The
Motorola C550 brings an integrated digital camera to the popular
Motorola C350 design. The integrated camera features a 2x digital
zoom.
The
small display of the C550 is not ideal for viewing photos, and with
only 4k colours, this puts the C550 at the bottom of the "entry-level"
bracket of camera phones. Still, with polyphonic ringtones, Java
games and plenty of other features, this is a good phone to consider
if you are on a tight budget.
EMS
(add graphics, animations & sounds to messages)
Downloadable
wallpaper & screensavers
Java games
Phone
book (100 names)
USB
connectivity
SMS
chat
Group
SMS
Clock,
calendar, calculator, currency converter
Size:
98 x 43 x 19 mm
Weight:
94g
Battery
standby: up to 230 hours
Battery
talktime: up to 5.5 hours
Vibration
alert
Dual
band
Motorola C550
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by ben from AUSTRALIA on
19th Dec 2004
I am rating this so low because the screen size is tiny and it has
so bad quality Rating:
Reviewed by Adam Toms from UK on
14th Dec 2004
This heap of rubbish i had for 3 months fell out of the tractor
i did not run over it the camera didnt work the same with the internet
and now freezes up oh and battery stand by time only about 3 days
got to take your charger everywhere with u sold it for £20
after 4 months i paid £120 Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from Australia,
Sydney on 8th Dec 2004
Hey guys. this is an absoulute waste of money. There is only one
word that i can clearly describe this as and it is CRAPPY! the camera
is tiny, with extremely low resolution and the photos are so poor
you cannot see hardly anything. I recommend this phone to anyone
who is a STINGE, this phone isnt even good enough for a dog. People
if you are planning on getting this phone for christmas for your
children, think twice before you buy it because it has no features
and you will be extremely LUCKY if your children DO NOT throw it
in your face! Thankyou. Rating:
Reviewed by fizle from Finland on
7th Dec 2004
I buy this phone and I cost this 99e and this is good purchase.
Camera is good. Think if in your mobile phone is bigger than usual
normal digital camera. No whine! Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart from Australia on
28th Nov 2004
I bought this phone 6 months ago and have had no trouble with it
at all. It's reliable,effective does the job well. As for the camera,
thats a different story. The camera itself is quite good. In the
right lighting conditions it can take quite good shots, however
the biggest let down is that the camera is not suited to the 4096
colour display.The shots cannot reach their full potential.Also,sometimes
you may not be able to hear the phone ring because its not incredibly
loud.It's only some tones that this is for. Apart from those minor
issues The phone is quite good for someone on a budget. My next
phone will be the NEC E616v. Hope its as reliable as this(with better
features) Rating:
Reviewed by jay from england on
27th Nov 2004
it is a rubbish phone. It also starts making calls itself using
your line and credit to people in your phonebook - even when the
keypad is locked!!! Anyone else had the same problem??? Rating:
Reviewed by Yasir from Pakistan(Karachi)
on 26th Nov 2004
Hello! Dear friends I wanna explain something about Motorola C550
with camera, the phone is too bad and have a lot of drawbacks, I
note here some of them. 1-the phone screen is too small and resolution
is very bad. 2-the phone color is also not good. 3-yes it is right
that the phone is cheap price but i think not only cheap price but
also the phone is look like is also very cheaper (means very bad).
4-the phone ring tones is very slow. 5-the phone USB port is some
time not work. 6-the phone keypad is too small to use even ur hands
is too small. My friends and I purchased the motorola c550 mobile
phone three months ago but We think we lost our money purchaising
this cheaper (very bad) phone. We dont recommend any person to purchase
it, if they want their money no lost. Rating:
Reviewed by Luk from Australia on
25th Nov 2004
Hey everybody, This fone is ok. I would recommend you buy it if
you are a kid that doesn't have much money. My friend has one of
these and i was wondering whether to buy one but i thought i didn't
want to copy. It is a good fone. It has a camera(take ok pictures
in sunlight but not to good in darkness), Polyphonics(they sound
ok), and lots of other great features. I am actually getting a Sony
Ericsson T610, they are a great fone if you have a problem with
this fone. all round its a pretty good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Christopher from Hong Kong
on 22nd Nov 2004
This phone is very near to junk. the display is rubbish (65 times
96 pixels), the camera is rubbish, and the interface is rubbish.
