Samsung S3370 Corby 3G Unlocked Quad-Band Phone with Camera, Bluetooth, FM Radio and microSD Slot - International Warranty - Chrome Silver Review

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(More customer reviews)So I read the previous reviews (four at the time) and felt that this was a decent investment for an overseas trip that I was taking.
Boy was I disappointed. FIRST THE PHONE IS NOT NEW!!!!.
It came in a nice package, original box everything but it was already assigned to Vodafone (indeed the certificates listed on the phone state that Vodafone is the registered user until 2021!).
As such that is why even though it is unlocked, AT&T internet will not work on it and you have to change the settings even to get it to work on overseas network
While overseas, I popped in a sim card that I bought and could make calls and such...but the phone always had a "roaming" symbol (because the network was not Vodafone!)
Otherwise, lots of flashy features that cannot be used because of the ownership issue with Vodafone - there are widgets to connect to FAcebook, Youtube etc directly but cannot connect.
The camera is pretty decent (perhaps better in bright light than my iphone camera). Also the touch screen is nice and bright but is difficult to see in direct sunlight and it sometimes requires a couple of touches before it responds. The most annoying feature is the fact that the phone locks itself once you connect to a voice call so that you have to hold down the "unlock" button to use "in call" features like keypad/contacts etc.
On the plus side, it is small, touchscreen, reasonably priced for an unlocked phone with touchscreen, with pretty decent speakers to listen to mp3s or radio (headphones need to be connected for this).
All in all though, it looks much better than it performs!

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Nokia 6263 - Cellular phone - 3G - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM - folder (flip) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have had this phone for a month and really enjoy it. I have wide fingers and the keypad fits them perfectly. Texting, although not QWERTY, goes quickly. The screen is extremely bright and clear, even in bright sunlight. The external speaker has limitations (to be expected in a handset so small) but I always use headphones to listen to music. Good quality there. External speaker works quite well for voice calls. I had no problem with sound quality through the phone's earpiece. I'm glad I bought this phone.

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One of T-Mobile's first 3G-enabled handsets, the classic clamshell Nokia 6263 phone makes it easy to snap photos and videos on the go with the 1.3-megapixel camera and quickly upload them to your T-Mobile photo album. It's also great as a cellular audio player, with compatibility for a wide range of formats and easy-to-access playback controls on the hood of the clamshell. Other features include dual color displays, an FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets and stereo music streaming, speakerphone, and MicroSD memory expansion.
T-Mobile Service This phone operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks for global voice roaming. It's also one of T-Mobile's first handsets to use its new 3G UMTS/WCDMA network (1700/2100 MHz), allowing you to download ringtones and games, send photos and videos to online albums, access high-speed color Internet sites, and email quickly while on the go. Where UMTS isn't available, the handset will automatically connect to T-Mobile's EDGE network.
This phone also includes compatibility with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.
Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email. And share pictures and video easily with T-Mobile's My Album. You can add picture, voice, and video messages from your T-Mobile camera or video phone using the My Album link built into the send menu or by using a simple short code. You can also upload pictures, video, or sound from a home computer.
Phone Features The brightly colorful interior 2.2-inch TFT display has a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and offers support for 16 million colors, while the exterior display has a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 256K colors, and it enables quick viewing of caller ID, time, battery life, and more. The durable, small and handy folding design keeps the screen and keys protected. On the front of the clamshell you'll find the camera lens as well as playback controls (play/pause, reverse, forward) for the digital audio player.
This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity and comes fully packed with a variety of helpful profiles, including communication headset, handsfree car kits, object push, file transfer, audio/video remote control, and file transfer protocol. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. Send contacts, calendar events, and pictures/videos/voice memos wirelessly.
The integrated music player can play music in MP3, AMP, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA music formats, as well as DRM-protected Windows Media music files purchased from most online music stores on the Internet. Many widely used music software packages can be used to manage and synchronize tracks between the Nokia 6263 and a PC. It also features a built in FM radio that enables you to tune into your favorite radio stations. The media player provides full-screen video playback on the phone to view downloaded, streamed, or recorded video clips in larger size. Supported formats include .3gp and .mp4 file formats, MPEG-4 video, and H.263 video. Other features include selectable skins for changing the look and feel of the music player, support for playlists, and album graphic display.
In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.
For the productivity-minded owner, the Nokia 6263 includes email capability with support for attachments, a powerful XHTML browser, support for Java and Flash Lite content, and easy synchronization to a desktop by using Nokia's PC Suite software (downloadable from Nokia).Other features include:
1.3-megapixel camera features a 6x zoom, dedicated camera keys, landscape mode, and video recoding up to VGA quality (640 x 480 pixels)
Streaming QCIF, CIF and QVGA
Store up to 4 GB of images, movie clips and music with MicroSD expandable memory
30 MB internal memory
Instant messaging: AOL, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN
Email support: POP3, IMAP
USB connectivity
Organizer: Alarm clock, stopwatch, countdown timer, to-do list, notes
Applications and games: Calculator, Converter II, World Clock, Presenter, Sensor, Visual Radio, Nokia catalogs, Yahoo GO
Ringtones: 64 polyphonic MIDI, MP3, AAC/eAAC+, AMR audio clips
Email attachment support: .jpg, 3gpp, .mp3, .ppt, .doc, .xls, .pdf
XHTML browser for internet browsing; WAP 2.0 browsing
Series 40 User interface with Active Standby
Five-way scroll key, two soft keys, send and end keys
Java applications available from Nokia Software Market
2.5mm audio jack

