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Reviewer: Joe - UK
Date: 1st Jan 2009

The Samsung D500 is, in short, one super of a phone. I've had mine for almost three years & not once has it failed me in any way. The design is great, it has some good features & it is very fast to respond.

I think I will finally upgrade to a phone with a better camera, however for it's time, the D500 is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Callum - Peterlee, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2008

A good phone its now out of production but still great it has a good camera that feels much better than 1.3 mp the memory isn't great but enough to store about 25 songs its quite loud & the MP3 player is OK a micro SD slot would be great but it's easy to use it looks nice & it is really really tough I have dropped it out my window before & only a few dents overall a OK phone 7.5 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Kaka - Surabaiia, Indonesia
Date: 2nd Jun 2008

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 6th Feb 2008

I got my D500 soon after it came out in early 2005, & having had two previous Samsung mobiles knew it would be good, but it has surpassed all expectations.

It is with a heavy heart that I say that phone has finally given up on me, but during almost 3 years it has been a loyal & hard worked phone.

I now find myself looking for a replacement & nothing seems to come close that is available on the market so am genuinely looking to buy a second hand one on eBay. That is how highly I rate this phone. In the past I always changed phones, but this one just does all you need & doesn't let you down.

It may not be the most flashy or have all the bells & whistles of some phones, but if you need a phone just to make calls & text, plus be a bit more handy every now & again, this is just the job!

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 30th Jan 2008

I am in love with this phone it has saved my life after having months of trying to live with my silly Nokia 7373! My friend has given me their old Samsung D500 & it is so nice to be able to rely on your phone not cutting out one minute in to a phone call!

It is annoying how I bought an expensive phone that lasted for no time at all & now I have been given this phone which is a few years old & its lovely! But I am impressed by it, I no longer have to carry a charger around with me!

P.S. Nokia 7373 is a shambles of a phone.

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Reviewer: Danielle - Leeds, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2008

This phone was cool when I first got it now I have broke my screen so I don't think it is right good to get if your going to be rough with it.

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Reviewer: Sandeep - London, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

This phone is a really good mobile phone & dead easy to use, it's also very tough, I've dropped it over 20 times although I have the odd scratch on it the screen has never cracked & I haven't ever had any problems with it.

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Reviewer: Eric Lyon - Merseyside, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

I was probably one of the first to have a mobile phone, of any description. Each year I would get an upgrade & each year they would get better, but more complicated. Until finally, I realised that I did not want the upgrade. You can't get better than D500.

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Reviewer: Max - Newport, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

I had this phone for about 1.5 years, which is long for me! It's the best phone that I have ever had. Looking back now, I changed 1 year ago because of my own fault. But it as all you need & more! Great phone!

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Reviewer: Leon - Stourbridge, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

I love my little D500. Best phone I've ever had. I use all the features & I am still finding it can do new tricks. I had two upgrades since Nokia N70 & N73. But the sim card went back into my D500.

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Reviewer: Anon - Australia
Date: 17th Sep 2007

The best phone I ever had!

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Reviewer: Tasha Lambert - Bryanston, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2007

It's wicked!

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Reviewer: Laza - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2007

I had this phone for more than two years. Really happy with it & not even looking for another one.

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Reviewer: Bobfry Jefferson - Albania
Date: 13th Aug 2007

Worst phone ever I have had to stamp on this stupid phone for its extreme annoyance & I advise everyone not to buy (or accept it as a gift) this truly bad mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Rick - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

This is an amazing phone by Samsung again!

The camera is everything you would expect from a 1.3 mega pixel camera.

It is loud as well without the little speaker plugged in. You can also make it even louder by typing *#8999*8378# & selecting H/W test then AUDIO SETTINGS then scroll down to IIS NORMAL & turning up the EAR GAIN to any number you want the max is 95 but it distorts at that volume, then all you have to do is save & play your music & listen to the difference it makes! It is like a little stereo you are caring around in you pocket!

All the features are great on this phone, I have got one in black & it looks great!

I would recommend this phone 2everyone it is excellent!

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Reviewer: Prasad Dasari - Basseterre, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Date: 21st Jun 2007

It's an awesome mobile phone & I recommend my peers to start using it.

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Reviewer: Robert - Leeds, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2007

Good job Samsung, keep it up!

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Reviewer: Jonh Helm - Algeria
Date: 9th Jun 2007

Best phone ever!

