I've just bought a Sony Ericcson W800i on O2

gers09 · 18-10-2005, 17:03

Ive just checked my order status with very low hopes of being in stock, and would you believe it......... its not! Ah well, i'll just have to wait a few more days. Does anyone know when they'll get some in on o2???

lalaland · 18-10-2005, 17:11

Not sure about O2, but Orange aparantly have more coming on the 28th of this month.

It really is a popular phone.

lalaland · 18-10-2005, 17:17

TMobile and Vodafone have them in stock.

O2 and Orange are awaiting stock.

However, this site claims to have the W800i in stock on the O2 network. http://www.sim64.co.uk/sony-ericsson-w800i.html

Garyo2 · 18-10-2005, 22:41

Stock report didnt say the W800i were out of stock on o2. I will confirm tomorrow.

lalaland · 18-10-2005, 23:05

Gary02 do you work for o2?

If so PM me, nothing to do with this, just a question.

18-10-2005, 23:11

Yay my new phone arrived completely unexpectedly and it is an amazing gadget

Ju411 · 18-10-2005, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by potatolegs

... it is an amazing gadget

It truely is..I just think that even the 512MB card is too small (after two days of playing with it)..I think I need at least 1GB

19-10-2005, 13:45

It is pure simplicity downloading the tracks onto the phone, you either just drag them on, and phone is showed up as USB storage or use disc2phone, photo quality is good too.

Garyo2 · 19-10-2005, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garyo2

Stock report didnt say the W800i were out of stock on o2. I will confirm tomorrow.

Hmm , it appears the phones are out of stock and no date is on my lists. Will check again tomorrow.

gers09 · 19-10-2005, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garyo2

Hmm , it appears the phones are out of stock and no date is on my lists. Will check again tomorrow.

Same here. Delivery still says within 5 days on my bill? Ive emailed o2 care to check

lalaland · 20-10-2005, 00:24

Bit of a bonus, it appears that if you get your K750i or W800i from O2 that they don't sim lock them.

Aparantly this is the same for all O2 phones. Nice.

Much better than T Mobile and Vodafone that seem to sim lock them and also brand the software with their own limitation imposing crap.

Garyo2 · 20-10-2005, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by gers09

Same here. Delivery still says within 5 days on my bill? Ive emailed o2 care to check

I get emailed a stock update every day however this phone seems to have been omitted. I will check with Hardware when at work for a more up date realistic time frame. Problem you have is if SE don't supply in large quantities (i.e over 2,000 phones) then some of the popular phones tend to have large backorders so even though they come in, they go straight back out.

Garyo2 · 20-10-2005, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

Bit of a bonus, it appears that if you get your K750i or W800i from O2 that they don't sim lock them.

Aparantly this is the same for all O2 phones. Nice.

Much better than T Mobile and Vodafone that seem to sim lock them and also brand the software with their own limitation imposing crap.

Yes mate that is correct. If the phone is an official o2 phone (bought from o2 direct) then they are not usually latched to the network. The only phones that are latched are o2 specific handsets such as the XDA range.

jagger2k · 20-10-2005, 00:48

i got my replacment yesterday too.

banbury_oddball · 21-10-2005, 09:17

Hi

I am Vodafone staff and recently upgraded my phone to the w800i. I had a customer query yesterday, so popped in a T-Mobile sim card and works fine. It is not Vodafone branded, this is noticable in the box that it comes in, and is the standard plastic SE version.

Although you are quite correct, all phones branded as "Vodafone Live" are network locked.

Can't speak for Orange, but I think they lock most if not all of their handsets.

lalaland · 23-10-2005, 15:00

My mate went to Meadowhall this morning and picked up a W800i from the Vodafone store there, aparantly they have loads in stock, so anyone wanting a Vodafone W800i if you can get to Meadowhall then it's worth doing so.

gers09 · 23-10-2005, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

My mate went to Meadowhall this morning and picked up a W800i from the Vodafone store there, aparantly they have loads in stock, so anyone wanting a Vodafone W800i if you can get to Meadowhall then it's worth doing so.

Im still waiting on mine from o2, which i ordered last monday

lalaland · 23-10-2005, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by gers09

Im still waiting on mine from o2, which i ordered last monday

O2 are also out of stock on the K750i.