Vital Statistics The Nokia 6263 weighs 3.7 ounces and measures 3.7 x 1.85 x 0.85 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.3 hours of talk time, and up to 11 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 1700/2100 UMTS/WCDMA 3G frequencies.

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Nokia 6822 Unlocked Cell Phone with Camera--U.S. Version with Warranty (Silver) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had the 6820 from back in the days of AT&T Wireless and absolutely loved it: QWERTY keyboard that is exceptionally easy to use, Bluetooth, GSM/works in europe, great battery life, and it's compact and secure.
I mention "secure" in the sense that the settings stay where you lock them. I've had so many phones that change ring volume settings, turn themselves off, unlock themselves or even call people when the phone is in my front pocket. This phone is small enough to carry in my pocket (instead of the lame hip-holsters)and my pants don't end up calling my friends or colleagues.
After some time, the 6820 inevitably broke, and by then it was off the market. Oddly, it was the ringer that broke--the flip mechanism is quite robust.
But then I was stuck without a phone. I sure didn't want a dingleberry, or a Treo. I would always joke at those folks by holding a notebook up to my ear and saying "Hello?" I want a phone, not a small laptop that can read .xls files. But the choices were slim.
I really wanted QWERTY because using SMS can be really convenient and I can't stand using T9. And I needed bluetooth for the car, and GSM for europe.
My only choice was to try that new Samsung SGH-D307 with the flip out keyboard. I was shocked how poor that is. The menu system is so dis-integrated that as one review puts it "you have to actively ignore what the buttons say, and use buttons that indicate things you DON'T want to do." Talk about cognitive dissonance. Oh, and the QWERTY doesn't work for anything other than SMS. So you can't even use it for entering addresses. QWERTY is supposed to let you avoid T9 predictive text, but the Samsung is so ill-developed, QWERTY only works for SMS and IM. Uugh.
There was literally no decent solution on the market until the 6822 was released. The only downside to the origial 6820 was its mediocre camera and screen resolution, both of which are addressed in the 6822.
Just don't order through nokiausa--it's customer service is so infuriatingly poorly run that you'll pop a few blood vessels. My order for this in-stock product languished for 10 days. Yes, I even upgraded to FedEx next-day, but nokia had no problem with my order being in the "not yet processed" state. Hmmm? So I call in several times find out about the delay and they would say that the order was not authorized because "the address information was wrong." I'm pretty sure I know my own address, and having my order number, I could see I had not made a typo.
So I called AMEX and they (of course) confirmed my billing address, but moreover said they hadn't declined my card due to AVS mismatch. Hmmm. Did nokia even try to process my order? I doubt it. I even had a nokiausa supervisor hang up on me when I asked her name for reference.
So after many calls and several hours of my time, I couldn't get to the root of the problem. Customer service couldn't help because the problem was allegedly in billing, but yet they wouldn't allow me to talk to billing. "That's not an option." the supervisors would tell me. They would assure me that their billing department would call me, but that never happened. I could never find out what billing was saying to AMEX. But again, according to AMEX, they never declined my card so either nokiausa billing department was lying about an AVS problem with my order, or they are so broken they were submitting someone else's information. In any case, try as I might, the 'problem' couldn't be identified, much less solved, so I had no choice but to give up. What a huge waste of time.
Bottom line: the 6822 is a fabulously small QWERTY, bluetooth, multimedia camera, GSM phone with no extraneous features or extra size. I heartily recommend buying it. The Finns know how to build a great phone. They're just not as successful as running a US order and customer service center that you can count on.

