I-mobile Phones

[vegas]

There has been an 8 megapixel mobile phone (902) made by i-mobile (samart) going around since June of last year. Thais that I talk to say they are no good, but are not very specific. Has anybody owned an i-mobile phone and would care to comment or the above model in particular?

[A_Traveller]

Gentleman I know has had a side line selling these and others over the net to Europe. AFAIK they've been well received. Though if memory serves they weren't 8 meg but 5 meg originally, despite the advertising, I presume they are now 8.

Regards

[vegas]

They are made by a Korean manufacturer yes? That manufacturer must be making them for other countries/companies under a different brand name.

[A_Traveller]

They are made by a Korean manufacturer yes? That manufacturer must be making them for other countries/companies under a different brand name.

Believe so, looked like the same {or very similar} handset and specification was available in different guises. I don't believe i-mobile has any manufacturing capacity itself.

Regards

[bino]

I have an iMoblile camcorder phone, made in Korea by a company called Innostream (Model A20). Almost 2 years old- bought it when the 2 megapixel camera was better than all of the 1.3's on the market at that time. Never had a moment of problem with it, and the camcorder functionality is great.

The only downfall I have found is that although the phone is java capable, there are no sites for downloadable "goodies"... javascript games, applications, etc like there is for the better known brands- Nokia, Ericcson, et al. Although I have no complaint with this phone, I'll buy a Nokia next time.

[vegas]

I just looked on the Innostream website and it seems their last product came out in 2005. Maybe the just manufacture for i-mobile Thailand now??

[yeti]

Hi,

I bought an i-mobile phone more than 2 years ago, it had a low definition camera, but I did not buy it for this, just because it was the cheapest mobile phone which could be used as a mp3 player. What I forgot to check was that it was an over the head headset which was too small for me (and they did not have other headset).

Anyway I've used it as a phone for nearly 2 years, was Ok. Near the end the painting on the keys had disapeared, but it's not that difficult to guess which key is for what number.

Then I made the mistake to answer a phone call just after shower, my hairs being still wet water was dripping on the phone, and it died. But I guess the same would have happenned with any other brand.

[altman]

i've had one for several months now. not sure which model.

the camera is functional but just barely. good for gotta have images when not carrying other camera. i got extra memory, 256 meg. the mp3 player and phone itself are great. all in all glad to have it.

[sniffdog]

It seems I-Mobile phones are popular with bar girls ... if that is information you can do something with.

[garro]

I have an imobile for over two years now. I suppose the best thing to say about it is that it is cheap and cheerful. I haver been unable to get the phone to communicate with my computer but have been able to with other people's imobiles.I must have a dodgy one.

I needed to send it away once to be fixed because of a line through the screen. If the battery goes completely flat I need to take it back to the shop or it won't charge. I suppose it is OK for my needs. I already have a mp3 player and a digital camera.

I haven't tried it in the shower yet but it has survived two Songkrans.

[garro]

I have an imobile for over two years now. I suppose the best thing to say about it is that it is cheap and cheerful. I haver been unable to get the phone to communicate with my computer but have been able to with other people's imobiles.I must have a dodgy one.

I needed to send it away once to be fixed because of a line through the screen. If the battery goes completely flat I need to take it back to the shop or it won't charge. I suppose it is OK for my needs. I already have a mp3 player and a digital camera.

I haven't tried it in the shower yet but it has survived two Songkrans.

[sensei]

If you're just planning to use it as a phone, no problem about it. It has a user friendly menu that makes it very easy to use. It's a below average mp3 player in terms of sound quality. If you're keen on using it as a camera, you're better off getting yourself a real camera... 8 megapixels? I don't think a phone that size with a minuscule lens could achieve that... It's just ad hype...

[vegas]

I think I'll buy an Ericsson after reading the above

[tigerbeer]

its better to stay away from imobile if you can afford to. its quite badly built, ie cheap plastics. feels really cheap.

bargirls doing well always stick with nokias.