Sony Ericsson W550i
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Date: 20-12-2005
A nice music phone with a unique design and some great features. However the W550i doesn't really have enough memory to be a true music phone and is not very reliable.
Features of the Sony Ericsson W550i include:
- Camera: 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and photo
- Video Camera: Video clip recording / video playback and streaming
- Display: 262k colour TFT screen, 176 x 220 pixels
- Music Player: FM radio, MP3, AAC
- Media Player
- Java Games: Embedded and downloadable
- Ringtones: Polyphonic
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, infrared
- Memory: 256 Mbytes
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, instant messaging
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS
- Operating Frequency: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- Size: 93 x 46.5 x 22.5 mm
- Weight: 120g
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Reviewed by rosanna on 08/06/2009
i have had this phone for about 4 years now and it is solid. the best phone i have ever owned. brilliant. its invincible
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Reviewed by paul on 12/04/2009
its the worst phone ever the first day i had it the phone turned of and didnt turn back on again but the sony ericsson w580i is a good phone
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Reviewed by Pragadesh on 25/01/2009
I love sony ericsson mobil
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Reviewed by Evangelle on 18/01/2009
I have this phone since 2006 and I love it!
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Reviewed by user on 05/01/2009
i have this phone for over 2.5 years and i cant have my hands off it.its the best phone ,has a brilliant sound quality and clarity and 256 mb is enough for me but i also have a n96 and apple iphone 3g.but sound of w550 is better than the 2.
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Reviewed by Gopal on 12/12/2008
it is the best phone ever because it is made for games and it is cheap i love the phone and iwill spred it to the world
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Reviewed by val on 21/11/2008
i've had the s/e w550i for a while now. I love it, i dont have any problems with it. Thought about changing it but the only thing i would change is a better camera. The camera isnt great but on a 1.3 mp. I never use the internet (dont know how). You have 512 mb on the mp3 player which is enough. The phone allows you to set your favourite song as a ring tone. I dont play games, but you can down load games. I have never been able to get the voice reconistion to work but never got that to work on any phone. If you want a good basic phone with a few added extras in a good price range this is for you
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Reviewed by Gopal on 27/09/2008
i think this phone is COOL!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by nita on 25/09/2008
the screen does go white but i still love the fone!
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Reviewed by Sion on 19/09/2008
I have this phone and i tink it is great had no problems with it and had it for a year! Not a bad phone
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Reviewed by jojo on 02/08/2008
iits a good fone i reli liked it
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Reviewed by elljibub on 14/06/2008
This phone is great. unfortunatly, after 2 years of it being absolutly perfect, i has finally run out of stream so to say but it was and still remains an excellent phone and even if you are looking for a superb and cheap pay as you go phone, it is my first choice. you can get it for £79.99 at the carphone warehouse and it's worth every penny. my next phone will not be a sony ericsson but it will be the nokia 5610 and that was chosen partly cause of this websites review. cheers, and get the w550 if you have the chance
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Reviewed by James on 13/06/2008
Ive had the phone for 2 years and even after many times of dropping it on the floor it still works! well, it did untill last week when the screws on the swivel came loose and eventually left me with the phone in half connected by wires only. i have had tempermental bluetooth which after 12 months wouldnt send past the person next to me. nearly indistructable but not good enough
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Reviewed by Jo on 29/05/2008
I have had this phone for nearly 3 years now and it is great!!i have dropped it soooo many times and it still works. The swivel is abit loose now but that can be easily fixed. The camera is very good and so is the music player. The only bad thing i would say about this phone is that it is quite chunky and some would say not very nice looking which is pretty minor given how realiable it is..........
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Reviewed by bob on 26/05/2008
i think it realy good
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Reviewed by Dan on 04/05/2008
i got the w550i and i reckon its a alryt fone apart from the fact that i cant connect it to the net through my wireless and i cant use the camera cuz i cant up date it any1 know how to solve this plz email me on dan2k8@blueyonder.co.uk thanks
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Reviewed by Cat on 02/04/2008
Ok i have had this phone 4 over a year now. I LOVE IT!! it has everything you need. lots of space for music VERY VERY load so you can actually hear the music. Camera- not brillant but i think good enough. it has the zoom quality which is great! The best thing about it i think is that you can make it personally yours. you can change the covers to wateva cover you want. You can have different songs for different people and you also have the bluetooth and infa red. Battery is really good also which is greatcause your always listening to music on it. Its a great phone bit out of date now but i would definately get another one.
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Reviewed by Mr x on 15/03/2008
AN OK PHONE FOR FIRST WEEK, NEARLY EVERYTHING IS NOW BROKE, I HAVE HAD 7 CHARGERS AND ALL BROKED. GREAT FOR GAMING THOUGH.
