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Phone typeCandy bar
Height107 mm
Width51.7 mm
Depth12.5 mm
Weight97g grams

There's only one word we can use to describe the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, and that's multimedia. This nifty little package has entertainment in abundance, from 720dp HD video recording to the 8megaixel camera to social networking.

There're a load of options onboard dedicated to getting the perfect image or video, which the 3.2" display is ready to flaunt. The media player is top notch, which is after all, what you would expect from Sony, and there's even a microSD slot capable of holding up to 32GB of memory. More than enough room for all that multimedia goodness.

Running Symbian S60 OS means the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is easy to use and simple to navigate. All your social networking stuff is accessible straight from the home screen, along with your favourite shortcuts. With the Sony Erisson Vivaz, having fun has never been so simple!

They say three is the magic number and the Xperia X10 range is no exception. The third sibling is here, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro bringing a whole lot of bang for your buck. Dubbed the Mighty but Mini handset, this little bundle of joy packs a 2.55" capacitive touchscreen, full sliding Qwerty and stashes an impressive array of media gadgetry.

The 5megapixel camera comes complete with autofocus, LED flash and video capabilities, while the media player can handle a number of different file formats and throw out great quality sounds. Running Android 1.6, the Mini Pro works all the social network feeds as well as a few added treats, Gmail, Google search, talk and maps.

The connectivity gang are all onboard, from 3G of the super speed variety to WiFi and Bluetooth. There's even space for a memory boost, up to 16GB to be precise, ensuring your Mini pro has more than enough space for your every day needs.

Instructions:

1. Choose correct model (only DB2000/DB2010 phones supported,
from 093 version CID49/51 DB2012/DB2020 phones supported via patch, from v0.914029 DB2010/DB2020/PNX5230 CID49/CID50/CID51/CID52/CID53 supported via patch)

2. Choose "SETTINGS" tab.
Check

"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"
for DB2012/DB2020 only
"USE SERVER FOR UNLOCK/FLASH"
"USE ALTERNATIVE SECURITY BYPASS"

3. Go back to SEMC tab, press UNLOCK

4. When prompted, enter needed IMEI,

NOTE: for pnx5230/db2012/db2020 phones REAL IMEI NOT changed, flashpatch "forges" IMEI via some trick. no worry though, network (and customer) will see NEW IMEI.
but, once phone will be updated on SEUS it will return to original IMEI, same applies to flashing main part of firmware. You need 1 credit to change IMEI for db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones cid49/cid50/cid51 phones, you not need anything for cid52/cid53 db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones (setool2 version should be >=v0.914029) you NOT need anything for cid49 db2000/db2010 phones.

If so your Sony Ericsson Vivaz is LOCKED to France - Bouygues Telecom and we can help you remove this lock allowing you to use your Sony Ericsson Vivaz on any GSM network.

Three Simple Steps

Simply provide us your France - Bouygues Telecom Sony Ericsson Vivaz’s IMEI (by typing *#06# into your phone), during check out.
After order placement, the Unlock CODES together with easy to follow instructions guides will be sent to your email address within the time frame given.
Follow the unlocking instructions provided by iUnlockit.com and easily dial in the supplied Unlock CODE into your mobile and start using your Sony Ericsson Vivaz with any SIM Card.

5 TOP REASONS to unlock your France - Bouygues Telecom Sony Ericsson Vivaz

You never send your Sony Ericsson Vivaz to anybody.
No complicated software or hardware just enters Unlock CODE, and your France - Bouygues Telecom Sony Ericsson Vivaz is PERMANENTLY unlocked.
Fast and easy. You receive the instructions within hours, unlocking itself takes 2-3 minutes.
Is safe and does not void Sony Ericsson Vivaz's warranty.
Mobile phone unlocking is 100% legal if you own your mobile.

Post here your tips and tricks for all the SE phones that you may know.
I'll try to put all the tricks in this first post so everyone can read it.

Rules for posting:

- Mention the Model Name (e.g. T610, K700i etc.)
- Mention how to do the trick
- Make sure the trick do works, if not mention on which firmware version it does

Me or the other mods will try to update this post as soon as possible

Tips And Tricks

Sony Ericsson F500i
Service Menu - >*<<*<*
Shows you hidden items

Silent Mode - "#" or "C"
Puts your phone quickly in Silent Mode or disables it

Camera Toggles
When using camera use press:
"1" For switching Resolution
"2" Turning NightMode on/off
"3" For Special Effects
"4" Self-Timer
"Joystick Up or Down" Zoom
"Volume Up/Down" Brightness adjust

Phone Status - Volume Key In Stand-By
This will show your phone status

Quick Menu - "C" in Stand-By
This will show-up a small menu with the options: Silent, Profiles and IR

Unlock any Sony Ericsson to use on all networks worldwide!
What is Sony Ericsson unlocking?

Most Sony Ericsson mobile phones are locked exclusively to one network
Unlocking Sony Ericsson will allow you to use all networks and SIM cards worldwide

Top 5 Reasons to unlock Sony Ericsson

Freedom to choose the network you want, when you want
Save a fortune abroad, by using cheap local SIM cards rather than expensive roaming tariffs
Get the best value tariffs by swapping SIM cards to take advantage of the latest offers
Unlocking vastly increases the re-sale value of your Sony Ericsson
Use your work and personal SIM card in your Sony Ericsson - no need to carry two phones again

How do I unlock Sony Ericsson?

Let us know your IMEI – 15 digit unique serial no. for your phone – get this by entering *#06# on your Sony Ericsson keypad
No need to pay off your existing contract
Within 1-3 days (Mon-Fri) we email unlock codes to enter into your Sony Ericsson keypad
You can then use your unlocked Sony Ericsson with any network worldwide

Instructions:
Provide imei and in details add if its NCK , NSCK...

