The new Sony Ericsson W960i has found its way onto the Orange network in the UK, after being released on O2 and Vodafone over the past few weeks the Sony W960i has now been picked up by Orange meaning far more tariff options for savvy consumers.
This latest Walkman phone has seen steady sales already on O2 and Vodafone but the news today that it is now available on Orange will please many mobile enthusiasts as the network has won multiple awards for their customer service.
Orange also offer some very competitive tariffs which include free Orange to Orange calls and unlimited landline calls, the Sony Ericsson W960i is currently being offered from Free on Orange Panther 45 and upwards.
This new Walkman phone features the very latest Walkman software plus a brand new touchscreen interface not seen in the W-series range before.
The Sony W960i has a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, zoom and video record plus the mighty MP3 player by Walkman that lets you organise and manage a huge database of music tracks. The W960i also features the new Shake It music control which was first seen in the W910i, this lets users simply shake the handset to change tracks, shuffle and skip, sounds gimmiky but really it can come in handy when you do not want to listen to a song any longer you can just shake the phone onto the next track rather than having to access the menu system.
With a Stereo headset and media management software included in the package, you have everything you need to manage and update your playlists, you have everything you need to make the Sony Ericsson W960i an all round entertainment system.
Plus with handwriting recognition, document viewer, flight mode, built-in speakerphone and RSS feeds, the Sony Ericsson W960i makes a great business tool.
You can also store up to 8000 songs with an 8GB internal memory which puts this phone in direct competition with the Nokia N81 and N95 8GB, synchronise podcasts with your PC or download music online with 3G network or WiFi access.
3G services also allow access to the latest news and sports headlines, weather reports, and entertainment plus you can download new mobile content such as games, movies, music videos and ringtones at much faster speeds than GPRS and WAP.
The Sony Ericsson W960i is a welcome addition to the Orange network, it is by far the most advanced Walkman phone to date and when compared with other music orientated mobile phones it leaves them in the dark.