Nokia 6650 Phone, Red
Posted by adminJul 4
- Stylish and innovative flip phone in silver loaded with communication, multimedia, and location features
- 3G-enabled phone compatible with AT&T Navigator GPS turn-by-turn directions, AT&T Mobile Music, Video Share service, and Push-to-Talk communication
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music, MicroSD expansion to 8 GB, access to personal email and instant messaging
- Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 336 hours (14 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, user, manual, quick start guide
Amazon.com Product Description
The stylish and innovative Nokia 6650 flip phone for AT&T is packed with loads of communication, multimedia, and location features and services. You’ll be able to quickly download video, music and more over AT&T’s lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. In addition to access to AT&T Mobile Music (compatible with Napster and eMusic subscriptions), this GPS-enabled phone is compatible with the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions as well as its Vide… More >>
First of all, this is my 5th nokia phone over the years, and this one did not disappoint. Call quality was the most important thing to me, and I’ve had no trouble there. That said, I also am a sucker for a good design, and the 6650 just plain looks & feels good. So here’s my own pro & con list.
pros:
* great design. very compact, slim, way cool lit up keypad
* no problems with call quality
* haven’t had any problems texting thanks to the small dimples to keep my thumbs oriented
* takes decent pictures, but remember that this is a phone, not a camera people!
* bought a memory card & a data cable, so I can now have almost 2gb of my own music arranged in playlists
* wonderful display – once I changed the background to show more contrast.
* one touch button to access AT&Ts navigator gps system.
cons:
* wish I could disable the PTT side button too, but it’s not THAT big of a pain to cancel out of
* wish there was more of a visible cursor when texting. Maybe a contrasting color block instead of a very thin vertical line?
* don’t like that it requires a special tiny earphone plug, but then again I’m not planning to replace my ipod with it, so it’s not that big a deal
All in all, I’ve been very happy with this little phone.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have had several Nokia phones, but this one was a disappointment. It is very attractive (I love red) and easy to handle, but I had so much trouble. It could have just been my phone……it would not hold the charge and whenever it wanted to, it would just shut off….no warning. I had to change phones because my phone is my business. All other phones have been great and the people at AT&T were fabulous! MD
Rating: 1 / 5
I love Nokia phones and I really prefer flips so this phone was perfect for me. It offers some smart phone features, but it really isn’t. Actually I think I’m on the more “basic” side of things so I don’t even utilize most of the pre-installed features ATT put on it.
A couple cons:
- the phone can really pinch your fingers when opening
- I haven’t been able to disable the Media Net, PTT, or GPS smart keys so I think I’m getting charged for some of them even though I only accidentally hit the keys…
- The red color is a bit pink – expect some comments if you are a guy
Pros:
- Nokia so it’s good quality. Battery life is solid
- Feels solid and is pretty user friendly
- Can’t beat the price
I am not a huge techie so I have to read other reviews so I see how to disable some of the features and/or add free ones…
Rating: 3 / 5
This phone is horrendously bad. Here are the pros:
· Very long battery life
· Can change keypad light colors
· Takes very good pictures
That’s it! Now here are the cons:
· Flat buttons are hard to text with
· Counter-intuitive side buttons cause frequent accidental accessing of PTT. “PTT charges apply. Continue, yes or no”? NOOOOO!!!!
· Text msgs and/or email received will not display notice on cover or screen when opened. At least not after a few moments. Seems to only display within the span of a few minutes. After that, you really don’t know you’ve recv’d anything.
· Horrible, counter-intuitive menus. Ugh!
· Calendar events & reminders FLASH on the display. Want a challenge? Read the tiny FLASHING text while driving.
· Drops calls before they are even recv’d. Several people have told me that it sounds like I pick up but keep disconnecting. I actually reach for the phone each time but it stops ringing before I even get to it. It ain’t me!
· Pinches your fingers when closing flap because it is tall and awkward. Fingers are toward top when closing w/ one hand and PINCH!
· Frequent inexplicable static. Never had it on my Motorola V557 through same ATT carrier. Why just this phone?
· Several areas use slightly dark blue text on a light blue background. VERY hard to read. Designed by the colorblind apparently.
· Tiny thin text on certain areas of information like message details. Cannot be modified to be any more legible even after increasing font size.
· You have to RESET an alarm that you’ve set for yourself to go off every workday at the same time. That’s right, you have to RE-ENTER the TIME after you’ve woken up & acknowledged the alarm. LAAAME!
· Has touch bars on the front cover to access menu items from the cover display. Just rub your fingers and you have access. Convenient right? NOT! It locks for periods of time you set, but guess what, there is no disable lock feature. So 99 minutes is the most you get.
· Took me days to finally find a simple leather magnetic flap case w/ swivel belt clip that would fit this phone. I’m returning the phone, so now I’m stuck w/ the illusive case that both ATT & Nokia do not sell.
· Oh, and by the way. The 3G sound effect programmed by ATT to play at startup and shutdown is LOUD & OBNOXIOUS! Would hate to see the looks I would get were I to need to turn it off at a funeral or library.
I’m sure there is more, but that ought to be enough to convey my disdain for this phone. I really do hate everything about it. I had no idea I could loathe an inanimate object as much as I do the Nokia 6650. You may too. But don’t take my word for it. Order this little treat & take the challenge of the flashing tiny text on the locked display or try to catch the call before it disconnects the caller. Much fun to be had! Frustration high excellent!
Rating: 1 / 5