V600i

The V600i is a rebranded for Vodafone:

It is very similar to the , even down to the batteries being interchangeable. The software is also pretty much the same, except for the requisite UMTS features.

Pluses:

  • Small Size (only a couple of millimeters thicker than the )
  • Standard SonyEricsson power connector (not the newfangled one they're using on the ).
  • Great screen (same size as , but smaller than the ), readable under direct sunlight as shades of gray.
  • Excellent Bluetooth features (and data performance)
  • RDS-enabled radio.

Minuses:

  • "Sub-mini" data connector
  • 1.3Mpixel camera - plastic flap opens too easily
  • Side keys (they require long presses to activate, but are still prone to accidental activation unless you switch on the keypad lock - it isn't on by default).
  • Non-standard (i.e., SonyEricsson) stereo headset (same as the 's)
  • No memory card slot.

Bluetooth Services as reported by Mac OS X:

Dial-up Networking, Serial Port, HF Voice Gateway, HS Voice Gateway, OBEX Object Push, OBEX File Transfer, OBEX SyncML Client, OBEX IrMC Sync Server, Mouse & Keyboard

Adding support:

(Based on this hint. See the Resources section below for an alternative.)

Again, this is pretty much identical to all other SonyEricsson phones, so it's strange that can't roll out a quick update. Before adding your phone to the Bluetooth device manager, modify PhoneModelsSync.phoneplugin/Contents/Resources/MetaClasses.plist (inside iSync.app) to include the necessary identifiers as such:

<key>com.sony-ericsson.K600</key>
        <dict>
                <key>Identification</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>com.apple.gmi+gmm</key>
                        <array>
                                <string>Sony Ericsson+Sony Ericsson 600</string>
                                <string>Sony Ericsson+Sony Ericsson V600</string>
                                <string>Sony Ericsson+Sony Ericsson V600i</string>
                        </array>
                </dict>
                <key>InheritsFrom</key>
                <array>
                        <string>com.sony-ericsson.irmc5</string>
                </array>
                <key>Services</key>
                <array>
                        <dict>
                                <key>ServiceName</key>
                                <string>com.apple.model</string>
                                <key>ServiceProperties</key>
                                <dict>
                                        <key>AlternativeNames</key>
                                        <string>V600i</string>
                                        <key>ModelName</key>
                                        <string>K600</string>
                                        <key>PhoneIcon</key>
                                        <string>SEK600.tiff</string>
                                </dict>

WAP Headers:

(to be filled out later)

Resources:

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