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Reviewed by Michael on 13/02/2008
The Sony Ericsson w550i, is not perfect, and it is not bad. I find it good, i like it, and it's probably the best cell i have ever had. The white screen thing happened to me though, a couple of restarts fixed the thing - annoying though :)
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Reviewed by Bethany on 16/12/2007
I have had this phone 2wice now and it is amazing. apart from 2 things. When you are on the phone the person on the other line cant here you very well And the reason i have hhad it 2wice is because the swivel keeps breaking. I wouldnt really recomend it to anyone as the 2 faults put me right off it!! xxxx
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Reviewed by lewis on 16/12/2007
i've had this phone for 2years now and it has just started to go wrong... the middle button turns it of and the left game button does aswell but appart from that it's a wonderful phone .. thinkin about gettin the w880i now as walkmans are very good!!!!!
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Reviewed by Steve on 20/11/2007
This phone is awful. It is unpredictable and unreliable. I have had the same problems as other people i.e. the vibrating alert not stopping unless you unplug the battery. The silent mode staying on silent mode even though you switched it off. I have now got the dreaded blank white screen and can no longer use the phone. I used to have a SE P900 and it worked great, so it seems to just be this model of phone, and not all Sony phones. If you are thinking of buying this phone, then read down the reviews and see how many people have a dead/un-useable phone before you throw away money. It isn't worth the risk.
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Reviewed by laura on 17/11/2007
it was good at first, but ive had mine a year now. and had soo many problems with it! they are not water durable! and it keeps turning off...i think the battery may have gone!
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Reviewed by Chatlotte on 03/11/2007
I HAVE HAD THIS PHONE 8 MONTH NOW AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRING! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PHONE!
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Reviewed by Jasmine b on 03/10/2007
The sony ericsson is a very very good phone and with it , it features so many good abilities with the camera and the messaging well evrery thing and all of my friends who have one say its good for your money and by now the phones have gone down in price by about £50 although with it its very rare that you'll find then in shops.
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Reviewed by Jo on 28/09/2007
I have had this phone for a good eight months. However, two screws have just fallen out of my phone. They became dislodged from the bracket that holds front and back together, thus making access to keypad very difficult!!!!! Also having problems accepting calls, I can hear them but they get nothing!!!!! Would get this phone again, now on the look out for something else!
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Reviewed by sam on 27/09/2007
this phone is my faviourite although the phone i have now alot of my friends and family have got rid of it as sony erricson are a big let down!!
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Reviewed by Leigh on 26/09/2007
ive had the phone for 19months now :D so it lasts and is reliable. I came on this site to see review for new samsung but im here so... Its a great phone and the walkman is brilliant supplied with high quality earphones. I have had a few problems though, the bluetooth is pretty usless, its slow and can fail to pickup or be pickedup. The camera is gd but ive seen better from other 1.3mp. Over all great phone but i feel sony need to bring out a new phones that outdoes all others :) with lots of memory great camera ect
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Reviewed by Bluechip (Grenada) on 25/09/2007
Of all the phones i have bought, this is it, the real thing. I bought it in India and the price was really great. It is easy to navigate and i think sony made it with the customers in mind. Everything you need in a phone is built in in it. I charge it once every 2 weeks and i can tell you, the battery life is exceptional. Regardless to what other say, i can recommend this phone to any and everyone. The only shortcoming though is its reception. It could do a lot better with increased signal strength. It fails to get signal where other phones have excellent reception.
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Reviewed by donna on 20/09/2007
i had my phone for about 1 month when i had a call so i opened it up and the tophalf of the phone had came off fromm the bottom!
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Reviewed by mujarrad birmingham on 16/09/2007
da best phone in the world
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Reviewed by Vijaykumar on 07/09/2007
Mobile is excellent. I like sound in mobile One thing in mobile i didn't like was memory is not expandable. If memory was expandable it would be top and most sucssessful model in market.
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Reviewed by Amitabh on 31/08/2007
Excellent phone.Speakers are top notch.Excellent 1.8 screen and good gaming capabilities.Only one problem is there that is there no expandable memory card slot.
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Reviewed by BILL on 26/08/2007
WAT A LOUD PHONE!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Alison on 22/08/2007
Best phone I ever used. I will never use a Nokia again, they are soooo 1990's. Battery life would tramp all over that of a Nokia. sony Ericsson is number 1.
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Reviewed by L Maddison on 20/08/2007
Ive had my Sony Ericsson w 550i now for over a year and despite it getting some real hammer, i've had no problems at all with it! Even though i'm an old codger compared to some of you younger tech heads (I'm 44)I still use the phone for listenng to music while at work nd get full use from the other functions such as camera etc - i'ts not let me down yet. I find it very easy to download music from my wifes laptop, though i cant comment on the ripping software supplied with the phone as I always use "Free-rip" a free ripping programme commonly available. I reccomend this too! All in all this is one phone i'll be keeping until I have to change.
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Reviewed by bojm3a_bakali@hotmail.com on 19/08/2007
faff
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Reviewed by wil on 12/08/2007
ive had this phone 4 a year n abit n its the best phone ive eva had !!!! its awsome bt i'm rEADY 4 A NEW 1 any suggestions ??
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Reviewed by Abhay on 31/07/2007
I have one for a year and its just great
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Reviewed by chris on 26/07/2007
its a bit big good for music but it can't fit a memory card init
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Reviewed by Roisin Ferris on 25/07/2007
I loved this phone! Got mine stolen and havent been able to find a new one to buy!! Great phone!
