Sony Ericsson v800 now available

BigMoose

There is no such thing as a "3G" SIM as such. The new SIMs are called USIMs which Vodafone currently insist on you having to access the 3G network. Only USIMs are allowed to access the VF 3G network, however they will work in 2G handsets. I think sooner or later they will be given out to everyone regardless.

Currently putting a 2G SIM in a 3G phone seems hit and miss and handset dependent. The lack of a USIM stops access to the entire 3G network, not just "3G features", so when the phone attempts to connect to the 3G network and fails, you wont be able to make/receive voice calls either. If you can force the phone to ignore the 3G network or you are in areas of no 3G coverage, then the 3G phone with 2G SIM will work fine on the 2G network... There is more than likely going to be a time when all SIMs will work on the 3G network.

Guy:Incognito

dookie wrote:

DVD playback for the 902

thats it, im sold!!!im definitely goin for the 902 now! GOD i cant wait!

the v800 can play mpeg4 aswell. even the k700 can . i have a full episode of the office (the training day one) on my k700.

v10

dookie wrote:

... i'd be briefly changing her tariff to get the cheapest price...

word of warning .. the offers Vodafone have on the Supertime tariffs (ie v800 @ €249 or less) are subject to you staying on Supertime for a minimum 6 months .. switch before that and €70 is charged on your next bill.

What do you mean by bad credit rating?

I mean Vodafone do a quick credit check on all customers prior to connection and I assume if someone were to fail this credit check they may be refused.

Will this cause his sim to stop working in the 3510 or anything. Anyone know of any possible drawbacks?

His sim will be upgraded to a 3G sim when you upgrade, it should be ok, the sims work in non-3G phones, but are you a bill customer or Ready to go ? If yours is a bill phone, then fine you'll just have to get yourself a 3G sim as well. If Ready to Go the phone should work for you but without any of the 3G dependant features.

the v800 can play mpeg4 aswell. even the k700 can.

Thats what I was gonna say!

Guy:Incognito

v10 wrote:

.His sim will be upgraded to a 3G sim when you upgrade, it should be ok, the sims work in non-3G phones, but are you a bill customer or Ready to go ? If yours is a bill phone, then fine you'll just have to get yourself a 3G sim as well. If Ready to Go the phone should work for you but without any of the 3G dependant features.

im rtg. any idea when 3g will be up and running on rtg?

v10

Stekelly wrote:

im rtg. any idea when 3g will be up and running on rtg?

From what I've heard, its expect around June

jesus_thats_gre

Stekelly wrote:

im rtg. any idea when 3g will be up and running on rtg?

Heard April myself

v10

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Heard April myself

Yeah, I think it was ''hopefully April, definately by June'' kind of thing !

BigMoose

v10 is about right - it's being worked on and should be in good shape testing wise by April but there's next to no chance of a release that early!

dookie

i saw the v800 yesterday...hmmm,very tall...i dont like it.
its kinda hard to flip open if u get me. maybe im just nit-pickin but im gonna wait for the 902.

jesus_thats_gre

BigMoose wrote:

v10 is about right - it's being worked on and should be in good shape testing wise by April but there's next to no chance of a release that early!

doh

Guy:Incognito

dookie wrote:

i saw the v800 yesterday...hmmm,very tall...i dont like it.
its kinda hard to flip open if u get me. maybe im just nit-pickin but im gonna wait for the 902.

If the size is an issue for you, you're not going to like the 902, it's massive. The CPW have a dummy model and compared to the v800 its very big and heavy.

dookie

which CPW?i dont mind the size as much...just how tall it feels,itb better if it was wider.

Guy:Incognito

The one in tallaght, in the square.

dookie

cool.i'll pop up there later so...wait,don't they have a counter in front of the phones?can u hold it?

Guy:Incognito

yeah, but they dont have the phones on security cables so u can just ask to see it.

Patricide

I was just thinking bout getting a new phone to update from my fu9ked up sagem my v-65 and i was thinking bout the v800 anyone out there with positive negitive exp with this phone?also how long is the video in it or is it as much as memory will allow and how much is a 1 gig mem stick for it?

wolfman

Great phone
Check the FS Mobiles thread here
Sharkman is selling a debranded V800 with all Vodafone software removed
The video is governed by the size of the memory card
1 GB Memory Stick Duo is available here

stev2604

Can you get it on that €100 off pay as you go offer, or is that just the moto v1050?