Customer Reviews

NOKIA 6682 CINGULAR AT&T GSM CELL PHONE

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2 star:		(5)
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This is a very good cell phone and Amazon.com gives the best deal. But, you can't transfer your old phone number from different provider to Cingular through Amazon.com. If you transfer your old phone number, you won't get your mail-in rebate. Please read amazon.com mail-in rebate rules carefully!!!
You can read about how to transfer your number through this link : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/508597/102-6686881-6992121

I've only had this phone for 12 hours but I love it so far. I bought a Razr a few days ago and the recption is not as good as the Nokia 6682 and the Razr sound quality is horrible. The Nokia sound quality is good even with one bar of reception usually. I'm in an area hit by hurrican Katrina and the network is still bad with Cingular.

I've barely scratched the surface with all the features but I love it so far. The --INCLUDED-- Nokia software AND USB cable made entering my contacts very painless. I entered 40 or so in maybe 15 minutes. Motorola does not include software OR the data cable.

The menus take some getting used to but seem fine. overall. I'm really looking forward to exploring all the software for the Symbian operating system. I'm using it for internet right now on my desktop and getting file download speeds of 12KB/sec at times, about 100k or so. I couldn't even get a web page to pull up with the Razr. You can also view full web pages on the phone, although they are a bit hard to read if they are not formated for phones.

The camera is MILES better than the Razr. The quality is about as good as a cheap digital camera. The sliding lens cover is great too. Phone also comes with a screen protector already on that I almost didn't even notice. I'm going to see if I can buy some more.

The biggest problem I've found so far is the buttons small and are a bit hard to press with your thumb, but not so bad after some practice.

MP3 player in the phone is really nice too. They even include headphones, which is good since they have to be Nokia headphones. No standard headphone jack, sorry. The 64mb media card is respectable and can be upgraded to 1gb. *** If you want a smartphone with Bluetooth you MUST consider this one.

**Day 3 Update: The battery life is advertised. MP3 playback is just great though I wish I could use my sony headphones. Music can also play through speakerphone but quality is lacking this way. Gotta get a bigger flash card too. 64mb card only holds about 9 songs encoded with lame codec (about 180kbps). Menus are a bit clunky but it's understandable with such a tremendous amount of functions, some just get lost. (took me forever to realize you just click on a song to start playing) Works great with bluetooth headset.

**Day 20 Update: Think I should change my rating to 4 stars. Still like the phone but I'm having stability problems. It tends to lock up if I make a few menu changes, requiring a power off/on. The voice dialing seems to suck too. I'm thinking about sending mine in for a replacement. I've been using the basic voice dialing instead of the premium version which is only a 7 day trial. I'd be very happy with the functionality if it would just recognize the names when I say them.

Being a diehard Nokia fan, I had made my mind to buy my third nokia. Esp after this incident:

My earlier nokia 6610 spent 45 minutes with me in a pool, before I realized its presence in my pocket. Well, I dried it in sunlight and then with a hair-dryer, cleaned the copper connectors (to remove the oxidation products) with after-shave and it works w/o any problem. Kudos to Nokia..!!

Coming back to 6682, I have this phone for about 5 days now and have explored most of its features by now. Here are my views:

Looks: Impressive and very smooth.

Size: Not too big. Comparable to other phones with similar features available now. Foam/leather cover with belt clip is a good option to have (Caution: Dont buy the plastic clip from Amazon, its terrible). You would certainly love to show this kool phone to others :)

Basic Features: Signal strength, battery life- really good
Display - Awesomely brilliant. Includes LED to detect the surrounding light and adjust the display.
Speakerphone - Very good, Mic can catch my voice from across the room.
Menu - Easy to explore. Might take a day or two to get used to.

Kool Features:
Camera - 1.3 MP, good quality. Flash-OK. Camera options include self timer for 10,20, 30 seconds, high-speed sequence mode, night mode and brightness, color, contrast adjustments. (thats a sure +)

Editing: Photo n video editing....wow

Speakerphone - Excellent volume n quality to play mp3s n videos mp4, rm.

Documents - Can view word, excel, powerpoint n pdfs. Can edit them if you buy authorization code for the QuickOffice software online for $15.

OS: Sometimes goes slow depending on the applications running. Otherwise Ok for general use.

Internet: Good quality (I m using the basic one )

Recorder: Excellent audio recorder and voice commands. Dont know the video recording capability now

Connectivity: Bluetooth - standard
Cable - With included USB cable connects to PC and then you can simply copy-paste the documents, images, songs etc.

Memory - RS MMC, (1 GB card is abt $30 on amazon..pretty ok)

COST- IT IS FREE (r u kidding me..???)


