Compatible with T-Mobile cell phone service, the Nokia 6600 sports a ton of cool options and high-end functionality, including: a digital VGA camera with 640 x 480 resolution, 2X digital zoom, night and portrait mode; a video recorder that records 10 second clips at 176 x 144 resolution; built-in Bluetooth wireless data transmission; and mobile Internet connectivity, as well as a variety of organizer and phone calling capabilities. It's all wrapped up in a cool new design with a high-resolution,65,000 color screen.
Calling Features
Used simply as a phone, the 6600 features a 5-way joystick for easy navigation to a variety of handy features, including voice dialing and voice commands, integrated handsfree speakerphone, and the ability to record and send memos, conversations, and sound clips (up to 90 seconds). There's also a dedicated talk key, menu key, and exit key (among others), as well as polyphonic ring tones, vibrate mode, and much more. Nokia also supports TTY/TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf), and hearing aid support for the Nokia LPS-3 Loopset, (adapter and Loopset sold separately).
Messaging and Internet
The phone's XHTML browser provides high-speed data transmission (up to 43 Kbps) via GPRS, as well as access to work and private email accounts (SMTP, POP3 and IMAP). It also supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, and SMS distribution lists, and lets you send MMS (multimedia messaging service) packets containing combined image, video, text, and voice clips to compatible phones or PCs. Predictive text input and text message templates round out the package, along with the ability to expand your phone's functionality by downloading Symbian and Java MIDP 2.0 applications.
Organizer
The Nokia 6600's organizer features include a phone book with up to 500 contacts, a full calendar and to-do list, and an alarm clock with a snooze function, among others. You can sync up your organizer data with your PC wirelessly via your Bluetooth connection, using the included software (Sync ML or Nokia PC).
Cameras, Fun, and Games
As mentioned above, the 6600 comes with an integrated VGA digital still camera with 640 x 480 resolution, 2X digital zoom, night and portrait mode. You can view your photos on the 65,536 color display, or send them to your computer or via MMS to a friend with your internet connection. The video recording device can take 10-second clips at 176 x 144 resolution (or 128 x 96 pixel, if you want to maximize storage) and provides a 2X digital zoom and audio on/off features. There's even a genuine RealOne Player for playback and streaming RealMedia and 3GPP-compliant content. To store and organize your captured and downloaded images, sounds and videos, Nokia provides a dedicated Gallery with the phone.
Additionally, you can add thumbnail-sized photo images to contacts in your phone book, change your graphical user interface with a variety of themes, and download new ring tones to add to the ones already included with the phone. There are also two games included with the phone: Snake and Mix Pix. The 6600 is equipped with 6 MB of built-in flash memory and an external multimedia card (MMC) slot for user data (one 32 MB MMC included).
Vital Statistics
The Nokia 6600 weighs 4.3 ounces and measures 4.28 x 2.29 x 0.93 inches. Its Lithium Ion batteries are rated at up to 4 hours digital talk time, and up to 8 days digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS/HSCSD at 900/1800/1900 MHz, using the Symbian Operating System 7.0s, Series 60 platform. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
In the Box
Nokia 6600 cell phone, rapid travel charger, 32MB MMC card and hands free headset.
Phone Details:
1 Excellent phone
Although this is my first mobile phone, this is an Excellent phone that has almost all features that anybody can expect in normal mobile phone. I am really impressed with the Quality of this phone.
2 Nice phone with great features
I got this with the need for a nokia GSM camera-phone with speakerphone. 3660 had similar features, but it's big in size.
This one is full of features(has bluetooth). Especially the lcd is big and the camera quality is among the very best as of the day this review is written.I have set up it's PDA features with avantgo.com where you can download info from sites like weather,mapquest maps/directions into it which is great.
Goes ~3 days after a charge.
3 Great reception but need improvement on certain things
I do not need to repeat what's great about this phone.
A few things that I want to suggest for improvements:
1) phone card calling feature. This phone doesn't include Phone card calling. So you have to dial your phone card access number, PIN card, and choose "send touch tone" and find your contact from the address book. This process can be very annoying and unsafe when you are driving a stick shift on the highway. For phone card with PIN Free dialing setup, you are a little bit lucky. All you need to do is to choose your "phone card" contact and then "send touch tone" and choose the contact. This feature is very important to me as I make a lot of international calls. My old Sony Ericsson T610 has this feature. All I need to do is to choose the contact and in option select "calling card call".
2) Low volume on regular answering. In noisy environment, it's hard to hear from the earpiece. You have to use speaker or handsfree, to get larger volume. Speaker volume is loud and clear but it sacrifaces the battery life.
4 Killer reception fun to use
I replaced a Motorola V66 with the 6600. The V66 dropped out all the time, the 6600 never. The camera is easy to use. It's easy to program, has bluetooth! I paid $79 for it from T-mob. This phone is loud, is programable, works great, robust. Good stuff!
5 Great phone, but buyer beware of so-called TMobile rebate.
This phone is fantastic. Great reception, visibility and interface (may be complicated by others). Just don't get drawn into T-Mobile's catchy rebate. T-Mobile wasn't upfront about some of the terms to qualify for the rebate.
6 Nokia screwed up on this one!
I've had Nokia's for years, and while this one is packed with whiz bang features it is disappointing for its primary use - a phone.
Before buying, I'd urge you to actually use one and not just handle it in the store.
On the plus side it's packed with features, including BlueTooth that works fine - it's really a tiny computer that is also a phone... and that's the negative. As a computer, or PDA its weak since the screen, while large by phone standards, is still tiny to really do anything on.
And remember, this is a PHONE first and foremost which is where I have my biggest complaints...
When you dial a number, you'll need to check the screen to see that the number entered is correct. You'll do that because the keys are tightly packed in and your fingers will likely press two keys at once.
I hope you have a magnifying glass, because the number displayed as well as most of the pop up options are tiny.
It's as though Nokia has segregated 90% of the screen for fancy features rarely used and leave just 10% for the day to day use.
I've have many Nokia's and while this is the best for features, it's the worst as a phone.
Sorry, try something else or at least trying using one. You'll see what I mean ... if you have a magnifying glass.
7 Great Phone; Nokia Support Not So Good
Previous reviews are helpful and accurate. One of the main reasons I bought this phone was to download music onto the MMC. I can't figure out how to this, though. I called Nokia Support and they informed me that I had to have an "audio program" to change the current mpeg format to one that is compatible with RealOne player. They could not elaborate further. Needless to say, I need additional guidance since I'm not very computer savvy. (Could someone help me? eugarte@yisd.net) If I could figure out how to use all these great features, I would be much happier with this phone.
8 Love my phone
To be fair this is the first phone that I've owned. Resisted until the middle of last year when I looked to buy a phone and this is the one I chose out of all the reviews and models I looked at.
I keep it in my left pocket all the time and use it with my left hand. I'm right handed, so I have no issues with the ergonomics. I like the look of the clamshell phones but upon trying them out in the store, they were all too flimsy feeling or too small for my hands (I'm 5'11 medium build).
The screen is very good, large for a mobile and very sharp. The camera is ok for snapshots, the video is limited to 9 seconds but third party apps can take as long as you can fit in the memory.
I use it as an alarm clock in the morning, I set the calendar and/or clock to remind me of meetings, things to do, etc. at work and of course it tells me the time (I don't wear a watch).
It also has a very good calculator and conversion tool for lengths/weights/etc. which I again use at work - I work for a large corporation and I'm constantly on the move.
It does have Realplayer built in, it does what it's supposed to do but it doesn't play .WMV or some other formats. I don't use it as an MP3 player much but I have UltraMP3 installed which works very well and looks good. The sound from the loudspeaker is decent for a phone but the output from headphones is mono.
