Unofficial Centro Thread & User List

[ebernie]

well I mean the included handfree is mono and nnot stereo handfree.well it's a pain that it's 2.5mm jack but not 3.5mm audio jack on centro. besides i:m using centro blazer browsing this forum and typing reply. not bad but ooera mini is much better. my big thumbs are able to type quite correctly just bit tired as not used to this small size QWERTY keypad

Yup, I too would've liked it better if a 3.5mm jack was used. But then again, a 2.5mm is fine with me too. If you check out the more popular music phones (Samsung, SE Walkmans & the iPhone), all of them use proprietary jacks which is a no-no to me coz I wanna use my uber sounding Philips earphone.

Oh, and I'm loving the keyboard already But I come from a 6965 which probably has a bad implementation of a keyboard so it's easy to like the Centro's.

Oh, and MMS is working for me again. Never worked with the 6965. Even though I spend hours configuring it. No, days. EDGE is fine too.

And here are sample photos taken by the Centro's 1.3 mp camera. Nothing to shout about but the camera is a pleasure to use (especially when mapped to the voice command button ):

[mobilepsy]

Just got my centro 3 days ago, RM1,250 from Central Square Gurney Plaza. Gasak a nokia 2.5mm->3.5mm adapter FOC. Blazer surprisingly works well and smooth. Opera mini with JVM konked after few pages of browsing. any software suggestion for me the palm os newbie? the last time i used palm was ?10 years ago palmV

[ebernie]

Just got my centro 3 days ago, RM1,250 from Central Square Gurney Plaza. Gasak a nokia 2.5mm->3.5mm adapter FOC. Blazer surprisingly works well and smooth. Opera mini with JVM konked after few pages of browsing. any software suggestion for me the palm os newbie? the last time i used palm was ?10 years ago palmV

Where to get a JVM? It doesn't come with one right? See a list of software loaded on my phone: http://www.bernie.net.my/blog/2008/04/1 ... th-centro/

[palmdoc]

Just got my centro 3 days ago, RM1,250 from Central Square Gurney Plaza. Gasak a nokia 2.5mm->3.5mm adapter FOC. Blazer surprisingly works well and smooth. Opera mini with JVM konked after few pages of browsing. any software suggestion for me the palm os newbie? the last time i used palm was ?10 years ago palmV

Where to get a JVM? It doesn't come with one right? See a list of software loaded on my phone: http://www.bernie.net.my/blog/2008/04/1 ... th-centro/

Java is not "officially" supported anymore by Palm but you can always download a self installing "unofficial" copy here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/46454585/PalmJava572.rar
Opera Mini rocks. Latest beta has autofill which is great.

[tehjiao]

tried palmdoc link, expired.
try palminfocenter, it work

http://tinyurl.com/2vwuze

[ebernie]

Thanks!

[tehjiao]

finally i found a solutiion for this. I'm using i Tech Radio and installed Softick Audio gateway for A2DP support for pTune and the sound quality is superb!
forget about stupid 2.5mm adapter and let's go for wireless music!

[ebernie]

I still prefer wired ear phones. Much better music and does wonders for your battery life

[palmdoc]

1. ebernie (white)
2. drafunt
3. tehjiao
4. palmdoc

[ebernie]

1. ebernie (white)
2. drafunt
3. tehjiao
4. palmdoc

What to ya so long?

[wcycafe]

1. ebernie (white)
2. drafunt
3. tehjiao
4. palmdoc
5. wcycafe


Managed to find a store yesterday with the Centro in stock and as soon as I saw and held it, had to buy on the spot.

Definitely worth the upgrade from the Treo 650. Just installed everything from my treo 650 backed up using Rescobackup and the Centro had an infinite loop initially, but then I did a warm reset and disabled things like resco lock and everything runs fine. Very glad since I would hate to spend 2 days configuring my Centro.

Now, I am looking to sell my Treo 650.....

[tehjiao]

I still prefer wired ear phones. Much better music and does wonders for your battery life

unless u compare with super high quality wire earphone, otherwise my iTech radio + Audio Gateway really did a superb job for me. well, i did agree that battery life is lame when bluetooth is on for music. IT (centro) SURVIVE ONLY 6 HOURS when i use for continuos music and intermittent calling+sufring web.......When will higher capacity battery available in Msia? Any idea Mr YeapCH?

[ebernie]

I still prefer wired ear phones. Much better music and does wonders for your battery life

unless u compare with super high quality wire earphone, otherwise my iTech radio + Audio Gateway really did a superb job for me. well, i did agree that battery life is lame when bluetooth is on for music. IT (centro) SURVIVE ONLY 6 HOURS when i use for continuos music and intermittent calling+sufring web.......When will higher capacity battery available in Msia? Any idea Mr YeapCH?

Well, I am. Actually, not super expensive, but I love a particular philips in-ear earphone that performs above average than most earphones. The battery life is a killer though. 6 hours won't cut it with the kind of usage I'm looking at. I hope it'll do better with wired ones.

Welcome wcycafe! Yes, testing the Centro on-the-spot is real killer (to your wallet). Lucky it's quite cheap. Remember the prices for brand new Treos? (2088 and 2588 for both 650 & 600 IIANM). So cheap in fact, it doesn't make sense not buying one

I managed to sell off my old 6965 which would cover for about 50% of the price of the Centro. Sweet eh?

[mobilepsy]

used centro with senheiser earphone via 2.5->3.5 audio jack adapter and the sound/music was just mind blowing!!! kicked ipod/iphone's asses!! no joke!

[Bigfoot]

used centro with senheiser earphone via 2.5->3.5 audio jack adapter and the sound/music was just mind blowing!!! kicked ipod/iphone's asses!! no joke!

I hear there are quite a few fakes with Senheisers out there. How would one know if its ORI! The 2.5>3.5 adapter quality does make a big difference in sound Quality compared to em cheapo ones. I have one from Nokias music phone n the difference is significant...