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Reviewer: Helen - UK
Date: 17th May 2007

I had a D500 for 2 years & was able to use tunes downloaded from CD's as my ringtones. This is one of the best phones I have ever had! I would recommend it to anyone. It's brilliant!

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Reviewer: Sharon Marshel - Ireland
Date: 16th May 2007

Fab model for a phone, great memory & okay size.

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Reviewer: J Phillips - Ayrshire, UK
Date: 10th May 2007

I think this phone is the best phone I ever had. I have had it for two years & I dropped it loads of times & also in water & its still going strong. I have got over a thousand photos on. It it's the best. The only thing you can't do is when you record music from cds you can't use them as your ring tones. I am hoping to buy a new Samsung but don't know what one is best.

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Reviewer: Norman - Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 6th May 2007

If you camera is switching off when you trying to turn it on the problem is static that has built up in the camera switching mechanism. Solution is to dismantle the phone & unplug the camera form the main board plu it back it & voila it will work again. The white screen problem is your ribbon cable try knocking the phone on the back. Take the battery off & with 2 knuckles just tap it. About as hard a force as it would take to crack an egg maybe a little harder & it should work I must warn you this is sort of a temp fix. Save you money & have the ribbon cable replaced.

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Reviewer: Paula Chapman - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Apr 2007

I have just brought this mobile from a car boot it looks in perfect condition & has been well looked after but when I charged it up & turned it on it just gives me a bland white screen, you could hear it turn on but no picture! Please help? I have tried another battery in it so it's not that.

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Reviewer: Trout - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2007

I had this phone for ages & loved it. Knocked a few points off for features because there's a lot of stuff I never used & these games weren't up to much. Apparently the sliding noise can get annoying, but that just added to my amusement, ha-ha.

One of the best things about this phone though, is the drop-ability! I swear I must have dropped it about a million times with no real problems (a couple of scratches, that's it).

Sadly, I had mine pinched & they don't make them anymore, but I liked this one so much, I got another Samsung for my new one, I am hoping it's as drop friendly (it's not a habit or anything, I just have a poor grip)!

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Reviewer: C Harrison - Northampton, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

I love this phone, I've had it for 18 months & never had any problems at all. It's fairly small & easy to carry around & works perfectly.

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Reviewer: Jaz :) - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2007

Well I got this phone for Christmas 2006. Samsung do not make it anymore, so my parents bought me one off eBay. It was new & boxed with all the extra's though. Well when I 1st got it I loved it. Nice colourful wallpapers, great camera, easy to use buttons.

But then by January the bit at the bottom of the phone (when it is closed) has been worn away when I slide it up & down. The phone got stiff to slide & eventually the screen turned white, I could not get a picture.

I took it to the local phone shop where the man said I needed a new ribbon inside (something to do with the sliding up & down) so it cost me 25 pound, but it worked. So it was all good again, but now the cameras not working. When I turn it on, it flicks straight back off again & won't let me take a picture. Can anyone help me?

The phone does look good however, & if you are thinking about buying it then do. But just make sure that you can get it from somewhere good, because seen as though Samsung have discontinued it, you can't send it back to them so its quite rubbish really, but other than that its a good phone yeah :))

Can anyone tell me why my camera broke & how to fix it please? xxxx

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Reviewer: Boo - Bucuresti, Romania
Date: 29th Jan 2007

For Vahid - Zanjan, Iran: I think you made the wrong choice by giving this marks for this phone the phone is not bad because you can't find themes & skins this phone doesn't have themes if you would like to know. It's a great phone I have it for about a year & it's great.

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Reviewer: Rizvi - London, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2007

One of the best phones I have had so far.

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Reviewer: Xatirez - South Africa
Date: 26th Jan 2007

This is a fantastic phone, my contract is ending soon, so I have had it for 2 years, & it's never given me the slightest bit of grief & seeing that I am someone who exploits every available function a phone can offer, it's really been workhorse, never letting down! Great phone.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 21st Jan 2007

I've had this phone for over a year now, I've had no problems with it. Now the buttons are getting really stiff to use. Great phone. Everyone should get it.

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Reviewer: Decarl - US
Date: 19th Jan 2007

This phone is brilliant, I had it for 1 year & 3 months & it was still going strong, unfortunately far the best phone that I've had!

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Reviewer: Martyn - Netherton, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2007

A load of rubbish! Its fat, bulky & a nightmare trying to send a text!

