Ericsson A1018s
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Candy Bar - GSM 900 / 1800 (Dual Band) - 185 g

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Ericsson A1018s is the first in a coming series of A-class mobile phones. It is designed to be fun, easy to use and offers value for money. Featuring a slender, perfectly balanced...
more...exterior, the A1018s fits perfectly into the hand and is supplied in an exciting array of fresh and vibrant colors. It has a clear, simple and easily navigated menu system and the phone is full of basic, intelligent and useful features. Specific subscription contract conditions and services are provider / market specific and couldn't be captured at the time this product information was researched.





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Not to be recommended.
Review of Ericsson A1018s by wilsam00

Advantages: Strength, more features than rival M3788e
Disadvantages: poor reliability,looks,Voda network.

I bought my Ericsson A1018s only to use for a couple of months, as it’s vital I have a mobile phone as I commonly receive important calls. And plus I would be lost without one as I don’t have a landline phone. I bought mine for £29.99 after spending £40 at Safeway’s. First impressions of this phone were generally good, as it seemed generally tough and reliable. I was very happy with it until I upgraded about a month later to ... Read review

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01.02.2002
I LOVE MY BRIIIIICK
Review of Ericsson A1018s by Tanthalas

Advantages: Big, sturdy, dialable, functional, well made brick!
Disadvantages: Hard to find accessories. Doesn't make a cup of tea.

I'm a no-nonsense kinda guy. I want a phone that works, rings people, texts, and won't get damaged in a Laserquest arena. 2 months and a few tokens later, and I've got meself an A1018S. No regrets. The main reason I got the A1018S is because it is solid. Really rock solid. I've dropped it down two flights of stairs, stood on it, and had my cousin try ripping it to pieces. It isn't even scratched. Which fits my lifestyle as a teen perfectly. I run ... Read review

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29.08.2001
A solid, if basic, phone...
Review of Ericsson A1018s by thedeadparrot

Advantages: Should be pretty cheap by now. It does the basics.
Disadvantages: Screen is susceptible to damage. Very chunky.

...Luckily we have an Ericsson registered phone shop near to us that is able to (in general) deal with anything that went wrong fairly quickly. If you can still find this phone in the shops it will be pretty cheap now. If all you need to do with your phone is make and receive calls and send the odd text message then you could do worse. If you're looking for something that will make a statement to people, then I'd avoid this one. ... Read review

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15.04.2001
A phone for Christmas?
Review of Ericsson A1018s by Mopemaster

Advantages: Cheap, quite small and light, good functions and layout.
Disadvantages: No fascias, some problems, no games, putting money in is sometimes difficult.

Ok, this model is getting a bit old now and they,ve stopped selling the fascias for it, but if you're still considering buying this phone, I would chose another. I got this phone first about 6 months ago and was happy to get it for £30 with hands-free kit and other stuff, but a couple of weeks of use and the phone's screen stops to work. The phone worked but I couldn't see anything. They happily sent me a replacement after a few free calls but ... Read review

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05.11.2000
Value for money Phone
Review of Ericsson A1018s by jonwhite

Advantages: Cheap, good features, reliable, available on all networks
Disadvantages: Not for those making a fashion statement

...an affordable price then the Ericsson A1018s is a great choice. My wife has recently bought one on the Vodafone Pay as You Talk Network. She paid just £16.99 for it; currently it retails at most shops at £29.99. The deal she got was through the Index Catalogue Home Shopping Service. The phone came with £10 of calls so the actual cost of the phone was £ 6.99. The phone itself is packed with features that just 12 months ago were only seen on the ... Read review

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19.11.2000
not bad at all
Review of Ericsson A1018s by kerrypiper

Advantages: plays tunes, changeble face, small, easy to use, text name function
Disadvantages: looks a bit outdated now, faces hard to come by, tone not very loud

I bought the a1018 as a pay as you go mobile, so i found that a few of the functions, such as network selection were unobtainable to me. Saying that, I've had no trouble with this nifty little phone. Ok- so it might not be microscopic, be able to surf the net, or play the latest dance tunes, but it's still a very functional little phone. It does have the interchangeable faces (i find tham a little hard to come by though), plus a few different dialling ... Read review

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13.07.2000
SAFE and predictable
Review of Ericsson A1018s by opinion-maker

