Sony cd5e fantastic phone at great value price
DISCONTINUED, Summer 2001
Summary: T9 predictive text input for quicker and easier messaging up to 5 days battery standby time or 300 minutes talktime Silent vibrating call alert   Lithium-Ion high performance battery 30 ringtones jog dial navigation "manner key" for selecting key and ring tone profiles Includes genuine Sony personal handsfree headset Sony's first dualband phone, and the first from the Japanese giant on Orange! Advantages: excellent feature set and predictive text is a real bonus for heavy SMS users,  only Just Talk phone offering a Li-Ion battery for superior performance, easy menu system with Sony jog dial navigation. Disadvantages: screen could be larger Alternatives: for mobile internet try the Motorola V2288 WAP phone with built in FM stereo radio, or the popular stylish Nokia 3210e.

Easy to hold in the hand thanks to its ergonomic shape, and easy to control using the Sony jog dial the Sony cd5e is one of the best featured Just Talk handsets. With vibrating alert, predictive text input, five prewritten text messages and a one minute reminder to keep track of time - the Sony cd5e is a great all round phone.

Features:

jog dial, dual band, manner key (phone profiles), 100 phone memories, 3D rotating menu, minute minder, vibrating alert, currency converter, calculator, clock, alarm, calendar, conference, SIM toolkit

The "Manner Key" is Sony's formula for discrete phoning, allowing for one-touch access to discretion functions such as single beep, mute and vibrating alarm. The cd5e also offers 30 ringer tones and melodies, which can be individually assigned to phonebook entries.

T9 predictive text input will really change your life if SMS is a daily part of it. This "reads" your thoughts so to speak - and compares your text entry with an integrated dictionary. You then only have to press the key just once for each letter, making writing text messages many times quicker than the old "multi-tap" system. (Click the logo to try the T9 text input demo!)
 
 

Available accessories:

• Headset (as supplied with phone)
• Travel charger: as supplied with phone
• Car Charger
• Car Cradle
• Handsfree Car Kit
• Batteries: 1000mAh and 1600mAh
• Desktop Charger: for use with the supplied rapid charger
• EasyCom: software data solution for data calls, phonebook management and SMS.
• PC Card

 

    (Variation in operation times will occur depending on SIM card, network settings and usage.)
 

Battery	Talk time	Standby	Standard charging
Standard Slim Battery 1000mAh Li-Ion overall weight: 139 g	from 2 to 6 hours	from 2 to 7 days	?
Extended Battery 1600mAh Li-Ion overall weight: ?	from 3 to 8 hours	from 3 to 10 days	?

NB: Standby time will be severely impaired if using the cd5e with an early Orange SIM card, these were issued in 1994, 1995 and the first half of 1996.