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16 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on features. “The phone is a good phone all round!” julian, bristol View all 16 real customer reviews

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16 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
75% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.2
Design	8.7
Ease of use	6.8
Features	6.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.9
Overall rating	7.1

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julian, bristol

Score 9.0/10

+ the phone is a good phone all round!

- battery is the bad point. i use it all day and it will last but it goes flat fast so take the mains with u.

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purchased 14 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ QWERTY keyboard

- No object transfer with other devices via bluetooth

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purchased 08 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ The internet is good and fast, and tones are good and loud.

- you can only buy the ring tones.
poor quality camera.
poor battery life

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purchased 10 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ overall the phone is brilliant

- i cant get this phone to sync with other bluetooth devices

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purchased 13 Sep 2008

Harriet, Swindon

Score 10.0/10

+ A few Technical problems to start with but once the phone was changed
it has been a complete pleasure to use it is easy to use.

- If you get a bad one to start with it puts you off, but it truly is amazing as phones go.

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purchased 09 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “im fabulous”

Score 9.0/10

+ it looks nice and is fun to use. all my friends like it

- the bluetooth doesnt work

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purchased 08 Sep 2008

tom, liverpool , “normal 18 year old ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Camera...pathetic 1.3

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “i love fones”

Score 10.0/10

+ its really handy and it's really fun

- cant cenncet to bluetooth to other devices but oh well

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- you cant bluetooth anything between friends

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- little room to personalise.

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purchased 03 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 4.0/10

+ Looks gd with modern design.

- Hard to text fast with small buttons, cant send song or pictures by bluetooth, not much to do on the phone.

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purchased 04 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ its ok for kids

- no alarm clock on it/ plus theres no blue tooth on it/and you can only hold ten photos on it

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purchased 03 Oct 2008

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Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Slide Phone

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	1.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	240x320
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
SatNav	No
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary OS
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	150
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	6
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	96
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	Yes
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Dimensions (mm)	118x60x17
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
SAR (W per kg in 10g)	0.67
SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate. A phone’s SAR rating is a measure of the amount of radiation it emits. Check the mobile phone radiation Wikipedia page if you would like more information.
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	No
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Phone book capacity (names)	2000
A phone’s phone book capacity indicates how many contact details it can store. Many modern phones come with optional memory cards that can be used to store extra contacts. A contact file is generally small and so ‘Practically Unlimited’ is often given because you would have to have thousands of people in your address book to fill it up.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Networks	T-Mobile

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