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Because of my job I get to review a lot of phones. The last two I've been using were the Nokia E63 and the Sony Ericsson W995.
Both are camera phones with Internet features. The Sony Ericsson is also a Walkman, meaning you can put your own music and even movies inside.



I started with the Nokia which I really loved I wrote about it here. I even got Globe Duo to lower my bill and wrote about it here.
And then I joined Twitter for a period of about two weeks, during the time Michael Jackson died. My phone bill which was usually Php 3500/month became double.
I figured it must be the twittering, so I quit. I switched to the Sony Ericsson W995 and my phone bill went back to normal (about Php 3,000).
I used the Sony Ericsson for a long time, but because it doesn't have a lanyard thingy, I was constantly losing the phone in my bag. It became a problem, especially during the supertyphoons, when even my camera disappeared.

I had to switch back to the Nokia before my trip to Japan, because I don't want to get stressed looking for my phone.
Now here comes the biggie. I went to Tokyo with Alex recently and Alex talked on the phone a LOT, as in I was afraid for his phone bill.



I never even used the phone. I was constantly texting and Skyping Jeroen. We were there for only three nights.
What I did was use the Internet on my phone a few times, especially when there was free Wifi in the hotel.
So someone please tell me why Alex's bill is Php 2,500 and mine is Php 30,000??
I am really flabbergasted. I'm gonna call up Globe and ask them what happened.

On the two phones, here are the pros and cons:

Texting
Texting is easier with the Nokia because of its QWERTY keyboard, though it's easy to adapt to the Sony Ericsson from a Nokia because it has similar texting features.

Conversation
Sony Ericsson has a nice conversation feature just like the iPhone where you can backtrack texting conversations that transpired. This is the feature I like most.

Emoticons
Sony Ericsson has plenty of these, cute ones, while Nokia has none, so you have to type this :) if you want to convey a smiley face.

Internet
Internet is very slow for Sony Ericsson so I never used it, which is well and good cause the Nokia internet works and it was bloody expensive. Just when you think you're using free Wifi, you're really not!

Lanyard thingy
I need a lanyard attachment because I tend to misplace my cellphones, or they get lost inside my bag.
Nokia has this; Sony Ericsson does not have.

Pictures
Nokia takes better photos.

Bottom line: If I could take the Nokia's QWERTY keyboard, lanyard attachment, and camera and pair them with Sony Ericsson's conversation feature, we might have perfect phone.
But please no more Internet. Ayoko na. I really have to call Globe about this. There must be some mistake that can be fixed.