Posted by julias
Call me sentimental but i am missing
Posted by Aivar
I miss Ericsson as a phone maker...
Posted by bucheral
@Aivar: I miss Ericsson too:
@julias: well yes, how I loved that P800 and many others....
Posted by skblakee
Who are they?
Posted by DSF
On 2013-01-05 20:43:04, bucheral wrote:
Loved the aluminium back of old Ericsson phones (own R520m). So sleek..
[ This Message was edited by: DSF on 2013-01-05 20:54 ]
Posted by bart
Funny, some of us miss Ericsson because those phones had souls, and the prototypes and concepts were to advanced for those days.
Now you guys are starting to miss
i can understand that, and i 2 miss it, because those new Sony phones look even more boring, and i still haven't seen any real innovation.
if they are smart they'll design a high end phone the way the T610 was designed
Posted by etaab
The thing is, design wise, Ericsson phones looked like nobody elses phones. They looked cool but geeky, old fashioned but almost James Bond styled. Different i guess.
But, in todays market where sleek lines and thin waistlines are the norm, Ericsson designs wouldnt stand a chance.
Posted by jibuti
OK....now I miss my T28...... tears in me eyez, I even hear violins somewhere...LOL.....
mind you, at that times, around 2000, it costed me 1k deutchmarks...it is 500 EUR.....and considering inflation......670 EUR....ouch.....
http://www.gsmarena.com/ericsson_t28_world-118.php
Posted by Indiandawg
By far the best phone I've used. 10/10 on everything. In those days this phone was like a rocker!
Edit: I still wouldn't mind using this phone right now. T68i is still my fav.
[ This Message was edited by: Indiandawg on 2013-01-06 07:11 ]
Posted by bart
@ etaab: so the T28s, T39m, R320, R520 were not slim in your eyes?
And the prototypes like the Hedvig device?
Ericsson would've been market leader if they kept pushing their idea's. Apple wouldn't have launched the iphone, and their would be no such thing as the apple zombie religion
Posted by randomuser
I think the Title of the thread should be changed from I miss Sony Ericsson to I miss Ericsson
Posted by bart
Ok it seem that we are wondering off. there's already a
thread.
So no more
no more iconic devices like the T610, W800 K750, K800, ...
Posted by Bonovox
I look back with fond memories and nostalgia on the old phones. But I don't really miss them anymore. It's time to move on what's gone is gone. I really loved the w995 best overall though
Posted by hihihans
I do miss
but being forced to use c905 for two weeks was not a feast.
Posted by checkers
missing my beloved ericson
Posted by Supa_Fly
On 2013-01-06 08:10:30, Indiandawg wrote:
By far the best phone I've used. 10/10 on everything. In those days this phone was like a rocker!
Edit: I still wouldn't mind using this phone right now. T68i is still my fav.
[ This Message was edited by: Indiandawg on 2013-01-06 07:11 ]
Indian Dog ... are you sure that's the T68i vs the Ericsson T68m? Both had SonyEricsson branding on it similar to th energy logo on Xperia S/SL/T/TX.
Posted by etaab
On 2013-01-06 13:11:27, bart wrote:
@ etaab: so the T28s, T39m, R320, R520 were not slim in your eyes?
They were back then, but not by todays standards.
The thing is, like Bonovox / Shaun said, we look back at phones like these with great fondness because its nostalgia, they were our first few phones. Just like childhood toys, our first bikes, games consoles etc.
Today, because we get all these brilliant phones with so many great features as standard, we take them for granted.
By todays standards, a R520m is a poor phone.
Posted by Bonovox
On 2013-01-08 22:33:32, etaab wrote:
On 2013-01-06 13:11:27, bart wrote:
@ etaab: so the T28s, T39m, R320, R520 were not slim in your eyes?
They were back then, but not by todays standards.
The thing is, like Bonovox / Shaun said, we look back at phones like these with great fondness because its nostalgia, they were our first few phones. Just like childhood toys, our first bikes, games consoles etc.
Today, because we get all these brilliant phones with so many great features as standard, we take them for granted.
By todays standards, a R520m is a poor phone.
Yes true. But it's SEAN not SHAUN
Posted by Indiandawg
On 2013-01-08 22:10:07, Hardened wrote:
On 2013-01-06 08:10:30, Indiandawg wrote:
By far the best phone I've used. 10/10 on everything. In those days this phone was like a rocker!
Edit: I still wouldn't mind using this phone right now. T68i is still my fav.
[ This Message was edited by: Indiandawg on 2013-01-06 07:11 ]
Indian Dog ... are you sure that's the T68i vs the Ericsson T68m? Both had SonyEricsson branding on it similar to th energy logo on Xperia S/SL/T/TX.
