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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 19, 2005, 4:45 PM
Ok this phone looks great, and its features are also great, most likely i will get this phone, but i was wondering what is an easy way to open it? it looks like you might have to see who is calling on the screen and then turn it around to open it? sorry i am very confused, anyone know how it might open, or at least an easy way to open it?
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akaszuba

Jan 19, 2005, 4:48 PM
You don't need to open it in order to take a call. You only need to open it if you need to access the keypad (dialing a number or texting for example), past that the phone can stay closed.

You can access all of your contacts with the directional pad and everything else pretty much can be done with the phone being closed.

I hope this helps.
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 19, 2005, 5:02 PM
wow, that is so cool, i tell ya technology these days! i am also wonder, do u think the 399 is worth it or not?
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akaszuba

Jan 19, 2005, 5:05 PM
Yes, I do think its more than worth it. This phone has it all, I mean yes of course there are certain negative things about it. But I think its way worth.
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 19, 2005, 5:12 PM
i think this phone is great and all, but i dont know about the design, its soo cool that you can answer it while closed, but what if i want to open it, there really is no easy way, its almost like you are going out of your way to open it. i dont knwo i guess it will take some time getting usto, but another thing is dont u think it will be weird opening the phone with two hands?
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akaszuba

Jan 19, 2005, 5:27 PM
It's possible to open it with one hand if you dont have small hands.

Is like a flip phone though, have to open it too.
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buff1

Jan 19, 2005, 6:04 PM
Yes, absolutely. It open rather easily, but not so easily to open accidentally.
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pyrofenix

Jan 19, 2005, 7:35 PM
I'm just worried i'll get ear wax on that pretty screen using it closed! 🙂
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 12:27 PM
pyrofenix said:
I'm just worried i'll get ear wax on that pretty screen using it closed! 🙂


Even if you used it open, it'd still have the same effect.

But that's where a Bluetooth headset comes in handy. I just bought ann HBH-660 from Sony Ericsson. I love it so much. It's got a small display for called ID, volume, and battery life. The sound quality is clear, people can hear me great, it's lightweight and looks pretty cool as well. 😁

I use it with a Sony Ericsson T637 😎
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pyrofenix

Jan 20, 2005, 12:33 PM
If it's on the side of your head, what good is that caller ID display? And if it's not on your head wouldn't it be just as easy to look at the phone?

I agree tho, the headset does look pretty cool so if it works well, i'll definately consider it. I was planning on a bluetooth headset anyway.
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 12:37 PM
pyrofenix said:
If it's on the side of your head, what good is that caller ID display? And if it's not on your head wouldn't it be just as easy to look at the phone?

I agree tho, the headset does look pretty cool so if it works well, i'll definately consider it. I was planning on a bluetooth headset anyway.



Well, unless you're talking to someone, why would it be on your head? I personally wouldnt wear it if I wasn't talking to anyone.

And with caller ID on the headset, I dont have to worry about having my phone out in the open all the time, just my headset which is alot smaller. And my phone can be kept on my waist, in my pocket, or whatever.

Lets say I get a call, I'd rather pull out my he...
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pyrofenix

Jan 20, 2005, 1:55 PM
Oh come now...if I had a bluetooth headset, i'd wear it all day long so I could look like someone out of Star Trek and people would all look at me in awe of my 'coolness'.

LOL
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 1:56 PM
LMAO Nice haha
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Icyhot

Jan 21, 2005, 3:19 AM
I have had the HBH 660 for about 2 months..way better than the Moto HS810 (I had it also)
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reid42

Jan 19, 2005, 5:47 PM
But you can only take pictures if it is closed 😕
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akaszuba

Jan 19, 2005, 7:27 PM
I think you can take pictures with it either way, closed or open.
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reid42

Jan 19, 2005, 7:45 PM
I don't think so 😕
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akaszuba

Jan 19, 2005, 8:12 PM
Well, taking pictures with it closed is the important things, isnt it? To me it is at least.
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buff1

Jan 19, 2005, 8:58 PM
It absolutely will take pictures while closed. 🙂
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 4:58 PM
How did we get on the subject of bluetooth?lol i just dont get it, the whole swivel to the side design. if you can picture the phone, like in most photos when closed and the buttons ,like call and end call are on the bottem of the phone, but when you open it, the spring is where those buttons are, so bassically you have to turn the whole phone around just to open it? sorry if my forum is hard to understand, im just really confused.
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 5:01 PM
Yes, the back piece of the phone where the camera is located, you have to turn it 180 degrees in order to access the keypad. In all honesty, its not as bad as it may sound or seem.
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pyrofenix

Jan 20, 2005, 5:41 PM
Agreed, I don't think it will be a big deal - I can't wait until Cingular at least has a demo out so everyone can go play with them. Then we'll all see how easy/not the swivel design is.
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 5:56 PM
Ive already played around with my friends S700i, its really not bad at all. The swivel mechanism is very solid, doesnt open accidently, is easily capable of being opened with one hand, as long as you dont have small hands. Though my hands are smaller than the average males, I've had no problem opening it and closing it with one hand.

I hope you guys get to play around with one soon, im positive you'll all love the phone. I loved it before I ever handled it, handling it just made me love it all the much more 😁
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 6:01 PM
how is the motorola v710? im just thinking of getting my local service(uscellular) and get the motorola v710a. i dunno, if this phone(sony sricsson s710) worth the wait? but that moto v710 does intregue me. what shold i do?
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 6:05 PM
The v710 has awful picture quality. Whenever im talking to my cousin and he's on his V710, his voice sounds slightly hissy. The S710 is worth the wait. Sony Ericsson has a good reputation. Motorola's strategy is to hide the phones crappiness behind good looks (MPx, RAZR) Looks can only hide so much though. (My opinion only).

I would seriously wait for the S710, you wont be disappointed.
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 6:28 PM
i dont know the v710 has alot of the same features as the s710a i mean they have 1 meg. camera and a mp3, i guess i really need to think about it, does anyone know what other features the s710 has that the v710 does not have?
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 6:50 PM
Yes, they both have a 1 megapixel camera, but megapixels dont mean good image quality. The V710 uses a crappy CMOS image sensor opposed to the S710 which uses a CCD.

Here's a megapixel shootout done by mobile burn between the S710, V710, and some other phone. The S710 hands down wins the megapixel shootout.

http://mobileburn.com/story.jsp?Id=940&source=RELATED »
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 7:09 PM
wow, that really helps thanks soo much.
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 7:10 PM
I am also consitering the Kyocera KOI does that even compair?
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akaszuba

Jan 23, 2005, 2:04 PM
No way does it compare except in form factor. Past that, comparing the KOI to the S710 is like comparing a Ford Escort (KOI) to a Lamborghini Murcielago (S710a).
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NotJoelShapiro

Jan 20, 2005, 7:00 PM
there is no spring on it, sorry.
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 7:03 PM
Who said that it had a spring? 😕
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NotJoelShapiro

Jan 20, 2005, 7:04 PM
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

(the post i replied to, at the bottom of it)
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FoNeFntIc10

Jan 20, 2005, 7:16 PM
Sorry someone had stated that it had a spring(THATS how it opens), sorry maybe next time ill do a little research before beliving someone.
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NotJoelShapiro

Jan 20, 2005, 7:23 PM
no biggy. it is just friction done. the moto's (not in the US) have springs. mobileburn.com has a great review of the s700i (basically same thing as s710a; 900 instead of 850 band, and fm radio instead of EDGE). check it out.
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