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Reviewer: Ethel Fortuna - Dundee, UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2010

I have had my Motorola W377 for around 3 years now & have had excellent service from it, It has a lovely clear screen, & if its a very simple & easy to use phone you are after, choose this one.

I have highly recommended this to friends, & they all love it. Thank you Motorola.

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Reviewer: Robert - UK
Date: 15th Mar 2010

Good, I think I will always use it.

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Reviewer: Rebecca - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2010

How do you change your ringtone?

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Reviewer: Peter - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date: 23rd Jan 2010

Besides all the problems mentioned below, I recently encountered a problem which seems to be a bug. This week I missed a call. When I looked in the missed calls log I noticed that the date was January 18, 2000 (!) This phone is absolutely rubbish. I cannot understand that a company like Motorola actually sells this rubbish. I'll never buy a Motorola ever again.

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Reviewer: Welsh girl - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2010

I barely use my phone & it's often just left switched off. But I needed it today. No battery power. Charged it till it said it was battery full but it's still not working. Bit annoyed that given the fact I haven't used it that much it's broken down now. It's a nice design, the functions suited me alright. I just wish it has a tech manual & was still working :- (.

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Reviewer: Darren - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2009

Nice phone took some great pictures of my children but can't seem to get them to my PC or send them via Bluetooth what is wrong down loaded driver for USB but that doesn't work it will charge it but that's all it will do I just want to take my photos off it so I can chuck it in the bin.

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Reviewer: Claire - Germany
Date: 22nd Sep 2009

This mobile is very slow in texting & changes the words unbelievably. The camera is poor & the memory is poor too. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone except those who are looking for a temporary phone. I bought it 2 months ago & I am already planning getting a Samsung J700. I would have expected more from Motorola.

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Reviewer: Matthew - UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2009

It does what I want it to do, & for the price I got it & how much I use it, it does the job quite well. However I am sure if I texted more I would get very annoyed at its speed. I sometimes have to wait a few seconds for it to catch up with my texting speed. Another thing that bothers me is that I can delete any of the built in pictures, of which are taking up valuable space that I'd much rather use for other things like games, which by the way can't be added from a computer. I've tried downloading Java files for it, but they don't understand it. It does the job of a phone & texter, but any more usage that you would want from a phone I'd pay a bit more.

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Reviewer: Brittany - UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2009

I got my phone 4 months ago & I already want a new one. The battery life is bad & the picture graphics are the worst. I want an LG Cookie.

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Reviewer: Enceem - Bedfordshire, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2009

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH. The only thing going for it is the low price!

Texting is a slow, laborious trial & messaging is no better. The camera is so below average as not to be worth mentioning & unbelievably you can't even download images
to your PC!

Battery life is second rate bordering on ridiculous so I only use this as an emergency backup now, even then I have to ensure its constantly charged.

Finally the menus are simple. Simple. Simple, offering very little extra.

My rating for this phone. 2 out of 10 (Works & is cheap!)

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Reviewer: Ss - Bristol, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2009

RUBBISH, Battery needs recharging every 2 days. Keys slow when texting. Can't receive pictures from other phones. Can't insert pictures when sending messages. Save your pennies don't by this phone.

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Reviewer: Natalie - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2009

The phone is alright but it can only hold one song, which is really bad. Also I don't know how to buy more space for the phone.

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Reviewer: Stephen - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2009

If the phone will not spell a word you want, is there a directory, if so where & how do I get to it.

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Reviewer: Ray - Wakefield, UK
Date: 26th Jun 2009

I got it as I had a Motorola V3 which I really liked until the screen kept switching off. Only need it to take calls & occasional text messages so didn't want to pay the earth for a new phone & specs appear quite reasonable. After easy V3 texting is a pain & it is too easy to touch the wrong button. Battery life is virtually nil, fully charged at 9am then phone switched itself off, battery totally flat, at 4pm, only managed one short call & a couple of texts! Feel really letdown.

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Reviewer: Gabor - Romania
Date: 12th Jun 2009

Putting in 8MB of storage is just taunting, it should have a microSD slot, but the FM radio is sweet. I've yet to see how the battery performs over longer periods.

It knows pretty much everything I need it to, although the menus are a bit clumsy.

My biggest gripe is that it's not supported by Motorola Phone Tools (5.17d), & has no driver for MS ActiveSync to talk to, meaning no phone book transfer.

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Reviewer: Ellie - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Jun 2009

ONLY RECENTLY GOT the PHONE & I AM HAPPY WITH WHAT I GOT FOR the PRICE, IT DOES WHAT I NEED A PHONE TO DO. CAN anyone TELL ME HOW I CAN CHANGE MESSAGE TONE & HOW I CAN GET RID OF the SOUNDS the KEYS MAKE EVERY TIME YOU PRESS ONE.

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Reviewer: Laura - Somerset, UK
Date: 20th May 2009

I hated this phone ever sice I switched it on, the battery life is poor & I had a huge problem with Bluetooth & I am quite thankfully getting the LG KS360 :).

