messus wrote:Ok, this issue should probably be in a separate thread, but.. I agree with you on the format issue and the mp3-issue. I started to format my very expensive Ultra-II 1Gb SD-Card from SanDisk, but soon realized that it was hopeless to wait for the phone to format it.The SD-card can be formatted with my PC, the MP3-issue though is more irritating.
I have adressed Sendo directly with this, and the reply I have got was that the MP3 player is "buffering" to ensure smooth playback of the songs, hence the long time to start playing/switching songs on the MP3-player. Personally I doubt this argument, since when you're playing/switching songs stored on the phone memory it goes instantly without waiting!! I doubt the phone is only "buffering" when accessing the memory card, especially since Sendo has told me that their test-results showed that reading/writing from/to a SD-memory card goes faster than from/to phone memory! Also, IF the phone is buffering when playing MP3's, why then does the MP3 player resume playing INSTANTLY after I have fast-forwarded for e.g. 2minutes in a song and release the forwarding button?? (Even when playing MP3 from memory card). Sendo must not tell me that the MP3 player is buffering for 120seconds or even more, so this is rubbish in my opinion.
And yes, the proof is also in the fact that other software are switching/starting to play MP3's instantly even if they are stored on a memory card (have even tried with a slower MMC card), e.g. UltraMP3 and Helix Player (RealOne). (Still audio quality with UltraMP3 is bad).
So, In my opinion this is a software-issue that should be sorted out in a new firmware ASAP! What is the point of using the phone as an MP3 player when it takes ages to switch songs?? I have filled my 1GB SD card with MP3's, but switching songs goes tooo slooooooooow.
Also with the MP3 player you should notice, if you want to play the previous song you have to wait for approx 10sec into the current song before you hit the back/previous button, otherwize you just restart the current song. This is very annoying. There should have been a "restart" option, and the option to browse back and forward through the MP3 library instantly without the annoying waiting time.
The Sendo X has a 120Mhz ARM9 processor and in addition a ARM7 DSP sound processor, I can not understand these high waiting times with this hardware specifications. I doubt my old Sony Music-walkman has this kind of computing power, still switching songs and forwarding back and forward goes insanely fast with it!! Also multitasking with the X when playing MP3's is not much better than on a regular Nokia with only 100Mhz ARM9 processor and no ARM7 DSP processor.
I personally think that this is not just an mp3 problem, virtually every application on my X takes ages to start, even switching between the now screen and my pane takes ages, and sometimes (quite often) I have to remove the battery to do this.
I think that the software/hardware is seriously flawed and to be honest I dont really think f/w updates are going to solve the problem.
It will soon be the end of november, nearly a month after we were told the f/w should be here (unofficially).
If the f/w is ok, then why have sendo not updated it on their site, how hard is it for a company (I am assuming with an IT department) to upload the files to their web server, if I had a file to upload it would take me a matter of minutes, not days or even weeks.
I think sendo realise that they have got big problems with this phone. I reckon the best thing is for them is to redesign it before they get a seriously BAD name for themselves, this phone really should have put Sendo on the mobile phone map, instead I think its been a total flop for everybody who uses it (well everybody on here anyway).
Yes its got great features - but half of them dont work
yes its got powerfull processors - but they dont work quickly enough
Yes it looks nice - but it has squeeky keys and dust gets into the screen
Yes its got good A/V specs - but the speakers crackle, mp3 player doesnt work etc
Yes it is based on a popular platform with loads of apps - but most of them are incompatable
Yes it has great connectivity specs - but it doesn't connect/receive txt msg etc
Maybe Sendo have never heard the saying - If a jobs worth doing, its worth doing right, I am just wondering what would happen if I finished a house renovation and not tightened the plumbing joints, or secured the electrical wiring, I dont think the owner would be happy with me saying that I may come back at the end of the month, maybe!!!!!!! to finish the job that should have been done right in the first place.
I am getting PI**ed if with this phone, if the f/w doesnt solve my problems then its going back.
I feel better now!!!!!!!!!!!!