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Reviewer: Tina F - New Zealand
Date: 10th Aug 2010

Have had the phone for just over a year. I really liked it, & it's very easy to use. It's a good size & has a good range of functions for a teen like me. However it had a tendency to freeze, & I would need to slide it up & down a couple of times before it would unfreeze. Right now, the buttons on the top half of the phone have stopped working, & I am getting a replacement in the form of a Samsung got B3410.

Internet on this phone doesn't work very well, & sometimes when you cancel a text it still goes through & sends. Functions very useful though.

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Reviewer: Moni - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2010

When I first got this phone I thought it was really good because I was young & at the time it was fairly new. How could I have thought that? the phone can get easily damaged, the camera & video is terrible & the memory without a memory card is appalling! I would only recommend this phone to someone who isn't bothered about their phone's features & appearence.

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Reviewer: Text Addict - UK
Date: 15th Jul 2010

I've had this phone for about 6 months now & now it's a back up phone because I've moved on to another Samsung, (& before this I also had a Samsung) I just love the style of Samsung's!

The design of this phone is good but not that modern or appealing to the eyes. It is small, shiny, fairly trendy & very strong & I love sliding it up & down which you can do so easily.

The features were not so good, the camera was rubbish & so was pretty much everything else, including the memory (you can insert a memory card but you're still limited to the amount of text you can have in your inbox, I think about 300) but if you're anything like me & you want a practical phone that you can easily text, call off & you don't really care about a million & one features you will never use then this is the phone for you! I previously had a Samsung U600 & this is much stronger & far easier to text off!

Finally, like most phones it takes a day or two to get used to it, but once you are used to it then it is scores very high on usability. Samsung really considered their customers when making this phone, yeah of course there are a few annoying features like when you've written the text & added the recipient the phone doesn't allow you to go back to the original text so you can't double check your text before you send it, but that's just a small issue, besides that it really is the best most practical phone I've ever had.

I have a Samsung Touch S5230 Tocco Lite now, it's great but I still adore my Samsung J700 because of its practicality, the battery is great on both my current phones unlike the Samsung U600.

I would recommend this phone if you want something practical that won't let you down!

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Reviewer: Shajeel - Bradford, UK
Date: 22nd May 2010

I had got this phone about 9 months ago. My mum had bought it as a birthday present for me. When I opened it, I thought it was quit cool. It easily gets scratched, & the paint is wearing of. The battery life is rubbish & I really really really want a new phone! I feel like just binning it now! The video & camera are 100% rubbish! The memory is worse as it can only hold one song! Not many features & the Internet does not work! I feel like I have been ripped off now & I defiantly wouldn't recommend it to anyone! & the phone is very hard & annoying to text with! (& it's an ugly & scratched phone!)

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Reviewer: Sam - Dibrugarh, India
Date: 16th May 2010

Serious hardware problem in this phone. I bought this phone & within 1 year more than 5 times I have to go to service centre & service centre performance is worse in Dibrugarh Assam. So, think before buying.

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Reviewer: Kam - London, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2010

This phone's battery life is brilliant, I've never had a phone with as good a battery as this before ever & sadly all the new phones' battery lives don't come close due to the 'Internet always on' features & they barely last a couple of days. I could go for a whole month without needing to charge & I used it a lot! It is a bit chunky though & texting can be annoyingly difficult at times. There's also a lack of features & the camera's rubbish.

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Reviewer: Michael Spencer - UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2010

Good phone for the 1st 2 weeks of use before it started with the old no signal but when I had signal & credit it said I had no credit I have no problems with the phone or O2 but I have problems with O2 & the phone put together I would get this phone but with Vodafone rather than t mobile or O2 thank you for reading my review don't make the same mistake as I did oops I regret buying this phone the value for money is terrible £45? Is this a complete joke? (knowing Samsung & O2 quite probably! ).

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Reviewer: Numair - Watfoed, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2010

I think it is alright, but it needs to improve a little more.

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Reviewer: Andy - Poole, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2010

Well my mother who is 68 brought this from a shop in Christchurch Dorset they didn't set it up for her to receive or send pictures to the phone, it kept telling her to go to a website, how old school, but she has no computer, I have spent just over 1 hour setting this phone up, using a computer, so my mum can do this basic operation, so come on Samsung lets have this basic feature pre installed.

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Reviewer: Kathryn - Newcastle, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2010

I am a younger user, I bought this phone almost 2 years ago & it hasn't failed me yet. It withstands drops & bumps when it's in my bag & it is a great basic phone. I only really use it for texting & the flat keypad makes it easy to text with. The memory is poor however memory cards can be bought cheaply from the Internet. The phone does however switch itself on sometimes as the button used to switch it on with is on the very front.

Overall though it is a great budget phone for first time phone owners or those who aren't really bothered about other functions such as a camera & Internet connection.

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Reviewer: Divya - India
Date: 7th Feb 2010

I have been using this mobile since one year. The camera clarity is very low. Battery backup is nice. Had only two themes. Phone memory is very less. Need memory card for inserting more than two songs.

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Reviewer: Dave Allen - UK
Date: 4th Feb 2010

Have two in our house, daughters (Pink) is okay & works well & would give it high marks, My wife has a Black Model which is complete rubbish, has been back 3 times in as many months, fades out & then loses the caller or the receiver in the middle of a call, supplier says there is nothing wrong with it, currently looking for money back.

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Reviewer: Chetram Jankieram Vishal - Georgetown, Guyana
Date: 27th Jan 2010

The very first time I saw this handset, I was pretty impressed, the specs of this phone is very good. It is very quick on the Internet.the only thing I don't like about it, the phone, it does not look good in sunlight, because you can hardly see a thing.

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Reviewer: Jo Jo - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2010

One of the worst phones I ever had. It was replaced 3 times in 7 months.

- Bluetooth messed up in all 3 phones.
- Battery life is horrendous (lasts about 1 day).
- Memory is rubbish without memory card.
- Camera quality is bad.
- Easily scratched & keeps freezing.

02 couldn't even tell me what the problem was with this phone.

I had this phone for around 7 months & it caused me nothing but grief. I can't wait to get a new one.

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Reviewer: Abbie Connor - London, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2010

I really like this phone, I got it for Christmas! The only problem is I can't change the message tone. Lots of people have tried to explain what to do but they all say go on phone settings then phone profiles but I don't have a phone profile folder in my phone settings :LL does anyone know how to do it differently?

I personally think the camera is good but it could do with better zoom, It is also good that it has expandable memory!

It charges quite fast which is good & comes with radio & a MP3 player!

But, another problem is that it has special plugs instead of your common USB OR URL plug so you are screwed if you lose yours. It also has to have the earphones in on the radio, even though it has speakers? But a good thing about the radio is that you can record it like a podcast!

I like this phone! & will someone please help me figure out how to change the message tone thank you.

Abbie xxx.

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Reviewer: Ashley Tisdale - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2010

I've had this phone six months now. I originally wanted the LG KS360 but my mum convinced me to get this when I first got it I thought it was cool my slider phone had literally looked like a brick. But know I really want a new phone this phone is boring, really small, looks like a ugly hamster & now matter how much I try & decorate it & make it look nicer you can still see the ugliness. It's embarrassing when you're friends get out there LG KS360's & your just stood there with your Samsung J700 whenever I see others peoples phones it makes me embarrassed. I would only recommend it to people who don't care what their phone looks like & don't mind what stuff it has & only want it for ringing & texting. Also the Internet on it doesn't let you access much.

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Reviewer: Lucy - Newcastle, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2009

At first when I got this phone just over a year ago, I thought it was pretty cool but that was only at first. The only thing I wasn't happy with then was that I had to charge it for 16 hours before I could use it. Now I have realised that it's not as good a phone as I thought at first. The camera is rubbish only 1.3 pixels & the zoom is rubbish & the picture quality is poor. You have to scroll left & right to view it full screen, normal view doesn't show the whole photo. The video is just as bad. It's very poor & only you don't have unlimited video time. The voice recorder only lasts for an hour of recording you can do all together & the sound is very poor. When I turn it on it takes forever & sometimes freezes. When I get texts it sometimes freezes then & the only thing the phone will let me do is switch it off & this sometime happens at anytime whether I have received a text & when I do get texts at the bottom where it says when I received the text is faster that the clock on my phone. I got this phone because the phone I got before broke & then I got a new one but it didn't work & then I got this one & now I think I should have chosen a different phone all together. I don't recommend this phone to anyone. If you want a decent phone, don't buy it.

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Reviewer: Kelsey - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2009

Good first time phone. Camera is bad, & without a memory card it does not hold many songs at all. Good looking phone, but scratches easily. Easy to use especially if it's your first phone. Sound on videos are not very clear. I would recommend for someone buying their first phone.

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Reviewer: Minnie - London, UK
Date: 25th Dec 2009

I got this phone on my last birthday & I really liked it! But after a while I just hated it! It's a boring phone for teenagers & I won't recommend any teenagers to get it! Maybe suitable for elders but not someone who is my age 12 to 16 yrs should never get this phone. I recently had 2000 songs on my phone on external memory & it just got WHIPED OUT & DELETED! I got very annoyed. The camera is rubbish you have to wait for 6 seconds till you get an actual picture! Video is rubbish. I got charged £2 because I was on the Internet & it was on Orange Internet when I am actually VIRGIN MOBILE NETWORK, I hate this phone so much! Want to get LG KS360 now looks much much better than this.

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Reviewer: Kizzie - UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2009

I got this phone for my Christmas last year & thought it was cool because I'd had a Motorola before it. After having it for nearly a year I've found it is terrible. The camera is awful & takes 15 seconds to take the picture & I always have to blink. The photos are bad quality, the memory is really bad & the actual shape of the phone is hideous. I can barely hear people on the phone. It's a wee bit good because when I dropped it it didn't break, but that's because it's like a brick. Thanks a lot Samsung, Bye.

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Reviewer: Zena - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2009

In general I think this phone is pretty good because it is really easy to use & easy to get onto things.

If you are thinking of getting this phone I recommend getting a memory card because it only can take 3 songs on the phone.

The camera is 1.3 which is definitely not the best but you can still take quite pictures with it.

That's all the main things :D.

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Reviewer: Rachel - Wales, UK
Date: 14th Dec 2009

I had the Samsung J700 phone since my birthday & it's really good, it's got all the basics, camera is quite a good, you can see pictures pretty good.

MP3 player you can make 4 playlist with up to 30 songs its best if you get a memory card & put music on it because there isn't enough memory on there to keep all your favourite songs.

- Easy to text.
- Good video player.
- It's got a browser.
- Easy to use alarms.
- Good calendar.
- Calculator.
- Converter.
- Timer.
- Stopwatch.

It's a good price as well I personally recommend it but I am getting a new LG cookie for Christmas because I have to have a new phone because I will be keeping it for a few years.

I give the Samsung J700 10 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 13th Dec 2009

Great phone. The only problem is the camera is terrible, it doesn't work in light or dark. Overall though, it is a great first phone!

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Reviewer: Rhiannon - UK
Date: 8th Dec 2009

I got this phone for Christmas last year. I have to say, I was hoping for an iPhone, but if I am completely honest I am so glad I got this instead.

I didn't even read the manual & I could already use it. It is quirky, fun & cute. I am a young user so I find it quite good for all my needs (texting & music!). I have to say I am kind of sad to see myself sell it. The phone is practical & stylish. Many times have I dropped it! Even on stone! It is good for roughing about & is quite tough. 1.3 mp for a camera is pretty good! I got many great photos off this phone & it was simple & easy to download them onto my computer. I never did manage to get a memory card for it but could still keep my photos & three songs on it. I found the Bluetooth friendly & easy to use & the calendar was really good for helping me remember important events. The battery life on this is amazing! Far better than any other phone I have ever had. The radio is also great & you can have it on whilst you do other stuff on the phone too, it is clear but the only thing is you have to wear the earphones. It is such a pretty, cute phone, I have to say it was one of the best if not the best I have ever had.

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Reviewer: Jonny Alden - Felixstowe, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2009

I have had Samsung clamshell phones previous & they were all unbreakable so I was wary of this slider as it looked flimsy. Happily it isn't flimsy & its bang up-to-date & has good volume to the ringer, can be heard above a car stereo. It has a place to fit a hand strap to, & although it doesn't come with a strap, I got one at a local market. Worthwhile because the phone is so slippery & thin, it could fall from your pocket unnoticed. It was also good value at under £50 & lasts a really long time once it's charged, 4 days easy.

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Reviewer: Booya - UK
Date: 6th Dec 2009

I had this phone for over a year. I really liked it & thought it was really easy to use, it didn't even break when you dropped it though I didn't drop it that often. The one day when someone rand me I slid up my phone & couldn't hear them though they could hear me. I then tried to see if I could hear them by not sliding it up & just pushing the button to answer & it worked, for about a week then it just stopped working. Maybe I just used it too much I don't know but overall I thought it was a good phone :).

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Reviewer: Rosie - UK
Date: 29th Nov 2009

I got this phone last Christmas as my first phone. At first I thought it was amazing (though I hadn't had much experience with phones at that point) but it has bad memory & camera, bad quality speakers & bearly any features. I wouldn't recommend.

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Reviewer: Krešimir - Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 25th Nov 2009

Please can someone help me. I love this phone & I have had it more than a year but I have a little problem.

I set the MP3 song as my message tone & set it on once repeat but when I receive message the tone always repeats about 4 to 5 times before it stops. I tried even the AMR file instead of MP3 but still have the same problem.

When I use any of the 4 message tones that come with the phone & set it on once it does ring only once but when I use MP3 or AMR & set to repeat once, it repeats more times.

I do not know what to do? Is that the software problem or what? Thank You!

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Reviewer: Carol Wood - Cambridge, UK
Date: 14th Nov 2009

As you can see at the time of writing the jury is still out on this phone. I have had it for only a few days but one of the most important things for me aside from design is to have the songs from my football club as my message & ring tones. Okay some people might find this is sad but this is what I need. We Bluetooth the tunes which I had on my old phone to the Apple Mac & back to the new Samsung. Whilst they are definitely there in full on the phone, they are cutting out too soon on a text alert or an incoming call. We can find no explanation for this. Surely you can have more than one or two bars of a song for your message alerts? If I can't have the chorus & enough of my other song then I shan't be keeping this phone for long.

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Reviewer: Leela - UK
Date: 12th Nov 2009

I have this mobile phone & it's OK. It's OK once you get used to it, I have it in pink, it is cool :), so that's about it.

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Reviewer: Chantel - London, UK
Date: 9th Nov 2009

I disliked this phone from the very first time I bought it, I think it shouldn't have even been made.

The camera is totally rubbish, bad quality. 1.3 megapixel? At least 2, at a push.

The battery is also low, if you are looking for a good phone, do not get this. It is totally rubbish.

Can't wait to get a new phone, hopefully Nokia 5530 or 5800 :).

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Reviewer: Leela - UK
Date: 8th Nov 2009

I got this phone for my birthday, it is cheap, easy to use & has a great camera,
1.3 megapixels is a good camera, I have it in pink.

It is good because.
- It fell of my bed & still worked perfect.
- It is good for money.
- & you can take the photos in many effects.

Bad because.
- You can't add writing to pictures.
- I can't think of anything else.

I am getting LG Cookie soon because this phone is getting a very scratched screen. I WILL MISS THIS PHONE! Best phone yet & I am keeping it even when I get LG! CHEERS SAMSUNG FOR the AWESOME PHONE x.

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Reviewer: Jessica Downing - UK
Date: 6th Nov 2009

I've had this phone 4 just over a year now & I have dropped it (from quite high distances! ) a lot of times & it hasn't broken at all! It still works perfectly fine! So if you are someone who drops their phone a lot then don't worry, it will still work! The camera is not very good at all! The photos turn out blurry a lot of the time. There is hardly any memory on it so you would definitely need to get a memory card! (it holds 2GB) but when you have photos on the memory card you can't click on one & then scroll down & look at the next one. You have to click to view the 1st one then go back & click on the 2nd one etc! Very, very annoying! If (like me! ) you take lots of photos on it!

All in all I probably wouldn't recommend this phone! I am getting very fed up with it now & am looking forward to getting an LG Cookie at Xmas! :) hope that one is better!

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 5th Nov 2009

I have had this phone for about a year. I think it looks good & is easy to use. I haven't had any problems with the battery, it just needs to be taken care of. However I don't like the fact it has a bad camera, no flash, doesn't take more memory than a 2GB card. It does what it is intended for but I got bored of it after 5 minutes. I would highly recommend this phone for first phones for kids, but if you want all the functions & stuff. I'd go for a Blackberry. I hope I have helped.

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Reviewer: Hannah - UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2009

If you want a phone that you can manage easily, this is the one for you. It took me 25 minutes to work.

Some bad points are.

- Very, very bad camera. If you want an OK picture, then you have to be outside in the sunlight. Very poor quality.

- You can't play music during texting, playing games, looking through photos etc.

- Screen scratches easily.

If you want a stylish phone for texting & calling, this is the right phone. But if like me, you want a phone for playing music, games, taking pictures & making videos, I wouldn't recommend it!

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Reviewer: Phillipa Miller - UK
Date: 25th Oct 2009

- Camera. Very bad quality, it doesn't have a flash, the zoom is bad, & the quality is bad. When you take a photo, you have to scroll left & right to view it, because it doesn't all fit on the screen. Also when friends send you photos you can't view them, even when sent from other Samsung phones, because they are in the wrong format. You'd have to put them on the computer to view them. Videos are extremely bad, especially when you use the zoom. They're in the wrong format to view on most computers, so I have to upload them straight to YouTube to watch them. & on this subject, the voice recorder has rubbish sound quality.

- MP3 player. You have to add music to the 4 playlists which only hold 30 songs each. To add music you have to scroll down the albums on your memory card which takes ages because as they're not alphabetical, you can't search for a file. Also, when you're using the MP3 player, you can't see the time, your battery, signal strength, or use the phone for anything else. Basically, it's either a phone, OR an MP3 player, it doesn't function as both at once. The only other way to listen to music is by listening to each song separately, which is no use. You can't listen to music whilst the phone is on charge, because the headphones plug into the same jack as the charger.

- Texting. Personally, I am a fast texter. The phone however is not. I have to use predictive text because otherwise it doesn't register all the letters & my text looks like nonsense. When you add words to the dictionary, it forgets words you've previously added. Quite annoying. You can only store about 100 texts in your inbox & 100 in your sent box, before the memory is full. This is annoying if you text a lot, like me.

The back cover is really hard to take off. I've read reviews saying after the second time it was fine, but I really can't get mine off. I've had the phone for 14 months & have taken the back off about 3 times. Not even wearing rubber gloves helps to take the back off.

