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meiso
Joined: Mar 06, 2007
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Well.. I'm fed up with this phone.. I've had three of them in the last 6 months and all three broke down eventually. I've owned top of the line phones before and never have I been as disappointed as I am with this shiny little brick.
The camera is only good for one thing - shooting photos outside on a sunny day. If you want to shoot indoors, or at night, forget it. I've taken thousands of photos with this phone in all it's different modes and only about 10% of them are even acceptable by low standards for posting on the web. When I go through my iPhoto (which has 14,000 photos in it) the shots I took with my k750i are far superior in color balance, and lighting..
The interface is slow. I don't care what anybody says when you use the Media player it's atrocious how slow it is. Pathetic. My 1st gen iPod is soooo much faster than this phone. Try going through your photos - and it feels unbelievably sluggish.
Don't get me started about the touch sensitive buttons. If Apple can design a proximity sensor to disable their touch screen when the phone is close to your ear, why can't SE (who have been building phones for a decade or more longer) come up with something similar.
Maybe Sony will have a winner with that new 8.1 Megapixel phone.. But I'm dumping my k850i next week. I'm just glad I didn't pay a lot for this phone and recouped any costs by selling the ones that didn't work so well any more.
How can such a sophisticated intelligent company like SonyEricsson come up with such an unbelievably pathetic hunk of shit? I don't know. But getting rid of this phone and telling everyone in my network not to buy this phone is the best thing I can think of to say F*ck you to SE.
I'm glad I'm up for a hardware upgrade coz I'm gonna USE IT!
[ This Message was edited by: meiso on 2008-07-05 01:17 ] |
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PGV3910
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
Posts: 22
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Time to sell my crappy K850
aiming ZN5 |
calypso1595
Joined: Apr 25, 2008
Posts: 57
From: Canada
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Sorry to say but no one cares. |
mrwoll
Joined: Sep 14, 2005
Posts: 173
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Could anyone on R1FA035 (O2) post their phone log.
Similar to this:
Phone Connected...
Detected: DB3150: A2 Series
Phone IMEI: ******
Color: Red ; OTP CID: 52
EROM CID: 52
Phone Model: K850i
Operator: WESTERN-EUROPE
CDA: 1201-0077 / R11A
Phone Firmware: R1FA035
MCC+MNC: 000-000
NCK: - Unlocked - 5
NSCK: - Unlocked - 5
SPCK: - Unlocked - 5
CCK: - Unlocked - 5
PCK: - Unlocked - 5
ESL: - Unlocked - 5
Phone Code: - Empty
Phone Code lock state: - Unlocked
EROM Version: 1200-4341 SEMCBOOT R6A008
[ This Message was edited by: mrwoll on 2008-07-05 09:40 ] |
way2quik
Joined: Feb 17, 2008
Posts: 35
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For security reasons, please do not post your IMEI.
People might steal it or clone it or whatever.
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naveensiva
Joined: May 21, 2006
Posts: 441
From: (((INDIA)))
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http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=172231
weird problem here..
actually it affecting many users now.. any suggestion would be mostly welcomed...
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brayjd
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: 39
From: Yorkshire, England
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On 2008-06-26 22:21:40, darrengf wrote:
On 2008-06-26 22:02:31, Darkwog wrote:
Hi everyone, i had updated my k850 today on SEUS and it updated to RIFA035 firmware version, what is changed to this version?
Thanks!..
sorry for my veeery bad english =..
Posted: 2008-06-24 23:46 Page 567
Ok my Findings on a fresh install of R1FA035 United Kingdom (24 Hours on)
From R1EA031 O2
Pros
The phone starts 2-3 seconds faster
Marble Madness is very different, It reacts so much better
Mp4s are in sync, Ive played many videos and no probs at all
The phone hasnt crashed or rebooted once (Normally this used to happen once a day or so)
Phone it self is general faster (Or is Feels much faster)
New Feature in Media (Update)
Battery Life is better
The phone was fully charged this morning, Ive made the following
48mins of calls
75 sms
13 pics
2 mms
21mb of internet, email and rss feeds switching from GPRS to EDGE
1 hour of wap usage
15 mins of marble madness
15 mins of music
And the battery life is still at 72%
Cons
When using File Manager you can no longer select the files by using the first letters of them
The phone is still slow when you are listening to music and texting etc, However this is no way as slow as with R1EA031. Its a vast improvement, but could be still better
Performance
- JBenchmark 3D HQ: 447
- JBenchmark 3D LQ: 434
- JBenchmark 2: 906
- JBenchmark 1: 6434
Software versions:
EROM: 1200-4341
LCD: 200712121
Camera: 3.7
Videocall camera: 3.0
Content: PA18
Java: 8.2.1
Text: BO
[ This Message was edited by: darrengf on 2008-06-26 21:22 ]
Hi darrengf and other O2 K850i owners,
I've just updated my O2 phone to this FW and notice the Java icon when running an app still shows 2 purple boxes instead of the Java icon as it used to on my K810i and K800i
I read that this had been fixed with R1F.
