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4.5 stars
"Excellent basic phone"
Pros: Great reception, simple Nokia navigation, low cost, compact size
Cons: small navigation button, no IR or bluetooth connetivity, cheap construction
Summary: This phone has solid reception and crystal clear voice quality. I like in Northern California, and currently using T-mobile.
Even when the signal strength dropped down to 1 bar, I was still able to place a call and still have clear voice coming through.
Unlike some people said, the phone does have volumne control in both normal mode and speaker mode. You just need to push the navigaion button left or right to control volume.
In addition, the menus are customizable.
Some users reported the menus can't be customized, they just didn't push the right buttons.
This phone is a super bargin, especially if you buy it from Target or Walmart as a prepaid phone. It goes for $39.99 and comes with $10 airtime. Remember, you can use the phone for paid plan as well. And you get even get it unlocked and it on Cingular or other GSM network. There's no 2yr contract to deal with. Unlocking it was simple using the worldunlock code calculator to generate unlock code for the phone.
I was orginally interested in the Motorola SLVR, but heard bad reviews on the phone. the SLVR lacked a automatic keylock feature, which i feel is absolutely essential for a candy bar phone. Also, this Nokia is much more compact than the SLVR. Like other Nokia phone, all of the accessories are compatible, so you don't need to buy new chargers or headset. Don't know why Motorola keeps changing their accessories.
The drawbacks on this phone is the lack or connetivity. There is no free way to send custom pictures, ringtones to this Nokia. However, you can still do it by MMS message or TZone internet. I just borrowed someone's sim card that has unlimited internet access to get all the pictures and ringtones I want into my phone.
Although this phone looks like a much more expensive phone, the construction is not great. The phone boby doesn't feel solid because it uses changable face plates. And when you hold it it seems to 'creek' a little. But if this is like other Nokia phones, I would expect it to be plenty durable and reliable.
There's no camera built in to the phone, but I don't know any phone that takes pictures good enough to keep. I have 2 different camera phones that take 1.3Mega pixel pictures and neither of them can take pictures of any quality.
I would definately recommend this phone to others. This is a very well made, well designed phone that works great a phone. If you want a toy, then look into other phones with more features, if you want a reliable communication device, this one is for you.Updated
The batter cover was a little which made the phone feel creaky and not solid.
Just cut a piece of paper towel about the size of the battery. Put it over the batter and then close the case.
Now the phone feels nice and solid. No more creaking from the battery cover, and no chance of the battery over accidentally sliding off.Updated
The battery cover was a little loose which made the phone feel creaky and not solid.
Just cut a piece of paper towel about the size of the battery. Put it over the batter and then put the battery cover back.
Now the phone feels nice and solid. No more creaking from the battery cover, and no chance of the battery over accidentally sliding off.
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