Sagem my220x Candy Bar mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on features. “Really easy phone to use, great for beginners” DEBBIE, DUNDEE View all 63 real customer reviews

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63 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Battery life	7.3
Design	7.7
Ease of use	8.0
Features	5.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.7
Overall rating	7.4

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Score 9.0/10

DEBBIE, DUNDEE

+ REALLY EASY PHONE TO USE, GREAT FOR BEGINNERS

- NOT REALLY ANY

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18 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2007

Score 4.0/10

Louise, Coventry

+ Reviewer left no comment

- When you receive a text, the tone or vibration carries on going like an incoming call for about 20 seconds - there is no specific message alert. This is the most annoying thing about this phone.

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Oct 2007

Score 4.0/10

Rich, Stockport

+ good looking slim phone and easy to use

- the screen split after only a day, i think the sreens should be tougher than that

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use for older person (I bought phone for elderly friend)

- Ringing tone quite quiet, even on loudest setting

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

VIVIEN, LONDON NORTH

+ IT DOES LOOK & FEEL GOOD FOR ITS SIZE ..BUT I DID FINED THAT YOU CAN NOT VERY WELL HERE THE PERSON THAT YOU HAVE MADE A PHONE CALL TO VERY WELL AT ALL ..EVEN WITH THE VOL; TURNED UP STILL NOT THAT CLEAR.. WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THAT PART OF THE PHONE AS IT WAS A GIFT FOR A OLDER PERSON . PLUS IT WAS HER 1ST MOBILE PHONE .. COULD BE BETTER NEXT TIME OLEASE ,,,

- COULD NOT HERE THE OTHER PERSON THAT YOU HAVE PHONED ...

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

paula , rhondda

+ neat and small ideal as present for xmas looks nice and simple to use good price

- none that i can find so far ideal for use needed

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Nov 2007

Score 6.0/10

Bruce, Stony Stratford

+ Simple to use, minimum featured mobile phone , great if that's all you want from your mob.

- instruction manual is not comprehensive. You have to work out some of the features for yourself.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

kay, staffordshire

+ easy to use

- graphics not brilliant

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

mary, bradford

+ nice slim phone

- keypad numbers could do with being a bit bigger and raised up

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very good value

- none

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its a nice design , nice colours and slimline

- aint got any of the lastest stuff its fine for the older people mre than the young

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Heather, Hockly

+ cheap and easy to use for a school child- doesn't matter if they loose it at this price

- nothing yet

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

mark, wolverhampton

+ design compact slim good 1st phone price very good

- not many features

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 7.0/10

Ann, Cheltenham

+ Very smart and stylish phone.

- Navigation is not that easy and the keys are quite small.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small, easy to use and manageable

- Sometimes hard to read the screen.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

c, peterborough , “not very technical”

+ cheap and cheerful ideal for texts good for price

- non really

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Brian, Castletown , “tells how it is”

+ Ease of use

- Battery seems to fade in heavy use

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jun 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ value for money

- poor sound quality

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jan 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Straight forward mobile phone - with no bells and whistles - just what is says on the can....

- Battery life a little disappointing

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Dave, Bournemouth , “Retired school teacher”

+ This is a really great but cheap little phone with colour screen. Very pleased with it!

- Had a defective battery and it had to be returned to makers after a week but soon replaced

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ NEAT AND CLEAR SCREEN EASY TO USE

- BE GOOD IF WE COULD DOWN LOAD MUSIC

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Allan, Bellshill

+ It's easy to get to grips with it as my eight year old daughter is currently using it

- cheesy ring tones

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Nov 2007

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the way it looks and works

- not able to download music

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ price

- the rest

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2008

Score 1.0/10

linda, aberdeen

+ Looks good at first glance

- keypad not very user friendly.
Setup instructions are practically nil
phone instructions are pratically nil
charger socket on the phone is very difficult to use

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Mar 2008

Score 6.0/10

Jackie, Woodley

+ light and easy to use

- very plastic looking - back very flimsy

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

geoff, holyhead , “casual user”

+ small , slim.

- writing with key pad ,to put in g press ghi and you get i not g.instructions printed on paper to small to read

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purchased 20 Jun 2009

Score 1.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I bought this phone because it was slim & appeared to be good value

- The battery life is terrible - 2 or 3 calls and the life was cut by 50%

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purchased 18 Jul 2009

Score 1.0/10

paul, manchester

+ light and compact

- price should have been a warning to me,i shall double check anything orange are selling in future.

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purchased 12 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Customer, Staffordshire , “Basic text and chat user”

+ Phone purchased for Son (who thinks mobile phones are indestructable!!!!).
Compact phone fits easily into pockets....good size screen with easy to read text...... easy to use......good battery life.....a simple phone that is ideal for phone & text use.....a fair price for an easy to use phone.

- No problem with phone

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purchased 21 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Alan , Harrogate

+ Very slim and light-weight.

- Finding a compatible connector.

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purchased 15 Oct 2009

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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	Candy Bar

Band	Dual
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	No
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	128x128
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	No
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	No
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	No
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”.
Email Functionality	No
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	No
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary OS
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	No
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)	65
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	3
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)	240
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	No
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	No
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.
Built-in Camera	No
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	107x47x10
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	No
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)	1.2
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.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Networks	Orange

Also known as: Virgin Sagem MY220X, Sagem VGMY220X

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Manufacturer's Description

Give into its perfect line
If everything could be as simple and beautiful as the new my220X! With its ideal profile, the my220X marvellously focuses on a ultra-thin, chrome and asymmetrical look. Its beautiful 65k colour screen light up its very successful design. The my220X complements its refined style with a very flat keypad, a black sensitive look and is offering a genuine tactile sensation. Easy to use, its essential features offer the pleasure of accessibility for people who love things simple.