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My Sony Ericsson w600i Walkman phone snapped in half last week. I have discovered that the swivel system was not meant to last forever. The screws finally came off and the phone was detached. After going home, I traded with my mom since she does not use her cell phone very much. The Sony is still usable, but it is rubber-banded together so the keypad is not accessible. That leaves me with a pink Motorola Razr v3. Wow.

I ordered an orange housing for it the next day off of eBay. I didn't want a cover case that snapped over the phone, because it would make the phone bulky and the pink would still be revealed. The seller was offering tools as well, so I figured I could fix it up myself. I found a set of instructions and disassembled my pink razr yesterday. Then I put the orange housing on. I picked orange not only because it's my favorite color but also..who has an ORANGE RAZR?? no one.

Before the housing arrived to University Park (it was shipped from Hong Kong, and took about 9 days), stupid me bought a Sony Ericsson w810i Walkman phone from a friend for only $50. His phone was stolen and he paid $50 for a brand new replacement (of the same phone). Recently, his stolen phone was returned and so he had 2 w810i's. I really liked Sony's OS and interface so i bought it. It is an excellent phone, and can play music at a high volume without losing quality. It's very small and beautiful. I like the candy-bar style phones, instead of flip open, swivel, slider, or any of those other ones that break easily.

I will most likely sell the Razr, or give it back to my mom. I really do not like Motorola's cell phone user interface. The biggest flaw of their interface is that you cannot store multiple numbers to the same contact. For example, if I had John's cell phone and John's home phone numbers, I would have to store them into John Cell and John Home. How unorganized! The Sony's contact system is much more organized and multiple numbers (home, cell, work, fax, other) can be stored to a single contact. Also, the Razr is SO SLOW. It takes twice the amount of time to boot up, and if you do not use it for a while there is lag when pushing buttons. The overall look and font in the Razr's OS is also poor. The Sony Ericsson's has a much higher resolution screen. Finally, w810i has a lot more functions than the motorazr v3. The w810i can play music, record video, edit video, edit music, has an FM radio, much better games, photo editor, bluetooth remote control, a very bright light (I found this very useful in the dark when I had my w600i), and has software to transfer files such as music, video, and pictures.


The old phone: Sony Ericsson w600i Walkman phone.
Razr
Orange Razr, baby.


Razr
Yes, that is my hand.


Razr
baby got back.


Razr
Sony Ericsson w810i


Razr
2.0 Megapixel camera, 3 micro speakers, and dual LED lights

I took these pictures (except for the first one) in my room with my digital camera, and then uploaded them on Photobucket. It's a good way of hosting your personal pictures if you ever need the picture in the form of a link.

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Comments (3)

Cell phones break a lot. They really don't have a long life span. That's probably intentional though. Like lightbulbs. If they lasted forever people would never buy new ones. I guess it's also necessary for people to keep getting new ones so that the technology can advance. Still, it's so annoying when they break. Glad you managed to get a new one you like.

I also had the same phone as you. I did love Sony's interface and screens. They were of high quality. I would never get a razr.

Before getting my current phone i was considering a few Sony phones. Glad to see someone stuck with them.

I hate my phone. it's good to see some love for your phone. It sounds like yours is really user friendly and cool. doo-hickeys aside, i would be happy if mine could just maintain service.

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