Finally, a diva-worthy cellphone
Written: Apr 22 '04
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Pros: The first phone to combine a kickin' set of features with user-oriented design.
Cons: Pricey
The Bottom Line: If you're the kind of diva who likes to USE the features that pack your cellphone, and don't want to carry a phone/PDA combo unit, this is for you.
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| Trinity31's Full Review: Nokia 6800 |
It can't come as a surprise to you that every Intergalactic Space Diva needs a cellphone.
When Miz Trin bought her Nokia 6800, it was a case of love at first sight. See, me and Le Fab Hubby had gone into the wireless store to purchase a new phone for him. Now, you should know that LFH is one of those guys who needs to do only one thing on a cellphone -- talk. The fancy keypads, the cameras, the IR ports, none of that means diddly to LFH.
I, on the other hand, take pictures on my cellphone, and send them to people. I use mobile internet. I send text messages and do wireless IM-ing with my pals. I even synchronize my address book in Outlook with my phone using the IR port. All of these things my SonyEricsson T616 did quite well.
And then, I saw the Nokia 6800. Finally, a Qwerty keyboard on a phone that didn't increase it's size three-fold. Finally, a Nokia that had the camera, the IR port, the mobile internet, and none of the software glitches that plagued the Nokia 3650. (Miz Trin's unfortunate experience with that model included going through no less than 3 handsets in less than 30 days!)
As my husband looked at more sedate phones that had far more toys than he was interested in, I followed him around the store, carrying the store's display model of the 6800 with me. I simply couldn't put it down. Yes, I will confess: Miz Trin was ogling that little celly like it was Brad Pitt's butt in a loincloth.
Finally, I could stand it no longer, and did the only thing a Space Diva can do for her long-suffering Fab Hubby: I gave him my old phone and bought the 6800 for myself.
The 6800 is not only the newest Nokia model, it is destined to become a classic. Why? For the simple reason that it does everything one could possibly need a phone to do, and does it in a compact, usable package. This is not the first cellphone to offer a calendar and to-do list that synchronizes with Outlook via an infrared port. But it is the first one to offer that functionality that also has a qwerty keyboard, thus making data entry into a calendar feasible and reasonable. (Gone are the arduous days of having to push tiny buttons two and three times just to get one little letter to show up on a screen!)
Most of the features on this phone are features we've all seen before -- mobile internet, camera, polyphonic ringtones, IM capability, games, etc. It's just that all of them are now in one device that is the size that we have come to accept as being "normal" for cellphones. (Miz Trin remembers the days of the Motorola bricks, and knows that it was not all that long ago.)
Are there downsides to the Nokia 6800? Well, the price is still a little steep for a phone that doesn't have more unique features. Other than that, the only problem I have is that the qwerty makes data entry too easy. It has all but rendered my PDA useless, and I now spend entirely too much time IM-ing my pals when I'm bored. (At 10 cents per outgoing message on AOL Mobile IM, boredom can be VERY expensive! Add it to the list of things that make up the high price of diva-dom...)
There is also the matter of the synchronization software -- I had a little bit of an issue loading it onto my laptop, but Nokia's customer service was friendly and knowledgeable and patient while I struggled with my less-than-complete IT knowledge. Apparently some of the 6800's shipped with a European version of the synchronization software.
On the whole, however, I remain thoroughly fascinated with my new phone. And Le Fab Hubby is doing just fine with my old Sony Ericsson.....I'm such a lucky girl. Only a fab hubby would take on a used celly so that his wife could sport diva-worthy tech. And make no mistake darlings -- the Nokia 6800 is truly divalicious.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 250
Recommended for: Professionals On-the-Go - Internet and Email is a Must!
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Miz Trin, when not epinioning, enjoys being an Intergalactic Space Diva
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