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 Jul 13th, 2005
Advantages:
Easy to use, colour screen, good battery life .
Disadvantages:
freezes sometimes, prehistoric in relation to other phones, lack of up to date features
Recommendable:
Yes
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  JulianRobertConnor
About me:
I am a 20 year old male from Liverpool in England. I am currently a student and wish to develop my w...
Member since:07.07.2005
Reviews:3
Review rated by 6 Ciao members on average: very helpful 
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I received this phone as a stocking filler from my girlfriend for Christmas. As far as I know she paid around £40 - £50 for it, and she ordered it from the Virgin Mobile website. My model of the phone is on pay as you go, £5 airtime was included in the package, and as it was ordered from the website a further £10 airtime was included. It also included a free headset which I have never used! All of this adds up to great value for money in my opinion. In terms of service providers I would definitely recommend Virgin Mobile, as they are the cheapest I have come across. A text to another Virgin Mobile phone is only 3 pence, phone calls are relatively cheap, and until recently, every so often they will reward your loyalty with free credit. Now, instead, they let the rewards build up until they can reward you with a new phone. Anyway, back to the phone itself.
Features: If you like to own the most up to date technology, and you want a modern phone with camera and video features, then the Siemens A60 is not for you. However, if you want a cheap phone that does the job, i.e. you can make phone calls and send texts, then this phone could be a good choice for those on a limited budget.
Polyphonic ring tones and vibration alert are impressive features; however, it does not possess a ring tone composer like some mobile phones. It features a clock, an alarm clock, and a calculator, and its large capacity is able to store 100 plus text messages in the inbox, and even more on top of that in the handy message archive. The phonebook is able to store 100 names and numbers, which I feel is sufficient for personal use, unless you are very popular! However, if this phone was to be used for business use, this capacity may cause a problem.
Although the Siemens A60 lacks the newer features possessed by the most up to date phones on the market, it does boast some impressive features such as games and the internet. It features 2 games, stack attack and magic picture. Stack attack is a game loosely based around the idea of the game Tetris, whilst magic picture is a picture puzzle game in which you have to arrange the pieces in the right order to form a picture.
The internet is accessed via wap, and allows you to get the most up to date information on music, sport, gossip and more. Durability/Reliability
Although I have had a few small problems with this phone, it has been fairly reliable. I recently went to Glastonbury festival, and the battery lasted the whole time I was there. Of course I had my phone switched off some of the time, but we went to the festival on the Wednesday and returned on the Monday and my battery still had power left, which is pretty impressive I feel. One irritating factor with this particular mobile phone is that it can be very slow to open new text messages, and will sometimes freeze and turn itself off. This is a very rare occurrence, but a major downside to this phone.
Size/Look At 10 x 47 x 23 millimeters, the phone is fairly large, as you would expect of a phone in its price range. However it is still pocket size and hardly what some would refer to as a 'brick'. Weight wise, 85 grams isn't too disappointing, it feels light in the pocket and in the hand.
The colour screen is an attractive feature and the buttons are well spread out so it is easy to use. If you want to jazz this phone up it also has an interchangeable cover feature which will appeal to some, although I have never bothered with this myself.
Summary Overall I would recommend this phone to those on a budget who aren't bothered about fancy features and just want an easy simple to use phone. If you have more money to spend I would recommend going for a camera phone, which I certainly will be doing when I have the money.
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19.07.2005 17:57
Sounds good. Maureen
16.07.2005 14:49
Hi A belated welcome to Ciao. Good review. I see you're from Liverpool - I'm a great fan both of the 'Reds' and the city itself. We try to get up there when we can - not only for the football, but we love the city, the people everything about it. Teresa x
13.07.2005 09:09
Good review. Basic is for me. I'll take a look for 'er in doors. Rich