Ericsson i888 World

I was given the I888 World from my company. We had offices worldwide and it was one of the few phones to offer good coverage in these areas. Most dual band phones operate on the 800 and 1800MHz frequencies, but Ericsson were sneaky with the I888 which operated on 800 and 1900MHz. The 1900 MHz freq is used by the USA for GSM. Hence this is a phone which gave me excellent coverage when I was out there on business. Similarly there were no problems with coverage in the Far East. All in all...an excellent signal reception. I did have Vodafone as a network provider, whom had some of the best deals with other providers internationally. This together with the ...  Read the complete review

Petite and fully flippable! This phone has a convenient phone with a flip to protect the keypad. An extremely heavy phone at 200g. this is a very business like phone with few gimmicks on offer, except for the tool that lets you compose your own melody. The charger comes with five different plug attachments so that you will be able to draw some power to recharge the batteries practically anywhere in the world. A definite not buy unless you are a constant traveller looking for a budget phone. ...  Read the complete review

I've had my i888 for about 12 months now. The original purchasing decision was made mainly because I had recently bought a Psion 5mx PDA and I wanted to use the infra-red connectivity for email access while travelling. I was also influenced by Ericsson's reputation for reliable and well-performing phones. Overall I'm very happy with it. On the plus side, it integrates smoothly with the Psion [I use Compuserve as an ISP when on the move, and I've found it very reliable for world-wide access], it's built like the famous brick outhouse, and it has a certain chunky, professional-looking, handsome image. Reception is great - I find the ...  Read the complete review