Vodafone mobile phone additions

flywheel

Samsung T100 [1] (big promo in-store)
It has a great (internal) screen (Colour TFT LCD - watch the battery!) and polyphonic ring tones, CSD (circuit switched) WAP, external monochrome display also.

Looks like a grand phone for someone who just wants to talk with the added bonus of the 'ooh cool phone' factor , definitely not a for anyone who wants any data connectivity or to future proof their approx. EUR 350.

For such a hefty price tag, you'd expect the extras but there's no GPRS, no Tri-Band, no Infrared, (no Bluetooth). Price is about EUR 350 (can be paid by deposit and 12 month billed instalments).


Nokia 6310 [2]
Has also made it to Vodafone. Price is EUR239 (new connection/upgrade), and is being distributed to the retail outlets (so check availability). Workhourse phone with HSCSD, GPRS, Bluetooth, Dual Band.

Still experiencing some software issues (v4.20), GPRS suspend / resume over Bluetooth fails, phone also 'reboots' itself now and again while using the UI (Wap Browser, Calender, To-Do features).


Ericsson T68 [3]
It's (finally!) arrived, or has it? It's made it into Vodafone Store magazine, although Voda customer care say it's still being tested. Most feature rich of these three phones: GPRS, HSCSD, Bluetooth, Tri-Band, Colour screen (not TFT though - but that saves the battery performance).

Preferred to have seen the T68i [4] as it has more features and is better future proofed (MMS), also benefits from the Sony input in design (post SonyEricsson).


Brian G

Links:
[1] http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/wireless_terminals/gsm/sgh_t100_features.html
[2] http://www.nokia.com/phones/6310/
[3] http://www.sonyericsson.com/T68/
[4] http://www.sonyericsson.com/T68i/

Krusty_Clown

Hi BrianG,

Seeing as you seem to be an authority on the subject, any news on the 6310i? i.e. the Tri-band version of the 6310?

Is this available yet, or any time soon?

flywheel

Hi KrustyC,

Haven't heard about the 6310i from either operator.

Bats had a response from Vodafone about the 6310i in this thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=52276#post479657

HTH,
Brian G

sceptre

(a little OT)

I see O2 now have the 3410 out. No idea on price but it has the same key configuration of the 61x0, 8x10 etc (can't deal with that 3310/3330/3210 navigate key thing at all)