[DEFINITIVE]Sony Ericsson K700i Thread

[Elmo]

where are u from?

uk,usa ????????

that usually helps ;)

[blik]

were is the chepest place to buy the k700i unbranded or a pay as you go one with all the functions sorry for the broad question

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Ebay

[Spyker]

sorry i live in the uk, also is it soo bad to get it branded i was looking at the one from the liink K700i

what features are usally missing from the branded vesions

Edited October 25, 2004 by islab

[wutang01]

I had a bad experience trying to flash a Vodafone-branded T610 ...

GRRR ...

[Sporkguy]

I would say a branded phone is about as sexy and functional as an un-branded one (except for Vodacrap one which cripples to mp3 ringtone capacity)

I have an Orange branded one, and the only reason i'm wanting to get rid of the branding on mine is for the sake of resale value (and I dislike the orange-coloured logos on the moneu lol).

Go for a branded one, they're affordable, and certainly do the job well :D

[Sporkguy]

[Completely OT]

Does anyone think that we should have a couple of sub-forums for iPods, iRivers, and Mobile Phones?

I'm getting tired of having to trawl thru hundreds of iPod and iRiver forum threads on the same things! :)

[timsweb]

Good idea, you should make a thread in the Site Issues forum about, and make it a poll and il vote yes :D

Also, on the unbranding, as you said its only worth it if you on a vodafone branded one, which i am :(

Tim

[Spyker]

thanks guys, hows the battery life for you

[timsweb]

Not good, 2 days on avarage, how about you?

[Spyker]

i havent got one yet just intrested seems kind of low can you get better battries ?

[timsweb]

Well, ive heard its the fireware, so all i have to do it update the fireware which is free and it should last longer like a normal phone.

[Elmo]

anyone kno any good shops to buy cases for k700 and also dss-2x? (online shops NOT ebay!)

@islab amazon uk are cheapest for k700 (?160)

[Spyker]

thanks ill check it out

[Elmo]

its on orange payg

[Sporkguy]

Battery is excellent here - since I got R2L firmware that is.

But nowadays I keep it in my cradle when i'm home, so it doesnt really have much chance to deplete.

[Elmo]

anyone kno any good places for k700 stuff in the uk??

cases, cradles, chargers etc

[timsweb]

Battery is excellent here - since I got R2L firmware that is.

But nowadays I keep it in my cradle when i'm home, so it doesnt really have much chance to deplete.

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How long does it last when its out of the cradle?

Thanks, Tim

[Sporkguy]

SO far I havn't had chance to keep it away from the cradle for more than a day... but before I got the cradle (which was after i got the new firmware), it lasted just about 5 or 6 days.

Welshkid - eBay uk is the best place to find all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff for the k700i - i've got a leather case for mine which I know i'll never use, so if anyone wants it gratis (less p&p of course) just send me a note.

[timsweb]

5-6 days? cool, im only get 2, guess i need to upgrade the firmware, is there an upgrade for the Vodafone Branded one?

[Sporkguy]

Yeah - I went to Vodafone to have my orange k700i updated.. weird I know, but they did it, and they branded it with the orange firmware. So i'm pretty sure there will be a Vodafone firmware update for you :)

Just go to a large Voda store - i went to the one in the bullring @ birmingham

[Sporkguy]

and don't let the guy push you around either - he said to me that it didn't improve the battery life, and there were few improvements - i insisted that I needed the update for more than the battery - and low and behold, the smarmy git was wrong! I love my k700i with the new firmware :D

[timsweb]

ok, il go to there store in oxford or reading,

Tim

[Elmo]

is it ok to leave the fone on charge over night?

the manual says max of 4 hours

laptops are advised not to leave on too long becuase it shorts the life of the battery

does this apply to the k700?

[yudi_lks]

is it ok to leave the fone on charge over night?

the manual says max of 4 hours

laptops are advised not to leave on too long becuase it shorts the life of the battery

does this apply to the k700?

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I believe every new handphone has a switch to automatically disconnect it from the adapter..

[Sporkguy]

Ok I've just de-customised my phone using a WORKING T28 cable and the total multiserver software, and now it's Orange-Free at last :D

It's like a whole new phone!