What is the cheapest you can get a k750i for in this country

darragh o meara

I've fallen in love with my brothers K750i phone and I now wanna get one myself. What network is the cheapest to buy it from. Somebody told me that o2 will have it for €149 soon on pay as you go has anyone heard this?

constitutionus

dont know about o2 but meteor are doing one for 199. think thats the best you'll get without ordering on line

JimmNeutron

Got a k750i yesterday. Has to be the best phone i have ever owned, never mind in this price range! Its not even worth your while trying to find it cheaper, just buy it. I know meteor hav it advertised on their site for 179 but this is the early model, sony have since upgraded some minor features (worth the extra 20 squids IMO). I have heard that other networks are going to introduce it but meteor is the cheapest

leche solara

o2 had on their website a few weeks ago for €149 Speakeasy, then it changed to Out of Stock and then it went altogether.

Sharp

Have a look at this thread

skywalker

JimmNeutron wrote:

I know meteor hav it advertised on their site for 179 but this is the early model, sony have since upgraded some minor features (worth the extra 20 squids IMO). I have heard that other networks are going to introduce it but meteor is the cheapest

What differences are there?

Umiq88

The k750i i was the first model then the w800i which has walkman features basically a nicer (not nesecarily better) walkman player.

The next one out is the w810i which has 850band which is useful if you want to use it in america. Also has d-pad instead of joystick which is good because there were problems with the joysticks in SE phones.

Next phone out is the k800i which has a 3mp camera and takes excellent quaility pics only problem is uses different memory where at the moment is only available up to 1gb wheras with the others you can get memory up to 4gb.

Theres also the w900i somewhere along the way which is a swivel model with all the other features and a larger screen.

Imo i'd go with the k750i i dont really think the others have that much to offer and its really nice looking as well. They can be bought pretty cheap online as well. I got a bashed up one for €40 and just changed the housing

chrislad

JimmNeutron wrote:

Got a k750i yesterday. Has to be the best phone i have ever owned, never mind in this price range! Its not even worth your while trying to find it cheaper, just buy it. I know meteor hav it advertised on their site for 179 but this is the early model, sony have since upgraded some minor features (worth the extra 20 squids IMO). I have heard that other networks are going to introduce it but meteor is the cheapest

What are you talking about? There's only one K750i with different firmwares. If anything, you're better off to get the Meteor one as I've never seen a Meteor branded Sony Ericsson. O2 do brand them, as do Vodafone, and that makes firmware updates trickier than necessary. Other models have replaced it, yes, but it's still a great phone. I paid over 300euro for mine 12 months ago.

skywalker

psittacosis wrote:

The k750i i was the first model then the w800i which has walkman features basically a nicer (not nesecarily better) walkman player.

The next one out is the w810i which has 850band which is useful if you want to use it in america. Also has d-pad instead of joystick which is good because there were problems with the joysticks in SE phones.

Next phone out is the k800i which has a 3mp camera and takes excellent quaility pics only problem is uses different memory where at the moment is only available up to 1gb wheras with the others you can get memory up to 4gb.

Theres also the w900i somewhere along the way which is a swivel model with all the other features and a larger screen.

Imo i'd go with the k750i i dont really think the others have that much to offer and its really nice looking as well. They can be bought pretty cheap online as well. I got a bashed up one for €40 and just changed the housing

Im not sure if you were replying to me or not, but Im just talking about the k750i (from 2 different vendors).

Jimmneutron is saying theres some difference between the k750i in meteor stores & the one carphone warehouse are doing on the meteor network for €20 more, I was just wondering what those differences are? afaik theres nothing different other than the colour.

chrislad

As I said, barring firmware (which is freely updated from SE website) and the colour, there's no difference.

Umiq88

They are probably branded firmwares coming from the car phone warehouse it would probably be generic (origianl) firmware and meteor probably brand their stuff

Basically it means that they have their name everywhere in the phone menu's and things and have incorporated their services into the menus it doesnt make a huge difference really but can be a bit annoying. They also might have their logo on the phone.

The phones can be flashed easily enough with generic firmware anyway so its not a huge issue