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W550i is fantastic |
vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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From: Wor Newcastle Phone: V600i
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Hello everyone. Just got my W550, and as the first 'sane' and 'mobile related' post i have done in ages i thought i would just tell you a few things about it.
Its certainly very good. The camera is acceptable, if not better than the V800's 1.3 megapixel however defenitely not as good as K750i. It doesnt show up amazingly well in dark light.
The design is amazing. Its absolutely solid, as solid as SE can be (which normally is crap, but today im impressed). The phone is easy to use when shut or open, and i am very very pleased with it.
Screen is bright and clear and looks nicer than K750i, and the menus are basically all the same. The walkman firmware slows the phone up occasionally and the speakerphone is a bit crackly but its a hell of a good phone and i recommend it.
CPW suddenly have it advertised for 229.99 handset only, but they wouldnt sell me it because they were reserved for PAYM because its 'more important' lol (they rip people off more and get more money!).
But i went to another CPW store and they gave me it on o2 for 169.99 and i got 15% off with my connexions card. Thats like ... 140 quid!!!
So i got a great deal, it was the last in the shop and the woman said that she was sure there was a system fault, but it may actually be 169.99, even though most places have it from about 230 plus.
So get in there guys before CPw up the price like they did with the k750. And also, know someone who is 16-18 years old!
Luckily, i was able to get the phone in my name but my mate 'passed' over the money theoretically buying it so i could get a discount, but at all the other CPWs i tried they said the person buying it had to have the phone in their name, so try a few CPws if you can. We have four in newcastle, look for a new sales consultant thats a bit dopey!
Great phone, feels lush, impressive. headphones are not as good, but hey, it was only 140 
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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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Good deal on a good phone.
Congrats! 
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BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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what batt has it got?
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gregface
Joined: Mar 05, 2004
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same bat as k750, my mate paid 220, 170 is an awesome price.
i do like the ringtone, hide and seek. |
Vipera ammodytes
Joined: Sep 22, 2004
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From: Serbia
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can someone post hide and seek ringtone?
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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@vanquish, how´s the html browser??? Can you post some photos??? |
Yeppi
Joined: Oct 13, 2004
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yes.. can u post some camera pics taken with the phone? |
Midi_Amp
Joined: Feb 14, 2005
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From: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Allow me to help a bit...
Taken with auto white balance, no flash light, range around 30 cm or so...
http://img416.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc000151ln.jpg
[ This Message was edited by: Midi_Amp on 2005-10-29 15:26 ] |
JT
Joined: May 13, 2005
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From: Birmingham
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Or if you would prefer the phone on contract, heres some great deals!
http://www.mobileschoice.com/display.asp?hs=w550i |
mutleyboy
Joined: Jul 06, 2003
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From: Swansea
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@midi,
have to say if that is the general quality of the camera, im very disappointed, wont be getting this phone now, its terrible!!
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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well its good to heard vanquish finally has something that makes him happy. However I'll give it 2 weeks, no wait, 10 days, before I'll be expecting some whinging thread about this one too
I've had a w550 for a couple of days before returning and reaffirming that the walkman style really isn't my cuppa tea.
I should hope the 1.3 MP camera is better than the V800's given that this is now a year later (you can see sample v800 pics in my review from last year) and I would assume they are not as good as the 2MP ones taken by the K750. Actually, if it wasn't for the fantastic pics taken by by Sony T1, which is really tiny, I would be using the K750 as my main digital camera.
if you're into swivel phones (I'm not, never got into the S700 thing at all) and like the walkman style then the W550 is a good SE phone for sure and it does sound like this was a bargain!
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vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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From: Wor Newcastle Phone: V600i
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On 2005-10-29 17:04:39, mutleyboy wrote:
@midi,
have to say if that is the general quality of the camera, im very disappointed, wont be getting this phone now, its terrible!!
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Why do you call a phone terrible after one person has posted up a photo taken with it?
This phone is certainly a fashion phone. you have to enjoy using it and i do, i like the design, screen features. The camera is fine for on the phone, i would never even use a phone for a proper digicam anyways, that would be breaking my 'rule'! lol
the battery life exceeds expectations.
i didnt even know if had an HTML browser
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SE MDM
Joined: Oct 29, 2005
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It's a great handset, designed and targeted for those who want a stylish and quirky phone.
In regards to the 1.3Mp camera, picture quality is largely down to the user being competent at taking photos.
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mutleyboy
Joined: Jul 06, 2003
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thats why i posted "if" that is the general quality of the photos, as so far that photo is the only one we have been shown, hence the If
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marlonski
Joined: Oct 16, 2004
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van, congrats on the new phone mate
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