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The Worst phone/PDA I've ever had.

To get straight to the point, this is what I've been facing with that model since the day I bought it:

The phone shuts off by itself in the middle of a conversation!!

The touch screen gets stuck so often and does not react to the stylus!!! and since there is no alternative to the touch screen in this model, your phone becomes obsolete most of the time.

The speakers are terrible .

The battery is short lived and does not last for half of your daily work hours.

The service is very limited to one company in Dubai and is extremely bad and non responsive.

I definitely recoommed everyone to STAY AWAY from this cell phone/PDA

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  • 2008-06-28 05:57
  • M{3J
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I just bought my O2 atom life.The phone is very good,the OS MW6 is good to use.I am wondering if anyone knows how to use the camera.Everytime I press the side button it hangs and I need to do a soft reset.Any suggestion pls,thank you.

pls email-pensacoronel@hotmail.com

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  • 2008-06-27 18:27
  • PyI}
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Hi all,
I am planning to buy this O2 Atom life model in this July '08, due to its superb function(as stated in the internet).
Can i know is it worth to buy as of now? Has the performance already been improved?Will it hang somemore? Battery life is it alright?
Please give some comment/guidelines.
Thanks.

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  • 2008-06-27 11:42
  • R5iQ
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OMG this phone is terrible battery sucks, sound sucks, camera sucks,only decent thing is wm6 but guess what symbian blows that away as well.


DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE TRUST ME

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  • 2008-06-26 20:56
  • 01pA
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A STORY OF GOOD AND A LOT OF BAD!!!!

Ok this is an honest opinion of this phone if you are looking to buy one.

I have had previous windows mobile phones including the 2 ill faded mpx200 and mpx.

Ok the design is really nice the phone is not too big . i did not need a keyboard so the fact it doesnt have one does not bothe me . the touch screen is awsome ant the phones screen is as good as it gets. That being said the bad begins the speakers are terrible utter crap compared to an iphone or a n95 you will cry. The battery is one of the worst i have everseen just terrible. the sound qualityof the phone functions are so bad i would at time need stop and find a silent place to talk. I hope you enjoy droped calls because the o2 atom life drops calls about as often as you make them. i had the device for over a year and to be fair to the phone i was using it in canada the phone was not made to be in canada so that may have caused some of the issues. that being said the camera is average , the sound is just bad.

i will say the phone does run fast unfortunately so does the battery. after 4 month i began to have charging issues with the phone and o2 service i must say is the absolute worst i have ever seen of any company. If you have the choice buy the n95 or the iphone it absolutely blows the o2 away its not even close.

this phone could have been amazing but i think it became a nightmare for consumers.

im not anyone who cares about a particular company this is just my opinion. i will promise you if you compare this phone to the iphone and the n95 you will betuly disapointed in the o2 atom life.

BUYER BEWARE. DONT SAY I DINT WARN YOU

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  • 2008-06-26 20:49
  • 01pA
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> In reply to acrylic @ 2008-06-14 11:27 from PU3j - click to readDon't throw away your O2 Mini, it is cause by battery, you need to to buy new battery OR keep the phone connected to power supply when on phone calls.

I experience this.

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  • 2008-06-26 18:26
  • ibgV
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The phone itself looks great. It's the ideal phone from the outside.
I really like how fast all the applications run and stuff, but there are a couple things that most people should know before buying one.

First of all, when you are on the phone just chit-chatting. You have to be in a really quite place, otherwise, the person on the other side talking to you will basically be able to hear every little thing you do. Even if it's a small click sound from you mouse, or a car passing your house. Everything will be heard to the other person.

Second of all, I could not get the picture text messeging to work at all. I use T-mobile in the States, but I could not get it to work. This might just be my problem, so I will not complain about it that much. Just be careful.

If you care about any of the above. Then, this is the best phone. Really, I love it so much...

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  • 2008-06-25 07:14
  • j45a
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It's the best device I have ever had.

