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Anyone know a release date on any networks for this phone?

Allphones catelog sais coming soon.

Any predictions of pricing on plans?

I'm also looking forward fo this phone to be released also. The phone featured in the allphones catalogue looked different (looks like the lg shine in my opinion) to the pictures you see on the net. I talked to the guy about when it is to be released and on what networks but he had no idea.

anyone know much about this??

samsung have been aweful at promoting this phone. It was in the allphones catalog a few weeks ago and looks quite impressive. Some shops said they will get it mid-june .... which is a week away and i still havent seen or heard much about this phone. Also cant seem to find any pictures of the platinum version (the one pictured on the catalog) ... all the pics on the web are a pretty average dark blue colour.

Yea, Anyone know a official release date of this phone? Will optus or 3 sign on this phone? How much does it cost?

Not sure about the official release date but it's available to buy on ebay now.
Price is $649 + $50 delivery.
Maybe will wait till it's available here to compare the price before making decision to buy it from ebay.

From another thread:

forum-replies.cfm?t=728088#r5

It was meant for a first quarter release in Europe, so a June/July release date would not be a ridiculous assumption.

now if only someone had an official release date for the F520

anyone know when this phone will hit stores in Australia yet?

does anyone know whether or not Optus is getting this samsung u700?

it's out now.

Looks sick and it's light.

JahjaMan writes...

it's out now.

Which retail stores?

It's on ebay for like 500+ bucks!

i think another u700 thread also states it.
its out on optus for free on the 49cap since yesterday
just see their website.

any word on if and when other providers might pick it up?

Hi everyone,

New to this and a great site!

I have just purchased the samsung U700 and love all the features bar one.

The screen saver appears to automatically go to a silver mirror (type of look) and I would prefer to be able to see at any time whether I had a message or a missed call.

Does anyone know if you can change that option?

Thanks!

Looks very cool ... looking to purchase one down the road.

To those who have one, hows the battery life?

angela10 writes...

Does anyone know if you can change that option?

maybe if you get a missed call/msg it will automatically come out of the screensaver and stay that way? try it out, nokia's are like that

Just wanted to confirm that its a 3G phone right? Am thinking of buying it and using a Telstra NextG sim.......

Yep the U700 is a 3G phone. The U600 is the non-3G version.

hsdpa too

I gather people are referring to the Samsung Blackjack.

The versions that Optus/Vodafone selling appears to be different in several ways to the one offered by Telstra.

from Cnet article: www.cnet.com.au/mobileph...339274471,00.htm

Optus/Vodafone: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Telstra: No Wi-Fi

Included accessoriesAdditional battery (Optus, Vodafone), Extended life battery and back cover (Telstra)

The Telstra site is almost useless as it doesn't even tell you what speed HSDPA it is, hence why the person who 'owned' the one I played with thought it was 14Mbps, as per the Telstra hype.

A few comments, screen was very good, with good photo rendition. The keyboard was not as good as the standard Blackberry one. It would probably be similar to the HP iPAQ, which I think is very poor.

Headset socket is on the side and not a standard phone connector which is not good for using as a music player.

what's up skip writes...

I gather people are referring to the Samsung Blackjack.

Samsung U700 is not the same as the Samsung Blackjack.

www.gsmarena.com/samsung...0-review-150.php

ive been playin with this phone all day,

its awesome. it is sex.
it looks good
its easy to use
its a great size.

id have to say.... its better than my D900..... * WAHAHAHAHHAAHHA A*** :(

Does anyone know when the U700 will be hitting the markets.... I know atm optus is offering it with their cap plans, however was hoping that I would be able to buy it without any telecom software or having to get it from HK through ebay....

Samsung U700 on Telstra

General
Network
HSDPA / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

Announced
2007

Status
Available

Size
Dimensions
102.5 x 50 x 12.1mm

Weight
86 g

Display
Type
TFT, 256K colors

Size
240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches

Ringtones
Type
Polyphonic (72 channels), MP3

Customization
Download, order now

Vibration
Yes

Memory
Phonebook
Yes, Photo call

Call records
30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls

Card slot
microSD (TransFlash), buy memory

- 40 MB embedded memory

Data
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

HSCSD
No

EDGE
Class 11, 236.8 kbps

3G
HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps

WLAN
No

Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP

Infrared port
No

USB
Yes, v2.0

Features
Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)

