SonyEricsson K750

Branoic

I just popped into the city centre on my lunch break. I didn't check O2, but Meteor don't have it in and the staff weren't sure when they'd get it. However, the Carphone Warehouse up the street (Grafton Street) do have it, and on Meteor tariffs only.

Prices as follows (subject to trade-in, if not trading in add another 20 quid):

Talk 60 - 169 euro
Talk 200 - 149 euro
Talk 400 - 129 euro
Talk 600 - 109 euro
Talk 800 - 89 euro
Talk 1,000 - 89 euro

No sign of any Pay as You Go prices. And sim free is 429 euro.

Linoge

sharkman wrote:

Yes to both questions.

Thanks Sharkman!

Was gonna buy on Ebay but was outbidded by a the last fiver at min...
Bought it sim free on Camden st today. Has anyone used a 1gb card with it yet? Would a Sandisk 1gb card work fine?

Guy:Incognito

Scruff wrote:

nothing on any of their websites yet.

The manager in our job got one in 02 in the square during the week. Think it was a bill pay upgrade.

daveirl

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copacetic

on the radio today that o2 have them in for €50, available on meteor
too, but got on to vodafone and they 'don't know anything about when
or even if the phone is going to be available'

Thanks vodafone!

Pataman

Right now that you have had the phones a while, are they any good?

Branoic

I got mine on Friday. It kicks almighty arse. I'm happy to say I haven't experienced any major problems with it so far, was able to upgrade it fine from the SE site and get the Vodafone WAP and MMS settings to work from there too. Did have a problem downloading java games, but im not really sure what that's an issue with, as other java games i have since, *ahem*, located work fine.

JohnK

I'm happy with the phone and think its good but there are one or two small things that bug me. They are:

• The keys are a bit small so if you have big fingers (like me) it can be a bit hard to type on it.
• When you take a picture, it freezes on one image but then after a second or so it changes and saves the second image. If you've moved the phone after the first freeze, you get a blured picture.
• When you take a picture, it takes 2 button presses to dismiss the displayed image before you can take a new picture.

Jim

I bought a 1gb Memory Stick today but my card reader for my pc can't read it for some reason. Phone reads it fine.

Any way I can transfere the files onto it through the phone and USB cable? When I try that it only lets me access the phones internal memory.

skearon

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

I bought a 1gb Memory Stick today but my card reader for my pc can't read it for some reason. Phone reads it fine.

Any way I can transfere the files onto it through the phone and USB cable? When I try that it only lets me access the phones internal memory.

Check your My Computer icon, the memory stick should mount as a standard usb flash drive

Guy:Incognito

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

I bought a 1gb Memory Stick today but my card reader for my pc can't read it for some reason. Phone reads it fine.

Any way I can transfere the files onto it through the phone and USB cable? When I try that it only lets me access the phones internal memory.

How old is the card reader? Does it support MS PRO? Most things from before the first few months of last year probably wont support PRO, just standard sticks up to 128mb.

Branoic

Actually, this may just be me :rolleyes: but has anyone else noticed there seems to be a constant smudgy sheen or oily film on the phone's screen? I'm constantly wiping the screen with tissues to try and clean it, but its back again in no time. And I'm not THAT dirty!

Jim

Stekelly wrote:

How old is the card reader? Does it support MS PRO? Most things from before the first few months of last year probably wont support PRO, just standard sticks up to 128mb.

Aye, thats what I thought. Looks like I'll have to buy a reader.
Sigh.

JohnK

JohnK wrote:

I'm happy with the phone and think its good but there are one or two small things that bug me. They are:

• The keys are a bit small so if you have big fingers (like me) it can be a bit hard to type on it.
• When you take a picture, it freezes on one image but then after a second or so it changes and saves the second image. If you've moved the phone after the first freeze, you get a blured picture.
• When you take a picture, it takes 2 button presses to dismiss the displayed image before you can take a new picture.

I forgot to add: The screen is very difficult to see outdoors in daylight.

Linoge

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

Aye, thats what I thought. Looks like I'll have to buy a reader.
Sigh.

Don't forget to try eBay before you spend E50 on one in crappy Dixons!
What card was it, Sandisk/Sony?

Does anyone else find texting on it a total pain in the arse. I find it almost unusable, to the point where I'm nearly gonna go back to my 6230.

There might be a k750 up on FS mobiles soon :eek:

Clank

Linoge dont even bother putting it up on FS Mobiles, ill take it off you for a good price

Mitch Connor

Linoge wrote:

Don't forget to try eBay before you spend E50 on one in crappy Dixons!
What card was it, Sandisk/Sony?

