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Nokia 1680 Black Phone T Mobile

A great choice for those looking for a simplified cell phone for on-the-go communications, the Nokia 1680 classic offers essential mobile phone functionality with the added benefits of a basic digital camera. It offers a VGA camera with video recording capabilities, and it features one-touch access for photos and videos. It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s MyFaves service for unlimited nationwide calling to your five favorite people. Other features include access to personal email as well as text and multimedia messaging, speakerphone for handsfree communication, web browser, and up to 4 hours of talk time.

T-Mobile Service Options
The 1680 operates on GSM 850/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today’s hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.

Enjoy access to personal email and instant messaging via popular services as well as SMS/MMS messaging.

Phone Features
The candybar-style Nokia 1680 has a color LCD screen with a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65K color depth. It has a standard alpha-numeric keypad, five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys for navigating the interface. The phone has an internal 32 MB memory, which isn’t expandable. The internal phonebook can store up to 1000 contact entries, with multiple numbers per entry and support for caller groups and ringer/picture ID. Additionally, the phone displays the most recent 20 dialed/received/missed calls.

The 1680 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.

Other features include:

• Send and receive instant messages with Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or ICQ.
• Organizer with local calendar, Expense Manager, advanced calculator, Converter II
• WAP 2.0 web browser (XHTML)
• VGA camera for still photos up to 640 x 480 pixels
• Capture and play back short video clips
• Integrated speakerphone
• 2.5mm headset jack
• Ringtones: Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 1680 weighs 2.6 ounces and measures 4.26 x .59 x 1.81 inches. Its 700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours (18 days) of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Ok phone to tide me over
Short: This phone works fine as a basic phone, if that is all you are looking for.

Long: My old phone’s LCD croaked on me, and I wanted to wait a bit before buying an HTC Dream, so I went with this cheap phone. Complaints: Menu/key response is sometimes slow. No way to get data to phone via USB cable, at least if you live in the US.

It seems like a USB cable exists (in Europe, Asia and Australia) but it costs about as much as the phone itself does after exchange rates. If you go to [...], they talk about cable CA-126, which works with the 1680. It has a regular usb connector on one end, and a Nokia microusb & 2.5mm charger plug on the other. The US Nokia manual says the Microusb port is for “authorized personal only”, which to my mind says that the carriers in the US wanted to force people into getting things onto the phone via some $$$-chargeable method.

In any event, I’ll be getting a new phone in a few months so I’ll live with this phone for now. But the limitations it has makes it so that it is only suitable for those who are not looking for anything other than making/receiving phone calls (like my parents).

4 Stars Good basic phone for the money
I needed a replacement phone, and did not want to sign up for a new contract, so I bought a Nokia 1680c at the full retail price. This phone is a good value. It rings loud & clear, and the speakerphone is easy to hear. People I’m calling say my voice is clear, though they can tell I’m on a cell phone. It has a lot of neat software features; for example, you can configure a shortcut action for the left and right softkeys, as well the Up-Down-Left-Right buttons. There is no dedicated rocker switch on the side for volume up & down; during a call, the volume is adjusted by the Left and Right buttons. The phone is constructed well, but feels too light. Battery life is very good. The screen is bright and clear. Navigating menus can be a little sluggish. The keypad is stiff, making text messaging a chore. No Bluetooth connectivity, so forget about using one of those fancy headsets. The box does include a wired earbud/microphone with integrated call answer/end button. Something that annoyed me was how it saved numbers to the address book from an incoming call; the Nokia software puts a “+” symbol in front of incoming call numbers. That gets saved to the address book — for example “+15551212121″ — a minor thing, and something probably more useful for European phone numbers, for example. Overall, I like this phone, and will probably keep it until I someday feel the need to get a smartphone-type slab of electronics.

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Nokia 2760 Prepaid Phone T Mobile

Stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized with the Nokia 2760, and pay the way you want with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile Pay As You Go. Perfect for those looking for an easy-to-use, affordable handset to stay connected to friends and family, the dual-band GSM/EDGE Nokia 2760 is a svelte, stylish phone that’s a great mobile companion. Belying its entry level status, the 2760 comes packed with such must-have bonus features as a digital camera with video capture capabilties and Bluetooth connectivity for easy handsfree communication. Other features include dual LCD screens, speakerphone, 2.5mm wired headset jack, access to personal email and instant messaging, and up to 3 hours of talk time.

T-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay–and talk–as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.

