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User Review: The Nokia 6600 Will Survive!

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:53:51 GMT

jopinion submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

This phone has taken me through my best experience with Nokia so far.

I'll start with the negatives (every phone has negatives), which wont take long:

It could be louder and It power-cycles itself periodically That's it!

The second day I had this phone, some idiot caused my phone to drop into a plastic cup of ice water! The 6600 immediately shut itself down. I took it apart and let it dry for an hour or two. Back in business! The 6600 was up and running again.

I love the symbian os! Even though it is a bit slow at times, it syncs with my Macs without any hassle, which makes it alright with me.
The camera isn't bad on this phone either (actually takes a better pic than my 6255i).
The phonebook on any Nokia blows away the competition. Must I go on.
I'm not alone when I saw that this is probably the best cellphone of 2003, 2004 and 2005.

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User Review: Calling from Outer Mongolia...

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:10:59 GMT

incoserv submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I was considering either the Nokia 6600 or an iPaq 6515. I decided on the 6600 because:

a) the cost was substantially lower.
b) the form factor made it a tougher phone (I work outdoors)
c) I didn't think I would need a full-blown PDA.

On the first point, the 6600 cost less than half what the iPaq did.

On the second point, it certainly is a tough little device. I spend a lot of time on horseback and working with animals, and I make my calls from a mountain top, usually sitting on back of a horse. Couldn't see doing that with the iPaq. (I really do live in the countryside in Outer Mongolia, and use this phone there.)

On the third point, this thing is a great entry-level PDA, and it's handy in ways I never thought it'd be.

I even prefer the 12 key pad with T9 predictive writing as opposed to the tiny QWERTY keyboard or touch screen on most PDAs.

My only complaint, if I *had* to make one, would be that the keys are a little bit small for my fat fingers.

Also, if I have the phone turned on and am out of signal range, it takes from 60 to 120 seconds to pick up the signal when I do get into range. Sometimes I just reboot the phone.

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User Review: A Multi utility Smart Phone

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:20:38 GMT

Luckystrings submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

Juz bought a Nokia 6600 (White) n am very much impressed with its UI, Reception Quality, Build Quality , Color Display Quality (65536 Colors) and other advanced features like Bluetooth, Infrared ..etc ..

But lemme tell u somethin abt this phone which dissapoints me..

-LoudSpeaker Quality is not up to Mark..(Not Loud At all) ..
-Doesn't Support MP3 files .. We need to install MP3 s/w seperately..
-Video Recording by default is limited to 9 secs.. We need to install s/w for that also seperately to record more than 9 secs..
-No FM Radio..
-No Auto Lock Facility (Need to download s/w)

Keepin all the above listed CONS aside, I need to tell u that this is an Awesome phone..

-Very Good UI
-Camera is Better
-Battery Life
-Build Quality
-The Phone is lil big to Fit ma Pocket, but still can manage to carry..
-Color display is too good..
-Very User friendly Keys.. (But not better than our OLD 3310)
-Now Comes With a 64 MB MMC Card (Which is not enough for a mobile Geek, but still can manage to store some Stuffz.. )

But Overall , this phone is gettin out of TREND !!

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User Review: Fat Boy!!!

Sat, 07 May 2005 08:43:31 GMT

screwyt submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

Wow, what can i say? Fat Mama! I went from a SE T610 to this puppy! I absolutely couldn't bare the size. The features and functionality were unparalleled, yet the size was just over-bearing for me. Ended up selling the phone because of that.

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User Review: Dissapointing

Tue, 03 May 2005 21:00:36 GMT

denverspence submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

I just experienced the most frustrating exchange of phones with T-Mobile one could ever experience. That being said, I was excited to get the new Nokia 6600 with blue tooth, speaker phone and tri-band technology. On the plus side the Blue Tooth works great, haven't dropped a call and very good clarity. On the con side, the phone numbers display in micro font with no spaces or dashes between area codes and prefixes. Even the younger crowd agreed it was small. I also haven't been able to figure a loud ring tone. The camera and video features are cool and do work fairly good, but I didn't buy the phone for that. I would also say the phone is not extremely user friendly and the prompts don't come in the order I would like them to. It is basically a small computer making it frustrating to use. I have had the phone turn off automatically on me when not being used and it takes for ever to boot up. A phone shouldn't have to boot up. It should be on or off in my opinion. Would I buy it again. Nope.

