Customer Reviews

PCS Phone Nokia 3588 (Sprint)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Before buying this phone, i had some doubts. It's not a cool gadget like most of the Sanyo and Samsung phones are, but on the other hand, those other phones are much more expensive and they don't provide really 'must-have' features.
After buying this phone i can say now that it was a great choice. This Nokia phone easily beats Sanyo 8100 and the Samsung phone i had before, in all departments. While the 8100 looks like a tech wonder, the 3588 does the job a cell phone should do. Clearer calls (even though, the displayed signal looks weaker than on 8100! very weird), very good sound quality, very intuitive menu and a clean color display.
In terms of goodies, the 3588 comes with 3 games (only one really worth playing), polyphonic rings (some really good ones) and a couple wallpapers.
Overall, if all you need is a great cell phone, i strongly recommend this one. It may not be the hottest toy out there, but it is one of the best phones Sprint has.

Due to a software issue between Nokia and Sprint this phone's text messaging capabilities don't work with Sprint's system and won't until a software patch comes out "some time in the next few months". You will have to spend at least 1 hour with Sprint's award winning customer service team to find someone who will admit this to you.

The problem is that Nokia designed their phones so that incoming messages are retrieved quickly and then viewed "offline" the way most providers work. Sprint, however, likes to have people hook up to their server first and then stay connected, burning minutes while they check their inbox, compose a reply and wait for the Sprint server to respond so they can send it out.

Innovation in money-making at its finest.

I just got this phone on January 12, 04. I have enjoyed it ever since. I replaced my old Qualcom 2760 with this Nokia 3388i.

Pros: Has all the bells & whistles
Great signal strength even in basement
BRIGHT display and very loud ringer
Ease of use and navigation through the menus
3-way calling feature is very easy to use
Very clear with earpiece(use a standard earpiece)
Voice dialing capability
An empty battery is fully charged in exactly 2hours
Battery talk time lasts about 2.5 hours
...many other nifty tools

Cons: Volume is very small without using the earpiece attachment
(best use with an earpiece)
No Camera
No Speaker phone
Limited ring tones and background images.
The ring tones and background images are poor and no good!
Can not add additional ring tones nor background images

Overall the phone is splendid functionally and very good for its price. If you want a good phone and are not particular about the ring tones and background images then I strongly recommend getting this phone. It is light weight, has good reception, clear sound, and has many additional features/tools.

I bought this phone about a year ago and have been using it ever since, on the Sprint PCS network, to replace an old TP2100. The first time I bought it, the phone was defective, so I had to get it replaced after a few days. I liked the phone okay at first, but I really wish I can go back in time and buy a better phone.

Several issues:

*mediocre reception.

*rather bulky and unattractive.

*cheap feel, cheaply made, cheap materials.

*screen not easily visible in bright sunlight.

*battery life marginal.

I will go into a little detail about a few things. I get okay reception on this phone. It is NOT GOOD reception. The phone will work in areas where there is a good signal, but in areas with a marginal signal, such as my apartment, the phone will drop calls left and right, and fade in and out about 5 seconds of every minute (this is outside, so interference from the building is not the cause). In my residence, I use my husband's Sanyo, as it gets an excellent signal, and doesn't drop nearly as many calls. I have had Sprint check out the phone, and they say it is working correctly. I can only assume it is the poor quality of the phone that is to blame.

The phone is quite big for what I would expect from a modern phone, with no camera. In a small purse, it takes up a lot of room. What is more important is that the phone is cheaply made, and has a cheap feel to it. It's made out of rather flimsy plastic. I dropped the phone once onto concrete from about 3 feet up, and the antenna head got a crack in it and a corner of the phone got serious scratches. Also, the screen can be difficult to read in bright sunlight, but it's quite bright otherwise.

As far as battery life goes, it's not that great. I've gone to bed with the battery half full and have woken up to a dead phone. I believe the poor reception in my immediate area is to blame, as the phone searches for a signal and that takes battery time. Talk time is decent.

Pros:

*LOUD ringer

*lots of features, but I rarely use them.

I've never owned a Nokia phone before, so this is a first for me. I really like the phone alot, the reception is great...even though the signal strength show's being low. The quality of the phone is great too, it feels sturdy and weighted. I highly recommend this phone.

This phone is great if you don't care about vision capabilities. I used to have a samsung sch-3500 earlier, and this phone beats it in all aspects. I am very satisfied with it's performance.

1.) Slow - If you want to check your missed calls list, this phone feels compelled to inform you whether or not there are any new calls in the list...it does this for about 20 seconds. Of course, it will take you half a second to read the message...and you probably don't care about what it says.

2.) Annoying - Ever had anyone scream in your ear? That's a sensation I get from this phone on a regular basis. It has the nice ability to attach a voice tag to a phone number...a useful feature...when it works. About 80% of the time, it recognizes the number I ask for, the other 20% it lets me know that it doesn't understand...by screeching (next to my head). Want to know what that feels like with your phone? Turn the ringer up to the highest setting, hold the phone next to your ear, call your phone. Not pleasant.

Add to this the fact that when you're searching one of the numerous menus on the phone (menus that have at least 5 items in them), the menu system uses up a whole screen to display one line of text. It has three lines available to it...but it uses one. What's next? What did you just pass? Go back and look, can't find out another way!

3.) Fragile - My phone is cracked. Why you ask? Because I took off the battery cover. Why did you take off the battery cover you ask? Because I wanted to write this review and that was the only way to find out the model number.

4.) Heavy - Speaks for itself...the phone weighs way too much.

5.) Bulky - Again, like heavy, speaks for itself.

My recommendation: buy a better phone. This one will only make you cry at night.

I got this phone after my Samsung A460 died (2nd A460 that died in a year). This phone is really cool. I don't really care much for the other Spring phones that have camera. I've already had bad experiences with Samsung and am gonna stay away from their phones.

Only have good things to say about this phone. Never realized how good the signal was at my place till i got this phone. Even though it shows only half stregth the voice quality is great. People on the other phone can hear me really clear.

Phone has a cool colorful, easy to use menu. All the features you can ask for from a cell phone. Highly recommended with 5 stars. Too early to say how long its gonna last but i got a really good feeling about this one. Hope Sprint keeps it for a long time, unless they come with another Nokia!

I wanted a new phone, without a camera, that was dependable and easy to use. If you have ever owned a Nokia then you will be able to use this right away. The reception is good, the battery life is fine, and it is fairly light and compact.

It did take about a month for Sprint to get the text messaging setup for me. But I do get unlimited text messages so it's a nice little feature.

I have only 2 real issues.

1) The vibrating alert is not that strong. If it is in your pocket you may not feel it. But when you do get a call, the lights also flash so you can see it in a dark theater, or other room.

2) I am getting dust on the inside of the screen. I think it might be getting in there through the opening for the ear hole. It's not a problem yet but I plan on going to a Sprint store to have them look at it.

I love the phone and all, because I really did need one, but I didn't expect the price of the bill when I received one. Also, I've had my phone for a little over two months now and still have yet to receive my free accessories that were supposed to come with the phone. Every time I call the company, they keep telling me to wait a couple of weeks, and that I should be receiving it shortly.
Other than that, I do love the phone and all that I am able to do with it; and I'm not just talking about making the phone calls! :)