Motorola E365 Reviews
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“it's shoite. would have been better off sitting on me...”
Written on: 14/09/2010
it's shoite. would have been better off sitting on me bollix than going out getting dis. better off getting two cups and a string! dont waste your money. sell it for gear! (read more)
“I had the Motorola E365 mobile phone for a long time....”
Written on: 23/07/2006 by Anuens (1 review written)
I had the Motorola E365 mobile phone for a long time. It's not bad value, sturdy, it works, and you can have fun with the the built-in camera (and transfer pictures too), but the response is slow, and it is generally out of date with newer, faster, more customisable, better looking mobiles. (read more)
“Motorola must be kicking themselves after making the...”
Written on: 13/05/2006 by Adamreviewer (11 reviews written)
Motorola must be kicking themselves after making the E365. It is truly the worst mobile phone that I have ever owned.
Not only is the screen quality bad, but the features are stingy, and the camera is nothing to shout about. The battery life is poor, and I have had over 10 different problems with it.
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“The Motorola E365 mobile phone was a big let down....”
Written on: 19/11/2005 by phonefriend
The Motorola E365 mobile phone was a big let down. Numerous problems were encountered with the phone. It was a terrible battery saver, and the camera was terrible! The good points however, were that the screen was simple and easy to use. (read more)
“I got this phone for my birthday and I loved it. It's...”
Written on: 05/03/2005 by aidy
I got this phone for my birthday and I loved it. It's a good phone for someone who is getting their first phone (which was me at the time) but honestly I would look at something a little bit more advanced. Infrared is a huge feature on a phone and you would have to be crazy not to by a phone without it. Other phones like the SAGEM MYV55 or the Sony Ericsson T610 and T630 are a little bit for advanced and you can tape songs off the net and set them as your ringtone. They are the same price... (read more)
“The Motorola E365 is a good enough phone over all,...”
Written on: 15/12/2004 by conor
The Motorola E365 is a good enough phone over all, this was my first Motorola and I was impressed. I would recommend it to people. (read more)
“Positive aspects: ”
Written on: 07/12/2004 by Reaction (20 reviews written)
Positive aspects:
The main reason I bought this phone was for it's size - it really is small, and a lot easier to keep in a pocket than many of the clamshell designs. It's a very 'professional' looking phone, and not overdesigned with curves and wacky shaped buttons like many mobiles. It has a very nice, bright, screen, and everything is very readable.
Negative aspects:
The buttons are too small for regular use, and their clicking seems a bit cheap sometimes. The phone's software is...
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“The Motorola E365 was a replacement phone for a Sony...”
Written on: 07/11/2004 by fairydustandashes (2 reviews written)
The Motorola E365 was a replacement phone for a Sony Ericson, bad bad choice. The main draws are the camera and the price. At £80.00 for a camera phone you would think you couldn't go wrong. After a mere few days the screen had been scratched and got a dusty coating on the inside, don't know how. I expect the phone screen to get scratched, its bound to happen but not to the easy extent this one does. When typing a txt message I found that I kept pressing the total escape button, bringing you... (read more)
“Overall I say this phone is a good one and I like it...”
Written on: 28/10/2004 by ashwim (1 review written)
Overall I say this phone is a good one and I like it as this is the type of phone I've always wanted to have - but I had some minor problems with the phone which I've mentioned in the summary of bad points - rest of its features are cool. (read more)
“The Motorola E365 is a good phone compared to the ones...”
Written on: 22/10/2004 by Phone addict (2 reviews written)
The Motorola E365 is a good phone compared to the ones that I have mentioned above. It is one of the best camera phones for that price. And definitely, what most of the reviews that the other reviewers have written is in my experience incorrect!!!
This is one wonderful phone.
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“Well, after a dodgy Nokia 3510 & 7650 I thought I...”
Written on: 04/10/2004 by Lee Power (1 review written)
Well, after a dodgy Nokia 3510 & 7650 I thought I would get a phone from a company with a good reputation, what a mistake to buy a Motorola!
The phones software is so slow to use, The microphone quality is poor & people struggle to hear you on the other end, The screen scratches very easily, The thin paint on the buttons flakes off easily, The battery life is pathetic, The camera takes grainy pictures, The phone can't be set to silent when its charging & you can't get the phone to display a...
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“The Motorola E365 is a cool mobile phone with a...”
Written on: 26/08/2004 by Sosus (1 review written)
The Motorola E365 is a cool mobile phone with a rubbish load of options and most are very cool, good design and it can take a knock which is handy if your all thumbs like me. Love the quality of the camera during the day, slightly less so at night that said to get the most of the camera (and the ring tone) options you really need to get the USB cable and like it up to you Laptop or PC.
