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HelpIt looks like Satio is to be pulled from sale at the Carphone Warehouse in the UK. The reason for the pull is being cited as software issues, an all too familiar problem for Sony Ericsson handsets. Interestingly enough the silver version of the handset is still available for sale, just not the black version. There’s also no word on whether or not this recall will affect other retailers in the UK or in other countries. It’s an embarrassing move for Sony Ericsson given that they will want to put the past year or two’s seemingly endless parade of bug prone handsets behind them, only to have their current flagship handset yanked from sale.
So does this mean they are doing a recall for all Satio?
So does this mean they are doing a recall for all Satio?
[...] En Grande-Bretagne, les avaries techniques qui ont plombé la sortie des modèles en 2008 et début 2009 se reproduisent. Le Satio semble actuellement connaître de nombreux ennuis logiciels. Certains modèles seraient retirés de la vente temporairement : aucune information par contre sur l’impact de ces problèmes dans les plans de commercialisation du Satio ailleurs dans le monde. Chez nous, le terminal se fait désirer, disponible en quantités limitées : une fois de plus, les délais n’ont pas été respectés. A n’en pas douter, ces instabilités logicielles sont dues en partie à un manque de cohérence en matière de R&D OS/Software. Comment sereinement, sérieusement, activement prendre soin d’un tel portfolio de systèmes d’exploitation et services/technologies mobiles (Symbian, Windows Mobile, A2, Capuchin, Android, etc.) sans se perdre ? [...]
[...] En Grande-Bretagne, les avaries techniques qui ont plombé la sortie des modèles en 2008 et début 2009 se reproduisent. Le Satio semble actuellement connaître de nombreux ennuis logiciels. Certains modèles seraient retirés de la vente temporairement : aucune information par contre sur l’impact de ces problèmes dans les plans de commercialisation du Satio ailleurs dans le monde. Chez nous, le terminal se fait désirer, disponible en quantités limitées : une fois de plus, les délais n’ont pas été respectés. A n’en pas douter, ces instabilités logicielles sont dues en partie à un manque de cohérence en matière de R&D OS/Software. Comment sereinement, sérieusement, activement prendre soin d’un tel portfolio de systèmes d’exploitation et services/technologies mobiles (Symbian, Windows Mobile, A2, Capuchin, Android, etc.) sans se perdre ? [...]
*sigh* when will SE ever learn.
*sigh* when will SE ever learn.
This doesn’t surprise me at all. Sony Ericsson used to be great before they started cutting costs by usign cheaper parts and not upgrading hardware at the same time as the software. I used a Sony Ericsson Satio in The Carphone Warehouse and I used the camera. I focused it and let go of the shutter button. It remained in focus. The screen shortly froze and after 5 minutes, it restarted. FAIL to the max. All these features such as the 12.1 MP camera are just gimmicky features that aren’t that good at all when tested “Oh, look! My phone has 12.1 MP and your camera has only 10 MP!!. Disgusts me…
This doesn’t surprise me at all. Sony Ericsson used to be great before they started cutting costs by usign cheaper parts and not upgrading hardware at the same time as the software. I used a Sony Ericsson Satio in The Carphone Warehouse and I used the camera. I focused it and let go of the shutter button. It remained in focus. The screen shortly froze and after 5 minutes, it restarted. FAIL to the max. All these features such as the 12.1 MP camera are just gimmicky features that aren’t that good at all when tested “Oh, look! My phone has 12.1 MP and your camera has only 10 MP!!. Disgusts me…
Makes me glad I got the W995 instead!
I’ve had my W995 for nearly 5 months now, and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has gone wrong.
The W995 is an absolute peach of a phone.
Sure, I was tempted by the Satio, but looks like I made the right move here….
Makes me glad I got the W995 instead!
I’ve had my W995 for nearly 5 months now, and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has gone wrong.
The W995 is an absolute peach of a phone.
Sure, I was tempted by the Satio, but looks like I made the right move here….
Im actually not shocked at this.. people are going on a sony ericsson diss but lets not forget that the satio runs symbian s60 which is actually pioneerd by Nokia, i was actually really tempted by the Satio but if they are being recalled i think i may give it a miss and go for the aino… im really disapointed in se for using nokia f/w
Im actually not shocked at this.. people are going on a sony ericsson diss but lets not forget that the satio runs symbian s60 which is actually pioneerd by Nokia, i was actually really tempted by the Satio but if they are being recalled i think i may give it a miss and go for the aino… im really disapointed in se for using nokia f/w
Hi guys,
Got a Satio on my upgrade and of course don t like symbian,where the problem is from my point of view but no problems at all.I am waiting for a new sw upgrade to make it faster yes,like any other phone and of course to debrand it (voda crap on it)…apart from that no issues.
Go Satio
Hi guys,
Got a Satio on my upgrade and of course don t like symbian,where the problem is from my point of view but no problems at all.I am waiting for a new sw upgrade to make it faster yes,like any other phone and of course to debrand it (voda crap on it)…apart from that no issues.
Go Satio
Same old Same old – At the moment CPW are exchanging (I am on number 3) and although early days (2)my latest is working well and when it does its a joy to use. I foresee a huge requirement for contractors to sit and upgrade the firmware on all the returns and existing stock in about 10 days when SE release it. Shame that xmas sales dictate whether we get a working £400+ phone or not!@*%!!
Same old Same old – At the moment CPW are exchanging (I am on number 3) and although early days (2)my latest is working well and when it does its a joy to use. I foresee a huge requirement for contractors to sit and upgrade the firmware on all the returns and existing stock in about 10 days when SE release it. Shame that xmas sales dictate whether we get a working £400+ phone or not!@*%!!
Hi!↲I bought my Satio in Uk Carphone warehouse and am using it for nearly 1 month and haven’t encountered such bugs.
Hi!↲I bought my Satio in Uk Carphone warehouse and am using it for nearly 1 month and haven’t encountered such bugs.
Very happy with my Saito, needs a firmware update to sort out some inconsistencies, but it works nicely.
Very happy with my Saito, needs a firmware update to sort out some inconsistencies, but it works nicely.
Got a Satio from Car Phone Warehouse just over two weeks ago. The choice at the time was between an iPhone 3GS or the Satio. It was a close call, but we chose the Satio as it’s camera was better.
Unfortunately the Satio is incredibly slow and at times almost completely unresponsive. I do hear that a firmware update may be released soon to fix this, but I simply can’t find it in me to trust Sony now.
Car Phone Warehouse say they will swap it for another phone, but only from a limited selection of sets. Frankly none of these are close to the iPhone, so I’m not interested.
Got a Satio from Car Phone Warehouse just over two weeks ago. The choice at the time was between an iPhone 3GS or the Satio. It was a close call, but we chose the Satio as it’s camera was better.
Unfortunately the Satio is incredibly slow and at times almost completely unresponsive. I do hear that a firmware update may be released soon to fix this, but I simply can’t find it in me to trust Sony now.
Car Phone Warehouse say they will swap it for another phone, but only from a limited selection of sets. Frankly none of these are close to the iPhone, so I’m not interested.
[...] for it. You should look into returning it. Old news. It was first posted a week back on the SE NSE blog. Interestingly, only the black version of the Satio seems to have been pulled off the shelves while [...]
[...] for it. You should look into returning it. Old news. It was first posted a week back on the SE NSE blog. Interestingly, only the black version of the Satio seems to have been pulled off the shelves while [...]
do we know wat handset they will exchange for?
do we know wat handset they will exchange for?
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