SPV M5000 Vs M3100

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jaffa_brown@yahoo.co.uk - 19 Oct 2006 10:06 GMT

Hi all,

Thinking about going to push mail, and looking at the Orange SPV M5000
and M3100 devices. The M3100 I would get direct from Orange, whilst I
would need to get the M5000 from ebay or somewhere as ORange no longer
stock or sell them.

I would be using it both as a phone and as a PDA (currently have a Sony
UX50). I would be using it for for PDA use, including getting pushed
mails, sending mails, SMS, diary, todo etc. Does anybody have a
suggestion which is the better model to go for?

For people using the M5000 device, how easy is it to use as a phone?
It looks like you need to have it open (screen out) but flat to use
without a blue-tooth headset - or am I wrong.

Any advice would help me make a selection.

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simonclark123@hotmail.com - 19 Oct 2006 10:20 GMT

I would go for the M3100.

Any of my customers who used to have the SPV M5000 have now upgraded to
the SPV M3100 and are much happier with it.

Issues with the SPV M5000 were:

1) its size.
2) delicate screen - easy to break (one customer of mine got through 3
SPV M5000 before insisting it be replaced with an SPV M3100).
3) twist mechanism prone to going wrong with continual use (cut off
power).

Advantages of SPV M5000 are chiefly its larger screen and higher
resolution - VGA.

M3100, unlike SPV M5000, is also enabled for HSDPA - mine is unlocked
to T-Mobile who already have this up and running. HSDPA is roughly 4 x
3g speed - large email attachments now open in seconds rather than
minutes!

HTH

Simon Clark
Business Telecoms

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Jon - 19 Oct 2006 11:04 GMT

jaffa_brown@yahoo.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...

> Hi all,
>
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> mails, sending mails, SMS, diary, todo etc. Does anybody have a
> suggestion which is the better model to go for?

The 3100 has far better battery life and is far more easily pocketable.
It also seems to react quicker when you change the screen orientation
and just "feels" better.

> For people using the M5000 device, how easy is it to use as a phone?

Easy, bit big.

> It looks like you need to have it open (screen out) but flat to use
> without a blue-tooth headset - or am I wrong.

You can use it any way you want to, but if you just want to make a phone
call best way is with the screen folded down in the closed position as
the earpiece is on the outside of the top section, and not just above
the screen as you might think.

> Any advice would help me make a selection.

Get the 3100.

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Jon

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jaffa_brown@yahoo.co.uk - 19 Oct 2006 12:07 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the advice. One other thing, on the M5000, if it is closed,
does it have any external alerts (LEDs lite or anything) to tell you
that you have missed a call/received email/received an SMS?

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