 "Overall good phone" | 2008-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A16HK444UWW711 |
Pros:
Great battery life
Sound quality and consistency
Layout good - placement of menus, etc - easy to manuever
Cons:
Cheap plastic casing
Very basic camera - e.g. no zoom
Evan Glueck |
| |
| "its OK" | 2007-04-09 |
| - Reviewed By Anonymous |
i used to have a different phone then transfered the sim cards with my grandma's phone cuz her phone was too complicated. I tried this phone and was actually quite happy! The FM radio is cyrstal clear (not in car) usually and the camera is OK.One thing I have to complain though, the memory is SMALL!!!! its like 3 mega bytes I think...... I just bought a usb cable for the pc to phone but it was the wrong verion so I have to return it! If you buy a cable for this phone please check what version it is because like ALL the usb cables for nokia look alike.
I am VERY impressed on the softwere I got at the nokia website. Its a free program that lets you transfer EVERYTHING from pc to phone. You can do this wirelessly or with a cable (which is what im trying to do) but be aware this phone does not have a mp3 player! The message record sorta suks by the way, and if you set a message as a ring tone make sure it isnt a bunch of scratchy gatars!
Yes I would recomend this phone for someone is isnt REALLY into multimedia but it is OK for multimedia nevertheless |
| |
| "Works Good" | 2007-02-28 |
| - Reviewed By gb-72 |
| I selected this phone with Cingular service. I was looking for a basic phone without bells and whistles. A year has gone by and the phone still works. The only thing I use it for is talking which it works fine. But I do not spend a lot of time on the phone so I would modify this to "it works fine for my purpose." I have taken a couple of photos just to try out this feature and they seem to be clear. I very infrequently hit the photo button while the phone was in my pocket, but since I purchased a belt clip I no longer have this issue. A generic data cable can be purchased through Amazon for about $14-$20, as opposed to the Nokia cable at about $50. Good basic phone. See other reviews for advice about features and I do not use these enough to comment. |
| |
 "Fantastic Phone!" | 2006-12-07 |
| - Reviewed By mrmartyfromsf |
There are dozens of reasons to buy this cell phone.
1) Phone has a VGA camera, a stereo FM radio, a speakerphone, EDGE high-speed data, dual color displays and support for mobile e-mail and more.
2) LCD has 128 x 160 resolution and support for 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset features a 96 x 65, 4,000-color display that can display picture IDs, time, call information, battery and signal strength.
3) The standard jack accepts universal hands-free headsets, as well as USB and infrared ports for transferring data to and from the handset.
4) This phone has polyphonic ringtones, MP3-, MIDI-, AMR-, and True Tones. You can also assign pictures to your most common callers.
5) There's a vibrate ringer mode. Voice-activated dialing system and the phone book keeps track of all your contacts. Address book capacity is only limited to a big 3.5 MB of built-in memory.
6) There's an integrated speakerphone for talking hands-free.
7) You can mobile messaging and integrate with the Internet.
8) You can send picture, video, and text messages.
9) You can manage and synchronize contacts, calendars, and other data with your PC with the Suite application.
10) There is an integrated FM radio makes to tune in your favorite stations. The gaming system is powerful Java-based games. Lots of games are downloadable via the Cingular Media service.
11) The lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of digital talk time and up to 350 hours of digital standby time.
12) It just looks cool too!
The price is right too. I got mine for free when subscribing to Cingular for two years!
|
| |
 "This phone sucks.....BIG TIME" | 2006-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1W7I1LK20NCJ9 |
| I've gone through 5 of these phones in less than a year. The first one had echos so bad it didn't even recognize the voice tags and people said I sounded like I was talking under water. The 2nd one just plain died one day and wouldn't even take a charge or turn on. The 3rd one drained the battery from a full charge to almost nothing in a couple of days without even using it or having it turned on. The 4th one I just got yesterday worked for a day and now turns on but none of the buttons work and I can't even access my address book. Cingular has finally offered me a different brand, which I have checked out on Amazon's site hoping to get one with a good review. Now I have to negotiate with them to get the matching accessories.....Steer away from Nokia 6102..... |
| |
| "Not A Bad Unit" | 2006-07-04 |
| - Reviewed By palealien |
This review is long and rambling because the phone (to me) does so much that to describe it in any rational order would just be too much like work.
So the bottom line at the top: A great phone for the money, does a lot of stuff perfectly adequately and serves as a good training device for someone wanting to know what to look for the next time they buy a higher-end phone. I give it five stars because, "What did you expect for a twenty-dollar phone?"
I got this phone reluctantly, only after my old-fashioned Nokia brick was stolen. I asked simply for the cheapest phone with a camera, and I couldn't be more pleased.
Well, actually, I could, but only after picking nits. So here we go:
My first issue was with downloading photos, I shoot a lot and at twenty-five cents a piece to email them to myself a cable seemed like a reasonable solution. I wanted to avoid spending $50.00 on an OEM, so I tried one from Ebay. Then another. Then another. I called Nokia for tech support, and was surprised to talk to someone who was both knowledgeable and had no accent.
There are a few separate issues here, the first being the necessity of downloading Nokia's "PC Suite" to facilitate connectivity. The version touted for Windows 98 was erratic and is no longer offered or supported, but before this happened I finally got a tech email admitting it was a known problem. And with regard to the non-original cables having some sort of DRM capabilities, the tech just sort of chuckled and said, "I really can't comment on that". Not only did they not work, I had to uninstall and reinstall the app after each failed attempt. How amusing.
Realizing the cost of the cable would be paid back very soon I ordered one from Nokia and had it almost immediately. From then there was no problem, although I could only use it with XP.
The file transfer protocol is a bit odd, but works OK. The synchronization with Outlook seemed flawless and works in both directions. The new automatic picture transfer will completely empty all the images in the camera, including graphics, wallpaper and screensavers, which seems like a mistake not present in the earlier version.
Removing the SIM chip to another phone will save the bare basic info, but so thoroughly scramble to formatting you'd be better off doing it by cable. You can't save games or photos to the chip, either, I don't know if other phones enable this.
Oh, games: No Tetris, but I found my favorite and most addictive one, "Zuma". The screen is far to small for a pleasant experience, but it's a novelty for me and helps pass the time in waiting rooms.
All the other features of the phone work adequately and are quite useful- stopwatch, countdown recorder, calendar, notepad, alarm clock, etc. I did have to spend a few days with the manual to get an understanding of the software but it made sense fairly quickly. One unbilled feature is that the display is bright enough to use for a flashlight or nightlight when stumbling around in a strange hotel room or parking lot, it gives off enough of a glow to see well.
The phone features? Oh yeah, I hardly ever get calls, but from what use I have had, the service is OK. You do need to hold the speaker right next to your ear to get the best volume, I picked up a no-name headset/mike for $8.00 and it does just fine.
I live in a rural area that is a canyon, and Cingular consistently has the best signal here. The hot spots around the house are different between phone service and messaging, which is slightly irritating in that I will get a missed call message right after the phone doesn't ring. The camera works OK for what it is- great for catching rare moments in still or video. Same for the audio recorder, I use it for notes and catching info from the car radio. A speaker phone seems to work OK, but playing music is pretty much a waste of time.
Not unlike writing a review for an obsolete phone on Amazon. |
| |
