Sony Ericsson Z500
2 questions...
I currently have an LG VX4400 and am considering the SE Z500a for my upcoming switch to Cingular. There are 2 features of the VX4400 that bug me and I want to know if they are on the Z500a.
1. Ring and vibrate - on the VX4400 you get one or the other (or one after the other) but not both at the same time. What about the Z500a? Can it be set to ring and vibrate at the same time?
2. Side buttons - on the VX4400 there is a side button, below the volume up/down buttons, that puts the phone in vibrate ("manner mode") and then silent mode when pressed. Since I keep the phone in my pocket and the button is not recessed I was constantly putting the phone into silent mode without realizing it until I hacked away at the button to make it flush....
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1. Ring and vibrate - on the VX4400 you get one or the other (or one after the other) but not both at the same time. What about the Z500a? Can it be set to ring and vibrate at the same time?
2. Side buttons - on the VX4400 there is a side button, below the volume up/down buttons, that puts the phone in vibrate ("manner mode") and then silent mode when pressed. Since I keep the phone in my pocket and the button is not recessed I was constantly putting the phone into silent mode without realizing it until I hacked away at the button to make it flush....
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Yes, it will ring and vibrate at the same time. But you can turn off the vibrating in the settings menu.
As for the side buttons, you can customize one of them as a shortcut when the phone is open. When it is closed the button on the right turns on the backlight for the external screen and takes it out of idle mode i guess you could say. And the button above the +/- buttons mutes the ringtone while recieving a call, but it dosen't change the phone to silent mode. The buttons are fairly flush, i havent noticed anything annoying about them as i keep my phone in my pocket at all times.
As for the side buttons, you can customize one of them as a shortcut when the phone is open. When it is closed the button on the right turns on the backlight for the external screen and takes it out of idle mode i guess you could say. And the button above the +/- buttons mutes the ringtone while recieving a call, but it dosen't change the phone to silent mode. The buttons are fairly flush, i havent noticed anything annoying about them as i keep my phone in my pocket at all times.
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Thanks for the response!
I got the phone and so far I've accidentally taken about 5 pictures of the inside of my pocket. Still much better than my old phone.
I got the phone and so far I've accidentally taken about 5 pictures of the inside of my pocket. Still much better than my old phone.
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I happen to be in the same boat as you. I had the VX4400 and switched to the Z500. Its a much better phone let me tell you 😁 😁 . I was amazed and it didn't have any of the anoying "features" the VX4400 does. Over all there is nothing I miss about my VX4400 except you can only have one number 😳 per name 😳 :
IE:
Aunt Sara
123-123-1234 (for a home)
Aunt Sara
321-321-4321 (for a mobile)
Thats about the only thing that I can say thats a bit annoying but I can live with it.
IE:
Aunt Sara
123-123-1234 (for a home)
Aunt Sara
321-321-4321 (for a mobile)
Thats about the only thing that I can say thats a bit annoying but I can live with it.
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I think that one number limit only applies if you are using the SIM card as your phonebook. Try using the phone's built in phonebook. After you create all your entries you can copy the whole thing to the SIM card as a backup and it will automatically create the multiple entries per person without messing up the main phonebook.
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