Thing i do after Xperia X1 back from service center..and..why it goes to service center so often..

Install touch response (your device will vibrate once it sense a touch on screen) : http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-touchresponse.html

Install SPB Mobile shell 3.5(for your finger to browse all the program in start menu) :  http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/

Disable SMS sent bubble(for faster response after sms sent, it’s a useless notification anyway) : http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/24/enable-or-disable-the-sms-text-message-sent-notification-bubble/

Install CE star (for Chinese input and decode chinese character when browsing website) : http://www.mobem.com/products/CE-Star.php

Sync device back with Outlook so that all contacts and calendar will be back in place.

Install RAR for pocket pc(for extract zip file) : http://www.win-rar.com/download.html

As X1 comes with Opera Mobile browser , else it should also be included in the installation list : http://www.opera.com/mobile/

Install Flash lite 3.1(for flash website) and batti(for a better battery usage indicator) : http://www.modaco.com/content/xperia-x1-x1-modaco-com/274005/pauls-must-have-free-xperia-x1-software/

Diamond keyboards(for your finger and completely ditch stylus) :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426281


Judging from the long list above, it looks like there are still lots of thing Sony Ericsson can do to perfect the overall experience and make a customer happier. (software wise)

For Hardware wise there is only one complaint and it’s a serious one for the QWERTY keyboard :
I SERIOUSLY THINK THAT THE MATERIAL USE TO SUPPORT THE PHYSHYCAL KEYPAD WASN’T UP TO THE STANDARD AND IT’S OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW.

I sent back my X1 twice within one year to repair the QWERTY key pad. Generally, some of the keypad will start to show symptom within 3 months and others will follow.

Common symptoms are :
1. Once you pressed the button, but the character did not appear on screen .
2. You pressed the button once, but it appear 2 or 3 character on screen .
3. The soft-keypad will start to wear out from commonly used characters , for example space bar, dot(. ), and question mark(?), and other characters will also slowly develop the symptom described in point two and three.
4. The soft-keypad will start to wear out after few months of under normal usage. (i swear I’m not an avid SMSer..)

Guess what , if your device is out of warranty , it will cost you SGD80 to replace the support material without adding in the labour charge yet.