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All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=38191#review38191 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=38191#review38191 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:22:39 GMT <p><i>narn3049 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got this phone after my 6170 had issues and this phone was MUCH better even though it didn't have a camera which is also one reason i'd left the phone. <br /><br /><br />Basically that phone was much better because it was an introduction into the smartphone"s by Nokia even though it NOT smart it still had more options then what I was used to at the time, such as amazing video gaming quality. So I loved this phone but I NEED a camera. <br /><br />Perfect for the gamer in you!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=16384#review16384 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=16384#review16384 Mon, 01 May 2006 21:50:28 GMT <p><i>sowhatsowhat10 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>1 word comes to my urban mind when thinking of this phone: WOW! (mind you i'm hood).<br /><br />in january of this year i promised my little brah a phone if he kept his grades up 1st period of the school year. he was leaning towards the n-gage qd so i bought it ahead of time. then BLAM! FLOOM! ZAP! SCHLAM! (like an old batman cartoon) he switch up and wanted a boost mobile phone (peer-pressure). i was gona put it on ebay but then i said let me try this thing out. <br /><br />and here's how it went:<br /><br />the phone's build is attractive. the shape if different and attract's flashy and abstract folks. options are endless. and nokia has battery life on lock hands down.<br />gaming is also fresh 2 def.<br /><br />PROS: <br /><br />symbian software series 60. adds a PDA like feel in being able to add 3rd party software that wow's anyone.<br /><br />the shape is different. some call it the taco phone, but they are always asking to play with my phone. <br /><br />battery life. i added the ultra mp3 player and a 512 mb card filled with song played for 6 hours straight and the battery still read at half life. <br /><br />keypad layout. next to qwerty this made texting easy and fast as heck. i found myself typing faster with this than some qwerty's. (without the help of pedictive text).<br /><br />bluetooth. on this phone its a tad shakey but not killer like some make it seem.<br /><br />screen quality. playing tony hawk was clean reminding me of a GBA or PS1.<br /><br />CONS: <br /><br />NO CAMERA! i understand its a gaming phone but sheesh i'd like to be able to snap a pic on this bad boy.<br /><br />NO USB! come on now NOKIA! what were you guys thinking? *****BIGGEST CON!<br /><br />one memory card slot. i saw a piece on the nokia site that expanded one slot to 2 but it was unavailable. <br /><br />internal memory is small. <br /><br />no stereo playback.<br /><br />OVERALL: <br /><br />this phone is hot! signal in central pa with cingy is always 5 bars. the symbian 60 platform is sweet. the only downer to this phone is no usb. aside from that no camera isn't that bad but it would help to add one.<br />i say great buy</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=13971#review13971 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=13971#review13971 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:13:57 GMT <p><i>burritoog submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>A great phone for teens.<br /><br />Nokia combines style, versatilty, and durability on this platform. The ngage qd features a symbian operating system with bluetooth, removable mmc, and built in video game player.<br /><br />It has a very cool design, a bar phone with a screen in the middle that is very unique. My device features text messaging, mms, sms, java, a symbian os, bluetooth, and a video game system with removalable storage drive The battery life on the ngage is exceptional, it last longer than all of my other phones and I love it. The call quality is four out of five stars because it is crystal clear, but the earpiece is very very low and its hard to hear sometimes, but my phone gets reception everywhere. I really like this phone, its nice and all of my friends always ask to borrow it so they can play the games that I have on it. I like the bluetooth and the mmc card slot because it allows me to add programs and ringtones without having to download them from cingular.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=12305#review12305 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=12305#review12305 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:19:58 GMT <p><i>Huricen submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>The n-gage QD is easy to use. The shape and it weight give us comfort when playing the game.ItThe maximun MMC is 1 giga. The standby mode is like other nokia mobile phone os7(3220,6600.etc). It has no theme but can use smart launcher from symbianware. This smart launcher can change the terrible old icon to much better icon wallpaper of the menu like theme. The n-gage arena is usefull for seeing highscores and download game utilities. The contact can store a thousand of mobile number with phone memory and you can easy find the