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- Anonymous
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It's not a bad basic phone. I got it when I was working in London last year. I took it back with me to the States, and it works just fine with Cingular Wireless.
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- 2006-07-03 01:03
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Actually, it's not worth it for older people either. The buttons on the phone extrude too much, and keep getting pressed at random while in a bag or pocket. Combine this with an imbecilic one-button locking mechanism (couldn't they have used two buttons for locking, like Nokia?), and you have a phone that keeps unlocking itself when it shouldn't, and while you don't know.
It's not even good as an ultra-basic cellphone for talking only. With rubbish such as the A60, it's no wonder Siemens had to sell off their mobile division.
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- 2006-04-20 10:26
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- Kemo
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no downloadable games and stupid pre-installed ones, no java application, no infrared, no bluetooth, no calendar, no organizer, no dymanic vibration (C35i had a very nice duck one and C55 had many vibration styles)....
so if i need to give it a name, i would call it the NO Phone.
But it has a use still... u can give it as a gift to ur 70 years old grandmom ;)
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- 2006-02-24 17:35
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- Anonymous
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This phone is super. I donnt know wat ur bad coments are..... its the lord of mobiles except no game download and very few games in mobile... but i have it its surely better than siemens m35!!!!
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- 2006-02-08 15:23
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- taks
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its just a fone and worse because the mouthpiece just went out and no technician can fix it. quite irritated.
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- 2006-01-12 08:01
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- GToulouzas
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Quite probably the worst phone I've had the misfortune of owning, ever..
I bought this one 1.5 year ago as a -relatively- cheap, throwaway phone for use during my national service, because I had been satisfied with older Siemens models (especially M35i). Unfortunately, the Siemens A60 proved itself to be a piece of garbage, even for its low-end positioning. This phone turned me off Siemens mobiles for ever!
Problems..
--Flimsy construction, creaking plastics, gets scratched all too easily
--Does not have automatic keylock feature. Additionally, the manual keylock itself is useless, as it is stupidly bound to a single button (#), meaning that the phone will regularly unlock itself while touching your keys, or some coin in your pocket.
--The keys (ALL the keys, including "call") have a lousy feel, and the tendency to easily get pressed while the phone is in your pocket. This might lead to unwanted calls and charges quite often.
--It has no archive. Seriously. You open up the "calls" list to check when you made a previous call, or sent a past sms, and you're surprised to see.. it doesn't keep records for anything outgoing!
--Lousy battery uptime. Drains within 2 days of sparse use.
--No calendar!!
--Build quality is so bad that a 1.5 year old device looks like it's been beat worse than my 4 year old M35i (and 5 year old Nokia!).
Need I continue? This a phone to be avoided -- even if someone gives you one for free, pay a couple of euros more to buy a *real* cellphone, and send this one to the trash, where it belongs.
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- 2005-12-23 15:18
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- Azam
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I am using this phone for 2 months. In the start I found this fone good, but after some time I really got bored of it. It doen't have no MMS. Its colours are also very dull and yellowish. One cannot compare it with any other colour fone. :(
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- 2005-12-07 11:23
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- TeoX
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One more thing:
If your battery does not stand enough - remember to set the brightness.
In the evening I set it to 20%, and in daylight - about 40-50%.
Note that few models in the world have both brightness and contrast settings !!! (constant and traditional disadvantage of Sony Ericcsons)
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- 2005-10-25 11:30
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- TeoX
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I had this phone about 2 years ago and I was very satisfied. Yes, still wonder about it's functional cut off. But if you hunger for MMS and Java (downloadable games) - just buy C60 - plus external camera compatibility. All the rest in C60 is the same.
If you want also calendar, organizer, voice dialing, email - buy M55. M55 is the best you can get for it's prise.
Shortly - you get pretty enough for the price.
Now about the battery - I would like to disagree with Geoff. It lasts pretty long:
- if I play the game/setup options for over 1 hour/day it lasts steadily for about 5 days !!;
- if I leave it "in peace" the battery STANDS OVER 7 DAYS, and often 8 !!!
About the # key - sometimes the keyboard unlocks in the pocket - well, but do not place the phone in tight jeans and keep the display/keyboard to the body.
About the WAP - I downloaded much pictures and ringtones (midi) - no problems setting them to a group.
And now about the game. I really loved this phone just because it's color 2D version of Stack Attack !!!
Now I have Siemens CX65 - it has the Stack Attack Advanced - the 3D color version. But I still feel great nostalgy about the 2D colored version - nothing is better! Trust me! As far as I know, c60 has it too.
Finally - I would not prefer Nokia 1100 to a60, but I'd rather get Siemens C60 or M55.
Good luck!
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- 2005-10-25 11:23
- m{jy
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I have had it 4 ages want the LG F2400, but apparently bluetooth don't wurk. Key lock is rubbish, it spent £10 on internet! Takes ages 2 turn on. Waitin 4eva 4 anyfin! No camera, no downlodes, no gud games! No nothin
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- 2005-10-22 21:30
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- Keshava
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I am unable to view the screen content(complete blank). so someone help me how to increase the bright/contrast or how to reset it.
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- 2005-09-10 17:37
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- A dude
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Hm... i don;t know about othe people, but I am satisfied with this phone... I have it for a year, and no problems ocured. The battery lasts 5-6 days if I don't use it very much (SMS from time to time), and 3-4 days if I play a little. It has the basics, but I really wanted a calendar :(. I will change my phone now because it's getting really old :). I have dropped it too many times in a year, but it doesn't have anything.
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- 2005-08-28 01:37
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- Geoff
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This phone is poor for some basic reasons. Its battery life is very poor and the keypad lock is completely ineffective due to it being the # key. It unlocks itself and sent itself 43 email a couple of days ago... ouch the cost! I would advise aagainst this one!
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- 2005-07-19 16:58
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- lucy
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its a crap fone and NOBODY should ever buy it.by the way can u get covers in mandurah W.A. cya
ps remember NEVER get this fone
cya l8a evry1 luv yah mwamwa lucy
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- 2005-07-11 12:08
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- everton carr
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i think the name siemens made the a60 look
very bad because of the name
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- 2005-07-10 00:22
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- Dewalt
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It is a great phone, but I sold mine and bought a Nokia 1100. I hope I made the right choise...The only problems that I have with the A60 is that it doesn't have MMS. You can basicaly download nothing with it. My Phonecode was blocked and I had to call Siemens. They wanted to charge me R75 to give me a new Phonecode. The sollution that I had, was to rather restore my Factory Settings. The only problem was that I couldn't use a phonecode anymore because it was blocked. The Siemens A60 is worth its price.
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- 2005-06-05 04:10
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- jake bateman
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how do i reset the language to english?
because my A60 was stolen and retuned in a different language
plz tell me
jake bateman
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- 2005-05-31 18:20
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