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Reviewed by Bongani on 24/07/2007
Generally a clumsy phone not bad,but clumsy
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Reviewed by karen on 23/07/2007
I have had this phone for over a year now and it is the best phone I have ever had. Excellent battery life and really easy to use. The only complaint I have about it is that the camera isn't great - a lot of my pictures turn out blurry. excellent wee phone all in all.
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Reviewed by Lisa on 20/07/2007
I have had the w550i for around 2 years now, and have had no problem texting nor have i had any white screen problems. I love this phone. However, i would say my only gripe with it is the sound quality from the inbuilt speakers, the mp3's appear very tinny, but when attatched to my hifi they sound absolutley fine... I must say though that as a normally total nokia fan this phone by far surpasses the "idiotproof" operabililty of the nokia.
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Reviewed by joanna on 11/07/2007
luv the phone
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Reviewed by Louise on 09/07/2007
Blah this phone is really slow and I had it for a year it was good at the time but it's really bad as it's so slow.
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Reviewed by devarocks on 29/06/2007
excellent phone. d ones whu abuse it are fools 4 sure. has everythin which a mobile phone can have. excellent features.
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Reviewed by Sonia from India on 27/06/2007
I bought this phone in June 2006. And I am quite amazed with this. Even today, I don't feel like exchanging this with any other, even when there are many new mobile phones available. The Music is outstanding I haven't yet come across any that could beat this phone. The phone can be recognized as external device by the PC making it easier to transfer music and photos. The only problem is that the camera doesn't work well in low light condition. But that seems quite adjustable as in bright light it's very good.
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Reviewed by Dipa on 23/06/2007
just love da phone... its gr8.. no probs regarding anything...
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Reviewed by leong on 23/06/2007
i also using the w550i phone,it also a gud phone to me.
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Reviewed by anvesh on 14/06/2007
very nice phone.the sound is amazing.this is a great phone for music lovers & especially for Youth.
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Reviewed by Ben on 11/06/2007
This phone is Gr8 had it for 4 days it is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get this phone!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by jonny on 11/06/2007
this fone is propa boss lds its not new like but its a class phone, ive ad it 4 bot 4 monthe 2 make sure it was no probs n it is gr8 the walkman is boss n the cam is gr8, lots ov space n ev luv dis mob 4 all u music luvers i recomend use all to get dis mobiles for all u music luvers cuz dis is a gr8 music player n ded loud mega base, n also all u picture fans n camera fans, plu ders a music n video dj =]
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Reviewed by Ben on 10/06/2007
outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Reviewed by ben on 10/06/2007
amazing design
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Reviewed by quantec on 04/06/2007
This phone is great. I swapped it with a friend for my Samsung S500i (rubbish phone) and it's brilliant! I know it's a bit dated now and there are much better phones on the market but my old samsung only cost me £30 so this phone was a steal! I've had it for 2 weeks, my friend had it for 8 months and neither of us have experienced any problems at all. Music is easy to download from a PC with no need to install drivers (if using windows XP). Would recommend.
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Reviewed by ugly betty on 02/06/2007
Dont but it, rubbish.
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Reviewed by yaasir on 30/05/2007
I HAVE HAD THIS PHONE FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS AND THIS PHONE IS REALLY OUTSTANDING. IT IS REALLY LOUD. I WOULD RECOMENED THIS PHONE TO OTHER PEOPLE. GO ON AND BUY ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by paul w550i on 29/05/2007
ive had this phone 4 1 year then the screen turned white it cost me 40pound to get it fixed then when i switch the phone off it doesnt come back on when u want it 2
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Reviewed by trbo on 20/05/2007
it,s good
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Reviewed by Kathryn Northern Ireland on 18/05/2007
Got this phone in jan 2006 and love it.Ive only dug out the free music power pack i got with it and this is ace!ive painted my white cover pick and everyone thinks its fab but the only thing is the pink clashes with the permanent oranger buttons.I havent had the same white screen problems even though ive dropped it countless times, but its true about the lock button.When i take my phone out of my pocket sometimes i find its made its way on2 the internet.Love this phone and whenever it dies i cant wait to get the latest version!x
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Reviewed by hazel on 17/05/2007
pants
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Reviewed by SEXY on 17/05/2007
I have had this phone for nearly a week now and it is brill i hav had no problems with it so far. i hav decided to keep away from the disc-2-phone software as i hav only heared bad things from it. so my overal review is that it is brill and would advise people to go and buy it now!!!!!!!! 1 more thing keep away from o2 as they are bad at getting phones in, so gor for one, it cost me £30.00 for one, and alos included 11 other phones off ebay, for a bargain, if you dont believe just go to google, and enter: 200108375046, these how you can get great bargains, GREAT!!!!!
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Reviewed by Rachel from Menai Bridge on 14/05/2007
DON'T buy it - I have just lost my second one - I was assured after having the first one replaced that it wouldn't happen again - it did take 11 months - but that doesn't lessen the grief - I've lost all my pictures, ringtones and games - gutted! And Carphone Warehouse couldn't have been LESS sympathetic! I loved my fone before it did this again - now I wouldn't touch a Sony Ericsson again - especially now I've read it's happened to hundreds of others! I've so tried to stay away from Nokias - but watch out Nokia, here I come - at least they're reliable!
