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rickster2kuk
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On 2006-04-15 17:39:12, bavlondon2 wrote:
Was the k750i originally scheduled for June release Etaab? Just wondering if SE will release the k800 at roughly the same time as the k750
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I think it was - I got mine in the 2nd week of May from the O2 shop and they were one of the first people to get the phone in (in the shops).
I think the K800 will possibly be a bit later this year, i doubt they will time it to exactly the same time, so my guess is the the O2 shops will have the phone about mid June, and online beggining of July. |
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Xugaa
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On 2006-04-15 17:12:30, etaab wrote:
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On 2006-04-15 01:23:15, Xugaa wrote:
i managed to get my k750 'pay as you go' first day it came out in the uk, at virgin megastores...! 
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I take it you mean the first day it came out on Virgin PAYG ? because phones like the K750i werent released on PAYG for a while after the phone official release. It'll be the same with the K800i.
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nope 
i couldn't believe it either, i had to pay the full £250 for it, but i just was too shocked to think about passing it. virgin had 1, yep just the 1, that sony ericsson had apparently given them to see if they could sell it and if they did they would be given more stock, how lucky was that. everywhere else like car phone warehouse, o2, orange and vodafone shops, phones 4 u, the link etc etc... all only had some on contract only, well the o2 shop didn't because apparently there was a problem with their software for it.
yep thats right and its all true! first day the k750 came out, i got it on pay as you go, i must be a god or something  
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mwarner
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In terms of M2 availabilty, it's available now ... and at a very competative price compared with the 1GB Duo Pro I bought for my K750 last year:
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Memory-Stick-Micro---M2
Sony 512MB - £26.99
Sony 1GB - £41.99
I'd prefer 2GB, but hey ho!
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Xugaa
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the bigger capacity ones will be out soon enough... 
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Pistvakten
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On 2006-04-15 20:27:46, mwarner wrote:
Sony 512MB - £26.99
Sony 1GB - £41.99
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I like those prices !!!!! |
dav
Joined: Mar 20, 2004
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Much cheaper than I thought they would be.
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jasond
Joined: Dec 31, 2005
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I wonder if anyone would have any ideas on the delay for Australia (and other similar countries) in receiving new models after they have been officially released in the UK and the States?
Storefolk that I speak to in Aus naturally aren't much help!
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shaliron
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Actulally I don't the delay will be too bad. At most a month. I mean, the W810 is actually available right now on Optus, albeit on a $75 a month plan. I feel really sorry for he states though. All their mobiles are like clamshells and some of the tech there is pretty dated, or so I've read.
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jasond
Joined: Dec 31, 2005
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That's good news. Next it will just be a matter of somehow selling my K750i and 1gb card!
Additionally, is anyone aware if the K750i (and K800i with M2) supports high speed transfer cards, as noted here?
This site states that the high speed function only works:
When combined with compatible products with a parallel interface.
PS: Isn't it annoying that the Australian Sony site pleads complete ignorance in the way of M2 cards!?
EDIT: Sorry, the link isn't entirely accurate as it is a frames page. Selecting any of the high speed cards from the right-hand collum will show you what I am talking about.
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baste07
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i hope the k800 will come out at a not so expensive price. |
Tervel
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I hope that the US will finally get a decent phone through our GSM providers at a decent price... While in Europe you can get pretty much the newest phones for next to nothing with a contract, here we end up paying 60-80% of the retail price for the phone even with a 2 yr contract  Then again, we get LOTS of minutes included in our plans |
JK
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On 2006-04-16 10:57:24, Tervel wrote:
I hope that the US will finally get a decent phone through our GSM providers at a decent price... While in Europe you can get pretty much the newest phones for next to nothing with a contract, here we end up paying 60-80% of the retail price for the phone even with a 2 yr contract Then again, we get LOTS of minutes included in our plans
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Yeah how does that work?? Does the public like it?
Coz our Communication Asociation wants our SPs to do that, more free minutes and sms bundles and NO free phones...
They rather let the customer pay in 60-80% on the handset cost and get more free minutes....
I dont like it that much.... the free phones matter more I think. |
Tervel
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I'm honestly not sure how much an average phone bill in Europe is, but I pay about $135/month and I have 4 phones that that covers using one pool of minutes (mine, my wife's and my parents') We use about 1500 minutes a month and I'm not even close to running out of my plan's minutes (lots of free minutes - nights after 9pm, weekends, same network mobile to mobile are all free) I myself use the bulk of those minutes at about 800-900/month.
On the flip side, in the US we 'pay' for both inbound and outbound minutes.
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JK
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On 2006-04-16 11:15:48, Tervel wrote:
I'm honestly not sure how much an average phone bill in Europe is, but I pay about $135/month and I have 4 phones that that covers using one pool of minutes (mine, my wife's and my parents') We use about 1500 minutes a month and I'm not even close to running out of my plan's minutes (lots of free minutes - nights after 9pm, weekends, same network mobile to mobile are all free) I myself use the bulk of those minutes at about 800-900/month.
On the flip side, in the US we 'pay' for both inbound and outbound minutes.
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Not bad!! Esp the free weekend minutes!!
So you guys pay for recieved calls to??? Thats crappy!!
But here in South Africa we have a package for $135, U get 1000 minutes free billed per second, 50 sms and a phone to the value of $900!!!
Its more or less similar I think... but we a little better of imo, Europe has better deals coz theres more competition between networks! |
Tervel
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Don't forget that for $135 I get 4 different phones and just as baseline I get 1500 minutes (plus all the night/weekend/mobiletomobile which don't come out of the 1500). I also get to call nationwide and go anywhere in the US on the Cingular network. There are regional plans from T-Mobile which are $50 for 3000 minutes but they are good for 3-4 states (cloes to 1/3 of Europe in size in the case of where I live ) |
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