Manas Girdhar has been really busy churning out the latest ROMs for the Asus P320. There has been frenzied activity with various builds adding new feature and fixing the bugs that arise out of the newer builds.
The current version of ROM for Asus P320 is Windows Mobile 6.5.5 Build 23549. Couple of files from the older build have been used but Manas assures us that the kernel used in the build is the 23549 one only.
Based on the feedback received it seems reasonably stable. I however have yet to upgrade to the latest build, probably will do it sometime over the weekend. I have been on the 23085 build for the last couple of months and beside the late ringing of the phone has been phenomenal. The details of that build is available here
Asus P320 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Build 23085
Some of the users have mentioned that the new ROM solves the issues that require the Ks20.exe patch as well as the late ringing problem. I will update on this post with my personal experience.
The device is to said to boot up with
Free Ram:23 Mb
Free Device Storage:23 Mb
I will also added screen shots over the weekend for a better look and feel. If any of you people do try it out before I do, do post your comments here.
The link of the ROM is here
http://www.mediafire.com/?vtqe4ozqiwd
The Link of the original posting about this ROM is here
http://winmo.forumpro.eu/p320-f5/wm-655-build-23549-fixed-and-office-build-added-t94.htm
If you do flash this, it on your own risk, however here are a couple of useful pages for everyone who decides to flash the Asus P320 with a Windows 6.5 ROM
In case of missed call problems with this build. Have posted solution for same here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/11/asus-missed-call-problem-windows-mobile.html
UPDATE: I have added a separate blog on enabling the weather plugin for Windows Mobile 6.5 located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-wm-65-weather-plugin.html
UPDATE: Incase of any IMEI problems have posted a solution of the same here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-imei-fix.html
UPDATE: Incase of bluetooth not able to receive files, a solution of the same is available here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-bluetooth-problem-wm-65.html
The main article on the phone is located here. You might pick up some useful info if you are an owner ...
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-how-what-where.html
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Asus P320 Windows Mobile WM 6.5
Have been busy the last couple of weeks, but I have been able to try out some of the amazing work of "hdubli" over at xda who has cooked a ROM for the P320 with Windows Mobile 6.5
First things first, this is not supported by Asus and there is a possibility that it won't agree with your hardware so this is on OWN RISK.
Update !! Manas Girdhar been kind enough to share one of the latest builds 23549. Please check out the details here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2010/04/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
Update !! DMBob has been kind enough to share one of the latest builds 23085. Please check out the details here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/11/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
I have flashed the ROM released on 21st April released from xda here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3542813
Its very stable and it looks fantastic as you can see over here
The Today screen has been totally revamped much more finger friendly, it is currently on the time option. There is a weather plugin that can be added as can be seen below to point to your city for the latest weather.
Windows Media player has been integrated into the today screen showing you the latest song player and navigation can be done directly from the today plugin itself
Moving within the option can be done using the direction arrows or by flicking your finger across the screen up or down
The calender is also present and brings up the latest appoints once synced with your outlook, later appointments can be viewed by scrolling your finger across the screen horizontally.
The start menu is completely changed to the honeycomb structure that can be seen below, much more finger friendly
There also now exist a softlock for the screen, might not be as cool as the iphone but is quite function in its purpose incase you don't want to use the asus hard lock on the side.
Another nice thing about the change I would like to mention is the change in the menu, have posted one screenshot of the new menu that is again quite finger friendly as it is much larger.
Do let me know what you feel about the same, would love to hear it from you. If your feeling generous do check out the ads :)
UPDATE: Have added a separate blog on the weather plugin for windows mobile 6.5 located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-wm-65-weather-plugin.html
UPDATE: A newer version of Windows Mobile 6.5 , build 23085 for this device is now available , details are available here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/11/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
UPDATE: In case of problem with receiving files in bluetooth, there is a fix for this now available here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-bluetooth-problem-wm-65.html
The main article on this phone is located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-how-what-where.html
Important update, couple of users are facing issues on losing their IMEI number which is critical for running the device. Would recommend having a full backup using Resco if you do decide to go ahead with this ......
There is however a fix incase you have lost your IMEI number, have a look here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-imei-fix.html
First things first, this is not supported by Asus and there is a possibility that it won't agree with your hardware so this is on OWN RISK.
