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SHARP V801SH - WCDMA, GSM/900/1800/1900MHz
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Posted by: t_yosuke817

Thats right!! new product from vodafone japan and sharp!! its the new sharp v801sh!!!! as far as unlocking goes i wouldnt have a single clue bcuz the v801SA is virtually impossible to get it unlocked... but here is the specs

W-CDMA, GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
max64kbps upload, max384kbps download (when used with wcdma)
weight: 126g
talk time: 120mins(wcdma), 180mins(gsm)
standby time: 200 hours(wcdma), 220hours(gsm)
main display: 2.4inch QVGA display
sub display: 1.2inch GF color LCD
maximum of 400characters can be seen on the screen
Camera: 1megapixel/CCD
Zoom: 7x digital (20step zoom)
Sound: 40-polyphonic
up to 100K java, SD memory card, world clock with daylight saving
handset color: noble white and precious black

http://pcweb.mycom.co.jp/news/2004/02/02/009.html

the price for this will be around 30,000yen (but im guessing thats with new contract).

this will be available in the japanese market in early april 2004

Posted by: Confused69u

looks like the J-Sh53.. sweet

so this thing will work on any network in Euro/NA?

Posted by: .FLiP.MATiC.

Nice, wouldn't mind getting that

Posted by: Phoenix81

It will be great if VGS phone can be unlocked to use in other GSM networks beside Vodafone W-CDMA. Hope there will be anyone can sort this out.

Anyway, this model didn't impress me much since it seems to be Japanese version of GX30 with better design and dual-mode.

Posted by: t_yosuke817

mmm i think its more or less gx30 is the overseas version of v801sh

Posted by: Ferrarisimo

I like the form factor a little better than the GX30, but this doesn't seem to have Bluetooth, which is the sweetest thing about the GX30.

Posted by: a z n A6 b o y

Yea, whats up with this whole locking thing for Voda Global Phones? I would so buy the V801SA but everyone says its impossible to unlock. Its like, whats the point of making it a global phone if we cant use it?

Posted by: Confused69u

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Originally posted by a z n A6 b o y
Yea, whats up with this whole locking thing for Voda Global Phones? I would so buy the V801SA but everyone says its impossible to unlock. Its like, whats the point of making it a global phone if we cant use it?

think its made for the general Japanese population travelling out of the country.. it's made for them and onlny them i would guess, just like the other ×××× they produce

Posted by: sandrita

Info in english here!!

WONDERFUUUULLL!!!!!!

what is"Barcode reading/creation"????

Posted by: Phoenix81

Its not a barcode reader as such, but the camera can take pictures of certain barcodes and decode the data on them. This is pretty standard on Japanese camera phones released over the past year

Posted by: AMD1600

Dunno will dealer to import to Singapore. I think this is a better design & keypad layout than the GX-30. Further more, WCDMA=3G I suppose, Its Rummored launching in Singapore 3Q 2004. So its a better buy than GX-30.

Posted by: Bence8810

What make us think, that Japanese phones will be locked? The fact that it comes under Vodafone kind of puts this idea in our heads, but is it for sure?

And also. Even if we get it unlocked, how can we make it work with our GPRS systems? Japan has competely different system. They have no setting. It is all preset. When I saw a J-phone (Pre vodafone) last August, it was preset, and it had no such settings as Gateway, etc etc. Can this be changed now, that Vodafone bought them out?

Posted by: dkny_boi

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Originally posted by Phoenix81
Its not a barcode reader as such, but the camera can take pictures of certain barcodes and decode the data on them. This is pretty standard on Japanese camera phones released over the past year

I thought it was to create a barcode on the screen of the phone, so that vending machinese can then read the barcode so you can pay for whatever you jus purchased using your phone?

