Siemens SF65

Den - Den

Did you find a solution to your photo download problem ? I am having the same difficulties despite using the supplied CD to set 'Mobile Phone Manger' on my PC. I am running on Windows Vista op. system which does not support the SF65 and windows cannot find a driver update. Following the manual instructions to transmit photos via eml, SMS, MMS or IrDA does not work on my phone, so Im stuck with photos which can only be viewed on the phone !

Den - Den

Hi Richard. Wud love to know how and if you solved your pictures transfer from your SF65 to a P.C. I have installed the Mobile Phone Manager from the provided CD but since Windows Vista is not supported the transfer process does not complete. I've tried using the direct methods i.e 'Email', SMS, and MMS also iRd - but the manuel steps seem not to work ? I know its a long time ago you posted your concern but if you do read this, I would sure like your views.

houda

how can I use the camera of this phone ? every time when I try I found the massage"turn the sceen to launch the camera?? what that means? thanks

carlsinogine

i like dis. but more options and a wider screen should be added.

Anonymous

Hi David, I used the infrared to send photos to my laptop using an infrared USB adapter. Choose your photo, go to options, send via, IrDa. Pauline

David

I have a number of photos that I would like to download from the phone to computer - but feel a bit stumped. Have not yet found any download software. Can anyone advise please. Thanks [email protected]

Anonymous

this phone is absolutley awful siemens you cut yourselves out the market when you produced this complete and utter failure

Anonymous

why is it sayin imsi failed ????

ru

Is there any method or software to copy contacts from phone memory to SIM card or to computer? PS this phone seems to be a big mistake.

cynthia

i lost my battery to this phone but cant seem to get some any where, did u stop making the phone and its assesories? i need to knw

Anonymous

I had this phone... It suuuuucked big time lol... Couldn't wait to replace it... The screen kept going white and blank around 3 months after I brought it... I'm kinda glad they discontinued it

Augusto Santos

the worst phone I bought

h�vard bakke

why does it say " wrong IMSI " in the display on my siemens sf65 mobile phone? can someone please help me?

Sad Woman

I hooked my phone up to my pc now my phone screen is blacked i was trying to put the pictures on how can i fix it or where please is there any one out there that can help

Anon

I to would like to no a simple way to download my Siemens SF65 photos as i am having great difficulty in finding a straightforward solution

Kristjan

About getting the photos to PC, the easiest thing to do is to transfer them through infrared. Many laptops have infrared ports and I bought an IRDa adapter for my pc, which was 4 times cheaper then the cable. I've only had that white screen for 2 times in 3 months, so no problems with that

Anonymous

I've had my SF65 for three years now and had no problems with anything but trying to get my pics off and on to my computer. I think this is an impossibility as I've never read of anyone actually managing to do this.

hott71

Yep, i've had the sf65 for a few months now. After 2-3 weeks, all the problems started to come in, i.e. hang/stopped, white blanc screen etc. I would often have to take out the battery to 'switch' it off. Then, i switched it off and kept it for 1 month, I used another hp i had. I took my sf65 out again to try it. Its been working fine since. Not sure what i did but here are a few tips; 1) i deleted a mms i kept i phone memory. 2) i always delete useless sms. free up space. After taking these 2 steps, everything is fine now. And i agree, although the sf65 is short in features, it sure is nice to hold, good feeling, and nice looking. Always a turn heads ppl want to have a look at it. Pretty rare in Malaysia. cheers

bubaqru

i have this siemens but the same problem as many i had when i turned the screen it comes all white and in our country no one can repaire it who can help at this problem plss email me pls some one help me repair my mobile becuse its a very nice mobile

steve

my sf65 broke.i have tried getting its cable connecting screen to keypad but havent succeeded.pliz advice

krist2an

Well after reading a lot of bad comments about this phone I still bought it. I've had it for 2 weeks now and it has froze only once, so no big deal. The camera is very good outside, in a dark room it's OK. The screen ain't the newest and the quality could be better, but it doesn't mean that the phone is bad. SMS-ing ain't that slow as people write, maybe I'm just not that fast typer. The design is of course superb and the swivel screen is really cool. Only thing that bothers me is the voice quality as it was much easier to understand voice with my old Nokia. If you like this phone and don't care about functions like MP3 player, bluetooth etc, then you can buy it, it isn't that bad. If functions are important, find another phone.

Anonymous

This was definately one of the best looking phones.... I really hope they'll make a update of this phone but i highly doubt it.

anthony

i really don't understand this phone because one day as i was scrolling it,its screen suddenly turned white and i could not be able to use it.Until now nobody in our country knows to repair it. please help me and tell me what is the problem i don't have a phone since december when that occured.

ILBIRTH

I am using a sienmens sf65 before,but when my siemiens sf65 automatically shut off,i cant open it anymore,i dont know what to do,ive already tried a lot of cell store but they don't have any software available,would you be kind enough to give me most of my information that i desired? "Thank's n more power" ILBIRTH

Anonymous

i also use Sf65 cell please if any one send the USB name & driver i m thankful in this regard

she-imp

my mobile keeps locking and displays CONNECT ACTIVE and i dont no what it is or how to get it off, i cannot get into mobile at all until it dissapears. can some one PLEASE help me

CY

i have an SF65 and i am unable to get the computer to recognise the USB so could you send me a driver for this phone to my mail address. thanks

SM

I have also experienced the white screen and bitmapped effect when opening the phone up to make a call or read a text, which is bloomin annoying. Does anyone know if this means the phone is on it's way out or wherever it's the battery that's about to die! Anyway am on my way to buy another phone (samsung d900i) hopefully as I'm also a bit hacked off that I'm unable to transfer my images onto my mac, does anyone know if this is possible too? Apart from the above it's a pretty snazzy looking phone just needs the above sorting and a bit more memory wouldn't go a miss :)

Dark

I need driver for this mobile, because I broken drivers cd. Can you send me driver to my mail please. Thank

ameh

Don't like this phone. The battery and the camera get worse over time. Was a good camera at first but it now isnt. It doesnt have much on it. Poor display and texting facilities. It freezes loads. The memory is bad, and messes up when it gets near full. You can only store 10messages in the inbox. Pfft The only good thing really is the look of the phone =]

Me

Right this phone is bad It goes to a black sreen when im writing a text so that means i have too take the battery out and put iit back in again witch is a hassel. No bluetooth. No video. Its rubbish.End of story. x

Sappho

Can anyone post here link for MPM for this siemens, i can find it on official website Thanks

MiTkO

A good telephone There is a sufficient memory chip for photographs, it is bad that there isn't mp 3, the pictures that he makes are good, it is in me the only problem that it failed The display, fairly blank :(

Ky

I purchased this mobile a year or two ago & am totally happy with it! Fact! Compared with other mobiles I've owened over the years ...with all of it's features I've NOT ever needed to have it repaired- trouble free. The only things 2 it did that irritated me was: .to go into energy saving mode when I was about to make a call- remady: close it & count to 10 then it would have re-set itself. .after a year the vibration option would switch itself off. I STILL love it to bits.

Anonymous

I don't know why so many people are bigging this hunk of junk up. The phone is crap shocking menus something like 5 screens to get to write a txt! Graphics are piss poor dated when it was released. Much more Philips mobile than Siemens in here (was a joint project). Camera is ok I guess but software for file transfer hardly ever works. All this served up in very cheap shiny white housing avoid!

roy

Just got my phone last year, it was ok but then one day when i tried turning it on after charging, nothing comes out on screen but a blank white...any suggestion to fix it?

Anonymous

this phone is OK its a bit heavey bit cam is gd its gd as i droped it in the bath and it still works !!!!!!!

Charlie

Please please please help me! My phone will turn on and the sound comes on but it jsut goes to a blank white screen, theres no text, no imagery, no nothing, i need my phone so much adn can't afford to get a new one just yet. Can anyone help me fix it? Or does anyone know how i can fix it? x

alireza

hi i have sf65 4one year i transfer picture to my laptop via irda. first active irda in your laptop setup then send pic.i think battery life is more than other siemens ihave

ShadowLord

I just am not sure if to buy this phone or not but after reading all the comments .........it sucks if anyone needs the Mobile Phone Manager contact me on >>>>> [email protected]

Ellie

Unable to download Drivers from Siemens site, therfefore cannot download photos! And no CD provided with phone! Very bad point.

Anonymous

Damn! I like the design of my SF65 but the battery life for mine sucks.I recharge it DAILY.At first I thought that it was a problem with the battery,so I took it back to my dealer and he gave me a brand new one but there still is no difference! I would also like to know if I can get external memory for this phone.Is there a way I can have MP3 tones on this kind of phone? Someone please help-From which site can I download the Mobile Phone Manager.I've tried lots but I want one for free.The one mentioned above did not open.Anyone please??????

J.P,Walsh

Now unsupported this instrument quickly failed to produce flash when required in difficult light situations.Submitted for correction of the seeming defect it failed ever to avail flash.It is entirely incompatible with at least Windows XP.Hence the camera feature is entirely confined to the mobile phone.In Windows XP imminent disruption of PC status is warned if you persist in trying to download photographs. The SF65 overall is a grave disappointment It is at best a mobile phone and nothing more.Waste no time or money on attemps to download photographs.Complicated but hopelessly inadequate camera-related software has made this venture an outright failure. In essence a basic mobile telephone. Other elaborate features are a snare and a delusion.Curious Siemens are one of the worlds biggest.SF65 is a grave disappointment.No wonder itis no longer supported.Manufacturers routinely exculpate their products for failures but not until sufficient fools have bough the malfunctioning over ambitious specifications. In a word... a swindle. J.P.Walsh. .

Anonymous

don't buy this phone you can't find the infrared and the screen isn't very good i am on my third phone of this

Anonymous

Seriously...NEVER BUY THIS PHONE. Got it and week later camera stopped working - then switches off randomly and none of buttons respond to being pressed (!) Awful

holly

i am really stuck on how 2 connect this phone to the PC. i am looking to download the software but cant find it n my instruction guide is crap! any1 no wat site the software can b downloaded from cause th one i got dont work

Ami

I HAD this phone andit is the worst phone ever everything about it is bad apart from the camra was good...now i have the Motarola L6 its really good because it has bluetooth and quite goog memery

mjh

okay but does anyone know it can have an os change it hate the os - is it possible to run linux or something like that on it?

Anonymous

I hd this phone for quite a whle and i loved it no problem at all. All my friends were amazed by the swivel screen. I'd recommend this phone to anyone who wanted a simple but yet unique phone

Onestimous Biney

..mmmmmm.. not too bad though... I like the picture qty.

Anonymous

this phone is great...I have no problem with it

j

this phone is kool

Anonymous

seiriously crap phone , turns off for no reason and the internet and mms dosent work!! i am not buying a seimens again

Anonymous

seriously crappy phone. Takes ages to write a msg coz the awful T9 option takes ages to actually turn off. Also, once you write the msg you cant recehck if the receiver will be the person you want to send it to. no bluetooth so you cant get the pics saved on pc. only good thing is that the battery lasts up to 1 week which is A+ for a siemens mob. but i do not recommend anyone to buy it.

dennis

this has to be the worst phone i have had. First time i bought a phone from asthetics only and it turns out to be an awful phone. the user interface is bad compared to nokia's, samsungs. no bluetooth, how can we transfer pics to pc when most people don't have a infra-red port? all i can do is make calls, forget about gaming or any other use as you will be dissapointed. i will be getting a samsung now.

Richard

i think its a great phone had no problems what so ever but trying to upload photos on the pc via my phone dont work using the usb is there any software to download for it to put my pics on to my computer

coylzey

yo i got this phone bout a year ago and its not the worst in the world, and it does the job pretty well but it has no bluetooth? and i cant gat WAP on it? its a good phone if your just using it for the basics as in calling and texting but if your in to the downloading buissness and stuff like that stay away. o yes and a few times the screen backlight went of and didnt come on again, and a couple of times when i had the camera on and swiveled it back to normal but the camera stayed on? for me i would give it about a 6.5 out of 10.

John

I bought this phone in February for my wife. We are on our third one now. The current problem is this one like the others it won't transfer the pictures to the pc as the pc cant find it. The others all developed their own different faults as well. I tried the helpline and as I don't have a PHD in computing I am struggling to understand the foreign boffin who is tuned into another planet. I recomend that noone even thinks of buying this rubbish as we have had 9 months of hell. For solid reliable easy to use and understand phones you can't beat nokia. I think I've lost the will to live.

RiChie

omggg do not buy this phone seriously! This phone is totally useless. My bf bought it for me i wish i'd read the comments before i ordered the phone as well. I agree with all the people who commented before.

Anonymous

oh my gosh ... i wish i had read all the comments before i had ordered the phone cos it seems rather crap im a bit stupid cos i looked at the phone and really like the way it looked so i thought ill have that and i didnt even read the comments or anything i think alot more people would buy it if it had bluetooth but it sounds like a bad phone well i'll have to see when i get it =[ thanks xxxx

live one

Do not buy this phone!! i have had so many problems it's not funny. in fact i would go so far as to say stay away from siemens all together unless you r going to splurge on their top of the range phones. the only good thing about this phone is its design.

Anonymous

My phone has got a problem with the screen has anyone else experienced this and how can it be fixed????? Also cant download the pics why????

ste

this phone cost me alot of muny and for what i payed for it, it doesnt do alot. some opinions are that the photo's are good but i wouldnt say they are the best and the signal i get on my phone i shocking. the swivel for the camera was a good feature at first but when its stops swiveling properly i lose interest. out of 10 i would give the phone a 5 because its not the worst phone in the world but its defo not the best.

kc

i got this phone a couple of months back and there was a problem with it a few weeks ago...when i swivel it back to the original positon so that i can text and make a call, it still has the camera on it...its been like that ever since...even thou i remove the battery. anyone who knows how to fix it..i would love to hear from you. tnx

Anonymous

how do u load da disc i duno how 2 do it. da fone ses connected but i aint loaded nyfink.

Anonymous

the only thing i like about this phone is the camera and the design. the cameras pretty good quality and the potos look good on the pc. But there's more bad points to the phone like it freezes quite often so i av 2 take the battery out n put it bak in b4 it works agen, it hasn't reali got many good features such as mps ect, sound quality is pretty poor n it takes me agez to rite a text cos the letters cum up so slow! i dnt recommend this fone u can find a decent fone with a camera just as good if not better with way more features on 4 a decent price

Anonymous

when i got this phone and i tried getting my fotos on2 pc i was reali stuck but then i found out after uve downloaded all the software off the disc etc if you go on control panel then click on system. when the system box comes up click on the hardware tab @ the top then click device manager. towards the bottom click on ports n u shud c one with a yellow box n question mark next to it. dubl click n then re-install the driver. after that it shud work as it did with mine. hope this helps!

lau

i have never been able to get my photos onto my pc and its REALLY BUGGING ME! i have the cable, the disc, have uploaded the software, but it just wont work. it says 'please connect phone to pc' but it IS connected. the screen of the phone says 'connected' so i just dont get it. grrrrr. i dont want to loose all my photos! somebody please help!

fernz

i cant copy phonebook to sim card and my all numbers are inside the phone and i cant get them out anymore :S witch sucks hard...