Update !! Manas Girdhar been kind enough to share one of the latest builds 23549. Please check out the details here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2010/04/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
Update !! DMBob has been kind enough to share one of the latest builds 23085. Please check out the details here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/11/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
I have flashed the ROM released on 21st April released from xda here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3542813
Its very stable and it looks fantastic as you can see over here
The Today screen has been totally revamped much more finger friendly, it is currently on the time option. There is a weather plugin that can be added as can be seen below to point to your city for the latest weather.
Windows Media player has been integrated into the today screen showing you the latest song player and navigation can be done directly from the today plugin itself
Moving within the option can be done using the direction arrows or by flicking your finger across the screen up or down
The calender is also present and brings up the latest appoints once synced with your outlook, later appointments can be viewed by scrolling your finger across the screen horizontally.
The start menu is completely changed to the honeycomb structure that can be seen below, much more finger friendly
There also now exist a softlock for the screen, might not be as cool as the iphone but is quite function in its purpose incase you don't want to use the asus hard lock on the side.
Another nice thing about the change I would like to mention is the change in the menu, have posted one screenshot of the new menu that is again quite finger friendly as it is much larger.
Do let me know what you feel about the same, would love to hear it from you. If your feeling generous do check out the ads :)
UPDATE: Have added a separate blog on the weather plugin for windows mobile 6.5 located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-wm-65-weather-plugin.html
UPDATE: A newer version of Windows Mobile 6.5 , build 23085 for this device is now available , details are available here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/11/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65-rom-build.html
UPDATE: In case of problem with receiving files in bluetooth, there is a fix for this now available here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-bluetooth-problem-wm-65.html
The main article on this phone is located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-how-what-where.html
Important update, couple of users are facing issues on losing their IMEI number which is critical for running the device. Would recommend having a full backup using Resco if you do decide to go ahead with this ......
There is however a fix incase you have lost your IMEI number, have a look here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-imei-fix.html
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Asus P320 Music Player
If you are looking for a cool interface but basic music player then S2P is the player for your Asus P320. It has a complete touch interface.
It plays wav, mp3, wmv files. Regarding all the other formats I haven't tried but I believe that most of us out there have our music in the mp3 format. At the bottom is the volume control that can be dragged left or right. The other buttons on the bottom are for the next and previous song.
The back arrow on the top left brings you to the complete song list that can be seen below.
If you run your finger down the screen you can move to the album browser as you can see below two screen shots
Unfortunately the album browsing is really really resource intensive and slows down like crazy. This is like the one time I really wished that the phone had a faster processor on board.
If you press on the top right of the screen as shows below you will be taken to the mini album browser
You can make a selection and get back to the main screen. Ofcourse if you want the album art to come up on the screen while playing the music you need to tag all your music with the respective album art. This mean you need to store the music of each artist in their respective folder and keep the album art image in the same folder with the name folder.jpg
The software is currently free and is located at the following location. you could check and download the latest version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417511
The main article for this phone is located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-how-what-where.html
If you find this useful do drop me a line, would love to hear from you. If your feeling generous you could click on an ad :)
It plays wav, mp3, wmv files. Regarding all the other formats I haven't tried but I believe that most of us out there have our music in the mp3 format. At the bottom is the volume control that can be dragged left or right. The other buttons on the bottom are for the next and previous song.
The back arrow on the top left brings you to the complete song list that can be seen below.
If you run your finger down the screen you can move to the album browser as you can see below two screen shots
Unfortunately the album browsing is really really resource intensive and slows down like crazy. This is like the one time I really wished that the phone had a faster processor on board.
If you press on the top right of the screen as shows below you will be taken to the mini album browser
You can make a selection and get back to the main screen. Ofcourse if you want the album art to come up on the screen while playing the music you need to tag all your music with the respective album art. This mean you need to store the music of each artist in their respective folder and keep the album art image in the same folder with the name folder.jpg
The software is currently free and is located at the following location. you could check and download the latest version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417511
The main article for this phone is located here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-how-what-where.html
If you find this useful do drop me a line, would love to hear from you. If your feeling generous you could click on an ad :)
Monday, November 3, 2008
Asus P320 Review Information
I know that there are hundreds of pages that would appear while googling this phone. A large bunch of them just give statistics about the dimensions / hardware / OS. Some of them even wrong unfortunately.
