Customer Reviews

Nokia 6015i Phone (Verizon Wireless)

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If you want a basic phone with good reception and battery life, and are not interested in cameras or MP3 capabilities (and other features), this phone could be a good choice for you.

The one "feature" this model does have is the speakerphone, which works very well IMO. And with amazon.com's rebate and 1-year (instead of 2-year) contract, it's a very good deal indeed.

The only drawback is that the rebate takes about 4 months to receive (you have to wait two billing cycles, then amazon takes about 8 weeks on top of that to process it). If you're patient though, it's hard to find a better deal than this.

But if you want a phone that will "impress your friends" you may have to look elsewhere. This is a very basic piece.

I upgraded from an AT&T Nokia (2years old) to the Verizon Nokia 6015i. The difference is amazing. I'm not sure whether it is Verizon or the 6015i or both, but service is clear in places I had no service before - including in my apartment house. On a car trip to very southern Maryland I had excellent service in some very rural areas. No static or breaking up or dropped calls. Works well in the METRO tunnels

I AM VERY, VERY HAPPY!!

PROs:

o Clear Reception with excellent voice quality
o Speaker Phone works very well
o Voice Dialing worked first time for all entries
o Light weight
o Contact lists easy to manage and use
o Good display visibility
o Works well with hands free devices
o Tri-mode
o Good battery life
o Good ring and vibrate options
o Cheap

CONs:

o If you are looking for games, calendars, fancy tones, pictures, MP3, etc., etc. - this is NOT your phone.
o Not as compact or as light weight as most clam shell phones

My choice was somewhat driven by the fact I already had Nokia wall warts in four homes spread across the country and cigarette chargers in four cars, also spread across the county - using those on the new phone saved a pocket full of money - BUT, I am happy with the quality of the phone when it is doing phone things!!

Coming from ATTWS, let me tell you one thing first - Verizon means quality. Coming to the phone, it has everything that I wanted in a cell phone
- Speakerphone quality is very good
- Phone charge stays for 3 full days (I am not a heavy users)
- Good call quality even with 2 bars. I think this varies from phone to phone.
- Size that very well fit in shirt pocket

Not so good things:
- Phone does not come with any headset. Many phones come with that.
- IR port would be a very nice feature

This 6015 replaces my earlier Nokia phone. It seems to me that Nokia has got this entry level phone niche locked for me. This phone does everything I want it to do very well. Personally, I just need a wireless phone to make calls and organize contacts logically without slowing me down.

The Good:
- Easy to use right out the box. I have never had to read the instruction manual on this phone. Thoughful design...
- Decent talk time for the size of the battery
- Tasteful color screen
- Intuitive menus. Each contact can have mulitple numbers assigned in a good directory/tree menu. One touch dialing is very handy for commonly called numbers.


The Bad:
- Sometimes I talk too much on this phone.

Bottom line: You really cannot get a better phone with this set of features for the price.

I have been using the phone for about a year. Like a typical nokia, this phone does the basics right.

Good:

1. Good sound quality, great battery life (at least 2.5 hours talk time for me), excellent reception
2. Has a decent quality speakerphone
3. The keypad is nice and responds well to fingers
4. VERY sturdy, I have dropped it several times, no problem

Bad:
1. ** THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS IS ONLY 250, NOT 500. Now that becomes a problem sometimes, although you can store a lot of numbers under the same name.
2. Sometimes (once in 100 calls) the phone turns off when making a call, but never during a call
3. Has this antenna thing which I hate, but well.

All in all, a great phone for people who use a phone as a phone, and not as a fancy gadget.

A basic phone that is easy to use, has great reception and the screen is easy to read.

I have had cells with cameras, blue tooth, modems, computer connections, unlocked, modified firmware, etc; but I don't care--all I want is easy-to-use and good reception. If you want to be cool and have the latest clamshell-of-the-week, or need every feature under the sun, get a different phone. As for me, my cell phone is just a tool and does not define who I am.

Nokias are known for their excellent reception (this phone has the standard interior antenna, as well as an additional built-in extendable antenna should you need extra reception/transmission), and this phone does not disappoint in that regard. What good is a cell phone if it has poor reception or drops calls?

For a basic cell phone, you can't do much better than this, especially for the price.

I have owned several nokia phones, and though they don't get much attention in this country, I have found them to be by far the most reliable phones you can buy. Seriously, if you drop that motorola or LG, you're probably going to have a small heart attack; and with Nokias, it's like they were meant to be dropped (don't go trying it at home). All I'm saying is that they're super-solid, and they take a beating, and don't say a whimper, and they can have some super-long battery life as well.
Well, this phone does hold up to the Nokia standard for durability and strong reception. However, I am disappointed in the buttons, the size, and the battery life.

The buttons are just fine, and they're easy to hit... however I've had an ongoing problem that sometimes when I press a button (any button), they tend to double-click on me for no reason. this can be frustrating when typing in series of numbers for paying bills over the phone and whatnot--and also it's annoying when someone calls me, and I hit answer, and it simultaneously answers, and puts them on call waiting. This doesn't happen ALL the time, and I do get used to pressing the buttons JUST RIGHT so that it pretty much doesn't happen at all. Granted, it is a "budget" phone, but none of my previous Nokias had this issue.
Second, the size. Why is it so thick? There is like 1/4" or more of empty space inside the phone, so a lot of dust tends to accumulate under the window. How did it get there? I don't know, but if there was less dust getting in, there probably would be less mis-firing buttons.
My last complaint is the battery life; definitely a disappointment for Nokia. My first one was an ugly old 3650 (with ATT Wireless, yuck), but MAN could it hold a charge. I didn't have to recharge it but once a week, and even if I talked constantly, it'd still go for 3 or 4 days. WOW. After that I had a 3100, which was perfectly tiny and indestructible, but it needed to be charged in about 2/3 the time of the 3650. And the 6015 saddens me because I NEED to charge it every night, or I run the risk of not knowing if it will make it through the next evening. If I don't talk at all, it will go about 4 days on a charge. But what is a phone if you don't talk at all?

I know they don't sell this phone anymore, I just had to get my $.02 out there. I am currently a bit frustrated because Verizon currently offers NO Nokia phones, so I can't trade or move up if I wanted to. Because there is a real value to using Nokia over the others (if you can put up with the candy bar shape): they are the Timex watches of cell phones.

The Nokia 6015i is a great base model cell phone that is easy to use/program with great reception as well.

Besides being basic and dependable, this model phone does have some perks. A good speakerphone option always comes in handy while driving or when you just don't want the phone on your ear.

If you are looking for a basic phone and this Nokia is an option, by all means please obtain one.

I love my phone, it'svery useful and nice. The battery lasts forever (practically!) or at least a good 175 hours (without using it that much)

Things to beware of:
* The cover isn't very sturdy, and it btreaks really easily
* Very limited functions, use only if you want the bare minimum.

The buttons wear out easily so when you punch in a number on the keypad, it either does not work at all......or sends the number more than once. I sent mine from Verizon back in on a warranty, and the new phone does the same thing. Very frustrating!