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Reviewer: Thibaut - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2008

This does what it says on the tin. It's a mobile phone, I.e. You can call people, (almost) wherever you are.

It doesn't have all the features that some phones have but they're not mobile phones, they're multimedia devices, most of which are a jack of all trades, master of none.

& I don't like the idea of spending a lot of money on something that does a lot of things poorly & is fragile. If you want a significant portion of your life in one place, just tape the separate things together; they will work better.

Cons, tones are quite loud, WAP & GPRS never worked (not really a problem), messages are not easily saved & it can't vibrate & ring at the same time.

Summary, few 'features', cheap, sturdy, works.

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Reviewer: Happy - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

I just bought this phone for £20. I had a really modern phone before & only bought this because it was cheap. This phone doesn't really have much, but what it does have is really amazing! I am so happy with this phone. The only thing it lacks is a camera & Bluetooth & it would be one of the best, but I still love this phone! It is so GOOD!

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Reviewer: Mellouli - Sousse, Tunisia
Date: 19th Apr 2008

I have problem with the battery which during the nights the phone is always on & in the morning the battery is out that's why I didn't understand this problem, has someone got the same problem & if possible help me.

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Reviewer: Miss Help Me - UK
Date: 31st Mar 2008

Right OK, WELL. I was going to buy this phone for fathers day for my dad because it looked simple & easy to use as he has only had 3 phones in his life & broke the last two, he is not very good at using computers phones. Etc. So I thought it would be perfect but after reading all these reviews I am not sure & more so I am thinking of looking elsewhere PLEASE HELP ME!

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Reviewer: Sam - London, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2008

You love it or you hate it.

If you're a kid who wants an MP3, a camera, blah blah bling bling, go somewhere else.

If you're more mature & just need a well made stylish phone that does everything beautifully & simply without fuss & bother, for under £20, this phone is for you.

Makes my old Nokia look like something from the ark, perfect for my needs.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 30th Mar 2008

Good points.
- Small, & not too flashy.
- Simple design.
- Looks good.
- Easy to use.
- Cheap.

Bad points.
- Terrible ringtones.
- Obviously has none of the popular additions such as MP3 or camera etc.

This phone does what it was made for very well, it's good if you are on a budget & don't need or want a camera or MP3 on your phone or if it is your first phone.

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Reviewer: The King - Jamaica
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

This phone is rubbish. Worst phone by Samsung.

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Reviewer: David Baker - Australia
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

Hi, I think you should update the c300 so it has a camera, Bluetooth & MP3 player & ringtones, regards david.

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Reviewer: Jafar - Gonbad, Iraq
Date: 18th Mar 2008

Very beautiful.

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Reviewer: Andrew Wiseman - Ipswich, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

CAN anyone HELP, HOW CAN I GET ON the Internet WITH THIS PHONE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET ON IT. PLEASE HELP ME.

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Reviewer: Meomeo - Selangor, Malaysia
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Design of the phone is looking cool, so simple.

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Reviewer: OAP - Cambs, UK
Date: 29th Feb 2008

How can you display Time & Date. Otherwise very simple & uncluttered tool.

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Reviewer: Alan Paterson - Falkirk, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

Bought one for my mum as I liked it so much, bought one for myself at the same time. I love being able to download ringtones, though a wee bit expensive. Only problem I am having is with the WAP browser, it was OK to begin with but now hardly ever connects?

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

Great little phone not many features but very good for the price. A good buy!

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Reviewer: Fran - London, UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

I do have to say that this phone is a bargain if you just want to call & text!

If you are on a budget but still want a phone that does not look cheap & nasty then this is great!

It's the cheapest phone I have ever purchased & it's design is far better than any of the cheapest Nokia phones which retail for the same price!

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Reviewer: Gemini - Romania
Date: 30th Jan 2008

It's very good I have one & it's I like it very much.

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Reviewer: Cindy - Sydney, Australia
Date: 29th Jan 2008

I think that the mobile phone is very stylish & pretty.

