Sony Ericsson W550
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Sony Ericsson W550

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  • Bogdan
  • nDW
  • 12 Nov 2006

please help me ! i need my phone and it doesn`t work ! :( i have the white screen !

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    • Kulbir Singh Saluja
    • U26
    • 11 Nov 2006

    hi all,
    i am using W550i n i think tht it 1 of the best of Sony in a range of 10000/-
    I also want to reply Amrita N Aman Coments.
    first of amrita u want to know the speed of internet,when u connect Via GPRS, So this answer u vl get frm ur operator. Means which network connection u r using n r they providing u internet n wht's the speed.
    n Aman u were asking abt .Wav files.
    would like to tell u that there lots of software where u can convert ur .wav files into .mp3.

    Thanks

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      • Bogdan
      • nDW
      • 11 Nov 2006

      I have Sony Ericsson W550i. I connected the phone at the pc with data cable, and he is dead. I turn on and the display is white. PLEASE give me a solution to repair it. I have try to update at home , but it doesn`t work. Thank you! PLEASE !

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        • pratik
        • PyB
        • 10 Nov 2006

        is the sound of this fone clearer n louder than nokia 3250????plz reply

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          • cindy
          • F4p
          • 10 Nov 2006

          does the sliding mechanism gets lose

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            • Manoj
            • 2S}
            • 10 Nov 2006

            Yes, phone is very good. I bought it three months ago.I am realy satisfied.

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              • Chri$
              • i5{
              • 09 Nov 2006

              Hi, had this fone for abowt 1/2 a year now n had NO problems wid it at all. with the fone comes disc2fone n this software is brilliant!!! u add all ure favourite tracks to the proggramme n then u can convert them to 32 bps - 192 bps this basically means u can cut ure tracks down (in mb's) and fit loadsa songs onto ya fone !!!

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                • Anonymous
                • kDA
                • 09 Nov 2006

                Can someone tell me if this sony ericson w300i really does have good battery life?? This website says it has up to 9hrs talk time is this true?? How many hours can u play music?

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                  • Rizwan
                  • PGh
                  • 08 Nov 2006

                  The cellphone is just amazing... Sound quality rocks.. and it is really a walkman phone.. i agree that the memory is a bit low.. and they shud upgrade the phone.. The only need is the memory card.. else the phone is amazing :)

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                    • Andy
                    • myX
                    • 08 Nov 2006

                    i have had this fone for nearly a year and yh its realli good but the camera is a bit blurry compared to the likes of the cybershot and other fones and the memory is a bit small 4 a walkman fone especially with no memory card slot but it is still a good fone and a good buy for £140

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                      • MONIL
                      • 2W9
                      • 08 Nov 2006

                      this is an ultimate smart phone it's stereophonic output is amazing on headset as well as on loudspeaker.i think it's functions&looks are good in comparision to nokia-6600,7610,6630&6670.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • iIR
                        • 08 Nov 2006

                        my boyfriend has this phone and they sound is brilliant, we listen to the radio all the time sound is great and signal brill

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                          • Tobi Olusky
                          • NHY
                          • 07 Nov 2006

                          The fone is nice .I got my charging port spoilt nd I was able to charge it via USB.Its quite a nice fone.

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                            • kevin cruise
                            • U2d
                            • 06 Nov 2006

                            it rocks

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                              • Reina Akikawa
                              • PAB
                              • 02 Nov 2006

                              Hope SE will produce it`s upgrade with at least 1 gb memory not using that lousy 232 mb memory

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                                • raufy
                                • 2Z3
                                • 01 Nov 2006

                                this fone is very good,and has very good sound effects. its sound clearity is excellent.

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                                  • Sandy
                                  • 2ST
                                  • 01 Nov 2006

                                  Sony Ericsson W550i

                                  My Review


                                  Ratings:
                                  Features Marks Obtained
                                  Look 10
                                  Phone Quality 10
                                  Phone Integration & Accessories 08
                                  User-friendliness 10
                                  Utility Manager 09
                                  Connectivity 09
                                  Imaging & Video 08
                                  Music 10
                                  Gaming 09
                                  Additional Features 09
                                  Total 92


