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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 28, 2006, 22:54:20 PM
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I really like the look of this phone.
I dont need the gimmicky listen to MP3s on the toilet nonsense of the W800i and I dont care for the styling of it either.
However, I know from the number of people using it that the W800i is a well mannered, reliable phone, but no one really mentions the D600. Anyone have one and would care to share their opinion?
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my mate has it. Nowhere near as cool as the W800i IMO, the camera is rubbish in comparison and its thicker. Also transflash is a pain.
W800i any day in my book. D600 is way more style over substance, and its not even as stylish as the w800i :D
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Sensational phone [D600] - love everything about it... Best mobile ive ever owned.
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I do love conflicting reports.
Badabing, is it reliable?
When I spoke to the woman at O2 about what they were offering me (sweet F to the A) she was telling me I didnt really want it and it was rubbish, poor battery life, etc. but I think that was because they were only willing to offer me a ten year old Nokia.
WTF is transflash and should I care?
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Sometimes a gadget does everything you need... loads of neat little features like a good quality camera, good quality sound on the line, excellent screen etc. Loads of tech mags raved about it such as T3 - so i got it on their recommendation and ive not regretted it...
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I saw it was listed as the What Mobile winner. I cant see a reason not to get it really. I know for a fact I wont use half of the features of the W800i and it really does look tacky to me.
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(http://www.magnet.com.br/bits/produtos/2004/09/0012/imagens/TransFlash.jpg)
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ahh... I bet they put a warning on that thing "do not give to young children, small parts" but actually more than likely to run out of space on the damn thing.
What the hell is the point in something so small?! Id lose it about 15 times an hour.
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http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/samsung-d600.htm
Average rating from 100 reviews:(http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/images/4stars.gif)
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I cant tell you anything about the reliability and long term use as such but I think it is an excellent phone. My brother has the D500 and the menu on that, which is pretty much the same is excellent.
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Why would you be taking it out your phone anyway?
My phone runs on Mini SDs and Ive not lost it yet!
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Its as I thought then, transflash is more gimmicky crap never to be used.
Thanks for the link max:
The phone makes use of the same voice clarity technology used in the D500. The phone automatically senses the volume of the background noise and will increase the volume and clarity of the incoming call to make it more audible.
Bang on, just what Ive been waiting for in a phone. I wub it already, Ill definitely be getting this.
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ive just got the RAZR V3X, seems very good after 1 day :mrgreen:
not as good looks wise as the RAZR, but still works very well 8)
my D500 has been ace though tbh, not much bad about it at all 8)
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Im getting a D600 when this nokia finally packs up, tis a tasty looking mobile telephones.
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If you dont want the gimmick of the w800i get a k750i. Its essentially the same phone, just without the walkman. I find the UI on Samsung mobiles a bit too simplistic and the cameras not particularly crisp (especially in comparison with the SE cams)
Jaimz :rock:
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Why are you not considering the infinitely superior N70, with a proper Operating System ?
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Imo there is nothing "better" about a nokia. They lost their edge to SE and Samsung Years ago.
If you dont want the gimmick of the w800i get a k750i. Its essentially the same phone, just without the walkman. I find the UI on Samsung mobiles a bit too simplistic and the cameras not particularly crisp (especially in comparison with the SE cams)
Jaimz :rock:
I think I still prefer the SE menus, but I am quite impressed with what samsung have come up with none the less, it works very well.
I also am trying to avoid the "gimmick" of a walkman phone. I think Im going to look at the K800 for my next phone, if teh T610 lasts that long.
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10407&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10407
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-wilma-en.shtml
I cant help but think its going to be inevitable that music players and phones are going to become 1 device over the next few years. Well if microsoft have anything to do with it...
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03/28/microsoft_confirms_ipod_competitor/
"In five years are people really going to carry two devices? One device that is their communication device, one device that is music? Theres going to be a lot of opportunities to get back in that game. We want to be in that game. Expect to see announcements from us in that area in the next 12 months.
Personally Im quite happy to carry, 2 dedicated individual products, an SE and an ipod for example. Im not at all keen on the idea of one product that cant do a better job that either of them.
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Why are you not considering the infinitely superior N70, with a proper Operating System ?
What qualifies that statement as fact? Further, Im after phone, not a media centre PC in my pocket.
I dont like the idea of a jack of all trades phone either, actually.
IMO Nokias in general are unreliable, I wouldnt trust this N70 one moreso.
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There is a distinction to be made here from nokias and series 60 and N series nokias that run symbian. Thise phones are probably better than the non symbian nokias.
The N70 runs symbian - therefore you have access to a lot of software - it has a much, much faster cpu than any of the dumb flashy phones. Symbian is a reliable, stable platform.
The flashy dumb phones have no edge over the symbian nokias. They dont have a proper OS, and therefore a lot more limited than the symbian smartphones. Can you play NES, spectrum, etc etc games, run a VNC or terminal services client on the latest mp3/flashlight/slidy keypad phone? Can you get a flashylights/mp3 player/slidy keypad phone with a built in 4GB hard disk yet? (I dont know the answer to that last question myself - but one of the N series has)
Windows mobile is good as well - I run it on my Axim x51v.
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Although it is all by the by I suppose - as long as it makes calls i dont care..
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Have you got this Samsung yet, CO?
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Samsung do Windows Smartphones with both a 3gb and a 4gb HDD inside.
My new phone thats on its way to me will be my 3rd windows based mobile.