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Reviewer: Matt - Oxford, UK
Date: 28th Jan 2008

I just love this phone. It's small, it's easy to use & it looks good. So long as you are looking to make & receive phone calls & send & receive texts, & not an awful lot else, this phone is fantastic. Yeah, if you're looking for a camera & a MP3 player then this phone is not for you, but it does the essentials faultlessly. Ring tones are dodgy, but the vibrate alert is perfectly adequate on its own. I am very happy with this simple & effective phone: I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an easy to use, cheap, cheerful, basic model. For me it ticks all the right boxes.

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Reviewer: Hamzah - UK
Date: 21st Jan 2008

I think this phone is completely whack! If you people out there want a phone with gadgets then this is NOT the phone but if it's for ringing then it's ideal. However I recommend no one to buy this phone. It's useless. DAMN I WASTED MY MONEY!

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Reviewer: Jo Marsh - Glenrothes, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

I cannot believe people are giving this phone a hard time because it does not have a camera, Bluetooth or stunning ringtones!

It costs under £20! What do you expect?

It has a great design for this price, slider is nice & smooth & not cheap & plasticky. It does what it is meant to do, send & receive calls, SMS & MMS & it does these well.

If you want any more, then spend more money on a top of the range phone.

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Reviewer: Martin - Bradford, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

If you want a good basic phone, that rings & sends texts, this is the one, I don't need a camera or Bluetooth, so it's ideal. A bargain at the £20 I paid. Please don't buy it then moan it can't do this or that, what do you expect for the price.

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Reviewer: Luca - Bolivia
Date: 13th Jan 2008

The colors (green, black & pink) are so cute & it is easy to take with you because it slides of flips. Ringtones & games suck but it is a total girly phone which I love.

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Reviewer: Abz - Bangladesh
Date: 21st Dec 2007

This is a good phone, but is a let down because there is no camera.

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Reviewer: Danny - Belfast, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2007

Great wee phone, I needed a phone with no camera & this fits the bill to a tee.

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Reviewer: Steve - Cannock, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2007

We swapped the non techie wife's old brick for c300 at Vodafone got back £22 of calls for the old phone & £5 for the unused sim total cost £3. Result BARGAIN!

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Reviewer: Valentin - Cluj-napoca, Romania
Date: 14th Dec 2007

The phone is just great for someone who only needs a phone to call & text. It is great at doing that & battery life is very good also. Easy to use keyboard, nice slide, beautiful design.

For those of you who asked: to use the loudspeaker, press the options key (left softkey) during the call & you'll find the first option there to turn on the loudspeaker.

To adjust the volume during a call, simply use the up & down navigation keys.

Overall, great cheap phone. But if you want MP3, camera, Bluetooth, bla bla well this is NOT the phone for you.

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Reviewer: Laura - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 11th Dec 2007

It is the best phone I have ever had & I have had a lot of phones.

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Reviewer: Ali - UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

I bought this phone for my nephew & it's perfect. A smart stylish phone with comfy keys & a lovely big colour screen. It's perfect for a first phone.

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Reviewer: Heather Crawford - Hill Of Fearn, UK
Date: 5th Dec 2007

It's a great mobile.

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Reviewer: Richard - Essex, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

This phone is great. It has no music player, no camera but it makes & receives calls beautifully. Exactly what is needed in this day & age of one gadget does all. It looks good, doesn't weigh much & the battery life is very good.

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Reviewer: Jackie - Australia
Date: 30th Nov 2007

I love it. The only problems I could find were how to use the speakerphone, though I've since found out (nothing in the instructions). Also, there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust the volume.

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Reviewer: Sarthak Amatya - Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 21st Nov 2007

My uncle sent this rubbish for my sister but this thing is totally useless. It comes with a data cable. Yet, we cannot use it so what is it for then.

Nothing good & design isn't that good too. Just simple. Can we even turn off the T9 function permanently? It is total loss.

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Reviewer: Trev - UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

Don't waste your money. This phone isn't even fit for a rubbish bin, ring tones are better on a Alcatel mobile than on the c300. Come on Samsung smell the coffee the mobile is very poor for £40.00, it could do with better ring tones & then it would be improved by 70%. Thank you Samsung for creating a lousy mobile.

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Reviewer: T Hutchie - UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

Smart mobile but bad ring tones no good for parties.

