[talks-uk] Re: An intro and network specific phones with Talks
- From: "Hussein Patwa" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:39:21 +0100
Hi,
This is an area of particular interest to me as is anything related to phone
firmware.
In the past Orange were notorious for bogging down the phone with network
specific apps and visual customisations. Some of the firmware they shipped
with their phones was particularly ugly and actually affected the phone's
everyday performance. Many of their customisations affected users with some
sight as it actually made the screen difficult to see, even if it didn't
affect the speech readability with Talks.
'3' are another company that like tinkering with phone customisation, but
I've not heard of any really bad ones of late.
There are of course ways to remove the customisations but that's not Talks
specific so I best not venture into it here.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean randall
> Sent: 16 July 2010 22:32
> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [talks-uk] An intro and network specific phones with Talks
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself - I've been on and off
talks
> lists for years, but am here now and am helping out with list moderation
> too.
>
> My initial question to the list is about phones made specifically for
> networks or, as is the case with my Nokia 6730C, provided only by one
> network for initial release. My handset was a 'Vodafone exclusive', so
they
> say, when it came out. Now it's available unlocked and I'm glad to say
I've
> done most things successfully with it, without encountering any network-
> specific customisation. The Vodafone app on the phone itself isn't
> accessible, but then that's nothing new.
>
> Has anybody found situations where this is different? I'd hope not, but
> wouldn't be surprised if networks had used their own homescreens and
> such to the detriment of talks users.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean.
>
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