Nokia 5165 Cell Phone

Pros: slim phone, looks really nice, great reception
Cons: none

Please note: Since first posting this review back in Jan. 02, I have been really satisfied with this phone. My 16-year-old now has one. Her plan is linked to my plan. She loves her phone as well. Nokia really does make a great cell phone....

Pros: Excellent phone with tons of features.
Cons: The 5100 series faceplates don't fit the 5165 without buying new keypads.

My Nokia 5160 died recently. All the electronics worked fine, but it was losing its ability to tie into the closest cellular tower. Messages would get dropped, or gargled, or static-filled. I thought the problem was AT&T Wireless Services, my cellular...

Pros: Excellent sound and battery, price (mine was free), reception
Cons: Not as easy to use as some other phones, evident cost cutting

Ease Of Use

And I thought my Samsung was complicated...

My mom recently got Nokia 5165. The phone was free with a $29 a month plan, it looks nice and unsophisticated.

Maybe, if you used Nokia phones in the past,...

Pros: Caller ID, Alarm clock, Love the choice of face plates
Cons: Our old face plates from our last Nokia do not fit our new one.

We have been through a few different cell phones. Our newest is the best one yet. The Nokia 5165.

Style: I love all of the choices they have for the face plates. The colors are so neat. We have gloss midnight and Bermuda blue....

Pros: Still works fine.
Cons: It's old.

3 years and still going strong I’ve had my Nokia 5165 for 3 years now. It was one of the phones on the T racfone website while I was checking out the prepaid plans. When I decided to purchase their plan, ...

Pros: Nice form-factor, Long battery life, Good reception, Lots of accessories
Cons: A little heavier & bulkier than the others, No time-syncing???

WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE OWN THESE?
I'm the type that likes to be different. When it comes to cell phones, I want one that not a lot of people have. When the Motorola StarTAC phones first came out on the market, I raced to the stores to get...

Pros: Long Lasting Battery, Fun to use!
Cons: Keyboard a bit small, seems complicated at first use.

The Nokia Model 5165 is a pleasure to use. When it was time to trade-in my old Motorola flip-phone, a co-worker recommended this Nokia model. I've been more than pleased. First, the battery is long lasting. With the use of LED displays and a ...

Pros: Excellent phone
Cons: None at this time

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...

Pros: Easy to use, tons of options,immediate connection to family and friends
Cons: Nothing so far

Not knowing much about cell phones as I found myself in dire need of having a cell phone handy during my husband’s surgery. My son was with me during that day, as he was using his cell phone, I mentioned that I should get a more modern cell phone. Ours...

Pros: good reception, plenty of features
Cons: Numbers and text very small, Difficult to see screen in daylight, Smaller buttons

The Nokia 5165 is a pretty straightforward cell phone, offering many of the features standard on most cellular phones today. As it is generally a loss leader, offered by cellular providers to invite new business, the Nokia ($199.00 msrp) 5165 has become...

Pros: Solid, reliable, feature-rich, easy to use.
Cons: No wireless-web

The Nokia 5165 is better than I ever expected. I have always been a little wary of getting a cell phone, but about every two years, I re-evaluate the pager that I use, and this time when I did, I noticed that I can spend the same amount of money, that...

Pros: Good digital sound quality and battery life
Cons: A little larger than some more-recent cell phones, no Internet features

I have had experience using a wide variety of cellular phones and the Nokia 5165 is definitely one of the better ones I've used. It's not the world's smallest phone (which might be a good thing because then it's harder to lose it) and it doesn't have...

Pros: Digital Phone, with ability to send SMS messages and e-mail
Cons: Not a con for everyone, but connected through Rogers AT&T

If your looking for an inexpensive cellphone with loads of features that sounds great, look no further. The Nokia 5165 is the phone for you. When we switched our cell phones at work a while back from Motorola to the Nokia 5165, I was a bit skeptical....

Pros: Up to date technology, great features
Cons: Bulky, and a bit heavy

I was not an early adopter of cell phones. I often find them rude and obtrusive. People who leave them on in movie theatres and museums should be taken out into the street and flogged until death ensues.

That being said, my wife was recently...

Pros: Small, light weight, very portable, great power, long lasting, lots of features
Cons: Leather case design and poor of hands free ear attachment

Nokia 5165 Cellular Phone

I had an old analog bag phone for about 5 years, and finally decided to switch to a new digital phone with a new calling plan. I purchased a Nokia 5165 for $30.00 (with a leather case for another $25.00). I was...

Pros: EASY TO USE!! Very great selection of features, quality and price! ACCESSORIES!
Cons: Lacks some options, kinda large and heavy.

The Nokia 5165 is the third cell phone that I have purchased. The first was the Analog Nokia 918 which was good, but huge and not loaded with anything. Then I went all out for the brand new Motorola Startac. That was purely because of size and...

Pros: wide variety of face plates, easy to use, not very big, tons of features
Cons: face plates for this model are hard to find.

This is the third Nokia Phone I have had in recent years. Different service provider this time though. Around the beginning of the year my parents contract with US Cellular was up so we switched over to Southwestern Bell in hopes of getting better...

Pros: Reliable, perfect size, all around great phone
Cons: No internal vibrate & dated games

I’ve had two cell phones before my Nokia 5165, and neither have lasted as long nor were they as cool as this one. I purchased this phone on Nov 6th, 2001... so the phone is two years old (and some days). At the time I think there was a later ...

