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Telstra F850

By Alex Kidman on 29 December 2006

The Telstra F850 offers a relatively inexpensive way to jump aboard the carrier's Next G platform, as long as you don't mind travelling in the slow lane.

Editor's rating:5.0 User rating:4

Comments (68)

  • rgcress gave 10/10 on 14/10/2007 16:15

    • Good: good
    • Bad: none

    it is a good fone i love it

  • la cuz gave 10/10 on 14/10/2007 15:42

    • Good: its cheap, warranty is replacement not repair.
    • Bad: u pay for wat u get

    Of course its not the best phone with the best camera.. its on a $20 ph plan! And the warranty is actually pretty good.. 12month swap over.. whereas with nokia or moto outside of 30days it needs to go away for weeks for repair!

  • Zack gave 2/10 on 03/10/2007 02:45

    This Phone is friendly but I have trouble becouse the software having problem and needed a software to reprogram. If anybody have a software please sent me a copy. Ijust buy for a 3 days. sent via my email at: nine_w2ze@yahoo.com.sg

  • willelfblue gave 2/10 on 18/09/2007 15:21

    • Good: Telstra make a lot of money
    • Bad: At customer's Expense

    Very! Very!displeased with this Phone. Activation never happened.I wasn't told that I must use a telstra sim card to be able to give & receive mms! I thought as a poor pensioner student I Was saving money,The deal I made over the phone wasn't incorporated in the contract, I'm still on a Vodaphone sim & am still paying this phone off in my housemate's name As I bought it over the phone & I do not have a Driver's licence & found out from telstra the other day That because the phone is more than Half paid for IT can not be changed into my name. Being a photograpy student this phone is useless. & I can't download the phone photo's on to my computer as I have XP Window's. My head get's blasted with all incoming call's, THE PRINT ON THE PHONE = far to fine for my eyesight. IN all it's a Cheap imitation of a good phone. Whatever happened to customer satisfaction?

  • Ado75 gave 2/10 on 17/09/2007 19:25

    • Good: Should burn well once i take out the battery!
    • Bad: Everything everyone else has said I confirm.

    This is the worst phone in the history of phones. I'm on my second and so is my wife. Getting a Nokia soon will have a ceramonial burning of both of them.

  • Brian R Henricks gave 3/10 on 09/09/2007 10:52

    • Good: drops out constantly, to restore service after you go out of service area and return you have to remove and resstore sim card and battery

    After using mobile phones for over 20 years you go back to the days of the old bag phone when you buy this lemon

  • Davross gave 2/10 on 07/09/2007 19:03

    • Good: None comes to mind.
    • Bad: Buttons stick and ear piece is far too loud when call is answered

    Pretty bad phone infact terrible, had 2 of them (one sent back faulty) and the replacement was just as bad. cannot believe Telstra used this phone for their "next G" network.

  • NOT HAPPY gave 2/10 on 05/09/2007 17:46

    • Good: NOTHING AT ALL...
    • Bad: the whole thing!

    this phone sucks... the book tells you nothing about how to use it or set it up.. and there is no information on the internet to learn how to use it.. i defently wouldnt suggest this phone to anyone.. there is no help available if you need it... WORST PHONE EVER!

  • l3dg4nd gave 10/10 on 05/07/2007 13:39

    • Good: Exelent!!!!!!
    • Bad: None?

    What can u say about somthing this great accept..... ITS GREAt!!!!!!!!! GET 1 NoW

  • caz2254 gave 2/10 on 04/07/2007 19:56

    • Good: camera is no good volume is no good screen is no good every thing about phone is no good
    • Bad: and to think i changed from optus to telstra got good deal but s... phone i done it all over the phone told phone was exc bull crap

    i have a ltz to it is a piese of s... it is the worst phone i ever had cant wait for contract to run out i will get nokia next

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