Jodie

I think the phone is great. I've had no problems with the phone or any of the associated software. Definately a good buy :] It looks cool and performs well.

tharanga dias

I have SF 65 Mobileuse only 3 month that is crasy and fuked mobile. now in this writedispay came please tell me how to recover that problum( softwear or hard wear) don't buy that mobile next future. ttd

Anonymous

this phone sucks totally. it hangs everytime i hit the keypad. worst is singapore siemens service took 2 months to repair it AND the same problem still arise. SIEMENS IS LOUSY. DO NOT GET IT>

Itai

This phone sucks! I thought it was great because it looks cool, but the screen is crap. I turn it around and it goes white so I have to switch the phone off. Don't buy it!

Anonymous

this phone really blows i have it now about 6months and it is really bad the sound quality is bad the cover doesen't stay on good bad colors... you can keep about 20messages then you have to delete them or put them in your archief mms doesn't work the only good thing on this phone is that it has flash a ok camera and infrared the rest all s*ks im really disapponited i uesd all my savings on this phone for nothing... hope this helpt p.S. gprs etc etc doesn't work either...

Dj debange

this phone does not support mp3 it is a mono tone device , so even if you convert ringtones , they will not play, i hope this helps. ps need some help with this phone? add me to ur msn - [email protected]

gabi

it suports MP3?

Obi

Hi can someone help me re texting with this phone. If T9 switched on and I type for example the word Rita it offers me pitc, riva etc but I cannot get to word Rita without switching T9 off. Is there a way to get more options or if I switch T9 off and then type the word is there a way I can add that word to the dictionary? Any help much appreciated. Thanks

toad

HELP!! i bought this phone a week ago and hav tried everything to get the phone connected to the pc. thanks

arale

my siemens sf65 no light on display( screen, what can i do, many thanks

peter

hey can you tell me some mp3 to fr converter or smth.like that I'll wait your answer

Sparky

Download Mobile Phone Manager from here

dj debange

you can make your phone louder using the equaliser settings , consult the manual for more info!

Anonymous

well the phone is very good and i have no problems with the phone but i have unfortuatly i have lost the disk to download photos onto the computor and i cant buy them any where. is there someone out there willing to let me borrow there computor disk. please e-mail me . thanks .

Anonymous

i have had an sf65 for 7 months now and its fab but i have lost the disc to install the driver to upload the pics :( it does freeze occasionly but its fine the only problem id=s the small inbox mine will only hold 9 mesages

kim

About the number of text messages it can hold... you can easily transfer your txt messages to 'archive' by pressing the options. The archive can hold hundreds of messages so you needn't worry about space. Sorry if you already knew this!

Joel

was so pleased with it when i first recieved this phone, but i cant do WAP, MMS, my camera button doesnt work anymore an the data cable for the computer has never worked... if anyone knows how to solve any of these problems it would be a mic=ricle but i think im goin to have to get a new phone

Yvonne

This phone has let me down all the way. it hasn't got bluetooth, the irda doesnt work cant get my photos in to my computer and at the moment it switches off on its own and starts ringing and no one is calling!!! can you help me, i need to get my pict in to my pc???????????

cazraline

thanks singing_saager for trying to help. i think you're right abt saving to the sim...it's annoying but im trying to get used to it. =)

rach

iv had this phone a long time and feel totlay let down by all of its features, i have tried everything to get my photos on to the pc but just cant do it everytime it goes to get my images it turns my phone off and therefor it cant stay connected n get the images, does anyone know what im doin wrong or how to do this as nothing seems to work. please help thanks x

jamie

i was inches away from buying this phone but i wanted to see wat featuers it had every thing ecept the blutooth so i went back i stood thinking for 20 mins but 1 phone caught my eye that was the razer but its ok phon

singing_saagar

re:sms quota. I have not had that problem with the sms quota. However some networks restrict their sms's to the simcard which means that you are restrcited to around 20-30 msgs. considering most people prefer to text these days this both sucks and blows at the same time.( didn't think it was physically possible for both at the same time.) As far as i am aware thereis no options for setting the default message storage to the phone or the sim. but you can try setting the default phonebook to the phone and maybe that might somehow work. thats the best I can do for now. but I am working on it. good luck.

cazraline

Hey, does anyone else have issues with the number of smses it holds? I can only get around 25 before the inbox gets too full...but there's still memory space for the phone itself. Anyone able to help?? Oh AND...can i add words to the t9 predictive text dictionary? Or is it just what's in there...cos that is REALLY annoying. thanks guys. cheers, caz.

ben

yo i got this fne, downloaded the driver etc from the siemans site, installed them but my fone wont connect to pc, it sais it is on my fone, but cant use the fone explorer or nothink

John

Please..can we put wav file or just midi?!itz posible...?!?

singing_saagar

I finally managed to get photos printed from this camera on a 6x4 inch. its actually pretty good. (its the most positive I have said about this phone for a long time. note eariler msg. I printed the photos on one of those kiosks in woolworths for 20p per print (they had a special opening offer on .)I have actually framed them today and they look good. One important thing however is that I had to really touch the infrared sensor to the one in the kiosk in order to get it to recognise the phone. just thoughti'd let you lovely people know. one more question why does it take so long to transfer pictures from the phone to the computer i have usb 1.1 but surely that cant be the issue. surely its a seimen problem. ( well you have to blame someone might aswell be seimens)LOL.

mijjy

menu system is absolutely ugly -love the polyphonic similar to t630 -twist camera is cool -to check the time i have to open it so external screen would be great -bought it not for media but just calls and text

hayley

helo can anybody tell me how to get my pictures on my computer as it is crap and i mdont no how to use this message back plz (BAD PURCHASE READ REVIEWS BEFORE BUYING)

John

I have the phone for 3days and i'm soo sad..the display quality is bad..65k so what?!the moto E398 have the same 65k but..itzs milion times better..and midi stinks,no mp3..the quality of sound when u make a phone call its not to good..tomorow i wil by o pc cable, to see how the picture looks on the pc...i will sel it bach!...sorry for my bad english..Romania here!

mrbraku

can you put mp3 on this telephone?

Anonymous

Too bad its display spoil its camera function. Its 1.3mp picture must not goes with such 65k colours and supports only 128*160. MotoRokr E1, is infamous for its VGA. However, when i compare the two, E1 seems to show a more vibrant picture on its display than SF65 showing a much higher resolution photo.

kim

hi, as far as i kno you cant set ur recordings as a ringtone! however, if you are able to connect ur phone to ur computer, then you can upload ringtones onto your phone. [ringtone file size must be less than 50kb, and the file name must not contain any spaces or special characters]

Anonymous

if you use the recording on this phone (sound) is there any way to set it as a ringtone??? plz i reli gttin fed up of the crap ringtones set

will

this phone is cool but i would not recomend people to buy the siemens sf65 due to its screen quality and lack of options. also the volume dose not turn up that high. this phone looks cool but just dont buy it cause it is not that good !!!!!!!!!!!!!

kim

lol liked ur review singing_sagaar, its kinda true. i've had no problem connectin the phone to the computer - uploadin pictures has been fine for me. however, the photo quality is kinda disappointin, not thaaat bad but could be better! bad sides to this phone, as nearly everyone else has experienced, is that it crashes now and then! i dont take the battery out thou, you jus hav to wait for around 5 mins and it switches off. the games on this phone is alrite, and obviously the swivel action is cool. another plus point is how the camera mode allows u to choose various modes such as b/w, etc. i wont recommend this phone though!!! peace out kimXx

singing_saagar

This phone is like Paris Hilton, sexy, great shape, great to look at, Yet closer inspection indicates a pile of pants ( or lack of it in Paris's case) The more I use this phone the more it cheezes me off. The twisted screen one of these days is gonna come in handy as it will make it easier to break the darn thing. There is lack of customisation options. You cant send mms/sms without having to select an email/number from the address book. it will not let you type one in manually. what if you want to send an email which does not exist in the phone? ( say to Seimens telling them how SH1T this phone is). also the text when using GPRS is very large and means you have to constantly keep scrolling. There is no option for chaning the size of the fonts. Boy I feel much better now I have it off my chest. anyone else agree ?

Gabriel Tassiopoulos

Absolutely rubbish! I paid 150 euros for it last year and today I paid another 40 for the data cable. I feel like an idiot. I got the cable and can't get it to work at all. The phone freezes and gives me all kinds of issues. Bad purchase.

Dj debange

this phone rocks!! , doesnt crash for me if you fill it with crap and virusey programs what do u expect ? and if u dont defrag ocasionaly it will die such is life and the same goes for any phone mp3 player or pc! , oh yeh and cos u dont comphend how to use a computer doesnt make the phone crap! , please try to keep this in mind when making rreveiws :) if u cannot install ur phone please read the instructions i posted earlier if your still having problems , i am more than happy to help add [email protected] to ur msn!

Dj debange

this phone supports .mid and .asf only So no real tones :(

Michael

I've had this phone for about 9 months. It's very very laggy and its keys are hard to press, typing a simple message requires at least a minute or two cause you have to keep on deleting the words. It hangs very often too especially while using the camera.

Kevin

The phone doesnt connects to PC through USB cable. The cable hardware is not recognized by any PC. The phone connects to a PC only through IRDA.Also the IRDA doesnot work with other phones.Messaging options are not very user friendly. Not a good phone for someone who wants to use a phone for more than just making and receiving calls.

Prawn

Hi i had this phone for xmas last year and i havent got a foggy on how to install it on to the p.c i also tryed many times but i had no joy. I thought it was the phone so i wen to buy another on ebut it wasnt picking up the phoen on the p.c. i think this phone is total pants !!!!!!

Anonymous

I have had this phone 5 months now and i can't wait to get rid of it. It is the worst phone i have ever owned, it has crashed on many occasions and i have had to send one back. I can't connect it to my computer and the lack of videoa and bluetooth is REALLY annoying. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PHONE!

jay

i had this phone for christmas and i havent got the slightest idea how to get my fone connected to the pc with my usb cable ive tried millions of times just dont seem to work. can n e one help?

john

can u put mp3 ringtones from the usb

singing_saagar

hi, does anyone have a problem with this phone with it randomly hanging. mine hangs sometimes when taking pictures.It just gets stuck at the picture I have just taken. I have to remove the battery to fix it. soemtimes it gets stuck in other menus too. I guess this is a fimrware problem which can be rectified right. if so is there one out there

Danielle

I got a phone 4 xmas n i wnt to put my pictures onto my fone 2 the computa but it wont let me do any of u no what USB port i need? Thnks

andy

my phone is bein really random and wont let me recieve msg's.wot do i do?aghhhhh

singing_saagar

Re: aurora here is what the specifications say. 100 pictures on XGA mode, 300 on VGA mode, and finally 900 ( apprently) on wallpaper mode. remember this is only an esitmate. each of these modes have a quality low medium and high so in essence there are 3x3= 9 options for picture quality. as a rule just assume the numbers uoted are for the low quality option for each mode XGA, VGA and wallpaper.hope it helps

frankie

i hate this phone its horrible i have had 3 seiemens phones all upgrades of each the little red slidy one then the black slidy one and now this i dont no why i didnt learn but there all terrible its turns its self off its goes black no records can be used as ringtone no video no bluetooth its just terrible. im lookin at gettin a samsung z500 on the 17th of april what does any one think can wait to get rid of this phone cant wait to stand on the thing and completley destroy it, dont get this phone unless you want a poor phone.

aurora

i would like to know how many photos i can save on this phone. i think about buying it but i want to be sure thanks

elizabeth

will u tell me how to send photos to me friends plz .....iv tried it loadsa times but it wont do it? write bk!!

singing_saagar

re:itai if you libve in the UK and purchase the phone from Virgin then they send you a cable with the phone.

Itai

Hey, I'm just about to get this phone and I want to know if I get a USB cable with it or do I need to buy one? Please e-mail [email protected] Thanks!

Naomi

I bought this phone nearly seven months ago and in that time i have had three of them swapping them each time with problems! I've had so many problems with it- first of all i could not get the pictures onto my computer, the second one i got had a faulty camera and would not get of the black and white mode, and all three of them crashed on numerous occasions! I would NOT recommend this phone!I bought it because it looked SO stylish and i loved the swivel camera but little did i know how many problems it would cause me! No wonder it has gone down by �100 on virgin in the last six months!

Stan

does anyone kno if there's any new firmware for this phone? if u kno please post back thank you X

Anonymous

ur fone is alrite

Anonymous

Didn't leave my email address for help in setting up email, it's [email protected] Thanks, x

Soph

Hi Got this phone a few days ago and love the look of it. However I'm having big problems setting up email on it. The manual is really poor. I'd be greatful for some guidance. Thanks in advance, S x

Bob_b

Hi Wife has had this phone for just over 1 week and very happy with it. I have had no problems connecting it to my PC I installed the data suite first then pluged in the USB cable and loaded the driver which is on the supplied cd, attached the phone and copied pictures to PC and uploaded some better ring tones. Transfer speeds are not fast but it does get there just be patient when transfering data to from phone. Hope this helps those having problems.

Icooo^

I want to ask which formats of ringtones supports SF65 (ecept MID) because I want to make melodies with voice but I don"t know the right format :(

yuki

this is the only siemes fone i love!!!

joe

i cant get the pictures onto my PC!! how do you do it??? its not working i cant find the folder of drivers in C/:programes! plz help!

Jus

The best way to get pictures from a phone to a PC is via a data link cable. They are about �5.00 and you can get them from most phone shops. They plug into the charger hole on the phone and then into the usb or ethernet port on the PC. I hope this helps you. It is really hard to get data from a Phone to PC via infra-red, Infra-red is better for transferring from one phone to another phone. P.S The make sure if you do but a data link cable that it is compatible with your phone.

sharon

Hi there does anyone know how to add a picture to the phone book so when it rings their picture is seen. I get a square box so i was told it is a picture phone book but spent 3 days trying to find out how to do it........... PLEASE contact me please

Zemy

Hi guys. Was just wondering how to do screensaver on this phone. it says you can on specifications, but i can't figure it out. please write here if you figure it out. Thanks Zemy

dj debange

hi folks , here are the answers to your problems , 1. maximum file size per file is 50k you cant copy any thing larger , i reccomend you compress or split files before loading them 2. to remove pen try using screen or baby wipes 3. Drivers are located in the mobile manger folder on C:/programfiles u will find a folder labeled drivers , in one folder you will find a usb driver install this then restart , if this doesnt work , go back to the folder you will see a another folder open it , run the executeable inside , press open ports , close the program , restart. this should fix the problem. 4. You will get errors , if you have a fire wall running wile using the mobile manger aplication , fire If this doesnt help , add [email protected] to your msn and il do the best i can to help you!

