| Sony Ericsson W580i Jungle Green Phone (AT&T) | 
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| List Price: $399.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6238
Category: Wireless
Publisher: AT&T
Studio: AT&T
Brand: Sony Ericsson
Label: AT&T
Color: Green
Media: Wireless Phone
Special Features: Bluetooth
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: W580i
EAN: 7311270220962
ASIN: B0019I7MBM
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Walkman 2.0 Media Player with one-touch music shuffle and dedicated music control keys on the front; integrated FM radio | | • | Quad-band connectivity for global roaming and EDGE data network compatibility for AT&T Mobile Music streaming and downloads | | • | 2-megapixel camera with video capture; Memory Stick Micro expansion; Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with stereo music streaming | | • | Up to 9 hours of talk time, up to 370 hours (15.4 days) of standby time; up to 20 hours of music playback in Music Mode | | • | Includes: Battery, Charger, Corded Headset, USB Cable, User's Manual and Quick Start Guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Sony Ericsson shakes things up with its new quad-band W580i Walkman phone, introducing an innovative "shake to shuffle" feature that randomly chooses another song stored on your phone with just a flick of the wrist. This thin, slider-style phone also features a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, fast Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with music streaming, Memory Stick Micro expansion, Web browser for viewing full Internet sites, email access, an FM radio with RDS, and EDGE data support. 
With AT&T's Mobile Music service, you can access your Napster subscription service for music downloads to keep you booming out the tunes for up to 20 hours. |  | AT&T Service
The W580i operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"), with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. This third-generation, high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to the Napster subscription music service in addition to Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.) Phone Features
The W580i Walkman phone offers a full-function digital audio player that's compatible with MP3 and AAC files. The front of this slider phone includes dedicated music control buttons, and it includes Sony Ericsson's innovative "shake to shuffle" feature. With Shake control activated, press and hold the Walkman key and flick your wrist. A vibration lets you know that the track has been changed--a new song from your current playlist is randomly selected and automatically played. With the TrackID service, you can identify any song that you can hear by just recording a snippet of sound using the microphone. After sending the file for recognition, you'll have the name, artist and album sent to your phone. Other Walkman features include MegaBass enhancement for added depth of sound, a flight mode that lets you keep listening to tunes with the phone's network connectivity turned off, and Disc2Phone software for easy transfer of song files between phone and PC. It also includes a built-in FM radio with RDS, which displays the name of the currently playing song (when tuned to compatible radio stations). This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. 
Slide the W580i up to reveal its 2-megapixel camera. | The built-in 2.0 megapixel camera captures stills and video--and playback of video or still pictures is only limited to the memory card size. Picture effects and custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes can be setup to fit your personality. It provides support for PictBridge technology so you can print your photos without the need of a PC (either using USB or Bluetooth). And the W580i makes it easy to send snapped photos directly to a blog or an online photo, complete with text. This phone is also compatible with RTSP/3GPP streaming video playback You can even take your favorite tracks to the track with the W580i, which will count your steps, your calories and monitor your running speed/distance/time with the integrated motion sensor. Your workout results are stored in your phone so you can monitor your progress. The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3 and IMAP4 protocols, while the included Access NetFront Web Browser allows you to surf full HTML web sites. It also supports RSS feeds, allowing you to use your phone to view up-to-the-minute news and other content from selected Web sites and blogs. Just subscribe to the feed and let it come to you. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, video, graphics and sound via messages. The phone also supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard. This means the phone can be used with the included Sony Ericsson Sync Station software, which lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks on your PC with the phone. Other features include: - 2-inch LCD with a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors
- Up to 1000 contact entries, each with five number fields
- Built-in pedometer and fitness applications
- Picture blogging with Google Blogger
- Mobile email and messaging via AOL/AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN
- Java support for online and offline 3D games (preloaded games include PacMan and Ms. PacMan)
- USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
- PIM functions including calendar, tasks, notes, alarm, calculator, stopwatch, and timer
- T9 text entry technology
- 72-chord polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones
- Digital audio file formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Vital Statistics
The W580i weighs 3.32 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.85 x 0.55 inches. Its 930 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 9 hours of talk time, and up to 370 hours of digital standby time; the phone will also play for up to 20 hours when in Music Mode. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Bummer!!!! Poor call quality-static & breaking up. December 5, 2008
I upgraded to this phone after having the SE w300i for 2 years & loved it. Never had any problems with it. I loved the Walkman feature on it, & the FM radio which I use alot. I even discovered it beneficial at the drive-in, as the speakers at the drive-in are crackly in sound. I just plugged in my included earbuds, set the station to the drive-in station & heard the movie in stereo!!!! Sometimes I amaze myself.
