it.

I also wanted the Nokia 8110 ("banana phone" off The Matrix), but I think that was purely because it was on the film! Wink
(http://www.nokia.se/phones/8110/pics/8110_2.jpg)
No idea if it was even out in the UK!
301  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlock code t630 on: March 08, 2006, 08:10:24 PM
Yes, but as far as I know, not for free unfortunately. If it can be done for free I'm sure someone will correct me

Paid methods are as follows:
http://www.mob453.com/unlocking/sony-ericsson-unlocking-c-23.html
302  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Vodafone K.K. to introduce Face Recognition security feature on: March 07, 2006, 12:11:13 AM
Can't read the article fully, but what if you have a photo of the phone owners face? Wouldn't that be easier to get hold of in some ways than a pin if the system can't tell between a photo or the real thing?

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303  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: AMOI MOS-1 on: March 05, 2006, 01:24:24 PM
Hey welcome back! Thumbup Glad you like the updated theme - this should be the last change for quite a long time now...honest! Laughing No Angel

Hmm there isn't much info on it! Not sure that's a good sign Unsure

This is the closest I can find to a review on it, dunno if you've already found it:
Hi folks
just bought a new MOS-1 mobile phone for my wife, got to admit it's the smallest flip I've seen on 3, next to LG U880. Camera,Screen ETC perfect!
But here it comes. It doesn't have infrared or bluetooth and doesn't come with a data cable or software to transfer files.
My question is, can you get the cable and software from anywhere. Looked at Amoi's website who make it for 3 and I am waiting for an email from them with hopefully an answer. They call it an Amoi H810.
Don't get me wrong the phone is very stylish and small for a 3 phone and extremely easy and fast to use.
But I cannot believe there's no usb cable and software even though if you go to their website under spec it states usb connectivity!!! Where I ask.
I think I have a 14 day return policy and out of all fairness I fancy this phone myself the 262k screen is smooth and the keys very organised once you get used to the setup.

General info like specs:
http://www.ministryofsound.com/mos/ministryofsound/sections/mos01/default.asp
http://three.co.uk/handsets/handsetfeatures.omp?subleft=2&header=PAYMON&cid=1131124210471
http://www.amoi.com/product/products_detail_specifications.asp
304  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: March 03, 2006, 11:20:49 PM
oooh alec, when did the forum go all hi-tech?! loooks smashing!  Mr. Green
Spanks! Still sorting last few bits out, but it is a bit more peachy than it was before! Grandmother Ema Schnauz
305  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 03, 2006, 01:16:07 PM
It's a grower - I hated it the first few times and thought it was the biggest waste of tv time ever, then I stayed up til 4.30am building my computer and it was on in the background...after that I was hooked! Embarassed

And no, I'm not going to reply to the text as I think you're very right SK!

I must've missed the one where she was in a wedding dress! Sad Debbie and Greggles are the only good presenters on there, I just switch off if it's the others. But you do sort of need to see a few to get hooked!
306  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 03, 2006, 12:49:50 PM
I'd had a bit to drink and was going to give a completely wrong answer for amusement factor, but I was foiled by my phone!

Vodafone have just sent me a text asking if I want to lift the restriction, to reply to the message, so I might just do that! Laughing Embarassed
307  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: March 03, 2006, 01:56:56 AM
I just tried ringing in but access to premium rate numbers is denied from my phone! How rude?! Sad

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308  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can anyone unlock a nokia N70 on: February 28, 2006, 09:54:38 PM
No can do unfortunately - but we're looking into possibilities so keep an eye open!
309  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: February 28, 2006, 01:30:30 AM
www.debbieking.co.uk She has her own website!

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310  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Veet on: February 28, 2006, 01:27:16 AM
I'm amazed it actually works as advertised! Never really expect it to be as easy as they say, so i'd probably have ended up scraping off a load of hair to test had i managed to get hold of the stuff too!

What happens, does it just dissolve the hair?! More importantly, are you now left with silky smooth skin?!

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311  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Veet on: February 27, 2006, 01:40:45 AM
Shocked Is that the stuff which is just cream and you can use a bladeless blade to scrape it off?!

Erm actually maybe more to the point...what was it doing on your arm in the first place?! Unsure

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312  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: White flashing screen on startup,v525 on: February 26, 2006, 10:05:22 AM
Have you tried starting it in bootloader mode? I think you need to press and hold down * and # at the same time whilst turning the phone on
313  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: February 25, 2006, 08:46:44 PM
Thanks, Bullet - glad you like the changes Thumbup

ok i think the main page is now finally finished (except for a few minor IE bugs), so if you notice the rest of the pages start looking odd for a while, it's just me updating them to match the front page!

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314  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: February 25, 2006, 02:58:57 AM
That sounds like a nightmare trying to make sense of all those nested tables Fear It's hard enough making sense of someone elses neat design/code, let alone messy code like that!

Hopefully better css support by IE will give things a boost in the right direction, as long as it's better than the beta version! Laughing That just didn't display sites well at all.

Oh note to self, add access keys.

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315  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: February 24, 2006, 09:47:07 PM
Spanks! Smile (hmm, seems to have become a permanent replacement for thanks, i'll have to see if I can get a smiley to depict it instead!)

I don't know what it is about css, but it's just really addictive Wacko When I started on mob's main site, i had no idea i'd actually go as far as replacing all the tables on a forum! Certainly going to take a while tho Sad

Tables just seem really messy when compared with table-less design, so I guess it's just a good habit to get into...altho am I taking it a little far now, as I've just also replaced the w3c valid xhtml image logos at the bottom of the forum with...css! Laughing Embarassed

Also, is it just me, or is the main page and actually the rest of the forum (as most of that has partial conversion in places) seem much faster? Doesn't seem to have to keep re-jigging to sort out the table sizes like before Smile
316  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: help! unlocking nokia 1600 on: February 24, 2006, 04:15:04 PM
I'll check into this for you and update the site if it's supported Smile
317  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Behold the validnessth! on: February 23, 2006, 09:09:41 PM
Indeed it does! Spanks very much - doesn't seem to have broken it like I expected Thumbup

edit: on no! there's a tiny bug in IE! Crying or Very sad The left side of the black tabs aren't quite right! Mad this is now fixed Smile
318  Social Side / Off-Topic / Behold the validnessth! on: February 23, 2006, 08:37:06 PM
The front page (whilst still not quite finished in terms of design), is now completely valid xhtml 1.1! Thumbup And there's not a table in sight! Technically tables could be used, but I just don't like them  Schmoll

Well...everything's valid except for the copyright Mad But I can't do anything about that otherwise it breaks the forum with a massive copyright breach notice! Laughing

Only problem is, I destroyed IE on this laptop trying out, and then promptly uninstalling, IE7beta - can anyone with a few mins to spare just stick up a quick screen shot of the main page on here for me, so I can see if it looks how it should? FF and Opera are both just dandy, but I had to change something to make the forum valid, and suspect it might break something in IE Sad
319  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can anyone unlock a nokia N70 on: February 23, 2006, 01:12:27 PM
Which network is it locked to?
320  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Don't worry about random theme changes! on: February 23, 2006, 12:24:03 AM
Lol glad you liked it but it's doing more changes so hope you like the new one more! Wink

ok anyone reading this for the next 12 hours or so, i know part of the forum is broken when you login, but i'm too tired to stay up and fix it til tomorrow now Embarassed
edit: fixed this problem, just rest of layout to sort now!

oh but may as well ask, recon i should keep these tabs for their current role, or maybe purple-a-fy them and replace the angled tabs at the very top?

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321  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can anyone unlock a nokia N70 on: February 22, 2006, 08:45:46 PM
No free ones at the moment I'm afraid Sad
322  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: February 22, 2006, 01:54:58 AM
Luckily for you it was Greggles on til now, but Debbie has just taken over, which is bad for my sleep as i'v got an early start, but there's only two answers left on the board...i can't turn off til i know what they are - and it's on til 5am tonight!

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323  Support / Requests / Re: W800i Pic on: February 21, 2006, 10:39:33 PM
Embarassed The last time I updated those pics was probably 2003! Might be time to add some more recent ones at some point...  Shy
324  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 21, 2006, 09:16:33 PM
/me splits topic up and pastes it into the QuizMania (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,3096.0.html) topic
325  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 21, 2006, 08:06:31 PM
LOL..Friday...I was very very drunk and up til 6am that night, and we had QuizMania on in the background! That's probably why I half-remember it but it's a bit of a blur!

We should have an "email Debbie" thread where we make up stuff to send her! Wink
326  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: v3i unlocking? on: February 21, 2006, 01:09:24 PM
Ah, I'm afraid without a cable we can't unlock this even if you paid us! Sad Currently, only methods I know of are paid methods anyway, as you need access to a Motorola server type thing, which they charge for access.

As we can't offer free methods, these are paid methods just so you know, as if you are desperate to get it unlocked, it might be cheaper than getting 3 to unlock it for you http://www.mob453.com/unlocking/motorola-unlocking-c-21.html

Alternatively, you could see if someone in your local town has the hardware required to do this for you, in which case you wouldn't need to buy yourself a cable.
327  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 21, 2006, 01:01:07 PM
Yay! Another lover of QuizMania! As you can see from my QuizMania posts (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,3096.0.html) I'm hooked on it! She was getting frustrated by all the people ringing in with the same answer last night I think!

Ahh, I had the volume down low and didn't quite catch what she said about the 3rd nipple, but definitely heard the awoooga part! Laughing

Wait...I may have watched the one with marmite on as that rings a bell too!

this one was about me having a third nipple (complete lie)
Hmm...as if it's a lie...we all know your secret now! Evil or Very Mad
328  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 21, 2006, 01:16:55 AM
Completely off topic, but you didn't write in to QuizMania tonight by any chance did you?!

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329  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Own a v600/k600/k608 and want to use SEUS on: February 20, 2006, 01:03:27 AM
What is SEUS? Confused I'd google it but not at pc

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330  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 19, 2006, 10:22:09 PM
Update:

I have sound working finally Smile I also have my resolution working properly now! Thumbup

Basically, when i put it into the native resolution of my monitor (1680x1050), it didn't look right and my monitor OSD reported it being in 1280x1024 or something along those lines, and with an incorrect refresh rate.

Anyway this fixed it for me:

sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia -V 0:1680x1050@60
Smile Well, technically the refresh rate is being reported at 58Hz, so I might fiddle more later, but at least everything is looking nice and sharp and in the right proportions now! Laughing

Seeing as this is the only OS I can print from, I'd better try not to break anything else Embarassed
331  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 19, 2006, 10:17:03 PM
Let us know if you have any luck - might give this a try myself if my headset ever shows up again Sad
332  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 19, 2006, 09:10:54 PM
I can't find mine at the mo i'm afraid Sad But I did find this (http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=10822&start=0), which suggests it is indeed possible to use it as you want! Thumbup

I have bought a Logitech Bluetooth Headset Pro (HS01) and an X-Micro Bluetooth dongle for my PC - AND IT WORKS GREAT! 

Getting there was however quite troublesome with a lot of "trial and error", but once you know the tricks, it takes less than ½ hour to set it up, so I would like to share my experiences with you. This is how to go ahead under XP SP2 (at your own risk):

1) Buy a Bluetooth version 1.1 or version 1.2 dongle with Class 1 reach ("up to 100 meters"). The brand of the dongle is not important (as long as it is not Sony Vaio!), but it is very important to check the specs of the dongle to make sure it supports "headset" services. You should go for Bluetooth version 1.2 if possible, as it has better headset support and is less susceptible to WLAN interference.
My dongle uses the Widcomm drivers and as far as I know, all Widcom drivers from version 1.4.2.10 and up support headsets. Alternative drivers are from BlueSoleil, but I don't know much about them (search the Forum for tips on BlueSoleil!).

2) Download latest drivers for the dongle from the producers' website (if avaliable).

3) Make an XP back-up point (just to be sure).