Games
Yes + downloadable, order now

Colors
Blue/Violet, Silver/White, Gold/Chocolate

Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash; secondary VGA videocall camera

- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/eACC/WMA player
- MPEG4/H.263/Real video player
- T9
- Picture editing
- Organizer
- Built-in handsfree

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 690 mAh

Stand-by
Up to 270 h

Talk time
Up to 5 h

wgt007p

Samsung U700 link (graphic and specs etc.) as follows:

www.gsmarena.com/samsung_u700-1852.php##

wgt007p

PEOPLE GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND GO TO THE SHOPS FAR OUT!!!

this phone is out
its allready released in aus.

OPtus have it on a cap plan allready!!!

what's up skip writes...

I gather people are referring to the Samsung Blackjack.

wtf r u on about. read the thread before you post unnecessarily.

u700 is quite expensive on ebay (500+)

I got mine last week, have to say its excellent!

Creapure writes...

Just wanted to confirm that its a 3G phone right? Am thinking of buying it and using a Telstra NextG sim.......

Reimondo writes...

Yep the U700 is a 3G phone. The U600 is the non-3G version.

JahjaMan writes...

hsdpa too

Um... hope that guy didn't rush out to buy it just for NextG. According to the specs on Samsung au it's not going to work. Besides, if it did, I reckon Telstra would be splashing it all over it's website given the trickle of NextG phones.

shootmenow writes...

Um... hope that guy didn't rush out to buy it just for NextG. According to the specs on Samsung au it's not going to work. Besides, if it did, I reckon Telstra would be splashing it all over it's website given the trickle of NextG phones.

Nah.... didn't buy it, cause found out that its not going to work on NextG.... what a bummer.... really liked this phone...

just because its hsdpa capable doesnt mean it'll work on the telstra network. i apologise for not mentioning that..

Does it have a real camera flash like the sony ericsson k800i or does it have a crappy light that they call a flash?????

tanz writes...

Does it have a real camera flash like the sony ericsson k800i or does it have a crappy light that they call a flash?????

I guess you're referring to the xenon flash in the SE and led flash found in others. they both have strengths and weaknesses, so u cant call one crap without weighing up these differences first.

Yes that is what I am referring to. And yes I have weighed up the differences.... it is quite simple.... one can take a decent photo at night and the other cannot.... I'll leave you to guess which is which.... heres a clue though, how many digital camera's or any camera on the market for that matter are sold with an LED flash?????

Back to the question, does the U700 have an LED flash or not?????

tanz writes...

Yes that is what I am referring to. And yes I have weighed up the differences.... it is quite simple.... one can take a decent photo at night and the other cannot.... I'll leave you to guess which is which.... heres a clue though, how many digital camera's or any camera on the market for that matter are sold with an LED flash?????

I think he means that as it is a phone, some people like the LED flash because it can be used for other things other then just photo's. I would rather have a xenon flash, but my current phone and my previous phone had/have LED flashes and I use that as a light in dark conditions. You can't do that with a xenon flash sadly. Some people might say, its a camera flash, so it shouldn't matter, but then remember this is a phone after all. So there are things to weigh up.

My preference xenon flash, but it's not everyones.

Very seriously thinking about grabbing one of these. My current contract is up for renewal and while my D600 is going alright it's time for a new phone. The lack of automatically saving sent messages is driving me up the wall - speaking of which does the u700 do this automatically? Please say yes...

Going to check out Optus World today and see how I go. Never know, might have it today. So far the feedback looks good - but I've had a hell of a time trying to find Australian reviews which is a tad annoying. Not surprising though since it's still fairly new.

Jaff23 writes...

Very seriously thinking about grabbing one of these. My current contract is up for renewal and while my D600 is going alright it's time for a new phone. The lack of automatically saving sent messages is driving me up the wall - speaking of which does the u700 do this automatically? Please say yes...

As a former D600 owner, I also knew how annoying that was (actually Samsung's have a lot of annoying features, which I won't go into, because they have been discussed to death on this forum), but from my knowledge the U700 is just like the D600. I am not 100% though, but I asked someone in a shop and they said no, it doesn't. However, that was just one person and we all know some of the salesmen don't know what they are talking about in the first place.

