To cut a long story short, i ended up buying this phone for my son, although i wasn't as convinced as he would have liked me to be, as to how useful this would be.
As it was to be his first mobile phone, and even though he is a bit of a whizz kid when it comes down to buttons and options, i thought an "easy to use" phone would be best.
Simple to use doesn't necessarily mean that it's cheap or lacking options...in this case, simple just means that even I would be capable to work out how to use it! Well, i am blond... lol! pfff...
We did look around a while (at least one whole week! lol) before choosing the Siemens A65. We found it
attractive in every way.
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~~ It's a nice looking phone, shiny silver all over, with a wide screen. The colours and general quality of the screen are bright and clear.
~~ It's a cheap phone, we paid around £50 for it, with the SIM card and 30 minutes to call for free.
~~ the buttons are large, for his big fingers, and have a nice touch to them, they are not too sensitive, nor too rigid.
~~ It's rather light, 75 grams only, but not too small to get forgotten in a pocket before putting it in the washing machine;-)
~~ it has a clip on camera, which, unfortunately, we bought separately. Although the quality of the photos are not that of a numeric camera, it's good enough for the fun uses this one's going to be used for.
So there goes my boy with his new toy... very happy with himself.
Within the evening, he'd already figured it out... he'd got the photo he wanted on his screen (himself in his rugby gear), his favorite song on the alarm to be woken up to (very optimist lad), he'd tested the microphone and recorded a few silly sounds to have a giggle with his brother, ...no, i won't repeat them here...
It did take a good week to get his line working, but that was not the phones fault! Once that going, he tested out the MMS and SMS, which he found very simple and rather fast to use. The phone does have a good reception, even in our rural and hilly country-side!
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Here's a bit of technical data...
(taken out of the booklet that comes with the phone)
Size; Width 4.5 cm, Depth 1.9 cm, Height 10.1 cm, and Weight 75 g
Technology GSM
Band EGSM 900 / GSM 1800/1900 (Tri-Band)
Integrated aerial
Vibrating alert
Polyphonic Ringer Built-in
Automatic Redial
Call Divert
Call Barring
Call Hold
Call Timer
Call Waiting
Conference Call Capability
Voice Recorder
Voice Mail Capability
Caller ID
Volume Control
Ringer Control
Speakerphone
Additional Features Intelligent Typing (T9), SIM application toolkit (STK)
Phone Memory :
Phone Book Capacity 50 names & numbers
SIM Card Based Directory 250 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services :
Short Messaging Service (SMS)
Messaging Services MMS, EMS
Supported SMS Functions Picture Messages
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) - Class 8
Internet Browser
WAP Protocol Supported WAP 1.2.1
Security Features :
Keypad Lock
Organiser
Alarm Clock
Installed Game Qty 3
Calculator Business/financial
Conversion Currency
Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch
Display :
Type LCD display
Line Qty 5
Display Resolution 101 x 80 pixels
Colour Support Colour
Colour Depth 12-bit (4096 colours)
Display Illumination Colour White
Multilanguage Menu
Features Screen saver
Battery :
Battery 1 x battery
Technology Rechargeable - Lithium Ion
Capacity 700 mAh
Talk Time Up to 300 min
Standby Time Up to 250 h
Recharge Time 2 hour(s)
Audible Battery Alert
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So as you see that's a lot of features for a "simple" and cheap phone.
It's been a year now since we bought it, and still no regrets. It does hold the battery charge well, and still recharges within the two hours expected when it was new.
Knowing my son, always in competition with his school mates, and what they may have, i was expecting him to ask for another phone, well no, he's still satisfied with this one, which he uses a lot more than i would have thought he would!
So basically, i would recommend it as an "easy to use" phone, also because it's cheap and seems rather solid (even between the hands of my son!). And when i say cheap, you can actually find this one much cheaper than what we paid for it... £20 without the SIM card..... that is pretty dirt cheap!
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thanks for reading,
(¯`•.¸ ♥ Squidge ♥ ¸.•´¯)
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by (95%):
18.01.2007 01:20
I still think nokia have it when it comes to mobiles. I do like a good phone review though
14.01.2007 20:10
Good informative review x
29.11.2006 12:17
Awesome review, it's nice written out!