TM -> Sony Ericsson Equinox (pix)

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*Press Release*

The Sony Ericsson Equinox, available exclusively from T-Mobile, combines style and substance.

Featuring external light effects and a customizable pulse light, this fashionable flip phone will have heads turning.

With support for T-Mobile’s 3G network, the Equinox provides fast Web access with T-Mobile web2go and will keep you connected to friends and family with support for e-mail, text, picture, video and Instant Messaging.

In addition, the Equinox is a great companion while on the go with built-in A-GPS with available Location Based Services by TeleNav, a 3.2 megapixel camera with video capture, music and video player, stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio.

Sony Ericsson Equinox Features Include:
• Flip design with customizable light effects, available in a carbon finish
• 3.2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, video capture and playback
• M2™ memory card slot for up to 8 GB of optional removable memory
• Music player supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MPEG4, WAV and MIDI
• Stereo Bluetooth
• FM radio
• Support for SMS, MMS, instant messaging (IM) and e-mail
o IM support: AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger
o E-mail support: AOL, Gmail, IMAP, additional POP3 accounts,
• Web access through T-Mobile web2go
• A-GPS with Location Based Services by TeleNav
• Quad-band GSM world phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• UMTS/HSDPA-capable (1700/2100 – AWS Band IV)
• Display: 2.2-inch diagonal; 240 x 320 pixels, 262k TFT and QVGA display
• 3.8 x 0.6 x 2.0 inches; 3.3 ounces

Features Availability:
The Sony Ericsson Equinox will be available in October for $49.99 with a two-year service agreement and mail-in-rebate at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at Unsupported Browser.

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I just ordered one, hopefully will get it sometime next week. I'm still in contract w/Loyalty Plan @ $49, w/$19 unlimited text/web...plan to keep the same, for it's about $10 cheaper than their new unlimited "everything" plans. So since I'm still under contract, I paid about $114 w/taxes and they're breaking it up into 4 installments on my monthly bills. It'll replace my Moto RIZR, which is not compatible with the new "Web2Go" browser...and the phone is terribly slow to boot!

Liked all the features you mentioned, plus it has a built-in link for Facebook. Just wish it had a full or even partial "qwerty". I recently tried the new Samsung T-659...but returned it because every time I made a phone book change...and it would talk back to the mobile back-up on the My T-Mobile website, it would duplicate and triplicate my contacts. I would then go back in either on the phone and/or the website to delete the duplicates, and later on it would throw them back in again! So I threw in the towel and sent the phone back. Wanted to try the Samsung Comback, but was told it has the same operating system as the T-659 and Gravity-2, so was by then a little Samsung-shy. Been hearing good feedback on Sony-Ericsson phones.

Will post a bit about it when I get it. I downgraded from a BlackBerry that I had previously in order to save some $$ each month on my monthly cellphone bill.

Chris