Qtek 8500 - user opinions and reviews
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8.1
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7.9
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7.9
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Bought our Qtek 8500 over X-mas in Russia -- and lemme tell ya, this phone kicks arse! No problems with it at all. The battery life lasts for 5 days as opposed to what others claim. Not saying they're lying, but I will state that MOST people are not aware that when you buy a phone, you must always let it run out of juice, then charge it fully, and do it again and again. Do this the first 3-4 times you own this phone, or else your battery will NEVER last for more than 24 hours. This is how these batteries work.
Buying phones in Europe is much better than buying any phone in the US. Services like Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, etc. always mess with the phones and add their own api's and software, which degrades performance because they eat up the RAM on your phone with so much crap playing in the background. This (more often than none) ruins the phone's quality and limits the performance of the phone. Dropped calls have more to do with your provider than anything else -- that's a fact too! This is why some people love their Moto RAZRs on different networks while others hate it. All depends on what they put on it - and you have no idea what they put on it either, because they'll never tell you. I assure you though, it ain't what you get when you buy it without a SIM card.
Overseas, we use SIM cards and can switch providers whenever we choose. When you buy the phone here -- you get the phone to work the way it was meant to work, not the way a service provider wants it to work for you. As an example, I can install a 6MB .jar file (java app) on my phone, but my brother in the US can't even install a .jar file over 250kb on the same phone! Now that is a joke!
Bottom line, this phone is amazing -- but BUYER BEWARE -- because unless you're buying it unlocked, you are always open to problems being caused by your SERVICE PROVIDER, not necessarily by the phone. The US needs to wake up man! Unlock the phones and let the people choose their own darn providers! :)
Sound features are weak on this phone -- speakers suck. But it has amazing features if you like smart phones. It's not nearly as good as a PDA, so don't buy this if that's what you really want to compare it too. However, the OS (WM 5) is great and and the speed of the OS is VERY FAST. Bluetooth works great and the active sync software with PC's is great too through USB.
Who should get this phone? People who want a smart phone that's fast and can read MS documents, surf the web, access email, install games, etc... but isn't really for people who collect MP3's -- the sound is crapola! Videos play good at full screen (beautiful picture quality), but again, you had better be in a quiet room, because the volume is less to be desired.
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- 2009-07-06 16:21
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I have this phone about 2 weeks ago. Boughted brand new for 49€ :-)
It have a nice design and the quality of the material is good.
The reception is great, the audio quality is fine and the camera is not so bad.
The only bad thing is....poor batery life....day and a half if i make a few calls, sending sms's, push email, music, internet.
It's also my first Windows Mobile device
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- 2009-07-06 16:20
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> In reply to alex @ 2008-11-03 14:10 from pkuII totaly agree, beautiful phone. Wish it had the mini usb port. Mine micro fell out.
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- 2009-06-08 14:53
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I did really love the phone - loved the way it looked, the brilliant keypad, the screen was great. The system, too, is one of my favorites.
One day the charging port fell out. How stupid is that. it just came out with the charging cable. Reason - none except because they put a micro usb inside instead of the strong and easy to use mini.
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- 2009-06-08 14:45
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- Monde Mdingi
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I am using the same phone and since the beginning of this year my cell has acting very strange.
I can not open menu even if i click on menu which makes it impossible to edit anything.
It does not ring even if profile setting are on ringing all it does is to vibrate.
I would like some assistance. PLEASE HELP
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- 2009-01-12 08:01
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I have this phone about 2 weeks ago. Boughted brand new for 49€ :-)
It have a nice design and the quality of the material is good.
The reception is great, the audio quality is fine and the camera is not so bad.
The only bad thing is....poor batery life....day and a half if i make a few calls, sending sms's, push email, music, internet.
It's also my first Windows Mobile device
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- 2008-12-20 21:46
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- Dan
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> In reply to Dante @ 2008-10-13 19:58 from mE7jI have basically this same phone as the Cingular 3125. Mine restarted numerous time every day until I taped the small micro-switch under the battey cover down. The problem is the cover doesn't engage the switch completely. something about 3mmx3mmx1mm thick should do the trick. Hasn't restarted since (about a year)
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- 2008-11-14 03:06
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the restart problem its easy to fix :) just put some glue band (scotch) on top of it...4x4mm or so and it will never restart! Its the best phone ever! I wish HTC would make another more good looking device just like this one with metal body! please no more plastic htc! with wifi and all
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- 2008-11-03 14:10
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> In reply to chris_mesva @ 2008-10-06 07:47 from w6V$Welcome 2 the club. I have the very same problem - restarts about 100 times a day. I'm already so pissed on this phone that...
Can You please explain more about this little button. I coulnd't find anything...
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- 2008-10-13 19:58
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I have the same problem. the phone randomly restarts and i think i got solution to it. There is a small button on the lower left part of the battery (not on the battery itself)on the back of the phone. you just have to place a piece paper on that button to keep it pressed.
That works for my phone. now my phone rarely restarts itself. hope it helped.
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- 2008-10-06 07:47
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I have a problem with this phone and its that it reboots randomly or if its shake lightly although it doesnt occur always, its just really random could someone help me? or its a hardware problem? i already reset the configs and everything and it still wont work
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- 2008-09-29 05:12
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It's just the phone, what're you expex it to do? buying your lunch?
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- 2008-08-27 07:13
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this phone is like 50%good and 50% bad. i jus read some reviews and i agree the battery life is good but the specs isnt so fortunate. the time keeps goin forward like 3hrs. then i cant set mp3's as rintone. the speaker and ringtone is low. 2 many 2 point out.
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- 2008-07-27 22:54
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yeh i agree its a bit complicated. wouldnt advise noone on buying this phone, plus it lacks a lot of features. very difficult to work with
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- 2008-07-27 22:47
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its a very very good phone ! i'm a htc fan and i had them all... my last phone was Tytn 2 but this phone is very good if you don't need navigation... other then this all the good software work on it... and its fast...and T9 makes typing almost as fast as on a qwerty keyboard... HTC should make another phone like this maybe slimmer and smaller or maybe with touchscreen... The design is great!
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- 2008-06-22 16:46
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honestly, i find this phone being the replica of the motorola mps 220...i believe it is as bad as the mpx..
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- 2008-06-19 15:47
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- panayiotis
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this is the worst phone i ve ever had. the menu is a bit strange and not so easy like nokia or even motorola.After one month use i had a problem and the usb connection of the phone(is the same to charge the phone ,to conected with pc and headphones) broke off and i went to the service in greece to replace it.they told me that i have to pay 80euro cause its not a phone problem... i bought the phone 180e and they want 80e for a partr that they told me it cost 2e.Plus that it was not my mistake that the phone broke down.Q-TEQ = HTC in Greece has the Worst service...
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- 2008-04-24 23:36
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