4) Install the dongle using the latest drivers for your dongle according to the manual and then reboot. In most cases, Bluetooth is NOT working correctly now - the Widcomm Bluetooth "B" icon in the system tray (lower right of your screen) is red. You might also see a white and light blue "B" icon, but that is the Microsoft Bluetooth (bad!).
 This is how your Bluetooth icon should look when you have completed the steps below - compare with the MS Bluetooth icon:
 This is the Microsoft Bluetooth icon - follow the steps below to disable.
 The Widcomm Bluetooth icon is red when the Widcomm driver needs a manual update (follow the steps below).

Added note September 2005: Many Bluetooth dongle producers are now aware of the troubles with Microsoft drivers and have added functions in the drivers that do automatically disable the MS BT drivers, so you might be lucky that everything works fine (white non-MS BT icon) right after installing the drivers. If not continue to the next step!

5) Go through "Start" > "Settings" > "Control Panel" > "System" > "Hardware" > "Device manager" and then expand "Bluetooth devices". You will most probably see two different Bluetooth drivers - one from Microsoft and a "Generic" or "CSR" (or other) driver.

6) Disable the Microsoft driver - DO NOT remove! This is the problem with XP SP2 - Microsoft Bluetooth drivers will allways be installed and will override Widcomm drivers, but they have no support for headsets! If you remove the driver, it will reinstall again if/when the dongle is reconnected, so do only disable. Hopefully one day soon MS drivers will support and work with headsets and the Bluetooth headsets will finally just be "plug and play"...
An ALTERNATIVE step 6 (more complicated but technically better) is posted by Kevoh92 in this thread: http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=14646

7) Right-click on the "non-MS" Bluetooth driver and choose "Update driver...". Click along in order to get to where you can manually select the driver for your dongle (the "Have disk..." option). Point to the file called "btwusb.inf" on CD or in downladed driver files and update with this driver. Reboot only if necessary. Bluetooth "B" icon in your system tray should be white now - if that is the case, then non-MS Bluetoth is now working on your PC and you're half-way through!
 This is how your Bluetooth icon should look - now you're ready to play! 

Note: The Microsoft Bluetooth icon will always remain visible in the control panel (root directory), but that is no problem!

8 ) Activate Bluetooth on your PC and pair with your headset according to the manual (quite simple but it takes a few steps). Experience shows that it is a good idea not to activate the "audio gateway" profile, but only the "headset" profile. If you know that you need other profiles for e.g. file sharing over BT or other stuff, then do activate those profiles, but keeping it to a minimum will surely minimize the risk of setup errors!

9) Close Skype completely, restart Skype and then choose "Bluetooth Audio" as sound input and output in Skype.

10) Connect your headset from the PC (Right-click on BT icon on the lower right of the screen, choose "Fast connection" > "Headset" and then choose your headset). Receive the incoming call on the headset itself (press "accept call" button when you hear a repeating sound in the headset). If the Bluetooth "B" in the system tray goes green, you're nearly there! Your headset is now in "call" mode so it does consume battery at the highest rate (my Logitech still has power for 6 hours in this state). All audio on your PC now goes through the headset.

11) Make a test call to Skype profile "echo123" and do a test recording.

12) If your hear audio and your own recorded testcall, you're done! CONGRATULATIONS! 

____________________________________________________________________

13) If you hear the nice lady, but not your own test call (or just noise), then it is most probably because you do not have the latest Bluetooth driver installed. If you hear nothing at all, check carefully if you did all of the above once again - or you might not have a Bluetooth 1.1 dongle (in that case - bad luck!).

14) Did you download the latest driver from the producer of your dongle? If not, do so and go to step 16. Widcomm 1.4.2.10 does sometimes work fine, but you're better off, if you can get a Widcom 1.4.3 or 3.0.1.xxx driver.

Added note September 2005: Widcomm Bluetooth drivers used to be available from many Blutooth dongle producer's websites, but because a lot of people cross-downloaded drivers from other producers' websites, it is now nearly impossible to find BT drivers on the web which are not locked to the producers own dongles (through MAC address) or in other ways password protected. It is therefore important that you buy the rigt dongle (see step 1) in the first place!

16) When you have found a more recent Blutooth driver then unzip/unpack the files in a re-findable directory (do not run any install.exe or other exe-files in the unzipped folder). Then repeat steps 7 to 12 and you should be up and running!

____________________________________________________________________

With my headset and class 1 dongle, my whole house is covered with a fairly good sound quality (sort of like a cellular phone). Even with 15 meters to the dongle and a 15 cm concrete wall in between, a conversation is by all means possible. What a great addition to Skype!!!

However, DO NOT expect the crisp Skype quality that you are used to using a wired headset - most BT headset users are slightly dissappointed with the sound quality! Sound quality seems to depend a lot on the driver and on the headset.

Only downside - you have to repeat step 10 above (only) before I start using the Bluetooth headset after each reboot of my PC, but I can then use it for any number of consecutive calls (until battery runs out after 6 hours!). Alternatively, you can buy "SkypeHeadset" (www.skypeheadset.co.uk) for 10 GDP / 15 EUR / 20 USD and then your BT headset will connect automatically at each call. I use it and it works well on my PC, despite some driver problems with my Nokia PC Suite...

A tip: Shut down your BT headset using the on/off button on the headset before shutting down you PC - in that way all sound settings are set back to default on your PC instead of all sound getting directed to the BT headset.

I believe that the above procedure will work for most headsets and Bluetooth 1.1 dongles.
333  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bluetooth Headset on: February 19, 2006, 05:19:34 PM
Welcome back!

I believe it is possible, but I'd need to double check. Unfortunately I've lost my headset tho so maybe someone else here will confirm! Laughing Sad

I'm sure you could play sounds thru the headset, so guess the same should apply to the mic. But then this isn't the world of logic we live in, so you never know! Unsure

I'll try and find my headset and test because it's something i've been meaning to do for ages
334  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 19, 2006, 02:12:54 AM
At least Windows works, and works well. Certainly not something Linux can claim just quite yet from all the trouble in this thread!

Just downloading the latest SUSE beta in the hope of being able to get sound working, but i'm not holding my breath.

Not as fast as Windows either (how long does FireFox/yast/etc need to load?!) but i guess it's just nice to have a change once in a while. Might even try that mac os thing again now i have a computer with a cd drive! Laughing

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335  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 18, 2006, 10:07:16 PM
http://www.novell.com/linux/xglrelease/ Looks interesting, 3d-a-fies the interface a bit more. Although seeing as I can't even get my graphics card working properly as is it in Linux, i'm not sure how useful it'd be to me!
336  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: need unlock code for nokia 6101 on: February 18, 2006, 06:48:30 PM
Yup if you've entered the wrong code too many times it can't be unlocked via free codes. www.mob453.com/nokia/ would probably have unlocked it for you btw
337  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: v3i unlocking? on: February 18, 2006, 06:46:15 PM
There aren't any for free unfortunately
338  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: help!unlocking lg phones? on: February 18, 2006, 06:44:52 PM
Have you got a cable for it?

Which network are they locked to?
339  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 18, 2006, 06:43:00 PM
Why not just dual-boot? Is it just to save time logging out of Linux or something?
340  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 16, 2006, 10:07:50 AM
Must say I'm not bowled over by Linux, considering it's the 64bit version I expected things to load a little faster than it does. Ah well, I'll apply some tweaks and see how it goes - it's definitely come on a LOT since I last tried; you could actually use it as a proper OS now, which is just as well seeing as I can't find my XP disk! Laughing
341  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 15, 2006, 08:55:10 PM
Yay - I'm on SUSE!

Problem was...faulty HD Sad Hope I can get it exchanged
342  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: From 3GSM - SE announce the W950 on: February 15, 2006, 01:58:19 PM
The Sony Ericsson W950 is a Dual Mode UMTS Walkman phone starts shipping during Q3 2006 apparently, so not for a while Sad. I don't think there's any mention of a camera on this phone though oddly enough? Confused
343  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Free Vodafone sim cards! on: February 14, 2006, 06:02:46 PM
Not sure how long this has been up, but just noticed you can grab free Vodafone PAYT sim cards (https://www.v-store.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=checkout.freeSimCheckout&WT_ref=freesims) from the Vodafone website Thumbup
344  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: From 3GSM - SE Announce K610 on: February 14, 2006, 03:15:16 PM
Now i like that phone! Thumbup Only in the silver mind you though, but could be in the runnings for my next phone Thumbup Wouldn't use the 3g at all, so those features would be wasted on me.

Is the SE interface any good now? Confused
345  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 13, 2006, 07:42:34 PM
Well the spare drive just spewed out errors, something about "Disk I/O error : Status=0008020 Failed to arcread the boot partition to check for a disk signature." Shocked

So that got me no-where. Maybe I just hadn't got the dvd drive and harddrive setup properly (ie slave/master jumpers etc).

Stuck the drives into another desktop, recognised one without a problem and I was able to access and save the major stuff, which is just as well because I accidentally wiped out the whole thing when I pressed a button in a recovery program I had! Embarassed Bye bye Windows Wacko As it was a demo version I'd activated, I hope reinstalling it from scratch doesn't mean I can't use it still Mad

Stuck the other HD into the other desktop too, some weeeeird partitions on there thanks to Linux Rolling Eyes Sorted that out too fairly easily with the HD prog I had Smile

Now...why was it impossible to format them using the boot cds/recovery programs/linux stuff I was able to access, yet a simple program was able to sort it in a few seconds?! Confused

I'm wondering if Partition Magic and XP64 didn't mix too meaning I couldn't restore my partitions before it went absolutely wrong.

So back to square one, just waiting for the rest of XP64 to install...then I might give linux another go on the spare HD...! Surprised Bit scared now but as long as I leave the XP disk alone, I should be able to fix it again...hopefully! Fear
346  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 13, 2006, 11:42:49 AM
doh! Well I think I've luckily got a spare somewhere - I'll give it a try.

What did you use to fix it? Just normal windows stuff to format, or a special prog? I've got into the recovery console using a boot disk, but none of the format commands work Crying or Very sad
347  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 12, 2006, 11:17:24 PM
Well SUSE not only didn't install, but it destroyed my HD Sad

Anyone know of any tools to completely wipe out every trace of a partition? NTFS seems to think it's now got bad boot sectors all over the place rendering the drive useless Mad
348  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 11, 2006, 02:50:12 PM
Well scrap SUSE off the list too Sad

It seems nothing connected to the mobo (except the cd drive) works Mad I couldn't partition the HD or create anything for it to install onto Sad
349  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 11, 2006, 01:43:25 PM
Yup that's what the problem is Sad Maybe I should've stuck with 32bit versions, but just seems a waste when I've got a 64bit processor Unsure
350  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 11, 2006, 02:31:22 AM
Well strike gentoo off the list... Sad Couldn't get the network card working again so didn't even bother trying to progress with the install. I must say it looks much nicer to install compared with the first version i tried when it was still a new distro years ago!

Downloading SUSE now -  my theory is that both rr64 and gentoo were based on the older linux kernel, whereas suse is more recent. Seeing as my mobo has only been out a few months, i presume the older kernels don't recognise it properly seeing as none of the onboard stuff works. If that fails, i'm not sure what else to try! Sad

I don't have the time to read up properly on the subject, but is there an easy way to install like a driver or something for it? It seems to find a device, but after giving it the right settings with net-setup it can't even ping my router Mad My printer had better work after all this too!!

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351  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: February 11, 2006, 01:55:15 AM
Just a word of warning, it's seriously addictive! Plus try and make sure it's when Debbie is on Wink Drool

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352  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free O2 sim cards Thread on: February 11, 2006, 01:19:55 AM
If none of the ones listed here are active any more, press the "notify" button and you'll get an email as soon as a new link is posted Smile They tend to be pretty regular so hopefully won't be long Detective
353  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 10, 2006, 04:53:56 PM
Well RR64 seems very nice indeed, only problem is, it refuses to install to my harddrives, and it won't recognise my lan card or sound card! Crying or Very sad

Bah.