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Reviewer: Roni - Oxfordshire, UK
Date: 12th May 2009

This phone is a waste of money. I had the RAZR before & that was great. Can anyone tell me how I can get photo messages? I got my settings from O2 but it still doesn't let me download photo messages HELP!

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Reviewer: Jemma - London, UK
Date: 26th Apr 2009

A nice pink colour phone. The battery life is poor & needs charging every couple of days. It only fits one song & doesn't have a memory slot which is disappointing. The camera is a reasonable quality but I don't use this feature anyway. It don't have the video feature either.

But overall a good phone.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - London, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2009

I Love the Phone!

Its a great phone but the space is very small I love music & images lots but the space is very small! Also how do you unlock it?

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Reviewer: A Person - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2009

It's a good enough phone but what really lets it down is the fact that there is no slot for memory cards & the phone can only store 3 to 4 songs which really lets it down especially if you love music like me!

The buttons can be difficult & it is easy to press a wrong button accidently.

Overall it's an okay phone.

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Reviewer: Jade - UK
Date: 8th Apr 2009

This is a OK mobile though on mine it doesn't have Bluetooth? & when I got a USB for the computer it said put in a CD but there wasn't a CD with it.

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Reviewer: Mary - UK
Date: 6th Apr 2009

OK for making & taking calls, very difficult to text with as does not have predictive text, no software came with this phone & is not supported by Motorola Phone tools which I had with my old phone. So I cannot download my own ringtones from the computer or cannot upload photos taken. Very disappointed with this phone.

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Reviewer: Carol Beale - Cirencester, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2009

I really like this phone, have had it since last summer. Only problem I have is that it has suddenly stopped sending text messages. I have plenty of credit & signal on the phone, but messages are left in my outbox. Does anyone know how to sort this out?

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Reviewer: Km - Liverpool, US
Date: 14th Mar 2009

Forget the gadgets although they are of secondary interest. As per all Motorola phones that I have used. The signal strength in black spots remains good. Pick up is excellent & the hands-free speaker is superior better than more expensive models.

Good value for the cash!

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Reviewer: Isley - Joseph, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2009

Is OK I have the phone so yes it's OK.

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Reviewer: George - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2009

I agree with Sue E from West Midlands, UK that the battery is a bit weak in retaining charge.

To the lady following Sue E from West Midlands, UK. I would suggest that she should go to the Motorola official site & select the free down load for the W377 (approx 658Kb).

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Reviewer: Sue E. - West Midlands, UK
Date: 25th Feb 2009

Although I like the design & colour of my phone (girly pink) the battery life is awful. I haven't had my phone 12 months yet & I bought a new battery as I thought the first one may be faulty. But it doesn't work any different with the new battery. Totally frustrated, I have to charge it every couple of days, & I don't use it much. Total disappointment.

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Reviewer: Marea G - Stowmarket, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2009

Can anyone tell me how I can find an instruction book for this phone. Some of the features need explaining.

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Reviewer: Gary Taylor - Manchester , UK
Date: 13th Jan 2009

Full Marks from me in ALL departments, OK, the texting is the quickest in the world, but I am OK with that, wasn't really worried about a megapixel camera, I am not out to impress anybody, the style of the phone is great, it's my first flip phone, the radio is AWESOME with a great clarity, & being Digital it shows you the station you have tuned into as well as scrolling text of info along the bottom, which I was impressed with, ten years ago this phone would have cost hundreds of pounds, some people have come to expect too much from phones, I only need my phone to text & call & receive, I am not too worried about video cameras, multi megapixel cameras, this phone delivers what I Require, I am VERY pleased with it, only had it less than a week, but, would recommend it to anybody. Also its TRI BAND so I can text my family in the various countries they live, including Canada, Jamaica, Holland, America. If you require to impress your mates then get a contract phone, if like me you just want a no hassle phone that delivers great quality, then the Motorola W277 is the one to buy.

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Reviewer: Steve Lowe - Birmingham, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2009

Absolutely awful. Bought it as my previous Motorola was fabulous.

Battery only few months old but will not hold charge for more than a day. I hardly use it so must be fault with phone.

Texting a total pain, slow, double registers letters. Keeps turning itself off. I accept it's a basic cheap phone but it does nothing even averagely well. Keep away do not waste your money.

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Reviewer: Miles Right - UK
Date: 11th Dec 2008

Does anyone have any idea if the annoying beep beep sound it makes at the end of a call can be turned off?

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Reviewer: Pamela Faye Smith - UK
Date: 6th Nov 2008

This is my second Motorola, the first didn't have Bluetooth but where is the driver so I can download to the computer, also there was a promise that you could charge using a USB via the computer. I bought a Bluetooth dongle for my computer, the phone is talking to the computer, & the computer is talking to the phone but there is no way I can transfer images from my phone to the computer. Any help would be appreciated.

It's a cracking phone & I do have digital cameras for images. But it would be nice to have this facility.

