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Is the K850i reliable yet? |
Hlcn Twst
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Now that US prices are approaching the $400 mark, I'm considering buying one. Have the many, many bugs been worked out of it yet?
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Mizzle
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The firmware update coming within the next days, will kill most of the remaining bugs and will drastically enhance the performance.
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MWEB
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On 2008-01-16 22:41:53, Mizzle wrote:
The firmware update coming within the next days, will kill most of the remaining bugs and will drastically enhance the performance.
You must give me a loan of that crystal ball Mizzle 
let's hope your right.
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Mizzle
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Sorry, can't do that My prediction is based on the outcome of the R1DA038 firmware and that this new one will be better 
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holeinone
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I thought that the 038 FW had it's own set of issues like poor battery life?
Mine is very reliable (037 FW). Maybe cuz it's a later build model - mine is 07W46. I (knock on wood) don't have most of the issues that a lot of K850i owner's have.
I say get one. Where can you get one for $400? I paid $460 for mine 2 weeks ago.
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larry 68
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I'd say wait and see what the new firmware brings before you part with your hard earned cash for a k850i, 038 hasnt made the phone much better and in some areas its worse  |
*Jojo*
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@hlcn - Better wait for the 2nd or . . . even the 3rd firmware-upgrade release matey before buying. Or give it still a month or two.
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plankgatan
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remember, its NOT all k850 who have major bugg-issues...many k850 (mostly unbranded) runs pretty good. i think you can buy one, and be quite safe......
also remember that the big firmware hasnt come yet.....038 dosnt even work on all k850.
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darrengf
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Im on my 5th K850i with R1DA038 and its loads better than my other 4 I have had.
Infact i broke the record troday of having it over a month. lol
I can honestly say tho that R1DA038 is much better than the other 2. Dont get me wrong, its not brilliant but the new firmware due in next 2 weeks has been will have been rewritten in parts I would think.
The A200 UI is very good, but the K850i is a testing bed for the software as it was the first phone for it to be released on.
** Im sort of getting my faith back in SE k850i. Altho i wish the quality would vastly improve on the next back of K series phones |
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The next firmware after 038 will be available for branded phone that use 038 or only for 037 user? (after the first release 037 fw. was available mostly for unbranded phone)
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darrengf
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The next firmware release is ava to all.
037 was ava to all.
038 was ava to hk generic and some branded networks |
kenoby
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On 2008-01-17 00:59:04, darrengf wrote:
The next firmware release is ava to all.
037 was ava to all.
038 was ava to hk generic and some branded networks
How sure are you about hk generic?
@ threadstarter, I would wait. Stick around for comments on the next fw upgrade and watch to get newest build as possible. |
Hlcn Twst
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Yes, I still plan to wait...
@holeinone, they're not quite $400 yet, but it's getting there. CTI-Miami sells them unlocked & unbranded for about $430 right now, that's the cheapest in the US so far froma reliable non-eBay source.
There's also a chance AT&T will pick this up, so I may get one then via contract renewal. Then I'll reflash it with generic FW and get it unlocked.
I'll keep on eye out for the new FW thread when it exists. Thanks!
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eolivas
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AT&T may get the K850i, but it won't be in Q1.. Maybe Q2 or Q3 of this year.
I too was waiting, but got tired of all the bad press. Here in the U.S, there are no contracts with O2 which lets you return a bad phone on the fly. To spend $400 bucks then have to live with a lemon or send it back for repair which often takes weeks, well.. that's a headache I don't need.
After 5 years with SE, I'm making the move to Nokia.. Let's see how it goes.
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Hlcn Twst
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For the first 30 days, AT&T lets you exchange your phone in-store for any reason. You can swap for the same phone or a different one altogether. After that (up to a year), you can only exchange for the exact same phone, and only via phone (call to obtain replacement) & mail (AT&T sends you a new phone + prepaid return packaging for your old one).
But if the K850i gets under $400 w/o subsidy anytime soon, I'll just buy it unlocked/unbranded from an independent retailer.
As for Nokia... to each their own. I just came back from Nokia to . I mainly couldn't stand the UI. I also missed the free "Fun'n'Downloads" content from .
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