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User Submitted Sony Ericsson P990i Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, MP3/Video Player, Memory Stick Pro Duo Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Premium Silver) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-01-23 Best Phone I Have Used I have used Nokia, Samsung, and now Sony Ericsson-the P990i being my first Sony Ericsson. I read many negative reviews and a few positive reviews of this phone. I finally determined that almost all negative reviews were the result of owners not updating the firmware and not using the phone properly. This phone does everything it is advertised as doing and it does it very well. The picture quality is amazing, the WiFi works perfectly, (after getting used to the operating system) it is easy to navigate around the screens, and the battery lasts for days with my normal usage-an hour of talking, 30 minutes of internet, take a few pictures, look at the pictures, etc. I removed the keypad and think it looks great and can use it with one hand, thanks to the touch sensitive screen. It is not too large-fits in my front jeans pocket easily and the price is the best I found for all that it does. Date: 2007-09-12 I Love Surfing, and the P990i Takes Care of That My wife bought this smartphone for me as a present. I love it! And the glitch? Non-existent! However, I didn't feel that way in the beginning. I thought this phone was a waste. For one, it was slow. Additionally, it kept hanging up and crashing. Finally, this darn thing was so complicated. After I downloaded the phone's software on my computer and did an update, it fixed everything. It got rid of the glitch, and this awesome gadget is now operating the way a laptop-slash-phone machine is supposed to be running. Generally, here's what I think about this phone: The Good Wi-Fi - imagine sitting at the airport, reading your RSS feeds, checking your e-mail or your favorite Web site, and talking to your loved one -- all at the same time. And since you have wi-fi capability, your Internet is free. You can't beat that. Picture - this phone allows you to take a picture, crop it, enhance it, save it, and send it to your friends. It's all done in the phone. And since you have a wi-fi, you can upload your newly-taken picture onto your blog and share it with the rest of the world. Multi-media - good video capability, but I haven't tried streaming videos; you can also talk on the phone while viewing pictures or surfing, to name a few. File Manager - it's easy to move files from your your laptop. Basically, go to the File Manager, click and drag, and you're done. That goes for all the other documents that you want to move or copy to the phone. I tried copying and pasting MP3's, videos, spreadsheets, Word documents, and PDF files, and they turned out just fine. Synchronization - unfortunately, I haven't tried synchronizing with the Outlook. Contacts - you have speed dials, and it's really easy to do a search for one of your contacts. Antenna - I have Cingular, which is now AT&T, and I don't get a lot of dropped calls. I owned a smaller, regular Sony Ericsson K700i, and that thing kept getting disconnected. Not this one. Screen - it's crisp. Also, you can change from portrait to landscape when surfing, which is nice, too. The Bad It's complicated - you need some time to learn how to operate this phone because the manual and the Website don't tell you everything. Screen Visibility - you can't see what's on your screen under bright conditions. So, when you're taking a walk under the sun and you want to call somebody and you need to search that number, good luck. Speaker - it lacks the "oomph" factor. The company certainly could have done better. Camera - at 2 mp, this is anemic. Heck, smaller, regular phones now pack in 3 mp. Memory - you can only install up to 4-gig memory stick. Why not 8 gigs, like the I-phone? The Ugly Size - Size doesn't matter, right? Wrong. In this case, bulky is bad. I usually put my phone in my pocket. After a while, it feels like I'm dragging a dead cow. Qwerty Keyboard - it's small, and it's challenging hitting the right letters. Crash and Hang-Ups - you'll experience them with this cell phone, so update it right away to prevent them from happening. Date: 2007-08-06 Phone frezes often. Avoid! This phone is packed with features so we bought it. It turns out the phone freezes very often including on some simple operations. If you don't mind removing the battery and restarting the phone every now and then, this phone is for you. If you want a reliable phone, avoid at all cost. Date: 2007-07-22 Do not waste your money on this I am a fan of sony ericsson, I love the cellphones they make I bought the P990 and I regret it, it constantly freezes, turns off on its own, I can't call because when I try is like if I have no service and I do have all signal... So I don't recomend this Item. I believe sony should make something better, the phone looks nice and it is not so big I guess that if sony could fix all the problems it has, wich I believe might be related to software problems It could be a great phone, (I tried everything, I even upgraded the software and It's still the same) In my personal opinion this phone still has a lot of work to be done on it. Sony should have waited longer and tested it a little bit more. To finish this I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS PHONE, buy something else instead the W series work, I am using the W300 instead and I have no problems. Date: 2007-07-16 Get to know it and all will be well Pros: - quality camera - it is a comfortable device to hold against your face and talk with, screen is slightly recessed so it does not contact your face and you do not need to continually clean it. Fundamentally it is a good phone. - Flip can be removed if you want a candy bar-style device with QWERTY kb - good accessories bundled including charge/sync dock Cons: - no standard 3.5mm headphone jack - uses proprietary expensive, low capacity Memory Sticks :-( - OS and UI slow but not much more so than a 400MHz Windows Mobile device - Complicated and inconsistent menu structure (alleviated by learning hotkeys) - slightly bulky Give it at least a week before you decide whether to love it or hate it. I hated it at first, now appreciate it as a good phone first with extras whereas some PDA competitors are mainly extras with a mediocre phone tacked on.
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