Customer Reviews

Nokia 6600 Phone (T-Mobile)

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4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I bought this phone after having other phones that had less-than-consistant reception.
UPSIDE: This one, like most Nokias, receives a consistently strong signal (I've tried some Samsung and Sony Ericsson models which were very weak on the reception front). I love the Bluetooth; easy to use with a wireless Jabra headset. Photos are pretty darned good!
DOWNSIDE: It takes a long time to start up. My last simpler Nokia started right up and was immediately ready for use. The "movies" last about 5 seconds. I mean, they're short! Why have the function if you can't film anything longer than e few seconds? I find this feature on this phone useless, but, since I don't really need this function anyway, I don't really use it. Also, when I dial an "800" number like an airline, it will not allow me to use number keys to navigatee the prerecorded menu. This is a MUST when you need to get flight times, connect to reservations, etc. Finally, after about a week's use, the screen started to freeze on me. It would not hang up on calls. Once it froze so bad I couldn't even use the power button to turn it off, and had to open and take out the battery.

Probably a great phone overall, and perhaps mine just has bugs. But beware of the bugs; they are major!

I used to work with t-mobile.. i have owned many phones with them such as v60, 6190, e715, 6610, v66, v205.... and the list can go on! but this by far is the best phone out there right now! yes it is a bit large, but the realestate on the screen will spoil you! i have a hard time using other phones with smaller screens!!! the OS is abit confusing at 1st, but within a few days you will pass this learning curve! \

I use this phone as my quick and dirty digital camera! the pics can be touched up in photoshop, and be printed at 4x6 and they look great! i also use the phone as my modem via bluetooth to my Apple powerbook! The speed is the same as dail up, where i live we do not have wifi everywhere so this is my version of it until we catch up. I have used this wireless internet almost everywhere i travel and it works great.

If you own an apple you can isync it to your address book so that you have all of you numbers in two places..... in case you lose your phone (get INSURACE)

the stand by is really good considering all the toys this phone has and the screen size! i would highly recommmend...... oh and i have owned this baby for like 6 months now

The phone itself is pretty nice. Camera quality isn't bad for the low resolution. Menu is a bit slow, but overall, phone is very functional.

But watch the Amazon rebates on these (T-Mobile rebate is fine). You have to wait to get your second bill before you can send the rebate form in. Depending on the timing of the postmark date, you don't get your second bill until the postmark date passes, so it's impossible to qualify for the rebate.

Its been 11 months now that I've held on to my Nokia 6600 for. I purchased this phone knowing it was slightly old as compared to the newer models of Nokia phones available. I thought it was kind of steeply priced at that time. I must add to the dismay/delight of readers this phone is simply the most groundbreaking phone mankind has ever held. It has raised the bar owing to number of features it offers and the absolute ease of use delight.

Now I'm a techy and like getting technical about things so I'd brief you in on the few features I liked about this phone-

1.The Phone has the best keypad any Nokia phone has to offer. My dad has a Nokia 6670 before which he has a Nokia 7210 and before that he had a Nokia 6610. I think the keypad on your cell phone is the most important thing for me as Im constantly sending messages , calling people and fiddling around with my phone. Believe me when I say this I have used and fingered all Nokia phones and the 6600 has the best keypad

2. The looks are absolutely no nonsensical. Some complain it being a tad too bulky looking. I must admit its not the best looking phone ever but then it has this look of static and absolute conviction that looks like everything a phone should be

3. The Nokia 6600 has a brilliant Java interface. There's a whole lot of things you can do with this phone besides reading a book , playing various Java games , having a variety of software installed. The Phone offers a 32 Mb MMC card and I think that is certainly the most exciting feature. I upgraded mine to a 128 MB MMC Card via which I can store unlimited number of messages, take a thousand pictures and videos. Capacity is not a problem here.

4. The Build is just right. The phone is sturdy. I've dropped it atleast a dozen times to my recolletion and it still works as good as ever. Its a tough one this unless you wanna drive your car over it. This isn't the most rugged phone ever but then your not gonna play aeroplane with this,are you.

5.The Camera installed on this phone is awesome. I click pictures in JPG format and because the phone has a bluetooth device I find it extremely easy to transfer pics to my pc and forth. The display and brightness on this phone is quite extraordinary. The use of 65536 (16bit) colors ensures you get your share of animations and icons on your phone

Besides the above mentioned Merits , the phone has decent ear volume and loudspeaker functionality. It has great upgradibility. I can play MP3 files on my phone by simply downloading softwares freely available on the net. Now that is neat. The log functions helps you track down the incoming , outgoing calls in the most easy of ways.The handsfree provided by the phone is useful for those who talk on the phone while driving. I wouldn't do that because it's not worth my life.