To save time with Sony Ericsson unlock codes it helps to provide the "lock status" of your SE phone. You do this by typing:
<**<

into the keypad (left star star left)

If your phone has a joystick to control the menus do left star left star

This will the show you the lock status of your Sony Ericsson Phone.

It should show a list like

1 = Network Lock
2 = Network Subset
3 = SP
4 = Corporate Lock
5 = Extended Lock

You will see a little LOCKED padlock next to the lock of your Sony Ericsson phone. Sometimes you will see 2, if you see 2 provide both locks.

Imei Change Tutorial BY JAF 1661 , 5030 , 1662 & 1202

1: Rad info ( INF )
2: Flashing last version or original
3: Imei tool
4: write new IMEI
5: press IP2 METHOD
6: selecc a file MCU ( THE SAME )
7: Ignate in CONTACT SERVICE
8: Whit RSA UNLOKER ( by lavarow)
9: Press UNLOCK
10: DONE a new IMEI BY JAF... FULL SIGNAL

I had an IMEI change as well and i updated to 2.1 and attempted to jailbreak it through QuickPwn, which was a failure, trying to get that fixed now. But anyways it had reset my IMEI back to the iPhone. It sucks, after i get my 2.1 running i probably will not be able to use SwirlyMMS. And currently there are no programs to change your imei right now. And you cannot use ZiPhone to do it again ...

I have a 2G iphone running 1.1.4 and i changedthe imei with ziphone. If i update to 2.2 will the imei be reset and is there a way of changing the imei again or preserving the change i have done in ziphone? Thanks

The Verizon Wireless Salute is a basic slider phone for the feature-phobic. It's actually manufactured by ZTE, and is the Chinese company's first phone for Verizon. Like the LG Accolade ($9.99-$199.99, 3.5 stars) and the Samsung Gusto SCH-U360 ($0-$199.99, 3 stars), the ZTE Salute gives Verizon sales reps another option when someone walks up to the retail counter and asks for a phone that's "just a phone." There's nothing terribly wrong with the Salute, especially if you really want a slider. But there are several better choices on Verizon at virtually the same price.

Design and Call Quality
The Salute measures 4.0 by 2.0 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs four ounces. To me, the silver plastic construction feels cheap, though the blue LED around the circular control pad adds a little extra bling. Five function keys offer Send, End, Clear, and two soft keys that change function depending on the menu display. The impressive 2.4-inch LCD is a good size for a low-end device, and sports 240-by-320-pixel resolution. That's better than the 176-by-220 or even 128-by-160-pixel displays you'll find on similarly inexpensive phones. The flat, slide-out numeric keypad features rectangular plastic keys. Dialing numbers was pretty simple, though the keypad felt chintzy. At least the keys didn't wiggle around in their perches, which I've seen on some low-cost handsets.

The ZTE Salute is a dual-band 1xRTT (850/1900 MHz) device with no 3G or Wi-Fi capability. Unlike the Samsung Haven SCH-U320 ($39.99-$169.99, 2.5 stars), the Salute has Bluetooth. This way you can use it with a hands-free speakerphone, a Bluetooth-compatible car stereo, or a headset while driving. In my tests, voice quality was very good, as befits a Verizon phone. Callers sounded clear, if a little hollow, through the earpiece, and they said my voice came through just fine. Reception was average, and there was no background hiss or buzz.

Calls also sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99, 4 stars) Bluetooth headset. Voice dialing worked fine over Bluetooth without training. The speakerphone sounded okay. I've heard worse; using this one outdoors should be fine as long as it's not too loud outside. Battery life was quite good at 5 hours and 48 minutes of talk time.

Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions
The Salute offers a choice of three modestly animated home screen wallpapers and menu themes. The main menu itself contains nine icons arranged in a grid. It's pretty easy to get around using the control pad. The Settings menu has plenty of separate pages with just one choice on each, which, to me, was a bit confusing. The Networks-in-Motion-powered VZ Navigator 4.5.3 offers voice-enabled, turn-by-turn GPS directions, local search, and event listings for $9.99 per month. You can search the Web with Bing, or dive into the Polaris 6.1 browser to bring up basic mobile WAP pages. I'd suggest avoiding Verizon's extra-cost pair of e-mail clients, as this isn't a QWERTY device.

The 1.3-megapixel camera lacks a flash or auto-focus capability. Test photos were a bit bright and overexposed, but they'll suffice for throwaway shots. There's no music player, no video player, and no camcorder. The non-standard size 2.5mm headphone jack is at least semi-common for mono wired ear buds, which is all the Salute supports anyway. The media section is mostly for stored pictures, ringtones, and games. Verizon gives you 25 ringtones to get started, and VZW Tones Deluxe offers an on-board portal that soaks up extra megabyte charges if you don't have a data plan. You'll need to cram everything into 36MB of free internal memory, since there's no microSD card slot or device sync capability. You can share photos online or send them in picture messages, but e-mailing them isn't an option.

All told, the Salute is just okay, and not particularly exciting. Alternate options: the Samsung Haven SCH-U320 ($39.99-$169.99, 2.5 stars) is a flip phone that's aimed squarely at older consumers, with its big keys, big fonts, and useful lifestyle and emergency call focus, but it drops the Bluetooth and camera, which, to us, borders on unacceptable. If anything, go with the LG Accolade, which feels well-built and offers solid voice quality and excellent battery life. Your best bet for a low-cost Verizon feature phone remains the Samsung Intensity 2 SCH-U460 ($0-$199, 3 stars), which also skirts Verizon's irksome data plan requirement, but adds a very usable QWERTY keyboard and better social media connections.

The HTC Desire ($199 direct) is US Cellular's best cell phone. It's about as powerful as the HTC Droid Incredible ($299.99, 4.5 stars) on Verizon, but it's cheaper to own. The Desire is also similar to the unlocked (and now discontinued) Google Nexus One, but in some ways, the Desire is even better. HTC's slick Sense UI, combined with the Desire's beautiful screen and fast processor, make this handset our new Editors' Choice for US Cellular smartphones.

