W810i 4gig memory
I was told by a sony rep that the unlocked 810i would allow you to upgrade to 4gigs rather than just 1gig. If you were to unlock a cingular branded device would it remove the 1gig restrictions?
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When a phone is branded for cingular, unfortunately it loses some of its premeir features, which in turn is why cingular offers them for alot less then an unlocked phone. Once a phone has a designated internal memory, thats what it has, unless you were to take the phone apart anf physically install a larger hard drive. Unlcoked phones phones always have more of everything, and once they get picked up by a carrier, then water them down...
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Sure i understand that, however in the case of the W810 there is a software limitation on what you can upgrade the memory to via a duo card. The sony rep had mentioned if you get it unlocked it can use a 4g card in the upgradable momory slot rather than just the 1g. In this case its all software not harware. I wasn't sure as to whether you needed to purchase an unlocked device or if you could unlock a branded device and remove this inhibition.
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Oh i thought you were referring to preinstalled memory. In terms of the memory stick i do not know whether that can be done or not, you would have to consult with someone who unlocks those phones. But i do know that when you buy a phone through cingular, limitation are preset on them, but i do not know if these would disappear if you simply got the phone unlocked. 😛
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I have a friend who has it, and he said you cant just unlock it, you have to flash different software to the device... 😕
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All is probably not lost.. If you flash the firmware - hence removing Cingular's restrictions, you should be able to still use the voice and data or whatever features you use on your Cingular branded phone..
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wotanserver.com only costs 9.95. makes you're menus go with the theme. I have not found much else that it does. did not hurt the phone and you can unbrand it there and then go to sonyericsson.com and reinstall the sony firmware.
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good question. Mine is unlocked. Send me a 4gb card and I'll let you know how it works! I actaully heard from our data trainer that there is a software flash you could do that would allow up to 7gb card.
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lol!
do they even have a 7GB card? that seems like an awful lot of memory to be able to stick on a little card...
do they even have a 7GB card? that seems like an awful lot of memory to be able to stick on a little card...
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Its a crazy world out there. Did you know a man walked on the moon not to long ago?
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I've never heard that a Cingular branded phone could only use a 1GB. Unless proven to me in person, I would have to say that is just a rumor.
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What about the SLVR with its 100 song cap? It was at the W810i training sponsered and presented by sony reps that i was informed of this.
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But that isn't based on physical or removable memory. Again, I would not believe it until I saw it. I have the unlocked w810 and 4GB but I honestly cant say for sure about the locked w810.
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If you get a chance would you check it out? I have the locked phones but no access to a 4GB card without going out and purchasing one. I would be extremely interested to know how it works out!
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I persanlly have had the Cingular branded version of the W810i since Oct 3, and I got my fiance one too. I bought us both 4 GB cards and we have been using them with absolutely no issues at all for a few weeks now. I've filled mine up with about 2.7 GB of songs so far; and she has used about 2 GB.
I hate that the Cingular version restricts the size of the MP3's that you can use as ringtones, but other than that, we have come across no memory restrictions at all.
I hate that the Cingular version restricts the size of the MP3's that you can use as ringtones, but other than that, we have come across no memory restrictions at all.
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