Is the Blackjack II available in UK?

[Guest TDK]

As the title says really - I like the look and spec of the i617 and would like to be able to buy one for use in the UK.

Has anyone sourced one in the UK (or imported from the USA) and using it successfully on a UK 3G network?

Thanks!

[Guest Confucious]

Just had a look and found one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Unlocked-Red-Samsung...1QQcmdZViewItem

BUT GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 850 / 1900

In Europe UMTS is 2100 so although it should work on GPRS it will NOT work on 3G/HSDPA

I also think it's fugly - but that is, of course, a matter of personal preference :D

[Guest TDK]

Thanks for the link!

BUT GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 850 / 1900

Doh! I thought that it was tri-band UMTS 850/1900 and 2100 - I guess that rules it out for me then as I wanted 3G capability.

I also think it's fugly - but that is, of course, a matter of personal preference :(

I agree that it's not the world's best looking phone, but I wanted something to tide me over until the Sony Ericsson X1 is launched.

I use an HTC S710 day to day, but am finding it a bit slow and no 3G access is a pain for any kind of web browsing. I also use a BlackBerry Curve supplied by my work, but hate the user interface of that. I've also got an HTC Shadow, but don't really like the keyboard so that doesn't get used, and an iPhone, which I have a love/hate relationship with - I love the web browsing capability when on wi-fi, but find the interface features a bit simplistic. I also hate iTunes and the need to convert any Divx videos to MP4 format in order to view.

Hurry up Sony.... :D

[Guest MitchellO]

Guys it seems to be a common mistake with the i617 on eBay, a lot of the auctions only say 850/1900 UMTS, but it is 850/1900/2100. I picked mine up on eBay unlocked, brand new, for AU$330 delivered express! That's about 151 GBP.

This is the guy I bought it from: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bloomdeal

He shipped extremely fast and it arrived very quickly.

Bargain of the century!

Edited April 6, 2008 by MitchellO

[Guest Confucious]

Guys it seems to be a common mistake with the i617 on eBay, a lot of the auctions only say 850/1900 UMTS, but it is 850/1900/2100. I picked mine up on eBay unlocked, brand new, for AU$330 delivered express! That's about 151 GBP.

This is the guy I bought it from: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bloomdeal

He shipped extremely fast and it arrived very quickly.

Bargain of the century!

The one I linked to went for just over 80 squid! but the postage was about 40 - still, a bargain if it does work on 2100.

Thanks for the heads up :D

[Guest MitchellO]

No problem, I've got mine set to WCDMA-only and it's fantastic here in Australia on a UMTS2100 HSDPA network.

[Guest grifone]

i can confirm the above.

i live in Malta,and go my i617 off ebay.us for $250 about a month ago.

had no problem whatsover using it with my local network,and even used it while I was in sweden.

[Guest Leon Zong]

I just bought one from ebay. It took about 2 weeks to ship from US to Northern Ireland.

I haven't tried 3G yet, but the symbol of "3G" is shown on the top line. So I think it can work.

The only problem is the screen is landscape, so some WM5/6 softwares don't work properly on this device.

Anyway, I like it!