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No such thing as real housings to be purchased, from SE email. |
Sammy_boy
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I always thought OEM stood for 'other equipment manufacturer'!
There are some very good quality fakes out there. I've had a couple of T610 facias that were most probably fakes, but did look identical to the originals.
The main thing that worries me is that these fakes are made by organised criminals, and by buying them we're funding organised crime! 
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Skuff
Joined: Jan 22, 2003
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Actually OEM stand for "Original Equipment Manufacturer" 
I've bought parts from MobileFun before for my T68 and T610 and they have always been originals.
I'm now looking for a cover for my 750 and i think i'll be getting mine from there!
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Vein
Joined: Jun 18, 2005
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I guess I wouldn't mind at all to use a product that is cheaply made if I have a $100 phone, but k750i is valued at $450. It's like putting on cheap $18 rotors on my 7.35i BMW from Napa. Looks the same, warps in 1 month.
Trust me, I'd pay $100 for genuine housings, but I can't find any housings over $30... I tried!
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I did see your thread about Fatmui and it's exactly the same as this one, just without the pictures. OK, generics DO matter, but you've stated that, let it be. If you have any more complaints, complain to the people themselves rather than whining on this board, this won't achieve anything.
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Skuff
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On 2005-12-21 23:53:32, Skuff wrote:
Actually OEM stand for "Original Equipment Manufacturer"
I've bought parts from MobileFun before for my T68 and T610 and they have always been originals.
I'm now looking for a cover for my 750 and i think i'll be getting mine from there!
Cheers
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I just got one from seller "ec878".
I was very careful and checked many sellers before buying.
The picture for the item was good, seems like an original, plus he clearly states "original OEM" in the auction.
I'll let you know once it arrives. If it's a fake i'll be getting mine from MobileFun as I said earlier (at twice the price though...)
Cheers
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max_wedge
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
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I don't see why the SE factory wouldn't sell surplus shells to retailers to be honest. It's another income stream afterall.
And OEM does mean Original Equipment Manufacturer - and it specifically means original equipment that is sold without the retail packaging and is therefore cheaper. In the case of software, OEM software is cheaper but must be purchased with a computer or computer part (such as a hard drive).
The term has also come to be the generic term to mean original eqipment ie: built by the original manufacturer and not a third party (in such a case, a third party contracted by the original manufacturer still classifies as "original". ) However a company building accessories for a device without any input from the original manufacturer is a third party and NOT OEM.
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george78
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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Since I wanted to get a cover from the same seller "fatmui" I e-mailed him after your bad experiance of an aftermarket cover.
Here is the e-mail I sent for him:
Hi There!
I've seen your w800i coverplates on e-bay and I was wondering if these are the OEM plates made by Sony Ericsson or is it a good quality copy made by an other company?
Thanks,
And his respond is:
Hi there,
As stated in listing, it's 100% ORIGINAL SONY ERICSSON W800i FULL HOUSING.
Cheers!
Tammy
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fatfree
Joined: Nov 28, 2005
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Well, if you want to, go for it. And if you do, please examine it very carefully, and let us know what you think of it.
Are you going to get a full housing with buttons and all, or just the housing.
BTW, I found alot of glue strings all over my housing! Like, those hot glue gun type. Hence, why some people's housing fall apart because they used some sort of cheap glue. And I found glue in the outter crevices too that would need a pin to scrap off else you can see it.
EDIT: Oh, and mine was package very well, in bubble wrap and in an SE like box too. If you do get it, try to fine someone with a W800i, and compare with it.
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isherdholi
Joined: Nov 06, 2005
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I dont think its possible to get original housings from eBay. But www.mobilefun.co.uk do housings which are more likely to be genuine. Have a look over there before you buy. |
fatfree
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On 2005-12-29 13:09:11, isherdholi wrote:
I dont think its possible to get original housings from eBay. But http://www.mobilefun.co.uk do housings which are more likely to be genuine. Have a look over there before you buy.
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Thanks, but unfortunately, I contacted them, and they said they don't ship to the U.S. |
DragonEye
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I have never seen a true original w800i housing.. they're really high quality fakes imo..
for example the w800i housing you buy from fatmui or cnn is good.. but the lens is silver not white...
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SL33PYH34D
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On 2005-12-29 19:31:58, DragonEye wrote:
I have never seen a true original w800i housing.. they're really high quality fakes imo..
for example the w800i housing you buy from fatmui or cnn is good.. but the lens is silver not white...
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The lens surround on my original Orange UK W800i is silver too.
To be honest I don't understand what the fuss is. SE are simply not going to be interested in selling single casings to end users, although I'm sure they sell these along with other spares to the big mobile distributors in bulk. I have bought casings from both Mobilefun and Blueunplugged.com in the past and they have all been original SE. In the UK at the very least if a retailer describes an item as "original OEM" and it turns out to be third party trading standards would have something to say about it.
Alternatively if you really need to be sure simply send the phone to your nearest SE service centre and have them replace the casing for you (I did this with a P910i before).
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701
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How much for the P910i case?
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SL33PYH34D
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On 2005-12-30 09:48:50, 701 wrote:
How much for the P910i case?
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ISTR the bill ended up being around 30 pounds. This involved the phone being sent off to the SE UK service centre and being returned to me within 14 days. Did it through a branch of Carphone Warehouse so the postage didn't cost me anything either.
Only did it really because I was selling the P910i and wasn't comfortable replacing the housing myself.
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TheGlassJAw
Joined: May 17, 2003
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ive bought w800 cases from both fatmui and cnn.cn, they were all fakes, i even bought i second housing from cnn.cn thinking it could have just been a one off, the second and third (from fatmui) have all been worse than the first one.
i ordered one from mobilefun but i canceled it because they emailed me telling me it wasnt in stock after i ordered it. if anyone has recieved a case from them please let us know if it is a fake or not !!
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zootzoot
Joined: Oct 14, 2004
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i have bought a w800i case from mobilefun it looks original. it was silver round the screen and the one i got from cnn was white round the screen. on the original w800 is it white or silver around the glass.
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Posted: 2005-12-21 22:31
