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W550 and W600 user reviews |
laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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This thread is for W550 and W600 reviews only. Feel free to post your W550 or W600 experience here. “Irrelevant” remarks will be deleted without notice. And it is up to the moderators to define irrelevant. The intention is to start one single review thread for each new model. Feel free to start other threads in the Review forum.
Comments about the reviews should be posted in other threads.
The Esato review
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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nice review laffen 
my brief comments as follows:
it's actually my wife's phone, but from my experience so far it's a good little handset. sound quality is surprisingly good and loud, camera is reasonable, look and feel is quite solid and sturdy. i personally prefer the orange casing which has a nice tactile sensation to it compared with the metallic white one. UI so far seems stable and intuitive.
the swivel motion is smooth and easy without being loose, with a satisfying click in place at each locking point. i find the keypad quite easy to use although others with fat fingers may disagree. 
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shyam335
Joined: May 25, 2004
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Good review laffen,
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pardon my ignorance,what phones are T688 and T680.
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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"W550 and W660 user reviews"
Dont you mean W600i not W660i? |
laffen
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@jcwhite_uk
I mean W600. It was very late when I posted this yesterday |
JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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I personally dont like the way the swivel works, if opened, the screens on top and the buttons are facing up its right but if you close it its upside down and the you have to turn it around again....
Hope you understand....
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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Well, I've just got a brand new W550i after renewing my contract! Strange having a phone with nothing on the call timers, and not having to take a T6 screwdriver to it!
First impressions - great phone. Taken a couple of quick photos using my S700i and the W550i for comparison, will post them when I have a bit more time (should really get some lunch and go to work!)
Sizewise, it's about the same as a Samsung D500 and slightly smaller than the S700i. It seems to hold an excellent signal too! One little thing I've found so far is that when you go into the service tests on the phone, it wouldn't test the speaker or loudspeaker, it kept throwing you back to the service test menu. Also, the photo light test didn't work, though these work absolutely fine on the phone!
Also having some trouble getting AAC/M4a files to run on the phone, but that's a different thread!
I like the phone, nice, clear bright screen, some nice touches and improvements (like the clock in standby mode, which you didn't get on the S700i). Haven't had chance for a proper play, will post some more thoughts then (and when I have a little more time!)
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mckvakk
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
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From: Oslo, Norway
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@Laffen
Just one thing.. The W600i will be on sale here too
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urnotx
Joined: Apr 06, 2003
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just bought the phone last weekend...it's great!
so far so good...have not yet encountered any bugs/errors.
the only thing that i don't like is...you can't
change the display panel cover!
(need extra care to avoid scratches)
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vanquish
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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From: Wor Newcastle Phone: V600i
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Its a very solid and sturdy phone.
Screen not as good as K750/W800, sound a tad saturated. I also had a bit of a muffled ear piece when i owned one.
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urnotx
Joined: Apr 06, 2003
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another thing...the faceplate color fades too fast especially on the corners.
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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Another thing I like which is a new feature is the over the air update service - you can update your firmware wherever you are over a GPRS connection, no need for SyncStations!  It will even prompt you monthly to check for updates if you want it to.
The 'Nokia' style changing profiles etc. by one press of the power button is very good too.
However, the speaker, earphone and flash LED tests in the service test menu still don't work though, even with a sim card inserted! Bit of a bug there, methinks.
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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brook-stone6
Joined: Feb 17, 2006
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From: far far away island
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hi i only got my w550i today (i love it) the only thing is that file manger and pc suite dont work they dont find my phone
btw what is the newest firmware
i have CXC1250031
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scapevlocity
Joined: Sep 18, 2005
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brook:
W550 firmware and bugs
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harjot47
Joined: Jun 29, 2007
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From: Punjab, INDIA
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East or west, w550i is the best. |
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Posted: 2005-12-12 03:22
