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Summary: Complainers beware
Review: In my opinion this is the best phone for the price. People are complaining that it's not good enough when all they paid for it was $.01. Go back to your nokia lady we don't need complainers here. This phone had a great colored screen, awesome games, good ringtones, and is very organized. Yes, you do have to occasionally use the instruction manuel to figure something out but that's why they send you one! If you want an affordable, stylish phone then this is for you. If not, get a nokia.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY!!!
Review: It's small, its good looking, the interface is OK, some nice features. If you want a tiny PDA, it might work for you. If you want to make calls, get another phone. Reception is AWFUL! My gf and I signed up with Cingular together. She got Nokia 3500 free, I opted to pay a bit extra and get this phone. Making the same calls from the same places on the same network, the T226 was in every way inferior when placing a call. Dropped calls, not able to connect even when signal reads medium, static, echo. Even my 3 year old bottom of the barrel Samsung was better. I've said "Can you hear me now," more times in the last 2 weeks than I ever have! Returned it after 2 weeks and got the Nokia 3595. Now I have a cell phone.
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Summary: Its awsome size but reception sux
Review: Its an awsome little phone and it has very good features and ringtones are awsome the games are like a little gameboy...it is a nice light weight...it gets pretty good in Riverside California but in some parts it looses service but in Moreno Valley it has hardly any service...whats the sense in having a cell phone if it doesn't work and you can't be reached.
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Summary: NOW WE'RE TALKING!!!
Review: Like others here, I received my T226 as a replacement for the T68is. I read some of these reviews before I got the phone, and now that I've had it a few days, read them again. I think this phone is great. It is a downgrade phone from the T68is and not worth the $200+ which I paid for the T68is. But many times, I wanted to throw the T68is against the wall. Dropped calls, bad reception, phone freezing up. I almost left AT&T because of it, thinking it was their service. The T68is was the first phone I got using GPRS/GSM network.The T226 reception is great. I miss some of the features that I had with the T68is, but I didn't use them much anyway. I can adjust. The most important for me is to be able to make calls, and now I can even make them from home or any other areas that I couldn't before with the T68is. The only reason I gave this phone 4 instead of 5 stars is because it is a downgrade from the T68is. Sony Ericsson and AT&T should have replaced the T68is with one of equal or greater value. Overall, I thank them for at least giving me a phone that I can make calls with.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: My 1st 3 cell phones were all Nokias. I decided to go with the Sony Ericsson T226 because the T616 was a little too pricey, but now I am thinking I made a mistake. This phone does not have profiles, when sending text messages you have to click so many buttons to get to the phonebook, compared to the Nokias very simple set-up. You can not make groups that you can customize ringtones for, you have to do every number seperately, even every number per person (cell, home, etc.) The ringtones are very silly sounding, I thought the battery died rather quickly too. Its a nice looking phone and I love the size, the smaller the better, reception and clarity are also nice. I can't seem to be able to look at a calendar though, only add new events. Overall I don't really care for this phone, maybe I have just been spoiled by Nokias user-friendly set-up for so long. I'm thinking I might return this phone and go back to my older Nokia which is smaller and has much better features and just wait until I am eligle for an upgrade. I recommend this phone for people that don't text message that much or need too many features. The phonebook is also annoying and does not have nearly as many features as the Nokia 8390 that I had.
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Summary: Nice phone, some problems
Review: My parents bought me this phone a little over 2 moths ago. At first I was thrilled with it (it was my first cell phone). I loved how you could put 3 or 4 different numbers into a persons section in the phonebook. But that, I came to realize, was annoying because some people i know have so many different numbers. What if i wanted someones fax number, home number, cell number, and work number. I couldn't do that. Just four numbers. I loved downloading different rings and giving people different ones. But it costs so much money just for 2 or 3 rings. The service was ok. But that just got annoying too. When I am in certain areas, i have to dial the area code for the number even if i am still in Rhode Island. The last few times I made a call, the encryption got shut off. The phone is cute with nice features but the service isn't very good. I hardly have good reception. Overall the phone is pretty ok, but I am thinking of switching to a different one.
