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19 Reviews For Sony Ericsson P990i

  • PatrickT Rank: Sergeant 23rd Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Good Points: WiFi, MS Duo Pro Support, Powerful handset, Multimedia capabilities


    Bad Points: Size, OS, Sony Ericsson / Orange denying access to all files on the phone. Slow response times, awkward buttons, and poor quality camera.


    General comments: I've owned the p800, the p900, the p910, and now have the p990... and have to say that they seem to get worse with time... Clunkier, more restrictive, and more prone to lag, and slow response times. Whether it's to do with my phone being an Orange model or not I don't know, but start up and shut down times are risible... It's a phone, and it takes nearly 40 seconds to start up... Ridiculous.

    In all fairness the p910 was actually my favourite, with the addition of software like Sman, Tracker and Smartmovie... it became the device it was supposed to be. Completely accessible, able to play Divx files, and quick and responsive.

    This will almost certainly be the last time I buy from the SE P series... I've had enough... bloated, restricted, and underpowered. The only reason I bought it was an upgrade from the p910 contract was free.. on a tariff that gave more for less money...

  • Shane in tauranga 18th Sep 2007

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    Should be in the rubbish bin. I've had nothing but problems with my P990i.

  • Sequenza 16th May 2007

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Bought the Sony Ericsson P990i to upgrade from really old T610, I wanted to use a better camera and email facility. I only have a few faults.

    The phone 50% of the time, turns itself back on when I've switched it off. I have to remove the awkward battery case to stop this. Every time.

    Can no longer receive or send MMS messages without "Kern applic Failure la la la " message appearing. The helpful chap in the Orange shop cannot fix it.

    It's painfully slow to start, open applications, swit ...

  • intenseflipper 23rd Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I have been a P series fan since the P800 came out. I have owned all and have found the P990i to be a huge disappointment. I upgraded from the P910i and still prefer to use it. It seems to be the best P series phone. WiFi is nice, internet browser could use a lot of improvement, but so can the browser for Windows 5.0. The screen seems to be very finicky for touchscreen purposes. The stylus is located in a poor position. Battery cover is very difficult to remove. Volume on the handset is ...

  • NicolasC 22nd Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    The Sony Ericsson P990i is a very bad product. Considering its retail price, it is not really worth it.

  • Hank Bolliday Rank: Corporal 19th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    I have owned the P800, the P910 and now the P990 so I am not new to these phones. Sure they are bigger than a standard mobile, but right since the P800 they have been a lot more than a phone. For me the ability to take MS Outlook contacts, diary, reminders, etc out of the office has always been the reason for buying one, and I am prepared to overlook some of the other shortcomings in order to get that.

    The trouble is, this latest incarnation of the phone is a step backwards.

    On the plus ...

  • mcbutler 12th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    Right, before I start my ramble please understand this and remember it as you read. I am a life long fan of the 'P' series PDA phones having owned every one and recommending them across the board to everyone.

    The P990!!!!!!!!!! read on.

    I have had a P990i for some 4 months now it is my second one, the first being faulty with numerous defects. I think 4 months is long enough to give a reasoned review.

    I have the following problems with this phone;

    Cannot use calendar, any attempt to ...

  • wantout 8th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    I was very excited about getting this phone, but I am now a bit depressed.

    The frequent software glitches and hangups that I get with the Sony Ericsson P990i mobile phone are now very frustrating, and I am not multitasking.

  • Arabi 31st Jan 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have owned the P990i for about 2 weeks and I LOVE IT. If you use the phone properly you will find out it does not crash. When you finish using a program you CLOSE IT. Try using the task manager for multi tasking. That should solve the problem. Give the phone a chance. It is an awesome phone and one of the best phones I have owned. I used to be a Nokia customer but after buying the P990i I stopped and transfered to Sony Ericsson right away. I read many bad reviews about the P990i but i still bo ...

