Hi Graham

A customer has reported the same issues with her Serene as you have described. I sent an email to the servcie centre in Denmark to try to establish the cost of repair out of warranty. The reply was that the motor unit is no longer available as a spare meaning that they can  no longer offer a repair for the reported fault.

The offer of a Blackberry is timely and appears to be a good deal for you.

Nick

So much for the old B&O 10 year spare availability they used to bang (no pun intended) on about!

I also had a Serene. The experience was woeful, so I sold it to some poor chap. Funnily enough, I never received a Christmas card from him.

I want a broken Serene to put in a display cabinet!!!!

Anyone got an old one they want to sell/donate?

Cheers

And there was me trying to warrant getting a second hand Serene to back up my shiny B&O collection. I won't bother.

The only other make i "follow" is Cowen who make top notch MP3 player, and its rumoured they are making a smart phone, but not with Itunes(FLAC etc)

I have never been much of a fan of mobile phones - I only varry one when I must and my old Nokia 8910 was all I ever needed. I did get a Serene when they came out and it was pretty dire - it went back twice before my kind dealer put me out of my misery and refunded my money! I bought an iPhone and wouldn't have anything else now. It may be ubiquitous, but that is because it is very good!

Large48 wrote:

I want a broken Serene to put in a display cabinet!!!!

Anyone got an old one they want to sell/donate?

Cheers

Got an old Beocom 9800 with the desk charger if you are interested?

Craig🙂

Large48 wrote:

I want a broken Serene to put in a display cabinet!!!!

Anyone got an old one they want to sell/donate?

Cheers

Got an old Beocom 9800 with the desk charger if you are interested?

Craig🙂

Am I the only one who likes the Serene? 😂

I always like to be different when I can and the Serene makes me very, very different. I am blessed with an issue-less unit that hasn't given me any problems. I love the simplicity, no need to keep up. I always hated using cellphones, but the Serene makes calling fun! I also really like the attention it gets - different.

About three weeks ago my cell contract ran out and and I wanted to take the smartphone plunge. I had it narrowed down to the iPhone 3GS and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I really wanted the Sony, I really wanted to stay different. Nothing could make me blend in more than having an iPhone. I also wanted to have the least hassle, so I went with peoples advice. Everyone and I mean absolutely everyone said iPhone. Of course they did, they all had one. I said "fine." and walked out with an iPhone 

I won't lie, this thing is an incredible piece of mobile tech, but I am completely disinterested in this thing. Recently a Newsweek article about Apple design was describing things like the iPhone, iPod and iPad as "featureless slabs." Couldn't agree more.

My dad also got an iPhone that day. He is also massively put off by it too, but for functionality reasons. His is shutting off all on it's own and whenever it wants. I cannot remember the last time a phone battery ran out on me. This thing has an atrocious battery.

My father and I are going to the AT&T store tomorrow. Not sure if I'll be able to make the switch, I feel like I may have already assimilated almost completely. I know my dad is changing for sure. My Serene is proving to be more reliable.

Sorry for the ramble...

Is there a BeoWorld app for android? 😂

Well, I consider myself as a hardcore B&O fan. I only have B&O. But this is not valid for one market, cellphones. B&O never had the chance to stick up with the price and functions of the competitors.