I've had no problems with the phone side of Bluetooth. It works flawlessy, more than can be said for my PCs USB adaptor.
For calling and receiving calls, I would say it's an average cell phone it terms of clarity and signal strength. Of course this all depends on your provider. T-Mobile is ok, I have no real problems with them and never go over 300 peak mins a month.
The best recommendation I can give is, if I dropped it (harder than it's already been dropped) and it broke, I'd buy another one, or the newest model of it, the next day.
9 bulky to handle
this has some facilities .. and also has an big screen with reasonable clarity.. but it's shape is very odd to look at and very hard to handle it.. its very difficult to catch the phone and dail the number's with one hand.. we should use both our hand's to use it that is the worst part of having this phone
10 A Pretty Neat Phone
I've only had this phone for a couple of weeks, overall I'm pretty impressed with the features of it. I happen to be in an area where the T-Mobile service is really strong, so no dropped calls, and much better sounding than the Nextel that I just dumped - that I think has more to do with their antennas than the phone itself. It is a slightly bigger phone than some others out there, but only slightly - personally, I find it to be nicely balanced, very comfortable. The sound is the best I've experienced in quite a few phones, and while I haven't played with too many of the features, the camera works well for its intended use - it isn't an SLR, so don't expect the same results.
About the only drawback I see is that the screen is a bit washed out in bright sunlight, even after adjusting the brightness of it
I bought two of them, and recommend them to anyone. Maybe not perfect in every way, but I think that has more to do with the individual preferences of the user than the phone itself.
11 Its my first phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its damn great!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the top notch for Nokia, I've seen the other models and the only thing better is the Mp3 ringtone thing.
This phone is classy, and elegant, and has the best reception ever!!
I have to use it in the USA and Mexico for work, and the signal is always optimum, even on the road.
Plus, the resolution is amazing, and the functions are real easy to use.
And besides, if you seen the Celular Movie, you can tell everyone thats your phone!!
12 Everything A Phone Should Be..
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!
13 Nokia 6600
went with T mobile Nokia 6600 replacing my Sony T610. It is a multifunction phone, reception quality is better than the 610. speaker phone quality is good, and poping in a 512mb MMC card, it rocks ! putting in MP3 player, lots of games and application to download.
DOwnside is the size of the phone, it is BIG for today's standard. and the battery life is bad !I could hardly use it without a recharge in 2 days! a bit dissapoitnd on that! the GPRS web access is sloooooooooooooow!
DaveC
14 High technology and lots of it w/a sluggish operation system
OPERATION: It's like BMW's I-Drive - It does it's job, but has the most unintuitive, overly-layered interface. For example, the memory card is under the battery. The phone must be shut down & taken apart to change the memory card... and turning the phone back on takes a little while. This is representative of the entire phone operation. Not for the impatient.
If you've never used an advanced mobile phone before, you might assume this is par for the course, but it simply isn't. Even the instruction booklet is out of order.
APPLICATIONS: It has lots of applications and they work very well... when you eventually find where they are and they finally open. No matter how accustomed to the phone you become, too much time is required to get to, open and close applications. On the other hand, one may leave many applications open at once, hide them and return to them just where they left off - similar to a Mac. Me likes.
The 6600 has more ameneties than most - World phone, Camera (VGA/zoom/night mode/timer), Video (w/ audio & zoom), Speaker (good sound), Bluetooth, infrared, Modem for computers, electronic wallet, Internet access, Calendar, calculator, converter and more.
The phone does not have an Mp3-player, FM radio, 200k+ color screen, megapixel camera, quad band, PDA, photo editor. I'm not sure that a phone w/ these and all of the above features exists just yet. ...I'm not sure I'd want to spend THAT much time w/ a device, anyhow.
DEPENDABILITY: I've seen no glitches. I've had no problems w/ this phone.
STYLING/ERGONOMICS: The keys are small, which generally doesn't bother me if they are spaced because I can employ a little 'Braille,' but the keys run into each other, so careful attn. must be paid when dialing.
As for appearance, well, that's subjective. Few will look at the phone and know it's 'all that'. It's not as stylized as a Sony or Samsung. Less Benz/obvious; more Audi/understated.
Although it has chubby hips, the device isn't really so big. Solid, squeak-free, large screen.
MEMORY/STORAGE - Seemingly boundless. First of all, the phone houses a great deal of memory for multiple videos, sound clips, photos, texts, etc. Secondly, all info can be sent to a computer and w/o the hassle of USB wires. Still not sure? If you max out the phone memory and have sent all you wish to a computer, there is a memory card w/a good deal of storage as well. This is no small deal. If you're still whining about storage, deleting some games will free-up still more memory.
RECEPTION: This really depends on locale & carrier. The 6600 (T-Mobile) is the true 'world phone' in that it has the mhz to operate around the globe, including New Zealand and Australia (900) whereas the 6620 (available from Cingular) replaces it w/ 800mhz (some refer to as 850). The latter will provide better coverage in more remote areas of The States but still operates in many countries, excluding New Zealand and Australia. The 6600 will provide similar service in more developed areas of The States and not as well in more remote areas. As the 6600 uses 900mhz, it operates in more countries than the 6620.
The battery life is less than stellar, but it charges w/ the quickness. Remember, this phone uses an operating system - Symbian... and it's feature-rich w/ 65k colors. It films 10 second video, for crying out loud. The battery life can't be very long; let's not be greedy.
GAMES - Java. Don't use them, so I delete them for addtl space. In my humble opinion, games, along w/ 'flip phones' belong in the hands of teenagers.
IMP: Two important pieces of advice - Visit Nokia's site. There are number of downloads needed/available for this phone & they will be texted to you at no cost. The downloads are for basic and advanced operations.
The second piece of advice - Be prepared to spend a lot of time w/ this phone. If you expect to be able to pick things up when you're out and in a rush via common sense, many times you'll end up frustrated. A Sony Ericcson may be the phone for you... but good luck finding one w/ all the features & such a competitive price. Keep in mind that for nearly every screen, there are a number 'along side' and 'beneath' them... for every 'save,' there are choices of phone memory, memory card or sim card.
Despite a critical start, this phone deserves four stars because it accomplishes what it sets out to do (which is pretty lofty)... does more than most... does it well... is dependable. It's a high-line Audi, on a Cadillac suspension, at a reasonable price.
When you consider expandability (downloads via computer), the numerous features, two transmission programs and multiple storage devices, dependability - this is a phone that isn't easy to out-grow.
I would suggest this phone for all but the simple-minded... or those who simply don't need so many features.
15 Phone is solid, rebate criteria not
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.
16 Nice phone with great features
I got this phone yesterday and didn't find any problems with it yet. Picture and video quality is ok. Love the speaker phone.
17 solid phone, great OS, though a little slow to react
I've had this phone for almost a year now and it has been nothing but great to use. I can connect to my computer via bluetooth to transfer images, calender events, contacts and anything else. Another great feature for me anyway is the ability to load .wav sounds as ringers. This way I never have to be ripped off by the carrier for stupid ringtones, I can get whatever I want. The only downside I have found with this phone is that it is a bit slow to react, meaning when I push the contacts button, it takes a while to load, this is true for almost all the menus and programs on the phone. Other than that, the simbian series 60 OS is great and offers lots of proprietary software that will work on your phone if you're willing to hunt for it.
18 This is a little computer!
This phone is one of the milestones in the history of the cellular phones. Supporting an operating system, Symbian OS, you can download and run a lot of programs on this phone. You can turn this phone into a gaming machine, a camcorder or a digital camera, an mp3-player, a movie viewer, a voice recorder, a personal secretary, a GPS map browser, a book, a multifunction remote controller, practically everything that you can do with the computer, plus it is a phone(!!) and also you can carry it in your pocket :). Many of these programs are shareware, some can be purchased by paying a little bit of bucks. It uses the extendable MMC memory, it is perfect for storing videos, pictures and mp3s.
