Siemens A50

Advantages: About as cheap as you can expect to find
Disadvantages: The buttons are VERY annoying, and it is quite easy to damage.

...I decided that what I needed from a phone was simply to make calls and send the occasional text message. That's why I bought the A50. Its cheap, no frills approach seemed to be just what I needed. And don't get me wrong it has served me quite well but I do have a few gripes that are making me think I might soon be changing phones (I now have). The main one is that the buttons are not very responsive. There is nothing more annoying than trying to write a text and moving on to the next character only to realise that you didn't press the button hard enough for the last one to register. This phone is certainly not for the ardent texter. It just doesn't provide as exciting a tactile experience as you would like. Whereas some phones are actually a joy to use (see my review of the Sony Ericsson k700i) using this phone really is...

8david5 05.11.2004 (09.03.2005) · Read review
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Siemens A50

Advantages: Small and stylish
Disadvantages: Quality of games

...I had my Siemens A50 given to me at Christmas and I am still now trying to figure out how to use some of the functions on it such as the melody manager. The handset itself is light (96g), stylish, appealing to look at with a good button layout and fits nice and comfortably in your hand or pocket. It has a good battery life both on standby and talktime use (I do not know exact figures at the moment but will add them as soon as I find them out). The screen is a nice large visable size, which lights up a nice orange colour when you touch the buttons or have and incoming call. The ringtones I think sound a bit cheap and tacky for such a stylish phone, but there is quite a good range (20), but I'm not sure if u can download more if you wish. I think the volume of the phone is a bit too quiet if in a bag but in normal circumstances it...

upton_girl 15.04.2003 · Read review
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Siemens Speak into my Ear

Advantages: It is just a phone
Disadvantages: It is just a phone

...Pity the poor shop assistant who gets to serve me an electrical goods store, I know exactly what I want and exactly how much I want to pay for it, and if you don't try to sweeten the offer then I walk. Anyway down to phones about 18 months ago my old Phillips brick that cost me a tenner died horribly and unexpectedly. Good taste prevents me from disclosing the full details surrounding its death, but the end result was I needed a new phone. I wandered pseudo aimlessly around quite a few mobile shops, but I had already decided upon the Siemens A50 cause it was the cheapest, and it wasn't a Samsung (I just thing that Siemens is a much better name, I am putting my Siemens next to my ear ho ho ho). Anyway the shop assistant tried to up sell me to one with a colour screen "how does that improve the phones abilities I asked", how about...

Champ666 19.03.2004 · Read review
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My mobile may be vintage but it's a good 'un!

Advantages: Durable, simple to use
Disadvantages: Would not appeal to those liking a trendy phone

...-programmed ring tones is adequate for my needs although perhaps a younger user would find them too limited. The phone is used daily and still has the original battery in place. The battery is not holding it's charge for quite as long as it used to, but this really is not a problem to me. Considering the phone and battery are over four years old, I do not consider this to be an unreasonable situation. The talk and standby time on the phone are acceptable, I tend to make one or two shortish calls per day and only charge the phone twice a week on average. The reception quality of the Siemens A50 is very good, certainly comparable to other mobiles that I have used. The one draw back with the phone that I feel I must mention is that the loudest setting of ring tone volume is not quite loud enough to hear over my narrowboat engine, however I am sure...

brittle1906 25.04.2009 · Read review
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Oh pleeease I just want to make a phone call.

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: short battery life / sticky keys

...when one stops working they all do so I have a camera to take photos, a pc for games, internet etc and a camcorder that makes films so wanted a phone to make phone calls. After the enthusiastic young man in the phone shop, had tried without success to sell me all manner of the latest gadgets I bought a Siemens A50 for £59.99. This included the phone, user book, battery charger and £1.00 starter credit. I found the user book very helpful and informative, it is written in plain English and has illustrations to help you understand better. The phone its self is quite attractive in dark blue and white with an easy to read screen, the screen is quite large enough to read easily, not a colour one but I don?t need a colour one anyway. The phone is quite small at approximately 4 inches long so it fits nicely into my handbag. It got quite...

kimking 17.12.2003 · Read review
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Its a mobile phone, NOT a Gameboy...