Pros: Good clarity, many customizable features, and good size display.
Cons: Battery life could be better!

Better than I Expected
I had a Nokia phone many years ago and was NOT impressed. So, when AT&T offered to replace an Ericsson T18LX (due to reception problems) with a Nokia 5165, I had many reservations. Was I surprised how much Nokia has...

Pros: Price, downloadable ringtones, text messages and email
Cons: Reception, slim on features, menu, battery indicator misleading

Well, I must say that I was spoiled with a great phone before this Nokia 5165. I had a Sanyo 4500 with awesome features such as a built-in speakerphone, voice activated dialing, calendar, alarm clock, voice memo recorder, and the ability to play...

Pros: Low cost, simplicity, extra features.
Cons: Radiation Levels, long menus, 100 Number Memory.

The Nokia 5165 is a rather simplistic phone for a basic cell phone user. The 5165 includes the ability to send and receive text messages. This cellular phone includes a large black and white pixel display that displays different graphics for each feature...

Pros: Customizable, good battery life, takes a beating
Cons: Vibrate needs 'vibrate' battery, hands-free set attaches awkwardly

Nokia has definitely taken the cellular market into their own hands as other manufacturers have failed in producing phones like the Nokia 5165. Within my family, we have 3 separate carriers as well as 3 different phone types. The Nokia 5165 being the...

Pros: Ease of use, works with many prepaid services, low price.
Cons: Limited Features

I'm reposting this review in the proper category, I realized it was in the wrong place after posting my new cell phone review this month. This review in the other category (Nokia 5160) has been deleted, but it has received great ratings.

I...

Pros: more stylish, lots of accessories, text messaging, customizable features
Cons: not the smallest phone out there, standard battery has short life

The Nokia 5165 is the successor to the 5160i series phone which was the successor to the 5160 and 5120 phones. As far as I know, this model is compatible with AT&T Wireless and the newly minted Cingular Wireless (Cellular One, AmeriWest, Bell South, and...

Pros: easy to use, e-mail, messages, alarm clock, etc.
Cons: none

I finally broke down and got a cell phone, though I won't drive and talk on it, and now I don't feel like a dinosaur among the Einstein's. My family kept telling me I needed a mobile phone, but I kept resisting because I think it is unsafe to drive...

Pros: SMS, Easy to use
Cons: Noone really knows anything about it.

Recently I went to my local AT&T Wireless store to look at the 5160, with interest to purchase one for my mom, to get her away from her old ericsson. Since I've had a 5160 for quite some time now, I decided it was a good phone. Since they are no...

Pros: inter-changable faceplates, inexpensive yet high quality, many features
Cons: somewhat bulky compared to new phones

The Nokia 5165 is a decent all-around phone. It can't compete with Nextel, Samsung and Motorolla Smart phones but not everyone needs a web browser with there phone, I mean until they make the phones easier to type and send emails I will wait until I...

Pros: Simple; easy to use; built like a tank (but only 14 oz)
Cons: Small buttons!

This s a great little phone because it is rugged, functional and just stylish enough. I tried the awful little 8260 and it was so small I couldn't operate it. I mean small is good sometimes, but people still need to be able to operate it. I traded in the...

Pros: changable color covers. voice mail, caller id, long battery life
Cons: kinda heavy.

I got my Nokia 5165 free when I signed up for a two-year plan with cingular. My husband had a cell phone from a couple years back and decided to check out the market and see if there was a better deal. We went with Cingular because we can share minutes...

Pros: Intuitive design, Good size, Good community
Cons: There are two common problems with the screen and battery.

I'm going to start with the overview. All in all I really like this phone, the pros outweigh the cons by far mainly because Nokia is really cool about fixing the cons with a replacement if your under warranty and call them. If your looking for a first...

Pros: Typical Nokia quality, easy to use, decent features for the money, cool new looks
Cons: Other Nokias have more features,no internal vibrate mode

When I switched wireless providers I decided to go with Cingular Wireless and their fantastic unlimited nights and weekends promotion. This did mean however that I would have to part with my Nokia 6160 from AT&T. Since I was very happy with the...

Pros: More styling then 5160, & has T-9 Predictive Text Capability
Cons: A little big, comes only with NiMH Battery, Not Lithium Ion

Once again, I have taken the time to review yet another phone, from my expeiences working as a Customer Service Rep for Rogers AT&T Wireless.

From my personal preference, and experience, Nokia makes the best phones. I have heard they have...

Pros: Easy to use, can change the colors on the face and download tones
Cons: Not very sophisticated

I got my Nokia 5165 for use with my AT&T digital service. I bought it at Circuit City and got a rebate on it, which made it almost free. It is very easy to use and I have had no problems with it at all. I use it a lot and the battery has been holding...

Pros: Lightweight and Stylish, Great Clarity, Durable
Cons: Battery Life, A Bit Too Large

The Nokia 5165 was the third Nokia phone in the lineage of cell phones that I've been through. I began with the analog 918, followed a couple of years later by the analog 252 (both of which I've reviewed elsewhere on Epinions). For...

Pros: Light and fun!
Cons: Small keys

In the age of rising gas prices, it almost necessary to know if people are going to be home when you are planning to drop in. I find my Nokia 5165 useful after a hard day shopping. Most of the time I want to stop by a friends house and show them my...