With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it–there’s no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you’ll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won’t expire for a year after the time you refill.

You can also pay only $1.00 per day for unlimited nights and unlimited nationwide calling to any T-Mobile number. All other domestic calls you make are just 10?per minute.

T-Mobile includes the following services with this T-Mobile Pay As You Go phone:

• Nationwide long distance (including calls to Alaska and Hawaii)
• National roaming on the T-Mobile USA network
• T-Mobile web2go (free shopping for HiFi Ringers, MegaTones, wallpapers, and more; not available on all devices)
• VoiceMail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling
• Free e-mail address (10digitnumber@tmomail.net)

Additional services available for additional fees:

• Text messaging ($0.20 to send, $0.20 to receive)
• Picture messaging ($0.20 to send or receive)
• Download ringtones and wallpaper (prices vary)
• Download games and applications (prices vary)
• 411 & More directory assistance ($1.49 per call plus airtime)
• International dialing to over 150 countries (international rates apply)
• Prepaid international roaming rates

To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes expire. After 90 days, your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. If you want to restart service after that time, you will need to activate new service.

Easy to use yet packed with powerful communication tools, the prepaid Nokia 2760 from T-Mobile Pay As You Go lets you pay the way you want.

Phone Features
The clamshell Nokia 2760 has a blue monochrome screen on its exterior (96 x 68 pixels) that displays current time as well as incoming calls. Flip it open to reveal its large, easily accessible keypad and brightly colorful main LCD (128 x 160 pixels, 65K colors). In addition to an oversized five-way navigation pad, it includes send/end keys and two soft keys. The phonebook can store up to 1000 contact entries in its 11 MB of internal shared memory, and the phone can display the most recent 20 dialed/received/missed calls.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The affordable clamshell Nokia 2760 includes Bluetooth connectivity and access to instant messaging and email.

The 2760 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, you can send and receive instant messages with AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk.

The VGA digital camera can capture stills at up to a 640 x 480-pixel resolution, and the camera includes a 4x digital zoom to help you get closer to the action. You can also capture short video clips (at up to 2 minutes) in sub-QCIF resolution (128 x 96 pixels, 8 fps). Personalize your phone with MP3 or 24-voice polyphonic ringtones.

Other features include:

• PC synchronization for contacts, calendar, and images
• PIM tools: Calendar, expense manager, calculator, converter
• WAP 2.0 web browser (xHTML)
• T9 predictive text input
• Hearing Aid Compatibility Rating: M3/T3
• Language support: American English, Spanish, Canadian French
• Bluetooth profiles: HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking)

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 2760 weighs 2.84 ounces and measures 3.43 x 1.76 x 0.81 inches. Its 700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 264 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

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Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Phone White T Mobile

The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic slider phone for T-Mobile comes ready to rock with an iconic Music Slider key making music easy to access with a flick of the thumb. Silver aluminum side panels accent the all-white high gloss finish, and it features a large 2.2-inch, 16 million-color display for easy viewing of album art. This quad-band GSM/EDGE also features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion up to 4 GB, email capabilities with attachments, and up to 4 hours of talk time.

Nokia’s 5610 XpressMusic phone offers a unique dedicated Music Slider key and a wide range of audio format compatibility.

T-Mobile Service Options
This phone operates on GSM 850/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today’s hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.

With T-Mobile Contacts (formerly T-Mobile Address Book), you can store your phonebook on T-Mobile’s network so even if you lose your phone, you don’t lose your contacts. Contacts lets you import entries from Microsoft Outlook, .vcf files, or use .csv files to import from Yahoo!, Gmail, etc.; back up your phone’s address book on our server with enhanced safety features; and store additional contacts on the server.

The 5610 also features stereo Bluetooth streaming, a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, and access to popular instant messaging services.

Phone Features
Measuring 0.67 inches thin and weighing 3.92 ounces, the svelte slider-style 5610 has a five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys on the front of the chassis, as well as Nokia’s unique Music Slider button that makes accessing your tunes as easy as the flick of your thumb. The front smoothly glides upward to reveal the phone’s numeric keypad. The 2.2-inch LCD screen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 16 million colors for amazing depth. The phone also includes a mini-USB connection at the bottom. It has an internal 20 MB memory (which can be expanded up to 4 GB using optional MicroSD memory cards), and the phone book can store up to 2000 contacts (each with three numbers and one text field). Getting on the Internet is easy with the 5610, thanks to its EDGE data connectivity.