I don't know why some say that the battery lasts short - in my case it lasts 4 days of normal usage. This device along with WM6.1 is something that other should look and envy in others. It has beautiful,shiny cover, no driver errors, many cool functions.

Just buy and forget what others say...

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  • 2008-06-20 15:40
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The battery life is indeed poor, I have to charge this phone every night. However I'm a heavy user and found that I had the same problem with my last three mobiles(SE K850i, Nokia E65 & Nokia 6120 Classic. I have found this phone very good for me. Size, touch screen and connectivity has been excellent. E-mails are delivered, browsing is quick, texting a breeze and calling no problem. As a comunications device, I'm very happy with it. As a multimedia device its lacking. video/music playback is average & photos are sub-standard, but I've always used an ipod & a camera for those tasks as mobile phones have never cut it (so far). So it's horses for courses. As a communications device its cheap and very much useful.

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  • 2008-06-19 16:18
  • pK95
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i cant believe that there are people out there still buying or even using this phone? whats wrong with you all???

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  • 2008-06-19 08:20
  • Ae24
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i observe if i connect the earphone, the sound is not good. any possible enhancement regarding how to adjust the sound.

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  • 2008-06-18 11:07
  • pu7d
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quite disappointing, not as long-lasting as XDA II or O2 mini.i bought one last Apr2007; after a month of usage, the LCD looked funny. when I brought to the service center, they said that LCD got "oil patch". they changed the LCD. After several wks, the "oil patch" showed up again. I didn't bring back to serv cntr since this phenomenon is hard to show to the serv guys, only when the phone heats-up when you use phone or MP3 for sev. hrs. Now, after a yr, I experienced no audio on incoming call. When I brought to service center, they say the motherboard gave away. since I don't want to spend a few more dollars for the new motherboard, I gave up and bought a new pda/phone - diff brand!

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  • 2008-06-14 11:27
  • PU3j
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> In reply to Amin Saadatmehr @ 2008-06-11 22:01 from xLe9 - click to readthen wht about htc touch dual?? howz that?

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  • 2008-06-12 19:11
  • 2@rh
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I livre in mumbaai and i really like this phone(O2 Atom Life) and i wnt to buy it. Please tell me weather should i buy it? is the service and spare parts available in Mumbai?

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  • 2008-06-12 10:48
  • 2@rS
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HI, this is the worst phone i have ever seen.
the speakers got out off function in 1st week, and now after 6 months the stand by time of buttry is 10 h. forgot it absolutly.

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  • 2008-06-11 22:01
  • xLe9
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Can any one say where i can download the desktop software for O2 ATom Exec from internet

please revert back if you have any reply to ramakrishnanr@gmail.com

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  • 2008-06-11 16:50
  • U2ff
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just install cs star n u can read n write chinese chars. but mine got problem in sms. i cant read n write my sms.. just using sms plus n solve th problems.
th solution s upgrade to wm6 then install new ver of cs star.

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  • 2008-06-11 07:44
  • wrHP
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I just bought this phone last week. I realized battery life is horrible. I charge the phone to 100% and i leave the phone at standby mode (no wireless network on) and no making any calling. Yet, at the end of day, the battery becomes 10%. Can it be a faulty battery that i am having because the specification mentioned stand by mode will last 150 hours.

Should have wait for apple 3G iphone. Haiz...

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  • 2008-06-11 03:21
  • u736
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Hi there , I'm currently having a 02 atom life . well I would say it a ok phone as I can storage many personal details in it . just find that this phone do not come with chinese programme . Therefore I hope someones can assist me on this area as I really don know where to get it . do mail me if whom ever know . c_k_sim@yahoo.com

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  • 2008-06-10 11:17
  • uHPa
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can anyone tell me how to update windows using wm6. i cudnt update as there was msg "connection to update server was not available. Check ur data connections settings and ensure the device date and time are correct". i have set all the things and using my data plan but still cannot.

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  • 2008-06-06 09:15
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