Pros: Fairly well featured
Cons: Lacks some important features, Add-ons Add up in price

My Main reason for purchasing this phone is it best met my needs, for my selected carrier, Rogers AT&T Wireless. (Formerly Cantel)

NOKIA is currently the phone of choice, with many models, and features, with extensive series lines. The...

Pros: standard, good battery, good sound quality, custom ringtones, optional covers
Cons: signal strength not as good as later phones, single-button system requires reading prompts

I used to have a 6120 and a 5160, so 5165 is instantly familiar to me. It is a decent phone so there are plenty of accesories available. It is also very cheap (free with contract) with wide array of accessories. However, newer phones with more features...

Pros: Nice size and weight, good selection of features, value
Cons: Locking keys is a must

I recently replaced my ancient cellular phones for my wife and I with current service. I was looking for a convenient, casual use phone, primarily to keep in touch with my wife. My work suggested a Family Talk plan with Cingular...

Pros: Great feel, extremely easy to use, intuitive, long battery life, lots of options
Cons: A bit bulky, trouble w/ Email, time-sync doesn't work, can't upload addresses

I first purchased a Nokia 5160 back in 1999, and, although it was awesome, it had a few flaws (IE: The screen would "blank out" every so often - it got worse near the end, the antenna was prone to breaking, expensive service plans). I finally upgraded my...

Pros: THE Honda civic of cell phones!
Cons: Too big.

Since I work in the cellular industry, it is very important for me to recommend the right phones for individuals so they don't come back and b*tch at me.

The nokia 5165 is your best bet if you have never had a cell phone before, it is...

Pros: Light, user friendly, one key call, send and disconnect.
Cons: Price of accessories

I simply love my new Nokia 5165, it is very easy to use. It is free with a one or two year contract with Cingular, and only a $20 dollar activation fee.


Optional Phone Color Features

This phone has a detachable face...

Pros: Durable, easy to use, economical, good looking phone, many extra features
Cons: Short standard battery life,

I have finally taken a step closer to being a modern citizen. Recently I purchased my first cell phone: the Nokia 5165.

The first thing I noticed about it is it is a very sharp and stylish looking phone. The midnight blue and silver keys...

Pros: Games, text messaging, it's a phone.
Cons: Pretty big and heavy compared to today's newer phones.

Okay, before I start this review I should probably mention that this phone was given to me as a present by a friend, so I have never used this phone before. It is a Cingular phone, and seeing that I don't use Cingular, I have never used this phone. ...

Pros: Economic, lots of features, replaceable covers.
Cons: Stout shape makes it hard to talk and listen at the same time.

I recieved this phone as a gift a few weeks ago, and although it wasn't the one I wanted (I wanted a StarTac or Samsung 8500), I have no complaints thus far. No real complaints anyhow.

The things I especially like about this cell phone are of...

Pros: It has great tunes, games....
Cons: No roaming information, great tunes don't go in alarm clock

First of all, I came to http://www.epinions.com and read all the reviews about nokia first before I purchased this phone. Wow, all the good reviews, so I went ahead and bought it.
To my disappointment, I thought it was a perfect...

Pros: size, price
Cons: reception, games, voice mail and text messaging hard to figure out.

I've had the Nokia 5165 for over 2 years now. I bought this with a 1 yr tracfone plan in july 2003. This phone basically gets the job done...and thats about it. Size: Overall this phone is of average size. You can get plenty of smaller ones out ...

Pros: Sturdy, Good Battery Life, Faceplates.
Cons: Sound quality is bad, Lack of more robust addressbook.

I recently became a AT&T user, and wrote a review on a awesome phone, my Erricson, however when my Erricson phone decided it would be fun to leap from my shirt pocket to a hard floor and shatter the folks at my AT&T Wireless shop were nice enough to...

Pros: Easy to Use, Decent Battery Life, Inexpensive
Cons: Too Big,

I have had my Nokia 5165 Phone for almost a year and I have been very pleased with it. I am lite cell phone user (less than 400 minutes a month) so this phone works great for me. I got it for free when I signed up for a year of AT&T Wireless service so...

Pros: Great features, love the ability to change face plates
Cons: a little heavy to clip on that hot little Friday night outfit!

I had a Nokia 5160 and went to get my boyfriend added to my service. They informed me that to get a new *cheaper* plan I would need to upgrade my phone. The good news was the phone was only $10.00 :)! I agreed and had nothing but trouble for the first...

Pros: Good reception/features/battery life/size
Cons: Maybe slimmer battery??

Wow, almost two-years of reviews for the Nokia 5165. Pretty impressive that this model is still offered and appreciated in the buy/replace/toss cellular phone market.

I've had this phone for about a year now and really like it. The size is...

Pros: Lightweight, couple of games, alarm clock. Nice phone for the buck.
Cons: No data cable for it, so getting ring tones into it costs you minutes.

I got this phone with my Tracphone prepaid package. It's digital and has all the usual features one would expect in a cell phone: address book, one-number dialing, and call timers. Any phone that doesn't come with those nowadays can pretty much be looked...

Pros: Simple phone to use. Doesn't need the bells & whistles like others.
Cons: Games...who needs them?!?!?

I've had my Nokia 5165 for just about one full year now. I have waited to write a review until I was positive about the product, and was able to put it through hell. The following is what I have learned.

I purchased the 5165 standard package...