The 5610 provides the ultimate music playback experience from a mobile phone. You’ll be able to play virtually any file, thanks to compatibility with MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc+, and WMA as well as secure WMA songs purchased from Internet music stores. It also offers easy synchronization with Windows Media Player 10 and 11. Listen, create playlists, and manage your music within the 5610.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

Other music-related features include up to 22 hours of playback time, album art display and audio visualizations, and enhanced audio controls. Put music on the Nokia 5610 from Nokia Music Store by sideloading from PC or download over the air using fast 3G connections (where available). This phone also supports playlists and customizable XpressMusic UI skins in the music player. You’ll also be able to listen to your favorite radio station with the integrated FM tuner.

The 5610 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email, plus support for attachments such as DOC, PDF, XLS, JPEG, 3GP, and MP3. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.

Other features include:

• 3.2-megapixel digital camera captures still images and includes a 8x digital zoom, dual LED flash, macroshot, landscape mode, and sequential shots
• Video capture up to VGA resolution at 15 fps
• Send and receive instant messages with Yahoo!, MSN, or AOL.
• Voice dialing enables you to call someone with simple voice commands to keep your hands free for activities like driving.
• Airplane mode allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight or in other situations where you need to turn off your cellular connection.
• T9 predictive text entry technology makes it easier for you to enter words and text on handsets
• Ringtones: Video ringtones, MP3 and MP4 tones, eAAC+ tones, AAC tones, WMA tones, 64 polyphonic MIDI, message alert tones, and alarm clock tones
• Opera Mini web browser with XHTML and WAP compatibility
• Organizer: Alarm clock, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, stopwatch and countdown timer; calendar provides up to 3000 entries with week view functionality including reminder, memo, call, and birthday notes
• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 5610 weighs 3.92 ounces and measures 3.88 x 1.91 x 0.67 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours of digital standby time, and up to 22 hours of music playback. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Full of bugs
This phone has great features. The camera is great and so is the music player. When this phone works, it’s a really good phone. The problem is that this phone’s software is full of bugs. I’ve owned it for 6 months and have had to exchange it 3 times. It crashes fairly frequently, and occasional those crashes will be fatal, requiring an exchange of the entire phone. It frequently crashed while music was playing, and occasionally a multimedia text message would crash it. As much as I love the features of this phone, it is not worth the headache of the buggy software. Don’t buy it.

5 Stars great phone for music and pretty
LOVE THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad: takes ugly pictures, is very low on hearing the other person talking to

SOSO: it does freze when ur listening to music but is really fast in bringin it up(does not bother me its only like a second)

GOOD: mp3 you could download songs from ur home computers library no extra charge for buying songs its great!!! the radio is awsome! and to take video is also great! very pretty phone!

overall i would buy this phone again the good is way better that the cons i would buy phone

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i LOVE THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad: takes ugly pictures, is very low on hearing the other person talking to

SOSO: it does freze when ur listening to music but is really fast in bringin it up(does not bother me its only like a second)

GOOD: mp3 you could download songs from ur home computers library no extra charge for buying songs its great!!! the radio is awsome! and to take video is also great! very pretty phone!

overall i would buy this phone again the good is way better that the cons i would buy phone Guidelines

5 Stars Another great phone from world’s largest mobile manufacturer
This phone has been very practical in use. Most of the key features that the phone has are very good and some of them are excellent in my opinion.

I’d like to start with DESIGN and it absolutely grabbed my attention when I bought it. Modern, urban and handy; the minute you put it in your hand you will like it, if not love it.

TEXTING is very easy and convenient.

SCREAN is good enough, unless you are using it for games – you may find it a little too small. Other than that it is great not too big and not too small. COLORS are great too!

SIZE. These days for some reason cell phone technology have a tendency to make mobile devices bigger and I am not a big fun of that. For example: I phone – it is big enough to kill bugs and flights that are bothering you in the summer time, which I have to say adds a new feature, but I do like when my phone can easily fit in my pocket. This is another reason why I find Nokia 5610 Xpress Music to be great!

MUSIC PLAYER. Nokia 5610 Xpress Music technically replaced my ipod I mean it! With a 2GB memory card I have like 500 tracks and the sound quality is truly amazing considering that this is the cell phone.

CALL. I used to have Nokia 6610 phone back in a day, when phones with colorful display were just getting popular and I did have a complain about the call quality. The sound was not clear and I had a real trouble with it in any loud places. Nokia 5610 Xpress Music is different and different in a good way. The sound is clear.

