Toshiba G500 - user opinions and reviews

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Design
8.1
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Drop call, switch to silent profile after incoming call, noisy---Toshiba service center said it has good voice pickup. Other problems due to Microsoft, the hardware is OK.

Never use Toshiba again.

After one year use of G500, I switch to Nokia E52. My last phone, Ericsson T610, I used it for 3 years until the shell broken down.

G500 has tons advanced functions, none of them work.

1. The profile can switch to silent if the calendar is marked busy. It works, but not switch back after meeting. I disabled this function, it switch to silent profile after each incoming call. So, I have to set the silent profile same as normal profile. Before meeting, I have to modify the normal profile to disable ringer sound. Very annoying.

2. Received lots of complain about voice quality. G500 picks lots of background voice. T610 is better than this high tech. phone.

3. I set the wifi, if I entered wrong key, it hard reset the phone.

4. Usually drop call after one ring.

I deliver this phone to toshiba serive center. In Hong Kong, Toshiba is selling through Chevalier. The service lady has very good manner.

"Soory for lots of background noise. This means this phone has very good reception. For the other problems, they are not a matter of Toshiba. This is due to Microsoft Windows problem. So, we have noway to solve it. I can try to reset." Then, hundred times of sorry.

Not thing improved after reseting.

Toshiba never takes responsibility of what it sold.

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  • 2009-10-07 12:08
  • vtJI
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Hello Dears How i can get my contact nymber from the Sim card

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  • 2009-08-20 13:59
  • IaHn
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the phone is not touch screen and the wi-fi is easy to activate it.start>options >connections>wi-fi connection.it might not work if you don't have any internet provider around you.when you connect to a internet connection is asking for wep key.you need to know this except if the internet is free .

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  • 2009-07-16 12:03
  • 3Aux
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> In reply to harsha @ 2009-05-15 15:16 from P$W9I've got a problem to use the phone like a modem to nagigate in internet, can you help me?thanks a lot.N

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  • 2009-07-03 15:09
  • DqI6
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guys please tell me is it touch screen phone or not?

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  • 2009-06-09 01:56
  • 0whx
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how to use wi fi and i am not able to operate internet in toshiba g500.please tel me .

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  • 2009-05-15 15:16
  • P$W9
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Hey, CPU frequency of G500 is 420 MHz not 312!

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  • 2009-04-25 20:58
  • 0Ipi
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@SHARMA - Leave the useless Pocket Media Player... Install the freeware TCPMP (Google this abbreviation) or the commercial version of the same program named CorePlayer. Both support ALL kids of AVI, MP3 and OGG formats + straming flash video (YouTube, MetaCafe, etc.). The only difference is that TCPMP supports subtitles via 3rd party plug-ins, while the CorePlayer does not.

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  • 2009-01-24 12:35
  • SnLf
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i have thosibha g 500 mobile i go to youtube website can't open videos because not support media player
which media player supported tell me pls i buy this ph before 2 month still now not seeing vedio

help me my dear friends

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  • 2009-01-14 10:45
  • nCby
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> In reply to loukos @ 2008-07-23 19:20 from 0V6}u can use5c

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  • 2008-12-08 17:41
  • nCby
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Nothing comparing to HTC devices...

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  • 2008-09-28 12:31
  • iJfG
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i like that toshiba g500 phone.

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  • 2008-09-09 12:08
  • 2IGv
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-08-04 17:30 from mX$yJust put it into /Windows/Rings folder (create the folder if needed). Very intuitive, isn't it? :)

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  • 2008-08-27 11:41
  • M0L}
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i have this phone fore more than one year now. the beste mobile i've ever had i woudn't change it 4 nothing. but now i have problems with my battery. i've heard that is has a nokia compatible battery,but which type?
thx guys.
pls replay to maxxtromail@yahoo.com

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  • 2008-08-20 21:03
  • ppcC
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very Good Mobile, But who knose about TOSHIBA

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  • 2008-08-17 17:32
  • nCby
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What are the addition features of Toshiba G500 among Other models...?

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  • 2008-08-09 13:10
  • SkE9
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NIce looking phone however i have never used a toshiba anything for that matter but i have a feeling this phone will be of poor performance.

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  • 2008-08-09 03:29
  • mHHJ
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anyone know how you add a personalised ringtone to this phone. There isn't an option to save as ringtone which I would expect, and the manual sheds no light on the matter either!!

Thx

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  • 2008-08-04 17:30
  • mX$y
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well, i bought it 7 days ago and allthough i used to despise windows mobiles, i love this one! it's very good, has a really fast wi-fi connection,a good interface, not much of a camera of course, but camera is not all that matters on a smartphone.adding the fact that i bought it for only 89euros....it was a real bargain!!!!!!

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  • 2008-07-23 19:20
  • 0V6}
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I have a chocolate fire guard that’s more reliable then this.

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  • 2008-07-08 19:01
  • mVSx
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