Pros: Great Features, Kewler look than 5100 series.
Cons: Not small enough to show off to friends. Somewhat Bulky in a modern way.

Well, after dropping my shiny red Nokia 5160 Model I received the 5165 covered by my phone insurance plan. Always spend the extra bucks on insurance! Anyways, this model looks more modern than the 5160 model because of the more stylish faceplate,...

Pros: good reception, easy to use
Cons: not too many features

My Nokia 5165 is about three years old. I have had it for over a year and before me my sister used it. The phone has held up very well over three years. I get reception almost everywhere (I only have trouble in heavily wooded areas and in a few stores)....

Pros: Very Durable, Text Messenging, Nice interface, Office tools, Reception.
Cons: Big, Battery life, Sensitive keys, Lack of advanced features.

Form Factor When you first look at the Mitsubishi T300 Phone, you are inspired to blow ...

Pros: easy to use, many available ring tones
Cons: phone to battery attachment not secure

I am a public relations professional, so I live on my cell phone. It's unfortunate fact of my life, but it does make me somewhat of an expert in the area.
This is my second Nokia telephone. Overall, it's a very durable brand. The only reason I...

Pros: Price: Often "free" with a multi-year plan; balance of features, reliability.
Cons: Problems with Carkit "handsfree" recharge.

Nokia's entry level digital phone comes in your favorite color (as long as its blue). You CAN buy different color face plates for an astonishingly high $25 MRP (get 'em for a lot less on eBay).

But why start with a complaint? This phone has...

Pros: Excellent design, ergonomic, good battery life, well designed menu.
Cons: Bulky, does not vibrate, poor choice of ringtones.

When I saw this Nokia phone I chose it... not only for the brand, which I respect, but for the design as well. The screen went dead a couple of days after purchase. A friend made a call and when he gave it back to me the display mysteriously would not...

Pros: User friendly
Cons: reception is hard to come by

Nokia has been coming out with a newer version of their phone more and more often it seems. Last year I had the 5160 model and this year upgraded to the 5165.(which is already surpassed by an even better model)

However, this cost efficient...

Pros: Easy to use and durable
Cons: None yet

The Nokia 5165 is a very reliable phone. I find the phone has all the features I could want. It includes a phone book, thirty different tones, text messaging, caller id, missed call list, time of call list, three games (snake, logic, memory,), and a...

Pros: the blue face meant I didn't need to spend $20 more on a face plate
Cons: I wish the battery lasted longer; rural living doesn't allow for clarity

I used to hate cell phones. They were too intrusive, too obnoxious, and too expensive. At that time, I wouldn't be caught dead even thinking of buying one.

Then I started driving back and forth alone from Ames, IA, where I attend school,...

Pros: Good styling changeable faceplates AWESOME battery life keyguard
Cons: Reception not that great voice quality sometimes fuzzy no WAP (wireless internet) could be smaller

When I was first shopping for cell phones, I wanted to avoid a nokia at all cost. I didn't want to be the average Joe, I wanted to be different. So much for that. My motorola v2267 from clearnet (more on a different review) was a bust, so I decided,...

Pros: Easy to change faceplates, easy to use
Cons: Please don't drop it! It breaks easily.

I do love this phone, however, for someone as clumsy as me, it would be wise to invest in another brand. I say this because I have dropped many Nokias and ruined them all. However, when my Motorola was dropped into a lake and left there for several...

Pros: numerous generic accessories available, tones available for download from the web
Cons: Somewhat difficult to navigate,

When my cheapy cell phone died, I didn't know what to do for a phone. It wasn't time to renew a contract so I couldn't get a discount, and most of the phones that were really cool, I couldn't afford. (Yes, I am a gadget type of person. The more...

Pros: No-nonsense solid little phone.
Cons: Bad battery fit. Auto-turn off on incoming calls. Battery gauge useless.

Let me first of all start out by saying that mobile phones do nothing for me. Yes they are useful, but the ability to change faceplates or download ringtones is no longer a thing of great significance. It is perhaps for this reason that I have owned or...

Pros: nice shape, used by many people, caller ID, custom face plates
Cons: Bad Reception, a little heavier than other cell phones

If you are looking for a cell phone for personal use, and to use to talk to friends and family while away from home, this cell phone will suit you. Although it doesn't have the service of connecting you to the internet and if it does costs a lot extra...

Pros: Oh yeah, ain't this cool?
Cons: man...this thing eats batteries like candy

Well i bought me one of these phones. And I really love it.
Let's look at this:

Pros:
Address Book: The address book is a really great feature. It holds more than the standard cell phone address book. And it even comes with a nice...

Pros: Attractive, multi function phone
Cons: cant think of one.

I will start by saying that in the past few years I have had many cell phone and honestly I have to say that Nokia 5165 is the best.
It, is a very attractive phone, with many different functions. For example, it store your phone numbers and...

Pros: Long battery life, voice mail, caller ID, games, and a very easy to use menu.
Cons: It's bigger than the small cell phones today.

I used to be an owner of a small cell phone. The phone was alright for me, but since it was my first, I now see the world in a whole new perspective! With my second cellular phone, there's so many more options to use, and the phone overall is such a time...

Pros: Relatively small, reliable.
Cons: Power button.

I recently upgraded to the Nokia 5165 phone. Actually, I bought two of them, one for myself and one for my daughter. I'm very pleased thus far; the phone is easy to use, its features are fairly intuitive, and it's smaller size is just what I was...

