Cingular Launches Sony Ericsson Z520a
Cingular has begun to fully launch the Z520a. The replacement for the popular mid-range Z500a has many improvements, but trades Class 10 EDGE for Bluetooth and IR. The Z500a was the only mid-range Sony Ericsson phone to feature EDGE. The device is $69.99 after rebate with new 2-year agreement. Sony Ericsson Z520a Product Page
AT&T: New Rebate Details Upcoming AT&T Phones
AT&T Wireless just released their initial Q4 rebates. While this is not a complete list of phones released, it does give insight into some of the phones most likely to be released. The rebate lists the following upcoming phones: Motorola V180, Motorola V220, Motorola V505, Sony Ericsson Z500a, and Nokia 3220.
BMW BT Updated To Support T608
T608.com is reporting that the BMW Bluetooth ULF has been updated and now works properly with the T608’s phone book. The part number for the updated ULF is 84 21 6 945 387. This module was released specifically to improve phone support in general.
Ford Selects Sprint, T608 For Bluetooth – $100 Rebate
In a bit of a surprise, Ford has chosen Sprint to be it’s selected provider for Bluetooth phone compatibility in their Mobile-Ease handsfree addon, which should begin to appear in nearly all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. What is surprising is that Sprint has selected the SonyEricsson T608 as the phone to do the job. […]
Sony Ericsson’s First EV-DO Phone *Updated*
Update: Inquires to Ericsson and Sony Ericsson have put them on-record stating they have no plans to bring this phone to the United States at this time. However, at one point, they did. Discussion with former Sony Ericsson US CDMA team members has revealed that they had begun plans to bring the W21S to the […]
AT&T: Sony Ericsson GC83 Released
AT&T Wireless has released the Sony Ericsson GC83. Retailing at the same price as the GC82, $249.99, the GC83 adds 1800 MHz international roaming support.
BlueNotes – A Working OS X T608 Note Generator
While there are many programs that generate SonyEricsson Note files, many do not work with the SonyEricsson T608. The T608 is just picky about the format of these files, and thus rejects many foreign-created files. After a lot of testing, the best program out there for Mac OS X that works with the T608 appears […]
T608: Open For Business
Sprint has quietly placed the SonyEricsson T608 on their Business Solution Provider supply lists, as well as third-party provider supply lists. This means that just about any third-party wireless store partnered with Sprint should soon be able to order the SonyEricsson T608. This is interesting, and conclusions can be drawn from it. Either Sprint has […]
Mac OS X 10.3.4 Released *Updated*
Update: Incoming call notifications now work perfectly with the T608. Unfortunately, the options presented on the new dialog (Answer, Log Call, Voice Mail, SMS Reply) do not work. If you have developer clearance with Apple, please file a bug report. Apple has released version 10.3.4 of the Macintosh Operating System. Joy. Of relevant importance, improvements […]