ASUS J208 mobile phone
August 6, 2006 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under ASUS, Bluetooth, Cell phone
ASUS has been surprising us with phones that are not only deliciously appealing to the eye, but breed a lot of functionality as well. The J208 for instance provides a good mix of multimedia and connectivity options packed in a slider form factor.
On the connectivity side, the J208 comes with Bluetooth, allowing you to connect via Skype to other computers.
On the multimedia side, it comes with a 2.0MP camera, FM radion, MP3 player and video recorder at 15fps. It comes with a miniSD expansion slot with a 64MB card bundled in.
guys, i don’t recomend this cp to any buyers out there. it’s just a waste of your hard eaned money. i bought mine last april 11, 2007,,,used it until may 30, 2007 only. the screen suddenly went blank has something to do with the stupid phone’s flex. i brought it to a wellcom branch at SM north,, guess what!? until now (august 16, 2007) it’s not yet with me. it’s a stupid phone! the 2megapixel cam takes photos as if it only has a .3megapixel capability. n6260’s cam is even better! such a f*ck off phone! i hate it!! You’ll end up hating it too!!!
to phoebz: throw that phone away. if you bring it to wellcom it would take years before you can get it back!! my fone’s been with wellcom longer than i was able to use it.
Ive posted all positive comments for this stuff before. but this time its a worst, you know, my J208, the joystick does not functioning. Even the Right and left the soft key..then the worst of all, i cant power on i consult Wellcom at festival mall, they said the Flex cable…duno..is damaged and maybe replace for a new one..Well on my case, i cant imagine na its happend it to me…worst!!!!!!!!!!The repair well take Three to four weeks long..tagal!!!!!its because wellcom festival mall has no stock of flex cable??? and the send my cp to the main branch somewhere in makati….
MY ASUS J208 IS BACK FOR REPAIR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE YET FROM WELLCOM. I THINK THEY SHOULD STOP MARKETING THIS PRODUCT , IT IS SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS. WELLCOM SHOULD HAVE THE PROPER TECHNICAL BACKUP TO SERVICE THEIR CUSTOMERS ON TIME. AND THEY SHOULD INFORM CUSTOMERS ON THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS CELLPHONE BEFORE SELLING IT, THEN LET THE BUYER DECIDE.
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FINALLY, I GOT MY ASUS J208 BACK. I WONDER WHAT NEXT AFTER OVER A MONTH OF WAITING, SIGH*
ANYONE CAN HELP ME CONFIGURE MY ASUS J208 FOR MMS? MY SERVER IS GLOBE AND THEY DON’T HAVE THIS UNIT IN THEIR LIST.
uhmmmm my Asus j208 just got busted.. it seems that its not that durable cuz after it fell one time the screen turned white and the phone technicians in my town told me that the flex cable ( the wire connecting both parts of the slide) was broken. uhmm can any one pls tell were i could get a new flex cable
guys help me ! were can i buy a flex cable for my fone. i have only used it for 2 months.huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu
if ever u know were i can order a flex cable for this stupid phone pls email me at hazlot16@yahoo.com..
Nilo i think we have the same problem, i bought my j208 unit last dec at wellcom sta lucia. and during that time it was a blast, but come april this year it had a problem with the flex so the screen was going crazy en ol, so i had it repaired and after 1 month of having no cellphone it was returned to me, then late august of the this year, it went down again on me! so, same story again, brought it to wellcom and i am currently waiting for it to be repaired! whewww! what a hassle! my concern is what if it breaKSdown again after the warranty??!
charge that to life’s experience. i guess you cannot blame all to wellcom since they are just traders. what is important is, wellcom should be honest enough to explain the limitations of this unit so the choice is ultimately the buyer’s. asus has a reputation so it’s easy to trust it’s products but i think this particular model is experimental, doesn’t everyone agree?
I’m not agree NILO. cause asus j208 is a good product and ASUS CAMPANY will not sell this phone for experimental use only. It’s not Like Nokia phones, Asus Product is better than Nokia. i met some rich people from middle east and they were just throwing it, they said Nokia is the cheapest phone among ASUS, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony Ericson.
i have my asus a year ago and i had it fixed only once when its camera did not work. I dropped it so hard so i think it’s the reason why it broke down. Other than that and the letters doubling when texting, i encountered no problem at all.
asfor the mms, it’s already preset in my handset in the DATA ACCOUNT menu. But you have to choose your network provider in the MMS setting.
my asus j208 is not working again, it will be one yr since i bought it last year and i just used it for a total of about 6 mos. the rest is having it repaired, lousy piece of equipment!
hey…is it really that bad?