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Reviewer: Trevor - UK
Date: 7th Jan 2007

This is for Sam-UK. I had the same problem yesterday. I took the sim out. Put it back together (without the sim), switched it on & it was OK. Put the sim back & its fine. Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Laura - Barnsley, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2007

I got this phone last year, it's OK & has just about everything on it but I am now looking for a better phone. I have got the Nokia 7380 which I won last year which is good. But I think I am gonna buy the Nokia 7373 because its gorg.

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Reviewer: Husaam Khalil - UK
Date: 1st Jan 2007

I have had this phone for a year & it the best phone ever. Had no problems whatsoever.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 18th Dec 2006

I have got a d500 I have had for a while, but lately the screen just won't work. It turns on, & you can hear the entire phone setting noises, but there is just a bland white screen. Has anyone any ideas about how to get this fixed? Is it just that I simply need a new screen?

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Reviewer: Steven - UK
Date: 14th Dec 2006

This phone is the BEST phone I've ever had! I've got it about over 2 years & it works like the first day I've bought it! I LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Daniel - UK
Date: 1st Dec 2006

I had my d500 for 18 months on contract & it has been very reliable, not as many features as other top brand phones but it does what it does very well indeed. I have dropped this phone so many times & it has proved to be a tough little thing. Easy to navigate around the menu, not a bad size memory & excellent build quality.

I received my upgrade today which was a Sony Ericsson w850i. I was not impressed with the build quality compared to the Samsung one bit.

Manufacturers are cramming way too much stuff on these little devices now, & it seems that the build quality is suffering from it.

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Reviewer: Mrs L - UK
Date: 21st Nov 2006

This phone is so bad I will be giving it to my 16 month old as a toy. I have gone back to my old Sony Ericsson P910i which is reliable, easy to navigate, doesn't switch itself between predictive text & all capitals on a whim, can actually back up the phone to SIMM (oh dear Samsung, what led you to leaving that one out? ! ) & looks less of a joke.

I am sure there are people who think this is the best phone but I am certainly not one of them. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE AT ANY COST! & do not accept it as a gift either.

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Reviewer: Vicki - UK
Date: 21st Nov 2006

Great phone, I have had it 18 months & had no probs, I am due for an upgrade & can not find a phone which compares to D500 - any suggestions?

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Reviewer: Alana - UK
Date: 17th Nov 2006

Although I have had this phone for a long time I wasn't all that impressed by the fact that it often froze & I couldn't get themes for it also the fact that Orange had put an extra menu thing on the screen which meant I couldn't see my full wallpaper! I do like the large memory & the loudness of the phone however this phone could be improved by being able to have themes & an FM radio!

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Reviewer: Tom - Ellis, UK
Date: 16th Nov 2006

Great phone, best phone I have had good memory size.

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 5th Nov 2006

This phone is the BEST.

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Reviewer: Vahid - Zanjan, Iran
Date: 4th Nov 2006

I don't find themes or skin for my phone, please help me.

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Reviewer: Anom - Bhutan
Date: 4th Nov 2006

Great phone to use, don't even bother reading the handbook! The features are great & satisfying,. The camera sometimes (rarely) has bad pictures in artificial light. Center key pad for scrolling around big screen which is useful.

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Reviewer: KCB - London, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2006

I have had this phone for over a year now. Its easy to use, quick to navigate & looks good. I would recommend this phone as a best buy.

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Reviewer: Boris Jefferson - Ukfield, UK
Date: 24th Oct 2006

The best phone ever.

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Reviewer: Le Roux - UK
Date: 18th Oct 2006

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAP i iz back blud & ready to review this shabby fone.
dis fone is hard to use coz it has buttonz suprisingly! i tink a touch screen wud be better get it sorted SAMSUNG! u iz messin with me blud dnt even try it. LRB r bak wv vengence we iz reviewin more fones dan ever. c ya on de e900 blud, inabit milky way! BRRRRRRRRAAPPPPP XXXXXX

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Reviewer: Gita - Manila, Philippines
Date: 17th Oct 2006

I will never part with this phone, ever! It has all the features I need... not too much, not too little. Just right. Size is great... LCD display is superb... controls are user-friendly... sound is great... Bluetooth works! & most of all... NO LAG! NO WAITING TIME... this fone is really fast! I will hold on to this for as long as I can.

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Reviewer: Ryan - Cornwall, UK
Date: 15th Oct 2006

Don't get this phone... every time I send or receive something on blue tooth it ALWAYS crashes. It doesn't hold its charge. The camera broke after a few months of me getting it.