The only problems I have is the SMS features which only lets you type 4 or so words in the spell checker...
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“I purchased the Motorola E365 without consulting any...”
Written on: 11/08/2004 by Stargazer
I purchased the Motorola E365 without consulting any reviews just before Christmas 2003 as an upgrade to the irritating S.E.T68i which I never liked.
The E365 is a phone you will either get along with or you won't. Other reviewers have reported various problems with theirs, thankfully I've had no problem whatsoever.
Generally, this Motorola has just about everything that most people would expect in a mobile phone. The few petty criticisms I could list would be a drop in the ocean in...
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“The keypad of my Motorola E365 has scratched very...”
Written on: 24/07/2004 by stewartjohn (1 review written)
The keypad of my Motorola E365 has scratched very easy. I find that text messeges get very slow if you are inputting a long message. Picture quality on the camara is good in daylight but only poor in artificial light. I am finding it hard to get a data lead at a good price. No shops have them. (read more)
“The Motorola E365 is defintely an unfinished product,...”
Written on: 19/07/2004 by Michael22
The Motorola E365 is defintely an unfinished product, it is the worst phone I have ever bought and makes me think twice before I every purchase another Motorola phone again. (read more)
“Overall the Motorola E365 phone is excellent for the...”
Written on: 17/07/2004 by ktlou
Overall the Motorola E365 phone is excellent for the price, the graphics are great and there is so much more to do on it than my last phone - Nokia 3310. It cost me only £80! (read more)
“I bought my E365 online from orange.co.uk in February...”
Written on: 02/07/2004 by colinrichards (1 review written)
I bought my E365 online from orange.co.uk in February 2004 because I could get it FREE with a promotional minutes+ texts contract package. In general I am happy with it but it does have a few irritating aspects - just like all phones I suppose.
The camera facility is great fun and gives good quality pictures. I found a cable and software on the web so I could download my photos to my PC and then email them. When I was on holiday in May I just took photos with my phone, then downloaded...
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“Had the Motorola E365 mobile phone for less than 2...”
Written on: 01/06/2004 by rogerB (1 review written)
Had the Motorola E365 mobile phone for less than 2 months, very happy with it for all the features.
All was going well until i made the mistake of holding it when going for a 30min lunchtime jog, my hand got a bit sweaty & 2 of the butttons on the phone stopped working. Now cant send text messages, set screensaver, adjust volume.. etc. all i can do is send and recieve calls (although i can't access the address book).
good phone, but don't hold it on your hand for a long period of time on a...
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“Me and my mate both bought one of these Motorola E365...”
Written on: 13/05/2004 by miffman (1 review written)
Me and my mate both bought one of these Motorola E365 mobile phones at the same time, never having read or heard about them.
Lets start on the camera, the main selling point of this phone.
Its a good quality camera, with 3 resolution modes and 2 light modes (it has a low-light mode where it will provide a good picture in slightly dark light). It would have been better with a zoom, but thats not too much of a problem. I have found sometimes though, that when i click to go on camera or view a...
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“I bought this Motorola E365 mobile phone 2 months ago...”
Written on: 05/05/2004 by hezier (1 review written)
I bought this Motorola E365 mobile phone 2 months ago and have just ordered a new one. Despite the good picture quality and the sleek look of the E365, it is not very useful as a PHONE. Admittedly, part of the problem I have with this phone is the network I am on - Orange. I get no coverage at my house and receieve texts sometimes days after they were sent. But the phone is just so slow! You press a button and it can take 2 seconds to work - a long time when you're talking about a... (read more)
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“This Motorola E365 mobile phone is amazing. I was...”
Written on: 14/03/2004 by eddyaxe
This Motorola E365 mobile phone is amazing. I was looking for a cheap digital camera phone for under £100 and did not want to get the Siemens MC60 becuase of the bad colour screen etc. I was just about to pack it in and not buy a new phone untill I came across this. The first thing that struck me was the price. I thought that the MC60 was the only camera phone under £100 I was wrong. This phone has all the features as my mates Sagem My65 has (which is £150). The games are brilliant with... (read more)
“I have always had a Nokia, but for the money, the...”
Written on: 14/03/2004 by imoss80
I have always had a Nokia, but for the money, the Motorola E365 kicks butt of most higher priced mobile phones including Nokia and Sony-Ericsson. I work in a phone shop, and while we sell majority Nokia, we also send a heck of a lot of Nokia back for repair, some within only a few days for Early Life Failure - one last week was 2 days old!!!