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User Review: OK phone + Symbian = Winner

Sun, 01 May 2005 14:10:36 GMT

outsideAG submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

After having used this phone for about a month I am extremely pleased with it.

The phone itself does have some shortcomings. It is relatively slow, doesn't have stereo audio, and it is a bit large.

That said, the Symbian OS absolutely rocks because of the 3rd party applications that are available for it.

On the phone I can browse the internet with Opera, play MP3s, play Gameboy games, watch videos, etc.

Aside from the advanced feature, the basic functionality on the phone is very good as well. I get decent signal and sound quality, the SMS interface is very well polished, as would be expected from Nokia, and the UI is reasonably quick and easy to navigate.

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User Review: Dissapointing

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:25:01 GMT

allanl submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 1.5 (out of 5)

I've had Nokia's for years, and while this one is packed with whiz bang features it is disappointing for its primary use - a phone.

Before buying, I'd urge you to actually use one and not just handle it in the store.

On the plus side it's packed with features, including BlueTooth that works fine - it's really a tiny computer that is also a phone... and that's the negative. As a computer, or PDA its weak since the screen, while large by phone standards, is still tiny to really do anything on.

And remember, this is a PHONE first and foremost which is where I have my biggest complaints...

When you dial a number, you'll need to check the screen to see that the number entered is correct. You'll do that because the keys are tightly packed in and your fingers will likely press two keys at once.

I hope you have a magnifying glass, because the number displayed as well as most of the pop up options are tiny.

It's as though Nokia has segregated 90% of the screen for fancy features rarely used and leave just 10% for the day to day use.

I've have many Nokia's and while this is the best for features, it's the worst as a phone.

Sorry, try something else or at least trying using one. You'll see what I mean ... if you have a magnifying glass.

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User Review: 6600 reasons to love it

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:31:54 GMT

godsmackjrd2 submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

this is phone is awesome...it has so much that i don't use...i get tired of phones so quickly ..but i find new things about this everyday...

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User Review: its almost got to be perfect and almost has everything i needed for a phone

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:51:03 GMT

sweetie143 submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

i just receive my phone... i love it.. but the thing is it should have more time to save a video and not just a second. i work as a tech representative of one of the phone carriers (not nokia), even if i work on them i love nokia ever since the day i first use a phone. well back to this, i love the phone features pictures quality, ringing quality and even the loud speaker is good, the size and shape for me it good its almost got to be perfect and almost has everything i needed for a phone, aside to the video time capacity of recording it.. its should have been longer and not just 9 sec. i am not telling to make is really longer at least a minute will do.... but all in all i love the phone so far..............

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User Review: Not Worth Buying It!

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:36:37 GMT

adv4500 submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 0 (out of 5)

I Bought my Nokia 6600 on September 2004.
I bought the phone for its bluetooth and infrared features that would allow me to sync my Lotus Notes Calendar.

Pros:
- bluetooth
- IR - syncs with my IBM Laptop

Cons:
- While talking on the phone, the speaker quits working (I'm not talking about the "loudspeaker"). I would have to power down the phone to make it work again.

- Syncing my Lotus Notes Calendar - There are entries in my Notes calendar that never get transfered to my phone. I have not been able to figure out what's going on.
- Slooooow Interface
- Bad, Bad, Bad - Voice Recognition!
- Signal Strength below average.

Overall - I would NEVER BUY this phone again.
It's been 6 mo and I'm still waiting for the www.letstalk.com phone rebate.

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User Review: Poor quality

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 03:06:54 GMT

saru submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

I work in the field on telecommunication, and this phone is not that good, nowadays nokia is just relesing new phones every week with the same features but different styles and the people are just buying them without realising, so concering this 6600 its just a poor quility phone for its features, and BAD TFT screan, its actually not TFT, BAD speaker quality, SLOW device, its processor is not powerfull nor its RAM, so overall i wont recommend it to anyone, so if you want to buy a good phone just do for a Sony Ericsson P-Series phone, like the p900 or p910i, thats all.....

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User Review: Very Efficient, Very Thorough

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:42:27 GMT

randalb submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I have had this phone for six weeks now, and have found this is a very quality piece of hardware and is often times underestimated solely based on its fairly bland appearance.

