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By R. Harris (Wales, UK)
I require a quadband phone in order to take travelling with me and so having purchased the Sony Ericsson W810i on the basis that it has been advertised as a quadband phone I have been disapointed to discover that it is in actual fact a triband phone. I only discovered this as I read the Orange instruction manual once I had purchased the product, despite on the amazon website, along with many others, it having been described as a quadband phone.
I therefore rang up Sony Ericsson in order to ask them exactly what it is, as on their website while it is not listed as either a quadband or triband phone it does say that it works on GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 thereby implying that it is a quadband phone. Only for them to tell me that it is not quite a quadband phone but more than a triband phone!?!?
I am therefore still left none the wiser to which frequencies it may or may not work on. I have been informed however that it will work in all the countries I plan to visit but I am still left a little aprehensive and feel as though I have been misled.
Although I am in no doubt that the phone itself is a good phone, if you are purchasing it like I was in order to take travelling then I would find out first if it will work where you wish to go.
By Darren Waring (Reading, UK)
After owning this handset for nearly 2 years now, I'm struggling to find any better phone on the market to replace it.
I have been prompted to write the review after a previous reviewer complained of hiss on the music he played; this is simply not the case and the previous reviewer has a dud phone which he should return. The Walkman sound is superb, as with all Walkman phones, the sound is of a very high standard and crystal clear. The speaker on the back of the phone is also fine for playing music in your hotel room for example where some familiar music can make all the difference when in far-flung parts of the world.
This phone has never frozen or required a reboot, the 2MP camera is of a very high quality and I regularly use it as my only camera when travelling light. In a recent rip to the Alps I took photos of everything from landscapes to macro shots of flowers and butterflies and all were top notch, if I do say so myself. The light/flash is incredibly useful and besides providing light for photos, has got me down many a dark trail in the black of night, I was amazed to find that the light is very bright and lasts for hours without too much of a drain on the battery.
A major failing for me is common to a lot of colour screen phones. There is no visible 'missed-call' notification unless you illuminate the screen, and it also lacks security. I'd like to be able to lock the whole phone with a pin code, not just lock the keypad, to stop access to the phone apart from me. This is the only reason this phone gets 4 stars and not 5.
On the whole, especially since this phone can be obtained very cheaply now, I'd highly recommend this mobile.
By i wrote this (Bucks)
Great as a phone, good as a camera, terrible as a Walkman.
My W810i gives off a loud hissing noise as soon as I play as song. You should always expect some hiss from a music player, but this is dreadful. Worst of all, the hiss is at a consistent volume so when you play a song at it's lowest volume setting the hiss is louder then the music. It also makes distortion noises between tracks. Seriously, my 80's Matsui tape player sounded better then this does. I googled the problem and there are plenty of other people out there who have it so this is a phone to avoid. Also the lowest volume setting is quite loud compared with other players I've used. It's a shame because the phone itself is great, easy to use and nice looking. But only buy it if you never plan to use the Walkman feature!
By E. Chung (United Kingdom)
I bought the w810i recently and knew it would be a great phone. Sony Ericsson are great for their batteries as they seem to last for ages.
The w810i standby time is said to be about 16 days - ofcourse this wouldn't happen as Im sure you will make calls, send texts etc. So really I would say on average you will need to charge it up every 5-7 days.
The talktime is an amazing 8 hours from fully charged, ideal for businessmen who use their phones a lot.
The torch is really powerful and will easily light up a room when pitch black. Handy if you should every need light.
Has all the usual stuff like bluetooth, music player, camera, video, etc.
Brilliant phone and would recommend to anyone. However, Im not keeping it as I have just ordered the w880i as it looks great and is really thin.
I will leave a review for the w880i when I receive it so have a read if your interested!
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