Sony Ericsson W580i review

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November 8, 2008

Posted by: lovemaster

"Avoid at all costs"

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This most ridiculous phone that I have ever used in the last 10 years.

Yes, it has those unexpected features to count your steps and shake to switch songs.

But anyone needs those features only after the basics. This phone will not let you talk peacefully, as it is very bad in receiving signals especially when you are on the move. I used to use a Nokia 6270 before I bought this.

While I am going back from my office to home everyday, I am on a call which will cut due to signal loss only once on my previous Nokia phone. Whereas this indvertant call cuts happen on an average of 5 times with this stupid phone. Some times it is as high as 8 times in 40 minutes journey in the car. At times you find this phone receiving no signal and you dont have any clue, coz phones including the cheap china phones work which are placed right next to this phone at my home from the same network operator.

One more additional feature is, some times you cannot answer a call that you are receiving. You press the button to answer the call but nothing happens. You will have to wait the caller to cut the call and only then you have to call back to know who it was (if its from an unknown number). Very irritating thing. And the frequency of this issue is at least once in every 2 days.

Yesterday I was on a call for 3 minutes, after the call, I pressed the button to end the call. Nothing happened and the phone hung. No change in the display and the backlight doesnt go off for next 3 minutes.

I tried to switch it off, but no use. Then I removed the battery, phone got switched off and then I replaced the batter after a minute and all my efforts went in vain to switch it back on.

An hour ago I gave it in the service centre (its only 5 months old) and surprised to see 4 other phones of same model came to the service centre in the 30 minutes I have stayed there. All came with different problems. Finally he promised me to give tha phone back after 2 days, but told me the most worrying fact that I will lose all my data including the contacts.

This is the only Sony Ericsson phone I have ever used; I am not sure if these problems exist on all the models. If not, stay away from this model. If yes, dont commit that mistake to buy a phone from this manufacturer.

I am planning to buy Nokia 6600 Slide on this monday, after I get this phone back, so that I can give this on exchange.

But seriously, stay away from this phone. Its not worth a single penny you pay, as you will lose your temper and mental peace many a times using this phone. This phone might come for a decent price, but the psychiatrist will take your rest of the earnings when you go for councelling.

If someone has posted this kind of a review, I would have never wasted my hard earned money on this phone. But its ok, I am sure that I can save your money.

If you cannot beleive what you read, you may ask your friends who use the same phone; but do not buy it without asking anyone or going just by its looks.

Thanks for a patient read. I am sure you will thank me too.