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Reviewer: Beth Allan - London, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2008

This is a great phone when it works. I've had the phone for 8 months & in the last 4 it has started switching itself off & crashing out. It is very frustrating when you have to be on call, I check the phone just in case I've missed something & it has switched itself off. Switching back on again takes some doing, the battery is fine, the phone is fine, there must be a bad connection somewhere. My previous phone was also a Motorola & it started doing the same thing after a year or so. I can't afford to miss calls so I am going back to a more reliable Nokia.

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Reviewer: Clifford Bradford - Southampton, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2008

The phone is rubbish. I had a V325 CDMA phone in the US (which was much better but not the best phone I've ever had) so I got a V377 with O2 here. But this is an extremely cut rate phone.

- Size & weight are good as is the surface texture. It feels good in my hand.
- the manual is basic & doesn't show you how to customize anything.
- the USB is nice because I can connect my computer to the files on the phone without any driver software as I'd need if I used the USB. I was able to set it up fairly easily & put on a custom ringtone. Unfortunately it isn't documented in the instructions. Go to the (poor) Motorola website to find out how.
- When retrieving a number from the phonebook you have to scroll thru all the numbers to get to the contact you want rather than entering the person's name.
- I haven't been able to find any way to get my numbers off my old phone onto this one as you can't upload numbers to the phone thru the Bluetooth link & the phone isn't compatible with Motorola phone tools which I could use to get the numbers off my old phone. I guess they didn't think about users switching from a CDMA phone to a GSM phone but they should since Motorola is an American company & they still use CDMA over there.
- There is no missed calls log.
- the FM radio is nice.
- the battery life is excellent when listening to the radio but I haven't made any long calls on it because of the usurious rates O2 charges.
- Doesn't have voice recognition which I'd much rather have than mobile Internet which I'll never use anyhow.
- Motorola's user interface is terrible. This is no change from the previous ones I've owned. The old Samsung I had years ago had a much better interface.

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Reviewer: Jo P - Louth, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2008

A couple of little niggles. Bought it when my Samsung E600 finally gave up the ghost, because I love the funky design & I am not interested in using my phone for an MP3 player, TV, video recorder etc, just want to text & call with the occasional foray onto the web. HATE the way Motorola predictive text works. Samsung was much quicker. As somebody already said, it takes the phone ages to catch up & by then you've got to reverse to correct your mistake. Also would have preferred the clock to display when the phone is closed, & some little light or something to prove to you it's switched on. The keys are small, but the only problem I have had is that when I go to press the left hand soft key I keep hitting the Web access button & then suddenly find myself connecting to the net. However, I only really use my phone for calling & texting, so it is fine & I REALLY love its appearance. I've got the pink one which I think is really cool.

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Reviewer: Tom - Glasgow, UK
Date: 13th Oct 2008

Calm down, you lot! For what it costs, it's a cracking little phone. I am 53, eyesight going & no technophobic, suits me fine.

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Reviewer: Lynne Coates - Darlington, UK
Date: 12th Oct 2008

Just wanted a phone for the basic stuff, camera good, radio good, Bluetooth not needed, price good, texting rubbish. Predictive text is almost nonexistent. Instructions are a waste of paper! Does anyone know if the icons can be omitted from the wallpaper? Can't seem to find out. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Ryan Silverman - Leeds, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2008

I have had this phone for 4 months & the Bluetooth is OK & the ringtones are excellent & the camera & the games they are great & also it has a great organiser.

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Reviewer: John Revell - Kings Lynn, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2008

I wasn't looking for bells & whistles phone or a tiny phone or a clever phone. All I wanted was a good basic device mainly for texting & the odd voice call. My Motorola V220 had seen 5 years excellent service but was starting to play up so I went for the nearest modern equivalent I could find & chose the W377, BIG MISTAKE. This Moto phone is an enormous step backwards as far as I am concerned. The keyboard is totally useless for normal sized fingers & I am forever hitting the wrong keys or two keys or no keys & the arrow key ring needs a sharp pencil to use unless you have elegant fingernails. The text response is painfully slow & I am often two words ahead of the screen which is a nuisance if you've hit a wrong key & need to then go back & use the awful arrow ring to correct. Compared to the V220 this phone is slow & cumbersome, texting has become a nightmare & I am taking the phone back to try to exchange for a better designed unit more like the V220. This time I'll try the keypad & make certain my digits will operate it & make sure the text I start will be finished the same day.

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Reviewer: Margaret Davie - Swindon, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2008

Bought the phone 2 days ago, found the instructions very sparse, Tried tonight to download some photos on to PC & it needs a driver which didn't come with it, & when I tried to download it from a site it said there wasn't one available yet. Bit disappointing.

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Reviewer: Ken - Manchester, UK
Date: 21st Sep 2008

I bought one of these cheap & cheerfull W377, rubbish & went back to my W375, I only bought it for the Bluetooth. Ha big mistake.

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Reviewer: J Roddy - Ireland
Date: 20th Sep 2008

As a user of previous Motorola I find the software on this phone to be terrible. They have changed the function of the centre button (one in middle of directional arrows) so that it is not longer the OK button, but now is a secondary button. This is just awful, & not same as other phones from Motorola.

