Sony Xperia S

ThunbergsAreGo · 21-04-2012 5:14pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

I got those smart tags in the post yesterday anyway!

Pretty handy little things!

Just noticed i didnt get any NFC tags with mine, can you PM me the addres for the NFC tags?

marcbrophy · 21-04-2012 6:23pm

naughtb4 wrote: »

Just noticed i didnt get any NFC tags with mine, can you PM me the addres for the NFC tags?

PM sent

ThunbergsAreGo · 21-04-2012 8:48pm

Bought on Meteor today and have .73 firmware

Just to let people know, hopefully itll come on all Irish networks now

BionicRasher · 22-04-2012 9:56am

naughtb4 wrote: »

Bought on Meteor today and have .73 firmware

Just to let people know, hopefully itll come on all Irish networks now

is it locked to Meteor? Just wondered as its handy to be able to put in another sim if travelling (all phones I have got from Meteor so far have been unlocked)

ThunbergsAreGo · 22-04-2012 4:33pm

tui0hcg wrote: »

is it locked to Meteor? Just wondered as its handy to be able to put in another sim if travelling (all phones I have got from Meteor so far have been unlocked)

Dont have another Micro Sim to test, how would i check this?

manu2009 · 22-04-2012 4:50pm

tui0hcg wrote: »

is it locked to Meteor? Just wondered as its handy to be able to put in another sim if travelling (all phones I have got from Meteor so far have been unlocked)

Only the first batch are usually unlocked, if you got one over the last few weeks it'll be locked, the date on my box is 3/4/12 and its locked, only good thing is theres no branding on it so you get all the updates as soon as there available.

ThunbergsAreGo · 22-04-2012 6:01pm

Is it not possible to get Playstation games on this? cant find th option to do it

ED E · 22-04-2012 7:25pm

naughtb4 wrote: »

Is it not possible to get Playstation games on this? cant find th option to do it

Not officially, no. There are two workarounds though:

1. Use the "Play" hack for the Arc on your rooted S so you can use the same app as play users do
2. Use FPSE.

ThunbergsAreGo · 22-04-2012 7:29pm

Thanks,

Am i right in thinking given the yellow tint issue that has been mentioned rooting may not be the best option?

ED E · 22-04-2012 7:31pm

Read the thread on XDA for that one, there's no one firm answer though sony UK seem to be completely willing to give you a no questions replacement.

Ludo · 23-04-2012 8:04am

marcbrophy wrote: »

PM sent

Can I get that address also please as I got no tags with mine from meteor...thanks.

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-04-2012 9:10am

Ludo wrote: »

Can I get that address also please as I got no tags with mine from meteor...thanks.

Sent it on

marcbrophy · 23-04-2012 9:31am

Perhaps I'm going mad, but is there a way to set the calendar week start day to Monday on this phone?
I've been able to do it with all other android phones I've had before!

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 9:53am

naughtb4 wrote: »

Dont have another Micro Sim to test, how would i check this?

Got mine in CPW yesterday and also dont have another micro sim to test so I dont know either if its unlocked - wonder how we would test this?

naughtb4 wrote: »

Sent it on

Also didn't get the NFC tags - can someone PM me the address please

marcbrophy · 23-04-2012 11:51am

tui0hcg wrote: »

Also didn't get the NFC tags - can someone PM me the address please

PM sent!

tui0hcg wrote: »

Got mine in CPW yesterday and also dont have another micro sim to test so I dont know either if its unlocked - wonder how we would test this?

Try this:

Open the phone dialler and type the following:
*#*#7378423#*#*
This should bring up the service menu.

In the service menu, click on Service info, the on SIM lock.

You should see a bunch of bunch of [] beside things like Network and Service provider.
If any of these contain an X like so: [X], then it is sim locked.
If they are all blank like so: [], then it is not sim locked.

Hope that helps!

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 12:05pm

marcbrophy wrote: »

Try this:

Open the phone dialler and type the following:
*#*#7378423#*#*
This should bring up the service menu.

In the service menu, click on Service info, the on SIM lock.

You should see a bunch of bunch of [] beside things like Network and Service provider.
If any of these contain an X like so: [X], then it is sim locked.
If they are all blank like so: [], then it is not sim locked.

Hope that helps!

Worked a treat and best of all its unlocked - happy days:)

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-04-2012 12:45pm

Really liking the LED notifcation on this phone

BostonB · 23-04-2012 1:08pm

naughtb4 wrote: »

Really liking the LED notifcation on this phone

Why whats different about it. Surprising how many "smart" phones don't have a decent notification.

ED E · 23-04-2012 1:14pm

BostonB wrote: »

Why whats different about it. Surprising how many "smart" phones don't have a decent notification.

Dunno if they're talking about the regular LED or the bar, but the bar is nice(much more noticeable than the single led).

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-04-2012 1:19pm

ED E wrote: »

Dunno if they're talking about the regular LED or the bar, but the bar is nice(much more noticeable than the single led).

The single LED, my previous phone didnt have it. Just find it useful for the quick glance in work

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 1:27pm

Anyone recommend a case for this?

Also how do people feel about the charger port cover? Its annoying me already and I only have the phone 24 hrs – has anyone removed it?

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-04-2012 1:29pm

i bought this one last night http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261005750309&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:IE:3160. Seems decent enough.

Yeah the cover is very annoying, saw a picture of the phone with i cut off though, and it does take away from the look. Think it was on XDA

ED E · 23-04-2012 1:33pm

tui0hcg wrote: »

Anyone recommend a case for this?

Also how do people feel about the charger port cover? Its annoying me already and I only have the phone 24 hrs – has anyone removed it?

Nilkin all the way

I wouldnt remove it, as above somebody did on XDA, looks terrible and any dirt could fúck up you USB port, killing the phone.

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 2:24pm

Whats the story with Wisepilot and McAffe?
Are these trials - can they be uninstalled

ThunbergsAreGo · 23-04-2012 2:32pm

McAfee was a trial, i uninstaled it, whether that was wise im not sure

Is there a way to get all the pre-installed apps (not those you can delet through the app screen) off without rooting/flashing?

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 2:42pm

I don't think Anti Virus is required - I had Lookout before but it was a space hog and seemed to slow down the phone (Desire)
Also interested on a way to remove the junk without rooting

So far love the new toy - need to delve a bit deeper to find out all the good stuff

ED E · 23-04-2012 2:54pm

You need to root to remove the bloatware as they're in as system apps.

No need for antivirus on Android......yet :rolleyes:

BionicRasher · 23-04-2012 3:05pm

Last question for today!!

Is there a Car Mode that can be activated on this for example when i connect my Bluetooth speaker in the car? I cant find it anywhere

ED E · 23-04-2012 3:36pm

tui0hcg wrote: »

Last question for today!!

Is there a Car Mode that can be activated on this for example when i connect my Bluetooth speaker in the car? I cant find it anywhere

Define "Car Mode"?

If you have a mount for the phone of some sort, by attaching a smart tag to trigger apps/settings OR if you're using a bluetooth device as you said you can trigger an app once it connects using the "Liveware manager".

cloud493 · 23-04-2012 3:37pm

I'm actually looking at getting one of these, are they any good?

Sony Xperia S

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