Is this the same for everyone else on O2 branded phones?
Thanks,
Jon
[ This Message was edited by: brayjd on 2008-07-05 12:33 ] |
darrengf
Joined: Dec 21, 2003
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Good Morn.
Jon From what i beleive is that the 2 purple squares are the current Java Icons and i dont beleive that there is any changes in process to change them.
However this may change in future updates.
Hope this helps.
Daz |
darrengf
Joined: Dec 21, 2003
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On 2008-07-04 23:35:27, mrwoll wrote:
@darrengf
I know you debranded and flashed to R1F a while back. I now assume that you have now reflashed to O2 via SEUS, I was wondering what F/W did you flash to via Davinci to get the CDA back to O2's?
Im still running on the Debrand Firmware as I get everything the same as the o2 firmware, the only things that o2 remove from there firmware are the my friends folder and the play now button. The other thing that the change is how the volume button works. (start up and shutdown logos are also different)
Other than that the o2 is the same as a generic firmware
However to answer your question. I do happen to have another o2 K850i to hand and the firmware that i did use was the Black and Silver version of R1EA031 K850i o2-uk - western europe
(K850i R1EA031 CID52 O2 UK/QUICKSILVERBLACK WESTERN-EUROPE - EN EU CA NL FR GL DE PT ES TR)
*** One thing i can tell you though ***
When you update a Generic K850i on Seus
And when you update a O2 K850i on Seus.
The firmwares are identical. The o2 one does not use any different firmware to the generic branding ones. 
The reason for this is that SEUS only updates the main firmware and not the pics, startups and shutdowns logos etc.
I hope this answers you question.
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Fro those wanting to update you for the other following networks:
T-Mobile - UK:
I can tell you that its still awaiting approval from T-Mobile uk, So the latest version is still R1DA038
3 - UK:
Is still on R1EA037
Vodafone - UK:
Is still R1EA031 (I also beleive on vodafone that they have no plans to release any more firmwares and they are going to stop supporting the phone as well.
Orange - UK
Is still on R1EC001
If you have any more questions then please ask.
[ This Message was edited by: darrengf on 2008-07-05 12:16 ] |
mrwoll
Joined: Sep 14, 2005
Posts: 173
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@darrengf
Thanks for your synopsis. You say that O2 changes how the volume keys work, is this in R1FA035?
I am running a debranded generic R1FA035 and like how the up/down volumes initiate the Phone Status - is this maintained in O2 R1FA035?
If so I will probably flash back to the O2 BLACK QUICKSILVER just incase it does brick it at some point and I have to send it off to O2. |
Terminatorak
Joined: Nov 20, 2007
Posts: 192
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R1FA035 seems to be a good update. Phone seems genrally faster, music seems louder or better quality can't really work it out yet. Mega Bass sounds a bit better to me...Battery life has improved. MP4s are in sync. Even when I turn auto rotate on and I rotate the phone half way through the video it catches up within 2 seconds. And no confirmed BRODs, Good job SE. (at last)
EDIT: @Mrwoll: When you press any of the volume keys on O2s firmware, it asks if you want to turn increasing ring off. If you have increasing ring off already I believe it just alters the ring volume.
[ This Message was edited by: Terminatorak on 2008-07-05 12:32 ] |
mrwoll
Joined: Sep 14, 2005
Posts: 173
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@Terminatorak
Thanks for clearing that up. I will stick with my generic FW then as I find the Phone Status very useful  |
brayjd
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: 39
From: Yorkshire, England
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Volume buttons on O2 R1F still change the volume and does not show Phone Status as with previos SE phones
darrengf - Cons
When using File Manager you can no longer select the files by using the first letters of them
Just checked this and my phone and it does allow me to select files by the first letter
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darrengf
Joined: Dec 21, 2003
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On 2008-07-05 13:29:26, mrwoll wrote:
@darrengf
Thanks for your synopsis. You say that O2 changes how the volume keys work, is this in R1FA035?
I am running a debranded generic R1FA035 and like how the up/down volumes initiate the Phone Status - is this maintained in O2 R1FA035?
If so I will probably flash back to the O2 BLACK QUICKSILVER just incase it does brick it at some point and I have to send it off to O2.
Sorry for the late reply.
The volume keys in o2 firmware will never change to show the status.
O2 requested that the volume keys was used for the volume only.
And dont worry if anything happened to your phone.
You would just be able to flash it again, unless you really damage the phone circuit board
@brayjd
Regarding your question
On my R1FA035.
If i press a letter t for themes then nothing happens
So i have to manual move the joypad down.
When im in a folder and want laser precision theme and press l, this does work fine.
sorry should have been more clear.
[ This Message was edited by: darrengf on 2008-07-05 13:19 ] |
brayjd
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: 39
From: Yorkshire, England
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darrengf
thanks. same results here |
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