The main menu is not mapped to keys, so need to move the directional arrow to each. After taking a photo you must store it from a menu, requires three clicks & a scroll to take photo & to save it. This type of poor interface design is continued throughout the phone.

Overall I would not recommend this phone for anyone. The design of the case is nice, but the terrible user interface makes it impossible to use.

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Reviewer: Tom - Luton, UK
Date: 20th Sep 2008

Great phone, usability goes up once you download W375 manual from Motorola. Drivers are also on Motorola site. As for MP3 music playing Motorola do not list this as a capability so why expect it.

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Reviewer: Ali - Lancaster, UK
Date: 15th Sep 2008

I love the colour, shape & style of the phone but have found the instructions pretty useless & can't for the life of me get predictive text working.

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Reviewer: Lesbes - Glasgow, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2008

Great for first few months, but then battery needed to be charged every few days & I only use the phone for emergencies. It has now started not holding charge & crashes as soon as it's charged.

Maybe cheap, but my other cheap phone had more features & a longer battery life. On my way to buy a replacement.

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Reviewer: Harry - Chester, UK
Date: 8th Sep 2008

On reading the reviews I saw lots of people complained about instructions, the w377 is the same as w375 but with Bluetooth, you can download a complete instruction manual & you'll find all the information you need.

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Reviewer: Paul Cripps - France
Date: 7th Sep 2008

Great phone, I don't text, BUT, can anyone tell me how do you download photo's from the phone to PC? Instructions leaflet is rubbish! & why is there no software sold with the phone if it is required?

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Reviewer: John Wright - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

Only had the phone 1 day & yet I already love it! It is a brilliant little phone. Better than my old phone.

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Reviewer: Bill - Belgium
Date: 27th Aug 2008

People don't moan about it being rubbish when your buying & extremely cheap phone.

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Reviewer: Ryan - Leeds, UK
Date: 27th Aug 2008

I have had this phone for 3 months & I was going to get another phone but then I changed my mind because this phone is great.

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Reviewer: Martin - Basildon, UK
Date: 25th Aug 2008

I bought this phone recently as a straight forward basic back up phone. I have the silver & grey version which looks very smart. I particularly like the standby & talk time of about 8 hours. The games selection are quite good, especially the Sudoku. As far as the USB connection goes, I would have hoped to have been able to add contacts directly to the phone via my PC to save time & effort, unfortunately good. If you need more specs or performance, well just spend five times as much.

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Reviewer: Wendy Wilson - Burnley, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2008

Lovely looking phone, probably could do with being a bit smaller though. Most annoying thing is the comma as it takes ages to find when texting arrrgh! Overall not bad, good price to at £29.99 for a camera phone & Bluetooth. Instructions terrible, Motorola take note.

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Reviewer: Ken - Crook, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

My first phone in 48 years fantastic, I would like some instructions though.

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Reviewer: Steph - UK
Date: 15th Aug 2008

Hi, To add pictures to your phone from PC you need to plug the PC lead into USB lead & attach to charger point on phone. Your phone should come up with connect phone as storage device press yes. If your mass storage does not pop up then go to my computer & double click on MS DEVICE open what you want to add I.e. Pictures sounds & just drag whatever you want into the blank space. When done & this is really important go to your tool bar & click on the little green arrow button, should say safely remove hardware & click on this & hay presto your song & pictures will be in the additional storage device. Be warned though it will only hold 2 songs maximum at a push! Hope this Helps.

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Reviewer: Majorboss - London, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008

Phone is excellent, those saying it is a rubbish phone because it hasn't got MP3 player, memory expansion slot are just silly. Why complain when you bought a phone which doesn't contain the features in the first place. This phone is excellent for making calls & texts, & that is all I need it for, MP3 is a bonus, I can use my professional business ringtones. Oh yeah forgot to mention that the phone looks very nice & pro. Simplicity at its best!

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Reviewer: Ryan Silverman - Leeds, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008

A very good phone for games & camera.

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Reviewer: Ryan Silverman - Leeds, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2008

I have had this phone for nearly 2 months & its design is great & the games are formidable. I would buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Sally - Stevenage, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2008

Had phone two weeks. Phone is slow, texting difficult. Bluetooth doesn't work. The instructions are poor & I am most disappointed with it. I will be returning it ASAP.

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Reviewer: K Edwards - Birmingham, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2008

Reply to Fiona from UK regarding Bluetooth. In Settings, go to Bluetooth link, then setup, power on, (little blue icon appears) then find me (icon flashes) your phone should find it now.

Paul from UK, I've received photos from someone else via Bluetooth & stored them in Pictures Additional storage device but haven't tried downloading from a computer, sorry!

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Reviewer: Mrs C - UK
Date: 9th Aug 2008

Nice looking phone but very slow. Takes a while to switch on & then go to messages.

No instructions so I am sure I am not using it to capacity. The main problem is trying to connect the phone to the PC. Despite purchasing a phone tools CD (total waste) I have spent hours contacting T mobile, scouring websites & communicating with Motorola to try & sort this problem. All to no avail so for me it has been a total waste of time & money.