                                  Discussions:
                                  • “Marks Obtained” in each segment, is out of 10, and so, total is out of 100.
                                  • “Look” signifies the originality of the appearance of the phone. The phone is elegant and handy enough, to score a perfect 10. Besides, availability of several themes over the internet, scores for the variety in the appearance of the phone. Additional “Style-Up™” covers also help the phone score well.
                                  • “Phone Quality” is based on the call quality, battery performance, messaging experience and durability, i.e., the device’s performance in classical phone functions. Awesome battery and call performance earn another perfect 10 for the phone.
                                  • “Phone Integration & Accessories” is the overview of the phone’s memory, software kit and accessories supplied with it. Lack of the expandable memory feature causes a deduction of marks. But pretty good internal memory and excellent quality accessories compensate to an extent.
                                  • “User-friendliness” is the measure of the satisfaction of the user. It is mainly based upon the easiness of use and simplicity of the phone. Another 10 for W550i, for excellent shortcut keys, and fairly good speed of the phone. Even 10 out of 10 is less for this phone, in this department. A 15 or 20 would have been better.
                                  • “Utility Manager” is the phone’s capability as a personal data-manager along with some useful applications, such as the flash light (which not only gives support with the camera, but works as a handy torchlight). With calendar, tasks, notes, etc. and the flash light and alarm clock, the phone is pretty good in this department. But the absences of “Office Applications” like “Quickword” or “Quickpoint” cause a loss for the phone in this department.
                                  • “Connectivity” is another area where the phone scores well. The supplied USB cable is an excellent data transferring device. “Bluetooth™” and “Infra-Red” also provide easy transfer of data. The “Bluetooth™” speed is fairly high. When receiving, the maximum speed is found to be about 36 kbps, the minimum being 15 kbps. The “Net-Front Browser” is quite user-friendly and so, browsing experience is bettered. But the absence of “EDGE” causes a small loss of marks for the phone. Besides, the “PlayNow™” is a big bogus, at least in some countries like India. The contents in “PlayNow™” are hopeless enough.
                                  • “Imaging & Video” is a department, which is certainly not one of the strongest for the phone. The pictures taken inside a room often become sepia-toned, a feature that doesn’t help the phone score well. In addition, pictures often become blurred. But excellent in-built photo and video software, viz., “PhotoDJ™” and “VideoDJ™” respectively, pull the score up to a handy 8.
                                  • Music is probably the strongest side of this phone, at least when the multimedia features are concerned. Tremendous audio quality, pretty good “WALKMAN™” player and the features like equalizer (consisting of the “Mega Bass™” preset), “Stereo Widening”, etc. earn a sure shot 10 for the phone. However, the software, MusicDJ™, which produces MIDI ringtones, is unnecessary, at least, to me.
                                  • Gaming is quite a good experience on this phone. The “Landscape Mode” is quite good for gaming experience. Though few games can be found and downloaded with this mode, the embedded games, especially “Worms Forts 3D” utilizes it to the fullest. Other “Java™” games, when downloaded to the phone, worked pretty well. The user-friendly keypad adds to gaming experience (though the much advertised “Gaming Buttons” are not necessary, at least, according to me). Only one area of regret in this department, is the absence of “Symbian OS™” for the phone. That means, the user can’t play classics like “Asphalt Urban GT 2 3D™”, “Midnight Pool 3D™” and many more.
                                  • Additional Features is the segment, where the phone has been judged to possess some interesting as well as important features. For example, in this phone, the “Update Service” feature, which is accessible over the air. Also, interesting “Java™” applications like “World Clock” (embedded) and “Converter” (downloadable from the Sony Ericsson fun and downloads website), add to the phone’s marks. The phone is a perfect data storage device when the data bank is not extremely large. It can store unknown file formats also (though they can’t be opened on the phone) and can be transferred via “Bluetooth™” or “Infra-Red” or USB cable to another device. And one of the biggest features is that, games and applications can be easily transferred to this phone from a PC via the many transfer methods. Even, if the application’s installer file is transferred to a folder like “Other”, the application isn’t installed. Under this circumstance, one can send games to other phones also. I have never come by such easy transfer methods for software or applications. However, inability to change the appearance/skin of the “WALKMAN™” music player certainly strips a mark from the phone’s tally in this section.
                                  Last Word:
                                  Certainly, this phone is the best I have seen and used. No other phone has been so exciting and user-friendly. A healthy score of 92 out of 100 proves that.

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                                    • Moxsin
                                    • Uqq
                                    • 01 Nov 2006

                                    Iam absolutely amazed with this mobile phone however Iam looking for a folder lock on this mobile phone.

                                    Cant we a default software from sony ericsson to lock the folder?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 2A4
                                      • 31 Oct 2006

                                      itis good but i

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                                        • m.s
                                        • TuI
                                        • 31 Oct 2006

                                        its great.it really is great