Advantages: Lightweight, cheap
Disadvantages: Dated, lacking modern features

...Working for a branch of Siemens, I get to play with all the different phones, including some that are never released in Britain. The C55 along with the SL55 (the review for which can be found here - http://www.ciao.co.uk/SiemensSL55Review5368709) are the phones that I mainly use, and for good reasons. The C55, is a fully functional little phone, with many of the more advanced features such as polyphonic ringtones and GPRS WAP, all for a small price, looking at a few sites on the web, I've noticed you can get one of these beauties for as little as £60. The phone comes with two reasonably good games (Galaxy Hero and Prince of Persia) and it is possible to download more through Java technology. It also comes with 30 polyphonic ringtones (although for some reason 5 of these are of the noises that different animals make - just... Read review

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Advantages: Polyphonics ringtones. Lightweight. Compact
Disadvantages: Short tones missed due to half second fade up

...) **Multi settings vibra-alert. Various patterns for vibration can be selected. MMMmmmm vibration! **Current date and time can be on display on the front screen **Uses GPRS data transfer - in normal terms, sends texts/fax/data etc v.fast if network supports it (Vodaphone does) **WAP internet access - Dont use myself, but its a feature. **Text messages - T9 predictive text, with personal dictionary so you can add unknown names etc, can send graphics and sound to other compatible sets (not just C55) **Credible games - old school remember prince of Persia? **Handsfree calls without car kit. **Babysitter protection so you can limit outgoing calls **Voicedialing - i personally don't want to walk down the street shouting names at my phone, but it's a feature. **Appointments / Alarm clock. I have the alarm set on the "Slow Blues " ringtune... Read review

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Advantages: Friendly people, cheap food, great atmosphere, hot!
Disadvantages: perhaps too touristy, and will become more so in time

...to their office in Paphos. This was actually really useful, as he showed us the way to drive down, and pointed out things to us such as the supermarket and ways to the beach. He also pointed out to us how many new apartments and villas were being built. Particularly in the area near where we were staying, it was a bit like driving past a building site every 2 minutes. Our apartment was about 15 minutes from Paphos. We decided to keep our car for 2 days, taking it back early Saturday morning, at a cost of £C