A cute little mobile phone
Written: Oct 30 '01
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Pros: Small, attractive, has good games
Cons: A little hard to hold, a bit fuzzy
The Bottom Line: This phone is cute, has some nice features and is relatively affordable, but the keypad might be hard to use by people with big hands.
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| amoller's Full Review: Nokia 3360 Cell Phone |
Prior to owning the Nokia 3360, I had owned two other phones. The first was an old, heavy, crappy analog Nokia, the other a cheap but very good Alcatel One Touch DB. Neither were very cutting edge, but I was never worried as, for me, a cellphone is a necessity, not a fashion accessory. However, I did like my Alcatel phone very much, but as the United States does not really have Vodafone (or SMS for that matter) I had to get rid of it. I decided to get something a little more attractive than my last phones.
I didn't really want to pay too much for a cellphone, so I shopped around a few companies to see what sort of deals they were offering. AT&T Wireless seemed to have the best deal (a family plan between two phone: unlimited free phone calls between my fiance and I - that's pretty handy), although we did have to pay $129 for the phone. My last phone was only NZ$50 and I was on a prepay plan so it was comparatively very cheap, but the Nokia 3360 is pretty close to what I had in mind.
The Nokia 3360 has some very nice features. I really like the interchangeable face plates because I get sick of looking at the same colour phone all the time. I have the silver ones which are very snazzy.
The vibrate mode is really handy because I often don't hear my phone ring - something I hadn't had on my previous phones. The only thing about the vibrate mode is that it is quite powerful, so you don't want to leave it near the edge of a table in case it wobbles off.
The power button is right on the top of the phone and the button is not raised. The Nokia 3360 is very hard to accidentally turn off, which is good if you forget to relock your keypad after using it.
The address book is very nicely laid out, and you can store more than one number for each entry. You can also store email addresses. You can access the address book easily just by hitting the down button.
Text messaging is a very big thing back home in New Zealand, so I really wanted that in the States. Unfortunately, it's not very popular over here, and although I can't send text messages to phones on other networks, I can send emails.
This phone has infrared beaming, which is very handy. You can beam phone numbers and business cards to other Nokia 3360's and also to Palm Pilots.
My last favourite feature is the selection of games. It has Space Impact, Pairs II and Snake II. You can even play 2-player Snake with other Nokia 3360 users!
The not-so-good things about this phone are the clarity, keypad and ergonomics. I find it rather hard to hear people on this phone, but I am not sure if it is the network, the phone or perhaps phones in general in the United States (I also find our landline rather hard to hear on). My only comparison is phones I've used in New Zealand, but unfortunately I think this phone is harder to hear on than the old analog Nokia I had used in New Zealand.
The keypad is a little difficult to use - I think this is because the buttons are not raised much higher than the actual face. I think this would be very hard to use if you had big hands or wide fingers, or very long fingernails.
The last thing is that I don't think it feels that comfortable in your hand when you hold it up to your ear. It could be that it is just a little smaller than I am use to, but because the antenna is built in to the phone you are supposed to rest your fingers no further up than the 5 bumps on the back which are about 3/4 of the way up. I prefer to hold the entire phone in my hand when I hold it up to my ear, but I suppose I just need to adjust to this phone.
Overall, I think the Nokia 3360 is a good little phone. I would love this phone even more if the backlight was blue instead of green, but you can't ask for everything for only $129.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 129.00
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