Ok I got mine a couple of hours ago now (I actually went to Optus soon after posting). And it does indeed save sent messages without me doing anything extra. Score!

I've just got it all set up how I like, although a few things that bug me is that there's no way to change the action for the top left/right soft buttons, nor the middle button. Another annoying thing was that for a phone with a micro-SD slot it doesn't come with a card - not a problem for me since I've got a spare one. However for someone who doesn't have a micro-SD they will have to buy one. Another minor issue is that you can't set custom tones for the message tone unless they're MIDI.

Apart from that it's a pretty sweet phone. As far as function goes - it's very schmick.

More detail to follow after a couple of days use. Chances are I will have totally forgotten about those things above.

thinkin of getting it from optus, just wonder can i use u700 optus on my three SIM? hope the phone is not locked to optus.

some interesting finding on flashing U700's firmware on

homepages.pathfinder.gr/xux99/samsung

U700AKGF1_GF5
U700AMGE1
U700AOGE2_GF1
U700CSGF1
U700XXGF1
U700XXGF2
U700 FastMultiLoader v5.21
Samsung SGH-U700 flashing instructions
Samsung SGH-U700 service manual
Samsung unlocker v3.0.4
240x320 wallpapers

U700XXGF1&U700XXGF2 are european version, seems CF1 is vodafone customized
not sure abt the rest file

does my post violate the forum rule? i'm new to this forum

does anyone know is there a shortcut to turn on its LED light? I always use my SE Z800i as a light in dark.

and does the front panel of u700 easily get flimsy?

what's the read capacity of the battery? I saw someone said it's 600mAh,someone said it's 900mAh

thanks~

Jaff23 writes...

More detail to follow after a couple of days use
i'm thinking of getting this phone too, but have a few questions which i hope u can clear up...

1. my d600 would play the first 1-2secs of mp3 ringtones softer than the rest. does the u700 still do this?
2. does it ring AND vibrate at the same time?
3. can u set custom mp3 alarm tones?

bummer about the SMS tones though...

-=V=- writes...

1. my d600 would play the first 1-2secs of mp3 ringtones softer than the rest. does the u700 still do this?
2. does it ring AND vibrate at the same time?
3. can u set custom mp3 alarm tones?

1. Yep, still does it unfortunately. Only as a ringtone though.
2. Yes it does! First thing I noticed and got rather happy about
3. Yep you can (same as D600)

Jaff23 writes...

1. Yep, still does it unfortunately. Only as a ringtone though.
2. Yes it does! First thing I noticed and got rather happy about
3. Yep you can (same as D600)

its funny how some of the things we take for granted in some phones are still under development in others

Jaff23 writes...

1. Yep, still does it unfortunately. Only as a ringtone though.

man thats almost a deal breaker for me - it's the one thing that i hate about the phone, otherwise it was a great phone!

edit: in reply to slytherin's post.

i've been looking for a flip/slide phone with that feature too.
I find the SE k750 and similar models torch function invaluable.

As long as there is a way to turn on the led light without taking a picture i will buy this phone.

Looking at the U600 though, because i don't like the silver finish. (any major differences with that model to the u700? besides the 3g etc support)

i'm just wondering, because i read some reviews on other websites and someone mentioned that the phone gets hot after a while of talk time. I'm actually deciding between a nokia e65 and this phone. But I'm a seasoned nokia user, so I'm really comfortable with their functions. Thing is, Samsung has got some annoying functions which irks me at times.

oh, and i heard that the touchpad can be really irritating at times too. does anybody think that this phone will actually survive a drop? :(

any suggestions?

nitezstar writes...

But I'm a seasoned nokia user, so I'm really comfortable with their functions.

You will find that no other user interface will sum up to nokia's if you are already accustomed to them. That's what i found when sampling SE's, motorola's and samsung's. What we find standard and take for granted are not always there in other brands. The user-friendliness given by nokia will never be beat.

Hi. Anyone know how to setup the the u700 to receive emails?

I keep getting the error when both sending and receiving emails: "Optus: no response".

I've called Optus, Unwired (my ISP) and Samsung with no luck.

The internet does however work on the phone.

