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There is a lot of positive comment of the Acer F900 on this forum and even criticism of someone who dared to criticise it. I wish I could join you. As an early adopter I paid £380, probably twice as much as many of you did but I have just retired this expensive brick. Where do I begin? From Day One, it kept switching off by itself, until I found it needed a firmware upgrade, thanks to the forums and no thanks to Acer. That's sorted, but now, the on-off button turns it off but cannot turn it back on. To restart, I have to remove and replace battery! Battery life is woeful - after 6-7 hours (less than normal working day) it needs charging, so I keep the PDA hooked up to power wherever I go, like somebody on life support. It came with GPS, but Tomtom Navigator still doesn't support it so I can't use it. Took it on holiday and found that the charger was intolerant of voltage fluctuation (20v variation) and would not charge, leaving me without a phone for 2 weeks in a foreign country. When taking a call, the whole PDA goes blank, so I cannot check diary or note down a number. The Speed Dial index is in such small fonts that hitting the right one is by trial and error. Where do I stop? It's a lot of money to throw away and I'm going back to having a cheap light phone that just works.

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  • 2010-04-19 13:13
  • Tm1S
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> In reply to Phyrom @ 2010-03-31 03:45 from sRhC - click to readHi

I assume you are referring to Application Software for the phone. I hope you have installed Microsoft Active Sync (on XP) or Microsoft Device Centre (on Vista).

Application for phones are available in two formats: a) Cab files, and b) exe files or msi files.

a) If your phone application is a cab file, copy it to any location on to the phone (preferably the storage card) and then just tap it from explorer to install it. Applications can be installed either to the storage card or to main memory. I install critical applications to the main memory and less frequently used ones to the Storage card.

b) exe files are required to be run on the PC with the phone connected to a PC in Activesync mode. Everything else is the same as a).

In case you are refering to an OS up-date for the phone, I highly recommend you install the latest Acer 2.001.00 firmware. This release is stable and as per my observation the battery life has improved by more than double. A few Cooked ROMS are available for the F900 and IMO none of them are bug free & stable.

Happy WinMoing...

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  • 2010-04-04 09:46
  • 2TH}
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I just bought this model, Wow !!!!!!!
Could any one give me some comment on the software installation ?

Thanks

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  • 2010-03-31 03:45
  • sRhC
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At the price of 250 euros (15/12/2009) is one of the best WM phones out there.
CPU, 800x640 screen & GPS is realy fantastic!
RAM, batery & camera could be beter.
With some software improvements and updates, and with ACER Shell off this phone offers all you need for daily use.

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  • 2010-03-19 16:04
  • ss6n
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* Superb 3.8", 800X480 Display, best for internet.
* Strangely Storage memory shows up as only 122.54 MB, whereas Spec is 256 MB.
* Signal reception is under average. Not as good as a Nokia.
* 128 MB RAM on the lower side, but perfectly usable without the acer shell. I'm using with Resco Explorer today plugin.
* Wi-Fi works fine, so does the GPS.
* Hangs once a week or so.
* Battery life is about 2 full days (with phone switched off during night).

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  • 2010-03-18 15:49
  • 2SQ2
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-03-15 08:36 from nCby - click to readI bought this in Dubai Feb-10, 1500 DHS

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  • 2010-03-17 13:06
  • 9yM2
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In plemix.con the price is USD 295 and in welectronics.com the price is USD 544.99 for Acer F900. can anybody tell me the real price?

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  • 2010-03-15 08:36
  • nCby
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is it upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5?

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  • 2010-03-15 08:31
  • M{3N
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> In reply to Moh @ 2009-11-05 21:00 from pWQa - click to readeten, glofiish and now acer. has the same manufacturer. dont tell a lie. maybe you need to explore yourself how to use pda phones.

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  • 2010-03-08 06:37
  • 3YeZ
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> In reply to Rizan @ 2010-02-26 21:21 from mT%v - click to readmaybe your experience in pda phones was very bad. and doesnt have enough knowledge. windows mobile still have some issues. But in regards of support acer is the best trying to fix problems and errors. Your problem is very simple and needs only firmware update for the batt. please dont post comments unethical.

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  • 2010-03-08 06:34
  • 3YeZ
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is a good phone after you make some tricks, do not use acer shell. i get 45 Mb (55 with no shell at all) on start and remain with 36-37 Mb , wich is enough for daily use. didn't make any reset during the day , battery about 2-3 days.
sorry 4 bad english

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  • 2010-03-02 21:32
  • BRjn
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Dont buy it, its a desaster. battry life is as low as 5hrs stand by. and you cant stop some programs that drain out battry. Active sinc no matter what i do is still active. Just bought it three days ago. im verry dissapointed.

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  • 2010-02-26 21:21
  • mT%v
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i need advices for purchasing this f900

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  • 2010-02-22 06:46
  • ibqf
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How to setup the contact no, using group and any idea can this phone upgred the RAM and ROM, please advice

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  • 2010-02-10 07:52
  • PyWP
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I bought it last month.. it has nice screen ..
but it suffer form many many a lot of HANGS !
I have to soft reset up to 7 times perday..
if you need my personal opinion; DON'T BUY IT !! ...

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  • 2010-02-09 11:41
  • tVsb
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> In reply to shamm @ 2010-02-06 18:39 from PS6j - click to readi want to buy ur f900 mobile please tell me the price and selling date of mobile

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  • 2010-02-09 05:25
  • Mfx6
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f900 no good, always hang... i want to sale my f900

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  • 2010-02-06 18:39
  • PS6j
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i really loved this mobile.
it contains all those features which we we use for the cooperate world....

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  • 2010-01-29 09:56
  • sBRx
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I have a question. The last weeks, i sometimes get a sms but when i open it, the message dissapears.. How do that come?

Thank you

Sorry, my english isn't that good..

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  • 2010-01-27 16:30
  • 05kD
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it's a good phone even if it gots 128 ram you can do almost anything you wont if now how. it' true it isn't for anybody. you must now how to deal with flashing

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  • 2010-01-18 10:09
  • BRjm
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