Anybody using ASUS P527? - Team-BHP

archat68 · 24th July 2008, 23:06

Hi,
I wish to buy a GPS enabled PDA - shortlisted Asus P527 as one of the candidate.But nor I neither anybody known to me used an Asus phone.
Anybody here using this phone. An user review will be highly apreciated.

____________
Arup

phamilyman · 25th July 2008, 16:00

shyamhegde saab has p526 - almost same one. very happy too.

there are some other happy users as well (from a GPS perspective wonlee).

netarchie · 25th July 2008, 16:05

Asus P527 has very little internal memory, so its very slow.
but the build quality is to good. If you not going to use more applications, its a nice phone to have.

Elito11 · 25th July 2008, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by netarchie

Asus P527 has very little internal memory, so its very slow.
but the build quality is to good. If you not going to use more applications, its a nice phone to have.

I agree Asus phones generally have good build quality. Not sure about the internal memory part though.

ELito

princezahed · 25th July 2008, 16:31

hey i have been using the asus p527 for the past 4months.the phone looks classy and is good.however if too many applications are opened it slows down/hangs since internal memory is not too much.

the sound quality is decent but use it with the motorola snook headset and it rocks.also the camera is just 2mp and not the best.gps works fine.it has the option of uploading saved route maps from the phone to the net but i havent used that facility.i got a 1gb card free with the phone which had the inbuilt Satguide navigator but i havent used it.

i needed a pda with a keypad and fell in love with this phone.there are no major glitches in the phone.it does take a bit to start up though. overall iam happy with the phone.

archat68 · 25th July 2008, 16:49

Thank you guys for your response.
The price factor is in favour of the Asus 527 - HTC 3300 is costlier.
So let me decide.

__________
Arup

shyamhegde · 25th July 2008, 16:53

I use P526 and have no issues so far with it. (as our frind phamilyman said, I am happy too with it's GPS function)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/870960-post3276.html (The Mobile Phone Thread - Queries, decisions, discussions all here.)

P527 is the higher next model to 526 and comes with WiFi as well. One of my co-worker had it (unfortunately she lost it in second month itself) and the phone had no issues.

Camera is very poor in these phones and if it is a critical feature for you, drop Asus phones from your list. I wish they had made my phone camera-less instead of giving poorly functioning camera feature.

You did not tell which other mobile you have in the list and what prices you have been quoted.

archat68 · 25th July 2008, 19:40

i've chosen HTC 3300 and SE P1i alongwit the Asus ones. Asus is VFM but lacks resale value. Camera is not important to me as I seldom clicks with mobile - I use a digicam.

@Shyam
Pls tell me how is navigation in 526 without the joystick? Is it a pain? Also how is music quality?

____________
Arup

phamilyman · 26th July 2008, 09:38

hmm,

two koshuns:
a. What price are you getting p527 at?
b. What do you really desire in a phone besides a business type/PDA phone? is GPS necessary?

archat68 · 26th July 2008, 09:48

GPS though not absolute necessity - but would be an welcome feature as I'm not very well with the roads.
I've been quoted 14500 for Asus 527. Also i saw similar price on ebay - and I got 500 Rs discount voucher for ebay. So, it would cost 14000 if I purchase from ebay.
BTW anybody has experience buying costly items with ebay?

___________
Arup

shuvd · 4th August 2008, 20:33

@ Archat68 - Which shop in Calcutta did you find the ASUS in?

archat68 · 4th August 2008, 21:25

i didn't get mine yet.
Nikki's at Chandni told me that they don't have the stock but can get it if required. They quoted a price around 15,000/- for P527.
S.H. Mumtazuddin near Lalbazar have only P320 and quoted something around 12.5K. IMO the shop is charging more.
You can get an ASUS 526 at Indiatimes shopping for10,659 its the cheapest price.
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shuvd · 4th August 2008, 22:55

Try Bhajanlal. They said they have the 527.

