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(More customer reviews)UPDATE (12/8/2008): I NO LONGER recommend this phone. I have had it for 1 year, 2 months now and during that time I have experienced several quality issues. While one of them (the ear speaker died) may have been isolated to my unit, I also had my keypad crack twice. This seems to be a common issue with this model, just search online. I had to send in the phone twice for warranty repairs, but my warranty has run out. Now, the left soft keys have stopped working. Another search revealed this to also be a common flaw, which can be resolved by pushing on the area between the navigation keys and the LCD screen (where there is either the W logo or the at&t logo).
The bottom line though is that this phone has some serious quality flaws and therefore I do not recommend purchasing this model anymore. I would change my rating to 2-stars since the phone is still a very nice slider design with excellent software/interface.
I will leave my original review below if you would like to read it.
------------------------------------------------------------------------I am a fan of Apple's products. But since I'm locked into a T-Mobile contract, I did not join in on the iPhone frenzy. Yet, I was in need of a good phone with a decent camera. I was impressed by my friends' different Sony Ericsson phones, so I took a trip down to the Sony Style store and checked out the models they had there. Among the models, this one stood out immediately thanks to the slider design. I was hooked. The interface for the phone is very nice to use BUT it does take some getting used to if you're switching from Samsung, Nokia, or Motorola. For example, if you're used to green and red phone keys, this phone does not have them. But several days and many mispresses later, you should get the hang of the interface. The call quality is pretty good; not perfect though, as sometimes the person on the other end sounds muffled. Then again, they could be holding their phone too close to their mouth. But no one has complained that they couldn't hear me, which was common w/ my previous phones. Bluetooth works very well with the phone; I've been able to sync with both my windows and mac computers. With mac, iSync (under Mac OS X 10.4) does not support this model but you can Google for a plug-in, which worked perfectly for me. I have tested the walkman feature, which is quite good. The only catch is that you have to use the handsfree dongle to connect standard headphones. The most interesting feature is that the phone counts the number of steps you make in a 24-hr day, and had an application to analyze how many miles you have walked in a day, etc. It's pretty neat, but I think it may be inaccurate. I walked what I counted to be 100 steps, but the phone counted 120. You can calibrate the function, though. Finally, regarding the design of the phone: you may notice in the picture that the phone is not straight, and sort of curves in the bottom. This curve is actually helpful for sliding the phone open with one hand. But it does not really get in my way when I keep the phone in my pocket or on a desk, in case you are worried about that.
Overall, this is a great phone and I hope it will last me a while. I'd highly recommend this phone, regardless of if you're already a Sony Ericsson user or you're switching, like I did.
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Sony Ericsson shakes things up with its new quad-band W580i Walkman phone, introducing an innovative "shake to shuffle" feature that randomly chooses another song stored on your phone with just a flick of the wrist. This thin, slider-style phone also features a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, fast Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with music streaming, Memory Stick Micro expansion, Web browser for viewing full Internet sites, email access, an FM radio with RDS, and EDGE data support.
Unlocked Phone This unlocked cell phone can be used with a GSM network service provider and it provides quad-band connectivity (850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz). It does not come with a SIM card, and it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your selected service provider.
Phone Features The W580i Walkman phone offers a full-function digital audio player that's compatible with MP3 and AAC files. The front of this slider phone includes dedicated music control buttons, and it includes Sony Ericsson's innovative "shake to shuffle" feature. With Shake control activated, press and hold the Walkman key and flick your wrist. A vibration lets you know that the track has been changed--a new song from your current playlist is randomly selected and automatically played.
With the TrackID service, you can identify any song that you can hear by just recording a snippet of sound using the microphone. After sending the file for recognition, you'll have the name, artist and album sent to your phone. Other Walkman features include MegaBass enhancement for added depth of sound, a flight mode that lets you keep listening to tunes with the phone's network connectivity turned off, and Disc2Phone software for easy transfer of song files between phone and PC. It also includes a built-in FM radio with RDS, which displays the name of the currently playing song (when tuned to compatible radio stations).
This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.
The built-in 2.0 megapixel camera captures stills and video--and playback of video or still pictures is only limited to the memory card size. Picture effects and custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be setup to fit your personality. It provides support for PictBridge technology so you can print your photos without the need of a PC (either using USB or Bluetooth). And the W580i makes it easy to send snapped photos directly to a blog or an online photo, complete with text. This phone is also compatible with RTSP/3GPP streaming video playback
You can even take your favorite tracks to the track with the W580i, which will count your steps, your calories and monitor your running speed/distance/time with the integrated motion sensor. Your workout results are stored in your phone so you can monitor your progress.
The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3 and IMAP4 protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. It also supports RSS feeds, allowing you to use your phone to view up-to-the-minute news and other content from selected Web sites and blogs. Just subscribe to the feed and let it come to you. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages.
The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard. This means the phone can be used with the included Sony Ericsson Sync Station software, which lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks on your PC with the phone.
Other features include:
2-inch LCD with a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors
Up to 1000 contact entries, each with five number fields
Java support for online and offline 3D games
USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
PIM functions including calendar, tasks, notes, alarm, calculator, stopwatch, and timer
T9 text entry technology
72-chord polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones
Digital audio file formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Vital Statistics The W580i weighs 3.32 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.85 x 0.55 inches. Its 930 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 9 hours of talk time, and up to 370 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. This phone comes with a one-year warranty from a third party provider.
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