Reviewer: Roshani M - Colombo
Reviewed on: 23rd May, 2009
Rating: 8/10
I used this phone for like 2 years and it was awesome....best mobile i have ever used...itz awesome guys awesome quality and awesome cam also....but since itz a sliding 4n got sm problem with the ribbon and den had to replace it twice....other than that problem overall best mobile i have ever used...
Reviewer: KIAN - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Reviewed on: 14th May, 2009
Rating: 7/10
I have had this phone for 20 months until it died a few days back. Then again that does not surprise me in the least. I have dropped this phone at least 15 times since I have bought it from varying heights onto concrete, carpets...you name it! now unfortunately the speaker has died!
I used to be a bit dubious about Samsung products but this phone has changed my mind. This was a wonderful phone, the only niggly thing is the touch sensitive buttons for making and ending calls but you get used to it your friends might need telling if you let them borrow it...they might ring the wrong person!
Other than that its so easy to use, very stylish and probably still is the Worlds thinnest sliding phone and yet it has mp3 player, radio internet, (not 3g mind) and stores in excess of 500 texts. Its also very easy too to transfer data from pc to phone no software is needed for both windows and linux users. Just the usb cable that comes with the phone. Would have given the phone 10/10 if it were not for the fact the speaker has blown! but you mustnt forget I gave it 20 months of good hard use from it.
Great Phone!
Reviewer: ......... - .............
Reviewed on: 2nd May, 2009
Rating: 5/10
i waz thinking of getting this phone but i dont no wat ta do....!!
After hearing n reading all yer repoirts i think i shudnt get this phone anymore!!!!!!
Thanxx..........:)
Reviewer: Steve Fields - South East
Reviewed on: 25th April, 2009
Rating: 1/10
This phone is the worst mobile unit I have ever owned. It has been back to Samsung 3 times, all the problems everybody else on this baord has experienced. Now Samsung are trying to tell me the unit is a non Uk spec model so they wont repair it even though they have done so before!! And it was supplied by O2 in the UK!! What a load of rubbish. Samsung`s after care service is quite god but they ave an attitude problem, probably because they are over loaded with irate unhappy customers!! Service 1/10 , support 0/10 , quality of good -10/10
Reviewer: John - Bristol
Reviewed on: 26th March, 2009
Rating: 2/10
Ok, so i love Samsung mobile's and have had quite a few in the past without problems. But after 5 days f owning the U600 already have major issues with this mobile. Sure the touch sensitive keys are a little annoying, but lets face it, if you dont like touch sensitive buttons and dont have alot of patience then this mobile is not for you! First day i had this phone the creen froze and speaker was buzzing a constant noise until i re-booted, I seem to be havingall the same faults occurring to me as the people wriing here also. This is not a "One off bad batch" by samsung, the U600 is simply a cheap failure and a nightmare to own and use. Sure it looks sleek and sexy and has all the wow factor of a modern mobile, and if phone calls and sms is what you need this mobile for, then it even fails to carry out these simple tasks successfuly with ease. Should you spend your hard earned cash on a U600? Absolutely not. People, you have been warned... Spend a little more and buy some well thought quality. Samsung DO make good mobiles, but unfortunately NOT this one! The U600 is a disaster in every way.
Reviewer: tim - greece
Reviewed on: 1st March, 2009
Rating: 1/10
The features of this phone are great! But the build quality is absolutely terrible. The first samsung I bought and will be the last! I always look after my phones and have phones going back to the early nokia 32 series and they all still work and look great. This piece of trash lasted me less than a month, then all of a sudden, the screen split in half. Dont buy one!
Reviewer: julie - glasgow
Reviewed on: 22nd February, 2009
Rating: 1/10
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!I have looked after this fone very well,it lives in a protector sleave , I took this phone on an 18 month contract with orange, after a month i had problems with it charging and within the year it just would not charge, orange took no responsability so after sending it to samsung they found it had corroded behind the speaker mic,and they wont fix it under warranty, no phone should do this, Im now out of pocket to buy a new phone until my contract ends witch i will not be renewing with a Samsung or Orange!!!!!!!!!!looks like im not the only person who this has happened to!!!
