CECT rips off the Apple iPhone, again – CECT 599
By Will Park on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 at 12:18 AM PST In Announcements, Clone/rip, Devices, iPhone
If you’re in China, and you’ve got a case of iPhone envy, you really don’t have any other option than to go the knock-off route. CECT, one of the most prolific rip-off artists in China (the world?), has released another Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone clone. Apparently, the CECT P168 wasn’t enough for the clone factory, they had to have another go at the iconic Apple iPhone. The CECT 599 rocks a slightly smaller 3.2 inch 240×400 touchscreen display, but loses the navigation hard keys in favor of a more iPhone-esque minimalistic style. For about $150 USD, you get Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to play video files (but only as big as 176×144 pixels) – all in a 90 gram body.
We gotta say, this is one fine looking iPhone knockoff – more so than CECT’s previous attempt. It’s definitely a great deal, but if you really want that iPhone fee, you’re just going to have to get an iPhone – like a Porsche, there is no substitute. Of course, Chinese iPhone hopefuls will have to wait a year or so for their chance at iPhone glory – so this thing might be their best bet.
For those of you interested in getting one of these phones, I found a number of them on sale at eBay.
Read on for more pics of the CECT 599 in all its glory.
[Via: Slashphone]
Images from M8cool.com
many thanks PVR ,
i´ll play around a bit and see if i can get used to the PC-Sync menue.
Perhaps i´ll order some food at the local chinese and ask him to translate the menue … hehe
cheers, Mic
Cect599 netcamera. Conect your phone to PC and runing this aplication:
http://camsplitter.soft-service-ltd.qarchive.org/_download2.html
Hi all
U r welcome Mic… hope your china-restaurent guys help…
Thanx again to
Piotr who has given uploaded images of PC_Sync. In fact I had to first buy a bluetooth_USB dongle on my Desktop and then I tried PC Sync application given by link earlier by Piotr. Initially there was some trouble with COM port setting and I had to set same COM port in the bluetooth application as well as in the PC_Sync s/w….and voila… it worked smoothly. (For others, pl remem to switch ON bluetooth and make changes in settings, like authorisation for ‘read only’ or ‘compl control’, etc.)
One observation – The left bottom icon earlier used to open and show chinese sub-menus… after i used the PC_Sync, it shows ‘pl wait’ and does not allow to move inside the menu….. I think its useless to go after it when the PC_Sync s/w does work well.
first MMS, WAP & GPRS shall be enabled by service provider.(if not done by default)
Then, settings need to be done which maybe available from the service provider’s site or from forums. (As am from India, can’t say nething abt UK-Orange). first, go under data account from the SIM(service provider’s menu) and enter Acc Name(not ur name), APN, username & PW (blank in my case). Then setup a second account under GPRS with details of MMS server (for sending MMS).
Then goto WAP browser settings and enter profile, gateway, port, etc. given by service provider.
Then you will b able to connect to net.
thnx n regds
To PVR->”UNIT” for call cost setting:your sim card must be unblocked to let the phone show how much you have to pay for the connection. the phone itself has the option.
From user manual -> Note- Your network operator must support the “Call
Costs” function. You need to enter your PIN2 number
to set the “Cost Units” and “Max Cost”. Please contact
your network provider to obtain this number.
If you could please….
I plan to buy a new phone very soon and was wondering how well the d-rise d718i & cect p168 faired in the U.S.? Ive been searching on ebay and vaious other sites to find the best price for these phones. Anyone know some good places to go, Ive traveled to the chinagrabber link and im a little concerned….
Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hi everybody
I have a cect 599 phone and when i call any of my friends my number does not show on their phones. Anybody that knows how to change so my phone number shows up on their phones?
Hi crazyeigh
1. Go to Settings
2. Display Characteristic
3. Show Owner Number
Hi all
I have a CECT 599 and have managed to download and convert youtube video’s very easy to my phone the only problem i have is that when it plays its not full screen it covers about 75% of the screen in Landscape(wide screen) mode. Any body know how to get the full screen. I have tried converting the vids into mp4 and 3gp both play fine but not full screen !
If anyone has any other questions on the CECT 599 i will do my best to help or if you need help converting Video.
Much Thanks
Ashton
Cect599 video format:
MP4 – only 176×144 (not full screen)
3GP – 176×98 (full screen)-format MPEG-4 Video,AAC,Stereo(LR),44.100kHz
Hi again
I cant get mms and gprs to work on my cect 599
Maybe anyone of you can help me
My tel operator is tele2/comviq
Piotr says:
November 9th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Cect599 video format:
MP4 – only 176×144 (not full screen)
3GP – 176×98 (full screen)-format MPEG-4 Video,AAC,Stereo(LR),44.100kHz
Thanks for the reply.. im still not sure how to get full screen. Both mp4 and 3gp wont play full screen ?
How do i format them ? Really appreciate your help..
Any one know the setting for wap browser for vodaphone?
