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A lot of people are giving it bad reviews and complaining about the lack of software for transferring their contacts. This has nothing to do with the phone, but rather their service provider, and shouldn't reflect in a review for the quality of the phone. Suncom/ AT&T do not allow use of downloadable ring tones or the Nokia PC Suite software, so if you have a plan with them, you'll have to transfer all of your contacts manually, and do this again when you get a new phone.
A couple of flaws I've noticed with my phone, is that it has no headset connection. Instead, it comes with a "speakerphone," that allows you to press a button and route sound to a built in speakerphone. When I heard about this, I thought it would be great for using in the car. I could just lay the phone on the seat next to me and talk without holding it. However, the speakerphone is pretty much worthless. Whenever I use it, it acts more like a walkie talkie, because the quality of sound is too poor to hear people, and the microphone is so weak that no one you talk to will be able to understand you unless the phone is a few inches from your mouth. Forget about laying the phone down in your car or on your desk and talking.
Another downside is the incredibly crummy ring tones this phone comes with. There is not a single normal sounding ring tone. you can't set your phone to a default "ring ring." Literally every single ring tone is some kind of wierd futuristic song. With the exception of the Nokia tune, none of these songs are common songs like the William Tell overture or Beethoven's 5th. They're all wierd songs that sound like noises that should be coming out of a robot. If you wear a suit to work, you probably want to set your phone on vibrate to avoid the stairs of your co-workers when someone calls you and your phone starts playing "Electric Eel" or "Futuristico." The other problem is that half of these tones start out softly or very slowly, so they're not very practical as ring tones. By the time the melody of the song starts and gets loud the person wil have hung up.
Lastly, the power-off button on the phone is almost impossible to use. I don't ever cut off my phone so it's not really a problem, but if you like to a lot, make sureyou have long fingernails. This is great for me because it prevents my phone from acidentally cutting off, but when I do need to use it, I actually have to use a letter opener or my keys to depress the button and activate it.
Despite these design flaws, I really am very satisifed with this phone and won't mind using it for another year until my contract is up. If you are a Suncom or AT&T customer and are currently thinking of a new phone, I would recommend upgrading to one of the better models that both of these plans now offer so you can get something that can use the Nokia PC Suite.
Well, after about four months with the phone, my feelings are somewhat ambivalent about the 6560. Key points are as follows:
1. It looks great - very small, sleek, and professional. However, unless your ear is in exactly the right place over the speaker, it is difficult to hear. I've learned to hold the phone just so, but if someone else borrows it, they always complain about not being able to hear anything.
2. The LCD is clear and very bright. You can even use it to provide a little light in near darkness (no kidding).
3. The reception is not as good as my previous Nokia phones. Whether this is due to AT&T's moving away from TDMA towards GSM, or if it's the phone itself is not clear. The bottom line is I've dropped more calls and missed more incoming calls than ever before.
4. I totally agree with the previous reviewers that the on/off button is too hard to press, so I end up leaving the phone on all the time. Also, the keylock feature is essential with this type of non-flip phone in order to prevent inadvertent key presses. However, unless there's a lot of ambient light, the screen doesn't light up in order for you to see which keys you need to press to unlock the phone.
5. I very much enjoy the right-menu feature, which allows me to have a number of frequently-used menu items within easy reach. I use it all the time to switch the phone between silent and normal (since the on/off switch is so hard to press).
6. Nokia has a weird habit of making their key layouts quite funky. Having two keys on the same button makes it too easy to press the wrong key by mistake. At least the 6560 isn't as out-there as some of their other designs.
7. The "missed call" log is very helpful, and this feature is not seen in many other manufacturer phones.
Overall, once my contract is over I'll probably switch both carriers and phones. This one is a little too idiosyncratic for my tastes.