Also, after having the phone for such a long time, the buttons don't always work. The menu button doesn't always work which is annoying especially when sending texts, as it serves as the send button, so you have to keep pushing it, & then you end up sending it to the wrong person.

The centre button is not the menu button, it is the Internet button, which is really annoying because friends always push it by accident, & then you get charged for the Internet.

When sending a text, it doesn't automatically save it to the sent box. You have to choose save & send every time you send a text. This is hard especially when the buttons don't always work, but you get used to it.

The battery life is odd, the first bar lasts for a few days if you don't use it much, then once that's gone, the second & third bar don't last long at all. I have to charge my phone once the battery has two bars left in case it dies in an inconvenient place. This isn't good because you're meant to let it die completely before you charge it, or you shorten the battery life, but I have no choice.

The Internet is rubbish, I only have to pay 30p a day (on Virgin Mobile) to use it, but it's not even worth that.

I could go on, but I think you get the general gist by the amount of times I've used the words rubbish & annoying!

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Reviewer: Elena - Malta
Date: 22nd Oct 2009

Great phone for anyone on the go but if you like trying new stuff this is kind of all the basic features. I would recommend it to everyone, I have had it for 2 years, kind of 10 times on the floor & still good as new.

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Reviewer: Jamie - Liverpool, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2009

Had this phone for about 3 to 4 months now & I must say I am all but fed up with it!

Bad points.
- Camera is poor with 1.3 Pix (what else would you expect wit 1.3 though).
- the worst thing is signal coverage! According 2 O2 my network, I live in a high coverage area & have had no problems with signal in the past with O2 & Samsung phones.
- the speaker whilst on the phone isn't reliable.
- the theme looks dated.
- the playlists are stupidly too small, max 30 song.
- Applying ringtones isn't easy.
- Can only have a ringtone stored on your Internal memory (which I think is about 8MB which far too small! ).
- Have had problems it the LED screen too. Battery life is average need 2 charge it every day!

Good Points.
- the phone itself looks quality so you can get away by showing it off even though it's actually a poor phone.
- Has a number of apps to use.

All in all I wouldn't recommend this phone but reckon it could be pretty handy for a beginner or my mum LOL.

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Reviewer: Christine Brown - UK
Date: 17th Oct 2009

I am a young person & I think this phone is good & easy to use. I would recommend it for other young users looking to buy their first phone. It very attractive, the camera is good, it includes lots of games, has Bluetooth, Internet access (which is quick) has a music player, FM radio & an image editor.

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Reviewer: Sianace - London, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2009

Its simple for people who don't really know how to use a phone, I would say its simple & easy to learn. Good phone for good money.

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Reviewer: Louise - UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2009

I thought this phone was OK when I first got it but now I don't think it is such good after all. The camera is very poor & the battery does not last long enough. It also has an annoying tendency to switch itself on inside my bag. I also think the text is bad. It scratches quite easily but is very very strong.

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Reviewer: Maisie - UK
Date: 27th Sep 2009

Simply the worst phone I have ever used. Do not bother.

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Reviewer: Lydia Fookes - New Zealand
Date: 7th Sep 2009

This phone is quite good except it wobbles a lot when you text. It is a very good phone & as strong as a brick, I have dropped it about 5 times & nothing has happened to it. I have only chipped it once by banging it on a sharp corner. When I first got it the back was very hard to get off, but after the first time it has been a breeze. I would recommend this phone!

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Reviewer: Dave - Kendal, UK
Date: 1st Sep 2009

No no no, don't do it. I would give the phone a much better review if you could TALK & LISTEN to people, you cannot hear what people are telling you, if you're in an emergency then you'll never see the ambulance you've just called because the operator will think it's a prank call. This phone should belong to Crusty the Clown, because it must be a joke, people in the middle ages could communicate better.

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Reviewer: Shauntelle - London, UK
Date: 26th Aug 2009

I got this phone in July 2008, This must be one of the worst phones that Samsung has ever created. The camera quality is bad, it is only 1.3 megapixel. The zoom mode, is not all that. The battery usage is also bad. It doesn't last for that long, I always need to charge it.

When I first bought it, the back cover was so hard to open. I think Samsung needs to improve on this thing.

If you're looking for a genuinely nice phone, I do not recommend this phone.

I rate it a 4 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Tara - UK
Date: 24th Aug 2009

I got this phone last Christmas in pink. It scratches VERY easy but it never breaks! It has 8 games which you have to pay for.

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Reviewer: Laura - Cornwall, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2009

I have had the Samsung D900 & there was a screen software problem after 6 months & I never got it repaired as they said its probably my fault & I need to pay then I got the U600 but after 9 months the screen flickers, turns black so I sent it for repair & there is no change so I have just got this one. It better be good, I just want to know why the sent messages don't get saved if there is a sent box & is the screen & software that bad.

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Reviewer: J - UK
Date: 6th Aug 2009

Not a bad phone considering the price & the features available. The only letdown is the interface, which looks ugly & dated.

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Reviewer: Retty - South Africa
Date: 3rd Aug 2009

I bought my phone last year in September I use it for browsing & music. Its the best phone, you can activate privacy for your images, videos & messages separately. & the battery life is very good.

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Reviewer: Adam - UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2009

This phone is really good phone & there are no problems for me but sometimes loading a picture to look at takes its time.

recommend to anyone who's getting their first phone.

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Reviewer: Abb - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2009

The Samsung J900 has not caused any big problems for me, although the memory is not very good you can all you need to do is buy a memory card (this phone only takes up to 2GB memory cards which is annoying but my friend has got over 500 songs & it still holds). The keypad is quick & easy to use & you can put a pin number on your messages & photo's which is handy. The camera is good quality compared to other phones & has games but you need to buy them.

I would recommend this phone to under 12's & the overall rating I would give would have to be 80%.

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Reviewer: Ste - Manchester, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2009

Had my J700 for 12 months never let me down found it user friendly. Camera average, sound quality average but a bit quiet. Sound is excellent played through Bluetooth headphones. Took me about 30 minutes to master it.

The only downfall for me is the music player, you have to make a playlist to play more than one song at a time & to do this is a bit fiddly.

Overall highly recommend it.

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Reviewer: Steve - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2009

The Samsung J700 is a fantastic phone to use. It has got a glossy casing on it. Bluetooth, camera with self portrait mirror built in. The mobile has a slim design which is easy to handle. The menus are easy to go through as I didn't even need to use the manual. The battery life lasts for a long time which is fantastic! As the camera on the phone does not have a flash or torch, it is not good for taking pictures in the dark. It has got comfortable key Pad. Make sure you do pop it into a case it may get scratched or even get a crack.

Good luck to your phone hunting! It's a fantastic phone & I recommend it to anyone!

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Reviewer: Tim - Horncastle, UK
Date: 25th Jul 2009

I bought this phone a few weeks ago & have mixed feelings about it. It works really well, the features are all I wanted on a phone.

- Keys. Easy to use & big enough for most thumbs.
- Music player. Works well & sounds good.
- Radio. Good reception (but need the headphones plugged in as an antenna.
- Camera. Not bad but sometimes blurry pictures when viewed full size on a PC screen. 1.3 MP should be the minimum you look for on a phone.
- Memory. Only supports 2 MB Micro SD card, but enough for most uses. Pictures & music can both be transferred to card memory easily.
- Bluetooth. Took a while to set up, but works well now.
- Internet. This is where I was let down by this phone. I've spent a lot of money contacting support numbers, only to find that the recommended settings didn't work either.
- Downloading Games & Apps. As with other phones, Java games & apps can be downloaded. The only way they will work is if you download them via the WAP Internet. If you load the.jar &.jad files with Bluetooth or USB, the files will not install. So, without Internet, no extras can be installed.

The design & features are really good, although, it can take a little time to get used to the features & settings (I recommend playing with all the options until you get it set up how you want it). If you're planning to download games & applications, you may want to choose something different from a Samsung.

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 20th Jul 2009

The phone is good simple & cheap but after only having it for a short time it started to annoy me. When you put files from computer onto your phone you can only put it into the internal memory & not the memory card, this doesn't sound like much but when your downloading multiple songs its really annoying. Internal memory is bad. Camera is average but reasonably bad. It broke randomly. You can't play music whilst doing other things such as texting & you have to create a playlist of up to 30 if you want the songs to play one after another otherwise it's just one. It's a good phone I just found it annoying.

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Reviewer: Bridget - UK
Date: 20th Jul 2009

There's nothing wrong with this phone, it is good for the price & easy to use. I found a way to solve the problem of not saving sent messages, when you go into options once you have written your message, do not click send, go down to save & send as send only sends the message & does not save it, come on I've had this phone 2 hours & I found out how to use it :).

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Reviewer: Ben - Bulgaria
Date: 19th Jul 2009

Very bad phone. It looks alright but its very very annoying. Don't buy this phone you'll only end up buying another phone a few weeks later.

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Reviewer: Pip - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2009

I have had this phone for nearly a year as have 2 other members of my household. I liked it initially but now hate them with a vengeance. I hate using it to text (my old Nokia was fine as was the Sony Ericsson). The newest of the 3 phones died for no apparent reason a few weeks ago, was taken to O2' shop who sent it for a software update. The oldest phoned has suddenly, for no apparent reason developed a fault with the Bluetooth. My phone acted very strangely last week giving me No Service when all 02 users around me had a fine signal. The newest phone has today developed the same issue yet the signal is fine. I would not recommend this phone. The camera is not bad, the battery life is fine, the sound is OK, but it has put me off Samsung completely, never again for me & my husband, the teen still likes hers despite the Bluetooth failing even though that's why she wanted this phone.

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Reviewer: Parky - Oldham, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2009

Had this phone 2 weeks before the screen went funny. Took back to Tesco & was told the screen had broken & that I must have dropped it even though I hadn't. No hope of refund or repair. Basically just threw £50 away.

I kept the phone in my pocket, at no time did I drop it, sit on it or in any other way abuse it. Very annoyed. Will certainly choose more carefully in future.

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Reviewer: Sara - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2009

I got this phone for £47 after my old trusty E250 gave up the ghost. Decent enough I suppose, but I wouldn't really recommend it for people who are truly phone mad.

Screen often goes funny, buttons sometimes stick, even on day of purchase.

Also memory isn't big enough, take 4 pictures & it says memory full please delete items.

Does not save sent messages. All in all, for a teenager's first phone or for someone who uses it for emergency's only (like my dad) it is ideal.

Let us hope my new Tocco impresses me a bit more.

I am a true Samsung Fan for life.

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Reviewer: Jax - UK
Date: 10th Jul 2009

I was bought this phone for Mother's Day & I am very disappointed, it has been in for repair longer than I have actually had it to use. Charges fine but then the battery dies after 4 hours & that's it. Bit complicated to use too many options just to complete a simple task! Instructions not very helpful.

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Reviewer: Basim Ahmed Khan - Pakistan
Date: 7th Jul 2009

Well it's a really good phone in a reasonable price however the camera at first is a problem to use because the picture gets blurred but as soon as you use it a couple of time you are able to use it easily. I will recommend this phone to everyone who has got a range of 100 dollars. It is sleek, stylish with a reasonable price.

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Reviewer: Andy - Ballymena, UK
Date: 6th Jul 2009

OK phone for the price. Features are fine for what I use it for, couple texts a day & couple calls per week. Doesn't save sent text messages which is annoying. Getting 170 hours battery life at the minute.

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Reviewer: Kaz - London, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2009

I have had this phone for about 7 months & it has not let me down once. Changing the texts from predictive to typing in the letters took a while to work out & the volume is a bit quite, but everything else is good. The phone is pretty robust considering how many times I have dropped it!

I would definitely recommend it.

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Reviewer: Louise - UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2009

It is fabulous.

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Reviewer: Betty - UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2009

This phone was really slow & I found that it would cut off my phone calls & automatically save unfinished texts to drafts when I was still typing. It really has put me off Samsung phones & other appliances for life. I wouldn't recommend this mobile to anyone.

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Reviewer: Gee - Livingston, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2009

Bought as a replacement for a Nokia 6600, worst phone I have ever had, rings so quiet you miss calls. Terrible signal reception on 02, drops out during calls, battery life pathetic one day shows almost full charge next it is dead.

Put me off Samsung for ever & 02 not far behind for rubbish service.

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Reviewer: Jamie - England, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2009

Can anyone possibly tell me how many average sized songs I can use without using SD cards.

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Reviewer: Matthew Brocklesby - Lytham St Annes, UK
Date: 29th Jun 2009

Great all round mobile! Only letdown is the camera! It has great quality on-screen but when you actually take the picture it comes out smudged!

But GREAT PHONE I WOULD definitely recommend IT!

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Reviewer: T - UK
Date: 27th Jun 2009

Hi, To the person wanting to know how to send texts without predictive text all you do is when you are in the text screen just hold down the star button on the left at the bottom until you see ABC at the top right hand side you can choose between predictive text (T9) ABC Abc or 123.

Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Sizzles - London, UK
Date: 20th Jun 2009

This phone is so great that once my mates saw it, loads of them went & got it!

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Reviewer: Declan - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 18th Jun 2009

You can't fault this phone for its price. I've had the 8510i (too slow & radio reception poor), the Tocco Ultra (touch screen annoying to use) & the G600 (no MP3s as text alerts) & this is my favourite of them all & it's the cheapest.

The main features that I want are.

- The ability to record songs in MP3 (128 bit minimum) while listening to the built in FM radio.

- & to use MP3s as Text Message Alerts, can take the new Opera Mini & has Bluetooth.

This phone has all these features.

- I also love that you can search contacts via numbers as well as the alphabet. You can still send texts while the radio is on or the media player is on.

- Lock Messages or Gallery etc with a pin number. It's small but well built & can't imagine getting another phone for this price.

- Played back the MP3's via a SoundBlade Bluetooth Speaker System & it sounded great.

- Battery consumption is excellent. Camera is unimportant to me as I have a Lumix TZ7 for that.

I can't fault it for the price.

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Reviewer: Laurence Hughes - UK
Date: 17th Jun 2009

Hi got this on Saturday, sleek & good in the hand. Nice screen etc but while it does all I want I can't get it to sound or vibrate when calls come in or alarms are needed. I've been through the menus lots as have friends & still no noise. No instruction book either & I am a novice.

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Reviewer: Bethany Gem - UK
Date: 14th Jun 2009

OK I have no idea why everybody is complaining my best friend has this phone & it is beautiful but there is one problem I don't see why purple is exclusive to just Orange any way the purple is quite dull I bought a LG Cookie & broke it (wasn't my fault! ).so I am hoping I get the J700 for my birthday! BEST PHONE EVER!

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Reviewer: Chloe Davies - Birmingham, UK
Date: 11th Jun 2009

Hello, got this phone yesterday! It was only £29.00 from the carphone warehouse on Vodafone :).

It seems really good but to go through the pictures its abit slow also not much memory but you just get a micro sd card & thats solved the problem :).

Also the best thing I like about it is that you can password your messages, pictures etc so no one can go through them :).

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Reviewer: Rema - Ulverston, UK
Date: 8th Jun 2009

I have only had this phone for 3 days & already the screen has packed in just when someone snatched it from me once, other phones I've had got bashed around, dropped, grabbed & they didn't do this. I am very angry because I spent £60 on it & might need to go & get it repaired. If the screen wasn't so rubbish I would love this phone. I would not recommend it to teenagers & younger users.

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Reviewer: Samantha - Bridlington , UK
Date: 8th Jun 2009

Is a good phone but the screen goes funny & also only had it for about 3 months & the buttons are going funny & I can't get on my messages & the screen crashes all the time don't know what to do but get a new phone!

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Reviewer: Rachael Harvey - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2009

I appear to have a software fault with my phone so it may just be a one off, there is an intermittent fault with sending & receiving calls, it switches off or frequently has to be rebooted & the sound quality to the other person is poor. Despite repair attempts under warranty the faults remain & I am getting nowhere with Vodafone trying to exercise my statutory rights! Small claims court here we come!

I suppose it's a nice phone if it works, but I wouldn't want another one because it's caused me so much trouble.

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Reviewer: David - Notts, UK
Date: 6th Jun 2009

I've had this phone for over a year now & it's never let me down. It looks great & works great. The screen is perfect & the battery lasts forever.

The basic functions are easy to use, but setting up playlists in the music player is a pain.

The texting takes some time to get used to, you have to use the STAR & HASH buttons to switch around a lot, from predictive text & capitals etc. Once you get the hang of it, it's fine.

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Reviewer: Raj - Vizag, India
Date: 4th Jun 2009

The phone is worth. But there is a problem when headset is connected, during MP3 playback I hear a power on (tick tick) sound when changing song from one to another. This sound is very unbearable to hear while enjoying the music. This noise sound is also heard when keypad sound is enabled.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 1st Jun 2009

I love this phone its amazing! I got it in black. Its never let me down! JUST AN AMAZING PHONE!

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Reviewer: Karen Mac Namara - Ennis Co Clare, Ireland
Date: 31st May 2009

I bought this phone for my daughters 10th birthday. Its looks good but she can't send a text from it. When we try, the phone keeps putting in its own words & all she wants to do is write each letter herself. Rang customer care about it but they said read the manual. I have the manual read over & over & there's nothing about it in it. All I want to do is change the message writing type. Can anybody out there help.

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Reviewer: Girl - UK
Date: 31st May 2009

I really want this phone & 3 of my friends have it, I am trying to find a good deal so that I can buy it myself. I think the design is lush, the features are better than my current phone but I am not completely sure. After reading this though I am a bit worried that it will be really bad, none of my friends have had problems though! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! : (.

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Reviewer: Jessica - UK
Date: 22nd May 2009

I ordered this phone today, not knowing about all these reviews & I am worried! It cost me £50 because I broke my last phone & my mum said well, you'll have to stick with a cheap one because my last phone cost around £150 LOL. So I hope it's OK, HELP! I am worried.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 20th May 2009

Well I don't have this phone but I think I want to buy it but I am either going to buy this or the Samsung t303.

The T303 has no memory card slot & I love using Bluetooth to send songs & stuff & I love music so I would really need to store it on my phone so think I'll buy the j700.

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Reviewer: Jess - UK
Date: 18th May 2009

I used to really like this phone but ever since it has started messing around it has caused a lot of problems.

- I can't receive calls or text messages anymore.
- the battery life is awful.
- the screen is slowly fading.
- I can't listen to voice mails (yes I have credit).

Honestly if you want a cheap phone just for a few months yes by all means buy this phone but if you want a long lasting phone then spend a bit more money.

Any suggestions for a replacement? I am interested in Sony Ericsson W595 would this be a wise choice?

