First, whoever can tell me what song the title is referencing will get a prize of some kind. On to the guts of the post.
So after months of saga I finally have a cell phone. I decided on my dream phone, the Sony-Ericcson T616 (or T610 for non-Cingular customers). I was put off by claims of poor Cingular GSM service in New York and an unreadable screen, but I've found that both problems are not nearly as bad as I had feared.
I won't go through an extensive review as there are many others already reviewing, but I will say that I love this phone. My only complaint is with the content management system. I feel that is a little difficult to quickly call up someone's number. It's certainly much slower than using my old Nokia 3360. Then again, I can now sync my contacts with Apple's Address Book, which is a Godsend. I can also take photos and send them to myself.*
The bottomline is the phone is both fun and very useable. I am really enjoying all of the features and it's small size. I like a phone I can slip in my pocket without having a huge bulge (no, I am not happy to see you). I highly recommend this phone to people looking for a nice camera phone, especially for Cingular customers. This might be the best phone they're offering right now.
*A moblog is on its way. I am still in the process of setting it up.
09/01/03 12:05 AM
i read in your site that you have a T616. so do i! it's awesome, ain't it?
my question is, how do you go about setting a moblog? sorry, m not smart when it comes to these things. any help would be appreciated! thanks~
09/02/03 4:33 PM
You're referencing a song called "Me and my Arrow" by Harry Nilsson.
And yeah, I've been looking at the T616 myself. My only problem is concern over GSM coverage, but I hear it's okay through most major cities....I have no plans to visit Bumfukt, Idaho anytime soon.
09/19/03 11:53 PM
Hey whats up? I just picked up a t616 today and love it...its awsome...coolest features in no particular order? the camera, the color screen, the games, the polyphonic ringtones...great phone...
09/22/03 9:28 PM
I'm trying to sync my T616 with my pc with a blue tooth connection.. anyone know how?
09/24/03 12:28 AM
You mentioned a complaint about content management. How can it be slow to look up a caller to call? Don't you just press and hold any button (alphabetically) to quickly browse through your phone list?
09/25/03 9:37 PM
I just got a T616 also, anyone having a problem with charging it? When i plug it in, it charges but than every few seconds this charging screen comes on, without me touching it and than after awhile itll turn itself on and stay on, and than it wont charge and run down the battery..Am i doing something wrong? Help! (I love the phone though, my favorite for sure)
09/29/03 11:32 AM
i just got this new phone too! its great! anyways you might want to check the charger because the default battery setting could be loose. you can turn it in for another one. and yes i plan to visit Bumfukt, Idaho because it sounds like the place where all the gals are at
09/29/03 8:52 PM
i adore this phone! i just got it - and the uncorded charger! great to travel with. the camera did pretty well at taking photos - i do photography and i mean it's not top of the line quality but that's what a darkroom is for.
i can't stop playing with its features.
it's my first non nokia phone but my 4th cell phone to date. i was a bit worried about interface issues so i went to the store to check it out and was quite impressed.
10/02/03 5:35 PM
I have a samsung sgh-v200, a much better phone if you ask me! the camera is by far much better then the t616's camera!
but i think the t616 is a much better looking phone though... =)
12/16/03 9:33 PM
I HATE the T616. It "freezes" on me constantly. This is my 3rd T616. The first one you could barely hear the ring tone. The sales lady said to use the default ring tone!!! The next one the ring tone was a little better but not much. However, the phone would "freeze up". Thought OK, bad batch of cell phones. The 3rd T616 still "freezes". I HATE IT - I want my large, clunky phone that never freezes up.