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Sony Ericsson P990 discussion |
sxt173
Joined: Mar 24, 2003
Posts: 189
From: USA
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so, again... where are you guys buying your k800i's from? Need to get one till the P990 is out. |
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Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
Posts: 485
From: UK
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Mmmm I really don't know what to do, I need a new phone as I've had my W900 since february (AHHH!) But I don't know if I should get another one or hold on. Realistically does everyone think it’ll be out in august for sure? Any thoughts?
Sainty - Ex Vodafone Sales Advisor
Nokia 402 -> Nokia 3310 -> Nokia 3510i -> Nokia 6100 -> SE V800i -> Samsung D500 -> SE K750i -> SE W900i -> SE K800i -> SE P990i -> SE K850i -> SE W960i -> SE C905i -> SE X10i |
BoyC
Joined: Oct 12, 2005
Posts: 87
From: Budapest, Hungary
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Sainty: I'd wait until the middle of july at least, who knows that new rumor about the 18th could be right :) (or maybe not ;)
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tindo196
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
Posts: 252
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well even if the phone comes out in july it could be 2 months b4 u can lay your hands on one either due to shortages of units or simply because of unrealistic prices ,basically thats means the actual availabilty will really be in sep-nov that is if its released in july-in other words we might as well forget about it and reseve it for xmas gifts |
AllGlobaltk
Joined: Jun 07, 2006
Posts: 17
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Everbody Please Read The Date Clarification Explenation below
We see all these diffrent dates like September, August, July etc..
The reason for this is:
The phone will come out in England in most cases 6-8 weeks later than the wholesale non comercial release in Hong Kong (asia)
Know what some shops (which names ill keep confidential) in countries like Sweden, England and expecialy USA buy up this Hong Kong stock that is what countries like Sweden and England are due to get. They sell them on thier shops. In turn some USA shops will go to Hong Kong and Sweden and try to pick them up for a premium to sell to people on forums ebay etc..
A few members on this forum know who I was and how many phones I sold years ago from and to Hong Kong. I still have a contact in China that is very reliable and is telling me that they should have the phone available within the first 'few" weeks of July.
Know typicaly how the trend goes(with SE P-Series Products)...
Dubai-Sweden 2 weeks after Hong Kong(asia) OEM release
England and Few other large countries 6-8 weeks after Hong Kong (asia) release.
Never does England or Sweden get any phone products before Hong Kong under any circumstnace.
THis is exactly why we see so many diffrent dates.
If the SE P990 is available online in September you can be assured that England and other countries and carriers wont see it until earlies October maybe November.... This will NEVER happend!
So be patient its right around the corner guys
EDIT: BEFORE ANYONE FLAMES ME I KNOW I CANT SPELL |
Nitro Fan
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: London
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On 2006-06-26 02:35:07, AllGlobaltk wrote:
Everbody Please Read The Date Clarification Explenation below
We see all these diffrent dates like September, August, July etc..
The reason for this is:
The phone will come out in England in most cases 6-8 weeks later than the wholesale non comercial release in Hong Kong (asia)
Know what some shops (which names ill keep confidential) in countries like Sweden, England and expecialy USA buy up this Hong Kong stock that is what countries like Sweden and England are due to get. They sell them on thier shops. In turn some USA shops will go to Hong Kong and Sweden and try to pick them up for a premium to sell to people on forums ebay etc..
A few members on this forum know who I was and how many phones I sold years ago from and to Hong Kong. I still have a contact in China that is very reliable and is telling me that they should have the phone available within the first 'few" weeks of July.
Know typicaly how the trend goes(with SE P-Series Products)...
Dubai-Sweden 2 weeks after Hong Kong(asia) OEM release
England and Few other large countries 6-8 weeks after Hong Kong (asia) release.
Never does England or Sweden get any phone products before Hong Kong under any circumstnace.
THis is exactly why we see so many diffrent dates.
If the SE P990 is available online in September you can be assured that England and other countries and carriers wont see it until earlies October maybe November.... This will NEVER happend!
So be patient its right around the corner guys
EDIT: BEFORE ANYONE FLAMES ME I KNOW I CANT SPELL
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Yeah Right !!! 
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
robbie335
Joined: Oct 19, 2005
Posts: 33
From: Los Angeles
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"so, again... where are you guys buying your k800i's from? Need to get one till the P990 is out."
PLemix.com for 700 dollars...wonder what the price of p990 will be!!!!????
gonna try e61 or N80 in a week or so...Im done waiting! |
sc26
Joined: Jul 13, 2004
Posts: 160
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ok - so what is the best phone in the meantime whilst we all wait? N80? Imate Jamin? M600? K800i?
dunno what to get |
SL33PYH34D
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 486
From: Berkshire, UK
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On 2006-06-26 13:08:06, sc26 wrote:
ok - so what is the best phone in the meantime whilst we all wait? N80? Imate Jamin? M600? K800i?
dunno what to get
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Had an N80 for a couple of days not long after it was out. Its only redeeming features were the web browser and wifi. The OS was very unstable with all sorts of memory issues, and the build quality on the thing was nothing short of shocking - the side mechanism was very poorly engineered and the keypad felt hard and cheap. This is on top of terrible battery life too. Not suprisingly it went back.
The K800 is a nice device, but I've had so many non SE smartphones over the last year or so that it really wouldn't of felt that special. Yeah the newer UI is eye candy but that is about it. The camera does bother me anyway, and rarely gets used in any of my other phones.
I went for the M600 myself. Loving it so far, and of course has the advantage that any software you buy now will in theory work in the P990 when it arrives.
Also gives you some good practice as to whats new etc. in UIQ3.
I'll tell you this - if the M600 had wifi the P990 would be completly out of the question for me though. 
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sc26
Joined: Jul 13, 2004
Posts: 160
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ok cool - might have to look into the m600 then!
cheapest place to buy it?! or how long till its out on orange contract as im due a free upgrade? |
SL33PYH34D
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 486
From: Berkshire, UK
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On 2006-06-26 13:51:24, sc26 wrote:
ok cool - might have to look into the m600 then!
cheapest place to buy it?! or how long till its out on orange contract as im due a free upgrade?
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SIM free here. Wouldn't like to comment if and when Orange decide to take it. I wouldn't imagine it would be for a while anyway - Orange need some time to break the the firmware and add their own rubbish to it.
Even if they do release it I suspect it may end up for business customers only. |
robbie335
Joined: Oct 19, 2005
Posts: 33
From: Los Angeles
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I'll tell you this - if the M600 had wifi the P990 would be completly out of the question for me though.
The nokia E61 has it...but it miss the stylus UIQ.....I'll probably give it a spin thou..
Does the M600 has a full qwerty keybord or like the blackberry 7100 ? |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sydney, London
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and there is no reason why the M600 couldn't have wifi, except for market positioning reasons
yes, the M600 has a very similar keyboard to the 7100, with a letter either side of each single rocking switch and a numeric key or symbol being accessed using the ALT key.
neat and compact design really!
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tonyitalian
Joined: Sep 02, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Earth
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ok im tireddddddd of waiting just like everyone else here..! so ive decided that im gonna order me a few accesories for the p990 in the mean time!
so anyone got any links on cool stuff to order with p990 ..please post em!for example the screen protector and other things/stuff..
SE Rulez! |
AllGlobaltk
Joined: Jun 07, 2006
Posts: 17
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how about the deal you can plug on the bottom of the P990 and plug into a stereo and get music from your phone to your car/stereo or speakers.
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