The objective of this blog is to put together all the stuff I have grasped being an owner of the Asus P320 all the other users / potential users out there who are planning to pick this phone up. What all can you do with this phone, and more importantly how to do it.
A lot of what you would read here would be available on the comments section of gsmarena but I hope this would be a lot easier for a user to access the information rather than scouring the 30 plus pages that already exist.
have tried to make each part a bit detailed so do skip to parts you feel are relevant to you ..
Specifications
The best place for these details would be the Gsmarena page for the phone. This would be available here
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_p320-2347.php
The important points not mentioned on the above page according to me are the following
1. It doesn't have support for 3G, not to relevant to people in India as 3G is still not available to the subscribers and will definitely take some time.
2. It doesn't have a 3.5 mm audio jack or a 2.5 mm audio jack. The audio jack for this phone is co located with the mini usb charging slot so you could do only one if you haven't purchased a splitter that allows you to plug in both.
3. The external card works upto 8 GB without any issues, haven't heard of any people trying with 16GB but no reason why it should not work. Please also remember that Kingmax ( not Kingston) cards have capability issues with this phone as reported by some users, so probably a good idea to avoid.
4. There is no FM radio on this model.
GPS
Yes this found supports it, questions have been asked about it too many times. The phone is equiped with a Sirf Star III chipset that supports GPS.
You do not need anything external for the GPS to work.
You do not need to plug in anything.
You do not need to pay anything to use GPS.
You do however need to have a clear view to the sky for it to pick up the satellites. So its unlikely for it to work from inside a building.
It takes sometime ( upto 10 minutes) to lock onto the satellites so please give it some time.
Maps / Navigation Software
Most importantly you need a program that will use your hardware to plot your location on a map. Yes its the most important part and its missing on the device. There are various options such as Nav4All, Mapmyindia, Googlemaps. Some of them have the maps as part of the install, the other download them on the fly depending on where you are using GPRS / EDGE / Wifi.
Google maps is free but you need to have internet access else it won't work. The others need to be bought.
Also note, the GPS Catcher that comes with the phone is an application that only downloads the locations of the satellites, this helps the above mentioned programs to find the satellites faster. It is NOT a program to view your location etc.
Connectivity
The Asus P320 supports GPRS and EDGE where ever available. Please remember that usage of data in these two methods are typically NOT free. There will be a charge by your serive provider to use / download information using these capability.
Typically if you subscribe to the service, you provider would send across an sms that would auto configure the settings and you should be good to go for either internet explorer / Google Maps etc
Wifi supports both b/g. So if you have a wireless router you could switch on the wifi on the Asus P320 surf without having to pay your provider for GPRS access. All application that require an internet connection work seemlessly in both environments with the Wifi typically working much faster due to faster speed of your internet connection.
The Wifi supports connections to secure wireless networks as well, you will need your security key to connect. Once connected , it locally caches the network key so you do not need to reenter the key everytime you want to connect the network.
Activesync via the USB connector, The normal wired active sync creates a small 2 system LAN with your device acting as a DHCP service assigning a 192.168.2.1 for the handheld and a 192.168.2.2 for the computer. This can be checked in the networks page, it will be a LAN type of connection. Ideally it should not take more than 10 seconds for this to happen. You will be able to sync only to the PC that you have connected too. Activesync 4.5 ( the version bundled) no longer supports capability to sync across a network due to security issues. This issue is for Windows mobile in general and not limited to this particular model :)
Bluetooth works with for sending / receiving files. For receiving you need to make the following setting change to accept incoming beam as shown in the figure below.
You can also carry out active sync via bluetooth. To carry this out open ActiveSync, from the Menu option select Connect Via Bluetooth. If an existing connection to your computer does not exist. It will ask you to establish a new connection. Once you now pair your device you should be able to carry out Active Sync via bluetooth.
Couple of problems I have faced that have caused this not to work. The incoming port for Activesync could cause problems preventing the incoming connection if pairing has not happened properly. In this case make sure that the Secure connection for Activesync has been set to Not required. You can reach this screen by right clicking the bluetooth icon in the task bar and selecting Advanced configuration. Check the image below
Being a Windows device , you could also use application like Total Commander to enable LAN access as well as FTP, will detail this out separately later on.