Ms Lalaland ordered one last week via their online service as she wanted an online tarrif and they've said it's going to be a week or so before there's any in stock.

gers09 · 23-10-2005, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

O2 are also out of stock on the K750i.

Ms Lalaland ordered one last week via their online service as she wanted an online tarrif and they've said it's going to be a week or so before there's any in stock.

I had phoned them up on wednesday after i realised it was out of stock and they told me i should have my w800i by this wednesday (though its still out of stock according to the website) and they told me to phone them up if i didnt have it by then. Cant see it happening myself

gers09 · 26-10-2005, 11:26

Ive just phoned up o2 and theyve said that even although its "out of stock" that i'll have my w800i within 14 days of when i made the order. Which was monday the 17th.

Im not sure whethere to believe them, but heres hoping

Garyo2 · 26-10-2005, 11:45

The W800i's will be serving back orders. It is quite possible what they are saying could be true, however i suppose it depends how many people are on back order. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any information regarding the W800's an when they will be in stock.

lalaland · 26-10-2005, 11:50

Vodafone still have loads aparantly, what does that tell you about who's the popular network choice?

gers09 · 26-10-2005, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garyo2

The W800i's will be serving back orders. It is quite possible what they are saying could be true, however i suppose it depends how many people are on back order. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any information regarding the W800's an when they will be in stock.

It now says on my order that its "completed" and that the order is with the courier and on the way to me!! yay

tcall · 26-10-2005, 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalaland

Vodafone still have loads aparantly

According to who?
I'm waiting for my phone as they're out of stock.

astro · 27-10-2005, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by potatolegs

Yay my new phone arrived completely unexpectedly and it is an amazing gadget

Ou tof interest how loud is the alarm? I know it has a lot of other fancy gadgets but I do rely on an alarm to wake me up. I heard the alarm on a 750i today and it wouldn't wake a sleeping mouse.

18-10-2005, 17:03	#26
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Ive just checked my order status with very low hopes of being in stock, and would you believe it......... its not! Ah well, i'll just have to wait a few more days. Does anyone know when they'll get some in on o2???

18-10-2005, 17:11	#27
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Not sure about O2, but Orange aparantly have more coming on the 28th of this month. It really is a popular phone.

18-10-2005, 17:17	#28
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	TMobile and Vodafone have them in stock. O2 and Orange are awaiting stock. However, this site claims to have the W800i in stock on the O2 network. http://www.sim64.co.uk/sony-ericsson-w800i.html

18-10-2005, 22:41	#29
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	Stock report didnt say the W800i were out of stock on o2. I will confirm tomorrow.

18-10-2005, 23:05	#30
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Gary02 do you work for o2? If so PM me, nothing to do with this, just a question.

18-10-2005, 23:11	#31
potatolegs Posts: n/a	Yay my new phone arrived completely unexpectedly and it is an amazing gadget

18-10-2005, 23:31	#32
Ju411 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 1,786	Quote: Originally Posted by potatolegs ... it is an amazing gadget It truely is..I just think that even the 512MB card is too small (after two days of playing with it)..I think I need at least 1GB

19-10-2005, 13:45	#33
potatolegs Posts: n/a	It is pure simplicity downloading the tracks onto the phone, you either just drag them on, and phone is showed up as USB storage or use disc2phone, photo quality is good too.

19-10-2005, 21:16	#34
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	Quote: Originally Posted by Garyo2 Stock report didnt say the W800i were out of stock on o2. I will confirm tomorrow. Hmm , it appears the phones are out of stock and no date is on my lists. Will check again tomorrow.

19-10-2005, 21:41	#35
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Quote: Originally Posted by Garyo2 Hmm , it appears the phones are out of stock and no date is on my lists. Will check again tomorrow. Same here. Delivery still says within 5 days on my bill? Ive emailed o2 care to check

20-10-2005, 00:48	#39
jagger2k Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 3,027	i got my replacment yesterday too.

20-10-2005, 00:24	#36
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Bit of a bonus, it appears that if you get your K750i or W800i from O2 that they don't sim lock them. Aparantly this is the same for all O2 phones. Nice. Much better than T Mobile and Vodafone that seem to sim lock them and also brand the software with their own limitation imposing crap.