Advantages: Neutral, very solid, predictable
Disadvantages: letters too small

...would be a Mini. Obviously Ericsson felt their successful design need not be changed, and over the years has taken the original phone and just refined it and tuned it. (and perhaps costed it down in some departments). This was the original 'Mars bar' phone setting the standard in size, of course these days it is considered a 'brick' but the hallmarks are still there. Regarding the quality of construction this phone is also solid like a brick. If ... Read review

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06.01.2001
Good tunes
Review of Ericsson A1018s by Lovely

Advantages: Price, Tunes, Neat little phone, don't have to worry about vouchers all the time.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

My husband bought this phone because other ones that he has used just don't compare to this one. The price of the phone was rather cheap also which made us think that the quality of the phone wasn't going to be as good. What we like about this phone is that its nice and compact and you don't have to worry about forgetting to get another voucher for it, you can buy just the one voucher in a year but you have to at least make one phone call on the ... Read review

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13.08.2000
Ericsson A1018
Review of Ericsson A1018s by Jenniflower

Advantages: Everything, cheap and easy to use
Disadvantages: None

I myself got the coke promotion phone with the ring pulls and I am very pleased with the phone. I espically like the composer on the phone which allows you to change your ring tone to a chart hit or just make one up yourself. There are plenty of phone web sites that list all the ring tones for all nokia and ecrisson phones. I would say that for value for money the A1018's are great fro the budget as it is also a pay as you go - not a stuck in for ... Read review

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07.08.2000
Sort of pretty average really
Review of Ericsson A1018s by fripono

Advantages: Customisable ringtones & fascia
Disadvantages: Lack of features - especially external speaker

...becomes apparent. Most importantly, the Ericsson doesn't have the speakerphone capability and so you may want to invest in an additional hands free kit. There's no vibro-alert either and my impression is that the battery life is perhaps 25% lower. On the plus side, it's quite fun to be able to key in your own ring tones and the availability of clip on fascia will appeal to many users. Sound quality is reasonable, but it has to be said that some more ... Read review

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21.12.2000
cheap and chunky
Review of Ericsson A1018s by stuartwisdom

Advantages: cheap loads of add ons
Disadvantages: chunky huge breakable ariels

I've had this phone for about 6 months now, its cheap and has a good range of accessories to go with it (keyboard, hands free etc) I've yet to see a new cover to go on it apart from a plain red one or the blue and purple that come with it. The composer is pretty good but it lacks the ringtone features of the Nokias. The ariel is huge and breaks pretty easily if you sit down with it in your pocket (I've done that a few times) but you can get flashy ... Read review

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04.11.2000
Mobile Melodies?
Review of Ericsson A1018s by mubeen

Advantages: face can be changed, composer function
Disadvantages: size of phone and ariel

I got my A1018 mobile phone through the coke promotion. I collected tokens, 60 of them and sent a cheque for £30 to get hold of this phone but it wasn't as good as I hoped. The best thing was that it had a composer function which allowed me to personalise the ring. The worst thing was the massive ariel and the size. I currently use it on the Virgin pay as you go service which is great. I have changed the face, taken off the coca-cola face and replaced ... Read review

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30.09.2000
Its ok
Review of Ericsson A1018s by BENJI14

Advantages: edit melody
Disadvantages: the look

this is my 3rd phone i have had and is by far the best even though i know its not the best of phons. before i had a phillips c12 and i hated the thing.i like this one much better and am quite happy to keep it for a while yet. i know some cheats for the c12 like how to send free txt msgs but u have to read my opinion on them to get that so i can get more money like that ok....also read my other opinions plzzzz ... Read review

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04.09.2000
Nice after you got used to it
Review of Ericsson A1018s by nicnic

Advantages: cheap, light
Disadvantages: structure of menue not ideal

The Ericsson A1018 is a nice phone to use...once you got used to it. When I first got it I was not too impressed. I thought the menue structure was not very logical. But after having used it for a bit it didn't bother me at all anymore. The different songs you can choose from are all quite nice (unlike my past phone!). I especially like the feature that lets you compose your own melody. The Ericsson A1018 is very light and small. It has a nice ... Read review

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01.09.2000
Cheap and cheerful
Review of Ericsson A1018s by mattmattam

Advantages: Cheap, and small enough
Disadvantages: Few special features

I've used quite a number of mobiles, due to my friends owning an extensive range, but this is the one I own. I got the phone for free on contract, and have to pay a relatively small fee per month. This phone is extremely common as it's so cheap, but don't expect too much of it. It doesn't have many special features, but what do you expect for such a small price. You can program in your own ringing tone, and change the cover, and that's about the ... Read review

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15.08.2000
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