Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman (AT&T) first look

Features
The W518a has a 1,000-contact phone book with room in each entry for seven phone numbers, an e-mail, Web address, job title and company name, two street addresses, a birthday, and notes. You can save callers to groups and you can pair them with a photo and one of 19 ringtones. Besides polyphonic melodies, you also can save MP3s as ringtones and use videos as ringtones. Just keep in mind that the video or photos won't show on the external display. You can save an additional 250 names to the SIM card.

Basic features include a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, a calendar, an alarm clock, a speakerphone, a task list, a notepad, a timer, a stopwatch, a calculator, a unit converter, a tip calculator, and a world clock. Higher maintenance users can access a file manager, a voice recorder, voice commands and dialing, PC syncing, USB mass storage, integrated GPS with AT&T Navigator, Web-based POP3 e-mail, instant messaging, a password saver for storing sensitive information, and full Bluetooth with a stereo profile. You also can use the Bluetooth feature as a remote control for other Bluetooth-equipped devices.

Sony Ericsson typically packs its phones with a host of native and third-party applications and the W518a is no exception. You'll find YellowPages Mobile, Facebook, JuiceCaster, Mobile Banking, MobiTV and MobiVJ, Music ID, Music DJ, MyCast weather, WikiMoibile, and an app for composing your own ringtones.

The W518's Walkman player offers the usual assortment of features, like an equalizer, playlists, stereo widening, an airplane mode, podcasts and audio books, and shuffle and loop modes. The interface is minimalist, but functional. You can set visualizations, but the player supports album art, as well. Just keep in mind that it won't recognize every song it plays. Like with the W980's, the W518a's display will change orientation automatically as you rotate from portrait to landscape. Loading music on the phone is relatively easy using a USB cable (not included). If radio is your thing, you'll find an XM Radio app and a standard FM radio.

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[KinemortoLikesSoup]

@Killer1573 Yes, MusicDJ is 100% free and a data plan isn't required to run it. :)

[ND4SPD686]

@Killer1573 music DJ is free

[therocket88]

@angierre @heygoldilocks open organiser then select file manager :)

[poilkjmn1]

when i plug it in the pc it thinks its a camera. D:< 

[sirtokesalot47]

it sucks conpared to the w580i i had and insuance seems to think this flip phone replaces a slide phone fuckin att basterds

[Killer1573]

is the music dj free withoout a data plan?

[heygoldilocks]

@angierre I'm trying to figure this out, too. The manual just says MENU>FILE MANAGER I went over all the settings and can't find this anywayre.

[sudiolkp]

i like this phone

[angierre]

How can I access the File Manager? I want to be able to move my stuff from the phone to my memory card. Anyone know?

[ComradePepper]

I can use all the ring tones except the one that I want anyone know why.