Advantages: The features (except for WAP), the phone/phonebook customisation, EMS, predictive SMS, large memory capacity and vibrate alert!
Disadvantages: No FREE ringtones/logos from Siemens, simple games, WAP, the thin phone cover and the lack of a phone cover, as standard! No ringtone editor.

...? A sound that will grab your attention, of course!! There are also four "Individual" ringtone selections, which are blank when you get the phone, but you can download ringtones from the Internet (via WAP) or via text message. If you do download the ringtones, then make sure you select an A50 or C45 tone and NOT another Siemens model tone, as this can makes the phone go weird. I did this accidentally and it kept switching itself off!! Don't try that at home kids.... The only ringtones I could find first of all, were on the Siemens website, but you have to pay for those and I couldn't be bothered. Then I found a useful WAP website called Club Siemens (http://wap.club-siemens.com), which has free Siemens ringtones and logos. Even though it doesn't have the best ringtones or logos ever, it's still FREE! If anyone knows any better sites...

fenerg 30.01.2003 (11.04.2003) · Read review
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Natty Phone with cartoon ducks

Advantages: Stays charged for 5 days
Disadvantages: only basic features

...I bought a phone a Siemens A50 phone just before Christmas 2003. I did so as I had no home phone and I so wanted a mobile, but one without a monthly rip off charge. Previously I had been charged mad money on my Barclaycard for a phone I had never used much £15 a month for two phone calls! This Siemens A50 was the cheapest in Woolworths at the time it was £60 so I decided on it. It comes in a nice little box with a charger a small one which was a surprise considering the size of previous chargers I had had. Also full instructions are included. You have to phone up the head office to have the phone switched on and then it is away you go. I also went for the call overseas option. When over seas you can ask to have the phone connected to a local service. The battery life I have found is far better than any of my previous phones...

jonkelly 11.06.2006 · Read review
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Call me on my swank phone

Advantages: Nice and compact
Disadvantages: Takes two buttons to open

...tellin the time. When I first had this phone, a image of four ducks walking across the screen would appear whenever I closed my phone. Now I have a fish slappin a cat in the face! Very funny stuff and the Siemens company must change for us once in a while I guess! The battery only takes two hours to charge and can go on standby for four days....

cheung 26.01.2003 · Read review
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A great little phone, when it works!

Advantages: Small, stylish, large memory, long battery life, text writing is easy, wap
Disadvantages: Small buttons, ring tones are irritating, low ringer volume, freezes when accessing inbox/outbox

...I bought the Siemens A50 from the Carphone Warehouse last December. It only cost me £39.99 at the time as I got a £20 trade-in on my old Motorola phone. Looks: I was instantly drawn to the A50's attractive design. Although not the smallest available, it is a compact, slimline phone and a baby compared to my old one! It is stylish and it isn't very heavy. Battery life: The battery lasts for a long time. I mainly use it for texting so it easily lasts a week and a half. Predictive Sms: It makes writing texts much simpler. If there is a word that the phone doesn't recognise you can spell the word and save it, so it is recognised in the future. Phone book customisation: It has groups into which you can put your different phone numbers, eg. office, family, leisure, VIP. You can also assign a different ring tone to each group...

Jocellina 10.11.2003 · Read review
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A cheap phone with enough extras to keep you busy

Advantages: Small, compact, wap
Disadvantages: poor games, orange screen

...In 2002, my £150 phone was stolen and it wasnt insured. after going for several months without a phone, i decided i needed a new one. due to my earlier loss, i wanted a cheap phone and the seimens a50 was the cheapest availible at £49. Value because the seimens a50 is so cheap, you are not going to get the lastest features such as cameras and colour screens but personally, who needs them. the seimens is exxcellent value for money, incorperating wap, 2 games and the other general mobile phone features. Size Again, the seimens isnt the smallest phone on the market, but it is still very small, easily fiting into the palm of your hand. it isnt to heavey, which you tend to get with phones with more features. Robustness i have dropped my seimens a50 many times in water, on concrete and off the back of the boat when i went scuba...

gpk115 11.08.2003 · Read review
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