ANY K700i USERS?

[mandar5]

Hey guys i have this gr8 SE phone from SE stable.I dont know how to protect this phone from dust .Can anyone plz tell me is there any cover available for this phone?

[Minimalistix]

Hi there,

I bought this cellphone just 2 days ago and it rocks man!!

I suggest don't go for any covers... it will overheat the cellphone and reduce battery life and we need that for listening mp3s and radio!!

But I haven't removed the protection film on the screen though. It really protects that absolutely stunning TFT screen from any scratches and my fingerprints.

Hey, I wanna ask you something. Go to Message Alert settings and play the "Click" sound just below "No Sound". I hear a pop sound before the click sound. My Speakerphone always makes a slight pop sound before playing anything... be it mp3 or midi ringtone or radio. Can you tell me if that's the case with you too?

If that's not normal I'll get my K700i changed... Just bought it 2 days ago!!

[techno_funky]

a K700i user here as well
about the protection i bought myself one of those covers wit ha zipper
but it dint stay properly coudnt use the joystick properly
the camera lens got obstructed
so stopped using the cover
i too have kept the plastic protection on the screen

about the click part i everybody gets it
read somwhere on the boards
it was Ujwal i guess he too was annoyed with this
iam too getting it
a friend of mine staying in the same building as mine too has a k700i he too gets this
so i dont think there is any problem with the phone

[aadipa]

no idea about that click/pop sound problem, which firmware are you people with?

To find out which firmware revision your phone currently has installed, perform the following: 

>*<<*<* 

Where < and > represents pushing the joystick left and right respectively.

Have a look at K700 firmware versions

[gdatuk]

try the new crystal cover case available at many mobile shops
costs 45-55..i just got one for my mom...
it protects a lot and also has heat dispensers..

[Jatin_T]

Theer are silicon as well as Crystal covers avalable for the phone..altho i dont like covers very much..so dont use it much..and i recently had a bike accident..so its too damaged now anyways for me to think about covering it.

BTW, the silicon covers do feel a bit odd..havent seen anyone using the crystal cover..do try them and tell ur opinion!

[sav_more]

hey there!
dis is one more k700i user.awsome phone i must say.great price great performance.i was just wondering, what if da headphones get spoilt,say in an accident.well, i've just had one and da headphones are smashed.luckily da phone is safe xcept for a few scratches.does anyone know if i can get new headphones.just need da price.if anyone knows please help.can i use da ones
provided with w800i or other walkman phones.

thanks.

and bout da click problem.no unwanted sounds here.firmware R2AY004.

[paul_007]

hey guys can u tell me how many mp3 can u store in ur cellphones and does it support real media format?

is K700 better than motorola E398

[techno_funky]

firmware R2AY004 here as well
well dont find it annoying at all
sometimes i hear it sometimes i dont

anyways i too would like to try out what sav_more says
havent actually handled one of those walkman phones
but in the print ads i see the headphones hooked up the same way we do on the k700i
anybody having a walkman phone could tell us about htis

[Jatin_T]

Paul..the k700i leaves the E398 far behind..in menu speed as well as sound quality..E398 had a very bad camera and video capacities!

I can store abt 12 mp3s..compressed to 44 kbps..since it doesnt affect quality much...
And the FM radio is good too.i chang my songs almost daily..so dat i can play in college lects!!

[prankie]

Try silicon cover...
I used it for my W800i.. it costed me 80rs.

[sav_more]

for songs, i recomend aac format.convert using itunes.for best results,use 64kbps@48000 khz.if beats dont matter much(old hindi songs),use 32kbps@44000khz. my phone has bout 17 songs excellent quality.many pics.no videos.

about da headphones,can anyone help please.can i use walkman brand headphones.some have 20mm jacks i think.xcluding those.anyothers...

thanks

[aadipa]

No, you cannot use headphones (any accessories) that comes with Walkman phones (W800i, W550i) with older phones like, K700i, K500i, K300i, T630, T610. But you can use theme with K750i as the port is same.

[sav_more]

what bout the cost of k700i headphones.i tried googling,but nothing about the cost.can anyone help.

thanks

[sanju]

i am also k700i user and the nevigation problem is very dispointed me.

[PinKLip]

I am too having K700i.
Really a gr8 phone. I want to know which BT dongle can be use with it.
Thanks...........

[mehulved]

You can use any bt dongle with it. You just need the right software for file transfers and I guess Float's Mobile Agent will do the needful.

[PinKLip]

I had tried Bluesoleil BT dongle, but ,my BT is recognised as unknown usb device , I am on winXP SP2,But the BT worked in my bros PC , my k700i also detected nicely there , I tried Float's Mobile Agent and My Phone Explorer. thanks

[Jatin_T]

Maybe ur USB port may be having a problem..but i guess the dongle works wid usb 1.1 as well as 2.0

Check if the dongle is indeed working..and dont install bluesoliel drivers..let Windows XP SP2 install it auomatically...

