alex holmes - Derbyshire UK - 4/10

I purchased the Erricson t39 back in June of this year, as it was the best phone for features at the time with in such a small phone. However after starting to use the phone I found this was not the case. Despite it goods looks the phone is full of little bugs. Most of these faults are all manufacturing faults. Such as the faults can include any of the following below 1) When I first purchased the phone, there was a fault with the battery information. For instance when the battery was fully charged it was saying that I only had just over 24 hours worth of power before I need to recharge it. I looked on the Internet to found out that on average 3 out of 5 phones suffer from this fault as it was down to a manufacturing fault. With the information from the erricson web site, I then took this to my local phones4u phone shop who said this was not true. Only after throwing a big stink they decided to change the phone for me. 2) The phone can sometimes be prone to crashing with out warning. The only way 1n which you can spot this is when you pull the flap down and the display does not change over. 3) The blue tooth function can really drain the battery by activating it for e.g. only one hour. This has a big down side if you need to use the phone with in for example a company car, as you need to keep it on charge with in the car as otherwise by the time you get there your phone battery would be flat. Apart from the following, the T39 is good fun as it is very small and compact and brilliant for people who don't like to carry a heavy phone about. However I would think twice about having another one.

James - Berlin Germany - 6/10

the ericsson t39 is the predecessor of the popular t28. anyone that owned the t28 knew that it lacked in essence and the t39 is basically a better and more sophisticated version of this model.

the ericsson t39 undoubtedly differs from the t28 in a range of manners. concerning size wise the t28 wins the competition but only if you were to compare the two phones together. yes when you place the t28 next to the t39 you can see the difference in size but in you were to actually measure it then it would be obvious that it is only larger by a few millimetres. viewing the t39 you can see that without the pre impression of the t28 the t39 is definitely a thin and stylish phone, the difference being the concave display on the t28. the t38 also has an antenna, which is more compact and shorter.

there has been an advertisement campaign on the ericsson website that boasts that the t39 is a world phone and i will have to agree because of its range, second to none. it has a range of gsm 900, 1800, and 1900 networks, this may not sound like much especially if you don't know what the figures represent but considering the t28 only had the ability to cover gsm 900 and 1900 you can see the difference. the us uses gsm 1900 networks whereas asia and europe use 900 and the newer 1800 with a much wider range and thus the preferred network.

classic blue, rose white and icecap blue are the colours available for the new t39 and with the new stylish approach the ericsson t39 is attracting a lot of nokia previous customers. although there is not the ability to change colours as with nokia phones the stylish silver flip out face and the contrasting grey antenna creates an effect that is not bound by the changing fashions.

remember the hidden confusing button on the t28, the one that made it very awkward opening the cover face; this is all gone in the t39, the producers must have realised how much of an inconvenience it was and they have replaced it with two extremely small latches at either side providing a lot of mobility but also a much more convenient way to access the phone.

The keypad on the T39 has gone through a huge transformation, some for style reasons and some for convenience. For instance when one presses a key button the phone lights up, of the T28, this was a small and useless effect as the buttons were white and would cancel out the background colours but the T39 has clear transparent coloured button which allows the backlight to shine through creating a sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing look. The cancel button on the new phone has been reposition into the middle, between the yes and no buttons. What is the advantage of this, well basically apart from the convenience it allows it simply just looks better and fits in with the theme of transformation that Ericsson are currently boasting. In addition the arrow keys on the keypad are merged together intone individual button. It depends on your taste whether you shall consider this a disadvantage and deterioration or a step forward.

The battery on the T39 is much more capable of longer life than the T28. 600mAh (BUS-11) vs. 500 mAh (BUS-10). The Bus 10 has a smooth dark finish whereas the Bus 10 has a rougher less attractive finish. The Bus 11 battery boasts 300 hours of standby and 11 hours of talk time. Yes I know what your thinking. Yeh right. And basically you would be right, as always the specifications in the booklet and the actual battery life experienced often differs and the T39 is no exception. This is because of other factors coming into play such as vibrations, which takes up more battery life.

Owners of the T28 and the T39 will not have to go out and buy new accessories because the hands free kit connectors and the battery connectors are all the same although the indicator light as moved from its original position on the T28 to the top middle of the phone on the T39.

The problem with a lot of new phones is the lack of stability that I experience with them; this is the case with the new Motorola phone. They are so small and compact that not only will they be easier to loose but in addition as soon as you drop them, you will find yourself in tears and anyone that has ever broke a phone knows that repair is something that is very unlikely. This is another advantage of the T39, although it is heavy it is packed with functionality and it doesn't break easily.

Other extras to this phone also include the ability to have synchronization between your phone and your windows PC through infrared Bluetooth, alarms, timer, stopwatch, the ability to send animated pictures via EMS, calculator, POP3 email connectivity, and 2 games.

The games on the T39 are Tennis and Erix, tennis being the most popular of course. Tennis is just basically pong but don't be put off, it can be entertaining especially when on long trips with nothing else to do.

POP3 email connectivity is another extra that I don't really think is a true bonus for most of us PC and Internet owners. Anyone that has Sky digital will know that sending an email through a remote control used for typing numbers can be both irritating, frustrating and time consuming.

The Ericsson is a great phone with a lot or functionality and durability. At around £170 it is a bargain compared to a lot of other phones on the market. The classy and sophisticated new designs really elevate the quality of the phone and an aesthetically pleasing phone and a truly functional one is a winning combination.

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