topic Re: new x10 user here in XPERIA archive

new x10 user here

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:46:25 GMT

Hi, I got my x10 2 days ago and as much as I'm getting to grips with it I still need some help. How do I get my own tones for my incoming msgs? Also, I don't seem to be able to set up timescape. When you set up your e-mail account, which e-mail account do you need as I would like to use my hotmail account but not sure if it would be an imap or pop3 account. Please can someone help me with this as although the batt life not gr8 I think the phone itself is amazing and want to take full advantage of it's capabilities. Thank you very much in advance. x

Re: new x10 user here

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:28:45 GMT

Hi there,

Firstly with tones - for some strange reason you cannot change tones with the standard software on the phone. Go into the market place, and download Tone Picker. Nice and simple program.

Secondly, battery life isn't great - but remember you're running a mobile computer, not a phone, so around 12hrs is more or less 'ok' IMO.

From memory Hotmail is a pop3 account setup.

I prefer to use Gmail, its just easier - especially being able to backup your calendar and contacts on a gmail account. Nice and easy if something happens to your phone to recover lost contacts.

Re: new x10 user here

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:44:09 GMT

Thank you very much for your help. Very much appreciated.

Re: new x10 user here

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:53:28 GMT

No problems.

Also - a few things with battery life:

a) automatic sync of facebook/twitter etc - I'd make these minimal (every few hours). As if its every 5minutes, then every 5 minutes your phone will 'awake', download data (anywhere from 10-30seconds) and then go back to sleep. If you're in an area with low signal strength, this will chew the battery quite badly.

b) avoid letting the battery get hot, this also drains it. A good app for monitoring battery percentage and health/temperature is Battery Indicator by Darshan Computing. Small, doesn't drain the battery like some other apps do.

c) screen time out, turn the screen off when you dont need it. That and set the timeout to 30-60seconds.

d) bluetooth off unless you're using it.

e) things like GPS, I find dont affect the battery too greatly - as when GPS is on, but not used it doesn't drain power.

f) screen brightness - set to auto, or manually lower it.

With this, and using internet/sms/emails/calls I generally get around 12hrs before its down to 50%, then around 16hrs before its down to 33%. So more or less reasonable.

Re: new x10 user here

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:31:26 GMT

Well, i have large battery problem. I consider to return my phone for service - i use it lot, have many apps installed and it restarts as soon there it gets little warm. X10 should have better battery life. That phone is for being used, not just for calls and text messaging...

Re: new x10 user here

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:31 GMT

to get ringtones for anything is actually really simple....

plug in your phone to computer and open your sd card

simple go to the folder

media > audio

in audio add 3 folders

alarms

notifications (might already be there)

ringtones

add the mp3 you want to the place you want your ringtone eg. msg tone in notifications

as for battery download an auto task killer in market and should save some battery killing all the tasks you dont need