Nokia 5165 Cell Phone

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...