Pros: clarity, ease of use, cool "kinda" new look
Cons: small buttons, no belt clip

After finally being told that we need to get a cell phone for the 1000th time, we finally did it.

The phone is actually quite large compared to some of the other phones that Nokia makes, which was a possible problem that I had until I...

Pros: The phone is comfortable and easy to use long battery life
Cons: none

Being a soccer Dad, yes there is such a title, I was in need of a cell phone to keep track of the girls,I have two, soccer games, practices and the rest of my life. I went to the malls to get a clue on this topic,wow this stuff gets intense,I was...

Pros: Trimode (Analog/Digital/PCS), easy to use, perfect for high school/college students
Cons: Need to reset time if battery is removed, auto timesync not always accurate, small buttons

I am a senior in high school, and will soon be a college student. I already use my Nokia 5165 quite a bit, and I imagine I'll be using it more when I get into college. My older brother, who is in college, has the same model phone, and he enjoys it very...

Pros: good unit
Cons: no instructions

1. I think it is an excellent product, compare to the other phones I own it has the best resolution.
2. The unit is dependable and as for most parts user friendly.
3. I love the ability to send e-mail and communicate in other manners other than...

Pros: Interchangeable face plates, Accessories everywhere, quality, durable.
Cons: reception

My first cell phone was an old NEC that my wife and I got back in 1993. At the time it was the best thing out. It had an 8 hours of standby time and 30 minutes of talk time. It could double as a weapon with enough velocity. In 1997 when my wife was...

Pros: Incredible Battery Life. Perfect size, not to large not to small. Great reception!
Cons: None that I have found

The first cell phone that I ever used was a Motorola bag phone. Since I had that phone cellular technoology has come a long, long way. My Nokia 5165 is the perfect phone, and I can't see needing it to do much more for me. The next phone that I will...

Pros: lots of features, cheap, great accesories, easy to use
Cons: isn't voice activated, maybe a little heavy compared to newer phones

Hello I would really like to say that I was against the whole cell phone phenomena. I always thought that I didn’t need one and I refused to buy one. This all changed during Christmas where I received one as a gift. After giving it a try I found out...

Pros: Tri-mode, SMS, 200 contact list
Cons: Doesn't switch from digital to analog well.

The T300 is a nice small Tri-Mode phone that fits easy into your pocket. It has a 200 person contact list, ability to send and receive short e-mails and the menus are a peice of cake to work around.
The phone has many alert tones and ringers for the...

Pros: handy, practical, the games are neat.
Cons: not for people with bigger fingers

My boyfriend and I decided that it would be a good investment for us to go wireless. The problem was, we were having trouble finding a provider to suit his needs (he is a trucker). Once we overcame that hurdle, we found out that we were getting free...

Pros: Small enough to fit in a pocket, but not so small that it's easily broken.
Cons: Small buttons, as most users will tell you.

I've had this phone for 2 months and love it. The "silent mode" is really convenient when a loud ringing phone would be a problem. I laughed at first when I was told that there were games on the phone ("what is it, a video game/phone/cuisenart???") but...

Pros: Lots of features, sounds like a regular phone, adorable, compact, and fun
Cons: Sometimes the bells and whistles are too complicated.

I got my first Nokia 5165 for Christmas. My hubby, John, was tickled to death with his find, and with the simplicity of purchasing accessories for it. He had walked into our local Big Lots (and if you don’t have a Big Lots Store in your area, I pity...

Pros: Durable, dependable, good reception,clear audio, long battery life, inexpensive accessories.
Cons: Can't dock it to a Mac. Many Cell providers no longer support it.

Dependable, Reliable cell PHONE. I never realized how much I've taken my Nokia 5165 for granted until CINGULAR started charging me an extra $5 a months to penalize me for not "upgrading" to a new phone. The 5165 is a work horse. I have had it for ...

Pros: The day i gave it back to my cell phone company
Cons: The whole phone is awful

My Motorola MicroTAC broke, so the cell phone company loaned me this phone for a $20.00 loaner fee(Which i got back). This phone had horrible reception, and it cut out way too easy. The cell phone would not even work when i could see the tower most...

Pros: A lot of features, It was free with my cellular plan.
Cons: Reception was a big problem. No internet access, no vibration mode

Ok when I signed up for my two year cellular contract I recieved the Nokia 5165 phone for free and got a $50 Nokia rebate as part of the deal. Now I did have the choice of recieving the 5165 for free or paying $29.99 for the Nokia 3320 and getting the...

Pros: Tons of features. Simple to use!
Cons: ClubNokia not available in the USA.

Great phone, easy to use, excellent reception, lots of ringer tone options, personal greeting option, sends text and email messages, caller-id, call-waiting, etc. The list goes on and on. I love the way it gives me a personal greeting when I turn it on....

Pros: nice faceplates, 1-touch dialing, lots of space for numbers
Cons: 1 number per person, bulky, heavy, short battery life, bad ringtones, no web access

I must say first of all that I do not like this phone very well at all. I find the menu hard to use ...

Pros: Affordable and Functional
Cons: Limited Battery and technical/manufacturing problems with first phone I received

This is the first cell phone I've ever owned. I signed up with AT&T Wireless back in January of 200 ...