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Reviewer: Ophelia - London, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2006

I got this phone less than half a year ago...& I love it!!! It is soo worth buying. But I also love the colour gold of the Motorola razr DG (dolce & gabbana) but I don't know which one I prefer??? Which does anyone think is best??

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Reviewer: DANIEL - DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia
Date: 12th Oct 2006

After a year the keypad gives problem while scrolling thru the menu. It is not easily operating. The main problem is the inability to copy the contact details from phone to sim (is most essential). D500 users have to keep one Nokia phone to do the above always.

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Reviewer: Jenna Tonner - Kilmarnock, Uganda
Date: 4th Oct 2006

This phone is amazing even tho it may be dear its is soo worth it, it is out of this world an I love it.

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Reviewer: soon2b k800i owner - UK
Date: 1st Oct 2006

DO NOT GET THIS PHONE ON ORANGE, NO SHORTCUTS AND U CANT EVEN CHANGE THE LANGUAGE ON ORANGE. ORANGE HAS ITS OWN MAKE OF THIS PHONE SO GET 02 OR VODAPHONE CUS ORANGE IS RUBBISH

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Reviewer: Katy - UK
Date: 10th Sep 2006

Brilliant fone :-) luvd it but movd on 2 the d900 much beter!!

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Reviewer: T.Hughes - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2006

This is a wicked phone my daughter has the D600 & used mine before she had that one & says the d500 is a lot better never had any problems would recommend to anyone how is thinks of buying one.

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Reviewer: Charlotte - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 4th Sep 2006

Great phone, loved this phone, but the only thing wrong with it is if the phone is in my pocket & I get a call I go to take out the phone & it slides up & answered it & sometimes it slides up when I am walk but apart from that it is a great phone.

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Reviewer: Alan - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 1st Sep 2006

Quite a good phone but after about 6 months started having problems with buttons not working & not being able to scroll through the menus. God size & reception with a good battery life, down side is the memory & unable to switch all your numbers from the phone to your SIM card when you need to upgrade.

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Reviewer: Lucy - UK
Date: 26th Aug 2006

Not a good phone, the samsung e900 is way betta!!!

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Reviewer: Squash - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2006

Well this phone is very good, had it for 15 months & I had no problems with it. The only thing it lacks is probably the memory because 92mb isn't really enough when you want more music on it. But overall it's a superb phone.

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Reviewer: RudeBoi - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2006

I have brought the D500, it is the best mobile phone I have ever owned & I have owned at least 12 mobiles in the past 14 months, I think it is brilliant with how much memory it holds, the D500 cant be beaten, I think the price of the mobile is way too much thaw, I am currently on my second D500, as my first one was stolen. The camera picture quality is better then most digital cameras & the voice recordings are clear as day light. I have not found one thing wrong with the D500 as yet. Defiantly a must own for style & performance.

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Reviewer: Sharron - Swansea, Wales
Date: 6th Jul 2006

Best phone i've used for ages. It was really easy, looked gorgeous, had no problems with it , got an W800i as an upgrade & its awful next upgrade I get is going to be a Samsung...

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Reviewer: Tracey - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2006

The design of this phone is great, It feels compact & very comfortable to use. I like how the camera is concealed beneath the slide so it is protects. Though writing a text message is difficult as you have to hit the buttons sideways because the ridges at the side get in the way. Features wise the phone is ok, but there are a very limited selection of themes & these are not upgradeable. Text messaging functionality isn't great, if you spell a word wrong you can't go back highlight it & correct it you have to delete the whole word & put it in again. The loud speaker is ok but if you then have to press numbers (say in an automated phone service) you then have to delete them all before you can turn the speaker off. The phone book is a bit annoying, you cannot display just phone or sim numbers you have to see them all, so then you see everyone twice - if you delete the numbers from the sim you cannot copy them all back you have to do it one at a time. Uploading games is not easy, you have to do it via bluetooth & set up your phone as another network, a very complex way of doing it. I have never even used half of the 80mb memory but if you did use it all it isn't expandable.

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Reviewer: Rachel Coote - Beragh, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2006

OMG wat can i say! wel just tht tis fone is AWESOME!!! lyk it has evri fing tht u need! lyk it has millions of memory an can hold away lot of things!!! its te best evri fone tht i av ever had!!!!!!!! i was thinkin of getin te samsung e900 but i wen i keep lookin at it it mkes me more an more not want 2 get it!!!!! wel 2 sum it al up tis fone is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!! x

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Reviewer: M Sanders - UK
Date: 27th Jun 2006

What a great phone I've had mine since they first come out & I've never had a problem with it. Superb features, smart looking, & so easy to use. I'm getting a Samsung e900 very soon I just hope its half as good as my d500 has been. Well done Samsung.

