Customer Reviews

Sony Ericsson W760a Phone, Silver (AT&T)

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I upgraded from a Sony Ericsson T637 which I had bought 4.5 years ago and still worked great. I went to the ATT store and checked out the Red and Black W760a, but didn't like the colors (the black has yellow trims). I would say the silver one is more slick than the other two, but check the other two at a store to have an idea of how they look (you may like those colors instead).

- ATT blocks many features when the phone is branded as W760a but you could update the firmware with the generic Sony Ericsson W760i firmware and enable many feature. The re-branding can be done through the update software provided by Sony at no additional cost as long as you get a USB cable (search the web for this).

- I did not want to get a data package like the one for the iPhone, and wanted something smaller than the iPhone.

- This phone has a GPS, and you could get a free GPS package online. I currently have Mobile GMaps (free) with maps downloaded from Yahoo Maps (free through my PC) and it has been working great without any data or GPS plan. I got a 4 GB memory stick M2 and filled halfway with the GPS maps.

- I had a very good prior experience with the Bluetooth connectivity with Sony Ericsson brand for MS Outlook phone book, tasks and calendar synchronization. This phone can also sync notes with outlook. The other nice thing that I set up on the phone was to use the software package that I downloaded to my computer from SE's website for the phone which let me assigning pictures to contacts on my PC, and the phone automatically got and configured the picture through Bluetooth or USB so they would show up when people call.

- The phone has an accelerometer which with use of the SE Walkmate package (can find for free on the net) to turn the phone into a pedometer.

- If you are a software geek, you may even be able to write your own apps for this (in my to-do list for getting traffic updates through PC with no data subscription on the phone).

- The camera quality is actually much better than I expected. There is some kind of electronic aperture that electronically adjusts the sensitivity of the camera based on lighting. It also works in low lighting, but I have had to had my hand against a door frame or something a few times in the low lighting situations to get a good picture.

- I have been planning to activate the voice dialing feature in the phone (once again, don't need to pay ATT for the voice dialing since the phone has it built-in). I don't necessarily want to have to open the slider when calling friends, relatives, etc. I used my last phone for 4.5 years, and I like to make this phone to last for a while too.

- I suggest reducing the brightness to 50%, which is very bright. The phone came preset at 100% brightness and that was too bright to look at in the dark and was lighting the entire room, haha. The phone battery was also lasting about a day and half with that settings. Now that I have the phone at 50% I have already noticed that the battery is lasting longer.

- I would suggest being gentle with the phone, I know people that are rough and then complain that their phone cracked and all they did was dialed numbers. You don't need to push the buttons with your fist, a soft finger touch would do it. I also did find myself trying to push harder, since it feels like that I need to due to the fact that the buttons are lower (slider part) than the rest of the phone, but have corrected myself). Also, reconfigure the shortcuts (they are tied to the four arrows on the top) so they would map to the functions that you need the most. I configured mine to: Tools and Apps, Address book, All files (for accessing music and pictures), Bluetooth on/off.

- I have got freebies for the phone online (themes, ringtones, etc.) and put them in the phone via Bluetooth and USB.

- The voice recorder have been great as it has come handy during lectures and presentations.

- I also use the notes like a post-it note for high priority items that I need to take care of.

- Using the USB cable (or Bluetooth), I periodically download my text messages from the phone to my PC and archive them.

- The music player and FM Audio feature have been great since I have been able to listen to audio books, voice recorder recordings of lectures, and music anytime and anywhere.

I am enjoying my new phone. This phone has so many features, it's easy to operate, nice photos, good battery, music and radio very good. The games are a better improvement over my old phone. I am satisfied with this phone.

I would give it a 5-star if it came with aluminum shell or a hands-free set. Really happy with the phone since the purchase 3 weeks ago.
Good: camera, radio, screen, menu, audio quality.
Bad: N/A so far.

I stare at the turning hourglass for about an hour a day. Here's a list of ways to crash it:

1. Turn it on.
2. Open a web page.
3. Pull it out of your pocket.
4. Open an application.
5. Look at it.
6. Awaken it from sleep.

NEED I CONTINUE? RUN, DON'T WALK.