Design and Call Quality
The HTC Desire measures 4.7 by 2.4 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.8 ounces. The soft touch housing is a mixture of black and dark grey, and looks a bit rounder than the Incredible's. The Desire feels expensive, and it's comfortable to hold for long periods. The striking 3.7-inch glass capacitive touch screen features 480-by-800-pixel resolution, and supports multi-touch gestures like pinch-to-zoom. An optical sensor replaces the Nexus One's mechanical trackball. It was a little fiddly in operation, but you won't need it often, thanks to the touch screen.
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HTC Desire (US Cellular) : Front
HTC Desire (US Cellular) : Angle
HTC Desire (US Cellular) : Trackpad
HTC Desire (US Cellular) : Right

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The HTC Desire is a dual-band EV-DO Rev. A (850/1900 MHz) device with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. The nation's sixth-largest carrier, US Cellular offers service in 26 states, but roams on Verizon otherwise; be sure to check the coverage maps before deciding on this carrier. Voice calls sounded good but not great overall. HTC has been at this a while, and it shows in the Desire's clear sound. However, the tone was a little hollow in the earpiece. One caller said there was a pronounced "speakerphone" effect that wasn't present through a Samsung Acclaim (also on US Cellular) in a back-to-back comparison. Reception was fine.

Calls sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99, 4 stars) Bluetooth headset. As with many Android devices, there's no voice dialing over Bluetooth, which can be a deal-breaker for some. The speakerphone sounded harsh and tinny, but it had a decent amount of gain. Battery life was average at 5 hours and 3 minutes of talk time.

User Interface and Apps
HTC Sense, the company's unified interface and application layer, makes another appearance on the Desire. The home screen features HTC's trademark large rolodex-style clock and animated weather widget, plus three soft keys on the screen above the touchpad. It allows for seven customizable home screens with preview thumbnails, and includes numerous full-screen information panels and other widgets. As with other recent HTC devices, I found Sense to be attractive, fast, and easy to use.

Underneath the Sense UI layer is Android 2.1. That means you can choose from over 70,000 apps in Android Market, and you'll likely run into fewer compatibility issues than on a handset with the older Android 1.6. HTC includes Friend Stream, which aggregates Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr updates. It also groups contacts and combines your Facebook and Google address books. The Web browser did a fabulous job with desktop HTML pages. Unlike a nearby Samsung Captivate ($199, 4 stars), the Desire's browser didn't have redundant brightness settings and zoom controls, so the browser worked exactly as expected.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions
This is a stellar multimedia device, with one exception, which I'll get out of the way quickly: the microSD card slot is buried beneath the battery cover, and you have to pull the battery to swap cards. HTC throws in an 8GB card, and my 16GB SanDisk card worked fine; there's also 117MB of available internal storage. Here I'll recommend DoubleTwist (Free, 4 stars) for syncing music files and iTunes playlists with PCs or Macs, since swapping microSD cards isn't practical with this handset.

Music tracks sounded clear and full over Motorola S9-HD ($129, 3.5 stars) Bluetooth headphones. The standard-size 3.5mm headphone jack makes finding third-party wired ear buds easy; HTC tosses in a thin-sounding pair to get you started. The music player was easy to navigate and displayed medium-sized album art thumbnails. Standalone MP4, 3GP, WMV, and even 720p HD videos looked stunning on the Incredible's screen in full screen mode. Oddly, the video player itself is tucked inside the photo gallery, and doesn't get an icon of its own.

The 5-megapixel auto-focus camera includes an LED flash, face detection, and geotagging. This is reduced slightly from the HTC Incredible's 8-megapixel sensor. But in the real world, camera phones' optics matter more than megapixels. The Desire took sharp, colorful pictures both indoors and out, with no perceptible shutter lag or save times. Indoor shots with modest lighting were noisier but still usable, though the focus was a bit softer. The camcorder recorded slightly dark 1280-by-720-pixel videos that averaged 17 frames per second. But the real-time frame rate jumped around a lot at this resolution, and seemed to depend on the lighting conditions.

All told, if you're buying a smartphone and U.S. Cellular's coverage maps work for you, the HTC Desire is the phone to get. If you'd rather save another $120 up front, the Samsung Acclaim is a worthy second-tier option. It's slower, has a smaller screen, a poorer camera, and loses the HTC Sense UI. But it adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, has better battery life, and sounds a bit better on voice calls. Still, we'd save up the extra $120 for the Desire; it's that good.

The Sanyo Zio is one of the least expensive Android cell phones in America. But you're getting what you pay for here, with an old version of the OS that's missing key features, plenty of bugs, and a slow processor that has trouble dragging along some of the phone's higher-end elements.

Still, I don't want to minimize its main strength: The phone itself will run you between $229 and $249, but Cricket's plan means you'll only pay $55 per month for service with unlimited voice calls, text messages and 2GB of data—that even includes tax. That's at least $20 less per month than any other 3G Android phone out there. Over two years, that adds up to a lot of savings.
Physical Features
The 3.7-ounce Zio is a slim, rounded slab-style phone; it measures 4.6 by 2.3 by .5 inches (HWD), and is made of black and silver plastic with a soft-touch back. It feels fine except for the slick, almost-greasy-feeling 3.5-inch, 800-by-480-pixel plastic touch screen, which is responsive but just feels less pleasant to the touch than more expensive screens. The thick plastic covering over the screen also makes it appear dim.
Specifications

Service Provider
Cricket
Operating System
Android OS
Screen Size
3.5 inches
Screen Details
800-by-480, 262k-color TFT LCD capacitive touch screen
Camera
Yes
Network
CDMA
Bands
850, 1900, 1700
High-Speed Data
1xRTT, EVDO Rev A
Processor Speed
600 MHz

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In my tests, the Zio's reception wasn't great, matching the Cricket MSGM8 II in a weak-signal area, but unable to complete a call where the excellent BlackBerry Curve 8530 had no problems. It also isn't a great voice phone. The earpiece and speakerphone are both loud enough, but calls in the earpiece had a wobbly, thready quality and the speakerphone sounded harsh in my tests. Transmissions did a good job of muting background noise, although they were a bit muddy and scratchy. My calls were also plagued by a proximity sensor bug which prevented the screen from lighting up when I pulled the phone away from my face. The relatively accurate Nuance voice dialing worked with a Bluetooth headset, which is very unusual for an Android phone. Battery life, at 4 hours 5 minutes of talk time, is acceptable but on the low side.