Also, there is no infared, so sending pictures to the computer or
other phones will be hard. The only good thing about this phone
is that it is cheap. Overall, I dont recommend this phone to people,
except for elderly and old age pensioner. Rating:
Reviewed by Barak from Singapore on
22nd Nov 2004
This phone is rubbish. You can't hardly see the photos taken. After
just months of having it, it went crazy and started acting up. First
it wouldn't turn on, then it did but the select buttons don't work
which makes the phone applications useless and unaccessable Rating:
Reviewed by Amy from England on
16th Nov 2004
Hi, Just to let you all know i have this phone and i think it's
very poor, the camera is **** and foggy. and the phone is quite
bulky compared to some of the nokia phones. I have now decided to
buy a Nokia 02 X3 as my sister had this one for her birthday recently,
i do like the tunes tho, but the texting is awful not as straight
forward as alot of the phones on the market today. Rating:
Reviewed by rob from scotland on
15th Nov 2004
this wee phone is fine, the cam works well in the right lighting
conditions, to transfer stuff to and from your pc get pk2man and
usb driver here. 350 and 550 r the same http://motorolac.wz.cz/?str=download
*** EDITOR'S NOTE: WE INCLUDE THIS LINK FOR
INFORMATION. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOBILE-PHONES-UK.ORG.UK HAS
NOT TESTED THIS LINK AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT
OF EXTERNAL WEBSITES IS NOT SUBJECT TO OUR CONTROL AND WE ACCEPT
NO LIABILITY FOR THEIR USE. *** Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from England on
1st Nov 2004
The camera quality is bad? It's a poor alarm clock? Oh, come on!
It's a phone! Have you considered buying a camera or an alarm clock?
It's small enough to fit in a pocket/handbag/purse - just like a
mobile phone! It makes phone calls! It receives phone calls! It
sends and receives text messages - just like a mobile phone! It's
a good budget mobile phone (I just paid less than 50 pounds sterling).
I already own a camera and an alarm clock. I even have a calculator,
TV, PC, fridge/freezer, DVD... the list goes on. Want a good, cheap
phone. Buy this. Want a camera? Buy a camera! Rating:
Reviewed by firsak from Russian Federation
on 26th Oct 2004
By the way... Here is an example photo taken by this phone! http://motofan.ru/index.php?act=gal&code=01&img=15
And don't tell me that this phone has a bad camera =) And here's
the latest software for downloading/uploading files from the phone.
All p2k phones supported, English language supported (customize
in options), win98/me not supported :( http://p2ktools.motofan.ru/download/P2KTools.rar
*** EDITOR'S NOTE: WE INCLUDE THIS LINK FOR
INFORMATION. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOBILE-PHONES-UK.ORG.UK HAS
NOT TESTED THIS LINK AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT
OF EXTERNAL WEBSITES IS NOT SUBJECT TO OUR CONTROL AND WE ACCEPT
NO LIABILITY FOR THEIR USE. *** Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from Australia on
23rd Oct 2004
I dont know why the hell so many people complain about this fone,
i hav only found a few probs with it, and most of them are because
of my network. I cant use the WAP thing cos im with optus prepaid.
everything else is good but i cant find the software to load stuff
on there, or where to get the stuff to load on there. Rating:
Reviewed by Elizabeth from Australia
on 22nd Oct 2004
Hey i have wrote a report on this phone about a month ago and i
have noticed that mi eyes have been sore from using this phone too
much...my eyes hav been totally fine before and i have never had
any problems untill when i started using this phone...i am wondering
if anyone has had the same problem with me or has my eyes gone worst
altogether...plz tell me :-) Rating:
Reviewed by shawn from scotland on
16th Oct 2004
this phone is the worst phone you can get camrea is rubbish when
i first reviewed this phone i tohought it would be good but its
a load of ****!!! stick with the flip and slide phones Rating:
Reviewed by Bev from Australia on
14th Oct 2004
YUM! Rating:
Reviewed by jen from australia on
14th Oct 2004
pretty fone, with camera and a motomixer! pretty cool! nice.. Rating:
Reviewed by Amelia from Australia on
14th Oct 2004
I got my phone while in China, as it was the cheapest one with a
camera :P At first i was pretty damn P.O'ed coz the whole thing
was in chinese, even my instruction manual. But once i managed to
translate it, it was all good. The phone has a pretty bad picture
when you take photos. But thats my only complaint about the phone.
To all you people saying the keys arent big enough... why buy the
phone in the first place if you know you're too damn fat to operate?