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Reviewer: Boxeraba - Sheffield, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

I am going to buy this phone after my cousin had a Nokia 2610 I wanted one along those lines but I wanted a bit more style into it (I.e. Slide) & then I decided it would be the C300. We are not a loud to use camera's where I work for security & privacy reasons. So I suggest any one who is looking for a cheap stylish phone should have this one. P.S I think this is the best phone at its price.

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Reviewer: Sam - US
Date: 15th Nov 2007

It is brilliant.

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Reviewer: Johnny Mains - United States Minor Outlying Islands
Date: 11th Nov 2007

The worst phone I have ever touched. Rubbish at sending texts, phoning people & playing games. Rubbish ringtones & message tones.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 11th Nov 2007

Great phone to use. It is simple, stylish & has plenty of features for the price range. Highly recommended!

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Reviewer: Alec Gould - Bucharest, Romania
Date: 6th Nov 2007

It's a very nice phone. It looks very good, especially if you like the sliding on feature. Is black & does exactly what it suppose to do, make & receives calls, MMS & because of that the battery life is pretty good.

Personally I advice anyone to get an iPod if wants to listen to MP3 or the cheaper version that cost no more than 50$ & has better results than any phone. Also a camera that would cost from 100 to 500$ will do much more than any phone. I paid for the phone 13$ & is for this price very good in doing no fancy stuffs.

What I dislike on it & I have to improve are the ring tones that are bad indeed. There is no infra-red to add easily them nor Bluetooth. Also there was no data cable in the box. I will buy some from the provider via GPRS if I will not find a cable, but. In rest is OK, easy to use if you had before Samsung & very good looking.

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Reviewer: Jj - Essex, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

I bought this phone specifically because it DIDN'T have all the bells & whistles which the modern up-to-date phones have. I traded in my Nokia 6680 & my Motorola V3i for Argos vouchers because they were 'too much'. I have an MP3 player & a digital camera so I don't need those. After all, they are supposed to be MOBILE PHONES not multi-media centres.

I just want a simple, nice to hold, nice to text, mobile phone & that is what the C300 is. I like the tinkly tone of the ring tones to alert for calls or texts arriving. I love new gadgets & gizmos but for a nice neat little phone which is easy to use & you only want to call & text then this is a nice one to own. I've already recommended this to a friend & she wants one now :o)

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Reviewer: Lee Davison - Peterborough, UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

As someone has already said 'It does exactly what it says on the tin'. Don't moan about a phone you purchase when you know it has no camera, Bluetooth etc. My wife has one, she doesn't require the high tech stuff, she just wants to phone & text! I think this phone would be brilliant for non-techies & pensioners.

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Reviewer: Keir Oakes - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

Awful phone, cheap & so it should be as it is looks unstylish & it no features what so ever.

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Reviewer: Rustum - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

It's all ok, & has got a brilliant design.

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Reviewer: Saeed - Iran
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

That's the best for the price! If you want just a PHONE! Then it Rocks! But if you want a multimedia player & you have extra money in your pocket, so of course it doesn't meet your expectations! I love to have one this as well as my Smartphone.

Very nice as a simple phone! Not for play!

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Reviewer: Drutherford - UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

Good looking, cheap only £15, no Bluetooth, no radio, no MP3 & no infrared.

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Reviewer: Kitty - Sheffield, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

I bought this little phone for a non-technical hubby, £14.99, for the price it's absolutely great, no fancy bits, he talks & he texts & that it, disappointing ringtones though, but for the price he will have to get over it!

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Reviewer: Sylvan - London, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Lovely little phone easy to use brilliant reception, find ring tones a bit boring, bought from Argos £24.99 on virgin network.

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Reviewer: Catlin Evans - Belfast, Northern Mariana Islands
Date: 7th Oct 2007

The Samsung c300 is very pretty but where are you meant to hang your charm? It's very simple to use so if it's your first mobile I think you should get it. It would be so much better if it had proper ringtones because every time someone rings me I just wish it had a proper ringtone so I had to buy a ringtone off my computer for £3.00 & wallpaper because the wallpapers are wick! It's not actually that good a phone because there is no MP3 player or camera or anything it is just a plain little wick phone! I think if you are looking for a phone, definitely do not get it.