Its nice look is also a plus. And also, since it is tri band and since it uses SIM-card, you can just use it in Europe and many other parts of the world, wherever GSM exists.
I am just in love with this phone, especially after using a more primitve phone about 3 years.
19 Phone is great, T-mobile is the problem
I love the phone, it is great. I upgraded to this phone because my old 3650 died. What I am not happy with is T-mobile service. I am most likely never going to try and watch a movie on that small screen but it is amazing what applications are availible for this phone. The display is large and ledgible, the keys are a little confusing but a great improvement over my old 3650.
I have always been a Nokia customer, it is a shame that so much of the phones performance relies on the service provider.
20 amazing phone.
i bought this phone last march, almost a year ago, in saudi arabia (it came out there before it did here). since then, i have not found one major problem with it. i highly recommend it if you are looking for a phone with great camera quality and/or lots of features you would find in a PDA.
21 iits cool
this phone has alot of unctions and i love it.i recomend it for anyone.
22 Yes This Is the Best Phone i Ever used
I owned this Phone last week , and its performance is just too good.
23 Wow do I ever love this phone!
I'm sure you can read the specs above to see everything it does, but for me the best thing is that I can easily check my email, movie times, news, or any website with this phone. You can take pic of your friends and the picture will pop up when they call. Give each friend a different ringtone. Get great themes and wallpapers for this phone and many many polyphonic rings. A huge beautiful color screen which can not been scratched at all even with the rough handling i give it. Nokia makes great phones, and this one is the cream of the crop. Best phone i've ever owned, period.
24 MY THOUGHTS
THIS IS A GREAT PHONE, 1ST OFF-I HEARD ALOT OF REVIEWS SAYING THERE IS NO LOCK KEY TO ACTIVATE, THERE IS.I HAVENT HAD ALOT OF TIME TO USE ALL OF THE TOYS YET ON THIS PHONE, BUT THEN AGAIN MY PRIORITIES ARE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN MOST. OVERALL IT IS VERY USER FRIENDLY, AND NICE TO NAVIGATE WITH THE "JOYSTICK" BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE. IT WAS A GREAT BUY, AND RECEPTION IN MY AREA IS PERFECT, I DO ALOT OF DRIVING AND WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE QUALITY, NOT ANY MORE....10,10,10.......
25 Has everything. more than anybody needs....
This phone may seem alittle bit dummy but the features it hasis magnificent. With the price of $ -30 nobody can beat this deal. Symbian OS gives unlimited abilities to this phone. If you have a little bit knowledge you can use this phone as a PDA, mp3 player, portable movie player, unlimited voice and video recorder, portable gaming machine, fax machine, digital camera, GPS, and by the way cell phone.
26 Another Great Nokia Phone!!!
I bought two of these phones - one for my wife and one for me. I signed up for the T-Mobile 1K + Nights and Weekends. First of all T-Mobile's people at customer service were great even the people who helped me port my old number over.
The Phone is great!!! I found the signal and sound quality to be great, however, I found the menus to be a little counter-intuitive. Not as bad as Motorola, but not typical Nokia. The phone fits the hand well and works well in noisy areas. It uses the same charger that I used for for 252 back in 1998!!!
27 Nice Phone, Great Features
Sure, it is a relatively bulky, but it is really packed with many great features. I own this phone for about 6 months now, I have used the following features: bluetooth connection to laptop and desktop for sync contacts and calendars with Outlook, transfer files (movies, songs), I have many movies on it now with a 512MB memory card that it takes. Bought a bluetooth headset and it works like a wonder. Handsfree future is good, but not too exciting. Camera is nice, and video recording for some reason is only limited to 9 seconds.
Only thing I don't like about it is slow in changing apps, boot up, and sometime it has problem connect thru bluetooth.
28 Great phone bad battery life
I've had this beauty for nearly 2 months now and I truely love it. The only disappointment so far has been battery life. Mine generally requires a charege every 48 hours or so and I don't really talk on it that much.
Why is this phone so great? Simple. It has it all. This is the first phone I know of that has the large bright screen, infrared, bluetooth, USB connector and a speakerphone.
If you are looking for an upgrade, this is definitely the phone for you.
29 Not that great
Nokia had good reputation but this phone brought it down. The battery doesn't stay as mentioned in specification. The Camera is not that great.
30 One of the best phones I've owned
Pros:
- Nokia Series 60 OS - Intuitive and stable - allows you to install 3rd party applications, ring tones, and themes
- Large screen
- Ability to add up to 1GB of memory, although the 32MB Secure Digital this comes with will store quite a bit
- The ability to customize every aspect of your phone
- Audio quality and speakerphone are excellent
- Battery life is great considering all of the features
- Works great with iSync on my Mac PowerBook G4 (OS 10.3.7)
- Bluetooth
Cons
- Buttons are small - send/end buttons take some getting used to
- Slow power on (though you shouldn't need to power off too often)
31 My favorite phone yet
This is a very good phone, especially if you like Nokia vs. Motorola, want some PDA functionality and don't mind the slight bulk. I have only had this phone for a week, but it's so much better than my previous phones -- an earlier Nokia and the top-notch Motorola/Nextel. First, on those phones. My previous Nokia was a phone only. Little else. The Motorola was very disappointing. Clunky, with very poorly built cords and accessories. I had to replace my in-car cord twice because it broke. Motorola just doesn't build quality phones. Period. Now on this phone, which I think is very well built. It's extremely solid. Takes good photos and video. And the best part about it, for me, is that it will sync with my Outlook and allow me to carry my calendar, contacts, etc. from my PC. I sync with laser, but you can sync with bluetooth if your computer has it (mine doesn't). Takes less than a minute. Sound quality is strong and so far my T-Mobile service has been better than my Nextel or ATT service in S. Florida.
32 One great phone!!!!
I use a Nokia 6600, it has a great color TFT display and camera equipped with zoom, which complement a built-in video recorder with audio and a RealOne player for playback and streaming of 3GPP-compatible and RealMedia video clips.
Multimedia functions are enhanced by multi-slide MMS messages and a Gallery for organizing digital content captured or downloaded with the phone.
So, do I recommend the 6600? Yes, certainly. But if you are in the market for a new business capable phone, and don't want to deal with a stylus equipped PDA like device such as the P900, then the 6600 will probably suit you just fine.
The Nokia 6600 is a decent extension of the smartphone line. The phone has such advantages as the excellent keypad and display, long rundown time and a good software suite. Among its weak points is the MMC slot location and a bit vague design. In short, the Nokia 6600 is an evolution but not a revolution.
33 Dont Trust on T-mobile Rebates
Hand set is good, but be aware of this T-MOBILE rebate. These people takes lest effort to process rebate forms. For last one month my Rebate status showing me that my rebate is apporved and check is delivered but still I am waiting for Check. There is no way you can talk with customer care about this.
Dont rely on T-Mobile rebates.
34 Europe compatible!!!
I bought this phone a few months ago and I have been using it since then. I never had a single problem. It is Nokia and thus easy to acces the menu options. High quality video and pictures rock! 3 band and you can just change the SIM card in it to be able to use it in Europe with another service provider. Bottom line great phone for the time being.
35 Great phone, too bad it's with T-Mobile
This may be a really cool phone, but it's not worth it with T-Mobile. They have the worst service of any of the major companies. I really regret signing up with T-Mobile, but I'm stuck with them for the next 6 months of the contract. If you're looking for a new company, don't be fooled by the service plans. T-Mobile's minute plans are cheaper for a reason.