Reviewer: good phones - leeds
Reviewed on: 17th January, 2009
Rating: 10/10
it is a good phone if u take good care of it!!:) iv had mine for about 3 years and everything works perfectly!!!! so some people might not be taking good care of it? camera is excellent no trouble in using it its touch sensitive easy to use and doesnt freeze !! dont listen to other people because some people cant take good care of there phone!!
Reviewer: Jordan Peart - Great Yarmouth
Reviewed on: 16th January, 2009
Rating: 1/10
I have had my U600 for just over a month, my screen keeps turning itself upside down, or back to front or just going blank. I got the phone as a birthday present thankfully my parents took out insurance and i have a garantee however i advise anyone who wants to buy this phone not to as it's not worth the money you pay for it.
Reviewer: Paul - Cambs
Reviewed on: 20th December, 2008
Rating: 2/10
Great phone, really nice design, but just not built to last! The screen cracked very eaisly, then, after just two months of ownership, the most fundamental part of any phone (the speaker) stops working. OMG, everything else works, but not the speaker! So frustrating. So, I take the thing apart, and discover a horrid construction. Everything's so small and delicate and covered in sticky tape it's a wonder it works at all. The way that the switch works for the slide is very crude, and the ribbon cable connecting the screen is extremely thin and actually rubs against the metal LCD surround, which I believe caused mine to split. I'm going to try and repair this phone with a new ribbon cable and install some kind of foam to protect it. If I get problems after that then it's going in the bin and I'll be very reluctant to try Samsung again! Shame.
Reviewer: natalie - Beds
Reviewed on: 19th December, 2008
Rating: 2/10
I have the same problems as some of the people down there . phone is okay for about a year then totally packs up. Ive had problems ever since, sent my phone back for repair because it kept resetting everytime i text. The touchscreen has now packed up and none ofthe buttons on that section of the phone work. So now my phone is prtty much un-usable. I charged my phoneup last night and cannot even turn it back on. A Total let down, because its apretty phone.
If Anyone has any Suggestions to help me sort out my problems it wold be very much apriciated.
Reviewer: Poo poo - Liverpool
Reviewed on: 16th December, 2008
Rating: 8/10
To be honest, all these reviews are bad and you all got really bad Samsung U600s. I bought one and it's working fineee, memory's a bit 'poo' but if you're looking for a good camera you should get this phone.
Reviewer: louise - redhill
Reviewed on: 15th December, 2008
Rating: 2/10
i hate this phone, i have had it jus over a year and the fone freezes none stop and i cant use any of the touch butttons as they do not work and they r asking me for £25 excess even though i have paid it twice before when it has broke i am up for an upgrade in jan cant wait to get rid of this thing.
Reviewer: Redevil girl - WALES
Reviewed on: 11th December, 2008
Rating: 1/10
I am on my fourth one in 14 months Loads of faults.
1. Rubbish battery life
2. Store number in phone and sim they appear twice
3. Freezes
4. Black screen/white with loads of colours/black and blue
5. Screen upside down
6. In relation to 4 if a text is recived it can take up to a an hour or more to read it cause of the screen.
7. jaggerd screen, hard to read texts and write texts
8. inputing a persons name to text is a pain it has to be exactly right.
9. Screen spilts in to two or two or three
10. poor signal this is nothing to do with network as people in same house on same network with different phones have a good singal
11. touch buttons are sensive while reading a text which means u call someone when not meaning to.
12. When you want to use the touch buttons they dont work
13. delayed resoponse when dialing a number
14. zoom is rubbish
15 sound when recording a video is poor
16. takes ages to take a pic ie if the person moves it is blury
17. many more problems
so avoid this phone. I cant wait for my upgrade in January
Reviewer: Liz - Bexleyheath
Reviewed on: 10th December, 2008
Rating: 6/10
I've had this phone for 16 months and not had any problems with it until recently. It has just started to flip everything back to front or upside down which is really annoying when trying to write or read texts. I must admit i do use my phone constantly for texting so i am suprised it has lasted this long, but as i am on an 18 month contract i am trying to hang out for another couple of months before i get it replaced. Has any one else had the problem of "flipping text"? What did you do about it? Other than this recent problem my phone had been very good and i was very impressed with it!