contact you want by pressing the first latter ofthe name.The messaging is now more comfortable with T9.We can use the 3rd software(MsvDriveE) to make the message store in MMC.This usefull when u triying to sent big item with bluetooth not nokia pc suite. the Vid. player in this mobile can only play 3gp video format. U can download 3rd software to play other video format like(avi,mp4,etc). It has no music player and only can play amr,midi, and wave format.U can also download 3rd software(ultra MP3) to play mp3 format and make this phone cool. But the mp3 cannot make as ringtone. The clock cannot change the ring sound and recorder can only record 1 minutes. U can change this all by download 3rd software(extended profiles,change the ring sound of the clock,psiloc)(entended recorder,it can record until your memory full,psiloc). This n-gage cannot install all type of sis file because it is os6.1.But this os is ok because it can install usefull application. The n-gage game is very good with a+++ and more good than gba. The game i said is the game from n-gage and has logo n-gage when u open. The game come in memory card. If you want download from internet u can download from s60 world.When u finish download u need to locatate it by yourself.It not came with .sis type.But i think n-gage QD is the best camera.I want nokia built n-gage with camera.The n-gage is the best.more coming soon.U can download in s60 world.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=11435#review11435 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=11435#review11435 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 06:40:02 GMT <p><i>RaMpAgE submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When i bought the n-gage qd ,i didnt expect much out of it exept for the basic video playback, mmc hot swap, bluetooth etc.<br /><br />later on i realized that if uve got a computer and a bluetooth dongle,this phone comes out to be DA best in its price range.<br /><br />PROS:<br /><br /><br />Mmc(upto 256 mb)<br /><br />Bluetooth<br /><br />great design(100 times better than da <br />previous n-gage)<br /><br />The game graphics are great<br /><br />Da LOUDSPEAKER IS AMAZING<br /><br />User Friendly(Well,all nokia phones are <br />user friendly)<br /><br />Nice large screen<br /><br />Voice Quality is great<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br /><br />NO THEMES<br /><br />u cant send a file into da inbox directly to da mmc(well wid 3rd party software u can)<br /><br />NO Mp3(again wid 3rd party software u can hve mp3)<br />____________________________________________<br />So in all this phone is pretty good</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=11417#review11417 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=11417#review11417 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:03:08 GMT <p><i>decible submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've had my QD for a month now, &amp; usually after non-stop use for a month, I can find the all annoyances that make or break my cell phones. And frankly, Im not really annoyed.<br /><br />One thing to consider that has probably been mentioned is people prefer form over function. They'd rather want their phone to be tiny, delicate &amp; cute &amp; skimp out on some powerhouse features.<br /><br />I've notice that since I've had this phone, people may snarl at how it's slightly bigger than their phones, or that it looks more rugged. But once I show off the features, like playing my mp3's on my 3rd party software w/ the loudspeaker, showing off the clean graphics of Tony Hawk &amp; my high-quality real-song ".wav" ringtones, watching videos, etc., they actually start to envy this little "computer" I hold in my hand. It's refreshing to hear peers who have a Motorola Razr say to me, "Wow, I want one of those."<br /><br />I believe the QD is one of those phones where pictures don't cut it. It's when you finally hold it in your hands, you realize, wow, this thing is pretty small. It ends up being smaller than any opened flip-phones. It cradles in your hand nicely due to its rounded shape &amp; rubberized grip around the border.<br /><br />I bought a 1GB mmc card &amp; card-reader for my PC, and the rest has been a breeze. I installed a bunch of symbian &amp; java applications, installed a mp3 player, real player, games, ringtones, pictures for contacts, videos, mp3's, &amp; still have plenty of MB to spare. It's really not as big a deal as some reviewers are making it. I did this in a matter of hours &amp; got everything the original n-gage had, shy of a radio. Big deal, I got my own songs to hear.<br /><br />The QD runs like a champ, although there is some lagging occasionally when running through menus. I love the symbian interface, it gives you this old-school 'Windows' feel. Reception has been unbelievable &amp; I get bars in dark spots, too. It's the best battery life I've ever had on any phone. Used all day long &amp; only 1 notch gone. I Approve!