Honestly, you lose the right to complain! A good worker never blames
his tools! All u americans and europeans, learn 2 be more positive
like us aussies! Even if the product is rubbish we'll find something
good about it and brag about that!! Have a nice day! Rating:
Reviewed by Alejandro from SPAIN on
13th Oct 2004
Hello all... Under windowx xp, does it possible to download pictures
from the phone to the computer without any software? Regards I'm
going to get this phone free and I would like to know that to buy
or not usb cable. Thanks you Rating:
Reviewed by Minde from - on 11th
Oct 2004
Well this motorola is not so bad.It has a vga camera.But i'm really
angry on the company becouse it's support center.I requested a software
to download photos to my pc, and they said : "Dear Customer The
C550 does not support the transfer of photos to PC via USB. To transfer
a photo from the phone you will have to send it to an email adress
via MMS. Thank you for contacting Motorola. For any further assistance
or information please do not hesitate to contact us again, quoting
your Question Reference number. Motorola Cellular Response Centre
(UK) ". But i managed to transfer these photos to pc via usb. So
it looks like motorola company has no interest in keeping their
clients.I think i'll never buy a motorola phone again. Rating:
Reviewed by Morten from Denmark on
4th Oct 2004
Bought the phone over the web and hadn't seen or tested it in real
life, so it's my own fault, I guess. Annoying things aplenty: I
use the phone as an alarm clock and leave it to be charged beside
the bed every night. I get up early, and I have learned to stuff
the phone under the mattress before unplugging the power cord. Reason:
The phone gives off a loud, annoyoing bleepeleep-sound when I remove
the power cord. Can't figure out if I can turn it off. Actually,
the phone announces its presence loudly and blatantly when I plug
in the power cord, unplug the power cord, touch different keys,
turn it off, turn it on, and so forth. A real PITA. I have had the
phone for 5 months or so, and most of the buttons and the navigation
thingy in the middle are worn through in the lacquer. Bad production
quality, simply. The camera is a disappointment. This is my first
camera phone and of course I did not expect supreme quality. However,
I did expect to be able to recognize what I take pictures of, but
I can't. I think I may have taken less than a dozen pictures with
this thing - it's bloody worthless. The pictures measure something
like 8 x 10 pixels, the images are dark and fuzzy and not worth
a damn. Keys: This phone may be all right for midgets with tiny
fingers, but for a grown man it is quite poor. I only use my little
finger when dialling, and it means I never write SMS'es or such.
Can't wait to get rid of this thing. Rating:
Reviewed by Elizabeth from Australia
on 3rd Oct 2004
Hey i got this fone yesturday and it automactilly finished charging
within 3 hours...i thought this fone was stuffed up after reading
the reviews but overall, it started working. I havent tried MMS
yet but hopefully it'll work for me. Haven't you realiased that
all the people who rote a review from australia said it was ok???and
all the people from uk and usa sed it was rubbish??? well anyways
all the australian people hu has this fone plz tell me if the mms
works if ur under vodafone??? tah mi email is groovydivarox@hotmail.com
P.S not a bad fone so far...small screen, rubbish camera and WHERE
THE HELL IS THE CURRENCY CONVERTER AND THE STOP WATCH cuz apparently
it doesn't hav it on mi fone. Rating:
Reviewed by John Dogan from UK on
1st Oct 2004
This phone would probably get a slightly higher rating, but due
to the fact that it has been a nightmare trying to find the software
and drivers for it on the motorola sit it stays at a lowly 3***s....
and as for chubby people finding it dificult to text then my suggestion
is exercise Rating:
Reviewed by Tmo from Finland on
27th Sep 2004
outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by Glenn from Australia on
19th Sep 2004
This phone is perfect for what it needs to do. While the screen
may be smallish on size, it only affects the operations when trying
to view pictures. The navigation is excellent, considering it is
highly customisable (you can make menu options appear in any order,
and even change the quick-link from the soft-buttons). If you actually
turn up the volume, the ringtones are rather loud. Managing to hear
it clearly 50m away, and even using it as an alarm-clock to wake
me up, I'm heavily reliant on it and it's yet to let me down. As
for the vibrating feature: I've left this in my pocket and have
felt it every time it's vibrated. There's also the great feature
where it vibrates every 5mins after you get a txt/call until you
respond, just incase you don't realise! Ultimately, in the end,
it is a good phone. You simply need to know how to work it (and
it seems like there are quite a few people here whom don't). Yet,
considering I knew how to work it fine after having it 30mins, I
don't see what anyone else's problem is. Rating:
Reviewed by michael from australia on
17th Sep 2004
outstanding does it Rating:
Reviewed by jimi from england on
11th Sep 2004
well i bought this phone in feb this year its quite a very good
phone but it wasnat designed to last you can take pictures and download
them you can upload ringtones you can connect thru USB to your PC
and use the PC instead BUT i have returned it 3 times for repair
first two time was the phone not charging last one was with the
messaging the ringtones are very low the volume is very low so you
cant you it without shouting screen is too small can only take 10
text messages keys are too small creates difficulty in texting IN
SHORT NOT A GOOD BUY IF U WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST Rating:
Reviewed by Terry Johnson from UK on
6th Sep 2004
This is an awful phone its screen is much too small and the buttons
are too awqward so do not buy it unless you need a phone that is
unable too use mms and just to ring people otherwise do not! Rating:
Reviewed by mike from australia on
5th Sep 2004
Just got this phone as a present-great phone-but having problems
with telstra (phone came under vodaphone but they assure us its
NOT locked!!) apparently telsta cannt adjust the settings as they
