Nokia 6500 classic
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- Anonymous
- n$e
- 11 Oct 2007
I really like the 3 pick and mix offer!
The problem is that, I currently dont like any of their handsets :(. The range is quite limited.
But if they had a wider range of handsets, I would love to join 3.
It is really value for money!
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- Anonymous
- mFB
- 10 Oct 2007
Waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting...
And then it's finally released and is only available on one network out of four - with the other three not expecting the phone until the mid/end of the month, for some bizarre reason.
So the wait carries on. Which I just cannot understand considering there is absolutely nothing special about this phone - apart from its size and its looks - it is basically the 6300 in a different case. So its not like there were major software issues or anything.
Never have I waited for so long - since the middle of August expecting a late September release. Now it looks like my rather sad, loserish waiting game is going to stretch well beyond two months.
And O2, the only operator currently carrying this phone, are complete balls - the contracts they offer are expensive for what they are, and their mobile-internet bolt-on offers a pitiful 200MB "unlimited" usage allowance.
Three are still by far the best value. And T-Mobile would be up their with Three if only they didn't charge you for voicemail retrieval.
And to further scar the reputation of this phone, it doesn't look like it will be released on Three, which means a long, drawn-out and completely unneccessary wait will be rewarded with a rip-off, bullsh!t contract.
I think we should just all settle for something else from a different brand to show Nokia that a long wait = a short sale. The useless c0cks.
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- Khalid
- FBw
- 10 Oct 2007
i saw the phone 4 about 1300 Saudi Riyals
(346)$ US Dollars$$$
cheap comparing with the malaysian post
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- rzvwien
- iIf
- 10 Oct 2007
Now available in Austria, 419 euro ( start price ) http://www.saturn.at/start.html?klabSessionID=cf0e6ba2b1e7218d69521d253037c1cdPj3k9ed5
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- Cootified
- vux
- 10 Oct 2007
This handset was just released in Australia last week for between $400-$600 depending on the retailer. On the first day the handset froze while trying to access various applications, notably when opening MMS messages. Battery very good so far, but I've yet completed the 2nd charge cycle. USB charging will only accept Nokia charger. It will not charge from Motorola, Blackberry or O2 USB chargers. Design very appealing in Black. 8 out of 10 for a BASIC 3G handset without VIDEO CALLS and HSDPA.
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- STRES
- 0Uu
- 10 Oct 2007
300 euro in Romania. Nice...
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- Tumaiee
- PIN
- 10 Oct 2007
I agree with who_berak. The Malaysian price of RM1,470 for this phone is TOO MUCH. The phone doesn't even have HSDPA... 3G only 384 kbps. Justifiable if got HSDPA.
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- Dr Ahsan Suleman
- M@T
- 09 Oct 2007
It has s40 fp 5th edition good cell to show off from nokia atleast u dont have to leave for most basics a lot better than v8
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- Ellen S
- MA8
- 09 Oct 2007
@ mFDb:
I'm not sure why you have such a problem with o2. I have been their customer for years and have always had excellent value for money and customer service. I currently pay £35 per month, and for that I get 1000 free minutes to any network at any time, and 750 free texts. I have also never paid for a handset, even though all my phones have been brand new on the market when I got them. Fair enough, the stores and website may state handset prices next to them, but o2 are very flexible when it comes to negotiating. At certain times, I have contacted them to advise that I could get a better deal with another operator and they have always bettered the deal, without even asking for proof or checking. And getting a phone from o2 is, without a doubt, better than getting it from any other network because they don't fill their phones with network software and stick their logo all over it like the other networks do. At the end of the day, o2 have become the UK's leading network for a very good reason. I'm on an online tariff, by the way. Much better value than the highstreet.
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- Vidis
- 0xN
- 09 Oct 2007
miki, what would You suggest for first time opening of the case so we wouldn't break it? How to open it smoothly?
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- lizbos
- N7$
- 09 Oct 2007
the phone is excellent but why not card slot
thanks
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- miki
- SYJ
- 09 Oct 2007
nice but looks like 4 yrs old Samsung C100 rip-off...
extremely hard to open backpanel, I would think that some nervous users will harm display when trying to insert sim.
what I especially like is the way they have done the function keys...
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- John
- MsN
- 08 Oct 2007
Just saw it bahrain today !!! BD 155...just a bit to expensive considering it has no camera for video calls !!Oh yes !! the build is not that good as well !!cos it was creating a kinds of sqeaking sounds when pressing the key pad !!
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- Anonymous
- MwJ
- 08 Oct 2007
available in france
i got it
its a bomb
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- who_berak
- TC$
- 08 Oct 2007
the Malaysian price of $1,470 is way too expensive for such a basic phone! How do they justify such high price?!!!!
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- Anonymous
- pSk
- 07 Oct 2007
Available on all operators within the UK by 15 November.
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- Nab
- M4r
- 07 Oct 2007
Just released in kuwait today
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- Anonymous
- mFD
- 06 Oct 2007
Oh, and on the talk of video calling and the Nokia 6500 Classic:
Why would this even be a consideration, if you can't even make video calls?
Or do people just enjoy paying double for half a service?
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- Anonymous
- mFD
- 06 Oct 2007
To n$en
Thank you for further confirming my point - O2 is a flaming, horrible rip off which offers frustratingly horrendous account services (i.e. how it is impossible to get a to-the-minute usage balance - there is always a couple of days delay). This alone is a big enough reason to not go anywhere near them. I mean, how ridiculous is that?
"Also, vodafone seem to be offering the same phones at the same tarriff for free. While o2 is charging £30 - £100 for the same handset on the same tarriff. (12 month ones)"
I think this says it all, considering Vodafone are another operator who enjoy robbing their customers of money.
O2 have quickly established themselves as the UKs premier cellular robbers, surprisingly pipping Vodafone to the post of worst-value-operator. Orange are on a par with Vodafone, T-Mobile are competitively priced and Three are easily the best value (and always have been), but their major flaw is their range of phones...
And Mr 0xNp
Your battery is really not as sensitive as what is made out, especially the modern day ones. If you really want to do the full charge - to empty - to full charge, then it's pretty simple: don't plug it into your computer until the battery is either empty or full.
Or is it only me who finds such a thing the most obvious solution?...
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- Vytenis
- 0xN
- 06 Oct 2007
Hello, I'm interested in purchasing this phone. The thing is, I never had experience with the ones charged via USB (I currently own a 6030) So, when you connect the 6500 Classic via USB to your PC, it automatically charges the battery as well? My question would be about whether this is good or not, actually, because as far as I know, it's best to completely empty the battery and then charge it to full again (for first three times, that's for sure, but probably for later as well, right?) So would this USB charge not harm the battery, it's stand-by time, or something, if it's going to be charged back and forth not to full, when connected to USB? Your answers and opinions would be very interesting and important. Thanks.