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Written: Dec 13 '99
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Product Rating:
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Pros: Reception, battery life, menus
Cons: No vibrating alert
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| palindrome's Full Review: Nokia 6160 Cell Phone |
Talk about a difference. As a former owner of an Ericsson KH668, I can tell you - what a difference a few $$ can make.
I originally bought the Ericsson because of the price (at the time I was a poor student). And it served its purpose. I was able to make calls, and receive them... most of the time.
Then I got a job.
Then I got a real cell phone.
Nokia's 6160 turned out to be a major step up. After having done alot of on-line research, I got the new phone, and discovered what I'd been missing. With a much larger feature set (which includes every feature that was on the old phone), greater clarity during calls, and reception that seems amazing in comparison, this phone is just about the best it gets.
A few major points:
1) The signal reception is far and away better than any other phone that I've seen. I can make calls from places my friends wouldn't even get a signal. Combined with the digital nature of the phone, it's made for calls that rival land-line phones.
2) Battery life is just about as good as it gets. I can go for about 3-4 days without worrying about the battery charge. While I'm not the heaviest cell phone user, 3-4 days of continuous standby out of a device like this is pretty amazing as far as I've seen.
3) Easy to use. The only thing I used the manual for was to find out what the default security and lock codes of the phone were when I went to change them. Haven't look at the manual since.
Lastly, on a negative note. This phone does lack one major feature - vibrating alert. An invaluable feature when sitting in a meeting, or any other venue where quiet is appreciated. You can however correct this problem with the Vibrating Battery accessory.
Overall an excellent phone, just wish it had that cool sliding panel like the Nokia phone in The Matrix... *grin*
Recommended:
Yes
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palindrome
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