Pros: Address book is accessible with cursor arrow. the navi key is a "current available function"
Cons: Too big. Ear phone detaches too easily. The battery detaches too easily

The phone is not really that great in my opinion--not sure why it is getting the 5 stars. The 3360 is a much better phone.
It's too large and has its aerodynamic design makes it slip out of pockets like a torpedo. In terms of reception--I don't...

Pros: Easy to use, durable, great reception, great price, Many accessories
Cons: Battery dies very fast, Cant use old face plates on new nokia

My husband & I recently bought 2 Nokia 5165 phones and we signed up for a family plan which is unlimited calling between the 2 of us, well my husband works the night shift and I work day shift and my biggest complaint is the battery, they are not very...

Pros: it is a light wieght phone with many options
Cons: i dont have any SORRY

I have had my nokia for the last month now and I am sure glad I have it now. Since September 11, who wants to be with out it. The phone is so easy to use my five and seven year old children have called there daddy and there granma and they even...

Pros: Nice look, not too heavy, cheap, long battery life, good customer care services!
Cons: Not too many features.

For my boyfriend's 22nd birthday, his mom decided that we should become like the rest of the United States and have a cell phone. They went shopping, and came back with a Nokia 5165. It came with all the adapters and accessories for only $200! Its a...

Pros: Lightweight, games, Tones
Cons: Static

If you are looking for a cellphone to use rarely, this is the way to go. It's cheap yet it has all the features you could possibly need. I do not recommend this phone if you plan to use it for emergency purposes. I constitenly lose connection, and...

Pros: Real clear
Cons: Not enough towers

I bought the 5165 after i had other phones that kept cutting out during calls including other digitals.

This phone is clear good reception & no static, where i live there are lots of dead spaces.
More towers are being put up all the...

Pros: NONE, NONE, NONE
Cons: Everything

You would think that living in a huge city (San Antonio, Texas) you would get good reception, yeah r ...

Pros: Great features, good battery life, inexpensive.
Cons: complicated menus. Construction could have been better.

I have had this phone for about 2 years now. It has plenty of options and features for the price. Gets very good reception in areas that I used to have problems in with other phones. Loud and clear. Only problem I have had is my battery is loose and...

Pros: Small, user-friendly, versatile
Cons: Same old tones

The Nokia 5165 phone is a great phone. Although it's almost exactly alike to the 5160, save for a few program features, it's worth the extra money. I have very few problems using the phone and the service is pretty good. The browsing buttons and the...

Pros: Great phone, tons of features, easy to use
Cons: battery comes off easily, turns off on its own

I bought this phone about a month ago and absolutely love it. It was very easy to figure out and I did not even use the manual. Everything is accessible just by scrolling through the menu. The phone included a ton of ring tones, and 3 games. The...

Pros: Small, easy to use, clear as a bell, cool number storage option
Cons: Can't think of any

I had a Star Tac phone before I got my Nokia Phone. I didn't like it and I plan to write a review on why. My sister sells phones for Sun Com and I really wanted to get rid of that "death trap" phone I had before, so I bought a Nokia 5165 from her. ...

Pros: Attractive, good size, good battery, very durable.
Cons: Complicated to understand at times because of small size.

There are many positives and many negatives to this phone. But like everything, once you get the hang of it, it isn't so bad. This phone is sometimes hard to use because there is only so much that you can do with the few buttons that are on it. This...

Pros: Better than the 5160
Cons: A little big

I had the Nokia 5160 series cell phone for the last two years when it began to not work very well. The phone would ring, but I had trouble hearing the person calling and they had trouble hearing me. I understand that this happens sometimes with cell...

Pros: Changeable Face Plates, Small enough to fit in pocket or small purse
Cons: battery comes loose it will disconnect your phone-Bad reception at times

This phone is great - at first. Sure it is small, compact and easy to carry. But what happens when a few months pass and your phone begins to get older? The battery will knock loose. Leaving you to tape or even super glue it in just so it won't knock...

Pros: Free, clear, vibrate mode, lots of different rings
Cons: No speaker phone or web browser

Overall
This phone is nice and clear. I like how it looks, it comes with two face plates (red and brushed nickel). You can also buy additional ones in almost any color you could want. I don't like how there isn't a speaker phone, but it...

Pros: Speedy recharging device, great reception, and fun rings.
Cons: Static is occasionally a problem

If you're in the market for a small, lightweight, fun, and well-priced cell phone, you've found the one for you.

I have owned this phone since Christmas. It's never died on me and always goes the extra mile. My daughter owns one, and she calls...

Pros: Easy to use, cheap price, e-mail options, instant message options, etc.
Cons: Slightly larger than the ideal cell size (for me)

This is a great cell phone. It holds up to 100 names, phone numbers, and e-mails in the phone book, which you can assign 7 of to speed dial numbers (1 is reserved for voice mail, and 9 is reserved for 911). Voice mail gives options of a automated...

Pros: Ease of use, great features, voice clarity excellent
Cons: None

I recently changed providers because Cingular coverage was lousy in my area and got these free (after rebate). I also wanted to dump my Motorola phones after my job was eliminated there. So far I'm impressed with the clarity and feature set. The phone...

Pros: Games, Ring Tones, Covers, and other things!
Cons: I really can't think of any!

If you are looking into getting a cell phone, you should go with Nokia 5165 or any other Nokia type. With Nokia, you can pick from a variety of different ring tones, as well as download new ring tones from the internet. (Never pay for them because...

Pros: Wide range of accessories, text messaging, and custom ringtones.
Cons: Much larger than newer versions on the market.

