Accessories in the Box

There’s
nothing outstanding about the accessories in the box for the C600.
Pretty standard stuff really and nothing special. Handsfree kit (wired
variety), USB cable, mains charger and CD for installing the software
on your PC.

There are a whole host of accessories that can be used with this device, because it has Bluetooth connectivity.

Windows Mobile 5

Initially
Windows Mobile 5 was a bit clunky and hard to get used to. It has its
own quirks like any OS. But after a couple of days, as usual, you find
your way around. It’s a nice system, but seems a bit buggy and doesn’t
always respond the way you expect it to. Roll on SP1! That said, I
still think Windows Mobile 5 is the best system on a phone.

Synchronisation

Active
Sync 4 is used to synchronise the majority of office documents between
the phone and pc/laptop. This is great when you have 1 phone and a pc,
but if you try and synchronise between a Smartphone, pda, home pc,
laptop and office pc, you got a lot of synchronising going on! So plan
your mobile communication policy.

Windows Mobile 5 and Messaging

When
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2003, they unleashed a
whole host of features designed specially for Windows Mobile 5 Users.
This allows easy connection to mail and security features like being
able to remotely delete data if you loose your phone.

Negative Points

The
most annoying thing about this phone is the centre joystick used to
control scrolling around the menu functions. This has a
multi-directional and click action which is about as useful as a
handbrake on a canoe. I hear this is an ill advised hang-up from the
C550. What this means is that when you scroll through the menu options
and then try to select an option, you jump up and down the menu options
randomly and can’t actually select anything that you want. This is
really annoying and I can’t believe they’ve stuck with this system.
Apart from that, please let me keep this phone.