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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: 2006-11-11 Works great! I've had the phone for a week now. Did quite a bit of research before I bought it. Read all about the bugs and stuff. But I just had to try it out myself. And am I glad that I did! It's been working great for me. The phone came loaded with the latest firmware updates, so I've found no bugs so far. The OS is nice and smooth. The features are quite easy to learn, considering that this was my first smart phone/PDA. The interface is quite user-friendly and visually appealing. It's got lots of cool features, many listed out in this website. Some came as a pleasant surprise, for example, you can transfer your information from you old cell phone using bluetooth! While I was typing this review, a colleague walked into my room and wanted to check out the business card scanner feature. I tried it out for the first time, and the both of us were blown away! :) The basic phone functions are very good as well. My callers said that they could hear me more clearly than on my old Nokia. Speakers seem good for voice calls, havent tested out for music yet. The only major challenge I faced was in installing an email utility. I struggled with Blackberry Connect for a day. Installed it, but could not get it to work. Finally, I installed the Exchange ActiveSync that came free with the phone, and it's been working great. I called SE customer service a couple of times. They took the calls promptly and seemed eager to help, but they had to lookup manuals for every question I had. I was bummed that they could not help me with the Blackberry Connect problems. That's why I'm giving this phone four stars instead of a five. Overall, it's a great phone/PDA and a cool toy!! Date: 2006-11-05 All I could ask for in a phone... I bought this item from Amazon when it first listed for $649.99, and after reaading all the negative reviews. I have been using iMate for the past 3 years, and wanted something similar but something that looks like a normal phone. The P990 is just that. All the power of the PDA with a great phone, MP3 player, FM Radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, good camera, and if you load the correct software, it makes coffee for you. I have faced some problems mentioned in the other reviews, and the phone has rebooted couple of times. But then again, I am a Windows user :) I connected the phone to my laptop and it synched all my outlook (calendar, contacts, email). The FM radio is great, and the MP3 player is as good as my iPod - and ever since buying this, I find myself listening to lots of music - something that I never did with my iPod, simply because it is there!. I put in a 2 GB memory stick and there is plenty of space there for photos, music and other stuff. If they had released it with a more stable firmware, it would have got 5/5. Date: 2006-10-02 No problems for me After the first day, I was frustrated with the phone (software problems, connectivity) until I updated the software and found further menu's and how-to's. Now it's perfect. I recommend the phone for people who likes gadgets, pda phones, smartphones, etc, but if you're not into that, this phone can get very complicated to use. I havent had problems with rebooting or program crashing so far, unlike some other customers. If you want a hi-tech phone, I recommend getting this. Date: 2006-09-29 WiFi ROCKS! Make sure once you get it you download the latest firmware. New Symbian OS is slow. Camera is very good, and the WiFi ROCKS! Excellent wifi reception range. Better than my HP iPaq. So it replaces a lot of gadgets. Outlook sync works fine. Boot time is eternal, but overall a very good next gen phone. Mac users will have to wait for isync to catch up in Leopard to be able to sync with it. Date: 2006-09-28 Good but not perfect I've had this phone two weeks. A few times, when just going through the menus, I've gotten the "blank" screen mentioned previously and wondered "what happened.". So far, I don't think reception with Cingular is quite as good as I was gettng with the Razr. Putting it in or out of my horizontal belt case opens the camara lens twist door on the back of the unit. This in turn, for some reason, deactivates the "keys locked" feature which is a pain because when closed, the flip open keyboard sticks out from the rest of the phone and the slightest bump starts things happening. FM radio will only function with wired headphones as it needs the wire for an antenna. On Razr, during a call I could push a button to activate speaker phone. On this phone you must go into a menu during the call and select the appropriate two options. This seems to be a step backward in functionality. Sony support confirmed there is no other way. I like the way the software handles contacts, calendar tasks and all other data entry. Easy to input and access data in a variety of useful ways. For me, the size and weight of this phone is perfect as before I could not accept carrying around the Palm and Blackberry sized units. Ranking high on the list of reasons I made the move was the Wi-Fi capability. I haven't tried this yet as my router is on order. If it works, it will be very useful for me. Bottom line, all the phones I've had before have had inconveniences to get used to. The Sony P990i is no different, but I don't see any show stoppers. I'm glad I made the purchase. Biggest advantage is total functionality in a good looking "regular" sized phone. (No question, it is a looker) UPDATE, October 31: I take everything negative back. In the last four weeks I've learned more about how to use the phone and have to say it is awesome. No complaints.
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