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This update to the wildly popular Nokia 6820 ups the ante with a more vibrant screen, an improved camera and sleek new colors. Nokia was smart not to change much else with the 6822; the same innovative fold-out QWERTY keyboard is here, plus support for EDGE high speed data, Bluetooth, and a speakerphone.
Design At first, the 6822 looks like a mild-mannered candybar phone. Looks can be deceiving, though. Flip the phone open and you're presented with a full QWERTY keyboard. The 128 x 128 display, which features support for 65,000 colors, automatically rotates for horizontal viewing -- making it easy to type emails and text messages. An internal antenna means there's nothing to snag in your pocket. When the phone is in the closed position, a five-way center button above the handset's dial pad controls most of the phone's functions. Meanwhile, a USB-compatible port for data synchronization and wireless modem functionality is provided on the bottom of the unit. The phone's VGA (640 x 480) camera unit is located on the rear of the device.
Calling Features The 6822's address book can store multiple phone numbers, as well as physical and email addresses. Meanwhile, the phone's built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Polyphonic ringtones are included, as is a vibrating alert. Ringer IDs let you assign specific ringtones to particular callers, while picture ID technology lets you similarly assign images or pictures to callers. Name-based voice recognition dialing lets you dial numbers with the sound of your voice. Lastly, the phone's Bluetooth connectivity means that your favorite Bluetooth headset is fully compatible.
Messaging, Internet, and Tools The 6822's QWERTY keyboard makes it a natural mobile messaging and email companion. With support for the MMS (multimedia messaging service), the phone can send picture, video and text messages. When coupled with the 6822's camera, MMS opens up great opportunities for robust messaging. Instant messaging is also supported, and the phone ships with a built-in email client that supports POP3 and IMAP protocols, as well as BlackBerry push email services.
Getting on the Internet is easy with the 6822, too. It supports the GPRS data protocol, as well as the new, high-speed EDGE wireless data service. When used with a carrier data plan and the phone's USB or Bluetooth data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There's also a built-in web browser for downloads and mobile web browsing. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.
The 6822 supports PC synchronization standards via USB or Bluetooth, which means you can manage and synchronize contacts, calendar and other data with your PC. Nokia's PC Suite application makes this process a breeze. A number of handy software tools are bundled with the 6822 including a voice memo recorder, a calculator, a calendar, and an alarm clock.
Imaging and Entertainment The 6822 is designed for flexible mobile fun. The built-in VGA camera -- which has a night mode for better shots in dimly-lit situations -- captures stills and video clips to the phone's internal memory. Plus, picture effects and custom screensavers, as well as backgrounds and themes, can be set up to fit your personality. And don't forget that the 6822 is a powerful gaming companion with support for Java games.
Vital Statistics The Nokia 6822 weighs 3.53 ounces and measures 4.18 x 1.81 x 0.85 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 8 hours of digital talk time, and up to 336 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
What's in the Box Nokia 6822 handset, wired headset, lithium-ion battery, travel charger, user's manual, and application software.

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Nokia 2720 Fold - Cellular phone - GSM - folder (flip) - black Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this phone to replace the second Nokia 6085 that I had had. I didn't want another 6085 because they're so fragile. My first one worked great for two years until I dropped it, which broke the camera, made the external display unusable, and reduced the charging capacity to about 12 hours. My second 6085 was fine too until I dropped it also. In contrast, I had a Motorola V400 for about four years and dropped it several times, but it never seemed to affect that phone. All these phones have been used with AT&T's network.
The 2720 is stylish, light, has a good main display and a good external display, and produces good call quality. The battery lasts a long time; I'm presently going on three days since the last charge, and the phone is still showing a full charge. I like being able to see the big external clock display by touching the volume key. In addition to the clock, the external display shows caller ID and an envelope to indicate a waiting message. Volume adjustments are also indicated on the external display.
The camera in this phone is better than the ones I had in the 6085 and the Motorola V400. Resolution is higher, producing pictures that are better suited to use as display "wallpaper." Bluetooth works fine too, enabling me to transfer files back and forth with our Macs with ease, which means mainly pictures.
On the downside, the 2720 isn't as easy to access email on as the 6085 was. One button touch on the 6085 took me to email. On the 2720, I have to get there via Mobile Web, which requires several clicks before I can get to Yahoo Mail. Once there the email display is rather klutzy, whereas the 6085 email interface resembled a computer's mail display.
Sound quality is also a bit weak. At full volume, the sound is adequate, but usually not really loud. Whereas on the 6085 the T-coil (hearing aid) setting produced a big volume increase, the 2720 T-coil setting doesn't seem to do anything. I wouldn't recommend this phone to folks with severe or worse hearing loss. The speakerphone feature is weak too, with lower than needed volume.

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