Suppose i'll give SUSE a try next, but might try Gentoo properly quickly seeing as the download is only 390mb compared with about 9000GB for SUSE...
354  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: QuizMania! on: February 10, 2006, 01:55:34 AM
This really is such a genius programme! If you've not seen it yet you're really missing out! Laughing

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355  Social Side / Off-Topic / aleco's journey into the world of Linux on: February 09, 2006, 07:58:37 PM
Now that I've finally built (most of) my PC, I kind of forgot you need an operating system to actually use it! Laughing

The last copy of Windows I bought was Win98, mainly because one desktop or laptop has been upgraded within the past few years and came with a copy of XP installed already. However, no discs so I can't get it onto this desktop Sad

Seeing as I now have a 64bit processor, I thought I'd give the trial version of WinXP 64bit a go. All I can say is I'm glad I didn't fork out for the full version! Laughing

It's a nice OS and is fast and pretty much just like XP, but unfortunately you need 64bit drivers for just about everything - luckily most stuff I've got drivers for, but something pretty important (my network laser printer) doesn't have any 64bit drivers for it, and to complicate things needs its own port drivers in order to function Sad Not very good for my work when I need to print out copies of stuff! Crying or Very sad

Soo...I'm not going to buy a new version of Windows with Longhorn/Vista supposedly due out this year, and I don't think I can cope with Win98 again (although hellooo Syndicate Wars! Not been able to play that for years due to it being too old for XP to handle!), which leaves me with...Linux, seeing as it's free.

I've used Linuxes in the past, but never really like it. But I have no choice at the moment it appears, and things have moved on since my last ventures into the penguin land, so here's hoping it's a nice experience!

My last Linux, I think, was United Linux...so much for that lasting! Laughing Seems the download I got was the only release they made!

Anyway, I tried Gentoo previously but couldn't get it to install on my laptop (graphics problems - screen faded to white and this made it somewhat hard to see what to do). I can't be bothered with spending hours compling it but came across RR4/RR64 linux (http://www.lxnaydesign.net/) which seems to be a live dvd version of it Smile

Going to give it a whirl in the hope of being able to print something, will give an update on how I get on with it!  Cool

Anyone else had experience with Linux, and if so, which versions? I was going to go for SUSE, and in fact tried installing it over the network, but unfortunately I just encountered a lot of trouble with it not finding servers and stuff so gave up.
356  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Dust. on: February 09, 2006, 01:37:28 AM
It gets EVERYWHERE! Fear

i thought i'd scratched my screen really badly as it wasn't as sharp as normal and everything was looking dull, but i removed the case to change the keypad and gave the screen a quick wipe whilst it was off, and it's so much clearer and nearly as new! Always amazes me how it gets into even the tiniest of spaces...

Anyway, enough random thoughts, time for bed!

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357  Social Side / Off-Topic / New Madonna video on: February 08, 2006, 11:20:43 PM
Did anyone see the new Madonna video after Desperate Housewives? She looks about 20!!  Shocked
358  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Trying To Unlock My Nokia 6230 on: February 08, 2006, 09:22:17 PM
Think we have CW Jamaica on there
359  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: MagnaChip Semiconductor to Showcase Imaging Solutions at 3GSM World Congress 2006 on: February 08, 2006, 09:06:18 PM
More info:

The 3GSM World Congress is a leading forum for mobile technology product and service providers, attracting GSM decision-makers from across the globe. The GSM Association represents over 600 GSM operators globally and unites the industry in pursuing the expansion and development of GSM technology. The conference will be held at the Fira de Barcelona.

MagnaChip will showcase its recently launched 2MP CMOS image sensor (MC521DA) with leading edge pixel performance, as well as other leading products in its portfolio of VGA and Megapixel solutions. MagnaChip will also provide an Auto Focus demonstration of its 3.2MP product (MC532MA) that has excellent low-light performance.
360  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Sony launches Memory Stick Micro (M2) for mobile phones on: February 08, 2006, 09:04:37 PM
Probably why the Sony ones never really take off that much. They seem to come up with a new different format every 6 months - 1 year...
361  Mobile Matters / Phone News and Happenings / Re: Warning, Youngsters can access mobile porn easily on: February 08, 2006, 09:02:41 PM
lol probably! I think this is where a 15 year old girl was able to buy a phone, and, despite giving her age etc when buying, her phone was not blocked from accessing porno and adult content (paid ones i think, not sure), which the network operators could easily block by default.

It certainly wasn't Vodafone they had this problem on, because I was blocked from adult content, and i'm over 18!! Rolling Eyes
362  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Trying To Unlock My Nokia 6230 on: February 08, 2006, 08:07:44 PM
Yup what codes did you try? I've fixed the error you may have had earlier, but need to make sure you're not using the wrong codes as it'll lock your handset
363  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Motorola E1 Rokr Cingular Unlocking on: February 08, 2006, 04:39:48 PM
I really don't remember making the post I did earlier! Shocked Confused
364  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: need to flash my nokia n-gage please help? on: February 08, 2006, 10:57:56 AM
horus.ra will be the one to help here - I've no idea how to I'm afraid! Laughing Embarassed
365  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: what is your most missed phone? on: February 07, 2006, 09:56:13 PM
Ericsson T39 without a doubt. Doesn't really compete nowadays, but was an excellent phone at the time, and I'm always wishing for an updated version of it to be released Wub

Other than that, my current phone (6230i) remains my favourite phone I've owned, so I don't really miss it just yet! Laughing

However, least missed phone award goes to my Motorola V600... Mad The problems I had with it...
366  Support / Requests / Re: Getting my pictures ta go through and get posted on: February 06, 2006, 09:44:15 PM
Post them where? Forum, wallpaper uploader, or mms uploader?

edit: found them, I'll sort it out for you now - Sprint have changed the way they send MMS pics Mad
367  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Motorola E1 Rokr Cingular Unlocking on: February 05, 2006, 01:47:21 AM
Hi there!

Well, it was possible to unlock it via IMEI until recently as it's become unavailable at the mo. You may be able to unlock it via cable but i'll need to check about that. Either way, i'll let you know if it's possible.

Glad you've found the site useful! Thumbup
368  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Interesting mobile happenings... on: February 05, 2006, 01:44:52 AM
Everyone agree with me then?! Unsure
369  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Don't worry about random theme changes! on: February 03, 2006, 10:01:10 AM
Can someone on a mac tell me what the main page looks like if possible? I've tested on Opera, IE and FF, but can't test anything on the mac!
370  Social Side / Off-Topic / Don't worry about random theme changes! on: February 02, 2006, 03:33:39 PM
I'm converting the theme to nicer layout, ie instead of tables, nice css Wub

But...it's going to look a bit odd til i get it set up fully, so excuse the mess!  Laughing
371  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Interesting mobile happenings... on: January 31, 2006, 05:16:17 PM
...are there any at the moment?!  Laughing

Can't say anything happening at the mo has sparked my interest, but there must be something new and exciting due to happen or be released soon?  Unsure

Recon this is just the quiet before the storm so to speak, or just a very dull part of the year for phones?  Mr. Green

Last year the big thing was probably phones reaching decent standards in terms of camera quality, e.g. megapixel cameras etc. A year on and nothing much seems to have happened Sad

Also, what was the last decent clamshell phone - Nokia's recent efforts have been a pile of Chris Rogers and seem to be 2 years behind (except the n-series bricks), Samsung continue with their existing designs from last year (ie E700 type phones), and that's about all I can think of. Motorola are still selling 2 year old technology at premium prices (v3, v3 black, v3 pink), so I guess they're going to try and do that for as long as possible.

PLUS...no company has taken up the challenge of making an updated T39 flip phone, which would quite frankly be the ultimate handset!  Laughing Mad

/me ends rant
372  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 31, 2006, 12:16:04 PM
Added a mini preview of the post now when you hover over the topic link Smile

edit: I've also updated your profile sections a bit - the bit where you put your phone and network details is now a little neater (see mine for an example). So instead of sticking all phones in one line, you can spread it across three Smile I could add more if anyone wants to list that many phones Razz
373  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: my E800 on: January 28, 2006, 12:46:12 PM
Sounds like it might be blacklisted then Sad Only the network operators can un-blacklist it, so might be worth giving T-Mobile a ring to see what they say. I wouldn't hold your breath though unfortunately Sad
374  Social Side / Off-Topic / Chantelle wins Big Brother on: January 28, 2006, 02:24:25 AM
No major surprise that Chantelle won BB, but i found the rest of the order of evictions surprising - Barrymoore 2nd and Maggot 3rd! Surprised I'd expected Preston to be 2nd and maybe Pete 3rd!

Anyone else get into it this year? This is the first time since the original i've watched more than two episodes without losing complete interest! Laughing

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375  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 27, 2006, 06:18:48 PM
I've updated the theme again! Embarassed

I think it's a bit cleaner and neater, and the colours are more in-keeping with mob453's logo.

Let me know if you prefer the new one or the previous one! Smile

376  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlock on: January 24, 2006, 06:49:44 PM
I voted for "Thanks" Smile
377  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: January 20, 2006, 01:00:42 AM
You're right about drivers being a pain! Had to find a really old one by some random company in order to install the graphics card as new ones didn't work with it for some reason. I guess the card being pretty old doesn't help, but it'll do for now, esp since a new Nvidia has also been announced for March! Thumbup However, i'm not sure this old card will be able to play HL2 so i might still have to wait even longer! Crying or Very sad

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edit from pc: Internet Explorer zooms by in 64bit mode! Surprised I'd gotten used to seemingly faster speeds with FireFox, but this just crushes it!
378  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free O2 sim cards Thread on: January 20, 2006, 12:54:38 AM
Laughing Would be interesting to see how many new customers they've gotten with these offers, i had at least 12 sim cards and given a handful out, but never used one myself yet! teehee

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379  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: January 19, 2006, 06:26:15 PM
I'm posting this from my new computer running Windows XP Pro 64-bit Edition! woohoo! Just hope I can find a 64bit driver for my old graphics card i'm using til i get a new one Unsure
380  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 18, 2006, 08:15:32 PM
I've just enabled spell checking, but not sure if I'll keep it enabled or not as I can't imagine that many people bothering to use/need it, and it might be a bit heavy on the server (not sure about that yet), but anyway, give it a try!
381  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: my E800 on: January 15, 2006, 03:17:07 PM
Is it a brand new phone, or second hand?

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382  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: January 15, 2006, 04:25:22 AM
Crying or Very sad Only finished installing the water cooling stuff!! I can't believe it's taken me so long! So very tired...

Looking on the bright side of things tho, i got to watch an entire showing of QuizMania! Hurrah! w00t

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383  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: lo people :) on: January 14, 2006, 05:26:32 PM
Hello and welcome! teehee

You can email stuff in too to mobmms Wink

Anyway, enjoy your stay and say hi to original_nuttah!
384  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta on: January 13, 2006, 06:07:21 PM
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm Best scanner I've used! Picked up some viruses all the above software along with whatever virus checker i've got installed (all up-to-date) missed Thumbup
385  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: where can i get the pc software for my D500? on: January 13, 2006, 01:45:55 PM
It should be up on the Samsung website, I know I've downloaded E720 stuff from there before. I'm putting together my PC at the mo so can't give a direct link just yet
386  Social Side / Off-Topic / QuizMania! on: January 13, 2006, 01:54:13 AM
Anyone watched QuizMania on itv? I'm hooked! I think it's because at first i thought it was really bad, but then it magically crossed the line to become so bad it's amazing! Plus some of the people ringing in sound so thick! Laughing

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387  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: January 12, 2006, 03:27:26 PM
lol Happy New Year and welcome back! Laughing

I've got a thing about blue, might try and add more to it in terms of lighting when I get my case!

Finally ordered my watercooling kit too! Problem is, I've gone waaaay overbudget in just about every area except the cpu (which is probably the cheapest part of my system!), so not sure I want to add up the costs! Crying or Very sad

Ah well, case and cooling due tomorrow, which just leaves me to decide which graphics card to get, or see if I can hang on til the x1900 is released which will hopefully reduce the price of the current top end cards to something affordable - £470 for a graphics card is a bit extreme quite frankly!! Shocked
388  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: V3 Vodafone mms settings on: January 10, 2006, 10:04:45 AM
You might need to remove web sessions - can you manually add any more settings? If you can't, then my guess is you need to remove some of the web sessions in order to make space for the new settings.

