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To fix the joystick problem remove the casing and blow air into the joystick housing, blowing via mouth works, or you could use the vacum cleaner.

I've dropped my phone twice, works fine.


AKshat

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Posted: 2005-05-19 18:14:17
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Anyone ever got any problem with the circuit part of the phone,(under normal working conditions)? I mean the one for which u'd to take it to the service centre. Till now all my probs have been fixed by a hard reset.

I've done the reset twice

The 1st time it was some prob with the FAT, memory suddenly seemed to have vanished!

2nd time, odd problem, everytime i put on the phone, the new sms alert tone would ring and the new sms alert icon would appear for about 2 secs and then disappear...


AKshat
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Posted: 2005-05-19 18:18:55
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Never had major problems, though my joystick has been replaced.

After almost 9 months:
- call quality is super
- reception is super
- mp3 ringing is super
- screen still is a delight
- battery is ok
- camera is ok if you consider it a toy
- general look & design still attractive
- loosening quickshare sticker is a disgrace on a (at the time) €400 product, shame on you SE, you should replace it for free
- functionality is very good, everyday use is really practical, though some people have problems with the sensitive joystick (pressing instead of scrolling, especially 'down')
- very useful pim: agenda very good, syncronising with outlook is s'thing most people are surprised about ("you do that with your phone?? but is is just a phone??")
- some minor problems have to do with the pc-software SE delivers: syncronising sometimes unpredictable, especially notes and tasks; file manager demands al lot of computer power; on slower computers (like my Duron 950Mhz) performing other tasks will disturb the download of pictures;
- phone is really a bluetooth-device, a lot of its potential is unleashed only with BT;
- a lot of quality games available - but joystick...
- size is fine but a bit too thick
- materials are very pleasing to the touch, especially alu back and buttons
- keypad a bit noisy

In general I'm still very satisfied with the phone. I now have a seperate 20gb mp3-player and this reduces the need for more memory on the phone to zero and leaves the 40+mb free for pictures and games and applications which is great


That the k750 has all of this in a bit smaller body and a better camera and improved software is frustrating, especially because the price is about the same or even lower, but that is how it goes in this market.

I think I'll keep using this remarkable phone for a long time to come. Do not feel the need for a new one and would still advise to buy it given the current price.
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Posted: 2005-05-20 10:39:42
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Had mine for a year now... not a single problem since I upgraded the firmware for the first time and got a few days extra battery performance...

Now using R2AT003 firmware from davinci with my own SMS tones, no shutter sound and no-noise nightshots...

I love it !
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Posted: 2005-05-20 15:31:34
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@firefreak, could you give a sort of a small tutorial about how to update the firmware? I mean the hardware and the software needed and which service should i use.

You say the da-vinci firmware removes noise in cam, sounds attractive, do is it equally reliable to the SE update?

Also what the charges to get the firmware updated "out of the warranty period"?


Akshat

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Posted: 2005-05-20 15:55:27
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i think you need to have credits to use that..you might wanna pm a co esato member called gbrooks3
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Posted: 2005-05-20 16:00:00
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what the da-vinci?


Akshat

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Posted: 2005-05-20 16:01:54
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hey can anyone tell me the approx cost of getting the firmware update from a SE service centre for my k700i????


AKshat
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Posted: 2005-05-21 17:58:50
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Im not sure because ive always updated under warranty, thought im guessin around £10 - probably dependant on service centre.
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Posted: 2005-05-22 03:10:00
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I've had no problems with mine. Had it for 6 months.

Quick share sticker glue becomes loose in hot weather, I superglued mine on and it hasn't budged since.

No problems with battery, superb 4 day standby time. MP3 via headphones is fantastic, better than my MD, lol. I also found out a neat trick recently, I'm sure it's been found before but for anyone else,

instead of going into WAP before being able to select a bookmark, simply create a contact with nothing but a name and a URL in the website part. Go into your phonebook as you normally would, and press the joystick or left soft-key and it logs onto wap and takes you directly there.

Cheers.
K700i Forever!
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Posted: 2005-05-22 03:38:07
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