You gotta laugh. I dropped one of these down the toilet last week. The Sony Ericsson W980i Walkman phone is designed to allow you to listen to music as it should be heard. When closed, the clamshell looks like a portable music player with large touch-sensitive music keys, which offer haptic feedback. A great audio experience requires great quality speakers or headphones. The W980i has built-in stereo speaker but for best performance use the new Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77 headset, which is included with the phone.
The W980i also has a built-in FM transmitter, which allows you to send whatever’s playing on your phone to other devices with a built-in FM radio receiver. You can store up to 8,000 songs on the W980i. With the recent evolution of PlayNow arena, from May 2008 you will be able to access up to 5 million tracks to maximise your music collection. The W980i’s TrackID feature, which can identify any track that you just can’t put a name to, will be fully integrated into PlayNow arena. This makes the W980i a genuine gateway to great music, as you can download the track instantly once it has been identified.
Music aside, the W980i has plenty more to offer too. It has a capable 3.2 megapixel camera, screen rotation, a built-in FM radio, HSDPA for high speed music downloads and it's quadband so you can keep in touch from almost anywhere in the world. Being made of plastic, this phone is about as carbon neutral as a 4x4. - Ling
I explain the tariff... You get 300 minutes and 100 texts per month. Unlimited calls to UK landlines beginning 01 or 02. 2 for 1 cinema tickets with Orange Wednesdays - Ling
10th Cheapest Deal for the W980i
100
50
Minutes
Texts
Months
£21.94
Monthly Payment
£20
x
18
months
+ Handset Cost
£34.99
Total
£394.99
Divided by
18
months
True Monthly Cost
£21.94
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I measure the true monthly cost of your phone. I add everything you will pay and divide it by the number of months to make it easy for you - Ling
No, "free gifts" are never free! You only get what you pay for. By far, you are better off getting the best deal on the phone and tariff you want and ignoring "free" gift offers! Often substitute gifts are sent. That's useless. - Ling
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