On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:15:18 GMT, Karen McDonald <karen1215@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:23:30 +0000, Peter
><usenetINVALID@nidum.plus.com> wrote:
>
>>My son's mobile is about to give up the ghost after 3 years of what
>>has turned out to be a particlarly hard life. It's his birthday next
>>month, so I am considering splashing out and get him a new one.
>>
>>Although I prefer Nokia's, and have tried to persuade him otherwise,
>>he quite fancies a SE K800i
>>
>>Does anyone have any comments about the phone - good or bad?
>>
>>I would also like to know what sort of memory card it needs - can't
>>find any detail on tyhe SE website.
>
>Price, size and performance-wise the SE K800i is a great phone and
>strongly recommended. But like so many other phones in this bracket
>(them all perhaps) the video capture quality is not impressive.
>Conversely, the K800i stills camera is quite superb. It's a Cybershot
>with a proper flash.
>
>The other downside of SE phones is that they use Memory Stick Micro
>(M2) memory cards, which, compared to miniSD, are very expensive,
>though considerably smaller - no bigger than a man's finger nail. Yet
>these cards are coming down in price almost every day - which is
>encouraging.
>
>For best video capture I use the Nokia N93 phone. But it's rather
>bulky and costs a lot more (c. £400). So if you can put up with the
>K800i's inferior video recording ability I would go for that model. In
>fact, all things considered, Sony Ericsson's K800i is probably the
>best phone on the market right now. I give it 4.75 stars out of 5.
>
>There are four protective cases to consider:
>
>1. SE model IAC-25 = a nice fit and looks trendy. Phone has to be
>removed for use.
>2. Older model SE ICE-25 leather case. A tightish fit until K800i beds
>in. But very functional. Phone comes out of case for use. ICE-25 was
>the case once recommended for the T68i. But it fits the K800i all
>right. Being leather ICE-25 stretches round the phone.
>3. The BodyGlove Wet-Suit style case (as sold in CarphoneWarehouse et
>al) - reasonable fit, though IMHO a bit cheapo-looking. Functional
>enough however. Use phone in case.
>4. Krusell Leather Case = Perhaps the best, albeit a very
>tight-fitting affair. It's advisable to heat this case up first before
>inserting the K800i. Then the case will shrink round the phone, which
>can always be used in the case.
>
>One way or the other I reckon your son will be well pleased with a
>K800i. We're delighted with ours.
>
>P.S. Rather than pay top dollar for a SIM FREE K800i you might want to
>consider getting a Pay As You Talk phone from one of the big networks
>and unlocking/debranding it using a service like:
>
>www.wotanserver.com
>
>I can't say if this practice is legal (or not) but my husband used it
>recently on his K800i and the result was perfect. I think the charge
>was about £5 and the procedure was carried out entirely via the
>Internet. So maybe worth considering to save a few quid.

Thanks for the info - particularly about the cases.

I've gone for T-Mobile with the Flext 20 tariff - 34 quid per month to
spend at a cost of 15 quid per month and I got them to throw in a
bluetooth headset. The phone cost 20 quid.
--
Cheers

Peter

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