Pros:
Excellent display - big, clear, and bright
Joystick - instead of a D ring - nice and useful feature
Versatility - can be your one-in-all device for voice, text messaging, MMS, xHTML and WAP
Bluetooth - no problems with any connections as a modem to my Pocket PC or voice over Bluetooth headphone
IR - works with Pocket PC no problem
RF - the reception on T-Mobile is excellent in the Puget Sound area of Washington State
Camera/Video - fun and pretty decent quality as camera phones go, but still not going to replace your stand-alone digital camera
Voice Commander - activates many apps by pressing a button and speaking the command, then the app turns itself on - very nice
Digital Voice Recorder - useful on the go feature
Speakerphone - highest quality I've used on a cell phone so far
MMC Card - packaged with 32MB MMC card for storing all those apps, videos, pics, voice notes, and such
SIM Card - can take it with you to your next GSM/GPRS phone
Wow! There's even more but I'll stop there.

Cons:
Battery life could be longer
Backlight has no control to keep on longer if desired - goes out after 15 seconds if nothing is done
No wi-fi

That's about it... It's a fine piece of hardware and I have had no complaints on processor speed for my usages on the software end. Until there is the all-in-one perfect unit this with a Pocket PC and an unlimited data plan is the way to go. I figure one more year and we'll see the perfect blend competitively priced.

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User Review: Great Phone!

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:23:30 GMT

jepoy713 submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Excellent!

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User Review: Way more than a phone

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:25:44 GMT

atatistcheff submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I knew this was a cool phone when I ordered it but I had never touched one before. First, I was a little concerned about the size but it's very manageable and only slightly wider than my old 3390. The screen is AMAZING, it's bright and very crisp. I had no idea it would replace my iPAQ PDA. I can sync the calendar and contacts list with Outlook which totally rocks. The number of Symbian applications is also tremendous. Using tzones, I can send mail, browse wap sites and even real web sites although not recommended very often.

The joystick also should not be neglected. This is much better than the flat rocker button on most phones.

My biggest complaint is that tie voice recognition sucks. My 3390 was great at that but the 6600 just seems to have problems to the point that it's unusable.

Pros:
-IR and Bluetooth
-Sync with Outlook
-Big screen
-Movies!
-Joystick navigation
-Voice memo
-Speakerphone is handy
-Great business accessory

Cons:
-Bad voice recognition
-No stereo output for .ogg or .mp3 music
-Menus a little slow sometimes
-Tzones limits TCP ports so MSN won't work using AgileMessenger

Overall this is a great phone and the best one available in my area for now. I look forward to the next generation which I hope will be the same size but have a clamshell design with a full keyboard built in.

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User Review: TMobile and the NOKIA 6600 The Way to Go for Business Professionals

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:35:20 GMT

Proxcause submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I was at the end of my rope tangled with wires and poor reception when I was fortunate enough to incorporate TMobile's Nokia 6600 for my wireless voice AND DATA needs. While the other companies ask if "can you hear me?" they place little or no interest in your wireless data needs. In fact I was shocked to learn that the big "V" detunes their Bluetooth model so that it can only be used with a headset.

I am not interested in phones that match my clothes. I want excellent reception, which this Nokia provides, and seamless integration with my laptop and PDA for connection to the web.
Nokia's store on Madison Avenue and 52nd had well trained staff who set up the phone with my hardware with a smile!!!

No more cables. The fact is this Nokia is so incredible that in a pinch I can even review critical faxes right on the screen!!! The downloadable PC suite for NOKIA works well. The available Bluetooth headset sets up seamlessly and has great sound as does the built in speakerphone.

Do yourself a favor and download OPERA software. It is a shame it no longer comes with the phone.

While I admit that the keyboard joystick has a learning curve on predictive text input, this phone with TMobile's pricing for unlimited wireless web, make this combination the smart way to go here in NYC.

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User Review: Excellent RF and featureset, slow operating system

Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:55:06 GMT

Volareman submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

PROS: The bountiful Features: Camera, Bluetooth, Speakerphone etc. TONS of Symbian System 60 software available.

CONS: Big one for me.... Operating system speed (user interface speed). SLOWWWW.

I was hoping this would be the phone of my dreams, love of my life, all that stuff. While the featureset is exactly what I'm seeking, when it comes to moving around on menus and navigating through the phonebook it is SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWW. If you're the kind of person that is used to zippy menus etc, please try this phone beforehand. Hold one and scroll through the phonebook and then pretend you have a customer on hold and someone in your cube and you're going through the book trying to find another number. It's just not that responsive. Dunno if that's just the CPU or programming. Oh well.

I love the Bluetooth and the camera quality is all I'd expect. Useful for taking a quick photo and emailing it immediately to somebody. Speakerphone is surprisingly clear-- I've had people on speakerphone who just don't believe me when I tell them they're on speakerphone.