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Reviewer: Angie Gosport - UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2007

This is a great little phone, I paid £27.99 from Virgin, well packed (very impressed) as another reviewer said it does what it says on the box, & what else do you expect for this price, if you want a camera get a digital one, they are cheap enough! You are not going to get bells & whistles when you pay this kind of money.

A well built solid phone, Samsung still the best, plenty of features for a basic phone, neat, a good first all rounder, just buy it, what have you got to lose?

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Reviewer: Subzero - UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

I only got my Samsung c300 the other day & I am really impressed with it the graphics are really good & my one only cost me £25 good bargain I think & it's so stylish.

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Reviewer: Shazia - South Africa
Date: 24th Sep 2007

It's a lovely phone but no MP3 & no ring tones, easy to use but have to go through many processors, otherwise good phone.

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Reviewer: Richie - Whitstable, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2007

What are you critics on about? I brought this little phone (on Orange) for twenty quid in Argos. Yes, it doesn't have a camera, play MP3's or do Bluetooth. All I wanted it for was to be able to use it as a phone (I.e. Make & receive calls) & maybe send the odd text. This does them both & also, as I found out, can receive picture messages too! (After a SIM change that is). All in all, I'd say, even with my limited technological background, I can work out the menu system with pretty much ease.

Overall, if you're after a smaller mobile phone with a sense of style, no frills, easy to use, & does what it says on the tin (or in the box as it is in this case! ) & want to replace your 'Brick', then I'd go for this little fella. It's a bargain!

PS As mentioned: I got this phone for £20 (present date: 20th Sept 2007), but it's locked to the Orange network. Not a problem, as I am on Orange anyway. However, if you're on another network, it may cost more or even be unavailable to your present network. Hope this has helped.

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Reviewer: Njagi - Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 19th Sep 2007

Good design beautiful looks. Lacks any images & pictures. Emoticons & smilies are pathetic. The confirmation for each task lasts on the screen far too long. Lacks features like radio & MP3.

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Reviewer: Ruti Ben-levi - Manchester, UK
Date: 14th Sep 2007

GOOD IDEA, POORLY EXECUTED

They wanted to make a no-frills phone that looked stylish. Instead they made a stylish looking phone with features that don't quite work.

GOOD POINTS:
- 3 alarms.
- You can extend your battery power by having the keypad only lighting up at night.
- Nice, large, soft rubber keys that don't break your nails (unlike Sony Ericsson & Moto)
- You can answer the phone or hang up by sliding it up/ down.

BAD POINTS:
- It's quite bulky.
- It won't accept tru-tone ringtones, you get a trill in your ear just for making a call.
- Slow GPRS
- Plastic surface scratches easily if you put it in your, pocket.
- Rubbish preset ringtones & screensavers.
- You have to go through a number of screens just to send & read/delete SMS.

SUMMARY:
It doesn't live up to its potential. Mine's with the recyclers already.

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Reviewer: Js - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2007

The design is very good, it's what made me buy the phone. It's very small & stylish. The slide feels very nice & is fairly durable. I did not mind it having very few features, as I just wanted to be able to text & call. I missed not having a stopwatch or timer though. I went through three of these phones, each with a very annoying problem; the contrast kept changing (settings stayed the same). One minute it was dark, the next it was bright.

The sound quality (while in a call) & display are fairly poor, but usable. Sending a text message is made complicated. I would consider another phone, as I did. All Sony Ericsson's £50+ seem very good!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2007

Brilliant!

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Reviewer: Rasa - Real Madrid, Spain
Date: 5th Sep 2007

I love this phone because I can buy c300 for small price & it has good performance.

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Reviewer: Lee Ryan - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

Not good features.

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Reviewer: Rachel Williams - Bedford, Albania
Date: 2nd Sep 2007

I don't like the fact that when you phone someone else you have to wait a few seconds then you hear a silly little jingle then you actually hear the phone ring! Is there a way of stopping this? So that when you phone someone it just rings that person straight away.

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Reviewer: Bert Coules - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2007

Rieko - thanks for that information. On the subject of the ringtones, the choice is a bit limited. Is it possible to install your own? I am afraid I am a bit of a technical beginner at this stuff & need things explaining in words of one syllable or less.

Editors - thanks for explaining about the use of ampersands. I am slightly surprised that such a common words as 'an d' (if you see what I mean) should cause a problem, but if it does, it does.