Hi-Res photo on E365 is approx 6X6 inches when emailed to computer!!! Not bad!
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“The Motorola E365 is a nice mobile phone with really...”
Written on: 12/03/2004 by mt (1 review written)
The Motorola E365 is a nice mobile phone with really good features,all works well and i cant stop snapping! just need a data cable so i can put them on my pc and save me spending money on mms to my email.Replaced my t610 with it and theres no regrets,nice to have good camera for a change!
Anybody know where i might get a cheap data cable from?? and where can i get free polyphonic ringtones??
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“The Motorola E365 is an absolutely garbage mobile...”
Written on: 07/03/2004 by phil202 (1 review written)
The Motorola E365 is an absolutely garbage mobile phone, carphone warehouse not interested once they have had your money.motorola not interested either.i will never use them again (read more)
Dubster Thomas's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 09/03/2004
Why do you need to moan about the carphone warehouse and motorola?? when its your own stupidity for not scouring the net for reviews etc on the e365.
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<br>The majority like the phone due to its ease of use,great screen,good camera,its brilliant MMS capability,nice and simple menu structure etc and of course its bargain price.
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<br>I found ex Nokia or SE owners always moan so i guess thats why this site is here.
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<br>Anyway i cant complain and its nice to have a few extra quid in my pocket after a bit of mobile shopping.
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Phil202's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 10/03/2004
thanks for the input from wales, but i still stand by my decision. i know of at least four others who have had problems with this phone, and they have all sent them back
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Scooby2003's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 11/03/2004
There is no way the e365 is garbage.Believe me if you can find a better phone with the same functions for less than 80 quid i might understand your review but for the life of me i cant see what you are on about???
<br>The phone only costs £80 and it works great with the functions its got and been very reliable for a mega budget mobile.
<br>Lets even up your reply.I know at least 6 people who have bought a e365 and have been perfectly happy with their purchase.
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Phil202's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 12/03/2004
to scooby2003 thanks for the reply, it seems i have opened up a can of worms here.i would be very interested to know what network you are on and the settings for the phone, as these are creating the problem and the so called experts are unwilling to help.the phone was purchased on the virgin network, but we have been told by the so called experts that virgin does not support msm. so the phone is useless.i have now put in a vodafone sim card but no-one will give us the settings.vodafone were supposed to them by text message, but we are still waiting....
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Scooby2003's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 15/03/2004
I\'m on orange and my brother is on 02 and mms works perfect on both networks.I\'m surprised virgin stock the e365? never saw it on their site or in their virgin store.
<br>By the sound of it Virgin seems to be at fault with the mms problem not the phone so i guess you should of put a post on \'service providers\' section not here.
<br>What i\'ve been told in the past.virgin dont offer mms on their network so somebody sold you a mms phone which is about as good as a chocolate teapot on their network.
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Helena's Response to phil202's Review
Written on: 23/05/2004
I do not agree that the Motorola E365 is rubbish. I have seen it being used and it's got to be better than the Siemens MC60 for camera quality. Not too sure about it's texting capablities, it seems a bit slow. Otherwise it's a great phone. But I've got to decide between the Motorola E365 and the Alcatel 735.
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“I do love my Motorola E365! But the guide that came...”
Written on: 03/03/2004 by itspaul2 (1 review written)
I do love my Motorola E365! But the guide that came with my 'Orange' phone was useless, needed far more detail,only last night I discovered where my voice messages are being stored (had the thing a fortnight! - in a seperate menu within media. My first bit of angst was that I found that I couldnt input long email addresses in the edit section in phonebook it would enter so many letters then stop at yahoo.co - very frustrating! Then I accidentally discovered that if you went back into edit... (read more)
“I bought this Motorola E365 mobile phone about mid...”
Written on: 18/02/2004 by The Don (1 review written)
I bought this Motorola E365 mobile phone about mid january 2004. I had seen people with this phone and heard so much great stuff about it. To be honest i went into the link to buy this phone and didn't think twice about buying another.
This is £100.00 in the link or £90 with trade in
(any standard of phone with the battery no sim required) i traded in the old motorola brick.
Anyway this phone has yet to dissapoint me its light. It has easy navigation. The best thing about this phone is the...
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Phone Addict's Response to The Don's Review
Written on: 23/10/2004
There is zoom!!!! I didn't know that until recently (the up and down arrows of the 4-way navigation button).
