I has SE G502

January 13, 2009

 

I has new phone!

And yes, that bad grammar was intentional.

I now have a Sony Ericsson G502 mobile phone in black. And yes, it’s still from Globe. My two-year contract for my postpaid line ended last December 3, 2008. And guess what, no free phone. (Sad, ain’t it?) They were offering me an iPhone 3G 8GB instead for Php10000. And no, I am not a fan of the iPhone. So, I didn’t get it.

So, there I go and went ahead with getting myself a new line and a new phone.

Specs are here.

FYI, people, if you’re getting a new postpaid line, and want to keep the same number, you’d have to wait 6months (a bunch of bull, really) to change your new number to your old one. But with a little elbow grease (braso), you can get to keep the same number. Please do not try this unless you are willing to be angry and wait for a Supervisor.

Going back to the phone, at first, I didn’t want it. Ok. Ok. I wanted a Nokia 6500 slide. So sue me. But over time, I got to like it (it’s not like I have a choice).

Oh well, it’s a pretty decent phone. Lightweight. The 2MP camera has a lot to be desired. It’s not the Cybershot one. Crappy resolution in dark areas. Haven’t tested it yet in the mornings though.

The phone resets when it hangs. Yes. And the guy at Globe told me that in this no-nonsense voice that this feature is normal. (Yeah, right!) That was sarcastic, by the way.

But hey, I did get to install themes and games on it.

I am currently hooked on World Series Poker. Hahaha! And Monopoly Tycoon as well.

For themes, you can get them online at http://www.zedge.net/ (this requires an account to be created. don’t worry, it’s free) or try checking DeviantArt’s webbie under Customizations. A lot of pretty good themes there. Make sure though that you’re choosing themes for 240×320 resolutions and that they end in *.THM

As for games, you can get that at http://www.zedge.net/ as well but games there try to access the internet via phone so if you don’t want those charges, better try torrents. Don’t tell them I said that. :P

 

Beingmytechieself is now PR1

Yes, it’s now PR1. And me, not even knowing it! Toink!!!

But hey, I guess, it’s time for me to start blogging again..

And I’d like to say thanks to all the people who’ve visited this blog over the months that I haven’t updated this. Rest assured, I’d be posting updates about your most visited blog posts!  

 

unable to download from a link, you say?

June 18, 2008

I’ve made a game review of CrazyKart yesterday. I’ve also sent a link of my blog post to LevelUp’s feedback team. And you know what happened? I opened up my Yahoo! Mail and I got this email from somebody asking me for if I know another link for the closed beta download.

 

Err…

 

Dudes and dudettes, I am not part of LevelUp’s support team. I will not be able to provide you with another link. The link that you’re having a problem with, is the same link I got from LevelUp.

Now, for all you newbies and with those with little or NO computer knowledge at all, if you have a problem with a link that was provided by somebody else, kindly contact that somebody or the vendor.

 

Now, here’s some troubleshooting steps in the meantime if you’re having problems downloading from a link.

 

(1) Try to clear browsing history.

For Internet Explorer version 6:

Go to Control Panel>Internet Options>General Tab>Under the heading Temporary Internet Files, click on Delete Cookies, Delete Files (make sure that you put a check mark on Delete All Offline Content)>then after that, under the History heading, click on Clear History>Click OK.

 

For Internet Explorer version 7:

Go to Control Panel>Internet Options>General Tab>Click on Delete Browsing History>Click on Delete All (Also click on to select Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons)>Click OK.

 

(2) Try a different browser like Mozilla Firefox or Opera.

 

(3) Contact webmaster of site or software vendor as a last resort.

 

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I wrote this while I was at work. Got home. Had some interesting things going on. Very interesting things… So interesting that I lost sleep about it.  (Check out the game review!)

 

Well, updates on post.

 

This somebody who was emailing for assistance on the game was a guy. He was actually already way ahead of me. He’d already used a couple of browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Safari (I haven’t even heard of this one!), K-ninja (this too!) as well as Internet Explorer and he’s still unable to download the game.

 

I’ve advised this person already numerous times to contact the webmaster of the site but he claims that they were not answering his emails/inquiries. He also said he’s got the usernames and passwords and everything but still unable to download the link.

 

I asked if he’s from the Philippines (broken English on email and all that) and he said NO. He was actually from Vietnam.

 

I had my friend using another computer and a different connection as well as provider try to download the game and he was able to do it.

 

I told the guy that it’s possible that the game can only be downloaded if you’re within the country. I meant that the CBT was made for the Philippines, so I would assume that only Philippine players would be able to download it (again, operating word is assume, since I don’t know what’s going on with their site).

 

Oh well, at least it made sense to me and to him as well.  Too bad, he really wanted to try out the game.. ^.^

 

 

my 6280 for an n81

June 15, 2008

I got my Nokia 6280 repaired at Nokia Care Ali Mall last May 31^st. Just got it back yesterday.. Ika nga walang perang pangtubos ng telepono.. hehehe.. Not until payday anyway.   

My calculator went missing! Actually, I think because it was due to a corrupted theme I installed on my phone. I know.. my fault! Hehehe… So, I took it back to Nokia Care. I had my phone’s keypad replaced as well. Gasgas na eh. Since the phone was already out of warranty with Nokia, I paid for it. It cost me Php813. Yep. The keypad was like Php192 and the repair was Php560.  

Like I said, I got it back yesterday. And when I got it back, I saw the lady beside me holding up a very intriguing phone. It’s a slider phone, of course, Nokia brand! Hahahah! And it looked a bit sleek and it’s black!

I checked the web for it and came with three results: 6600 slide, 6210 Navigator, N96 and the N81.  The 6600 Slide and the N96 aren’t yet released, just announced so that leaves the 6210 Navigator and the N81. The Navigator unfortunately doesn’t look sleek enough, so it must be the N81.  The N81 comes in 2GB and 8GB memory. And I want one!!! Hahahah!!!  

Check out the specs from GSMARENA here .

 

The "Nokia Batman" Phone Hits Verizon on June 15

Verizon has just announced the availability of the first “Nokia Batman” phone, officially called Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight. With such a long (and quite funny) name, the new handset, that we first heard of two days ago, will try to appeal to the fans of both Nokia and Batman. That’s because it’s named after the upcoming Batman movie, which is planned to hit the theaters on July 17 in Australia, July 18 in the US and July 25 in the UK.

The new Nokia will be available starting June 15, only from Verizon Wireless’ official website. With a two-year contract agreement, the handset will cost you $69.99, while the free-of-contract price has not been announced yet.

The features of Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight include a 2 inch internal display with 262K colors and 176 x 220 pixels, VZ Navigator, access to V CAST Music and V CAST Video, Bluetooth, Web capabilities, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, 58MB of internal memory and microSD card support. Also, being a special edition phone, the clamshell comes with The Dark Knight content like a “subtle emblem”, a Joker playing card, wallpaper, animated screensavers, voice tones and a full movie trailer – which is not the full movie, of course, but it might still allay the “Batman hunger” fans might have.

As for the standard and non-Batmanized version of Nokia 6205, Verizon said it would be available starting July, after the Dark Knight movie is released. Its price and features are the same (save for the Batman content) and users will be able to get it both online, from Verizon’s website, and from the carrier’s stores across the country (Batman’s country, that is).

With Christian Bale playing Batman (again), The Dark Knight movie is the sequel of Batman Begins, appeared back in 2005. At that time, Nokia didn’t think of making a Batphone, but it’s good (I guess) that it has done it now.

 

– from Softpedia