Apps, Software and Multimedia Features
The Zio's stock Android 1.6 OS feels, nowadays, like something that's been pulled out of the dollar bin at a thrift store. It's inexcusable. While other manufacturers are also doing older versions of Android, they try to smooth them over a bit with social-networking widgets or Microsoft Exchange clients. Not here—there's no Microsoft Exchange support at all, no pinch-to-zoom, some annoying issues with keyboard accuracy and several bugs, including one which asked me to enter my Google ID over and over again. Cricket has added its own app store as an option beyond the Android Market, but it's a mess: poorly populated and with tiny little thumbnail previews of apps. Furthermore, a growing number of Android Market apps won't be compatible with Android 1.6 as time goes on. On the bright side, Kyocera says it will upgrade this phone to Android 2.1 soon.

I was encouraged by the inclusion of FutureDial's PC software for syncing the phone's contacts, calendar, and media with Microsoft Outlook, but that's also buggy. I couldn't get the software to successfully connect to the phone on a Windows 7 PC.

The combination of a 600-Mhz Qualcomm MSM7627, ARM11 processor and an 800-by-480 screen makes for sluggish performance. The Zio performed similarly to other lower-end Android phones like the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide ($179.99-$429.99, ) and Motorola Devour (Free-$79.99 with contract, ) on most benchmarks. But graphics performance, in terms of time it took to draw the screen, was the worst I've ever seen on any Android phone. That resulted in jerky game play in apps like the included Midnight Bowling demo.

Music and video playback are limited but manageable. There's 131 MB of free on-board memory, and the phone comes with a 1GB MicroSD card tucked into a slot in the side; our 16GB Kingston card worked just fine. The phone plays many different music formats including AAC, MP3, WMA, and OGG, but had trouble filing the artists of some of my music properly. The free syncing app doubleTwist () can fix that, though. MPEG4 video playback was smooth at 320x240 resolution but looked a bit compressed at 640 by 480.

The flashless 2-megapixel camera took very sharp photos both indoor and out in my tests. In low light, images had deep shadows but didn't show blur. Those images took a while to snap, though, with a 1.8-second shutter delay. The video camera ambitiously tries to shoot 640-by-480 footage, but the processor can only handle 2Mbps, one quarter of what I've seen on other phones. Outdoors that makes for slightly compressed-looking 24 frame-per-second videos, but indoors, videos are blurry, jerky, and useless.

Conclusions
The Sanyo Zio just isn't a very good Android phone. But it does many things that no other phone in Cricket's lineup can do. No other phone from the carrier has a browser this good, runs anywhere near this number of apps, or plugs so easily into Google's services.

The only other Android phone on a similar service plan right now is the Motorola i1 ($399.99, ) for Boost, which has its own problems. For one thing, it costs up to $170 more than the Zio up front. The i1 also runs on a much slower 2G network with an even-slower Android 1.5. If you're looking for a smartphone with an inexpensive monthly plan, I'd suggest considering the BlackBerry Curve 8530, which is available on MetroPCS, Cricket, and Virgin Mobile. I'm also keeping my eyes out for Cricket's upcoming Huawei M860 Android phone, which will ship with Android 2.1.

For now, I can't recommend the Zio. The upcoming Android 2.1 update may change that, as it will add everything from pinch-to-zoom and Facebook integration to better overall performance.

Compare the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera (Cricket Wireless) with several other mobile phones side by side.

There are currently nine versions of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for sale in the US. But the ones offered by Cricket, MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile demand special scrutiny. All three carriers sell this smartphone for a very low monthly rate, with no contract. Virgin's plans are a little more expensive than Metro's and Cricket's, but Virgin's network is both 3G (which Metro isn't) and available nationwide (which Cricket isn't). This is the only smartphone available for Virgin Mobile right now, and combined with the plans we think it's a very good buy.

If you didn't know, by the way, Virgin Mobile is Sprint; it's just one of Sprint's prepaid brands. So you should expect the same coverage, call quality and speeds on Virgin Mobile as you get on ordinary Sprint phones.
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BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Virgin Mobile) : Front and Porfile
BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Virgin Mobile) : Front
BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Virgin Mobile) : Angle
BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Virgin Mobile) : Profile

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Design, Call Quality, and Plans
By this point, you know what makes the BlackBerry Curve 8530 tick. It measures 4.3 by 2.4 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.9 ounces. The Curve 8530 doesn't look exciting, but that's fine given its understated mission. The 2.4-inch, 320-by-240-pixel LCD screen looked bright and colorful, but it wasn't particularly sharp because of the low resolution. Typing on the QWERTY keyboard felt great, and I prefer the 8530's new trackpad to the unreliable old trackball, even if it's a little on the sensitive side.

The Curve 8530 is a dual-band EV-DO Rev 0 (850/1900 MHz) device. That means it hits 3G data speeds, a boon for Internet browsing, streaming radio, and other data-heavy apps. There's also an 802.11b/g radio for connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots. Voice calls sounded warm and clear, but not particularly loud, in both directions. One caller said my voice was a little choppier than usual. That's turning out to be a recurring theme with the 8530, which doesn't have quite the same top-notch RF reception as the older BlackBerry Curve 8330 (4.5 stars). It's just something to be aware of if you live in an area with marginal Sprint coverage.