Anonymous

OMG, this phone is really good, other than the fact that,NO1 can seem to get the Pics to go to the PC.And mine has frozen *1* time! My sister has coloured it in (shes 3) and it wont come off ?!? Any Ideas would Be great ! Please send any info on how to get the pen off, or how to get the pics onto the PC then please, send them to; [email protected] Many thanx xx

Anonymous

How do you get the pictures off your phone, and into the PC?? My phone came with a disk for installing And a wire thingy migingy. But it still doesn't work. HELP!!

Allana

I recently recived this phone as a gift for christmas. I think the Phone is excellent, other than the fact that I can't get my pictures to go onto the PC. I don't understand why. I may only be 13years of age, but I know when I deffinitely need help. please HELP!!

Allana

Hi, I got given my Siemens SF65 on christmas day, and the only thing I can't do, is install my phone so that I can get my pictures. Someone, Please explain to me. Please x

Tony

Hi all, I've had this phone a few days now and I bet you�re all fed up of hearing this but I can�t get my phone to connect to my pc. I have tried installing the MPM and USB Driver in different orders including having the lead attached and not attached. I am using the DCA-510 cable attached to my back USB. I have tried different versions of the driver and MPM software as one set came on cd with my phone and one set with my USB cable. My opinion of the phone. I think this is a good phone especially for its cost. The problem is everyone seems to have a problem for me it�s the USB and GPRS wap. I have tried setting my phone with the config on siemens website for o2 but can still only connect to GSM. I have also noticed that I do not have worms already on the phone, I also do not have the currency converter but I wouldn�t use this any way as I�d rather use the calculator with the current exchange rate. Also any games and apps which should come on the phone can be downloaded from the siemens website. THE CALCULATOR DOES DO DECIMAL POINTS (HOLD DOWN ZERO). Also for predictive text just press hash till it goes off/on if your text is a little slow don�t worry what�s a few seconds. When it comes to freezing you'll find Java is the main problem with any phone. I personally hate java in all forms but mainly on phones the one great thing about java is the apps and games but for me its not worth the problems it causes. My advice is when your using java take your time with it if you press a key and nothing happens give it a few seconds before trying it again because if your phone crashes while your using java and you have to take the battery out you might as well start looking for a new phone. I think we've had java long enough and its time for something better and more robust. Overall I like the phone but if your going to buy one be prepared for problems you might be lucky and not have any, but I think the same goes for any phone. If someone made a perfect phone we'd all have it. If anyone has any other suggestions on how to fix my USB connection apart from going into the device manager and reinstalling the driver please let me know.

Anonymous

btw my comment is the one below n just if anyone wants to email a reply my addy is [email protected] (dont ask) thank you thank you x

Anonymous

hi, please could someone tell me what im doing wrong because when ever i try and recieve or send a pic it says "retry with GSM network?" and i select yes and then it says "error in download" or somthing like that. and i really am confused! please could someone help me and tell me if they know how i can get it to let me download and send pics. thank you xx

All Hail King Danny

Bah... I've only had the phone for a week and is crashed 3 times, I cant transfer pictures to the computer and I cant send picture messages... This phone is going back to Virgin real soon... No wonder why it was so cheap!

ert47

I cant send any Picture messages... and i've set up the thingy...

Merlin

The old USD MPM problem. Its all connected, phone is recognised and I can see listing of files stored in the phone in Explorer. However I cannot copy them, I just get "access denied". In the MPM grapics programme, if I try and open a picture from the mobile" I get an "OLE error". I have changed drivers, software for 2 days. If I try to sync with outlook I get similar errors. Siemens support is no-existant, they do not answer emails and their 75p per minute tech service leave you on hold! Can someone help. If not this poxy pnone will go back to Virgin.

me

hi i got the phone for crimbo and it dont think it is that bad but i wanted to know how do you get the pics of the phone i went down to boots and used it through infered but if you name the photo yopu cant get them off that michean and last of all i wanted to know how you get ringtones dowloades or recorded that i can use for my calls and messages i have tried evrything can you please help me by emailing me and lettin me know what to do on [email protected] thanx muchly ill help any1 else with anything else its just those 2 things

Magnet

Bought it last week..went to return it today but was informed that once the chip gets inserted, it's 'non-returnable'. Only warranty holds. So here I am..writing a review. To start with, the pros first: Pro: Designers success. Cons: Engineers failure. Yes..it looks good and that's no news. But that's the only plus point. It would sell because of it's look. The units sold till today, would be only because of it's looks. Costing around US$250 here in Dubai, it's on the higher side of strata. Claiming to have a 1.3 MP camera doesn't gel well with a 65K display screen. The picture quality is one of those ancient sony-ericcson types which came around 3 years ago. But I could have lived without the Camera, the main problem is elementary. The Voice quality of the caller. The clarity and volume of the caller is much worse than my last 3 year old Nokia 5210. I showed it to the sales guy and he agrees that Nokia's sound quality is much better but he still would't help with replacement. Then there is 'handsfree' feature. You take a call on hadsfree mode and you wouldn't hear a thing unless you take it as near to your ear as you would in a 'normal' mode. I know I should have known this earlier but now I realise that on a every clamshell phone, an external screen to show Caller ID, is not only a necessity but should be mandatory. This one doesn't have it. Also, one would expect that with the swivel screen, it should be possible to take a self-portrait. With SF65 you cannot. It doesn't get into the Camera mode unless the screen has been turned all the way to 360 Deg and snap it back to back with the screen. There should have been a click-on button also to start your Camera. By the way...I see performance 7.4 on the sidebar. Based upon most of the reviews, how could they reach that value?

Simon

It is difficult to get the cable to work with my PC but managed it eventually. It takes much longer to download pictures you have taken than I would have expected. I've managed to download some Polyphonic ringtones vis the USB cable but download and some don't. I was very disapointed in the picture qulaity of the photos at first but in good light the quality isn't too bad. It suits outdoor and daytime more than indoors and night time. I feel the major problem wit the phone is the interface with the PC. I can imagine some people never getting it to work as it wasn't easy for me and I'm a pretty experienced computer user. When you do get it connected downloading your photos is pretty much all your going to be able to do. It's good points are that it looks very good. The way it transforms into a camera is brilliant design. If you don't care much for games, don't expect too much from the picture quality and you want a phone that looks really good, then this is the phone for you. My verdict on this phone is a Flawed effort from Siemens....it could have been so much better.

JPGR

Like many I have had the software problems. Followed , the advice in this forum after my own efforts failed. The end result was no different than my own efforts - No Phone connected as the status. Unplugged the USB cable and connected direct to PC not through hub . BINGO . I would recommend trying a short run to your PC first. JPGR

All Hail King Danny

I just got the phone yesterday and I would like to link it to my computer, but I can't cos its a Mac, and the small disk wont work in the Slot Drive... :( And No, I will not get rid of the Mac... its cool...

Zemy

No Problem mate :)

singing_saagar

Hey guys I am having trouble with my GPRS assistant. basically I cannot get it to recognise my phone via the USB cable. MPM recognises it and I have also installed the modem driver that came on the disk. the microsoft list when adding a new modem comes up with the following list seiemens modem gprs via blutooth, seiemens modem gprs via com and seiemens modem via USB. I know the latter is a modem driver to use i the phone as a standard modem (14.4K). I have installed the GPRS via com but to no avail.somebody help me please.......:-)

kim

thank you soooooo much zemy for replying! i will try it out now ;)

Zemy

Hey Kim. I tried putting MIDI files onto the phone, and most didn't get transferred. I then found out that the midi files HAVE TO BE the following: -less than 50kb -the name cannot be more than about 12 characters long -the phone will not accept names which contain symbols such as ' or - or _ . It will only accept spaces in between words. So make sure you check the MIDI size before downloadin it, or it's a WASTE OF TIME. Trust me. Zemy

singing_saagar

there is an option in the menu middle right which is infra red. also press and hold the "#" key and assign a function to a number key . rather like speed dial.

kim

hi does anyone know how to put midi files from the computer on the phone? if you know pleeease write here ;) thank u

Anonymous

hi everybody i brought this phone about 5 months ago and i wonderd how you can set up email? and the most important thing i was wondering is do you get a usb cable with the phone ? plz can somebody help thanx xx

will

can anyone tell me if irda works, and how. the instructions are pants

will

my charger broke on first try

Anonymous

Phone is comprised of faulty software. No question. Benq are incompetent, lazy money grabbers, taking full advantage of the fact that consumers replace their phones as regularly as they pass wind and therefore do not COMPLAIN enough about shoddy under-developed technology. I'm opting out of this porta phone 'revolution'.

Zemy again

If you can't get on the website i have written, it's because it has a full stop on the end of it. All yo have to do is copy the link and then delete the full stop. sorry about that. PS: If anyone has any opinions about coldplay, just say what you think when posting you opinion. I'll be around to read and reply to them. Zemy

Zemy

I ordered an SF65 the day before looking at these reviews and opinions. The only reason why i bought it was because my Siemens C65 kept crashing. Richard is right - the comments on this site put me off quite a lot and i nearly wished i hadn't bought it. but when it arrived, i was quite pleased with it. the camera quality could be better, but this can be solved by putting on night mode - it looks slightly better. It hasn't crashed spontaneously either. I plugged my phone into the computer via USB to get some pictures off my phone. I'm not sure about other people but it took the pc about 2mins to recognise it. TIP: Do not plug the phone into the pc when the battery is low - if it happens to run out, the computer screen freezes, and the only way to turn your phone back on is to remove and replace the battery. This happened to me last night, so make sure your battery is full before doing this. The ringtones on the phone are nothing special, so try the following website - they are in MIDI format, and free to download: And by the way who ever said that the can't play games, go on the internet and can't play games on this phone is just trying to put people off - if you want a simple, stylish phone with a camera, i recommend this phone. TRUST ME, it's not as bad as everyone says it is. Zemy.

Richard

I've just bought the SF65 phone from Virgin for �49.99 which included a usb cable. So far I've had no trouble with it. It was easy to connect to my PC and download the photos, just install the driver for the usb cable which can be found on the cd. I've also managed to recieve my emails using the phone. I was nearly put off by comments on here but many of them seem to be user error. The person who said there was no decimal point on the calculator is wrong, you just press and hold the 0 key. The camera is dissapointing so far but apart from that I like the phone.

Anonymous

Got this phone from a friend, CD no good, can I get the files to use to connect to PC from anywhere else?

Anonymous

great phone

Anonymous

I have used a lot of Siemens phones and always was content. But with this phone Siemens changed a lot. Things which were first right in the menue now are left. To phone handsfree was always easy with Siemens, but on this phone almost impossible - to many things must be done to handle it. I would judge id as a cheap imitation of all its precessors! Buy an other one!

Anonymous

siemens m75 hav tat features

singing_saagar

Hi everyone. I have a slight problem. with the MPM tool. Now it works fine and recognises my phone etc.. However the options are limited I have the config icon and the pictures icon. surely there must be an options for the address book text messages etc.. the help fioel staes that not all the features will be available for all phones but I mean surely address book organiser is a must. can anyone help please

singing_saagar

it took me a while to get the softare to recognise the phone. try loading up the software then attaching the phone. this may invoke a recognition of the phone. Also have you installe dthe driver for the phone. its on the disk under the extra folder. hope this helps.

stefan

does some one now a siemens with camera AND MP3?????????

hello

can it record video?cause if it doesn't then i strictly dun reccmoned people to buy cause of lack of feature but at least it has flash which is great

Anonymous

ok i have got the data cable instaled and working but when i load up mpm all i keep getting is no phone connected someone please help me

Nathan

If you're considering buying this phone and you're UK based, go to www.dialtosavemobile.co.uk which has a link to this phone FREE with 12 months FREE line rental. I don't think things come much better..

AHMED HAMED

oh i hope buy this telephone but i havnot it's money oh how much i love siemens and when any body tell me and want my opinion to buy what telephone i tell him siemens and i have cx65 hope to use all telephones but i can't ahmed hamed

singing_saagar

no problems Kim .. glad to help.

KiM

why thank u vry much to mA0E - the game applications actually work now!! follow the instructions made by ma0E [centre navigation key] and ur games shud be installed ;)

monty

I have found the SF65 to be an ok phone. However I could not for the life of me get my pc to recognise the phone and hence download images. Like so many others! I finally managed it by getting the pc to recognise the usb cable ! 1 put in your software disc. (even though you have already donloaded it) attach phone and turn on cable 2 go into control panel and system (use the old settings) 3 click on hardware tab and device manager 4 you will then see the name of 'usb cable' with a question mark next to it. 5 right click on it and click properties 6 reinstall the driver with cable still connected 7 it should find the driver but may come up with a window looking for extra software you will find it in the Siemens 'extras'folder open it and press OK Good luck

singing_saagar

Re:madbag and game issue.. I noticed that I was uable to load the games on my phone. whenever i went into the folder it would say not installed or something like that. however instead of following the prompts for the left and right soft keys as on the screen. press the centre navigation key and the games will load and behild i was playing the built in worms game. I am on virgin (UK) hope that helps.

madbag

I have had three sf65s all of them would and will not play games. I see others have posted on this but no-one has replied. Is there a firmware update that will fix this? Also does anyone know of a reset code as I can,t find any master or factory reset option.

Anonymous

i think this phone has one flaw ..no cover for the lens dude!!!!! its gets dirty.. have you tried cleaning dust off this stuff!!. othern than that a great little phone man!!!btw do thay dow changeable housings for this.. i want a super bright purple one... kidding , i only want a black one.

singing_saagar

RE Tom: infra red issue Hi Tom, its quite simple you can do it one of two ways. from the menu directly. its the last one on the right on the second row. second way is to press press the and hold the hash key "#" and a menu will come up. some buttons will already be assigned a function. I think infra red is one of them. if not assign a key to the infra red. so next time when yuo want infra red just press and hold that key eg. 1,2 ,3, 4, etc.. hope that helps

singing_saagar

RE:chil you are right about the USB ports, i dont know the reason either . also another point to note is that if you are connecting it the back and the using a USB extention cable becuae thedata cable is not long enough etc. then you may find it may not recognise the phone at all. if it does it will run at the speed of the fisrt one. hmm!!! have to get to the bottom of this one

singing_saagar

hello there ppl. it appears that some of you are having MPM problems. just to make you aware that soemtimes the mpm software gives an error during the very start of the setup along the lines of " unable to read script error 1077" or something like that. basically its down to the stupid windows installer pakage which you may have to re install register the installation/driver package with the windows installer. best to just download the latest version of the installer from the microsoft websiite.

DOC

I have had many siemens sf65 phones all of which have froze and have taken back 14 times, the manufactuer could not solve the problem it went wrong many times and i have a s65 and that has also gone wrong i was appauled by the sf65 and would not reccommend buying one

Spenchy

Does this mobile phone have a camera?

