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Sony Ericsson K750i


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bigger memory card supplied standard (can buy what you want to fit in it anyway)

Slightly better Mp3 player (branded walkman)

headphones i think are better( can change or mod these anyway)

and flightmode (if your airline allow it) you can listen to mp3 with mobile side of things OFF.

basically very little. K750i can even take the w800 firmware if you want to hack it.

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The 02 version of this phone comes with extremely buggy firmware.

Do a search and you will find most of the problems are with the o2 phones.

A mate of mine went through 3 replacements and on the last one he "debranded" it by putting the proper sony firmware on it ... since then its been ok.

He has now put the W800 firmware on it for the extra functions and it is still stable.

Amazon are selling them here sim free with original sony firmware for £250 which is the same price as the o2 payg version 169144-ok.gif

I have just been through all this as I'm getting one myself

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The post was asking for advice on the phone and having gone through this myself I discovered via google that the o2 firmware is very buggy. Do a search yourself and you will see. Try here for starters

This was confirmed to me by my friend having the exact problems mentioned on the web

Also, the o2 firmware makes the phone run slower, the battery run out quicker and the screen is much less vivid.

Thats not to say that every o2 phone will break ... they jsut are running a much less efficient firmware.

Mrme .. Try debranding your phone and you will see the difference. In fact, put the W800 firmware on it 169144-ok.gif

The thing is, Amazon are selling an unbranded sim free one for the same money so imo that is without doubt the one to go for.

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Well it comes up with the O2 logo and O2 internet options on the menu's, if that's what you mean.

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Probably is then, but it might well not have dodgy firmware 169144-ok.gif

For those of you that don't know you can also update your firmware using your datacable and software from the Sony site, takes about 15 minutes and it's always worthwhile keeping up to date 169144-ok.gif

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I had to update mine when I got it as there was a bug in the firmware, when the clock screensaver came on it wouldn't unlock smashfreakB.gif

I suppose most could say if it's not broke, don't fix it, but I suppose they pay teams of people hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to develop new firmware for a reason!

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true...

but there have been documented cases of

GPRS being disabled completely

Video sampling reduced

picture quality reduced

And generally worse off than before the update.

with a not very forthcomming corrected update from SE.

Alot of people were pissed off, and even some of the networks got SE to block the updates to their customers if the system detected it was one of their phones.

Im still on my original firmware and its been flawless, I dont want to introduce bugs and make it glitchy!

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it's always worthwhile keeping up to date 169144-ok.gif

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errr Shark, no it isnt....

The one bit of advice i would give is

<u>If its working LEAVE IT ALONE!</u>

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I agree! It's exactly what I'll be doing - nothing.

It has never crashed, the battery life is seemingly endless, I've not had a single glitch with it and I am very much of the belief that if it ain't broke....

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Hey guys .. seems like i post one time and all hell breaks loose! tongue.gif

From experience it was just the first batch of K750s that O2 had. They were happy to replace them and wotnot.. or you would just recieve a D750 .. ( the tmobile version which looks like a blue W800)

Also bout all this flashing and meddling with software.. personally its a mugs game if your just a phone user..

It is however.. very profitable (sell on.. or personal use) if you have a "greater" interest in phones. Some people, ( kinda like me...) continually upgrade or change phones to hav certain features.. and so are constantly searchin the sites to find the latest mobile.. therefore would most likely h ave greater knowledge

So.. by upgrading the firmware.. you can sit tight and not have to worry about an upgrade for a while.. Even still best have it done by a recommended phone shop .. if you do any meddling yourself.. ur just asking for trouble! smashfreakB.gif

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All this talk of upgrading firmware is irrellevant.

The originator of the post is buying a NEW phone and he can get one with the correct firmware without f@ckin about.

Why buy a new new phone with a left footed firmware when you can get one for the same price sim free with the latest sony firmware? smashfreakB.gif

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