We've got a guide on removing the web sessions somewhere on this forum, or it might be in the guide (http://www.mob453.com/phones/motorola_v600/)
389  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: anything similar to netmonitor for ppc? on: January 08, 2006, 02:09:32 AM
You posting from spv? Remind me to get you to visit a page when i'm online to see if i can get auto-recog on wap working

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390  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Change Flex version on my motorola v525, how? on: January 08, 2006, 02:06:20 AM
If you flash the phone now and your phone is locked, it'll give an error message when you turn the phone on. This doesn't mean anything bad, just that your phone is still locked. You can remove the message either by unlocking it, or by editing a specific file on the phone. I'm posting from my phone at the mo so can't give you a direct link, but if you search this forum for the error you get, you'll find the solution Wink

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391  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Change Flex version on my motorola v525, how? on: January 08, 2006, 12:56:25 AM
Unfortunately you can't unlock it for free Sad We can do it via cable and software, but only at cost i'm afraid.

As for changing the flex to v600, that can be done fairly easily, and as I believe it's based on triplets firmware (you may want to search these forums to double check), you can just use everything found at http://www.mob453.com/phones/motorola_v600/ Smile
392  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta on: January 07, 2006, 03:57:29 PM
Just instaling spybot now, will let you know if it catches anything else MS missed Smile
393  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: V551 DEAD After running from guide http://www.mob453.com/phones/motorola_v600/ on: January 07, 2006, 10:08:37 AM
Which flash/flex files did you use?
394  Social Side / Off-Topic / Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta on: January 06, 2006, 01:42:42 PM
Great piece of software - i got a load of virus/spyware installed by accident, did a scan with Ad-Aware which didn't pick up a thing; ran a scan with MS AntiSpyware and it's picked up 5 items including the names of the culprits Thumbup

Hopefully this'll clear up my system as I can't be bothered with another format! Laughing

Anyway, highly recommended piece of software if you haven't already tried it Smile
395  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 05, 2006, 11:17:39 PM
Welcome back! Seems like I'm not the only one building PCs this month then! Although I'm still waiting for parts Sad

Glad you like the new theme! Thumbup Much better than old one, and seems a bit more, i dunno "complete" Smile Plus some of the new features are rather good
396  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: NEED HELP! MY E398 WONT SEND MESSAGES! on: January 04, 2006, 07:09:09 PM
Can you make phone calls from it?
397  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Flashing V3 on: January 04, 2006, 07:08:34 PM
Which version of Windows are you using? There may be an updated version of the software out which will resolve this prob, not sure what else it is otherwise unless there's a bug with the phone.

Have you tried flashing it in bootloader mode?
398  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: can i increase the memory of my v3? on: January 04, 2006, 07:07:02 PM
You won't be able to get much of an increase unfortunately, as the v3 has a limited space with no expansion options Sad
399  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: can i remove ringtones, videos and pictures that are already on my V3? on: January 04, 2006, 07:06:20 PM
You can remove some of them by cable and software, however, if you remove some of the default ringtones, you may find you encounter errors when trying to change profiles (eg from loud to silent etc).
400  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: January 04, 2006, 02:30:20 PM
My new keyboard has just arrived! Along with the PSU, but unfortuantely I have nothing else yet Sad

Anyway, this is just an excuse to see what this keyboard feels like when typing - certainly feels good and is nice to have a proper full size one instead of the laptop ones i've been using for the past few years!

I've attached some pics of it Smile

Did I mention it glows?! Thumbup
401  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 03, 2006, 07:28:01 PM
I think i moved it on the old theme too, doesn't make sense to me to have it in the middle, plus it'll match with the reply button in reply mode, which is far more logical to me to have both the methods of posting/replying in the same position.

I'll sort that out later then Smile
402  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 03, 2006, 07:19:18 PM
Would anyone else like the "new topic" button moved to the left side of the tab, rather than 3rd along or whatever it is?
403  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: We can now unlock a much larger range of phones! on: January 02, 2006, 11:46:21 PM
Which network is it locked to?

We can do it via code if it's on Vodafone UK, or by cable if it isn't. Unfortunately there are no free methods I know of to get it unlocked
404  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 02, 2006, 11:14:45 PM
Oh no...the bit with which phone and network you are using has gone! Crying or Very sad Yet another thing to update...
405  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 02, 2006, 06:28:55 PM
I'm using the quick reply to reply to this message! Confused
406  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 02, 2006, 05:52:10 PM
I've updated the icons on the main forum page to fit in with the logo more - let me know if you think it's ok or not and I'll either keep them or try something else Smile
407  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 02, 2006, 03:27:45 PM
It is indeed using AJAX! (note to users - you need javascript enabled in order for this to work)

You can now also search within topics - a feature i've been wanting for ages. Trying to find a specific bit of info in a post 20 pages long isn't much fun...
408  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Forum updated! on: January 02, 2006, 01:20:06 PM
Wow - check out this new feature too:

You see the (http://www.mob453.com/forum/Themes/default/images/icons/modify_inline.gif) button to the right of your posts? Just click on it to edit your post! No need to reload the whole page again now, which saves both time and bandwidth! Thumbup I love this forum! Wub
409  Social Side / Off-Topic / Forum updated! on: January 01, 2006, 11:21:29 PM
Slightly new theme, and improved forum software! I think it might be faster too Thumbup

Post any bugs or suggestions etc here!
410  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: December 30, 2005, 06:59:18 PM
I decided to go for it as couldn't wait any longer!

Went for an AMD Opteron in the end, which I'm planning on overclocking to 2.8Ghz-ish (bit scared to try for 3GHz at the mo!) which should make it up to something around Athlon 64 FX levels, but at a cost of only £100 (instead of something like £700 for the FX)! Thumbup

By the time the new and unlreased dual cores become more reasonably priced, it'll be near to the 2nd half or end of 2006, so I really can't be bothered to wait any more! Laughing
411  Support / Requests / Re: MMS Settings For 8800 & V3 On Pay Monthly Vodafone on: December 30, 2005, 03:28:10 PM
Are the texts not getting through to your phone or does it just not work when you get it? Confused Also are there free spaces on the v3 for other settings or do you need to remove some web sessions?

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412  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: Video MMS messages are now supported! on: December 25, 2005, 09:30:23 AM
If you want to view the videos on your phone, you can just visit our wap site and download the video clip without needing flash installed Smile Just visit http://wap.mobmms.com on your phone!

Adult content isn't yet supported on the wap site, but this will be added in the nearby future.

Otherwise, you need Flash Lite, but only certain handset support that, and they usually come with it pre-installed
413  Social Side / Off-Topic / Happy Christmas everybody! on: December 24, 2005, 06:40:59 PM
santa

Hope you all have a good Christmas! I kind of can't wait til it's over now as been so rushed Sad I think my xmas will be a few days after when i've had a chance to catch up!  Laughing
414  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Please Insert SIM Nokia on: December 21, 2005, 06:02:29 PM
And is it a brand new phone or not? Actually, the 6230i is less than a year old, so should be covered still by warranty, but it'll need to have been originally purchased by you i think.

Great choice of handset by the way! Thumbup Wink Love mine loads still and not found one i prefer yet!

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415  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Opera Mini available now on: December 21, 2005, 12:42:44 AM
What's the download size of the file?

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416  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Protect your mobile phone from thieves! on: December 19, 2005, 06:22:07 PM
https://www.immobilise.com/register.ikml?id=1


Just came across this, thought it might be useful in case any of your phones get stolen:

How it Works

Immobilise is powered by MEND (the database system that stores your phone and other property identifiers and your personal details). Police Forces across the country have access to this information to assist them to check the ownership of phones and other property they recover, as do other agencies such as Transport for London and lost property offices.

You register your details via the registration page.
Once you have registered, you will be notified by email of your personal account details which will include your login name and password.
The details you registered will be made available to the police to help them identify recovered mobile phones and any other recorded property. If your phone or other property is lost or stolen, then this will improve your chances of getting it back.
You will be reminded from time to time to ensure that the details on your account are up to date (this will be done via an email to your contact email address).
You can add or amend details of your account at anytime.
417  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: So, why is www.mobmms.com on: December 16, 2005, 05:09:53 PM
Anyone here on O2 and willing to send a video clip to a specific email addy? Let me know if so!

I think O2 convert their videos to avi instead of keeping them as 3gp, but need to check my suspicion before putting in all the work needed to support O2s funny system (which in theory is good for users sending to a proper email addy, just not to mobmms!) Rolling Eyes Laughing
418  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Nokia PC Suite V6.7 released on: December 16, 2005, 01:14:05 AM
Sounds good, thanks for the heads up!

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419  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: So this is where everyone went! on: December 15, 2005, 11:29:46 AM
Hello there! Nice to see someone posting from their phone! Smile

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420  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: GOT VK207I CABLE BUT NO SOFTWARE on: December 14, 2005, 07:14:28 PM
Any on the VK site for download?
421  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: moto v635 speaker help on: December 14, 2005, 07:11:07 PM
If i remember correctly, the loudspeaker comes out from a different place to that of voices in calls, so it's possible there is a loose connection or hardware fault here. I know that when I took my V600 apart, the speaker part was rather delicate and fiddily to get working. If you've not changed anything major then i would guess it's most probably hardware rather than software related
422  Support / Requests / Re: MMS Settings For 8800 & V3 On Pay Monthly Vodafone on: December 13, 2005, 09:14:50 PM
http://europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,,71993,00.html for the Nokia settings

http://217.199.164.178/vodafone/simulex_files/motorola/motorola_v3_simulex.swf?startScene=Gotac for the V3 Thumbup
423  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: HELP HELP on: December 10, 2005, 10:33:06 PM
Ah right, 2.2mbps is the speed of your internet connection that you connect with, and 100mbps is the speed that your computer is connected to your modem/router.

Basically this means that although your network can transfer files between other computers on the network at 100mbsp, you'll still download files and pages from the internet at the 2.2mbps speed

I think that makes sense! Sweatdrop It sounds perfectly normal anyway!
424  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: HELP HELP on: December 10, 2005, 07:33:49 PM
In terms of what? Networking?
425  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: December 10, 2005, 06:56:53 PM
Argh this is madness! It's so much more complicated to make a new PC compared with 2/3 years ago! Crying or Very sad

Here's where I am currently:

I think I'm going down the AMD route - after holding out hopes for the new Intel processors, I read this (http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/10/10/intel_moves_from_dual_core_to_double_core/page11.html) which said the following about the Intel 900 series:

What the new chip cannot do, however, is pose a real threat right now to AMD's Athlon 64 X2 family in the area of performance leadership. The Pentium D 900 certainly is the much better product when compared to the 800 series, but it mainly introduces a number of improvements that were overdue.

So sounds like the processor I hoped would be an AMD beater...isn't!

Now the only problem is - AMD are due to release new stuff in April 2006 (M2 stuff), which includes DDR2 and I think virtualisation (altho Intel have got that VIIV stuff as part of their new range and DDR2 already).

Do I wait or not??! Confused Crying or Very sad If it was just a speed increase I wouldn't bother waiting, but seeing as it'd be a new socket and DDR2...I'm quite tempted to wait.

Although I still haven't been able to play Half-Life 2 I got a YEAR ago, and want to play a few other new PC games which I won't be able to til I get a desktop.

Which leads me on to my following thoughts:

When the new AMD processors are released in April 06, it's likely they'll be their top of the range stuff - so £600-700? The processor I had my eye on before finding out about an April release was the Athlon 64 X2 4800 2.4Ghz, but that was a shocking £560!! Shocked So decided the 4400 2.2GHz at £360 was more acceptable. But even then, I would only be able to justify spending anywhere near that amount if I knew it was not going to be replaced (in terms of technology, not speed) within the next 6 months.