BATTERRY is decent, but not the best. Mine is good for 4 days on single charge (I do talk often and text a lot). But if I really use it a lot it keeps up for only 3 days.

If you want a multitasking phone that easy fits in you pockets with a great design Nokia 5610 Xpress Music is the way to go!

5 Stars Love It!
I love this phone. It looks cool, I have 400 songs with me at all times, and it’s easy to use! I text all the time and the buttons are easy to hit the ones you want. The speakers are amazing! I was so suprised by how loud they were. I can play music out loud to other people or in my car if I forget my transmitter. The sound quality is as good as an ipod (if the music file is legitimate.)The only issue I have is the battery life. It usually lasts for five days with rgular/normal use. It runs out a lot faster when I listen to music a lot, but I just have to remember to charge it up at night which is no big deal. Also, i get internet on mine, and i have had it freeze a few times (that might just be the sites problem, not the phone.) I spent a hundred dollars on mine, but i don’t mind since i needed a new phone, but maybe try to wait to see if the price goes down. I am very happy with it however. Just make sure you buy a case to protect the screen and body. Oh, and the display is beautiful, downloaded videos are okay (again it may not even be the phone with the issue). the screen is kinda small for videos, so movies ect. probably won’t be so good, but music videos look great. I highly recomend it if you are looking for an everyday phone for calling, texting, music! It practically replaces an ipod, since i bring my phone evrywhere and not my ipod. I just put my favorite songs on it since I can only fit about 500-600:)I heard you can buy a bigger micro sd and fit around 1000-1500 depending on the size! thats the size of an ipod nano! one more thing! try to get a thin case, otherwise the phone is looks too bulky (even though its not!) and it doesn’t fit in your jean pockets so well!

2 Stars First time disappointed by Nokia
I’ve had 2 nokia phones before and loved both. So, I had rather high expectations for this one but was disappointed. Like other reviewers said, phone tends to freeze any time you look at it wrong way. Given it comes back to live in just abut 10 sec, it is still very annoying. If you aren’t going to use music player a lot it won’t freeze as much but then why bother getting a “music phone”? Reception is weak and I had no bars at my work when my old nokia had 2 bars and coworker’s Samsung had service too (same provider). So the phone is going back and Amazon promised to pay for return shipping. 5 stars for Amazon and I will buy another phone from them; sadly only 2 stars for Nokia 5610.

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Nokia 1208 Prepaid Phone T Mobile

Stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized with the Nokia 1208, and pay the way you want with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile Pay As You Go. The easy-to-use, unlocked Nokia 1208 lets you access phone features quickly and conveniently with One Touch shortcut keys for SMS messaging, calendar, contacts, and speakerphone. Other features include a flashlight, calendar for keeping your appointments up to date, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time.

T-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay–and talk–as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.

With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it–there’s no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you’ll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won’t expire for a year after the time you refill.

You can also pay only $1.00 per day for unlimited nights and unlimited nationwide calling to any T-Mobile number. All other domestic calls you make are just 10?per minute.

T-Mobile includes the following services with this T-Mobile Pay As You Go phone:

• Nationwide long distance (including calls to Alaska and Hawaii)
• National roaming on the T-Mobile USA network
• T-Mobile web2go (free shopping for HiFi Ringers, MegaTones, wallpapers, and more; not available on all devices)
• VoiceMail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling
• Free e-mail address (10digitnumber@tmomail.net)

Additional services available for additional fees:

• Text messaging ($0.20 to send, $0.20 to receive)
• Picture messaging ($0.20 to send or receive)
• Download ringtones and wallpaper (prices vary)
• Download games and applications (prices vary)
• 411 & More directory assistance ($1.49 per call plus airtime)
• International dialing to over 150 countries (international rates apply)
• Prepaid international roaming rates

To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes expire. After 90 days, your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. If you want to restart service after that time, you will need to activate new service.

Easy to use yet packed with powerful communication tools, the prepaid Nokia 1208 from T-Mobile To Go lets you pay the way you want.

Phone Features
The candybar-style Nokia 1208 weighs just 2.75 ounces and easily slips into your pocket at just 0.69 inches thin. It has a 96 x 68-pixel display with 65K colors, and a large numeric keypad that’s complemented by an oversized navigation pad. It also includes send/end keys and two soft keys.