Anyhow some demerits of this phone,
The phone has a slow processor and the ear volume is lower than 6610 but then the 6610 has the best ear volume among most Nokia variants.The battery life of this phone is at most 2 days and at least one day at excessive use. Video recording is limited at just 9 seconds. You can upgrade but then there's a certain level of trouble involved.

Overall I dont think I will ever upgrade from this phone. When I purchased this phone , I thought to myself that I had purchased the most popular phone around and the thought didn't please me. In any case , putting aside how common it is in my city , I dont think I can be anymore satisfied. This makes for a great phone.


Did I mention the note feature and how you can send notes via Bluetooth?gee anyways ENJOY WHAT WORKS!

The Nokia 6600 is really just a glorified 3650: you know the 3650, those bulbous, formless, big phones a few unfortunate ATT customers are carrying around. The Nokia 660 runs the Symbian OS, which works pretty well for most standard phone fare, most of the stuff is not that intuitive, but if you actually learn how to use it all, there's plenty of neat tie-ins.

I've got mine to the point where it checks my pop e-mail, I can send videos and photos straight out to my contacts that have synced via Bluetooth with my Macintosh, and I can even control iTunes on my computer using a great program called "Sailing Clicker". However, I doubt many people will ever get that far.

The camera is decent, the videos are fun and pointless because of their low quality and short length, but the design of the phone is much friendlier than the 3650. The screen does get scratched up, but the phone is very durable. The battery life is also very decent.

This is a very cool phone if you know how to use it, but, for the casual phone user, I would wait for Nokia to really figure out their operating system. If you like this phone but can't stand the size, wait for the Nokia 7610, which has a 1.3 megapixel camera and is a much more standard, dare I say, svelte size.

The size of the phone is surprisingly bearable, thou it is big. It fits into my jeans' pockets just fine.

The phone has many cool features. The picture quality is pretty good for a phone. The file size of the highest image quality setting is around 40k each. The phone comes with a 32MB MMC card which is plenty. The negative about the MMC card is that it is buried underneath the battery. Nokia should have made it so that it's easily accessible.

The phone also has the ability for you to capture and view video. That's a pretty neat option.

Instructions to send pictures are not clear at all. I first tried emailing it but that didn't work. I had to call to find out that TMobile do not support the phone's email client. However, if you have email accounts with another provider (other than TMobile) and you are familiar with setting up email accounts, you will be able to use the email client.

The default features that came with the phone seem lacking compared to its siblings. For example, it comes with only two games. Also there is no automatic keyguard... or at least that can't be found.

The user menu is a negative on this phone. It's not clear where you go to make changes in the settings. Nokia needs to spend some time on the usability test for this phone.

Battery life is not that great. It seems to last only two days.

I would recommend this phone over the Nokia 3620. All in all, this is a good phone after you get used to some of its quirks.

The TMobile folks are very helpful. No problem at any time in dealing with them.

Don't get me wrong. I love gadgets, technology and whatever electronic equipment you throw my way. I've gone from almost every Nokia phone since they were only known and operational in Europe. In those days I've gone from Oki, Motorolla and progressed (actually regressed) to Sony Ericsson's T610. Now I'm back to Nokia to try their 6600 model.

If you haven't grown up using Nokia mobile phones, then you may not have any problem adapting to this "new" technological device. Here is the skinny:

Cons:
1. It's bulky. How big and thick is it? We call it a BAR OF SOAP. I want a phone that performs first and foremost as a phone. You can equip it with so many features, but if it doesn't feel and operate like a basic phone then it doesn't deserve to be sold as a mobile phone.
2. User interface is based on Symbian - a collaboration of all the major mobile phone manufacturers. Sadly, the interface is still extremely slow. Think of an old computer with dial-up connection where you will have to wait for the pages to load. Yes, it's THAT SLOW.

I still prefer Nokia's own user interface - it's fast, efficient and intuitive. You don't need a manual to go thru all the menus. Sadly, they are only making a few of these products that support Bluetooth without going the Symbian OS route.