36 Excellent
I love this phone , It is very handy and has a lot of features .
37 Excellent & Durable Phone, easy to use OS
This phone has a nice blend of features without going overboard. I was using a Motorola T720i with Verizon and I had alot of dropped calls and I had troubles syncing data. I was looking for a phone which synced with Mac OSX using Bluetooth, had decent battery life, could check email, had good reception, nice screen size and was durable (I break often break small gadgets)
The interface is simple to use. I saw a few complaints on the load time of menus and I feel people are over-exaggerating the menu load time. I have a couple hundred contacts and the menu loads within a few seconds, no big deal. I did notice if you turn the phone on and off the OS takes a bit to load up and initially the menus are slower but once the phone has been on and booted up the menus are reasonably quicker.
The camera is adequate and if I want high-res photos I'll use my digital camera instead. On the T-Mobile service I was able to take pics as we drove across I-70 and email them to family & friends once we reached a T-Mobile tzone (usually a major city). Outside of the T-Mobile service area the phone seamlessly jumped onto AT&T Wireless and various other services where the T-Mobile service was unavailable.
As I drove across the country I lost reception only in eastern Kentucky's mountains. Along the way we compared it to my wife's T720i and the 6600 was superior in terms of battery life, connectivity bars and features.
For those Mac OSX users out there, iSync works fairly well. On occasion I'm not able to connect to the phone with iSync via Bluetooth but I found that rebooting the phone seems to solve this problem. And Bluetooth does not drain the battery as quick as I thought it would, I usually can go 1.5 days with Bluetooth on along with making calls before I need a full recharge. With Bluetooth off the phone last almost twice as long.
38 Using more every time..! awesome
I have been waiting to finish my 1 year contract to get this phone. i did find some bad reviews about 6600. but let me tell you folks its a awesome phone. I have a Palmone T3 and i am really having a good time with both now. neeed to try sync option soon. over all i am much satisfied. giving 4 stars cause the keys are placed little odd. thanks nokia
39 NOKIA is the best
I have been a fan of Nokia since a long time. This is my fifth Nokia so far. This phone has an awesome screen and a nice camera (better than any I have seen ever in a cell phone). The only drawback is if you install themes it tends to get slower. The connectivity and other features worked smoothly for me. All in all a phone worth buying. To be quiet honest this is the best available in US Market right now.
40 Depends on your experience .........
Most of thew reviews are high for this phone ...... My explanation is that most of the reviewers are americans that live in the states ..... the difference is : until recently there have been no GSM networks in a wide scale , so most cell network companies supplied consumers with cells , we in the middle east (for example) have stopped using years ago .... So no wonder a lot of people find the 6600 such a miracle .
I have purchased the 6600 when it was first released in The Middle East , almost a month before Europe , and reading the brochures and features , it really did sound like a true all-in-one functionality monster .
Unfortunately , I sold it exactly a month later .
1-A cell phone is to make CALLS , in other words , quality of reception and mic/speaker are the most important , the 6600 has a relatively low volume speaker , you'd have to press it hard against your ear to hear anything the other person is saying , unless the surroundings were completely quiet .
2- It is bulky and the small buttons on the sides are sloppy to use .
3- It is SLOW , if you keep the original configuration and progs (why'd u buy it then ?!) it'll run smoothly , but still slower than most other coloured-screen Nokias . As soon as you copy video/audio files and add some programs and games , it WILL hang at least 5-10 times a day .A firmware upgrade is irrelevant .
4- My idea was that it was an all-in-one , and that theory -once again- proves wrong , this phone excells at nothing , less than average in everything , if you seriously need any of the "other than phone" functionalities , you'll be disappointed .... if you have lots of money and bought it for the love of gadgets then fine .... but don't expect to get much done .
5- If you already have a girlfriend and/or wife , you won't need Bluetooth lol .
Basically the 6600 is a bundle of over-hyped features you don't and won't need (if you do get yourself a PDA or pocket PC) , none of them work as they should , and the basic phone functions and ergonomics are less than average .
I'm an advocate of Nokia , but this phone and the following models (7610) , are seemingly a desperate trial at squeezing as much under-engineered and experimental technologies in one sloppy phone .
I'm giving it 1 star because as compared to other Nokia phones , its a 1 , compared to other blunders by other companies (such a samsung and motorrola) it might be good .... but if you're getting a Nokia , don't get this one .
41 Nokia strikes again (and thats not a good thing)
I have been trying various phones for the past 6 weeks to replace my 3650 on ATT and finally decided to try the 6620. I've tried the Palm treo, the V600 and the new blackberry on TMobile and found the Palm and blackberry to complex for what I'm looking for. I need a good organizer and the ability to synch with Outlook. Is that to much to ask for without having to buy extra components such as the Motorola requires? I think not! I've been using the 6620 for a week now and it took me 4 days to get it to synch with Outlook (USB or IR) and 90mins on the phone with Nokia support. I finally got it to synch and I thought, ok now I can sit back and relax for the next year until my contract is up again and I'll search for the next new phone.
Unfortunately my plan to chill is not to be. This phone has frozen on me twice already (the same problem with the 3650). I was assured by the folks in the stores that it was due to the old Symbian OS bugs and that the 6600 series had a newer improved OS only to find similiar problems on the 6620. as mentioned on several of these reviews the OS is slow, freezes and is glitchy. I really want to keep this phone and like it because of all the cool features plus the free synching software but I'm not sure if the trade off is worth my time and aggravation to put up with these issues. If only the V600 came with a USB cable and free software, I would go for that phone.
anyway, purchase at your own risk!
42 Not as what I expected...
This phone was DOA when I got it. Amazon sent out another one(right away, with next day UPS!!!), The second phone I received, dead pixel found on LCD screen....
Am I bad luck or what????
Then, I used it to take some pics, the resolutions was not as what I expected!!!!
However, the sound quality is superior!!! I love the RealOne player built-in to the phone(Just only play Mp4, will not play MP3). Also, it comes with the digital voice recoder, which I think is handy.
43 One of Nokias best phones available
I have overall been disappointed with Nokia in the past, finding that Samsung and Motorola tended to have better quality phones. While this phone obviously doesn't have the same quality construction as Motorola does, the Nokia 6600 is one of the better phones I've used. What makes it so great is the versatility and the number of features it has. The best features that I use most often are:
1) Great audio quality overall. Handset quality is great, as is the speakerphone quality and the headset audio quality.
2) Camera phone. A decent camera phone for taking quick pictures, movies, and having general all around fun with.
3) The joystick design they are using on the new Nokias gives you a great degree of control. The only problem is that occasionally the joystick does start to dig into your thumb while gaming.
4) One nice thing about Nokias is that they have a ton of ring tone and game choices. If you love your cell phone games or changing your ring tones everyday, Nokia beats everyone else.
5) Bluetooth wireless technology, so that I can transfer data to and from my computer without messing with any cables. This is great for putting photos and memos on the computer and transferring calander data to my phone.
6) The phone is really wide, which seems to be a turnoff for many people, but the phone is actually easier to grip and feel more ergonomic. I feel much less likely to drop this phone than others, which are actually starting to get too small. You will probably have to get a belt clip for it, however, unless you wear the pants with the cargo pockets.
My biggest concern is that I have found Nokia phones lower quality construction to lead to lower prices, but they also don't last as long. I can tell using the phone that it feels a little flimsier than Motorolas do, but as long as I'm not planning on dropping the phone or running over it with my car it should be just fine. I wouldn't use it for business purposes and hand one out to all my employees, because you tend to want a little more rugged a phone for that. Other than that it meets or surpasses all of my needs and surely won't disappoint any already established Nokia phone fans.