[royal]

hello,

I have been using one myself for the past 6 months and I want to know how to turn off that silly sound when u take a pic in the camera

[Jatin_T]

It cant be turned off..only a few firmware verions9the US ones0 had dat option without sound...rest have that sound....as there is some law in Japan( i may be guessing here) that camera fones shud let oders know der pic is being taken..so hard luck..the latest firmware still has dat sound ON!

[PinKLip]

Originally Posted by Jatin_T

Maybe ur USB port may be having a problem..but i guess the dongle works wid usb 1.1 as well as 2.0

Check if the dongle is indeed working..and dont install bluesoliel drivers..let Windows XP SP2 install it auomatically...

Yes Jatin_T, u r right. there is something wrong with my USB port. I donot know how to solve it

[sanzay]

i lso faced d same problem.While the Fujitech dongle worked fine in my USB d bluesolil dongle was detected as some "unknown device" while it worked fine in another machine.
I guess it was bcoz I had USB 1.1 drivers.....and d bluesolil is USB 2.0 compliant.

[Minimalistix]

@PinKLip

In most cases, any BT dongle can be used with any BT software to communicate with any* BT device.

*Provided the device has support for the required BT profile.

Almost all USB 2.0 Compliant devices support older USB 1.1 standard too (unless stated otherwise). So, I don't think it's a compatibility issue.

Try this: (order of steps is important)

1. Disconnect your BT dongle.

2. Uninstall all BT softwares. BlueSoleil, Float Mobile... etc.

3. Uninstall any remaining USB related devices in Device Manager under "Bluetooth USb", "Human Interface Devices", "Network Adapters", "Ports", "Sound, Video ...". In most cases, when we uninstall BT software that came with the BT dongle these are uninstalled automatically.

4. Restart PC and Install *"the software that came with"* yout BT dongle. If you didn't recieve any, you can install BlueSoleil. That's what I use with my K700i without any problems.

5. While installing BlueSoleil you may observe that dialogs are being dismissed automatically. That's normal. If you get a dialog that says something like "This driver has not passed Windows test..." install it anyway.

6. Though not necessary I would recommend that you restart your PC here.

7. You'll see a "Network cable unplugged" icon in your System Tray. Start BlueSoleil. When it says "Please insert a Bluetooth device" insert your BT dongle.

8. At this time XP will also detect your BT dongle and ask you to install drivers for it. Click on "Automatically install drivers..." and since you have BlueSoleil already installed, XP will find all the drivers automatically from system directories.

9. BlueSoleil's icon will turn blue in color and "Local Area Connection" icon with a "Red X" will dissappear.

10. That's it. Your Bluetooth is installed now!

Now just pair your K700i with your PC and transfer your top 10 Mp3s on to it.

Why? Because the sound quality with the bundled Sony's stereo earphones rock!!

[Jatin_T]

Yeah man..i guess Bluesoliel wil work like dat..but for floats mobile agent or my Phon explore to work..it generally requires Windows XP drivers..not bluesoliel ones...i cant get My Phone explorer to work wid Bluwsoliel ones..so use Windows Xp ones!

[PinKLip]

Thanks Minimalistix,
I will try it again

[Minimalistix]

Does anyone know how long flashing a K700i with the latest firmware will take at the service center?

I'm kinda uncomfortable with leaving my cellphone with them for a day.

[Jatin_T]

It shudnt take aday..u can also do it at home..from the sony website..oh u cant it seems..u need some other product..take a look here...maybe the service center guys use dis..
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...te=ps1&zone=ps
Neways..chek ur firmware version as shown here
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=66330
Mines the latest..got the fone abt 6 months back..c if u indeed need a firmware upgrade!

[Minimalistix]

Jatin Yaar! I already know this stuff!!

Since, I just bought my K700i this March, my firmware is the old R2CA001. I'll update it to R2AY004.

I know that Service Centres uses special equipment, cable and software to flash a mobile.

What I don't know is how long flashing a mobile device actually takes?

Anyone, have any idea?

[PinKLip]

Originally Posted by Minimalistix

Jatin Yaar! I already know this stuff!!

Since, I just bought my K700i this March, my firmware is the old R2CA001. I'll update it to R2AY004.

I know that Service Centres uses special equipment, cable and software to flash a mobile.

What I don't know is how long flashing a mobile device actually takes?

Anyone, have any idea?

Hi Minimalistix, My firmware is too R2CA001, Is it really old ???
I donot think . It is released in nov/dec 2005, but R2AY004 is released in may/jun 2005.
Alos have a look here---------

http://www.sonyericsson-man.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3

BTW i brought my set in Jan2006