hi, im very new here.. want to get some informations n opinions.. on january 2007, i bought a se w850i (AP).. used it for almost 11 months w'out any problems (only cracked dpad).. then suddenly, one day in december, the screen went blank (white) but da phone is still functioning.. i sent it to da place i bought n they said its a ribbon faulty.. got it fixed for RM120.. then, after 2 weeks using it, da same thing happened again.. (screen went white..) i sent it again n untill today its already 3 weeks they took away my phone.. i called them n they said they r working on it.. i was told its a hardware problems.. may i know what exactly hardware problem is? im scared it will cost me a lot.. thinking of letting go da phone but they said its only worth 400-500~ thanks^^

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Added on January 14, 2008, 5:48 pmsorry for disturbing but i hope this is da correct place to ask.. thx..^^

This post has been edited by ssyy: Jan 14 2008, 05:50 PM

ohh.. thx a lot for your respond DFlo~^^ so glad.. god.. i dun even know wat is firmware n flash flash things.. haha.. but its ok.. wat is da cause actually? ohh.. really? ic.. juz now they called me.. they said they will get my phone ready by thursday.. is it ok if i juz wait cuz i dun know how to do self-repair..? so puzzled now.. missing my phone so much! wait.. send it to authorised dealer? will they entertain me? feel so embarrassed to bring AP phone to original shop =P btw, thx a lot for ur help!! thx thx thx thx!! =) =)

ok.. ic.. yeah! correct! white screen n yet can receive calls.. ohh.. ic..

ok.. i will try to go there n enquire bout my problems~ =) thx!^^

ohh.. ic ic.. thx for da info.. need to pay meh..?? i realise tat i keep on spending money on this phone.. haha!! oh, btw, is tis problems have sumthing to do wif memory stick..?? (cuz before i had tis probs, i bought a new memory stick...)

really! so glad then!!^^ thx!!^^

hii everyone.. if anyone here realise, i have been here asking for help regarding problems occured on my AP set 1 year, 2 months old white w850i.. last month, i got it fixed for 2 times.. first was ribbon faulty n second was said to be lcd or hardware problems.. waited for almost a month for those repairs.. n now, da same problems occur again.. some weird colourful colour appear on my lcd.. functions still working (it still can play songs as well as receive/make calls.. chargings, even da lights r ok.. only da colours (pixel or i dont know da term used) r distorted.. its all colourful n da screen hang.. but when i off n on back, it back to normal.. then when i slide up/down to key in code, it happens again.. da screen even moving.. sometimes da lights went shaky.. i really dont know wat to do wif tis phone.. i really like it n i handled it wif so much care since da first day i bought it.. not much drop.. only da upper pad r badly cracked (got holes!)

my parents asked me to sell it off.. how much do i get by selling spoil phone? (bought at 1300) n i have no idea wat phone should i buy next.. thinking of rebuying da same phone.. but it sounds useless.. but i really like n love tis cute white phone.. need help.. thank you soooooo much everyone willing to help.. appreciate it so much! (btw, my 12-months warranty by da AP dealer has ended) =) =)
sorry for interrupting..

This post has been edited by ssyy: Feb 19 2008, 03:13 PM

at da place where i bought it (normal ap shop) not SE service centre.. i c.. im thinking da same too.. ribbon faulty again.. its ok.. thx for ur respond! =) btw, how much is this phone cost (new original set)? still selling meh? or any other phone slightly same as this cuz i love da music quality n da quite big screen..^^

thx.. yeah, tats why, ive been to SE shop but unfortunately, its no longer selling.. da new models r not really nice~ if buying AP, im scared will happen da same again.. haha.. oh, w580i dun have 3G, n da screen is slightly smaller.. n correct! looks girlish~ whoa! w960i is juz my dream.. i came across it b4 it was RM2500~ my budget is actually 1500 n below~ haha..^^ btw, even da w910i is not very nice feeling of holding compare to w850i.. i really need a good music phone..

ok.. i'll try n ask (so shy la since mine is AP set..) yeah.. n someone gave me opinions on DIY works.. do u think its gonna work? haiz.. so tired of tis phone actually, so many times spoil.. screen lah, ribbon lah~ wonder why sum ppl handle very bad n yet, their same phone still ok.. haha^^ thx for ur opinion btw..