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9736#review9736 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9736#review9736 Fri, 13 May 2005 14:13:29 GMT <p><i>SLIMJIMZ81 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>alot of people talk so badly about the QD but actually i like it<br />pros<br />-display<br />-call clarity<br />-symbian OS<br />-tons of games/emulators<br />con<br />-rubber sinding starts loosen,bad look<br />-no FM radio</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9709#review9709 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9709#review9709 Wed, 11 May 2005 22:26:05 GMT <p><i>etwood submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had my n-gage qd for about 6 months now. I would like to say I LOVE IT. I myself have been told many times that "I type the fastest text messages out of anyone". heh, I used to have a nokia 6800 so writing by the # keys are totally new to me. Gotta love t9, although its not very easy to update dictionary.<br /><br />pros:<br />awesome reception,i get 2-3 bars in basement<br />bluetooth<br />speakerphone<br />smartphone<br />mp3 and video players are EASILY FOUND online.<br />great battery life ( 2 days of constant use)<br />I can go on aim without using text messages using third party programs that go through wap<br />I can record a sound, then use it as a ringtone for a specific person, or everyone.<br />You can have different ringtones for EVERY person in your phonebook.<br /><br />I'm not confident about this, but possibly unlimited voice dialing numbers (my old phone only had 10, I now have about 20)<br /><br />Easy to sync with your pc AFTER you get the right connections (bluetooth dongle and/or mmc reader)<br />I never have to worry about running out of memory, even with only a 256mb card. <br /><br />You can use the Speaker on the MP3 player!<br />AMAZING!! - I use this every day, ( even though I have an ipod) it is great from walks to and from my car, cigarette breaks and times of boredom while with others)<br /><br />I can fit tons of tv shows on my small 256 card (20mb for tv show, about 100 mb for full movie)<br /><br />VERY drop resistant and sturdy!<br />I have dropped this many times, and it never got any worse. screen only scratched when I dropped it under my car seat one day and I scraped it against a screw while pulling it back. <br /><br />cons:<br />D-pad and check button do not light up.<br />VERY hard to direct others how to use it.<br />You CAN have pictures for callers, but they will not take up the whole screen.<br /><br />Confusing to connect to pc at first<br />( Once you get a mmc reader it is EASY and fast to use. BT connection to pc is tricky)<br /><br />the first month I had it, it would turn off randomly in my pocket, but WOULD turn right back on.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9635#review9635 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9635#review9635 Sat, 07 May 2005 20:07:02 GMT <p><i>JStonez submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Thankfully, the dreaded taco-ear situation was resolved with the QD update to the N-Gage, but the device is all but useless except for a small crowd taken with the mobile J2ME lifestyle.<br /><br />As painful as the WAP browser is, Bluetooth is even worse and horribly inconsistent, working about 10% of the time. <br /><br />And in concert with the 3650, the act of changing the wallpaper is unnecesaarily complicated.<br /><br />That being said, playing J2ME games on this device is a dream, especially in comparison to devices with the dreaded D-pad and center button, ie., 6230.<br /><br />All in all, it would make sense to really streamline the device for gameplay, and strip out some of the unnecessary features. And take the time to make Bluetooth work properly.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9562#review9562 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9562#review9562 Sun, 01 May 2005 17:20:23 GMT <p><i>dreadedknight submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>its a great phone for gaming but sucha bad phone for much else... the interntet on the phone is like trying to play startreck games on atari that means old school. this phone has great volume and works like a charm for a phone when it wants... its not good for text messeging or emailing because it trys to spell the words out for you and t mobile didnt send out the user manuel to find out how to cancel that feature on the device... well thats alll good but the realy bad thing about the device is the defectivness...<br />its got so much that can go wrong like for me the screen went dead three times now its happend to me all within one month and im not droping it or anything its just in my pocket or my jacket and i pull it out and wam its dead its such a fluke but still it sucks because of that one defect wich by chance i figure is the only defect i can find on the entire device other than that the screen scraches up easily not like the sidekick two that has a flip cover wich would have been a much nicer and snappyer design.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9201#review9201 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=9201#review9201 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:41:58 GMT <p><i>CelluNerd submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I bought this gaming device/phone on ebay for only $87 in like new condition. So far it has been the best purchase of a phone I've ever made. I have a lot of down time at work and the n-gage has come in very handy. Here is what i thought:<br /><br />PROS:<br /><br />Excellent battery life<br /><br />Nice Display (even tho its only 4k colors, the amount of pixels make up for it)<br /><br />Great gaming capabilities.