Thoughts: If you are really really used to small phone, then it might feel very big initially.
I cant comment on the internet download speed etc as I do not have a high speed data plan. Normal Media/Browser runs OK.

Update after 10 weeks: 1. Pictures with flash in a low light place like restaurant might come out a bit grainy.
2. RS-MMC memory is hard to find except at Amazon, that too occassionally.
3. You cannot assign tones to different callers.

Update after 7 months:
1. You can assign separate tones for callers alongwith their pictures.
2. You can record video with sound.
3. Once Synched with Outlook (even w/o data plan), this phone is great to keep your emails and calendar updated!

I'm a long-time Nokia user, and I'll continue to buy Nokia. This is my fifth Nokia after the 2160, 6160, 3360, and 7210.

1. The phones in the initial release from Cingular were buggy. I understand that this was due to an incompatibility with Cingular's SIM. Problems I discovered due to this problem include the power button powering off the phone after a brief tap. Nokia says you should hold the power button down for three seconds before the phone powers off. If you hold the phone with your thumb over the side (on the power button), it's easy to power off the phone while you're in the middle of a conversation.

2. The slide cover on the camera is nice, as is the flash. The pictures are very large in (file) size and very grainy. Pictures averaged about 400kb, and I've seen much better pictures from my friends' Trios. I'd still rather have the 6682.

3. The case on the phone is PLASTIC and it can be slippery to hold onto if you have sweaty hands. I've dropped this phone a few times, and the plastic case held up ok, but it was easily scratched (not cracked, though). A rubbery grip cover would help in this area (see eBay).

4. The Symbian OS is MUCH better than the standard Java Crap OS that Nokia makes for many of their phones (including my previous 7210). Switching through menus is much faster, but the phone still hangs every now and again. My phone has been frozen for hours before I realized I wasn't receiving any calls. A simple power-down/reset was required to return the phone to normal functionality. It IS a bit frustrating if you need to use the phone while you're driving, though.

5. This phone IS MAC COMPATIBLE!!! Yes, the software suite is for the PC, you can do so much more on the Mac. iSync recognizes this phone via a Bluetooth connection. You can sync calendar (iCal) and contacts (Address Book) data. Also, Salling Clicker (google it) is an INCREDIBLE application that allows you to remotely control your Mac using your 6682 via Bluetooth. Ignore the guy that says this phone isn't Mac compatible (and he returned his phone). He returned his phone before he actually checked out HOW to make it work with his Mac. Sorry for him.

6. If you don't already have a card reader, GET one to transfer data to a large RS-MMC for this phone. I currently have a 1 Gig card, and I transfer AAC files to it all the time for a temporary iPod. MP3 files are better, because you can use the ID3 tags to see the artist information and song details. Sound through the included stereo headset is GREAT! You can even play music through a Bluetooth headset! Beware: When you start to fill up a large card such as a 1 Gig card, some of the menus will slow down quite considerably. For example, I have over 500 MB of songs, and this slows down the menu to select ring tones. You may think your phone has locked up, but it's just VERY slow! Be patient!


In all, this is a GREAT phone! If you CAN wait, hold out for the Nokia N80. The N80 has an updated OS, a larger screen size, a better camera (even though it has no cover), and more on-board memory (64MB - the 6682 includes 8MB, not including the RS-MMC).

If you want a phone that can be your portable computer, then check the 6682 out. If you can hold out (and want to pay more money on the initial release), then wait for the N80.

In the past month I've used 4 different phones from Cingular. (RAZR, SLVR, LGCU500, and the 6682) At first glance I didn't want this phone, it was big and a little bulky so I went with the other phones because they were smaller and more sleek. To stay on topic the 6682 was my forth phone within my 30 day trial plan. The rep kept trying to get me to use this phone all along. Every complaint I had with the others, this phone could handle. Looking back I'm very happy that I had made the switch...


First let me address some concerns that others have posted. You can put this phone in airplane mode, it is Mac compatible, you don't have to go through 500 menus to get to the text messaging (The 4 Way and the 2 navagation buttons can be customized to ANY program), and if you don't like to use Nokia's headphones, then you can use your own with a dongle converter.

Reception - is top notch. I can hear people on the headset driving with the windows down.

Bluetooth - Devices connect just fine, and I can connect to the internet with my laptop by using a bluetooth dongle.

Apps - It's a Symbian OS phone - has tons of apps to customize your phone any way you want.

Camera - a 1.3MP and the camera is rich with options

MP3 Player - Comes with Realplayer and you can listen to MP3s while working on other programs.