I have been able to find affordable ($8 or less) face plates at stores like Wal-Mart and Target, and even at our local flea market! There are also variations of buttons and antennas to add a personal touch to your phone.

Besides these...

Pros: Great compact phone, lots of life in it.
Cons: None that I know of so far.

I have had my Nokia 5165 for over a year now. I don't know very much about electronics, but this phone has given me no problems. I do not use my phone 24/7, so it has not gotten too much abuse from me. I suppose if you use any phone constantly, it might...

Pros: 99 number memory, good voice quality, and one hell of a snake game
Cons: battery life is a little short...

Here are my top ten reasons to get yourself the nokia 5165

numberTEN: seriously, whenever you need to talk to someone or figure out what is going on, or even in the case of an emergancy, this phone will take care of the situation.

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Pros: Battery Life, Great Phone Reception, Easy to Use
Cons: Bulky for a newer cell phone, durability average

Battery
The battery life on this phone is great. The guide says you can get up to 8 days of standby time with the original battery and i can get up to 10 days of standby time. Talk time is great too, about 2 and a half to 3 hours, which is...

Pros: Great features , easy to use, great reception, durable
Cons: none

We purchased this phone from Best Buy back in January . The phone was free because it came with some kind of rebate. The phone has many great features like a phone book which is extremely is to store numbers and email addresses. It also has quick dialing...

Pros: Good Reception and solid.
Cons: none (compared to 8860)

I bought 2 phones days ago, Nokia 8860 and Motorola V2397. Inside my house (Fremont, CA), the 8860 show weak signal or no signal at all. As a result, it cannot be used inside my house. It did not make any difference if I try in my backyard. WHile the...

Pros: It's Free!
Cons: Bad reception, battery slides off too easily, doesn't always ring

seems I can never dial out when I need to, calls get dropped and it hardly ever rings, it just goes right to voice mail whenever I get a call. And if that's not bad enough, it shuts off all by itself because the battery slides right off. I've had to...

Pros: Multi Function Center Button
Cons: Not too many options

The color of my 5165 is metallic blue. I have purchased a leather cover for it, fearing that the screen may be scratched. I have had many problems lately with the reception. I have had bogus calls come in, while conversing.
Sometimes there is...

Pros: Phone performs very well.
Cons: Nokia Customer Service

This is the first cell phone that I have owned or used. I bought it just prior to taking a long road trip from San Jose to Fairbanks, Ak. along the Alcan Highway.Then to the Southwest...Santa Fe, Denver. The phones ability to operate analog and digital...

Pros: Reliable, Great volume control, comfortable in the hand, durable, many faceplates produced, battery strength lasts.
Cons: Battery tends to loosen over time and loose contact.

One of the first things I noticed about this phone was the volume control. I am half deaf in the ear that I tend to use for the phone, so it was nice to be able to turn it up enough to hear OK. It is also quite comfortable next to my ear, unlike some...

Pros: tons of features,including an alarm. Long battery life!
Cons: you have to buy keys along with the faceplate

The Nokia 5165 has a wide variety of ringtones, with the ability to download more through various webpages. It has a variety of options, including an alarm. It is also SMS(2 way text messaging) compatible. Like most other nokia phones, it also...

Pros: Great battery life, excellent reception, good phonebook
Cons: Keys a little hard to press, no wireless web

This is a great beginning phone. It is especially durable (I couldn't tell you how many times I've dropped mine). It does very well traveling, working strongly when friends didn't have any connection. The phone book is well done, although it could be...

Pros: solidly built, good battery life, good sound
Cons: heavy, a bit bulky

This thing works. Pure and simple. Yeah, its kind of good looking, a has pretty good sound, some nice features. Good all around - not excelling in any area, but it works where and when it should. I cannot say that about other cell phones.
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Pros: easy to use
Cons: price

I got an offer from AT&T for dual phones...I figured it was a great deal due to my mom using my phone all the time. Well I signed up, got my phones activated and then I got my bill which was billing me for my phone as well as my moms. $100.00 a piece...

Pros: Durable, sexy!
Cons: Has an annoying arial!

In the UK the nokia 5165 is equivalent to the 5110 and I personall think this phone is a budget one. I think it is very cheap to buy and as you can change the covers on it I think this is the type of phone you would look at first.

This phone...

Pros: Affordable, lots of accessories, basic for first time buyers.
Cons: A little heavier than other phones, also, accessories can be expensive at times.

I find the Nokia 5165 a very great phone for first time cell phone buyers. It is very affordable, especially for teens who want a phone, but can't afford a deluxe phone that could cost up to $150.
I have one of these phones, and I absolutely love...

Pros: Inexpensive, good quality sound
Cons: none

I have no complaints about my inexpensive Nokia 5165 cell phone. I use it with A T & T's pre-paid service and have never had a problem with it. The callers voices are always loud and clear. When my husband uses it to call home, I can hear him loud and...

Pros: Stylish, light weight, battery life, convenient, games,
Cons: What?

I bought this phone because its a step up in quality and features instead of the Nokia 5180 that was offered free, It is a phone that looks great! Has many features, I like the video games and the personal phone book. Also the text messaging is awesome....

Pros: Looks nice, sounds nice, is nice
Cons: too big for me

I used this phone for close to a year. It was a good phone except...

