This Phone ROCKS
Written: Sep 10 '03
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Pros: lighted keyboard, big screen, easy numeric keyboard.
Cons: Not many accessaries available, dependant on services provided by wireless service, attractive to theives.
The Bottom Line: The bottom line is Freedom! With the Nokia 6800, your desk is in your pocket! Blackberries don't fit in your pocket but this will! The Poor Man's Blackberry!
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| careycat's Full Review: Nokia 6800 |
I've been a cellular phone user since the days of Cellular One and the DiamondTel22x. In those days, your phone being able to be a beeper was what made it rock, but ten years later, I have picked up the Nokia 6800 on AT&T Wireless service and haven't been able to put the phone down!
The obivious feature is the fold open Keyboard. Instead of having to put some cumbersome attachment on or fidget with keys, you just flip it open, which is a nice feature for anyone who ever wanted a Nokia Flip phone.
The Screen orientation changing feature is a time saver, as this could have easily been a menu setting. It flips automatically when you open the phone. It's also got a lighting button on the upper left to illuminate a keyboard, handy if your're passing the phone around at your night club table.
The 2-way feature is comparable to that on a 2-way box - you can make life easy on everyone by getting a normal email address that forwards to the phone, like "yourname2way@yahoo.com" or something of the like. With that, I can be anywhere in my office complex and reachable without being intruded upon.
The Radio is a handy feature, especially during the last black out that hit New York City.
Depending on your service (I have AT&T MMode), you can do AOL Instant Messeging, Yahoo Messaging, AOL Mail, Yahoo Mail, etc on this phone, which again with the keyboard makes you free from Cybercafes, your desk, or whatever tethers you to your computer.
This is definately a rockin' phone, and could be considered the 'Poor Man's Blackberry'. It's revolutionized my life because I'm no longer stuck to a computer - I can interact via 2-way messaging, AOL IM, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Mail, and Yahoo Mail from Church, work, home, or just on the road.
The size is acceptable given the keypad. The Numeric Keypad, unlike the 7210 (my last phone, still in use with a SIM swap!) , is very navicable. Remember, the smaller the phone is, the more cumbersome simple functions tend to become.
The joystick is another feature that is nice, given the ability to go to the calendar at a moment's notice. The Infared is good, in concert with the Nokia Sync software creates a copy of your outlook contacts.
The only drawbacks are:
The usefulness of this phone is dependant heavily on the service provider - basic functions are fine but if your service provider gives you any enhanced services like MMode from AT&T, your'e better off. It has the AOL and other features I spoke of earier built into it's service.
There isn't really a good carrying case for this, it's more a 'slip it in your pocket' type of device. The ones I've seen from overseas and of course the 'phone glove' Nokia offers defeat the ergonomics of the device itself.
This phone IS a conversation piece and is subject to theft. Because it runs on SIM cards, it would be easy to hijack by someone else. Not having a carrying case could be a blessing in terms of the phone being exposed less especailly in areas like NYC.
Bottom line - This phone ROCKS. I haven't been this excited since my DiamondTel22x back in 93....
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Amount Paid (US$): 29.99
Recommended for: Professionals On-the-Go - Internet and Email is a Must!
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