W580im Announced |
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W580im Announced |
 2008-01-28 16:31
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Sony Ericsson today silently announced the W580im - the i-mode version of the slim W580 Walkman phone, that has been extremely popular in many European countries. The new W580im won't bring much news apart from the usual i-mode features, that includes an i-mode web browser, iMMS and iMail. Furthermore, the phone supports DoJa, which is a platform for running applications and games. The W580im was announced in a Style White colour edition - it is yet uncertain whether more colour editions are to be released. -------------------- You can visit my website here, if you want. |
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2008-01-28 16:53
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 Zoo York  Group: VIP Posts: 2,782 Joined: 2007-09-29 From: Paradise City Member No.: 71,390 Mobile: iPod Touch 16GB 3.0 |
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2008-01-28 17:11
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Best staff member of 2008 (apparently) Group: Admins Posts: 2,888 Joined: 2008-01-18 From: Denmark Member No.: 102,800 Mobile: C901, C903, W995 and XPERIA X1 Tutorials Submitted: 2 |
No, nothing has changed hardware wise
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2008-01-28 17:19
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Zoo York Group: VIP Posts: 2,782 Joined: 2007-09-29 From: Paradise City Member No.: 71,390 Mobile: iPod Touch 16GB 3.0 |
Can i flash my old w580i with this im firmware?
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2008-01-28 17:21
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 twitter.com/scotsboyuk Group: Admins Posts: 14,184 Joined: 2005-03-03 From: Blighty Member No.: 40 Mobile: T68i (The Lightsaber of Mobiles) |
Even if you could, your network would have to support iMode for you to be able to take advantage of it. O2 in the UK are winding down their iMode service.
-------------------- Bessie Braddock: Winston you are drunk. Churchill: Yes, but in the morning I shall be sober, and you will still be ugly.
Jag gillar blonda svenska bikinibrudar väldigt mycket, och jag har en iPhone och den äger allt tack var min kompis Rekoil! My Blog Follow me on Twitter FOR SALE: X1 < SOLD but I still haven't updated my sig to remove this (Note from scots: Hmmm ... I wonder who put that there?) |
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2008-01-28 18:08
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Se-nse's No1 Baller Group: VIP Posts: 4,096 Joined: 2006-07-04 Member No.: 3,835 |
I'd buy it and go to Japan
 But I hear in Japan, phones have to be UMTS enabled which the W580 is not. -------------------- |
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2008-01-28 18:15
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twitter.com/scotsboyuk Group: Admins Posts: 14,184 Joined: 2005-03-03 From: Blighty Member No.: 40 Mobile: T68i (The Lightsaber of Mobiles) |
Well non-Japanese handsets will have to support WCDMA, but I'm not sure what services they will be able to use in Japan.
-------------------- Bessie Braddock: Winston you are drunk. Churchill: Yes, but in the morning I shall be sober, and you will still be ugly.
Jag gillar blonda svenska bikinibrudar väldigt mycket, och jag har en iPhone och den äger allt tack var min kompis Rekoil! My Blog Follow me on Twitter FOR SALE: X1 < SOLD but I still haven't updated my sig to remove this (Note from scots: Hmmm ... I wonder who put that there?) |
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2008-01-28 18:23
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Se-nse's No1 Baller Group: VIP Posts: 4,096 Joined: 2006-07-04 Member No.: 3,835 |
http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan. According to the Mobile Phone section, it has to be 3G. It's a shame SE limited themselves to the limited i-mode market in Europe. I-Mode only really ever took off in Japan. I guess the K610im seems good though.
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2008-01-28 18:45
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twitter.com/scotsboyuk Group: Admins Posts: 14,184 Joined: 2005-03-03 From: Blighty Member No.: 40 Mobile: T68i (The Lightsaber of Mobiles) |
Any handset SE releases for DoCoMo will support iMode. iMode hasn't been as big a success outside of Japan; I'm not sure why, but I wouldn't be surprised to find a combination of cultural, network and pricing factors at work.
-------------------- Bessie Braddock: Winston you are drunk. Churchill: Yes, but in the morning I shall be sober, and you will still be ugly.
Jag gillar blonda svenska bikinibrudar väldigt mycket, och jag har en iPhone och den äger allt tack var min kompis Rekoil! My Blog Follow me on Twitter FOR SALE: X1 < SOLD but I still haven't updated my sig to remove this (Note from scots: Hmmm ... I wonder who put that there?) |
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