44 Very nice piece of technology...
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.
45 World's Slowest Phone
I have purchased two of these phones together from the Amazon market place.
If you are purchasing this phone, then make sure you can handle the speed of this phone. This phone is not suitable for fast people, maybe only for old people.
The menu pops up after 3 seconds
The picture takes a while to load from its slow card memory.
The navigation takes so much time that it would eventually drive you crazy.
Its like having a 66Mhz computer with a webcam, fax, printer, blue tooth...etc...Just an example..
I bet most of the users of this phone would agree.
Sometimes,the phone gets stuck just like a computer and it doesnt store any incoming call numbers..etc..
If you find a better phone, then I suggest you go for it.
46 Good cell phone
This is the best camera cell phone that ive ever had..the camera quality is really good..speaker phone is loud but not as much as the nokia 6610..i recomend this phone to buyers for its price..the bad thing is that videos can be recorded for only 10seconds although there is a 32mb memory card included..that doesnt make sense i dont know why i cant take videos longer than 10 seconds
47 pretty useless for me
my number one criteria for a new phone was iSync compaibility via bluetooth. all the other features are gravy. i checked the iSync compatibility page and it was listed--they even had a photo of the 6600 shown in the graphic.
so, right out of the box i had issue. namely, it wouldnt sync. after scouring the various boards i find this is an arbitrary and pervasive problem. there are lengthy hacks offered requiring root access and edits via terminal. i may have been up for this 10 years ago, but i just want a phone that works at this point. i guess its my own fault for not researching more before buying the thing. but, i am quite unhappy with nokia at the moment. if you are looking for a phone to integrate as easily as the sonyericsson phones with iSync, i say stick with a sonyericsson. i'd rather have a little more phone than the t610 offers. but, that's the only SE t-mobile offers right now.
this nokia is going back to china or wherever it came from. if there was a zero-star rating i would give it.
48 Good but S-L-O-W
I would have given this phone 5 stars if it wasn't for the fact that I would rather use my 3330 to do all the most common things you do with a phone. It's important that people know the following:
First, the interface is slow. You hit the message button on the front and it takes a matter of SECONDS to bring up the menu. Same with the contacts list, recent call list and everything else.
Secondly, in addition to the lag each time you give a command, it's just not that easily useable on the go. The number buttons are crammed into a 3x4cm area, the fonts are small, the interface is too convoluted and frustrating, it's not that customisable as well.
The plusses are the features, look, good signal and battery life, memory size and robustness. The camera and video functionality is decent, I can't see myself wasting my time with it, but some people will.
All in all I would say wait for the cell phone companies to create a PDA/cell hybrid that is efficient and easy to use as a phone.
49 I looooooooooooooooooove this phone!!!!
At first glance, I thought this phone was a little too big for me, maybe a little too complicated. One minute with the salesman and I was sold. This thing does everything but washes your dishes. I can use it as a modem for my computer, connect with clients and friends, the possibilities are endless. The ringtones are beautiful, the screen is super high quality. I could go on and on---but I won't! Go see for yourself. The ONLY bad thing? I can NOT find a carrier for this phone I like, end up just tossing it in my purse.
50 LOVE IT!
this is a great phone
i have this phone since Feb 04 and i never have any problem at all.
very cool features... great camera with zoom...cool quality pictures... great ringtones... bluetooth feature is great....
51 Seriously an awesome phone!!!
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.
52 as big as a shoe, won't work with Palm
The title pretty much says it all. The photos in the address book are terribly scaled too; they look as though they were built out of legos.
53 Lousy customer support, does not work with most PDAs
*****DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE***** ****READ WHY****
In October of 2003, I bought a Nokia 3650 off of eBay. It was an OK phone with a really nice screen, great battery life, decent signal, and cool applications. It was a major step up from a Sony t68i. The 3650--being essentially a mini-computer--had memory leaks and occassional crashing, but nothing that a quick power cycle couldn't help. Most importantly, it allowed me to get on the Internet via Bluetooth via GPRS flawlessly. It's a nice phone, and I'm glad to have used it.
In July of 2004, I purchased a Nokia 6600 from T-Mobile. Since I use my Palm PDA and T-Mobile offers unlimited Internet, I asked the sales representative if I could use this phone as a Bluetooth modem for my Palm, and he said yes. So I bought the phone and went on my merry way.
BLUETOOTH DOES NOT WORK ON THIS PHONE. THE ADVERTISING IS A LIE. Though nearly a dozen different people at both T-Mobile and Nokia have told me otherwise, it is simply not possible to use this phone as a Bluetooth modem for the vast majority of PDAs and many other devices. While the two devices will pair, the phone will immediately drop the connection if any data is transferred. With the recent "bluejacking" vunerability, the Bluetooth overseers have created a new security system called Combination Key. This helps prevent people from sending short "obscene" messages to your phone. The older security method is called Unit Key. Most Bluetooth devices only support the older security system, Unit Key. This includes ALL Palm PDAs! Further, due to an unparalled design oversight, Nokia is the only device that supports Combination Key that is NOT BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE with the older devices that people actually own. Does all this sound technical? That's because it is, and the only way I learned it was by spending over an hour talking to T-Mobile's tier-3 technicians in South Africa (to learn that the problem wasn't about T-Mobile) and three hours of getting nowhere with Nokia support technicians reading endlessly from scripts, never deviating, until I started cursing and got a tier-2 tech. Only then did I learn the truth -- THIS PHONE DOES NOT WORK WITH PALM PDAS!
So, after all this frustration of adding all of my newest contacts to the 6600, I asked the technician if it were possible to transfer the data from the 6600 to the 3650. He advised me to back up the 6600 to a newly formatted Nokia MMC card, and restore the data to the 3650. I followed the technician's directions to the letter while they were on the phone, and after I had done so, the phone restarted and displayed the message "Phone startup failed. Contact the retailer." I spent over an hour talking to a tier-2 technician who told me that their tier-1 technician should have known that it was not possible to backup the 6600 to the 3650 safely in any condition. I could not get the 3650 working to even factory defaults, even after trying every reset code they could muster. Nokia finally determined that my phone was in need of repair, but since it was out of warranty (it was made in May '03 and they would not take an eBay purchase as proof) they refused to fix the phone for less than $120! After over two hours of being placed on hold and persuasion, a supervisor finally agreed to fix the phone for free.
I did a little research and discovered that the repair could be done by any basic cell-phone for $30. All that had to be done was restore the software to the phone, and all that took was a cable and some Nokia software. I still decided to send in the phone, since insured shipping was only $10.
Two weeks later I mailed the phone in for repair. Two days after they received the phone, I received a letter in my mailbox stating that if I did not pay $120 for the repair of my phone, it would be returned unrepaired. I called Nokia to try to get it sorted out, and they stated that they had no recollection of ever promising to repair the phone for free. They stated that though it was a simple repair they would not do it for less than $120. I suggested that it didn't make sense for me to send in the phone for repair if I thought Nokia would charge me $120 to repair it since I could get it done locally for $30. This simple nuance was too much for Nokia, and they still refuse to acknoledge the fact that their technician could have broken the phone or repair the phone for free. The supervisor stated that it must have been third-party applications on the 6600 that caused the 3650 to break, and would not take the suggestion that his own tier-2 technicians stated that it was not possible to back up the 6600 to the 3650 without damaging the 3650, regardless of what was or was not on the 6600.
In short - Nokia themselves don't know that this phone doesn't work with the Palm, and if you don't heed my advice you will spend hours with technicians around the globe reading from scripts, chiding you in broken english for not following their directions exactly. You will also hard-reset both your Palm and your Nokia to factory defaults in their lame attempts to get the script to work, though it will not. Ultimately you will learn just how bad Nokia is, and why their recent loss of market share is so utterly deserved.
