BenQ Siemens

Pros
I dropped the phone outside in the rain and somebody found it two days after. The phone was still working just fine. The buttons and screen are made tough so I still use it now in 2011. So physically the pone is good.

Cons
The interface is not so user friendly. It does not have all the letters of the French language so I have to make errors when I send text messages. The sound quality is poor and I have to repeat all the time. So what is inside the phone is not incredible.

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I have this phone for over 6 years and I can't get rid of it. Still working, no faults, battery good. Looks like this phone will last forever.
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This Siemens was the first cell phone I owned - came free with a FIDO contract for me, and I've had it for almost 3 years now. Considering that: great find.

Like the previous reviews have mentioned, it's pretty basic. But considering its simplistic nature, it does a good job with:
- sound clarity
- volume
- screen clarity
- relative ease of use
- texting (though there's a bit of a lag depending on how fast you text).
- excellent battery life (considering how much I use it I'm not having to constantly charge it)
- quite cheap

It's also a resilient little bugger; I've dropped it quite a few times over the years, and it had nothing more than a little scrape or two on the side. The downside is that one too many drops and years of constant use later, the vibrate is now on it's dying breaths. As I always keep it on vibe or vibe/ring, it's time for a new phone.

Cons:
- no camera
- limited extra features (games, music, ringtones, etc)
- navigating around menus is sometimes long-winded
- relatively low screen resolution
- seems quite old school nowadays

But overall I have no major qualms about this one - it was a good sturdy phone if you're not looking for anything too fancy. Cute little brick-phone design makes it easy to start right away without flipping open either.

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