Reviewer: A.B - york
Reviewed on: 10th November, 2008
Rating: 1/10
I have this phone 9 months, i am on my third one, 1st 1 only lasted a week!! all showing the same problem, flashing, delay in buttons regeistering command switching off and eventually buttons not responding at all to anything!! soooo annoyed. Looks great bt thats about it STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE!!
Reviewer: Rhi-x - cov
Reviewed on: 9th November, 2008
Rating: 1/10
Omydayz i wuz Lisin 2 music
and then it just crashd
gos white&Black
Thenn Rainbowy culahz:|
Stupid Fone
id Advise not 2 get it
Samsung is **
Reviewer: Linda - Watford
Reviewed on: 6th November, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I have never had such an annoying mobile. Now after 14 months of stuggling with it, it is freezing all the time when I'm texting and seems to have lost the capability to store words in T9, having lost all the ones I previously put in it. Useless customer service at T-Mobile and Samsung as they are not really willing to help and hardly seem to believe you when you say what's wrong. A few days ago I was promised an envelope in the post from Samsung to send the phone back. It hasn't arrived yet. Also, they said it'll take up to 28 days to fix and I haven't been offered a loan phone. Considering I have an 18 month contract I think it's a cheek. If you rent something you normally get it repaired for free. I think it's such poor service and so frustrating. I would have gone for a Nokia but was kind of pushed into taking the U600 and it does look and feel lovely but that's about it's only good points.
Reviewer: Natasha - Hampshire
Reviewed on: 10th October, 2008
Rating: 1/10
Do not buy this phone from orange. Their policy for repairs is disgusting. My phone was brought in march and has already broke 3times. My screen flickers,freezes,turns it self of flashes all the colours of the rainbow and eventually turned black and was unusable.I feel that it should have been recalled. Getting your money back for this phone seems to be more or less impossible.
Reviewer: lil.red - hampshire
Reviewed on: 8th October, 2008
Rating: 1/10
hi there
i phoned trading standards this morning and am going to paste all he said to me for anyone who needs help solving there problems with orange as i have the same phone and having the same screen problems. this seems to be a common fault and please read my review as it will help all.
Sony consect 1979 entitled to repayeer or new phone argument is repairs not being and ur entiled to replacement if this is common fault then u want refund less of usage charge
Reviewer: Effie - Oxford
Reviewed on: 2nd October, 2008
Rating: 1/10
This phone is terrible and the Orange/Samsung service is even worse. It first started cutting out back in Feb and I got it fixed under the warranty, so it was fine for a bit, but then it began flipping the picture 6 weeks ago and cutting out, changing colour, etc. the works. Orange couldn't offer me a loan phone (all their grand total of 3 loan phones were out) so even for their extortionate £15 fee for fixing my broken phone I couldn't even have a phone. At all. The only option, acording to them, is to have an expensive upgrade or buy a new pay-as-you-go phone! For a problem that has nothing to do with me and that they fixed before! This phone is junk. I'm getting in touch with Trading Standards as it's clearly not fit for purpose. If I could give it a lower score than 1 I would do. Don't buy this phone. It's worse than useless.
Reviewer: zoe - nottingham
Reviewed on: 16th September, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I have had this phone 21 months now...took a second contract for 18 months after first year contract ran out. I hate to say it, but a couple of months back it started freezing as i was ringing someone, then it froze when sending texts. Recently it's just started to play up on calls now, think it's the slide action that's gone with it now! I can ring out and listen to people on other end if i hold the slide half way down the key pad with my finger! Otherwise i hear nothing, and they just hear me talking. Not insured as don't get a like for like phone! I won't be getting another one of these now. I was happy with it at first, but all these reviews just goes to show there is problems with the phone.
