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to buy K700 now or wait for the first software upgrade |
hariznordin
Joined: Aug 07, 2003
Posts: 141
From: Kuantan, Malaysia
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Just buy. later can upgrade firmware 4 free!
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eieio
Joined: May 04, 2002
Posts: 27
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i've been told repeatedly that it costs typically $25 here in the US for a software upgrade, and there are relatively few places that are authorized and are totally legit. most are hackers, i was told. the legit places use sony ericsson hardware and sony ericsson cables, etc.
how do u do it easily and free in the US?
any ideas as to who is legit and authorized in the US? i only know of one place in California, and i live in nyc.
it will cost me $25 for the firmware upgrade, plus $15 fedex to get it there, another $15 to get it back. ugh.
any advice would be most appreciated.
after hearing so many horror stories about phone numbers being lost or mixed up with wrong names on the various forums about the K700i, i'm kind of worried that i'll end up "buying a bundle of problems and frustrations", rather than a fun new toy.
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loonee
Joined: Feb 16, 2002
Posts: 374
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Don't wait! Get it ASAP!
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eieio
Joined: May 04, 2002
Posts: 27
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thanks for all your advice. thinking through all of this and looking more at the S700 (originally i disliked the S700's size, swivel which requires two hands, weight), i think i'll end up also getting the S700 when that comes out, which some say will be Christmas, am i correct?
with that in mind, waiting too long to get the K700 will mean that i'll have a very short window to use the K700 which means that i'll pay a high cost for using this toy -- very short "half life", so to speak.
probably, the most sensible solution is to wait a little, enjoy it, then get the S700 when that comes out. even though they say Christmas, that really means, typically, Feb or March of next year! right?
so if i waited for just one firmware upgrade to occur in the next batch of K700's, that might happen in about 3 more weeks' time, i speculate. the phone has been out roughly 3-4 weeks now, and add another 3 weeks, that's almost 2 months out, so that's sort of roughly when they might issue a first software upgrade.
that way, i'll get some of the most fundamental bugs taken care of, like the battery life meter issues, maybe the wrong phone numbers under certain phone book names issue, etc.
i'll get to use it from late August till like next Jan/Feb or March, then move on to the S700. by the time i get to the S700, i'll be able to get rid of my current T610 because i'll have my K700 as my "backup" phone, a little fancy, but i'll have that as a good backup.
what do you guys think about this strategy?
thanks again. |
eieio
Joined: May 04, 2002
Posts: 27
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i thought what i said above made sense...i guess not too many others agree... |
Bianca
Joined: Dec 29, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: The Netherlands
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It does make sense though i think it goes the same with the s700. Are you going to wait for later firmware too?
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ThreeX
Joined: Dec 21, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden
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He did mention getting the S700 in March -05..
I myself will generally go for it right away, unless there's known problems which leads to factory recalls.
The only thing that grieves me a bit, is when my smart friends get the same phone as me 4-6 months later for 1/2-2/3 the original price. 
Happy owner of: Ericsson GH198, S868, SH888, R310s, T10s, T28s, A2618s, T39m x2, T68m, T66, SE t68i, T610, S700i, Nokia 2110i, 6210, 8310, 8850, 8890 and 6680 Siemens S55 |
dards
Joined: Jan 01, 2003
Posts: 53
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take my advise ... DO NOT BUY K700I because of
a- Contact search with more than one alphabet is not possible. Imagine call the 60th person out of 140 contacts with first letter 'S'
b- SMS chat is missing
c- 'Call list' is not available durig calls
d- In Hong Kong region phones 'My Friends' is missing
e- Bad battery even after 20 charge cycles
I am planning to sell my k700i after using it for 5 days |
etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK - South Yorkshire
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20 recharge cycles.. and you've only owned the phone 5 days..?
Thats 4 recharges per day, thats 16 hours of charging the phone each day (4 hours per charge according to the SE manual).. so how did you find time to run the battery down, eat, sleep, and generally live ?
Someones talking BS 
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CyberVisitor
Joined: Dec 21, 2001
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On 2004-07-14 00:45:34, etaab wrote:
20 recharge cycles.. and you've only owned the phone 5 days..?
Thats 4 recharges per day, thats 16 hours of charging the phone each day (4 hours per charge according to the SE manual).. so how did you find time to run the battery down, eat, sleep, and generally live ? |
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dards
Joined: Jan 01, 2003
Posts: 53
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Conditions:
Always connected Bluetooth to connect the phone with PC.
GPRS for browsing on the net through PC.
Usually uploading and downloading movies and music to and from Phone.
Playing Music/Movies with speaker on.
Yes my usage was a bit more than the usuall because I was testing the featuers out. But read other threads on the K700i battery by other people using k700i and see what they think of it. I had to recharge my battry atleast three times a day.
my phone is taking approx 1 hour 45 minutes to charge!!! How come your phone is taking 4 hours???
Also. I have been a dedicated Ericsson and then SonyEricsson user for the past 8 years. I still have 337, 868, 688, t18, t28, R320, R520, t68i and t610 (I loved eachone) and people usually think I work for SE because I always used to promote SE among my friends and colleagues. (See my previous posts and you will know)
K700i has lots of goodies which will attract kids and casual mobile phone users. I also believe k700i will be the most successful SE mobile phone set ever in terms of sales cause it has all the features that made NOKIA and Samsung so popular.
But the sole reason I always liked ericsson and then SE was because it always had best 'Serious' functions. They never compromised on the 'Serious' functions such call handeling etc. However this is not the case with K700i. Can anyone of you justify why SE did not include
a) Contact search with more than one alphabet? I have more than 140 contacts starting with letter 'S' imaging how much scrolling I have to do to dial out the 60th contact.??
View call list during call? This is a simple yet very important feature.
This is criminal on SE's Part. I have decided to sell it. And it will be first time in my life that I will be selling off any SE product that I have ever bought.
Ohh I forgot to mention that I work for a GSM operator and mobile phone set is one of my hobby. People usually take advise from me before buying any new mobile phone set!!
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BOOYAR
Joined: Aug 19, 2003
Posts: 310
From: UK
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personally i'd wait but it depends on whether you can be bothered to go to SE for upgrades, or even want them. |
Lion King
Joined: Jun 15, 2004
Posts: 1
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you can update the software here:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/updateservice/K700/frameset.htm |
urbanmac74
Joined: Jun 16, 2004
Posts: 3
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can this be done to a K700 Orange branded phone? | |
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Posted: 2004-07-10 07:35