54 softwear
i need softwear international mobile phone that works in nigeria,as a softwear not trypical or cell phone works only in the united state but the one that works in nigeria as a country.
55 Nokia 6600
The nokia 6600 is a great phone, good games, good camera. The video recorders a bit odd, sometimes I get 9 secs on my recordings, sometimes I get 17. The voice recorders good, but you can't record songs off the radio for ring tones.
The games are decent, but u only get 2 to start off with. But you can download some really good ones like pac-man or mafia wars.
Overall the phones fantastic, and I would have given it 5 stars, but its not perfect. If your looking for a phone thats mainly for calls and killing time this is the one you want. The battery on mine lasts 2 days if I don't play games that much, and it only takes 90 mins to charge from flat. This phone has the best battery, it lasts longer then my old 3210
56 good future
I do think Nokia 6600 will be my best choice and it will bring luck to me.
57 Amazon Cheats
According to a survey, more customers are ordering their cell phone and service from AMAZON.COM
But if you are one of the customers contributing to this, its a big mistake. I have ordered 2 "cell phone + service"s from Amazon. The first shipment took such a long time, I had to cancel it. The second one is on hold for almost 2 weeks with a message that "Can be delayed further". So if you order one of the top 10 bestselling phones from Amazon now, it will take at least 3 weeks for your shipment to be delivered...guess Amazon is waiting for seconds to re-package,
58 i would give it 6 stars if i could
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
59 Best symbian phone I've used
This phone is one of the best I've ever used. It has everything I needed: bluetooth, infrared, support for MMC, camera, and a good operating system with lots of supporting software.
60 My Baby
I purchased this phone about a month ago, and although the intense love affair has dwindled, I must say that I stand as a truly satisfied customer. If you plan on acquiring additional software and utilizing the bluetooth connection, then I highly reccomend this phone, the internet has saved my arse a few times, as well as such broad spectrum of programs from a universal remote control application to an anti-mosquito one. (not included on phone)
If you do not plan to play around with it too much then perhaps there are less powerful and more aesthetically pleasing phones on the market. However if you do plan to harness the power of the Symbian OS it's quite a great time, and for 50 bucks, who can resist?
61 First cell phone, very pleased
This is the first cell phone I've owned, and overall, I am quite pleased with it. I purchased this phone after researching many different phones, mostly Nokia's that were T-Mobile compatiable. Among my requirments for a phone were: good screen, decent camera, bluetooth, and GPRS support. The 6600 was the best phone I could find with these options that I could get with t-mobile.
One primary reason for getting a cell phone was so that I could use it as an internet connection for my laptop running linux, where softmodem drivers are hard to find, and don't work very well. If you are using Linux, and you want to use GPRS to connect to the net, I suggest this phone along with a Belkin USB Bluetooth adapter.
For the linux users out there who are intrested in my setup:
I'm running Debian (Knoppix 3.4) with a custom 2.6.7 kernel.
On a DELL Inspiron 8200 with a P4 2.0ghz system with 1gb RAM.
The KDE Bluez system for bluetooth support.
I have really enjoyed the camera on this phone. Although the images are not the best in the world, its very handy to have a camera everywhere you go. And the phone has a very cool feature wich allows you to send images via a normal POP3/SMTP e-mail account. I will also say that setting up the e-mail account was very simple and straight-forward, although you do need an external SMTP server to use.
The phone can use any MIDI audio file as a ringtone. Which is really nice because you can get pretty much any piece of music in MIDI format for free on the net. You can use the OBEX File Transfer service with bluetooth from linux (KDE-bluetooth provieds a nice intergration into Konqueror for this) for sending files to the phone.
The fact that you can assign ringtones to people and/or groups is really cool. Apparently some phones don't allow you to give an entire group a ringtone.
I will say that the OS that the phone runs does have a few issues. Sometimes, various applications crash. Especially the bluetooth server... Meaning you have to restart the phone if you want bluetooth to work again. This is somewhat annoying, but from working with computers (espcially windows -- ugh...) I'm used to having to restart things. On average, I prolly restart the phone every two days.
I use this phone exculsivly with a Jabra Freespeak 250. I really dislike holding a phone to my ear, and I've found the Freespeak to be very comfortable and easy to use with this phone. The only main drawback is the fact that the voice-dialing system is kinda picky. It takes a while to learn how to use it right, and at this point I am able to make about 70% of my calls using it. However, it needs to be quite quiet for it to work at all -- dosn't work at all in the car, for example.
Some people have commented about the size and weight of the phone, and it has rightfully gotten the nick-name "the bar of soap" which, it really is. But if you use all bluetooth accessories, as I do, its really not an issue.
All in all, this is a great phone. Especially for the price amazon gives it at (I was unable to get mine through amazon due to some credit complications). If you use linux and want GRPS and/or want to use a handsfree bluetooth device, and want a decent camera -- this is the phone for you.
62 BEST PHONE I EVER OWEND.
I tell you why,
1. Checking email on the road
- I like to have email access to my yahoo & corporate account. I found 6600 got a quite neat interface & serves my purpose (setup requires some reading). It's not fast as you expect. Still, better than my first Windows 95 computer.
2. WAP/Internet compatible phone
- I like to check news, stock quotes, login to my messenger when I am on the road :) This phone got inbuilt WAP browser. You can buy cool applications to support logging into multiple messenger service (msn, yahoo & aol).
3. Large screen
- Ofcourse the screen size is comforting. It made my old b/w palm obsolete.
4. Customizable user interface (Theme, Sounds, Wallpaper) & applications
- Not boring old look all the time, you can download free themes from internet. I already got 10+ themes.. This is awesome! Fresh look every week.
- You can load tons of applications on this angel. PDF READER, OPEN OFFICE, OPERA BROWSER, TONS OF GAMES, GPS... ETC. ETC (make sure you load apps on your MMC memory not on the phone - its makes phone drag).
5. Decent camera
- This phone takes real decent pictures. I like digital zoom features (not great, but works for me). I bought PhotoImpact application which supports taking large resolution pictures. Now I am not missing any event... Every team lunch & happy hour now logged!! There is a video recorder I don't use it much... Because, its records too short.
6. MMC Card
- Im loving it. I got no space limitations. I got a 126mb there... I am done only half after nearly 200+ hi-res pictures, 10+ applications and 10+ PDF documents.
BOTTOM LINE, You will never regret buying this phone. Unless, you want a FASSST phone without lot of above mentioned features.
63 Great phone
Excellent battery life, good quality pictures, but signal strength is poorer compared to my previous phone (Nokia 3595). I recently bought this for my father who lice in a low signal area. He used to have 1 to 2 bars there but with the 6600 there seems to be no signal whatsoever. Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent phone but make sure you don't have any signal problems where you live. My apartment has very good signal strenth so I will definately buy this phone for myself.
64 Many cool features; maybe too many?
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!
65 Great phone!
Beautiful screen, nice dimensions, found it very easy to set up and use (This is my first Nokia).The speakerphone option seems quite good as well.
The minor worries are -
- Protecting the screen effectively from scratching
- Keys are a bit on the smaller side (Too much typing is not comfortable)
Overall, absolutely a great buy.
66 Nokia 6600-Best phone so far...
The Nokia 6600 is so far the best phone ive ever had its much better than the Motorola MPX200 and its a very easy phone to use i would recomend this phone to anyone who likes the fratures of the Ipaq and the Reception of T-Mobile.. heres some Pros and Cons of the Nokia 6600..
