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Sony Ericsson W980 - user opinions and reviews

Sony Ericsson W980
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  • Released 2008, July
    100g, 16.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    8GB storage, no card slot
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  • 2.2"
    240x320 pixels
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 930mAh
    Li-Po
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  • lockplay
  • 4SU
  • 14 Aug 2008

I bought this phone 2 weeks ago and have been disappointed with it. Yes, it is slow - I'm not sure why. But, on the brighter side, I finally figured out the MMS settings.
Just call your service provider and work with them. Ask for an OTC setting. I live in the U.S. and this phone is so new that T-Mobile did not even have the phone settings. We tried the settings that are congruent with W960 but no luck. Finally, he used W910 settings, and, Bingo.
good luck with your phone. I hope Sony will have support on their site soon. Even they don't have any new download settings for this phone

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    • big will
    • Ui$
    • 14 Aug 2008

    Anonymous, 13 Aug 2008we are talking about the wrong lighting panel here. u are referring to the clear piece of glas... moredid the manual book says anything?

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      • anna
      • mpT
      • 14 Aug 2008

      I'm thinking about changing my new C902 for SE W980. I'm not entirely happy with it as I got used to and loved my old SE W890i. Does anybody think it's a good idea? I'm just not sure about the camera lens, which you guys say is easy to cover with own finger when trying to take a photo. Any suggestions?
      I love the SE W980 design

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        • Anonymous
        • TIE
        • 14 Aug 2008

        Hana, 14 Aug 2008One question, sounds w980 more high and better than ipod and walkman mp3 series A? thxno idea wat u mean

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          • Hana
          • mQv
          • 14 Aug 2008

          One question, sounds w980 more high and better than ipod and walkman mp3 series A? thx

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            • Anonymous
            • TIE
            • 13 Aug 2008

            vit , 13 Aug 2008BTW I wouldn't change this gem for another phone in near future :) It is gorgeous and enchanti... morehow long was it since u got the phone? im pretty sure its a manufacturer's defect. get it changed or you'll regret it. either that or u can go to a service center and check with the guys there to see if its really a prob or its just u imagining things which i doubt is the case. lol! btw did u drop it or sit on it or something?

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              • Anonymous
              • TIE
              • 13 Aug 2008

              amethyst, 13 Aug 2008My w980 DOES light, when I play music and when I get a call or a message. That works fine. I ... morewe are talking about the wrong lighting panel here. u are referring to the clear piece of glass/plastic(watever material it is) that lights up when music is played according to rythm, or when theres a call or sms it blinks white lights am i right? im referring to the small LED light panel thats just between the charging port and the left speaker which is like 2mm long

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                • vit
                • nq6
                • 13 Aug 2008

                BTW I wouldn't change this gem for another phone in near future :) It is gorgeous and enchanting. I love it more and more each day.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TIE
                  • 13 Aug 2008

                  Revenant, 13 Aug 2008I've never used this phone so I might be wrong here, but the little thing next to the charger ... moreerm no, that thing u r talking about is inside the clamshell.

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                    • vit
                    • nq6
                    • 13 Aug 2008

                    Thank you for the answers. I doubt the phone could be exchanged for this reverb sound at high volumes while talking, because I'm not sure I can even demonstrate it. In some conversations I can here it and in others I can not. Maybe I will talk to my dealer to see what he suggests but I am very sceptical about exchange.

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                      • jeipi
                      • Ui$
                      • 13 Aug 2008

                      since this has shared memory
                      wouldn't it slow down when by the time you put songs and files there

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                        • amethyst
                        • pqY
                        • 13 Aug 2008

                        My w980 DOES light, when I play music and when I get a call or a message.
                        That works fine. I meant when you are charging it

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                          • Revenant
                          • nEq
                          • 13 Aug 2008

                          Anonymous, 13 Aug 2008exactly my thoughts too. i thought it would blink if i had a miss call or sms that i haven rea... moreI've never used this phone so I might be wrong here, but the little thing next to the charger port looks almost exactly like the light level sensor on my W850. It automatically changes the brightness of the screen's backlight, basd on the light level of your environment. Try covering it up and see if your screen brightness changes...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • TIE
                            • 13 Aug 2008

