Style over Substance (Siemens SL55)

Member Name: scotchio

Product:	Siemens SL55
Date:	15/10/03 (1008 review reads)
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Advantages: looks nice, small

Disadvantages: everything else

This phone is all about style and nothing else.
After having a few Nokias and motorolas I can safely say I will never buy a Siemens again.
My gripes are:

I live in Cenral London and rarely get 4 bars of reception
The ringtone is too quiet to hear walking down the road.
The vibration is far to feeble that it can be ringing in my pocket and I can't feel it.
The menu system is all cack handed and nothing feels intuative
It gobbles through the battery, so you have to charge it every 2 days and I'm a light user.
The buttons are fiddly and sometimes feel like they've been pressed but don't register on the screen.
Addressbook order can't be changed

There are so many things about this phone that make me want to throw it away and go back to a phone that just does its job.

Aparently the camera is excellent, however you have to buy that and its bulky, buy and integrated one!

Good looking gadgets can work beautifully, just look at the ipod (yes I have one) this phone does not do it's job properly, it will infuriate you. If you just want to pose, this phone is great, if you want to ever use it, stick to a Nokia or Sony

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