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Reviewer: Ruby - England, UK
Date: 17th May 2009

I love this phone so much! Its really easy to use. I bought it in pink & its very shiny. I would recommend this to anyone.

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Reviewer: Maimoona - Craigavon, UK
Date: 17th May 2009

I don't know how to get rid of the CB at the right handside corner of my phone! Otherwise this phone is very good.

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Reviewer: Abbie - UK
Date: 10th May 2009

Great phone, get it.

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Reviewer: Annabel - Austria
Date: 3rd May 2009

This phone is rubbish! Luv ya.

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Reviewer: Harriet - UK
Date: 3rd May 2009

I have had this phone for a year now, & it is still going strong, even though I have dropped it in puddles, & treated it really badly.

But it has its problems.
- the charger keeps breaking, I am having to buy my third one this weekend.
- the camera is rubbish, whenever I take a picture it is just white!
- I can't see the screen very well anymore but I think that is more my fault then the phones, as I have dropped it millions of times.

However I think it has done very well, most my phones break after a month or so, but this one has lasted.

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Reviewer: Lindsay - Halifax, UK
Date: 30th Apr 2009

I bought this phone as a replacement for my daughter as she broke her contract phone but after only 10 days the screen has got damage I wouldn't mind but it was only sat on charge when it happened I definitely wouldn't buy this phone it's probably the worst one we've had & we've had a few.

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Reviewer: L Kelly - Southampton, UK
Date: 30th Apr 2009

I bought this phone from Argos as id had a Nokia which over the years have found to be the worst phones going, I have used this a lot since I had it & have had no problems what so ever & today I am due to upgrade to newer phone & I am tempted to stay with this phone because its ace, love it, people slating it obviously have a duff one as 5 friends of mine & 3 family members also have it & they also love this phone, go buy it, brilliant!

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Reviewer: Bloggins - UK
Date: 27th Apr 2009

Pretty good phone for value. Got it in an 02 store for £39.99, that's a bargain! If you are going to get it then get it on 02, because I got 300 free texts a month if I top up £10.00 a month on pay as you go. On to the phone, very sleek, easy to use. My only query is that it is bit wobbly, but guess thats my fault for dropping it from 2 metres up.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 27th Apr 2009

I think this is a really good phone but there is only a little bit of memory so you NEED a memory card!

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Reviewer: Rhodri Brookes - Wales, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2009

I love this mobile but the camera is 1.3 megapixel but I would recommend to all!

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Reviewer: Lauren - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2009

This is my second J700 & I love it. Had one on Orange PAYG for a year on PAYG but when Vodafone brought out their new deals decided to buy same phone in pink on Vodafone (would have cost almost as much to get my old one unlocked). I like simple things & this phone is just that, it's not too basic but doesn't have fancy bits & pieces which are just not required! If you want a great camera go buy a digital camera! If you want a great music player go buy an iPod MP3 player! This is perfect for someone who likes to have a phone that is just a phone with a few extra features.

Great to use, no complaints at all.

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Reviewer: Jamz - UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2009

I am happy to buy this phone but I am concerned about the battery life, can anyone tell me how long it lasts please this will help me very much, thank you!

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Reviewer: Swin - Saltburn, UK
Date: 20th Apr 2009

Absolutely disgusting Samsung. Bought this phone for £47 & 16 days of having it the screen as gone. No knocks or anything. Argos doesn't want to know & want £43 pound to fix it has they have said I have dropped it, which I haven't. Do not buy it!

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Reviewer: Dwight Shrute - Scranton, US
Date: 19th Apr 2009

This phone is really good I have dropped it like 100 times literally & it works absolutely fine although there are a couple of scratches on the screen LOL.

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Reviewer: Jamz - UK
Date: 13th Apr 2009

When the phone is not slided up can you still go on the phone or is it locked or can you turn the lock off! Can someone please reply as I might be getting it & I want to know if I can go on my pictures & stuff without having to slide the phone up!

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Reviewer: Jade - UK
Date: 13th Apr 2009

This is a great mobile! I only got it last week but I fell in love with it instantly. It has great features & a great design. Samsung really done them self proud & I fully recommend this phone!

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Reviewer: Maria - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2009

I have just purchased this phone & cannot understand why it doesn't save my sent items or why nothing goes into my Outbox. In got this phone as my friend as the 600 version which does this & this is supposed to be the upgraded version. If this feature works then could someone explain how to do this as the option I get is request delivery reciept.

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Reviewer: Clare - Dudley, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2009

Had the phone around 4 weeks, I wasn't going to buy it because of all the bad reviews, I only have 2 bad points, the memory, but I brought an SD card with mine & the camera's not that great, but for £40 you can't moan. I can put songs on the phone easy enough, I can have my own ringtone & message tone.

My overall is great value for money.

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Reviewer: Safia Baybee - London, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2009

I had this phone. I would still have had it if it wasn't for my little brother. He threw it down the toilet & its dead now, oh well. But it was a good phone only problem was that the Bluetooth didn't work after a few months (don't know why) & the keypad went a little scratchy. I had it for all most 8 months. Bye bye my pocket buddy!

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Reviewer: Barry - UK
Date: 10th Apr 2009

I bought this phone recently (Vodafone branded J700V). Cost me only £40 in a Vodafone retailer. I was told it was a comparatively new model from Samsung. Already finding it sleek, excellent value for money & very easy to use. I've been through all the menus & sub menus & it is very user friendly. It's quite small & very light, so useful for handbags (not me I am a guy! ), or jacket pockets etc. The phone is attractive, cool looking in black. It may not have all the bells & whistle of a £50 to £100 mobile but having said that, for everyday use I think it's extremely competitive for the price. If there was any criticism, the sound one gets when selecting each menu/sub menu could drive one round the bend, but one gets use to it. (I haven't found out if you can silence these yet.) I registered the phone with the Samsung Mobile website & I got 301 points & able to download a wide variety of MP3 ringtones, wallpapers etc for free. Lastly the phone comes with a CD containing Samsung Studio 3 an excellent suite of editors & phone management facilities very attractively & effectively presented. Buy it!

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Reviewer: Chloe - UK
Date: 5th Apr 2009

I needed a new phone because I had the J600 & the sound went on it so I couldn't use any audio so I couldn't phone or receive calls which was so annoying for months, then a week ago I bought this one & just before the charger broke after a week so I will be returning it tomorrow!

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Reviewer: Ickledoodaa - UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2009

Have had this phone for well over 6 months now & have had no problems with it what so ever. It was a cheap phone to replace a constantly breaking old Sony Ericsson & has done extremely well compared to that one! I knew when I bought it that I would not get an amazing camera but then if I really wanted one I would have splashed out a bit more. You can't really complain about the camera when the advertising states that it hasn't got a million megapixels!

I have had no problems with the screen even though it is a slide phone which can be subject to breaking easily because of faulty connections.

I agree that the memory is not huge & I can only hold 2 to 3 songs on the internal memory, but then I have an iPod which holds hundreds! & it is quite simple to pop down to the local Curry's or whatever & buy a memory card which is easily inserted into the phone!

The menu & functions were easy to navigate & I could personalise the phone to how I wanted it in no time!

My only criticism would be that it does not save your sent messages, which really bugs me because I always forget what I have said to people! But that is my own personal problem!

So if you are looking for a mobile phone that does what a PHONE should do without any hassle, then this one is perfect!

Highly recommended & cheap as chips! Nearly.

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Reviewer: S Smith - UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2009

I would not recommend this phone. Just scroll down a little to see how many entries show broken screen. Mine also broke though I did not drop it or put pressure on the screen. Samsung don't want to know. Beware if you are considering buying this phone, there is no screen cover. I for one will not buy another phone (particularly Samsung) unless it has a screen cover. It feels as if I have just thrown my money away.

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Reviewer: Les H - UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2009

I decided to buy this phone after reading the above reviews but I was a little apprehensive because of the negative comments (I suppose you can't please everyone).

I need not have been, it's a great phone. It does all I want & then some.

If I want to take photos of any quality I would use a camera! You wouldn't expect a camera to make phone calls would you? Or would you?

I am a pensioner & I am not a techno phobic but I was able to load music on to it without too much difficulty, so how younger people cannot manage to do it is beyond me. It is by far the best mobile phone I have had & don't forget that when I first had one all mobiles could do was make calls.

I would certainly buy this phone again & recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Siobhan - UK
Date: 1st Apr 2009

It's a great phone, you should definitely get this phone!

I got it last Wednesday & I loved it straight away & it's had nothing wrong with it yet & the battery lasts a good time.

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Reviewer: Rebecca - UK
Date: 29th Mar 2009

I just got this phone today, as my current phone had broken & only had about 60 pound to get a new phone. The Samsung J700 is a nice phone, you can't really complain for 40 pound.

OK the camera may not be that good but I have a digital camera, & as for memory buy a micro SD & if you also get the Micro SD adapter you can switch between your camera & your phone.

& what's with all the complaints about the back cover, really? How many times do you need to take it on & off!

Love this phone even though I couldn't get it in Pink!

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Reviewer: Stu - UK
Date: 27th Mar 2009

I really like the Samsung J700, & I have had it for about a year now. It is definitely a phone that it takes a couple of weeks to get the hang of, & to customise it exactly the way you want it. Once these teething problems had been overcome, I really liked the phone, as it is cheap & pretty easy to use. Given, it isn't great for multimedia but then I didn't really buy the phone for that. If I wanted it as a music player & something to watch video on then there are plenty of better options.

Recently though, I have found major problems.

- It loses signal randomly, even though it says you have signal, it won't connect to a network. Turning the phone off then back on again solves this (so annoying).

- the green call button, the cancel button & the top right selection button all stopped working. Meaning that texting is now a nightmare as I can't go back on any mistakes, & most importantly, I can't call anyone as the green call button is broken!

Not happy & will be getting a new phone very soon I hope!

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Reviewer: Dennis - UK
Date: 26th Mar 2009

Bought this phone & another one for my two sons this week. The younger one wanted this for the stylish slide up feature. But I found the entry level quality way below what I expected for a phone. The camera isn't good but it is in the Multimedia features I found this to be seriously wanting. Setting ringtones not easy. Adding themes you might like none existent. Screen resolution rubbish. Adding & customising the wallpaper a chore & when I Bluetoothed him two JPEG images that my phone supports this phone would not display. On the other hand bought my other son a Nokia 5310 for a few pounds more & his phone simple easy & excellent with what you can do with it. The Nokia displayed the images I'd sent the Samsung no problem! The Nokia had & does everything I would want for me from a phone. Regard this Samsung, really quite rubbish in how it works & what one can do with it. Found its menus & ability to travel about difficult too. Avoid this phone as I regret my youngest got this one. It also has a design weakness where one can turn on the web access way too easy & by accident. I saw his credit get eaten very quickly until we figured how to turn it off. I would have paid the extra & got him a far better phone with great music abilities & better camera like the Nokia. It outclasses this dire phone at every turn. Granted it looks nice & why he wanted it & why I won't be saying anything of this to him. So on looks it's fine but on all else it has little else to recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Sarah Murphy - Manchester, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2009

Had this phone less than 12 hours before the screen packed in whilst just sat in my pocket on a car journey? Tried to take it back to the shop but apparently I must have done it accidentally myself. Very, very angry. I WOULD NOT recommend AT ALL.

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Reviewer: Jesse O'donis - Italy
Date: 22nd Mar 2009

Worst phone I've ever had. After a few months the screen just started blacking out whenever it felt like it.

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Reviewer: Jamila - London, UK
Date: 21st Mar 2009

I brought this phone in December & I REALLY loved it, the music player was amazing & I thought that the design was very stylish, until recently, when I walked into a railing (by accident) & the mobile was in my pocket. The next time I looked at it, the screen was a bit weird from the inside & apparently it costs £25 to get a new one. But apart from that, the phone itself is lovely ;].

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Reviewer: Kate - Ireland
Date: 18th Mar 2009

Good enough phone!

Bad things about it though.
- You can only have a few message tones.
- the camera is only okay.
- Sometimes you have no signal.
- the Internet button in the middle is annoying if you press it.

The design is very good.
- I have had this phone for 3 months & have had no real problems with this phone!
- I am a bit worried after reading all these bad comments!
- I would recommend to buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Jed - UK
Date: 14th Mar 2009

Hi I don't know if to get this phone because some people say its faulty. I want it because it looks stylish & cheaper than the other phone I wanted the Sony Ericsson w880i but I am afraid it's a girls phone what should I do?

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Reviewer: Kirsty - Oxfordshire, UK
Date: 12th Mar 2009

I had this phone & liked it a lot, so much I got my mum & my sister to buy them & they love them too. Lovely little phones.

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Reviewer: Boy Again - UK
Date: 8th Mar 2009

This phone is so brilliant I am writing more!

A GOOD POINT! After exploring this phone more I upgrade the features to 95%!

A COUPLE OF BAD POINTS! : ( This phone I s quite wobbly when slid up! The headphones are uncomfortable & it doesn't have the normal headphone socket! BUT you can buy a converter off good old Amazon for £2.50!

BEST BUY EVER!

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Reviewer: Emma - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 8th Mar 2009

I got my phone in September as a birthday present & it worked fine & was a great phone until about a week ago when the music started to stop playing & I wouldn't be able to hear anything when somebody called me now it won't even turn on : (.

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Reviewer: Boy - England, UK
Date: 1st Mar 2009

This phone is a best buy in all categories. Here are some good & bad points.

GOOD POINTS.

- This phone has brilliant features with a music player that works.
- A Good (but not brilliant) camera with 11 times zoom!
- the phonebook is easy to read.
- the 'My Files' section is well thought out.
- the phone has an excellent signal finder as I live in a multi network black spot. This proved that all is not lost for me.
- the last good point, the phone has lots of quirky noises which I love but you might not, but you can turn them off.

BAD POINTS.

- the Vodafone LIVE (Mary vary from network) button is where you hold the phone costing 99p if you press it.
- the phone is a bit wobbly when slid up (maybe because I love sliding it up & down.)

The design is well thought out & the keypad is superb!

This phone is five stars!

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Reviewer: Alastair - UK
Date: 24th Feb 2009

I just got this phone & the audio quality is not good, I mean muffled. Compare this to a cheap Chinese phone I bought in Thailand, & the Chinese phone has much clearer voice quality. I'll give it a couple more days & if it does not improve it's going back for a replacement. I suspect it's faulty because no one else has complained here.

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Reviewer: Gregor Fry - Californa, US
Date: 24th Feb 2009

To Teju, the pin is merely a connection code between you & your friends phone. Make up a connection e.g. 0000 then when it asks your friend for the pin tell him to write 0000
after that there will be no need to enter a pin as he will be saved in you Bluetooth connection list :)!

Personally I love this phone, for all the others who leave comments saying how bad this phone is then why are you even reviewing it? I get your point about some of its problems but its $60 or £40 so it's never going to be perfect!

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Reviewer: Gumy - Sibiu, Romania
Date: 21st Feb 2009

Only needs themes & it's the best phone students need! Easy to use, safe because of password features. But only has 2 themes : (. It's perfect in every other way.

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Reviewer: Elaine - UK
Date: 20th Feb 2009

Nice looking phone, when it come to being reliable, still sitting on the fence, easy to use long battery life. BAD bits I found, when your on a call your voice echo's, last night it went silent on a call & I got dial tone, if you write messages they disappear & don't store in your outbox :s.

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Reviewer: Rosemary - London, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2009

I have had this phone for 5 months. I agree with users who find the back hard to get off, I stick a piece of fabric sticking plaster on it. This completely solves the problem. My major complaint is that reception is very poor in some areas of my house, notably a single storey extension which is where I spend a lot of time. I have an O2 contract & O2 tell me that their coverage of the area is good. I am now asking visitors with mobiles to check what their reception is like. So far indications are that it is my phone that is the problem.

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 15th Feb 2009

Has the phone less than week & the screen has broken, apparently due to a knock, was sold to me by O2 as robust & fit for someone who works outside all day, apparently not! What a waste of £40, going back to my old Nokia.

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Reviewer: Lauryn - Wigan, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2009

Decent phone for price. Does everything you want a phone to do. Has got camera, MP3, etc. Looks good too. Yes a bigger phone memory would be better but at least it's got a memory card slot. Vibrate would be nice to go with a ringtone, or have I just not figured that out yet? LOL.

I can't understand why people are complaining about the back being hard to get off. Isn't that a good thing? You'd complain even more if it came off too easily! Unless you have 2 SIM cards & change constantly, why would you want to take the back on & off? & if you have got 2 SIM cards, do the simple thing & get 2 phones.

There are much better phones on the market, which do everything this phone does just better, but you can't really complain for 40 quid! I did have a Tocco, but sold it due to having a baby & didn't want it to get chewed & break. This phone is great value for money!

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Reviewer: Teju - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2009

I HAD THIS PHONE FOR JUST OVER 5 MONTHS. NOW Bluetooth IS NOT WORKING & I CANNOT CONNECT, PHONE KEEPS CRASHING, ICONS DO NOT APPEAR. PEOPLE THINK IT IS A GOOD PHONE. IT IS the WORST PHONE IN the WHOLE WORLD. TAKE MY WORD & DO NOT EVER GET IT!

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Reviewer: Jordan - Sheffield, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2009

GREAT PHONE.

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Reviewer: Bridget - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2009

I was thinking about buying this phone. I checked this website out & it seems very good. It's a good price. I like the black.

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Reviewer: Jessie - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2009

Good phone only problem when I connected the USB cable that I got with the phone to the computer it still said it wasn't connected I really want to download songs from my computer to my phone someone please help me.

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Reviewer: Cloe Bond - Widnes, UK
Date: 9th Feb 2009

I BOUGHT THIS PHONE BECAUSE IT LOOKED CHEAP & EASY TO USE BUT I HATE IT the BATTERY IS FAULTY & the KEYPAD IS SCRATCHY. ALSO the MEMORY IS REALLY BAD & I can't WAIT TO GET MY NEW PHONE : (.

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Reviewer: Kate - Cork, Ireland
Date: 6th Feb 2009

Good phone!

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Reviewer: Ejb - UK
Date: 6th Feb 2009

For Sarah UK, to get the apostrophe first press 1 to get the full stop then press the 0 & add key to toggle to the other punctuation marks as required.

To all I have had this phone for 2 weeks & it is brilliant. Easy to use for text, phoning & using radio. I don't bother with photos as I use a real camera for that & the same goes for music player. As a phone I don't think that you can beat this.

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Reviewer: Chantel - London, UK
Date: 6th Feb 2009

I got this phone, it's great but the only thing is, the camera is not good quality, it's very simple to use & stylish, it's a great gift for a present.

