O2 XDA Zinc - user opinions and reviews

• Nilo
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I've been an O2 PDA user from its very early days, I have been upgrading to new models when they arrive in the market... from the XDA, to XDA II, XDA IIs, and now I'm using XDA Zinc.

The Zinc is by far the most problematic unit I have ever had. It hangs a lot even before you install any third party apps, the phone system is erratic, you can't call or send messages until you do a soft reset several times, sometimes you even have to do a hard reset to get everything back to normal. The applications that comes with it are full of bugs too. I already upgraded to WM6 and it didn't solve my phone problems so I went back to WM5. It's still has a lot of problems and the local support in Manila has not been of any help. This is a very frustrating product... and I will probably not buy another O2 products again! I have spent countless days and hours of lost productivity time just resetting (both soft & hard reset) to make the system work. I no longer install all the applications I just recently bought (WM5 & WM6 compatible) to lessen the problems but they're still there. This by far the worst PDA phone I have ever had. Shame on O2. You destroy my trust in your brand!

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• 2007-09-08 04:36
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• Marek
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What's the SAR of this phone ?

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• 2007-09-02 18:49
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• Anonymous
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can you plug a usb flash drive on this phone? like a computer?

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• 2007-09-01 12:35
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• hagrid
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My father was using this O2 XDA Zinc,recently he passed away and I own his phone now but he had it password protected. How do I reset it?

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• 2007-08-28 08:28
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• Anonymous
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i bought the mobile on 28/06/07 and since i took it it have been in maintenance more than with me
the main proplem i face is:
1- when i try to call it tells : network service not available try again later wven when some body call it tells that the phone is off so i have to soft rest.
2- it hangs alot.
3- some times when i calls the speaker keep coming on & of and i cannot talk to the caller .
so i think it is a bad device

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• 2007-08-27 23:09
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• mercurystop
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Great phone, great feature... also got it at a very cheap price. The total cost of phone + 2yr contact cost less then the retail price of this phone in the market.

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• 2007-08-27 04:13
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• Alen Jose
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Can any one help me out how to run the .dat file. I downloaded the file from my pc and while running i am getting file not supported.

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• 2007-08-23 09:35
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• Anonymous
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hey guys, i dont knw whats wrong with all all these O2 Zinc's. my zinc has some sound probs cauz it could be normal and working fine at one time and the next moment theres no sound comein out of the dam thing (no sound from screen taps or songs) but once you give a ring to that dam thing the sound is back to normal. any ideas on how to cure it. thanx.

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• 2007-08-12 10:06
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• Anonymous
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it does support WM 6.0... you might screwed up when updating the ROM...very satisfied with the phone after the upgrade...more personalization...you are able to customize almost everything the interface and how it suits you on your daily use... well i was dissapointed before the upgrade (orig ROM WM5.0)... phone looses signal most of the time, windows media player doesn't allow you to create playlist, while creating sms or email and at the same time someone calls you the phone HANGS...well all of these problems were gone after the ROM UPDATE... and technical support team that is offered on www.seeo2.com is very responsive also... UP for this PHONE

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• 2007-08-10 09:31
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• Not happy
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To anyone considering the O2 Zinc,
Wait for the HTC Kaiser. You wont regret it.
I have the Zinc and it conitnually crashing or loosing signals. WM6 doesnt work on the Zinc either. I had to downgrade the O/S to WM5.

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• 2007-08-08 01:36
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• rajesh
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can anybody please tell me about that,this model will support Adobe Acrobat Reader?

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• 2007-08-04 21:06
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• noside_143
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im an xda user...i've been using this phone for 3 mo. now...and a very cool phone...it has a great cam, interface, and etc... its a pocket pc so of course its a very capable phone...as for problems...well i did encounter a "hang up" when i was about to send an sms to someone then at the same time someone tried to call me...but a soft reset would just do...but after the ROM upgrade...i never had that problem anymore... the upgrade also improved the performance and interface of the phone for more personalization...and im also pleased with technical support email offered if you do have any questions...just check it out at www.seeo2.com...just email me for any assistance if you i might offer some solutions...

