Nokia 6340i

Pros: Large memory, easy to dial
Cons: Quits taking charge, badly designed on/off switch

This review deals with the Nokia 6340i cellular telephone of the "GAIT" variety. It was touted as the best thing out there for widely distributed cellular telephone compatibility when I got the device in early 2005, receptive to both digital and ...

Pros: Long battery live. Easy to use.
Cons: Power button flies off if you sneeze, Missing/Delayed messages

I switched from Sprint to Cingular through SBC to save some money. More about SBC and Cingular later. The switch was a nightmare. Then they sent me this Nokia. First I spent the first few weeks constantly reattaching the power button. Finally it ...

Pros: Works great on the Cingular GAIT plan. Better national coverage.
Cons: Yes, it is hard to turn on and off and a bit bulky.

I have had the Nokia 6340i for over a year now and am very pleased with the product. We have traveled in some pretty remote areas of the United States and have had excellent coverage on Cingular's GAIT plan. I just do not understand why it is getting ...

Pros: Great battery life
Cons: Hard to read display, inconvenient volume control, illogical menu structure

I took advantage of Cingular's free upgrade offer and got this phone. I wish I had my older Nokia 5160 back. While the 63401 has great battery life the display is unreadable in a vehicle in bright sunlight. One side or the other of the display is always ...

Pros: Multi-band: GSM, TDMA, Analog
Cons: Turns off on it's own, poor reception, poor quality phone

This phone was promoted by Cingular a few months back very heavily. It is what they call a GAIT phone which means it works on GSM, TDMA, and analog systems. This is a very nice idea, however my service with this calling plan and phone is horrible - ...

Pros: Incredibly solid build. Easy interface. Good features for price.
Cons: Bulky. The con that can't be overcome. Cheesy ringtones.

I recently picked up the 6340i after switching service providers, from Sprint to Cingular. A quick word about the transfer of my service and phone number: It was a NIGHTMARE of incompetent 'service' staff and human input computer glitches. As a ...

Pros: this phone is very easy to use and has good reception, clear as a bell.
Cons: I have found no problems with this phone

A little while back I had the opportunity to upgrade my cell phone for free with Cingular Wireless. I have used them now for 7 or 8 years and have always enjoyed the service that I have received with them. And of course over the years I have traded ...

Pros: Excellent signal Strength, call clarity, and voice dial capabilities
Cons: No 2.5 mm headset jack, but this is easily fixed with a $3 adapter.

I have been using the Nokia 6340i for several months now, and I have been quite impressed with everything about it. I am a casual user who uses the phone for casual personal conversations, and a few business related calls...definately not a power user, ...

Pros: Works just about everywhere, light weight, battery life
Cons: No in call timer, profile selection, indoor noise.

I had a Nokia 5165 for two years and I only had two gripes about that phone. 1 - it was heavy, 2 - it would not work where my best friend lives. I got the 6340i because it works on everything! All the cell phone technology that is being deployed by Ci ...

Pros: Nokia name brand, battery life, voice activated dialing
Cons: Some have software issues, power button is in a bad spot

Let me start by saying that i work for a large cell phone company and this is one of the current pho ...

Pros: The phone is light-weight and easily fits in any purse or brief case.
Cons: The phone is larger then the newest most advanced phones.

The Nokia 6340i is not a bad phone. Although it doesn't have many advanced features, like a camera o ...

Pros: Slim Design, great volume
Cons: Phone shuts itself off all the time & power button is hard to operate

We use the family talk plan so we just purchased 2 of these phones. one for me, one for my husband. ...

Pros: Packed with features for the price
Cons: Larger than average size

I got the 6340i phone for my wife. She loves this phone, since it is packed with features, and we on ...

Pros: New technology, great features, good price, voice dialing
Cons: dim back-light

This is a great phone for anyone on the go! The new technology will enable you to keep your phone du ...

Pros: big screen, pretty good battery life, great for messaging
Cons: hard to use power button, sometimes goes off by itself

If you are an average user like me this is a good phone to have. It will serve all your purposes well, clarity of sound, pretty good battery life, and a nice size. I got mine for free when I signed up for service from Cingular. I am very satisfied...

Pros: Sleek, antenna-less design; features galore
Cons: Doesn't use standard miniplug headset

I just got this phone a few days ago. I was surprised that Cingular was offering such a nice phone at such a low price (about $20 with a 2 year contract). I had been a Verizon customer, but chose not to renew my contract with them when I discovered...

Pros: Light, sleek, no antenna, great sync, good PIM.
Cons: Predictive text drives me crazy!