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Summary: It's better than my last phone!!!
Review: Okay so I was not too thrilled at receiving this phone, but now that I have it.....I love it! I originally was going to leave AT&T because the reception was not very good. Come to find out the Nokia 5165 is a bit out dated and so I could not get great reception, and since Cingular and AT&T are merging the reception in places is a lot better. I have to say that the reception at my house with the nokia was at 1 out of 4. The Sony Ericsson is 4 out of 5 (if it's not at 5.) Pro's: *Assign ringers as well as pictures to specific phone numbers. *After you get used to the functions, it is pretty user friendly. *Color screen (you can change color backgrounds, etc...) *The text messages u can send longer text messages if you needed to. (you can also send and receive the yellow happy faces) *You have the option to buy the camera attachment to take pictures. Those are just to name a few. Cons: *Buttons are really small. *Does not have voice activated dialing *Does not have speaker phone. I personally think this is a really good phone. It fits right in you hand, and is easier not to drop. I got it for free, so I can't complain too much. I would have to say that it is a way better phone than my old dinosaur Nokia 5165. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a cute phone that does not want something too fancy, too expensive or someone that does not use all the "extra" features.
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Summary: Great looking, not the features
Review: Once I had laid eyes on this hone, I was set to buy it. I admit it is sort of a woman's phone because of it's small size and color, but I am going to change the face plate. But I love small phones, especially the flip phones. I purchased this one from Cingular for $130 because I lost my other phone and I had already signed a new contract. The minute I took this phone home,I was quite disappointed by it's features. For one the phonebook is ridiculously horrible. The only things I can store is a person's name and only 1 phone number for them. With my old phone, the Motorola V60i, I was able to store their name, cell, house, work, and main number in addition to their email. So you can imagine how disappointed I was with my new phonebook. I am also saddened by the fact that I can't download ringtones onto my phone, instead I must compose them onto my phone which takes time. But this is a great sounding phone and the color screen is great! I can admit that the buttons are extremely small although it hardly bothers me except if I start playing a game on it. The phone's other features are quite great though, the MMS messaging, the email, chat and text messaging. Overall, I would give this phone a 6.5 out of 10
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Summary: Get a hammer
Review: Poor reception. Bad design. Dust and pocket lint gets behind screen and you can not get it out. Dsiplay stinks. I will be happy with this phone when I finally take a hammer and smash it.
I guarantee you will have troubles with this phone even if you carry it around on a pillow and rarely use it.
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Summary: Very Good Low-end Phone
Review: Pros:
- Very good RF reception (850 and 1900 MHz GSM)
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Very small
- Customizable UI, picture ID, ringtone
- Automatic key lock (optionally locks all the keys after few seconds of inactivity)
- Solid battery life
- Polished, although somewhat low-tech, user interface Cons:
- Feels cheap
- Somewhat dim LCD
- Incompatible with 900 and 1800 MHz GSM (it won't work outside US, Canada)
- Entry in the Address Book limited to 3 numbers each
- No advanced features (e.g., voice dialing, Bluetooth, IrDA)
- Included wired headset sounds very poor to person on the other line
- Slow menu reaction time If you are looking for the cheapest compact phone with good RF reception quality and without compromising essential features, the Sony Ericsson T226 fits the bill. Aside from lack of more advanced features (which to some people are just frills), cheap construction (made from low-quality plastic), and lack of 900 or 1800 MHz GSM compatibility, there's nothing really wrong with this phone. Considering the price (free or essentially free), the phone has a good UI (slightly better than T68i), good quality polyphonic ringtones, and is quite customizable. You can assign picture ID or personal ring tone for address book contacts, change the wallpaper, and download more wallpaper, ringtone, picture ID from AT&T Wireless mMode. The address book is limited to 250 phone numbers, with 3 numbers assignable to each contact. The battery life is pretty decent considering the small size. It should last 3-5 days with light activity. It is worth noting that T226 will be replaced by T237 soon. T237 features higher quality LCD (4096 colors instead of 512), voice dialing, full calendar (instead of events), and speakerphone capability.
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