w810i once and 4 all

gerky

i need 2 know once and 4 all if the sony ericsson w810i is bein released on vodafone if so when and how much will it cost ready to go sorry 2 b a pain but need 2 know its kinda important

gerky

can any1 tell me plz

chrislad

Ring Vodafone and ask them?

VroomVroom

Have just spoken to a contact in Vodafone, told me they are no longer releasing the W810i, but will be instead releasing the V630i in July, don't know prices as yet.

gerky

r u sure its being released on vodafone ireland cause nobody seems 2 know 4 sure what their releasing sum say its gonna b w810i others say other phones like V630i

chrislad

Meteor, according to their catalog, are getting it in. Not sure about any other network. Won't be as heavily branded as Vodafones, I'm sure.

thehomeofDob

I was in meteor today getting my k750i sent off for repair. Overheard one of the guys there who was showing a customer the w810i say that it's exclusive to Meteor.

AJ!

Would u be able to get it on 02 or sim-free? If not is there a way of unblocking the meteor phone to get 02 sims to work?

chrislad

Yes, it's very easy to unlock Sony Ericssons.

AJ!

Is the W810i available on Meteor now? How do you go about unlocking the phone?

AJ!

I rang 3G today and they told me the W810 wont be out for 6-8 weeks+! Anyone know if this is just 3G? When will it be available on Meteor?

chrislad

It's not available yet. Ask in one of their stores or ring 1905.

Wertz

Was in CPW yesterday looking into one of these...girl said they won't be out on meteor for a month or so yet, and she couldn't give me any sort of ballpark price.
I ended up getting the k750i instead...bargain @ €49 I thought...get it flashed to w800 firmware and replace the housing. The w810 has a nice look, but I'm not sure if that's worth an extra €100+

The O2 shop I was in beforehand said they were doing it...on their lowest tarrif contract they wanted €369 :rolleyes:
FFS I can buy it sim free for 30 quid less...

gerky

still cant find answer 2 this but voda r supposed 2 release phones this week hopefully theyll release the se w810i if not then i guess ill have to pick sumthing else

viking

Was in Vodafone & CPW on Grafton Street yesterday and they both had no idea when the w810 would be in stock by any network.

VroomVroom

Today FM are giving away the W810i every morning this week on Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show. They said that the competition is sponsored by Vodafone so sounds like it will be coming out on Vodafone shortly...

gerky

i emailed voda twice in the last two weeks they never replied but was talkin 2 two voda shops and they say its supposed 2 b released but they dont know when

gerky

if i cant get se w810i what wud u guys recommend on vodafone id b thinkin nokia n70 but battery life is crap

viking

Vodafone in Jervis St. said that they received an email from Head Office to say the w810 handset was delayed. The person said they thought the email said something about issues with the software on the phone and that Vodafone were holding off until this was rectified.

Nokia's N70 is quite bulky and the key pad is so small that you'd end up pressing 6 buttons at once. Not a phone for me...

mobileplaza

viking wrote:

Vodafone in Jervis St. said that they received an email from Head Office to say the w810 handset was delayed. The person said they thought the email said something about issues with the software on the phone and that Vodafone were holding off until this was rectified.

Nokia's N70 is quite bulky and the key pad is so small that you'd end up pressing 6 buttons at once. Not a phone for me...

that info is wrong, we were due to get the w810i, but vodafone have now opted to scrap it and release the v630i purely cause its 3g. so the w810i wont be getting a release on vodafone unfortunatly:mad:

heres some info on the v630i http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_v630-1569.php

viking

mobileplaza wrote:

that info is wrong, we were due to get the w810i, but vodafone have now opted to scrap it and release the v630i purely cause its 3g. so the w810i wont be getting a release on vodafone unfortunatly:mad:

heres some info on the v630i http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_v630-1569.php

So any information on when the v630i is going to be sold by vodafone?

gerky

got email from voda said next se music fone gonna b v630i and k800i possibly in august

mobileplaza

viking wrote:

So any information on when the v630i is going to be sold by vodafone?

no info as of yett, im predicting its going to be late august/september release at this stage...

i was going to get a w810i sim free, but the k800i has caught my eye now... humm;)

AJ!

I found the W810i on expanys.ie...is the phone sim-free? Will it work with an 02 sim card?
http://www.expansys.ie/product.asp?code=129336

mobileplaza

AJ! wrote:

I found the W810i on expanys.ie...is the phone sim-free? Will it work with an 02 sim card?
http://www.expansys.ie/product.asp?code=129336

yea aj, its sim free so it will take your o2 sim no probs. the only concern i would have is will o2 support it for sending mms and grps access??

AJ!

I took these with a small 2.0 Megapixel Camera. Will the phones camera quality be as good as this or will it be a bit worse because it's a phone? Also, does the phone have a flash?



These were taken with my Nokia 7610 which has a 1.3 Megapixel Camera. They were taken in the same car park and as you can see, the quality is nowhere near as good as the 2.0 MP camera.



So really I just want to know will the 2.0 camera on a phone be as good as a 2.0 camera?

mobileplaza

its deffo going to be better than them pics u took on your 7610.
check out the review on gsm arena they posted some sample pics http://www.gsmarena.com/review.php3?idReview=82&idPage=6

i have one on order so when i get it ill post a review...

AJ!

Thanks for the link. The picture quality seems good.