This was a replacement for an earlier "PIM" like phone and it surpassed my expecations in all areas.

Menu is straight forward.

Voice features for setting profiles and setting IR are great ideas.

I bought the clear front...

Pros: Incredible sound quality and reception, decent features, multi-networks give ultimate covarage, Nokia user interface
Cons: Buttons rattle a bit, only available through Cingular so AT&T customers are out of luck

If you follow the world of wireless phones you may have heard that GSM in North America is finally becoming the technology of choice and in a big way. Voicestream was the GSM pioneer in the USA, adopting the same wireless standard that the rest of the...

Pros: Small and light weight, web enabled, downloadable ringtones.
Cons: Difficult to turn phone off and on

I obtained the Nokia 6340i thru a phone upgrade offer from Cingular Wireless.
It is about the same size and weight of my previous Nokia which was a 3360.

It is easy to use its features, but if you are not careful and place it in you...

Pros: sexy, sleek look, great reception and voice quality, amazing battery life
Cons: rattles when vibrating, backlight is weak but still plenty bright

what a great phone, and since being a cingular customer for 5 years, was able to get it free , also got the accessory bundle free with a friendly chat to customer service. right outta the box i was impressed with this phone. the look and feel of it was...

Pros: Nokia Branded; Outstanding Battery Life; WORKS AS ADVERTISED!!!
Cons: Weak backlight; Kind of rattles when Vibrating;

My Wife and I recently signed up for a family plan with Cingular but because prior to that we were using Voicestream with GSM based service we were disappointed with the voice quality of Cingulars TDMA based service. GSM has 'landline' like voice quality...

Pros: Voice dialing and recorder, compatible with GSM and TDMA networks
Cons: Poorly designed on/off switch, average display

We recently updated our cell service to a plan offering us additional minutes and updated our phone to the Nokia 6340i at the same time. We had previously owned the Nokia 5120i and found it offered more than adequate sound and durability for...

Pros: Sleek, feature-rich, exceptional reception, Voice Commands
Cons: Monochrome display, weak backlighting,

I will preface my review by explaining the one difference between the Nokia 6340 and 6340i, which is the enhanced version of the 6340. Simply stated, the 6340i has the capability to operate at 850 MHZ GSM; all the technology aside from that is completely...

Pros: Excellent signal performance, call quality, battery life
Cons: Somewhat ugly color

This is an excellent phone for anybody, especially those who travel frequently. My 6340i works almost everywhere, and in many areas where GSM-only phones have no service. It is a solid performer and can put up with a good beating.

Pros: Picks up a signal everywhere, great for traveling, sturdy, not too small, a dependable cellphone.
Cons: Button cover pops off, hard to cut on and off.

This phone is one of the best that I ever had. Nokia is one of the best phone makers anyway. I had this phone when I was with Cingular, but I switched services and I got a free phone through AT&T . I like the Nokia 6340i better because it gave better reception, I wouldn't lose a signal at all. I dropped it like...40 times and it still worked, it was banged up alittle, he he. On the downside, the power button may pop off, and it can be difficult to turn on and off. I keep my cellphone on at all times anyway, so it does not bother me that much.This phone is simple,the menu is easy to read, and it doesn't have all that fancy crap that is unnecessary. I just like a phone that works, not a portable computer! I got a computer at home! If you want a phone and not a computer, then this is the best phone for you!

Pros: The battery life is great.
Cons: Everything else but the battery life.

I've had this phone for almost a year now. My fiance' has the same phone. We are experiencing the same problems almost on a daily basis. Text messages are sometimes sent two to three times in the same instance. The phone freezes up sometimes when we are going through the menus. The keypad lock is great, but my fiance's phone will not lock sometimes. The phone will shut itself off. I've had drops during important phone calls. Cingular's solution to fix this ... a software upgrade. I can also buy another phone, if I purchase it for the one year contract price. Speaking of problems and hassles..... I discovered on my cell phone bill that when I do text message someone, I am being charged for the message that I send, but am also being charged for the messages that I receive. Bottom line..... Do not get this phone. It's not worth the hassle.

Pros: TDMA+GSM, Long Battery Life, Very Clear, Doubles as a PDA
Cons: A little bigger than the typical phone

I've been using this phone for a year now, and it is the best phone I've ever owned. It is one of only two or three phones that work in both TDMA and GSM networks. I just came back from a road trip from Florida to New York (10 states + Washington DC) and I never lost the signal or missed a call.

The battery life of this phone is amazing. It lasts a full 5 days without recharging (with a couple of calls).