                            ash, 13 Aug 2008this phone is so awesum.. does it have wifi??theres no wifi, theres GPS but u need the plug-in accessory from SE. imo theres no need for wifi if u ask me, i have an unlimited internet plan which only costs like $7USD/month and i can surf till i drop dead. i get dl speeds on my laptop via usb cable to the phone as a modem at 1400kbps, upload speed at 320kpbs.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • TIE
                              • 13 Aug 2008

                              amethyst, 13 Aug 2008I have no idea what that thing is either Still testing things,no answers from me I'm afraid.N... moreexactly my thoughts too. i thought it would blink if i had a miss call or sms that i haven read. i tried calling/sms-ing myself and waited for the screen on the external display to go off, still doesn't blink. charging doesn't work either. i haven tried getting the phone out of network coverage to check if it blinks if theres no signal. if anyone tried it, kindly let us know wtf happens. lol thanks in advance =P

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                                • amethyst
                                • pqY
                                • 13 Aug 2008

                                I have no idea what that thing is either
                                Still testing things,no answers from me I'm afraid.Not yet.
                                But,...is it supposed to blink or flash when it is charging ??? no lights here

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • TIE
                                  • 13 Aug 2008

                                  vit , 13 Aug 2008Ok I have several questions if someone could share his own experience with this beauty. 1. W... moreregards to question:
                                  1. have ur phone changed as i had the same probs too. went back and did a 1 to 1 exchange.
                                  2. yes it is true the down button on external screen does nothing except 'pretty' lights flying out of the walkman logo. to be honest i really love my W980 as it looks extremly awesome and sexy but SE sucked at creating its walkman feature on this phone.(not sure if other SE phones have the same prob as this is my first W series phone from SE) you cant sort your playlists(if u in fact had created one) in anyway, be it by name or artist or album. i also agree with u on not being able to scroll through the current playlist on external screen, we have to press the UP button which opens the walkman player menu, then scroll down and start searching for songs again from scratch. kinda dumb if u ask me.. since u NEED NOT do this if u did it internally.
                                  3. i have no idea on your problem as i dont use the media manager crap. i either use phone mode or mass storage.

                                  anyway i hope SE updates the damn software so that it works faster(even by a slight amount would do for me). and also upgrade/redesign their Walkman feature as it is not really user friendly if u ask me. still, im really in love with my w980 as it just looks too damn good! hehe =)

                                  hope this helps u.. cheers!

                                  btw can anyone tell me wtf is the LED light on the left side of the phone(next to the charging panel) for? i have never once seen it blinking or watever.

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                                    • vit
                                    • MP6
                                    • 13 Aug 2008

                                    Ok I have several questions if someone could share his own experience with this beauty.
                                    1. When I increase the volume during calls to more than 50% certain vibrating noise appears in the earpiece( kind of not so solid assembly ) Does someone notice such weird buz noises when loudness during calls is increased too much.
                                    2. When using the walkman on internal display and playing a song pushing down arrow button shows a list with all the songs from the current artist/album. You can scroll and select different song to start playing. When the phone is closed and song is playing hitting down arrow button does nothing important with the exception of emiting colored dots from walkman logo onscreen. If I want to view and scroll through all songs from current artist/album I should start from the beginning ( scrolling through artists -> albums again). Is this behaviour usual or is it just my phone?
                                    3. While transfering music via Media Manager the program often loses connection with the phone if I set it to Media Transfer. If Mass Storage is used no problem but I cannot use my phone for calls and anything else. Now I installed Media Manager 1.2 which should be newer version than 1.1b that came on the software disc, but I haven't tried it yet. If s'o has observations regarding this problem I'll be glad to learn a solution.
                                    Thanks everybody!

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                                      • amethyst
                                      • pqY
                                      • 13 Aug 2008

                                      I don't think so

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                                        • ash
                                        • nCb
                                        • 13 Aug 2008

                                        this phone is so awesum.. does it have wifi??

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