Pros:
1. On the plus side, it has Bluetooth which works flawlessly with my Apple PowerBook and iBook on Panther OS. It syncs all data on my Address Book and iCal - even the pictures and whatever data I throw at it.
2. It surfs the net if you get the optional service from your mobile provider. I can download and go to various sites such as MapQuest when I need to know where to go out of State. Although it is slow to surf, so don't expect any DSL speeds here.
3. It has numerous features as Java games and applications that you can add according to your needs.
4. It has an expandable external memory card, which I already added 128MB to hold the data for the built-in camera, video and sound recorder.
5. Because it is built on the Symbian platform that supports Java, it is virtually expandable.

The problem is that there are tons of features in the phone that are only half-baked cool or fucntional ideas. There are lots of kinks to work out and the size and bulkiness of this phone is horrendous.

With this latest Symbian OS, built into latest phones, it's disappointing. Maybe in the future, they can improve on the interface. Until then I'm going back to the latest Nokia phones that do not have the Symbian.

My advice is to pass on this phone and continue using your existing Nokia phone. Wait until the kinks are worked out and invest in the next phone to come out next year.

I got a 1GB MMC upgrade for this phone and now I can:
1. Record around 1 hour of video with Phillips Camcorder Pro.
2. Take around 10,000 640x480 pictures.
3. Play Java games on it.
4. Play N-Gage games on it.
5. Check traffic411.com for LA traffic on the 405.
6. Play Gameboy Color games on it with GoBoy.
7. Have a good chunk of my small MP3 to listen through the speaker phone.
8. Connected the phone to my tablet pc and now can access company VPN at 56k speed via bluetooth.

Clear the call logs once in a while to speed up the phone people!!!

As for bluetooth, no problems at all. I've connected the phone with two laptops and a iPaq 4155. Very simple and painless.

I've been using this phone for 3 days now, and while I admit that seems doesn't seem like very long -- I should also point out that I've been using it almost non-stop. Frankly, I think this is one of the niftiest pieces of hardware I've ever used. It is slow to initially start up, but once it's turned on, I've never had any complaints about the speed. Over the past three days, I've only had to turn the phone off twice, so I rarely have to deal with the delay in initially booting the phone.

Everything, so far, has worked flawlessly. I've synched it with my PC over bluetooth. I've synched it with my Jabra 250 bluetooth headset. I've been on the phone, while browsing the net over a GPRS connection, while sending a text message. All at the same time, and all without a hitch.

I think the interface is great. I actually purchased two phones recently (this one at the new Blackberry phone), and this one is far superior (IMHO).

In short, I don't have a single negative thing to say. I love the features, the interface, the size (the screen is a delight), the camera (though I admit I'm not much of a camera user -- so just a toy for me), the internet connectivity, the quality, etc.

If I had to do it over, I wouldn't buy anything else.

I find it difficult to remove back cover so is you plan to have a spare battery and replace it I suggest you don't ,besides it has a long battery life. Im able to keep my phone on for about a week (mostly stand by) to three days (regular use)

The phone it self looks sleek and elegant but its also durable, iv dropped mine several (the screen scratches easy if you put it inn your purse full of other things but only little ones ) times and gotten water on it and its still in working condition so far.

Files on your phone can be as organized as you want them to be just organize with the folders option, similar to the folders on a PC. The only thing is that if youre too organized it might take forever to get to the photo you want to open

When you save numbers you can save multiple numbers with the option of home bussiness and mobile each with a different icon add email address and pictures birthdays and more info, if you are one that constantly forgets this stuff this will be very useful for you

The camera is good quality compared to smaller models but it needs light for good photos. The night mode brightens pictures but makes the photo texture a bit streaky and has dots from brightening the picture.

If you are going to get the phone because it can record video clips and sound clips -don't you will be extremely disappointed by short video clips (9 sec=94 kb) and short sound clips (1 min) that picks up background noise and may sound garbled at times.

The only thing the recorder would seem to be useful for is to personalize your ring tones even more by recording your own, I have one where my brothers tells me to anser the phone or he would throw something at me (in more profane words) , my friend has one of a story just a long story that doesn't make any sense from the middle of a book its annoying but then it could probably be your favorite book or quote . The phone also supports real media , so you can upload a REAL SONG (I thing its .wav but im not sure)

When you have a lot of files on the phone it gets very, very slow . This can be solved by transferring the files on to your memory card.

The WAP is so-so, handy for emergencies it saved my butt once , we were having a debate at school and some of the research was missing I was able to look it up in google other than instances other than and for downloading ring tones and etc its slow

the calendar and to do list and note functions are similar to those of a palm pilot. I haven't tried the voice commands but it's similar to the voice tag feature of other nokia phones.

overall nokia squeezed in a ton of features , but skimped on the quality a bit , by this i mean its not fantastic but its okay