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defensive
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OK so carrying on from this thread right here on Esato, I have somehow managed to just buy myself a Nokia 8800.
Why did @massuer (no I'm not blaming you eheh) have to talk about his uncontrollable urge/desire etc. to have this phone as the exact same thoughts were spinning around in my head also.
The reason that was putting me off was the not the fact of the price of the overall deal with phone plus contract, but the features of the phone itself and was it really worth it.
I suppose the clinch that made me purchase it was that I can always sell the phone if I don't truely want it and make myself about £100 profit on the cost of the handset, because the contract I can use just for the free minutes etc.
Do you think this was a right decision for me to make, or am I a complete idiot for going through with this and puchasing the Nokia 8800?
Make me feel better guys, please 
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Krubach
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IDIOT!!!!  
I know you'll get tired of it and get back to SE.
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DickySnapples
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8800 is a great phone,even if it does come with a little purse to keep it in!
but anyway,dont regret buying it,its a great phone. and if you dont like it you can get a decent price selling it,so its really a win win situation. |
defensive
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@Krubach - that makes me feel no better! but I still have my K750i & P910i for 
@Dicky Snapples - thats what I wanted to hear  the fact that I know I can sell is making me feel better as well.
grrr.. I don't regret what I have just done in the slightest really I don't its just, well I can't explain it properly.
when it arrives in the post and I've had a play around with it then I'll let you know what I think.
one more decision I need to make, now if I like it, then there will be a K750i with W800i firmware loaded onto it going spare. maybe my dad can have that as he would like a new phone after his 7610 started playing up, no don't say that defensive, Nokia 7610 playing up! doesn't bode well for me getting a Nokia 8800.
aaaaarrggghhhhhhh!!!!
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masseur
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good for you. I'll hang on and see what your opinion is.
I've read many reviews and this one pretty much sums them up. But then I never got the V3 for its functionality so I doubt that would disuade me when it comes to the 8800
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defensive
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I can't wait to receive it, sounds ridiculous but I'll be scared when it arrives as then I have to charge it and sit and wait and stare at it! I'm so excited though and its arrival is highly anticipated to be perfectly honest with you, plus the week off work means I can stay in and wait for the bright yellow DHL van to pull up outside and bring the ton weight to my door and say 'here you go' jeesh I'm getting overally excited about a new phone again!
Mini review will be a few days after I receive it as will wait to find out what its like on day-to-day usage but I shall be sure to let you know my first impressions as soon as it arrives! Ooh its like being 5 all over again waiting for christmas to arrive eheh, at least they were in stock and it should be here by Thursday at the very latest =)
Nokia 8800 here we come! I haven't used a Nokia properly daily in over a year since my trusty 6310i which was fantastic I have to admit.
I certainly am glad I ordered this phone though and understand what @masseur is saying about the V3 and how that phone was never bought for the functionality but more so in the way of looks / design features.
I'm sure this mini review I shall be writing will turn into the likes of an essay at the right my blod pressure is running and how overly hyped I am about receiving this phone. I must sound like a complete moron saying this but I can't beleive I feel this way about, well about a Nokia!
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victorm
Joined: Mar 27, 2005
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are you mad man??
don't buy it, it's f**king expensive, has no good features(0.5 megapixels), it has a keypad impossible to use(keys too small), not really a good screen, no flash and...
it's not a SONYERICSSON, nokia SUCKS!!! |
Coxy
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I also was tempted by this phone because of its looks. But in the end the features (or lack of them) put me off. But possibly the worst thing about it is the battery, its that bad that you get two in the box! It only lasts a day if that, apparently.
I did see a cop with one yesterday in town though! lol.
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defensive
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@victorm - haha you are so like me its unbelievable! Thats what I thought but I still decided to take the plunge so to speak and get it.
@coxy - a cop had one?! that's supposed to make me feel better or worse  but yeah also the battery, you do get two batteries because every review has said how bad they are lol.
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Coxy
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I dont really know whether thats better or worse! lol. Well atleast you get a desk stand that charges both batteries. But also it is said that the battery cover is hard to remove.
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defensive
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@coxy you been reading the review that @massuer posted! personally I haven't yet remover a battery from the Nokia 8800 but in the review posted above that is what they say, that its extremely difficult and they just gave up! *wimps* lol
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Vein
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I don't see why people are complaining of features on a fashion phone?!
The phone is not designed to have such features as memory cards and megapixels. It was designed to satsify users of the 8910i wanting an upgrade after 2 years.
It's pricey for exclusivity, much like the RAZR when it was first released and much like the S700i ( although the S700i is a different phone it's price was still much higher for what it was at the time ).
The phone is great and the screen on it gives a certain satisfying pleasance to the eye!
TBH, don't slander what can't be afforded
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defensive
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@Vein - nicely summed up their mate! can't wait to have it in my hand's in the knowing that very few people will have the same phone as me
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Coxy
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@defensive, in all honesty no i actually havent even clicked the link that masseur posted! Its just what ive heard from sites and also my dads work mate, so ive had a bit of a play with one when i went into the office one time.
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defensive
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well at least Nokia realised the battery was rubbish and through in another one then!
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