dont stock this handset!!!????!!!!! so everything wks except mms
(which is why it was bought!!!) BLOODY TELSTRA!!!!! If anyone has
any ideas please email me with detail.... mneveldsen@hotmail.com
would be much appreciated!! (unfortunately i have to stay with telstra
for a few more months yet until my contract runs out!!!! Great phone
tho-for pay as u go- $150!! Bargin-its not vodaphones fault telstra
screw up their settings!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Hugo from Australia on
5th Sep 2004
i cant beleive i gotta camera phone for $2.00 first hand! its pretty
good for a 2 dollar phone. buy it fast! before its sold out Rating:
Reviewed by donna from australia on
2nd Sep 2004
ok the phone is ok but how do i get the clock off the screen and
how do i get it to not say the vodophone logo thinny any 1 help
please get back to me asap coz this clock just recks the whole look
Rating:
Reviewed by m from australia on
1st Sep 2004
outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by firsak from Russia on
30th Aug 2004
For those silly-billies, who still can't download photos from the
phone, use this link: http://anton.tbg.ru/files/p2kman.zip It's
a file manager for the Motorola phones of P2K standart (c350, c450,
c550, c650, V300, 600 and others...). This program comes with a
manual (also in English), so there musn't be any difficulties in
using it. *** EDITOR'S NOTE: WE INCLUDE THIS
LINK FOR INFORMATION. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOBILE-PHONES-UK.ORG.UK
HAS NOT TESTED THIS LINK AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT
OF EXTERNAL WEBSITES IS NOT SUBJECT TO OUR CONTROL AND WE ACCEPT
NO LIABILITY FOR THEIR USE. *** Rating:
Reviewed by rAd from Australia on
29th Aug 2004
I think the phone has some great features but I'm disapointed that
I have to go to a spanish website and try to translate spanish to
understand how to upload pics to my pc. I can't find any free games
anywhere for this phone and motorola have the cheek to charge yo
$ for games on their website. The support of this phone is SHOCKING
and trying to get software or drivers or games is like looking for
a needle in a desert, simply DEPLORABLE - BAD BAD BAD MOTOROLA -
support your customers and give them propoer software and free games.
SHAME, I will take this phone back Rating:
Reviewed by Geoff from australia on
29th Aug 2004
This is my first mobile ever.I'm amazed at what I can get out of
it.Read the manual and no prob's operating it.It cost me $135 dollars
and I got $130 dollars back in calls and cashback.The camera is
not great,but hey,ITS A PHONE!DUH!!! I'm a novice but after a couple
of days have sent MMS (free for a month under my deal), text , accessed
web and been able to do everything it claimed it could do. Bargain! Rating:
Reviewed by Ian from Australia on
25th Aug 2004
it is agreat phone with a zoom which makes the camera good it is
great for the price it has great fun gmaes and good ringtones plus
it has screen savers and much more teriffic i advise u to buy thhis
fone if u are on abudget Rating:
Reviewed by Colin Powell (Not him!!!) from
England on 19th Aug 2004
Like the rest of you I'm struggling to figure this phone out.....I'm
winning the battle I think!. Looked at other forums and found that
the only site you can download anything to help you download the
photos to your PC is on the Hong Kong site. You apparently need
the right drivers! This phone should have the software with it or
have the vendors tell you this camera phone comes without it! Otherwise
it ain't too bad for my first camera phone! Rating:
Reviewed by bondie from australia on
14th Aug 2004
this phone is quiet good for it's price. Camera, polophonics, colour
screen, MMS.. what more could you really expect for 150 dollars
australian. Although the photos dont look that good on the screen
when you upload them onto the computer they are quite good. Anyone
who thinks it's hard to navigate around the menu must have rocks
in their heads. It's easy when you have used it for a week or so...
like anything you get used to it. If your on a tight budget this
is a reasonably good phone! Rating:
Reviewed by raptor from australia on
11th Aug 2004
i dont know about the rest of you dumbasses but i bought this phon
yesterday and it was completely setup in about 1 hour go and buy
now Rating:
Reviewed by Gustov Matveila from Sweden
on 4th Aug 2004
Cool Phone Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from Little on
2nd Aug 2004
My word this is an amazing phone, I got the phone not that long
ago and the screen may be about the same size as the c350 but its
well worth is go out and get it NOW!! Rating:
Reviewed by Fred from Mcarthy on
2nd Aug 2004
GREAT Rating:
Reviewed by Lawrence Chan from Hong
Kong on 2nd Aug 2004
Maybe in Hong Kong we have been spoiled and have higher requirements
of our mobiles but this is definitely what you call a bad phone
unless you just want a phone to make & receive calls. For those
of us use to the Nokia, its a nightmare to navigate, the logic for
the navigation is just non-existent. The screen quality is poor,
ringtone barely audible, the vibrating alert useless. The only good
thing is the price but even for me its not value for money. Advice...invest
double the price in a better phone or buy an old model phone for
calls & msgs. Rating:
Reviewed by Terry Johnson from America
on 31st Jul 2004
Excellent amazing phone perfect for anyone!! Rating:
Reviewed by ALEX from UK on 28th
Jul 2004
I just got one of these phones yesterday, the reason being that
i wanted a camera phone. I'm quite impressed with the phone - it
does what it says on the tin. It is slightly annoying to navigate
but i think that most of these reviewers are a little stupid and
couldn't operate a water tap. It's a little slow but not like an
old computer, the tones are quite good, but some are quiter than
others. The camera is ok, maybe a little poor in quality but the
zoom makes up for that. I'm maybe a little dissapointed, and i miss
my nokia, but overall it isn't a bad phone if you have a little
patience. Rating:
Reviewed by JET from UK on 28th
Jul 2004
Just got this phone for a bargain 50.00.... I find it really easy
to use after all, all I use it for is to make and recieve call the
camera is a bonus and although the screen is small it's not to bad.
