Ericsson R380s

I bought this product off ebay for about $200(AU) and am generally pleased with the phone. Unfortunately i wasn't supplied with a manual, so i probably haven't experienced all the phone has to offer. One bad point is the way the backlight turns off when the phone is open (sms, wap, etc.) I overcame this by flicking the top right button (used for voice dialling) up and down, this turns the light back on. Although it has it's little bugs and impracticalities, i've fallen in love with this phone and will most likely buy Ericsson's from now on. (my value for money is 10 because i only paid $AU200 for it)

I CAN SEE THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PHONE ARE VERY COMMON TO ALL ITS OWNERS, I HOPE THAT ERICSSON WILL RESPOND FOR ALL OUR INCONVENIENCES.

I want a replacement cause I still miss the phone and I hope that someone concerened is reading this mail.

The Ericsson R380s mobile phone promises everything that you dream of especially if you are on the move with a PDA and a phone - your chance to combine both. It doesn't work - too slow, often locks up, and is simply painful to use. A terrible shame - can't help thinking that the computing power is not sufficient for all the functions and memory requirements.

I seem to be having the all problems reported here on my Ericsson R380s mobile phone.

1. The paint scratches easily.

2. The touch screen constantly locks up on incoming calls making it unable to answer.

3. Every single call i mak is discconnected with in one minute.

4. Even in the middle of the city it is constantly showing no signal.

5. It runs very slowly.

6. Often fails to send SMS.

It's been in for warranty repairs for 5 weeks and now Ericsson tell me thay cannot find fault and I suppposed to live with a phone that just wont work properly.

Even though the phone has lots of features and combines PDA features with a mobile phone, it all comes to naught if it just wont work.

Rating: Dud!

I was excited about this Ericsson R380s phone to begin with, but that soon faded. The phone gets slower and slower, and the battery life is unacceptable (I have to charge daily!)

The ericsson R380s is the Best phone I have seen so far, using it is a real pleasure !!

I've only one advice: DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!

In the beginning I was very excited about this R380s phone from Ericsson. The interface looked nice and the hardware was compact. The interface of NOKIA phones maybe not that fancy at all but one can be sure of the fact that they NEVER crash! Conclusion: I'll buy myself a new NOKIA and never again an Ericsson.

The Ericsson r380s is so user friendly i would newer buy another phone

The concept of a combination phone/palmpilot is great but it seems the technology is not yet capable. Ericsson have damaged their reputation by releasing this product, the R380s, before having perfected it. Bugs in my phone include the following: Slow boot-up; Slow software operation; Pastes numbers instead of locking keypad; Software crashes frequently; Backing-up software difficult to use.