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stupid k750i joystick gone all crap |
spikee_3D
Joined: Aug 12, 2002
Posts: 251
From: wales
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month old ish, and already the joystick is becoming unresponsive, the enter button hardly works anymore.
bit annoying because my only option is to get it sent for repair and that leaves me phoneless.
stupid joystick and all its stupid stupidness and such.
surely a month is far too short a period for it to start failing? |
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Oogamous
Joined: Aug 14, 2004
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hmm... 2 months 2 weeks old and going strong... so far i find it's an excellent joystick... responds everytime... Hope it lasts that way for atleast an year....
Sony all the way |
dgilmartin
Joined: Aug 20, 2004
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From: Dublin, Ireland Ph
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It all depends on the usage, the phones that I have with joysticks(T630, K700i, T68i) are all useless, they didn't even last six months. With my K750 I'm being extremely careful not to ruin it. I think the S700i has the best design keypad, only problem is to send a text or dial a number you have to open the flip. I think SE should definitely get rid of the joystick and change it to individual buttons on their future releases.
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spikee_3D
Joined: Aug 12, 2002
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From: wales
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i know the jostick is usage dependant,but i can't possibly have used it so much so that it equivaltes to about 6 months to a years usage. pity really because the phone is ace.
i would claim on the insurance but i'd have to pay the excess.
as i do work in a major phone dealer i'm sure i could sort something out, but why should i , you know? |
max_wedge
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
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From: Australia
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My K700 joystick started getting hacked out about three months ago (that's after about 9 months use). It still works, but is getting to the point where you have to be really precise with it. But the joystick on the k700 was never 100% even from new. It's always been a little unresponsive.
The K750 however is really good, way better than my K700 was when it was new, so I'm hoping my useage isnt too harsh and that the K750 will last atleast a year. |
BUFFBOY
Joined: Jul 20, 2005
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From: Sydney
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on my k700 and joystick was F@#ked after like 6 months..
i sent it back and got it fixed
hope the k750i is better then it and wont stuff up |
s0real
Joined: Jun 15, 2005
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that's crap.
i was hoping that i wouldn't have the same issues as with the k700.
i had mine fixed twice...
i guess it was to be expected though. |
KrisUK
Joined: Jan 24, 2005
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I really like the joystick design. It's the main reason I chose an SE when I first went to SE but the joysticks are rubbish. Every SE phone I've had the joystick slowly starts to degrade.
Want to know what's sickening about it too? I have a 2001 Panasonic GD95 and it's been through more abuse than any of my Sony Ericssons and the joystick still works exactly the same as when it was new. Not a single problem with it. In terms of quality, it's the best phone I've ever had. |
max_wedge
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
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the fact is the mechanical aspects of SE phones are not that great quality. Ergonomics and design and good feature sets are SE strong points.
the electronics is good quality and has good shock resistance, but mechanical aspects let it down - basically if you drop it you could be lucky or you could be unlucky. Blokias can be drop kicked without to much problem  |
scaleo
Joined: Dec 14, 2003
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From: Sweden
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After a week the joystick of my K750 started squeaking when pressing it down ("south").
A bit dissapointing, but whatever... as long as it's responsive I won't send it in for repair. |
jeko.uk
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
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From: south east london
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se really need to sort this joystick problem out
i hope its gonna be ok in the w800i doubt it though
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thaei1342
Joined: Feb 12, 2005
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From: Mars
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SE phones are great... except for the JOYSTICK!
At least this is true for those phones with 8 directional sticks.
Once owned a t68i and t610, never had problem with the stick despite of more than 6 months use each. These phones are only equipped with 4 directional sticks.
Owned a k500 for 4 months. Crap joystick. Started being totally unresponsive after 2 months. Owned a k700 and 3 months later the stick became dead too...
In the future, will no longer buy any SE w/ joystick. next target w550! |
tazmania
Joined: May 10, 2005
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it doesnt it depend on the usage but on the USER !!!!
ive had almost every SE joystick phone since the first one. T68... and ive never had a problem. i just wonder. how can ppl treat their stuff like crap, and still expect it to work ???
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cloysterpete5
Joined: May 27, 2005
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From: Whitby, North Yorkshire, Engla
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I treat my phones as carefully as possible (never ever dropped any of my phones) and I treat them with as much care as is possible with daily usage. All of my previous SE phones have had knackered joysticks, they just got to the point where you had to press them really hard before they responded. My t68i lasted a year while with the T630 I changed tactics, with this I tried to preserve (something which you shouldn't need to do!) the stick by never using it while gaming and it still shonked out after about 15 months  . Of course i've had no problems with the K750i yet and this time i've got this little blower thing to try and get all the dust out of the huge gap around the stick, must be clogging it up or something?.
I don't want to be forced to upgrade my phone after a year!, or at least if I do I expect to be able to sell the thing for a decent price. |
wrecked_porsche
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
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Well, part of the reason is dust. My  T300 had that problem once, brought it to a service center and the guy there opened it up cleaned off all the dust from around the joystick and the phone worked fine. Still going strong after more than a year now 
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