Sagem MYX-5

I have purchased two MY X6-2 mobile telephones and the first one would not charge properly and the second the key 7-pqrs and 8tuv plus the space bar do not work. I have no address therefore I am unable to return them to Sagem. I purchased these without insurance through Utility Warehouse. I have now bought another phone. I do therefore not recommend the Sagem MYX-5 as I have not bought another mobile phone.

The Sagem MY X-5 mobile phone has been a very reliable and easy to use handset for the year and a half that I have had it. It also comes in at a good price if you hunt around for the right deal.

It has a number of features, including a very good and easy to use WAP browser, a superb menu layout (beating Nokia, once you have got used to it), vibrate alert, caluculator, currency converter, automatic network selection for when you go abroad (so you do not have to manually fiddle with the settings) and, for a small phone with an internal aerial, excellent reception.

As with all mobiles, there are certain things that could be improved. For example, the phone does have a habit of turning itself on after you have switched it off. This is because the keypad locking will only function when the phone is on, and the "on" switch is very sensitive, which means it can very easily switch itself back on in your pocket or bag. Not so good, for example on an aeroplane, where it can turn on without your knowledge, unless you remove the battery. Also, if the battery goes flat, you will have to reset the time and date every time, which becomes cumbersome.

Another point, worth bearing in mind, is if you like swapping ring tones and the like via the infra-red facility, it is unlikely you will find a compatible phone and that can become annoying because it restricts its capabilities. Also, not a good phone if you are into gaming.

General reliabilty is good and it certainly does not have as many gremlins as some of the Nokias, although it can sometimes become slow at accessing the phonebook or text messages for no apparent reason (even if the memory is relatively empty). This, fortunately, is an infrequent occurence.

For what I have needed the phone for, i.e. making/receiving calls, GPRS, alarm clock (NB the alarm clock will still sound even if the phone is on silent, so you don't have to switch the phone off overnight) and calculator, the phone has been spot on.

I will now change it, as I am looking for something with more GPRS/Internet capability, however as a reliable budget colour phone, this is one of a kind.

This is a very simple mobile phone.. that looks good. The Sagem MY X-5 is also very cheap now. But this is a no frills phone.. it would say if you want a stylish phone that does what its suposed to do.. then this is the phone for you!

You do not see many people with this Sagem MY X-5 mobile phone but I think that it is one in a million and everyone should experience it.

I have had my Sagem MY X-5 since March now and think it is a very good little mobile phone. It has some good ringtones and games. The good thing about is that there are many websites that you can download free polyphonic ringtones, wallpapers and screensavers for. But you do need to get a data link cable first which are about £20 from www.sagem.com. I was happy with my phone, but got bored with the wallpapers and ringtones, so I purchased a cable and made my own website for all other sagem users. All wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones on it are ready to download onto your phone for free! The screensavers are the best! It is www.sagemplanet.tk. Another good site is www.mysagem.co.uk but that is mainly for ringtones. Overall it is a nice phone and cheap!

The Sagem MY X-5 is a cool looking mobile phone but i cant find any changeable covers.

This phone is ok. I still would say that nokia is better by far. As everything is set up for nokia and based on the web. Over all the fone is allrite but could be doing with a little extra features. Such as in the text messages you should be able to see when you exceed the 1 message limit instead of having to guess.

Ringtones should be more accessable like nokia.

I find its great on wap and really easy to get wallpapers for it.

It's really easy to use and the speaker phone facility you get by pressing the call key twice is incredibly handy. It's small, light, lasts ages and has 40 polyphonic ringtones. You can vary the volumes easily mid call to suit you and there's lots of space to store texts (100 I think, compared to Nokia's 15). The WAP is a bit scary, but generally easy to use.

It's very easy to dial by accident (I recently did while the phone was in my bag and it cost me £2!). It does have a lock facility to counter this but it's fiddly. The T9 function has to be turned off every time you text if you don't want to use it. There's also no way of knowing if it's run into 2 texts such as what there is with Nokia.

There's a lack of good wallpapers and they're very hard to download. I also thought this was a camera phone until I bought it so don't make that mistake! Could do with being a bit cheaper too.

I'd say buy it though, if you have the money. I've been very pleased with it and it's durable (withstands dropping!).

I got this Sagem MY X-5 phone purely after looking at the features. With hindsight, I wouldn't of, it is very unreliable in terms of battery life, I have had several batteries, and two replacement phones. Nothing makes a difference and I have resigned myself to having to charge it every evening (I'm in a low signal area, so that may have something to do with it)

Despite having the phone a year, I haven't found any of the interchangeable covers I've heard about, the data cable I got was the only thing I found.. The problem is, no software seems to connect to the phone ARRRGGGHHH!!!!

I'm getting shot of this phone this week, and it can't come to soon!!!

I cant belive how many people say the Sagem MY X-5 phone is good, as it isn't. You cant find any thing for it and even if you do if you are with virgin you can't get them anyway, you have to call up because the whole virgin network is messed up(it wont let you text for ringtones or anything) you can't download polyphonic ringtones

I would recommend a nokia because that is what everything is made for

This is a nice looking affordable phone which i think is pretty good value for money. But can anyone tell me where is the best place to get hold of ringtones and can i only get them if i have a data cable??