Posted by powerpc5
hi,
i am from india (mumbai)
i am sick of seeing nokia phones everywhere.
can any one recommend me which model of sony ericsson is good for ~ 6000 (with bill)
cya.
Posted by gseth
For Rs 6000 you can try out the SE T230.
Posted by shyam335
Welcome to esato :-) .well,you can get a t230 for even cheaper than 6000 with bill. Check out the thread for se india users.
Posted by whizkidd
The T230 sells for around 5400 rupees with bill.
Posted by dj_wolfinstein
Hi,
Well the current price for T-230 in new delhi is Rs.5000 /- Incl tax with Bill and Rs.7000 with communicam attachment..
Personal suggestion don't go for T-230..Great SE phones are T-610/T-630/Z 600/K 700i..for a lower category SE phoen are not that intresting although much better than Nokia so if you can invest a little more then pick the mid range segment..
T 610 - 12,000 Rupees
T-630- 14,600 Rupees
Z 600- 16,700 Rupees
Posted by shazim
u can get the t610 for 10 or 11 in mumbai
Posted by plasmadog
well,
there's a siemens model which sells for abt 6k with bill
i'm not sure about the model... but its pretty awesome for the price
check out july edition of DIGIT magazine.
or the t230..
ciao!!
Posted by vineet_d
T230 is a good phone to start with, although once u r aquainted with the features better go for T630/Z600 or K700i. My personal advice is if u have atleast 10k to 13k, buy a T630 its a awesome phone.
Posted by shyam335
I think 610 retails now for 10500 even less,im not sure of current prices.but i remember some1 from bombay saying that you can get a 610 around 9000 rs retail,dont remember who. But buy a 610 or 630 imo.btw some1 know how much motorola e398 costs?
Posted by whizkidd
The T610 for 9000 looks tempting enough for me!
Posted by powerpc5
hehe. i dont have 10k for a mobile phone (i wish i could)
So should I settle for T230 ? Are there any problems (reception, sound quality, navigation speed, battery...) with this model ?
There is this one issue that i have read a lot eleswhere - somehow T230 user manage to get some dust behind the screen and its impossible to clean it. well i am not sure for how true is this - but seems it is a common problem. What are the opinions of other T230 users on this.
Except for java T230 seems to be a nice piece of hardware to buy.
yeye i am going to sony world - mumbai to check out the phones soon
yoohoo !
plasmadog i am not a DIGIT subscriber. but what i have read elsewhere is motorola/samsung/benq and other brands in india are cheap and offer more features but are not that reliable. they have serious issues like slow navigation speed, they hang, color screens are not bright...so i want to stay with SE/Nokia
Also my last question is about software/games for this phone. Is it easy to get ringtones/pictures/games for this model ? Since i dont want to download these things (network operators charge a lot for such stuff - and i dont want to waste my parents money for nothing) is it possible to buy a CD from somewhere within mumbai and upload it from computer to mobile phone ?
[ This Message was edited by: powerpc5 on 2004-07-28 09:45 ]
Posted by shyam335
Of course you can upload from pc to mob,for that you need a datacable,you can get cds with ring tones and stuff from mumbai i think.so dont 4get to get the datacable. Since we all can support you ,ringtones and wallpaper must not be a prob.:-)
Posted by whizkidd
The T230 is a great low end phone. The only thing to crib about it is the low resolution screen. And it cannot be synced with a PC. But you can download ringtones and wallpapers for free if you have gprs. No need to pay money for ringtones. There are many fee sites. Overall i would rate the T230 higher than the blokia 6610 which is a 'so called high end phone. I have used both. God i love my T230 so much!
Posted by shyam335
@whiz cant you send ringtones and stuff from your pc to mob?
Posted by powerpc5
Connectivity
* GPRS
* USB support
* RS232 cable support
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]1_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10093
its not possible to connect pc & mobile ?
Posted by shyam335
Yes you can,i think whiz said we cant sync it.
Posted by whizkidd
Yeah i said we con't sync it. But i haven't tried uploading or downloading. Get the communicam if you can. Its fun. The dust problem is another thing to crib about. But some models can be found without that problem. My friend's T230 hasn't got the dust problem. This phone has a recorder too. Overall T230 is a great buy.
Posted by powerpc5
hey thanks guys for such quick replies and clearing up lots of my doubts !
Btw, how do i find the ones without the dust problem ??
I am planning to buy at sony world itself, atleast I will sure everything is get is ok and original. What do you people suggest ?
Posted by shyam335
Well,thats the best thing to do.see that everything is all right b4 you buy.
Posted by whizkidd
Hey its ok dude! I guess at sony it would be a little expensive. But you can't really tell which has the dust problem and which doesn't. Another good point about the T230 is that its ringtones sound good. It doesn't have those irritating increasing ring which some older SEs had.
Posted by powerpc5
I asked my friend before buying and he pointed me to this website.
http://www.techtree.com/techt[....]wstory.jsp?storyid=52854#98185
Now, many people are complaining about reception & voice clarity. Is this true ?
I may have to settle for SE 310
Posted by powerpc5
WOT WOT !! My parents gave me permission to buy SE T230
I am one happy person
Posted by shyam335
Ah,you will be a happy man soon. ;-)