Excellent overall package.

Decision to purchase was solely based on the fact that it was the only Pay-as-You-Go model with Bluetooth but cannot fault this phone.

Loss of one star down to poor ergonomics with external buttons which can easy be accidentally pressed if in pocket, golf bag etc.

User friendly phone with a fantastic camera

This phone really took my surprise, having never used a Panasonic handset before, but I was pleasantly surprised by the well designed, user friendly features. It comes with a very good built in camera for a phone, which by far is it best selling point over other camera phones on the market. The pictures come out much more clearer, with zoom functionality and the option to edit the pictures taken. I took some pictures with it and was really amazed by the quality. The buttons are well designed for text addicts and it comes with some quite cool polyphonic ring tone as standard. Plus it weighs at a mere 83g!

I give this phone a big thumbs up because it ’ s very sleek and stylish and in my opinion, one of the best looking flip phones on the market. I think it ’ s just about the right size too, because if like me you loose very small phones but don't like carrying a big bag to accommodate an equally big phone, then the size is just right.

A good all rounder with some nice little extra functions.

The mobile is quite stylish but still a bit on the large side (compared with the phones coming out these days). The phone itself is really easy to use, you barely need the manual at all. All of the menus are very self explanitary, but there is an even more detailed online manual avaliable at the Nokia website if you need to fall back on it. You can easy download and print this out if you wantit (the phone does come with a slightly briefer manual).

The colour screen is impressive, with all of the icons in the menus being in full colour with their own little animations to go with them. There is a photo facility that offers an impressive 352x288 pixels per photo, with a zoom fuction and night mode. The night mode isn't really very good as you sill need some light and there is no flash or anything. All round, the photo capability is a bit of fun, but don't expect it to be of great quality. One nice function is that you can take a photo of your mates so when they call you on your mobile, their picture appears on the screen. Handy when you can't remember peoples names!!!

You can download stuff like ringtones, wallpapers and games from the net or a CD if you get yourself a USB data cable. These are all as good as each other, so I'd recommend that you just shoot onto the net and buy one from an online auction or indeed Amazon! With the cable, you can also convert you pics from your phone over to the computer, enabling you to store pics from all your nights out!!!!

There is a handy hands free option for those drivers amongst us. This is simple and easy to operate, just follow the instructions. No probelms there!

The games on the phone are a bit jerky and slow, but what do you expect from a phone? There's loads of storage space on the phone for pics, texts etc, and you can even use it to email people!!!!!

I'd say it's a really handy, easy to use phone with loads of extra functions to keep you happy. It's not over complicated and comes with a very reasonable price tag. A good all rounder.

Fantastic Value phone

We bought one of these for my father-in-law who's old mobile had packed up. Once we got it out the box I knew I had to get one too!!

This is a great phone, it's got a camera and takes 10 secs of video footage at a time. It does video calls apparently, and also comes with a mini SD memory card included. The 3 network coverage is pretty good, you can stay online on trains without problems, and they are now streaming ITV live for a charge each month. The 3 portal has mountains of content, much of it free, or you can subscribe to certain sites for a couple of quid a month.

I would say that Vodafone and Orange seem to have better all round media packages these days in terms of TV streaming (ie. the Sky channels, etc) but I've found 3 to be v good so far.

If you're using the internet constantly then the battery life's about 3 hours. My suggestion would be use it plugged to the mains if you can. If not online then it's pretty much same as most mobiles I've used.

It's a bit bulky but you really can't complain for the price.

Love it

It's brilliant. It's got everything you need and is at a really good price to.

Really good phone

I used to own a T68i, which was the worst phone I ever owned, but thought I would give the T610 a try as a few people have said that Sony/Erricsson have got their act together. They were right.

Good Points:

Bluetooth: I have a bluetooth headset, and love the fact it is wire free, and you can leave the phone in your coat, in another room and still be on a call. Wire free transfer of pictures, sounds etc with PC (provided you have a bluetooth dongle or similiar on the PC).

Screen: Huge, with 65,000 colours - really clear.

Themes: You can completely change the look of your phone by downloading themes from the Sony wapsite.

Polyphonic Ringtones: 32 channel ringtones which mean better sound.

Camera: Only 2 button presses from the main menu takes a picture, then it is really easy to add sound, text etc and send via MMS.

Speed: This phone is 100x quicker than the T68i in terms of general navigation round the menus, writing text messages etc. Whilst the text message input is not quite as quick as a Nokia, I am of an age where this does not affect me as I can't press the buttons that quick!!

Case: The phone has a metal case, which feels great. The buttons are also laid out with space inbetween, which means it is easy to text etc.

Bad Points:

Battery Life: Definately not the 300 hours advertised for standby.

Reception: Not quite as good as my Nokia 7210, but better than the T68i/Nokia 8210.

Ringing Volume: Even on it's loudest setting, certain ringtones cannot be heard that well in noisy places (unlike a Nokia on Loud setting, which is deafening). However, you can compose ringtones where the instruments are really loud, or use the 'Old Phone' Ringtone which is load.

No Radio:

Games: Supplied with one game, but you can download more at the Sony wapsite.

This is a really nice phone, which looks the business, is easy to use. It is 'different' to use than a Nokia, which some people may not like, but once you get used to it, the menus work great.

Nokia Solid

I could not find any waterproof mobile phone available in this country and as an alternative purchased this Nokia M110 Solid phone from O2 for £49.99 on 'Pay As You Go'.
I sail a lot and have damaged a number of mobiles through water damage.
This phone has been brilliant. It is basic (inc. WAP)with a smallscreen but has large numerals and letters making it easy to read.
Don't tell O2 but I placed this phone on the bottom of a large bucket of cold water for over 2 hours and it worked straight out of the water !! For sailing it could be a life saver. Excellent value at this price.

good but.............

The Motorola V220 is a very nice phone, it is easy to use and looks very nice but....
it is very chunky and quite heavy,
i have had mine for a year now and all the top buttons have fallen out and no longer work, therefore i cannot use it!
the pictures it takes are quite fuzzy and not of a very good quality,
if you are a bit clumsy this phone will get very chipped and the metal arond the camera lense can start chipping badly aswell!
i would not recomend this to anyone!

The only word to describe it...WOW

This phone has just about everything packed into its slim dimensions. Its got the colour screen, the great sounding polyphonic ringtones, games, and the add-on camera that comes free.

Anybody whos like me, that just loves technology and gadgets, will love this phone. Sure there is better phones out there, but definitely not as good value for money as this one.

The camera and colour screen allow you to have photos as your screen savers or backgrounds, even send them via infrared to a friend.
The polyphonic ringtones make having a call from your boss a joy, and the phone even allows more ringtones to be downloaded from WAP.
The games, with their downloadable capabilities, transform this simple call making machine, into not far off a hand-held games console. OK the games aren't award winning like some games consoles, but what would you expect to be on a gadget this size, all Im saying is they can keep you entertained for a long time!

If you like gadgets, wanting to upgrade your old grey-screened mobile, BUY THIS ONE! You'll thank me for it.