| I have been using this sony mylo com-2 for a couple days. Let me start by saying that i feel alot of the reviews that are negative about this device are wrong. I use the sony mylo 2 to make skype calls and read and respond to emails also i use it to watch youtube videos.The skype application works great very good call quality and if your listening to music or surfing the web and a call comes in a skype screen comes up and you can answer the call.Email function is great and you can add photo attachements and view photo attachments.Web surfing is really fast but you have to turn off the power save feature(tools then network settings then click on advanced and uncheck the box that says power save) and if you do that the youtube videos are smooth and the surfing might be faster.
some of the reviews complained about the memory problem with multi tasking on the sony mylo com-2 if you are running three applications at the same time you can get this memory error screen and you have to shut down one of the apps. alot of pocket pc's have this memory problem i own the Dell Axim X51v and even though the dell goes for $455 you encounter the same problem and have to shut down apps.
I love the sony mylo-2 so far so good...
| | I bought a Mylo Com-2 predominantly for Skype calling from wi-fi (802.11b/g) hotspots. My impression of the unit was that it was well put together and the software was easy to use. I'll cut to the chase on what I didn't like: (1) the Skype functionality can't be used in hands-free mode - a big no-no for me since I like to communicate whilst having hands free. It's a shame because the music player works through the speaker - I guess it's a firmware patch thing. (2) the fact that you have to use Sony's proprietary memory sticks. Wake up Sony. The world now uses SDCards. You lost the race! (3) The price. At $299 USD it's way over priced. If you consider that a Blackberry with Skype costs ~$200 and you get a relatively cheap data-plan from a cell phone carrier you're going to have similar costs plus you have a cell phone and the other MP3 capabilities etc. (4) the proprietary microphone attachment. Admittedly they have improved this model by having a standard headphone socket.
So being fair, the product is actually well designed and the concept is good. you get AIM/YIM, Facebook, Myspace and web access without the use of a laptop (which you could probably get for a similar price used). You also get a 1.3Mpixel Camera. It's aimed at the Social-Network generation. It has the standard very good Sony 'out of the box experience'. It's a shame that it's so late and I feel that it has missed the market window. However I see that the product is aimed at children, so it may be appropriate. The question you have to ask yourself is: Do you really want to spend ~$300 on a toy that has limited use ? Why not buy a cheap cell phone and a family cell phone plan (lot's of cell phones have IM/MP3 and web/email access and Facebook/Gmail plug-ins for free - heck the iPhone has all of the above and it's really cool with an 8Gb MP3 player default [for ~$400]!. With that you can keep in contact with your kids any time and they can call 911 or emergency services if needed !! (This is a big deal for most parents I know). My money would go with the Cell Phone Plan.
The reason for a 3 star rating is that the product is well designed and functions very well at what it was designed to do. I just wish it had a cell phone built in (which would be a killer product!). I just can't justify the cost of something like this. For $100 maybe. An expensive handset otherwise. Yes, Sony is probably using the argument that you will get free communications and you are cell-phone plan free. Guess what, you're also tied into wi-fi hot-spots (which is not everywhere!). That compromise doesn't justify the cost.
| | Purchased for yahoo mail and Skype. Purchased the extra memory module. After receipt, we brought up Skype (to determine login requirements) then Yahoo Messenger (also to determine login requirements). We then played music and attempted to look at a Video. Got an "out of memory" error and were directed to a MANUAL memory manager. Had to remove applications by hand to make room for Video. Apparently applications stay resident after they are started and DO NOT use the memory stick. Took to McDonalds (actually 3 of them). WiFi automatically connected and we make a Skype call. We could not hear the person called - he could hear us. Apparently you need to use the earphones. This takes it from a business situation to a teenager with earphones. Dorky. We got into Yahoo Messenger but then were asked to login into Mail on a postage stamp sized screen. No way to "full screen" the mail login. It's on it's way back to Amazon. If you want a phone with WiFi buy a Blackerry. If you want a small computer with WiFi buy a Eee or Everex or Cloudbook or Easynote. This is a joke !!!
| | I bought it and returned it to the store 5 days later. it does not work.
1) It will only find networks with access points as far away as 10 feet.
2) It will NOT connect to hotels wifi networks.
3) It is advertised as 1GB memory but download a web page and it will not have enough memory for it, it actually only uses about 40MB
4) It will not do Skype and Yahoo simultaneously, it does not have enough memory to do it.
DO NOT waste your time and money on this COM2 MYLO
| | A personal comunicator, not a computer. |
| The mylo COM2 is great, I had the first one and didn't like it so much, but made use of it anyway. I think this thing is great, it works all IM clients well and you can go on the net and actually upload stuff. The keyboard is backlit so it's always easy to work that, it's touch screen and easy to navigate. Websites load pretty fast for a handheld and you can scroll 3 different ways. You may not be able to have every one of the applications open but, it's NOT a computer, it's a personal communicator. Just wanted to mention that since some have that confused.
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