Sony Ericsson's 8.1MP C905a and W518a Walkman on sale at AT&T
By Darren Murph 
posted July 19th 2009 1:18PM
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Nice, is the w760a EOL now?
me !
Is that W518a's external screen so big because it's a Walkman, or do fancy flip phones nowadays have outer screens that are half as big as the inner ones?
Mmmmmmmmm... Rachael :)
The silver version feels like plastic junk. The black c905 is much better.
The C905's camera is terrible! My Blackberry 8900's camera takes pictures with superior colour and sharpness. I'll go even further to say the iphone's camera probably takes better pictures than this phone.
I wanna see your proof Zak, i've had the C905 for almost a year now and i love it's pictures and xenon flash
just bought the c905a like an hour ago.....so far it's pretty awesome.
Debrand your c905a...it will be even more awesome. It has wifi, but att disabled it. They also crippled the java support to ask every 3 seconds if its ok for an app to access the internet. Opera mini works awesome on it once you debrand it. Its like a regular internet browser.... also after debranding you get real gps with google maps and wayfinder, and pop/imap email client, not that BS java email client.....
Kastonie, I'm glad you mentioned AT&T's crippling of WiFi with their firmware. I commented on that on Engadget Mobile's version of this article. I honestly find it ridiculous that any company removes access to features the manufacturer had intended and that the phone's hardware supports.
how do you debrand it?
I would recommend this website for debranding Sony phones, http://davinciteam.us/index.html. Never had a problem with them and its a pretty cheap price they offer. There are other ways to do it for free (A2) but davinci is pretty fool proof. Just make sure you get the network settings from Sony Ericssons website after you debrand.
It is sad that consumers have to "debrand" the devices they already pay just to get the full functionality intended by the manufacture. US wireless carriers sux.
mmmmmmm Satio
@donniemgohmann - is the black one not plastic? seems a little silly to think a color would feel different.
I agree, can't wait to hear some (any) news on Satio, or hell I'd even take Aino
The black one is in fact plastic but is coated in the soft touch rubber giving it a more quality feel. I've owned both and the silver one feels like total junk compared to the plastic. It feels really cheap. The black one has a total quality feel look to it. My only guess as to why AT&T went with the black is because it is cheaper to manufacture.
So far, meny people are saying that the C905a is very slow thanks to AT&T's firmware. Oh well, that's last year's phone anyway. Sony, where's the C903a?
DARREN MURPH! say something to me!
got one, reformatting it as I write. Wotan server has your back if you don't want to be under at&t's marketing department's heel!
I adore my little Shiho.
Did de-branding open up the wifi?
Wow, how the tables have turned... we've had the C905a on Rogers here in Canada for a while now (at least a couple months).
...except we're still paying $249.99 on a three-year term. Damn.
no wifi...then no thanks
The C905 Has been available in the UK since october if i recall correctly and is available for free on most £30 contracts, i find it incredible that the US gets Ripped off on contracts so much
Looking at the new Racheal UI i think it could be a contender to the iPhone
Do I sense a tingle of jealousy or sarcasm in the tone of the article from the author?
Black c905 looks much better..........
Waiting for Rachael? Really??? Looking at how things work at SE, Rachael is not gonna come out by Q2 2010. And, it will never come to AT&T until at least Q1 2011. So, if you are in the market for a phone, this is a good choice rather than even thinking about waiting on another phone from SE.
Isn't Rachael Android based? If so, it won't come to AT&T at all
$179 for a dumb phone? No wonder they are losing their shirt quarter after quarter! :)
Does anyone know if AT&T will carry this in black? If so, when?
Supposedly the W518a supports Exchange Activesync, and ATT allows it with one of their ridiculously expensive smartphone data plans. Anyone tried it? It would be a sweet way to have the very useable calendar/contacts kept up to date at least, although I'm sure I wouldn't be responding to email!!