Sony Ericsson Z520 - user opinions and reviews
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8.1
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7.8
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7.9
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Bought new in August 2007. Today white screen . The option is to send it back to sony for repair or buy another. ATT no help. my advice is DO NOT BUY this phone. We had wanted another cell phone but ATT salesperson said this Sony Z520 Was a better phone.
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- 2007-10-24 17:10
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- Anonymous
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Just experienced Sony WSOD on 525a. Called AT&T and after they determined I hadn't dropped it, wet it, threw out of a window (you get the picture) - said they would send me replacement. Got it the next day. Three days later - WSOD!!!!! Afer reading all comments, guess we are stuck with a lemon until our contract expires or when we can upgrade - Sept. 08. Very disheartening and I'm upset that AT&T won't let us switch to another phone - even a cheaper one. Guess they are gonna just have to keep shipping us replacements until we find one that works right.
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- 2007-10-08 02:20
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- Jibon
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can anyone tell me if the z520a will work in bangladesh (ASIA). Bangladesh uses GSM 900 and the z520a has it.
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- 2007-09-29 22:23
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- GCSTroop
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Ok guys, I just want to give you all a few pointers on the WSOD (White Screen of Death). I'm not a cell phone repairman, but I am well versed in electronics. First off, I'd like to say that if you have already purchased a new phone here is how you can get the numbers off of your old phone and save it to your SIM Card.
First: Insert whatever SIM card you would like your phone numbers to go to.
Second: Power up the phone, close it and wait approx. 1 minute. (Just to ensure the phone boots up properly)
Third: Open the phone and follow these keystrokes. By the way, for clarification let me explain what I call the keys. The upper left most key on the touchpad is what I call the "select" button. The circular touchpad with the "left, right, up, down and enter" keys I call respectively. The center button being the "enter" key.
Ok, so here are the keystrokes to download the phone numbers saved to your piece of crap phone onto your SIM card.
Open the phone
Down
Up
Up
Enter
Press Down five times
Press select (the most upper left key on the pad)
Press Down five more times
Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Select
Wait approx 1-2 min. Power the phone down, remove your SIM card and install it in your new phone. From here you can either download the SIM card numbers onto your phone's database using the respective keystrokes on your non piece of junk phone.
Ok, next, just a bit of advice, there is typically a very small ribbon cable (I believe they are called flex cables on cell phones) that attach from the base (where you dial) into the headset (the pretty picture screen). If you have a small enough torx screwdriver or perhaps even a small enough jeweler's screw driver you may be able to remove the screws off the back of the phone (in the battery compartment) and inspect the ribbon cable. Almost any nick, fray, or other mark on the cable can cause the WSOD. You may be able to order a flex cable off of the internet and replace it. If the cable looks good you may want to slightly jiggle the connection to it and make sure it is nice, snug, and secure. Put the phone back together and see if it works. If not, on to the next step.
I do not recommend this for someone who is not well versed with electronics or does not know how to properly solder. I will not be responsible for damages done to phones, this is merely a suggestion, try it at your own peril.
If you have access to a decent magnifying glass and a decent soldering iron (if you don't know what a decent soldering iron looks like you may want to stop right here) you may want to inspect the solder joints on the circuit cards themselves. If you see burned marks (I doubt you will but don't rule it out) than you're probably not going to fix it. However, inspecting all of the solder joints closely (especially ones close to the ribbon cable) look for cracked solder. Often enough, these cell phones are built in mass production labs and the solder is barely applied. Use a small but appropriate amount of solder and apply it to the worst looking places. DO NOT HOLD IT THERE for too long. I'd recommend using solder paste and/or flux and afterwards brushing it off with an acid brush and some rubbing alcohol. Be sure to let it completely dry before reassembling the phone. If this still does not fix it, I hope you saved your phone numbers to the SIM card already :D Time to get a new phone and/or flex cable if you're really determined to fix it.
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- 2007-09-28 09:22
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- Andy
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Ive had this phone for over a year... still loving it.. imo, its better than the Z530. Looks great in white (:
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- 2007-09-27 10:16
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- Anonymous
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My phone's died just like that! i got the battery checked but its alright and is working on other phones. My phone isnt turning on at all...Can anyone pls help me here?
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- 2007-09-22 18:21
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- Anonymous
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hmm, the famed white screen? looks like its not just me. solid phone otherwise, happy to be getting it replace with same model
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- 2007-09-21 22:13
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- Rachel
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I loved this phone for everything it had (esp. the ability to have different ringtones for different people, ringtones that you could record, no less) and out of nowhere, last saturday, got hit with the famed "white screen of death". it's out of warranty since july, and it would cost $135 to repair it.
lost photos, numbers, audio, messages...sadness.
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- 2007-09-18 20:28
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- Anonymous
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hi, this phone has been with me for more than 3 yrs and it's still working very well..
only occasionally will hang when playing games for too long, and poor batt life.. overall i still love it, esp the soft keypad.
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- 2007-09-13 06:46
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- Anonymous
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Damn screen just failed. One minute everything was fine, the next minute I've got the "white screen of death." This phone was great up until about 20 minuites ago. Sounds like it is a well documented fault. Damn it!
Best things:
- The most intuitive menu I've seen.
- Easy Bluetooth sync with Outlook Calendar and Contacts.
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- 2007-09-12 09:42
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- haley
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what is 3G and does this phone have it? I have it, and i love it, but ive had it for a while and im looking into upgrading to a W580i and apparently it doesn't have 3G so i was wondering if this one did. Please help me.
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- 2007-09-08 04:10
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- j
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Utter pants (as are all SE's), poor design (inside) ribbon cable and display failure is common.
get a htc, ace phones....
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- 2007-09-02 01:01
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- jovana
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it is great but i dont like a camera.photos are not good
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- 2007-08-23 21:54
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- Fii
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Rubbish. Had it. Chucked it out. Battery rubbish, keeps turning itself off. Completely unreliable.
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- 2007-08-13 12:43
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- Jeff
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Google sony ericsson white screen and that should be enough to convince you not to ever buy any sony ericsson product.
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- 2007-08-12 17:22
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- micah eunice
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y don't they put a memory card on it so we could have many download files on it...?
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- 2007-08-09 15:14
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- Anonymous
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same issue with the blank white screen!! sad, because it was a good phone, nice to use. about six months ago it threw a tantrum, blank white screen when fully open or a regular screen but it moved it and out of the frame really fast...very weird/annoying. was told by an independent repair person (NOT assc with S.erric) thats its a design fault with the LCD cable that runs up from the bottom shell. also, at times has cut me off mid phone call or seems to 'lose' the battery and turn itself off. the 1st time it went mental (3 weeks out of warranty) i put it in to get fixed, took nearly 2 weeks to get back (and the front closed screen has never worked since) 6 months later its doing the same thing again, after having it for about 1.5 years I have given up on it,
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- 2007-07-26 12:42
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