Anonymous

i think it was the d510 cable i used, but i'm not 100%. anyone who needs help with their pc sync set this should work as it did for me 1) download the mpm software off the disc 2) connect the cable with your phone and pc making sure it's switched on 3) eject the disc then put it in again 4) just before the disc loads go into my computer 5) right click on the disc name and click explore 6) another window should come up-when it does click extras 7) then click pc software and then usb driver 8)you should then see a setup file click on that and it should start an installation program for the driver 9) when it's installed try your pc sync set again and if it doesn't work go into control panel and system 10) then click on the hardware tab and device manager 11) you should then see the name of the cable with an exclamation mark next to it 12) right click on it and click properties 13) reinstall the driver with the cable still connected 14) this time it should find the driver so when it's finished try the pc sync again and it should work-it did for me!

abi

my phone is great my only prpb with it is tht it freezes evry so often n no matter wat i try i cnt get my photos on to my pc!!!!

IC

Is the connection with mini USB or a special cable?

Anonymous

I bought this phone last month and it has been great!! It may not have bluetooth or mp3, but if you want to have a smart, basic phone with a good camera then it's perfect. I haven't had any problems with it, it's been ideal. Hope this helps anyone wishing to buy it.

chil

Lots of people seem to have same problem of PC connectivity. First it seems almost obligatory to have to set up the USB Com port manually to get PC software to recognise the phone on connection. Second and this is weird, if you connect via front USB port the connection is painfully slow and more often than not connection to phone is lost during file downloads or when exploring files on phone. Came across a tip suggesting you try connecting to rear USB port on PC. I tried it and windows gave message 'new hardware detected'then 'new hardware installed' on connecting phone and launching phone manager/explorer everything now works super fast and no problems! How weird is that!

IC

I might buy this phone, I just want to know if I can connect it to the computer via USB. So can I?

Grant

I have had no end of problems with this phone. The software is faulty. It has been back to Seamens/Benq twice for repair but without success. It was eventually replaced and the new phone has the same software clitches. If you are having same problem call Siemens on 08705 334411 for repair or replacement. They need to know about these faults in order to prevent the same thing continuing to happen. These things cost money and we have our rights as consumers. Plus, the more complaints they get

emma

to be honest this phone is rubbish i can't send picture messages, i cant go on to the internet, i cant go on games i would say its the worst phone i have had

turtle boi

thanks tim ive had mi fone 4 6 months and i still hadnt got mi fone 2 connect 2 mi pc and now i can YAY

tom

hi everyone im new to this phone but douse enyone know how to get the infrared to go on plz send a email to me @ [email protected] plz plz plz...

JODIE

Hi i got this phone for christmas and i think that it is quite a good phone to use,although not sure about it freezing every now and then when i go to make a call or text someone,also have tried on many occasions to download my pics on my pc and can't do it please if anyone knows how to do it let me know thanks apart from my little hicups the phone is good.

Kim

Hey just wondering if anyone can transfer ringtones to the phone via the USB connection?? if so pleeease write back! very much appreciated, peace outXx

Tim

i have recently acquired the siemens sf65, and to be honest i was expecting better, the screen display is absoloutly rubbish aswell is the camera and why did siemens make this phone so hard to use? why didnt they just keep things simple? also the phone is alot bigger than i thought and nearly pulls down my trousers. But one thing i am sure of is never to buy a siemens again. I would seriously not reccomend this phone to anyone.

John

ok everyone listen up, to get the pictures on the pc... you click on start then control panel, then system click on the hardware tab then hit the device manager button and you should see a yellow question mark that says serial usb bus contolroller, click on it and reinstall it WITH THE USB AND PHONE CONNECTED! (IMPORTANT)

bilind

pleas i need an arabic program for this mobile

yan

Hi i got this phone a few days ago.. after lots of frustration i finally managed to connect it to the computer, so thanks for the help on this forum! this is a fashion phone and i really like the design... the photo resolution is not that good, but i solved this by using the night mode (even in a well lit room) it usually makes the photo look slightly sharper, i didnt expect much from a camera phone anyway! however there are features missing from the phone that was promised like java games and currency converter. i would recommend this phone :)

neli

hi everyone!i bought one today and i really like it before do it!but now i think that mp3,bluetooth and second displey are very important!i really hope to download my picteres to pc,but if u can`t...if u think to get it im sure bi will fine better,ar not:)it`s only about your needs!good luk and think before bye:)

Sjueee

I have that phone too and i can send my photos from phone to my PC but i cant send something from PC to my phone via IRDA maybe someone can help ......

???

your best of using the usb the irda is only good if u have a laptop and the cabe is less figety

ian

hi, i just recently bought the sf65 only problem i have is that i ahve taken a lot of pics and want to put them on my computer, so i bought an irda device but the software isnt compatable with the phone,.... do you know of any software that i could use? ive tested it out with xp's built in manager which basically means as soon as i plug in the device and switch the infrared on i can start transfering files to my phone from the pc....but i wont let me do it the opposit way

Jonathan

this phone is amazing i think the idea of a camera and a phone in one is excellent i just cant for some reason get the pc to see the siemens mobile could someone please email me and tell me please, thank you. =)

ian

i use to have a samsung e700 then i got the e820 and easily sent my phone book via infrared form old phone to new, but since then i have got this Siemens SF65 and it cant recieve the phone book...is there anyway of getting it to recieve it? ive tried both modes of infrared that it has and non of them will reconise my other phone.

Jo�o

Hello, can you tell me if this phone reads mp3 or real tones ? And is it able to transfer images and ringtones with other mobile phones via infrared ? Thanks

Daniel

Hello i have Siemens sf 65 and yestarday i bought infrared port for computer to send my pictures from phone to pc but i can't.I can send thimgs from Pc to phone but when i send something from phone it start sending a stop It say me that it is blocked .

Anonymous

dca 510 is the correct cable to use all the people that can not get images of the phone pay attention you need to download the drivers for the datacable these are here or type dca-510 in siemens website and search they are on the cd but are not obvios, stop complaining as the manual on the cd explains the correct way of installing but you can never be bothered to read them and then go and whine, when it dont work.

arma

Hi ! could you tell me,what cable to use for conection with pc?DCA-510 or DCA-540?

Cerys John

I have had this phone for little over 3 months now, and i have to say im very satisfied with it. The style, weight, shape, etc are all very good. And i always get lots of people saying how stylish it looks etc. The camera is of good quality. Although i would say, the fact that non-predictive text is very slow, im a very fast texter and i find it very annoying, so i end up using predictive text which i hate! And the other negative comment i have is that when taking calls etc, it's not very loud i have to put it on handsfree and hold it by my ear! The other thing is i can receive pictures etc by infrared but i cannot send things, it always fails! All in all the phone is pretty good. I just have 1 question? How on earth do you get photos from the phone to a computer? I have no idea how to do it? Do you use infrared or what? Please help, email me, thanks very much!

georgia

its is very interesting to hear that other people are experienceing the freezing problem its soo annoying! i took it back to the shop and because it wouldnt freeze in the shop they didnt believe me and said they couldnt do anything as for the getting picture sonto your pc i gave up its so impossible it was a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY i dont reccomend anyone buys it

Angela

ok...need a little help with this phone. Apart from the camera being absolute rubbish and the photos coming out too dark, is there anyway that I can put a screensaver on to it? Coz you can upload gifs and different animations but what's the point if you can't use them as screensavers? please help me. Angie x (Please e-mail me with an help you may have)

Anonymous

To the below question the answers are 1: Not a problem press the hash key to change it to non predictive text messaging 2:point camera at one self and press look at screen if good save it if not re-take (if you have a mac i dont believe there is drivers for mac to transfer pics) 3: You can set it to answer or just display and that way ignore calls never been an issue

Sienna

I am not a phone person. I am an Apple person. The first thing I require from all my electrical equipment is that it matches my ipod and ibook. This limits me somewhat in choosing a mobile. My �150 Philips 855's screen has busted and Philips have the nerve to ask me to pay �130 to fix it. Screw that I thought. So I typed 'white' into eBay mobile phone search. This Siemens came up. I have a few questions before I buy though. I don't really care about Bluetooth etc but there are a few points I was wondering about 1) A few people have said you can't add words to the dictionary. The problem is that I am a stone age girl who can't use the dictionary. It is still possible to manually type texts? 2) How do you take photos of yourself if there isn't a second screen... Or does one just have to learn to forsake narcissism? 3) As there is no external screen, when you open the phone when it is ringing, without knowing who is ringing, does it automatically connect you to that cow you have been avoiding all year? Thanks for any help. xxx

tom calder

I got this phone about a month ago and i think it is a really good phone.And the camera on the phone is amazing you can any picture you want at any time of day.As for the features they are quite good but i think siemens could have made this phone a little better if they had put things like bluetooth,vido capure and an MP3 player on it.So overall a good phone but if you want one of the phones around probaly not for you

arma

hello everybody!Could You explane me,how did you sucseed to download firmware from siemensmania.cz site?I tried it couple times,and all i get is some kind of leters and signs(like DOS)....Can somebody help?Thank you

Stephanie

how do you get the pictures on to the computer?

Daliso

This phone is supreme if it went on the cat walk! seimens i salute you on the design, BUT, THE PHONE FREEZES! iv only had it for 36 hours and its frozen twice... as if its a PC? But overall, respect!

eddie

Ok i now know how to upgrade the firmware and mine is now on version 0234000417040000 So i am going to give instructions on how to do this first see my post on getting the firmware from club siemens in the below post the firmware can be got from this web site under the firmware link username xlaface password xlaface ok install the siemens download tool version 1.26 find out what com port the usb cable is set to so for example com 3 change the software (siemens download 1.26) to the correct com port, set the baud rate to 460800, and then change the uart to 1 leave the project at 50874-7_ram 16bits(electra electra V2)then select the download type to software (select a language if required under package) select the 0234000417040000.cla file as the file turn phone off and when you press start plug the phone in to the datacable and the update will commence. wait 10-15 minutes and the phone will be updated it may take a few minutes to turn on after the update and if it wont remove battery and try again. If you cant follow these instructions dont try and update your phone. Firmware seems to solve all problems and is a lot faster and pictures look better, no issues with texting lovely and fast now

Robin D

Well I tried to install the drivers and software but the computer did not recognies the camera. I tried again and reinstalled everything and it worked fine (just insert the CD and tell it to reinstall as this will be one of the options). Photos aren't too bad but I need some clear day ones to look at. It simple terms, it works for me!

samara

i had this phone for about a year and the only problem i had with it was that it got stolen :( it had the most amazing memory i never had to delet a photo i had a little trouble adjusting to predictive but there are ways to fix that. i would recomend it... ps it has the most amazing camera i miss it soooooooooo... much

Kat

What can I say, this phone is horrible. Looks-wise (I have the polar white version) it's a winner, but features-wise it sucks. The main problem for me is the freezing. The screen goes blank every time I use it and I have to remove the battery or hold the off key for ages to get it to respond. The camera is another problem; for a 1.3mpx camera, it produces poor quality images compared with my old Sony Ericsson T630 VGA camera. The flash needs to be turned on *every time* you want to take a picture, so this is no good for taking to any event where your chosen subject isn't standing very still - the zoom keys don't work (possibly a firmware issue, but Carphone Warehouse shouldn't sell phones which need this kind of tweaking). Night mode *sucks*. When I (eventually, and with difficulty) got the photos on my PC I was most dissapointed. You can't swivel the screen backwards to take a picture of yourself; nor can you access the camera by not swivelling, which is annoying. The screen is just nasty. Siemens should have either put a better screen in this phone, or reduced the text size, because you have to scroll down even in short sms due to the huge text size. The menu is black and white (apart from the selected item, which is in colour), very pixellated and not at all pleasing to the eye. It's badly laid out too. Why this phone doesn't have Bluetooth when it takes such large pictures is beyond me- when sending more than one file you have to turn irda to recieve every single time which is irritating. I only got this phone yesterday; and I'm taking it back to the shop tomorrow (I'd take it back today if I wasn't at work!) If you're considering buying this phone, don't, it is barely usable at times. Do what I'm doing and get a D500 for about �60 more and save yourself the hassle of this good-looking, but technically very poor phone.

Robin D

I have just got my phone and am pretty pleased with it. I agree about the quality of the screen but I suspect the pix will be great when I get them onto my laptop. I was not impressed with the hands free. It could use a larger speaker but other than that it is fine so far. I haven't connected it yet to the laptop so cannot comment as to connectivity and downloading of the pix.

Sam

Software is very unstable. Had no end of problems using the alarm and it not accepting the OFF command. Camera is not very good. A bad buy.

Chris

I dont see what you are all complaining about? I have had no problems at all with it, It connects every time to my PC with very little effort* and it is a lot faster then my old sony ericsson. I have dropped it (accidnently of course) many many times, even when it has been open and it still works like the day i bought it. As for the guy who said the pictures look bad. it is due to the cost cuts on the screen. Once the picture is put on a PC it looks almost as good as my 4 MegaPixel Digicam. it is the fault of the screen not the camera. I do agree that it could use a bluetooth connection and a better screen. But other then these small shortcomings its a sound phone. What other phones can give such superior visual design coupled with an excellent camera for less the �80? * I want to point out that although i am a computer programmer it didnt take require indepth knowledge to connect this phone to my PC.

Rosie

i rung up virgin mobile as i had broke my samsung E700 by mistake. They offered me the siemens sf65 as a replacement which i took. When i got the phone i was willing to give it another go. After just 2 weeks the phone has casued me an unbelievable amount of trouble. After about a month, it rejected my sim card about 5 times a day and the phone is designed so it is a nightmare to get the battery out so you sort out you sim card. after a month and 1 week i could not take this rediculous phone no more, i had to buy my self another fone which is a samsung e800 which is absoultly fantastic compared with the siemans

Stefan

4 all of u that can not connect to the pc if u can find the driver and program for siemens s55 mine actally works fine connected with the computer with the cable from siemens s55

Ana

This "camera phone" is great - unless you actually want to get the photos OFF the phone and ONTO a PC, as promised in all the advertising. In my experience, (and my boyfriend has the same phone), it provides hour after hour of frustration, buying of two different DCA-510 cables, buying an IrDA USB adapter, downloading updated drivers for both the data cables and the Mobile phone manager, trying on four different PCs and the two phones and guess what - nothing works. We have two phones full of photos and no way of getting them off. The siemens website is absolutely useless and I am wishing I had bought the Motorola (as another person has said on this site). Come on, Siemens/BenQ - do something about this. You advertise all the features, ask a hefty price tag and have not delivered on what was promised. I would not recommend this phone to anyone who wants to actually use the photos it takes. VERY FREAKIN' FRUSTRATING AND DISAPPOINTING. Other than that, it looks pretty and the phone works, but I could have got this funtionality from a plethora of other phones for a fraction of the price.

Martin

i know how to fix it!! go to control pannel add hardware enter the CD fing the usb file .sys by browsing the CD and looking for extras then locatijg the correct file Then Wallah!!