Liz
I have a cect 168,dual sim card, but it only works with one of the sim cards here in Honduras.The other sim card works in other phones ,but not on this one.Is there a problem with the phone ?Help me out if you will.Thank You
JJackson
Is it anyone that got a english manual?
Please send it to me.. bosson51@hotmail.com
hi all, am currently lookin for a new mobile and the cect 599 has caught my eye. im in th UK and currently use a genie O2 sim. does anyone no if this fone will work on this sim as i cant change the no. is the fone worth gettin or is there better ones? thanks
yes am on a genie o2 sim and it works fine the phone is abit of a pain sumtimes txtn u cnt do it on the move as u need to stop and type with the pen
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I got the D99i and it works awesome- all of my friends are like “WHAT?”.. DigitalRise has the new 3.5″ D69i GSM iphone clone.. here’s is a video of the Shake Control function: http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1403
Hi,
I want to synchronize my outlook calendar with my cect 599. How to do and/or what (sync) software to use ?
Also, I did not receive a manual with it.
If somebody has an english manual, can you please mail that to me ?
Any help is welcome.
Cheers.
hey i basically just want to know if any of you would suggest getting this phone?
thanks
hi all! just got my cect 599 today was so excited but it seems to have a phone lock on it.. anyone got the unlock code?? would be of great help.
hey C-J the phone won work in the us sorry check ebay sellers to be a 100% sure….
hello guys , does anyone know if you can access the firmware of the phone to change the theme and other stuff , also I have downloaded the pc sync software but i can not get it to work with the supplied usb cable ( any ideas ) also when i try and send stuff via bluetooth to the phone from my pc , it says it doesent accept data transfer only bluetooth headset besides that its not a bad phone . the thing i like the most is the ability to use animated gifs as contact pictures and wall papers , i had the lgku990 veiwty but i sold it to get this phone and to make some money ,this phone cost me 93 pounds on ebay , my veiewty went for over 300 so ive made a nice bit of money for christmas i dont miss the camera on the viewty , and the mp3 player on this phone is better , love the accelerometer thingy as well : the webcam works really well as well
Anyone know where I can get a user manual in english for my CECT 599???
okay, i’ll ask this here,
I am looking to buy either the CECT 599, A988 or P168 off of http://www.buycectphones.com
which do you guys think is the better buy for someone in the southern US ?
I have just purchased the C599 it works really well on my Voderphone network in the UK. One thinbg I cant do is change the ring tone Ive imported some tones and would like to use them. It appears that the default ring tone is a write only file and can not be deleted, Does anyone know how to do this ??
Has anyone managed to push Emails on their phone ??
Regards
anyone in the uk oo how to get the internet to work on t-mobile?
where i can get Nes games for Cect599, or games Kjava for Cect599? cheers thanks buddys
Hallo
I have CECT 599 phone but NO manual.
Im very greatfull if someone can e-mail the English
manual to me.
Thanks
//Göran
E-mail the CECT 599 English manual here:
helikoptermannen@yahoo.se
//Göran
my email is arcticchimp@hotmail.co.uk
where i can download games for cect599 dude?? …wtf
Can anyone help me with an Englich PDF manual for my Cect 599, Thanks, it would be much appreciated.
email: goo3@optusnet.com.au
i too need an englidh manual. if anyone can help. thanks.
email: ashleytwain@hotmail.com
There is no English manual for the C599 you can use the P688 manual as there is alot of overlap. I can now down load music from I-Tunes jut got to crack E-mails now.
was researching the DigitalRise D718i and ran acrossed D-rise D69i and D99i “shake” iphone clones… http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1403
Wanted to know if anyone had any reviews?
CECT 599 owners, join our forums
cect599.freeforums.org and iclones.freeforums.org
hi kin any1 tell me were i can get a new charger 4 my phone mines broke wer the charger conects 2 phone and now a cnt charge it if any 1 can help me please jnj.2005@hotmail.com
Hey
I just recently got a CECT 599 and some of the menu’s are in chinese, i was just wondering how to get them in english.
Please help, Thank you
Go to the language menu and select English, you will still see the odd Chinese text but its not a problem.
can any1 help me get a bat charger for ma cect 599 please help as iv no phone 2 use a moment now
Thanks but what does the chinese menu’s do? Should i worry about them? Is there anyway to change them to English. Also when someone calls, it comes up with Chinese and English.
Thanks again
crazyeight says:
November 9th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Hi again
I cant get mms and gprs to work on my cect 599
Maybe anyone of you can help me
My tel operator is tele2/comviq
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i just recently bought the sect 599 about 2 days ago, i am a vodafone customer. and i could not have mms or wap browser active. i have the answer. call up your privider and ask them to set you up (or you can go into the shops if they have one) they will give you the gate way and proxy settings for you to be set up to recieve these mms’s and use grps. thanks
xxsparksxx
My Cect 599 phone is not accepting my sim card. Can i get it unlocked anywhere? I am on 3 mobile
got a cect 599 few days ago, on vodafone, cant get the mms or gprs to work, took to vodafone shop they said i have the config settings correct but still not working…have told me its an apple phone so wont ever be able to get mms to work, any advice