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Just buy. later can upgrade firmware 4 free! This message was posted from a T610
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Posted: 2004-07-10 07:35:11
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i've been told repeatedly that it costs typically $25 here in the US for a software upgrade, and there are relatively few places that are authorized and are totally legit. most are hackers, i was told. the legit places use sony ericsson hardware and sony ericsson cables, etc.

how do u do it easily and free in the US?

any ideas as to who is legit and authorized in the US? i only know of one place in California, and i live in nyc.

it will cost me $25 for the firmware upgrade, plus $15 fedex to get it there, another $15 to get it back. ugh.

any advice would be most appreciated.

after hearing so many horror stories about phone numbers being lost or mixed up with wrong names on the various forums about the K700i, i'm kind of worried that i'll end up "buying a bundle of problems and frustrations", rather than a fun new toy.

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Posted: 2004-07-10 18:30:46
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Don't wait! Get it ASAP! This message was posted from a T630
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Posted: 2004-07-10 18:43:29
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thanks for all your advice. thinking through all of this and looking more at the S700 (originally i disliked the S700's size, swivel which requires two hands, weight), i think i'll end up also getting the S700 when that comes out, which some say will be Christmas, am i correct?

with that in mind, waiting too long to get the K700 will mean that i'll have a very short window to use the K700 which means that i'll pay a high cost for using this toy -- very short "half life", so to speak.

probably, the most sensible solution is to wait a little, enjoy it, then get the S700 when that comes out. even though they say Christmas, that really means, typically, Feb or March of next year! right?

so if i waited for just one firmware upgrade to occur in the next batch of K700's, that might happen in about 3 more weeks' time, i speculate. the phone has been out roughly 3-4 weeks now, and add another 3 weeks, that's almost 2 months out, so that's sort of roughly when they might issue a first software upgrade.

that way, i'll get some of the most fundamental bugs taken care of, like the battery life meter issues, maybe the wrong phone numbers under certain phone book names issue, etc.

i'll get to use it from late August till like next Jan/Feb or March, then move on to the S700. by the time i get to the S700, i'll be able to get rid of my current T610 because i'll have my K700 as my "backup" phone, a little fancy, but i'll have that as a good backup.

what do you guys think about this strategy?

thanks again.
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Posted: 2004-07-11 20:32:16
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i thought what i said above made sense...i guess not too many others agree...
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Posted: 2004-07-13 06:40:02
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It does make sense though i think it goes the same with the s700. Are you going to wait for later firmware too? This message was posted from a WAP device
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Posted: 2004-07-13 09:30:10
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He did mention getting the S700 in March -05..
I myself will generally go for it right away, unless there's known problems which leads to factory recalls.
The only thing that grieves me a bit, is when my smart friends get the same phone as me 4-6 months later for 1/2-2/3 the original price.
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Posted: 2004-07-13 10:57:56
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take my advise ... DO NOT BUY K700I because of

a- Contact search with more than one alphabet is not possible. Imagine call the 60th person out of 140 contacts with first letter 'S'
b- SMS chat is missing
c- 'Call list' is not available durig calls
d- In Hong Kong region phones 'My Friends' is missing
e- Bad battery even after 20 charge cycles

I am planning to sell my k700i after using it for 5 days
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Posted: 2004-07-13 21:38:56
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20 recharge cycles.. and you've only owned the phone 5 days..?

Thats 4 recharges per day, thats 16 hours of charging the phone each day (4 hours per charge according to the SE manual).. so how did you find time to run the battery down, eat, sleep, and generally live ?

Someones talking BS

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[ This Message was edited by: etaab on 2004-07-13 23:46 ]
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Posted: 2004-07-14 00:45:34
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On 2004-07-14 00:45:34, etaab wrote:
20 recharge cycles.. and you've only owned the phone 5 days..?

Thats 4 recharges per day, thats 16 hours of charging the phone each day (4 hours per charge according to the SE manual).. so how did you find time to run the battery down, eat, sleep, and generally live ?


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Posted: 2004-07-14 00:49:35
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