Firmware Versions
The mobile initially shipped with the following Firmware
ROM 4.8.0_0612_WWE
The next release was
ROM 4.10.0_0718_WWE
The Current available firmware upgrade is
ROM 4.13.0_WWE which is available from the Asus website here
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
I would recommend upgrading to the latest firmware, I am currently on the 4.10 version I have seen better battery performance, higher stability in the overall usage. Others users have also stated similar benefits. Please remember when you upgrade the ROM you will lose all of the following
1. Contact Information
2. Application Settings
3. Messages
4. Installed Applications
5. Other data stored in the ROM
The install instructions would be available in the download, please follow them carefully.
Input Options
The device comes with the following options for inputting as do all other Windows Mobile Phones
1. Block Recognizer
2. Keyboard
3. Letter Recognizer
4. Transcriber
The expectation is to use the stylus for all these forms of inputs. There are additional third party keyboards that could be downloaded and installed as well, with some mimicking the iphone input.
I use one called Phonepad, it simulates the T9 that I am so used too , and also allows me to type messages without the need of the stylus.
This is available here for download
http://www.venukb.com/downloads/phonepad_atom_wwe.cab
Battery
I have added this section based on the feedback that this is a cause of concern for everyone using this phone. I do understand as even I felt the battery life is really sad but with proper settings you can get upto two days of use with this phone for normal usage. Will detail out the steps in terms of settings to help you achieve this sort of capability.
First you need to make changes to your Back light Setting. This can be reached by
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Backlight
Make sure that you make a similar selection to turn off backlight if device is not used for 1 -2 minutes.
This setting for the external power tab is not important but would definitely help charge you phone faster plus save your screen as well.
Next you need to make changes to your brightness setting. This can be found in the below location.
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Brightness
Make sure you reduce the Brightness to a level you are comfortable using. The lower you go the better the battery will last. For external power it does not matter much.
Finally you need to make changes to the power setting. This can be found in the following location.
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Power ---> Advanced Tab
Its is extremely important to ensure that this is done otherwise the battery gets drained really soon. You need to check the box to Turn off device if not used for 2-3 minutes. Please remember that this does not mean your phone is completely switched off, you can still receive calls. As soon as a call / message is received it powers back on.
Service
What good is a phone without proper support for the same, I unfortunately did run into some problem with my phone which the Asus service center in Bangalore quickly sorted it out. The contact details of the Bangalore service center is here
http://piglings.blogspot.com/2008/10/asus-mobile-phone-service-centre.html
Please note its different from whats available in the Asus site as they have not updated the contact details for this particular center. For the remaining centers the details are available here though am not sure if there are all still valid.
http://in.asus.com/aboutasus.aspx?show=3
If you do find this useful do drop me a line. Also incase you want me to add something to the blog. I will be adding in useful application on a subsequent blog.
Firmware Upgrade
Have added in details of how to upgrade your phone as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/04/asus-p320-firmware-upgrade.html
Reset Options
Have added in details of how to reset your phone as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-reset-options.html
Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade
Have added in details of how to upgrade your phone with various builds as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/05/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65.html
IMEI Problems
Have added in details of how to solve any IMEI issue as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-imei-fix.html
Internet Access
Have added in details of how to connect to the internet as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-gprs-internet-access.html
Antivirus
Have added in details of options / Requirement of Anti Virus as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/12/asus-p320-antivirus.html
Tweaks : Mail on SD card
Have added in details of moving mails and attachments to the SD card as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/asus-p320-tweaks-mail-on-sd-card.html
Web Camera Capability
Have added in details of using this device as a web camera as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/07/asus-p320-web-camera.html
Document Capability
Have added in details of what document capabilities exist on this mobile for xls / doc / txt / ppt /pdf files as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-document-capabilities.html
The applications I plan to review for this phone are the following
1. Pointui
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/12/asus-applications-home-pointui.html
2. S2P
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/01/asus-p320-music-player.html
3. My Mobiler
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/01/asus-p320-remote-control.html
4. Total Commander
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/asus-p320-file-communication-manager.html
5. Registry Editor
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/mobile-registry-editor-for-asus.html
6. Bluetooth Remote
Coming Soon ....
so do bookmark / follow this blog and come back sometime. Also do spread the word of this site to other users out there ! If your feeling generous you could donate a dollar :)
The objective of this blog is to put together all the stuff I have grasped being an owner of the Asus P320 all the other users / potential users out there who are planning to pick this phone up. What all can you do with this phone, and more importantly how to do it.
