P990i Batteries

slade_x

My crappy P990i has been displaying the message "Replace main batteries" for a while every time i start charging it, which is just one of its problems, anwyay does anyone know a good reliable source for the BST-33 Batteries or if there are any higher capacity ones available for it

thanks

EDIT: found them on Expansys for €36.95 is that about the cheapest i should expect around here?

http://www.expansys.ie/p.aspx?i=124544

damo86

whats wrong with it?

have you updated the software recently and is it branded?

yeah thats looks a alright price.

drdre

dont pay 36, ebay will be way cheaper just founf this quickly but if you look around on ebay you should get a genuine one for 20-25
http://cgi.ebay.ie/GENUINE-SONY-ERICSSON-BATTERY-BST-33-FOR-K800i-W850i-UK_W0QQitemZ180108668118QQihZ008QQcategoryZ20344QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

slade_x

damo86 wrote:

whats wrong with it?

have you updated the software recently and is it branded?

yeah thats looks a alright price.

Yes its got the latest software.
Phone: R9EC001
Organiser: R4B03

the phones functionality as a phone stops working after a few hours of use. it basically stops accepting calls and text messages after a while in use and wont accept any again until powered off and powered on again

After i leave the phone unused for a few hours on my desk i come back to find it powered off a lot of the time

After a while the power button wont work any more and wont bring up the shut down menu so the battery has to be pulled to turn it off

Lastly the loudspeaker doesnt work anymore

drdre wrote:

dont pay 36, ebay will be way cheaper just founf this quickly but if you look around on ebay you should get a genuine one for 20-25
http://cgi.ebay.ie/GENUINE-SONY-ERICSSON-BATTERY-BST-33-FOR-K800i-W850i-UK_W0QQitemZ180108668118QQihZ008QQcategoryZ20344QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Woops already order from expansys there before i refreshed the thread. i got the idea to get a 4GB duo for it too since i was making an order but saw it was €119 so i order one from here for €60

damo86

sorry i wasnt much help with the battery..silly me should of kept my trap shut!

strange your having problems with your firmware,the latest is suppose to be rock solid,my mates one is stable because he has the latest global firmware(Organiser R5A17 10/04/2007).
Im taking delivery of one hopefully monday,its vodafone branded but you can change the cda (world/operator id) to global so you have the best firmware(vodafone one sucks apparently!).

some useful links:

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=145222

http://www.kulankendi.com/index2.php

drdre

damo86 wrote:

sorry i wasnt much help with the battery..silly me should of kept my trap shut!

strange your having problems with your firmware,the latest is suppose to be rock solid,my mates one is stable because he has the latest global firmware(Organiser R5A17 10/04/2007).
Im taking delivery of one hopefully monday,its vodafone branded but you can change the cda (world/operator id) to global so you have the best firmware(vodafone one sucks apparently!).

some useful links:

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=145222

http://www.kulankendi.com/index2.php

Are you getting it from ebay, there really great phones.i cant wait till i get the n95:)

damo86

drdre wrote:

Are you getting it from ebay, there really great phones.i cant wait till i get the n95:)

no,doing a swap on adverts.ie,my k800i +100yoyos..not bad??

had a p900 for a year now,but have had many phones in between that but always end up going back to the p900!!!i think upgrading to the p990i seems natural:p .

i love a n95 but the lack of touchscreen is a major no no,do a lot of web browsing so touch screen just seems to the best way of navigation!

.....if only!:o

drdre

damo86 wrote:

no,doing a swap on adverts.ie,my k800i +100yoyos..not bad??

had a p900 for a year now,but have had many phones in between that but always end up going back to the p900!!!i think upgrading to the p990i seems natural:p .

i love a n95 but the lack of touchscreen is a major no no,do a lot of web browsing so touch screen just seems to the best way of navigation!

.....if only!:o

I have the Motorola E6,its fully touch screen and not available in ireland.beautiful phone and looks like iphone

slade_x

my one was straight from one of the first few batches to be available in late september/ early october, i got it from homedis on ebay. there's a chance some problems may be rooted in the battery, i'll know more when my order arrives

slade_x

Nope even with a brand new battery its the same crap

drdre

how old is the phone, where did you get it from.bring it to mprc if its underwarranty they should be able to fix it