Overall - Sure I would have liked this to be a little slimmer, but for what this phone can do it makes up for the size. Besides I see RAZRs all over the place being used now, which kinda defeats the purpose of having a phone that will stick out. My friend just got one, only because its a "Flip-Phone". I'm glad I didn't choose this book by its cover.

Pretty good phone. Potential buyers should be warned that this phone is much larger than regular clam-shell phones. It is even larger than the razor. Here are the pros and the cons.
Pros:
- Nokia is a very considerate cell phone manufacture. (either that or I'm too used very low standards?) The phone comes packaged with a 64mb miniSD card to play around with the phone. It further comes with a stereo headset that attaches to the phone so you can listen to music. On top of that, it comes with a link cable to hook up the phone to your computer. Compared to motorola (specifically, the razr and the slvr) which does not package their phone with a link cable, the nokia does a great job of giving the consumer everything they need right out of the box. The samsung d807, by the way, does not come with anything besides the phone either (namely, it comes without headsets or datalink). The link software is also included while the motorola razr requires you to buy a link software which never made any sense to me.
- the camera is amazingly good. The quality is good and it's got the best zoom out of all the camera phones I've ever seen.
- it is very easy to download and install apps.
- the phone looks pretty cool. Especially when you are outside at night. It is hard to describe it in words but the backlight seems more tastefull than the other manufactures.
- The sound quality is GREAT. I've had razr for 6 month and I reget buying that phone everyday for its utterly attrocious sound quality. The nokia 6682 also gets much better reception than the motorola. As a side note, the nokia gets better reception than the samsung d807 as well.
- video seems pretty good.
Cons:
- this phone is pretty heavy. It is larger than most phones out now-a-days. (I'm not including organizer-phones like blackberry or equivalent keyboard-type phones here although the nokia does a pretty good job as a powerful 3g phone). If cute and small is your thing, DON'T GET THIS PHONE. Try the samsung d807 which is excellent in sound quality and performance. I would not recommend a motorola razr for the reason of poor sound quality as described above.
- the battery life is not so good. I got about 2 1/2 days of life out of this thing before recharge. (keep in mind that I did a lot of heavy calling and playing-around etc.)
- the design seems a little clunky. (I kind of like it but others may find it too boxy or something so I put this in the con section)
- the phone does lag a bit during heavy usage although I've never experienced a "lock-up" that others are refering to.
Conclusion:
All in all, pretty good phone. My personal rating is 4.4 because of its size, weight and the battery life. This phone has the best camera capability out of any phones out there in the US. (excluding the over-priced helio phones of course). I would recommend this phone to people who like taking pictures a lot and maybe some video for those "kodak-moments". Bloggers will probably get a kick out of this phone. If you want a smaller and slicker phone with good camera and video, go with the samsung d807.

I've had this phone for about a week now and am pretty impressed with it's features. Nokia makes a solid phone and the 6682 is definitly top of their list. It's at a great price now and will be a great phone for people as they wait for the Nokia N91 due out next year.

Pros:
1. Size, screen and keys. I had a 3650 before, and this phone is about an inch shorter and a bit thinner. That being said it's still bigger than most phones out today. The keys are solid and have a great feel to them and are slightly "tilted" so that they can be felt easily. The screen is amazing! Very bright and smart to boot. It has a light sensor that adjusts the screen and key lighting to be best viewed in your surroundings (great for extending battery life as well).
2. I have always liked the 'poor' quality pictures from my 3650. They have a nice 'polariod' feel to them. This phone has a great camera. 1.3 megapixels may be a bit much for a phone, but i'm sure folks will be wondering how they got along without it after a while. The camera also has a flash, which i find isn't very useful past a few feet (but hey, it's a nice feature for a phone). Lastly, the camera has a 6x digital zoom on it which works very well and has been something lacking in picture phones for a while now. bravo!
3. Software. The apps installed on this phone definitly set it up as a smart phone. You can view and edit (edit for a fee) most office documents and pdf files (same software as on the treo 650). There are also several other apps that might make people's lives easier, but I find that just having the solid Series 60 Symbian software does it for me. The OS is very solid and provides lots of usable features like Contact management which allows several numbers to be assigned to the same person (motorola doesn't do this).
4. PIM software is great. A new 'today' screen has been added called 'active standby' which shows your meetings, todos and any messages you have received.
5. The speakerphone and noise cancelling microphones are excellent! I can use this phone in most places and people can hear me loud and clear.
6. Removable media slot. Finally! The OS even shuts down apps that use the card so you don't loose any information. Brilliant!