A lot of what you would read here would be available on the comments section of gsmarena but I hope this would be a lot easier for a user to access the information rather than scouring the 30 plus pages that already exist.
have tried to make each part a bit detailed so do skip to parts you feel are relevant to you ..
Specifications
The best place for these details would be the Gsmarena page for the phone. This would be available here
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_p320-2347.php
The important points not mentioned on the above page according to me are the following
1. It doesn't have support for 3G, not to relevant to people in India as 3G is still not available to the subscribers and will definitely take some time.
2. It doesn't have a 3.5 mm audio jack or a 2.5 mm audio jack. The audio jack for this phone is co located with the mini usb charging slot so you could do only one if you haven't purchased a splitter that allows you to plug in both.
3. The external card works upto 8 GB without any issues, haven't heard of any people trying with 16GB but no reason why it should not work. Please also remember that Kingmax ( not Kingston) cards have capability issues with this phone as reported by some users, so probably a good idea to avoid.
4. There is no FM radio on this model.
GPS
Yes this found supports it, questions have been asked about it too many times. The phone is equiped with a Sirf Star III chipset that supports GPS.
You do not need anything external for the GPS to work.
You do not need to plug in anything.
You do not need to pay anything to use GPS.
You do however need to have a clear view to the sky for it to pick up the satellites. So its unlikely for it to work from inside a building.
It takes sometime ( upto 10 minutes) to lock onto the satellites so please give it some time.
Maps / Navigation Software
Most importantly you need a program that will use your hardware to plot your location on a map. Yes its the most important part and its missing on the device. There are various options such as Nav4All, Mapmyindia, Googlemaps. Some of them have the maps as part of the install, the other download them on the fly depending on where you are using GPRS / EDGE / Wifi.
Google maps is free but you need to have internet access else it won't work. The others need to be bought.
Also note, the GPS Catcher that comes with the phone is an application that only downloads the locations of the satellites, this helps the above mentioned programs to find the satellites faster. It is NOT a program to view your location etc.
Connectivity
The Asus P320 supports GPRS and EDGE where ever available. Please remember that usage of data in these two methods are typically NOT free. There will be a charge by your serive provider to use / download information using these capability.
Typically if you subscribe to the service, you provider would send across an sms that would auto configure the settings and you should be good to go for either internet explorer / Google Maps etc
Wifi supports both b/g. So if you have a wireless router you could switch on the wifi on the Asus P320 surf without having to pay your provider for GPRS access. All application that require an internet connection work seemlessly in both environments with the Wifi typically working much faster due to faster speed of your internet connection.
The Wifi supports connections to secure wireless networks as well, you will need your security key to connect. Once connected , it locally caches the network key so you do not need to reenter the key everytime you want to connect the network.
Activesync via the USB connector, The normal wired active sync creates a small 2 system LAN with your device acting as a DHCP service assigning a 192.168.2.1 for the handheld and a 192.168.2.2 for the computer. This can be checked in the networks page, it will be a LAN type of connection. Ideally it should not take more than 10 seconds for this to happen. You will be able to sync only to the PC that you have connected too. Activesync 4.5 ( the version bundled) no longer supports capability to sync across a network due to security issues. This issue is for Windows mobile in general and not limited to this particular model :)
Bluetooth works with for sending / receiving files. For receiving you need to make the following setting change to accept incoming beam as shown in the figure below.
You can also carry out active sync via bluetooth. To carry this out open ActiveSync, from the Menu option select Connect Via Bluetooth. If an existing connection to your computer does not exist. It will ask you to establish a new connection. Once you now pair your device you should be able to carry out Active Sync via bluetooth.
Couple of problems I have faced that have caused this not to work. The incoming port for Activesync could cause problems preventing the incoming connection if pairing has not happened properly. In this case make sure that the Secure connection for Activesync has been set to Not required. You can reach this screen by right clicking the bluetooth icon in the task bar and selecting Advanced configuration. Check the image below
Being a Windows device , you could also use application like Total Commander to enable LAN access as well as FTP, will detail this out separately later on.
