Are you a victim of purse dialing?
Written: May 06 '01
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Pros: Sliding cover phone, computer and palm pilot all rolled into one!
Cons: Ear piece doesn't fit in my ear!!
The Bottom Line: If you are looking to avoid purse dialing, and want a great phone that does it all this is it!
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| IleneG's Full Review: Nokia 7160 Cell Phone |
I have been a proud Nokia user for over 5 years. In those years I have been on both Analog and Digital phones. With each year, and every phone I noticed I was having more and more problems with what I like to call purse dialing!
Ok, you might be asking what purse dialing is, and I will be glad to tell you now. Purse dialing is when you have your cell phone on the inside of your purse, and it dials a number for you, without your knowledge! I personally have done this, but my mother is more famous for calling extended lengths of time, where I can hear her singing to the radio in the car(this was quite costly when I lived 1000 miles away from her). Anyways this type of dialing was becoming more and more frequent as the phones became smaller, more compact, and easier to use. Luckily, I moved home to Florida to work after college graduation, or we might have lost tons of money to this horrible problem!
In 1999, my mother and I renewed our contracts with Bell South(now Cingular) and received our new Nokia 5100 series phones. I had a 5120, and my mother got a 5160. Both great phones, but still very easy to dial without even realizing it. For 2 years I would receive phone calls, hearing my mother singing to my latest cd that she stole out of my collection (Little Earthquakes is her favorite to steal)! Now don't get me wrong, I love my mother, and her singing voice isn't half bad, but I hate for her to use 30 minutes of talk time, because her phone dialed out, while embedded in her purse.
Well, May 2001 was rolling around, and my mother and I realize one day that our service contract with Bell South is about to expire, and that we needed to change the service plan over to Cingular. When walking into the store, we noticed this nifty looking Matrix type phone, and over heard, the words brand new, out of a sales persons mouth! My mom and I just looked at one another and nodded, we had to have this phone, if not for me, definitely for her!
This phone fun and practical. It has many great features that you can't help but wonder what you ever did before, without them! My personal favorite is the To-Do list, since I am interviewing right now, it lets me keep my appointments all set in my phone and reminds me 30 minutes before hand!
Features include:
Navi™ roller for fast and easy scrolling and selection of the phone's great features
Profile settings allow adjustment of phone to your environment and lifestyle
Predictive text input for fast and easy way to write
Short Messages(stores up to 100 Short messages)
Voice dialing with up to 10 voice tags
Ascending ringing tones
Personal alert tones
5 downloadable ringing tones
Call forwarding, call waiting, own number display(network dependent feature)
4 games (Snake II, Rotation, Opposite, Racket)
Phone Book: Stores up to 1000 names, up to 5 numbers per name (general mobile, work, home, fax) and up to 2 text fields per name (postal address, email or note)
Calendar with details and various new options; stores up to 500 entries
To-Do List: Stores up to 100 items
Active slide for answering and ending calls(this is my favorite feature if you can't tell!)
This phone allows for some futuristic movie-like features that normally one could only see in a James Bond flick, such as Infrared for wireless communication between phone and PC,and phone-to-phone transfer of names, phone numbers and calendar entries. Another great innovation is this phone is Internet and PC ready, you can get your email from anywhere just by turning on your cell phone, providing your service allows it!
What other phone has over 4 hours talk time, up to 10 days of digital standby time, light as can be at less than 5 ounces,with a large graphical display and menu animations? The Nokia 7100 Series is in a class of its own, and the 7160 is quickly becoming a favorite among cellular customers, and being less than a month old, that is quite an accomplishment.
After talking to a sales person, we opted to sign a new contract for 2 years, and got the phone for only $99 (normally $149 with 1 year contract)! Now granted I have only had this phone 3 weeks, but now instead of turning off the phone whenever I am not using it, I find myself leaving it on to wait for incoming calls (a rarity before this phone)or calling out myself to talk to someone!
I am proud to say that in the past 3 weeks of owning this phone, my mom and I have ceased to have any purse dialing problems. I love the fact I can pick up my phone, call my mom and actually talk, not just hear someone singing through a muffled purse!
This phone has changed our cellular outlook. Thank you Nokia for finally coming together and creating such a great phone!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 99
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