There are more than 2 kinds of people in this world but for
the purposes of this intro there are not, there are only 2. There are those to whom a mobile phone is just a device for sending dirty jokes and telling your mum/wife/ housemaid when you’ll be home and there are those for whom the device must be capable of replacing all those people. The Orbit 2 is clearly aimed at the latter crowd.
The Orbit 1 was a snazzy little device that told you where you were and what time you had to be where you were going, it told you the weather at your destination and got you the football results you were missing while going there. The Orbit 2 still does all of that, BUT BETTER!
The Orbit 2 has a 400Mhz Processor and 100 Megabytes of RAM plus 100 Megabytes of storage, it
also comes with a 1Gb Storage card that you can replace with a monstrous 32Gigabyte MicroSD card should you want to put your lifetime collection of ‘NOW That’s What I Call Music’ CDs on it. It makes an ample MP3 player as it allows you to plug in any headphones with a 3.5mm jack via an inline remote and adaptor. The Orbit 2 comes bundled with the fantastic CoPilot Global Positioning Software as well; it will happily direct you to where you need to go, and do it in a user-friendly way! Huzzah!
There are some drawbacks however, being built on Windows Mobile means that the
user interface is about as user friendly as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider,
but it does mean you can install all manner of trinkets to help you get to your dirty text messages faster; I suggest TouchFlo 2D if you can find it. Also, the inbuilt 3 Megapixel camera leaves a lot to be desired. In the event you are not taking photos in a brightly lit studio then your photos are going to look like you’ve dribbled treacle over your lens.
The ability to browse the internet over WAP, 3G or WiFi is pretty handy but the inbuilt Internet Explorer is slow and horrible to use - try installing Opera Mini. In fact, other than the camera there is no real problem that can’t be overcome with the help of some free software downloaded from one of the great base of developers that spend their time making brilliant apps for Windows Mobile.
So, should you get one? It depends. You’ll need to consider
your phone a ‘work in progress’ when you get it; a blank slate that you can bend and mould to your personal requirements. If you aren’t savvy enough to install a few bits and pieces then you’ll probably want to stick to something less complex. If you are prepared to put in a bit of time, the Orbit 2 will reward you with a device that will be the envy of any gadget fan and will have women/men flocking to you in droves*
*Flocking women/men optional contract extra, charges may apply, consult your reseller.
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the purposes of this intro there are not, there are only 2. There are those to whom a mobile phone is just a device for sending dirty jokes and telling your mum/wife/ housemaid when you’ll be home and there are those for whom the device must be capable of replacing all those people. The Orbit 2 is clearly aimed at the latter crowd.
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