Thanks. Bert

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Reviewer: Paul - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 30th Aug 2007

I already own MP3 players, digital cameras, etc, so I wanted a cheap phone that just did voice & text. I didn't want to sacrifice battery life for features I'd never use.

The SGH-C300 seemed perfect. Sadly, a few days of use have shown otherwise. The SMS system in particular is atrocious. The character count is set to 918 & I can't find a way to change it. On Irish networks at least, SMS's are limited to 160 characters each. Cursor movement doesn't wrap (at the end of composing a text you have to press 'left' repeatedly to scroll to the start) & sending to a contact in your address book requires far too many key presses. Entering punctuation is painful.

The Inbox lists texts by sender only. No preview, no listing of the date/time without opening each text individually. Dialog boxes such as 'Message deleted', 'Low battery' remain on screen for an annoyingly long period of time, prolonging even simple operations. You can hit the cancel button to dismiss them, but it's an extra key press that shouldn't be needed.

It does what it says on the tin, just not spectacularly.

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Reviewer: Terry - Ireland
Date: 30th Aug 2007

Pathetic mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Rieko - UK
Date: 29th Aug 2007

This is a really good phone, maybe it does not have as many functions as some of its competition but for what it is really good. To use the loud speaker function simply make a phone call & when the call connects press the button on the top left of the handset & an option asking whether loudspeaker is required will come on, press again for loud speaker.

Also it is an OK phone slightly medioca but OK. A few problems I have with it however are the texts & ringing functions, you cannot have both a vibrating & ringing function enabled simultaneously only ring or vibrate which is a bit of a nuisance as I would like to be able to hear & feel my phone ringing while I am out & about, as a result many replied texts have been delayed due to the fact that I was not aware that the phone was ringing heh. Also with the incoming phone call both functions can be enabled (ringing & vibrating) however in this case the phone vibrates first for a fair few seconds (approx 6) & by the time the ring tone kicks in the person phoning has usually hung up. Apart from these two things the phone is a good buy & not bad for £35ish (that's how much I got mine for).

Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Bert Coules - UK
Date: 25th Aug 2007

Further to my earlier post, I figured out the loudspeaker controls; these & a lot of other more or less everyday features really should be included in the instructions. I still don't know how to adjust the listening volume in non-loudspeaker mode, for example. In fact, I'd rate the user manual as far & away the weakest aspect of what is otherwise a very good package indeed.

Also I most certainly did not use ampersands rather than the full word for '&' in my review, & I'd be grateful if whoever's in charge here could edit it accordingly. Thank you.

Editors Note: Bert, many thanks for your further review. Please note ampersands are used to ensure that the website remains W3C compliant & therefore stays within certain accessibility guidelines.

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Reviewer: Nayanathara - Sri Lanka
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

I love this phone is the best even though its got no camera I still love it, go C300.

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Reviewer: Bert Coules - UK
Date: 22nd Aug 2007

I've just bought this phone & am pleased with its neat compactness; the lack of bells & whistles doesn't bother me.

But, how on earth do you turn on the loudspeaker function? There's no obvious way that I can find, & it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the one-sheet user manual. Help!

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Reviewer: Bharathi - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

Hey all. I am going to buy this phone. Please let me know your thought about the Samsung C300. Thank you.

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Reviewer: Maxwell - London, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

I will never buy the phone called Samsung C300 because no features, usability low but the design is kind of good but still the phone is rubbish, I will never buy it.

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Reviewer: Whyte - Lilongwe, Malawi
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

I Love my Samsung C-300, in fact I bought it in May 2007 because of its nice looking & portability. But one thing I don't like about it, is the Ringtones, at least they are boring & I would prefer put it on silent all the time. Better if it had an MP3 or just a Camera at least. So if you are going for fashion, never buy it, go for another one, but if you are going for the looks, Yeah! It looks nice!

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Reviewer: Maria - Oldham, UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

I think this phone is great all the features at a great price.

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Reviewer: Roy - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2007

If you're looking for an easy to use phone without all the other trimmings then this is a good deal, the only gripe being naff ring tones are not very loud.

Shop around for the best deal.

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Reviewer: JJ - UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2007

Not that good I can't go on 02!