Calls also sounded fine through an Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99, 4 stars) Bluetooth headset, and voice dialing worked well over Bluetooth. The speakerphone was nice and loud, as befits a BlackBerry. Battery life was disappointing at just four hours of talk time; oddly, that's more than an hour shorter than other Curve 8530 variants, even though the battery is the same size.

As always, the real draw here is Virgin Mobile's lower monthly prices. Plans range from $35 to $70 per month depending on the number of voice minutes; all include unlimited texting, e-mail, Web, and other data. None require signing two-year contracts, either.

Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions
Virgin preinstalled dedicated Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Maps apps. There's also a link to BlackBerry App World, which contains thousands of third-party free and paid apps. Like all BlackBerrys, the Curve 8530 supports push e-mail for up to 11 accounts, and hooks into Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Unfortunately, your company still needs a BlackBerry Enterprise Server to sync Exchange calendar and contact info over the air; individual subscribers are stuck syncing with a cable to their PCs. The stock Web browser is OK for WAP pages, but the free alternatives Opera Mini and Bitstream Bolt are better for the full Web.

The standard-size 3.5mm headphone jack is a boon for music lovers, because it makes it simple to find aftermarket ear buds. Virgin throws in a tinny sounding pair to get you started, along with a 2GB microSD card. The card slot underneath the battery cover is relatively easy to access, and accepts 32GB cards. My 16GB SanDisk card also worked fine. Music tracks sounded clear and punchy over Motorola S9-HD ($129, 3.5 stars) headphones. The music player displayed large album art and was very easy to use. The included BlackBerry Desktop Software works with Macs and PCs, and syncs various kinds of media including iTunes playlists. Standalone MP4 and 3GP videos played smoothly in full screen mode, even at 30 frames per second.

The 2-megapixel camera has neither an auto-focus nor a flash, and it takes middling photos both indoors and out. Crank the lights or take pictures on a sunny day, and it will do in a pinch. But it fell down hard in dimmer environments, with barely legible test shots. The camcorder maxed out at 320-by-240-pixels and 15 frames per second, but did the job otherwise.

We're fans of the Curve 8530 on all carriers. But the handset makes especially good sense on Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS, and Cricket, thanks to the balance of power and reasonable monthly fees. The Curve 8530 makes less sense on AT&T and Verizon, because you might as well pay another $50 or $100 at the retail counter and get something truly high-end, like a Motorola Droid X ($199, 4.5 stars) or an Apple iPhone 4 ($199, 4.5 stars).

For now, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 is America's go-to budget smartphone. Over on the main Sprint network, you'll pay around $20 more per month, but you'll have access to top-notch smartphones with hardware keyboards like the Samsung Epic 4G ($249, 4 stars) and the budget Samsung Intercept ($99, 3 stars. The new LG Rumor Touch promises to be another good option, since it now has a dedicated Virgin Mobile version in addition to Sprint's. It's not an actual smartphone, but it offers a quality combination of touch UI and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Stay tuned for a full review of that model.

Benchmarks
Continuous talk time: 4 hours 0 minutes

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a small and reasonably-priced phone with a terrific feature set, including most notably a full Web browser, an 8.1-megapixel camera, and HD video recording. But the Vivaz's balky, confusing, and often downright bizarre interface makes it a royal pain to use. As a result, I can't recommend it to anyone.

I'm not usually a hater. I like a wide range of devices—from the Symbian-powered, non-touchscreen Nokia E72 ($349, ) to the touchscreen Motorola Droid X ($199.99-569.99, ) and the hybrid BlackBerry Torch ($199.99-499.99, ). But all those gadgets have one thing in common: an interface that's at least somewhat adapted to their input method. Not the Vivaz, which combines a cheap, balky touchscreen, tiny interface elements, and itty-bitty ugly text to repel users.
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Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) : Angle
Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) : Horizontal
Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) : Back
Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) : Angle

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Physical Features and Phone Performance
The Vivaz is a small, light (4.2" x 2" x .5" HWD, 3.42 oz) candybar-style phone with a black front and blue or pink back. The plastic feels cheap and greasy to the touch. The 8.1-megapixel camera lens is on the back.
Specifications

Service Provider
AT&T
Operating System
Symbian OS
Screen Size
3.2 inches
Screen Details
640-by-360, 16m-color TFT LCD resistive touch screen
Camera
Yes
Network
GSM, UMTS
Bands
850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100
High-Speed Data
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Processor Speed
720 MHz

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The 2.8-inch screen is high resolution, but low quality. Even at 360 by 640 pixels, text and interface elements are often so tiny as to be nearly unusable. Colors seem pale, and the whole thing washes out in sunlight.

The Vivaz is an HSPA 3.6 phone that works on AT&T's and foreign 2G and 3G networks; it also features 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. The Vivaz gets mediocre reception, and it over-reports its signal strength. I had trouble connecting a call at one point while it displayed two bars. The earpiece and speakerphone are both clear, but not all that loud. Transmissions through the mic sound clear, but harsh and trebly, and plenty of background noise comes through. Battery life was decent for a 3G phone at 5 hours, 5 minutes of talk time.

The Vivaz comes with Vlingo's powerful voice command software, but you can't activate or even use it with a Bluetooth headset, and it's buried three levels deep in menus. By the time you find the voice command option, you might as well have typed the command.

Software and Interface
When I shook the box the Vivaz came in, a stylus on a little string fell out. That's a bad sign. If your phone needs a stylus to do anything other than write Chinese characters and make beautiful drawings, chances are your interface is totally broken.

As it turns out, the Vivaz has the worst interface I've encountered in years. You have to do everything on the touch screen, but the small, high-res screen shrinks many interface elements down to untouchably tiny size. Combined with the balky resistive screen, that results in a lot of inaccurate, frustrated grunting and stabbing.