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Reviewer: Alicia Bowers - Scotland, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

This is the best phone I have ever used, my last phone was also Motorola, but not this good, it is perfect for what I need, the design is so lovely but I think that it could have been a darker pink & a bit smaller, features are used to their full capacity & I think you can see what I think of the usability! Anyway, I recommend this phone to anyone who is reading this, it only cost me £39.95 with £10 credit to start me off with, a very good phone!

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Reviewer: Paul - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2008

For the price this phone is brilliant but can anyone please tell me, how do I receive photos? It keeps telling me to download them but to no avail, it's driving me mad.

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Reviewer: Fiona - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2008

Can someone please help with instructions on how the Bluetooth on this phone works. Daughter got it for her birthday & when I try to send her things via Bluetooth my phone can't find any devices. But she can find my phone when she uses hers. It's driving me crazy.

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Reviewer: Ricardo - Plymouth, UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

K EDWARDS FROM BIRMINGHAM GOT IT SPOT ON. LACK OF MEMORY FOR SONGS. OTHERWISE OK BUT NOT BRILLIANT.

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Reviewer: Alfie Neal - York, UK
Date: 27th Jul 2008

This phone was bought for budget & is great for the price VGA, Bluetooth & free headset it has a wonderful design & is easy to set up however I have just had a Nokia which I just like Linux you can change everything & the features & personalisation are pretty bad but for the price it is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Maddie - Hertford, UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2008

Great mobile phone but no video.

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Reviewer: Vicky - UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2008

Lack of instruction manual lets this phone down. Would be nice to use all the features. Have worked out the basics but would like to use it to its full capacity. I can't receive photo's from T Mobile network, but OK to send.

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Reviewer: BB - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

Bought this as a basic phone for my mum, which is great.

Having spent some time disabling options & setting up all number etc it can be easy to use, Mum can answer calls, close calls etc just by opening the flip top, one number dial those (few) numbers she needs etc.

HOWEVER, getting to this point was a nightmare! No instructions worth looking at, even the latest phone tools from Motorola doesn't even connect to the phone, just appalling! Hence the usability of 20%.

The instructions are just totally off target one does not need detailed instructions with a large picture to say press the green button to make & answer a call, yet no instructions at all on how to connect to a PC or single key dialling!

HOW to SET UP SINGLE NUMBER DIALING (It took some time, but here's how to do it).

- Set numbers up in contacts & using the Speed No set to say 2, ALSO Store to as say Phone. Most of us did this but it didn't work so here's the trick.

- In settings, Initial set up there is an option for 1 touch dial, this option must be set to where the numbers are stored, in this case the example in 1 above sets it to quick dial number 2 in the phone, so this MUST be set to phone!

That's it! Simple, but it takes some finding.

Now can someone tell me how to download a picture of Mum's cat from the PC to the phone?

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Reviewer: Anon - High Wycombe, UK
Date: 14th Jul 2008

This is a rubbish phone, it has a good stylish look & looks amazing in the hand but text messaging writing is too slow. Please do not waste your money, no good memory & process everything is very slow. Just a kids mobile, thanks.

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Reviewer: Harry Lingfield - Bahamas
Date: 10th Jul 2008

It is a good phone but its only downside is that it needs more memory for music.

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Reviewer: Lally - UK
Date: 9th Jul 2008

When will I ever learn? There is no such thing as a bargain. This phone is cheap because it is of such poor quality.

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Reviewer: Oonee - Belfast, UK
Date: 8th Jul 2008

Got it today unsure how to delete SMS & how to change SMS alert tones overall a brilliant phone.

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Reviewer: Lj - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

Actually I hate this phone. It's so slow to do anything. Select to write a message & it takes years to load. I also don't like the manual texting as it's so slow. Can't for the life of me work out how to put music on it. My phone seemed to come with no software. Was there any included?

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Reviewer: Cheryl - West Midlands, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

I adore this phone. It's got a really nice design & I love everything about it. My only gripe would be the fact that the user manual is SO basic. I have visited the Motorola website & scrolled through the Internet looking for advice on certain features in this phone, so I have learned to use it through trial & error Because of this I don't feel that I am using it to its full potential.

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Reviewer: K Edwards - Birmingham, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

In reply to question about loading songs I have found it hasn't got big memory so for instance if took a few photos you will find less space for songs. Mine will allow about 2 medium size MP3 songs or 3 short ones providing only got about 3 photos on it which is disappointing. I don't like the fact it won't accept WMA files either. It would be better with memory card slot or much bigger memory as I would love to load more songs onto it. If anybody else has had same problem & figured it out, I'd love to know! I have previously left a review for it when I couldn't figure the Bluetooth out, which glad to say I now have!

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Reviewer: Kathryn - Morpeth, UK
Date: 6th Jun 2008

My daughter got this phone yesterday & loves the design, the colour & the camera. However she is struggling to load songs on to it as she said it cannot even hold one full song, as the instructions are only a VERY brief getting started guide, I can't find out if she is doing something wrong. Can anyone help? There doesn't seem to be any slot for a memory card.