- No Cam
- No MP3

Otherwise good! But still pants! Bye!

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Reviewer: Jr Drake - North England, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Also bought this from CPW as a refurbished model - excellent value for money at £14.95 - when bought with £10 call time. Total package £24.95 & that's including P&P! Fantastic phone too - have no probs with wallpaper or ringtones which some have complained about. Design & make are excellent. Who needs a camera & MP3 player - this is a phone, that's it & very good it is too!

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

I have just bought this phone but I bought it on holiday as my father offer to so I thought why not! I have had camera phones in the past & I hate them, I would recommend this little phone to people but I thing we should have more ring tones on the aka good ones but I have heard you can download them off jamstar so we shall see.

This is the best phone in the world (well at least I thing so).

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Reviewer: Mila Butler - Gillingham ,Kent, UK
Date: 13th Jul 2007

Bought this phone at CPW (UK) for 15 pounds (refurbished).Its a lovely pink colour, easy to use & a great improvement on my old Nokia 1100. Buy it now for 25 pounds with 10 pound credit on it.

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Reviewer: Chloe - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

This phone is very hard to use but the design is very nice! The memory is so tiny, you can't even put a card in but even if you could you couldn't send anything to it anyway! It doesn't have Bluetooth & camera if you buy this phone then its only good for calls & texts. I wish I never got it but then again it looks nice.

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Reviewer: Chloe Halley - UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

My little sister Alice has this phone & it is rubbish I would jive it 0% but the minimum was 5% my sister got this phone from Woolworths she had £30.00 & I had 20 so I got an actell slide up for £15.00. Unbelievably I got jealous & wanted the Samsung c300. So I went back to Woolworths the next day & my grandparents (good for getting what you want! ) & they got me the Motorola (sorry for spelling) v3 it's the best phone in the world!

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Reviewer: Peggy - UK
Date: 26th Jun 2007

RUBBISH. A LOAD OF RUBBISH! I'll never make the mistake of buying it again.

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Reviewer: Stunt - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Just got it today after I threw my horrible 5 year old Motorola V90 (hand me down) in the Thames. I wanted a cheap Nokia, when I walked in the shop they still have the nicest predictive & Smartphone's (still) just aren't quite there yet, so I'll stay with my old pda & a cheap phone for now. But this was so pretty & T9 predictive, so that will be just like my old Nokia 8850 that died.

Well no, I know text is just something you get used to on a new phone, but the actual way the T9 is implemented seems dumb compared to the 8850. Jumps to capitalise first word in sentence when you go from non predictive to T9, fine you might expect, but when you're not at the beginning of a sentence! That's dumb. How often are you at the beginning of a sentence if you've skipped out of predictive? Come to think of it, why am I going out of predictive so often? I really don't think this phone is learning new words. The words it knows are very comprehensive it has surprised me. But if I have to manually spell again I may have to conclude similar of their predictive.

Bedtime reading is the manual, I hope it can add words to the dictionary & I'll find out there. But I get the feeling it's not going to be so. The rest of the phone was so simple & intuitive I really don't think it's hiding any secrets.

Anyway, looks lovely, spell correctly & don't use any profane or philosophical language & you'll love it. Poor wallpaper & ringtones though & don't go to jamster like the guy above suggested, plenty of stuff on the web for getting the pictures, tones, sounds you actually want onto these s60 phones without spending 3 quid.

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Reviewer: Matthew - Manchester, North West, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2007

I wanted a new phone just for work & decided I didn't want something that was expensive & had loads of features that were on my main phone, so I decided to go for this. The phone itself looks very nice & although it has basic features it's very easy to use & takes all the fancy stuff out of pricey phones to make a good looking cheap phone.

Most of the cheap phones out there look cheap, but this phone is the opposite as it looks superb.

If you want a phone that just makes call, sends/receives texts & don't want to pay extra for things you don't want or won't use but want it to look good then go for this.

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Reviewer: Janette - UK
Date: 16th Jun 2007

I bought this as a first phone for my daughter. It looks great, it's very easy to use, but does have disappointing wallpapers & ringtones. However if you have a PC, visit Jamster select Samsung C300 & you can download for £3.00 a go (charged to your phone with no contracts) a fantastic range of ringtones & wallpapers. Full instructions are on the site, an email is sent to your phones inbox (see inside push messages) click on link & the image is downloaded to your phone. You can then select it as wallpaper. Same sort of thing for the ringtones.