Amanda Moore

I'm having the same problem as everyone else by the looks of things - i can't get the phone to properly connect via the USB and therefore can't get the pics off - Please help!!!

Chris

For the firmware, maybe if you download it from siemens mania as shown on first page then use an archiver (such as winace) to compress the file into a different format? Worth a try anyway!!

Jay

i agree with the above comments. it sucks big time. the moment your are texting its so slow and does not follow the right letter that your are pressing...keypad is so hard. dont ever think of getting one. i recomend treo650-now that is a smart phone.

Izzy

My friend has just got this phone 4 her birthday and i saw it for the 1st time the other day i think its a alright phone the memory is really bad the pics are alright but not that good 4 a 1.3 megapixel camera and she managed 2 get her photos up on computer without any problems

emilia

i cant conect my phone to my mac. i also try on pc but still nothing... what should i do if sombody buy this phone because of camera i dont recomend it... it's quite bad my old nokia is better than simens sf65

arjunax

what a suck mobile phone by siemens, i just think to have one in my city its very cheap about usd 110, after read all user opinions i dare not to buy it, thanks all...

Cat

I got this phone about a month ago and im seriously thinking of takin it back! I can not get the USB thingy to connect to my pc, ive tried loads of time. I cant believe that you cant download polyphonic ringtones to it. The camera's ok but nothing to write home about. I have a problem hearing people when recieving or making calls. The screen goes white sometimes and freezes. All in all im not happy and wouldnt reccomend buying this phone.

Sania

I could not connect my SF 65 with PC using USB connection.. I tried all the ways discussed in this forum, but still the mobile phone manager could not detect the phone. The driver is working as I couldnt see the 'Siemens ...' in the device manager when the cable is connected.. Without the mobile phone manager software detecting the phone, how can I transfer files from & to the phone. Somebody please help me - Sania

Claire

Thi sis without doubt the WORST phone I have ever had. After 6 months I had to get rid of it. I now have the Samsung d600 which is lightyears better. The siemens was extremely slow, the camera was crap and was like the very first nokia 5610- you can hold like 15 texts at a time!! Also when you are scrolling through your phonebook you can only put in 1 letter to search and with the speed of teh thing it can take ages to get to the right person. To top it all off it broke after 6months and my contractor refused to fix it as they said it had moisture in it. Now i have never to my knowledge got it wet and in the past i have literally dropped my samsung phones in a few foot of water (accidentally of course- vibrated into the bath! ) and they have dried out and been fully functional! The person in the shop even had the cheek to say it could have been rain- oh yeah very durable phone huh?! I will never ever waste my money on a Siemens mobile ever again.

emma

this fone is ok but the only problem is i cant play the games i took it back to the shop today and all they said was that the phone was faulty has anyone else had this problem

kay

plz help me i cnt get the usb -pc connection wrkin!!! i av tryed going onto extras like ppl av said bt it still aint wrkin plz help me if u can!! thx

Anonymous

This phone is rubbish, I had it about a week before the case turned completely yellow!! It hasnt been anywhere for this to happen, except in my pocket. I dont think this should happen after a week. It freezes all the time, and the only way to make it work is to take the battery out and turn it back on. When i get an mms it wont open it, the screen is just white and blank. It can only hold about 10 sms. The text messages aren't listed by names either. The camera freezes, so you have to turn it off again. i wish id never wasted my money on this phone.

auwal

my sister dropped this phone on her pillow nd it got broken...frankly speaking this phone is not very strong.

Katie

Hi there, I have just got this phone after having 2 siemens previously and I'm not too sure. How can you tell how many sms you have sent & recieved without counting yourself. Also how do you change the opening screen to display a shortcut to sms & not mms? Please help.

lee

i have had this phone for 8 months was one of the first to get it but when i got it i was very dissapointed as it doesnt have blue tooth and the samsung that every one has is cheaper but is soooo much better but the siemens is got a hard shell as i have droped it so many times but still wrks and the last bad point is that ALL siemens freezes and is so annoying

Ant

Hi, okay i recently brought this phone, but am taking it back tomorrow. It has a 1.3 mp camera yet the photos are shocking. It took an age to focus things up, if i zoomed in the zoom was slow and jerky. The phone itself seems average (which for the price i can understand, it seems to do its job, without being anything special, fair enough) But is anybody else noticing shocking pictures? To be fair, this was at night, in doors, but the room was well lit. I compared it to my girlfriends Samsung E700 (a mere VGA camera) - and hers seemed to take better photos, like wise her mothers D500 and her sisters E800, all took far superiour cameras. See, initially i was annoyed it didnt have bluetooth or movie capabilites, but considering its looks and how smart it looks when your taking photos i thought i would invest �80 anyway, but the pictures are just soooo shocking im utterly disapointed. *So im just hoping some of you can point out its mearly a simple firmware upgrade necassary, or that mine was just faulty and if i get it replaced i'll be happy!!* See, when i first took a photo (on the highest res and quality) it seems *OK* (far from good) but then as it saves the picture it becomes pixalated, and when you view it later, its just very poor, also theres too much spotting, like the image has been sharpened too much. Im not expecting a digital camera in my phone, but something you can take decent snaps with!

Jilly,Oldham

I have the siemens SF65,I have had my phone for 5 weeks,everything was great with it,but in the last week,It has started freezing and when i turn the phone into camera mode nothing comes on the screen its just white then i have to turn my phone off then back on to reset it,any ideas why this is.... Thanks.

iain

Anyone who knows anything about the firmware for this phone please send me an email because ths phone would would kick as with some better features. thnx

abi

please could someone tell me how to download the photos onto youre computer? i also cant get games or ringtones from the o2 website

Kara Browne

i was wondering are you aloud to get ringtones on it, cos i am trying to down load ringtones but it wont? can any one help

Jan

Just bought the phone, downloaded phone manager onto my pc, connected it to the phone but it keeps saying no phone connected!! please can someone outhere help me??

Anonymous

the firmware can be got from this web site under the firmware link username xlaface password xlaface but i have no idea how to update the firmware comes with soom tools siemens dowload 1.26 anybody able to help ] version is 0234000417040000

Phil

can someone please help me, it wont let me play the games on it. Does anyone know anything i can do? It just comes up with the Java logo and saying esmertec at the top, please help.

Phil

can someone please help me, it wont let me play the games on it. Does anyone know anything i can do? Thanks Phil

lou

there is one main prob with this phone, i cnt recieve mms, i can send them! it just comes thru blank is anyone else experiencing this? or is it just me? im thinking of sending it off to see if there is something internally wrong with it.. help! xx

danny

i cant seem to be able to put my pictures from my phone onto my comp, its so annoying!!!!! does anyone know how to do it because i downloaded the mpm but it just says connect telephone!!!

Chris

After a week, I'm very pleased with the phone; stylish, light and well priced. Could've done with bluetooth and whatehaveyou, but it's not really a priority for me, and I didn't want to spend much. So far, it doesn't work reliably on Linux, but I'm talking to the software folks and there's stuff coming. I can't find this firmware update; I assume it's a myth. However, it would be good if it did, as you could probably get stuff like MP3 on there. If anyone knows anything about firmware, however, an email would be appreciated!

Lil' Mo

why can't I play .3gp or mp3 files on it?

ryan

i like it but its not that great really its missin alot of things like bluetooth,... it got a nice design but its not very good i cant get my mms to work it really anoying the usb cabel is bad the pics are quiet good but its so slow when u start it up i would consider not buying this phone could someone tell me how to fix my mms prblem it keeps saying error

Brijit

I was having trouble connecting my phone through USB to my computer, but this forum helped, thanks! :) If anyone else didnt see... someone advised to do this, and it worked for me.... disconnect the phone from usb, click start>run> the browse whichever drive has the setup CD in it, click extras, then the first folder, then setup... re-connect the phone and run Mobile Phone Manager

Marcel Wissing

I have the SF65, it works OK, The only thing that does not really work (well half) is the SIEMENS software (Mobile Phone Manager) also the SIMOCO siemens software works half and the mobiledit software as well, (if you want the software search with google) is there any other reliable software that works with this SF65 model (the only things I want to do is change the phonebook (to change the SIM phone book, the software from mobiledit and vissie works well) but the real address book I can hardly do by computer, Who knows good software for that. THe new firmware DOES NOT Exist! The photos are OK, but in the dark or semi dark the camera does no longer work, seems to me a firmware issue. Kind regards, Marcel.

Rendy

This phone is truly garbage, lack of features, battery is hard to take out, speaker is awful, ringtones is disaster, WAP is very slow, sms is UN-USER friendly, the only thing that looks good is the phone model (with the swivel stuff) but still, the picture is standard... I hate to say it, I wish I've never bought it at the first place... After using it for 2 months, I'm thinking of going back to the full o' fun nokia or incredible sound of Samsung...

DAVE

I really love the way the drivers DON'T WORK AT ALL with the SF65. It's the best ONE HUNDERED QUID i've ever spent. It's great to see, after spending SO much money, that my phone hasn't been detected by the software supplied by this multi-billion pound, multi-national corporation. And the web-site's usefulness is lamentable. Thanks Siemens, you're amazing!!!

rory

i have put a deposit dwn on this fone it looks realy realy cool and have herd camera is gr8 but also herd it is rubbish ? ? ? wich 1 is true ? ? ? how many numbers can u store and can u txt without predictive text ? ? ? plz email me RORY

eddie

The people that say that there is a firmware update are lying i sent my phone back for a firmware update and it came back wit the same version as it had there is no firmware hence the reason it has not apeared on the net. The phone is a cracker and works very well no texting issues at all just thought i would share the fact that i doubt very much there will ever be a firmware for this phone that does what people say it does if not prove me wrong

matt

hey, i am seriously considering this fone to buy! its looks gr8, has a gr8 price and camara! its just i wud lyk to no a few things! How many txt messages can be saved, how fast does the camara capture and save the picture and are real ringtones anygd on it?? Thnx for help!

ryan

Its a great phone but it there a firmware upgrade for it, or is it a myth.

michaelfun

Do not get the white colour casing! it turns yellowish after a night in a disco! I take that as caused by the smoke inisde the discos. So, clubbers beware! I am dumping this phone as I had got a Nokia 6021, without a cam(I dont need it, anyway), transferring and backing up of data have been so much easier. Just my comments

BEN

can someone tell me how to add my own words on predictive texts!!! please help

bec

hiya .. how do you get pictures on to your comp plez help me !!!! :):):) emaill me bk!!! x

mike

firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware firmware where can i get it???firmware u can get video on it is it true?

Riley

Im thinking about getting this phone, it looks so cool! But I have had Siemens in the past and you have to confirm switch on, is this the same for this phone because that is so annoying!?! Please answer my question

elfine

My comment is this little gem, is demon in disguise. I can send photos, cant receive them, just get a blank mms. its slow when you are texting, my phone switches itself of if anyone phones me, it freezes as well. inbox box holds about 10 texts, before memory is full.Need i go on.. does take good photos and I have managed to use the infra red on the phone and transfered photos on to the pc.. Open to advise or offers on the phone..

alan

Hi, Re the USB cable. Firstly uninstall the mobile phone manager and unhook the cable. Next insert the software cd, right click on the cd drive and click explore. Look through the folders on the disk until you find the drivers for your os. Double click the setup file for the drivers to install. Once this is done, restart your pc and plug in the cable. Windows should recognise the new hardware and locate the driver that you have just installed. At this point the power light on the cable turns on. Next install mobile phone manager and it should be plain sailing. Personaly I don't bother with the mpm program itself, I just use the "explore siemens" folder that is created in windows explorer and then just drag and drop items from pc to phone and vice versa. Cheers.

Anonymous

I was just womdering i might buy this for my daugther, is it fiddley to use or is it easy.

michaelfun

Hi all, I jus got this phone for a week, and it has been easy. Too Easy, in fact. Just that I don�t like some features-"a lacking in controls", compared with my previous phone, a Nokia. So in any case whereby a Nokia users switching to Siemens, you might like to take note on these, as listed: 1 Phonebook � It has function on copy contacts from SIM card(phonebook), to phone memory(addressbook), but not vice versa-sad case � You cant �group� your contacts if you are using SIM card memory(phonebook), unless u switch the Default Book to the phone memory(addressbook)-another sad case � You can only see the contacts by Namelist only, anything more, your have to click on more buttons; unlike Nokia phones which has a choice of how you want your contacts to be shown, e.g. large fonts, namelist or name, number, etc. 2 Call Records � No issue 3 Surf and Fun � No issue- I don�t play much games, though it will be good if there are more, preloaded games. 4 Organiser(calendar) � Some inconvenience, but not a big issue. Too many steps. 5 Messages � Not a big issue but it could be better, smarter and faster, comparing with Nokia sms. 6 IRDA � Not really tested yet, just explored briefly, but it doesn�t seem to be of any stronger or easier, if not weaker. 7 Extras � Alarm clock i. Good for it enables you to set 3 alarms � Calculator i. Lame and primitive as it don�t offer decimal point ability. 8 My Stuff � Pictures Album i. No big issue but well, some of the graphics(Gif file) could not be used as Wallpaper, so I wonder what is the use of preloading it. � Sound Album i. No big issue. The choices are pretty wide, but not many are appealing melodies. 9 Setup � Profile i. Lacking in flexibilities and customized adjustments � Ringtone i. As covered, in Sound Album ii. It offers Ascending Tone ringing, ONLY. iii. I don�t seem to find a way to switch off, or change the start up melody, whenever u on the mobile phone. � Display i. As covered, in Pictures Album � Call Setup i. No big issue as it doesn�t off much � Time/ Date i. No big issue, normal � Security i. No big issue as I don�t fancy playing with security codes of my phone, so no comment. � Network i. No big issue, no comment � Camera i. It offers a rotating screen, but it doesn�t allow self- taking pics of yourself using that as a viewer. The rotating is just for stylish sake. That rotating function really misled me.

Gareth

bought this phone about 6 weeks ago and I still cant get it to work with mobile phone manager! Software installs ok but it just wont recognise my phone, can anyone help? maybe I'm doing something really stupid or my phone is crap. Don't get me wrong it takes great photos but I got nowhere to store them all! so please if you can get me to a site that explains it all, talk me through it, or let me knoew where to get a new (or better) usb cable, please let me know....Thx!

Jason

Just got this phone. It`s a real bargin paid �79.99, (it looks about �200.00 worth!) Got it in the Polar White colour, (has attracted a lot of comments from people who have seen it on my desk at work!) I have not had any probs with MMS sending pics, (remember you may need to set that up with your network provider.) Have found it very easy to use. No video or bluetooth feature, but hey it`s �80 quid! Have set it up with my PC & downloaded good quality images from the camera. You should seriously consider this phone!

robert piggott

i have had a problem downloading games an when i do it makes d other games not work ne1 else had this. ne1 no how to solve it. luckely im getting it replaced tomoz bt dat might nt work. ne 1 no where u can download free games, ringtones etc. thanx contact me at [email protected]

Toni

I had this phone, the PC link up did not work 4 me and the WAP default file have disappered, so i can not use them. But over all i enjoyed it until i took it back to the shop.

