- cell phones are compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile as well as with GSM SIM cards (e.g. H20, Straight Talk, and select prepaid carriers). cell phones will not work with CDMA Carriers like Sprint, Verizon, Boost or Virgin..
Product Description
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The W580i is a sleek, slim, streetstyle slider phone - and a
portable music device too. Tempting to touch, designed to
impress.When you're out and about, you can have your favorite
music with you wherever you go. And your picture library and
favorite Web sites. W580i is for active people.It's all in your
moves. With Shake control, you select a song from your playlist
randomly at the flick of your wrist.In the W580i kit, you get a
stereo headset and everything you need to get your music from
your computer to your phone. Connect, choose and transfer. The
W580i borrows a few design traits from the W880i that was
announced at 3GSM. But even so, the W580i does have few of its
own distinctive tricks up its 14mm thick sleeves. Most noteable
of which is the curved body section at the bottom of the device
that caused the Fast Port power/headset jack to be moved up to
the side of the device.As a Walkman phone, the W580i obviously
caters to the music lover. The device ships with a 512MB Memory
Stick Micro card that can hold just short of 500 songs when
filled up by a PC running the included Sony Ericsson Disc2Phone
software. A supplied USB cable will let the W580i be used as a
USB mass storage device when connected to a personal computer.
For those that prefer their music coming over the airwaves, the
W580i also sports an RDS compatible FM radio. If, instead, you
prefer to have your phone doing the transmitting, the W580's
built-in Bluetooth stereo support will allow it to supply tunes
to a pair of wireless headphones - not included.Other features of
note in the W580i include the 2" 262k color display, a 2
megapixel fixed-focus camera, and a pedometer for keeping track
of your workouts. In terms of software, the W580i sports a full
RSS news feed reader, 3D Java games, and the Track ID application
that lets users identify songs by simply holding their phone up
to an audio source - like a car stereo speaker
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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.
Phone
This cell phone can be used with a GSM network service
provider and it provides quad-band connectivity (850 MHz, 900
MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz). It does not come with a SIM card, and
it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your
selected service provider. This phone comes with a one-year
warranty from a third party provider.
The slim slider W580i measures just 0.55 inches thin and includes
a brightly colorful QVGA screen and dedicated music controls.
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 a snippet of sound using the microphone.
After sending the file for re, 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.
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
The keypad slides smoothly open for dialing and texting. 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 I4 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 , 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
* Java support for online and offline 3D games
* USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
* PIM functions including , 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.
It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