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Reviewed by Leo on 12/05/2007
It "white screened" around 1 month after I get it, nothing helped (batery and SIM reemoving), after software update at sellers warranty center. After that, phone now shows when handfree is pluged in, that did not worked before, some more minor changes, I allready forgot them. Looks like S.E. released this model with buggy software. Somehow phone has hanged few times even after update, but now white screens and rebooting easely resolved this. And yes, memory reading/writing is slooooooow. Still, I like it, not ideal, not as reliable and robust as old (I mean really OLD, both old model and old phone) Nokia I used before, but quite OK: camera works (Quality? What qulity?! With optics so small, but you can say what's on the picture, and this camera is always with you), very sensitive microphone; can load any song (like Imperial march from Star Wars for alarm clock) or any picture.
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Reviewed by Vinod on 10/05/2007
Overall this phone is good. The only problem that I face is while using my bluetooth headset along with this phone, the phone becomes mute once u use it with the headset. I think it is some kindda compatibility issue. But otherwise, this is a nice phone especially for ppl who love music. I've been using this for almost 6 months now.
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Reviewed by luke on 25/04/2007
bill phone just right for music lovers
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Reviewed by MMMAAAA on 21/04/2007
please nobody get this phone
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Reviewed by TT on 03/04/2007
best phone ever had for a year now and no problems lv it!!!!
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Reviewed by mr me on 01/04/2007
i had this phoone for nearly a whole year!! what a grat choice of phone great walkman gr8 txting its just a great phone !!! recommed diffinatley!!!
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Reviewed by Tots on 29/03/2007
Nice phone. Good memory looking a bit outdated now compared to the newer slimmer models.
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Reviewed by Santosh kumar on 26/03/2007
good in use
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Reviewed by Joseph on 26/03/2007
I've had this phone for a while now and I think it's great. It has enough memory for all the songs I have put on and the earphones are comfortable and of good quality. The camera could be better and the phone is a bit chunky and can't be easily slipped into a pocket but overall it's perfectly adequate.
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Reviewed by Kieran Harrington on 25/03/2007
I think this phone is excellent!!! I've had it for about a year and 3 months, and its done me fine. The best point about the phone is the speakers! The speakers are amazingly loud with a great sound quality! Recommended for people that like to play there music loud.
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Reviewed by Hello on 23/03/2007
OMG! NO MEMERY CARD SLOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by louis on 22/03/2007
i cant see how people can rate this phone badly it is well good
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Reviewed by Chloe on 19/03/2007
i love this phone i have had it for nearly 2 yrs but i still love it ide neva get rid of it, this phone has been in the washing machine more times then i have had hot dineers and the quality of the sound is still amaizing if not better (dnt ask how this could be poissible) it is amazing for txting as the buttons are big and not close together like they are on some other modles i have had they are by far the best make of phone ever i love this phone i would recomend it to anybody but unfortuanatly it is not in production anymore the whole time i have had my phone it has not "white screened" once
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Reviewed by brad on 14/03/2007
this phone is wicked because it can be dropped many time and will stand up yo anything it beats any other phone so i you can get ya hands on one buy it cuz it it wicked thrre 6 jaffacake
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Reviewed by Ashley Glastonbury on 22/02/2007
This phone is amazing! I've just upgraded to a Nokia smartphone, but I'm missing this phone incredible, I have nothing but praise for it! Great sound, Great memory an just overall greatness! The games are also worth a mention, 3d and graphics that are better than a ps1 ;o.
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Reviewed by brandon on 19/02/2007
hi, i'm writing on review of the sony ericsson w550i i haven't had the phone for long only a few weeks i swopped with my brother and its a fab phone the best walkman phone i have had. much better than w300i, w800 and so on. and just to add i agree with billy, do keep away from o2 they are not a good company and don't do anything they say.!! good luck buying this phone!!!!!!
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Reviewed by luke on 17/02/2007
good fone, but the mechanism is terrible. This is my 3rd time taking it in for repair as it has literally fallen in half. good features, shame about the mechanism though. Wouldn't get it again
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Reviewed by Syd on 27/01/2007
I lowe it, sod ratings :P
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Reviewed by thedaddy2007 on 27/01/2007
i have just got rid of my samsung e370 for this phone its one good swap im not regreting lol, all the media stuff you can do is amazing i love the music dj, i have already made up 3 tunes! and i said too im never moving from samsung!
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Reviewed by wasis on 26/01/2007
Well..I bought this piece six months ago and still work well, the function are incredible usefull. From entertainment, office (just calendar and task)till phone are great funtions. Pictures are great comparing with other 1.3MP phone cam. Bottom line....this phone give me satisfaction.
