i need a P990i sony errickson in top shape withh all accessories complete at about N30,000. im currently using a P910i and needs to change it. a new P990i sells for about 50k.

anyone with a match can call, text or mail me on 0805577670, olacom3k@yahoo.com

How much are u selling your P910i? I need it. your number is not complete, I would have called you.

sorry! my nos is 08055776590, 01-7211031.

@boller

yes, will only determine how much when ive gotten a deal for the P990i

@Agboola1
I do not know you, nor am i ever likely to know you, but please, i beg of you, do not buy a P990i!
there's a reason why most of the reviews have been average, why most people complain about boggy, slow firmware, why 2 ppl i know have seen their phones crash, why you cannot hard-reset the bloody phone unless you boot into the OS itself, why you cannot flash the firmware (to remove the terrible bugs) without being connected to the internet, a reason why most people are pissed off because the firmware starts flashing when it's downloading from the internet at 50%, meaning that if your internet connection goes down during the flashing process, your phone becomes a brick!

I'm speaking from experience here. The P990i is a crappy phone, and i know loads of people who have sworn never to buy any Sony Ericcson phone again because of this piece of crapola.

Hey TP

Im in a serious fix

My p910i died and i need a new phone

but the p990 is crap and I have no idea what the best alternative is!

abeg help

The p990i is now pretty stable with the latest firmware upgrade, so make sure you know how to upgrade the firmware before buying it in order not to regret.

word on the forums is that the p990 and m600 are still pretty rubbish even with new firmware,

drogba do u use a p990? is that true?

I don't use a p990 but my close friend has it. I helped him upgrade to the latest firmware recently and there has been some improvement. There is no other UIQ3 phone out there except the M600i and W950, unless you want to switch to windows mobile which is also good and comparable.

i spoke to cross section of friends and client about their P990i and they all seem to be enjoying it. i m buying mine tomorrow.

@drogba

can you please advise on how to upgrade so i dont REGRET!

is there a difference between p990 and p990i, just like p910 and p910i?

the p series of sonyerricson seem to me as the best

Well, thanks drogba but the risk is just too great.

I havent heard anything about the new firmware improving things, and the number 1 problem, ie slowness seems to persist.

On the other hand, people have succesfully upgraded HTC tytn's to windows mobile 6 and the reports are of blazing speed. Im thinking I will get an HTC tytn or one of its clones (imate Jasjam /Dopod 838)

They are more expensive but by all accounts better.

Thanks everyone

ive got me a new P990i and will need help with the upgrade if u can help. i couldnt trade the love i have for the phone for another.

@boller
im expectin you to come pik the P910i as you wished.

i need the upgrade

@Agboola, how much did you buy your p990 and how much do you intend to sell your old p910?

does anyone know where i can find the HTC tytn in nigeria? I need that phone

gifted003:

does anyone know where i can find the HTC tytn in nigeria? I need that phone

Lol! It's a wonderful fone. . .
I bought mine in lag, i can give you the addy and number if you like. Lemme know if i cn add u 2 my YIM.

@Poster
it's official. the P990i is the worst fone in the world. My pal's p990i suddenly stopped working, probably due to a corrup firmware.
Unlike most other popular smartphones around, you cannot update it or reflash it unless you've booted it up and connected to the internet through the phone software. Now since the fone cannot boot, it's impossible to update or repair the firmware.
Unlike any other Nokia or WinMo smartphone out there, you can't even Hard Reset the crap phone.

Took the bloody phone on a 3 week visit to Holland, the Sony Centre guys say they need 4 weeks to repair. Bottom line is, phone comes back with me unfixed, prolly dead. naturally, not even the Otigba and alaba guys can fix.

My advice? AVOID AT ALL COSTS the SE p990i. instead, aim for the p1i, dunno if that's out yet.

P1i is out and available for 90k. I heard it's the same firmware on p990 but with an increased ram.

drogba:

P1i is out and available for 90k. I heard it's the same firmware on p990 but with an increased ram.

yes p1 is out but it does not have the same firmware with failed p990i, it uses about 80mb of ram and comes with a brand new firmware but it is built on the same UIQ3 platform so on paper it should be stable.

Agboola1:

i need a P990i sony errickson in top shape withh all accessories complete at about N30,000. im currently using a P910i and needs to change it. a new P990i sells for about 50k.

anyone with a match can call, text or mail me on 0805577670, olacom3k@yahoo.com

Pleae don't buy that phone, it is crap, i was one of the first people to buy the phone the frist time it came out, i got it for 80k and ignored most of the warning i saw about the phone online, the result was selling the phone two weeks later due to serious problems
1 15mb of ram, on a freash boot the phone gets just 15mb of ram , for a smart for with wifi and office applications,2,0mp camera and other multimedia capability , it is criminal
2 memory leakage the biggest problem facing the UIQ3 platform today is memory leakage, a situation were the ram of the phone just start to decrease over time without anything accounting for the lost ram, eventually the phone will then restart, and the phone can restart it self 20 times a day mostly while doing more than one thing at a time, like listening to music and browsing .or using wifi to browse, the battery sucks the phone is just a piece of brick
3 over all firmware of the phone is rubbish, and the bad news it that sonyericson said they wont be supporting the phone with new firmware again and that the remaining problems of the phone is hardware related, to me that is the closest thing i company can come to say that this phone is a failure without actaully saying it, (for legal reasons), the problem of these is too much u just do a search on google u will be overwhelmed, p910 is better and more satble than .
alternatives
1 go for w950i come with UIQ3 but it is very stable and the ram is 24mb,is got 4gb of flash memory in built and the battery is the best i have seen since using a smart phone - and i have used 80% of nokia s60 smart phones.and dedicated music keys, very stable cus that is what am using now and i have never experienced a crash on it, and it is quite fast too.the down side is the lack of a camera and wifi.
2-go for p1 nice stable with 3.2 mp camera,and 80mb of ram, and from what i read online it is quite stable, but for now very expensive
3- wait for w960i coming out december, it an updated w950i with 3.2 mp camera,wifi,and 8gb flash memo. but from the looks of things its goin to be quite expensive so start saving now,

I just cannot believe the bashing that my dream phone, the SE P990 is receiving on this thread
Commmon peeps please tell me the all negative yarns about that machine are just not true , maybe 1 big April Fool or sumthin

I REALLY REALLY love the phone, but will not sacrifice my hard-earned money on that alter, if all thats being written here is true