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“Heres my honest review..... ”
Written on: 28/01/2004 by Dubster Thomas (3 reviews written)
Heres my honest review.....
I purchased this Motorola E365 mobile phone just after Christmas in the orange sale (£79.99 on PAYG) and for the money you will not find a better camera phone and that is my HONEST opinion.
If there is a few applications missing that would be expected cos of the amazing price so its really hard complain about these.
I can compare this phone to my Samsung e700 and the e365 comes out favourably with the e700 and thats not bad considering the price difference.
Lets...
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Scooby2003's Response to Dubster Thomas's Review
Written on: 29/01/2004
Good review mate.
<br>Heres another good review on the e365..
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<br>http://www.threegmobile.net/main/index.php?option=news_detail&nid=175&lang=eng
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“Myself and a friend purchased two of these Motorola...”
Written on: 27/01/2004 by roadblock7
Myself and a friend purchased two of these Motorola E365 mobile phones on Saturday 24th from the Orange Shop in Walsall and took them home to charge for 16 hours as reccomended by the Orange Shop.
on the Sunday evening switched the phones on to check out all the features of the phones.
As said above picture and sound quality was excellent above what you normally expect for a low end price colour mobile phone.
MMS worked well although could have been faster.
The keypad on off facility for use...
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Scooby2003's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 28/01/2004
You forgot to add that the phone only costs £79.99 with free text saver at Orange at the minute so for that amazing price it should get a 10 out of 10.
<br>Thats why i bought one and has been trouble free since i owned it.So i can not complain about some little failings on this top quality bargain phone.
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141363_Roadblock7's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 29/01/2004
I would like to clarify the matter as of last saturday I purchased the Phones at £99.99 from Orange Shop Walsall.
<br>They do not supply any Text Saver with these phones the offer must have ceased.
<br>The price you are quoting is online price from Orange Direct Sales and only they offer the Text Saver as they may be deleting from their line.
<br>Anyway a reduction in price is fine if you are not into texting but does not make up for the faulty texting system for those who do.
<br>Also the firmware in the version we had is known to be bugged and Motorola wont tell you what version its up to now or whether its been discontinued.
<br>In fact its suggested an updated model is due very soon according to the Internet hence the price drop.
<br>This will not be very popular with those who have purchased the phone within the last 12 months.
<br>Like the disgruntled Sony Ericsson P800 owners.
<br>Andy
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Scooby2003's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 30/01/2004
Motorola itap has never been brilliant but it is adequate for most users and bugs in software?? first time i've ever heard that on a e365, mines been perfect.
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<br>The phone came out in September 2003 so should have some shelf life in it yet.
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<br>Anyway thats the sale price i quoted with free text saver thrown in(worth £19.99)..So guys and gals be quick and grab this great phone before this offer ends!!
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<br>I thought i better add before anybody asks, i do NOT work for Orange, i'm just a bargain hunter whos been very happy with the e365.
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Rbrydon's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 14/02/2004
I too purchased an e365 through Orange Online Sales for £79.99. Quick delivery, fuss free set-up (upgrade from previous pay as you go phone) and received Text Saver (5 sms per day for a year - enough for me) absolutely free PLUS £10.00 call credit for upgrading.
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<br>Phone is excellent, especially as after offers above are included the phone effectively cost £50.00 - as much as a less feature packed phone from Argos ! Highly recommended.
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Shelly Nelly's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 18/02/2004
Sorry for you lot that purchased the E365 I have just sent mine back in disgust. I was informed that motorola had made great improvements on their i-tap but I didn't notice it (having previously owned the T191 I have had experience of it). It is also extremely slow when creating a text message which is very frustrating for a lady with little patience. The only thing I did like about it was the "hello moto" ring tone but this certainly was not a good enough reason to keep it. The camera is very easy to use but the picture quality isn't good at all in my oppinion, not what I expected anyway but hey I'm only a woman what would I know!!!
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Desdesigner's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 08/03/2004
A good friend of mine purchased this handset on Orange from a local mobile specialists and ive had a 2 hour one-on-one with it. First impressions are good, but once you peel back the cosmetics, its a nightmare. Don\'t get me wrong, its a productive, tactile handset but as the chap addressed earlier, the software needs upgrading. Very slow texting progress. Sorry for the gripes, if you did have this handset in mind, go out there and buy it. Its right-on with the price if thats your budget.
<br>I must recomend the Samsung SGH-E710 as this will be my future investment...but thats me.
