Customer Reviews

Nokia 6650 Phone, Silver (AT&T)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(21)

 

 

At first I was a little disappointed with how many applications AT&T loaded this phone with, and how none of the keys could be modified from AT&T's preset application to run other apps of the users preference.

Then I loaded "Tracker" on my phone.

Now I have the Push-To-Talk button set to load my music player, the GPS button loads another program I downloaded - Google Maps (which I can use for free) instead of AT&T Navigator (which is a pay service), and the Media NET button can load the Bluetooth menu, or any other program I desire. This phone has lots of capabilities, especially since it runs the Symbian s60 operating system, which has hundreds of compatible programs.

The phone is solidly built, good for someone like me who works out in the elements. I haven't had any problems like those I had with the LG Shine I ended up returning.

I've had this phone for one month now and my initial impressions right out of the box were very mixed. It looks nice and is pretty small but the at&t branding made the phone nearly unusable without a fair amount of tweaking and customization. For example, as a previous reviewer mentioned, there is a keypad button right in the middle of the keypad that launches the telenav service and because of the size of the buttons, I was very often hitting that button when intending to press the down button. As you can imagine, this was very frustrating. Fortunately, there is a lot of software available for this phone and allows you to customize things pretty nicely (without the Magickey app which allowed me to disable the telenav button I certainly would have returned this phone). But it took a good amount of internet searching to figure out how to get the phone setup in a way that worked for me.

Overall, this phone is a fairly powerful smartphone which works really well and has lots of great functions. Google maps works very well with the GPS, you can store lots of pictures and music on a memory card, the call quality is great, and I'm pretty happy with the music player too. So, if you're willing to put in some time to get the phone customized to your liking than you will be more than satisfied with it. If you want a phone that works nicely right out of the box and don't have time to mess with it, look for another phone.

I like this phone. The touch screen is fairly responsive. The touch screen works off of pressure unlike the iphone which operates off of heat. The iphone is more responsive in comparison.

The voyagers speaker phone is loud and very clear. The ringer is kind of distorted at loud volumes when using MP3's as ringtones. The camera takes a pretty good picture - although there is no flash. The LCD screen is at a very high resolution and very clear - although there is no brightness control on the phone. The phone has bluetooth which is as responsive as it should be, I had no problem pairing it with my car.

I have heard of people complaining about the shiny outer edge peeling. I have had my phone for months with no case, and I just leave it in my pocket when I'm out and about. The phone has no nicks or scratches and the shiny outer edge is still perfectly in tact.

Overall the phone is great.

I got this phone last week, and I am pretty happy with it so far.

One of my top requirements is to sync with Outlook to remind me of my meetings. The 6650 is able to sync over bluetooth to my notebook (which also has bluetooth). You just need to download the Nokia PC Suite (free). The sync seems to work for calendar, contacts, and notes for Outlook. As well as non-Outlook data: pictures, media, apps. The only negative is that sync'ing is a multi step process. You initiate it on the PC Suite software, and then from the 6650 you have to Accept the bluetooth connection request. There may be a way to streamline this process. I just haven't played around with it enough to figure it out yet. I may get a USB data cable to use as a back-up charger. That may have a simpler sync process.

I also like how upcoming calendar entries are summarized upfront on the root screen. It makes it seem more like a business phone rather than an entertainment phone.

[Note: I figured out how to simplify the synch process using Bluetooth. Under Bluetooth Settings > Paired Devices set your notebook as "authorized". Then synch will no longer prompt for connection. Works great.]


Voice quality is a little better than I expected. Though coverage at home is weak. But that's more of an AT&T network problem.

The design of the phone is very good. It is sleek and well built. The 3-button "touch controls" on the outer display takes a bit to figure out. Tip: slide your finger over the control - not necessarily press the controls. But it is nice to quickly access apps like stopwatch or music player. It is also cool how the keyboard changes colors when it alerts me about an upcoming meeting.

I didn't think I would ever find a phone to replace my beloved Samsung i500 (running Palm), but so far the 6650 is looking pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing what S60 apps are available.

If the package included a data cable, I'd give it 5 stars.

