Ericsson T28 World

Let's start by saying that "Don't judge this phone from it's picture". Seriously, it doesn't do it justice. Some people think if they've seen one Ericsson, they've seen 'em all. Absolutely not true. This phone is TINY, it's thin, it's almost the lightest cellular in the world! For the record, only the GSM Vader from Motorola is lighter, but only single band. Well, in my opinion the best and main reason I bought this phone was because of its GSM ability now for those of you who don't know what GSM is I will explain it! GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) is a digital mobile telephone system that is widely ...

Features: Lacks a built-in modem, but boasts great looks, plentiful features and clear call quality in the smallest phone chassis. In recent years the Ericsson mobile phone range has become as exciting as the boxy old Volvo estate car. The phones have been robust, strong, reliable and fairly user-friendly, but have been swiftly overtaken by Motorola and Nokia in terms of size, and completely left behind in the 'I want it, gotta have it' league. Enter the latest T28 model from Ericsson. According to the men in suits, T stands for 'trendsetting', and the T28 is "small, beautifully designed and always very smart". The word ...

The first thing that strikes you about this phone is its size. It is incredibly small and thin. Having said that the aerial is a bit on the big side. It is NOT a tri-band phone as is often mistakenly claimed. It is a dual-band phone but is GSM900/1900 as opposed to the usual GSM900/1800. This is very important because it means that in the UK it can only be used on Vodafone or Cellnet. However it can be used in North America unlike the 900/1800 variety of phone. The main disadvantage to me is the flip – it seems so fragile that I’m always worrying it will get broken off. Since the microphone is in the flip this would be disastrous. The release button ...