Gemma

hi i just bought this phone today and its pretty good. but it there anyway you can change that msg tone? and also is there anyway you can change the ringtone from gradually getting louder to a constant volume. its quite annoyin. ive read a lot of negative feedback but in my opinion the phone is good for what it is and i think the cameras better than the o2 x3 (my last phone)

adeleaik

I have used nokia 6670 before, once you have the fone, you wont think of getting any other fone. But i just gotta SF65, seen alot of negative comments on the fone. What i can say is, its a very simple fone to use. Of coz,cant be compared to nokia 6670. but it is still a fab fone! Mine's a white one. Simply stylish & elegant. No video & MP3, camera ok only, not really that clear. But not much of exploring to do for this fone. Yes, the battery is real difficult to get out, mine flew out when i used too much force.. 10/10 for the external. 5/10 for the functions. But if you like it, it simply gets 10/10 for everything.

kimi

1.Does it support playback of video files(3gp or something else)? 2.And am i avelable(can i recive calls) when in camera mode?

alan

Hi, Bought this a few days ago for �79.99 on O2 prepay and am seriously impressed. Love the form and usability. Managed to get wap, email and mms working no problem, just a case of changing the settings. Data cable works fine for transfer to pc. Menus are a bit dull, but I personaly quite like it that way! Camera is good outdoors but poor indoors as with many mp phones. Absolute Bargain. Phone is good. People who can't get gprs and wap etc working need to get their settings from their provider and check their mms settings, wap gateway settings and also their access point etc. Nothing bad to say about this phone. If you have a few hundred to spend there is far better but sub �100 it's just about unbeatable (though O2 XM comes close).

Harry

most of the people are right this phone is rubish.The gprs doesnt work u cant send photos .the lady in the shop said that u can send pictures from ur phone to ur p.c it was a load of rubish i hate this phone but the siemens sl65 is a really good phone thats the one i have now

P-DOWG

DONT GET THIS PHONE!! The problems with theis phone just doesn't end, i recieved one from a family member for my birthday. To begin with picturing messages and mms messages failed to work. Then GPRS and Wap were also unavailable. I was angry with this but put up with it for the time being, then a month later it stopped working all together and just blacked out. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

is it a good phone and a good camera ?

John Lush

I'm thinking of getting this phone - just wondering about MP3s - someone said that they got a firmware update to get them - and also how many texts can this phone hold? Is it SIM dependent, or is the 20MB shared memory part of it? Cheers for all your reviews guys - it's made me a bit cautious about getting this phone, and depending on the answers to the above, I may get it.

Kenny Ellaway

This phone is great! To reply to others on here, there is no video recording facility, nor is there a problem with the screen. The 1.3 mega pixel camera claim does not apply to the screen, it applys to the quality at which the camera takes the photo. On the screen it wont look so hot, but hook it up to a pc or print out the photos and you'll notice a difference. I love this phone but the twisty screen often makes it feel delicate.

Alex

Please somebody tell me how to get video on this phone thanks so much

Srbija

Can texting problem be fixed?

mandy

iv had 3 phones in 2 months and there is a problem receiving photos sent from other phones some will show up as a blank screen saying error. if u send and receive photos i wouldnt advise this phone, siemans know of the problem. IV JUST SWAPPED MINE FOR MOTOROLA V635

chris key

i have this phone and i think it is brilliant. i am a bit disappointed by the lack of blue tooth and video recording, but it does have infre red. also does anyone know how to set up the mms as i cant send pictures. please email me at [email protected] if you know how to, thnx

ste Hunnisett

How can you use an animation for your screensaver ? how do you put your screensaver on ?

salis

please someone help me.. I just get dis mobile for 2 days. but there was something wrong with my camera.. coz the pic i take was not clear like what it says. gosh! i really get dissapointed. anyone knows why? and about the handsfree.. i think it didnt work in my mobile. help me.. please contact me at [email protected] thanks

sammy

i liv da style of it. even dough dare arent much good features lik blutooth an mp3 players an stuff lik dat. stil, its a good fone.

incapabilis

This mobile was not developed by Siemens but by an 3rd party design house. This is why it was produced in Hungary (Flextronics).

Jamie hill

Can i transfa music on to my phone from the pc..can i watch movies and orda movies to my phone

MLAOUHI Abdessalem

the CD selled with the phone SF65 to install the MPM on computer is not available. to download the MPM appropried to SF65 with is 114 mg, we have to wait about 8 hours, and finaly we can't open it bz it is't completely downloaded. Is it possible that Siemens prepared an CD specially for SF65 tks Other remarks : the SF65 is a new model but it is't equiped with video recorder. Does this acceptable and normal ? !!!!

MLAOUHI Abdessalem

the CD selled with the phone SF65 to install the MPM on computer is not available. to download the MPM appropried to SF65 with is 114 mg, we have to wait about 8 hours, and finaly we can't open it bz it is't completely downloaded. Is it possible that Siemens prepared an CD specially for SF65 tks

Shiela

Well,when I purchased my phone it came with a cd and also a usb cable.I had to install the software first and then connected the phone to the computer by using the USB cable.You must make sure the switch is on.A Green light should indicate whether it is on. And you configure your connection settings which is located on your MPM (Mobile Phone Manager).

hasti

i buy this mobile .but i don t notice on it when i buy it.when i open it see that made in hungary.is there any problem?beacuase seimens models are made in germany? please reply my guestion?

john

i bought this phone and its amazing im never gonna listen to other peoples views again because i was weary of buying it due to what people said about it but its amazing so i reccomend you dont listen to other people!

Glen

I got my SF65 for about a month or so... but I had a problem when my friend send me an MMS but when I tried opening it said "picture decompression error" but when I tried sending the pic to another friend's hp a nokia 7200 he could see the pic... cn anyone help me i seriously want to put the pic as my wallpaper. thanks

Gary

could some1 please tell me were 2 get the firmware upgrade and how much it is. i would be really grateful thanks. email me @ [email protected]. thanks!

steph

i bought the sf65 today and am very pleased with it. love the way it looks and feels, very happy with the camera, which is great for a phone. i'm not a particularly fast texter, so haven't had any problems with that. for those of you that want to take it back because you are finding it hard to text with, if you give it a while, you'll likely get used to using it and be able to text just as fast as you could on any other phone. only problems i have had was connecting it to my pc via a usb cable, until i discovered the answer was right in front of me. i can't guarantee this will work for anyone else, but it did for me: go to 'my computer', then go to your cd-rom drive with the setup disk in it. right click and select 'open'. then go to 'extras', then 'usb driver', and double click 'setup'. this should take only a couple of minutes. after you have set up the usb driver, reconnect your phone to the pc, and try opening mobile phone manager again. hope this helps xx

kunal

da phone is really good but just wanted 2 now how 2 use da infrared and how how do u connect da phone 2 da computer cause whenever i do it says phone not connected.... please someone help me

Pdan

I can't send data of irDA(MA-660) to sf65 . I install driver irDA but I cant't setup this whit sf65 . Please Help me.

Simon

Yes I need software Firestar, do you have any idea how to get software, and especially where to get it? :) What can you do with java? thx 4 your reaction!

jimbo

took it back to the shop today. really poor phone considering it looks good. nightmare to text with and the camera is poor and blurred. very dissappointed

Firestar

Simon: can you put in java applications on the phone with the infrarred? Do you need any software?

lucy

i bought this phone on friday..and i must say its terrible! i'm actually going to bring it back tomorrow its that bad.excellant camera but thats about it! no bluetooth or outer screen. awful to text on, takes about 10 minutes to send a message or add a contact. it looks good but thats as far as it goes

denise white

please could you tell me if i can transfer my photos onto the pc and how?

jamie

i boght this phone yestarday and what a dissappointment.firstly it took me about 10 minutes to put in 3 contacts coz there is soooo many things u have 2 do and as people have already said it is terrible for fast texters like me. and i swear that only having it and trying it out for a half hour that my blood pressure quadruppled and as u have probably guessed i took it back straight away and swapped it for a sagem my z-55. even though it is a sagem (lol) it is very nice (check the reviews on this site!)

Simon

Well I have tested the DCA-540 but this is not working. I have now a Infra red device and this is working well, finally! :) The service from siemens lacks. Goodluck!

Simon

Joe, wich USB cable do you have? Maybe it is the cable that causes our problem? There is also a DCA-540, on some sites this cable was advised. I have phoned siemens but they haven't give me a good answer... :(

Simon

Well I have bought my SF65 today and have also bought a DCA-510 cable, to be able to transfer photos from my SF65 to my pc. The problem is that my SF65 is not being detected in the mobile-phone manager. OS: WinXP Cables were conected well. I had the same problem with another pc on which windows 98 SE was installed. Any ideas please? Thnx already!

SuKi

I've just bought this phone today and I've already had some problems with it, not very pleased at all!! So far the screen has frozen on me like it has done for others, texting is so slow it makes me want to stop..I thought that this would be a nice phone to have considering my Sony Ericsson K500i has gone faulty on me too but what a huge disappointment, battery's died down on me in 2 hrs with just making 2 calls! This phone is going back to the shop tomorrow!! I've had enough of it already!!

Joe

Hi, if anyone has the phone and uses the USB cable that is supplyed to link up to there computer and it is working could you please tell me step by step how to do it?? I have installed all the software that came with it however when i plug the USB cable in and open up the software it says my phone is not there..... Feedback: I am very please with the phone great cammera and suits my needs.

TonyL

I'm thinking of buying this phone. Where can i get the firmware upgrades to make it a bit better?

john

the siemens sf65 does have a video recorder on it, but to get that you have to unlock it by upgrading it.

john

the siemens sf65 phone is a very good phone, unfortunately if your use to texting people very quickly and ur not patient then this isn't ur phone, (how many times have people said that line already lol)...anyways its very stylish and easy to you but the way the icons are layed out does look a little dull but apart from that its a very good phone if u get it upgraded to ur standards! =)

Sarah

Good Points Looks great and really smart conversion into a camera. Some good features such as auto scrolling text message and simple to use. Bad Points No view window on front of the phone so you can't see who is ringing or whether you have a text/miss call etc.. without opening it. Picture quality isn�t that great. No video option. Graphics are very poor, as are the ringtones. General Comments I�ve had my phone for 3 days and I'm taking it back to the shop tomorrow! I'm very disappointed with the SF65, it promises loads but in my opinion fails to deliver. If you want a basic camera phone which looks smart (or to match your i-pod!) then the SF65 will suit, however I'll be looking elsewhere for better features - such as bluetooth, MP3, video and ringtones.

Siemens

This phone is slow! slow, slow, slow! It's at least 5 words behind when I am writing a text. Like I am on word five of a text and it is still spelling the first word on screen. The screen freezes and when you put the phone on silent, the only way of turning vibrate off is to to go into 6 (yes 6!) different menu options and questions, before you can turn it off and get back to the main screen. I have only had this phone for 5 days and there is a return sticker in the post for me already, to send it back. I never complain, ever, but this phone infuriated me so much that I just had to!

Jack

The phone is great , it looks good but the features are poor the phone doesn't come with what is now expected , mp3 player etc. Does anyone know where i can get the firmware update ??? It would make the phone so much better with it .

IcEcUbE

To HunnyBunny: yes, you can

Firestar

It has a really good camera but I dunno how to update his firmware, somebody can answer me?Thanks

IcEcUbE

How do I update the firmware of the phone?

Anonymous

This phone is great but does anyone no where i can get the firmware software to enable video capture ??

HunnyBunny

On the o2 advertisment it said the phone can hold 900 pictures, is this true? Also can someone tell me the maximum number of text messages the phone can store?

kerri

can you change this phone so you dont hav 2 use predictivee tect all the time?????

willy

hi, i have been hearing about firmware updates to this phone, where can i get them?

mash

hey, having just bought the phone yesterday its kinda a mix bag. whereas it looks gr8, with a gd camera however the menu is uninspiring and txt is slow. where can u get this firware update to make ten second videos and play mp3?

John

On the internet this phone has had alot of criticism , which made me cautious of purchasing the phone , however once purchasing the phone i was surprised about how good the phone actually is , the camera is amazing 1.3 megapixel and a flash , which is very effective and rare on mobile phones . The phone looks amazing , which is the first thing you realize the flip feature to operate the camera is both pratical and looks good.The style of the phone is great as it means it looks like a camera as well as the phone it is meant to be. For �100 this phone is amazing value for money , it has everything that you need in a phone and for �100 it is the cheapest megapixel camera on the market at the moment being �50 cheaper then its nearest competitor . The phone is simple to use and you easily get used to the layout . overall i would give this phone 8/10 , and i don't think 8/10 is bad for a megapixel camera phone .

andi upgrade

had this phone now for 3 months done 3 firmware upgrades done my 4th on fri and OMG i have full abilitys on mp3 and wav the basic formats that are well known ie amr is by sony and cant be used. plus it has a short video life now of 10 seconds a film brill! i upgraded the firmware to show no voda signs and the flex upgraded it upto videos and better ringtones tho polyphonics have lessend a little in clarity and clearness. this is a pause between moving into camera mode. overall my phone now rocks ive gone from not pleased to hell pleased

Taxation

i like this phone,it is small, not too girly looking, has good pictures, but when i read the spec of it on the car phone warehouse web site it said that it had video capability,so i bought it just before i went on holiday for 2 weeks, got back to it and realised that there was no video and the data cable wont work cos it just says that there is no phone connected, and i cant return it no cos it has gone past the return date, but apart from those issues it is a very smart phone and it is "gangster" as my brother said and it has a certain x factor that other phones dont have cos of the flipping and then spinning screen is is kl, i would recomend this phone to anyone that likes images and looks, but not to people that want it for mp3 and video,get an mp3 player for songs and a cam corder for videos u stingy g*ts, in all this phone is a good buy and gets 8.5-10

SC

i only have 14 messages in my inbox and it says the memory is already full! is this right? i dont want to have to keep deleting them. can i fix it? plz help. thanks.

Julien

Eva: Sure. The transfer via infrared works just like between two computers, no additional software nor driver.

eva

Hey! can we transfer those pictures to comp using infrared?

Lui L'Erario

SF65? HOW COOL. Upgraded to SF65 on friday...took it back Saturday!! I have had (4 different) Siemens phones over last 4 years but was hugely disappointed with this one. Not fussed about mp3 or videoing etc, but not being able to overide predictive txt as your preference and it's illogical menus is inexcusable. In this respect, siemens has gone backwards as that's why i've always liked their phones. Got Motorola V3 on Sunday! Very pleased with it...the phone the SF65 should have been.

Kate

this phone is stylish but really its just a novelty- it takes ages to text, holds hardly any messeges and has a v small memory. the camera is really good quality tho if thats what your getting the phone for... but if your looking for a actual good mobile i would find something with a bigger memory.