I've owned this device before. I'm more than 100% sure this is T68i.
P.S - IndianDawg
Posted by jplacson
On 2013-01-08 22:10:07, Hardened wrote:
On 2013-01-06 08:10:30, Indiandawg wrote:
By far the best phone I've used. 10/10 on everything. In those days this phone was like a rocker!
Edit: I still wouldn't mind using this phone right now. T68i is still my fav.
[ This Message was edited by: Indiandawg on 2013-01-06 07:11 ]
Indian Dog ... are you sure that's the T68i vs the Ericsson T68m? Both had SonyEricsson branding on it similar to th energy logo on Xperia S/SL/T/TX.
I owned both, this is the T68i.
No
ever had the liquid energy logo found on and current Sony phones. This is the T68m
[ This Message was edited by: jplacson on 2013-01-09 11:41 ]
Posted by DSF
True jplacson.
I'm finding T68m looking better than T68i.
Posted by jplacson
My fav design from
was my T28. Limited features aside, that was a beautifully elegant phone for its time.
From
, my fav was my Xperia ray. I felt that was very similar to the T28 in terms of it's sleek elegance.
The Xperia P is my current fav from Sony, but there's something lost in it's size. Feels more practical than elegant. Unfortunately, it's the smallest performance (if you can even call it that) phone out now. Everything smaller has way less specs, and are all plastic.
If Sony continues the ray sometime in the future, that's gonna be my next phone.
Posted by Supa_Fly
btw I mentioned Sony phones had liquid energy logo (:SE:) on Xperia S/P/U phones. Not Ericsson.
:e: T36m ... this is THE only phone that I've purchased 3 times!
- first stolen.
- second dropped in snow in a drain; I was able to fish it out but battery/circuitry was dead.
- lasted 2yrs, even after T68m/i debuted along with many other colour-screen phones and non-protruding antennae.
This phone gave me just over 6hrs of talk time - a crucial feature when I was in the hospital for 30days and able to speak with my ex and our kids! This mean worlds to me then!! Also this had incredibly accurate and reliable PIM over SyncML which I used on Novell's free web-based MyRealbox.com site (email inclusive: IMAP/POP3). Funny enough Esato helped me learn and understand these protocols, not school lol.
It was also a very super slim phone even by today's standards!!
I loved the greyscale wallpapers offered on Esato, the ringtones as well (8-bit).
Never once had a problem with the hardware: flip-cover or otherwise - this was HUGE because movable parts where the main issue on so many competitors phones.
T18z was my second phone, T36m was my 3rd/4th I think. Sony on Clearnet (now Telus Mobility) was my first. Jog wheel lust.
Ok back to the modern world.
Posted by Dups!
I still have my P1i and P910i in perfect working conditions. I actually still use the P1i as my primary phone.
Loved my T610i and K700i. I also still have an Ericsson GH688 (working but can't find batteries anymore) and the R320 which sadly died after ten years of existence.
I miss seeing phones like the T650i and the K850i, the latter being a marvel in design in my opinion. Sadly, it had more issues than any Sony Ericsson phone.
Then there was the smartphone of all smartphone that was destroyed by SE- the mighty P990i. So far ahead of the competition when announced that it shook the mobile phone industry only to be let down by postponements and buggy software and lack of RAM.
Man, those were the days.
Posted by lazeeboy
For sentimental reasons, I still own a W705. I use it nowadays only as my Walkman/music player when hitting the gym. But it's very pocketable and has great audio quality. iPhone's too bulky to carry around while working out.
Posted by etaab
I still have my T610 and W880i. Sadly, the W880i which i let my sister borrow a couple of years ago is in very poor condition. Due to her.
I did have a T68i for a short period of time, but quickly sold it. I also had a P900 which i bought and then forced the seller to give me a refund when he reported it stolen.
The one thing i miss about days of old were the blinking LED lights of the P900 and T68i. Im not sure why we needed phones with blinking LEDs just to show we have coverage and / or Bluetooth was switched on or off though.
Posted by rikken
Still have my almost perfect w995, that was the best SE phone to me. Finally they released a walkman phone with a mini-jack
Posted by pt020
And I still have a W800i in perfect condition (have the P1i and W995 too)
Original
Posted by rikken
Wonderful the w800i was
Posted by Marly
Yeah, the W800i was great, as was the W810i and the K-series: K750i, K800i, K810i, we've had them all, still have a few of them, nostalgia
, also P990i, P1i, C905i and Satio.
Can't say I miss SE from the later years, though, never been interested in buying any of the Xperias.