Hi, I was wondering...
SHOULD I GET THIS PhoNE?!?!?! >0<
hahahaha...
i'm really stuck.
u700... N95... or something else. Can anyone recommend a phone where the functions n styles stays for another yr or so??
ANY PHONE... [except, iPhone >.<]
OH, have anyone of u heard of Nokia N82 & Samsung G800 ??? Should i wait for them to come?? But by the time they reach.. darn it would be so old. =.='

Next, does anybody know if U700 has a 'walkman' function?? Meaning, can earphones be plugged into the phone to listen to MP3??

PLEASE REPLY!!! thanku!

dawn7491 writes...

Can anyone recommend a phone where the functions n styles stays for another yr or so

In that case, i would say u700. there's really nothing special about the form of the n95. But they're miles apart in terms of specifications.

U reckon? ^^
Or should I wait for the arrival of N81/82/ Samsung G800 ???

dawn7491 writes...

Or should I wait for the arrival of N81/82

Well, wat's ur budget. you mentioned n95 so i guess it must be pretty high.
n95 just kinda sucks. its got technical abilities, but thats about it. n81 n82 look nice and they'll probably be just as powerful (minus smaller screen)
if you can afford it, wait for the n81/n82

I just got it
haven't found a function to just turn on the light yet

and does anyone know if there is a button to reject a call

Does anyone know if the custom alarm tones on this play the entire song???

My Samsung D600 only plays the first 30 seconds of the song then stops, its damn anoying!

i really like this phone

i rung three today to ask them if i can use this with their xseries or with the three network
they said that they haven't heard anything about this phone yet and whether it will be available to 3 customers.
since this is 3g capable i can use this with my three sim card?

i have an optus prepaid card...can i use it with this instead? can i still surf online etc on the phone?

nitezstar writes...

I'm actually deciding between a nokia e65 and this phone.

I'm in the same boat as you - tossing up between the Nokia E-65 and the Samsung U700! I'm a long time Samsung user, but have used Nokia's in tha past and like em ... Anyone got any suggestions? Cheers!

I just bought the U700 last week, its great, it works the same as other Samsung's. I was trying to pick between this or the Nokia E65, this is cheaper, better looking and doesn't have all those business features I would never use.

I bought it out right, I only paid $590.00. I'm with Vodafone and it works fine even though its a optus phone. The only annoying this is it comes up with a button specifically for Optus Zoo... but who cares it looks great and the features are amazing.

I just got mine today, 4 stores in Westfields i went to in 2 different suburbs were out of stock, finally got one (apparently the last one) from Strathfield radios and they gave me a free 2gig mem card.

I think the only reason they gave it to me was cause i asked if it was bundled with any bluetooth headsets and the guy said "Well yes but we're out of them, I can give you a 2 gig mem card though..." So i went with that instead.

Really loving it to bits so far. Its very easy to use and the menus are as good as my old SE W800i. Only hating the finger prints now lol.

I also dont like the way the charger connects... On the side? Makes it so uncomfortable to use + charge at the same time. Im scared im going to snap it and the pins or something.

Kuchiki Byakuya writes...

and does anyone know if there is a button to reject a call

You can change the side volume key to do this by going to

Phone settings, Volume key function then "reject" or "silence". Default is silence

yeah id preffer the charging contacts on the bottom, how ever, even thoguh it dosent feel the best, its the same as the d900 and mines still fine

Hmm....battery life
I charged it throughout Fri night. Now has just changed to one bar. Used about 10 mins talk time

hmm ok ran out of battery in 4 days

Hi,
I'm don't know how to set callers ID as a different ringtone. Like with the Samsung Downloads then I can set it as "callers ID" but with my songs that I imported into the phone, I can't set it as "callers ID"

Can anyone help?

Girl05 writes...

I can't set it as "callers ID"

Do you mean assigning a different ringtone for different contacts?

I havent done it myself but from

Phone book, choose contact, options, edit, keep scrolling down. You should see 'ringtone' and it looks like you can select different sound files for that contact.

Hope that helps

Kuchiki Byakuya writes...

hmm ok ran out of battery in 4 days

Thats pretty good for battery life isnt it? I got mine this Monday and charged it all night. Have one bar of battery left with pretty moderate usage. Wished the scale had more bars in it though for a better indication of how much you have left...

Trác writes...

Thats pretty good for battery life isnt it?

well it's consistent with samsung it seems like. Pretty disappointed. My K750i could last a week or so

i actually went down to the optus store and got a nice try playing with the new phone. The only thing honestly that is holding me back is that the optus $49 cap does not include the international calls in the free 300 mins. That is the only thing holding me back and im not willing to spend $600 on a phone!