I also like the fact you can have a little picture come up when
you get call's. so all in all not a bad phone..........or am I just
saying that cause I got a bargain perhaps if i'd paid 100.00 i'd
be saying the same as ev1 else....... Rating:
Reviewed by reilly from scotland on
21st Jul 2004
the phone is not loud enought also you cant recieve ringtones with
mine must have some kind of fault or i cant work it right Rating:
Reviewed by Wilfred So from Hong Kong
on 17th Jul 2004
Well~ I have already submitted a review last month with 2 star rating,
i would like to change it, becuz after using it for one more month,
i find it too annoying. First, the ring tone, is far too weak to
listen, and i cannot feel the vibration too, that means i always
have more than 10 missed call everytime when i take out my phone
from my pocket. And the camera, the quality when u see in the computer
is not bad, but it take photo after around 2 second when u press
the button, and the start up for the camera is so slow, that i always
miss some great shot~ The monitor, i didn't expect the monitor to
be good at this price, but not that bad. When i compare the 4096
color screen with other phone, i found the pixels are really big,
and the word are extremely blurred. Finally, if u want to buy a
phone that is cheap with camera and color screen, buy this one.
But i dun recommend ppl to buy cheap phone with camera and color
screen. if u dun have the money, but a cheap phone with black and
white screen. If u have the money, buy a 65000 color screen. Buying
a rubbish color screen and rubbish camera will just make you unhappy~ Rating:
Reviewed by corado from lithuania on
10th Jul 2004
it`s very good phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by firsak from russia on
8th Jul 2004
The quality of this phone is outstanding. And it's very cheap! This
phone should have cost 200 dollars instead of 130!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Wilfred So from Hong Kong
on 30th Jun 2004
i brought back this phone a few months ago, it is working quite
well, the receive is quite good.. but there is a few things that
is really bad first, the vibration is really weak, u cannot feel
it unless its on ur hand. Second, the volume of the ring tone is
not enough, i always missed the call and it cause a lot of troubles.
Third, the little screen is far too small, u cannot see the wallpaper
as it is almost totally covered by the network provider, clock,
line number 1..... All in all, it is a great value for money, but
not a good phone at all. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from Australia on
26th Jun 2004
This is a good phone to buy... it costs $200 AUS and takes alright
photos, the USB does work, u\'d have to be a dumass if u cant figure
it out. Ive got it on telstra so it has MMS, the phone reception
doesnt cut out, it isnt all crackly, the screen is fine as im used
to looking at a 3315 screen, i dont like the big screens as u have
to move your head to look at the other side of the screen... overall
a good buy, go out and buy it if your eyeing it, its great 5/5 Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Tooley from UK on
15th Jun 2004
Review: This is the best phone i have ever purchaced. my advice
to everyone out there is to buy it now!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by andrea from uk on
13th Jun 2004
this is actually the worst phone i've seen in this world. i bought
it from nigeria thinking it looked so nice, but on the second day
after purchasing it, i actually gave up on it. its soooooooooooooooo
hard 2 understand and i cant even get my gprs and wap installed
on the fone. the fone is just a devil disguised as an angel. Rating:
Reviewed by matty from england on
5th Jun 2004
this phone is a total pile ov poo!!!the screen is to small and when
you try to look at the pictures you have to scrole down to see the
rest of it.The buttons are realy small and very fidley to use, the
menu is a pile of shit too,it takes ages to write a message.The
whole screen is starting to flick off and the buttons are wearing
away.The time and date on the screen is totaly pointless aswell
becouse you cant see any of the wallpapers you put on. When i bought
this phone the WAP settings where all wrong and when i took it back
to the shop to set them it still didnt work.You cant send photos
on most networks and when u finaly get it to work you have to go
on the internet to see them, and still they are in black and white.You
can only hold 20 messages tops on this phone so anyone buying this
for there son/doughter it wont be any use. Rating:
Reviewed by eldrin from india on
1st Jun 2004
it is the worst phone that i ever bought, it started giving problems
from the 3rd day of purchase. the problems is that when u click
a snap can hear rats inside the phone talking to you tying to tell
you something. u go to the service center they say many sets have
the same problem & have to cut some of the keypad "does't make sense
to me", u go the next time the say u have to change the board &
motorola itself has no parts available "man how in hell do they
make their sale? ans: without boards". still keeping my fingers
crossed for the warranty. Rating:
Reviewed by sally from uk on
29th May 2004
THIS IS A AMZING PHONE WITH A GOOD CAMERA WIYH ZOOM U CAN SEND MMS
WITH IT !! U CAN DOWNLOAD YOUR PICS FROM DA PHONE TO YOUR COMPUTER
THE RING TONES ARE LOUD AND REALLY GOOD! ITS ALSO A GOOD SIZE SMALL
AND SLIM LINE CAN FIT IN YOUR POCKET. My FRIEND WENT OUT AND BOUGHT
A £300 POUND FOEN AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WISH SHE BOUGHT MINE AS
IT MUCH BETTER . PHONE ALSO LOOKS GREAT AND FASHIONABLE AND MODERN.
