Breaker 19...ooops that's digital calling via the Nokia 5165
Written: Jul 16 '01
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Pros: Excellent phone
Cons: None at this time
The Bottom Line: It is an excellent cell phone, stylish, easy to use, full of features and reliable.
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| tommiles's Full Review: Nokia 5165 Cell Phone |
The Nokia 5165 Digital is easy to use, effortless to learn and stylish. The Nokia 5165 will let you change cover colors anywhere anytime. The affordable price of the Nokia 5165 coupled with its outstanding list of features makes this phone the perfect answer to all your wireless needs.
Some of the key features of the 5165 are:
· Auto redial
· Call alert
· Caller ID
· Clock with an alarm and timers
· Dialed, received, missed calls log
· E-mail access
· Keypad lock to assure no accidental calls
· Message indicators
· Multi-party calling
· On-screen battery indicator
· Phone book
· Ring tones
· Voicemail
· Xpress-on™ Covers
The Nokia 5165 will also allow a little over 3 hours talk time with a standard battery (This is digital by the way). When the phone is in standby mode the battery should last up to 8 days. I’ve had mine last 6 days so far and that was with about 30 minutes of talk time so I believe the 8 days standby time is probably pretty close.
This phone is very compact, light weight and stylish. With the standard battery it weighs in at a whopping 6 oz. It is just over 5 inches in length. And you have a choice of Blue, Gold, Bronze, Green, White, Pink, Blue Indigo, Yellow or Red covers. The keypad is also very easy to use and easy on the eyes, even for these elderly eyes of mine.
The Nokia 5165 offers a Navigational guide that will easily take you through all features. It also has a large screen with a light and on screen help. I do need my glasses though to read some of the help screens. The Nokia also comes with 3 games: Snake, Logic and Memory. Why? I’m not quite sure why the games are included, guess for kids that have cell phones.
This phone also has hearing aid support, extended calling with DualBand/TriMode operation. You will find transfer between analog and digital service flawless. You also have a very wide range of tones for the ringer:
1. Elise
2. Ode to Joy
3. Mozart 40
4. William Tell
5. Samba
6. Charleston
7. Orient
8. Jumping
9. Jingle Bells
10. Tangoed
11. Equilibrium
12. Long scale
13. Toreador
14. Dizzy
15. He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
16. Take me out to the ball game
17. Mexican Hat Dance
18. The Entertainer
19. Reveille
20. Personal ring tone options
21. Ring Ring
22. A low sounding ring
23. Introduction ring
24. City bird
25. Auld Lang Syne
26. Nokia Tune
27. Polite
28. Playground
29. Fuga
30. Badin Erie
31. Minuet
The Nokia phones are sold by many Cellular Service companies, some being: AT&T Wireless, Midwest Wireless, US Cellular, Cellular South and Bluegrass Cellular.
Rate plans and prices will vary from area to area. The phones run from one cent to $49.00 with purchase of phone plan. Depending on when you buy and if they have specials going on. So far I have found the phone to be very nice, very easy to use, and very good reception. Others that I have called say they cannot tell I’m on a cell phone which is nice.
I find this to be an excellent choice for wireless communication.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 49.00
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Location: Mason City, IA
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