Julien

Charlotte: It holds about 20Mb of shared mem for pics and other stuff and no, it can't record video. I have a maybe silly question: Did someone find out how to set profiles up? I mean, I just would like to enable vibrator in loud env and not in normal one and just can't get it working... By the way the IrDA is very nice as no driver of any kind required to link to PC for transfers nor modem.

shenna

the siemens sf65 is the first phone i have ever had so i don't know much about this phone but i do know that it should not be shutting down on it's own even in the middle of conversation plus I have only had this phone for about month and i omy use it when i am away from home.The t-mobile repersentive says it could be battery so they will send me a new battery under warranty so lets wait and see what happens.

martin

i think this fone is very stylish and has a lot of really gd features and the pic quality is fantastic but there is only one question does it do video recording because i read some places that it has it and some it doesnt so i dont know because i might be getting this fone on wednesday

Emily

I was wondering that aswell Charlotte! lol if anyone could help it would be very well helpful lol! thanks!

Charlotte

I think that the phone looks really nice and I have read some good and bad reviews whilst doing some research. I would just like to ask those of you who already have the phone: Can it hold a lot of photos? and Does it have video recording capabilities as in some places it says it does and some it doesn't? Thank-you!

becki

It looks like a VERY stylish phone, however does lack in some features. I have the 6230 which is GREAT! and i'm getting the Siemens SF65, which i think may let me down (since i already have such a GREAT phone!). However, camera will probably be better asd it can zoom in and the 6230 can't, ( though i know the 6230i, can!)

Janus not anus

i think the SF65 is a cool phone, I really like the fact that the hinge rotates and everything. My mate Emily is getting this phone soon so I cant wait to hava look @ it lol... lataz

Simon

I have one question for the people who are complaining about the lack of features. When shopping for a phone, do you shop with your eyes closed? Do you not read up on the product your going to buy? Obviously the ones that are complaining are impulse buyers and its your own fault. The phone is perfectly fine, its just the people that lack important features, like the ability to research a product and purchase responsbibly

katie

can you put your pictures you take on the computer to print? some one please help if you can!

Big Di_k Guy

To Katt: You said that sf65 screen is small. Do you know it size in inches? Tks

Ravi Sandhu

Really people!! this phone is the worse phone i've ever come across since my last siemens phone! Siemens are rubbish at makinhg phones. They don't do anything and are just too basic. I.. I.. I hate it...

Katt

I got the new Siemens SF65 today, I really liked the look of the phone and it was about time I "upgraded" from my Sharp GX30, which I thought was funny. When I got the phone I was saddened by it's features, I knew what I was letting myself in for, having no video and a small screen and no external screen. In the end it just wasn't the phone for me, coming from having a phone such as the Sharp GX30, I guess nothing will live up to it's standards ;-)

Mark

Well, it's been three days now with the phone and unfortunately my opinion is slowly starting to change on the Siemens SF65. Firstly, i have a faulty handset. When i put the camera in portrait mode instead of landscape, when i zoom in, rather than the image zoomin in stages the camera zooms in the whole 4x and wont zoom out. Then when i try and take a picture it wont work. No buttons will work and even when twisting the screen back into phone position the camera is still active - which it shouldnt be. The only way to rectify the problem is to close the phone which then turns the handset off and it wont turn back on unless the battery is removed. Also the texting speed is slowing down - it was responsive, but now i have to wait for words to catch up with me and as some one else said in order to write a word not in the dictionary, you have to flip between T9 and ABC mode. Very frustrating. On a few occasions the phone has crashed also. Not good. I know i said people are whinging and i am now doing the same - which is slightly contradictive but i did say i was going to let you all no how i got on with the phone as i got to use it more. I am taking mine back for a replacement leter this week. Mark.

hpuser

also, like what the other person have said. the very sad thing bout this phone is u cant add words to the dictionary memory. u hafta alternate btwn T9 n abc usage if u wanna type things like u, hafta, needa etc.

hpuser

i got the phone too. great desgin but the feautures are abit lacking. does anyone knows how much is the messages memory? i seem to be able to only contain 30msges in the inbox. unless i move some to the archives, i cldnt receive more msges. any help?

ibo

Mark is the only person who writes a good review!!!

Mark

Got this phone today in the 'onyx black' colour and i must say i'm really impressed. Because no one has bothered writing a decent review of it only whingin about it, i will list the good and bad points from what i have found. Good Points. + Looks great, the phone has a glossy finish and looks expensive and unlike any other phone at the moment. + Camera is great - pictures look great on screen and the twisty screen compliments the camera perfectly. Siemens have really done well implementing this feature. + Screen quality is very good, looks much brighter than a samsung i have to say - and believe me i no phones. + Keypad is really good - looks simplistic, easy to use and very comfortable to work with. Also the backlight is decent enough. + Good ammount of memory - enough for all your high quality pictures, screensavers, ring tones etc. + The phone comes with a data cable, which is a great thing these days as phones hardly ever come with one. But it is a little pointless as the phone has no MP3 player to transfer songs etc. - But you should know that already if your interested in buying the phone, right? + The phone has infa-red which makes up for the lack of bluetooth. It is annoying me how i keep reading people moanin about the phone not having bluetooth - well whats the problem when the infa-red is a suitable replacement? So what if your cant sit so many metres away from the person with another phone. I have succesfully transfered and recieved images from my sisters Samsung D500 and my brand new Siemens! - Messaging is simple but may take a while to get used to (all you nokia lovers!), once mastered however it becomes simple enough and speedy response. - Phone is very quick at scrolling through pictures, images, navigation around Bad Points. - OK so the phone has no bluetooth, MP3 Player etc. So stop moaning and get a phone that has one. - Yes the phone has no external screen which is a problem to some but once again if it will bother you - then look for a different phone. - The wallpapers pre-installed on the handset are a bit of a letdown. They compliment the phone well but there's no sunset or flower bed images which show the phones screen off. However - this is a small bad point as the data cable rectifys the problem allowing you to trasnfer any image you want to the hadnset! Problem solved. - The black version of the phone (i have this version) picks up finger prints too easily making the phone lose its sheek finish. Whether this is the same in the white version i dont know. A quick wipe over though and there you go. - The phone has no video function - but all video on phones is rubbish and anyone who says otherwise is lying. (Apart from the o2X3 lol.) Thats all i can think of really from what i have seen so far. Because i've only had the phone a day i cant really say whether the phone is good or bad as a definite. However, from what i have seen i am pleased i picked this phone over the Nokia 6170 which i was contemplating. I am unsure about things such as WAP etc but once i am in the know i will let you no. Hope this helped! Thanks.

donna d

i jus got the fone da weekend and love it. its not to complicated like some others. the camera is great, i love the way it looks like a camera when twisted around. Also i didnt pay silly amounts for mine, i got it on o2 wiv �10 cred for �110 but im on voda was gonna get it unlocked but no need already takes any network. does'nt bother me that it has no outer screen. still looks classy. i love my new fone.

sumair

will this phone work in the US, if its unlocked?

fasha

I use to carry nokia and sony erricsson. thought this siemen look cool but as what i read it was a big dissapointment. Can anyone tell me how to remove the battery??? i never had such difficulty removing a battery before until i have this siemen. please please anyone tell me how!!

Gio

Nice phone, I got black colour and is great. WAP is working excellent, I dowload JAVA aplications and perfect. Camera 1.3 Mpixel, normal to what is in the market.

willis

well, i got this less than a month ago, june the 1st, i saw the add on the tv, looks amazing, no doubs, but really, the wap.... non existant, my camera decides when it wants to work, no real music and its very very very very basic, i chose it instead of the d500, but now i think the new sony ericsson with 2 mega pixel is the best!!

B

I also got this phone yesterday because it looked so cool. What a disappointment! It is so basic. Seems to me that it's great to look at but really poor features, except for the camera. I'm taking it back!!! Very disappointed. I'm going back to the

Karen

I got this phone on a 12 month contract from voda. I thought it looked liek a cool phone but it is seriously cr@p. You cant add word to the dictionary and if you dont use predictive text then it is soooo slow. Easily the worst phone i have ever had! Have read on here that the pic quality is good. Anyone that says that has a different phone from the one i have. I find the quality really poor. Have only had it 3 weeks and complained to voda so am getting a samsung D500 now. Pic quality on that much better. I would not recommend getting this phone. Very dissapointed with it!!!!!!!

c

Alright phone, it has a cool design at least.

new bb

i hear it gt wav supported is tt true?

Bpy

Dis phone re really gettin 2much 4 me 2 know which 1 2 choose from. keep it up ur limit is far beyond d sky. i got 2 get dis phone in 2 weeks.

Kim Bree

I bought this phone on a contract so now im stuck with it for 18 months. The look of this phone is amazing ans the swivel clamshell design is classy. What annoys me is the way you cant add words to the sms dictionary!! Also there are currently no games to downlaod for the phone... And you can only assign pictures and ringtones to groups and not individual people. The camera is good - though not subtle so you cant take sneaky pictures. I wasnt annoyed about it not haveing an MP3 player as i already have one of my own and a phone isnt about music anyway!! I dont know if anyone else had this problem, but i found my phone wouldn't charge.... (the accesory is not compatable please unplug) thats what the phone said to me. However, i had used the charger before and it had worked. Today i just left the charger plugged in and it started to charge. I heard that new phone batteries are hard for the phone to charge. If you had this problem try leaving the charger plugged in for a while. If you want a state of the art everything phone then dont go for this. But if you can get it on a decent contract go for it - thats what i did - an internet deal with vodafone - �20 a month for 125 minutes and 250 texts - �40 in shops. This phone is not value for money if you buy it at its full price though. Great look - no amazing technical features but it works for me who had a crappy 3210 for about 3 years.. so im happy. If you want to do much more than phone, text and take some good quality pictures then get another phone. Siemens isnt as big and as specialized as nokia and sharp etc. so this is an ealry model and attempt at a cool phone and they have got the style perfect unlike a lot of nokia phones. Unlike nokia siemens have made a classy phone in the SF65 not an everything included at an affordable and acceptable price. Contract is definately the way to go if you buy this phone. Plus all your friends will think your phone is classy. Dont go for a samsung D500 though - everyone is getting them its sad....

kay

all in all i think this fone is naf just wish id have read all this reports before buyin it.worst of it is im on contract.anyone thinkin of buyin this fone please dont bother,VERY VERY nice looking and really good picture quality but you cant download poli ringtones you cant download games although it says you can,oh and dont go with voda fone there naf to dont do anything you ask them to

kay

im getting REALLY fed up of this phone.the email doesnt work the mms dont work and the IRDA only works when it wants to.This is more a camera then a mobile phone, i have to admit the picture quality is BRILLIANT and i cant fault that but the rest of the fone pffft useless.

dale singleton

i like the design but i want to no if it has a vidio camera on it

lisa

love da fone man it is sooooo jazzy it rocks it iz sooooooooooo coooooool man da way it twists wanna no wot ba ba ba ba ba im lovin it

Willson Parker

This phone has recently been released in UK but is too pricey!!! something like 400$! Vodafone dropped it down to 280 when i asked them but thats still way too expensive. Please remember that this phone was probably released just to be a digital camera and a phone. Best regards. Contact me...

Anonymous

Too expensive for what this Siemens phone has to offer.

h

justgot it one day ago its really rubbish im taking it back now

Maria

Can I remove the operator's logo from my display for siemens SF65?

VBScab

Biggest disappointments: - Cannot assign ringtones to individuals - Cannot assign photos to address/phonebook entries! My throwaway VK30 does both of these things and cost a FRACTION that this pile of cr@p does. Avoid!

h

i just received this phone as an upgrade. slow, poor quality screen, just everything as described in the reviews. this phone is going back!

blair

very dissapointed looks great but has very basic functions. the nokia 6230 far outways this model so much for the upgrade! I am sending it back

florrie

I'm disappointed. It looks like such an amazing phone with high technology yet it has no bluetooth or mp3? Also has anyone seen it in black anywhere? I can only seem to find it in white.

niki

Well, i have used nokia phones all my life and i just saw d phone on d net and ordered it. Wish i read the reviews first. Hope i havent made a mistake. Does d infrared work properly???

Hector

Looks cool...but the Sony Ericsson s700i is an excels way above this offering. The K750i due out soon has a 2mp camera, bring it on Sony

Sarah

This phone looks rele cool but Im rele worried now peeps having been saying its rubbish. I think its cool though! Well the look! Can you put the photos onto the pc?

Anonymous

it's soooo annoying that u cannot add words to the dictionary!!!! and it should have had a videocamera and mp3

ClareXxX

hey peepz! well i want a new phone for ma b'day n i av to say diz lookz like da best phone i av eva sin n OMG it is white!!!!! BUT the problems that people are having with it are putting me off and it seems very pricey for what you get! also the layout inside seems a bit naff!

Kate

It stores text messages in random order and not by the name of the person that sent it... very annoying! It stores them showing the 1st few words of the text. Not handy when you need to refer back to a previous message. You cannot add words to the dictionary either which I find very frustrating. Also the white plastic looks cheap. It's gotta go I'm afraid folks...think I'll exchange for a Samsung E720.

melissa

just bought mine 4 days ago....disppointed!!! 1) that standby keys shows menu and mms. mms cannot be changed. its default. 2) volume not loud enough 3) plastic easily scratched and no protective case provided.

Ma'en

who said no infrared or usb please check the specifictions

bao2

hi,i jus wanna find out if the reception of this phone is good??cos i use the phone to chat a lot so having clear reception is impt..i really love the design but dont know if i shld buy..thanks for any replies

kjellsen

No bluetooth / no infrared / no USB port / no memory stick ... How is it possible to transfer pictures to PC ?

Nats

This phone has recently been released in UK but is too pricey!!! something like �320! Vodafone dropped it down to 280 when i asked them but thats still way too expensive. Please remember that this phone was probably released just to be a digital camera and a phone. I dnt think they were concentrating on MP3 and bluetooth or the sound quality. After reading the review though i am not sure if i am going to purchase this phone. I also dont like the idea of paying out just to be able to tranfer pics to PC. Has this phone got a memory stick i can take to boots or put in my photo printer? Or can anyone recommend a phone tht does?? I would love a phone with MP3(optional), games, good ringtones,video and still camera,and the opportunity to develop camera pics into real pics. Anyone know a phone tht does this or is close too this? thx

lacrevette

hi, im really attracted to this phone. I know it's got no bluetooth, no mp3, nor expandable memory. I can bear with all of this. But i've never used siemens and don't know of anyone who has it. Is Siemens reliable? Thanks for your feedback!

jos mathew

SF65 is a good phone. But lack of Bluetooth is anachronic

gayle

can anyone give me the settings for the mms o2 genie sim card, i need it to set mms up but cant find it anywhere

PaulWetherhill

if anyone has found out how to transfer AMR files to the phone or transfer sound files over 50kb please email me, or send me a http:// address of a site which will help. cheers, hope my review below helps.

