Appointments - a simple diary, which can remind you of up to thirty events. It enables you to store Appointments, Birthdays, Calls, Memo. Phone activates these reminders even when switched off. So it will give out an squealing alert when turned off as well. I am not aware of any PC synchronization option yet. Currency converter and Calculator, what to say. Alarm clock, stopwatch and countdown - again, no more to say. Data and fax communications
Good news - Siemens C35i has a built-in hardware modem. So, all you need for data transmissions is a cable (IrDA is missing). On your computer you select the Standard 9.6kbps modem. You need no other drivers, except for the general modem drivers. With this you can work with a PDA quite well, too. You just would need a RS-232 connector for connection. If you wanted the IrDA, you would have to buy the S35. Anyway what would you expect from a 'low-end'? However we can expect some additional programs for the C5 by independent developers thanks to the V.25 set of commands. WAP
Siemens C35i is another low-end WAP enabled phone after Motorola T2288. Thanks to its price, it is likely to become a target for WAP beginner. However the C35i is not ideal for WAP - mainly three line text display + menu lines. A secret tip for you - if you want to operate 'WAP' on five lines press the # key twice and the bottom menu will disappear. You will get used to working with WAP pretty quickly. The menu is quite friendly, easy to work with, well arranged. What may confuse you a little (if you are not a manual reading fan) is the difference between the Menu legend and the @Menu under the right button. One takes you to the WAP browser supplied by Phone.com (UP.Browser) and the other one will get you to the Option menu of the page in case there are any options defined for the Option button. The phone copes with pictures easily, but it doesn't support font typefaces. But it does not matter so much - all text is the same that is all. What is more bothering is that you only have three lines for text. Maybe there could be an option to switch off the key legend on the display for those who have already memorized the meaning. . You can specify up to five WAP access profiles. There are nine positions available for your favourite items. . Channels - offline WAP browsing and Outbox service for composing e-mails off line are interesting as well. The later is a subscription dependent feature. WAP worked with GSM network smoothly. The phone 'froze' only once during the testing period - which is not a bad outcome.