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Sony Ericsson W950i - will it be released by Irish networks?

  • 26-09-2006 8:33pm
    #1
    Nephew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭


    I'm very intrigued by the SE w950i, but its nearly e900 sim free on expansys :eek: Does anyone know if any Irish network will release it? If so when is it likely to be released and how subsidised will it be?


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  • #2
    Nephew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    Anyone?

    I emailed o2, vodafone and 3 and they all told me they didnt know


  • #3
    chrislad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Since it hasn't even gotten a UK release yet, I wouldn't hold your breath. I think I heard something about Three getting it towards the end of the year.


  • #4
    Nephew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    According to the 3 website its out next month. I hope its not horribly expensive

    http://three.ie/ireland/imusic/handsets.omp


  • #5
    quintron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭quintron


    Apparently its in stock with 3. Friend of mine called and was quoted €349 on upgrade (€25pm pp).. Have to call and verify today sometime as they called late at night and the pseron didn't have stock numbers, just on the system etc...


  • #6
    rogue-entity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    I was quoted a price for the Nokia N73 in late August, they said they would have it in for September, maybe late September but before October. They still dont have it. They told me the W950i was something they were looking into but they had no price and couldnt confirm if they were going to get it. All I can say is they better not bring out the W950i before/instead of the N73 or I will be pissed. IMHO, the N73 is a far better phone, and both handsets play back music just fine.


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  • #7
    dathi1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭dathi1


    Got one 3 weeks ago. Don't bother..its crap! Symbian 9.1..what was I thinking of? No voip, No MP4 video playback even though it says it can, constant hanging, slows to a crawl if you move from one ap to the other too quick. Simple stuff like MSN messenger costs extra but with no audio. The FM radio cant be used with bluetooth headsets??? only wired! it goes on. Get a windows OS phone and stay away from this.


  • #8
    MiCr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    dathi1 is that the nokia or the w950?


  • #9
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    dathi1 wrote:
    The FM radio cant be used with bluetooth headsets??? only wired! it goes on.

    Well the wire for the headset acts as the antenna for the radio so even if it would work with a BT headset, you'd only be listening to static.

    I thought I read in one of the very early reviews of the 950i that it could only playback music that had been bought from the sony connect store or something horrendous like that...perhaps they changed that feature though.
    Nice lookin' phone...not sure how durable that touch-screen would be with day to day use but...


  • #10
    Nephew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    dathi1 wrote:
    Got one 3 weeks ago. Don't bother..its crap! Symbian 9.1..what was I thinking of? No voip, No MP4 video playback even though it says it can, constant hanging, slows to a crawl if you move from one ap to the other too quick. Simple stuff like MSN messenger costs extra but with no audio. The FM radio cant be used with bluetooth headsets??? only wired! it goes on. Get a windows OS phone and stay away from this.


    Is this the n73 or w950?

    The main reason I'm interested in the w950 is the 4gb memory which would double as a second mp3 player. Also, I want to move away from nokia (my pc boots up 40 seconds quicker than my 3230)


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