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Added on February 20, 2008, 9:16 pmhere, i posted some of da photos of my poor w850i.. horrible d-pad + horrible screen! i dunno whether im using da correct way to post photos.. so new here.. first time posting photos =P sorry if i did anything wrong.. here r da links to da photos :

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This post has been edited by ssyy: Feb 20 2008, 09:16 PM

ok.. i'll try n ask se shop soon.. haha.. ok~^^

ohh.. ya lo.. i dun think i dare to disassemble da phone, fix da probs n assemble it back.. haha.. i'll send it to se shop soon.. btw, do u have any idea of da rough cost to change LCD/ribbon, and da complete white housing..?? i wanted to make it brand-new again..

yeah.. my D-pad very very amazing huh.. =P ic.. tats y i was wondering y mine tat bad.. once i had da small crack, i tried my best not to use da down pad.. i use da up instead but still.. got hole there^^ whoa.. urs is original rite.. so, dun need to worry very much.. haha.. ribbon huh.. i think ure correct.. if its LCD faulty, da whole screen wont respond.. waa.. ure so lucky la.. me so unlucky.. after reaching its 1st birthday, so many problems occur.. haiz~ btw, thx^^

haaaahh..?? omg.. 500?? very near to new phone.. haha.. but my housing is actually turning yellow-ish.. but its ok.. yeah! dpad is da most important!^^ RM29 for wat? Dpad is it? or labour cost..? oh, it it last longer of forever, u r lucky!! =) haha..

haha.. ohh.. tats wat im looking for earlier!! flash themes!! theyre cool isnt it??? haha.. but i heard some says to install those kind of things, need to flash or something our phone.. i dun dare to do such things~ haha.. maybe u can try =)

hii, need help here, i hope im in da correct thread.. i owned a 1year 7months white w850i.. 3 months ago, my phone suffered a white blinking screen problem. (that was not the first time, it spoiled 2 times before n when i send it to da ap shop, they claimed its a ribbon faulty and charged me RM120 for ribbon replacing service. after 2 weeks, it spoiled again n theyre willing to fix it FOC for me.) after this 3rd problem, i went to sony ericsson shop. the guy advice me for an alternative way of fixing my phone (which is sending to his friend which he said expert in w850i problems..) when i asked for da price of changing the ribbon n something he said behind da d-pad things plus my cracked d-pad, he agreed to make it RM150. is it reasonable? im actually scared if its spoil again...

so sorry but, anyone can help me on this?

hi, thx for responding , im not sure of da price range in other places but i think its worth it.. (lil bit doubt since i had bad experience repairing this cute phone dat cost me a lot..) planning to switch to a white w910i but i still love my w850i .. oh, btw, my crack is not a usual one, mine got 2 cracks with holes but as u said, after change shouldnt be any problem.. i think im going back to da shop soon.. thx again

yeah.. correct.. thx a lot yah

hola!! after 6 months not being used due to problems, my w850i is now back.. went to fixed it a week ago.. costs me 140.. ribbon n software problems.. until today.. its all ok.. juz got many dust trapped inside da screen which is kinda disturbing.. haha

too expensive is it???? yeah.. ribbon n software installation costs RM140 (after negotiation.. ) duration 2 days.. no no.. i repaired from 3rd party. we'll see how long it will last.. currently already spent almost RM280.. for this phone. this is the second ribbon work at different place.. da first time i think they cheated me.. this one not sure.. got 1 month warranty only..

ya lo.. u went authorized service centre.. i went 3rd party one.. but still unsure how long it'll last.. haha.. ive posted my gigantic problems on this phone here previously.. maybe u can see in previous pages.. haha btw, yours is ok also rite?

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Added on August 24, 2008, 1:50 ambtw, im still far left behind.. still scared to flash my phone

This post has been edited by ssyy: Aug 24 2008, 01:51 AM

good la then.. haha.. easy? i read the tutorials n ended up headache.. help? sure, but how? thx in advance..

shah alam selangor.. ok, i will pm u soon.. when i got da time to make da flash thingy, i'll let u know to get ur guide.. btw, ur flashing process go on smoothly or got any error in between? i heard some people flash their phone and rosak.. im scared it will rosak again, haha.. but i see da outcome, so jealous.. nice

ohh.. ok.. will it be slower or hang after modding?

yes.. twice.. kena tipu d i think.

This post has been edited by ssyy: Sep 4 2008, 03:35 PM

mine bought Jan 07, da battery/headset connector pin kinda hard to get connected.. sometimes i thought it is charging but its not

i think so.. cuz last time i juz grab it off frm da charger buy new charger can solve this??