Therefore, new processors being released = drop in price of the 4400 to something even better, or I could kind of justify spending a bit more on the newer tech.


This leads me on to my next problem (if you're still reading! Embarassed)...

As i'm fairly reluctant to spend close to £400 on something that I know will be outdated in April (I don't care after that as I know it won't be til end of 2006/start of 2007 before the next big changes), I was wondering whether to get a cheapish processor/mobo to last until around May/June, by which time the new AMD stuff should have been out, and the initial price hike should have dropped a tiny bit to something more affordable.
I've been doing some research and it seems that the best value for money at the moment, if I can get hold of one, is part of the Opteron range - for me, probably the 165 as it's a dual core and overclocks well, so i'd get up to about 2.6GHz overclocking it (from 1.8GHz) if I'm able to.

However, if I did that, I'd need DDR ram too, not DDR2, and still end up paying a fair bit, in which case I probably wouldn't end up changing to the new processor when it's released later as a new mobo, cpu and ram is basically a complete gutting!!!  Surprised


Anyway, sorry it's a massive post, just trying to get my thoughts out! Laughing I just need to decide whether to wait or try going cheaper and do my first ever overclocking to get a bargain now!

Edit: unless there's a cheapo Intel mobo/cpu combo with DDR2 support, in which case I won't need to pay for RAM twice, and could probably build a celeron desktop and mobo for just over £100...Confused
426  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: WAP forum update! on: December 08, 2005, 03:22:18 PM
Ah, I think the full version of the forum tries to be clever when submitting a post and kind of grays out the submit button to prevent double posting. Also previews use javascript to generate your reply so that you don't need to keep reloading the page.

There may be more things too but I'll have to take a look at the template to see exactly what. See if it works with java disabled? I'm not sure it will but might be worth a shot.

I'll see if I can test it later.

Oh, the FAQ for Opera Mini says:

Can Opera Mini run JavaScript?
During the initial processing, scripts are executed. Once the information is transferred to the phone, Opera Mini's script engine is capable of performing common scripting tasks, such as form validation.
Can Opera Mini run Java, or plug-ins such as Macromedia Flash?
No. Due to memory constraints, Opera Mini cannot run Java or plug-ins.
So there may be some limitations in the javascripts it can run Sad
427  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: WAP forum update! on: December 08, 2005, 12:37:40 PM
Does it take you to the wap version or the full version? Is there an error message?

Posted via WAP (http:///forum/index.php/topic,494.0.html) - Nokia6230i
428  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlocking my samsung sgh-a800 on: December 06, 2005, 06:04:15 PM
Try entering:

*2767*637#

Make sure you've made a backup of anything important though as some codes seem to wipe the handset
429  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: December 06, 2005, 11:59:19 AM
You using CRT monitor, or LCD? Wonder why it doesn't work Confused Maybe i'll try making the graphic again
430  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: V525 no bootloader?! on: December 05, 2005, 07:01:46 PM
Had you flashed it with another flex beforehand?
431  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: Video MMS messages are now supported! on: December 04, 2005, 06:50:46 PM
Just a quick update - videos in mp4 format are now supported too! Thumbup
432  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Is there any way to activate the stuff verizon deactivated on: December 04, 2005, 12:18:51 PM
If you flash/flex the phone with an unbranded version of the software, that should remove any branding and make it as if you'd bought it sim-free (i.e. not with a network).

It might be possible with some seem editing, but I've no idea on that I'm afraid, so flashing will probably be your best bet.

As for which files you'll need, there's probably some listed in this forum somewhere, if not, post back here and we'll see if we can help!
433  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: Video MMS messages are now supported! on: December 04, 2005, 12:04:09 AM
What phone are they being sent from? Ooh wait, I think I've messed something up...forgot to test video clips after changing the way the pics were thumbnailed.

They're all on the server still so no need to resend them, I'll get to work and fix what I broke - soz about that!

edit: all fixed and working as normal - I'd deleted an important line of code by accident Embarassed
434  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: December 02, 2005, 05:04:58 PM
It's just a problem with my connection Sad Been unable to access Google, MSN, and other sites for the past 5 days! Crying or Very sad Just on hold now to Pipex to find out what's gone so wrong
435  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: WAP forum update! on: December 02, 2005, 03:40:54 PM
Hmm, imode are blocking your useragent Surprised

I may have to stick up a little test page to see if there's a way around that. Very odd.
436  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: December 02, 2005, 03:35:18 PM
Got a screen capture you can show me? If my internet still isn't fixed by the end of today I'm cancelling my contract. Mad
437  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: December 02, 2005, 02:01:20 AM
At least it works! Laughing

i'll have to see if i can implement this version then instead of the other one cos of greater handset support. If only my phone was supported Sad

Posted via WAP (http:///forum/index.php/topic,494.0.html) - Nokia6230i
438  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: WAP forum update! on: December 02, 2005, 12:46:34 AM
Well done aleco. I shall try with my i-mode to see any difference here. :p

Thanks Smile Shouldn't really notice anything diff from your phone, but will let people know what you're posting from!

I need to update the theme on the imode version actually to match the wap version. I can't remember, did you try the main wap site (not the forum - ie wap.mob453.com) on your phone?
439  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Free xmas gift from nokia on: December 02, 2005, 12:29:39 AM
I can't even load the site Sad Have I mentioned how annoying Pipex is this week?! Mad
440  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: help needed please on computers! (sorry but getting desperate) on: December 02, 2005, 12:28:43 AM
Start -> Run -> type in: msconfig

That'll show you just about everything. If it's a specific program to load at startup, it's in Start ->Programs -> Startup
441  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Support mob453! on: December 02, 2005, 12:26:14 AM
Thumbup Thanks! I'll have to check when my internet is working properly, as can't actually access Amazon Sad

But you've done better than my gf did - she said she couldn't be bothered! How rude!!
442  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: December 01, 2005, 09:42:53 PM
I can't test it due to lack of compatible phone, and no-one let me know about the other software which was supposed to work on more handsets! Sad
443  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: December 01, 2005, 05:54:00 PM
I can't even access that site Sad

Thanks for the info - are the 630/640/etc dual core? (I can't get on Google either...)
444  Social Side / Off-Topic / WAP forum update! on: December 01, 2005, 01:01:05 PM
Well it's taken absolutely ages, but i've just figured out how to get which phone you're posting from displayed when using wap! Thumbup

Should be a bit more obvious now rather than a tiny little phone icon next to the subject title!

Posted via WAP (http:///forum/index.php/topic,494.0.html) - Nokia6230i
445  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: November 30, 2005, 06:18:53 PM
Right, it's nearly Xmas and I need to get this built in my hols if poss!

I'm having MAJOR problems with connecting to sites at the mo thanks to Pipex breaking Mad So can anyone let me know briefly what the options are in terms of dual core processors (64 bit if poss!)? The first post I linked to an article which said something about new 64bit Intel processors being out this month - any idea if this has happened and what they are called?

Any idea if "Presler" is 64bit? I think the Pentium EE 955 and Pentium D 940 and 950 will be using this core, but can't quite remember and I can't check cos of my net connection Sad
446  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: msn messenger service down? on: November 29, 2005, 06:02:46 PM
I think Pipex are having problems, hope they sort it out soon!
447  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: November 29, 2005, 06:01:12 PM
Like a page type effect? Or something else?
448  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: November 28, 2005, 10:44:02 PM
lol and the other pic next to it is majorly out of focus in its original format! Laughing

Take a look at my album - http://www.mobmms.com/albums/12/ if you think that's too blurry let me know and i'll see what i can do
449  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: msn messenger service down? on: November 28, 2005, 10:40:29 PM
Sad
450  Social Side / Off-Topic / msn messenger service down? on: November 28, 2005, 08:36:55 PM
Confused

I can't even load the status page for it! Anyone else having problems connecting with msn messenger or is it just me!?
451  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Useful Motorola Tools and Tips! on: November 28, 2005, 06:00:15 PM
Unlocking won't help with the stuff that's on there, it'll only let you use it on different networks/sim cards.

If you remove ALL the ringtones, you'll find that something breaks (I can't quite remember what, i think it's the ability to select which ring mode you want or something). There's certain ringtones you need to keep on there, while the rest can be removed safely.

To be honest, you'll be best off removing the videos and images to get most space.

I'm not sure if i'll be around tonight to find out which ringtones are safe to remove, but if I get the chance to, i'll let you know! Smile
452  Social Side / Off-Topic / Chrstmas smilies are back! on: November 28, 2005, 01:25:14 PM
Helloooo Mr Santa!  santa

Very Happy Smile Sad Surprised Laughing Mad Razz Wink w00t Dry

I'll see what festive stuff i can add to the forum theme, but seeing as i've never actually finished the proper theme, don't expect much!  Laughing
453  Social Side / Off-Topic / It's snowing! on: November 28, 2005, 01:04:00 PM
It's snowing quite thickly now! Time to maybe add some Xmas joy to the forum and get the santa smilies back!  Very Happy

Hope i don't get snowed in though Sad
454  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: The Free O2 sim cards Thread on: November 28, 2005, 12:18:31 PM
Keep me away from them!!!!!!!!! I've got such a massive pile of sims i'll never use! Sweatdrop
455  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: New display of photos! on: November 27, 2005, 12:06:44 AM
Spanks, glad you like it! Very Happy Hopefully still keeps the clean look of mobmms, but just a bit nicer! Laughing
456  Social Side / mobMMS / Re: Video MMS messages are now supported! on: November 26, 2005, 11:52:42 PM
Ah, now this I can explain, but not sure if I can resolve:

The videos are now in Flash format, not QuickTime as originally, due to increased support in all browsers and operating systems (also I'd just wiped my laptop and couldn't be bothered to install QuickTime Laughing Wink ). As a result, the files stream - that's the "progress" type bar you see - it shows how much it's pre-loaded I think. Problem is, due to a limitation of the flash format, it's not true streaming in that you can't skip from one point to another.

I think there may be either a new version of flash or some server platform which supports this, but I'm not sure. If it's free and I can do it, i'll update the vids, but i wouldn't hold your breath at the mo!
457  Social Side / Off-Topic / Support mob453! on: November 23, 2005, 05:45:24 PM
If anyone's buying their Christmas stuff through Amazon this year and fancy helping out mob453 at the same time, just visit http://www.mob453.com/amazon.htm and use that as your search!

Doesn't cost you any extra or anything, but a small amount that Amazon would normally pocket for themselves goes towards the hosting of this site instead Smile I don't think it's much, but any little helps!

Oh, or if you're buying an mp3 player, post up on here as I may have a £5 off token if it's still in date
458  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung E710 Can sum1 hepl me unlock!!!1 on: November 21, 2005, 12:06:24 AM
Have a look in http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,114.0.html - if I remember correctly, someone posted a possible unlock in there for the e710
459  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Motorola C450 Unlocking on: November 19, 2005, 11:48:07 AM
Hi Scimmy,

Have a quick look over this thread - http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,1051.0.html

There's some software on there which may be able to help unlock your phone. Unfortunately I've not tried it out personally so can't provide any more info on it, perhaps if someone on this forum has they'll post here and let you know a bit more detail if you need it!

If the free method doesn't work, it can be unlocked, but only via paid methods. If you have a cable for it, we can provide such a service, or you may be able to find someone locally to do it for you.
460  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Verizon Samsung A670 software/datacable help on: November 17, 2005, 12:30:13 AM
You might be able to download some software from the Samsung website to let you access the files on it (you'd need a sim card in it though and a cable, as it doesn't have InfraRed or BlueTooth).

Actually I've just had a quick look and couldn't find any software that specifically says it works with that handset. I'm rather tired so i'll try and remember to check tomorrow, but maybe if I can find the equivalent handset of the A670 but here in the UK, there might be some software suitable. Long shot maybe, but might be worth looking into. Unsure Unless Verizon have altered the firmware to prevent such access...

