SE Z600 - good phone, pros/cons?

I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.

So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
downsides?

Also, how easy is it to unlock one, or do they come factory unlocked
from bt mobile?

TIA,

Chris

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"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
> contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.
>
> So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
> downsides?

Rather large for a flip phone, see demo models in a local phone shop. I'd
consider the K700i as an alternative.

> Also, how easy is it to unlock one, or do they come factory unlocked
> from bt mobile?

Hopefully someone else can answer that but I'd **guess** they're already
unlocked.

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:00:18 +0100, "tHatDudeUK"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
>> contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.
>>
>> So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
>> downsides?
>
>Rather large for a flip phone, see demo models in a local phone shop. I'd
>consider the K700i as an alternative.

just what i've gone for. gone for a k700i from o2 online.

"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> just what i've gone for. gone for a k700i from o2 online.

Based on reviews and specs I can't wait to get my hands on mine :-) Just
ordered on orange despite knowing orange modified it to muck up the
shortcuts.

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:52:25
+0100, eggster2k <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
>contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.
>
>So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
>downsides?

Excellent phone. Only two real disappointments for me:

1. No EDGE (EGPRS).

2. No support for wave audio (only MIDI).

Plus the menus are a bit less intuitive than my old T39m.

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:00:18 +0100,
"tHatDudeUK" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...

>> I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
>> contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.
>>
>> So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
>> downsides?
>
>Rather large for a flip phone, see demo models in a local phone shop. ...

It's not all that much bigger than other clamshell phones, and is quite light
for its size. I personally don't see that as a real issue.

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In <[email protected]> on Thu, 07 Oct 2004 07:20:36 GMT,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

>In <[email protected]> on Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:52:25
>+0100, eggster2k <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking of getting a SE Z600 from e2save on a BT Mobile 100+
>>contract at £9.99 per month for the first 6 months, £25 thereafter.
>>
>>So, what is the general opinion of the Z600, is it a good phone, any
>>downsides?
>
>Excellent phone. Only two real disappointments for me:
>
>1. No EDGE (EGPRS).
>
>2. No support for wave audio (only MIDI).
>
>Plus the menus are a bit less intuitive than my old T39m.

3. Lacks GSM 850 (a significant issue for Cingular and ATTWS in the USA)

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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004, at 13:25:25 [GMT GMT] (23:25:25 Friday, 8 October 2004
where I live) "John Navas" wrote:

> 3. Lacks GSM 850 (a significant issue for Cingular and ATTWS in the USA)

John, do you know of any Nokia models on the horizon with quad band?

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In <[email protected]> on Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:47:52 +1000,
John Phillips<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 08 Oct 2004, at 13:25:25 [GMT GMT] (23:25:25 Friday, 8 October 2004
>where I live) "John Navas" wrote:
>
>> 3. Lacks GSM 850 (a significant issue for Cingular and ATTWS in the USA)
>
>John, do you know of any Nokia models on the horizon with quad band?

No, but then I don't keep track of that sort of thing.

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