Pros-
1. The bluetooth is great nice range and pretty fast
2. The infered is nice Very Fast
3. Its pretty durable and its fast
4. The screen is GREAT
5. The Symbian OS is very east to use and its menues are convient
6. The Battery life isnt as bad as people say... to be frank it is accually quite good
7. The camera is quite nice and good resolution
8. THE SD MEMORY SLOT IS AMAZING GET A 1GB SD CARD AND FILL IT WITH UR MAVORITE SONGS AND MOVIES
9. The contacts are easy to manage
10. The phone works as a modem
11. This PHONE HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED AT A GOOD PRICE GET IT (...)
Cons-
1. The price is a little bit steap.. thats it
67 Great Phone! But not for everyone
I really love this phone... I also am loving T-Mobile (100 times better than ATT... you actually can talk to a real person for support in under an hour!).
I think this phone is great for the power-user (check out http://www.psiloc.com/ for some great toys!), but due to its wide-body (this phone is FAT) and over-abundence of features it really isn't for everyone. Is great for someone who wants something near-PDA.
Pictures turn out OK, but don't count on it replacing your digicam.
I do love this phone and its ultrabig screen. I highly recommend getting a bluetooth usb adapter to sync your phone and a bluetooth wireless headset!
68 Phone is good, but display is very fragile
Before I bought the phone, I read several reviews stating
that the display scratched very easily. I kept this in
mind and tried to baby the phone. After having the phone
for 3 days, I put two big scratches in the display with
a plastic badge with a small piece of metal on it. I was
shocked how easily the screen scratched. Amazon wouldn't
replace the phone because I scratched it (not faulting them).
So be very careful with the phone.
69 Excellent product
This is a very good phone. People say its slow, but its not that slow to be irritating. Do get a cover for this phone or else it can be easily scratched. The camera is very good. Havent tried the bluetooth yet. You need not think twice about getting this phone. All my buddies are very impressed with this phone. It has every feature u need. Its a short phone, it is shorter than in the pics you see here at amazon. Little thick yes, but that is not very disturbing either. The keypad is also very good. It may not be good enough for frequent messaging, but for dialing its good. Go get it..........
70 great product
the best phone i met so far
71 Good things balances the bad
I bought 2 of these Nokia 6600 phones recently, thru the amazon market place. Initially these phones were fun to play with some of the cool features like the speaker phone, web browser and ofcourse the built in camera. So on the whole, let me summarize the good and bad things about this phone, instead of writing a long review.
The good:
1) Large LCD screen, colorful display, good resolution.
2) Nice features, like web browser, camera, video recorder, speaker phone (very usefully), clear voice reception.
3) Joy stick for eazy navigation, 35Mb memory card to store the pictures and stuff.
Now the bad:
1) As usual, battery power not sufficient for daily usuage. The battery power discharges rapidly especially on using the web browser.
2) Phone is awfully slow. Sometimes when you press buttons, the menu appears after a second or two.
3) Phone is kinda heavy, but small in size. Looks big in the display ads though.
4) Buttons are quite small and is really a pain exp if one is fond of text messaging. There will be much erasing of text as, one would tend to type something instead of the actual letters.
5) Video recorder is of no use and one cannot record something useful in 10 seconds and it takes a while to send the same through the "Free picture and video messaging" offered by service provider.
So my review should defintely give you an idea about this phone. The bottom line is "Phone is cool one - only for the moment, as its the latest phone in the market and has all the new features, but this will soon be displaced by upcoming newer phones".
72 NOKIA 6600 BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive had the Nokia 6600 for about 3 weeks and ive learned all about it and it is easy to use yet i has a wide range of options. If you are looking at the motorola MPX200 i would reccomend this over the motorola plus the nokia is a t-mobile phone so you get much better reception.
-Your feandly nokia user :)
73 featurefan
Pros
1. Big Display
2. Most of the functions available...(I can write 10+ points on this, but I am telling in one line)
3. Built in Antenna helps a lot for signal strength
4. Can store around 400 photos
Cons
1. Little slow... means when any key is pushed, you can feel the time taking to come up
2. Most of the ring tones given by Nokia are low in volume, so chances of missing calls is more (Best way is to keep the vibration on)
3. When video is used, battery is getting discharged very fast
4. Its little big (Small Soap Box), but better than my previous Nokia.
Just a normal user can buy without even thinking....
If u are looking to use video frequently, I don't think this phone is matured enough, b'coz of battery life....
74 Best phone so far...
Nokia 6600 can be used as PDA. With Symbian OS you can install tons of software and real music. I love that phone. Lets see what kind of phone Nokia is going to come up next.
75 A glorified, refined Nokia 3650
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.
76 Screen is easily scratched
Overall a great phone. However, the screen is easily scratched. If you purchase this phone, leave plastic protector on screen, until you purchase a protective case. My screen was scratched within a week.
77 kickass....if you have the resources!
...... all these loosers up here.... u guyz jus dunt hv the resources to use this phone to the fullest....trust me if u hv em...u'll love this phone.... a camcorder....a remote control... all gameboy game..... torch.....ngage games..... world time.... map.... shopping list....money manager.... lotsa other crazy stuff....if you own this phone surf the web.... hint try forums!.....
78 Next product, please.
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.
79 give me a break!!!
who in the hell needs a frigging *VGA* camera on their CELLPHONE??? What is that, .00000001 megapixel quality? Ha!
Or a friggin' MP3 player???
I'd rather just have a light, compact, easy to use and most of all DURABLE cell phone with a long battery life and good sound quality instead.
Common sense tells you that all of the ESSENTIAL criteria above are only less and less attainable the more you stuff a phone with all these flaky unnecessary and useless gimmicks!
Nokia, let your engineers design your phones again, not bonehead marketing morons! And stop having your employees write all these bogus anonymous rave reviews on Amazon, PUH-LEEEEEEZ!
80 Operates as advertised
it does what is supposed to do. sound and reception are good to boot.
only negative, keys are a little small and i wish the joystick was easier to push when 'selecting'.
great phone.
81 Great Phone.
At this time One of the best phones with T-Mobile
Pro's
- Great display. Nice Look and Feel
- Lot of features
- You can get lot of free stuff for this phone.
- You can get free IM Messenger (agile) and login into your favorite IM like MSN, Yahoo , AOL, ICQ....
- There are lot of softwares out there.
- You can send receive emails using 6600 own email client, but its really tough to get it work. Check allaboutsymbian.com for help. Call T-Mobile tech level 3 support.
- Reception Quality is good
Con's
- You got to manage the battery life. (Disable bluetooth when not using)
- You got to use both hands, Have to get used to the keys. People with big fingures are going to have a problem.
82 Good phone, weird design...
This phone is very cool. The phone is a bit big and stubby and its a little hard to navigate with one hand.
PROS: very good memory capacity, good camera quality, very good reception, comfortable in hand, menu items are organizable, loud monophonic ringtones, auto phone-lock, add-on programs, nifty little 5-way joystick, loud and clear speakerphone, personalized ringtones, good sound recorder, doesn't drops calls.
CONS: odd design, memory card/battery issue, screen is very easy to scratch, slow loading, polyphonic and HiFi tones arent very loud and clear, WAP connection is slow, low refresh rate for video recorder, no auto-keylock, settings are very very unorganized.
The most annoying thing about this phone is the settings for the phone are all over the place, not in 1 file. Overall it deserves a 4-star rating. No more and no less.
83 features are okay
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
84 I own shoehorns with better Bluetooth implementations
This phone is flashy and feels good in the hand, but it could not hold a connection to any of my bluetooth devices (headset, handheld, or desktop computer). My old Siemens s56, on the other hand, worked beautifully with all of the above.
If you hunt around the web, you will find many websites with people complaining about the lack of drivers for this phone and the cavelike silence from Nokia when asked for help.