If you're in a fast-paced environment and don't want the phone holding you back, I wouldn't recommend this. Otherwise, no problems. The 3.5 reflects it's rating to ME due to slowness. If it was zippy, I'd easily give it a 5.0.

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User Review: GREAT!!!

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:46:32 GMT

jli submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

the nokia 6600 picks up a great signal. i also own the t610, and the reception is substantially better. i almost always have complete bars of service. i have had the phone for 2 months, and i have yet to drop a call.

extremely pleased with this phone. would HIGHLY recommend!!

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User Review: Great phone

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:17:28 GMT

GSMBrie submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Over the years I've used many different phones from several manufacturers. This Nokia 6600 has been the first one to actually fit all my needs.
Nothing is perfect however, but this is as close as I've come to having something that it.

pros: Good battery life, Symbian OS and availability of software, nice size, big bright screen, bluetooth connection. Excellent reception.

cons: (and Nokia is fixing this with the 7150) resolution of the camera, inability to get longer the 9 sec's video with standard camera and 40 with 3rd party software, choice of MMC card instead of higher capacity SD memory cards. (these are all really my only complaints) I use the camera and video quite a bit so am looking forward to the higher resolution and longer recording time of the new Nokia.

All in all a truely wonderful phone with PDA features. I'll be getting an infrared keyboard with drivers for this phone tomorrow so am anxious to test it out. Wish Nokia had a bluetooth and drivers for this phone but it's not an absolute necessity. The T9 predictive text works well.

Very happy with it.

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User Review: Very Good Phone

Thu, 08 Apr 2004 22:30:52 GMT

ibnturab submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I've had used the Nokia 6600 for 3 weeks now and I absolutely love it. Perhaps the best part of the phone is the operating system. The Symbian OS is great because there are many companies and people producing software programs for it[many free goodies]. Check out www.my-symbian.com for an idea. I can surf the internet with an internet browser i installed by Opera [ I have checked out BBC news[www.bbc.co.uk], Aljazeera English News[http://english.aljazeera.net], Yahoo, I can also use this phone to check my hotmail account[with some software installation].
The camera quality is great compared to other camera phones. I owned the Ericsson T610 and the camera quality there was very poor. The video recorder is a cool feature, although the software that came with the phone will only allow for a 10 sec segment. However, there is some commercial software availabe that allows for much longer video recordings.
You can also play MP3 music with it along with Real Audio files.
The RF for this phone is great [ like other Nokia phones] and the speaker volume is good.
The menu can be rearranged to make it suitable for your needs. Also, there are 2 softkeys that you can set to shortcuts.

Bluetooth and Infrared ports are great. I regularly send files to and from 6600/pc using a bluetooth dongle.

I forgot to mention that you can USE YOUR PHONE AS A REMOTE CONTROL!!! There is a program by Psiloc that allows you to use your phone to control your TV, DVD, Satellite Receiver, [ free trial for it too].

Ofcourse with any phone, there are some shortcomings. First, the large size of the lcd screen can guzzle away battery life if surf the internet a lot. Also, there is no way to save SMS messages to your sim card like other phones. Also, the price is high [almost $500 for a new one] compared to other phones but i believe it is worth it if you can afford it]. Size is also a little large but not too bad.

Hope that was Useful

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User Review: Overall a Pretty Good Combo

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 12:32:48 GMT

samizak submitted this review of the Nokia 6600:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Overall this is a pretty good combination phone. I have set it up on AT&T GSM in the NY area and I am also a Verizon Wireless customer so I can compare that as well. The GSM coverage in NY is not as extensive as Verizon's coverage, but when you do have coverage the sound on the phone is much clearer and less echo.

Now for the phone:

Pros:
- Bluetooth was easy to set up and works very well
- Same thing goes for infrared
- Can sync contacts and calendar with Outlook
- Camera is pretty good but you don't really want this as your only digital camera
- Email client works well
- Speakerphone, but can only be activated after dialing or receiving - you cannot dial on speaker

Cons:
- Menus need a little work
- No stylus or Qwerty keyboard as inputting information with the joystick and keypad is quite cumbersome
- Not a flip or clamshell so need to keep the keypad locked so as not to inadvertantly make calls
- GSM coverage not that extensive in NY area (especially in Westchester

Overall, this is a pretty good mix of PDA, Phone, Camera, etc. I you live in an area that has good GSM coverage, I recommend this phone.

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