- I did not want to get a data package like the one for the iPhone, and wanted something smaller than the iPhone.

- This phone has a GPS, and you could get a free GPS package online. From my understanding at least one of the packages that I saw online does not require a data plan, the maps come with the package so you wouldn’t have to pay for internet access on the phone (i. e. for google maps, etc. ) I still have to try this and planning to do so soon. I am looking at the stuff on [. . . ]

- I had a very good prior experince with the Bluetooth connectivity with Sony Ericsson brand for MS Outlook phone book, tasks and calendar synchronization. This phone can also sync notes with outlook. The other nice thing that I set up on the phone was to use the software package that I downloaded to my computer from SE’s website for the phone which let me assigning pictures to contacts on my PC, and the phone automatically got and configured the picture through Bluetooth (or USB if you have it) so they would show up when people call.

- The phone has a pedometer, which ATT blocks but you could update the firmware with the generic Sony Ericsson W760i firmware and enable the feature (search the web for this; I need to buy a USB cable to try and will be doing so soon).

- If you are a software geek, you may even be able to write your own apps for this (in my to-do list for getting traffic updates through PC with no data subscription on the phone).

- The camera quality is actually much better than I expected. There is some kind of electronic aperture that electronically adjusts the sensitivity of the camera based on lighting. It also works in low lighting, but I have had to had my hand against a door frame or something a few times in the low lighting situations to get a good picture.

- I am also planning to activate the voice dialing feature in the phone (once again, don’t need to pay ATT for the voice dialing since the phone has it built-in). I don’t necessarily want to have to open the slider when calling friends, relatives, etc. I used my last phone for 4. 5 years, and I like to make this phone to last for a while too.

- I suggest reducing the brightness to 50%, which is very bright. The phone came preset at 100% brightness and that was too bright to look at in the dark and was lighting the entire room, haha. The phone battery was also lasting about a day and half with that settings. Now that I have the phone at 50% I have already noticed that the battery is lasting longer.

- I would suggest being gentle with the phone, I know people that are rough and then complain that their phone cracked and all they did was dialed numbers. You don’t need to push the buttons with your fist, a soft finger touch would do it. I also did find myself trying to push harder, since it feels like that I need to due to the fact that the buttons are lower (slider part) than the rest of the phone, but have corrected myself). Also, reconfigure the shortcuts (they are tied to the four arrows on the top) so they would map to the functions that you need the most. I configured mine to: Tools and Apps, Address book, All files (for accessing music and pictures), Bluetooth on/off.

- I got freebies for the phone at h[. . . ] (themes, ringtones, etc. ) and put them in the phone via Bluetooth (IrDA and USB should work as well).
Rating: 5 / 5