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<br>-Cheers
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Scooby2003's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 09/03/2004
Sorry to burst your bubble,but the voda software in the e710 is utter rubbish and i wouldn\'t recommended anybody buy a phone with pre installed voda software.
<br>Cant stand it!!
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147582_Imoss80's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 14/03/2004
Hi, over here in Australia, the E365 is gaining respect for better camera quality than Nokias which are double the price yet half the camera resolution. I own one myself and I like it!
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Colandsuey's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 18/03/2004
I just got one of these too, FREE on monthly contract with Orange. It's a great phone. I would like a data cable too. According to Motorola's website, they do one called the Fone Data Suite IPM8220B, but I can't find a price for it. Also, I find the funky blue keypad lights go on and off whenever they feel like it - there seems to be no logic as to when they switch on! Have you found this too? colandsuey@ntlworld.com
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Scooby2003's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 26/03/2004
Cable can be bought very cheaply from here www.ebay.co.uk and dont worry about buying from there,i've bought hundreds of things and have had no problems.
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<br>The keypad light has a sensor so when its dark the keypad light comes on and through daylight it will not come on,its designed to save the battery from going flat too quickly.
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Here44's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 31/03/2004
A nice, in size and quality screen, with a facility to write a...6 digits name (only!) in telephone list index
<br>In Greece, we have names that take up to 17 or more (!) digits.
<br>Just for this reason (even with this very affortable price), this e365 should be doubted as an useful mobile phone.
<br>A second hard - to - accept- feature is that clip motion quality, brings us back on the early 80's - with the exeption that nowdays (just) color has been added...
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Scooby2003's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 01/04/2004
6 digit name only???? you can write upto 16 letters per name and not sure what you are on about when you say 'clip motion'??
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Here44's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 07/04/2004
Yes.
<br>6 digits name - in greek text version, and 16 in english - no doubt.
<br>I didn't beleive it either, I was wondering all over the menus to find out a solution, but nothing.
<br>"Clip motion" is an expression mistake (I should say graphics).
<br>Anyway, I must admit that the screen was very bright and sharp but practicaly, the texting sucks.
<br>For people that don't mind about text (who doesn't? ) it's a veery good phone...
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151142_Wildamani's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 11/04/2004
You can get the official data cable and software pack for the Moto E365 at:
<br>www.motorola-shop.co.uk
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<br>Before i checked the E365 was not added to the site for accessories but now it has! Yay!
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<br>I'm gonna buy one soon, at £24.99, it's really worth it, as other data cables for other phones cost around £30 quid +!
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<br>Well i can't wait for the cable! Cos you can upload all of your piccys you have taken and then e-mail or print them!
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Misssassylassy's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 24/05/2004
Go onto Ebay i got a cable with software and driver cd with handset manager for £7.99. The software cd has about a million ring tones at amazing quality some of the poly ones sound like the real thing not a ring tone.
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158405_Thehynes's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 10/06/2004
Have been stuck with the E365 for 6 months now and I hate it. Was just saying to my girlfriend how I'd like to smash it to pieces with a hammer. Aaaarrrrgg, I hate it.
<br>If you like texting don't bother, if you want to connect to wap without constantly freezing don't bother, if you want to have a phone you can turn on and off without a cacophony of noise don't bother, if you want to be able to easily download ringtones and pictures don't bother.
<br>In short, don't bother!
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Cutie Pie's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 07/07/2004
I'm thinking of buying a motorola E365 at £79.99 It's sim free. Just wondering if it's worth it and if not have you got any other ideas??
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Desdesigner's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 10/07/2004
I would pay just a little bit more (£40) and get the Motorola V500. Its just a case of comparing the two specifications. I guarantee you that the V500 is 3-4 times better than the E365 with respect to features, size, easy of use etc.
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Cutie Pie's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 12/07/2004
Thanks for the reply, I've bought a Samsung E700 for £190 its really good and I love it!
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Jhastie's Response to 141363_roadblock7's Review
Written on: 16/07/2004
Ya I'm in Aus to,
<br>own a E365 for a few months now.
<br>The software had needed upgrading twice and MMS with Virgin is really buggy. the WAP seems to be ok since latest firmware upgrade.
<br>Picture Quality is awesome leaves the rubbishy Nokias for dead as is the screen.
<br>Nice if it had Java Games and Infrared though.
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Kaycos's Response to mt's Review
Written on: 05/06/2004
I am hoping you can give me some advice, I have just got a Motorola E365 for my birthday, and can't work out how to send photos to my email! I read your review, and saw that you have figured out how to do so! Can you tell me how I am meant to do it? Thanks