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Old 20-04-2004, 23:26
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Hi

I am thinking about getting the Nokia 6600, but I'm not sure whether it's the right move. Could anyone on here please tell me whether there are any known bad points or bugs with this phone and whether this is worth upgrading to from a Samsung V200.
I heard there was some problem with names on texts not being recognised because the numbers weren't saved in +44 format, is this true? How good is the camera picture quality?

Any comments on this phone would be helpful.

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Old 21-04-2004, 10:49
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The +44 names thing is true. there is another thread in this forum about it. but it's not that big a problem.

The camera is good 640x480
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Old 21-04-2004, 11:02
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If you're considering 6600, it may be worth looking at Siemens SX1, very similar spec, but SX1 has built in MP3 and radio. (also unusual keyboard).
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Old 21-04-2004, 12:02
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Originally Posted by paulbrock
If you're considering 6600, it may be worth looking at Siemens SX1, very similar spec, but SX1 has built in MP3 and radio. (also unusual keyboard).
yes but also at the same time it will come with a nice price tag on it , also you can get a MP3 program for the Nokia and the radio uses far to much battery, i would recomend get a seperate radio they aint that big now anyway.

the phone i would get is called the K700 it isnt out yet but when it comes out it will be very very good its a Sony Ericsson phone that should be out in May/June.
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Old 21-04-2004, 12:17
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Originally Posted by PreZiCion
yes but also at the same time it will come with a nice price tag on it , also you can get a MP3 program for the Nokia and the radio uses far to much battery, i would recomend get a seperate radio they aint that big now anyway.
Radio doesn't use much battery, I listen most of the day - built in radio not the radio over GPRS nonsense.
MP3 does use up battery, but the 3rd party for 6600 ones don't have stereo support.
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Old 21-04-2004, 12:40
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umm are you sure they dont ?? i was reading this on Howard Forums and they wer arguing over it does and it dont.
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Old 21-04-2004, 12:49
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Originally Posted by PreZiCion
umm are you sure they dont ?? i was reading this on Howard Forums and they wer arguing over it does and it dont.
Not sure what you're referring to:
Radio - pretty confident it doesn't use up much, definitely much less than Mp3.
Stereo - 6600 does not support stereo output, even if the software does, there's no way for the hardware to utilise this.
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Old 21-04-2004, 13:21
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The MP3 programs you can get for Series60 (MP3Go, UltraMP3 etc.) will NOT play out stereo, as the output of the phone is only mono.

I do recommend the 6600 though - great phone.
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Old 21-04-2004, 15:08
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Originally Posted by PreZiCion
the phone i would get is called the K700 it isnt out yet but when it comes out it will be very very good its a Sony Ericsson phone that should be out in May/June.
Yea i agree! Im definitely getting a K700 when they come out!
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Old 21-04-2004, 16:25
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Originally Posted by PreZiCion

the phone i would get is called the K700 it isnt out yet but when it comes out it will be very very good its a Sony Ericsson phone that should be out in May/June.
Yes, the K700 is looking nice. In particular it's (relatively) small size. Of course it's not a smartphone (so less 3rd party software), though not far off. If it had expansion slots, that'd be much better, otherwise MP3 and video will soon fill it up. By the time it comes out, 1MP cameras will be creeping in too, but if the price is right, it could be a bestseller.
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Old 21-04-2004, 17:32
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K700 or if you can wait till October this:

www.sonyericsson.com/s700
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Old 21-04-2004, 18:12
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good points:
[list][*]Digital Camera with Zoom[*]Video recorder & player[*]65,536-color TFT display[*]Advanced personal information management features[*]Java™ MIDP 2.0[*]Tri-band phone[*]Series 60 platform[*]Integrated digital camera with zoom [*]Video recorder with audio support [*]Memory card slot for additional user memory and applications.[*]Wireless connectivity with Bluetooth and infrared [*]Streaming video and audio [*]Data synchronization with PC via PC Suite [/list]
Camera: 640 x 480 pixel resolution; standard, portrait, and night modes; 2x digital zoom; self-timer.
RealOne Player: Playback and stream RealMedia and 3GPP-compliant content.
Gallery: Easy access to and organization of all digital content (images, sounds, videos) captured with or downloaded to your phone.


Call Management

Contacts: Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry, also supports thumbnail picture and groups .
Speed dialing .
Logs: Keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls.
Automatic redial .
Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only).
Supports Fixed Dialing Number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers.
Conference call.

Hope that would help you.
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Old 21-04-2004, 19:42
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well if you can wait i agree on waiting for the S700 as that is my next phone to add to my SE collection .
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Old 21-04-2004, 21:15
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Thanks for all your comments guys, think I will invest in this phone now (I just found out that that +44 text problem was Orange only anyway, which is a slight bonus as well).

Just one more question. I'm thinking about going on O2 online Pay Monthly and I don't know whether to bother with the insurance plans (I'd rather not). What would happen if my phone was lost and I didn't have insurance. Would I be lumbered with the line rental and no phone, or would O2 replace the handset with maybe a small charge?

Thank again
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