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Reviewed by kirsty on 18/01/2007
I got this phone this moring when it came i turned it on the screen turned white then went off. pity coz its such a nice phone :( Id reccommend not worth over 100.00
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Reviewed by jess on 03/01/2007
i had this phone from when it first came out at first it was amaizng great sound and still does. the only down side the way the phone opens after long usage and everyday tear and wear the screws in the swirl open bit come out and the top hakf falls away form the bpttom half being no phone at all NEVER BUY THIS PHONE AM NOT EVER BUYING ERICSSON AGAIN CUSTOMER CARE WEREN'T HELPFUL AND PUT THE PHONE DOWN ON ME
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Reviewed by James on 03/01/2007
The WSOD (white screen of death) is apparently caused by unplugging the phone from the computer without clicking the "safely remove hardware" button... if you do that youll be fine
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Reviewed by Soccomm on 02/01/2007
I really love my W550i it is one of the smartiest and really handy phone I have ever owned. There are a few things I dont like about this phone IE the lightness of text messages that are sent to you but every other aspect is superb and I have never had the white screen issue either maybe I had a good phone. A1
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Reviewed by Shaun on 03/12/2006
"Me" My "brother" AND "Cousin" all have the W550i and we have all had problems with this phone, so no matter what people say about this phone they are faulty, my brother firstly had this W550i and the same day of charging and turning it on it "WHITE SCREENED" So he took this phone back and o2's reply to this was "its the only phone that we've had back from this model for such faulty" so they happily replaced it with a brand new W550i, but after 2/3 weeks of having this it "WHITE SCREENED" So that was two phone he had of this type and both "WHITE SCREENED" and therefore he took this back again.. and o2 said "he can change it for the same phone but could not have a refund or swap for any other phone" so he took the W550i and since he had this 3rd phone its been in the box brand new because he is sick of them crashing on him. Also There was my W550i which 2 weeks ago "WHITE SCREENED" when i tried to switch it on, so o2 is happily sending it off to be repaired as ive only had this phone for 6 months and should take 1/2 weeks til i recieve this phone back from repaire station. Then theres my cousins W550i which white crashed everytime he tried to turn this on, it crashed when the sony ericsson logo came up, and would go any further.. so therefore us together had had 5 phones and 4 been faulty... so W550i obviously need sorting out and i advise anyone who is looking to buy this phone not to buy it because of such problems. o2 alternitivly asked me if i wanted to swap it for a k750i which i turned down because i specifically chose this phone for the "walkman" player and also i paid £180 for my model.. and K750i's are only £100 at this time where as i should be legible for my full money back.
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Reviewed by Shaun on 03/12/2006
I have had the Sony Ericsson W550i for 7 months and had no problems from this, all the features are v.good and is very easy to use phone, but untill 2 weeks ago my mobile phone "white screened" which i am very dispointed because i have lost all my pictures i was hoping to put on one of my websites, and all my numbers that are stored on the phone as the sim card is full. o2 had sent off my phone and should only take upto 2 weeks to come back, but the only problem is, is that my brother had the same phone and has had to take it back 2 times, first time he bought it charges it up and it wouldnt turn on at all and o2's response to that was "thats the only w550i we've every had back" but he swapped it for a brand new one (same phone) and after 2/3 weeks it "white screened" again, and he got a new one after that (same phone) and now hes sick of it so its just left in the box brand new as o2 will not refund him.
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Reviewed by X CIARAN X on 02/12/2006
I got this phone in august and I had been waiting for ages to get it so i had my hopes up high. It defintely wasnt a dissapointment. The camera is good, memory is excellent, has all the features you could ask for, big screen, easy to use etc. The only bad points are that mine freezes quite a bit and if im on the camera screen it sometimes goes back to the first screen by itself. Also theres no place for a memory card. I recommend it though =D x
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Reviewed by Doug, uk on 18/11/2006
ive had this phone for about a week now lot better then my old samsung p400, was really after the samsung d500 anyway its a brilliant phone had no problems with it apart from the keylock on the side, just recently flashed the phone to the new R4CB020 software and the quality on the camera is amazing really clear for only having a 1.3mp , the music is clear and loud, up loading and down loading pictures, games and applications is easy via bluetooth or the data cable not tried disc2phone heard its bad so i use sony ericsson file manager and audiograbber to rip cd tracks the only downside i have is its a little heavy and the keylock apart from that its a brilliant phone, opening the phone with the swivel is easy. :)
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Reviewed by Manoj on 03/11/2006
I got this phone in October and i am very pleased with it. i have always had nokia phones but i decided to go for something different and i am glad i did . it took a bit of getting use to but it was worth it, the menu system is very easy to understand and is quite user friendly. the mp3 player is fantastic and gives out very good sounds.
