Basic Features
The W580i is a quad-band world phone, transmitting at GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900 MHz frequencies. Unlocked, the handset makes calls on compatible
GSM networks throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
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The phone offers standard features such as address book, calendar, voice
command, alarm clock, handsfree, conference calling and speakerphone.
Contacts can be stored either in the phone's address book or on a smart
chip. Storing information on a smart chip allows the user to transfer contacts
easily to another phone. Each new contact in the 1,000-capacity address
book has room for five phone numbers, email and web addresses, plus a photo,
personal ringtone and a special light effect.
Another useful feature is the airplane "Flight Mode" function, which
turns off phone transmitters during flights while enabling users to crank
up the tunes on their Walkman.
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low and medium volumes, the speakerphone produces a robust sound. Turn the
volume up to high, and the feedback on the speakerphone creates a slight
buzzing sound.
For those who hate dialing, voice control enables users to create custom
vocal commands that direct the phone to dial, answer or reject calls. The
W580i will even play the vocal tag to announce an incoming call from a contact,
for a personalized touch.
In the phone's "My Stuff" menu, users can select wallpaper and browse
downloaded ringtones, games, graphics, as well as saved chats.
True to the Sony Walkman's original use as an exercise tool, the Walkman
phone includes a fitness pedometer that tracks running and walking workouts,
including time, step count and calories burned for each run or walk. Fitness
nuts can keep track of their daily treks and store the results in a designated
file, which can be transferred to a computer for future reference.
Although the W580i's battery life is rated at nine hours of talk time
and 15 days of standby time, using the phone for surfing the net drains
the batter faster, putting the rate of active use at seven or eight hours.
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