Sony Ericsson T616 Phone - Next Generation (AT&T)

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Summary: Good Phone
Review: This is a great phone, i have no problem with it. They keys are spaced, the ittle ball which is used for navigation is difficult at first however, it becomes easier until you get used to it. Bluetooth, infared are all extremmely easy ways for it and my computer to exchange info. The games are great, the music is loud. Reception is generally good compared to my other phones. its small and light, i would recomend it to anyone.

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Summary: nice phone
Review: This is a nice phone.Its small and compact, and filled with features.I like it a lot, but this web-site has it for a high price.You can find this phone free and for $50, if you look.I went to the att store in my mall, and they had it for $50.00

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Summary: AT&T customer support service sucks!!
Review: I bought this phone online from AT&T which was a BIG mistake. I had questions about a few things before the phone is shipped and I was put onhold for 3 hours! I tried several days calling their customer support and was put onhold for hours every time. When I did get to a person, I would be given many other phone #s to try and I ended up running in circles for nothing. So, I decided that I don't want to deal with this and just return the phone. It took me yet another few hours of calling before I can finally get the return label shipped to me!! The experience is horrific and I will NEVER buy anything from AT&T online.

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Summary: love it
Review: I love this phone. AT&T is still building the GSM network so coverage can be spotty, but I think it's worth it. The sales person at the AT&T store told me that TDMA has better coverage so I was not in for a shock once I used it on the GSM network. Internet access is fast and convenient. Camera is fun too!

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Summary: Power in a tiny (not tinny) package
Review: This is a sleek little phone. Wonderful to the touch - smooth finish. Almost too smooth, as it tends to slip out of your hand or pocket if you're not careful. Camera is simple to use, photos look good if there is enough light. I have the bluetooth synched with my Lexus - makes the car my phone when I'm in the car, with the phone still in my pocket.
With such a big screen in such a little phone, something had to give; that would be the size of the keys, which I have to press with my fingernails (I have big hands).
The menus are easy and intuitive. Everything is easy to find. The color screen is really hard to see in daylight. In a room it's great, but look for a shady spot to read it outdoors.
All in all, I'd buy it again, mostly for the way it feels and fits elegantly in my pocket.

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Summary: a spendid phone
Review: This phone is a wonderfully small phone. It's very compact, despite having a camera ald large display. Reception with this phone, however isn't that good, but that may be AT&T's falt (reception isn't reflected in the rating). Despite the poor reception, voices come through relatively clear (seeing that reception is usually in red or yellow squares). It's screen is extremely clear and readable under most conditions- it's hard to reat with the screen facing the sun. The screen smudges easily, but it seem quite scratch-resistant. This phone could use mroe memory, though. It's feature-packed, like many Sony Clies are- it has a stopwatch, calculator, mini-PDA features, bluetooth, infared, and pre-installed games, ringtones, themes, and pictures. It came with a headset. The battery life is also good- it lasted a week in endless keylock before it needed to be recharged.

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Summary: The service is very bad!
Review: Phone is fair but service is so bad.

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Summary: Nice design, crippling flaws
Review: I got the T616 to replace my aging LG phone because my new apartment is in a no-service zone of the Verizon Wireless network. I wanted a GSM phone to have a chance of using it outside the US. I wanted Bluetooth so I could sync it with the calendar and address book on my Mac, and also so I could use a wireless headset. I wanted a decent user interface (UI) for sending and receiving text messages. I didn't care about the camera or the web stuff or the games. I was initially delighted. The T616 synchronized beautifully with my computer, had good sound quality, and a generally excellent UI. The color display was nice for photo caller ID. I even found myself playing the tiny preinstalled Q*Bert game. All these features were wrapped in a small, light, attractive shell. But the reception wasn't very good. Calls in my apartment were dropped or garbled while my neighbor used his AT&T GSM phone without problem. I dismissed complaints I'd read online about the display in sunlight... until I got my first call outdoors. I pulled the phone out of my pocket and the display was unreadable. Not difficult to read, unreadable. I might as well have been looking at the phone's backside. The B&W display of my old phone may not have been pretty, but I could always read it. The UI was well-designed and responsive, but text input was sometimes less effective than on my clunky old phone and the tiny keypad didn't help. AT&T was good about accepting a return.

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Summary: A good phone overall
Review: If you want the best of the phones in the market now and you are also looking for one at a good deal.. go for this.. it has got everything u can ask for.. blue tooth, camera, triband.. I heard the AT&T GSM network is not that good.. but my phone T616 seems to picking up the signal well. I really didn't have any major call complaints with this phone at all.. The reception is really good .. I wonder why somone has blamed the reception.. I got this phone so that I can use it in India as well.. but I heard that AT&T don't unlock the phone even after the contract is over. I just hope this isn't true.. If they dont unlock, whats the point in going for a triband phone..

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Summary: It sucks-not AT&T's fault
Review: This phone sucks. If I could give it negative stars I would. The color screen is great indoors but once you get in the sun you can't see it at all. It looks cool and it has a lot of features and is easy to navigate but where it counts it really sucks. It gets no signal, and trust me, it's not the service because I returned the phone and got a more expensive Motorola that gets a better signal, you can see the color screen in the sunlight and I can hear the person I'm calling. I tried to give this phone a chance but when I made a few calls on it I could not hear the person on the other end at all. So unless you plan on using this phone under a tree shaded from the sun on top of a hill on a very quiet day, don't get it. Once again Sony dissapoints, they need to stick to games.