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Reviewed by Andy Burton on 21/10/2006
The sony ericsson w550i has got to be the best phone that i have ever used,from the time i saw it in the shop i thought to myself that the style and colour of the phone was a must have.once purchased i was not disapointed by what i had bought,it was quite simply the sexiest and best mobile around at the time,18 months on and it still has place of heart,the options that you get are out of this world,the software for downloading music and the memory for storeing is unbelievable, i have 15 albums and numerous videos and pictures and there is still room for more,people ask me all the time what kind of phone it is,people say that this phone is next on the shopping list,this is after i have shown them all the options and gadgets that are at your fingertips,if i were a salesman for sony i would have retired many months ago.the quality of the sound and the video camera is next to none.one last thing to say about the w550i is that if you want a phone that will stand by you through thi ck and thin this phone is a must have.ratings from me for this phone are 11 out of 10
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Reviewed by Alaina on 18/10/2006
Ive had this phone for a while now and i think that it is excellent. The quality of the walkman is mind blowing and the with it being the walkman it can hold upto 60 albums. THIS PHONE COULD EASILY REPLACE AN IPOD!! Saying the camera is 1.3 megapixel the camera is fantastic! It has excellent games The screen is crystal clear and is a very stylish and smart phone.
Would recomend to anybody!! MUST HAVE PHONE OF THE YEAR!!
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Reviewed by PUNKTONKS on 16/10/2006
I had this fone for about 3 months and it just went complety blank screen one day so I am waiting for it to be repair which has been about a month so im sellin it to some other poor person when i get it back. Its an okay fone but not brilliant
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Reviewed by annoyed on 15/10/2006
this phone is really good, i have had it since may, however a red light has now appeared on the power on/ off button, i have looked on the website and in the manuel but it metions nothing about this, and i am sure it isn't normal as it has never appeared before!
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Reviewed by gaz on 09/10/2006
this phone looks good it an all round good phone but that white screen really buggs me. the phone is here in front of me grinning that white screen what a waste of money NEVER GET ONE EVER COZ U WILL WANNA SMASH IT TO PEACES.
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Reviewed by Alisha from Ireland on 08/10/2006
this phone was terrible within 2 days of buying it. the screen froze numerous times and within the first 2 weeks when i answered a call the phone would continue to vibrate, even for about 10 seconds after i turned it off. also i was unable to send normal text messages so i had to send picture messages, which cost a lot! sent the phone away to be fixed and O2 lost the phone. struggling to even get a replacement. i have been trying to sort it out since June and still have not got a replacement or an apology from 02!!
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Reviewed by CWK on 30/08/2006
This phone has been nothing but trouble ever since I got it (Thank God for insurance!) Its been forward and back from the shop with a problem, the reception on it has been flickering in the same area, completely shut off with no warning halfway between a call (and Battery Life) and not to mention this phone has one of the biggest problem of all - The lock switch, this thing always gets in the way because it overrides any lock, so when its ment to be on the automatic lock in my pocket, it unlocks, plays the Walkman and wasted £10 in 2 weeks by surfing the internet. Its such a shame how good features collapse with lousy hardware and Software. This will make me reluctant to trust Sony again (Or at least make sure it doesnt have a internet button and lock switch?).
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Reviewed by someone.. on 21/08/2006
this phone's quite good... it has quite alot of memory space, the speakrs are pretty good, the camera's nice too (except when its even a bit dark... can barely see anything.[without flash :)] ). ooh there's also this bright light thingy that's reeeally useful for the middle of the night etc. :D. however, as mentioned by other ppl, yeh the white blank screen thing also happens on my phone... ooh and it has also continued vibrating if someone calls while you're on anoter call, and it wouldnt stop till i took out the battery, and yeh its kinda big and bulky. ooh and if u drop your phone aloottt then i dont suggest you buy this one because the circuit ruins really quickly..(or was that just my phone..?). but overall, it's quite a good phone, you can store loadss, the skiing game is reeally fun :P. number pad not so great, and you do have to flip the phone upside down to talk if you open it up... but hey good phone. pretty too. 'specially the white colour.
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Reviewed by chris hailey on 04/08/2006
This is the best phone i have ever had it is just unbeleivable i have had it since the middle of may and it has had nuthing wrong with it just unbelievable thankyou sony erricsson
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Reviewed by Mike Tye on 01/08/2006
This phone has everything I wanted, Good price tag, MP3 player, Decent Camera, Bluetooth and plenty of storage space. It also looks fab with its changeable covers and swivel action helps keep it compact when you want it to be. If your sitting on the fence, BUY THIS ONE!!!
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Reviewed by Anya! on 30/07/2006
Well, at first I couldn't fault my new W550i! Great MP3 player, good memory (holds around 60 mp3s), decent camera, video recorder, bluetooth, infrared, good games and everything else you'd expect to find on yet another top-quality Sony Ericsson! But then.... duh duh duuhh! The dreaded "White-Screen" curse seems to have taken over my poor W550i! I think it's got something to do with the Disc-2-Phone software that comes with it, DON'T USE IT - IT'S EVIL! Now I'm going to have to buy a new phone because some "trainee" assistant in O2 sent it off to be repaired (she didn't have a clue what I was talking about) and they sent it back sayin that it's water damage - DON'T THINK SO! Anyway, I rang O2 and told them that they had been very unhelpful, and asked them if it would be possible to send me a new one or even look into this problem, anyway they didn't! I mean all my family and friends are on O2 and they couldn't even fork out 150pounds to give me a new one , it's not as if they're poor is it?! When I broke my iPod, Apple sent me a brand new one - why can't O2 do that? Well anyway, don't buy the W550i and if you already have don't use Disc-2-Phone.. IT'S EVIL!!!