The best example of this UI horror are the two on-screen keyboards. In portrait mode, the keys are insanely tiny. They make Palm Pre keys look like dinner plates. Turning the phone on its side, you get a landscape-mode keyboard that takes up the whole screen, so you don't see any of the context of what you're typing. The keyboard has no auto-correct, and it takes several presses to register many keys.

The horror doesn't stop there. Buttons don't do the expected; panels are pointless; programs crash. The phone's custom home screen consists primarily of a big animation of waves rather than useful widgets or data. You can easily jump over to a built-in Twitter app, which crashed several times during my testing.

The built-in Opera browser renders pages beautifully, but, once again, using it is a chore. Many pages default to showing text so tiny it's impossible to click on links. There is no pinch-zooming, and tap-zooming works unreliably. In the gallery app, swiping to the side didn't advance by one photo. It advanced by five or six, making it difficult to find an individual photo.

Apps and the Vivaz
The Vivaz's GPS works with free, built-in Google Maps, though once again text displayed was tiny, and I had to jab the Options button six times to pull up a menu. The assisted GPS locked in quickly, claiming I was a half-mile from my actual location.

The Vivaz is actually a Symbian Series 60 smartphone, but that won't matter much. The Vivaz's spec sheet shows a 720 Mhz processor, which should run apps well—if you can find them. AT&T's app store, which is a poorly-designed WAP page, only has a few apps. The adventurous can go out and try to find apps from GetJar.com and other third-party stores, but Symbian fans would be far better served by a higher-quality device like Nokia's N97 Mini ($449, ) and E72.

The built-in e-mail program supposedly handles POP and IMAP accounts, though it had trouble with my Google Apps account, and the phone comes with RoadSync to sync with Exchange. Typing e-mail on this device is so difficult, however, that it really doesn't matter whether the software works or not. The phone also comes with AIM, MSN and Yahoo!-compatible IM programs. Again, you won't want to type anything into these, either.

Multimedia
The Vivaz is a capable multimedia phone hobbled by annoying usability quirks. Take music, for instance. The phone has a 3.5-mm headphone jack, works with Stereo Bluetooth, and syncs with either Windows Media Player or Sony Ericsson's own Media Go software on the PC. So far, so good. The device only has 19 MB (!) of free memory, but it comes with a 2 GB MicroSD card, and my 16 GB SanDisk card worked fine.

The music player has one really annoying, unheralded problem: every time you add new songs, you have to hit an unlabeled "manual update" button on the phone, like you would on a Windows Mobile device from 2003. The phone also had problems identifying and filing podcasts I downloaded with Media Go.

Video on the Vivaz follows a similar storyline. The Vivaz plays WMV and MP4 videos in up to VGA resolution smoothly, and Media Go will reformat nearly any video playable on your PC into something that looks great on the phone's tiny, sharp screen. That screen is tiny, though. The Vivaz comes with YouTube and MobiTV streaming video apps which promise much. But MobiTV, especially, was sluggish and suffered from untouchably small interface elements.

The 8.1-megapixel camera gets absolutely terrific resolution (for a phone camera) in good light, with very little noise and good macro focus. Low-light shots, on the other hand, have the usual cameraphone blur problems caused by too-low shutter speeds. The phone records videos in 720p (1280x720) HD, but my test videos both had a strange skip in them a few seconds in. After that they were smooth, but a bit washed-out.

An Unfortunate Distinction
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz stands out in only one way: it has the worst user interface I have ever seen on a smartphone. The balky resistive touchscreen makes things worse, but I've seen good phones (from Samsung) with resistive touchscreens. The Vivaz' OS simply isn't designed to work well with fingers.

I wish I could recommend the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, because $79.99 (after rebate) for an 8.1-megapixel, 3G cameraphone with a full web browser and HD video recording sounds like a pretty great deal. But I can't. This may be the most infuriating, unusable phone in America. Avoid it.

Compare the Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) with several other mobile phones side by side.

Pros
Superb video and audio quality over Wi-Fi and even 3G. Transparent user interface. Can pick up watching a show where you left off on a different device.
Cons
No free iPhone or iPad version (unlike on the desktop). Expensive subscription pricing given the spotty show selection and mandatory commercials.
Bottom Line
Hulu Plus is a solid iPhone app with excellent video performance over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks, but its episode catalog is still full of holes, and you still have to watch occasional commercials even with the subscription fee.

Hulu is already a smash hit on the desktop, but up until now the company has actively blocked its service from running on most mobile phones. Thanks to the new Hulu Plus app, iPhone and iPod touch owners can finally get in on the fun. The app hooks into the company's new $10 per month subscription service, which lets you watch many more episodes on your PC than you previously could for free. The iPhone app is an excellent start, although we'd like to see an even better catalog of TV shows and films.

Content, Setup, and User Interface
Hulu Plus gives you current season passes for many of today's top shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Family Guy, and 30 Rock, instead of just letting you watch the most recent five episodes. It also streams the entire back catalog for some (but not all) of those shows, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Law and Order: SVU, and Ally McBeal. In addition to the Hulu Plus iOS app, which is the subject of this review, you can also access Hulu Plus on the desktop and through Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players. Hulu promises Sony PS3, Sony TV, and Vizio TV support soon; an Xbox 360 version will follow in early 2011.

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For now, the service is only available via invite. You can get one by requesting it from the site directly, or simply chatting about the service on Twitter or Facebook; a representative may see your comment and decide to throw you an invite. The iOS version of Hulu Plus works on the iPhone, iPad, and 3rd generation iPod touch, and requires iOS 3.2 or later. For this review, I tested Hulu Plus 1.0 on a 16GB iPhone 3GS ($99, ) running iOS 4.

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The main UI couldn't be simpler. When launched, the app opens to a free gallery that includes selected episodes from some popular shows. Along the bottom of the screen are five icons: Free Gallery, Featured, Popular, Search, and More. The Episodes button on the top right lets you switch to clips, trailers, and full-length movies. Featured and Popular are self-explanatory, and mirror the desktop site. The Search box lacks a type-ahead feature, but it otherwise worked quickly in my tests for finding specific shows.