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Reviewer: Debbie - Telford, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2008

My girlfriend just got me the phone as a present its great I love the colour. Its straight forward, though could come with better instructions.

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Reviewer: Ian - Swindon, UK
Date: 1st Jun 2008

Hi John, I've just bought one too, & quite agree about the instructions being rubbish! It is really poor that there is no additional help on the Motorola website. I have reached the conclusion that there is no speed dial (except for press & hold 1 for voice mail). What there seems to be instead is a Speed No, each of your entries in the contacts list seems to get allocated a number, you then type the number followed by hash, & that brings up the entry.

Here's a couple of other things I've found out by trial & error in case it helps others, the key thing to find is the Personalise menu (from the main menu), choose Home Screen, Home Keys, this enable you to tailor what you can access directly from the front screen using the arrows & buttons. This enabled me to put the Radio on one of the top buttons for easy access (the radio feature is great, I have to say).

Another good one, when you are in Contacts, press the centre button to bring up a control menu, then Setup, View & you can then choose to have each entry appear only once (rather than once with home number, once with the mobile number, again with the work number, etc, which seemed ridiculous when I first started using the phone). For texting, the 1 key seems to remember what punctuation you used recently, so it is a quick way to add apostrophes. The zero key changes between upper & lower case, the hash key changes between predictive text & normal entry.

Anyway, once I'd worked out the above, I've grown to like the phone much more! One gripe which I haven't been able to work out, there doesn't seem to be a way of adding words to the dictionary for predictive text. Has anyone worked that one out? !

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

Hi, My wife & I have just bought one each of these phones. They seem great except for the abysmal instructions (destructions). We cannot figure out how to set speed dialling & even the Motorola website doesn't help. The shop couldn't work it out either.

Can anyone help PLEASE!? Thanks John.

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Reviewer: Nicole - UK
Date: 18th May 2008

Hey, does anyone know where I can this cheap please?

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Reviewer: Harry Holmes - UK
Date: 12th May 2008

This phone looks & feels because of its weight very sporty I like it for the price at 17.89 the camera is OK & the screen is bright.

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Reviewer: Luke - UK
Date: 11th May 2008

One word AMAZING.

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Reviewer: Louise - Blackpool, UK
Date: 7th May 2008

Please could anyone tell me how you get predictive text on these phones? Thanks.

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Reviewer: J Pickstone - Manchester, UK
Date: 7th May 2008

I have had this phone for a few months, I had the W375 before & liked it very much but as it did not have Bluetooth I decided to buy the W377. I agree that there is very little information supplied with the phone but as I already had the W375 I did not find it to be a problem, until I tried to pair a Bluetooth headset. I Googled, pairing W377 with Bluetooth & found a PDF on the Motorola site, I followed the instructions given & now I have Bluetooth. I now have a really good phone with a headset.

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Reviewer: Lilly - UK
Date: 5th May 2008

I have ordered this phone for £30 off the Internet. I do not know what colour was best to get though grey or pink. I chose pink as I quite girly but some people are saying pink looks fake is it true? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Margaret - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd May 2008

My dad is 80 & wanted a mobile phone he could use easily in an emergency.
This was shown to us by the manager of the Carphone Warehouse shop.
It was £24.99 plus £10 top up. Dad said he could see the numbers pretty well & it seemed easy for him to use so we bought it.
We didn't even know it had a camera or a radio or Bluetooth.
He is very pleased with it & has already taken a few photos with it.
The only downside is the lack of a manual so we are still trying to find things out we didn't know you could use it on speaker I just read that here.

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Reviewer: John Haggarty - Glasgow, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2008

FEATURES & USABILITY ARE ONLY 50% BASICALLY BECAUSE I am HAVING DIFFICULTY TRYING TO WORK OUT WHERE EVERYTHING IS. I am NOT VERY GOOD WITH PHONES & A PROPER MANUAL WOULD REALLY HELP ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE the PROBLEM WITH MOST OF the REVIEWS I'VE READ, HAVING SAID THAT, ITS A GREAT WEE PHONE FOR the PRICE. HELP US OUT Motorola & PRODUCE A PROPER MANUAL.

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Reviewer: K Edwards - Birmingham, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

Got one for me & one for my husband on T Mobile PAYG quite cheap but not got MP3 on these. Tried downloading a ringtone from T Mobiles website & that didn't work. Love the radio though, the ring volume is loud enough to hear when it's in my bag & I am used to the texting now & the battery is sufficient for my needs, but the problem we're having is with Bluetooth, neither of us has had Bluetooth before so we thought we were doing something wrong, but neither phones can find any devices so if anybody could help us would be appreciated.

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Reviewer: Michelle - Somerset, UK
Date: 19th Apr 2008

Can't seem to get the Internet on it keeps saying network down don't know why to download photos plug the USB socket it the PC & the phone & on the phone it ask you something click yes & there you go & you can transfer phones or music.