<br />I like the backlit disply, unlike the cheesy front-lit display of the gameboys.<br /><br />Easy to transfer and install games and apps with memory card reader.<br /><br />Fits nicely in hands<br /><br />Hot swappable mmc<br /><br />Nice ringers, loud ringers, loud speakerphone.<br /><br />Bluetooth works great<br /><br />Sound and signal quality are above average.<br /><br />Universal headset jack<br /><br />Fun games<br /><br /><br /><br />CONS<br /><br />Slow data speeds (Cingular)<br /><br />Directional pad and ok buttons are not backlit (picky picky)<br /><br />No USB port (but you can get a bluetooth dongle kit or a memory card reader and do the same thing)<br /><br />________________<br /><br />as you can see i didnt give it many cons, but i had a couple so i didnt give it a 5. I think this is an excellent gaming device and phone put in one. If you have 90 bucks, you can easily get one of of eBay and save over 150 bucks. Hope this helps!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8249#review8249 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8249#review8249 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 14:54:39 GMT <p><i>jragsdale1 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros:<br /><br />Excellent reception (Cingular, Southeastern Wisconsin &amp; Northern Illinois)<br /><br />Quick, easy text messaging<br /><br />Tons of extras (screen capture, voice recorder, etc...)<br /><br />Bluetooth<br /><br />NGage arena is really nice<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br />Poor SIM card contacts management<br /><br />Game controls not always easy to use for those of us with large fingers<br /><br />Limited volume - required headset for high noise settings<br /><br />Hard to use calendar<br /><br />Internet browsing very slow compared to Nokia 6010.<br /><br />-----------<br /><br />To cut this short, as a phone it is above average, as a video game machine it is slightly above average. If you get one buy a headset, bluetooth or not doesn't matter.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8224#review8224 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8224#review8224 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:06:41 GMT <p><i>NYCrooner submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I'm a pretty avid gamer so you can imagine how siked I was to hear about a phone that is also a true gaming machine. Nevertheless, the original N-Gage proved to be the worst designed portable console ever. I paid no mind to the N-Gage after that. Then a couple of months ago, I friend of mine came over with his new N-Gage QD. I was shocked. Before he even let me play a game, I was very impressed by the new smaller, sexier QD. Then he popped in Ghost Recon and I was almost sold. Then he told me it also had PDA functions, it was hot swappable, and I could get it FREE on Amazon. That's ALL it took. I got one of Amazon and I'm extremely satisfied. The fact that my PHONE can play PS1 quality games with great battery time was awesome. It's not a perfect phone or game machine, but its a pretty perfect combination. If your a real gamer, then there is no reason not to have this phone.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8148#review8148 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=8148#review8148 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:45:30 GMT <p><i>danielf22 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone, and I use the term cautiously, is a decent game system and not much else. The designers could have spent a little more time designing it and worked out with a better phone. No one bought this phone because of the lack of Radio and MP3 player, which is what Nokia is famous for. As far as the game part goes, its pretty cool, it would have been better had they put a 65k screen in it. And the phone part- don't get me started- it has no volume on it at all, and you cant hear, the keys are also very awkward, I would not recommend this to anyone. Heck I'm actually looking to give mine away, its sitting in a drawer.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=7440#review7440 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=7440#review7440 Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:03:20 GMT <p><i>djinn submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>My friend has one, i swapped with him for almost 2 weeks! and i already loved this device. It sync with my pc very well using a bluetooth dongle. and also has terrific sound! I installed an MP3 player, Realone, "LOTS of SYMBIAN GAMES". I really love that phone<br /><br />PROs<br />small in size<br />very easy to use<br />the lighting of the screen is good<br />sound, very amazing(can wake you up even when your drunk!!!)<br />hot swappable SD Multimediacard<br />many games and applications available.<br /><br />CONs<br />cant be used in one hand<br />4k LCD Screen??? Nokia, why dont you make all of your phones atleast 65k TFT!!!<br />no infra, no USB and no Camera.