A 200-entry phonebook ensures that the largest circle of friends or the biggest of families can always be close at hand, while a generous 7 hours of talktime or 15+ days of standby time means that the 1208 phone will remain a faithful companion, even between charges. Extend your talk time by using the power saver mode to help conserve power when your phone is idle.

Although designed with simplicity in mind, a carefully selected set of features adds to the utility of the Nokia 1208 without adding any unneeded complexity. An integrated speakerphone allows the whole family to join in the conversation at once. For keeping everyday life organized, a built in calendar means that birthdays and anniversaries are never forgotten. It also includes a built-in flashlight for finding your keys in the dark.

Get the right sound for any environment with adjustable ringtone and call volume, and hear more of your calls with the noise cancellation feature, which filters decrease background noise for improved sound quality.

In addition to voice communication, you can also quickly and easily sent SMS text messages as well as MMS picture messaging. The phone features concatenated SMS for long text messages, a storage capacity for up to 60 messages, and multiple message sending to distribution lists you can create on the phone. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile text messaging users.

Other features include:

• Series 30 user interface
• Analog/digital clock, alarm clock, countdown timer, stopwatch, calculator, converter
• Reminders for important meetings and appointments
• Large digital clock wallpaper so you can keep track of time even while your phone is idle
• Personalize your phone with pre-installed MP3-grade or 32-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Three pre-installed games
• Jumbo font makes it easy to see who you’re dialing
• Hearing Aid Compatibilty Rating: M1

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 1208 weighs 2.75 ounces and measures 4.02 x 1.74 x 0.69 inches. Its 700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of talk time, and up to 350 hours of standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies.

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Nokia 3555 Phone T Mobile

Enjoy your favorite music on the go and stay connected to all your faves with the stylishly svelte Nokia 3555 from T-Mobile, which is compatible with T-Mobile’s myFaves service for unlimited calling to any five people. It also features easy-to-use text and multimedia messaging, enabling you to send photos and videos right from the phone, as well as integrated instant message software from popular services. This quad-band GSM phone makes global roaming a breeze, and it’s ready for T-Mobile’s upcoming 3G network. Other features include a multi-format music player, VGA camera with video capabilities, stereo Bluetooth streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, email support, and an exterior LCD screen.

Stay connected to your family and friends with text, instant messaging, and the freedom of hands-free calling..

T-Mobile Service
This phone operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks for global voice roaming. It’s also one of T-Mobile’s first handsets to use its upcoming 3G UMTS/WCDMA network (1700 MHz), allowing you to download ringtones and games, send photos and videos to online albums, access high-speed color Internet sites, and email quickly while on the go. This handset also connects to T-Mobile’s EDGE network, which is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135 Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today’s hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.

Phone Features
The smoothly designed Nokia 3555 flips open to reveal a 1.8-inch LCD that supports 16.7 million colors for vibrant depth and has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution. The external display measures 1.25 inches and has a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels and support for 262K colors. The camera lens is right above, and you can use the external display as a viewfinder for still portraits and video.

The phone has a 30 MB internal memory, and it’s expandable via MicroSD memory cards up to 4 GB in size. It holds up to 1000 contact entries with space for up to five phone numbers and an email address for each contact, in addition to nickname, birthday, street address, and notes. You can assign a photo or video to a contact that will play on the external display when you receive a call, as well as pair a contact with a polyphonic ringtone. You can also play MP3, AAC, eAAc+, and AMR ringtones.

The VGA camera (640 x 480-pixel resolution) enables you to capture still images while on the go, and the 4x digital zoom helps you get closer to the action. You can also capture video clips, and the phone allows you to save them to your microSD memory card as well as send them via MMS messaging.

The digital music player is compatible with MP3, AAC, eAAC+, and WMA. It can display album artwork graphics, provides selectable skins for changing the look and feel of the music player, and supports grouping in playlist, artist, album, and genre. The integrated video player can handle 3GPP, H.263 video, MPEG-4, and AMR video formats. A flight mode that lets you keep listening to tunes and watching video with the phone’s network connectivity turned off.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols, as well as the ability to view a wide range of attachments (JPEG, 3GPP, MP3, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PDF). You can also easily keep up with your chat buddies with built-in support for AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live instant messaging.

