Sony Ericsson W810i

[Quillz]

Edited June 21, 2006 by drygnfyre

[Atasas]

:angry: advert it is....

I own one and its not that great! Software is not digitaly singned, bulky, slow - M$ like :rofl: I've lost all of my data on memeory stick twice :blink: , file transfer in between pc and phone is awkward :x

Unless money is no object- yep, it's all right, but I would go for Nokia N70 (bit biger, but reliable, user friendly) :yes:

[Quillz]

realmad.gif advert it is....

I own one and its not that great! Software is not digitaly singned, bulky, slow - M$ like rofl.gif I've lost all of my data on memeory stick twice blink.gif , file transfer in between pc and phone is awkward sick.gif

Unless money is no object- yep, it's all right, but I would go for Nokia N70 (bit biger, but reliable, user friendly) yes.gif

Sorry to hear that happened to you. I actually don't use the Disc2Phone software myself. I prefer Windows Explorer.

[yoaliens3000]

I usually just take out the memory card and use my card reader. Works better and its way easier for me. Looks like a really neat phone though, I have the k750i. They fixed alot of the design problems that hurt the k750 and w800 on that phone.

[sn00pie]

I was close to buying one of these but couldn't afford the extra money, so I bought a Razr V3. :p

[Quillz]

I was close to buying one of these but couldn't afford the extra money, so I bought a Razr V3. tongue.gif

Well, the RAZR isn't a terrible phone, but I think spending a little extra on the W810i is worth it, as it has many more features than the RAZR.

[Guol]

Well seeing the damn W900i has been discountinued I may as well aim for one of these..

At least this one has come out in Australia

*mutters angrily*

[kronik]

:angry: advert it is....

I own one and its not that great! Software is not digitaly singned, bulky, slow - M$ like :rofl: I've lost all of my data on memeory stick twice :blink: , file transfer in between pc and phone is awkward :x

Unless money is no object- yep, it's all right, but I would go for Nokia N70 (bit biger, but reliable, user friendly) :yes:

how is this bulky and slow? if anything its the NOKIA's which are sluggish. just check the online reviews of the N70.

This is an excellent all in one device for the amount of features it packs its well worth the cash and not bulky at all, mine arrives today (god willing) can't wait.

One question though, does the W810i have USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 ive been hearing conflicting answers, can someone please confirm?

[Kev1n]

this together with the w800i are the two best looking phones on the market.

[Martyn]

Great review (Y)

But why do you have the W900i and the W810i?

[McLaren_F1]

Waits for the K790i :p

[Quillz]

how is this bulky and slow? if anything its the NOKIA's which are sluggish. just check the online reviews of the N70.

This is an excellent all in one device for the amount of features it packs its well worth the cash and not bulky at all, mine arrives today (god willing) can't wait.

One question though, does the W810i have USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 ive been hearing conflicting answers, can someone please confirm?

The W810i has USB 2.0 support. It also functions as a portable hard drive right out of the box, at least with WinXP.

Great review (Y)

But why do you have the W900i and the W810i?

I bought the W900i about three weeks ago, not knowing at the time it didn't have EDGE, RDS radio or the 850 MHz band. Therefore, I learned the hard way that it really wasn't optimized for use in North America. I'm likely going to be selling it off in the near future.

[Atasas]

Now, Disc To Phone at a rate of 192mb a song takes 1min, your music saved on the phone will not play, if it has not been transfered with one!

I bought my girlfriend nokia n70 and music transfers at least double quicker, Videos are possible to captchure and watch.

Photos yep sony's better, but explorer will have to be reinstaled each time u clean your pc with decent cleaner( drivers are not digitaly signed)

usb interface is 2.0

Customer suport is sony like- bad, there is no sofware fixes yet, whilst nokias is a pleasure- work a treat

One more thing is memory- Nokias memory is small and upgrade of card to a biger one is expensive

Make Your Mind up :whistle:

My choice today would be Nokia ( but thats me) ;)

[Quillz]

Now, Disc To Phone at a rate of 192mb a song takes 1min, your music saved on the phone will not play, if it has not been transfered with one!

I bought my girlfriend nokia n70 and music transfers at least double quicker, Videos are possible to captchure and watch.

Photos yep sony's better, but explorer will have to be reinstaled each time u clean your pc with decent cleaner( drivers are not digitaly signed)

usb interface is 2.0

Customer suport is sony like- bad, there is no sofware fixes yet, whilst nokias is a pleasure- work a treat

One more thing is memory- Nokias memory is small and upgrade of card to a biger one is expensive

Make Your Mind up whistle.gif

My choice today would be Nokia ( but thats me) wink.gif

I don't use Disc2Phone at all. I just drag-and-drop my MP3 files via the standard Windows Explorer, and it works fine. Can you please elaborate on "your music saved on the phone will not play, if it has not been transfered with one!" I don't quite understand what you mean by that.

