written by luc. on 23/10/2002
Good Points
Built in MP3 player!
Bad Points
VERY slow software. MMC card unreliable.
General Comments
The built in MP3 player on this Siemens SL45 mobile phone is great. A full CD of music on your phone - excellent - and the headphones double as the hands free as well.
You can also use any .BMP image as your screen saver which is a nice touch.
On the down side, the operating system software is VERY SLOW. Do not get his phone is you like your text messaging - it will drive you nuts.
In all, i like it a lot as its got the MP3 player but as a general phone - i'd get a Nokia anyday!
48992_Alexandru.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 07/11/2002
I have a new SL45 FW 23. I want to upgrade it to SL45i . Is anybody be so kind to tell me what is the procedure and where can I find the soft ?
Thank you in advance for your good will.
Alexandru
110049_Rich.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 23/06/2003
hi i also have a siemens SL42 and i was wondering if it is possible to upgrade to siemens SL45i. Can someone please inform me where to get this software. Also I also need the software for this phone. would love if someone could inform me where to get this software. Thanks in advance
Boyana.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 02/03/2003
Hello guys,
please, somebody help!
I have a Siemens SL45 and I desperately want to upgrade to SL45i software. I have the cable and downloaded "SL45i_v52" but it doesn't work! I don't know much about these things so please HELP!
very much appreciated in advance!
72628_Chris.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 13/02/2003
hi Dillon, you just need an IR port on a pc, and then you just turn on the IR data signal on the phone. On the pc select to send the data through IR, the relevant software'll activate as soon as it detects the phone's presnece.
60948_Dylan.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 28/12/2002
hi, I don't know if you are still reading these but could you pleeeeez tell me what software I need to download mp3 on to my sl42(nearly same as 45) because I can't find it anyware.
57202_Smarter Than Thou.'s Response to 45757_luc.'s Review
Written on: 11/12/2002
Your review is obviously lacking in genuine knowledge of a mobile phone market and situations. Having worked in the industry for several years, and knowing enough about the technology of mobile phone to know that jumping on this so called "nokia bandwagon" is a fallacy and not the smartest move to make.
While I respect the right of free speech, and everyone has their own opinion, the fact that every nokia released is a cheap imitation of its predecessor, and sorely lacks imagination and the software to match is the a cold hard fact. Brands like siemens, philips, and panasonic seem to be the brands that lead in technology, nokia then comes along and produces a model, copying features with no luck. Percentage wise as a retail comm store, we see more nokias back with faults that any other brand. So the statement, "i would get a nokia any day" is a poor example to give any readers you may have. The siemens software is not slower, I have used many many models, and this statement is far from true