Ive tried a symbian phone and it really annoyed me, (it was an N-Gage though) Windows phones just seem to do everything I want a phone to do, as well as make calls, it syncronises with outlook seamlessly. My contacts, calender and tasks are instantly copied across. I can play all my emulators on there, watch DIVX, and make the odd phonecall as well as browse "Het Internet"
:D
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I should be receiving it in the next couple of days, Ill let you know my opinion then :D
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OMG what a phone, sleek stylish, smooth and joy evoking to use and Ive only played with it for a few minutes. More later! :D
Love it already :wub:
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Ive just got myself one of these to play with
(http://www.morssdn.idps.co.uk/images/6280groupsml.jpg)
I looked at the Samsung 600 (to put my work 2g Voda sim in), but then got hooked on the 3G doobrieness...:lol:
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Can you play NES, spectrum, etc etc games, run a VNC or terminal services client on the latest mp3/flashlight/slidy keypad phone? Can you get a flashylights/mp3 player/slidy keypad phone with a built in 4GB hard disk yet?
Probably if theres a java emulator out there. Yes I can connect to remote desktop using my w550i, and sadly not on my phone but I dont even use the full 4gb hard disk I have in my PDA let alone my phone memory.
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OMG what a phone, sleek stylish, smooth and joy evoking to use and Ive only played with it for a few minutes. More later! :D
Love it already :wub:
so i was right? ;) 8)
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It will never be a patch on my XDA Mini S.
Phear.
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The software is simple, easy to install, smooth and effective, so thats a big thumbs up. USB connection has been very effective, although its not USB 2.0 speed its good enough for a phone.
The screen clarity is unbelievable. Ive uploaded a 240x320 size jpeg wallpaper and it looks amazing, better than on my monitor screen. Ive not tried MP3 playback or video yet, but I doubt Ill find fault.
I really love this phone :mrgreen:
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;) Im currently loving streaming music from my wireless network onto my phone :D
Is it the 600 you can connect to the idiot lantern??
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Which phone is better? the Samsung D800 or D600?
Is the Samsung D800 the latest model?
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I went with a K750i myself about 6 months ago, the W800i was released about 2 weeks later. Then I realised I could flash the W800i firmware on my K750i, so I did and now it works exactly like a W800i. Put a 2GB memory card in it too and it all works a treat :D
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Im thinking of eBay now Walrusbonzo - curse ya.
I went for the D800 in the end. £15 a month on O2 200 contract seemed ok.
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;) Im currently loving streaming music from my wireless network onto my phone :D
Is it the 600 you can connect to the idiot lantern??
Yes you can, it is purported to have excellent video quality.
ERU, I looked at the D800 spec and it seemed worse on paper than the D600, things like a 1.3mpixel camera compared to the D600s 2mpixel. Was I wrong? :?
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They made the camera smaller to make the phone thinner. Im getting mixed comments about it, with owners saying its great with all the problems of the D500/D600 fixed and some online reviews saying its the same as a D600. Im not really all that bothered about cameras, so it should be great for me.
Should be coming in the post sometime in the comming week.
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Ive not found a single problem with my D600. Its been on for 4 days solid over the weekend and the battery bar has dropped 1 slot :D
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http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/sony-w950i-4gb-walkman-phone
That looks a sweet phone.
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/nokia-n73-spy-shots
Soopahfly, Ive no complaints with my W800i. Although I very rarely use it for media playback.
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Too big, prefer Samsung i300x (4gb Smartphone)
Uses a decent media player as well, and more likely to be reliable as its not made by Sony Ericsson.
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the camera talk is utter sh*te its the same manufacturer, same as the screen. sorry to sound negative but its the same camera just a different programming sequence,
with the sony erricsson you can do panoramic shots whereas the samsung camera you can do burst.
the talk of the memory card woes, im a clumsy oaf and i havent lost my 512 stick yet - plus its cheap i bought mine from amazon for under £20 inc postage.
the only niggle for me is the mp3 player. there are 4 albums and you are restricted to how many tracks you can put on an album.
however its a good phone if you want to do simple things with it. hasnt failed me yet but the vibrating battery is starting to annoy me lol. however when you find "quiet" mode you will love and adore this feature.
biased me.
hell no :)
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but get the d800 as its the sequel to the d600.
also go with orange as they put in a better firmware as scratch.
little tip :)
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Currently have the Samsung D500 and have opte to upgrade it to SE W810i.
Anybody use the SE W810i ?
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Ive got a D600 and its a wonderful phone. The only thing that gets to me is that you cant set it to ring/vibrate at the same time, it vibrates twice then rings.
Which means if the phone isnt in my pocket it rings once then the person hangs up :\ . Ive changed it now so it just rings, which is alright but not great.
Also the way I slide the phone open means I hang up on everyone who rings me :P
It is very reliable though, Ive had no problems at all and I havent exactly been gentle with it. The battery life didnt seem fantastic, but my last phone was rom the ark and could go weeks without a charge. The D600 will easily last a week if you dont use it much. It doesnt come with a huge amount of features, but then again theyre the sort of gimicky crap I never use.
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I wonder how many people having battery problems actually conditioned the battery? Mine lasts almost a week from full charge. Phenomenal IMO.
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I wonder how many people having battery problems actually conditioned the battery? Mine lasts almost a week from full charge. Phenomenal IMO.
Yes, i always run the battery right down before i use the phone for the first time/charge it...
I then make sure the battery is flat before re-charging.
Ive never had a problem with battery life, mine will last about a week (D600) even after fairly substantial use - left on 24/7.
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My old C500 used to last a week with me constantly fiddling with it,
My XDA Mini S lasts around 4 days so far.