SonyEricsson: P800 Smartphone
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The SonyEricsson
P800 is powered by Symbian OS v7 (UIQ), and is a combined mobile
phone and PDA. Physical dimensions: 118 x 59 x 27 mm, weight 158g with the flip Battery life: Talk time up to 13 hours. Standby up to 400 hours Availability: This phone was released in March 2003, and has now been superseded by the P910i. |
Useful P800 links:
- AllAboutSymbian - Useful resource for details of the Symbian Operating system.
- Handango - 100's of shareware titles for Symbian OS phones
- P800 manual - Download the P800 manual in PDF format
- P900 info - Details of the successor to the P800
- P800 forum and P800 comments - have your say on the P800
- Help with Bluetooth - Information on connecting to a P800 with Bluetooth
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FAQs
| How can I connect the P800? | 
It's possible to use your P800 to
connect to the Internet to browse the web via the built-in browser,
check your POP or IMAP email, and look up WAP sites. See our pages on P800 connectivity, and using WAP on a P800 |
| How do I get my email? |
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| How do I connect my P800 to my PC? |
The P800 can connect to a PC via Bluetooth (P800 conforms to Bluetooth v1.0), infrared or by cable. Here is a summary of how to connect your P800 to your PC:
Files received
on the P800 can be found in the 'Beamed' folder of the Messaging
application. |
| Help with Bluetooth |  The
P800 has built-in support for Bluetooth for wireless file transfer,
copying files to and from a PC, and beaming of business cards and
other files to other mobile phone/PDA users. Access to the Bluetooth
settings screen is done via the menu's Control panel option, and
the "Bluetooth" option under the 'Connections' tab. For more on Bluetooth, see our dedicated Bluetooth page. |
| Accessories? | There's a wide range of accessories, including spare batteries, cases, chargers, in-car kits, hands-free, cables and fascias, at Carphone Warehouse |
| How do share my pictures with others? |
Once you have taken a picture on your phone, there are three ways to get the files from your phone to other people or computers:
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| What's my phone's serial number? | Enter '*#06#' as if it were a phone number, to get your handset's serial number (known as the IMEI) - useful to keep a note of in case your phone is stolen. You may also need this number when registering certain types of software. |
| Recycle your mobile |
Don't leave it in the back of a drawer - see if it can find a new lease of life, and pocket you some cash. For a summary of the best deals on making cash from your old handset, try the comparison search tool at www.sellyouroldmobile.co.uk |
| Who's calling? | A great feature of UIQ
is the ability to add a thumbnail to a contact. Take a picture of
a friend with the camera, then open the person's contact, edit it,
and add the image as a thumbnail. The photos are in JPG format,
so you can use images from digital cameras or scanned images. Build
up a mini-library of pictures, and get a name and face to appear
when a call comes in. Mobile phones identify callers using a service
called CLI. For more details, see our CLI page If you're finding that only the person's number is being displayed even though you have the name entered in Contacts, this is probably because you have the number in the phone twice (perhaps once on the phone memory and once on the SIM card - in this case, the phone doesn't know which entry to use. |
| Version number | This is how to get at
a P800's version number:
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| How do I install software without IR or Bluetooth? |
If you don't
have the ability to beam files to the P800 via Bluetooth
or infrared (either from another handheld device or from a PC),
then you may wish to purchase an IRDA or Bluetooth adapter for
your PC (this means you'll be able to install software, backup
and synchronise your P800). |
| ZIP files | If you're trying to install a file with a .ZIP extension, note that this means it has been compressed (to save space or reduce download time).To get to the file, you'll need to unzip it first. You can do this with a PC application such as WinZip, or on the phone itself using the ZipMan or Zipper application. |
| How to access the Services Menu |  The
P800 has a 'hidden' service menu that allows you to access serial
numbers and format the Internal drive. This can be accessed by closing
the flip, then following this sequence:
Jog-Dial up |
| Can I use the P800 as an MP3 player? | Yes. The P800 supports playback of MP3, WAV, AMR and AU file formats. Audio can be loaded onto Memory Stick Duo cards as required |
| Hotmail and AOL access? |
Hotmail and AOL use proprietary email systems,
as opposed to the more common POP email systems - this makes it tricky to access mail on a mobile device. For email on the move,
consider using a standard POP3 provider such as BT Yahoo (see setup details) that offers free email accounts that can be configured on mobile phone email programs.
For more help, see our Connected? page |
| Can I use MSN messaging |  The
P800 doesn't come with an instant messaging MSN client built-in,
but third-party MSN clients are available. Take a look at handango.com for the range, or take a look at the jMSN
for UIQ application. |
| Alternative connectivity software |
Rather than the software
that came as standard with the phone, there's a rather useful
third-party application called Oxygen II- This application supports Contacts, Calendar,
Messaging and file management. |
| Receive & send faxes on your mobile | If you
need to receive faxes, but don't have access to a fax machine, take
a look at efax.com. They'll give you a fax number, and forward faxes direct to your email account as an attachment. You can then use the messaging application to retrieve
your faxes on the move. You can also use this service to send faxes. |
| Can I use the P800 in the States? | Yes. The P800 is a tri-band phone operating on EGSM900/1800 (Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific), and GSM1900 (USA, Canada, South America). There should be no problem using the P800 with network operators in these countries. Roaming restrictions from your network operator may prevent use of some services in other countries. |
Memory card reader.
If you don't want to beam files from your PC to the phone, another
option is to make use of the Memory Stick slot in the P800.
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