BUY IT YOU WONT REGRET IT Rating:
Reviewed by stacey from UK on
4th May 2004
This phone is c**p. The camera quality is rubbish and only shows
a fairly clear pictures outdoors. Everytime i open up a feature
(e.g messages) it takes ages to open up! The buttons are poor quality
and have to push hard on them just for the number/letter to appear.
I regret buying this phone and i would not recomend it to anyone!
The colour quality isnt that good either, i wouldn't have bought
this phone if i had have been given a demonstration of what it was
like before hand. Rating:
Reviewed by Jacqui from england on
23rd Apr 2004
I like the phone but cant download pics to my pc because I havent
got the software. Apart from the instant membership to mensa(which
you need to figure out how to use the damned thing)i also cant send
or receive pictures to a phone. I feel quite stupid having a camera
phone that I cant get the pictures out of so is it technically a
camera phone or just a mobile that stores useless images? If anyone
knowws how to e-mail or download, send receive pics etc. will you
let me know? Rating:
Reviewed by nah from uk on 17th
May 2004
I work for a big mobile service provider. This phone failed every
test and was not put on the product portfolio. Utter sh1te! Rating:
Reviewed by Ken from USA on 12th
May 2004
I got this phone from Croydon with information that this phone had
triband (alesman sold it). After 2 months I came back to USA and
try to use it overhere it didn't work so I took it to local dealer
and told me that this ont triband phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Helena fromon 10th
May 2004
THIS PHONE IS UTTER C**P. DO NOT BUY IT. So the VGA camera is a
nice addition, but the screen is too small. It looks great, but
that's all there is to it. I would recommend the Siemens MC60 or
the Samsung X600 if you can afford it. Rating:
Reviewed by Brendon from India on
29th Apr 2004
Great phone ! Though i find it strange that people find this phone
difficult to use. Also if you want more features spend more money
! Rating:
Reviewed by Merph from England on
28th Apr 2004
Got this on a free upgrade, wish I had not bothered. Went back to
my trusty Nokia which has better reception and is a better mobile
all round. Very disapointed with the C550 Rating:
Reviewed by Jonzo from UK on
27th Apr 2004
Given the price (Free on everything pay monthly) OK I suppose -
in fact the best reception where I live than any other phone. And
I've had a few... BUT: Whilst I can hear everyone else perfectly,
they can only hear a Dalek on the other end. Apparently continuously
breaking up. Or perhaps they just don't like me.... Texting is truly
an abismal experience - Motorola seem to have succeeded in ensuring
you have to go through the most complicated set of key strokes possible
to write and send one. Well done Moto - you've won that one. So
basically, don't buy one. If you need a cheap phone go for a low
end Nokia ro Sony Ericsson. And don't think you'll be losing out
on a camera, the one on a C550 might as well not be there. Rating:
Reviewed by venky from Chennai,India
on 27th Apr 2004
Its a waste phone. Don't ever think of buying it. Ring tones are
not at all audible. No much of flexibility in controlling the volume.
Data port can be used to transfer only data entries. You can not
transfer images clicked using the C550 to a PC via the data port.
You can only MMS if your service provider allows you to. The dealer
tells you it can be done. But it can not be done and there is no
mention about it in the manual also. I am currently using this phone
and am feeling sorry for buying it. Any other clarification required
regarding C550 before you (DON'T) buy you can mail me at kavi_masscomm@yahoo.com.