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Reviewer: Paul - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2009

Easy to use, simple phone, works well & hasn't failed or had any problems. Good features as well.

I personally think it's a brilliant phone.

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Reviewer: Loz - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2009

How the heck do I get rid of the email icon on the home screen? I tried checking the email inbox but just get a message saying DNS error? (means nothing all to me).

I don't want to use the email, I just want to get rid of the icon. Someone please help!

No other problems with the phone. Small memory, so spent £3 on a 2GB memory card & problem solved.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 1st Feb 2009

Just bought this phone. Very good. My only problem is how to get the apostrophe when writing a text message, can anyone help? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Bexter - Kettering, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2009

It's a great phone & also with a stylish mirror! You can get better phones but if you have only got a bit of money this is the one.

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Reviewer: Teju - California, US
Date: 31st Jan 2009

This phone is awesome, but my problem is that when you are on Bluetooth, it sometimes asks you for a pin. I know how to use it, but recently I tried connecting to a friend & it said PIN I typed it in & then it said unable to connect. I tried billions of times. But it still wouldn't work. I even tried the pin on the phone box NOT WORKING PLEASE HELP. I don't KNOW WHAT MY PIN IS!

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Reviewer: Stuzza - Leeds, UK
Date: 27th Jan 2009

Both my daughters have this phone, problem they have is that when the phone slides open & a button is pressed by accident, they are getting on the Internet without knowing. Does anyone know how to block Internet access, as it is using up all their credit.

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Reviewer: Ashyy - Coleraine, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2009

Well I love the look of it! When your playing music on most Samsung phones there is a cool screen, on this one, there isn't. My phone is black & pink at the bottom! (exclusive colour to 02) I love that colour!

I advise all peeps to get O2! I spend the whole day flicking it up & down! Camera is good enough, but there is better.

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Reviewer: Loc - UK
Date: 18th Jan 2009

This was a great phone but has anyone else had any problems with any Samsung mobile with the screen going funny & then the phone completely stopped working?

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Reviewer: Muhammad Abdullah Riaz Khan - Mansehra, Pakistan
Date: 12th Jan 2009

I observed two big problems in Samsung J700, first it doesn't support RM format files & secondly we can't use a memory card as extra space when connected to the PC through data cable.

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Reviewer: Phoebe - Norton, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2009

I LOVE THIS PHONE! This phone is a great stylish easy to use mobile which has a 1.3 camera (obviously not as high quality as a cybershot) There is a lot of complaints about trying to get the back off the mobile but I have no problems. The only thing I don't know how to do is change the message tone!

OVERALL A GREAT PHONE!

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Reviewer: Paul C - Worcestershire, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2009

I've had loads of phones & researched all to the max before parting with my cash.
I bought this for my daughter & to be honest, I am really puzzled by the negative comments, because for a run of the mill camera, slider, MP3 phone, the J700 is excellent.

Mechanically it functions very well & has a good positive feel to the slider. Screen resolution is very good & has quick response for a slider. All menus are intuitive & the phone has been mastered fairly quickly. Call quality has been very good & general operation has been faultless. As a lifelong Nokia user, I am actually tempted by getting another J700 as my second phone.

There's only one criticism, which is the fairly naff cover for the charging socket. That said, most manufacturers are going the same way with covering charge & data connections, so careful handling should prove OK.

Finally, remember, the J700 is another mobile phone that happens to have an integral camera & MP3 player, if you need to be David Bailey or Pete Tong, buy the proper kit & don't be disappointed by any phones ability to multi task.

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Reviewer: Niall Boxhall - Cardiff, UK
Date: 8th Jan 2009

Design. It looks, amazing! with soft keys on the top & a gigantic screen. The only problem is the keypad, it's a bit small & sometimes you press 2 buttons at the same time. 100%.


Features. There are loads of features on this phone! It has Bluetooth, an MP3, a 1.3 megapixel camera & loads more! 100%.


Usability. It's pretty simple, but sometimes confusing, there isn't an entertainment section which has the MP3, games & stuff. But apart from that it's all fairly simple apart from changing your ringtone, that's the complicated part, I had to go on the web to find out how 2 do it. 90%.

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Reviewer: Richard - Ireland
Date: 7th Jan 2009

I had great difficulty removing the battery cover until I put a strip of Elastoplasts stretch fabric on it which gave me the extra grip required to slide it off.

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Reviewer: Bethany - UK
Date: 5th Jan 2009

I got this phone today for a very cheap price & so far I like it! The back is easy enough to remove, sometimes a bit hard but after 2 or 3 attempts I can remove it. So far I would recommend this phone, it's great!

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Reviewer: Emma Taylor - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

A great little phone, good looking, stylish & with good features. For a budget phone (£40.00 including £5 airtime from Vodafone) you can even change the message & call tones to play MP3's! I have had it a week & love it. Only one problem, I have set the keypad tone to MUTE but to no avail! Still making annoying Bling noise when using the phone.

Can anyone help with this before my husband chucks it in the bin, it's driving him insane!

Thanks in advance.

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Reviewer: Alan - Bristol, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

Just got my new phone from Tesco for £44 including £10 air time. Took the SIM from my old phone & put it in the J700 & away I went! Simple instruction book, good size screen, good size keys, can't go wrong for that sort of money.

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Reviewer: Amy - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2009

I am getting this phone tomorrow & I can't stop it coming but after reading all these negative comments I am not sure I want it. Please please give me a proper idea of whether to get it, I am worried about all the things about the camera & the memory.
But there are loads of good things about it, & I think the design is gorgeous. Still worried though & I need advice quick.

But I think I will stick with it because I am good at finding things & looking around. My sister has just got the E250 which I really like! But from what I have heard, the J700 is better than the E250, so in that case the J700 must be fantastic!

But please please I need some quick advice! Amy (:.

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Reviewer: Susie - UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2009

I am planning on getting this phone next weekend as it looks like a good phone & that's what I want, A PHONE. I already have a camera & media player so why pay a small fortune for more. I've seen a lot of people complaining about the usability of it but if you can't handle more than 2 steps to achieve something frankly you're a bit dim & should probably stick to idiot proof Nokia's. All phones are easy to use if you just take the time to learn how.

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Reviewer: Becky - London, UK
Date: 31st Dec 2008

My friend has this phone & it is really good I really want the phone now as I have fallen in love with it! Don't listen to the other people saying it is rubbish as I think it is one of the best phones.

I would recommend it to anyone old or young! Buy it.

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Reviewer: James - Southampton, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2008

It is a nice phone but it comes with one song & it doesn't come with your number.

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Reviewer: Shonagh - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2008

The Samsung J700 is a great & easy phone! This can be for first time users or experts! I love this phone & think it is one of the best so far.

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Reviewer: Jo - Dunstable, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2008

NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS PHONE AT ALL, PROBLEMS WITH SIGNALS PEOPLE SENDING ME texts I NEVER RECEIVE, YET WHEN I CHANGE MY SIM CARD TO ANOTHER PHONE HEY PRESTO IT WORKS!

PROBLEMS GETTING the BATTERY COVER OFF, INITALLY I WAS THERE FOR 2 HOURS! YES 2 HOURS, WHILST IT MAY LOOK PRETTY I WOULD NOT recommend THIS PHONE TO YOU. RUBBISH.

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Reviewer: Shereen - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 29th Dec 2008

This phone is cheap & easy to use. You can't have high expectations because it's so cheap. & the back of mine slides off easily.

My one would only ring when it wanted to & ignore some calls but that's been fixed now.

I have been trying to add images to contacts but I whenever I try it says empty entry. Does anyone know how to stop this?

Thanks :).

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Reviewer: Mostafa - Iran
Date: 25th Dec 2008

Very nice & useful.

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Reviewer: P Boy - UK
Date: 19th Dec 2008

Hello readers, My sister has just got this phone for her birthday & it's really good. It is good value for money as it is only about £55. The features are good & I like the music player. The only problems are that the text keypad is a bit scratchy & the whole phone looks a bit shabby. The phone is good for my sister as she is young. This phone is OK for anyone so if you don't want to empty your wallet on a good phone.

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Reviewer: Amy - Wirral, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2008

When the screen on my old Sony broke, I needed a quick replacement so I bought the J700.

It's a good phone & excellent value. The cameras not the best but it is good. I also love the music player.

It has done me from April to December as I am getting a new phone for Xmas.

I would recommend it to anyone. I fell in love right away.

NO problems for me what so ever.

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Reviewer: Chris - Manchester, UK
Date: 18th Dec 2008

My ultra reliable & easily customisable Nokia 5200 died, so had to get my hands on a cheap phone, & they don't come much cheaper than the rubbish J700! Sure, the phone looks nice, but Samsung seem to think that customers will have more fun with a phone that is more difficult to use than is necessary (I.e. EVERY Nokia phone I had has been exceptionally easy to use, configure, customize & sync with a PC).

For instance, the onboard memory on the J700 is a paltry 10MB. & the biggest bugbear is that you CANNOT use a memory card as extra space for text messages, once you hit 200 you have to start deleting them. That is ridiculous!

Mine's going on eBay this afternoon as I've got another Nokia winging its way to me, can't wait!

I got stung by Samsung a few months ago with their cruddy Tocco. Samsung are falling by the wayside & will lose a ton of custom if they continue to make user unfriendly phones. You have been warned.

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Reviewer: John Noon - UK
Date: 17th Dec 2008

Read a lot of the reviews lots of people complaining that they could not get the back of the phone off to get at the battery etc just bought one with the back already taken off by the supplier put the battery & SIM in & put the back on then took it off in two seconds, the secret is a pair of thin rubber gloves, simple anyone who buys one no need to worry.

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Reviewer: Aileen Stewart - Johnstone, UK
Date: 17th Dec 2008

I think this phone reminds me of when mobiles came out years ago!

The graphics are rubbish on template messages, I would probably never send one as they are embarrassingly babyish! Also, the writing on the main screen is all blurry, maybe I've just been spoiled with the features on my old Sony Ericsson ;-). There are hardly any ringtones to choose from, & certainly none which I would keep on the phone longer than it took me to download one of my own!

Trying to get the back off the phone to insert SIM etc is the hardest thing out, 4 people at work couldn't open mine & I eventually had to prise off with a paperclip & some well timed pushing!

Do not buy, even at the cheap price, that is exactly what you are getting, a cheap phone.

I don't expect mine to last long, mainly as it will be replaced sooner rather than later!

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Reviewer: Mdoohrt - UK
Date: 13th Dec 2008

ALRIGHT, I HAVE THIS PHONE & don't WORRY, the CAMERA IS ALRIGHT FOR A 1.3
YOU CAN SEND texts EASILY. The KEYPAD LIGHT STAYS ON FOR HOW LONG YOU WANT.

The ONLY PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH IT ARE.
- YOU can't CHANGE the THEME, THEY ONLY HAVE BLACK & WHITE.
- IT SAYS TMOBILE AT the TOP.
- IT STARTS TO TURN OFF WHEN YOU TRY TO EDIT IT.

ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A GREAT PHONE, BUY IT! IT'S CHEAP TOO.

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Reviewer: Frustrated - UK
Date: 13th Dec 2008

I can't open the back to insert battery. Trying to set up the phone for a Christmas present. Any advice. Any one else had this type of problem?

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Reviewer: Becky - UK
Date: 13th Dec 2008

Hi my dad bought this phone a couple of weeks ago but didn't like it so gave it to me.

The thing is I am on an O2 contract & its asking for Network lock password for me to use it. How do I get this & will it work with my O2 SIM? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Vincent - Leicester, UK
Date: 10th Dec 2008

I think it's a good phone great value for money only £29.34 at Carphone Warehouse I love the music player really great & & a wonderful phone for people who want an easy phone to function & the design is great really slim looks great in black.

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Reviewer: Aamat - Leeds, UK
Date: 10th Dec 2008

On the phone itself, how many songs can you store on it? Thanks you.

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Reviewer: Mac - St Albans, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2008

The phone is awkward to hold, especially when trying to use the keypad. The flip out mechanism is not very stable once opened, & feels like it is going to snap shut sometimes. People with smaller hands will not find this easy to use.

The keys are difficult to locate by touch alone (there are no physical markers to tell you where you are), which makes keying anything slower than normal. Scrolling lists continues even after you have stopped pressing the key, which is annoying. Getting to the symbols menu is cumbersome, & requires far too many keystrokes. The symbols menu is not always available in the same place, again, frustrating.

The menu system is not intuitive & the colour scheme & icon animations look very amateurish.

By far the biggest gripe with this phone is the browser. There is a bug in the image tag, where the browser refuses to request any URL containing slash.

The other major flaw with the browser is that it does not support HTTPS (secure HTTP), which is standard even on the cheapest Nokia.

This handset was bought for the UK T Mobile network, & about 25% of the time, an HTTP Error 504 (Gateway Timeout) prevented the requested page from loading. It's not clear if this is the network, or the phone.

Compared to a Nokia (any Nokia, & I've owned 5 different models), this phone is way, way behind.

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Reviewer: Bethan - UK
Date: 9th Dec 2008

I am getting one for Christmas, I hope it is good. I can't wait to get it, it will be my first phone! My friend says it's a very good phone, I am getting the pink one. Thank you, please tell me any good or bad things about it. BETHAN.

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Reviewer: Don - Kingston, Jamaica
Date: 9th Dec 2008

I purchased this phone & by entering a wrong code the phone freeze & has been asking for a password, since that time the phone is just put down & unable to be used.

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Reviewer: Mim - Australia
Date: 9th Dec 2008

Hey. OK well does anyone know how to send a MMS? I got it all but whenever I try & send it says unknown subscriber.

It's incompatible or something but it's the same with every single phone & every photo.

PLEASE HELP LIKE RIGHT NOW.

If anyone is unsure how to change message tone I know by the way. It takes AGES to figure out :). Go to settings, phone profiles, choose one (as long as it's not silent), slide across to message (look at top of screen & press across).

cool, please help me if you know how to send MMS like this.

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Reviewer: Corey - UK
Date: 7th Dec 2008

For everybody complaining I think you should read this, it might help to clear some problems up.

Just a note to clarify things. I recently got a j700 as a present. I am using a MP3 file as my message tone. I repeat, YOU CAN USE AN MP3 FILE AS A MESSAGE TONE. It just has to be on the phone in the music folder. (My files, music, music) Here is a step by step procedure.

- Put the MP3 file on the phone using the software provided.
- Go to menu, my files, music, music & check that it is there.
- Go back to the main screen then go to menu, settings, phone settings, phone profile, go to the profile you use, options, edit, press the right arrow button to go to messages, then the down button.
- Press the middle button, then look for your song by pressing left & right arrows. Once you see it (it should be in a folder called Music) use the up & down arrows to select it. Press the middle button.
- Your Message alert tone should be whatever you selected.
- Press options, save profile. I hope that clears things up about the MP3 message tones.


In reply to Glenn Rosental, You have to make sure that the SD memory card is under 2GB that is the maximum the phone can take. Note, to make the quality of the pictures & especially the camcorder better, when in camera mode, press the left circular button & a menu should pop up. Scroll to the right & turn the resolution up to full. The battery in mine is fine. I haven't had it for long but it hasn't dropped one bar.

In reply to Bobby from London, UK, if you press the red hang up button, the music does stop. You can, however, close the slider & it will still play. You can turn the volume up much louder by using the buttons on the side. Note, I find the slider very easy to use & I can use it in one hand.

Reply to Rachel from London, UK Dated 14th June 2008 Yes you can use the voice recorder to record your own tunes to be used in calls or message tones. Also, you asked, when you get text or call, do you get caller id on screen, picture of contact? Yes, if the contact is in your address book, you can apply a picture of them to be displayed when they ring. You can also apply a distinctive ringtone. Their number will come up regardless of if they are in your address book or not as long as they don't have private mode on. In answer to your question, how do you listen your MP3 player, speakers or headset? Either. The radio you need headphones for though, as these act as the Ariel. (Samsung headphones only) How many songs can you store on here? the onboard memory is 10MB but you can get up to 2GB with a micro SD card. & last but not least, you can choose to have ring, ring & vibrate, increasing volume, vibrate only, increase & vibrate etc.

Sorry about the long post but I hope this helps out anyone with or without the phone.

Regards, Corey.

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Reviewer: Lauren - UK
Date: 7th Dec 2008

My dad ordered this phone for me on Thursday, I just want to make sure it's a good buy. I am getting a micro SD card with it. Good or bad mistake?

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Reviewer: Alex - Benoni, South Africa
Date: 6th Dec 2008

I have Samsung J700. It doesn't play 3GP & MP4 videos. It doesn't take themes & the email settings turned to be as it has DNS error.

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Reviewer: Matthew - Morden, UK
Date: 4th Dec 2008

I am buying the phone tomorrow on T mobile from Carphone Warehouse for £29.31 (plus 10 pound credit making it £39.31) it sounds quite good but I want to know everything about this phone before I buy it, please help.

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Reviewer: Jess - London, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2008

THIS phone IS the WORST phone EVER!

WHEN I FIRST GOT IT I LOVED IT BUT NOW 2 MONTHS ON I HATE IT! Texting ON IT IS TERRIBLE! The SCREEN IS ALL BLURRY & the CAMERA IS AWFUL! IF you ARE A FIRST SECOND OR THIRD phone BUYER don't GET this phone! ITS MY THIRD phone & I AM GETTING A NEW phone this XMAS! Nokia IS MUCH BETTER QUALITY & I CAN NOW SEE why ITS SO CHEAP!

IF you are SMART you WILL NOT GET this phone!

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Reviewer: Emily - Surrey, UK
Date: 28th Nov 2008

This is a reply to Ellie from UK.

There are loads of sites that you can use to download music. It depends if you want to have the whole tune, & if you don't mind paying 80p for it. If you want to have the whole tune & don't mind paying around 80p then I would recommend Woolworths Downloads or Tesco Digital. But if you just type into Google, Free Music Downloads there will be loads of legal sites to use.

Hope I was help tp you. Emily.

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Reviewer: Rush - London, UK
Date: 26th Nov 2008

The phone keep freezing.

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Reviewer: Sian - UK
Date: 24th Nov 2008

I just bought this because my old phone broke & I needed a new phone fast. I was going to buy the E250 but when I saw it in the shop realised that J700 is much better looking & only a fiver more. Got it in pink on Orange but it's not locked so I can switch to my old O2 sim as well. Really nice, lovely design, can listen to all my music without worrying about taking my iPod everywhere & great because I have lots of micro SD chips lying around (my old phone used them too) really great, under £40!

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Reviewer: Vincent Baines - Pontefract, UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2008

After playing around with the phone I now know how to get them to lower case just press the STAR key.

