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Summary: NOW WE'RE TALKING!!!
Review: Like others here, I received my T226 as a replacement for the T68is. I read some of these reviews before I got the phone, and now that I've had it a few days, read them again. I think this phone is great. It is a downgrade phone from the T68is and not worth the $200+ which I paid for the T68is. But many times, I wanted to throw the T68is against the wall. Dropped calls, bad reception, phone freezing up. I almost left AT&T because of it, thinking it was their service. The T68is was the first phone I got using GPRS/GSM network.The T226 reception is great. I miss some of the features that I had with the T68is, but I didn't use them much anyway. I can adjust. The most important for me is to be able to make calls, and now I can even make them from home or any other areas that I couldn't before with the T68is. The only reason I gave this phone 4 instead of 5 stars is because it is a downgrade from the T68is. Sony Ericsson and AT&T should have replaced the T68is with one of equal or greater value. Overall, I thank them for at least giving me a phone that I can make calls with.
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Summary: Fair Phone, Pooooor service!
Review: I will rate the phone to 3 star while 1 star for ATT wireless service. I will only talk about some cons below. The only pro is with 1c plus 100 MIR, you get what you've paid for. To the phone:
1) The operation is not easy. Here are some example, to save a received phone numer, Press menu -> 3 Calls->2 List -> find the number -> m ->2 add number -> 1 New contact -> Type H/W/M-> Name ..... and during this process, if you want to exit and make a call, you have to press NO for 8 times! And some operations take a long delay.
2) The keypad is so compact. It becomes extremely annoying when you have to press them a lot for above operations.
3) The Earbud and charging ports are tight. Be careful not to break anything when you plug/unplug. To the service, ATT wireless is just "usable". So far I haven't found dead spots in Houston. But the voice quality is so poor: you will miss some words, the voice hears like trembling in the wind. Because I used to use Cingular TDMA service: its voice is digitally clear, just like wired phones at home, I find the ATT voice quality is untolerable. It's a pity Cingular no longer provides TDMA to new customers. Calling the customer serive? never do that if you have better ways to solve the problem. I tried once and got stuck on the phoneline for an hour and being transferred several times. Although the phone coming from Amazon has already been activated and has a new number, and Amazon claims they don't have a way to transfer your previous phone number, ATT does provide phone number transfer service from other wireless companies, just call their local number porting department. Anyway, ATT wireless provides 30 day trial, but not completely free: you will have to pay the calls made, and return shipping charge to Amazon. So confirm with someone who is using ATT in your area before you decide to buy it.
Hope the merging with Cingular will help them to improve their service.
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Summary: It's excelent..!!
Review: I bought this phone in Colombia, and is very, very cool. I can download games, ringtones and images, else the signal is perfect. Calendar, alarm clock, calculator, color display, camera (sol separately), and more..!! I love it...!
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Summary: Great Phone for a Great Price!
Review: The Sony Ericcson T226 is an awesome phone! My service with AT&T works great in the Omaha, Nebraska area! The only problems are that the buttons are very small. The m-mode is very good, altough customer service is a pain, when sometimes you have to wait more than 1 hour to talk to them. I like being able to download polyphonic ringtones and games on mmode. I hope you should try it. If you are budget-crunched, this is the phone for you!
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Summary: Good reception, not much else
Review: I just got this phone as a free upgrade (?) from AT&T - I used to have a Sony Ericsson T68i. So here's how I compare the T226 vs T68i: + T226 has superior reception GSM. This is probably the only reason I gave it 3 stars. I had 0-1 bar at home with the T68i. The T226 consistently has 2-3 bars.
+ T226 has better ring sounds. This isn't very important to me, but it is a plus to some. - T226 feels cheap. They are both made out of plastic, but the T226 feels less solid.
- T226 has no infrared, no bluetooth. Just the keypad. Bleh.
- T226 stores fewer info per contact. When I transferred the data, a person with 5 phone numbers now has multiple entries, like John Doe, John Doe/F, JohnDoe/O. Not sure what the letters mean. In summary, the features of the phone are lacking, but it works at home, so I guess I'm happy with it.
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Summary: It's better than my last phone!!!
Review: Okay so I was not too thrilled at receiving this phone, but now that I have it.....I love it! I originally was going to leave AT&T because the reception was not very good. Come to find out the Nokia 5165 is a bit out dated and so I could not get great reception, and since Cingular and AT&T are merging the reception in places is a lot better. I have to say that the reception at my house with the nokia was at 1 out of 4. The Sony Ericsson is 4 out of 5 (if it's not at 5.) Pro's: *Assign ringers as well as pictures to specific phone numbers. *After you get used to the functions, it is pretty user friendly. *Color screen (you can change color backgrounds, etc...) *The text messages u can send longer text messages if you needed to. (you can also send and receive the yellow happy faces) *You have the option to buy the camera attachment to take pictures. Those are just to name a few. Cons: *Buttons are really small. *Does not have voice activated dialing *Does not have speaker phone. I personally think this is a really good phone. It fits right in you hand, and is easier not to drop. I got it for free, so I can't complain too much. I would have to say that it is a way better phone than my old dinosaur Nokia 5165. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a cute phone that does not want something too fancy, too expensive or someone that does not use all the "extra" features.
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Summary: Nice looking phone,until you have to use it!
Review: I had to upgrade my old Nokia to this phone due to my new GSM plan,but what a mistake I made chosing this phone! Here are my complaints...
-quirky menus to navagate,and slow
-display cannot be seen in daylight
-static prone (both in transmission,and reception)
-and the newly discovered "Squeeling noise" which has rendered this 2 week old phone completely useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...I also have to add that this phone was never dropped,or tainted with any animal,vegetable,or mineral! :) Do not make the same mistake that I did! Thank god this phone is still under the 30 day return policy!
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Summary: Horrid
Review: I was drawn in by its color screen and its small size, but when it came down to it, I am desperate to return to my clunky, back-lit 3 year old Nokia. I'm extremely disappointed in the brand as a whole. I have no reception, constantly find that the phone disconnects and says that the encryption is switched off or on, and when I drive 15 minutes away from home, I have to select the right network so I don't have to pay roaming charges. I had a different sony to begin with, but (imagine this) it was worse! I couldn't get any reception. Stick with the Nokia and stay far away from these sony ericssons!
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Summary: Crap
Review: I switched to this phone from a Nokia. A mistake. Nokia's are constructed so much better. Will be switching back to Nokia.
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Summary: Tiny buttons make this phone tough to use
Review: If you text don't get this phone. No voice activated dialing and just not as user friendly as I would have hoped. It does have it's good points like the color monitor and ability to download polyphonic ringtones but there aren't as many available for this phone as for others.
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