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Reviewer: M Macgee - UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I wanted a cheap flip phone so that the keys wouldn't keep phoning Australia on its own & so that the screen wouldn't get scratched in my pocket. I also needed it on Virgin, so this was my only option. Luckily it's a perfectly good, usable phone. The only thing I don't like is the Betamax, I mean iTap Texting system. I wonder how many sales Motorola lose because of it.

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Reviewer: Richard Phair - Woking, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2008

This phone is lovely to hold, clear buttons which are very hard to get now days, well spread which helps when texting.

This is by no means a top of the range phone but let's be honest you don't need much on a phone just the capability to phone & text, a little disappointed with the memory as I always like to add my own ring tones & theme, & be able to change the wallpaper to something a little more interesting, although this is possible the phone can only hold so much data. Other than that if all you need is a stylish phone to text & call your friends then this is an ideal phone & I would recommend this phone to anyone. I love it.

One other thing, the easy start booklet is very limited with information, luckily for me I owned a RAZR before so I pretty much knew how to use this phone before I brought it as all the features are pretty much the same, Motorola need to add a manual for new users, to make this phone more user friendly.

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Reviewer: Jay - Uk, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Good phone. Just can't find drivers for USB for Vista. Anyone help me

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Reviewer: Angela - Bath, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Couldn't work out how to get date & time on incoming texts.

Start up guide poor & unable to get in contact with Motorola for support. Back of phone wouldn't click into place & had to return it.

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Reviewer: Rachael - Poole, UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008

I just wanted a phone that I could make calls on, & text. I had a much dearer phone that went wrong very quickly & was completely fed up with because of it. So, saw this deal & bought the phone. It is absolutely brilliant. Slim, easy to use, does what I need it to do. Could do with a more extended manual though! Took me a while to work out where things were & what they did. But, this is a great budget phone, stylish & practical. Definitely Recommended!

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Reviewer: Ann Kirby - Warwick, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

I LIKE the PHONE.

I AM WITH VIRGIN MEDIA & HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ONE TUNE HAVE TO DOWNLOAD PHOTOS OFF the Internet SOMEHOW?

I AM LOOKING TO BUY ANOTHER PHONE WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD MORE TUNES & PHOTOS STRAIGHT TO the PHONE.

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Reviewer: Lucy - UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

JS, just press the 1 key wherever you want an apostrophe, e.g. For can't key in can1t. I am old fashioned too! :-)

I've had this phone nearly 2 months & I love it. Battery life is great, I am an average user & I can get 5 days out of it. My Samsung D600 had to be charged every 3 days with the same usage. Lack of video & flashy camera doesn't bother me, but the 2 or 3 photos I've taken are surprisingly good quality. Reception is great even in the local blackspots & call quality is excellent, I often have to turn the volume down during calls. Used the loudspeaker in the car & can hear & be heard OK. The icon display is very useful & was the main reason I got this phone. I was sick of having to press a key to see if I'd missed anything! I also think the phone is good looking (got the grey/silver version) & a few friends have said it looks pricier than it is.

Only bad point would be the very basic instruction leaflet. Not great for anyone who's not used to mobiles & doesn't have access to the Internet to learn about their phone.

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Reviewer: JS - UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

Call me old fashioned but I like to use an apostrophe when texting, annoyingly it is 18 clicks of the number ONE button, or you have to go through a selection process to use symbols & then scroll through to select it, & then you have to deselect symbols to go back to writing your text. Come on Motorola, think about it!

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Reviewer: Kate - UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

This is a nice phone which is easy to use, but has some irritating features. Does anyone know if there's a way to add frequently used words to the predictive text dictionary? & it would be a lot easier if the big central menu button meant OK rather than menu. I am used to an old Sagem with that design & keep making mistakes. Otherwise, pretty good, & looks great, at a bargain price (£40, but with £10 airtime & £10 refund to come on old phone).

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Reviewer: Princess - UK
Date: 26th Feb 2008

The phon is cool, I recommend it, BUT , I have problems with downloading music onto the phone, it doesn't have a lot of music memory either.

But I love it ;) I think I might upgrade it for a Viewty or a prada.

I am going to buy A prada or A viewty, can somone tell me which one is better?

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Reviewer: Will - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

My Sony Ericsson W610i is being fixed. I didn't want to have some rubbish phone that Vodafone supplied me. So I bought this little beauty as a temporary phone. I love it! The design is lovely, the camera is surprisingly better than I thought it would be. I love the simple layout of the Motorola menu. Texting is slower than the W610i but it doesn't really matter. I wanted a budget phone & as budget phones go it's a superb handset.

Although it can't compare to the W610i (Obviously! ) it's still amazing. Well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Johan - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Date: 19th Feb 2008

I cannot connect the phone by Bluetooth to my car as it does not get register here nor can I transmit pictures to my PC by blue tooth connection although it is well register in the PC. With my Nokia phones I did not have this problem. Anybody who can tell me how?

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Reviewer: James Smith - Derby, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

I work for Virgin mobile & despite getting crazy discounts on all sorts of phones I opted for the W377. I paid £25 for mine (though got my brother one for £10.00 on this website, sorry you guys missed that one) & could not be happier.

