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The sony ericsson w810i phone that was advertised says it's new, but the phone I recieved via mail was used also there was some picture in the memory card of the phone. It was used and it was in an old box. I was so disappointed.The Vibecellular is good in delivery time not in the product quality. I advice you all not to buy produect from this vendor.[.].
After all the phone is just fine. The software can't be uninstalled or removed by firmware reflash.
It was holding only 25% of charge and died after 2 charges. The phone has come with the old battery.
The other consideration - the phone is actually a Cingular cell phone and it comes with a lot of software linked to Cingular network. The seller didn't respond to my message.
So after waiting for a while I have to buy a replacement OEM battery. The seller should mention that fact in unit's description.
The battery, seller and firmware are real disappointments.
Every time I buy a new phone I try to find one that tops my old phone in every way. The only thing that prevents it from being perfect is that it's now out of date, the flash is a constant on LED that's blindingly bright in a dark place, and there is no 3.5 headphone jack. I've had this phone for over 2 years now. Has always worked reliably with good reception. I'm looking at getting the HTC Fuze now. Heard it's better if you're a geek like me who wants something to play with, but will miss the easy functionality and compact form of my trusty w810.
There were also 3 separate rebates that were supposed to take the phone down to $0, but as I'm sure they expect, it was so difficult, I simply forgot to send them in. Still, since getting back, the phone has worked fine. I don't use my cell phone that often, and I frequently found that when I did pull out my old nextel phone to use, it was dead. Both devices take good pictures. I got this phone for about $150 with a 2 year contract through AT&T. I bought a GB card for the phone and downloaded all my mp3's to the phone. The software for that comes for the downloading the files, is not very good, but it got the job done.
The screen itself is a decent size and good quality. I've had this phone for a couple years and overall its a pretty good phone. The 2mp camera works well, and frankly I cannot tell the difference between pictures taken with it and my supposedly superior 8mp sony camera. The phone was incapable of downloading the software updates and fixes, so I had to send it in. Strangely, the music volume always seems to return to a default level, and I have to keep raising the volume. This phone has about a 5 second delay between taking pictures though, which I found to be a bit much. I got the cheapest rollover minutes plan, which if you are like me, and you don't use your phone alot for calls, you will save up a redicously large amount of minutes, for up to 12 months. Still $150 for this phone when it was new was pretty good, especially considering that it was otherwise selling for $400-500 when it was new.The phone sports a 2mp camera, and an mp3 player, two devices I really wanted in my phone.
(you lose rollover minutes that are beyond 12 months). Sony Ericson phones are typically the best for talk and standby time, and this one is no different, with something like 8-9 hours talk time. The phone is too small, and only comes about half way down my cheek. With the 2GB card I purchased, even with all my downloaded music, I still have more then enough room for taking pictures and videos. It also takes video.
You need the bar code on the box for each rebate and purchase receipts, and one had to be sent in within 30 days, and another in the fourth month, and another in the fifth month. My 5 year old nextel phone had a far superior speaker. I don't like earbuds, so I didn't really test the ones that came with the phone. It feels and looks well constructed, although I do not care much for the few orange color buttons and screen. You will need a memory card to take full advantage of the this phone's camera and music features.
Without purchasing a memory card though, there is very little internal memory, something like 30mb. I miss my flip phone here, and am considering going back to one. The buttons are also a bit too small, however they are raised, providing good tactile feel. I got back in a reasonable amount of time, however, it was a refurbished phone, and not the one I sent in.
This sony phone typically still has some juice left for me to make my calls. I contacted Sony Ericson and they said it was a software glitch. The speaker for this phone for both calls and music is awful, especially considering this is a walkman phone. However hooked up with a pair of headphones, my mp3's sound pretty good.
The biggest problem I had, is that in the first year my phone got a blank white screen.
I had this phone for over two years, and I have to say is one of the best I've ever had. No complains for the technology of that time.-The camera is better than the one in the iPhone.-Although the software for transferring music to it is quite slow (and the USB connection too), the Walkman application is very good, and audio quality for music is good too.-Web surfing. It is fine using Opera Mini and also using the phone's own browser for looking at the mobile versions of some web pages.-I also used it for getting driving directions and looking for places, using the Google Maps application for mobile.-The same for e-mail using the Gmail application.-As a phone, I never had a problem making or receiving calls where there was coverage. Great reception and audio quality.To me, the best phone from that era (2006).
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