If your needs are limited to making phonecalls and taking snapshots, this phone will probably satisfy you. If you need Bluetooth, stay away.
85 Great all round smartphone
This is a great all round smartphone. It has a large bright 64K colour display, easy to use joystick and neatly designed keymat. It is quick and easy to snap pictures. Radio performance and voice quality are good - there is a handsfree speaker which is very good for conference calls. You can quickly send SMS/MMS and email messages. As it is a Series 60 phone you can add in extra applications. With the PC Suite software you can Sync the Calendar & Contacts with your PC using Bluetooth or Infrared . It comes with a 32MB Memory card.
Improvements? It would be nice if the memory card was hot swappable and that there was a USB connection.
86 Nokia 6600 User
I have am UK resident and I have this cell phone. I love it. It might be a poor man's PDA but I wanted a I wanted half and half not one of each.
It is annoying that the MMC Card is under the battery, but at least it is safer there, than say slid into the side.
Battery life is low as well, but I didn't want a brick to make calls from, this is 2004, not 1984!
Bluetooth seems cool too.
I noted that a user said there wasn't an autolock feature: there is. Go to Settings>Security>Autolock Period>enter the number of minutes you want before it locks and then click "OK" then enter the phone's security code i.e 12345 (Nokia standard, I'd change it). When it goes into standby the phone will lock. Enter the code and et voila it is unlocked. I would also lock the phone if you add another SIM card, the phone should be unusable then.
I love the fact you can add web browsers etc to this phone and also load photos via IR and the Kodak Picture Center(available for Nokia 7650/3650)
This cellular telephone is worth 5 stars and the 30GBP line rental.
87 Great Fun
Though it looks a bit bulky on its side, (rather fat) it is a cool fone. The keypad is a bit congested and fingers get tired while typing a message. Browsing is quite fast (depends on your network though). Apply some themes and the phone looks rather nice. One glitch is that it does not support pop port. Supports only bluetooth and IR. Nokia should seriously think of putting in some more games inside the phone. Samsung Sony easily scores over Nokia in this regard. The battery is the plus point off all nokia phones. but bluetooth consumes power like a greedy pig. I have to charge the battery everyday.
OVerall the display is great. Camera ok. but launch of 7610 might put the camera in the poor category.
88 great features
INCREDIBLE MEMORY! Aside from a 6MB++ built-in phone memory, there's a 32MB MMC card that goes with it! Picture quality's great for still and video with sound. you can record your voice and turn it into a ringtone. you can't do that with a Sony T610 (which i traded for a 6600). T610 supports only midi files. N6600 supports midi, wav, amr, mp3 etc. it has a handsfree loudspeaker, conference and transfer! i'm having mine upgraded to capture endless video, which right now allows 10 secs. I'll have to buy bigger MMC card of course. I love this phone.
89 nokia 6600 digital camera
General Network GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2003, 4Q
Status Available
Size Dimensions 109 x 58 x 24 mm, 113cc
Weight 122 g
Display Type TFT, 65k colors
Size 176 x 208 pixels
- 5-way joystick navigation
- Selectable themes
Optional Ringtones In shared memory
Vibration In phone
Languages Major Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Photo phonebook
- Build-in handsfree
- User groups
Memory Numbers in phone 8 fields, in mem
Call records Unlimited
- 6 MB shared memory
- MMC card slot, 32 Mb card included
- ARM9 CPU, 104 MHz
- 25 voice command slots
- Voice memo
Features GPRS Class 4 (3+1 slots)
Data speed 24 - 36 kbps
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Infrared port Yes
Games Yes, downloadable
Colors Light Gray
- Digital camera (640x480)
- Video capture
- Mono audio player
- Bluetooth
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Series 60 UI
- Symbian OS 7.0s
- WAP 2.0
- xHTML browser
- T9
Battery performance
Stand-by Talk time
Standard battery, Li-Ion 850 mAh 150 h - 240 h 2 h - 4 h
90 nokia 6600 digital camera
General Network GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2003, 4Q
Status Available
Size Dimensions 109 x 58 x 24 mm, 113cc
Weight 122 g
Display Type TFT, 65k colors
Size 176 x 208 pixels
- 5-way joystick navigation
- Selectable themes
Optional Ringtones In shared memory
Vibration In phone
Languages Major Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Photo phonebook
- Build-in handsfree
- User groups
Memory Numbers in phone 8 fields, in mem
Call records Unlimited
- 6 MB shared memory
- MMC card slot, 32 Mb card included
- ARM9 CPU, 104 MHz
- 25 voice command slots
- Voice memo
Features GPRS Class 4 (3+1 slots)
Data speed 24 - 36 kbps
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Infrared port Yes
Games Yes, downloadable
Colors Light Gray
- Digital camera (640x480)
- Video capture
- Mono audio player
- Bluetooth
- Java MIDP 2.0
- Series 60 UI
- Symbian OS 7.0s
- WAP 2.0
- xHTML browser
- T9
Battery performance
Stand-by Talk time
Standard battery, Li-Ion 850 mAh 150 h - 240 h 2 h - 4 h
91 The Best Phone Ever, In The Nokia Company
I would like to but this sell phone...
92 FOR ME
HELLO,
I AM TYPING THIS FOR METO GET HOLD OF THIS ITEM,BECAUSE I REALLY NEED IT TO BE SENT TO ME HERE SO I WANT IT AND I REALLY NEED IT TO BE HERE AND THE WAY I SAW AMAZON IS A GOOD PLACE TO GET AND SELL THATS WHY I LOVE IT.
REGARDS.
93 A good convergence phone, but...
The n6600's strong points are 1) the Symbian OS, 2) memory, 3) screen quality and brightness, and 4) PIM sync with Outlook. I needed to replace my PDA but wanted a smaller phone than the Treo 600 and preferably with a good camera.
Unfortunately... 1) the included WAP browser almost *never* connects via t-zones (need Opera browser instead), 2) setting up email took a few days of trial and error, and 3) MP3's require a third-party app and is in MONO, not stereo as would be implied.
In the US, only T-Mobile supports this phone and their coverage is not as good as Verizon's.
This phone is a good toy, but I've yet to see the all-time killer phone-to-have (with flawless coverage)...
94 Best phone I have owned
I highly recommend this phone. I had a Sony ericsson T610 before this and the T610 is far inferior.
Pros:
- Very easy to use user interface
- Screen is extremly sharp and bright. Excellent visibility even in direct sunlight.
- Symbian OS has lots of 3rd party software available
- Lot's of cool games available for the phone (even can play hacked n-gaged games)
- Software available to play MP3's and movies
- Bluetooth
- Speakerphone
- You can surf the web with the fully functional HTML browers
Cons:
- Battery life is okay if used a lot during the day
- A little thicker than I prefer
95 Best Nokia Yet!
A definite buy! This is a great phone with a very comfortable size and it's user friendly. Its battery could last a bit longer, but it's a minor detail compared with all the features that this phone gives you. Nokia didn't miss a thing!
As a service provider T-Mobile has always given the best service!
96 Wonderful smartphone!
Great trade-up from Nokia 3650. And in reference to "A wireless customer from Providence, RI, United States"'s comments, it does have Bluetooth! How can you miss it?
97 good for pictures
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.
98 Best Nokia phone so far...
Nokia just keeps on getting better. Excellent voice quality and battery life. One of the first things that I noticed was that despite small size, the newly designed shape makes the grip so much better.
Nokia has the best menu and software of all phone makers. Downside remains the candybar design, although it works great for me. Also missing is bluetooth. At $299, the phone is a little too pricey.
99 good
your directories arent enough for me.why dont you have a map.because its very crowded.