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• 2007-08-03 08:00
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• Nasser
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I just got this and it was working fine , however and after one month of usage , i cannot sync with my PC and i cannot work on the internet , a message is given to me saying no enough memory though i still have 14 mega and 2 G external one , even using the device as phone is not possible as it gives busy tone and i use to reset every time , the question here , how can i totally reset the device to retrieve the factory setting , Pls advice on all features and troubleshooting

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• 2007-07-29 19:38
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• tarun
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this a warning to all those who are planning to buy o2 devices in the future! beware!

I am from India. I was happy using O2 phones such as the XDA II and the Atom so I decided to go in for another. I purchased an O2 XDA Stealth on Feb 12th 2007 and had immediately regretted the decision as I started facing a hell lot of problems in the device. Almost after a month of correspondence with O2 they sent me a replacement handset. I was happy until i opened the new unit. It had the same problems and some new. Again after long talks with O2 (Mr Keanu) they sent me another replacement promising me that this would work but it did not. Naturally I was very angry and frustrated. At this stage I ahd lost all faith in the Stealth and demanded O2 to give me some other handset for all the inconvienience that I have faced . After a series of talks with O2 Singapore(Mr Keanu) I received an Atom Exec. But my problems worsened! After a couple of days the Exec "died" ie it would not charge. when the charger was connected it would show full battery and when disconnected it would switch off and not switch on for days. Highly annoyed and frustrated I began my talks again with O2 and at the same time bought the O2 Zinc. That was another error from my side as the Zinc also had problems. Its indicator LED malfunctioned and the microphone gave out static. Those were horrible times for me having two defective handsets. O2 finally agreed to replace both these handsets and they did. So I have already used 3 Stealths, 2 Atom Execs and 2 Zincs. That adds up to 7 O2 phones in about five and a half months!!!

Well things dont end here. once again I am having problems with the Zinc such as the LED is malfunctioning, the speaker switches on automatically when a call is made, the speaker dies out, screen freezes..etc..

So to all those who are planning on investing their money on an O2 device please do not as the quality of O2 devices is degrading day by day and is no longer dependable as it once upon a time was.

if any of you want to know bout the problems i faced in these many devices please contact me on
+919884414907

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• 2007-07-27 09:01
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• PB
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i am planning to buy O2 XDA Zinc. i have some queries regarding this phone. i want to know if the phone supports 4gb memory cards? i require a business phone which i can utilize for listening music and checking mails while on travel. can somebody suggest an alternative.

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• 2007-07-25 11:39
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• Sef
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This O2 phone is sukcs...to many problems

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• 2007-07-24 13:18
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• tongbitz
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can anyone help me? I dont know what is the problem of my handset, i cant open my camera.this note is being flashed in the LCD everytime i open my camera "cannot open the camera, critical component is either missing or cannot start because program memory is unavailable.

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• 2007-07-13 18:46
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• jonni
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can this phone support chinese language or do i have to update the software?

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• 2007-07-07 04:54
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• dartboy
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i have done the wm6 upgrade, installed fine from xp. looks good. im still not sure about the phone though, i regularly experience os crashes/slowdowns/freezes. i reckon i do a soft reset 4 times a day. i have had this issue with both os's. i also have an issue reading the mini sd card from time to time. apart from that, grouse phone, great functionality.

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• 2007-07-01 15:24
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• hsn
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Hi, just wondering which one is the best - O2 Xda Trion or O2 Xda Zinc? Is there a difference except its metallic body, secondary VGA video call camera, and the absence of EDGE technology.
I just don't understand why didn't they integrate these devices with FM Radio and the built-in GPS like the E-ten X500, M700...??!! Hope their future products gonna feature these.

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• 2007-07-01 00:02
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