My Nokia 6010 comments which differ from aegrotatio's somewhat because I come from a completely different perspective.
I had been using a Motorola P280 for a LONG time because it was one of the best phones out there as far as RF. I am also not a phone of the day kind of guy or even a phone of the year. I tend to get a phone and then use it for several years. My old Mot P280 was still a great phone, but the display was very dim and the batteries were starting to reach end of life (frequent recharging). That said... I got a Nokia 6010 mainly because it was free, but also I tend to like the candy bar type phones over flip phones. I also prefer a more sturdy phone since I tend to carry mine in a back pocket of my jeans, loose in a coat pocket, etc. so my phones tend to get sat on, knocked around, etc. The Nokia 6010 certainly fits that criteria. Also it is no larger than my Mot P280 was and in fact fits my pocket better do to not having the antenna stub sticking out the top. The display, while maybe not as bright and big as other phones out there, to me it seems like the Sun compared to my old phone. I find it plenty bright. I do agree that the SIM card slot is rather poor if you need to swap SIMs frequently, although for me it is not a problem since I put the SIM in and typically won't remove it again for years. But overall, compared to my last phone, this phone is great. RF seems about as good and many more features than my old one. So while maybe not all the bells and whistles of the newer models, compared to my old phone this one seems simply luxurious. Although I have to admit, now that TMO has the new $9.99 unlimited messaging on the family plan (which I signed up for) I am tempted to pick up a Nokia 6101 for the camera. Traditionally I rather liked not having a camera on the phone as I had no need for it and wasn't about to pay a quarter a shot to send photos somewhere. But I do not like the antenna stub on that phone at all. Not only does it stick out and would catch in my pocket, but it comes to a bit of a point. Anyway, those are my thoughts. Patrick ------------------------ > From: "aegrotatio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The Nokia 6010 is very long in the tooth and rather large but it > has > superb signal-holding ability. The screen is somewhat dim and > displays at a low resolution which is weird since screen itself can > physically run higher resolution (it uses two pixels instead of one > pixel to show text and graphics). It holds GPRS signal much better > than my 3120 can. > > If you're a phone-of-the-day guy like me you will find that it's > really hard to get the SIM card out of a 6010. > > I get faceplates for the 6010 for about $4 and they last until I > drop > them. It's a good kick-around phone. Patrick Timlin http://www.geocities.com/ptimlin/ - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
