[snowsky]

Hi, my contract is ending soon and i'm really interested in the sony ericsson w580i pink phone...however when i read reviews etc, lot of people say that the keypad breaks/cracks down the middle easily?



Does anyone have this phone and can comment on that?

Thanks in advance~

[killasnake]

It's really depending on if you drop the phone alot and if you text alot. I have had the phone for over a year now and The only cracked key i have is the number 2.

[snowsky]

oh thanks for replying~on average, how many texts do you send per day?~

[abusegirl]

this is only true of pre-week 22 models. anything made after mid-july of 2007 will not have the same fragility of the initial models.

go ahead and get it if it's what you want. you'll have no problems

unless of course you treat your phone like crap and box with the keys

[natsurei]

I sorta text a lot.
The only non-cracked key is Number 5. LMFAO.

[paperhugs]

this is only true of pre-week 22 models. anything made after mid-july of 2007 will not have the same fragility of the initial models.

yeah, i think this is true. i've had my phone since november 2007 and the keys haven't cracked.

[missdevotional]

I had my W580i since early August 2007, the only keys that aren't cracked are 0 and *
But I text a lot.
It doesn't really affect my phone xD

[abusegirl]

I had my W580i since early August 2007, the only keys that aren't cracked are 0 and *
But I text a lot.
It doesn't really affect my phone xD

you've had it since then but that doesn't mean it was manufactured then.

sounds like you have a pre-22 batch phone.

[High Kick]

if you've gone into an at&t store recently and felt the keys, you'll notice that they're made of a different material now so the problem has been fixed. but it's a known problem and if you send the phone back (i'm not sure if it's to at&t or sony ericsson), they'll send you a brand new one. i have dozens of friends that have sent theirs back (along with the S500) and gotten a new one without a hassle. if by chance you get hassled, ask to talk to someone that knows what they're doing because, like i said, it's a known problem that sony ericsson has admitted to (something to do with the paint they were using).

unlike previously stated, i think it has to have been made after 4/2008.

[snowsky]

oh, so if i was to buy one today..it would most likely be manufactured after april 2008 so it should be okay?

[forgottenmemories]

The unlocked one tends to crack. If you're with AT&T, you can get their version of the w580i which has metal buttons instead of the plastic ones that the unlocked w580i tend to have.

[snowsky]

i'm going to get the one from rogers?? im not sure about at&t

[High Kick]

since you're with rogers, you should check out the W350a that was released recently! i know it's not a cute pink or a slider but i think it's a really neat phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7kNd-HbnIY

and if you're worried about the keys, check out (or maybe it's not released yet - i don't know 'cuz i'm in the u.s.) W760. it's similar except it has a 3mp camera and a GPS receiver.

just some thoughts...

[Raul]

Hey, i have the phone except in gray i've had it for a year now and i have absolutely no cracks on my keys all, i just have some faded lines at the side of the numbers because of the slider, i don't know if this is for every w580 phone but that's what happened to me cause i use it a lot and i slide it up.

[Strawberry`]

I have the pink one.
well my friend dropped it one the screen came ff thank God my 30 days weren't over yet so I exchanged. affter that it was fine. It got a scratch
there and here
and when it ges kind of 6 months ish.
You get tired of the pink
I want the white one now.
;o;
what's also bad is that Rogers had BLOCKED the damned MP3 ringtones that yu makes
you have to conert it to wav.
That's a pain.
but other than that it's pretty good. =D

[Kimmy]

Well i had this phone for 5months now and my keypad are fine.

[rOxanne]

i got an unlocked one in january 2008 and have no problems with cracking and i text more than i make phone calls

[shelbz]

i discovered a crack on number 2 and 4. xD its prolly cus i dropped it over 8 times thats why >.>

[disfunktional.]

my friend had hers since january and dropped it a lot.
she also texts in paragraphs sometimes when she's bored.
she text a lot period but yeah, keyboard is still alive xD

[xskyi]

My friend have a phone almost the same as this one and her keys are broken in the middle except 2 or 3 keys.
It looks crappy but it makes texting a bit easier actually.