http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/ Engadget Comments for Hands-on with the Audiovox SMT 5600 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
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Wish it had a better camera and I would upgrade immediately.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
The camera is really only fair, as is the camcorder (you can take fairly long videos with the 512 Meg card). But the combination of features--phone, complete Outlook integration, email and web access, camera, camcorder, and MP3s--makes this a pretty great phone.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
When I go to "About" on the phone, it says only 27MB available. Any Help?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/ System Info. OR, you can download the XJ SMonitor from the modaco.com website under wallpapers.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/does anybody know if there is a wireless headset/headphone (one or two earbuds, i dont care) that i can listen to mp3s with AND use to talk/listen on phone.

also, how easy is it to switch to phone while listening to mp3? can i set it so a phone call will interrupt my mp3 listening? that would be so nice...

thanks for any responses.
please kill my cuz]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Do you know if this phone will work in the UK (London)?
I may be travelling there and would like to take my phone with me.
Also, if anybody can point me to a good site that unlocks this phone, I will appreciate it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
The 1GB Mini-SD card works perfectly. As for a wireless headphone solution, I haven't seen one, but what you could do (if you have a bluetooth headset) is plug external speakers for the music (you can get an adapter at RadioShack to convert to standard headphones for about $4). If a call comes in and you answer it with the Bluetooth headset, the music will pause and the voice will be routed to the headset. When the call is done, music will resume. I also use it for Audible (audiobooks) and it behaves the same way.

The camera is about as good as other cameras on phones I've seen. Good outdoors; poor in low-light (as any camera without a flash is). Good in a pinch but get yourself a real digital camera.

I already have a contract with T-Mobile so I unlocked the SMT5600 when I first got it (cost an extra $38) it now works great.

One other note, as a bluetooth modem for my notebook this phone does exceptionally well. I've done this with an N-Gage QD, Motorola V600, and Nokia 3650 and the performance on the SMT5600 is noticably better. Not 3G or anything but about as good as a good 56k dial-up connection.

And one other oft forgot feature: It's a great phone! Sound quality and loudness is perfect. Speaker phone is the best I've used. Windows Mobile takes a few hours to get used to but the dialer alone (you can type in part of a name or part of a number and it auto-filters your contacts as you type, then you just select and dial) is worth making the switch.

You won't go wrong with this phone. Everyone who's seen it wants one.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
How do you do file transfer via Bluetooth (or USB) on this phone? Not syncing, just simple file transfer. If anyone knows please email me at jtd at starkruzr dot com.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
Anyone know of a keyboard for this bad boy??
]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
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Hi guys,

How do you do file transfer via Bluetooth (or USB) on this phone? Not syncing, just simple file transfer.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/
Battery life is exceptional, especially for a phone with so many options and large screen size.

Ringer is very loud (which was one of the downsides to my previous Samsung SD300).

Sync with Outlook is seamless; I've got Outlook 2003 both at home and at work and this phone is a perfect synchronizer for all my scheduling.

Windows Mobile 2003 OS takes several hours to really get used to (it's a cross between Windows and say, Samsung OS), therefore many things aren't as straight-forward as you'd expect and others are completely obvious.

Signal strength is very good. I haven't dropped any calls yet.

OS can freeze up. I have only frozen once so far. It IS running Windows, after all. The included Task Manager (again, a la Windows) helps deal with these rare occurrances. I must give warning, though: there are quite a number of software floating around the net to customize Windows Mobile, but, like your desktop PC, if you tinker with it too much, you're liable to make the OS unstable.

Action button is cumbersome and takes several days to get used to. The Action Button is basically the Up/Down, Left/Right directional button. However, depressing the whole button towards the inside of the phone performs the selected command. If you don't press down at exactly the right angle, you could be shifting the selection Up, instead. And worse, you could move the selection Up and then execute the selection if the Up/Action combo was mistakenly triggered. Just buy the phone. You'll get what I mean, and it won't be as bothersome as it sounds. =)

The screen resolution is great! Crisp and vibrant. Bright backlighting, too. Also, it's easily read in bright daylight.

The built-in camera does what it needs to. I would have preferred to NOT have a camera included, as I know I'm paying for something that I'm not going to use. Basically, if you're looking for a good quality camera, BUY A GOOD QUALITY CAMERA. I don't see why people are expecting or demanding that phones have good cameras. There are plenty of decent quality and small digital cameras out there. Check the Sony DSC-U20 or DSC-U50. They're old, but they're damn small and can take pictures that are leaps beyond any cell phone.

The T9 is the best I've used and makes adding text extremely quick.

If you need a PDA/phone without the bulk of a Treo or Blackberry, you NEED to get this phone.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/technician.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 19th 2005 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/13/hands-on-with-the-audiovox-smt-5600/Dec 31st 2005 3:34PM