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w800i casing -- is this guy gonna gype me?
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Posted by: jon_chew

http://cgi.ebay.ca/OEM-Sony-Ericsso...Qcm dZViewItem

i can't tell if it's missing stuff, like the battery cover, and any of the camera stuff (like the ring, spring, etc..)

any of you guys that have w800 casing know if this is missing anything?!?!

Posted by: rabvtec

Hmmm, lol - I see what you mean ... no mention (list) of parts included. IMO, try some other seller!

ps eBay seller 'eastcorppo' sells OEM sets (complete) .. try them

Posted by: jon_chew

has anyone found a good seller online? i can't find too many. i only found 10 items for w800 housing! =(

Posted by: evan_silbert

china_store is a good guy. He will answer your emails if you ask what is included.

Also, it's refreshing to see one of these with the w800i keypad instead of the d750i one!

Posted by: ecsw

www.cnn.cn is the best. Its a completed housing for W800 they have,

Posted by: DJKronik

from the pic, i see the cam ring is missing as well as the side volume keys and the top power key. Try cnn.cn, they almost never fail you. Id trust them over ebay anytime.

Posted by: rabvtec

Yeah, go direct to cnn.cn or try searching eBay under his username there: eastcorppo

Others that seem to be popular eBay sellers are fatmui and china_store

Posted by: skylowlow

Fatmui never let me down when I had my K700i. Don't know about the w800i but I know she includes both tools, a complete set including the foam around the display to avoid dust. I asked her this week. Good luck with your mod!

Posted by: Havo

I dunno if cnn sells OEM housings. Cuz sum people who bought W800 housings ended up getting 1s w/ grey frames around the screen instead of white 1s. Supposedly they r just good fakes =\

Posted by: starkisttunalov

china_store = www.cnn.cn I believe

Posted by: fretster

The W800i casings from CNN are good fakes. On receiving mine, I noticed ALL the included buttons were pretty much knock offs. Especially noticeable were the Memory Stick port cover, as well as the joystick. Also, which is REALLY annoying, is the camera shutter button. The one from CNN hardly worked with the phone, I had to stab the damn thing to take a picture. I just finished opening it again and replacing it with the original camera button and it works as it did before I swapped the cases.

I would recommend this as a solution to those that have dropped their w800 and banged the case up a bit; that's what I did. However if you're buying this to put on a K750, be prepared for crappy buttons (Power, Play, + -, Camera, etc), as well as a couple other small quirks.

Posted by: Kamen

I got one from Dennis on cnn.cn and he didn't even send me buttons.
I emailed him to fix that and they are on the way.
My friend has the same housing and he got all the buttons, I figure Dennis isn't very consistent...
But all the above mentioned problems are true. The only button that has a serious problem is the camera on though. Although my friend got an oem button with his casing while my other friend got a fake one (consistency issue again).
The rim around my casing is grey, but the housing fits really good overall and it is pretty high quality, so IMO it's worth the money. It doesn't feel like it's going to crap out on me anytime soon.

Did anyone ever buy any K750i housings from him though? I wanted to get a silver K750i but I think I'll leave it for now...

Posted by: datboililp

i just bought w800i casing to replace my k750i on cnn.cn should i cancel the order??????? since im hearing the buttons not being very good

should i buy it off ebay then? will it be better?

Posted by: rabvtec

If you've JUST ordered it, you may be in with a chance. Send an urgent email through their site and quote your oreder number.

IMO, the rumours surrounding the buttons aren't as widespread as you see here .. I've had 3 housing sets from cnn and only one button out of all of them posed a little difficulty. Some fine trimming sorted that, though!

I hope this helps ....

Posted by: datboililp

thanx rabvtec

Posted by: rabvtec

You're welcome ..