SE K790 n e 1 ?

[hsncool]

hi all. i am in desperate need of a new fone....and i really want a K800.....but their too expensive. ive heard of the K790, this is basically a k800 without 3g right?

so technically it wud be cheaper?

am i right? and WHERE THE HELL can i buy one of these from?

i need a fone on payasyougo/simfree

[Funkstar]

I didn't know such a phone existed. It's not listed on the SE website.

correction, it's not on the UK website as it isn't available here.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...=pp1&pid=10409 and then click on the Local Availability link at the side.

[hsncool]

not in uk :|

[JimmyBoy]

ebay jobbie then i would of thought

[dave87]

Can I just ask - how much were you looking at spending on the phone? and how much do you spend on topups each month?

Take the following two examples:

Person 1 - doesn't want/need/like the latest greatest phones, tops up £5 every 2 months to keep his phone alive. Total Cost/year £60(phone) £30 (TopUps) = £90

Person 2 - likes the latest greatest, tops up £15/month. Total Cost/year £120-180 (phone) £180 (TopUps) £300-360

If you're person 1 then PAYG is perfect, if you are person 2, then PAYG is a false economy - and you would be better off with a Contract, as you would get the phone for free. As follows:

£20-25/month & No charge for a k800i, Total Cost/year £240-300.

Just food for thought

Dave

[hsncool]

AHA!!!
UR ALL WRONG!

http://www.theorder.co.uk/phones/Sony%20Ericsson/K790i

see, its cuming soon, so !!!

[dave87]

Am I the only one that thinks this is a k800i with a different name?

[manwithnoname]

Originally Posted by dave87

Am I the only one that thinks this is a k800i with a different name?

I think k800i - 3g (and front facing camera)= K790i

More EDIT: that's exactly what the OP wrote - opps sorry

[dave87]

ah, makes sense.

3G is bloody useful if you own a laptop and want to browse the internet though

[Funkstar]

Originally Posted by hsncool

see, its cuming soon, so !!!

Is it? that's one hell of a trick for a mobile phone

Have you seen the expected availability date for that? Q2 2006. So that makes it 6 months late already.

I wouldn't be holding my breath for this to actually appear if i were you.

[hsncool]

but it will b cheaper!. and yes dave87, if u luk at the pictures, it doesnt have the front facing camera in the ear-speaker. and wudnt using ur 3g for laptop internet cost loads?

[dave87]

Originally Posted by hsncool

but it will b cheaper!. and yes dave87, if u luk at the pictures, it doesnt have the front facing camera in the ear-speaker. and wudnt using ur 3g for laptop internet cost loads?

I was browsing for a good 20 mins, alongside mobile internet usage (ie checking film times, weather, email etc) and it cost me £1.41 for the month

[dave87]

Originally Posted by manwithnoname

I think k800i - 3g (and front facing camera)= K790i

More EDIT: that's exactly what the OP wrote - opps sorry

Yeah, realize that now - reread the thread (should learn to do that more in future )

[hsncool]

Originally Posted by hsncool

AHA!!!
UR ALL WRONG!

http://www.theorder.co.uk/phones/Sony%20Ericsson/K790i

see, its cuming soon, so !!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

luk at the site again! it now says....
"This model is no longer Available"

[dave87]

Ah well - if you want the k800i, it appears you are going to have to shell out for one, like the rest of us

Otherwise consider something like the n73 which I've seen on offer occasionally...

[ACiD303]

According to Wikipedia :

"The difference between the two phones is that the K790 supports GSM and EDGE, while the K800 supports UMTS and GSM."

This would be why the K790i isn't released in the UK, or the majority (if not all) of Europe - we don't support EDGE.