Thank you Rating:
Reviewed by AJ from UK on 26th
Apr 2004
This is the worst phone I have EVER had!!! Don't buy it - you will
regret it!!! I normally check out reviews on-line before I buy a
phone but didn't this time (unfortunately)... It is crap in every
way - for example you can only store 10 texts in its memory!! Even
my first ever phone could store 15!!! the screen is small and fuzzy,
it freezes all the time - I hate it so much! Rating:
Reviewed by Darren from UK on
21st Apr 2004
I plead with readers DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. Its clumsy to use and
the screen is way too small. The wallpapers are ugly and the layout
so very basic, and the camera is a complete joke. You cannot see
anyone through it, its too bright, too dark, never right. I really
cant give it any praise at all. STEER CLEAR. You have been warned. Rating:
Reviewed by danny50cent1990 from britain
on 18th Apr 2004
this fone looks pretty good on the eye but as all the other reviews
say the screen is too small hey listen motorola you could ave made
this a betta fone still ave problems setting it up for picture messages
and stuff and on the 02 site you can't use it as ur phone cuz it
doesn't give u the option. Its got a pretty good camera including
zoom capabilities and gives different colours so thats alright Rating:
Reviewed by sam from england on
12th Apr 2004
although its not the best fone ive had its quite good, i could only
afford something for £100 so to get a camera fone for that price
is good, i did my homework unlike some ppl on here, i knew that
o2 doesnt support mms but i am ok with that and i dont have a problem
with this phone, i have ad alot more complicated fones and if youve
had a panasonic before you will know what i mean. the ringtone,wallpapers
and screensavers are kool but i do admit the camera isnt very good
without zoomin in other than that a good fone to buy Rating:
Reviewed by Suresh from India on
12th Apr 2004
Its not that bad as people are saying. I agree that screen is very
small & 4k colors. but think about the price also. I copied the
photos to PC, they are quite good. If we have taken in day light,
as no mobile will have flash. Rating:
Reviewed by DAVE from UK on 9th
Apr 2004
I AM TRULY GUTTED - WHY DID I NOT CHECK THE REVIEWS B4 LISTENING
TO THE IDIOT THAT SOLD ME THIS PHONE!!! YES I AM ON A BUDGET BUT
COME ON £100 IS STILL £100. I BET I COULDN'T SELL THIS PIECE OF
USELESS PLASTICE FOR £10 EVEN WITH THE SILLY CAMERA THAT CANT TAKE
A DECENT PHOTO. I FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE BUYING IT - YOU WANT MY
ADVICE?! DON'T BUY ONE Rating:
Reviewed by maciek from poland on
9th Apr 2004
not very good, not very bad. just average phone Rating:
Reviewed by Philip from Singapore on
8th Apr 2004
This Phone sucks. The Photos which you take with the built-in camera
is not downlaodable to the PC for Storage, through the Data Link.
What a letdown. Note the "Data Link cable / Software" is not included
in the phone package. You have to pay extra for it. I would not
recommend anyone to buy it if Motorola do not come out with the
necessory accessories to support the "photo transfer" capability.
Give me a Nokia anytime, they deliver on what they promise. Rating:
Reviewed by tracy from foresthill,london
on 5th Apr 2004
WHAT A BAD PHONE,CANT EVEN GET GPRS ON MINE ALSO ITS VERY DIFFICULT
TO USE WHEN YOU FIRST GET IT.NO WONDER WHEN I BOUGHT THIS PHONE
FOR MY SON THEY SAID "YOU CANT RETURN UNLESS FAULTY" I FEEL TOTALLY
RIPPED OFF BY THE LINK IN CROYDEN,LONDON WHERE I BOUGHT THIS PIECE
OF USELESS METAL. Rating:
Reviewed by j.p.mccae from n.ireland
on 4th Apr 2004
i put my 02 sim card in this phone but its says enter subsidy p
what is this j.p.mccabe@btinternet.com Rating:
Reviewed by STEPHEN SMITH from ENGLAND
on 3rd Apr 2004
THIS IS THE WORST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD, I GOT IT ON A FREE UPGRADE
ON THE ADVICE OF THE SHOP,I WILL NEVER BUY A MOTOROLA EVER AGAIN,PEOPLE
SAY THE RECEPTION IS AWFUL AND CAN HARDY HEAR ME PLUS THE CAMARA
FACILITY IS RUBBISH IT WILL ONLY TAKE PHOTOS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT!WHOEVER
DESIGNED THIS PHONE SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR MAKING THE WORSE MOBILE
PHONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE. Rating:
Reviewed by scones from lochgelly scotland
on 2nd Apr 2004
Very poor phone albert einstein would not be able to operate it.
I'd rather have a dozen cans of kestrel lager. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Australia on
30th Mar 2004
EXTREMELY disppointed with this phone!! The menus are difficult
to navigate, the camera takes grainy, dark unrecognizable photos,
it's awkward to send txt messages (needing three buttons to simply
send one message, it has a strange assortment of options you'll
never use and is simply a very clumsy phone to operate (even with
the manual). I had this phone for less than 24 hours before switching
it off, boxing it up and hiding it at the back of a cupboard. I
immediately went out and bought myself a Nokia. There is not one
redemming quality to write about the Motorola C550. Sorry Motorola
- take a leaf from the pages of Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by big slide from scotland
on 18th Mar 2004
Still can't send picture messages on o2, when I called them they
never told me they don't support mms. Rating:
Reviewed by Joelene H from Scotland
on 16th Mar 2004
What a load of s*** bought it on the understanding i could send
and receive photos, can i er no! and it the only phone ive seen
that needs two people and a pen to chenge the bleedin cover! TOTAL
DISSAPOINTMENT Buyers beware!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by bob from uk on 16th
Mar 2004
Pretty average screen a bit too small, buttons fiddly, reception
average, microphone immediately was US (had to return phone) it
crackes and picks up too much background noise. If the phone worked
