Panasonic G520

Advantages: vibrating mode.
Disadvantages: it has five ringtones and looks like a brick.

When I first got this phone in January 1999 I thought it would be a good first phone and would be easy to use. It certainly lived up to my expectations. Comparing this to my friend’s phones this was crap. Most of the needed stuff and tools where on there but none of the flash stuff, I mean come on how do you impress the girls now. With its five ringtones and matching MSG alerts you look cool, yeah right. The good thing would be the vibrating part. ... Read review

Advantages: Vibration alert, easy to use
Disadvantages: No clock or alarm

I think this is a great and different little phone. One of the main things that attracted me to it was the vibration (bzzzzz!) alert. Great for if you are in a noisy pub and you wouldn't hear it ring. Cosmetically it is a nice shade of blue - awwww matches my eyes! Which makes a change from black of my last few phones. And it is light and slim, although it is not the shortest of phones. The screen is very large which means you get a lot of text ...
...a one button touch for the phone book and a large navigation button which makes going through the functions easy. I am generally very happy with it. However the only disadvantages I see with it are: It doesn't have a clock or alarm, takes 2 hours to charge (my last phone took 90 minutes) and you cannot make / choose your own ring tones like many Nokia phones. But that is a small disadvantage. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, vibrate alert, small and light.
Disadvantages: No games, lacking in ringtones.

I brought the Panasonic G520 on Vodafone Pay as You Talk quite recently costing me only £39.99. It is quite a small phone and is easy to use. It has one touch access to the phone book and an easy navigation system. Extras include a Vibrate Alert. The screen is big enough to fit three lines of text so you aren't forever scrolling through when reading text messages. The screen gives you information on battery life, signal strength and the ability ... Read review

Advantages: great security measures
Disadvantages: rather big and only 80 hours standby.

I love the colour of the phone, Instead of beong boring black it comes in a snazy blue colour, I think that his was the main reason why I bought this phone apart from the price £49.99. I find the phone really simple to use, I love the 6 ring tones they are so different to other phones, so you know when yours is ringing! It has great security features you can put a pin and phone lock on your phone so others cannot access your details like messages, ... Read review

Advantages: Vibrates, Pay as you go
Disadvantages: All memories in the SIM not the phone

...in car charger with the Panasonic G520. DON'T This is a great phone and is one of the best value pay as you go phones. If you are tempted to save a bit of cash and go for a cheap in car charger just don't. I bought an in car charger from LINK and it fried the phone within a day. Symptoms were turning itself off at random intervals (sometimes only minutes). I bought another one and used a genuine Panasonic charger and have had no problems with it. ... Read review

Advantages: Small, lightweight, good size colour screen, good deal on Virgin at moment with extra airtime
Disadvantages: Bit slow for each function to load (or maybe I'm just impatient)

...Could be that I am not so good with mobiles - only ever owned two (a Panasonic G520 and Nokia 8310 - power button broke) but I found it a bit difficult to get going with this A65. However my eight year old is finding it quite easy to navigate! Am now getting the hang of things and enjoy using the phone. It is WAP enabled and tri band, has predictive text and downloadable games (Stack Attack and Magic Picture are included one is a Sonic type game and Magic Picture is where you slide the blocks round to get the picture to appear - I may lose the phone a the kids love these games and think it is a mini playstation!). The ringtone choices are quite boring and limited but you can download others. The sound quality is very clear. The colour screen is a good size and clear also ( a bit of a novelty for me anyway as I've never had... Read review

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Advantages: Great quality, useful features, SNAKE!!
Disadvantages: Err...call length display?

...After my dear Panasonic G520 departed from this world after an encounter with my over-active puppy, I had the heart breaking decision of deciding on it's successor. Now many people had recommended the Nokia 3210, but with mobiles going as cheap as £30, what justifies paying an extra £50? Well, anyay, I took the plunge, and I have to say I love it. Now available to us pay-as-you-talk folk and a more wallet-friendly £80, compared to last year (£WHAT?!?!) the Nokia 3210 has become somehat of a fashion accessory, but more on that later. First, a look at the functions of the phone. Now have you ever held a Nokia 3210? I suggest you do, it's the comfiest phone there! Slips straight into the palm of your hands and all the buttons are sensibly placed, basically, I could stroke it all day. The keys are also very reliable, they make a satisfying... Read review

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