I'm not really into all of the 3G phones or the smartphones or the iPhones or qPhones or gayPhones or whatever. All I need is a good-looking, reliable, feature- and user-friendly phone. That's it. I really don't care about surfing the web on my phone, nor do I have any use for watching TV on my phone. I owned a Motorola Razr v3 before this phone, and I was pretty satisfied with the razr, but the earpiece suddenly stopped working, and it was time to upgrade my phone anyways. I searched and searched for a phone that reminded me of the Razr but with more oomph.

And I found it.

The Nokia 6650.

The external display is very vibrant and large, much unlike the small boxy external display of the Razr. It has a 3-button touch screen on the external display which lets you play mp3s, change the ring type, use the camera, use the stopwatch, and use the timer. As soon as you open the phone, it will immediately remind you of the Razr. It's thin, and although it looks kind of "big" when fully opened compared to other phones, it fits the contour of your face nicely. The display lights are also very attractive, and you can change the color of the display lights. You also have the option on your phone to change the display lights when someone is calling, which is a neat show-off feature.

Now, what are the features of the phone?

Too many to name. 3G. TV. GPS. To name a few. You get the picture, but who cares. It's an attractive phone that surpasses the design, comfort, and reliability of the Razr.

It also has an expansion slot for MicroSD memory, which is useful if you plan on using the phone as an mp3 player (which I have done).

I decided on this phone due to other reviewers saying it had great reception and exceptional battery life. I spend a lot of time in low signal areas (definitely no 3g here) and I was sick of losing service with my Samsung sync. With this phone I am able to get full reception almost everywhere I go. I have not dropped a call yet. This phone feels very well built especially with the aluminum face/back plates. It seems like it will stand up to some abuse. The GPS seems to work fine and always finds a signal fast, even from a cold start with no a-GPS. Also I have had no problems with the touch sensitive buttons on the front. They seem to work fine and I like the features that are available with them.
For this I give the phone 4 stars.

I took a star off because of the software and camera. It is a S60 phone which, to me, seems to be an aging os. It is not the most user friendly out of the box and takes some getting used to. It can be customized though, which does make it a lot better. Also all of At&t's stuff is just annoying and of little use, but this is my opinion. I do like that I can install Nokia apps such as Nokia maps, which is great since it is free alternative to At&t's application. The camera is ok. The pictures are grainy even with good lighting. The flash does not help much either. On a side note, it would have been nice if Nokia allowed the flash to be used as a flashlight. I had a w810i and used this feature every day.

This is one nice phone and I just upgraded from my old LG VX9900 or the enV phone. This is one nice upgrade which is significantly thinner and rests evenly on a smooth surface which removes the twisting camera lens cover and unfortunately the flash. Still takes nice pictures when your not in a dark place. Not sure what else is new with the new Titanium finish phone, but it may leave the color last longer as I noticed with the first model which the paint job starts to come off after a while. Also when you first start to use it, it may freeze but only for a little while then it starts to work like it never happened.

Pros: Slick new design, a bigger external screen with touch, full Qwerty pad, great call quality,V-Cast mobile TV (although very few to choose from), Bluetooth, HTML web browser (could be used on the touch screen side or inside), and GPS.

Cons: No flash, no Wi-Fi, Touch screen may seem confusing at times (remember to calibrate it as well), a Qwerty touch screen use which only works for the web browser and not texting itself (depends how you look at the problem if it is at all), and video quality isn't that great (better than most phones though).

An overall great phone if you want an upgrade from the enV phone or just looking for a nicer phone this is a great one to get.

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!

I've had this phone for about a month now, so far I haven't had any major problems. I do have two things that I don't really like but I can live with, one is the camera doesn't have a flash, and second thing is the touch screen is not very responsive, but I'm getting use to it. I went from a Blackberry Curve to this one and I really like the GPS Navigation, Web interface, and Mobile TV in this phone better than the Blackberry. I get better coverage with Verizon Wireless than I did with Sprint, about 80% better coverage.

The Voyager Titanium is an okay phone. For what it's supposed to do, it works.

I hate the touch screen. It rarely responds to my touch and when it does respond, it responds in ways I did not want. It is very frustrating. I have calibrated the damned thing several times and still cannot get it to respond to my touch.

I have difficulty finding where the LG people have placed certain tasks, options or settings. For example, I know that I can change the voice of the Command Lady, but, cannot find where it is. I swear, I've gone through every option on the menu looking for it. I know it's there because I saw it once before.

As I said, it's an okay phone. I can hear everyone and they can hear me. That's the most important thing, I guess.