Posted by bavlondon2
Now that you mention it I miss them too. :0-(
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Miss the days of the P990, M600, W950, W900, K800, W800, W810 etc... Really liked my W900, but also really wanted a P990.
Still have my
K850i and Xperia X10, my 1st and last SE smartphone.
PS. Who remembers the
S700??? What a beast of a Camera phone that was for its time, followed by the K700 and the ever so popular K750 which began to blur the lines between featurephone and smartphone.
Posted by Bonovox
W995 was a great phone,and the audio quality was outstanding. I loved the s700i too and K800i which to this day is still the longest time I kept one phone. A record of 13 months. Now I have to pass 13 days
Thinking back even these feature phones used to multitasking quite well with the old SE running apps menu. Not even Nokia s40 phones can multitask even today.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
They were great feature phones those SE's, I remember when people started Modding them, you could get all kinds of great Flash Themes, Audi Drivers, Camera Drivers etc... My K850 right now has custom audio and camera drivers:lol: the Audio ones are customized drivers from the W980 and I have also got one or two flash themes.
Posted by lazeeboy
My W705's screen is busted. No more
phone left. 
Posted by Fafne
On 2013-03-11 14:50:06, lazeeboy wrote:
My W705's screen is busted. No more
phone left.
No problems.
Just money needed to buy a brand new SE phone and SE accessories.
You might need to import them from China.
I still have a wish-list of SE phones i want in my collection.
C902
W902
W350
W302
Already got several
and phones, mostly secondhand from private sellers but some from secondhand stores and the last four (last summer) imported brand-new from China internet stores.
Posted by direnom
I miss too
Posted by michka
I don't miss...since I am still using my
z610i.
Posted by bleurdeur
Still have a couple of old time Ericsson's and do share Bart's sentiments. As for the SE models, still got a W800, W300, W960, W200, an incapacitated W950, W550, W900, defective C702 (cam's not working), S700, T610, T310, T600, T100, T105 (a bit faulty), G900, G705, P910, P990, P1, A P5i (prototype) Touchscreen's cracked, T68i, Satio, Aino, C902, K600, K800, Xperia Play and a Z200.
My wife's got a C905, Naite, W900 (white), X10i.
So goes for the accessories: MMR-60, MXE-60, HBH-602, MPS-60, MPS-70, MS-410, MPS-80, MS-430, HBH-DS200, MH-100, MW600, HPM-80, HPM-85, HPM-82 & 83. MDS-60, MDS-65, MDS-70.
All still working (except those with mentioned issues) and still use them in today's Smartphone dominated world. All still head turners if I may say, specially when I tell them about Ericsson and SE's innovations and glory days. Have gone a long way since the
forum guys put me back on track way back then.
Don't look at those Sony Xperias anymore as they all look the same to me.
Thanks,
[ This Message was edited by: bleurdeur on 2013-09-28 15:02 ]
Posted by goldenface
I still have a very old by rehoused T610 and I'm using the MBS-200 speaker.
I had the S700 and the W900i. I loved the W900, it was fast and took great pictures too. I liked the flick, it sounded like a flick knife when you flicked the phone open and closed.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Gave away my
Xperia X10 to someone who really needed a phone, still got my K850i though, haven't charged it in months yet it still boots up and has around 30% batt left in it, screen has these black blotches on it though seems to be dying 
This is one phone that gave me a lot of trouble, yet somehow the only one that remains
working flawlessly now.
Posted by nicv27
Only ever had a couple SE Phones a K750i The Camera at the time was excellent a K800 again for the Camera a p800 Stunning Phone which I Loved a T28 and a T68i with the Plug in Camera.
Posted by PowerLee
Still got an Ericsson GH198 somewhere, you could feel it frying your brain when in use
Also had A1018, T18 then next up Sony Ericsson K750I ( several of these & fixed it many times over 7 years, earlier ones had a better camera! ) now currently on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S.
A K750I + the MXE60 ( still got one of these to ) was a really good picture taker back in the day.
Posted by michaeljohnn
Me too
Posted by goldenface
I miss all the diverse designs and form factors, although not all of them hit the mark. Today, 90% of smarthones are indistinguishable.
Posted by Opall
I miss too
Posted by michaeljohnn
Same here
Posted by goldenface
I miss the
phones.
Posted by zaxan
On 2020-05-13 22:41:33, goldenface wrote:
I miss the
phones.
Me too @goldenface, especially flashing
firmware on to none phones!
Ps. Nice to see a name I recognise on my now rather infrequent checks on Esato!
Posted by HPkuK610i
not only
, i also miss those era,where we can meet nice person everywhere on internet,even without knowing they real name,share stuff,learn together