Horus seems to know a fair bit about samsung phones and flashing them etc, so he may be able to offer more info when he pops on

Sorry I can't be of much more help, I'll see if I can come up with anything better tomorrow  Yawn
461  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Web Sessions on: November 16, 2005, 09:29:14 PM
To delete websessions from the V600, start up P2Kman and locate the /a/WebSession file (at the bottom). Once deleted, restart your phone and your websessions should be gone! You'll then be able to add your own settings or download them from the internet via a text message.

You might need to put the one you wanted to keep back on after removing the others, as I don't think you can keep just the one
462  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Possible down time on: November 16, 2005, 05:47:31 PM
It's got it's own server, as it was either generating too much traffic or doing too many complicated things at once to be hosted on a shared server, but I don't have physical access to it unfortunately (I think it's living in London currently) - so I need to do any changes remotely....from the command line Crying or Very sad Having had no real Linux command line experience (I usually just stick KDE on when it's my own comp), it's been quite a learning curve so far! Fear
463  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Just downloaded FireFox 1.5 RC2 on: November 16, 2005, 05:40:18 PM
Ahh, I did that to the old version, and wanted to do it to the new one, but couldn't remember where i'd see the instructions - thanks for the link! Very Happy

With the new version, I felt the speed different was more immediate, rather than after applying the above "hack" to get the same result, but maybe my net connection was just having a good day! Laughing
464  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Possible down time on: November 16, 2005, 05:36:51 PM
I don't really know either, which is why I thought I might end up bringing the whole server down! Laughing

I've broken the email though, and something is making the server crash at 4am each night Unsure Whoopsie Embarassed
465  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 05:34:44 PM
I never thought I'd need one... Rolling Eyes Embarassed I was thinking that I was going to have to buy one at one point today though I got so desperate! Laughing
466  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Userbars on: November 16, 2005, 05:22:32 PM
Very nice Thumbup Looks like an E720 but with 1.3 megapixel cam instead of 1! Any good? If you've got any free wap mins/data, could I be cheeky and ask if wap.mob453.com works on iMode? Angel
467  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 02:37:22 PM
I'm back!

Well that was a new experience, getting windows to work without any drives! Laughing

For anyone in a similar situation, visit this site and download the files http://www.partitionsupport.com/utilities.htm

Now, back to seeing if OS X will work! Wink Laughing
468  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 10:30:24 AM
It's annoying because loads of others reported the problem I had (chain boot error or something), but it was my own stupid fault for messing with the partitions! Rolling Eyes

With my old pc i could be as wreckless as i wanted because it was sooo easy to sort out thanks to having a cd drive and floppy!
469  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: anyone no any chinese sport web sites to watch prem football games?? on: November 16, 2005, 10:27:45 AM
I don't even know any UK ones! Laughing Embarassed Not really a big football follower - but if you find one before someone else, let us know anyway!
470  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Possible down time on: November 16, 2005, 10:26:14 AM
I was going to upgrade to php 5, but wasn't able to from my control panel, so restarted a load of services to make my other changes (relating to mobmms) come into action, and update a few other bits of software whilst there.

I kindof expected to break it though as i'm on a roll with that at the mo! Embarassed
471  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 09:28:39 AM
Thanks for the suggestion, but no floppy drive either! Crying or Very sad i can boot over network but have never done that before and don't understand how it works. I think that might be the only way of rescueing my laptop now!
472  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 12:59:23 AM
See my posts above Wink it couldn't find something it needed to boot, so i made sure it's partition was active, which seems to have broken the whole lot Embarassed
473  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 16, 2005, 12:21:55 AM
Whoops! Goodbye Windows, and any other OS! I've accidentally broken my partitions, and i now can't boot a thing! Wish i had a cd drive...
474  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 15, 2005, 09:00:43 PM
Well it all went ok except booting! Had to go out straight after so not going to know if simple error or if can't install at all! I'll post more when not on wap
475  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 15, 2005, 07:22:06 PM
lol here goes...! Fear
476  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 15, 2005, 05:14:29 PM
It's finally downloaded! I cancelled the big file and tried a much smaller one. Still took ages but i'm going to give it a shot now! Wish me luck Wacko
477  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Newbie on the block on: November 15, 2005, 01:06:45 PM
Hello Ice - welcome to mob453! Smile

Ask away with the questions should you encounter any - we've covered a wide range of them in the Phone Chat section, so hopefully it'll all help make your flashing experience as smooth as poss.

Which Moto are you using btw?
478  Social Side / Off-Topic / Just downloaded FireFox 1.5 RC2 on: November 15, 2005, 12:49:55 PM
And it's really fast! I'm never been tempted away from IE before, but think I'll give this one a little longer than the previous versions!  Very Happy

(although if i remember correctly, technically FireFox cheats to give the impression of speed in some cases, esp when tables are involved, as IE waits til the whole page is loaded to get the layout right, whereas FF reloads it when fully done if not correct, but it's still really fast on www.mob453.com and www.mobmms.com which contain no tables at all!)

Anyway, let's see how I go with this!
479  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello, Obviously im NEWBIE on: November 15, 2005, 12:46:04 PM
Hello there Andrea and welcome aboard! Smile

Just out of interest, how did you make your way here to mob453?

lol is your daughter living up to the "Terrible Twos" name yet?! Vampire
480  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Possible down time on: November 14, 2005, 06:27:57 PM
By gum it's still working! Altho i wasn't able to do what i'd hoped so guess that's why
481  Social Side / Off-Topic / Possible down time on: November 14, 2005, 06:02:20 PM
I think i'm about to destroy the server. So if mob is offline for a while, you'll know why  Sad
482  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 13, 2005, 12:25:29 PM
5kb/s! Shocked Crying or Very sad
483  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Install OS X on your PC! on: November 13, 2005, 12:29:47 AM
It exists and works without VM Ware - someone has reported it working on my exact laptop.

And yes, it's the leaked developer version. Technically i think it's only supposed to work on certain configs.

Just looked at DrNos link, and that just seems to confirm it. I really don't see why it wouldn't work (with a bit of hacking) when all the hardware is now basically the same.

The first version which came out needed VM Ware to be installed, whereas the later hacked ones have an installer apparently, so should therefore run natively. The only major requirement seems to be SSE2 or 3 or whatever those extensions are called.

I've got links but not sure if I can post them Unsure
484  Social Side / Off-Topic / Install OS X on your PC! on: November 12, 2005, 06:49:38 PM
Apparently it's sort of possible now - I'm trying to download the files now, but it's going to take a verrrrry long time (files are between 2GB and 4GB, and the speed of download isn't good).

Don't really want to use OS X, just curious!

I think it's because Apple have changed from IBM processors to Intel ones, therefore changing over to the x86 side of things. Seeing as the processor was the main major difference stopping mac stuff working on pcs, I suppose it's very possible indeed that someone will be able to hack a working version for pcs now.

Anyway, I'll download bits of it whenever I'm online and see if it works. But seeing as I don't have a PC with a dvd rewriter yet, this may be a waste of time as I might not be able to install it! Laughing Altho someone has got it working on an X40, so I guess I should be able to aswell...

I'll probably get bored of downloading and try again when I build a desktop pc at xmas, but thought some of you might find this info interesting
485  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Userbars on: November 12, 2005, 04:04:30 PM
I couldn't use the 'i' in the same font aleco becuase otherwise it would of looked like a 62301  Laughing So I changed the font, but couldn't get it all level, so I made three for you to decide which looks best:

(http://www.1stech.net/rambo/Nokia-6230-all-large.jpg)

(http://www.1stech.net/rambo/Nokia-6230-large-i.jpg)

(http://www.1stech.net/rambo/Nokia-6230-small-i.jpg)

Hmm, first or last one I recon...

Can't decide! Oh well, only one thing for it...alternate between the two each week til I decide! Laughing

Spanks! Thumbup
486  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Formatting your computer on: November 12, 2005, 04:02:05 PM
I've formatted loads of times before, so luckily it doesn't scare me, it's just such a pain backing up all the data Sad

It all went fine though, I have no CD drive or floppy drive on my laptop, but luckily IBM have come up with such a good product that I didn't need it anyway. Very easy indeed Smile

Now off to partition my HD and look into maybe installing another OS to play with
487  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Userbars on: November 12, 2005, 12:17:06 PM
Lol thanks, i'm on wap at the mo so will check them out when on my pc! Very Happy
488  Social Side / Off-Topic / Formatting your computer on: November 11, 2005, 05:29:59 PM
Anyone here format their computers regularly?

I used to do it every few months, but since getting my new laptop, I've not done it for over a year!

However, everything's slowing down so decided i've had enough! Might partition the HD and see if BeOS works on it too Wub

edit: whoops forgot why i was posting - if you don't see me around for a while, then something's gone wrong!
489  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Userbars on: November 11, 2005, 04:59:50 PM
That's really purdy! Thumbup Might have to go for a 6230i one Wink
490  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Panasonic VS6 2mp, bt, £109.99 payg on: November 10, 2005, 05:27:05 PM
I recon it's a typo - that sounds more like the screen res Unsure
491  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: November 08, 2005, 09:54:39 PM
Thought so Sad I guess it's just too teccy for our UK phones at the mo. Still, if I could get one of these technologies to work on mob, it'd be quite good fun for the future!

Also, it's worked on Japanese phones for aaaages Crying or Very sad So unfair  Sad Walk Schmoll
492  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlock my nokia 6610i and my gf's nokia 7600.... on: November 08, 2005, 11:22:53 AM
What error was displayed on your phone when you entered the code?
493  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 flashing and flexing guide on: November 08, 2005, 10:06:53 AM
There should be some links to it on this forum - just do a quick search and see if it comes up with anything Smile
494  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: November 08, 2005, 10:02:35 AM
Yup, open the pic on the pc - or you can print it out and take a photo of it to avoid the lines. It's a japanese thing that's not properly come over here yet, and obviously they're far more advanced technology-wise, with most their phones coming with macro mode etc so it's less of a problem for them. Unfortunately I don't think most of our phones are up to the job yet! Sad

This *may* ask you to connect as well - but if it does that, then it means it's working! Smile I think it may just link to the wap site here so wouldn't bother connecting if you don't want to.

I'm not 100% it'll work on the Moto, as they tend to need their java apps to have some kind of special signature, but might be worth a shot. I'll try on the e720 too, but as the d500 is on the not working list, i won't hold my breath!
495  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 10:27:45 PM
What was the error for the 2nd? Do any of these work?

Unfortunately I can't remember the settings I used in the first one, so am having to guess! Crying or Very sad
496  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: November 07, 2005, 10:16:28 PM
Whoops won't work on:

Motorola a780
Motorola c975
Motorola e1000
Motorola e680
Motorola v360
Motorola v975
Motorola v980

Samsung sgh-d500
Samsung sph-a700
Samsung sph-a790
Samsung sph-i700
Samsung mm-5600
Samsung mm-7400


Works on:

Nokia 3230
Nokia 6260
Nokia 6600
Nokia 6620
Nokia 6630
Nokia 6638
Nokia 6670
Nokia 6680
Nokia 6681
Nokia 6682
Nokia 7610
Nokia N91
Nokia N70
Nokia N90
Nokia 3600
Nokia 3620
Nokia 3650
Nokia 3660
Nokia 7650
Nokia 6270
Nokia 6280
Nokia 6111

O2 XDA II

Orange SPV C500 (NOT Orange SPV 500)
Orange SPV M2000
Orange SPV M500

Sendo X

Sharp 902

Siemens SX1
Siemens c65
Siemens c6v
Siemens cfx65
Siemens cv65
Siemens cx65
Siemens cx70
Siemens m65
Siemens s65
Siemens s66
Siemens sl65

Sony Ericsson P900
Sony Ericsson k700
Sony Ericsson k700i
Sony Ericsson k700c
Sony Ericsson k750i
Sony Ericsson k750
Sony Ericsson s700c
Sony Ericsson s700i
Sony Ericsson s710a
Sony Ericsson z500
Sony Ericsson z500a
Sony Ericsson z500i
Sony Ericsson v800
Sony Ericsson z800
Sony Ericsson f500i
Sony Ericsson k300
Sony Ericsson k500
Sony Ericsson k500c
Sony Ericsson k500i
Sony Ericsson k508i
Sony Ericsson k600
Sony Ericsson z1010

i-mate JAM


phew that's more or less the list! Sweatdrop
497  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 08:10:14 PM
Crying or Very sad lol back to the drawing board...
498  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Bit of fun for s60 users AND other handsets! on: November 07, 2005, 08:08:39 PM
ok, testing out two technologies here:

This apparently works on S60 phones and certain java handsets. Again none of mine are supported Rolling Eyes but the k750 and k750i etc is so might be worth a try!