…’cause i was just thinking of buying a j208..
i’m from manila and it seems the ones complaining about the unit are all from manila,…
is it really that bad?
to lau, forget it, don’t risk your money on this model, stick to nokia, ericsson or samsung, at least proven na ang quality and after sales services are superb
WARNING: DONT BUY ASUS J208 PHONE…. I bought mine a year ago and now its completely dead. The keys wont work anymore… Can’t even turn it off. I have a 3210 Nokia bought 8 years ago and even drop it several times and now it’s still completely working… I didnt even remember it being repaired… Asus fone s*cks!!!
I agree with Margonz, Don’t put good money on this cell phone. Mine is again in their shop for repair, the last one within the warranty period. sigh***
ehem, i got my asus j08 since it first released, GOT NO COMMENT ON IT DUDE, I am from zamboanga philippines, dude its a slider phone so that means something is always moving and wearing out when you open your phone, i had my phone repaired and changed the card connector from fonetech in makati, and thats it, got my phone working like brand new again. if you are aftering functionality, this is my best bet, if you are aftering something that a nokia phone is offering then dont buy this, this is NOT for noob users – NOT FOR NOOB USERS!!!
uh…what’s a noob user?
i need mini usb headset for j208 plz… anyone willing to sell it to me? 09215687804 txt me
my asus phone also is not good! i already sent it to technician coz it has warranty last Sept. i bought it aug, i only used it 1 mo! Now its the flex problem. I bring it again for the 2nd time in wellcom sta rosa. ASUS phone is not a very good phone. Its feature is good but its quality is worse….
how much ba yung flex na laging nasisira sa J208 model ng asus?
anyone?
anyone please let us J208 users know how much is that thing called FLEX na laging nasisira sa J208 model ng Asus
how much po ang pa repair nito?
Thank God for this forum.. i was really about to buy this phone an hour ago..thought that i’d rather not..Thanks you guys…
what is the brand new price of this phone? im thinking about buying it
aLL i CAN SAY IS THAT, NEVER,NEVER BUY ASUS J2O8. Unless ASUS will come out with a better model, I will not recommend to buy cellphones made by ASUS. They may the best in computers but they are dismally failure in cellphone technology. I look forward to a better ASUS cellphone
Believe you me, those having so good with it now will regret it later. ASUS cellphones are no good! Don’t ever invest on it, as of now.
i’ve been wondering, is it only j208 that sucks, or does that go for all the celphones Asus has produced? please reply….
damn hell! it sucks alot, when we ask how much 2 repair it on wellcom.its 990 pesos, jsut for that fucking cable
this phone is great but im so sad its difficult to find a flex.. upto this phone..
Mga pre kagaling ko lang sa mga wellcom SM manila, Walter mart makati, san Pa ba meron dito??? station eh cguro pare-pareha lang ang sabi rin nila wala pa daw stock yang nakakainis na Flex na yan…genius talaga ang may ari na yang wellcom sila lang pala ang nagbebenta at nagrerepair at nagbebenta ng mga parts na yan…ang problema wala silang stock…KAInis…san kaya pa mga wellcom station rito?? san ako makapag-ayos nito…
jaustine, try mo sa festival mall at metropolis sa alabang. my stock cla dun.its my 2x na rin na gnun prob ng cp ko. ususal na yan sa mga slide fon. flex ang problema. what that bullshit is pag no stock ma antay ka tlalga ng isang buwan oorderin pa nila yan sa taiwan. it cost 1500.00 ang cost repair and flex…much better i work here in pampanga, you know what the costing is cheap wellcom din sya sa sm pampanga. 1200.00 lang bayad ko..
dinala ko sa welcom metropolis yung Asus J208 ko nung May 25 dahil nasira ang flex hanggang ngayon wala pa din daw stock ng flex. Saan kaya pwede ipaayos yun. Please advise
to Bigtime..try mo sa SM san Fernando…merun sila dun. or tawag ka sa numb ko para remind kay minsan lang ako nandun heres my num 09293276701 or 09235322879…
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meron na flex asus j208…. order kau skin my contact ako sa manila…..
pareng ianz magkano ang flex sau.?
ako din nakadalawang palit na ng flex ng AJ208, the first time na pinagawa ko yung sa akin sa welcome STa. Rosa Laguna naman, matagal din bago ko nakuha yung phone ko due to no available supply of flex daw. After a mont nasira ulet ung flex..
Binalik ko sa kanila dajil may warranty pa ung repair, pero mahal pa din ung siningil sa akin….
The third time na nasira i deceded to dismantle my phone and was found out that the lower spring is hitting the rigth side of the flex……
Ngayon wala pako makunang flex para masubukan ko i-improve ung design ng spring.
Can anyone here na makakatulong kung saan anko makakakuha ng flex??
hi,
same problem flex din..tgal ko napagawa ung akin pero eron ako napagawan it only cost 800 so far ok sya till now…sa sm southmall ko sya pinagawa cousin of my husband…
thanks
hello lanz , magkano po ung flex sau?
tol meron aq suki sa manila,,, 1k isang flex, made in taiwan…. kng lyk u order kita…