Sony Ericsson F500i - user opinions and reviews
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7.7
- Features
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7.7
- Performance
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7.8
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- Robbie
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I've had this phone nearly a year now and have found it to be a very good phone. I've only recently replaced it with a Nokia 6230i but I still keep it as a back-up.
The phone takes good photos at what I consider a minimum usable quality of 640*480. Its user interface is very easy to use and I found the infra-red very handy.
There is a problem with the little "joy-stick", after a lot of use it get stiff and is awkward to use. My girlfriend had the same phone and she ended up cursing the "joy-stick" and replacing her phone with the Sharp GX25.
1) Phone could do with bluetooth as every other phone out there now supports this (and some no longer support infra-red).
2) Could also do with a memory card or a way to upload your data(photos, sounds etc) to your pc. I have around 150 photos on my phone and no way to transfer them other than infra-red which is verrrrry slow.
3) This isn't a wind-up but our (mine & the girlfriend's) phones CRASHED around three or fgour times EACH. The phone froze and couldn't be switched off, had to remove the battery in order to "reboot"/restart it. I suppose this is inevitable the more phones become like computers.
I'd give this phone 6/10
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- 2006-02-14 11:31
- SsZa
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- no more sony ericsso
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its the worst phone i ever had!!! it just doesnt work! and its impossible to get used to the middlebutton and after i got used to it, it stopped working!!!! and the software hangs all the time i do not recommend this phone to anyone!!!!
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- 2006-02-12 21:25
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- Niamh x x x
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It's a good enough fone. it's better wen u first get it though. the mp3 ting just doesn't work like! i had it 4 jst ovr a year nd im gettin the siemens poppy 1 4 a change, but i'll always keed dis 1!
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- 2006-02-06 18:22
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- shaquille
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hello dus that thing about the joystick work it worked on my fone
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- 2006-02-04 09:50
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- shaquille
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hey u all whining about ur joystick. i have the solution to ur problem. its sipmle. hold the joystick down with ur thumb and keep rotating it in circles for about 2 minutes. ur prob will be solved
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- 2006-01-29 12:00
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- aej
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i love my phone appart from the fact th@ it seems to freeze on occation and has a few faults like th2 and i don't know how to get music onto my mp3 player which i desperatly want to do please please please help me if yu know how please.
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- 2006-01-17 00:29
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- mostafa
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its great but if this phone is in it bluetooth and memory slot it will be largest function in world if any when wont any thing sent an e mail tifa_nasr_zaher@yahoo.com
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- 2006-01-13 00:11
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- Anonymous
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i luv my phone but i dont know how to get songs on to my mp3 player if anyone knows how to do this then plzzzzzzzzz could you email me!!!!!!
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- 2006-01-07 13:22
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- fadalla
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well the phone has gotten lots of good features,but i just bought it not more than a week,and i am now suffering from a joystick problem,really i was disappointed.
And another main problem i am facing right now is that the phone freezes sometimes while you are using it,these problems really annoys any user using the same phone.
Is there any thing i can do in other to fix these problems?
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- 2006-01-02 14:17
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- Ciaran Gallagher
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Brilliant phone! Had this for over a year. Still going great. The joystick is a bit sticky sometimes now and it is possible to replace the front and back panels of the phone. I use for the latest 3D games and it has lots of capabilities, especially if you know where to download java games and applications. Its got a a brilliant camera too (can take 1 megapixel pics - interpolated) and can do loads of other stuff too) pictures taken in poor lighting conditions have lots of noise in them but if you send them to your PC you can use noise-reducing programs to smooth the images out...
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- 2005-12-27 21:11
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- stella
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im liking this phone its like my baby and its so cute and small[grrrrrrrrrrrrrr]
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- 2005-12-26 16:11
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- christina duffy
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had the phone for about a year and it is still in purfect condition i would advise anyone getting a phone to get this phone
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- 2005-12-25 16:54
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- Sthnwolf
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Had this phone well over 1 year now - have never had a problem except freezing up when downloaded crap quality free java games. Has no probs with good quality games. Joystick has only just become an issue because of me playing the tennis game so much. Display - you can't expect much from a 65k screen!! Love this phone!!
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- 2005-12-12 12:52
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- mohamed
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dam dam dam phone get out of order always erase the high resolution pictures ,cut off power sonyericsson is loser company tooke our money make us like fool.........do not buy this phone
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- 2005-12-02 15:17
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- vikum
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iwant to know what is the differnce of vodafone,quickshare&tmobile phones in sonyericsson phones
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- 2005-11-30 23:22
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- k300i
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get the k300i it is well better the joystic deosnt brake easily iv'e had it for a year and a half and is working fine and it is about the same price as the f500i.
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- 2005-11-26 10:41
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- niamh
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Dis fone is a piece of crap. it cannot handle any wear and tear wat so ever. breaks really easily and screen breaks from usual wear & tear. its not a good fone to buy.
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- 2005-11-24 19:12
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- John
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DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! When I first got it a year ago it was like a dream phone - stylish, good performance, large screen etc. But after about 6 months the joystick screws up! You can't even move it due to the dust trapped behind it and it hurts your thumbs. And it costs a king's ransom to get it fixed. This is a problem with all Sony Ericson joystick mobile phones. They get dust trapped in them and screw up VERY FRUSTRATING
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- 2005-11-16 06:16
- PGDX
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