If you want to download the software onto your phone OTA, go here: http://www.mob453.com/vid/

or grab the files attached and upload to your phone.

Then load the software up, point it at the image attached, and let me know if it works! Thumbup
499  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 07:57:16 PM
All fixed now Smile If one doesn't work, the other might Embarassed Thanks for testing!
500  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 07:49:03 PM
oh, and it also didn't help that the image i linked to didn't work Embarassed
501  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 07:46:01 PM
ok, i was wondering if that might happen - there's at least 2 different standards, and I couldn't remember which to use!

see if you have any luck with this one
502  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 07:23:00 PM
ok quick test here - this'll take you to an image hopefully:

Once i've done a bit more testing, a full bit of info about this will be posted
503  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 11:56:21 AM
It can be anything I want, from phonebook contacts to downloads! Thumbup I'll explain all this evening properly
504  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Samsung A800 Pc Softwear on: November 07, 2005, 11:54:04 AM
You can download some software from the samsung website, more specifically at this page: samsung software (http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/productsupport/download/Model_Select.aspx?type=Mobile+Phone&typecode=18&subtype=Mobile+Phone&cmssubtypecode=1805&model=SGH-A800&filetype=SW&language=)
505  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi all! on: November 07, 2005, 11:33:37 AM
Unfortunately not, which is rather good though as i find hobbits a little creepy Fear
506  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 07, 2005, 12:30:23 AM
Well ok then, it's turtle porn... Wink

i'll get my thinking cap on for something more interesting for the next one, could maybe make it a game or something! Shame i don't actually own a series60 phone! Laughing
507  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 06, 2005, 11:45:31 PM
lol it's not really worth £2.50, at least not yet!

I'm going to see if I can do something fun/amusing with it! Maybe after a few more have tested it out i'll let on what it is...Wink
508  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi all! on: November 06, 2005, 11:27:20 PM
I was in Warwick last week!
509  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 06, 2005, 02:36:08 PM
Excellente!

Stick this java app on your handset, run it, and take a photo of the full-size image I attached above Smile
510  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Bit of fun for series60 users! on: November 06, 2005, 12:12:04 PM
Anyone here with one of the following series60 handsets?

Nokia 3650, 3660, 6600, 6630, 6670, 6680, 7610, 7650
Siemens SX1

If so, let me know and we can have some fun with the attached image!  Cool
511  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: hi all on: November 05, 2005, 04:20:33 AM
Hello! I'm posting from my phone at the mo so will do a proper welcome later!
512  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Current Nokia FW list on: October 31, 2005, 05:37:59 PM
Latest firmware version for the 6230i I was upgraded to the other day:

v 03.46
12-Aug-05
RM-72
513  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: So, why is www.mobmms.com on: October 30, 2005, 04:50:43 PM
Now videos are supported! Thumbup
514  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Free Vodafone Pay as you Talk Sim Cards on: October 29, 2005, 10:13:05 PM
Got my Vodafone sim cards today Thumbup
515  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: every1 gone quiet on: October 28, 2005, 02:40:06 PM
They're all in hiding at the mo, tend to come out at night
516  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: So this is where everyone went! on: October 28, 2005, 02:39:20 PM
It must be my sexy photo Smile
517  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: I'm me... on: October 28, 2005, 02:38:22 PM
Worth a shot lol Wink
518  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Just say hi to all on: October 28, 2005, 02:37:00 PM
Hello and welcome! Thumbup Hope you enjoy your stay Wink
519  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: hi all wanna chat on: October 28, 2005, 02:36:17 PM
Hello Hodge and welcome! Smile Nice collection of phones there - what's the 6020 like?
520  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: need to unblock a D500 please help on: October 27, 2005, 02:31:29 PM
unblock or unlock?
521  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: panasonic gd55 code please on: October 26, 2005, 08:06:51 AM
pm me your IMEI and I'll see what I can do
522  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: help!!! on: October 26, 2005, 08:04:57 AM
You can't unlock your handset by flashing/flexing - the only thing it can do is lock it, depending on the flex/flex used, as you may have now discovered Sad
523  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: V300 flashed to V600 on: October 25, 2005, 10:11:37 AM
I think go for the V600, as that is what the server will recognise it as

Congrats on flashing btw Thumbup
524  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 24, 2005, 08:37:55 PM
I can't get the pc to acknowledge the card is in the computer, so can't do it thru dos Sad

I did try some software to restore the photos before formatting, but to no avail because of the pc not believing a card is in there Crying or Very sad

It was only a 64mb card, SanDisk I think, so might take a look at 256mb cards later (probably not made by SanDisk tho!). Any recommended brands?
525  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Free Vodafone Pay as you Talk Sim Cards on: October 24, 2005, 08:32:31 PM
Thanks SK, ordered it this time as it didn't want my credit card details! Thumbup
526  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Linux Desktop Systemz on: October 23, 2005, 06:28:56 PM
Easiest one I've ever used is Lycoris (http://www.lycoris.com/). Very easy and works well compared with some of the others I tried at the time. Closest one to a Windows type version of Linux when I tried a whole load a while ago. Looks like they've combined with Mandriva though or something since my last download!

Which version of Windows are you running at the mo? I've not had a BSOD on XP for...well, I can't actually remember!
527  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 23, 2005, 06:21:00 PM
Nope Sad It's about 3 years old, so out of warranty, I've tried formatting it in two different cameras, and still can't bring it back to life Crying or Very sad
528  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Phone Which Does It All... on: October 21, 2005, 10:50:19 AM
When the handset changes from the 3G video calling network to the normal 2G network, it'll give that error. They both use different frequencies so the phone needs to choose which one to use. It's like changing from Radio 1 to Radio 2 or something - can't listen to them both at the same time, so a change of stations is required.

Bonus of staying on 2G is longer battery life
529  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Help unlock my Nokia 3510i, plz!!! on: October 20, 2005, 05:24:08 PM
Thumbup Glad it worked for you!
530  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Free Vodafone Pay as you Talk Sim Cards on: October 19, 2005, 06:54:55 PM
Marvellous, been after a Voda PAYG sim Smile

edit: http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,2689.0.html tsk tsk SK, duplicate post!  Laughing
531  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Phone Which Does It All... on: October 19, 2005, 12:38:38 AM
Only other range apart from SE that springs to mind is the Nokia N series, unless you go down the smartphone route. I think Samsung are meant to be releasing some handsets with massive capacity, but not sure about that as just from memory.
532  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: M&S Mobile on: October 16, 2005, 12:16:01 AM
GPRS (General Packet Radio System):This is a system that improves the speed of current mobile networks

Does that mean my voice will speed up when talking to someone? Confused
533  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: M&S Mobile on: October 15, 2005, 11:53:37 PM
"This isn't any ordinary T-Mobile rip-off network....this is a luxury, sage stuffed free-range, cripsy, tender, melt-in-the-mouth, succulent virtual m&s network..."
534  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Free Orange sim cards! on: October 14, 2005, 06:17:21 PM
Free Orange sim cards, plus free evening calls for 5 years and 3000 free evening and weekend texts

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/simoffer

£10 topup each month gets you the evening calls to other Orange phones
£15 topup each month gets you the above, plus 3000 free evening and weekend texts
535  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 14, 2005, 06:12:13 PM
Crying or Very sad stupid cards! Guess I'll just have to throw it in the bin Sad
536  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 14, 2005, 08:10:54 AM
Thanks Rambo Smile

denice_els - I've got a SD reader built-in to my laptop, but it doesn't activate as it doesn't think there's anything in there! Wacko
537  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 13, 2005, 09:10:02 AM
I gave up on trying to save the images, formatted it in two different cameras and it still won't work Sad I think you could be right. Bah!

To make matters worse, the 256mb card I bought doesn't work in the cameras either, but works on the one in store so I can't swap it! Crying or Very sad
538  Social Side / Off-Topic / SD card corrupt! Help! on: October 12, 2005, 05:58:36 PM
My SD card has somehow died with a load of pics on it Sad

Thing is, I can't get either my ThinkPad nor camera to format the disk so that it works - any software suggestions?

My ThinkPad won't even let me access the drive as it thinks nothing is in there - so any ideas about forcing a card reader to read a card?!

Any help welcome! Sad
539  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: p510 imei on: October 11, 2005, 08:12:50 PM
Fix, I say fix as in change?
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(http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/elliott_fred1.gif)
http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,795.0.html
540  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: i changed my fone on: October 10, 2005, 08:45:12 PM
I'm using my trusty Nokia 6230i - simple but effective! Smile Although I've managed to dent the top of the cover Mad Ah well, at least the covers can be replaced! Laughing
541  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Problems with MultiFlashFlex on: October 10, 2005, 08:40:19 PM
That sounds more like it's a handset that's locked to a specific network. Is there anything which says "Flex Error: Phone Subsidy-Locked" displayed?
542  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: the never ending question.. whats better?? Nokia or SonyEricsson :p on: October 10, 2005, 08:21:24 PM
The Savvy! That's the one I was thinking of!! Laughing

(http://www.handydetails.de/images/phil-savvydb.jpg)
543  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Meteor - Ireland - Nokia 3100 on: October 10, 2005, 03:11:45 PM
What error did you get?
544  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlock codes for Nokia2600 on: October 10, 2005, 03:11:07 PM
Have you tried https://www.officialringtonechart.com/unlocking/ ?
545  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: NOKIA 6230 UNLOCKING on: October 10, 2005, 03:10:21 PM
Check this page out: https://www.officialringtonechart.com/unlocking/
546  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: So, why is www.mobmms.com on: October 09, 2005, 01:35:01 PM
Glad you like the new look! Thumbup

Hopefully at Xmas loads of people will be getting new camera phones, so might get a boost in pics around then (well I hope so anyway!) Laughing
547  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: i changed my fone on: October 09, 2005, 01:08:44 PM
Hello again!

I don't know about the sat nav thing, horus will probably know though as I think he had been looking at some stuff to do with sat nav.

How's the phone compare to the v600?!
548  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: the never ending question.. whats better?? Nokia or SonyEricsson :p on: October 09, 2005, 01:06:13 PM
Was it that black Philips which had something to do with horoscopes or something in part of its game type bit?

At the moment I think Samsung is my 2nd choice of brand, as nearly went for the E720 last time I upgraded - they're about the only company who have made a selection of half-decent clamshell phones!
549  Support / Requests / Re: FAO Aleco on: October 09, 2005, 12:54:49 PM
Oops missed this post! lol I've no idea Embarassed Well, I've an idea what it could have been, but am not 100% sure. Try it again and if you still have the same problem, it's something more serious Crying or Very sad
550  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi all! on: October 08, 2005, 11:34:32 AM
Hello and welcome! Thumbup Glad you decided to register and hope to see you about!
551  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: the never ending question.. whats better?? Nokia or SonyEricsson :p on: October 06, 2005, 09:31:24 PM
I used to use an Ericsson (T39) and loved it, but after using a Nokia, I'm not sure I can go back now as it's just so fast and easy to do what you want. I've not used a new SE for a decent amount of time in one go though, and while the speed is much better, there's something that still doesn't seem right...I suppose it could be the fact that I've not liked any of SEs designs in recent years...! Wink
552  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlocking nokia 3100 on: October 04, 2005, 09:48:35 PM
Have a look at this about our free nokia unlocker (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,2300.0.html)
553  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: October 04, 2005, 07:16:34 PM
Only game I own is Half-Life 2...which I can't currently play as laptop not good enough! Laughing Embarassed

Had the game since December...Wacko

Hmm, bah I dunno which processor to go for! I don't think I'll properly get into gaming, but you never know as I've not been able to play any for quite a long time! Laughing
554  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: HEY, PLEASE HELP, I NEED THIS TONITE on: October 04, 2005, 07:03:40 PM
Have a look at this about our free nokia unlocker (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,2300.0.html)
555  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: October 04, 2005, 06:21:20 PM
Not yet, I've a feeling it's going to be a lot! Sad

I wouldn't really know where to look online for decent quality PCs - last shop I bought one from was Escom (great company imo!), upgraded that, then went to the laptop side for the past 4 years. Built one for my sis, but can't remember how much that cost now...