This makes a very cheap phone much more personalised for very little extra. I am well impressed.

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Reviewer: Right Said Frank - Manchester, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

This is a phone people.? If you want cameras then go out & by a camera. If you want Bluetooth then stop brushing your peggies. As I said this is a phone. & a good, reliable one at that. Makes calls & receives them too. Sends messages & receives them back. Cheap as chips. As they say.

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Reviewer: Andres Moreno - Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Date: 15th Jun 2007

This phone was made for people who enjoy having a simple, easy & fashionable phone, all in one!

Why an MP3? if the car has one. Why a camera? if there are REAL digital ones with far better quality more than 8 pixels. So if you really have class, buy it. I recommend it!

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Reviewer: Anon - New Zealand
Date: 6th Jun 2007

It's as simple as ABC to use this phone. I have had many camera phones & I find them pointless, have you see the tiny cameras you can buy these days & I have an MP3 player. I have heard that using a phone as an MP3 player with earphones causes radiation & that's not good. I think its quite a stylish phone, so I recommend this little fella, GREAT PHONE :)

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Reviewer: Limbo - New Zealand
Date: 6th Jun 2007

I think this phone is a great little device I love it. It's simple & easy to use. I love mine. I didn't bother with the camera cos I never used it on my previous phones, but its definitely a great phone I would recommend it :).

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Reviewer: Gary - Camberley, Surrey, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2007

Well, I wanted a cheap phone so I don't have to carry my work PDA around with me whilst cycling, fishing & skating.

This phone is great, good looking, good screen & good features.

It has no camera, Bluetooth MP3 but then you have to be stupid to buy this if you want them ! Surely you guys are reading the techy specs on this phone before buying?

Buy it if you want a cheap reliable 'phone' no frills, just good looking phone.

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Reviewer: De - Ireland
Date: 28th May 2007

Please help. How do you turn off the light when if is charging?

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Reviewer: Michel - UK
Date: 26th May 2007

I was attracted by long standby time etc but this was nullified in my view by the truly dreadful SMS: my previous phones had decent text programs but this Samsung I found to be very user unfriendly (lots of extra keying needed) & so requiring a long time to compose a text etc. After choosing symbol option etc, it not always reverts to option being used. A figure can be inserted by repeat pressing relevant key, but some (e.g. The 1) needs far too may presses. After a full stop you not always get a capital to start new sentence. Worst of all, there is no lower case option! & how can one break off mid-text & go back to the message so far written? It seems to be wiped each time! (Saving possible but how re-activate to continue? ). Even sending can be long-winded. Outbox messages do not even carry a date, let alone a time (unless there is a way of viewing that data? ) anyone know how to overcome some of these drawbacks please?

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Reviewer: Timothy Penington - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 26th May 2007

This phone is actual terrible. I mean who would want a brick as a phone. Totally unusable & pretty ugly I certainly do not recommend this phone, the D900 is so the best.

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Reviewer: Hannah - Gosport, US
Date: 20th May 2007

I got this phone a couple of days ago & I think its brill! It is really easy to use so I like it. It took me a week to decide what phone to get. I was going to get LG chocolate but I am really glad I got this one because it rocks! If you are looking for a phone I recommend this!

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Reviewer: Madhukar - Hyderabad, India
Date: 17th May 2007

It does not meet my expectations & the worst thing is its ring tones.

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Reviewer: Barty Whelks - UK
Date: 17th May 2007

I've had this phone for about a month now & what a fab little phone it is. £40 from Tesco, with a £10 call voucher, so that makes it £30. Great. Very easy to use, the menu is as good as any Nokia, & at times better. OK so it hasn't got a camera, but I've got one of those. It hasn't got any music, but I've got an MP3 player. If you want a good phone that does calls & SMS this is it.

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Reviewer: Lucy - Belfast, UK
Date: 13th May 2007

I got this phone on 10th may 2007. I think it's alright but I would prefer one with a MP3 player, Bluetooth & a camera. I think the ringtones & wallpapers are bad. I wouldn't buy it if I were you.