So you want a great phone at little cost? (Siemens A55)

Member Name: bluebirdy

Product:	Siemens A55
Date:	14/03/04 (209 review reads)
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Advantages: Functional, Reliable, Cheap

Disadvantages: Not so many high-tech features, Not colour screen

When I was busy trawling the mobile phone shops around Christmas, one thing that became apparent is that most stores were happy to recommend the Siemens A55. Now, this might just sound like good sales tactics - it it wasn't for the fact that this is also one of the cheapest phones on the market. It is also a great solid, functional little phone.

So what's the catch then - cheap and good - can't be true?

Features:
Alarm clock
Polyphonic ring tones and composer
WAP
Cool little logos,
Variety of fun (and addictive- be warned) games
EMS
SMS- text messaging is made easy thanks to the T9 predictive text option.
Weight: 85g
Size: 103 x 46 x 21.5mm
Standby time: up to 250hrs
Talk time: up to 6hrs
It is small, lightweight and rather attractive - funky red or blue.
Screen - has an orange backlight which makes the screen very clear.
Easy to use speakerphone and great clarity when talking.
Reception - very good (better than my current phone which cost more - groan!)
Clear, easy to understand, looks great, very practical!

So, um, yep, no catch really. Ok, so it doesn't have all the high tech gimmicks of a camera/video/do anything at all possible phone, but this is a great little functional, reliable phone that is easy to navigate around - great for those technology phobia people, or those who simply want a great phone that will last. And it really does have some useful features.

The phone was purchased for about £39.99 on orange. It is one of the cheapest mobiles on the market at the moment but also one that came highly recommended to me by phone dealers - often being recommended above more expensive mobiles.

Now that must be saying something!

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