I'm after some fairly specific stuff though to keep it quiet - Samsung Spinpoint HD, graphics card without the massive fans they come with now, fanless mobo, etc.
If I could get something like that pre-built, I'd much prefer it as don't really have the time to wait around for individual parts which go to the wrong house or 4 days after delivery date, and then assemble it all together - recon it's possible or bit too specific? Confused

This is all because of my last laptop which sounded like a washing machine constantly! My ThinkPad is so amazingly quiet I don't think I can go back to even standard desktop noise from under the desk! Laughing Embarassed
556  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: October 04, 2005, 03:40:10 PM
I was told you'd been refunded, which is why I never replied back - I'll just double check

btw, you can use some of the refund to buy a converter for the cable i believe - might be the easiest option now to get it working.

edit: just done it myself, PayPal should send you an email confirming this. My apologies for the endless list of problems you've experienced.
557  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Any computer boffs here?! on: October 04, 2005, 03:37:11 PM
Right, so I recon dual core is the way forwards then, I'll ignore the pentium m as a possibility, and wait for intel to bring out the fully amd 64 specced versions Thumbup

Hopefully by that time the next lot of graphics cards will be out, so the current high-end ones will go down to something more affordable than the stupid prices being charged now (more than a cpu for a graphics card?! What's going on!?).

I'm going to watercool it all so ideally need cooler processors to ease the strain, depending on which cooling solution I go for - so recon I'll stick with Intel.

Thanks for the help with the questions, I'll probably have more later though! Laughing

edit: hmm just seen your post Rambo - 32 is pretty cool, I guess if I can't wait I'll jump ship and go AMD if a. intel take too long to get the new chips out, and b. they're waaaay overpriced.
558  Social Side / Off-Topic / Any computer boffs here?! on: October 04, 2005, 10:46:10 AM
I'm trying to build a new PC - problem is, soo much has changed since I last built one and I'm a little confused!

Can someone confirm/deny what I think I've gathered so far?

Intel don't do 64 bit processors yet? (edit: or is that what the Xeons are?!)
Dual processor at eg 3ghz should be faster than a single one at, i dunno, 4ghz - but only in the future when supported more?
Pentium M's are pretty good, but there's only 3 motherboards for desktop systems at the mo. I presume a dual processor would be better still though?
Intel run cooler than AMD in general?

Does this page (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/08/xeon_amd64_fix/) mean that if I wait a bit longer, Intel will finally have an equivalent of an AMD 64 out? Why are they trying to be AMD64 compatible - is there not a standard 64bit processor standard?

I think that's all for now Embarassed If anyone can help me out that'd be great!  Cool
559  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: Broadband speed updated!! on: October 04, 2005, 10:37:53 AM
Shocked

HOW fast?!?!

Crying or Very sad Cable doesn't reach near to me, so it's completely out of the option for me Sad Plus I'm on the verge of the limit of ADSL - I got upgraded to 1MB rather than 2MB, so guess my line won't take much more Sad
560  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: October 02, 2005, 10:19:14 AM
We're sorting something out, will let you know exact details shortly
561  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: October 01, 2005, 11:13:20 AM
This is a joke - this has happened twice now with the wrong kind being sent. Time for a new supplier methinks.

Apologies for the endless problems, I'll just get onto our supplier and see what I can do. Mad
562  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: September 30, 2005, 11:29:26 AM
Not sure, I've not been dealing with the unlocking side of things recently, but will try find out for you
563  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: So, why is www.mobmms.com on: September 30, 2005, 02:42:53 AM
Thumbup Thanks! glad you like it! Very Happy
564  Social Side / Off-Topic / Re: So, why is www.mobmms.com on: September 29, 2005, 05:35:41 PM
It's just had a facelift, so go check it out! Thumbup

http://www.mobmms.com Smile
565  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: September 29, 2005, 02:01:07 AM
I'll see what we can do Smile
566  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: September 28, 2005, 07:16:24 PM
OK, I've spoken with the supplier - do you want to attempt a re-delivery, or a refund?
567  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: September 28, 2005, 07:11:37 PM
End user would pay increased costs then unfortunately - plus I can only see an email dated 19th from you? Have you used a different email address?
568  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Where is my NEC unlocking kit!? on: September 28, 2005, 12:18:18 PM
Apparently it was sent via. first class from the suppliers, but they said that if it hasn't arrived by today, they'll send again via recorded delivery (which, in my opinion, it should've been sent via in the first place Rolling Eyes).

Have you not contacted unlocking directly via email? That may be why you have not heard anything back, seeing as this is an informal phone chat section mainly.
569  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Virgin mobile people four free sims!!! on: September 27, 2005, 04:47:36 PM
Same here Smile
570  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: unlocking contact. on: September 27, 2005, 12:09:30 PM
It's an automatic email, so as soon as we get the code, you will too - however, as you ordered when there was a weekend in the middle, it'll take a little longer due to different working hours. Although if ordered on Wed/Thurs, it should be here by now...

I'll double check though for you just to make sure Smile
571  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: nokia morse code on: September 26, 2005, 06:51:55 PM
Wow I never knew! Quite a good idea!
572  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Virgin mobile people four free sims!!! on: September 24, 2005, 11:28:48 PM
I'm tempted to use this...but already have so many sims I don't know what to do with them! Laughing Thanks for the info snowwolf! Thumbup
573  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / MOVED: Unlocking Nokia 6230i on: September 24, 2005, 10:55:08 AM
This topic has been moved to Free Unlocking! (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?board=12).

http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?topic=2511.0
574  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: help unlock a nokia 3100 on: September 23, 2005, 04:18:30 PM
I'm not 100% sure, but Virgin I think uses the Optus network, so maybe give that a try
575  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Motorola V600 flashing and flexing guide on: September 23, 2005, 04:07:02 PM
Which firmware/files are you trying to get onto the V220? The process should be the same, but the flash/flex files won't be
576  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: finally my v620 is fixed trust me with ramdlr theres no dead phone on: September 14, 2005, 10:21:13 PM
Thumbup Congrats! What was it flashed with again which broke it originally?
577  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Nokia 6020b Unlock on: September 10, 2005, 09:59:05 AM
What was the error your phone gave?
578  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: can any1 unlock nokia 3330 + samsund e720 on: September 10, 2005, 09:57:14 AM
Have a look in at this post on how to unlock a Samsung E720 (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,114.msg8885.html#msg8885) which was posted by mikeybhoy
579  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: W800i on: September 03, 2005, 12:10:15 AM
What's the OS like, esp re: texting - how's it compare to say a Nokia?
580  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey on: September 02, 2005, 06:43:45 PM
Hello and welcome! Very Happy
581  Social Side / Introduce Yourself / Re: hi everyone on: September 02, 2005, 06:43:09 PM
Welcome! Thumbup

But I've got to ask...what happened to brain1?! teehee
582  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Today On 3G requires staff on: September 02, 2005, 06:41:54 PM
How much would I get paid? Wink
583  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: My Nokia 6230i has arrived! on: August 28, 2005, 05:46:19 PM
If all else fails, you can upload them to www.mobmms.com  and save them to your computer via the internet. However, that won't be as cheap in the long run as buying a cable or bluetooth adapter, unless you have free mms that is!
584  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: need code for vk207 to unlock on: August 27, 2005, 05:25:16 PM
Yup see the link above as no codes for free for this i'm afraid Sad
585  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Nokia 6100 Unlock on: August 27, 2005, 05:24:38 PM
Did you do it with or without the sim card in?

What does *#0000# show?
586  Support / Requests / MOVED: SPH-A620 SAMSUNG CAMERA PHONE on: August 27, 2005, 10:05:06 AM
This topic has been moved to Free Unlocking! (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?board=12).

http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?topic=2353.0
587  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: unlocking my nokia mobile phone HELPPPPP!!! on: August 26, 2005, 03:11:27 PM
Hi Strumps,

Take a look at http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,2300.0.html and give that link a try!

Don't enter more than 3 codes, but post back here if it doesn't work and we'll try and help Smile
588  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / MOVED: unlocking my nokia mobile phone HELPPPPP!!! on: August 26, 2005, 03:10:09 PM
This topic has been moved to Free Unlocking! (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?board=12).

http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php?topic=2350.0
589  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Anyone on the Sprint network? on: August 25, 2005, 02:20:34 PM
I've fixed it!! Thread closed
590  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Samsung unlock and useful codes on: August 25, 2005, 12:42:51 PM
If it was lost, then it's probably been blacklisted - unlocking won't help un-blacklist it unfortunately.

Which phone model is it?
591  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlock my Motorola V3 PLZZZZ on: August 25, 2005, 12:29:55 PM
Unfortunately it can't be done for free at the mo as there's nothing that can do it - the only solutions are ones where someone has to buy equipment or pay for access to a code server, which is why you need to pay
592  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / How to find out where a premium rate text message came from on: August 25, 2005, 12:27:11 PM
http://www.icstis.org.uk/icstis2002/PhoneNumberLookup/AskPhoneNumber.asp

Just type in the number the text message came from, and whichever company sent it should show up on that page! Wizard

You can then hopefully get in contact with them to see if you can stop any further unwanted premium rate text messages from being sent to you.

Texting back STOP or STOP ALL to the number it came from should also prevent any further texts from being sent.
593  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Sony Ericsson W550 on: August 24, 2005, 06:43:35 PM
On August 8, 2005, Sony Ericsson announced a new addition to its Mobile Walkman family - the W550. This is an affordable phone for expressive fun seekers, offering great quality stereo music, a 1.3 megapixel camera, full Internet browsing and 3D gaming in one compact and stylish swivel phone design. The phone also supports the new JSR-172 Web Services, JSR-205 Wireless Messaging 2.0 as well as JSR-75 PDA Optional Packages and JSR-82 for Bluetooth multiplayer gaming.

(http://developer.sonyericsson.com/images/newsletter_aug05/W550_blue_front_left_angle_.jpg)
594  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: sim card link needed on: August 23, 2005, 03:35:55 PM
O2 are the most regular free sim card give-awayers, keep an eye on the free o2 sim card thread (http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,1424.0.html) or press the (http://www.mob453.com/forum/Themes/mob453/images/english/notify.gif) button at the bottom of that topic to send an altert when a new post is made.

As for other networks, they're usually posted in this forum when the free offer starts, so keep an eye out!
595  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: sim card link needed on: August 23, 2005, 03:00:04 PM
For which network?
596  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: Anyone on the Sprint network? on: August 23, 2005, 02:12:32 PM
Or anyone know anyone on the Sprint network?! Sad
597  Mobile Matters / Free Unlocking! / Re: Unlock my Nokia 3330 on: August 23, 2005, 02:10:16 PM
Take a look at this thread: http://www.mob453.com/forum/index.php/topic,2300.0.html
598  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: please eelp! on: August 21, 2005, 01:58:31 PM
You'll need either a datacable, InfraRed port, or Bluetooth on your computer in order to transfer anything over. You could download from the internet, but that'll be very expensive!
599  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: How to get a Free Copy of SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3 on: August 21, 2005, 11:51:48 AM
Got CD 1, just realised my laptop has no cd drive Rolling Eyes

So I guess network installation it is Sad
600  Mobile Matters / Phone and Network Chat / Re: How to get a Free Copy of SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3 on: August 21, 2005, 12:06:17 AM
Been wanting to do a format of my laptop for a while - might give this a shot again before installing XP Thumbup

You weren't able to download the full iso's before were you?
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