  • clever trevor 25th Jan 2007

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    I have had the previous two versions (Sony Ericsson P900 and the P910), and they all worked brilliantly. I was really looking forward to the Sony Ericsson P990i mobile phone, and I waited until October to upgrade, as I heard there where software issues. Since then, I have had to replace it three times. Vodafone have been good in replacing them immediately, but they have told me over the phone that they have had no complaints. However, the relief when I read the Reviews on Review Centre, that so ...

  • ljh Rank: Corporal 13th Jan 2007

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    I can only agree with all the other comments here. When I bought this phone I bought it on the list of functions - and they are impressive (tri-band phone, radio, camera, video player, Internet access, etc., etc.). But having all these function is no use at all if you can't work out how to use them - and this is the biggest failure of this phone. The user interface is truly appalling.

    A good user interface is one which is intuitive to the user; one which is organised the way the user thinks. ...

  • ianrout 22nd Dec 2006

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    Terrible phone don't get - although packed with many features it has too many problems to name

  • stricklin Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 14th Dec 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I loved my Sony Ericsson P9901 for about a day. Then the problems started... I really really wish it worked properly but my problems are well explained by everyone else who has one. These phones are just not right at all.
    Big software problems which causes the phone to lock up/freeze a lot.
    Takes about 5 minutes to reboot it each time and it happens several times each week. This phone has completely put me off Sony Ericsson phones as they knew these phones were not right but they released them ...

  • peterwebstar 21st Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    I really want this phone to be good, infact it would be nice if even average but it pains me to say that it is absolute Junk, its not even heavy enough to be a door stop. I've had mine for 2 months, I had a P800 before then Nokias in between. The symbian software seems so un intuitive, it's an absolute git to use, When trying to wrestle it out of the case to answer its all too easy to acidently reject the call, the software is really buggy as well as rubbish. Here's a list of errors with mine st ...

  • Ollsbols Rank: Staff Sergeant 21st Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I have used Ericsson and Sony Ericsson phones for a number of years now (5 or 6). I have had the P800 and P910, both of which were great phones. So I was very excited when the P990 was announced. It seemed to deal with most of the small things the previous phones lacked. It had a very clear screen and a usable keyboard, amongst other new features. The only issue I could see was with the scroll wheel. It was 5d on the predecessors, but it now seemed to only be 3d. No matter, I can learn to ...

  • Miranali 12th Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    My primary purpose of buying this phone was as a PDA. The back up and synch functions actually work this time which is a major improvement. But if you buy this phone prepare to be saddled with a software more unstable than a virus ridden windows 95. I think Sony shouldn't have launched this phone without first stabilising their software. My recommendation is the Nokia E63 if you want all the functions of the P990i on a stable platform. Only drawback is the camera.

  • amdavis Rank: Sergeant 5th Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Have been waiting for this Sony Ericsson P990i mobile for ages. Bought it as an upgrade on 02 for £120, not bad considering was a spare line I had with a low monthly spend. Certainly worth the money.

    Found that not all the functions can be used without opening the hinged keypad which I found annoying, esp web access. So took it off, simple to do and instructions were included. Makes the phone a lot less chunky. Thought it would be difficult to text / email with small QWERTY keyboard bu ...

  • LondonJez1 10th Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I have been waiting a long time to get the Sony Ericsson P990i and I am a little disappointed that in 3 weeks I have had 4 handsets - all with the same general problems. Clearly SE have released this product onto the market place without fully testing the new OS. Several problems!

    1)To use the currency converter you have to put in the current USD exchange rate, even if you want to go GBP to EURO or Yen to Kroner.
    2)If you answer a call within 2 rings it sends a busy tone!
    3)It flicks betw ...

  • sportypants Rank: Lance Corporal 22nd Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Sony Ericsson P990i is an excellent phone! I bought mine from mobileshop.com who to be fair, were excellent, ported my number and delivered the phone within 1 day. Phone was free, 18 month contract and £30/mo, on o2 with 400 mins and 100 texts. I think this was a bargain considering the phone has been out about 1 week.

    After owning both the P900 and P910i, I am slightly disappointed as the front is like stepping back in time to the P900 (well the flip certainly is as the buttons loo ...

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