OSNews > Thread > "EDGE Only?!" by The Baron

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 6th Aug 2007 22:40 UTC

Hi-Mobile sent us over the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman feature phone for a review, and we give it a whirl. It's been over a year since the last time we tested the non-smartphone Sony Ericsson platform and it's interesting to see the advancements in the software department.

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EDGE Only?!

by The Baron on Mon 6th Aug 2007 23:27 UTC

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2005-07-06

I can't believe that they made this phone EDGE specific! It's such a slow network!

Never mind, complaints like that are only for the iPhone.

And as always Eugenia a great review.

Edited 2007-08-06 23:28

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RE: EDGE Only?!

by Eugenia on Mon 6th Aug 2007 23:33 in reply to "EDGE Only?!"

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2005-06-28

Personally, I believe that as long as you run EDGE on its maximum strength (which is able to deliver about 20 KB/sec), EDGE is enough to do emailing, or use Opera Mini or use mobile sites. It gets slow if you want to connect your laptop to the network via the phone, but if you just use the phone as is, EDGE speed is more than enough, including for youtube videos or internet radio.

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RE[2]: EDGE Only?!

by The Baron on Mon 6th Aug 2007 23:55 in reply to "RE: EDGE Only?!"

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2005-07-06

I completely agree since I use edge for things on my treo 750 and it's fast enough for me. I was just trying to make a point that some people's complaints about he iPhone are silly since they wouldn't complain about it on other phones.

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