I needed a phone that was a little smaller (so I could keep it in my pocket) Girls are fine with the size because they have purses.

I would buy it in a second if...

Pros: Email is useful. From my computer, I email my grocery shopping list to myself.
Cons: Supplied battery doesn't last very long without a charge.

Depending on your cell phone company, you can go to that company's web site (in my case, ATT) and use that company's primitive, yet effective, on-line software to create your own ring tone.
I work in construction. On a commercial job, there are a...

Pros: the phone is free, better then old nokia models
Cons: larger then most hand helds, clarity issues in certain areas.

Recently when I was phone shopping, I knew that I wanted to get one that could fit my needs but refused to break my bank doing it. I know that now at days there are so many types of phones and so many types of plans out there, so I really wanted to look...

Pros: Easy graphic interface, comes with a vibrating battery, loud voice volume
Cons: Battery life, reception, durability, no web browser

I have had this phone for about 1 year now. I bought this Mitsubishi T300 as an "upgrade" from my Nokia 5165. It was not an upgrade. Reception is slightly inferior and the quality is significantly less than the Nokia. I have had to replace it twice...

Pros: Comfortable to talk on, color covers, priced right
Cons: External antenna, only 1# per name in the phonebook, no reminders, vibrating alert sold separately

The Nokia 5165 was the first cell phone that I owned. I choose it because of it's popularity & it served me well. As phones go it is a little on the heavy side & the external antenna makes it a little uncomfortable to carry in your pockets. My service...

Pros: great reception, sound, it is reliable, and the battery lasts a long time.
Cons: I did not like how heavy and big the phone is.

I owned the Nokia 5165 AMPS/D-AMPS cell phone for two years and now my brother has it. This phone has been reliable and has always had good reception. I would defiantly recommend this phone.
This cell phone was very easy to use. The menu was very self explanatory and could easily be figured out without reading the manual. I found Cellular one to be very corporative and always were there if I needed help with the phones features. This phone always had great reception, the battery lasted long and the sound was excellent. This Nokia 5165 was free for me it was thrown in with a phone service package I got. But normally this phone is usually pretty cheap with the rebates you receive. It has the basic features like alarm clock, address book, games, text messaging, caller id, and voicemail. Some things I did not like about this phone were how heavy it is. It is also pretty big compared to newer phones. The features this phone has are very basic. The screen doesn’t have color and is small. I would recommend this phone to anyone who just needs the basics and doesn't mind the size.

Pros: Good Reception.
Cons: Big, Heavy, Screen Isn't Color.

This phone is the absolute best at recieving a signal. It will work everywhere literally...well not really...but still it will work almost anywhere. If you are looking for a phone that is made well and will work well, then check out the Nokia 5165. You won't be dissapointed.

Pros: Texts,tone volume,easy faceplate change,durable
Cons: No com.interfaced,B&W screen,no viberate ring,Texts tones,good basic?

I thought it was the service(A.T.& T.[cin.Bell]) so i got a 3560 the tried a Version v60I. What a difference the 5160 faded alot and would not virbrate.The large 40 hrs battery would give me maybe 15 hours of talk or 30 hours of stand-by.Large batteries do not come with vibrate thought.Phone comes with a none viberate battery that might last 10 hours of both(stand-by & talk).

Pros: Great reception! Wide coverage
Cons: None that I know of

I've had this cell phone for years and I would never trade it in! It has lasted so long and has worked so well. The range it covers is incredible. Whenever we travel, it gets reception in areas where nobody else's phone does - and those people have upgraded to newer phones. I would definitely recommend this phone to everyone. The menu is easy to use. It has games, e-mail, text messaging - almost everything the newer phones have. And there are a multitude of accessories available for this phone - many designs to chose from. This is definitely a phone to hold on to and one to buy if you can!

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Poor quality, mediocre reception, lack of accessories

My wife and I both had one of these phones for about two years, they were the 99 cent phone with our cellular plan at the time. The phones were incredibly easy to use, this was never a problem, but there were other issues. My phone had to be repaired once and after that was rather quirky.......it worked sometimes. My wifes phone had to be repaired twice and was due for a third repair when we elected to renew our contract and get new Nokia phones. The Nokia phones are smaller, more solid, and have better reception. Also, the Mitsubishi phones are IMPOSSIBLE to find accessories for, and the accessories available at our cellular dealer were of questionable quality. This is a phone I feel would be best avoided.

Pros: easy-to-use, durable
Cons: big

I've had this phone for about a year now and I love it. None of my other phones have lasted me this long. It's extremely simple for anyone to use. It's very durable too. I've dropped it several times and I haven't had to replace it yet.

Pros: Accessories out the a**, downloadable ringtones, messaging & basic email
Cons: Lots of dropped calls & cutoffs, but that could've just been Cingular

I had a 5120(identical almost to this phone) as my first phone, and I missed it so bad that I got a new one, well as close as I could find anyways which was the 5165. This is a great "no-brainer" phone suitable for first-timers with good basic features. Plus- the accessories! God it has got to have the most accessories of any phone on the planet. I have a whole shoebox full of faceplates, batteries, spare parts, antennas(I actually found a blue light-up Hello Kitty antenna for this one), etc...and I actually found a purple backlight for it which looked cool as hell. But since I got my camera phone, I'm passing this one on to my mother who desperately needs a phone that wont die on a daily basis. I'll miss it though, for a basic cell phone, it couldn't be beat.