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Reviewer: Max S - High Wycombe, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2006

Haven't got the phone, my mate has, I tried stealing it, that didn't work, so I ordered one, its coming Tuesday. CAN'T WAIT!

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Reviewer: Erol - Nescliffe, UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2006

dis phone is not good!!!!

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Reviewer: Charlee - South West, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2006

Its a good fone I have had it since Xmas....just seen the new d800 & I am thinking of getting that purely on looks. I think the features on these phones are great but looks ... not so great.

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Reviewer: Steve - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Jun 2006

All I can say is that it's the best phone I ever had - & my first phones were analogues - so I probably out date most on here. I could have upgraded in May 2006, but what to?? Can anything else come close?

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Reviewer: Suzanneyalini Brown - UK
Date: 15th May 2006

Well where do I start? I think maybe I will start with saying that this phone is the best phone I have ever owned or seen it is beautiful!!!! If I could put it in to a word the word would be... fabamazushudbyitnowreallygreaterrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it might be a long word but that's the only way to describe it. Well I'll be serious, I really do love this phone the screen quality is amazing & the camera/video is great. The Bluetooth is also a must have 4 sending the great videos u take I would recommend this phone to anyone & everyone please buy it rocks!!!!!

(BY THE WAY PLEASE BUY ARCTIC MONKEYS MUSIC IT IS THE BEST)

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Reviewer: Craig - Glasgow, UK
Date: 2nd May 2006

My girlfriend bought this phone & I just had to have it. It is an awesome phone & the quality is second to none, so all I can say is nice one Samsung.

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Reviewer: Nathan - Whitby, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2006

I think this is the best phone samsung have ever made, no sorry i mean best fone in the word its awsome i av got 50 images, 20 mp3s, 13 videos & the memory is less than half full. I fully recommend this fone to anyone who is looking to buy a new phone

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Reviewer: Eric - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2006

This is an extremely user friendly mobile, I run my own business & have found it beneficial on many occasions when out of the office. It's easy to use & has a nice feel to it. Since purchasing the phone I have brought two more for work associates & it has made our jobs so much easier having all this technology at our finger tips. In my eyes it is defiantly the business mans phone & one that I can recommend.

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Reviewer: John Dashley - UK
Date: 17th Feb 2006

What a phone I can't believe all the functions on it, this will do me for a while. There's so much I could say about this mobile but what I will say is if you want the latest technology in your hand then go & buy one it's worth every penny. Well done Samsung.

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Reviewer: Jane - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2006

This can't be true Samsung have surpassed themselves with this one it has so much memory I'm down loading MP3's all the time I have got so much music on it that I feel have my own mobile disco every where I go. One word to describe this mobile, awesome.

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Reviewer: Trey Lea - Bath, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2006

Mum & Dad got me this phone what a lovely gift. They took me abroad for my birthday & the phone worked really well with no problems at all. Now all my friends have seen all the great stuff I can with it, they are all pestering their parents for one. I am sure their parents will give in soon.

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2006

People are going mad for this mobile so I better read on & find out it full capabilities.

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Reviewer: Samantha - UK
Date: 1st Feb 2006

I want it to go on record that I think this is a state of the art phone it has got all the latest technology. Amazed how they put so many features in it. It's so compact & smart looking, the screen is nice & big the photos just pop out at you. By the way I like this phone.

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Reviewer: Donna Campbell - Liverpool, UK
Date: 29th Jan 2006

The D500 as been well designed & well thought out - the layout of the phone makes it so easy to use. I like the fact it comes with polyphonic & MP3 ringtones & it's so easy & quick to download MP3's. F.A.B

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Reviewer: JS - UK
Date: 28th Jan 2006

Wow this one has just blown me away, cool fone...

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Reviewer: Mary Steele - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2006

Good quality mobile but can anyone tell me where I can purchase the connecting cable for my PC. I wait in anticipation. Thank you in advance.

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Reviewer: Jody - UK
Date: 12th Jan 2006

Mum brought this phone for herself & she told me all about the cool built in functions. I was not slow at convincing her that I would feel much saver going out at night if I had this phone. I am now the proud owner of a D500, well pleased.



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