The phone for everyone
Written: Mar 22 '04
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Pros: Great color screens and feature packed
Cons: non downloadable tones and no Internet
The Bottom Line: Great phone for everyone however my price was with a plan yours may vary
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| tannman1's Full Review: Nokia 3560 |
I live in a mobile home that is a curse to cell phone use. I have gone through five or six brands and types including the new phones which use the SIM cards. In a fit of desperation I replaced my last phone with the Nokia 3560 and aside from some minor annoyances this phone works better in my home then all the other phones combined. Let's take a look at the phone, it's features and documentation.(Features may vary depending on your wireless service provider, mine is based on AT&T wireless)also in the interest of space I will be including the major features that most users would be interested in as well as the unique ones that were a surprise to me.
The Phone's physical features:
The phone is light weight (3.75oz with battery) with an adequate sized keypad, the scroll key is large and centered however the keys designed for select and exit located on either side of the scroll key can be hard to press in low light environments. I like the fact that the antenna is built in and not protruding out to get broken. The screen is a color type that is fully customizable with a array of choices for wallpaper as well as color schemes that is a snap to change. However the ability to add to the graphics is not possible. The on and off switch is on the phones top and kind of hard to press, they could have done a better job on this essential feature. The battery claims to give you 6.5 hours of digital talk time and up to 9.5 digital stand by time, 42 hours analog stand by time but they are pushing it.
Non phone features
The phone has a number of convience features that are not related to phone calls that are quite nice. The games are top notch and have moved away from the useless snake or hangman game. This phone's games include bowling, backgammon my two favorites as well as Skydiver and racket all in color. The phone also sports a calender, to do list, conversion application, stop watch and alarm.
Features relating to phone or phone use
Along with the usual caller ID, call log and timers this phone also has profile settings for different environments, vibrate and an interesting audio setting called equalizer which I honestly cannot figure out it's use compared to volume. It is SMS capable as well as Email ready depending on your provider.The message system includes T9 typing which predicts the word you are trying to input and it's great after you get used to it. The documentation claims it can connect to the net however my provider states it does not have that ability. The ring tones are awesome with a wide choice sadly though I cannot add to the collection. The built in phone book allows for multiple numbers and holds a total of 250 contacts, plenty for most users. It does have voice dialing however it is so hard to use I stopped trying as this feature needs work You can group your contacts by type as well as assign custom rings to any contact you may have. The key lock feature is a pain to unlock but saves me from calling out when in my pocket. Again I have omitted the features that most if not all phones have and tried to touch on the major selling points of this phone. The included documentation is complete and quite easy to understand. Also included is a simple head set which is cheesy and a charger. There are upgrades available for the afore mentioned extras.
I wish:
I wish it had down loadable tones and wallpaper and was Internet capable.
Bottom Line
Great phone, great features and if available don't pass this model up
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 49.00
Recommended for: Adventurous Technophiles - Tough and Durable
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