Has anyone used the u700 as a modem for their laptop / pda etc considering you can get HSDPA speeds? where there any difficulties in setting this up?

HSDPA speeds...so I am meant to use the Google option on the phone

Kuchiki Byakuya writes...

My K750i could last a week or so

Yeah fair enough... My almost 2 yr old W800 would only like about 3 days or so but keep in mind this has bigger screen, brighter and higher res screen. Not sure about other functions of the phone but the screen size alone would zap a fair more amount of battery than our smaller SE

okay, so i've had this phone for a day and i've already had a few problems:

1) touch pad temp didn't work - i was changing the background when suddenly none of the touchpad buttons worked, turned it on and off and everything under the sun and nothing. then after about 15 minute of stuffing around and recharging it, it suddenly worked. i have no idea what was going on there...

2) my camera doesn't work at all. i click on the camera and it just comes up with an error "camera failed".

was wondering if anyone else has had these problems? if so, how did you fix them?

other than the broken camera, i'm very happy with the phone.

anybody know if it's going to come out on three?

ssej writes...

was wondering if anyone else has had these problems? if so, how did you fix them?

Have had mine since Monday, no issues at all so far.

Sounds like youve got a dodgy? See if you can take it back for an exchange since its only a day old, or make that two...

just got my u700 yesterday, very sexy. Does anyone here know where I can get a hold of a firmware that lets me use chinese? And I fogot to backup the settings for optus 3g, anyone know where i can find that out too?

Thanks.

does anyone know if the u700 will be coming to three? or if the mobile
can be used with a three sim?

is there any way to use the led as a flashlight? I can't find an option anywhere.

So I notice a few people have said that the U700 wont work on Telstra Next G - but will it not work at all or is it just some features that wont work??

I've been looking for a new phone for ages and haven't found anything i like. Finally I fall in love with the U700 and find out that it wont work on Telstra - aaaaaarrrrghhhh!!!!!

Changing phone companies is not an option for me but I desperately want that phone!!! I'm willing to forgo some of the advanced 3G features as long as it works as a phone ok....

Hmmm like the look of this phone... anyone have any pros and cons?

Mascara writes...

anyone have any pros and cons?

(From GSMArena)
Key features

* sleek looks and high quality body construction
* touch-sensitive keys beneath the display
* Up to 3.6 Mbits/sec download speed over UMTS + HSDPA
* scroll navigation
* camera with 3.2 megapixel resolution and autofocus
* QVGA display
* microSD memory cards
* seamless synchronization with Outlook and Outlook Express
* good software for PC

Main disadvantages

* the glossy surface of the display reduces legibility
* records video in ancient QCIF (176 x 144 pixels) resolution only
* no FM radio
* no call filtering
* a single black, non user-configurable theme in the main menu

I want one. It looks great. A mate has one- I need to convince optus to let me early-upgrade/re-contract!

Thanks for that Tyson :)

Kuchiki Byakuya writes...

HSDPA speeds...so I am meant to use the Google option on the phone

using the Google option on the phone will allow you to browse the www on the phone. what i am wanting to know is if someone has used the phone as a modem on a 3G network?

What's the amount of in-built memory on the u700?

It says 40mb on the gsmarena website, but in CNET Asia review website it says 20mb.

Just checked mine, its 40mb internal mem.

Could be different for overseas models maybe?

If you buy the phone outright at shops or on a plan, im sure you can always get them to through in a 2gig mem stick... I did

;-)

Ah thanks very much!

Just picked up one of these phones from Optus to replace my D600. While my D600 is still somewhat new there were a few annoying quirks with it (Like not automatically saving sent text messages) and other minor things that pushed me over the edge to getting the U700.

Ultimately i am glad i did the switch. I love this phone despite being a bit hard to get used too at first (The scroll wheel thing and the touch keys for example), once you get the hang of it, it is very simple to operate and use. Though the memory in the phone has decreased quite a bit in the phone (Down from 90mb in my D600 to 40mb in the U700) it's something that can be easily fixed with a transflash card.

The live wallpaper (as i call it) is a nice touch, a picture of the Sydney Opera House which changes depending on the time of day is very sleek and looks great.