properly and you forget all the fiddly gagetry (you are just sending
& recieving calls & the odd text) its just Ok, otherwise a waste
of time. Rating:
Reviewed by Asim from UK on 16th
Mar 2004
I would give this phone a -5, its a pile of junk. If u got money
to throw away then buy it, then agaian if you got money to throw
away buy a Samsung V200. Rating:
Reviewed by ebbs from uk on 15th
Mar 2004
this phone is great.....easy to use.....good to look at and the
picture quality is not as bad as i expected....the qualities the
best on the black and white option! Ring tones can be a bit quite
but not the quietest i ever heard!! Rating:
Reviewed by Barney from England on
13th Mar 2004
I found this phone was actually quite good. There is one thing though
that is really bothering me and thats the date and time on the display
screen - i cant seem to remove it, i mean i downloaded some good
wallpapers but what is the point really when the date and time is
sprawled all over the screen making them barely viewable. If anyone
knows how to remove this please contact me - wushustyle@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by john from england on
10th Mar 2004
at first you'll like it but as you get use to it you'll wish that
you hadn't shelled out £99.99 for it and had spent a few quid more
on a nokia with more capabilities. the mms messages and pictures
are rubbish and when you receive them (pictures) you have to log
on via wap and then you'll find out that the picture are in black
and white and altogether a very average camera phone definitely
not worth buying when you look at some of the other better phones
on the market for only a few pounds more so if i were to go back
to when i bought the phone i would have stayed well clear Rating:
Reviewed by chris from scotland on
4th Mar 2004
this handset is ok, i got it as a spare as i have the e700 at the
moment. the phone is nice on the eye, only bad points being the
small screen. the camera is good considering the 4k colours, this
is boasted by the digital zoom which holds its quality. a nice pay
as you go phone for someone who just wants a smart little phone
at the right price. Rating:
Reviewed by saji from uk on 3rd
Mar 2004
i am just bok this phone.. i think it is ahve outstanding features..heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
my god..what i do.... Rating:
Reviewed by Lucy Seadon from England
on 1st Mar 2004
this phone is quite good! the buttons are quite fiddly to use but
u will get used to it! the menu is very difficult to use but u will
get used to it!! the camera is not the best i will admit but the
zoom is very gd and makes the picture quality better! also is pretty
gd for a person on a budget!! only a £100 is very good for a camera
phone! all around ok! Rating:
Reviewed by rajesh from india on
28th Feb 2004
SEXY Rating:
Reviewed by BecMc from UK on
23rd Feb 2004
I find the buttons quite fiddly and the menu a little hard to get
around. I'm yet to work out how to set up wap/gprs as no information
came with the phone and its expensive to call my contract people!
I really like the variety of ring tones and its nice to be able
to pick other sounds for the alarm and text message alerts. The
camera is alright, some pictures come out very badly but some are
ok. I like the way you can change the colour scheme for pictures
and also the ability to allocate a picture to a persons name so
their pic comes up when they ring you. I think it could do with
being a little more streamlined, have a bigger screen and less fidly
more responsive buttons. Rating:
Reviewed by big man from uk on
16th Feb 2004
gr8 mobile the only thing i find rubbish is the size of the screen
if it was a little bigger this mobile would be one of the best on
the market Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from France on
16th Feb 2004
Poor ergonomics, worst menu system ever, very cheap camera and no
USB transfer of pics to PC. what else can I say? dont buy it. Rating:
Reviewed by Michelle Dorling from England
on 16th Feb 2004
Received as a Christmas present - previously had Nokia 3310 so this
was completely different phone for me. I found it difficult to operate
at first; the instructions book is too difficult for the layman
to understand and the key pad is too small which makes room for
error in number dialling and texting. I also found that the method
to send texts is complicated having to keep switching from one side
of the phone to the other to OK, ADDRESS, SEND etc The other problem
I have is trying to upload the photos taken. I was told by Motorola
that I needed to purchase the drivers to complete the upload; so
I merrily went down to the shop to buy the relevant item only to
be told that that isn't correct you download of the website. Which
I also found impossible - I now have photos on my phone which I
cannot access - very frustrating and disappointing. I will not be
purchasing another Motorola. Rating:
Reviewed by Kaymac from Scotland on
30th Jan 2004
I bought the C550 on O2 but was never advised that O2 does not support
MMS. All other features on the phone i found to be ok. Rating:
Reviewed by DindinHardiana from Indonesia
on 29th Jan 2004
I loved this phone at first sight.The phone has all kinds of functions
but ... 1. Pictures are fuzzy.the pic quality is very poor. 2. Ring
tone is lower.I can't even hear it outside. I can't feel the vibration
either. Samsung provides the best clear ring tones. 3. Dim screen
under the sun (day-light). Poor display 4. key-lock not functional.
Easy to connect by accident. 5. Weak receiptions: in the same room.
Rating:
Reviewed by Anna Smith fromon
25th Jan 2004
this is a wckd fone gr8 value for money! honestly go out and buy
it!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by hung like a donkey from
uk on 15th Jan 2004
thsi phone is absolute rubbish - it takes a brain surgeon to work
it and a magnifying glass to view the screen. the camera is alrite
tho i also have chubby fingers which reduces my texting capabilities Rating:
