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  • bluemish
  • whA
  • 14 May 2010

This is my phone when i was in 1st year high school until 2nd year high school,..

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    • human
    • utc
    • 08 May 2010

    Amjad, 06 May 2010Actialy Nokia Used On component as a ringer and earpiece. T... morehey friend, nokia was a good manufacturer (wrong -nokia is a good manufacturer)... if they are not caring about the voice leakage, they have to pay for it in some way... i mailed them about this leakage issue... they not even considering this as a problem...

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      • tab
      • Rxf
      • 07 May 2010

      I see mentioned here that this phone has 'voice memo'. I have the phone with me, and I don't see this option anywhere. I understand it's like recording your voice as reminder for some date and time..? I don't see that this option exists - if anyone is able to see this correct me.

      However, one option gsmarena did not mention but is present in this phone is 'spread sheet'. You can keep track of what you purchased, and it's cost - day and month wise. Good option. I use it quite a lot.

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        • Amjad
        • t@E
        • 06 May 2010

        Actialy Nokia Used On component as a ringer and earpiece. Thats why voice leak from back side.

        Nokia is a good manufacturer but i a surperised why they are not taking this issu seriously. Basicly phone is used for making calls and if voice can not be heared clearly it is useless.

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          • Amjad Rao
          • t@E
          • 06 May 2010

          Actialy Nokia Used On component as a ringer and earpiece. Thats why voice leak from back side.

          Nokia is a good manufacturer but i a surperised why they are not taking this issu seriously. Basicly phone is used for making calls and if voice can not be heared clearly it is useless.

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            • IKRAM
            • uWF
            • 02 May 2010

            I used this phone but i got big problem in it which is sound leaking from back side from speaker, i think it makes because of there is one speaker in it which is performing two functions 1st is Ear Speaker and 2nd is Loud Speaker so thats clear problem of voice leaking because of 1 speaker. I suggest the NOKIA MAKER'S please make separate speaker's (One for Ear & Second for Loud) in this cell which makes personal voice like Nokia 1208/1209.
            My second problem is noice of keypad when type text so please make silent keypad just like Nokia 1600 model, kindly solve this problem also. THANKS....

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              • rrrrrrrrr
              • 0FG
              • 02 May 2010

              it's very funny telephone !

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                • confused
                • uH$
                • 30 Apr 2010

                can the phone support MP3 ringtone?
                i went to the shop that sells this hand phone and
                they told me it cant, but the specs here wrote that it can.

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                  • vp
                  • Rxf
                  • 30 Apr 2010

                  A little update about 'voice leakage' from back:

                  If you take the back cover off, there is a sort of grid of holes near the back speaker, and voice easily escapes from them during normal talk. So with no surrounding noise, someone close to you might be able to listen partially. I devised a way for this by placing a brown tape from inside of cover, covering all holes, so the voice does not leak then. What I also got, was a problem that alarm-tone voice is greatly diminished as well.

                  So I devised another work around by placing brown tape from back, covering all the holes, except for 1, or 2 maybe. Now alarm tone is clear, but voice still leaks. Now, this way, if you want to prevent this leakage, all you have to do is place your index finger on top of this small hole (it's barely 1 mm size anyway).

                  Not the ideal case for some, but it works.

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                    • vp
                    • Rxf
                    • 28 Apr 2010

                    If you're a person who does text messages a lot, and with great speed (aka a touch typist, or in this case, a touch texter), you're going to find this keypad very annoying pretty soon.

                    If you do occasional text messages, and not too fast at them, then you'd be happy with looks etc. this set offers.

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                      • pasaway
                      • vj1
                      • 27 Apr 2010

                      I was waiting for the release of 1280 (i liked its retro look and long battery life) but i already needed a new phone so i bought this one instead.

                      Likes:
                      - Really cheap
                      - Large screen makes it look like a mid-range phone
                      - Nice interface. A bit slow in scrolling but fast in texting
                      - Not prone to fingerprints
                      - Radio with 3.5mm jack
                      - Flashlight
                      - Talking clock in local language
                      - 250 message capacity

                      Dislikes:
                      - Noisy keypad is really annoying
                      - If i'm not mistaken, it can arrange contact names only up to the fourth character. Some of my contacts are jumbled

                      I haven't tried any of nokia's 12xx phones but if you're planning to buy one of those, i think that 1616 would be a better choice. It has many advantages for a small price difference.

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                        • tab
                        • Rxf
                        • 27 Apr 2010

                        tab, 29 Mar 2010I got a chance to look at this phone (while it was off). He... moreOk - I'd like to make comment on my previous comment! I bought the phone, and the impression I had back then just didn't fit in when I had the phone in my hand.

                        1) for keypad, it's ok. Could've been better (Nokia 1112 keypad was very nice). Also because keys are placed together, so you have to be a little careful while texting. But no serious issue.
                        2) Plastic is made of mostly recyclable material, but is actually quite ok; not like Nokia 1100 or 1112, but fine nevertheless.
                        3) It looks good, nice display, pretty manageable - I'd say if you wanted to buy this in the first place, go ahead, I hope you wont be disappointed!
                        4) I take my words back regarding this point as well!
                        5) I bought it [smile]
                        One more thing: most vendors told me it has 'double speakers', and Nokia has recently released phones with this 'feature'. So voice I feel is clearer from the back side, than the front. But when I keep volume level low, I feel there wont be much issue (nowadays it's summer but when winter comes in, with no fans and generally more silence, then I'll monitor this more).

                        If you like the set, go ahead and buy it, it's such a cheap set anyway.

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                          • Zahed
                          • PG0
                          • 25 Apr 2010

                          Is it a tri-band set?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • t@J
                            • 24 Apr 2010

                            this phone is the best under rs 2000

                            in kolkata it comes for Rs 1400
                            it is the best nokia s30 phone
                            it has the new ovi style icons and a good fm radio
                            it has all the nessecary features like calculator , torch, fm, spreadsheet, and etc

                            the 5030 has a advantage that it can play fm wirelessly but this phone interface with ovi icons is very polished

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                              • sebin
                              • utV
                              • 21 Apr 2010

                              ya its agood phone.i like it very much

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                                • tab
                                • Rxf
                                • 20 Apr 2010

                                Amit, 15 Apr 2010i bought this phone 2 weeks ago,,bt my xperience is poor,,i... moreAmit, if you are able to generate this error on purpose, then you should take it back to shop and claim warranty. Such problem should be uncommon with this basic phone. Regards..

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                                  • Hussain Nisar
                                  • U3x
                                  • 17 Apr 2010

                                  All posts here are confusing..im amazed that how can people write so much bluf.some are as worried as they are buying Nokia X6..No need to be confuse if you are a serious buyer..juz get it..best phone in best price.no voice leakage if volume is on moderate level . Every fone produces leakage if u wil use on full ear vol..itz a common sense..good and soft keypad better than hard and creepy keypad of 1661 and 1209..get it u wil surely enjoy it in every aspect.thanx.

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                                    • AKIF
                                    • u1u
                                    • 16 Apr 2010

                                    i had used this the dam is battery time

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                                      • benjie
                                      • sxw
                                      • 15 Apr 2010

                                      Awais, 01 Apr 2010Dear guys, i m confused which phone to buy. Nokia 1616 or N... more1661 has flat keypads and is harder to type, battery life is poor coz it uses bl4c only. this was my friends experience. now i bought a 1616 and it has economy feature to save battery keypad is made of rubber and are better than the flat type used in 1661. but conparing this phine to my 4 year old 1600 i must say i like the 1600 better because of voice and reception quality. well i have to try and get used to this new fon. hope this helps