Operating Systems

Hi,

I am new to mobile phones.

I am thinking of buying either the Nokia 2630 or

the Sony Eriksson W200i

I've been told that the main difference is in the OS. Can anyone
advise on these.

In addition, I noticed that the SE has a smll joystick for navigation
that appears to be metallic. How comfortable is this to use?

Thanks

In message
b7c86c0d-adb2-4a9e-ae11-68b5f418c7d7...oglegroups.com,
species8350 <not_here.5.species8350@xoxy.net> Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:

> Hi,
>
> I am new to mobile phones.
>
> I am thinking of buying either the Nokia 2630 or
>
> the Sony Eriksson W200i
>
> I've been told that the main difference is in the OS. Can anyone
> advise on these.
>
> In addition, I noticed that the SE has a smll joystick for navigation
> that appears to be metallic. How comfortable is this to use?
>
> Thanks

What you've been told is pretty much true. The only significant difference I
can see is that the Sony is tri-band which effectively means it will work in
more countries than the Nokia, so if you travel a lot and want to take your
phone, that may be a consideration.
The Nokia doesn't seem to have InfraRed for data transer to a PC of
whatever, though both units have Bluetooth for this purpose.
Also, I can't see any reference in the Nokia spec regarding an MP3 player,
and it only talks about up to 11Mb memory. I may be wrong here, but if you
want to be able to listen to music on your phone (other than the radio) then
you may need to go for the Sony Ericsson...(?)

Although the Operating System is different, what is significant is that the
User Interface is different. Some people prefer the Nokia interface, others
the SE one, it's a matter of personal taste. You really should go to a phone
shop and have a play with both phones to see which one you like the 'feel'
of the best. Same goes for the little joystick on the SE vs the direction
keys on the Nokia.

--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

On Jun 11, 10:43*am, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
> In message
> b7c86c0d-adb2-4a9e-ae11-68b5f418c...@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com,
> species8350 <not_here.5.species8...@xoxy.net> Proclaimed from the tallest
> tower:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am new to mobile phones.
>
> > I am thinking of buying either the Nokia 2630 or
>
> > the Sony Eriksson W200i
>
> > I've been told that the main difference is in the OS. Can anyone
> > advise on these.
>
> > In addition, I noticed that the SE has a smll joystick for navigation
> > that appears to be metallic. How comfortable is this to use?
>
> > Thanks
>
> What you've been told is pretty much true. The only significant differenceI
> can see is that the Sony is tri-band which effectively means it will work in
> more countries than the Nokia, so if you travel a lot and want to take your
> phone, that may be a consideration.
> The Nokia doesn't seem to have InfraRed for data transer to a PC of
> whatever, though both units have Bluetooth for this purpose.
> Also, I can't see any reference in the Nokia spec regarding an MP3 player,
> and it only talks about up to 11Mb memory. I may be wrong here, but if you
> want to be able to listen to music on your phone (other than the radio) then
> you may need to go for the Sony Ericsson...(?)
>
> Although the Operating System is different, what is significant is that the
> User Interface is different. Some people prefer the Nokia interface, others
> the SE one, it's a matter of personal taste. You really should go to a phone
> shop and have a play with both phones to see which one you like the 'feel'
> of the best. Same goes for the little joystick on the SE vs the direction
> keys on the Nokia.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

Thanks for responding.

Good advice

Best wishes

Sp.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:24:31 UTC, species8350
<not_here.5.species8350@xoxy.net> wrote:

> I am new to mobile phones.
>
> I am thinking of buying either the Nokia 2630 or
>
> the Sony Eriksson W200i
>
> I've been told that the main difference is in the OS. Can anyone
> advise on these.

The operating system doesn't matter a lot - it's underneath, and mostly
it won't have an effect on how you use the phone.

What matters is the 'user interface' - which keys do what. For example,
I just changed a Nokia for another Nokia - simply because all our phones
are Nokia and I don't want to have different keys etc. to learn. I did
once get a Siemens, and it was confusing (and crap, and crap customer
service from Siemens on premium rate phone numbers, but that's another
story).

I was in the 3 shop in Broadstairs last week and the female sales droid
was telling customers that the user interface was the 'operating
system'. Oh dear.
--
Bob Eager
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org

On Jun 11, 12:19*pm, "Bob Eager" <rd...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:24:31 UTC, species8350
>
> <not_here.5.species8...@xoxy.net> wrote:
> > I am new to mobile phones.
>
> > I am thinking of buying either the Nokia 2630 or
>
> > the Sony Eriksson W200i
>
> > I've been told that the main difference is in the OS. Can anyone
> > advise on these.
>
> The operating system doesn't matter a lot - it's underneath, and mostly
> it won't have an effect on how you use the phone.
>
> What matters is the 'user interface' - which keys do what. For example,
> I just changed a Nokia for another Nokia - simply because all our phones
> are Nokia and I don't want to have different keys etc. to learn. I did
> once get a Siemens, and it was confusing (and crap, and crap customer
> service from Siemens on premium rate phone numbers, but that's another
> story).
>
> I was in the 3 shop in Broadstairs last week and the female sales droid
> was telling customers that the user interface was the 'operating
> system'. Oh dear.
> --
> Bob Eager
> Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:http://www.mirrorservice.org

Thank you.

I must ask for a demonstation.

Best wishes

sp.