I have another problem now when it's on the home screen, the right soft key is assigned to Vodafone live I'd like to change it but can't any help much appreciated.

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Reviewer: Roxxiwilb - London, UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2008

I have been using this phone for a few months now & it suits except one major flaw, you can't access email with this phone so frustrating. I have recently found out that Samsung unlike Nokia restrict what can be access through the browser so it doesn't support access to email accounts such as Outlook, Major Frustration!

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Reviewer: Vincent Baines - Pontefract, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

Great phone just one problem when spelling words that it doesn't know I can only add them IN CAPITALS is there a way to add them in lower case.

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Reviewer: Brian Dean - Derby, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2008

Great Phone, so long as you can get it cheap. The main bugbear is that the added micro SD card memory isn't directly accessible by the camera or ringtones. You can set Bluetooth transfers to go to the card & a couple of other data types to go straight to card, but the camera pictures & video go directly to the onboard memory (all 10 megs of it! ) When this gets full you have to do some data housekeeping & shunt them off to the card or delete to free room. The MP3 ringtone setting is equally annoying. The ringtones have to be on the 10 megabytes internal memory too, if you set an MP3 as a ringtone from the card, the phone will copy the MP3 to its own memory before use. Mmmm, interesting design decision Samsung.

That said, I got this for my daughter & she loves it. Good sound quality, volume, & lots of storage as a MP3 player (with the card of course). As I previously said, a good phone provided you get it at a reduced price.

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Reviewer: Bon Bon - Birmingham, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2008

THIS PHONE IS GREAT I GOT IT YESTERDAY & I LOVE IT. ONE PROBLEM THOUGH ITS PURPLE & EXCLUSIVE TO Orange BUT THERE IS A LITTLE Orange LOGO IN the TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER & IT LOOKS HORRIBLE.

P.S the CAMERA & MP3 IS GREAT.

I WANTED IT IN PURPLE BUT WITHOUT AN Orange LOGO IN the TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER & YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT THERE, IF you KNOW A PLACE THAT DOES IT WITHOUT the Orange LOGO PLEASE HELP thanks FOR READING.

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Reviewer: Randj - Warrington, UK
Date: 9th Nov 2008

Hi Marina, In reply to your query about texting if you type in the word in predicted text then press the 0 key you can select which word is right for you.

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Reviewer: Rachel - London, UK
Date: 8th Nov 2008

In reply to Helen, if you are having problems removing the back of the phone, try wearing a pair of dry washing up gloves! This will allow you the extra grip that you need. It also stops you from damaging the phone whilst trying to remove the back.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 8th Nov 2008

Bought this phone today to replace my battered D900 & I am VERY pleased with it. I read a lot of reviews about it beforehand & a lot of them said that it was a nightmare trying to get the back off (this nearly put me off buying). Have I missed something? the back on my phone slides off just fine.

As for other comments like the screen resolution not being perfect & the camera not being the best. Well what do you expect for under £50? (Personally I can't find anything wrong with these things). For the price it is an excellent phone & has more features than my old one that cost double.

If you want an affordable, good looking & user friendly phone then get this!

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Reviewer: Linda - Essex, UK
Date: 5th Nov 2008

In reply to the person who couldn't put music on their phone, you have to go to Settings, Phone Settings, USB Settings & select Mass Storage. Then all you do is plug it in & in Windows Media, press on Synch. Easy!

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Reviewer: Marina - UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2008

Nice looking phone & I like the display on screen, but not very easy to use. Predictive text for example, it doesn't give you any alternatives, so if the first word it comes up with isn't the right one, you have to end up going into ABC mode to say what you want to say. Too many screens to go through to do even the simplest job. The centre button, which is normally the one you can use for most things, from idle, pressing centre button, it then dials into WAP, very confusing. Plus I added about 20 phone numbers, downloaded 2 songs & a picture & it told me there wasn't enough memory, so now I have to buy a memory card. If when you are going through the phonebook to find the number you want, you can't just click on it, you have to put a tick in the box beside it by pressing the centre button, I think it is seriously going to pee me off if I keep it much longer. My previous one was a Sony Ericsson & very good for ease of use, but as I am on a certain bundle from Virgin, not sure if they would supply that one or not, but may keep trying, as this phone is lovely but very annoying.

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Reviewer: Helen - Rochdale, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2008

I can't get the back off the phone to insert the battery & sim? I've been trying to slide it & pick it off for an hour! Any words of wisdom? !

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Reviewer: Satty - UK
Date: 31st Oct 2008

Really nice phone & easy to use. Fantastic price aswell !

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Reviewer: Llija - Kavadarci, Macedonia
Date: 29th Oct 2008

Hi I have this phone since yesterday & it's amazing, buy it.

Only one thing though I don't know how to change the path to save the photos from phone to microSD memory card, I have 2GB?

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Reviewer: Billy - London, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2008

Hi, I love the phone it's amazing but I am having a problem putting music on it. I have installed Samsung PC studio 3 but it still doesn't work. I need someone's help please!

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Reviewer: Billy - London, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2008

I got this phone earlier today. It's my first phone & just by looking at it's sleek sliding mechanism & it's chrome covered features, I new that this was a big hit in the market. It's large screen & flashy buttons stand out & make you fall in love with it straight away. It's very easy to use & charge. A great phone whether it's your first or not. A must buy!

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Reviewer: Fighter - UK
Date: 26th Oct 2008

Amazing phone 10 out of 10, love it's music player.

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Reviewer: Paula Thompson - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2008

This phone is brilliant I got it on Monday night from phones for you & I have to admit it is amazing.

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Reviewer: Gilly - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2008

If the phone stayed on for more than an hour at a time I am sure it could be a great phone! It constantly cuts off during calls & switches itself off at least 10 times a day. It took ages to remove the back cover.

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Reviewer: Bbay Cee - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2008

How do you open the back to put the battery in? !

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Reviewer: Nathan - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 20th Oct 2008

Hi everyone, I have ordered this phone & it is coming tomorrow, I ordered it because it looked cool & a couple of mates recommended it. Can anyone tell me what the phone is like please? Nath.

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Reviewer: Elena - Malta
Date: 18th Oct 2008

I just bought it today & I just fell in love with it. It is such a good mobile. Worth buying it.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 17th Oct 2008

Just wondering, does the music player make you have to put the songs into the playlists, & you only get 4 playlists with a maximum of 30 songs per playlist?

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Reviewer: Fiona - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2008

After 2 years my E900 became faulty so I replaced it with a J700, bad mistake. The memory is terrible & only holds 3 or 4 tunes & my contacts thats it, no room for photos or any more tunes unless I buy a memory card. The lettering is bold & a bit fuzzy not clear like the E900. I would not recommend this phone. I am taking it back to the shop tomorrow to try & exchange it for another.

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Reviewer: Kat - UK
Date: 16th Oct 2008

Just got J700 today. There is one thing that stopped me from loving it. SCREEN resolution is a total DISASTER! After my E900 this one seems like I m travelling back in time. If you like to have your favourite picture as wallpaper this one is not for you! Pictures just look unclear.

However if your looking for something with no touch screen & your not bothered about quality of images than go for it.

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Reviewer: Howie - Glasgow, UK
Date: 15th Oct 2008

No problems with this phone. Very good sound through the headphones, on radio & MP3 player.

Good photos on transfer to PC, even in low lighting conditions & excellent array of picture editing facilities if you like that sort of thing. Has a classy feel & nice bright display, making texts very easy to read. Have not noticed poor signal issues.

Have not tried to take the back off yet, can't think of a good reason why I would need to. If there were to be a SIM card or battery problem I would take it back to the Dealer to take the back off.

Only gripe is the poor audible warning of a text. For some reason Carphone Warehouse does not sell it with the headphones, yet it provides similar headphones for a cheaper model strange! Particularly as the O2 shop next door offer the same box, with headphones included for the same price! So worth checking that the headphones & the PC connection leads are included as I suspect they are not cheap as I gather they are custom made by Samsung.

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Reviewer: Laura - Somerset, UK
Date: 12th Oct 2008

A cute little phone, I like it very much. The only problem I have with it is the multimedia messages. I can't seem to be able to send or receive any. I keep getting a message whilst trying to send or receive unknown subscriber, anyone else have this problem?

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Reviewer: Sangeetha - Delhi, India
Date: 12th Oct 2008

Hi. I just bought the phone & I really like. But can someone please tell me, how do I make all my sent SMS go to the sent box automatically? Because mine doesn't, are there any setting for it?

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Reviewer: Mihai - Bucharest, Romania
Date: 12th Oct 2008

I love this phone especially the design. The camera is not so good but I don't care because I have a DSLR & I take professional picture with it. Nice job Samsung!

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Reviewer: Ellie - UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

Can someone help me please? My phone did not come with the software for downloading music. Is there anywhere that I can download if off the web? Please help me as I really want some songs on my phone!

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Reviewer: Thembi - Diepkloof, South Africa
Date: 7th Oct 2008

I want to know how do you set up the GPRS because I am using J700 so I tried to get hold of the MTN, asking them about the GPRS please its either you get hold of me or call me in my mobile phone please there are document that I want to download please help me I am not familiar with the J700.

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Reviewer: Andy - Peterborough, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2008

I had a company mobile (Samsung E900) & needed a cheap replacement when I changed jobs, the J700 is a really nice design with some really nice features.

I like the way you can select an MP3 for your text message tone (couldn't do that on the E900) it is very customizable, very easy to use & looks far more expensive than it actually was.

The only negative thing I can say about the phone is the display is not as sharp as I would have liked, it is functional & clear but the resolution is a bit blocky.

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Reviewer: Helena - UK
Date: 30th Sep 2008

I thought it was an absolutely amazing phone I would definitely recommend it, it has great picture, great sound & it is just great get it defo.

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Reviewer: Kelly - Merseyside, UK
Date: 30th Sep 2008

Got this phone last week was changing from a Samsung E900 which was a brilliant little phone for memory but I kept getting frustrated because its a touch screen phone & I always ended up wiping the screen whilst texting by sweeping across the clear button. Liked the look of the J700 & price so bought it. That was a mistake, memory holds 3 songs maximum, can't hear message tone so constantly missing texts, was sticking as I slide it up then 2 days later completely broke! Just won't start up. Going back to the O2 store today as its not even 7 days old. Can imagine the bad time I am going to have with these as in the past they've sent the phone away for two weeks to be repaired, but as this obviously was a faulty phone when purchased I am not settling for repair. Samsung usually have good phones, but let themselves down with this one.

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Reviewer: Jade C - UK
Date: 28th Sep 2008

Mum got this phone the other day for herself, after a malfunction in her other Samsung phone. She didn't like the tinny ringtones or annoying message alerts, so bought a Motorola. I took the Samsung J700 instead of my Sony Ericsson & it seems fine!

The design is very sleek & elegant, making it seem more expensive than it actually is, & its small enough to slip in a purse or pocket no bother! It has a VERY annoying keypad noise, but once I figured out how to change this it was fine!

The one feature I don't like is that the screen is very sensitive. I poked the phone by mistake & the screen started to do the rainbow colour stain, similar to when you press the screen of a calculator too hard! I have a feeling this might lead to it breaking but for now it's OK!

Altogether a nice little buy which I'll probably last me a few months!

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Reviewer: Uddin - Singapore
Date: 27th Sep 2008

Samsung mobile J700

Questions.
- Would you please tell me how can I set clock as screen saver on this mobile?
- How to set profile name on the display all the time? In any Nokia mobile, it is very easy to set. I am not sure this feature is available in Samsung.

Positives.
- Looks good in design.
- Display is nice.

Negatives.
- Very very difficult to open battery cover, the worst mobile I have seen.
- Settings are not user friendly like Nokia mobile.

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Reviewer: Faith - Glasgow, UK
Date: 25th Sep 2008

I have always bought Samsung phones, purchased j700 two weeks ago & it is the worse buy ever.

The back had to be removed by sticking a pointed object in to the runners. Even the Samsung web sites say that to open the back takes patience & to use rubber gloves.

Memory is so small you've got to invest in a memory card.

Only one very quiet tone for all messages & you can't change the tone.

The button in the middle of the phone is not flush & gets caught on everything, i.e. pockets, fingernails etc.

If I had my packaging this phone would've been returned.

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Reviewer: Howard - Belfast, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2008

My Mum got this phone & asked me to configure it for her. You cannot change the message tone except for the few that came with the handset, to change your ringtone & message tone go to phonebook, profiles, go to options while selecting Normal & you change them there (sorry don't have it front of me), pretty complicated.

I have a Sony W810 & I would never get anything else other than Sony.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Leeds, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2008

Randj, reference delivery reports. Are you on 02?

If so you may find you have to put STAR ZERO HASH in front of every text.

A bit of a pain but at least you get a delivery report. I have set star zero hash up as one of my templates so just insert each time I text! The star zero hash does not show on the text when delivered. If you are not on 02 I apologise, can't help you.

Hope you manage to sort it out. From Sarah.

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Reviewer: Amanda Barbour - Buckhaven, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2008

I love my phone had it for few months unfortunately to be fixed or replaced.

For the person who asked about ringtones if you have a USB cable for it there's a pretty good website to download them to your PC & put them on your phone, although WAV files don't work.

For the person asking about delivery reports if your on O2 don't support delivery reports I went into the O2 store but they told me to be able to get a delivery report you have to key in STAR ZERO HASH then a space then your text message & you will get a delivery report for that text it's pretty annoying having to key it in every time but set it up as a text template & paste it on messages you wish to get a delivery report on.

On the whole I am impressed with ma phone had a D500 before this didn't want to get rid but so glad I did & bought the J700 great phone great price not so much memory but you can get memory cards for it LOL & the camera is fabulous! It takes such great picture.

Sticking with Samsung they make good phones.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 21st Sep 2008

Hey, I have the j700 & love it, I have had it since the beginning of 2008 & haven't had a problem with it, I love it because you can customise everything about it, even the colour of the text that say which network your on (O2, virgin) its great & I have it with me always, the camera is also good, the image editor is fun if your really bored on the train or bus or in a car, it also comes with 5 games, that can be deleted to gain space, it can also have a micro SD card & for a 2GB on it will cost about £3 to £4, it's a great phone & I really recommend it. Sarah.

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Reviewer: Johnny - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 19th Sep 2008

I have had this phone for 4 months now & I have to admit that it is a little gem. Radio is great, music player is great & camera is OK.

Reception is not as good as my last phone but I still get good reception even in a concrete basement.

It is a very nice design & the Samsung menu is clean an easy to get to grips with.

Expand your memory to 2 gigs with a micro SD card & you are flying. Not top of the range but for its price it is well specified, looks good & I like it.

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Reviewer: Max - Sheffield, UK
Date: 18th Sep 2008

Had this phone since April. One of the worst I have had. Poor signal. It's just starting to freeze & turning itself off. Would not recommend it.

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Reviewer: Mez - Bath, UK
Date: 18th Sep 2008

What a fantastic piece of technology, love this phone dearly, easy peasy to text it's so smooth. Battery life is fabulous saying I use my phone none stop, 100% recommendation.

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Reviewer: Chantal - London, UK
Date: 16th Sep 2008

I had this phone after my W300i was stolen, I brougt this phone because it was the cheapest pay as you go, at first I thought that I will love this but it is missing two important things. A USB & earphones. & I have to buy these two separately costing me nearly £60! Well I have to say that this is my last Samsung phone as next time I am sticking with a Sony Walkman.

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Reviewer: Anna - UK
Date: 15th Sep 2008

Don't be fooled by the way this looks it is a rubbish phone.

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Reviewer: Abby - UK
Date: 14th Sep 2008

I am planning on getting this phone delivered to me tomorrow, Monday. I was just wondering if anyone knew, can you have your phone on silent without having it on vibrate? My phone is nearly always on silent but I am not sure I'd want it on vibrate all the time. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Fantina - Hearthome, US
Date: 13th Sep 2008

A very good phone for its class & price. Battery cover was hard, but managed to take off in 2 minutes. Definitely a good buy.

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Reviewer: Randj - Warrington, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2008

Have had this phone for a week & I am impressed with it but I cannot get it to alert me that messages have been delivered even though I have selected the reply path & request delivery receipt. Any clues what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Hazel - Charente, France
Date: 11th Sep 2008

Have just bought this phone & seems great but I can't find the ringtones. Can anyone help?

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Reviewer: Matt E - Wells, UK
Date: 9th Sep 2008

I absolutely love this phone! It has a great design on it with the glass case around the screen, loads of very useful & fun features. Also includes a decent Internet browser & music player, FM Radio.

To answer a few questions.
- No, the screen is not blurry at all.
- Yes, the battery cover is hard to get off, just push it up with the heel of your hand & it comes of easily!
-, the music player is quite loud, but miles better with headphones in.
- I have no problems with signal or calling certain numbers.

I REALLY recommend buying this great little phone, it will serve you well. Enjoy! :)

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Reviewer: Simone - London, UK
Date: 5th Sep 2008

Had lots of problems getting the battery cover off but in the end I found the tip on here for using rubber gloves & it worked! Thanks.

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Reviewer: Elaine Lockwood - Sheffield, UK
Date: 4th Sep 2008

Have been unable to download music & photos via USB cable. Keep getting message problem with hardware during installation. Not mentioned in FAQ's on Samsung site but saw same problem with several other buyers on another review site. I have had no response to my request for online help from Samsung. Great buy. NOT!

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Reviewer: Elliot Moore - Wellingborough, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2008

Just opened this phone 10 minutes ago. It's brilliant for the price. Everything you need for a phone. OK, it is lacking the frills, but I bought this after my disappointment with the Samsung G600. This phone's camera quality is barely any different anyhow.

Strongly recommend as a phone which delivers everything you need.

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Reviewer: Joanne - UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2008

The thing that annoys me is the erase button is where the back button is on most other phones. Therefore you automatically press it to go back one space when writing a text & instead you exit texts! If you do remember though to press the right backspace button you only have to hold your finger on it a second to long at it clears all the text you have written! It is something you get used to though I am sure. I love the phone other than that & think it is a great looking phone for a good price. It is also a tough thing as I dropped it in a sink of water & once it had dried out it still worked! I cannot get it to keep my sent texts though. On the sent messages it just remains as folder empty. I must have set the phone up wrong or something, Can anyone help?

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Reviewer: Kjkj - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

When I first got the phone I could not get the back cover off so I had to go back to the shop & get it taken off. Apart from that I like it.

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Reviewer: Roger - Fife, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

Only had phone 2 weeks excellent buy at £40 got £10 for old one at Orange shop. Why does everyone on this review want to take back cover off? I only buy Samsung phones now never had any problems.