I vouch for everything the reviewer from Austin, TX said. The power on/off is not easy (but i actually think it may be a good thing in that the phone is less likely to accidently get turned off); the screen saver clock does have bad contrast; and when you have keys locked the screen does not light up...
with all that said i think nokia's are among the best phones on the market and this one does have a lot going for it. The screen is by far the best resolution i have seen comparing to all my friends' phones. There are fun aesthetic changes you can make including wallpaper and color schemes. Ring tones are multi-tonal and varied and a few are quite mellow and cool (versus the horribly obnoxious rings we hear on a daily basis). You can voice program people's numbers as well as a few other functions on the phone (for instance i programmed it to go to silent mode when i say "be quiet"). When you enter "home" as a number and get a call from it these cute red hearts pop up (i realize this is a trivial feature but i enjoy it). I really wanted a flip phone but I gotta tell you, this phone holds up way better than flips, and it also seems to be more scratch resistant. I had a nokia before and this is a great update to their older phones. No phone is perfect, and despite the few flaws here and there I'd recommend this one :)
I have not figured out how to sync this thing with Palm PDA contact information which is critical. It sounds like reviewers Big Z and Alex have using IR port - how do you get this done?
1. The off/on switch: the phone is very though to power off
and on if you don't have some serious hard nails... the button
is very small and hard to find to the touch, and cannot be pressed
using your finger... therefore don't think about switching off
your phone from your pocket... I'm actually thinking of glueing
something on the button for ease...
2. The saving screen: when you don't use the phone for a little
while, a saving screen pops up and prints the time... but the
contrast is bad, making it difficult to read it...
3. The 'lock keypad' function is okay except when the darkness
comes... if your keypad is locked and you try to type a number,
it prints up some message saying how to unlock it... but the screen
does not light up... meaning at night, you cannot light up the
keyboard and screen until you unlock it: it's hard to read the
keypad when it's complete darkness!
4. The infrared system. Well, even in the best case that you want
to transfer your phone list from a Nokia phone to another one,
you still have to spend one hour to do it (for 150 numbers)
since you'll have to transmit one record at a time, and not
a whole list of numbers!!!
5. The earpiece: it's not easy to plug in (when you're driving, you
'll need your two hands to plug it to the phone!!) and it'll
get you impatient very quickly...
This phone has otherwise a lot of functionalities like voice
recorder, polyphonic ringtones, great autonomy... but the
engineers at Nokia need to improve the programming flexibility
of the phone and make it easier to use, because the phone
looks better than it performs.
Just to give you some history, I've owned the Nokia 8260, 3390, 6360, and now the 6560.
First let me start off with the fact this phone does have an infrared port, but... (Please read update above)DOES NOT have Nokia PC Suite software available. As most of you may have read, Nokia does not intend to provide the PC suite either soon or in the future. This maybe because Nokia or AT&T wishes for customers to use their own site to upload Ring Tones, Wallpaper, etc. Just another way for them to milk you for more money.
What I can say; however, is that there are several third party software which gives you most if not all features of the Nokia PC suite such as the Phone Book editor, ring tone uploader, and phone backup/restore. The two I've found to work quite well are Oxygen Phone Manager and Logomanager's Mobius. Both are offering 'preliminary' support for the 6560, but most functions are already working. This of course allowed me to transfer my phone book from my 6360. The drawback is that this software is not free like the PC suite.
The Good:
As far as reception, this phone matches my 6360(much better than 8260). The size and weight is comparable to my old 8260, and the Xpress covers also found in 3390 gives you the opportunity to have a new phone look after years of abuse.(Personally I've never used the Xpress covers). Ear piece/data connector seems to be the same as many of Nokia's GSM phones like 3310 which is nice when it comes to getting compitble accessories. Has many features found in GSM phones like Polyphonic ring tones, color display, java apps, etc. You can also lock keys during a call(unlike 6360). SPEAKER PHONE! It is so nice to be able have it when on hold for extended periods of time. I don't recommend it for normal conversation.
