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Summary: Go for the P900...
Review: It involves more money but it is worth the price. The improvements are excellent making it the best phone, PDA, MP3, mpg4 movies and internet browser combined.
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Summary: P800 good phone but
Review: make sure you steer clear of cleaning the screen too much. the screen is too sensitive to cleaning. i had 2 yes 2 screens stop working because of light cleaning. they should have made it more apt to cleaning because the screen gets smudge etc. the treo 600 gets smudge but cleaning it is much easier and i havent had it die on me...anyway its a cool phone but becareful when cleaning only use a slightly and i mean very slightly wet cloth
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Summary: I am disappointed
Review: Perharps we had raised our expectations too much.The truth of the matter is that the phone can only be used with AT&T and in this area at this time this telephone company has a poor connectivity.Also we found,(my fiancee and I both own one thanks to the unhappy idea of christmas gifts)that the keyboard is not so easy to access and overall the features so strongly advertised are not useable.Also I would like to add that Sony-Eriksson would not insure these phones,and we think for a pricey gadget as such this being a letdown.
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Summary: AT&T and Cingular obsoleting this phone
Review: Really wanted the P800, then the P900, but I'm glad I held off.AT&T and Cingular are building out their networks using GSM 850 rather than the GSM 900 frequency that this phone supports. So this phone will only connect via GSM 1900 in the US, in places where coverage was already available. If we want improved access, and AT&T's GSM 1900 coverage is very poor, then we'll have to wait for comparable GSM 850 phones. As of now, there aren't any.
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Summary: AT&T and Cingular obsoleting this phone
Review: Really wanted the P800, then the P900, but I'm glad I held off. AT&T and Cingular are building out their networks using GSM 850 rather than the GSM 900 frequency that this phone supports. So this phone will only connect via GSM 1900 in the US, in places where coverage was already available. If we want improved access, and AT&T's GSM 1900 coverage is very poor, then we'll have to wait for comparable GSM 850 phones. As of now, there aren't any.
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Summary: Quality Phone - Buy one Not just for AT&T though
Review: The p800 is a great phone for business travellers. Its triband which means it works worldwide, and I have tested it. I live in Germany and travel back-n-forth, works without any hickups..all functions email, internet. Keep in mind you have to be have the services offered through your provider. The best way to get this phone is to buy it outright and not from a telecom company such as ATT which might add device/sim locks.
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Summary: The ultimate Phone......so far!!!
Review: Thee Sony Ericsson P-800 is an excellent convergence of technology and features. The only negative aspect is that the Camera is not too hot. The ease of use and the intuitive lay out are very good. Some one in Sony-Ericsson has taken the trouble to actually make a USER friendly phone. Between the phone, the ability to Synch (notes, email, contacts, calendar etc), the blue tooth features (I got the head set), the feature where it can act as a modem for your laptop (on GPRS), where it can download e-mails directly .....oh well ..... it is a good phone. Definitely recommend buying to all who are interested in such features.
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Summary: Great Gadget!
Review: This is not a great phone, PDA, camera, MP3 player, or MPEG4 player. However, it is an OUTSTANDING all-in-one device that allows you to have all those features in a single handy device without making you look too much like a nerd. It does a good to fair job at all the things mentioned. Some negatives is the phone does not support GSM 850 (only 900), the PDA OS is Symbian which is not as user friendly or have a whole lot of application support as Palm or Windows, and with all the rich features the battery drains fairly quickly. Aside from those this is a really great "gadget" that is not only extremely useful but a lot of fun.
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Summary: A Multipurpose Phone
Review: This Phone rocks!
It is a very good phone/PDA. Since it is Symbian OS, so no more "Microsoft Blue Death Screens". Being open source, and having the capability to program in C, and JAVA, this phone opens a new portal to mobile programming.
Advantages:
I'll leave that to any site that tries to sell this product.
Disadvantages:
1.Memory Stick Duo is relatively expensive, and small (128MB max)
2. Screen is only 4096 colours, so it may be a bit lousy when shooting pics. But with digital effects you can always adjust the picture to what you want.
3. Phone can't play MP3 ringtones. It only goes on WAV (Very large size), MIDI, OGG..and may be other formats but MP3 ringtones aren't supported.
4. MIDI table is kinda limited. If you have a rock midi it won't sound that nice on P800. But the MIDI table can always be changed with a better one, but on the expense of may be some delay in playing it.
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Summary: It does it all and none of it well
Review: This phone was the first to have PDA functions, combined with tri-band service bundled with bluetooth. In short, it was everything I was looking for in one relatively small package.
It does everything that's advertised but with such problems.
First, the power issue. When using any functions, there is no easy way to turn them off. If you don't turn them off (they run in background) you lose power. That power can be gone in 2 hours for no discernable reason. By the way, everytime you synch with Outlook, it opens about 4 of those applications and juice disappears in hurry.
Second, although several phone companies offer to use the P800 (I use Cingular), absolutely none will support it in any way possible. They will (for a cost) provide a sim card which will make the phone work, but the cost for any additional services add up very quickly. I am on Cingular's $69 for an ungodly amount of minutes but I have yet (in a year and a half) to see a bill for less than $140. I've asked for explanations and what I've gotten is that the phone is doing something, they can't tell what and they do not support the phone. They suggested I call Sony Ericsson who doesn't want to support the phone in the US.
Next are the support issues from SE. I paid over $700 for the phone. Then the screen broke (for no apparent reason) and I had to fight with SE over the warranty. They said I smashed the screen. Finally, I paid another $200 to replace the phone. I thought I was ok, but then several files on the phone got corrupted and I called for help. They recommended that I wipe the flash memory and reformat the phone. It wiped out all my applications, some of which I no longer have unlock codes.
Last is the bluetooth. This does work well and almost makes the phone worthwhile but you do have to keep getting on the phone and re-mating the bluetooth device with the phone. It doesn't seem to hold the connection properly.
In short, it does do it all, more or less but requires patience, focus and more time to setup and maintain than I'm willing to give. I'd advise you to pass, but chances are, if you're looking here, you're already planning to buy. I'd look on if I were you, both past this phone (the P900 is only a superficial improvement; mostly cosmetic) and Sony Ericsson.
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