Reviewer: andrew - wellingborough
Reviewed on: 15th September, 2008
Rating: 1/10
i have the samsung u600, my advice stay clear just not worth the risk, u need to be carefull of the touch sensitive buttons or your end up ringing people you dont want to, and you can loose your messeges you just wrote out, and now to top it of my phone keeps turning itself off, ive had it 11months, yeah it may look good but what does that matter if you cant ring or txt anyone,also my mate got one exactly the same time he had the same problems even earlier than mine,samsung should be appalled by themself at this day and age they cant even create a mobile that will last longer than a year, i hate this phone so much,stay away from this phone...angry costomer
Reviewer: Trev - Harrogate
Reviewed on: 7th September, 2008
Rating: 6/10
I have had this phone for over a year and i have never had any problems. It can be annoying as its very easy to call someone by mistake as the phone is so sensitive. Its also so so difficult to put the phone on loud speaker when driving that its not even worth risking trying. theres no function so you can answer it and its straightaway on loud speaker not that i know of anyway?
Another thing i dont like is why doesnt the phone tell you the time and date you sent a message? this isnt displayed on sent items .
Reviewer: Riz - Leicester
Reviewed on: 7th September, 2008
Rating: 2/10
I got my u600 as a birthday gift just under a year back. It was working perfectly well until a few months back. The phone kept on freezing. The sound went...couldn't hear people when they called. Now the screen goes multi-coloured/blacks out. It even switches on/off by itself. I am fed up with the phone but I don't want to repair it if it'll cost a fortune. I have given it a 2/10 because I LOVE THIS PHONE because it was a gift. But it doesn't even last for a year. I think I will be sticking to Nokia's from now on! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!
Reviewer: g-herington - birmingham
Reviewed on: 24th August, 2008
Rating: 9/10
wel i got this phone on the 23rd of august.I think its great. Its stylish and really sleek but ive been reading some of these comments and I'm not to sure now! I'm just really hoping this will not happen to my phone. Can i have some answers back please on what YOU think. If i do discover any problems like the ones you have discovered then I will no doubt be taking it back to the shop to get it repaired. But, if it tends to happen again then I will certainly be taking it bak FOR GOOD!
Reviewer: H - Kent
Reviewed on: 22nd August, 2008
Rating: 1/10
This is the worst phone i have ever had. It looks nice but is constantly breaking. Do not get one, you will regret it..How samsung can still supply this phone is beyond me. It's probably a job for trading standards though, read the reviews, it's clearly a complete lemon..shame on you samsung, i will never get another one...I only gave it a 1 out of 10 because it's the lowest score availiable, but it is at best a big fat zero...
Reviewer: katrina - leicester, uk
Reviewed on: 19th August, 2008
Rating: 2/10
the samsung u600 is the worst mobile i have ever had. i have had to send it off to the repair centre no less than 5 times. and now its broken again, for the third time they touch keys have stopped working. the phone was fine for a couple of months but then it kept braking. it looks good and thats the only reason i have given it 2/10. i definetly reccommend that you DO NOT buy this phone.
Reviewer: Laura - dublin
Reviewed on: 17th August, 2008
Rating: 5/10
this phone was really good, in a way... cos i loved al the things it coud do, torch, mp3, radio, camera, video camera,.... it was amazing... then the inner screen broke... got it fixed... was fine again! i only got it 5 months ago... and now it keeps turning off... when the battery is full... sometimes it stays on for a long time... but then sometimes it turns off every 10 seconds... and today... all the buttons under the screen (touch buttons, up, down, left right, and the centre button) NONE of them work... so i cant turn on the fone... yeah... that sucks... anyone know how to fix it? im not bothered going all the way to the shop i bought it in! =[
Reviewer: Ray - Hemel Hempstead
Reviewed on: 5th August, 2008
Rating: 2/10
l have had the same problems as every one else, am now unable to send a text it keeps freezing and swiching itself off, when texting was ok it took forever to send a text, had to keep re sending etc, slider is now loose, its only 7 months old and has been very well looked after,never dropped, an absolute nightmare phone,DONT GO THERE, it will be a big relief to go back to a bullet proof Nokia.
