Sony Ericsson T230 (2006)

Bad – My main problem with this phone is how slow it is. To put it simply, a snail would get bored waiting. You can download select ringtones, backgerounds and games for free off the SonyEricson website ** You can record sounds etc ** You can compose your own ringtones which is great for when your bored and they sound pretty cool too. The buttons are way to small, you need to be a baby to use it effectively ** It takes forever to load things as simple as the menu etc, so it's like a really outdated computer ** Also some of the buttons you think you would push to exit things somehow always end up with you accidentally calling someone.

OK – I used this phone for 18 months. It didn't let me down and was a replacement for my old much loved blue screen Nokia (8350 I think). It definitely wasn't as easy to use as the Nokia and the SMS functions were very frustrating, especially if you're like me and enjoy using predictive text. It's still in the drawer as a spare, but have updated to a slim little NEC flip which is about half the thickness. Didn't find that battery life to be that wonderful and the hands free and car charger were difficult to get into the slots. Compact, easy to use. Featureless, even for the time model was released. Buttons are too small.