Sony Ericsson's W760a 3G Walkman now available on AT&T

It's been a long time coming (isn't it always with Sony Ericsson and AT&T?), but the January-announced W760 Walkman slider is finally hitting the US on contract. Announced today, the shakeable W760a will be available in AT&T locations, bringing with it 3G support, a 3.2-megapixel camera, AT&T Navigator and "full HTML web browsing." In case you haven't seen already, it'll be available in red, black and silver motifs, with the latter hue being exclusive to RadioShack for a limited time. Check it as early as today for $129.99 (with a 2-year agreement) after mail-in rebate.

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:39AM]

I have a lot of friends that will be pissed when they find out this came. The got the w580.

[bob sakamano @ Oct 13th 2008 11:46AM]

really? a lot?

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:50AM]

well not a lot but more than you'd think. teens really seem to like this phone, or the envy. I'm in the minority with a smartphone

[austin @ Oct 13th 2008 11:55AM]

i dont know anyone with an SE phone.
most of my friends, including me (teens) have iphones.

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:59AM]

my friends are poor i only know one person with an iphone. =(

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:59AM]

we're the lower teens

[fanman @ Oct 13th 2008 1:03PM]

@Austin

We both know that isn't true.

[matt @ Oct 13th 2008 3:10PM]

It's pretty much the opposite in the UK. SE phones are massively popular amongst the teenage population, much more than the Iphone. Maybe we are just more discerning :P

[Techie @ Oct 13th 2008 5:22PM]

@matt no you're right SE phones does kick ass in the UK because of Voda. There's a lot of phones that the UK has that the US doesn't. I tried out the iPhone and it's alright but I still prefer the HTC Touch Pro.

[austin @ Oct 13th 2008 9:14PM]

@fanman

i live in the richest area of metro atlanta. and go to private school.

believe me now?

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 10:04PM]

My friends and I go to private school. What's your point.

[nywytboy68 @ Oct 13th 2008 11:41AM]

This I like, Sony is killin' it.

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:52AM]

answering your question, yeah, they think its kinda under spec'd

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 11:52AM]

That was to bob sakamano/

[Mike @ Oct 13th 2008 11:55AM]

Went to a RadioShack this morning and asked the guy there about it. They have the W760 for $80 out the door. No rebates.

[Eric M @ Oct 13th 2008 12:18PM]

The wait is even worse with Rogers and SE products.

[Hellios @ Oct 13th 2008 12:35PM]

It's a nice phone, I've been using it for 2 months now, but goddamn SE, a music-centric phone, that also carries the Walkman brand, and they put a proprietary headphone jack on it. Maybe I'm just biased because my doesn't work anymore (unless I keep it firmly pressed against the phone) but still, it's an incredibly stupid idea.

[NakedOldGuy @ Oct 13th 2008 9:01PM]

This was what killed the W580 for me. Open the box, and bam... dongle the size of my THUMB to plug my headphones into. Sorry, SE - thats a deal breaker!

[Bluemanrule @ Oct 13th 2008 12:45PM]

I own the 580 and I wanted the 760 but 1) I couldn't wait and 2) I couldn't afford it but, it will be a great phone for those who want a more mature-looking phone. Radio shack has an awesome deal...$80 out the door. Whew, now that I could afford.

[anebg @ Oct 13th 2008 2:16PM]

I want this phone. I'm guessing it's just the w580i with 3G speeds... but i like the w580i. At least they are affordable.

[spaceb @ Oct 13th 2008 2:57PM]

I would rather save a few more bucks and buy this instead of w580. w580 sucks because its keypad cracks, it's a well known design flaw.

[Daniel @ Oct 13th 2008 3:35PM]

I hear that. I've got a nice crack across my w580's "3" key right now! Other than that, I love the phone though. Great sound during calls.

[Jibbityjabbity @ Oct 13th 2008 3:26PM]

You know what else is a design flaw? Using M2 memory sticks and proprietary headphone jacks. Ugh

[noyp @ Oct 13th 2008 4:42PM]

That's not a design flaw, that's arrogance.

[Miguel @ Oct 13th 2008 5:35PM]

I got the w580i on contract last December--a month before this was announced!

The successor to my phone - with 3G! I don't know if this is only true for my handset, but I can tether it to my laptop and use it as a modem, and I don't pay for tethering! If I could do that with a 3G handset, man, wouldn't vacations be awesome?

[nsfw @ Oct 14th 2008 10:22AM]

No, leave your laptop at home on vacation and do something.

[mhchaudhry @ Oct 14th 2008 2:22PM]

It isn't expensive ... forget getting it directly from AT&T or Radio Shack.

Amazon has it for 1 cent. ;)

[ForteX9 @ Oct 16th 2008 9:32PM]

Well my family owns Sony Ericsson phones - P1i, W810i, and Z310a we all use the same charger. Haha. What's special about this one?

[Arrhani @ Nov 19th 2008 5:31PM]

um.. im planning to get this phone.. nd i was just wondering.. how much is it per month? nd is it good? oh and also.. for the walkman.. do we get headphones..?
im a new cell phone user.. so im just wondering bout getting this cell...
please help me.

[Theron @ Nov 27th 2008 11:56AM]

No headphones, you have to find compatible headphones somewhere (who knows where) but it plays through the stereo speakers. The audio clarity is incredible and you can play music and surf the web at the same time. The phone seems almost perfect, but you can't seem to set it to not keep asking for permission for web access on some applications. I'd recommend it to anyone, it's very fast on 3G and works great with bluetooth.