Other features include:

• Organizer (alarm clock, stopwatch, countdown timer, to-do list and notes) with up to 1500 entries in calendar
• Synchronize with MS-Outlook contacts, calendar and notes
• 2.5mm audio jack and USB 2.0 connectivity
• Voice commands for control of your mobile phone and voice dialing
• Voice recorder for short memos
• Speakerphone
• Five-way scroll key, two soft keys, send and end keys
• Dedicated camera side key for camera and video activation and zoom
• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking), PBA (transfer contacts)

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 3555 weighs 3.4 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches. Its 1020 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.4 hours of talk time, and up to 11 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as the upcoming 1700 MHz UMTS 3G frequency.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Poor Battery Life
I needed to get a new cell phone to fit my basic needs, so I selected the Nokia 3555. Unfortunately, it does not function well for its intended purpose of making phone calls as the battery life is poor. I have to recharge it about every 3 days or so without much use and seriously doubt it lasts anywhere close to the advertised standby time of 11 days. I have not had any other problems with it, but have not had a chance to test the music features yet. I am rather concerned about how long the battery would last if I did use any other features such as bluetooth, music, etc… My last 2 Nokia phones have given problems with the battery, although my Nokia 3650 before those performed excellently. Perhaps it’s time for me to try another cell phone manufacturer.

4 Stars I like it, I think I’ll keep it…
I’m not what you would call tech savvy but I like this phone. This is my second Nokia and is a far cry from the first generation phone I owned before. What drew me was it’s sleek look and feel. The specs were not that important… I had taken a trip to T-Mobile and spied it there first… and then bought it here. Other reviews about it’s excellent sound clarity (esp. ringtones) and somewhat limited battery life are right on. So that’s a positive and negative… haven’t done much with the camera but the resolution (pixels) seems to be just OK…. likewise games or any of that other stuff…this is a great phone for someone who likes an element of style but is not that sophisticated.

1 Star I liked my old Nokia.. but this one is a PITA
I have had this phone for 6 months now. Cosmetically, it has weathered my light daily use fairly well. However, it has always been schizophrenic at best. It likes to randomly shut off, make loud buzzing noises and constantly needs to be charged (not a battery issue – I tried a new one). The camera is much worse than my older phone (but it’s not a feature I really need). I am seriously considering buying a new phone already, and I hate spending money when I have a product that *should* work. Perhaps it’s time to try a new brand.

2 Stars Adequate but… unacceptably poor power life
I’ve had this phone for 9 months of moderate to heavy usage. I started having overheating problems about 3 months ago. The phone casing would get very hot where the battery was and then the charge would drop off precipitously. This happened whether using the handset or the bluetooth and whether it was in my pocket or on my desk. I replaced the battery with a Nokia OEM battery, thinking that was the problem. It didn’t help. The phone still overheats for many calls (not all) and the battery charge drops off immediately thereafter. I would not buy this phone again and intend to trade it in as soon as I can.

In fairness, however, my husband has the same phone, the same age, but his is not exhibiting this behaviour. However, he uses his phone once or twice a week for 5 minutes at the most; I use mine every day for 30-45 minutes.

For the rest of it, the phone is functional and easy to use. The micro-SD card slot was a real plus. The games are stupid and of course it’s almost impossible to download compatible games although it’s Java-based. It is, however, easy to make custom ringtones and Nokia supplies a free application to facilitate this.

I will note that it disconnects the Bluetooth at random for no apparent reason (and has done this with 3 different Bluetooth headsets and 2 brands – Motorola and Plantronics). It also randomly turns on some kind of high frequency/speaker “option” that makes the Bluetooth unusable until you turn it off, unpair, and re-pair it.

Overall I should give this a higher rating but it’s not that reliable a phone for moderate-to-heavy usage, so if you use your phone a lot, look around and read the reviews before you settle on this one.

5 Stars good basic 3G phone with good reception
go this phone today as my 6263 has 3G reception problem (unable to connect even with 2 bars)

this one is pretty basic on spec, however, it works alot better as modem, the voice clarity is fantastic, very good 2G and 3G reception

this phone uses new microUSB connection, however, you can use bluetooth instead of that for sync and file transfer

the audio player is OK, can use microSD-HC without problem, but the memory card is not hot-swappable (it’s under battery)

now T-Mobile starts to roll out 3G service, this phone is pretty ideal for modem usage

pro:

excellent 2G and 3G reception

good voice clarity

good battery time

con:

basic spec (but this is the best basic 3G phone)

memory card is not hot-swappable

if you want to get a basic 3G phone for modem use, this one is your choice

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