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| Sony Ericsson Z750 Gray Phone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Sony Ericcsson
Category: Wireless
List Price: $449.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 416
Color: Gray
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Z750
EAN: 7311270159118
ASIN: B000X1JL6K
Release Date: April 9, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 What? Well, ok it looks ok. July 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I opted for this phone in the hopes that it would get even better battery life than my older sony-ericsson phone, which crapped out after 2 years of charging once a week or so. I have a phone mostly for the opportunity, not to saturate my life, so standby time is key.
I came here to complain about the bait and switch, and of course found the explanation for the z750's abominable battery life: 3G. If you haven't been paying attention for the past 5 years, 3G is the advanced data network that cellphone companies have been trying to push as the new wave, to supply you with streaming video etc to your phone. Just another premium feature some other dude should be paying for. And just to push it that much more, it seems like they've disabled the regular network access [see above].
So, this is a bad phone [at the least, on the east coast]. But another crucial feature is poorly designed: the clock/LCD on the outside. It's beneath a partially reflective film, so that it's inset, which makes it nearly impossible to read even when it's dark out.
Here's the lesson [as you'll see, you've already won half the battle]: when you need a new phone, sure, go to the store and pick out which you want. But under no circumstances should you buy it immediately. Exercise a tiny bit of post-picking effort and look at reviews AFTER choosing [instead of before, when the sheer number can swamp you, as it did me. My first choice wasn't available in store].
Poor battery life June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like others who have critiqued this phone, I am extremely disapointed in the battery life of this phone. On standby you get 3 days at most with absolutely no use at all, quite a bit different from the "up to" 16.6 days standby that was advertised. In fact this was the main reason I opted for the phone. It appears it may be ATT's fault fron the response I have received from Sony/Ericsson, They state that with some networks you cannot turn off the HSDPA function for which it is always searching for. This is the H you will see in the display. I returned the phone during the 30 day warranty period thinking it was defective and got the same results with the replacement. In retrospect I would not have purchased a phone in which I do not need all the bells and whistles this offers, but wears itself out trying to get to. I can't imagine how long the battery life is with heavy use. The phone otherwise works well.
 Different experience June 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this phone about two months ago and in my area (3G, Bucks County, PA) the battery lasts for about four days and four nights with light usage. Not sure what I do differently, maybe there are some specific settings which limit battery life which I don't use? Again, I'm on 3G network 95% of the time, I attribute other 5% to dead spots where phone switches back to GSM/EDGE.
Poor Battery Life June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I live in LA and we got this phone after reading reviews on other websites. They all mentioned the long battery life that the phone is supposed to have, it doesn't. I only use the phone a few minutes a day and I have to charge every other day. My wife uses it about 30 minutes a day and has to charge every night. We are planning on returning the phones.
Other than the battery life, it's not a bad phone. The only other problem is the outside display can only display like 5 characters. Any longer name it scrolls it across the front so that you can't read who is actually calling.
ATT has cleverly stripped away 80% of this phone's battery life May 19, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Unless you live in a city that has a flawless 3G data network set up by ATT (like San Francisco) you are going to get 2 days of standby, not 16 and maybe 2 hours of talk time, not 9 as is claimed by Sony and confirmed on other internet review sites. Most of these internet tech site review guys live on the West Coast, where ATT has modernized their cell data network, so their numbers and yours may not correspond.
I live in Manhattan and even here ATT's 3G network has crappy coverage, meaning the 750 burns up a lot of power trying to reach the 3G network, which is what cuts the battery life down. If you could disable the 3G network search and stick to the ATT Edge network, you could probably triple the battery life as the Edge network uses less power and is also stronger in more ATT coverage areas. Sony has network tuning available on unbranded 750s, but the powers at ATT have disabled this feature, so you are stuck with perpetual energy expenditure used to search for the elusive 3G network. If I even used the internet much, this might be more acceptable, but I use maybe 5 minutes of internet each week and in exchange I get an 80% battery life hit.
The phone is not bad in other ways, having a pretty large screen, many excellent features, and a decent interface. However, you can't use the digital zoom on either 1 or 2 MP settings, only on VGA mode, so if you want good quality pics, you lose zoom ability, a step backwards from other recent Sony phones. The plastic case also feels flimsy, and the hinge flexes a lot when you open and close the shell, suggesting a potentially short lifespan and limited durability. Ultimately though, having to recharge every 48 hours is too much to ask of a user, and the phone's battery also dies unexpectedly and non-geometrically (i.e. start the day at 35%, lose all power three hours later without making any calls.)
Thanks ATT, for disabling the ability to turn off 3G and also for maintaining such a crappy 3G network strength even in one of America's biggest cities! Upshot: if you are an ATT user, only buy this phone if you live in San Francisco, unless recharging your phone every other day strikes you as convenient.
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