Cons:
1. RC-MMC card. I'm sure this was chosen because of space limitations, but it would have been nice not to have to buy new storage cards for just this phone. Also, i've read several reports of bad conflicts with upgrading this card to a larger size. It comes with 64Mb, but you really want 512Mb for this phone.
2. Headphone jack. There isn't one. You have to use the supplied headphones from Nokia. They are good headphones, but not having the mini-jack prevents users from enjoying the MP3 capabilities on their favorite headphones.
3. This phone trumps the Motorola ROKR in all ways except that it doesn't resume the music after you hang up a call (it stops it when the phone rings though). Hopefully Nokia fixes this in a future software release.
4. Should have had a simple USB connection

I purchased this phone around the 1st of July 2006. After three weeks of use I can definitely say it is great deal. No money out for the phone and 550 minutes with Cingular at 60 bucks for 2 years sounds pretty reasonable to me.

The sound quality of the phone is great.

The sync software that comes with the phone and data cable worked flawlessly. I use outlook and sync with it on a weekly basis.

The camera is good for must have shots - even if they are a bit lacking in quality.

I have played with the recorder and probably could be useful.

The phone screen is first rate and the phone construction is all quality - with the exception of the thin plastic cover for the camera lens.

The only downside is the MMC dual voltage memory card is only 64 meg and it is hard to find a replacement card at best buy, office depot, etc...

I have read other posts about this phone having to be rebooted and I have yet to experience that - thankfully.

I highly recommend this phone.

My wife got the pink Motorola Razor phone for free and it is okay - but not near the quality of this phone.

I got the Nokia 6681 (the rest-of-the-world counterpart of 6682) as a gift. It was purchased in India and shipped via fedex. However, I liked the phone so much that I wanted to share my thoughts.

This phone really has all that it talks of. I am using this with T-mobile service and i have not had any complains so far. the usual stuff you expect from a phone works exactly as expected. e.g. voice quality is good, handsfree is alright, address book is better than most other phones. What takes this phone to new heights is all this:

1. Awesome email features. I have hooked up this phone to my POP3 email at my personal website and my phone checks for email on its own every 30 minutes. I have had almost no complains with sending receiving emails with attachments etc. I use this for my mobile blog at textamerica dot com.

2. Good web browser. The default web browser is very good at its job. However, the Opera browser found as an extra is a killer app. I do not miss any features from a desktop type browser in my opera - except for the ability to play avi videos, flash websites, quicktime videos etc. (This is not the phone's problem though. It is just that quicktime perhaps does not have a mobile phone plugin for playing videos yet. This phone is just too far ahead of time). Opera has ovely keyboard shortcuts for using its features.

3. When I thought of using this phone for internet and email, i felt a resistance inside me to use the phone keyboard and I felt that buying a bluetooth keyboard will be an aboslute must. However, after using this phone for a few days, I really have had no issue using the phone keys. They dont even "feel" like they will fall apart with extensive usage - very strong "feel" to the phone keys.

4. User interface. The makers of this phone really must have talked to some people like me for a long time before making this phone. I did not have any issues understanding any of the error messages or the menu options or information messages on the phone. The user interface even "guesses" what the user wants to do on various buttons. For example, when I open my mailbox and dont do anything for like a second or two, the phone asks me if i want to connect to the internet and download emails - i just press "yes" and i get what i need. If not, i would have to probably press the right sequence of buttons to download email. An easy phone.

5. Camera is very good. I took snaps of my friends - and all of them expressed their surprise (seperately) at the image quality. video is also very good.

6. Memory card. Nice! however, the default 64 MB memory card is not good enough if you are going to listen to music on this. I have ordered a 1 gig card from amazon.

7. MP3 player is as good as an ipod or other devices - except that there is not desktop software like itunes. The speaker phone can produce loud enough music while nokia earphones are good. I intend to hook this up with my windows media player soon - i dont know how though.

8. The only thing i did have trouble with was the fact that this phone has only 8 megs of on board ram. For some reason, my phone has already chewed up 3 or 4 megs with some stuff i have no clue about. I need to figure that one out.

I noticed other reviewers are ordering 1GB memory cards. At the time of this review, there are no 1GB memory cards available. This phone uses DVRSMMC (DUAL VOLTAGE REDUCED SIZE MULTIMEDIA CARDS, aka MMCmobile) memory, not RSMMC that's being sold on Amazon. RSMMC will not work in this phone.

This is an incredible phone and Amazon offers a great price for it.
3rd party support is well established with plenty of programs and games for purchase or free.
The camera suffers from indoor lighting, but is excellent in natural light. Pictures in the dark with the flash turn out well.