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Reviewed by R on 27/07/2006
My battery only lasts for a day (except when I use it a lot, when it's half a day) and the screen just randomly turned white and won't work again today. I didn't understand what people were complaining about until now though because it was very good and a huge step up from my old phone. I've only had it a month and it's broken!!!
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Reviewed by sid on 26/07/2006
this fone is mad. i bought this fone when it was released and have had no problems with it unlike others mine has had no white screening and the bluetooth works fine all in all i recomend this fone to anyone
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Reviewed by Tanja on 25/07/2006
this is a fantastic phone i've had it for a month or so now and the only gripe i have with it is that there's not enough memory! a memory slot would have made this phone outstanding. i haven't experienced any of the white screen problems or the vibrating while talking. i would recommend this phone to everyone!!!
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Reviewed by Joe from Lebanon on 05/07/2006
this phone was superb for the first 4 months and today i had to spend hours trying to figure out the - white screen curse - and how to solve it. i would rather recommend w810. am getting it soon !
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Reviewed by hELLO on 23/06/2006
THIS PHONE JUNK BULL I SAY BRIIL PHONE BUY IT NOW!!!!!
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Reviewed by sophie on 22/06/2006
this phone is absoloute rubbish!! When i press 5, the sound increase button or the sound decrease button it goes off. the phone randomly has a white screen and even when i take the battery out and back in it stays white!! NEVER EVER GET THIS PHONE!!! the charger is messed up and the battery lasts for less than a day. My dad is getting me a different phones thank goodness!! ADVICE=NEVER GET THIS PHONE lol!!
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Reviewed by edward on 12-06-2006
Fantastic phone NO FAULTS AT ALL, the white screening stuff is all due to overusage, and won't happen if you acctually look after it. All the functions are fantastic, and it looks great. 1 word of warning though be careful of the first text you recieve from your provider, if you don't do what it says you will lose your ability to send texts!!!!
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10/10 100% Full Marks!!!!
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW 'GADGETY' PHONE THEN THIS IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU!!
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Reviewed by Ashish on 12-06-2006
The phone is excellent for listening musics, playing games, surfing the internet and so on. But i`m having the problem of screen going white. Although removing the battery and turning the phone on, the sreen remains white.
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Reviewed by Wachira on 09-06-2006
DOn't look nowhere else, SE are way above the rest of the pack, I was split btwn a motorola L7 and SE W550i and no doubt, this is hte utmost
pleasure device. Well organised interface, great features all clamped up in a small tiny shell. Go SE, but the memory card?
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Reviewed by Max on 09-05-2006
I H8 THIS FONE I HAVE HD IT 4 1 DAII AND IT AINT EVEN WORKIN I TURNED IT ON N IT FROZE SO I TOOK OUT DA BATERY N STARTED IT AGAIN BT IT AINT TURNIN ON
IT IS RUBBISH THE SONY ERICSSON K700I IT LOADS BETTER. IF ANY1 KNOWS HOW TO MEND THIS PROBLEM CLD THEY PLZ SAY IT THANKS
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Reviewed by rach on 06-05-2006
I luv this phone the best ive ever had its a proper music phone i would
recomend this highly. comes with a lot of features its just the best!
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Reviewed by chris smith on 29-04-2006
gr8 phone in every sense its a good size and easy to handel. the only problem is that it is becoming really annoying that you have to swivel the phone around to take pictures and every time i swivel open the phone ther is this idiotic sound other than that this is a great phone if u cant be bothered getting a mp3 and a phone sepratley
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Reviewed by Maz on 22-04-2006
I have this phone, I'va had it for around two months now and never had any
problems with its functions. It's easy to use and the swivel design means you can easily use it both ways to make it smaller or larger. The sound is the best I've seen on a phone yet- very loud and clear with the equalizers on or off. Excellent for money.
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Reviewed by mlchambs on 20-04-2006
i love this phone. having bin used to only nokias i thought i would give another make a go...amd am glad i did. its easy to use and although a bit on the fat side is an all round great phone. highly recommend it to anyone
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Reviewed by yash da man on 14-04-2006
its really cool and ive not had any faults and its really got good games themes and i love the ringtone Hide&Seek lmao its really goood buy it
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Reviewed by . on 10-04-2006
this is the best phone i have ever had. the sound quality is so good and the landscape games are brill. it has so much memory and and the camera is amazing. i recomend buying it.
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Reviewed by me on 16-03-2006
god a phones a phone stop whinging as long as u can make a call then its
good so shut up
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Reviewed by caz on 15-03-2006
i have this phone and its brillaint
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Reviewed by ali on 14-03-2006
this fones ok, has white screened a few times but jst take the battery out
and put it bak again and its fine. mp3 is great, so's the camera, its got a good screen and its pretty tought aswell. jst ashame tht the memory cant be expanded but defo the best fone for its price, much better than the samsung d500, wood defo recomend it.
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Reviewed by dan on 05-03-2006
Ive had this phone for bout 5 days nd it good the cameras good nd the mp3 is excellent but as much as i swich it off and on again it wont go onto the games or aplication i hope i dont have 2 send it back i really like this fone nd the features!!!
