I’ve never liked the clamshell phones offered by Telus so when the Sony Ericsson T206 came out what the heck I gave it a try. Although not a big fan of Ericsson initially, I reluctantly gave up my Nokia 3390 for the world of CDMA due to Fido’s limited GSM coverage in Canada.
What I like about this phone:
- High resolution display with font size selection
- Tri-mode 1900 MHz CDMA / 800 MHz CDMA / 800 MHz Amps
- Multiple numbers for individual contacts
- SMS
- Voice activated dialing for 20 contacts (works like a charm)
- Autolock on keypad (no more unintentional dialups)
- Alarm clock with recurrent alarm
- Vibrating alert
- Great reception and voice quality
- Compact size (but not too small that I can only hold the phone with 2 fingers)
- Ability to assign images and ringtones for contacts
- Internal antenna doesn’t jab my leg when the phone is in my pants
What I dislike:
- The phone is a little fat compared to my Nokia 3390
- Menu not as easy to use as the Nokia line
- Cover is creaky probably due to the fact that it’s interchangeable
- Small buttons probably meant for girlish fingers
- Battery time shorter than advertised
- The off/on button is hard to press
- Games are lame
- Call list can be a little confusing as incoming and outgoing calls are bundled together
After 2 weeks with this phone I must say that I am very impressed with the quality and features of this phone. For a phone that only costs $129 Canadian, it sure is a great value. I can only hope that Sony Ericsson will continue to roll out excellent CDMA phones like this in the future. I have always been envious of their GSM lineup.