UK Availability

[quote="the_hog_rider"]Latest trade press date given is start of February...anybody know differently 😮[/quote]

That sucks, I was hoping for 17th Jan :cry:

:P 😃 its everywhere here

Carphonewarehouse website now says Feb2003 - yesterday it was still saying January. Expansys website still says 2nd or 3rd week in Jan (but that was posted on 17th December).

I just phoned SE Uk and all they will say nowis first quarter, whereas last month they were saying Jan - so I expect the date has slipped to Feb at the earliest.

I am getting peed off with SE, why do they keep changing the date. My best guess is that the networks are still testing it and are not quite happy with it yet. surely they could just be honest and put the info on their website.

That isn't good at all, I'm still going to keep my hopes up and pray it comes out in January :-?

yeah, and in two weeks it will be due out in March. I expect it will get released just in time to make it into a 21st century technology exhibition at the V&A

stunned walked into carphone warehouse and was told easter now its just getting silly the same with sonys new top of the range pda with no bluetooth built in or apple launch all there new products 2weeks after xmas

Its like why should se march forward get the phone out quick and capture the market when they can procrastinate and let nokia pip them to the post again
Plus with the reviews the sharp phone is getting people unless really keen on this phone wond wait and will probably be quite satisfied with its major improvements over a current phone

Like david beckams foot what if we all pray for a January Launch

I just want to comment about AnasP800's signature: It is really bad 😃 😃
Dont let "M" see it 😃

i can second that !
i must have seen it a dozen times now and its still makes me cringe. :-?

www.expansys.com have now got prices for the UK models. they are expecting them in stock b4 the end of january.

no details as yet for the 3650

[quote="the_hog_rider"]Latest trade press date given is start of February...anybody know differently 😮[/quote]
Vodafone are saying that it will be February/March.

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THIS ISN'T FAIR!
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Possibly the networks are giving a slightly later date as they will want to provide 'branded' or SIM locked versions.

[quote="rnc"]Possibly the networks are giving a slightly later date as they will want to provide 'branded' or SIM locked versions.[/quote]
No, it is due to the number of problems that have been found. If you look at the Nokia 7650, Vodafone did not release until firmware revision 4 because they were not happy with the performance.

[quote="ohne Z"][quote="rnc"]Possibly the networks are giving a slightly later date as they will want to provide 'branded' or SIM locked versions.[/quote]
No, it is due to the number of problems that have been found. If you look at the Nokia 7650, Vodafone did not release until firmware revision 4 because they were not happy with the performance.[/quote]

LOL!, that's wrong, Vodafone were one of the first ones to release the 7650 in the UK, I got it on Vodafone with V3.12 (First Public Release) the first day it came out.

I think you are refering to Orange who didn't release until V3.16 (Second Public Release), as they had some network problems with V3.12

To be honest, i'd put up with the bugs until the next version of firmware is released, I just want the handset :x

Rang Sony Ericsson UK, they are still saying that the handset is going to be released end of this month at around �500.

Those of you with Barclaycards who want to buy the handset-sim free can claim any money back if the price drops after 60 days of purchase.

[quote="zubeir"]Rang Sony Ericsson UK, they are still saying that the handset is going to be released end of this month at around �500.

Those of you with Barclaycards who want to buy the handset-sim free can claim any money back if the price drops after 60 days of purchase.[/quote]

Wow,that is excelent.Did SE say that?
You can never get that kind of conditions with Nokia.

The price at Expansys drops:
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=P800&asource=

Our Handset Only Price : �528.75 (450.00 exc.)
With O2 Connection: �293.75 (250.00 exc.)
See bottom of page for list of available network connections.
All our phones are from UK distributors and have full UK warranty.
Availability: Estimated 14 Days
If you ordered this product before 3pm today, UK customers could expect delivery in 14 working day(s). Add your email address to the box on the left to receive an alert message when we get stock.

I have ordered things for expansys before I would take more notice of the word "could" in that sentance.

Anyway its still more sim free than from SE UK direct. I have ordered my P800 form them some time ago and they have promised me last week in Jan, they said that the phones whould go out in the same order the orders were taken ( if that makes sense). I was told I was on of the first to order.

The order can be cancelled at any time before it is shipped so lets see what happens.

sony ericsson uk, eh? - good idea
whats the site and how much are they charging?

I thought of using the barclarcard technique but they give you 30 days, not 60.
i'm not too sure if the deal counts for items bought over the internet though. 😞
i think i'm gonna save myself a couple of hundred pounds and wait for it to be released with sim.

[quote="Anonymous"]
i think i'm gonna save myself a couple of hundred pounds and wait for it to be released with sim.[/quote]

Sounds like a plan 😉

Come on... how come P802 takes so long to be available! I want a set with mandarin input!

Sonyericsson have informed the vodaphone shop in Watford that it will be available from MARCH.
The good news is that it has apparently been certified by the networks now.
Can I wait this long, or does the COMPAQ IPAQ look more interesting after every delay (8 months and counting). I would even consider an import, but I don't know how the support would go. (yes I know it will cost at least �300 more !).

I f you've been a psionfanfor12years you can surely wait another few weeks for the best psion ever !

Nigel

ps COMPAQ IPAQ is not symbian/psion

I realise that the compaq/ipaq is yet another MS corporate takeover attempt, but in my defence, I am very, very disappointed with SonyEricsson behaviour. WHERE IS IT ?
Most other countries have it.... I don't even care if it crashes (initially!).
Oh well, back to my large Psion Netbook and T39 (because my Series 5 power kept draining very quickly).

:cry:

[quote="Anonymous"]I f you've been a psionfanfor12years you can surely wait another few weeks for the best psion ever !

Nigel

ps COMPAQ IPAQ is not symbian/psion[/quote]

I like the p800,its quite appealing beeing the first device powerd with Symbian 7.0,but in this state,with loads of firmware bugs,missing features,i wouldn't use "best" to describe it.

Not yet out in the uk? 😮

Its out for more than a month here 😃

I cant believe that the UK does not have the p800 available as of yet. !!!

That is the trouble with networks that feel it is important to check the phone first...

Anyway after playing around with on now for a couple of weeks, I strongly recomend that you hang on for just a little bit longer. It is well worth the wait !! I really cant get enough of it.

Some tips while you wait. Make sure when you buy your p800 that it comes with the latest version of the PC Suite. Not really a problem if you dont becuase it can be downloaded from the ericsson website. My laptop did have some problems with the synching at first but this was cleared up with the new software. So if you are impatient like me, download it now and save time later when you need it.

P.S. for your info. my p800 was bought in Beirut for $736.

Enjoy it !!

Paddy

Just thought people might want to know that the sony ericsson UK website has started to show the p800 in its product line up.

"Our Handset Only Price : �488.06 (415.37 exc.)"

They had been �528, so �40 has been sliced from the price. �488 is a little bit easier to swallow psychologically.