Paul Wetherhill

I have just got this phone and im semi-happy with it. The camera is good, a standard 1.3 megapixel option, and the flash is fine. The phone menus are slow when moving the keys and selecting things. the t9 text predictions is good. the screen resolution is really good. when transferring files from the phone you must use IRda and this takes a long time if you have a lot of photos to transfer. the phone comes with the software on a CD. the phones memory capacity is only 18mb. if you want to put new ringtones on the phone if they are over 50kb they will not work. contrary to the specs this phone does not support AMR files. you can only have 'real' tones by converting mp3's to ARD files *and trying to keep them under 50kb. the speaker is very quiet when the phone rings. midi files are very quiet and sound different to what they do on other phones such as the d500 or the 6600 they sound more computerised.

Anonymous

This Phone Is A Copy Of The Philips Phone The Design Isn't At All Original Siemens Has lousy quality screen compared to brands like sony ericssion nokia samsung etc

jesica

has this phone got video capture/playback?

Anonymous

No bluetooth, not tri-band !

Kessie

does it have tri-band? essential for frequent travellers!

aldoooooooooo

does it have bluetooth, if not what is the point cos bluetooth is the best thing since pizza hut. it saves you so much money and it can be loadsa fun.

gaz

how much does the SF65 cost...and were can i order it from first

yum

jus to check does this phone has Alarm setting function??! alarm in fone is a must to mi!!

james mallett

has any1 else had a problem with the sms menu dissapearing, i do not have an option to send sms mesages this is the second phone i have had with this. The technical support line does not know whats wrong does ne1 have ne ideas. is it my service provider or the phone?

Bob Budafugo

this fone is off the hizzie y'all! i dig it like a fat kid dig cake!!! peace out, homies!

Fay

I love this phone i think it looks really gr8 coz it lookz a bit like a ipod in the colouring and all , i am getting a apple mac and an ipod 4 my bday so ill probli ask for one of these 2! p>S im nOT oF THoSE riTch people!

sara

DOES the sf65 have mp3 ??

yum

hi everyone! i jus came across this beauty gloss in singapore! i'm totally excited in getting it! however i was told tt siemens machanism isnt tt stable. it will start to hang after a yr or so.. is this true? my fren say more of siemens mobile users she knows feed back. And is the SF65 software stabled in singapore yet? is it worth buying? i'm so attracted to it's stylish and glossy appearance! pls help~

Gus

I've used this it' very good one of the best siemens ever made and it looks nothing like a philips and it's a shame it's not been released here in Ireland as i would jump at chance of getting one.

Alex

After looking at the review, better to buy the Philips 760 as its mainly based on the Philips menu. Looks not bad so will definately go for the Philips. How much?

OKo ne

This 64 polyphonic phone is too pricy to compete with Samsung sound. I have had 4 Samsung's all of which survived alot of Bartending (including the watery icebucket at the end of the night). I don't find this Joint venture amusing as I hardly equate Phillips with good sound besides something in a mechanics tool box. I really can't take the risk of purchasing another Siemens phone. THe sound quality depreciates my life. I did, however, appreciate my carrier setting me up with a cheap CF62T within 15 min. and getting me out the door. It was after I lost another Samsung to the ocean overseas. I appreciate your design and artistic concious, but I really want great sound! I'm a musician.

beat

Tried it in a shop in UK, mainly to test the camera. It is supposed to have a flash for photograpy. The flash was strange, not firing when taking stills, but worked more like a lamp that would illuminate the subject before shooting, and then going off before the photo was taken..?? You could change the settings to on/off, but this would just turn the light on for 8 seconds, regardless of whether you were taking a picture, and then go off again??

Chovin

hey where can i buy this fone? @ the philippineS? how much is it? thnx

ablack

i would like to know how i can purchase this phone on his website

christina

I just got this phone yesterday as I renewed my contract.Everybody I showed it to liked it&called it stylish,it is small and the camera is nice.Personally I am not happy that you have to buy additional accessory to transfer the pictures to a pc&that it has only 18mb memory.Everythings works well but I am not that convinced of some missing functions that I think of selling this siemens now via ebay...

Orange

Krantz: I have not buy it but I have a chance to try it.

PORTUGAL

This isn�t a Siemens mobile at all. Is made together with Philips, the menu is similiar with philips. I surely prefer the philips phone

Krantz

i think siemens has better body color compared to philips. to ORANGE: where did you buy the sf65 phone? what country? thx

Krantz

hi, everyone. i couldn't find this phone in indonesia. does anybody know whether it is available in indonesia.

John

yes, Paul is a liar.

Orange

This is a very nice phone when you watch it and hold it. But inside it is a Philips phone. Siemens just modified the menu style. Just forget it if you want to use Siemens's OS.

Anonymous

Paul you are a liar:Philips phone is not available on the market!

Paul

buy the Philips 760 which has the same features but looks 100 times better than this. The touch and feel is better for the Philips compared to the Siemens. I bought one and have no regrets!

Afiey Zakaria

Jez wonder when this beauty will reach Malaysia?...and How much it will cost? I've been looking for it since last year October. I saw it in Singapore on 05/03, but I can't hold it and feel it. It was locked in the the glass box :-(... The price was not stated and just mentioned "Coming Soon" Anybody, Please let me know...

Anonymous

i saw it in the carphonewarehouse in uk as well and i have 2 agree wif u although its small

Neophyte

I saw this in Carphone Warehouse (UK) today and it doesn't look as nice as it does in the pictures. It looks and feels very cheap and plasticy.

igi

Price in Serbia (east Europe) is 230�.

Anonymous

The price in Hong Kong is HK$2,980. which is equivalent to approxmately US$380.

Anonymous

In which shop did you see this phone. Already available? What is the price?

Anonymous

I've seen & hold the real thing today. This is a nice size phone to hold & the look is nice ... somehow it just look too plastic. White color of this phone is definately for female: I'll wait for the black one.

Goode

SF65 is so beautiful, and touted as the "iPod phone". The clean zen looks makes up for the lack of the cutting edge technology such as bluetooth, expanable memory, MP3 ring tones, and CCD lens. Neverthless, the phone at least supports WAV music tones (a subsitute for MP3 ring tones).

Anonymous

no mp3,no bluetooth,no expandable memory..i duno y siemens launched this phone

Anonymous

Siemems is much better than samsung, sony ericsson and motorola!! come on... SE phones are rubbish. SF65 is the best looking phone ive ever seen and the camera is good too.

Jan Michael Parguian

SF65 is a very cool phone.. But when I am searching for a phone i always look for its durability! I have'nt tried it yet but I hope when the time comes that i will avail that phone it should be beyond my expectation.. /JMP

oi

it was due release in December it has been delayed to Feb now to March? what's the point of delaying the release? too bad specwise speaking. it should have been out few month ago.

ok

Omg! what is siemen doing as the 2nd best brand named phone? Their phones are terrible! atleast Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson have nice phones IF NOT! have better specs! GSM need to seriously think "is siemens really 2nd best?"

to alphabetagamma

guys stop expecting bluetooth in every phone. it's a highend feature. why do you think cx65 and cx70 don't have BT? because it will make them equal to s65. want BT? buy s65 or sx1

CONNECT

I've heard it's the best they got... So much for Siemens...

xernix_ice

Hi to all folks.....! I am from Malaysia, so can anyone tell me how much is this cost...in RM...? Pls let me know, if anyone know about it..! My e-mail is [email protected] .. thank for reading..!

alphabetagamma

to Siemens AG this phone looks very good. It is very attractive. But, it doesnt have adequate features! where is the bluetooth, or, shall i call it blaue Zahn? well, i know u dont say that it german, do you? also, sf65 would be better if it has triband capability, and mp3 player, as a 'mobile' and'multimedia' phone. the thing is, that u were a giant in tech. now? the mobilephone division has some problem i think... Just want u to know that i am a great fan of siemens.

AB

NO new siemens handsets TUT TUT!

Shane

2 things this phone is missing for me, external memory card slot and 1900 Mhz usable,otherwise, this handy is sorta perfect.

Karcsi

Carphonewarehouse and others say March 2005. That's 4 months later than originally planned. I'd be sacked if I missed a deadline by 4 months!

Lily

Anyone know the price or where to buy this product?!! I've been searching everywhere and cannot find any information at all.. =(

Dejan

a very nice phone ... anyone knows how much its going to cost in sweden ? =)

Win Win

This phone is alreadr on the market.

hello-moto

siemens let me down afew times 1st sx1 n 2nd is s65 n software problem n few times hang n currently sticking samsung n nokia n s,ericcson n hello moto n connecting panasonic

anongrat

About of Price and when Siemens_sf65 comming in thai? Thank u.

Anonymous

Well.. guess if it were to come with Bluetooth, radio, and all the other functions, the phone may not look this way as size will definitely increase...

To : Siemens

What is going on with you, Siemens? Take a look at the Mitsubishi M800! Do you feel shame? No wonder your brand is never in the top 3!

simonhaines

no bluetooth how much can this cost to put on a phone? you can get an a835 moto for�35 3pay brand new with bluetoooth 2 cameras ect so why not on an expensive phone like this.

Anonymous

nice outside, bad inside. no bluetoothmeans no phone, i guess. i was considering buying this phone in the upcoming year. but now i think im gonna \buy nokia 6260. shape and phone not as nice as this, but the inside is brilliant. this phone is useless without bluetooth. its very important. sigh, if only i could buy this fone. iev fallen in luv wif it, but 2 bad i gess. no bluetooth, no foto cll, no radio...no phone.

tiara banks

i wish this fon wud haf blootooth and raydeo. i also wish it had stereo fm raydeo.

Anonymous

Should have at least tri band, video recording & playback & higher resolution!

Techno lover

Nice phone ! i like it but the screen isnt verry good lokkin

Tina

Have been waiting for SF65, the killer looks with iPod lookalike. Features: - 1.3 mega pixel - IR (no blue tooth for this phone) - 18MB phone space - Support WAV sounds (nice vocal music), same as SL65 and others 65 series Should be launching tentative in Jan onwards in Asia and Eurpoe regions as is only in Dual Band.

jacob

from the way it looks, this phone is so HOT!!! This is the best siemens phone design ever... In fact, it rivals with nokia's elegance and sony ericsson's neat industrial finishing... too bad it doesn't boast all high-end features. but then again, there are phones intended for hig-end users and those for mere good looks..

Junaid

I am really surprised why don't they make a "virtually perfect" phone!!! For example a phone with all those features of SF65 + bluetooth + memory slot (MMC or SD etc) + tri-band + FM radio + MP3 player + large display (atleast 132x176 pixels, equal to CX65). I think these phone manufactures are just doing the market business and they don't want to give customer a complete phone. Thanx

Anonymous

can we get chat in ym using this phone?

lil_elle

compare to SX1..which one is better..SF65 or SX1?is SF65 support wave?

mario

great design,high performance camera,nice screen(even though i'd prefer something more than a 128X160 but thats OK. I dont like that it doesnt have �� and it doesn supports MMC or SD...

Mee-N@

It's sooo nice for the camera and the sounds, but... Where's the bluetooth? Why it's not a Tri-Band one? Please Siemens, you're the HIGH-TECHNOLOGY CELL-PHONE! So, before this phone is available, add the Bluetooth, Tri-Band, and Extra Large Memory!! I'll love Siemens always...

milad

To answer to your question "known" about why something is always missing I can say that because they need to sell every model they produce. They produce SL55 because its small, but as you know its keyboard sucks and it doesn't have bluetooth. So if you need blutooth you have to buy another model and so on.... If they produce a model which has everything they wont be able to sell other models...

Anonymous

Nick, where can we see or get information regarding the 85 series you mentioned ?

Tania

When can i purchase the phone?

Nick

Wait for the 85 series to come out, will be alot better

RYu

please help me. Is this phone can be used at Asia? I noticed that this cell phone has only dual band. But, is it possible if I buy this cell phone and used it at ASIA? thank you very much for helping me SIncerely, Chandra

tez simmonds

you find wat you like and again its missing that or missing this,seriously youve a megapixel unit yielding large memory so they turn round and restrict it to a fixed low memory.why dont all makers give fones 10 minute battery life they stuff everything else up for the consumer

WIN WIN

Absolutely agree with "known". I will not give any comment until I see, feel & try the real thing. How nice if this SF65 is Triband with 'video sound' recording.

known

All we want is a cute fone with decent features.. why is it ALWAYS missing something? No Triband, No extra Memory, it's like WOW 1.3MP camera but where to store those pics? When i bought the SL55 it looked so good that i didn't care about the functionality cause it's Triband. but this one.. is this one for display only?

See

Great looking phone.. but not Tri-band.. SUCKS (lost profits from a few continents!) I was planning to spend a fortune on this, but unfortunately i'm not allowed cause i'm in North America!

jenny

anyone selling phone? I want to buy. But i need to buy it only if it works in USA with tmobile. Anyone know if it works in USA with tmobile?

Anonymous

the UI and features are definitely more important than the design~ siemens wake up!

hesham ahmed

piez pris phones model sf 65 sanks

Bora

@rudhi Ever heard of the S55, SX1, S65 or SK65?

michael

tis phone go home no need to be available

jackson

good design, but without bluetooth

jenny

OMG! this phone is so CUTE!!! do u think it can be used in the us with tmobile? did this phone even come out?

rudhi

another siemens phone with no BLUETOOTH connection!!... read this message siemens! Bluetooth is a must have feature in today phone..

mike

cool phones

Anonymous

Looks great outside, inside so so. screen & keys too small. keys not bright enough. features lousy for a handy(1.3 megapixel is nothing new). Advise :- siemens should look at features of other manufactures/competitors

jeegy

too bad it's without bluetooth :-/

ZXcorr

It can store more than 30 1.3 MP photos. Right? I think that's good.

Anonymous

quite a quality fone but the screen is a bit too small and since theres no memory card, u wont be able to take a lot of pictures because a megapixel camera take photos wich require a lot of memory

boing

i love the design, i wish siemens had made it with bluetooth :\

Hidden_poster

do need to use fashion designer as nokia but this is much more fashoin and better look

acong

cannot compete with another brand... siemens must work harder.

jackson

It' look like the INNO50 of INNOSTREAM... Just I think......um..

Zoolander

Good looking clam shell. I hope they will sell it in Europe.

murgh all eyes on me

what shall i get this or nokia 402 please help me im stuck. thank u

Kerella

It has an outstanding camera and reasonable design, my only comment is what is the point in releasing this phone? It basically adds nothing new to make people want to buy it except the camera. If you are going to release a new phone at least make sure it keeps up with other phones. Its a nice looking phone with a great camera basically.

benimaru

looks pretty cool... nice cam but it lacks the video... if it is bluetooth enabled its an interesting option

: )

what?it doesnt have video? 1.3mp sounds good tho

jay

no vid looks nice tho im 1st