Posted by: BMWFilms

wow japan is still lightyears more advanced in mobile technology than North America. And Europe is playing catch up. barcode reader...that's cool stuff

Posted by: astroton

Guys, I've lived in Japan for 2 years and I can tell you that you should never take Japanese phones lightly. They may look like the ones you have in Europe and America but they are way better in build quality and fucntions. Even their dummy phones are better than the real handsets in Western countries. I've got a few J-Phone/Vodafone and Docomo handsets myself and I've compared them to the rubbish I see everywhere else around the world. The new VGS Sharp model may look like the new GX30 but I can guarantee that the GX30 will start creaking and you'll feel the cheap plastic after a week's use. You'd never get that in a Japanese model. All those NEC, Sharp, Panasonic and Sony phones used by 2G CDMA-GSM/3G WCDMA networks around the world now are either 2 or 3-year old Japanese phones remade or a modified inferior version of their current ones. The phones in Japan are made in Japan under more strict quality control (I've been to the maufacturing plants of NEC and Panasonic) than the ones commissioned in China and Thailand for overseas markets. They tend to keep the "best" for themselves and this generally applies to everything, even automobiles.

Posted by: Blazers4ever

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Originally posted by Bence8810
What make us think, that Japanese phones will be locked? The fact that it comes under Vodafone kind of puts this idea in our heads, but is it for sure?

And also. Even if we get it unlocked, how can we make it work with our GPRS systems? Japan has competely different system. They have no setting. It is all preset. When I saw a J-phone (Pre vodafone) last August, it was preset, and it had no such settings as Gateway, etc etc. Can this be changed now, that Vodafone bought them out?

You are right. Vodafone (J-Phone) uses PDC for their 2G network which is NOT compatible with GSM/GPRS. Since it has W-CDMA, you might be able to roam with it on Hutchison's "3" network, but I doubt it could be configured for use on the network itself.

We'll have to wait for them to make a GSM version which probably won't be out for a year or longer. Sharp GX40 perhaps?

Posted by: Bence8810

Quote:

We'll have to wait for them to make a GSM version which probably won't be out for a year or longer. Sharp GX40 perhaps?

Let's hope for that....

Posted by: Ed

Quote:

Originally posted by sandrita
Info in english here!!

WONDERFUUUULLL!!!!!!

what is"Barcode reading/creation"????

Posted by: Cyde

Quote:

Originally posted by astroton
Guys, I've lived in Japan for 2 years and I can tell you that you should never take Japanese phones lightly. They may look like the ones you have in Europe and America but they are way better in build quality and fucntions. Even their dummy phones are better than the real handsets in Western countries. I've got a few J-Phone/Vodafone and Docomo handsets myself and I've compared them to the rubbish I see everywhere else around the world. The new VGS Sharp model may look like the new GX30 but I can guarantee that the GX30 will start creaking and you'll feel the cheap plastic after a week's use. You'd never get that in a Japanese model. All those NEC, Sharp, Panasonic and Sony phones used by 2G CDMA-GSM/3G WCDMA networks around the world now are either 2 or 3-year old Japanese phones remade or a modified inferior version of their current ones. The phones in Japan are made in Japan under more strict quality control (I've been to the maufacturing plants of NEC and Panasonic) than the ones commissioned in China and Thailand for overseas markets. They tend to keep the "best" for themselves and this generally applies to everything, even automobiles.

during the my visits to japan, and business there, I could not agree more with what you siad!! But lets not forget, it's their country's policy to "keep the best in country" where as china is "sell the best out of the country"..
I couldn't even buy a japan famous futon matress without a passport saying i'm a japanese resident

Posted by: kero-chan

so... is it possible to be a japanese resident if ur not born in japan
?

Posted by: .FLiP.MATiC.

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Originally posted by Cyde
during the my visits to japan, and business there, I could not agree more with what you siad!! But lets not forget, it's their country's policy to "keep the best in country" where as china is "sell the best out of the country"..
I couldn't even buy a japan famous futon matress without a passport saying i'm a japanese resident

Wow that is STRICT!!! Kinda sucks too cuz those futons are comfy