20-10-2005, 00:38	#37
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	Quote: Originally Posted by gers09 Same here. Delivery still says within 5 days on my bill? Ive emailed o2 care to check I get emailed a stock update every day however this phone seems to have been omitted. I will check with Hardware when at work for a more up date realistic time frame. Problem you have is if SE don't supply in large quantities (i.e over 2,000 phones) then some of the popular phones tend to have large backorders so even though they come in, they go straight back out.

20-10-2005, 00:40	#38
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland Bit of a bonus, it appears that if you get your K750i or W800i from O2 that they don't sim lock them. Aparantly this is the same for all O2 phones. Nice. Much better than T Mobile and Vodafone that seem to sim lock them and also brand the software with their own limitation imposing crap. Yes mate that is correct. If the phone is an official o2 phone (bought from o2 direct) then they are not usually latched to the network. The only phones that are latched are o2 specific handsets such as the XDA range.

21-10-2005, 09:17	#40
banbury_oddball Forum Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Banbury Posts: 1,299	Hi I am Vodafone staff and recently upgraded my phone to the w800i. I had a customer query yesterday, so popped in a T-Mobile sim card and works fine. It is not Vodafone branded, this is noticable in the box that it comes in, and is the standard plastic SE version. Although you are quite correct, all phones branded as "Vodafone Live" are network locked. Can't speak for Orange, but I think they lock most if not all of their handsets.

23-10-2005, 15:00	#41
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	My mate went to Meadowhall this morning and picked up a W800i from the Vodafone store there, aparantly they have loads in stock, so anyone wanting a Vodafone W800i if you can get to Meadowhall then it's worth doing so.

23-10-2005, 17:28	#42
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland My mate went to Meadowhall this morning and picked up a W800i from the Vodafone store there, aparantly they have loads in stock, so anyone wanting a Vodafone W800i if you can get to Meadowhall then it's worth doing so. Im still waiting on mine from o2, which i ordered last monday

23-10-2005, 17:47	#43
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Quote: Originally Posted by gers09 Im still waiting on mine from o2, which i ordered last monday O2 are also out of stock on the K750i. Ms Lalaland ordered one last week via their online service as she wanted an online tarrif and they've said it's going to be a week or so before there's any in stock.

23-10-2005, 17:54	#44
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland O2 are also out of stock on the K750i. Ms Lalaland ordered one last week via their online service as she wanted an online tarrif and they've said it's going to be a week or so before there's any in stock. I had phoned them up on wednesday after i realised it was out of stock and they told me i should have my w800i by this wednesday (though its still out of stock according to the website) and they told me to phone them up if i didnt have it by then. Cant see it happening myself

26-10-2005, 11:26	#45
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Ive just phoned up o2 and theyve said that even although its "out of stock" that i'll have my w800i within 14 days of when i made the order. Which was monday the 17th. Im not sure whethere to believe them, but heres hoping

26-10-2005, 11:45	#46
Garyo2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 566	The W800i's will be serving back orders. It is quite possible what they are saying could be true, however i suppose it depends how many people are on back order. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any information regarding the W800's an when they will be in stock.

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I've just bought a Sony Ericcson W800i on O2

26-10-2005, 11:50	#47
lalaland Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 11,539	Vodafone still have loads aparantly, what does that tell you about who's the popular network choice?

26-10-2005, 18:07	#48
gers09 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,832	Quote: Originally Posted by Garyo2 The W800i's will be serving back orders. It is quite possible what they are saying could be true, however i suppose it depends how many people are on back order. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any information regarding the W800's an when they will be in stock. It now says on my order that its "completed" and that the order is with the courier and on the way to me!! yay

26-10-2005, 18:38	#49
tcall Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 805	Quote: Originally Posted by lalaland Vodafone still have loads aparantly According to who? I'm waiting for my phone as they're out of stock.

27-10-2005, 14:54	#50
astro Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: LF Dirty Thirty Brigade Posts: 12,059	Quote: Originally Posted by potatolegs Yay my new phone arrived completely unexpectedly and it is an amazing gadget Ou tof interest how loud is the alarm? I know it has a lot of other fancy gadgets but I do rely on an alarm to wake me up. I heard the alarm on a 750i today and it wouldn't wake a sleeping mouse.