The More button displays additional options for browsing the entire catalog by TV shows, movies, or recently added episodes. You can manage your queue from here or pick up where you left off from one device to the other. The Movies pane is fairly sparse; there's about 100 flicks in there, and most of them are either old or produced by smaller independent studios. In testing, the UI felt smooth and responsive, and more polished than Netflix's iPad app (Free, )—though the good stuff was yet to come.

Video Performance, a Few Quirks, and Conclusions
Hulu Plus streams video over both 3G and Wi-Fi. The PC app can display up to 720p (1280-by-720) high definition resolution, though obviously you won't get that on an iPhone; even the new iPhone 4 has only a 960-by-640 screen. Video quality was spectacular, both over Wi-Fi and over 3G. The Wi-Fi picture was a little sharper and more vibrant. But the 3G picture certainly held its own, with no evidence of pixelation or stuttering; the frame rate remained smooth.

You can fast forward or back by dragging your finger along the slider at the bottom of the screen. The picture works in portrait or landscape mode, though landscape mode is obviously preferred; the UI itself only works in portrait mode. Stereo audio quality also held up, though as with any phone, you'll want to use quality earbuds or headphones for the best effect. Some movies contain dialog that's tough to hear through the iPhone's small speaker, even at maximum volume.

What you don't get with Hulu Plus is access to a lot of popular shows from many of its member channels. HBO and Showtime supply content to Hulu, for instance, but they're holding back on The Sopranos, The Tudors, and True Blood. Hulu also advertises channels that have few shows—or even one, in the case of BBC America, which only shows episodes of The Office and not, say, Doctor Who. Another glitch: don't accidentally bump the power button on the iPhone, like I did. When I did that, the app threw me out of a show completely. I had to navigate back to the video, cue it up again, and watch another 30 second commercial, before it resumed where it left off. I also noticed a few momentary freeze-ups when navigating the UI, though streaming was surprisingly stutter-free.

Hulu has put together an excellent app marred by a spotty content selection and a high price. I'd probably use Netflix's iPad app, or wait for their iPhone version before signing up for Hulu Plus, especially since a Netflix subscription comes with the added bonus of DVD rentals. However, if you were already thinking of paying the $10 per month for Hulu's desktop login, the iPhone version is a sweet, added bonus.

Heck, get both Hulu Plus and Netflix if you have the budget. Aside from live sports and breaking news, you'll probably never miss that expensive cable TV subscription.

Supported Modeles:
Change IMEI Chinese Phone

Download
http://rapidshare.com/files/307744896/China_IMEI_Changer-www.free-gsm-unlock.com.rar

1.
Choose correct model
(only DB2000/DB2010 phones supported,
from 093 version CID49/51 DB2012/DB2020 phones supported via patch,
from v0.914029 DB2010/DB2020/PNX5230 CID49/CID50/CID51/CID52/CID53 supported via patch)

2. Choose "SETTINGS" tab.
Check

"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"
for DB2012/DB2020 only
"USE SERVER FOR UNLOCK/FLASH"
"USE ALTERNATIVE SECURITY BYPASS"

3. go back to SEMC tab, press UNLOCK

4. when prompted, enter needed IMEI,

NOTE:
for pnx5230/db2012/db2020 phones REAL IMEI NOT changed, flashpatch "forges" IMEI via some trick.
no worry though, network (and customer) will see NEW IMEI.
but, once phone will be updated on SEUS it will return to original IMEI.
same applies to flashing main part of firmware.

you need 1 credit to change IMEI for db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones cid49/cid50/cid51 phones,
you not need anything for cid52/cid53 db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones (setool2 version should be >=v0.914029)
you NOT need anything for cid49 db2000/db2010 phones.

Imei Change Tutorial BY JAF 1661 , 5030 , 1662 & 1202

1: Rad info ( INF )
2: Flashing last version or original
3: Imei tool
4: write new IMEI
5: press IP2 METHOD
6: selecc a file MCU ( THE SAME )
7: Ignate in CONTACT SERVICE
8: Whit RSA UNLOKER ( by lavarow)
9: Press UNLOCK
10: DONE a new IMEI BY JAF... FULL SIGNAL

This article is for those of you, who just need to set correct IMEI value.
It will not help to make Format or flashing!
this method does not require neither cable assembling nor pinfinder usage.

first of all turn On bluetooth

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and set correct IMEI value using "IMEI change mode-1"

Imei Change Tutorial BY JAF 1661 , 5030 , 1662 & 1202

Imei Change Tutorial BY JAF 1661 , 5030 , 1662 & 1202
Imei Change Tutorial BY JAF

1: Rad info ( INF )
2: Flashing last version or original
3: Imei tool
4: write new IMEI
5: press IP2 METHOD
6: selecc a file MCU ( THE SAME )
7: Ignate in CONTACT SERVICE
8: Whit RSA UNLOKER ( by lavarow)
9: Press UNLOCK
10: DONE a new IMEI BY JAF... FULL SIGNAL

Re: K750 IMEI Changer?

iam from UK.
Softwares i have XS++, FAR (which i dont use as iam a newb on it), setoollite, only cable is the DCU-60.
When i tried to call or depending on the sim card occurs following:
Orange- hear the sony ericsson error sound
Vodaphone- Nothing automatically cancels it

02- Same as orange
Blyk- Inactive Sim
T-mobile- Inactive Sim

Please note all sim cards work on my k800i.

i've turned on speakers max. i hear the signal trying to get through but then it stops. i left the phone on for 2days as the battery life is still full.

Sony Ericsson Imei Change Tutorial

BE AWARE THAT CHANGING IMEI IS ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED BY LAW. USE IT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OR WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED FLASH CHIP WITH ALREADY FILLED OTP.