Favourite features, FM radio (though you need ears like a giant to use the free headphones) & a full version of Tetris. If any one finds the battery is letting them down DO NOT RETURN TO STORE!

- Remove battery & SIM card.
- Hold power button in for ten seconds.
- Charge for 16 hours.

The indicators on the front are useful. & the clamshell design is very practical.

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Reviewer: Zac Efron - Los Angeles, US
Date: 8th Feb 2008

Love the phone & just love to be a superstar now. See ya.

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Reviewer: Anon - The Hageu, Netherlands
Date: 8th Feb 2008

I just love the Motorola W377 its sleek & it has a cool design the colours white & black are good on the phone don't buy the pink one, the pink one looks kind of a fake!

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Reviewer: Martyn - UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2008

A good value phone for the money. Well designed, nice feel, & easy to operate with keys that are large enough to press without too many misfires. Clear audio & easy to adjust external volume keys. The USB facility is a definite plus downloading & uploading is quick & hassle free.

On the downside, the screen could be a little larger, plenty of room if the Motorola logo was moved elsewhere. FM radio? A more powerful camera would have been better. I am not a fan of predictive text & was disappointed to see that, unlike the V235, the ordinary tap mode does not auto complete frequently used words.

The quick start manual was not much use, but I have found that most of the phone's features are similar to the W375 & there is a more comprehensive manual for that.

Overall verdict, Very good.

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Reviewer: Andrew - Ipswich, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

Bought on Virgin Network for £39.99 including a Motorola Bluetooth Headset H350. I too received an unwanted SIM joining pack so I am waiting for a jiffy bag to return the SIM for a £10 refund. I am wondering if they send these out on purpose in the hope you may pass them on to another potential subscriber! Great stylish phone, if only I could work out how everything works. I've contacted Motorola & Virgin & Motorola tell me they have not produced a user manual for this phone. They suggest taking a look online at the instructions for the W375 which they say is similar, pathetic! What would you do if didn't have easy Internet access? So I can only give 60% for usability, I just don't know how some features work! The Getting Started Leaflet provided is inadequate. I am sure in time I shall be very satisfied with this phone but I am not impressed with the lack of detailed information..

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Reviewer: Dave T - Bristol, UK
Date: 28th Jan 2008

Bought for my wife & she is telling me what to say. Nice to handle, nice to use, but why oh why NO user manual, ONLY a quick start guide. As she is not technical lots got to figure out with no book OR download from Motorola?

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Reviewer: Hassanjee Poomun - Croydon, UK
Date: 24th Jan 2008

This is a great little phone. Just Received from Virgin for £19.99 with a Free Bluetooth headset.

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Reviewer: Frances Marianne Brook - East Molesey, UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

I love the phone, but do have one problem, which is when I connect to my PC & try to download a photo to the phone, it just sends it back to the PC. I have phoned Virgin, who I bought it from & Motorola. I have a job reference number & am waiting for someone to come back to me to see what the problem is. Hope someone can help.

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Reviewer: Ailidh - UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

Absolutely splendid phone.

Bought from Virgin mobile for £39.99, but they included a sim card (unasked for) so that's £10 refund; & there was a £10 air time voucher in the box, so that brings the phone down to an amazing £19.99!

A couple of months ago I upgraded from an old Motorola to the Samsung J600. What a mistake! Nasty stroking keys, cheap & flimsy feel.

With the W377, I feel like I've come home! Yes, I know that sounds cheesy.

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Reviewer: Lynda - North, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2007

Brilliant I got this as a reward from virgin mobile, I had 30 pounds reward & the phone was 29.99 has all I need in a phone, texts Bluetooth & a camera, I not very bothered about a camera, & its pink its cool dead easy to use too, I can't see anything wrong with this phone at all.

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Reviewer: Richard Hodges - Loughborough, UK
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Bought this phone for £25 yes £25 including a FREE Bluetooth device. Not that I'll be wearing that much, who wants to walk around looking like that!

Anyway, I wanted a PHONE to make PHONE CALLS on with a Voicemail, & that's exactly what I've got. Job done.

There seems, however, to be some moaners out there. If you want a decent camera, buy a digital camera. If you want an MP3 player, buy one or an iPod.

& as for texting, oh please! Spare me the thumb twiddler's wasting their lives away. They've got a PHONE in their hands, USE IT!

Stop moaning folks, this is a neat phone at a great price. Not bad looking either, thanks Motorola. It'll do for me.

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Reviewer: Joan - Yorkshire, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2007

I will never use all the features & could do with help sorting extras the Getting started guide is rubbish & website doesn't help either.

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Reviewer: Liz - Fife, Belgium
Date: 17th Dec 2007

I love my phone but can not figure out how to delete text messages & they are piling up, HELP!

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Reviewer: Nadger - Bedfordshire, UK
Date: 11th Dec 2007

Nice stylish little phone for the money especially as it has Bluetooth.

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Reviewer: Ferret - UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

RUBBISH PHONE!

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Reviewer: Emily - London, Belize
Date: 14th Nov 2007

It's cool phone.



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