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Reviewed by Maeve on 05-03-2006
i got it yeterday its really brill couldnt fault i havnt got a white screen yet but my mate had hers from dec 05 and nothings happened and i have used disc2phone
i have an ipod nano so its not really for music
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Reviewed by Matt on 05-03-2006
Well I have been having some big problems with other phones first the "Motorola V3" which completly gathers dust & station under the screen which is un-removable. Sorry to leave "Moto"... Then I moved on to a "Sony
Ericsson K700" the Buttons was very, very small infact I could more or less say its made for "Barbie Dolls fingers" lol... took it back got my refund then went to Carphone warehouse bought a Moto v3 again still faulty then got a "Nokia 6101" Gr8 phone and long lasting battery until I found out they were no "Bluetooth" which annoyed me even more, I then went back to Carphone Warehouse and asked if I could Exchange for a "Sony Ericsson W550i Walkman" got the phone first put it on loved it, nice Sounds, colours and everything, I have seen the White screen also a few times, but I went on to the "Sony Ericsson site" and if you read that is actually a "Reboot" your pressin the power button wrong, u need to price the button in, otherwise if the button is left holded to long the screen is "White"...
This phone is gr8 for Music lovers so buy this phone :) I love it... I aint takin this one back :P
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Reviewed by John on 28-02-2006
Why on earth did I buy this phone? I mean, I have 40Gb i-river and a 5Meg digi camera.! Loads of room to upload piccies to, the navigation etc is very easy to use, the camera is passible, and the walkman side of it is nothing short of average, but the main problem with it is that it's
like carrying a brick in yir pooch. I think I just need a small, thin light phone now and no gimmicks. My wife likes the w550i, so she can have it, as it will be easy to find in her handbag ..while I'll try for a Motorola SLVR this time.
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Reviewed by RICHARD on 25-02-2006
JUST RUBBISH, JUNK!! NEVER BUY ANY SONY ERICSSON EVER!!!
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Reviewed by Jon on 24-02-2006
Don't buy this phone its a waste of money - the white screen is a big problem. Happened twice.
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Reviewed by Kira Maru on 22-02-2006
Quite a unique design and easy to use.But I'm quite disappointed to hear that there is a "white screen" problem with this phone and there is no memory card slot.I think 256 MB is quite a lot but not enough for music lovers like me.
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Reviewed by Nige, UK on 19-02-2006
I've had 2 of these in as many weeks, both deleted files, one kept resetting it's self.
It's a funky lookin phone, but never again.. I've ended up with the SE K750i, which is a 200% improvement.
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Reviewed by Auriol on 19-02-2006
This is a superb phone, the best I've ever owned. (I've had Nokia,
Panasonic and Samsung phones in the past.) First thing is its styling, it has a cool retro look, utterly different from any other phone on the market and a million miles away from the cloned silver look that seems to
dominate at the minute. I love the orange casing, but if you don't care for orange there are other snap-on covers available, white or blue at present, I believe. The screen is great, pin-sharp and just the right size, not one of those titchy little ones so many phones have. The swivel
mechanism is a little bit odd to begin with but you soon get used to it and in any case you only really ever need to open your phone to text or to phone someone not in your phonebook. Texting is fine, I personally use the T9 which is a little different than that on Samsung but I haven't had any problems. One of the really great things about the W550i is that you can use any song or tone as your message alert, something that so many other phones just don't let you do. I've a Rod Stewart song set as my msg alert at the minute - cool! And of course it goes without saying that you can
set any song as your ringtone too. The sound of the W550i is brillant - there are three speakers on the phone so you get true stereo sound which is just great. You can, of course, listen through headphones too but I
personally can't be bothered with headphones most of the time. The phone has no slot for removable memory which is rather a pity, but it has 256Mg
of storage and that is enough for about 80 songs. At present I have 51 songs on it and various other things - photos, downloaded wallpapers, some
video - and I still have 86Mg memory free. I haven't used the infrared or bluetooth yet so don't know how well they work, but I don't anticipate any problems. It has all the other things you expect in a modern phone - voice
recorder, memo, alarms, light (including SOS mode!), calendar, vibration.
All in all, this is a lovely phone and I'm delighted to have it. Now I suppose I should try to think of any drawbacks. Hmm, I suppose some people might find it a little heavy at 120g bt my last phone was only 85g and I actually don't really notice the heavier weight of the W550i though this worried me a little before I got it. It's also thicker than some other phones, but I'm happy to tolerate this because of the good sound it has.
Some people on other sites have mentioned having a problem transferring songs, etc. from their pc using the cable supplied, but I've had no problems with this at all. I've transferred music, photos and jpeg images without any hassle. The only drawback, well, more of a question really for
anyone else who already has this phone is - I can't find a way to get the o2 logo off the screen. Can anyone help? Don't know if anyone will have read as far as this, but if you have I'd say this is a great phone and I highly recommend it.
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Reviewed by Jay on 18-11-2005
Fantastic phone! Everything you need and more.
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Reviewed by Dan on 01-11-2005
Excellent. Cant fault on anything!!!!!
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