The aesthetics of the phone are suburb it is super slip and looks incredibly sexy and sleek. It is packed full of feature and is a vast improvement on my old phone (Yay for the auto saving text messages!!!!). It is incredibly light and being a Samsung still feels quite sturdy and solid.

However there is a few minor gripes i have with the phone which may just be because i am still fiddling with it, there are no Alarm Tones that i can find instead you need to use standard ring tones as alarms. The included headphones are a bit hit and miss, finding them a bit uncomfortable at times, but no matter i don't plan to use them anyway. The memory size was a bit of a disappointment but like i said it's easily fixed with a 2gb transflash card.

Overall it's an absolute fantastic phone, packed full of features that vastly outweigh the negatives in my opinion. It was a very wise purchase decision on my part, so to those considering buying it, go to an Optus shop or somewhere that has one and ask to have a play around with it to see if it suits you. But straight up if you were to ask me i would say go and buy it.

got the phone for $1 :D

thx optus

an update,

after a long time i have FINALLY managed to convince someone to send me out a new phone (with one day to spare til the 14 day replacement deadline!). so i should be getting a new u700 in 5 business days...

i swear, the guy i spoke to at samsung was the most useless person i have ever encountered.

lets hope i am as happy as the rest of you seem to be in 5 days time! :-)

Hi all

Like many people I have been thinking of getting this phone but I also like the Nokia N65.
Which one should I go for??

Thanks

hey,

I have this phone but I would like to put some games on it. Only problem is that I can not find any sites for it.

Please help..

I have a quick question to people who have the u700.
When phone is used outdoors is it bad in direct sunlight because of the mirror finnish because the lg shine was horrible, that is my only worry.

It can be a little bad but personally i have no problems with it.

Kussie writes...

It can be a little bad but personally i have no problems with it.

Cheers i ordered it today from optus and looking forward to getting it.

Hey I have two questions for those that own the U700...

1) What is the speakerphone like? I heard it's really soft and if you're using it in a car it's almost impossible to hear...

2) CNET www.cnet.com.au/mobileph...339280017,00.htm

Said the touch buttons are incredibly annoying is this them just being picky? Or is it a frustration of others as well?

I'm seriously considering getting this phone also from optus but haven't seen anyone mention these two aspects.

Cheers,
Andrew

Speakerphone is fine for me, i don't use it all that often so i havn't played with it much but from the little time i have spent using it, it is fine.

As for the touch keys they are frustrating and annoying at first but you do get used to them after a little while. It's hard to give an opinion on them in general because everyone will have a different opinion on how well implemented they are. For the first while my finger did brush against them a few times. But as i said you get used to it eventually, or at least i did.

Does anyone know if the u700 will be released by Telstra? and if so, when?

IsoldMyTelstraShares writes...

Does anyone know if the u700 will be released by Telstra? and if so, when?

Nope it wont be its exlusive to optus only.

Will not be release for the other networks for another month

lost1 writes...

Will not be release for the other networks for another month

Wont be at all thats why its exclusive to optus.

Damn i should of had my U700 delivered today but i rang optus just to check and was told wont get it till tommorow cos its out of stock, that just tells me it must be pretty popular.

Has anyone been able to get a U700 handset in the last few days in Sydney?

I've rung around a few stores, all on back order?

Just ordered one through Optus direct - 14 day lead time....

IsoldMyTelstraShares writes...

Just ordered one through Optus direct - 14 day lead time....

Geese i hope they werent lying to mee and i have to wait that long.

Heh i ordered mine on Monday last week through Optus Direct, it was to delivered on Thursday of that week but i wasn't home to sign for it. So i drove to Brisbane Airport after work to pick it up :) Must have just gotten in before everyone else or just been lucky :)

Kussie writes...

Must have just gotten in before everyone else or just been lucky :)

yeah you must of got one of the last they had in stock.

So what do you think of the phone do you like it?

dammn called optus again i wont be getting my U700 till next friday out of stock new shipment coming.

got mine today .... its pretty good, could be better...

does anyone think this is a bit of a chick's phone? dont get offended cause you have/want one or anything, but seriously, a mirror-like face? maybe i need to see one in person to see what the hype is all about

Hi All - new to forum.

Currently I have a samsung on an optus plan which is due to expire in Feb 08. I'm pretty much over my phone. Was thinking about buying the u700 off ebay as they are HEAPS cheaper! Can I trust them though?