[Atasas]

I don't use Disc2Phone at all. I just drag-and-drop my MP3 files via the standard Windows Explorer, and it works fine. Can you please elaborate on "your music saved on the phone will not play, if it has not been transfered with one!" I don't quite understand what you mean by that.

:rofl: :devil: :rofl: :devil: U CAN STORE FILES ON THE PHONE -YES , BUT WHENEVER i TRY TO PLAY IT SAYS "THE FILE U A ARE TRYING HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED, PLEASE USE DISC TO PHONE SOFTWARE)

WHERE DO U STORE THEM TRACKS TO MAKE THEM PLAY? AS FILES TRANSFERED VIA EXPLORER ARE NOT RECOGNIZEBLE BY MY PHONE??????????????????????????? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[The2]

:rofl: :devil: :rofl: :devil: U CAN STORE FILES ON THE PHONE -YES , BUT WHENEVER i TRY TO PLAY IT SAYS "THE FILE U A ARE TRYING HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED, PLEASE USE DISC TO PHONE SOFTWARE)

WHERE DO U STORE THEM TRACKS TO MAKE THEM PLAY? AS FILES TRANSFERED VIA EXPLORER ARE NOT RECOGNIZEBLE BY MY PHONE??????????????????????????? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Works like a charm. I see MEMORY_STICK drive in explorer, copy my music into music folder (don't remember the exact name) - and that's it!

btw. I just bought it two days ago - and it's definantely worth 300$ !!

[Atasas]

Works like a charm. I see MEMORY_STICK drive in explorer, copy my music into music folder (don't remember the exact name) - and that's it!

btw. I just bought it two days ago - and it's definantely worth 300$ !!

:rofl: What a *** is that isn states? I've had mine for 2-3 mht in uk. could there be diferent soft? :angry:

[Quillz]

:rofl: :devil: :rofl: :devil: U CAN STORE FILES ON THE PHONE -YES , BUT WHENEVER i TRY TO PLAY IT SAYS "THE FILE U A ARE TRYING HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED, PLEASE USE DISC TO PHONE SOFTWARE)

WHERE DO U STORE THEM TRACKS TO MAKE THEM PLAY? AS FILES TRANSFERED VIA EXPLORER ARE NOT RECOGNIZEBLE BY MY PHONE??????????????????????????? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Are you making sure that the phone is in USB mode? It has to be to use Explorer. From there, I just drag-and-drop my MP3 files to the X:/W810/MUSIC folder.

[Atasas]

Just did it- Its "f" on mine draged to MP3 folder and its there like the rest. unplug played on walkman- FILE CAN NOT PLAY, BECOUSE IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry:

DAMN IT :angry:

obviously u get better spec in states there or less protection soft(though it has to come frome same website???) :angry:

[Quillz]

Just did it- Its "f" on mine draged to MP3 folder and its there like the rest. unplug played on walkman- FILE CAN NOT PLAY, BECOUSE IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry:

DAMN IT :angry:

obviously u get better spec in states there or less protection soft(though it has to come frome same website???) :angry:

Are you making sure it's not some kind of encrypted or protected MP3 file? I got my W810i from Plemix.com, which ships from Hong Kong. I don't know where you got your phone. Perhaps the firmware is corrupted or something.

[naap51stang]

Same here....I'm waiting for the 790 also to replace my beloved S710a.

The only reason I'm giving up the 710, is I need something with a little

better camera...macro mode and better flash. The 710 does pretty well,

but in close up, it gets a little blurry. I use mine for work, and carrying

a dedicated digicam just isn't practicle. Hopefully they will release the

790 soon, so by the time november rolls around (where I'll be able to

do an "upgrade") any bugs will have been taken care of and the "new"

will wear off a bit and the price will be less.

I got the 710 just as it was being discontinued, so it was a LOT less than

what I had seen it advertised for over a year ago.

:alien:

Waits for the K790i :p

[The2]

It's not in the states, it's croatia - bought in Vodafone partner store.

software: CLDC 1.1

see attached picture

[Guest craft660]

I read somewhere that it can handle MS Duo up to 2GB, is that true?

What about the 4 GB and 8 GB that are to be released this year? Will it be possible to use the 8GB with this phone or is there a maximum song limit etc?

[The2]

I think that it will go up to 8gb

[Quillz]

I read somewhere that it can handle MS Duo up to 2GB, is that true?

What about the 4 GB and 8 GB that are to be released this year? Will it be possible to use the 8GB with this phone or is there a maximum song limit etc?

In terms of external memory, the phone should only be limited by the limits of the MS Pro Duo format. As they have a theoretical maximum of 32 GB, the phone should theoretically support that much memory.