When will you be getting the phone?

mobileplaza

well i ordered today, should arrive within 3 workin days! its was a toss up between the k800, prefer the w810 for size

chrislad

AJ, pictures depends on the lens, not just the amount of megapixels. For example, the 2.0 camera on the K750i is better than the one on the N70. I also had a Samsung 5.1 camera, and that took worse pics than the K750i! It was promptly returned and I got a Sony 5.1 camera and those pictures are great.

skywalker

Ok someones gonna have to ask, AJ wheres that carpark? some fantastic cars in those pics.

AJ!

skywalker wrote:

Ok someones gonna have to ask, AJ wheres that carpark? some fantastic cars in those pics.

The Beacon Hotel in Sandyford Industrial Estate;)

chrislad wrote:

AJ, pictures depends on the lens, not just the amount of megapixels.

Does anyone know what the lens is like on the W810?

krayZpaving

So how much is the W810i going to be on Meteor? All the UK operators offer it for free (or close enough) with a decent contract.
I got an email from Vodafone today confirming they're not going to go with the W810i, but will release the v630i in August (they originally said July for it).

krayZpaving

krayZpaving wrote:

So how much is the W810i going to be on Meteor?

Anyone?

thenakedchef

AJ! wrote:

The Beacon Hotel in Sandyford Industrial Estate;)



Does anyone know what the lens is like on the W810?

those cars are for sale by des cullen suite 36 the beacon mall....drool

AJ!

mobileplaza wrote:

i have one on order so when i get it ill post a review...

Did you get it yet? I'm really interested to hear what you think of it.

gerky

got mine great fone good camera 512mb card with it very handy nice sized screen keypad ok unless u got very big hands music quality good

mobileplaza

AJ! wrote:

Did you get it yet? I'm really interested to hear what you think of it.

yea sorry, not had time to post up a review. arrived thursday. only gripe i have so far is the camera. im not impressed with the quality of the pics, i found them to be grainey! although i havent properly played around with it yett...


Angel2, do u really think the camera is good?? im comparing it to my 6680 (1.3mp) & i reckon the pic quality is better on that.

TempestSabre

I saw a W810i in a shop on Georges street this evening. €430 sim free. :eek:

chrislad

krayZpaving wrote:

So how much is the W810i going to be on Meteor? All the UK operators offer it for free (or close enough) with a decent contract.
I got an email from Vodafone today confirming they're not going to go with the W810i, but will release the v630i in August (they originally said July for it).

If I had to guess, I would say that the pricing would be very similar to the W800i currently on Meteor. The W800i is 349 on prepay, and 149/99 on bill pay (depending on tariff). I don't see it changing too much, and if it does, I'd say only about 20euro extra, tops. It's really just a re-skinned phone with some extra buttons and EDGE. Hardly a huge technological leap.

TempestSabre

Considering the k750i is €29 or €49 is the extra worth it?

gerky

i got mine €324 sim free i didnt think camera was great untell i changed settings macro feature nice still think its a lotta dosh has a few less flaws then earlier models

chrislad

I'd say no (to getting a W810 ahead of a K750i) unless you a) plan to use the included headphones for music (They cost 50euro seperate) and b) have issues with joysticks. They are, essentially, the same phone.

TempestSabre

I don't think the earphones are worth it regardless of what they cost.

chrislad

Depends on how you feel about in ear headphones. If you can get over the weird echo feeling, they actually have great sound. Personally, I'm not big into them.

AJ!

angel2 wrote:

i didnt think camera was great untell i changed settings

macro feature nice

Can you change the camera quality settings? On Nokias you can choose basic, medium or high quality for the camera. Is there something similar for the W810i?

What is the Macro feature?

Wertz

chrislad wrote:

I'd say no (to getting a W810 ahead of a K750i) unless you a) plan to use the included headphones for music (They cost 50euro seperate) and b) have issues with joysticks. They are, essentially, the same phone.

I got the k750i a few weeks back and was so pissed off with the poor headphones, I went hunting for the decent set on eBay....ended up getting a polycarbonate case and the hpm-70s in the w810i colour scheme for less than €20 delivered from hong kong...already had a 1gb MS duo. Flashed the firmware to w800i....basically a w810i wihout EDGE, >1gb support and an orange walkman logo for a fraction of the price.

gerky

theres normal or fine in camera settings macro is for very close photograghy

Wertz

Turn on the camera, hit the Settings button, navigate to Picture Size and select Large 1632*1224.
Normal and Fine settings are interpolation off/on...normal will give you a cleaner image at the higher resolution as far as I can see, fine will give you a better quality pic at a lower resolution.

TempestSabre

Wertz wrote:

I got the k750i a few weeks back and was so pissed off with the poor headphones, I went hunting for the decent set on eBay....ended up getting a polycarbonate case and the hpm-70s in the w810i colour scheme for less than €20 delivered from hong kong...already had a 1gb MS duo. Flashed the firmware to w800i....basically a w810i wihout EDGE, >1gb support and an orange walkman logo for a fraction of the price.

Does the K750i not support 1GB? The hpm-70 just look like the mdr ex71 to me. Which I don't like.

Wertz

Oh it'll do 1gb no probs...can do 2gb but it slows down the interface a fair bit for some reason (probably firmware)

Yeah the hpm 70 is like the fontopias but the bundled hands-free doesn't have a 3.5mm jack so it was either buy an adapter for ~5 quid and loose out on the microphone for handsfree, or pay an extra tenner for quality sound.
If I ever replace my lost shures, they'll plug into it too