Sharp 904 Mobile Phone Review

Sharp 904 Details

<unknown> re Harlekkin: "The K800i (same chip) is currently upgradable but NOT YET unlockable"

what you mean by that? My bro is using it in the USA

keita - can't use GPRS/3G
- can't send MMS/e-mail
- can't use GPS
- can't use FeliCA
- can't use NAVI
- can't use Firmware Upgrade
- can't use T9/predictive text

GRRRR! pepapipz hu has been mean to this phone shut up! The usabilty of this depends on your network! like here in the phils. the 903 was very usable since customers can ask for gprs/3g settings and mms.... video calling is superb as long as u have 3g signal since video calling doesn't need any settings! as for this phone i'm sure slight changes would occur! and about the predictive input! Of course if u don't know how to speak/write nippongo its really useless but for us who can its great help!
GPS, Felica and Firmware upgrade would really be of no use since no country can match the adancement of technology of japan and no country would be able to afford to use it or even think about it only japan!
This is J-Wave! and by the way cellphones came originally from the philippines just like the flourescent and others that western countries had taken! ja ne!

Harlekkin SHARP 905SH
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905SH is WCDMA ONLY and hence not really GSM. It doesn't support GSM frequencies and cannot be used outside of Japan.

It cannot be unlocked as it was never designed to work or ROAM on any other WCDMA network outside Japan. This is to safeguard the phone from foreign DMB signals that may overheat or damage the phone.
This information was obtained from the 905SH Vodafone Manual.

Harlekkin

Java Boy It's nice to really know that awesome functions like mentioned below is present in the 904SH! So I didn't make a mistake in purchasing two of these bad boys after all!!!

sugoi na!!!

Sketch So are you guys ready for the new 904sh lineup set for october?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albu...904shnew.jpg

the older colors will probably be phased out and will be replaced by White, Pink and Navy Blue.

They say the replacement will take place the same time Softbank takes over Vodafone JP, which is on October 1st.

sarah Hi!!before I buy this phone I have to know about how to trasfer photos to a computer, because I heard that it isn't easy!!

Harlekkin @ Sketch
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That the 904SH is better than the 903SH is obvious. Clearly. No one would ever argue this matter. The 904SH is a next generation phone, a flag-ship of SHARP. Just like the GX20 and 903SH were for their screens and cameras.
Because the 904SH IS such an advanced phone, it is not right to compare it to the 903SH. The 903SH was just as much European as it was Japanese and Chinese. Vodafone KK, Smartone and Vodafone Group all chipped in for the 703/903SH series, during the time period all networks were on roughly the same level. You don't just gamble and simply release a phone to see what happens. But nonetheless Vodafone's expectations were not met, not even close.

Vodafone KK (SOFTBANK) and Vodafone Group have now gone separate directions where it won't be as easy to merge such technologies. There's really no point in releasing a FeliCA phone in the EU market, unless it is cut back to its basic features.

It's sad that SHARP is withdrawing it's ultra-tech devices from the EU market, but if the markets not strong than its a fair enough reason. And if our networks are not going the same way as the Japanese, we are again distancing ourselves from their technology. We were close... but no one wanted it.

Harlekkin

duke-35 i thought id give here a try as nobody bothered to answer me on the sharp 903 forum...as u can tell i own a sharp 903 and i was wondering if anyone knew what the camera settings should be in order to take the best possible pictures..the weird thing is that ive come across some pics taken with this phone and they look awesome, but the ones i get look rather crappy..pls advice..thanks

Harlekkin @ Tim
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Hey buddy, ok:

- max. size is 300kb (length depending on quality)
- there is no English Dictionary available

You're better off using MP4/M4A ringtones. If you have SD-Jukebox you can DRM them with that or you can use the IMA trick to use any AAC+ ringtone up to 2.5 MB.

cheers,

Harlekkin

Sketch143 AAC switch trick doesn't work