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  • Dj
  • 2S$
  • 04 Oct 2005

Hi..
I really like the K300i and wanna buy it. But lotta old users have told me that this phone tends to give head-aches due to the radiation?!! More than the same prolonged use in other mobiles. Is this true?
Thank you.

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    • Colnagoguy
    • S3e
    • 03 Oct 2005

    Ignu,

    1) battery standby time: it does sound as you might have a problem, Did you have this kind of problem previously with other phones? I mean, if you live somewhere always far away from the GSM base station your phone will always be working on top effect. Also, when you speak in the phone, the standyby time will quickly become quite less. However, I usually load the battery 1-2 times/week. I get 2-3 calls/day of 5 minutes, I send 1-2 mms/day. I dont't play games or listen to music. I take 4-5 pictures/day... Again, this is highly subjective; I have very good connection to a nearby base station...

    2) GPRS. If you know you are in a place with GPRS and the GPRS icon is not on you should contact Sony Ericsson helpdesk (information is available on their web). They should be able to help you further! :o)

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      • Carlos Figueiredo
      • ygq
      • 03 Oct 2005

      Thank you very much for your quick response Taimur! You helped me decide, I will buy this phone. Just cant't wait to make some nice MP3 ring tones out of songs from my favourite CDs! ;-)

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        • Taimur
        • PVH
        • 03 Oct 2005

        Well quality of mp3 is very very good & secondly it depends on u that the mp3 tone or song is in how much kb/sec.
        I have a tone & its 128 kb/s in my mobile & its so loud, clear in my mobile that even in a crowdy area , one can hear it .

        secondly, u can transfer tones through infrared/usb.

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          • Carlos Figueiredo
          • ygq
          • 03 Oct 2005

          Hi, I am very inclined to buying this phone but first I would like to ask someone who owns one about the quakity of the mp3 playback. Is is loud and clear enough? I have heard that the ringtones a clear but I wanted to know spwcifically about MP3 ring tones. Another thing is that i've read about those MP3 tones being downloaded via a service called "PlayNow™". Is that the only way to get nem MP3 rings or can I use my data cable to transfer ans use them as ringtones? Thank you in advance for your responses.

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            • ignu
            • Aws
            • 02 Oct 2005

            Colna,

            many thanks for the prompt reply!

            I DON'T play games and listen to music on my cp. my cp is for its "intended use only". i mean by that, texting and calling only. well, taking photo sometimes on unresistable targets, hehe!

            my cp's light is on "power save". i don't even put it in "vibra" mode. audio is on level 3 only but is already loud for me. i've checked all other settings and they're okey. btw, i'm on a prepaid account right now. it means, i load credits to the cp now and then for me to enable to text & call but i'm planning to switch to a postpaid account in the immediate future.

            the GPRS icon (thin blue L light above the batt) shows itself for a FEW seconds after i turned ON the cp after charging. in previous post, i mean after inserting the batt and turning the cp ON. then, it will fade away. i don't know why? does this mean, my GPRS is not functioning?

            again, many thanks! i really appreciate the clarification here esp. coming from Colnagoguy.





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              • Colnagoguy
              • S3e
              • 02 Oct 2005

              ignu,

              1) Are you using the K300 for playing games/music etc? This takes a lot of battery juice! Also check on menu - settings - display (you move your joystick to the right 2 times) - Light: check that it is on "power save"

              2) Your GPRS icon is gone after a few seconds after you insert WHAT?

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                • Taimur
                • PVH
                • 02 Oct 2005

                Can anyone tell me that which extensions are supported by K300i?
                & one thing more , i read somewhere that this mobiles also supports aac extension for songs, but when I transfered to my mobile , it wasn't working & was transfered to " others " folder

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                  • ignu
                  • Aws
                  • 01 Oct 2005

                  somebody PLEASE help me...

                  my sis bought me this cp days back in KSA. the store where they bought it, charged & tested the batt for a while, not a first full charging as it should be.

                  now, the batt lasts only 2 days!! is there and indication when the battery is already full when charging? i can only see "charging" indication. if i see the batt is full (there's no more WHITE part moving on and off on the cp)then that's the time i unplugged it.

                  should i buy a new one or have the batt replace or check by the accredited supplier?

                  i hate on keep charging the the cp every 2 days! if i'm the one buy a phone, my number ONE consideration is battery standby & talk time!

                  one more thing, my cp GPRS icon is gone after a few seconds after i insert it. is there something wrong here?

                  much thanks in advance!

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                    • Colnagoguy
                    • S3e
                    • 01 Oct 2005

                    Taimur, I am not responsible for this website ... :o)

                    The Media player in K300 only supports MP3, WAV and 3GP, not MP4 or AAC

                    (check out the official user guide at http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=ps1_1_2_1_1&zone=ps&lm=ps1_1&pid=10226&fid=11747&esi=true )

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                      • Devil
                      • mYd
                      • 01 Oct 2005

                      Ok...so i got about all of it's features worked out...i love the phone..it's gr8..but i can't make it play mp4-s...i transfer them into the phone using data cable,and it saves them into the "others" folder...do i need special software to playback mp4-s?

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                        • Taimur
                        • PVH
                        • 01 Oct 2005

                        Hello again,
                        There is also one thing more that I want to ask. I found in the review of this mobile ( on your website ) that this mobile also supports aac extension. However, when I transfered a song of extension " aac" , the song was transfered to " other " folder and wasn't working . So tell me whats the problem now ?

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                          • Colnagoguy
                          • S3e
                          • 30 Sep 2005

                          No, the same SW revivion is on all phones at the same time and is not dependent on which factory that makes it.

                          The SW as such is extremely stable on K300 so you need not worry! ;o)

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                            • shae
                            • P@d
                            • 30 Sep 2005

                            i luv my k300i..worth any penny..just need to know if there is any difference (software,performance..etc.) if my unit is made is manufactured in taiwan?

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                              • dragos
                              • mA@
                              • 29 Sep 2005

                              i bought this phone since 1 day its verry good phone for his price!i bought this phone from romania for 120usd!verry good phone for smoll price

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                                • Taimur khan
                                • jJX
                                • 29 Sep 2005

                                hi its very good phone plz any body tell me about the stuff for k300 thnx in advance

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                                  • Colnagoguy
                                  • S3e
                                  • 28 Sep 2005

                                  It should work with:
                                  R2AJ010, R2AT003, R2BA020 amongst others. The later the better as always...

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                                    • Taimur
                                    • PVH
                                    • 28 Sep 2005

                                    Colnagoguy , well therez no additional software installed , & I myself don't know any legal software for this mobile which will give me availability of capturing pictures in the MEGA PIXEL format.

                                    u just tell me name of the software, I shall try to find that .

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                                      • Michael
                                      • Skr
                                      • 28 Sep 2005

                                      Yes, the phone has loud speaker.

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                                        • Colnagoguy
                                        • S3e
                                        • 27 Sep 2005

                                        Regarding:
                                        1) FM radio: You can only get FM radio in the phone by using the FM radio accessory as I previously posted! (see page 3 or 4). There is no radio inside the phone

                                        2) There is no answering machine SW inside K300. It is not needed either. If you have an operator worth their name they have it included in their service to you.