Instructions:

1. Choose correct model (only DB2000/DB2010 phones supported,
from 093 version CID49/51 DB2012/DB2020 phones supported via patch, from v0.914029 DB2010/DB2020/PNX5230 CID49/CID50/CID51/CID52/CID53 supported via patch)

2. Choose "SETTINGS" tab.
Check

"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"
for DB2012/DB2020 only
"USE SERVER FOR UNLOCK/FLASH"
"USE ALTERNATIVE SECURITY BYPASS"

3. Go back to SEMC tab, press UNLOCK

4. When prompted, enter needed IMEI,

NOTE: for pnx5230/db2012/db2020 phones REAL IMEI NOT changed, flashpatch "forges" IMEI via some trick. no worry though, network (and customer) will see NEW IMEI.
but, once phone will be updated on SEUS it will return to original IMEI, same applies to flashing main part of firmware. You need 1 credit to change IMEI for db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones cid49/cid50/cid51 phones, you not need anything for cid52/cid53 db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones (setool2 version should be >=v0.914029) you NOT need anything for cid49 db2000/db2010 phones.

imei change tutorial for sonyericsson {By FullFlashGSMPH.}

1.Choose correct model
(only DB2000/DB2010 phones supported,
from 093 version CID49/51 DB2012/DB2020 phones supported via patch,
from v0.914029 DB2010/DB2020/PNX5230 CID49/CID50/CID51/CID52/CID53 supported via patch)

2. Choose "SETTINGS" tab.
Check

"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"
for DB2012/DB2020 only
"USE SERVER FOR UNLOCK/FLASH"
"USE ALTERNATIVE SECURITY BYPASS"

3. go back to SEMC tab, press UNLOCK

4. when prompted, enter needed IMEI,

NOTE:
for pnx5230/db2012/db2020 phones REAL IMEI NOT changed, flashpatch "forges" IMEI via some trick.
no worry though, network (and customer) will see NEW IMEI.
but, once phone will be updated on SEUS it will return to original IMEI.
same applies to flashing main part of firmware.

you need 1 credit to change IMEI for db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones cid49/cid50/cid51 phones,
you not need anything for cid52/cid53 db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones (setool2 version should be >=v0.914029)
you NOT need anything for cid49 db2000/db2010 phones.

BE AWARE THAT CHANGING IMEI IS ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED BY LAW. USE IT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OR WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED FLASH CHIP WITH ALREADY FILLED OTP!!!

*I have done db2020 cid49 & cid51 imei change for free a few times by writing a script file to convert to cid52. The setting & procedure are the same as when you do free db2020 flashing except you have to also select
"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"

Sony Ericsson Imei Change Tutorial

BE AWARE THAT CHANGING IMEI IS ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED BY LAW. USE IT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OR WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED FLASH CHIP WITH ALREADY FILLED OTP.

Instructions:

1. Choose correct model (only DB2000/DB2010 phones supported,
from 093 version CID49/51 DB2012/DB2020 phones supported via patch, from v0.914029 DB2010/DB2020/PNX5230 CID49/CID50/CID51/CID52/CID53 supported via patch)

2. Choose "SETTINGS" tab.
Check

"PATCH OTP<>GDFS CHECK IN FIRMWARE"
"ALLOW TO CHANGE IMEI WHEN UNLOCKING"
for DB2012/DB2020 only
"USE SERVER FOR UNLOCK/FLASH"
"USE ALTERNATIVE SECURITY BYPASS"

3. Go back to SEMC tab, press UNLOCK

4. When prompted, enter needed IMEI,

NOTE: for pnx5230/db2012/db2020 phones REAL IMEI NOT changed, flashpatch "forges" IMEI via some trick. no worry though, network (and customer) will see NEW IMEI.
but, once phone will be updated on SEUS it will return to original IMEI, same applies to flashing main part of firmware. You need 1 credit to change IMEI for db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones cid49/cid50/cid51 phones, you not need anything for cid52/cid53 db2010/db2020/pnx5230 phones (setool2 version should be >=v0.914029) you NOT need anything for cid49 db2000/db2010 phones.

Here we discuss how to flash the firmware. Also debranding a phone is flashing the phone with a generic main and a generic FS of your region

SE phone Firmware has two parts.
Main Firmware which contains all the phone software. Main firmware file has the .mbn extension.
FS is a firmware which has settings and all other data like the default Images and Ringtones and all other files that is used by phone. It has .fbn file extension.

Before you flash the main firmware make GDFS BACKUP. GDFS backup is very important and not to be missed. You also need to have USB Flash Drivers Installed.

The video Shows how to flash the firmwares. Watch the video tutorial (attached at the End).

Now some important information

In this video a w610 firmware is flashed to a k550. But you must use the firmware of your phone, if your phone is a k810 then use k810 firmwares. But if your phone is S500 then you can use either S500 Firmwares or W580 Firmware, etc.
For debranding its necessary to flash both main and fs.
Only the Main can be flashed. Not a problem. But its always recommenced to flash FS also.

Many FS are available for a phone, you must choose the FS that has your language files
By default all FS have English langauge.
You can download FS and Main from TOPSONY. Or for free from TOPSE if the FS for your area is available. Or you can make a request at se-nse firmware section. People those who have the firmware should help you. Also check out my download section for few links.
If you are flashing the FS then you must also do customization or flashing of CDA. If you don’t do then phone won’t start. Your phone will halt boot saying configuration error. To do this you must download Custpack from se-nse download area. And flash them using own_custpack method which is shown in the video as well.

Download Links For XS++ and everything else is here

Download The Video Guide

IMEI change without cable over Bluetooth link step-by-step tutorial

hello guys!

This article is for those of you, who just need to set correct IMEI value.
It will not help to make Format or flashing!
this method does not require neither cable assembling nor pinfinder usage.

first of all turn On bluetooth

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