Quantcast w580i Question : Tape adapters?
This is a discussion on w580i Question : Tape adapters? in the Sony Ericsson forum at Cell Phone Forums

Go Back   Cell Phone Forums > Cell Phone Manufacturers > Sony Ericsson



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 06-06-2008, 11:43 PM   #1
Newbie
Posts: 3
Rep Power: 0 Zombina is on a distinguished road
CPF $: 633.32 Donate

w580i Question : Tape adapters?


Are the w580i's compatible with most generic tape adapters? I really want to be able to listen to music in my car.

Also, some general reviews over the phone would be great. I'm planning on purchasing it soon, so I'd like to hear what other people have to say about it.

If you don't recommend the phone, do you know of any other walkman-type phones that are better than the w580i? I go through AT&T and am ready to upgrade my phone, so I'll only be paying $20 for the w580i. So in general, the less I have to spend, the better. :P

Thanks in advance.


Zombina is offline Reply With Quote
Cell Phone Links
Advertisement
 
Old 06-07-2008, 08:07 AM   #2
The Mod-erator
 
Zarphor92's Avatar
welcome back ole timer - camstuf 
Cell Phone: Sony Ericsson K800-Euro
Provider: Virgin Mobile
Posts: 456
Rep Power: 14 Zarphor92 will become famous soon enough
CPF $: 516,040.76 Donate
Send a message via AIM to Zarphor92 Send a message via MSN to Zarphor92 Send a message via Yahoo to Zarphor92 Send a message via Skype™ to Zarphor92

Re: w580i Question : Tape adapters?


The phone's are not directly compatible, but you will be able to use the 3.5 adaptor that comes with headphones (I'm not sure what headphones you get with it, but if it dosn't come with the adaptored ones, you can always buy one dirt cheap). You then simply seperate the headphones from the adaptor, and plug the tape adaptor port into it instead.

As for the review side of things, the phone has been quoted to have a problem with cracking keys - and commonly at that! Whether this has been rectified as of now, I do not know, but you may want to bear this in mind when purchasing the phone. In short, if you're a heavy texter or dialer, this phone is a no no for you. Hope this helps!
__________________
K800i, Focus 1.0 Mod Pack, Peter's HiFi Acoustics, 2.9 Cam Driver 35 FPS video recording

Search FAQ's CPF Home Phone Database


Sony Ericsson Forum Moderator



Last edited by Zarphor92; 06-07-2008 at 08:09 AM.
Zarphor92 is offline Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2008, 01:47 PM   #3
Newbie
Posts: 3
Rep Power: 0 Zombina is on a distinguished road
CPF $: 633.32 Donate

Re: w580i Question : Tape adapters?


Yeah, I had read a lot of reviews about texters saying that their keys broke. I'm not really into texting anymore, and only do it everyone once in a great while.
Like I said, I want to get this phone mostly for the music. I have an MP3/CD player but I don't have it installed in my new car yet, and rather than spending money to do that, I just wanted to see if the W580i was compatible with tape adapters since those are relatively cheep.


Anyway, the information you gave me was helpful. I'm glad someone replied. I was getting frustrated not being able to find any information about tape adapters and W580i's on Google. =/
Zombina is offline Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2008, 05:02 PM   #4
The Mod-erator
 
Zarphor92's Avatar
welcome back ole timer - camstuf 
Cell Phone: Sony Ericsson K800-Euro
Provider: Virgin Mobile
Posts: 456
Rep Power: 14 Zarphor92 will become famous soon enough
CPF $: 516,040.76 Donate
Send a message via AIM to Zarphor92 Send a message via MSN to Zarphor92 Send a message via Yahoo to Zarphor92 Send a message via Skype™ to Zarphor92

Re: w580i Question : Tape adapters?


Well there's not really any offical information out there to prove it works, but the headphone adaptor will accept a signal from anything that has a 3.5 input, and since the tape adaptor uses a 3.5 jack to ensure its compatibility with most MP3 players and Ipods, I'm highly confident it'll work. There is just one problem I'd worry about in your case though; which is ensuring you have some place in your car to cradle the phone - after all, you don't want your phone dangling for its life from the tape player do you?
__________________
K800i, Focus 1.0 Mod Pack, Peter's HiFi Acoustics, 2.9 Cam Driver 35 FPS video recording

Search FAQ's CPF Home Phone Database


Sony Ericsson Forum Moderator


Zarphor92 is offline Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2008, 11:15 PM   #5
Newbie
Posts: 3
Rep Power: 0 Zombina is on a distinguished road
CPF $: 633.32 Donate

Re: w580i Question : Tape adapters?


Ha, no worries about it just dangling there. I have a safe spot for the phone to rest while I'm driving about.
Zombina is offline Reply With Quote
Cell Phone Links
Advertisement
 
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
adapters?, question, tape, w580i

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:



Similar Threads for: w580i Question : Tape adapters?
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Quick W580i Question RocketDogg Sony Ericsson 14 11-17-2008 07:42 AM
Re: Sony w580i question Ron alt.cellular.cingular 3 12-09-2007 12:44 AM
Re: Sony w580i question kls alt.cellular.cingular 1 12-02-2007 05:55 AM
question about W580i singingtiger19 Sony Ericsson 1 12-01-2007 09:35 PM
Hello everyone...question about SE W580i from cingular dronek75 Sony Ericsson 1 09-03-2007 12:56 PM




All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:56 AM.

Add to MyYahoo Add to NewsGator Add to MyAOL Add to Rojo Add to Bloglines Add to NewVibes Add to Technorati Favorites Add to Google

Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
©2004 - 2008 Sugarman Studios, LLC. All Rights Reserverd.