The fantastic Sony Ericsson K750i phone now only £49.99

barginunter

jtcg wrote: »

Plus which is the best chippy near the ground? I don't think I've found it:rotfl: yet!

Whats up with the Crispy Cod then?

dachshund_2

Can anyone confirm 100% whether this comes unlocked? I would like this phone, but only on my Orange SIM.

Thanks,
Andy

ilikewatchingtv

dachshund wrote: »

Can anyone confirm 100% whether this comes unlocked? I would like this phone, but only on my Orange SIM.

Thanks,
Andy

Hi Andy,

I bought this phone after reading this thread, - although the invoice enclosed with the phone stated that the handset was sim free, the phone IS locked to o2. furthermore, the phone came loaded with a particularly unpleasant o2 branded firmware. I had the phone unlocked at the local market for £1.50, then loaded a generic firmware via http://www.wotanserver.com using the USB cable supplied with the phone for a further cost of £4.86.

Dave.

gaming_guy

ilikewatchingtv wrote: »

Hi Andy,

I bought this phone after reading this thread, - although the invoice enclosed with the phone stated that the handset was sim free, the phone IS locked to o2. furthermore, the phone came loaded with a particularly unpleasant o2 branded firmware. I had the phone unlocked at the local market for £1.50, then loaded a generic firmware via http://www.wotanserver.com using the USB cable supplied with the phone for a further cost of £4.86.

Dave.

if anyone is interested in debranding their phone, i made a guide here on how to debrand SE phones

mascherano

gaming_guy wrote: »

if anyone is interested in debranding their phone, i made a guide here on how to debrand SE phones

de-branding a phone is totally pointless, plus it costs money

ilikewatchingtv

mascherano wrote: »

de-branding a phone is totally pointless, plus it costs money

Well, I suppose it comes down to personal taste - a lot of people pay extra to have metallic paint on their new car, but I suppose that's "pointless" too...

Debranding doesn't always have to cost money either, - I chose to pay to use a server to debrand my phone, but could have done it myself for free, I just didn't have time to read up on the subject first.

Personally I'm quite happy to pay less than a fiver to remove all the o2 branding from my phone, and the phone does seem to run a bit faster with generic firmware.

However, - you're quite right that de-branding mobile phones certainly doesn't save money in any way, and so a discussion about de-branding probably doesn't belong on this forum.

gaming_guy

mascherano wrote: »

de-branding a phone is totally pointless, plus it costs money

not if you use XS++. i upgraded a k750i to a w800i using XS++ for free

mitre

gaming_guy wrote: »

not if you use XS++. i upgraded a k750i to a w800i using XS++ for free

as did I.....
Found this guide to be good:
http://k750itow800i.blogspot.com/

jtcg

ahll wrote: »

Also I ordered it sunday and it arrived Tuesday so a quick turn around

Well I ordered one on Wednesday 4th July! Today is Monday 9th and still no confirmation of despatch.... not such a quick turnaround for me!!:embarasse

errolevans

Maybe you should give them a call?? I ordered mine on Thurs and it arrived Fri - very pleased with phone and service!!