Siemens C62

Just thought I'd defend the Siemens C62, which is after all, a budget phone.

I have found it excellent for texting, which is my main mobile phone activity. The problem of not being able to read the screen outdoors is my only serious criticism of the phone, and for that reason alone, I could not recommend it to someone who uses their mobile constantly. For low level use, and at the price I paid for it, it is good, especially as the battery seems to hold a charge for some days, being switched on for 6 to 8 hours a day.

Siemens C62 - cost: £50. I got it for in Choices Video, bargain.

Features: No camera, which is a bonus as they're only a novelty and not good for taking real pics. It's what a phone should be, for making calls and texting.

Extra features: calendar and events, useful. Nice and easy to use.

Keypad: not clumsy as previously stated by other reviews. Nice and easy to use.

Looks: fantastic, nice, small, lightweight and feels great.

Overall, fantastic if you want a nice-looking phone that is excellent value for money and you don't want a camera phone.

When my girlfriend read the review by SiemenSuck, she thought I had posted it! Same story - 2 months old and it's been for "repair" twice. First time, they upgraded the software, second time replaced the logic board. The phone still has a mind of its own - deciding when I should be able to make and receive calls. On the bright side I can send SMS with only a couple of attempts (as opposed to the 10-15 tries in the past)!

I have requested replacement/upgrade from Siemens - currently awaiting a reply.

I bought this Siemens C62 mobile phone 2 months ago and have had to send it in for repair twice for the same problem! Imagine a mobile phone that cannot make or recieve calls and messages??? It broke down after not being able to detect network! Worse Still, if you don't switch it off and on again, it still show you that it is still logging on to your operator, but you cant call or send messages or use any of the menus. Twice the service center told me that it was a software problem. I asked for assurance that the problem would be fixed completely - Siemens can't do it! The "customer care people" tell me that when I buy a Siemens product, it is guaranteed to work from the moment of purchase. It does't guarantee that it will still be working a few days later. If it brakes down, "just send it for repair and hope that it is fixed". In my opinion, Siemens products suck!

I migrated to this Siemens C62 mobile phone from a Nokia 3330 (yes really old I know!) and wanted something small yet functional to replace it. The phone is light and small and I can hardly feel the weight in my trouser pocket. This phone has a nice clear display, but the display illuination goes off almost immediately after you put the keylock on (by the way, it does not seem to have an automatic keylock feature). The manual states you can detremine the length of the illumination but the menu item referred to in the menu just allows one to change the level of illumination and not duration.

Another quirk of the phone has been the absence of basic words from the T9 dictionary, especially words beginning with 'w'. However, once added to the dictionary, they are available for use thereaftr.

The phone came loaded with about 5 midi tunes which admittedly sound nice but are too few. The rest of the avalable melodies are very short sounds suitable for message alerts rather than for use as ring tones.

I recently purchased the Siemens C62 mobile phone and I am quite pleased with it. It does have it's bad points as most phones do, especially when you've been used to a different kind. I used to have a Nokia one, now the buttons for texting are all different on this one but not a criticism just me not being used to it. It looks very stylish and has a range of features including different wallpapers for the coloured screen including some motion displays. It has a good variety of ring tones to choose from. The phone is internet ready and can be connected via an external camera. Like I said in bad points the games aren't great, although it is quite easy to download more if you wanted to.