Does the Job! (Ericsson T39m)

Member Name: terahawk

Product:	Ericsson T39m
Date:	27/11/02 (298 review reads)
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Advantages: Tri-Band, Bluetooth, size

Disadvantages: voice activation

I felt I had to write an opinion after Screechy's slating due to a bad experience with one phone - I've known an Aston Martin go in for countless repairs which shouldnt reflect too-much on the rest of the stock.

I got my T39 for its tri-region and bluetooth capabilities which it has done well and first time all round (easy to setup). It was also free for me on a contract. I may also connect to GPRS one day. I was surprised and didnt expect it to get my emails from my pop3 server which is a bonus if I didnt fancy taking my PDA with me to whereever (or forgot it).

The flip doesnt seem to be a flimsy as I thought it would be and the keys can be a little small if you've got big fingers. I love the size of the unit so this is not a major minus factor.

ok..the niggles - there arent't that many except the chunky looking antenna on the top and small keys if you have long(ish) fingernails. My main bug bear is the voice commands - not so much the cheapish way it tries to recognise what you are saying (unlike the good PC package ViaVoice) but the issue of using the side push-up switch to activate it. You have to hold it for a couple of seconds otherwise you get the status screen on the phone, which when displayed doesnt let you enter a voice command. Bloody hate that - there's numerous times on the Motorway I wanted a call mother and I had to keep pressing cancel then that side button up! The button should have been given the one command.

The battery seems to have gone from a six-seven day standby to three-fours days of power before getting low so I dont know if this is due to me keeping plug in the power socket most of the day - just hope its settled down to this level and doesnt get worse.

Thats it for now.

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