My second review of the E-ten M700

Looking at my blog stats, it seems that the posts where I did my very first review about the E-ten M700 are really popular. The posts are located here: https://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak/archive/2007/01/09/e-ten-glowfiish-m700-review-my-first-attempt-to-write-a-review.aspx and here https://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak/archive/2007/01/16/e-ten-glowfissh-m700-review-continued.aspx

I want to continue these two successful postings with a third posting; again it is about the E-ten, but now equipped with Windows Mobile 6!

For a few days, E-ten has an update available to upgrade your E-ten M700 device if you have one of their phones with a valid IMEI number. You need to register here: https://www.etencorp.com/member/registration.php, supply some personal information, your IMEI and serial number.

Upgrade:

Once you have downloaded the .exe file that enables you to upgrade your device, you need to do the following to make this as smooth and fast as possible: Backup your device and remove the Micro SD card from the phone. Run the .exe file on a Windows XP machine, not a VISTA machine, and follow the step-by-step instructions on your screen. After about seven minutes you will have a M700 with Windows Mobile 6 on it!

Windows Mobile 6:

I can talk about Windows Mobile 6 and mention all the features, but I want you to take a look here https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/6/default.mspx and judge for yourself. I do not need an iPhone...

Performance:

The boot time did not really change in my opinion, but man let me tell you..the speed on the device itself now rocks!! I can click around like I would do on my computer, meaning applications open almost instantly. When using the keyboard, the typing is up-to-date and you don't need to wait for the screen to catch up, like you sometimes had to with Windows Mobile 5.

User Interface:

The User Interface got polished up nicely, but that is something Microsoft did and not E-ten. E-ten did update their themes and phone skins and that results in a better usable Phone "application".

GPS:

I am using my GPS in combination with Live Search, an application you can download on your mobile phone from the following address: https://wls.live.com I downloaded Live Search right after I updated my Satellite data files through an application you get from E-ten. GPS is fast and accurate and I have had no complaints yet...I just hope we get voice support on Live Search so we do not need TomTom anymore.

FM Tuner:

Like I have said before, the M700 has a great FM Tuner, but I still need to change the band to Euro instead of just using the US Band. Other than that I have no complaints.

GPRS:

GPRS works nice once set up. It still loses its settings after a reset, maybe that is something they will fix in future updates. It could be a mistake from E-ten or from Microsoft..I do not know.

Keyboard:

It works good and fast with Windows Mobile 6. The buzzing noise is still there though!