[Kris Kumar]

This has to be something that Cingular did to the phone.

Because if I remember correctly, Motorola during the Mobile Developer Conference back in the summer were talking how their BT implementation on the MPx220 will be superior to the native MS one. And that they will have more profiles and headset support. :?

[Kris Kumar]

This has to be something that Cingular did to the phone.

Because if I remember correctly, Motorola during the Mobile Developer Conference back in the summer were talking how their BT implementation on the MPx220 will be superior to the native MS one. And that they will have more profiles and headset support. :?

[Jerry Raia]

I would bet it's Cingular. They don't want people transfering files without getting a fee for it. I'll keep this phone because I'm just a gadget freak, but so far, i can't recommend it to anyone. It is the first motorola phone I have owned that came up this short.

[Kris Kumar]

I feel that Microsoft should not let carriers cripple the phones in the name of customization. For God sake this is a Smartphone!

With MPx200, I was pretty annoyed to find that AT&T is selling 1800/1900 MPx200 when the actual model is a tri-band one. :evil:

So Bluetooth ActiveSync won't work. I currently use IR to sync my MPx200. Was hoping that I would switch to Bluetooth. :-(

What about internet access with Bluetooth? Use the phone as a modem, and Pocket PC/Laptop for surfing the net.

Since I am not a Cingular customer and don't want to switch. Maybe it makes sense for me to wait for the unbranded version to be released on the online stores. Maybe that will not be crippled.

[Jerry Raia]

So far I can't get my iPAQ 5555 to dial out on the 220 as I did with my v600. I'm hoping its just some setting I'm missing but at this point I'm not too hopefull.

[mar2k]

Originally Posted by Kris Kumar

What about internet access with Bluetooth? Use the phone as a modem, and Pocket PC/Laptop for surfing the net.

Since I am not a Cingular customer and don't want to switch. Maybe it makes sense for me to wait for the unbranded version to be released on the online stores. Maybe that will not be crippled.

Without the serial profile as far as I know using the phone as a modem to surf the web is impossible. Not being able to sync via Bluetooth is a joke though.

I agree this must be Cingular's doing because as far as I know Microsoft allows ActiveSync over Bluetooth and I do remember something about Motorola saying their BT profiles were superior to the native Microsoft profiles some time ago, you are correct there.

I am VERY curious to see how the AT&T Mpx220 ROM turns out. I mean, if it allows the serial BT profile and the volume problem has disappeared, at least we know these are problems that can be fixed with a ROM update. I'm in a wait and see mode.

I agree that an unbranded, unlocked Mpx220 or Audiovox SMT5600 may be a good bet if they are available. Are there any online stores that have a good reputation for carrying non-carrier locked and unbranded phones?

[sclui56]

Wait a minute guys! Are you saying that I cannot sync the MPx220 to a B/T-equipped PC via B/T? If that's what you are saying, then it must be a fluke as I'm sync to my PC via B/T.

The initial pairing shows DUN, then I went into A/Sync on the MPx220 & checked to sync via B/T.

Am I missing something? I don't think Cingular would pay extra to do this kind of bad-4-biz stuff, especually they had already paid for the branded customization.

[ben865]

Originally Posted by martyburns

Hi,

I have been using the MPx220 for about three weeks now, and it is by far the best smartphone I have used. Battery life is about 4-5 days, an dI have had no problem with low volume when talking on it. The hinge has shown no sign of being weak either.

The photos are not the best quality, nor the worst, and I will try to post some today.

regards,

Martin

Likewise. I notice you are in NZ - I'm in the UK.

I wonder if there is something different with US spec 220s?

[Myke]

me and my friend both got MPX220s, we are both experiencing very low volume. additionally which hasnt been mentioned yet, a lot of people we talk to say we sound very quiet and muffled. when we talk to eachother on our phones, it is very, very hard to hear eachother.

additionally, the volume is so low, when im on the freeway i need to turn my speakerphone on (while still holding the phone normal, up to my ear) just to nice and clearly hear the person.


:?: :? :?:

[ben865]

Originally Posted by Myke

me and my friend both got MPX220s, we are both experiencing very low volume. additionally which hasnt been mentioned yet, a lot of people we talk to say we sound very quiet and muffled. when we talk to eachother on our phones, it is very, very hard to hear eachother.

additionally, the volume is so low, when im on the freeway i need to turn my speakerphone on (while still holding the phone normal, up to my ear) just to nice and clearly hear the person.


:?: :? :?:

There has to be somehing wrong somewhere!

I was in Euston station yesterday which is not quiet with the ear volume at 2/3 to 3/4 with no problems at all.

There has to bes something up with US 220s.

Has anybody outside the US got any volume issues?

[PPCMD]

So Cingular really screwed up the ROM for the sake of some cash. Why offer BT if we can't use the power of BT. Sure having a BT headset is good but file transfer is the key and so is AS.

I know on the V710 that someone found the way to get around Verizon's crippling of BT. They claimed it was security. Tell you what let me worry about the security on MY phone since I paid for IT and I paid for the CONTRACT too.