sony w200i or w810i?

avalanche

Hi. im just looking for some advice about which of the above two phones i should buy. the w200i is sold for 80 and the w810i is going for 150, basically i know the specs are a good bit better for the 810 but is it worth paying the extra money for it? i like pictures but would not consider it to be essential although this could be because i have never had a phone with a decent camera, i have also never had a phone with an mp3 player which is one reason for going for these 2, is the 810 far superior in this respect or would a newbie like me be doing well with the 200? I really would appreciate your feedback on this one, ( plus is it possible to have 810s unlocked as i want to take it over to Europe and use another networks sim.)

thanks

standbyme

I got the SE W810i after much deliberation & posted in Bargain Alerts a while back on a bargain phone with great features.

So I was in the same boat as i wanted to upgrade my phone as i had the standard Nokia 6610 for about i think 10 yrs? & never had a mp3/camera phone combined, so if you want a phone to last for a good while you might as well go the extra mile & what really clinched it for me as well its got 512MB memory included, cant go wrong there compared to 22MB on the w200i



Have you been on this site to compare the specs:

w800i v w200i

It also saves me from borrowing my brother's Ipod Shuffle, he got it free on a Motorola billphone years ago.:D

Although if someone could answer this for me instead of postin a new thread, the memory says 512MB but in the phone it says 462MB?

eamon234

There's already stuff on the phone using up memory - preloaded ringtones graphics etc.

standbyme

eamon234 wrote: »

There's already stuff on the phone using up memory - preloaded ringtones graphics etc.

Thanks for that, i should av realised :rolleyes:

Also avalanche, there' a post at bargain alerts bout Meteor PAYG phones

w810i is now e139

BostonB

Its only worth it if you want a camera and mp3 player on your phone. Only you know that.
I have a 810 and use the camera (2mp autofocus) a lot. Don't use the MP3 or radio that much. I think its worth it for the camera. I got mine as an upgrade though.

standbyme

Well it was a big change for me network as well 02-meteor getting used to a phone, as i'll use the radio/mp3 player on the bus & bring a portable charger with me (you can get those in the Euro shops)

Im still gettin used to the camera with all the different modes, but it'll be fun getting used to it

Random

I would recommend W810i all the way. Couple of things which spring to mind instantly are better quality screen, better build quality, better battery life and more responsive keypad.

Then you've got the improved camera also.

Not sure what you're looking for though, k800i is down to €149 on Vodafone if you could stomach such a move ...

avalanche

hi thanks very much for that., so people think it is better to pay the bit extra in the long run? also is it easy to have this unlocked.thanks

BostonB

I think the 810i is a great phone. Lots of features and great battery life. Texting isn't quite as good as nokia, and a bigger screen would be nice. Thats the only grumbles I'd have with it.

avalanche

nice one, im going to go for the 810i. does anyone know if this is easy to unlock>? i went to a dodgy shop and they said it could be done for 20. does this sound about right?

laoisfan

avalanche wrote: »

nice one, im going to go for the 810i. does anyone know if this is easy to unlock>? i went to a dodgy shop and they said it could be done for 20. does this sound about right?

in my experience nokia phones are generally easier to unlock than sony-ericsson.
that said, yes it should be possible to unlock the SE W810i. only problem usually i have noticed that if the unlock with an SE phone goes wrong then the whole phone is wiped clean just my experience :rolleyes:

btw i currently have an SE W810i and i have to say it is a very good phone.

--laoisfan

neilled

laoisfan wrote: »

in my experience nokia phones are generally easier to unlock than sony-ericsson.
that said, yes it should be possible to unlock the SE W810i. only problem usually i have noticed that if the unlock with an SE phone goes wrong then the whole phone is wiped clean just my experience :rolleyes:

btw i currently have an SE W810i and i have to say it is a very good phone.

--laoisfan

The old generation of nokias are quite easy to unlock using an online calculator - no cables required. The new generation as are hard as the recent SE's to unlock.

standbyme

avalanche wrote: »

nice one, im going to go for the 810i. does anyone know if this is easy to unlock>? i went to a dodgy shop and they said it could be done for 20. does this sound about right?

Let me see if i've got this right, as i've got the unlock codes from a few phones in the past from the phone provider & you only send the phone away or get someone you know to do this! if you've put the code in wrong a few times!

Assuming you already got the phone codes to unlock yours?

avalanche

eh? not sure if im with you there.

i dont think the provider will give me the unlock code as its a prepaid phone - ive been told you have to spend up to a years worth of time and credit on the phone before they will consider it, plus i dont really trust myself to do it right as ive never done it before unless it is that easy?

is it as easy as getting the code and instructions from the internet and typing them in? dont want to make a mess of me new phone though.
thanks

Random

Vodafone/O2/Meteor will generally give you the unlock code once you've spent €100-€150 in credit.