So when it came time to upgrade this fall, I was really hesitant to change to anything but a SE. My guys got the Shine, free at BestBuy with an upgrade charge of course through AT&T. I waited awhile before I committed. I read all of the reviews regarding the SE 580i which is usually 50% happy & 50% not happy. So, I decided to take a chance. BestBuy doesn't have the largest selection of phones from AT&T, & AT&T doesn't really seem to have that great of phone selection compared to the other's IMHO. Of course, when I was ready to upgrade 2 weeks after my guys did & the phones were free, the w580i wasn't. I went ahead & bought it, & went home to check it out. I ended up paying $28.00. I had to pay $18.00 to upgrade/activate, & $10.00 as Fed EX was shipping for $10.00 & the phone would be "FREE".
I chose green as it is unique & neutral, & would go with pretty much any beaded wrist thingy I made to make sure I didn't drop it & crack the screen like my daughter did a week after she got her much loved white w580i. It now is fritzed as it worked for 6 months just fine, & one day when it was slid open, the screen distorted into mumbo jumbo. You could restart it & get a screen back, but it would be gone if it got slid. Well it is now gone. They wouldn't fix it, or replace it. I bought a green Golla bag for mine at BestBuy, so I could protect the phone & carry my earbuds with me at all times. I love this bag. It comes in pink as well, as well as more "masculine" looking fabric.
Now onto the reason I'm writing. I love the features on this phone. I love the personal organizer as I use it to put my life on the calendar. I have the phone with me at all times, so I can make sure I'm where I'm supposed to be on time. I love the camera that I use to take pix to create wallpapers. We went to the Omaha zoo, & the camera took much better inside pix than my expensive camera did. It has a great ring sound-better than the Shine. You just can't hear the Shine ring. My son wanted to return his Shine because of this, & because the Shine doesn't have "themes" like the w580i. I love the multiple phone numbers you can put on one person's name & just scroll with the ring to get the one you need. I love the way you can change the time size. I love the bluetooth to get pix & ringtones, music from my kids. We don't have texting, but I use the keys to put in stuff on the calendar so am worried about those keys cracking soon. The letters are hard to read on the keys, but the scrolling is visible on the screen when typing to allow you to hit the right key if you check the screen as you type. Not so on the Shine. You can repeat dates if you need & have end times/dates. It's tricky to do so, but I did figure it & shared it with BestBuy & the AT&T store as they couldn't help me. So many things better than my w300i, except call quality. I never lost calls unless the caller was using their Sprint phone to call me, & never had static, breaking up, while talking to people until now. So after a month, I exchanged my green phone for another green w580i. The first phone had this special graphics icon that was supposed to be a good thing to have. The second phone didn't have this, not like I'd know the difference anyway. Well bummer for me, that I changed out the phone because of poor call quality as the second one is the same, plus I lost my calendar for the fall, with lots of stuff on it, which I had to replace on the new phone, & will have to do again-maybe, when I exchange the phone tomorrow. BestBuy gives you 30 days to see if the phone works for you. Day 30 is almost too late.
I love the green one, but may try the red one this time. If this one doesn't do it, I'll go back to green.
I would like to trial the w760 in red, but BestBuy has it for $129.99 as does AT&T. Walmart has it for $99.99 or $49.99 can't remember. Ticks me off about the lack of cable & earbuds as it is a Walkman. It's never easy is it?