The Bad:
The battery has less capacity than the 6360(approx 4hrs max - not good for long talkers). The screen is quite dark when not back-lit or not in sunlight. Not compatible with older accesories like those of 5100/6100/6360(except charging accessories). Although specs mention wireless modem, don't count on using it on AT&T's network. Data capabilities are disabled on AT&T's TDMA network.(I've tried ;-) ). No external antenna connector like in the 6360(No yagi antenna for me).
I give this phone a 4/5 because it is a great phone, but because the lacking of PC sync software and lesser talk time, it kept it from being perfect. This comes from the viewpoint of a professional business user who values call quality and convenience over "Cool Factor" features like polyphonic ring tones and wallpaper. I hope this review helps your decision.
PS: After reading some other reviews, I did want to clarify something, the phone does show a 'full screen' clock while in screen saver mode(I might add that it is fairly visible without the screen backlit). By default, the clock in the upper right part of the screen while in normal mode is turned off. You need to change this in your settings if you like using your phone as a watch.
Update: I've used the phone for several months now and I am pleased with the phone's durability. I've dropped this phone from my shirt pocket onto hard floors(while bending over) more times than I care to remember. Aside from a few scratches on the front cover(easily replaced with Xpress covers), it works like the first day I got it. I'm also liking the 4 way directional pad, convenient when you have to send a message off or need quick access to a calendar. The 'Go-To' function is also convenient. Still no PC sync software. All in all, I still give the phone it's original 4 stars.
I like the color display, although there are a couple of drawbacks: 1) the status bars (battery life remaining and signal strength) can be difficult to see against a picture background, and 2) the clock only shows up when the phone is in "idle" (my term) mode and so is not backlit ever (which is a bummer since I used the clock feature as my watch on my old cell phone).
One other thing which I'm hoping is just related to my particular phone and not to all the phones of this model is that the battery life indicator drops from 7 bars to 1 bar quite precipitously. In other words, for the first 90 minutes of talk time (over 1 day), the phone showed 7 or 6 bars, but over the next 30 minutes (in the 2nd day), it dropped to 1 bar.
Note: This phone uses the "fat" Nokia proprietary headset and not the 2.5mm ones which look standard, but aren't.
The screen is big with vibrant colors. The menus are intuitively easy (a breeze if you've used a nokia before), and has a good selection of wallpapers and polyphonic ringtones. Other than slow menus, this phone can stand toe to toe with other high-end phones, aside from having a camera.
The reception is great, and the speakerphone is a welcome addition to a nokia phone (eliminates the need of the earbud while driving). I wish the volume controls were on the side, rather than the middle directional pad, as sometimes it causes you to hit other options. The real only drawback is the audio quality. Sometimes, the phone is either too loud, or too soft when hearing other people talking. There is an equalizer, but it really doesn't seem to do much as far as clear it up. But if you're using this phone for general use, in my opinion, it does the job admirably. Not for business users, but regular users will find plenty to love about this phone. It's about time the TDMA users got to have some fun.
Note: at this time, there was no PC Suite support or XPress covers available. Hopefully they'll expand the features for this phone in the future....
Goods:
-Small Sleek Design
-Sharp Color Screen
-Good ATT Reception (TDMA)
-Good Voice Quality & Speakerphone
Bads:
-Sometimes phone gets a little hot during long calls.
-No mMode Internet (ATT Disabled It).
-Menus are a tad bit sluggish.
PC Suite will not be available for the Nokia 6560 phone. Please check www.nokia.com/us for other enhancements available for use with this model phone. "
This is reprehensible. They go on to say ""The infrared (IR) port on your Nokia 6560 phone is used to transfer business cards to another Nokia phone that is IR equipped. A business card may consist of a name, phone number, and text entry. You can save received business cards in your phone book"
Which can only be done one entry at a time.. AHHHHHHHH.
Con: PC application is not available from Nokia web site.
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