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Ericsson t61z
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Posted by: WhADdizZit

I just recently recieved my t61 from cingular and here are the pros and cons:

ProS: -same size as the Nokia 3360(a lil bigger)
-unique style
-Offers emails, sms, internet access
-clear screen and above avg reception
-buttons are easy to press

Cons: -Seems lke you cant change the leds
(screen arent bright enough)
-press too many buttons to get to da fone book

Like i said i just got this fone and im still searching around to see what tis fone is capable of doing..........hope this helped, oh yeah replaceable faceplate but havn't seen any yet...

I just recently recieved my t61 from cingular and here are the pros and cons:

Posted by: xgambit

do u know u can hold down one of the num keys and it'll bring up your contact list. and if u press a number and then pound you can quick dial to a number in the sim.

Posted by: Carbine_Man

[WARNING: I am not a mobile phone jockey, just an average user. Your Mileage May Vary.]

Overall, the Sony Ericsson T61z is a nice phone.

The screen is fairly large and easy to read under a variety of light conditions. The screen fades off when not in use. You can choose the size of the fonts. I'm 45, and I can read the small font with no problem, making it faster/easier to browse the Web or peruse the phone book.

In general, because there are more functions, you'll have more menu choices to go through to get something done. After a short while, I found myself learning the menu choices and punching the numbers pretty much automatically. Like [menu]->6->1 starts the browser on your home page.

One nice feature is the options menu button on the left under the softkey. This works great as an added place to get functions within a function, like options when you're adding text, or moving around in the browser. With the browser, it works great, because you can poke the options menu key and navigate to earlier pages and bookmarks.

Text entry is either multitap, or T9 predictive text input. T9 took a little getting used-to, but I find that T9 is a lot faster. You can toggle between T9 and multitap by pressing the * key. The menu key has a lot of helpful stuff for each mode of text input.

Other things to like: GPRS is great. It looks like the email function would be nice, unfortunately Cingular won't let me have the separate data service to make it work (maybe they'll add this later?). If you like SMS, there are lots of nice functions for creating and managing SMS text messages. Battery life is great.

I find the menu controls easy to use once you forget your old phone and get used to the T61z. However, I found that some things just aren't implemented that I miss from my old Nokia.

For instance, when you get an incoming call or look at your call lists, there is no way to save a called/received/missed number to the Phone book. The phone book itself is very nice, but you'll have to put all the numbers in there by hand. On the Nokia, it was easy to look over old calls and add the ones you want to keep in the phone book. Also, the T61z won't store the call time for the call, just the date.

Another example is speed dialing. With my old Nokia, I could just hold a key and it would dial a number that I had assigned to it. With the T61z, you've got to hit the number, then a #, then select the number with the left softkey. Again, it takes some getting used-to.

Two other small annoyances. If you're a speed freak, you may find the O/S a little slow. By this I mean you need to look at the display and see that it has caught up to you on some functions. For instance pop-up error messages can be dismissed with the left softkey [OK], but if you wait too long, you'll press it as it times-out, and be picking the left softkey for the prior screen.

I'm hesitant to point to this as a problem, because there are a lot of WHINERS that will go boo-hoo and say its not fast enough. Faster processors suck down more power (all other things being equal.) The battery life on the T61z is great, so I can put up with the MINOR delay in working with the phone.

The other downside is the manual. Its terse, and you need to play with the phone a bit before it all makes sense.

All in all, its a cool, good-looking phone. Unless you're a picky whiner or a speed freak, its a great phone for the money.

Posted by: SupraMan

Fone book and too many keys? Nope, hold down the number that corresponds to the first letter of the name you want and the fone book opens up at the letter/number held down.

Saving numbers received? Go into fone book, add caller, and when you get to add number push your joystick to the left you get an option that has fonebook, Sim entries, and UNSAVED NUMBERS. Click on that and a list of unsaved numbers dialed and received appears. Select the one you want.

Posted by: Carbine_Man

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Originally posted by SupraMan
Fone book and too many keys? Nope, hold down the number that corresponds to the first letter of the name you want and the fone book opens up at the letter/number held down.

Yeah, that's a good trick. But you still have to scroll to the number you want and select it. Not quite as easy as one push and the call is made.

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Saving numbers received? Go into fone book, add caller, and when you get to add number push your joystick to the left you get an option that has fonebook, Sim entries, and UNSAVED NUMBERS. Click on that and a list of unsaved numbers dialed and received appears. Select the one you want.

Now that one I didn't know about. Again, its good but not quite as easy as the old Nokia 6190. Handy trick, though, thanks for sharing it!

Do I sound like I'm whining? It really is a great phone for those unwilling to plunk down big bucks for a new toy walkie-talkie. I'm very happy with it!

Carbine_Man