Also, since the phonebook, calendar, to-do list & reminders can be synchronized with MS Outlook (via infrared port) I haven't used my Palm Pilot in a year.

This phone has voice activated dialing, a couple of lame games and some boring ringtones. It doesn't have a color screen and it doesn't have a camera (and I couldn't care less).

About the only negative is that it is a bit large.

Pros: Nothing I can think of at the moment.
Cons: Powers off by itself THAT is the worst!

Well, this has to be the second worse phone I have ever had. With this phone I had problems not only with dropping calls but when I had a full charge on the battery the phone would shut off by itself, sometimes during a phone call, sometimes while I would be going through the menu and sometimes just sitting on my night table all by itself.
The reception wasn't very good with the phone either.
The black plastic piece on top of the phone where you turn the phone off fell out several times. A couple of times I dropped it maybe a foot off of the ground onto soft carpet and it would fall out. This phone easily came apart and is a cheap make. The phone is big and bulky and awkward which makes it easy to drop.

Pros: Easy menu navagation
Cons: Bugs in the software, random power offs, clock never works

I've had two of these phones so far and both have given me trouble. The lock function stops working when you receive a call while locked then try to lock it back when done talking. With both phones I have had trouble with it randomly turning itself off. Reception isn't great and the vocal quality sucks. I have had the mike replaced and could tell a little difference but not much. Just all around not a good phone. Shell out fifty bucks and get a clamshell their loads more reliable.

Pros: Voice dialing seems to work great.
Cons: Bad speaker, turns off whenever it wants to, resets itself.

Turns off by itself, which is not good if your using for an alarm clock on the road. Always has trouble going from one tower to another. Drops calls, buttons always seem like they are about to fall off. Turned the vibrate mode off because it seemed like it was vibrating it so hard, it might of fell apart! Speaker in it is not good. I had another model Nokia before this one that I loved. Cingular "upgraded" me for being such a good customer. Third phone from them and the same problems. I am now falling to the almighty corporation and purchasing a phone because I can not stand using this Nokia any longer.

Pros: Fairly small. Good battery life. Fair features.
Cons: Turns itself off. Poor reception.

Its not a terrible phone. The battery lasts 3 days on average for me and I barely talk on it. It turned itself off constantly until I shoved torn note cards in it to hold the battery in place. The reception is the worst I have ever seen. Either it is Cingular service or this phone. Hard to turn on and off. Does not easily recognize voice commands. Faceplates are difficult to interchange and replacement keypads are junk. The top plastic piece falls out. I wish I would have payed the extra for the newer technology phone.

Pros: Long battery life
Cons: EVERYTHING ELSE

This phone is owned by myself, my husband, and my mother-in-law and we all have the same problems. This phone is very poorly constructed (the top where the on/off-switch is constantly falls off and you cannot turn your phone on and off), the reception is terrible (very high pitched ear--no matter what volume setting it's on) and (if you have Cingular) it can't be exchanged for a new/upgrade. I was very disappointed considering that Nokia is (or was) by far one of the best cellular phone makers. I found this phone to be extremely poor quality. The only upside to this phone--I only had to charge it once a week no matter how much I used it.

Pros: The light weight design makes it very handy. We like the clear "land line" quality.
Cons: Sloppy switching between transmission towers causes many dropped calls, mostly when leaving a major metro.

After using my 6340i since Memorial Day weekend I have to admit I miss my old Nokia 5160. The company I work for asks me to travel all over the upper midwest for many days in a row. I may be driving between three or four states during the weeks trip. I have had continuous problems with poor reception and dropped calls. The phone is on its third software upgrade and has not shown any sign of improvement other than some of the convenience features work better. The external antenna on the car cradle makes no improvement. My dept. has five other people traveling with 6340i's and we all have similar problems. The last dept. meeting we decided to photograph all 6 phones being run over by a car but our communications director overruled.

Pros: Multi band, good for rural areas that do not have GSM coverage.
Cons: The 6340i will not stay on, this is a documented problem that should be addressed.

I returned this phone after just a few days, it would NOT stay on. It would turn itself off every night, no there is no timer, and at least 3 times during the day. After doing some checking I found out this is a very common problem with this phone. A phone that will not stay on is of no use. My old StarTac was never turned off, except when I failed to charge the battery. I expect my phone to be there when I need it and not have to check it every constantly to see if it is turned on. The signal was nothing compared to the StarTac, I would get a better signal without an external antenna on the StarTac than I could get on the 6340i with one connected.