Nokia 5185i Cell Phone

Pros: Handy little bugger this one
Cons: not as small as some others

This model is very popular, I can think of at least 15 people I know who have this exact model. The phone is very versitile, it is small, but has a long enough battery life and is not so small that it seems akward to talk into. The phone has good range,...

Pros: It is compact, available and the reception is perfect.
Cons: You can't find any problems with perfection...

This phone is the best phone that I have seen thus far. I would definitely recommend this phone to ANYONE that in need of a new cell phone or wants to get their first cell phone.
I was a cell phone "idiot" when I first got this cellular phone but...

Pros: Small, Many Features, Built to Hold Up
Cons: None

Update! January 3, 2002
I do not know how many of you remember the Timex watch ads, but they should make one about this Nokia phone.

Some months ago, my husband was going with his hiking group and decided to take the cell phone. It was...

Pros: Durable, light, nice features
Cons: Battery life, sound quality

I've had 3 5185i phones in a month, 4 batteries and a second charger.
I like the features etc but the battery life is awful. I could never get more than a day and half out of them. That's with no calls in or out
and with a good signal. One...

Pros: Small, Colorful, Works Great
Cons: None

And it is purple, blue and red! After far too long waffling around trying to decide if she really needed a cell phone again, your Chief Dragon in Residence finally broke down and committed to owning one for a year.

Boy oh boy, have...

Pros: Price, Ability to change look, Battery life, Keylock, Easy to use
Cons: If I had a modem for it, I could get rid of my regular phone.

I purchased my Nokia 5185i as a package offered by a new service provider called Cricket Communications (visit www.cricketcommunications.com for more info on them - they're not listed on Epinions yet). For a price of $94.99 I got the phone, charger, and...

Pros: Compact size, clear reception, many great features.
Cons: None known.

The Nokia 5185i phone was received as a gift by my teenage daughter for her birthday. It is the perfect size to fit in her pocket or slip into her purse or backpack when she is away from home.

The reception is extremely clear, without static...

Pros: Tho low price and powerful function
Cons: Not wap fuction

With the character the Nokia5100 mobile has lived for about 3 years. The main characters as follows:

1.The price is very low.
Now it is only $50 for every one.
2. The Nokia NaviKey.
It is a powerful key. This function provides...

Pros: extremely sturdy, long battery life, good volume, quick menu access, some good rings
Cons: terrible headset connector, high radiation level, no vibrate

my first cell phone, but i need to switch to a better one. i go through about a headset a month, and it'll save me a lot of money to get a phone that doesn't need a weird headset connection or adapter. and the radiation level is way up there (1.42 sar digital rating, you can check this at cnet) that i don't much like holding it to my head for long periods of time.

but other than that, i like it. it's really very sturdy- i drop mine all the time and it hasn't sustained any damage. the battery hasn't had any noticeable drop-off in talking or standby duration. the reception is clear, usually- sometime an echo, but not lately, so might have been one type of headset- and i know people don't like those pull-out antennas, but i do, mostly because i can hold it by my teeth if i need my hands for a minute. i probably shouldn't have said that.