Also, I was thinking of just putting my simcard in the u700 and finishing off my plan. Once the plan was up, I want to change back to Telstra, probably pre-paid (as I get better coverage as I live in a remote area). Would this be possible? Would it cost me... maybe a new simcard?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers!

leanne_is_a_qt writes...

Can I trust them though?

You can if its from a person with heaps of feedback but remember it will likely be an import phone not aus model.

Would this be possible?

Yes it will work.

Hmm i wonder why optus have removed the U700 of there website?

It's still there, second from the bottom here
smb.optus.com.au/web/oca...te=smallbusiness

llama009 writes...

It's still there, second from the bottom here

Its not on there main customer page though i wonder why maybe cos they are out of stock.

Ha©kErMaN writes...

Its not on there main customer page though i wonder why maybe cos they are out of stock.

No idea. Maybe they have got a new one coming out soon.

I am upgrading from my D900 to this phone. I have made an insurance claim- have had insurance for over 2 years and never claimed and D900 started playing up. Anyway, it's only costing me $85 to get the phone- but it is also being ordered.

When I spoke to the girl on the phone about it, she said that there has been no word from Samsung and they were simply adviced to tell people it will take 2-3 weeks. Apparently the guy that has been waiting the longest has already been waiting 3 weeks and there are 100 or so more people on the waiting list after him.

I wonder how puntual the new stock will come- as a few of you seems to have been given a definate date.

I was going to get something else instead, but when I spoke to the girl at the store, she said it will be worth the wait... Anyway so now I am waiting, with no idea how long it might take for Optus to get more in.

phunky- writes...

I wonder how puntual the new stock will come- as a few of you seems to have been given a definate date.

Yeah they gave me a definate date twice thats the scary thing im going to call them again today and find out if its still coming on friday if not im not going to wait will probably go for the SE K810i.

Well i have an update for you guys that have been waiting for a week or more.
You should be getting yours this week optus have only a very limited supply of the handsets they recieved yesturday.

The bad news for people who ordered theres this week is you will probably have to wait 2 or 3 weeks for it as there is another batch being shipped.

Yes it seems that way.

I just called my local store as there was a mix up and they sent my old phone back. :S

ANYWAY:

I asked the guy while I had him on the phone whether he knew anything about it. (As insurance had little idea) and he informed me that there has been infact a batch that arrived this week (it has yet reached his store) and there's a total number of only 1500. It sounds like a lot but as they are all allocated- his store was only getting 3 and there are 20 people on order.

He did tell me that there are words on a 2nd batch coming and hopefully this time it will be a larger number. He suggested I call insurance in a week if I hear nothing, but better yet- call Samsung direct to find out. He suggested that the more people call Samsung- the more numbers they will send out as they will see the high demand for this product.

Hey,

Anyone know if the u700 has voice dialling? I can't find it on the phone, but some webpages say it does have it, though others say it doesn't!

Also, I switched from the Sydney Living Wallpaper to a picture, then switched back - but no longer have Sydney harbour - got some park now - any ideas?

Thanks

hey whats better to get for the missus the U700 or LG shine?

pharrell writes...

hey whats better to get for the missus the U700 or LG shine?

Spoke to several people at phone shops, and a mate of my boyfriend's who works in one- told me that the Shine is a waste of time and to quote the salesperson "would be the worst mistake I'd ever make" I know she wasn't just saying that to make me to buy another phone either, as I am claiming a new one through insurance, so I went in for advice on what would be better.

pharrell writes...

hey whats better to get for the missus the U700 or LG shine?

LG shine is a horrible phone u700 way better.

IsoldMyTelstraShares writes...

Just ordered one through Optus direct - 14 day lead time....

Yay!! Just got it today, a week ahead of time. It is for wife so I expect reward...hehe

Looks great too.

IsoldMyTelstraShares writes...

Yay!! Just got it today, a week ahead of time. It is for wife so I expect reward...hehe

Im tipping you will get one tonight ;-)
I brought my wife a samsung A801 and only got a peck dammit.

I was supposed to get mine today called optus and it was sent to wrong address i was furios so it sceduled to come tommorow via toll priority.
Fingers crossed.

So has any1 received there U700 today or yesturday?
I still havnt got mine yet, starting to get really sick of the wait.