Sony Ericsson C905
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- Marian
- nyf
- 07 May 2010
My battery hold 24h, I talk 20min, i send 20sms, i stay 20 min on internet. Screen sever is disabled, led light is at minimum, i have the phone for 1 week! Do you know if i must send to service? Tks a lot!
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- meepx2
- Ixs
- 07 May 2010
Summary: Awesome phone but needs work. Would recommend buying. 8.0 out of 10.
I have the c905a version from Rogers. Ran update and it said I have the latest firmware.
The pamphlet user guide is a joke (the online PDF is also unhelpful).
Camera is awesome, very high quality for a cell phone. However, there are limited options for controlling the camera. It would be nice to be able to set the aperture, shutter speed and white balance settings directly.
It would be nice to have more aspect ratio options when taking the photo. The 3MB pixel is on the large side and the next one down, 640x480, is too small. There is no "always flash option", only "auto flash". The auto flash goes off when it doesn't need to.
Video recording should provide options for frame rate and resolution.
When trying to access Google maps, pressing the decline button the phone crashes and reboots. It would be nice to be able to access google maps using a wifi connection, but that isn't an option (you must use an internet connection from your GSM provider). If you have GPS log data, being able to use wifi would mean being able to use google maps after the fact.
Another bug: The phone auto locks the buttons when the slider is closed (even though the Settings->Security->Automatic keylock is set to Off).
Wifi is good when signal strength is strong, but can be finicky when Wifi signal is medium or low. When using the built in browser, if the wifi disconnects and then reconnects then the browser won't be able to reconnect. Similarly, when browsing \\c905 from a computer, if the phone disconnects the connection or the connection is broken, then the computer cannot reconnect. The work-around for both these problems is to turn off then wifi and then turn on the wifi. It would be nice if they worked out these bugs.
"Search for update" and TrackID do not work with WIFI connection, they require GSM Internet plan. Any application that requires the Internet should provide using Wifi for the connection.
Radio quality was impressive. Displays the song currently played and the name of the radio station.
Cannot change the default homepage using the built in browser.
It took me awhile to find out how to access the applications. The fact they are under "Organiser" is very unintuitive. Overall, they could've done a better job organizing the applications/entertainment and location services screens.
On the Wall Paper screen, it should show icons for each short cut key. E.g. the down key pad accesses Contacts, but there's no way to tell this.
It would be nice to be able to customize the Menu screen, and be able to have a scrolling grid (or fit more options by reducing the size of the icons).
So far the GPS seems terrible. It took 20 minutes to acquire a signal. Then I turned off the phone and went to bed. The next day I walked to work (15 minutes) and the phone couldn't acquire the GPS signal. I had both trekbuddy and the "Status info" applications running. My friend has a blackberry and he says it acquires a signal within 30 seconds.
I don't like the way the SIM card fits into the phone. It's too hard to take out the SIM card once it's in there.
The phone has to copy all the contacts from the SIM card to the phone memory. If I ever switch to a new phone, I'm uncertain how much of a pain it will be to get all the contact information from the C905.
It doesn't seem possible to disable the screen from turning off. It would be nice to have the screen dim to low brightness setting, but not turn off.
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- pogi
- vj1
- 06 May 2010
maybe your memo.card has a virus...try to reformat first...
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- SE Fan
- Y9F
- 04 May 2010
Any c905A users who got their phone on contract through AT&T have problems with their phone? Cuz it seems that a lot of the problems that people have with the c905 are from Europe or Asia. Can c905a users in America report their experience?
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 04 May 2010
buzz2nahid, 29 Apr 2010good 4n.. got wifi gps, hsdpa and all, but some basic thing... moreSkype for c902 is working fine with mine c905. Bad thing is that Skype stoped support at the moment. Have to search other websites. About Fring I haven't tried to instal it.
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- siomy
- sym
- 04 May 2010
i am having a problem with my c905 which ever card is insreted in the phone it corrupts in few minutes.
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- kesav
- 25G
- 04 May 2010
it is the best mobile.i like to use
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- Doski
- MiL
- 03 May 2010
Guys, i've used ma c905 for just about 5 months now & ma down scroll key is now acting like the cancel(C) key (meaning, i cant scroll down)....... Plssss what can i do? Cos i just can't stop loving d phone, it has almost all i need... any help pls.
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- bks
- vG0
- 03 May 2010
hi... its a good mobile ya........
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- Shan r1
- Pxx
- 02 May 2010
Who is better in sound quality se w995 or se c905 ?
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- samuel
- M$F
- 01 May 2010
Good Cam mpix
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- samuel
- M$F
- 01 May 2010
nice phone
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- buzz2nahid
- PU7
- 29 Apr 2010
good 4n.. got wifi gps, hsdpa and all, but some basic things like front cam and installing softwares is a bit of a prob. couldnt install skype or fring(not minifring). i would be da best with al dose options..
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- Anonymous
- LxJ
- 29 Apr 2010
can some one help me i want to set up picture message on my c905 phone, and my service provider is sayin that the model dose not exist help help
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- Anonymous
- tWi
- 29 Apr 2010
Bought this fone right after it came out here in the Philippines. I got around 6 months of good use then the display stopped working. I bought it to a Sony Ericsson service center and they told me it would take 4 weeks to "have a look at"! They did say however it was the slider mechanism (ribbon) that needed to be replaced as it is the number one cause of slider phone malfunctions. I opted to have it serviced somewhere else as I needed my phone contacts ASAP. Soon thereafter the camera stopped working (had to get a replacement mechanism for the sliding lens cover) and the keypad acted up (stiff, no backlight) etc.
Most of the problems were due probably to the unofficial technician who worked on it but still 6 months and I get problems already? I took great care of this fone too. This experience has totally turned me off of Sony Ericsson and to think I was a fanboy too.
The camera is great though I have to say. When it's working
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- maddy
- ttm
- 28 Apr 2010
i was very confused due to many opinions here which were negative about the c905. . . but i use many sets of SE k508i,k700i,k750i,k800i and k850i.and was satisfied from all phones instead of k850i de to firmware problem. . .so due to previous good experience of SE phone i went for c905 and bought it on saturday 5 days ago. . . . i am very happy with it. . . i changed it with nokia n82 and also used n95 8gb and c905 slide is better and easy to use . . . .. . and battery life is also very cool and good compare with n82. .
i am user of both nokia (6600,7610,6630,n70,n73,n82,n95 8gb)and sony ericsson.i love both company sets but i would prefer c905 because its very good frm n86 8 mpix. . . go for it dear friends. . . .
it worth its price.
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- Maddy
- ttm
- 28 Apr 2010
hi every body. . . . . .i am very upset because many persons here post without proper checking the mobile phone. . . . . and pass comments about the phone.first thouroughly check the phone then pass comments
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- ChrisB
- nE3
- 28 Apr 2010
Anonymous, 28 Apr 2010how to set the threaded view of sms?update your firmware
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- Anonymous
- P{0
- 28 Apr 2010
how to set the threaded view of sms?
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- Anonymous
- P{0
- 28 Apr 2010
how to set the threaded view of sms in this phone?