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Story: Sony Ericsson P900: a first look

Posted by: Bill Sanders (Wednesday 26 November 2003, 3:04 PM)

I'm in LA using a P900 right now. It's a GSM phone, so it can be used on T-Mobile, Cingular and ATT, as long as you buy an unlocked version and you have (or can get) your own SIM. Mine's made in France and packaged for the German market, sold by a UK company with a distribution center in Illinois! So it uses terms like "colours" and "initialisation", but otherwise works perfectly. It's still very expensive ($800-1000), so I suggest waiting until sometime n the first quarter of 2004 when it's officially due in the US. It hasn't been announced which US carriers will carry it, but again, there are 3rd party retailers who will have the SU version. That's one of the beauties of GSM/GPRS, especially now that we've got number portability. Although I'm pretty happy with T-Mobile-- at least with their tech support and data rates (unlimited for $19.95!). Their coverage, at least as provided by Cingular in Cal and Nevada, leaves much to be desired, and the RF function of the P900 is not the strongest unfortunately.