Firmware Versions
The mobile initially shipped with the following Firmware
ROM 4.8.0_0612_WWE
The next release was
ROM 4.10.0_0718_WWE
The Current available firmware upgrade is
ROM 4.13.0_WWE which is available from the Asus website here
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
I would recommend upgrading to the latest firmware, I am currently on the 4.10 version I have seen better battery performance, higher stability in the overall usage. Others users have also stated similar benefits. Please remember when you upgrade the ROM you will lose all of the following
1. Contact Information
2. Application Settings
3. Messages
4. Installed Applications
5. Other data stored in the ROM
The install instructions would be available in the download, please follow them carefully.
Input Options
The device comes with the following options for inputting as do all other Windows Mobile Phones
1. Block Recognizer
2. Keyboard
3. Letter Recognizer
4. Transcriber
The expectation is to use the stylus for all these forms of inputs. There are additional third party keyboards that could be downloaded and installed as well, with some mimicking the iphone input.
I use one called Phonepad, it simulates the T9 that I am so used too , and also allows me to type messages without the need of the stylus.
This is available here for download
http://www.venukb.com/downloads/phonepad_atom_wwe.cab
Battery
I have added this section based on the feedback that this is a cause of concern for everyone using this phone. I do understand as even I felt the battery life is really sad but with proper settings you can get upto two days of use with this phone for normal usage. Will detail out the steps in terms of settings to help you achieve this sort of capability.
First you need to make changes to your Back light Setting. This can be reached by
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Backlight
Make sure that you make a similar selection to turn off backlight if device is not used for 1 -2 minutes.
This setting for the external power tab is not important but would definitely help charge you phone faster plus save your screen as well.
Next you need to make changes to your brightness setting. This can be found in the below location.
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Brightness
Make sure you reduce the Brightness to a level you are comfortable using. The lower you go the better the battery will last. For external power it does not matter much.
Finally you need to make changes to the power setting. This can be found in the following location.
Start ---> Settings ---> System Tab ---> Power ---> Advanced Tab
Its is extremely important to ensure that this is done otherwise the battery gets drained really soon. You need to check the box to Turn off device if not used for 2-3 minutes. Please remember that this does not mean your phone is completely switched off, you can still receive calls. As soon as a call / message is received it powers back on.
Service
What good is a phone without proper support for the same, I unfortunately did run into some problem with my phone which the Asus service center in Bangalore quickly sorted it out. The contact details of the Bangalore service center is here
http://piglings.blogspot.com/2008/10/asus-mobile-phone-service-centre.html
Please note its different from whats available in the Asus site as they have not updated the contact details for this particular center. For the remaining centers the details are available here though am not sure if there are all still valid.
http://in.asus.com/aboutasus.aspx?show=3
If you do find this useful do drop me a line. Also incase you want me to add something to the blog. I will be adding in useful application on a subsequent blog.
Firmware Upgrade
Have added in details of how to upgrade your phone as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/04/asus-p320-firmware-upgrade.html
Reset Options
Have added in details of how to reset your phone as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-reset-options.html
Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade
Have added in details of how to upgrade your phone with various builds as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/05/asus-p320-windows-mobile-65.html
IMEI Problems
Have added in details of how to solve any IMEI issue as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/12/asus-p320-imei-fix.html
Internet Access
Have added in details of how to connect to the internet as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-gprs-internet-access.html
Antivirus
Have added in details of options / Requirement of Anti Virus as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/12/asus-p320-antivirus.html
Tweaks : Mail on SD card
Have added in details of moving mails and attachments to the SD card as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/asus-p320-tweaks-mail-on-sd-card.html
Web Camera Capability
Have added in details of using this device as a web camera as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/07/asus-p320-web-camera.html
Document Capability
Have added in details of what document capabilities exist on this mobile for xls / doc / txt / ppt /pdf files as a separate blog here
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/11/asus-p320-document-capabilities.html
The applications I plan to review for this phone are the following
1. Pointui
http://p320.blogspot.com/2008/12/asus-applications-home-pointui.html
2. S2P
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/01/asus-p320-music-player.html
3. My Mobiler
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/01/asus-p320-remote-control.html
4. Total Commander
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/asus-p320-file-communication-manager.html
5. Registry Editor
http://p320.blogspot.com/2009/02/mobile-registry-editor-for-asus.html
6. Bluetooth Remote
Coming Soon ....
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