24th July 2008, 23:06	#1 (permalink)
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 62	Anybody using ASUS P527? Hi, I wish to buy a GPS enabled PDA - shortlisted Asus P527 as one of the candidate.But nor I neither anybody known to me used an Asus phone. Anybody here using this phone. An user review will be highly apreciated. ____________ Arup

25th July 2008, 16:00	#2 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 1,477 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	shyamhegde saab has p526 - almost same one. very happy too. there are some other happy users as well (from a GPS perspective wonlee). __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

25th July 2008, 16:05	#3 (permalink)
netarchie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 194 View My Garage	Asus P527 has very little internal memory, so its very slow. but the build quality is to good. If you not going to use more applications, its a nice phone to have. __________________ netarchie

26th July 2008, 09:38	#9 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 1,477 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	hmm, two koshuns: a. What price are you getting p527 at? b. What do you really desire in a phone besides a business type/PDA phone? is GPS necessary? __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

4th August 2008, 20:33	#11 (permalink)
shuvd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 894 View My Garage	@ Archat68 - Which shop in Calcutta did you find the ASUS in? __________________ I (still) feel the need...the NEED for SPEED

25th July 2008, 16:31	#5 (permalink)
princezahed BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bangalore -> Coorg Posts: 105	hey i have been using the asus p527 for the past 4months.the phone looks classy and is good.however if too many applications are opened it slows down/hangs since internal memory is not too much. the sound quality is decent but use it with the motorola snook headset and it rocks.also the camera is just 2mp and not the best.gps works fine.it has the option of uploading saved route maps from the phone to the net but i havent used that facility.i got a 1gb card free with the phone which had the inbuilt Satguide navigator but i havent used it. i needed a pda with a keypad and fell in love with this phone.there are no major glitches in the phone.it does take a bit to start up though. overall iam happy with the phone.

25th July 2008, 16:49	#6 (permalink)
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 62	Thank you guys for your response. The price factor is in favour of the Asus 527 - HTC 3300 is costlier. So let me decide. __________ Arup

25th July 2008, 16:53	#7 (permalink)
shyamhegde BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 106	I use P526 and have no issues so far with it. (as our frind phamilyman said, I am happy too with it's GPS function) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/870960-post3276.html (The Mobile Phone Thread - Queries, decisions, discussions all here.) P527 is the higher next model to 526 and comes with WiFi as well. One of my co-worker had it (unfortunately she lost it in second month itself) and the phone had no issues. Camera is very poor in these phones and if it is a critical feature for you, drop Asus phones from your list. I wish they had made my phone camera-less instead of giving poorly functioning camera feature. You did not tell which other mobile you have in the list and what prices you have been quoted.

25th July 2008, 19:40	#8 (permalink)
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 62	i've chosen HTC 3300 and SE P1i alongwit the Asus ones. Asus is VFM but lacks resale value. Camera is not important to me as I seldom clicks with mobile - I use a digicam. @Shyam Pls tell me how is navigation in 526 without the joystick? Is it a pain? Also how is music quality? ____________ Arup

26th July 2008, 09:48	#10 (permalink)
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 62	GPS though not absolute necessity - but would be an welcome feature as I'm not very well with the roads. I've been quoted 14500 for Asus 527. Also i saw similar price on ebay - and I got 500 Rs discount voucher for ebay. So, it would cost 14000 if I purchase from ebay. BTW anybody has experience buying costly items with ebay? ___________ Arup

4th August 2008, 21:25	#12 (permalink)
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 62	i didn't get mine yet. Nikki's at Chandni told me that they don't have the stock but can get it if required. They quoted a price around 15,000/- for P527. S.H. Mumtazuddin near Lalbazar have only P320 and quoted something around 12.5K. IMO the shop is charging more. You can get an ASUS 526 at Indiatimes shopping for10,659 its the cheapest price. Cell Phones,Digital Cameras,Jewellery,Toys,car Accessories,Kitchen appliences,Audio Video,Computer Peripherals,Apparels

4th August 2008, 22:55	#13 (permalink)
shuvd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 894 View My Garage	Try Bhajanlal. They said they have the 527. __________________ I (still) feel the need...the NEED for SPEED

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