Just a word about sliders. Don't just slide them open & closed being bored. You will kill your video ribbon & it will be a bummer for you, just ask my daughter. Several girls we know are on their 3rd Sprint Rumor-cute phone-because of the sliding killing their video ribbon.
BestBuy showed the red w580i in their Dec catalogue as capable of tolerating an 8gb memory card. I have no idea if it does, but I've read that it takes a 2gb memory card. Bummer to buy one & not be able to use it.
Wish me luck.
 Love this phone! December 4, 2008
I don't have anything bad to say about this phone. The navigation is easy, the sound is great, the design is slick, the camera is great (for a cell phone), I love it. Ok, the ONLY negative I have to say about it is that I can't change the colors of the font on my main screen without changing the theme. There are 2 loaded on the phone and I'm not going to download a theme just to have a black font. I'll deal with it as is. But if that's the only thing I have to complain about...
Great phone, iSync compatible,, but... ::UPDATED:: November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
UPDATE: If you purchase the AT&T version, prepare to have the following features disabled.
1. Mobile e-mail with more than a handful of providers (the few that pay AT&T). I use MobileMe/.Mac, and my school account. The AT&T mobile email doesn't allow you to have custom accounts.
2. Blogging from phone disabled.
3. RSS feeds disabled.
4. Preloaded full games disabled
5. Several menu items disabled
6. Shortcut menu disabled (on original model, the button in the bottem right corner of the phone's face goes to a handy shortcut menu, not MEdia Net.)
7. Setting full mp3s as ringtones disabled
8. AT&T adds a bunch of b/s trial applications that you don't need and can't use unless you buy.
HOWEVER, I fixed all these by "Debranding/flashing" my phone using WotanServer.com. It only cost me ~$9.00. It restores the ORIGINAL, intended Sony Ericsson operating system on the phone.
Also, if you don't want to debrand your phone, you can fix the RSS problem, and get a FAR better browser by downloading the free Opera Mini browser. It's a WAY better browser than MEdia Net.
So, STILL a great phone, but AT&T does terrible things to it.
Original Review:
I just got this phone, and it is wonderful. Out of the box, the phone comes with a USB cable, charger, and headphone adapter with microphone and button for calls, which allows you to use any headphone you like.
The phone has been so great. It easily beats my previous Moto Q for ease of use, and quality of software. The only feature my Moto had that this lacks is the QWERTY keyboard, but the benefits of this phone far surpass that one setback.
The number buttons are absolutely TINY, though. Keep that in mind.
The music player is the best cellular player around (short of the iPhone). It is a lot of fun to use, though the quality isn't great by default. After tweaking the EQ a bit, it sounds nearly as good as my iPod. However, if you plan to use the music player at all, GET A MEMORY CARD. The phone info says it's compatible up to 2GB Memory Stick Micro M2, but it works just fine in higher capacities (I'm using a 4GB).
Best of all, for me, this phone syncs contacts and calendar with my iMac flawlessly. You have to download a plugin (a free download) but it works so well.
The camera is decent (no flash or mirror, though), and the built in software for editing photos and making videos and music is fun to play with.
I love this phone, it's absolutely wonderful. The only drawbacks in my opinion are the tiny keys and no flash. Out of the box, it comes with everything you need.
 wouldn't get another one October 10, 2008
I'm on my fourth W580i in less than two months. The speaker went out on the original new phone in less than one month of use, ATT replaced it with a factory rebuild that could not be recharged. This was replaced with another factory rebuild that could not read the sim card and wouldn't start. Now I have a fourth factory rebuild with a screen so scratched up its distracting and poor speaker quality. I'm actually on Amazon to look to buy a new phone since I appear to be stuck with a two year contract and this lemon. Incidentally, my son has the black W580i and its his third one. The keypad went out on the first and the second would not read the sim card. Stay away from Sony-they should all be yellow for lemon.
Cheap Construction October 4, 2008
Everything is cheap plastic with this phone. You could make a sturdier phone from a PEZ dispenser. I'm an agile fingered pianist with a sensitive touch, but nevertheless all of my keys have split in half. Also, the sticker/emblem on back has popped off. All of this started just a few days after warranty (which is almost immediately).
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