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Reviewer: Leanne - Fife, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

Great wee phone, got it in the pink. Fairly easy to use. My only gripe is in ever got a USB cable or headphones with it!

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Reviewer: Jessica - UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

I brought this phone & after two days there was not much to do on it (very boring). After 2 weeks my phone started to freeze on me & my Bluetooth would not work. It is not that easy to text. The design is OK but not one of the best I've seen.

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Reviewer: Victoria - UK
Date: 30th Aug 2008

I got this phone as a birthday present & I think it's great, it's very easy to use. I love it!

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Reviewer: Michael - London, UK
Date: 29th Aug 2008

Purchased to listen to podcasts & radio when commuting. Excellent at both & radio picks up signal where all previous mobiles failed. Looks stylish & other features work perfectly as described.

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Reviewer: Priyanka - London, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2008

This phone is amazing, have has problems with the back cover but managed to get it off. I just have a problem, how do you turn off the GPRS? & also I have a icon on my phone & it's for the call diversion or something like that, how to I turn it off or change it? Thanks!

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Reviewer: Hamza - Tunisia
Date: 24th Aug 2008

I think that it is good mobile for youngsters thanks to its price & its features, with its MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel of its camera & a very beautiful design the j700 is the best for me.

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Reviewer: James T - Doncaster , UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2008

Bought this phone yesterday. Very impressed with value for money. £40 on pay as you go with a camera, Bluetooth, MP3 player etc. & don't be put off by claims that the back is hard to open, if you have any level of grip in your hand you just apply pressure & slide upwards as the arrow suggests. It is a brilliant & well priced phone!

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Reviewer: Sarah B - Near Cambridge, UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2008

I am getting this phone next week on Orange from the Carphone Warehouse. It looks a nice design for £30. I am not expecting it to be good inside the phone though. I know it's a bad camera, but I am not using it for a camera, as I have already got a digital camera.

But I have read some negative reviews for this phone. I really hope mine doesn't have any faults, as my previous phone did.

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Reviewer: Hol - Liverpool, UK
Date: 22nd Aug 2008

I bought this phone on pay as you go to replace an old Samsung mobile phone which gave me no problems over the 2 years I had it, & I thoroughly regret it.

The phone looks good, however it has some major faults.
- the back is impossible to remove, without exerting extreme pressure on the screen, which.
- After less than 2 weeks of buying the phone the internal screen broke (not covered by Samsung warranty) this happened during normal phone usage whilst I was out shopping.
- Avoid texters should avoid the phone, as you have to type slowly to allow the phone to catch up!

Overall I DO NOT ADVICE anyone TO PURCHASE THIS PHONE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE disappointed!

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Reviewer: Tayeb - Birmingham, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2008

Just same problem with cover. The teeth are actually about 3mm from left & after letter G at the bottom of the cover the way I managed to open it was to slide my finger nails to lift the side & bottom then it opened the tooth on that side, repeated the same with the other side, job done.

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Reviewer: Barry V - Merseyside, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2008

I like the phone a lot, but what an awful user manual, for anybody with less than 20 20 vision the light grey & pale blue text is difficult to read & less than clear as to what you have to do to find & alter the features, for example where are the ring tones hidden?

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Reviewer: Dora D - UK
Date: 19th Aug 2008

While this phone is at first glance rather nice to look at it has some major failings.

- Due to the way the phone is weighted when the slide is open it is next to impossible to text with one hand.

- the aerial or antenna on this phone simply doesn't exist. Seriously if you have this phone it is like you are living in a nuclear bunker because you rarely if ever get a signal. & on the rare occasion that you do actually get a signal, aside from the fact that the phone will go crazy from receiving the massive backlog of texts that it was unable to receive, in the event that you try making a call rest assured that it won't be for long because no sooner has the call connected then the phone will lose the signal once more & you will left with a rather tasteful looking paperweight in your hand.

Seriously avoid this phone at all costs. I cannot underestimate how BAD this phone is.

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Reviewer: Darren - Leeds, UK
Date: 19th Aug 2008

I got my Samsung J700 a few months ago, I have problems with it already the phone turns off itself for no reason, network gets rejected & really horrible loud static noises at night time, I bought the same phone for my girlfriend & she has exactly the same problems, I strongly suggest you don't buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2008

Not worth buying. Back cover is very hard to get off. I ended up cutting it off with a knife. Also after only 2 months it doesn't work. When I turn it on, it immediately turns itself off.

I recommend buying either Nokia or Sony Ericsson phones, which I have found faultless & long lasting quality.

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Reviewer: Stephanie George - UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

I got this cool little phone for my birthday a few months ago, I think it's a nice little phone, easy to use & comes with great features. I think the phone has quite a good camera & the pictures come out very clear. Although the only downside I found in it was the fact it has not got a very large memory, so I had to buy a little card to expand the memory. But other than that I think it's a trendy compact phone & I hope I have helped. Thanks for reading, Stephanie George.

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Reviewer: Donna - Norwich, UK
Date: 16th Aug 2008

I love this phone! Jon in Canada, you need to have the phone open to text, obviously because that's where the keyboard is, but you don't need it open to answer phone calls or listen to music. You can answer calls just by using the outside buttons. Hope that helps!

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Reviewer: Rosemary Carter - Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 16th Aug 2008

I bought this very stylish phone at a very low price three days ago as I needed a cheap phone to replace my lost contract D900i. I have managed to set certain features up with a fare amount of difficulty & a little more frustration but I just cannot fathom why it only rings once for an incoming call. Can anyone please help here? I also have not managed to set up the repeat alert for text messages & whilst having followed all voice prompts to setup my voicemail, I am still without voicemail? I love Samsung phones & will no doubt love this one too once I have mastered the hiccups.

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Reviewer: Haseeba - London, UK
Date: 16th Aug 2008

I just want to know how much memory you can get on to this phone because I am buying & I need to how much gigabytes it takes, please get back to me thank you.

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Reviewer: Zoe - London, UK
Date: 15th Aug 2008

Yes, you CAN download pictures from your computer onto your phone. Simply download the CD that comes with the phone. When you have done this use the USB connector to connect the phone & the computer (make sure that you insert it into the phone properly or it could damage the phone & this shall not count on your warranty). Then you shall see this little thing come up. Click on it & then you can go onto your pictures & simply click on them, then carry them to where it says to phone.

If you wish to download music, then it must be burnt onto a CD. Insert the CD, then you can download you music too. Some of this might be wrong, because I only watched as my daddy did it for me. But most of it is right.

About the phone of it! I think it is a wicked phone! I especially like the pinkness of it! LOL. Have fun with your new Samsung J700 1.3 mega pixel phone!

I just bought this phone from Phones 4 you & I think that it is absolutely AWESOME! The phone itself was £50, but because I got it on T mobile I had to pay £20 air time, but there was also a special offer, 1 year warranty against theft, damage or anything else, just for £5! (was £20).

I like this phone because I love the colour (pink), it has an MP3 player, radio, a really good 1.3 mega pixel camera which you can do some really cool mosaic thing with, I really like it because it's a slide phone & plus it comes with headphones!
I seriously say you should buy this phone from Phones 4 you because it is the BEST PHONE EVER! From Princess Sparkle.

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Reviewer: Alice Barton - Grimsby, UK
Date: 15th Aug 2008

I have had this phone for two weeks now & I am always changing my phones, but not this one, it is the most stylish, easy to use mobile I have had you can access all your things without sliding up. Definitely a Buy, NO REGRETS.

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Reviewer: Jack - Manchester, Bolivia
Date: 14th Aug 2008

Hi everyone, overall this phone has a decent design but as for the features & usability of this I would have to say this is the worst phone I have ever used I will never buy a Samsung again. Thank you.

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Reviewer: Zo - Birmingham, United Arab Emirates
Date: 14th Aug 2008

The phone is wicked. I love it!

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Reviewer: Claire - UK
Date: 14th Aug 2008

Hello, I got this phone the other day & like it so far but it didn't come with headphones or software for music. Maybe I am being really thick here (never had mobile that plays music before) but how the hell do I get music from the PC to the phone when it doesn't supply a connecting wire?

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Reviewer: Jon - Canada
Date: 13th Aug 2008

I might be getting this phone as a gift. & I was wondering if you can use the phone when it is closed. For example checking your messages or turning on the MP3 player. Or do you always have to slide the phone open to do that stuff? Please answer ASAP! My Birthday is this week & need to know.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Leeds, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008

Just got this phone yesterday, love it, love it, love it.

Last week I bought the Nokia 5000 first, that went straight back as kept freezing so I bought Samsung J700 instead, no regrets at all.

Just one question, can't find the ringtones, does it have any & if so, where are they? ! Please help. Thanks!

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Reviewer: Lisa - Oxford, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2008

The good thing about this phone is that it is really easy to use. I had a little trouble opening the back but then I got use to it.

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Reviewer: Taha - Al Jazeeri, United Arab Emirates
Date: 10th Aug 2008

This is a good phone amazing slider phone I hope it is a number one phone in the world.

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Reviewer: Charlotte - Chorley, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2008

I have been thinking about getting this phone for a while now. But I have read some bad comments about not being able to get the back off & bad reception. I have also read a review that said it does not let you ring certain people. I am having second thoughts about getting this phone. Are there any better phones that are the same price? Or is this phone worth getting? Please get back to me ASAP please Thanks.

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Reviewer: Abbie - UK
Date: 8th Aug 2008

Got this phone a few weeks ago & had no problems with it so far. Memory isn't good but with a memory card it is fine! This is only my second phone but it's been very easy to use. Great phone!

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 7th Aug 2008

I have a problem with the texting, I can't seem to get it off that stupid setting that makes words for you (I type in 'H' & it automatically goes to 'I')! If anyone has a solution please post.

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Reviewer: Mimi - London, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

Does anyone know how to assign a photo to a contact so you can see the contact's picture when the person is calling? Thanks!

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Reviewer: Moomin - UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

Got this phone last week after having used Nokia's for many years & have to say I am incredibly disappointed in the Samsung.

I find it really hard to text as the buttons are so flat & not very sensitive. You also have to go through a whole load of button pressing before you can actually send the text, choosing whether to send or send & save, choosing your contact, selecting your contact etc. Overly time consuming compared to other phones. Also, limited ringtones unless you download your own.

I have to say that the camera is actually okay although it did take me a couple of days to realise there was a plastic covering on the back of the camera so once I took that off the clarity was fab!

I agree with the comments about how difficult it is to get the back off too. Still trying to wrench it off!

Overall it isn't the easiest phone to use & after a week of using the Samsung J700 I will be shopping for a Nokia at the weekend!

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Reviewer: Alisha - Brid, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

I was just wondering if any body knows how to get the phone to make a sound when you slide it up & down.

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Reviewer: Henry - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

The Design of the phone are good & surely look more expensive than it really is. Features & functionalities are just standard. Usability is OK, would give rate it a bit higher as functionalities are easy to use & easy to setup the setting but the battery cover is a pain but I have find out the easiest way:

1) Place your phone between both of your palms (the arrow on the cover pointing upward).
2) Use the heel of the hand to push the battery cover & move that hand upward.

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

Now only £49.95. Excellent value for money, Radio works well, as does the MP3 player. Had mine now for over 3 months & no problems.

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Reviewer: Eleanor - Cardiff, UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

I am thinking of buying this phone in a month or so but was wondering how many songs does it hold with no memory card? In t-mobile shop it said 920 but is that with a memory card? The back seems to be a problem but it won't put me off. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

Great phone loved it!

I can get the back cover off easily! Just a thought, why do you need to take it off, in the box you have to put the battery & simcard in & then put it ON it doesn't start on.

One slight problem. I can't play the music player & do other things on the phone.

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Reviewer: Joanne - UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

I honestly love this phone, it's camera quality is a little below what I am used to but still takes great pictures but the sound quality is amazing. Awesome phone & it was very affordable, about £70 on the Virgin network!

QUESTION: This may be more a network question, I am not sure, I tried to download a Coldplay trutone (Viva la Vida), it cost me £3.50! However when I came to listen to it was a 15 second clip of the beginning of the song? How do I get the rest of the song? My credit has been taken for the whole song! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Reviewer: Luize - Skibb, Ireland
Date: 1st Aug 2008

I've been a huge Nokia fan for a long time now, but I decided to try something new. I've been to the shop to check this phone out & it looks quite good & I am planning on buying it tomorrow.

But, after reading all the negative comments, I am a bit worried. The back not coming off? The screen being blurry?

Can someone please help me? Cheers.

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Reviewer: Jimmy - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

Batt cover has two little teeth at the bottom that hook it into the phone, one on each side, like look at where it says SAMSUNG on the top bit of the back of the phone, there's one tooth in line with the first S & one in line with the G. So use both thumbs, one over each side of where the teeth are, & push it up that way. Works a bit easier.

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Reviewer: Rose Bee - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

To answer many previous questions, you get the battery cover off by pushing down on the cover as you slide up. As its right where the screen is it's easiest to put all four fingers at the top & use the palm-thumb joint to push down while sliding up. It's a little tricky but once you get the hang of it its fine.

I used to have the Samsung e840 which had the same difficulty! I have to say I did prefer my old phone (unfortunately other phone experiences).

It's a pretty solid little phone & seems to cover the basics, my only question is, why is there no screensaver? Or perhaps there is, & I can't find it. I just want a clock on the screen when I slide it shut, is this really too difficult?

Overall I would probably give this phone 8/10. Mostly due to the insensitivity of the buttons when texting. Apart from that it seems pretty good!

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Reviewer: Ingrid Cineta - UK
Date: 31st Jul 2008

Got this phone in pink from Carphone Warehouse a week ago. I really loooove this phone & I am usually a Nokia phone user. The only 2 problems I have found with this phone is that it did not come with headphones but no probs as I will purchase one from e bay. & the other problem is that I can't get the battery cover off! My husband has found a solution, he managed to take it off by using a rubber glove. Hope this helps as I know loads of you guys have had the same problem.

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Reviewer: Judy - Northampton, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2008

I finally sorted this out after around 4 hours of trying. It would seem that it doesn't actually slide out at all, despite the picture of an arrow indicating the direction.

I managed to simply slide my fingernail into the side & flip the cover off. Having put in the battery, I simply pressed it all back together again, not ideal I know, but it worked.

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Reviewer: Judy - Northampton, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2008

I too have received this phone this morning for my birthday & it's so disappointing not to be able to get the battery cover off, despite around 6 people trying for over 2 hours. What's the secret?

As I type this, I am on the phone to Vodafone for advice but I've been kept waiting now for 10 minutes & they still don't have an answer!

Can anyone help me please?

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Reviewer: Gillian Heap - Manchester, UK
Date: 28th Jul 2008

Love the phone, I too had problems getting the back off, but was OK with a good push. Does anyone know if there is a way to see if you have a text without sliding your phone open or pressing the unlock keys? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Hagop - Kuwait
Date: 27th Jul 2008

Just got the device before 3 days, the battery cover issue is not there at all, a very practical phone, that looks expensive but it's not & having most of the needed features in a slim device like this is rare to find with this price, if it's in the budget your looking for then go for it, reads PDF file also & can use as a mass storage when connected to the PC, data cable & headphones are in the package. Way to go Samsung.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2008

The WORST PHONE EVER & KEEPS DROPPING CALLS IN FOR REPAIR FOR the SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS.

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Reviewer: Mick - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2008

Can anyone please tell me why my MP3 ringtone only plays on my phone when someone rings & my Bluetooth headset only plays a standard phone ringtone?

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Reviewer: Gemma - UK
Date: 24th Jul 2008

Can you set silent text alerts?

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Reviewer: Fiona - Glasgow, UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2008

Got this phone today for my Birthday & I can't get the back off. Read that others have the same problems. But whats the solutions?

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Reviewer: Emma - UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2008

I think this phone is good & simple to use but the phone won't let me phone certain people.

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Reviewer: Maria - UK
Date: 20th Jul 2008

To get the back off the phone you just have to slide it up as hard as you can. I had the same problem.

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Reviewer: Luke - Cranbrook, UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

I have just bought a J700, & I love it to bits, but, I know this is silly, I don't know how to turn T9 off when I am messaging. I am used to normal texting when it doesn't try to read what you think. How can I stop this?

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Reviewer: Anna - Harrogate, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2008

Fantastic phone, really easy to work.

Bought the phone a few months ago, slightly worried after reading lots of reviews saying the phone wasn't very good, but can't understand at all.

The phone is great, I have had no problems with it at all, very easy to work & navigate around.

Go for it, brilliant phone.

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Reviewer: Katie - Toronto, Canada
Date: 17th Jul 2008

Can someone please help me! My uncle just bought me this phone for my stay in London & I need help the back won't come off so I can't even use it. Is there some kind of trick or way to opening the back?

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Reviewer: Amelia Hartland - Rogerstone, UK
Date: 17th Jul 2008

It's fantastic, I love it. I never have any problems with it.

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Reviewer: Moh - Mauritius
Date: 16th Jul 2008

It's a super stylish phone with plenty options. The only thing is that its signal is not that good when you don't get good network. It keeps cutting off. Otherwise. It's terrific!

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Reviewer: Geraint - UK
Date: 16th Jul 2008

This is probably very easy to do but. Does anyone know how to switch off that annoying noise you get when you change one of the phone's features? It's driving me nuts!

I got one of these the other day & after installing the battery & battery cover I found that I was unable to get the battery cover off again. I took it back to the shop & the staff there failed also. They gave me another phone & I have the same problem with this one. I can't remove the battery cover. Has anyone else had the same problem?

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Reviewer: Steve - Nottingham, UK
Date: 16th Jul 2008

A well designed phone but that is no good if it doesn't actually let you make phone calls. It cuts out all the time & the signal is often poor when other phones on the same network work fine. To make a call at home yesterday I had to quickly switch the SIM card over to my ancient Motorola phone so that I could actually speak to the person I was calling. I took it in for repair (the charger connection was faulty) & they said there was no fault on the phone itself just the connection & so it appears that they are all this bad. Definitely a phone to avoid.

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Reviewer: Pat - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2008

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, HAD A LG CHOCOLATE WHICH HAD PROBLEMS COULD NOT MANAGE FILES TO & FROM COMPUTER BUT the SAMSUNG J700 IS EASY PEASY.

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Reviewer: Henry Davis - Malvern, UK
Date: 14th Jul 2008

This is a great phone easy to use great looks but the memory is poor unless you have a memory card which I have & it helps a lot because I listen to music LOADS!