Does anyone else find texting on it a total pain in the arse. I find it almost unusable, to the point where I'm nearly gonna go back to my 6230.

There might be a k750 up on FS mobiles soon :eek:

i find the texting fine - no different to any other phone really. what is your isue with it?

Linoge

Clank wrote:

Linoge dont even bother putting it up on FS Mobiles, ill take it off you for a good price

lol,

Tauren wrote:

i find the texting fine - no different to any other phone really. what is your isue with it?

Well, using the joystick all the time is a pain in the arse, u have to look up the whole time to scroll down to the word and take your fingers off the keyboard. You cant blind text like on the 6230.

What also annoys me is that you can't remove the shortcut to the main menu from shortcuts. Along with the dedicated Main Menu button and pushing down on the joystick brining you into the MM, its total overkill. And the fact that it stops you from removing it annoys me just as much.

You can't change the track or radio station on any quick keys on the phone and there is no remote.

Am I the only person who sees this phones faults? Why hasn't anyone else posted about it?

KillerShamrock

Held one of these bad boys for the first time today. Wow very sleek and sophisticated smaller than I thought.
Its €429 in the CPW. and €369 in O2 sim free does any know if O2 have branded it or not
But im still going to see what the release of the W800i TOMORROW brings as the SE Eshop have it in stock as of 12am tonight

skearon

Tauren wrote:

i find the texting fine - no different to any other phone really. what is your isue with it?

I have a K750i for last month, do a lot of texting and have no problems with it, the predictive text works well and its easy to add in your own words

daveirl

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Jim

Linoge wrote:

lol,



Well, using the joystick all the time is a pain in the arse, u have to look up the whole time to scroll down to the word and take your fingers off the keyboard. You cant blind text like on the 6230.

What also annoys me is that you can't remove the shortcut to the main menu from shortcuts. Along with the dedicated Main Menu button and pushing down on the joystick brining you into the MM, its total overkill. And the fact that it stops you from removing it annoys me just as much.

You can't change the track or radio station on any quick keys on the phone and there is no remote.

Am I the only person who sees this phones faults? Why hasn't anyone else posted about it?

Hold the volume "up" or "down" button down and it will change the track.

Txting is just about what your used to. Coming from a Nokia you will find the SE setup annoying. My last two phones have been SE and I can't use Nokias anymore.

BopNiblets

€306 in Thailand, BAM!
Take that anyone who got it for more than that!!

It's a cool phone, and mine's unique in that it has Thai characters on the keys!

Now three things remain to do with it:
1 - Aquire a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo to turn it into a MP3 player (this 64MB one is killing me)

2- Flash the firmware to R1K005 (i.e. the W800i Walkman phone for "Flight mode", can be used as MP3 only on airplanes and stuff, yes it's been done, here's proof: http://www.butkaj.com/w800i.html translated from Czech)

3 - Get POP3 Gmail working on it, a lá this forum thread: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=647094
(won't work for me, I think it's the APN bit, no idea what to put in there. Or maybe it's something else, cos I couldn't get Vodafone.ie email to work either)

Headshot

lads i got this phone off ebay

looking forward to it

but i first bought a nokia 6680 [but i taught the seller tried to rip me off but i was wrong]

now im stuck with 2 phones

i think ill go with the 6680 but what will i do with the other phone

probly put it on fs thread next weeks just heads up

are these phones easy to unlock

flywheel

BopNiblets wrote:

I think it's the APN bit, no idea what to put in there. Or maybe it's something else, cos I couldn't get Vodafone.ie email to work either

check this sticky:
About to ask how to get connected for Web/WAP/Email/MMS/Bluetooth etc.

what type of charger did it come with (UK?)

you may have to wait a while for a 4GB MS Pro Duo (and then fork out non-insignificant amount of cash for it)... only up to 2GB are available at the moment, and currently in limited quantities, priced around/over the Eur 300 mark (maybe a bit less if you take your chances on eBay)...

wheresmybeaver

I'm fairly sure I saw the K750i in an O2 store in Cork for only €30 if you have the best upgrade available (if you're on a bill phone). Special offer I believe.

Thats not bad if its true? :-)

bennyx_o

I got my k750i yesterday, and I love it, but, I have one problem with it. When I recieve a message and the phone is locked, the phone unlocks, the new events thing pops up with a new message, and then the delete screen pops up asking if I'm sure I want to delete the message, and then the phone locks itself again, all without me pressing a button.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Just found out it was FMA.

unklerosco

Got one yest myself... Fappin brilliant phone, takin a while to get used to it but the camera is class. I love it, just need to get a 512mb mem card..

unklerosco

Pic i took in town on sat(ikle bit of tweaking..)

zoro

I fooking hate those little ****s singing those songs