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Don't BUY SonyEricsson K700i it sucks ! |
Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Hmmm, I detect a bit of a flame war! Intresting though that the original poster hasn't said anything since starting this thread off.
All phones have strengths and weaknesses. Looking at a phones's specifications carefully before buying it ensures you don't buy a phone that you think 'sucks'. For example if you want to play loads of MP3s, don't get the K700, buy something like a P900/910 which can play MP3s and takes mem stick duos, so you can have as much memory and mp3s as you want.
As for the battery life, that is indeed not very good. There are many, many, many threads on this. I have to admit I do miss my older Nokia's week or longer batt life! Either a spare battery or a firmware update will fix this with the k7.
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Vlammetje
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a spare battery is hardly a solution imho. And no matter what: he will always have less battery life than  boasts simply because of his location.
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BobaFett
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I am not a k7 fan, but to start a thread in a se forum against it is pointless and its everybodies free decision what to buy.
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Vlammetje
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i disagree. it's both the good AND the bad points that make abuying decision. If everybody is only ever enthusiastic we all will be none the wiser.
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Marcus_129
Joined: Aug 19, 2003
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I use we because thereīs lot of people here accept me that are very sick and tired of these whiners. I will keep calling us we until i`m alone.
Canīt people get that this is a phone which can play mp3, take photos and so on. It isnīt a camera, not a MP3 player...
And they canīt search the forum and internet, then they deserve to get yelled at. |
*Jojo*
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@stevenlau - Have you tried the R2L . . . firmware upgrade mate  Some upgraders here says that it increases the batt's life by 30% - more  Personally, after buying my K700i for a week, I was disgruntled as well by it's performance  But having compared it's features with my Nokia 7610 back then, it's quite a much better model I guess by now You will get used to it I tell you pal, unless if you are planning to get the SE S700 this coming 4th quarter  |
magatru
Joined: Jun 29, 2004
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come on guys! give us better solutions, I just get my k700i and the battery won't last till 2 days regular used, yes ... i like to hear the radio a lot and maybe thats reduces the batt life. So where is the tips and tricks?????
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50Cent
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a lot of ppl are doing this?
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=65641
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N-er-G
Joined: Jul 11, 2004
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I have a T230 and it lasts more than 5 days and I use to play on it, talk and everything. I was thinking of buying a k700i. I don't think that the battery lasts for only hours, cause noone whould buy a phone like this! There must be something you're doing wrong or the battery is defected: buy a new one. If all k700i-s are acting like this than I should say that the k700i is crap, but like i say: I DON'T THNK SO! }-(
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eskay
Joined: Jun 03, 2004
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Thats not nice you can not be rude on this forum just because you are from another god forsaken country. |
Marcus_129
Joined: Aug 19, 2003
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From: sweden
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My brother uses his phone pretty much, like the common user i think. After the upgrade and loading the phone about 12-14 hours 5-6 times he now have about 5 days of use.
My father whoīs a extreme user of phone can use his about 2-3 days. Bluetooth, 3-4 hours of talking every day, showing it for customers and so on. Thatīs not bad. |
BobaFett
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Daily 3-4 h talking and batt lasts 2-3 days? I am sorry, i hardly believe it.
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mers
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Actually...... it does appear that phones on 1900 mhz consume more battery power than on 900/1800 mhz.
Don't ask me why coz I can't begin to imagine...... but don't rule this out. |
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The higher the frequency of a signal, the greater its attenuation (think "erosion") over a given distance. That's why an 850MHz base station will have a greater range than a 1900MHz for comparable power output levels. In addition, high frequency signals tend to bounce off hard surfaces instead of penetrate them. These two things combined means you're much more likely to get (and transmit) an 850MHz signal indoors than a 1900MHz, or for Europe, a 900MHz signal rather than an 1800MHz signal.
As for battery life, if a phone adapts to network conditions, it will increase its power level in weak signal areas. If you're more likely to have weak signal areas with 1800/1900, then phones operating in those bands will be more likely to consume more power. Or so my logic would tell me. I don't know if there's something inherent to 850 vs 1900 that dictates whether one radio uses more power than another, however (I'm not an EE).
Hope that helps.
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petrutms
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medium usage k700 : 2 days( talk, bt, music, camera), hard usage 1 day, just talk - 4 days. P900 hard usage 1 day, k700 hard usage 1 day! Tested by me!
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BobaFett
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T630 1 day with ca 4-5 h gprs wap use and no calls.
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