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Reviewer: Ali - Canterbury, US
Date: 12th Jul 2008

This phone looks perfect for me! I love a great girly phone with cool functions so you can imagine how happy I was to find the Samsung J700. My mate has a funky phone which looks just like this, she said it was on contract & was very expensive. At first I WAS DRAWN TO the little spiny wheel which you use to control the phone I JUST LOVED IT, when I asked my mate what model she had she refused to tell me. I would buy this phone any way but does it have a spiny wheel & my friend was wrong about HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS OR IS THIS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PHONE. Thanks TO anyone WHO REPLIES, I UNDERSTAND IT IS A BIT OF A WIERD QUESTION!

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Reviewer: Alan - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 12th Jul 2008

This phone was bought for me as a present earlier this week, as my old phone was considered an embarrassment. I did not really want a new phone, but used it to keep everyone happy.

After 2 days I was hooked. The phone is very tactile, & in metallic silver is the most attractive phone I have seen. I love the styling, & have found it to be very usable.

My old phone has now been consigned to the dustbin of history. I now carry the Samsung with me everywhere & actually have it switched on!

In short it is compact, stylish, easy to use & robust. Some may find the software a little unfriendly, & the features may by not be cutting edge, but for the money, in my opinion, this is as good as it gets.

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Reviewer: Charlotte - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2008

I've had the phone for a month now & it is brilliant. I bought it for £39.95 from Phones 4 you. It is simple to use, & has had no problems unlike my old LG chocolate. I definitely recommend this phone!

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Reviewer: Mary - Northampton, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2008

YES. It's possible to have MP3 as Message Alerts.

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Reviewer: S Jervis - UK
Date: 11th Jul 2008

I used to love Nokia phones but moved to Samsung a year or so ago. With my previous phone not having any good SMS tones I needed a phone where I could use a MP3 for the message tone, after reading on here that you can do this I bought the phone & its correct you can use MP3s as your SMS tone.

Great phone the best one I have had so far!

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Reviewer: Mary - Northampton, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2008

HOORAY. TO CHANGE the MESSAGE ALERT TONE.

- Menu.
- Settings.
- Phone settings.
- Phone profiles.
- Select (highlight) the one you want &.
- Select OPTIONS with the left soft key.
- Click Edit (1).
- Use the directional key (right) to highlight the New Messages.
- Scroll down to Message Alert.
- Left soft key OPTIONS & select edit (as above).
- Then click the directional key until you hit either Downloaded Music or sounds (depending on where you stored your sound file).
- Select your file.
- Left soft key & select SAVE.
- Then that's it, done!

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Reviewer: Lolita Jennings - London, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2008

I just got the phone but it does everything I think a phone should & more.

I was impressed by the fact some people actually love this phone, it scores high on all phone review sites compared to most phones.

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Reviewer: Mary - Northampton, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Me again. I am sure I read somewhere that on the J700 it's possible to use Voice Dialing. Does anyone know if this is so?

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Reviewer: Otterman - Australia
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Can people please stop posting questions about the phone before they read the other comments. I answered most people's questions earlier especially about the message tones in a review already.

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Reviewer: Vicky - Wisbech, Andorra
Date: 8th Jul 2008

The phone is very good.

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Reviewer: Mary - Northampton, UK
Date: 8th Jul 2008

Just love this GIRLY phone. YES. Can anyone figure out if it's possible to have anything other than the 4 preset text sound. I keep missing my incoming texts.

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Reviewer: Paul - UK
Date: 8th Jul 2008

This is a really good phone you should get it!

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Reviewer: Molly - Paisley, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2008

I only got this today & when I went into the shop the women was telling me all about it & it seems to be ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I love the design of the front cover & the phone has all the features I wanted a phone to have. I would recommend it to people who are funky & stylish just like the phone!

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Reviewer: Sanjay - Kenya
Date: 7th Jul 2008

Great for the price but how long does the battery need recharging for a new phone? I charged mine for about 4 hours but it seems to drain yet I don't use the phone a lot.

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Reviewer: Stacey - Barnsley, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2008

I really like the style of this phone but it keeps cutting out when I am talking on the phone, poor signal.

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Reviewer: Natasha - London, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2008

I have been reading some reviews & people are saying that the battery life isn

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Reviewer: John - London, UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

I managed to buy this phone for only £39.99, at first I thought it would be one of those simple phones with not much to do. However, when I opened it I was amazed, it came with a USB, earphones, an Orange SIM card with a top up card. When I turned on the phone I just kept discovering never ending features such as an image editor, a very nice MP3 player, Bluetooth, you can make the keypad lights turn on & off at certain times, you can change the menu around, you can change the number colours & fonts when you are calling someone. The phone design is very sleek, slim & good looking. Although the camera is only 1.3MP & it's not the best, it's still a camera with a video recorder as well, you only get like 10MB internal memory with it but you can buy a cheap 2GB memory stick. For £39.99 you couldn't actually ask for more. This a perfect phone for someone who doesn't want to spend much. It also comes with the Samsung installation disk so you can put music onto your phone & more.

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Reviewer: Royster - Scotland, UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

Hi I'm getting this phone next week does it have good sound as I listen to music a lot & is the camera good for a 1.3 because I'm a little poser & take photos a lot.

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Reviewer: Paul - Scotland, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2008

Hope the sound is good, because I listen to a lot of music.

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Reviewer: Otterman - Australia
Date: 5th Jul 2008

Just a note to clarify things. I recently got a j700 as a present. I am using an.MP3 file as my message tone. I repeat: YOU CAN USE AN MP3 FILE AS A MESSAGE TONE. It just has to be on the phone in the music folder. (My files, music, music) Here is a step by step procedure: 1) put the.MP3 file on the phone using the software provided. 2) Go to menu, my files, music, music & check that it is there. 3) Go back to the main screen then go to menu, settings, phone settings, phone profile, go to the profile you use, options, edit, press the right arrow button to go to messages, then the down button. 4) Press the middle button, then look for your song by pressing left & right arrows. Once you see it (it should be in a folder called 'Music') use the up & down arrows to select it. Press the middle button. 5) Your 'Message alert tone' should be whatever you selected. 6) Press options, save profile. I hope that clears things up about the MP3 message tones.
Ps. In reply to Glenn Rosental. You have to make sure that the SD memory card is under 2GB that is the max the phone can take. Note: To make the quality of the pictures & especially the camcorder better, when in camera mode, press the left circular button & a menu should pop up. Scroll to the right & turn the resolution up to full. The battery in mine is fine. I haven't had it for long but it hasn't dropped one bar. In reply to Bobby from London, UK; if you press the red 'hang up' button, the music does stop. You can, however, close the slider & it will still play. You can turn the volume up much louder by using the buttons on the side. Note: I find the slider very easy to use & I can use it in one hand. Reply to Rachel - London, UK Date: 14th Jun 2008 thinking of getting this phone, can you record own sound to use as a message alert? Yes you can use the voice recorder to record your own tunes to be used in calls or message tones. Also, when you get text or call, do you get caller id on screen, picture of contact? Yes, if the contact is in your address book, you can apply a picture of them to be displayed when they ring. You can also apply a distinctive ringtone. Their number will come up regardless of if they are in your address book or not as long as they don't have private mode on. Also, how do you listen your MP3 player, speakers or headset? Either. The radio you need headphones for though, as these act as the ariel. (Samsung headphones only) How many songs can you store on here? the on-board memory is 10MB but you can get up to 2GB with a micro SD card. & last but not least, you can choose to have ring, ring & vibrate, increasing volume, vibrate only, increase & vibrate etc. Sorry about the long post but I hope this helps out anyone with or without the phone. Regards, Corey.

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Reviewer: Zara T - Yeovil, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2008

If you can't put music on it using the USB then you can get a memory card then put in the bigger adaptor & put it in the computer & add the files to the right removable disc. My question is my Bluetooth has stopped working & no one knows why, what do I do?

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Reviewer: Nathan - Lichfield, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2008

It's a very good phone & I love it.

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Reviewer: Nosy - England, UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2008

WOW GOOD PHONE, NICE DESIGN good usability, all in all a good buy!

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Reviewer: Doug - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 2nd Jul 2008

I am finding it unfriendly when trying to find high quality ringtones it is not customer friendly.

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Reviewer: Muneeb Aslam - London, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2008

This is an awesome mobile phone with a very soft slide & you love to slide it in stylish way.

MEDIA & FM Radio, you can't listen FM radio on speakers unless you have headphones attached which works as antenna.

Music Player, great music player with preset equalizer which plays MP3 & MIDI files efficiently. Supports playlists, make your own playlists.

Video Player & Recorder, good one. Didn't check it yet.

Camera, 1.3MP camera with very good picture quality. Best picture quality you can get on 800 x 600. On higher resolution, quality may get a little lower, don't know you, because at higher resolution, it was supposed to be more good. Also supports picture editing with frames & images. Picture modes available, like sepia, negative etc. Environment control, like day night adjustment & exposure.

Bluetooth, fast Bluetooth transmission unlike V3i which was just a mess.

PHONEBOOK
- Predicts name while you type number, so to avoid typing whole number again & again.
- Saves 1000 entries in phone.
- Make groups.
- Speed dial mode.
- Phonebook management controls.

MESSAGING
- Can write up to 12 messages at a time.
- Very soft keypad & immediately fits the finger tips.
- Typing speed with good processor. Not like SGH E715 which becomes slower while message amount increases.
- Saves unsent msgs in outbox & drafts.
- Saves sent messages in sent box to keep records.
- You can make your own folders for saving messages in them.

SCREEN DISPLAY, very good & impressive display with dual clock can be set with two time zones. Fully customizable anytime. In the end, collectively, this is the best mobile phone Samsung could ever have, & you will love to show it to people because of its so stylish design in black & silver & pink.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2008

This phone sounds very good & I'm hoping to get it today or tomorrow but can I ask how many songs can you hold on the phone without a memory card but are they long songs or short & if I need a memory card where can I get it from?

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Reviewer: Steve - Walkden, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2008

Got this for £60 with 20 credit included. Really nice phone, only got it because it was cheap (I drop mine a lot), surprised how nice it was, you can have MP3's as text tones, camera not bad, for MP3's I just copy & paste using supplied PC software.

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Reviewer: Julie - UK
Date: 27th Jun 2008

Can you have MP3 as message tones? YES you can, you go to phone profiles, then edit, then across to new messages, set the alert type to melody, then go down to message alert & press across until you come up to music.

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Reviewer: Loz - Exeter, UK
Date: 27th Jun 2008

Great phone. All the extras can be accessed via USB which is very useful. If you get the Samsung editor suite software then you can pretty much transfer any files from or to the phone & PC.

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Reviewer: Beczy Boo - UK
Date: 25th Jun 2008

I thought it was a great phone & the colour of it is great (pink). But does anyone know how to get MP3 ringtones as text alerts?

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Reviewer: Raphael Reyes - Philippines
Date: 25th Jun 2008

I am planning to have this phone but is it easy to type text messages? Because I use text messages a lot. Thanks.

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Reviewer: John - Chelsea, UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2008

Anyone having problems getting the music on their phone? I can't get them onto the phone even though all the music is in the window media's player. Any advice?

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Reviewer: Glenn Rosental - Wigan, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2008

I have just bought a micro SD memory card but the phone doesn't say there a memory card in it. Does anyone know why this is? Cheers.

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Reviewer: Melissa - Birmingham, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

This phone is the best phone ever. It's like the best! It's got the looks, the memory the everything! Wow! Get it!

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Reviewer: Magnolia - York, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

Nice little phone in a very fetching shade of crushed raspberry, great little girly phone without being too girly! Had this phone for 2 days now & so far have managed to do everything I need a phone to do. I want to make calls & send texts & not a lot more. I have a digital camera to take pictures so not bothered about that feature.

The MP3 feature is quite adequate for my usage. You can set MP3 as ringtone but not as message tone. That one cannot be changed so you are stuck with the ones onboard which are not very inspiring. Not a major problem for me, it would be a nice feature but not essential.

The display isn't the best I have seen but you can see what you are doing so what more can you ask for. As a silver surfer I do like the large number display

All in all it's a nice phone with all the functionality that you need a phone to do, make calls, send text. If you want something to take good pictures then buy a camera!

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Reviewer: Stewarty - Kilmarnock, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

Good phone, but does it play MP3's as text ringtones? Can anyone advise.Ta.

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Reviewer: Stewpot - Irvine, UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

Great but can anyone tell me will this play MP3s as text tone?

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Reviewer: Emma - Manchester, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

Hi I bought this phone today because I needed a phone for work, wasn't looking for anything special as it was for work, but when I got it home I was well chuffed. It looks really, stylish, easy to use. The only thing I would complain about would be the camera it's not as clear as other phones but still good, but what do you want for £60. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Bobby - London, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2008

I want to buy this phone but you know if you play music & you press the red button while playing music will the songs turn off or stay on & is it loudspeaker thank you sm1 with this phone reply.

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Reviewer: Dude - US
Date: 16th Jun 2008

The phone is amazing I just got it yesterday & its very easy to handle. I would recommend you buy it!

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Reviewer: Sue - UK
Date: 16th Jun 2008

Generally I am pleased with this phone. It's looks stylish & is easy to use. Back hard to get off, but I have no problem with the sliding action as some have mentioned. My one gripe is that for some reason when choose save & send option it keeps saving it to draft saying there is no number when there was, even when replying to a text. Frustrating but doesn't put me off the phone. Does anybody know if you can download pictures from the PC to the phone?

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Reviewer: Stewart - Kilmarnock, UK
Date: 15th Jun 2008

Hi can anyone tell me if you can set MP3's as text tones on this phone? Thanks in advance.

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Reviewer: Rachel - London, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

Thinking of getting this phone, can you record own sound to use as a message alert? Also, when you get text or call, do you get caller id on screen, picture of contact?

Also, how do you listen your MP3 player, speakers or headset? How many songs can you store on here?

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Reviewer: Caroline - Devon, UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

After a week of looking at reviews of all makes of phone, I decided to buy the Samsung J700 today. I've always stayed with Nokia, but decided to try something different! I bought it for £50 on the Vodafone network (from Vodafone Store). Well. I think it's fantastic. Unlike a lot of Samsungs (from what I've read), you can choose your own message alert & have ring & vibrate together. I like everything from the look of the phone to the feel of the keys. Haven't tried the camera yet, but that isn't top of my priority list anyway, I mainly use it for calling & texting. Very impressed so far & would highly recommend this phone :o).

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Reviewer: Luke - UK
Date: 13th Jun 2008

Fantastic but how much is it.

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 12th Jun 2008

It's a great phone, I just bought it, & it's easy as rubbish, the only annoying thing is creating a playlist, but as long as you buy a memory card, for what, 8 quid, you can have a GB, so no worries.

Only annoying thing, it doesn't support a lot of video formats, & sometimes when I get a picture message it isn't compatible. Good phone, for 60 quid.

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Reviewer: Sehr - Birmingham, UK
Date: 10th Jun 2008

My boyfriend got me this phone in PINK as a present 3 weeks back. Being a girly girl. I fell in LOVE with the colour instantly. & the design is really stylish & it does look way more expensive than it actually is.

I find it really simple to use, being a textaholic I am glad that I can text really fast on it with no problems what so ever.

I haven't been too happy with the camera, however it really isn't that bad.

I think it's a really cool phone, a lot similar to the Samsung U600 which is more expensive. So well worth its price.

I would recommend buying it.

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Reviewer: Emma Waters - Rowley Regis, UK
Date: 9th Jun 2008

This phone is superb, it's very stylish, I have not had any problems with it & it is well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Sophie - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2008

I Got This phone Today & I LOVE IT ! Texting it a bit fiddly but you get used to it, Totally Recommended.

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Reviewer: Cuci - Ireland
Date: 8th Jun 2008

Best phone! I have purchased a lot of phone such as Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola & now I have tried Samsung, all the rest are nothing compared to it, mine is black with pink buttons & numbers (hot pink) very RARE! Very cheap in the local phone shop, I recommend this phone IF you like sending receiving ringtone music videos etc because of its capacity! I do not recommend it for older people. Overall it ROX!

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Reviewer: Lollipop - Wolverhampton, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2008

Tell me people please how loud can this phone go on MP3 player & can you listen to music & do different stuff? Love ya, get this phone it's the best.

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Reviewer: Eilish - UK
Date: 7th Jun 2008

Just got this phone this morning. Very stylish, & would really suit a teenager looking for style. Camera is OK. I am overall very happy & haven't noticed any serious setbacks but the battery cover is very hard to get off & the screen writing looks old fashioned.

Recommended 8 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Robbie - Barnsley, UK
Date: 7th Jun 2008

Can anyone tell me how to display the clock, & new messages or missed calls on the front screen. At the min I have to either slide up or press 1 of the buttons to check the time or if I have had any missed calls or messages. The D500 does it.

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Reviewer: Verna - Derbyshire, UK
Date: 5th Jun 2008

HAD THIS PHONE SINCE March FROM PHONES FOR YOU & IT CUTS OUT ON CALLS ALL the TIME. SENT FOR REPAIR IT CAME BACK WITH SAME FAULT SENT IT BACK FOR REPAIR & THEY SAY THERE IS NO FAULT & WANT TO CHARGE ME £16 FOR TELLING ME THIS I WOULD NOT recommend THIS PHONE AT ALL DUE TO MY EXPERIENCE PHONES FOR YOU don't WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY I WOULD NOT SEND PHONE FOR REPAIR IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WOULD I & HAVE INCONVENIENCE LIKE THIS SO THANKS PHONES FOR YOU FOR the CUSTOMER SUPPORT!

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Reviewer: Tom - Liverpool, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2008

I was just wondering what the texting was like on this phone & if it is worth buying as a teenager who rarely uses a phone only for texting.

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Reviewer: Ellis - Newport, UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2008

It was the most rubbish phone I have ever had & I have had loads of phones in my time. I recommend this to now one. What till you have had it 4 months then you won't be wonting it any more.

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Reviewer: Rhio - UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2008

I think it's probably a great phone, but I think I am doing something wrong. I can only fit three songs onto the music file before saying it has insufficient memory & it's really frustrating me, as well as the cd I got with it.

Oh by the way there are some great bargains at phones 4 you in Middleton they give you the phone free on contract & then there are many different tariffs e.g. Mine is 50 minutes 150 texts per month for £15 which is cheaper than the actual tariff Vodafone give you, they give you £45 to pay for 9 months so you only have to pay £15 per month. There's also a gorgeous lad there called Matt LOL, anyway GO!

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Reviewer: Kaz - UK
Date: 1st Jun 2008

Haven't bought the J700 yet, but could someone tell me if it has voice dialling? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Karen Chamberlain - Walsall, UK
Date: 31st May 2008

I was thinking about buying this for my daughter. Is it easy to use? Is the screen blurry?