<br /><br />It has no mp3, but you can install one. it even has no Realone player. But alteast you can install those applications. All in all its really good!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=5906#review5906 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=5906#review5906 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:31:03 GMT <p><i>Phoneking13 submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Just got my N-Gage QD about 2-3 weeks ago, and I'm impressed. The screen resolution is much better than I anticipated, transferring pics and ringtones from my V600 to the N-Gage was effortless, reception is impressive, but expected from Nokia.<br /><br />Cons: 1. It may be mine, but my GPRS connection to Cingular's MEdia Net is Touchy: I can have full signal strength but pages takes A WHILE to load or don't load at all (at least my V600, despite the RF problems, pulled up pages in seconds).<br /><br />2. Can't transfer ringtones from the N-Gage. Working on a fix for this.<br /><br />3. Speakerphone is kinda soft compared to my Motorola V400 and V600. <br /><br />4. Battery Life is average...may be because of usage. <br /><br />Overall I like the phone, despite of it's shortcomings. I'm going to switch between the N-Gage and the V600 until I get my V3 RAZR.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=5207#review5207 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=5207#review5207 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:40:34 GMT <p><i>dark_phable submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When I first heard about the N-Gage I was pretty excited, then it came out and pretty much bombed. So from that point on I never wanted to get one and I never looked back either. What seems like a few months later, they came out with the QD and I still had a hard time believing that it was any better. I'm still amazed how quickly they responded to the complaints about the original N-Gage and fix them. Well a friend of mine at work had an N-Gage and showed me his phone, I ended up liking it. So I went out and bought the QD and come to find out I love it. <br /><br />I went with AT&amp;T wireless, and I don't know if it's the service or the phone, but my signal bar never goes down. It's full 24/7. My sound quality is great and I love all the features. <br /><br />The negitive side of this phone is NO MP3 Player, NO FM Radio, NO REAL Player and NO USB port. Most of the QD's flaws can be fixed with 3rd party software though, but to get stuff on to your phone you have to do some extra stuff. Having no USB sucks. You either have to buy a Blue Tooth Dongle, or buy an MMC card Reader and an MMC card which is also the cheapest way to go. The QD comes with a CD-Rom with real player and other programs, but without a way to get it on your phone your just out of luck. The only problem I have with the N-Gage and QD is it's hard to use with one hand to operate the phone. Blue Tooth can act up here and there, and I've only had the phone freeze on me once. <br /><br />On the positive side, it has a much prettier menu than it's brother. You can hold the phone normally, and it looks 10x better. Of course you get a better handheld gaming machine with the QD than the orginal. They've done away with the "pushing down the center of the D-Pad for select" button. Now they have a check mark button. <br /><br />With all the positive there are still somethings I wish I could change. Such as more games and better marketing strategy. I do feel the the QD is doing much better than it's Older Brother. <br /><br />Bubye</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=4927#review4927 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=524&r=4927#review4927 Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:16:06 GMT <p><i>erikclarke submitted this review of the Nokia N-Gage QD:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone has such GREAT features that it should have scored higher than 3 stars in my review, but... Nokia left out a few essentials that would have placed this thing over the top. Firstly, I love bluetooth for communication on the road between devices where IR and USB type dongle, cables and accessories would definitely be impractical. However... the QD lacks any USB sync ability (unlike its brother). This was NOT an upgrade. Bluetooth 1.1 is an unfinished protocol, full of incompatibilities, unfriendly error messages, and frustratingly long installations which require full system restarts to enable full functionality. At this point, syncing is still unreliable. If it were, the QD would be the best phone of all time. It has loud rings, a clear full-duplex speaker phone, dual-ear headset, sturdy construction, a fine T9 friendly keypad, excellent email and text messaging built in, and it even plays games. If this phone were capable of USB synchronization, it would replace my Palm as my main PIM device. However, it forces me to use Bluetooth to communicate with my PC. Unfortunetly, my connection is squirrelly (maybe even raccoony). I may have to return this device if I cannot re-establish my BT connection. [Yes, it initially worked, but has since stopped on two different PCs]. I'll try a system restore and see what happens... Let the buyer beware...</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=524