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Reviewer: Han - UK
Date: 30th May 2008

Don't listen to what anyone says it the best don't think twice about getting the phone!

Are the buttons at the top on the sides scroll or do you have to press them?

& why get a phone that costs over 60 pounds when it has all the features of a phone that costs less than 60 pounds!

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Reviewer: Robert Livingstone - UK
Date: 30th May 2008

Fantastic phone for 50 quid. Good camera, but texting can be fiddly.

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Reviewer: Claire Grey - UK
Date: 29th May 2008

I have only recently got this phone but I think it is brilliant. It takes a little to get used to the texting & if I hadn't of read some of the comments further down I would of found it hard to change my message tone.

There isn't much grip for sliding up & down but this isn't really a problem to me.

It looks really stylish & new. I couldn't afford anything expensive but this was worth the money I spent.

It's a really good phone. & I would recommend that you buy it.

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Reviewer: Sobaan - London, UK
Date: 29th May 2008

I am going to buy this phone can someone tell me what the main problem is with the phone, I know you can't type text messages & the camera resolution is poor, but are there anymore main problems.

Rated 50% as a question only.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 28th May 2008

I had same problem with the sofware not loading to PC but I took it back to 02 shop & they swapped it over & the new one loaded in an instant. Other than that no problems so far.

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Reviewer: Elissa Johnston - UK
Date: 27th May 2008

I hate the design, the camera & front screen are not very good. I would say do not get this phone.

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Reviewer: K - UK
Date: 27th May 2008

I got this phone yesterday & I am very pleased with it. I have the phone in pink & it has a very good appearance. This phone has a lot more on than my old one so I gave it 100% for features. Even though the camera isn't thought to be very good I am actually quite happy with it. Although you have to keep the camera still for a couple of seconds after taking a picture otherwise you end up with it being blurred. This phone is very easy to use although there are lots on there so the menu is really full. Therefore it can be tricky to find things. Overall, a very nice phone with a great appearance & very modern. Very good value for money.

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Reviewer: G - UK
Date: 27th May 2008

The camera pictures are fine when viewed through a PC, excellent phone

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Reviewer: Dave Strudwick - UK
Date: 25th May 2008

I've had this phone for 3 weeks now, I find that setting ring tones a awkward, but the music player is OK. The one let down is the screen quality, there is a 1.3 megapixel camera but because the screen res is so low everything looks blocky. I got it on a very cheap contract so I am going to keep it but would not recommend it.

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Reviewer: Gray - Sthelens, UK
Date: 25th May 2008

I think this phone is brilliant as for people with concerns about photo quality, when viewed through your PC they are good.

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Reviewer: Kelvin - Wolverhampton, UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

Had this phone 3 weeks & its OK but I think the texts takes too long & screen is no where as clear has a Nokia, also alert tones are pants, but for 60 quid it will do.

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Reviewer: Jamie - UK
Date: 22nd May 2008

I am sorry to say I am sending this phone back. I hadn't realised how poor the screen resolution was. A 1.3 megapixel camera was fine for me but you can't judge the photo you've taken because you feel like you're looking through someone else's glasses when you look at the screen, it's blurry! The lack of clarity of the display bothers me every time I look at it!

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 22nd May 2008

Brilliant phone. Incredible range of features for such a small price, though, the texting is a bit fiddly as the buttons are quite small & close together.

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Reviewer: Anon - London, UK
Date: 22nd May 2008

Really hard to type messages. It's too heavy on the top. After typing just one message, my arm is still hurting. Also, uncomfortable for long nails. The manual & colours are really boring & depressing. I wish I stuck with my old Motorola.

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Reviewer: Andy - Exeter, UK
Date: 22nd May 2008

Pleased with the phone generally. You do need the micro SD card as the built in memory is small. Two problems I have is the software for the PC won't load, & the J700 won't pair with my Samsung Bluetooth

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Reviewer: David - Kirkcaldy, UK
Date: 20th May 2008

Alright this phone is really good but am having problems trying to an MP3 as a ringtone because I go to my files then to music then options then I go to set as ringtone but it's not going to go on its only going on to caller ringtone or alarm tone can someone help me out please?

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Reviewer: Kelly - UK
Date: 19th May 2008

I haven't got this phone yet. I have read over all the comments, some are positive & some are negative, so I don't really know what to do? Is the camera good? & does it hold a lot of songs?

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Reviewer: Rachel - UK
Date: 19th May 2008

I've ordered this phone off virgin mobile for £69.99 but I also get a 1000 texts with it, offer ends soon so hurry up & buy it! It looks like a good phoe but I am a bit worried about the comments people have made :S.

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Reviewer: Sandra Case - Merseyside, UK
Date: 19th May 2008

I've had this phone about 3 weeks & overall I am really pleased. One of the reasons for buying Samsung is that there is the option to have a repeating text alert, which is important for me. (I can't understand why every manufacturer doesn't include this feature as standard). It would have been even better if a repeating alert was also available for missed calls (as on my old Motorola V3), but as I mainly use the phone for texting, I am not that bothered about this. Battery life is superb. Screen resolution & camera aren't brilliant, but are adequate.

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Reviewer: Nicola - UK
Date: 16th May 2008

Hi, I am thinking about getting this phone as my current one is just getting too old, but I have read a few reviews about it having a poor screen quality, has this caused anyone any problems? Would be grateful if someone would let me know, thanks.

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Reviewer: Raj - Leeds, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

I have had a load of problems with this phone. The sound is awful & the reception just cuts out. Do not get this phone, my niece & sister are having the same problems.

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Reviewer: Michelle - UK
Date: 15th May 2008

I haven't got the phone yet I am getting it in 2 days but I have been ogling the design it's BEAUTIFUL the only problem with it is that it has a 1.3 mega pixel camera but if you want good photos go & buy a camera people.

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Reviewer: Kev - UK
Date: 13th May 2008

Sweet phone, only got it yesterday, as a replacement for my ageing D500.

To the person who asked how to change the message tone, all you need to do is, Go to Phone settings, Phone profiles, Select (highlight) the one you want & select options with the left soft key. Click Edit (1) then use the directional key to highlight the New Messages icon. Scroll down to Message Alert, then left soft key & select edit (as above), then click the directional key until you hit either Downloaded Music or sounds (depending on where you stored your sound file) select your file, then left soft key & select save, then that's it, done!

Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 12th May 2008

I think the samsung j700 is fabulous. My old phone broke & I think I will buy this one. I have researched it & it looks good enough to me. I love the design! X.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 10th May 2008

Got this phone yesterday & it's great! I got the J700 (Pink). It has everything you need, I find that some phones have too much! You can use MP3's for ringtone & text alert which is great! I do love Samsung as they look good & perform well!

I definitely recommend this phone & for those who complain about the camera, at least you get a mega pixel one & not a VGA one which is totally pointless IMHO.

BUY IT :D.

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Reviewer: Lisa - UK
Date: 9th May 2008

I love this phone. Originally I wanted the Samsung G600 (pink) but the price was a bit off putting. I came across the Samsung J700 (pink) & preferred this to the G600.

Really easy to use, you can add your own music to your ringtone & message tone which I thought was really good as the standard message tones were pretty quite & that was a big worry because a lot of the phones now seem really quite but I can hear them with ease now. The camera doesn't bother me as I prefer to take pictures with a normal camera. Battery life is really good, I agree about the slider opening the fact there is no grip to open it, but again this does not bother me & for £49.99 plus a ten pound top up I think it is a bargain, I would recommend this phone to anyone. A big thumbs up from me.

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Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 9th May 2008

Fantastic phone, really easy to use, very reliable & small. Well recommend it. Now only £49.95 plus £10.00 top up from Dial a Phone.

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Reviewer: George Griffiths - Exeter, UK
Date: 7th May 2008

Can I ask is the phone good at playing music I am a young boy & £60 doesn't come around that often so can someone answer me because I don't want to waste my money also how good is the camera (be truthful) please answer me cheers then thanks.

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Reviewer: Max - Ramsgate, UK
Date: 27th Apr 2008

This phone seems quite, a good one to me, one big improvement for samsung. I know this because I used to have the E250.

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Reviewer: Faizan - Faisalabad, Pakistan
Date: 24th Apr 2008

Hey great battery timing was unexpected. I used to talk regularly 3 hours daily but no effect on the battery even a single battery bar never drop in 3 or 3 hours talk time. It is great. I have never seen such a good battery like this in Samsung. This mobile is master piece of it. So happy to have it.

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Reviewer: James - Hertfordshire, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

So far so good, haven't found a problem with the phone as I only got it a few hours ago. I like the fact I can use my old Nokia Micro SD card, so I don't have to buy a new one or add the songs again. Nokia to Samsung not easy to adapt, the keys aren't much different, but feels much more well made then the Nokia 5200, hopefully this one will last longer.

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Reviewer: Eliza - UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

Hope this phone is good, I am going to get it.

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Reviewer: Chris Basnett - UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

For those people who say that the camera put them off, please BUY A CAMERA! & remember that even 1.3MP images will look pretty good on a phone screen, even on a PC it has more pixels than the average screen.

For the price you can't go wrong with this phone, I bought it after my previous Samsung broke after 2 years service. You can't beat Samsung for reliability.

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Reviewer: Wendy - UK
Date: 19th Apr 2008

Really love the look of this phone but when I went to the shop to buy it, the guy demonstrated it to me & the screen appearance is awful! It is so blurry, not at all clear, therefore, the camera pictures are also blurry. The shop assistant tried to change the contrast but found it is not possible. Needless to say, I did not buy it.

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Reviewer: Katie Soule - Gloucester, UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

I haven't got this phone yet but it sounds very good. I am getting it on contract within the next week or so & looking forward to getting it. My friends got it & looking at hers its very stylish.

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Reviewer: Julie Sparkle - Newcastle, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

HAD A Nokia FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE SAMSUNG.I REALLY LIKE the SAMSUNG, BUT THERE ARE 2 NEGATIVES. I CAN'T TEXT AS QUICKLY AS ON Nokia, KEYS ARE STATIC FOR LONGER BETWEEN PRESSES. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS the SHORT, NOT VERY LOUD MESSAGE TONE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW I CAN CHANGE THIS? ANOTHER REVIEW SAID THERE IS A WAY, RE MP3. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Sarah - England, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I recently bought this phone & I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a affordable, modern & easy to use phone. The design is great very stylish & the features like Bluetooth & camera are both very good & reliable!

Overall I am very pleased & would recommend this phone!

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Reviewer: Yvette - UK
Date: 14th Apr 2008

Great little phone. Very eye catching. Could do with something to grip onto to the slide to push phone up but otherwise great.

Great that you can put your own tunes onto message tone. Into phone profiles, right scroll to message, then message alert tone.

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Reviewer: Margaret - Belfast, UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008

Am getting this phone on Wednesday. I was wondering does it have multitasking like can I play my music & do other things on it.

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Reviewer: Jj - UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008

Battery is great lasts at least 3 days camera is good for a 1.3, loving it.

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Reviewer: Jason - Surrey, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I have had this phone for a couple of weeks now & is a very nice phone. The MP3 player is really great quality, & all the settings are simple to use once gotten used to. Texting takes a little getting used to, but is simple once you have it sussed.

My only slightly bad point is the way the phone slides, although the design looks fantastic, the whole face of the phone slides up & with no little rubber bit on the face it's virtually impossible to slide it one handed. So you tend to have to use both hands to open it.

But other than that very small issue the phone is great & I would recommend it to anybody wanting a good reliable phone.

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Reviewer: Julia - London, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I have not even got it yet but I have read many reviews & it sounds fantastic! What is this about Phones 4 u doing bad phones, is it true. I ordered mine from phones 4 u, I hope it doesn't go wrong!

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Reviewer: Dan Miles - Bristol, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

This phone might not be the best phone because I also have an Nokia N95 that does everything but the J700 is good for its look performance & the thing about the battery the battery is good no problem at all the bestest Samsung.

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

Nice phone does everything it should, I have a problem loading the PC studio to my PC & Samsung, seems very odd to me, will probably take the phone back as it does not do what I want it to which is link to my PC.

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Reviewer: Phone Buyer - Benin
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Does anyone know if the camera still looks alright or usable also does it have a MP3 player when you buy it does it come with the stereo headset.

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Reviewer: Amber - UK
Date: 5th Apr 2008

I love this phone. I've had Samsung's all my life & I never want to change. They're so easy to use & affordable. I think that the Samsung J700 has a great design. You can even use the shiny front as a mirror. Before this phone I had a Samsung E530 with is a great phone too but they don't sell it anymore. This is a fantastic upgrade for it. There's not many bad thing to say about this phone, apart from the memory isn't that good but you can buy a memory card which can solve all problems. I am very proud of myself for buying this phone. It's Fabulous! Buy it!

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Reviewer: Emma - Hull, UK
Date: 1st Apr 2008

This is a very good phone, I have had it about a month & I only got it because of problems I was having with a Motorola & its battery life.

I have to say once trained the battery on this is the best I have had, for anyone whose battery is not holding charge remember to train it first, fully discharge & charge up three times & it will last a good three days.

I can't even complain about the camera though I did say at the time I wasn't buying for the camera, I took a picture on Saturday & asked someone else to take one also with an Ericsson with a Sony camera on it & mine actually came out better than his.

Overall a very good easy to use phone especially for the price.

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Reviewer: Lyn - London, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

Only had this phone for a few days, so far so good. It's a stunning looking phone, feels very expensive. Just getting used to it as I have always used Nokia's in the past but doesn't take long at all, this little gem might make me convert! I have had no problems with the battery, it's been on for 2 days & hasn't gone down yet. I thought the camera wouldn't be all that but in good light, takes nice photos. You really can't go wrong buying this phone, I can't believe it has all the features you need & feels & looks so solid for an excellent price.

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Reviewer: Jenny - UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008

Love this phone. Had a few problems trying to Bluetooth my phone book to the phone (but I think that was because I was going from a Sony Ericsson to a Samsung) so I took a while to sort out my phonebook. Sending a text takes a bit of getting used to, the buttons are sometimes unresponsive & adding the number to send it to seems to involve more steps than necessary. You also have to remember to leave the phone open until the message has sent or it stops sending it.

Overall though I am very happy with this phone.

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Reviewer: George - Bradford, UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008

This is an amazing Phone. I thought the 1.3 megapixel camera was going to be a problem, but you couldn't even tell if it was a 1.3 megapixel. It's got a great design & have never had any problems since I had the phone. Samsung has done themselves Proud this Time it also cheap!

If You Want an ace Phone That doesn't break & has a great design BUY IT NOW!

Best Samsung I have Owned.

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Reviewer: Melissa - Yeovil, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

It's a HOT phone but the memory isn't that good & I could only get 20 songs on at a time!

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Reviewer: Jake - Peterborough, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008

I got the Samsung for my birthday & I didn't have a fault with it till I went to charge it up when I put the charger in the charger didn't work. The phone would turn its self off. I have had better mobiles but I did really like it but I have got to take it back because it's not working. I would say phones for you are rubbish & that don't get one from there. I have had 2 of the same mobiles from phones for you & both broke I would recommend you don't buy it.

It is a nice phone to use but the battery doesn't last for a whole day, so don't GET the SAMSUNG J700.

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Reviewer: George - Bradford, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008

It's an ace phone I am getting it soon but the camera is poor!

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Reviewer: Mobility - Budapest, Hungary
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

I have purchased this phone by a Hungarian GSM network provider. It will be for my girlfriend. I tested it some hours before loaded up the battery, the display has an acceptable size good manageable keys & 1.3 mega pixel camera which is still enough nowadays. Using the phone it gives very comfortable feelings. I took nice pictures with it. At finally I think this phone looks like simply good. Although I have one question about battery, someone mentioned that his phone's battery had given up after 2 days, how was the set used? Can anybody share experiences about this phone's battery? Thanks all.

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Reviewer: George - Afghanistan
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

I like the design But I Am not Buying it because of the poor camera Quality. Samsung should have worked on it.

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Reviewer: Phil - Liverpool, UK
Date: 20th Mar 2008

GOT THIS PHONE TODAY, WHAT A STUNNER. SAMSUNG HAS DONE IT THIS TIME have ALWAYS HAD NOKIAS.ITS SO cool the PRICE IS SPOT ON. WELL MADE LOOKS AN EXPENSIVE PHONE. CAN NOT FAULT IT. CAMERA IS FINE FOR A 1.3M/PIXEL. EASY TO USE DON'T THINK I WILL BE GOIN BACK TO A Nokia AGAIN TO BORING. GO GET IT SO cool.

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Reviewer: Craig - Radcliffe, UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

You want to get down to Tesco & get a cracking deal, only cost £50.00. When you spend over £25.00 you gett it for that great price, what an ammazing little phone. Thanks for the recommendation from my friend Kate who owns a Farm Locally & her mum said that it has big numbers so highly recommend.

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Reviewer: Lee Gelling - Isle Of Man, UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I have had the Samsung J700 for three days now & think it is one of the best phones I have had I can't say anything bad about this phone. I have used Samsung since forever & this has got to be the best.

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Reviewer: Caroline - UK
Date: 16th Mar 2008

Lovely phone but battery life is awful, had to send it back couldn't live with it.

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Reviewer: Simon Bower - UK
Date: 10th Mar 2008

Could someone please tell me how to customise the message tone on this great phone. I've read a couple of reviews which refer to setting an MP3 as the message tone, how? I can assign an MP3 as a ring or alarm tone but not for the message tone. Please help :).

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Reviewer: Nik - Norwich, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

This is a fantastic mobile phone & it's so easy to use, & absolutely beautiful to look at.

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Reviewer: Annie - Huddersfield, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

I have owned 5 Samsung phones now & have loved them all, this is very stylish, easy to use & as I use it as a business phone it looks smart enough to compete with the more expensive phones out there. I have had Motorola's & Nokia's in the past, I do tend to change my mobile every 6 months or so but for 4 years I've stuck to Samsung because they are fantastic to use & look good. Had a Nokia for 2 weeks early in the new year & I couldn't adapt to it so went back to my old Samsung until I bought this one. Loving it. Stop depriving yourself & go get it!

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Reviewer: Robert - South West, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

A great phone, good looking, stylish & good features. For a budget phone (£59.95 including £10 airtime from Phones 4 you) it is the perfect upgrade for my E350. You can even change the message tones to play MP3's, unusual for Samsung. I have had it a week & love it & can't think of anything bad to say about it.

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Reviewer: Lesley - UK
Date: 27th Feb 2008

This is a great little phone easy to navigate menu. Nice clear screen, takes good photos. Got it for my Mum who is in her eighties & it didn't take her long to get the hang of it. With a £69.99 price tag at Orange it is excellent value.



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