Nokia 3390, Has everything to fit YOUR Personality!!
Written: Aug 28 '01 (Updated Jan 03 '02)
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Pros: Has everything you need and more.
Cons: Can't connect to the internet. I don't even need it to do that though.
The Bottom Line: This is a great phone. I am glad I spent the money and got a decent phone instead of settling for the freebie or spending more for something less.
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| 77chelle's Full Review: Nokia 3390 |
The Nokia 3390 is one of three phones that we had to choose from when we signed up for our Wireless Provider. We looked at all of the options of all three phones and settled for the Nokia 3390. We are very happy with our choice and I think you would be very happy with this phone as well. This phone can be personalized to fit your personality.
The only thing that this phone doesn’t do is have the option to connect it to the internet. It can send and receive text messages of 140 characters but it doesn’t have the ability to hook a laptop to the internet.
This phone is a lot smaller then the first phone I ever owned a couple of years ago. This phone is even small enough to fit in my pocket.
Among the many features that this phone offers are:
Call waiting
Caller ID
Volume indicator
Screen Saver
Voice-activated dialing for 8 names
Two-way text messaging
Up to 2 hours and 40 minutes talk time
7 days standby time
snap-on faceplates (what a cool thing)
downloadable profiles with screen savers and ring tones. (Hey, you can even download the music to the Star Wars Episode I movie.)
lithium ion battery
AC travel charger
hands-free ear bud (This has come in handy in the car)
weighs only 4.2 ounces (with battery)
small size of 4.3 H x 1.9 W x 0.8 D inches.
Internal antennae (no more having to make sure the antennae is pulled out before answering a call.)
Create your own ring tone with 3390 ring tone composer
The phone makes a beep noise when the battery level is getting low, so there is no guessing, or forgetting when it is time to power up the battery.
The Nokia 3390 has 4 New games: Space Impact, Snake II, Bantumi & Pairs II. It is definitely entertainment for those idle moments. That is if the idle moment is a place where you can have the phone turned ON. So, WARNING: Do not play games on your phone where use of a wireless phone is prohibited, or when it can cause interference or possibly danger. A hospital setting comes to mind, or possibly not a good thing would be on an airplane.
I would have to say my favorite of the four is Pairs II. A small description of the games is as follows...
Space Impact: It involves using your weapons to survive alien attacks. When you defeat all of the enemies you progress to the next level.
Snake II: You are supposed to feed the snake as many goodies possible to make it grow. The longer the snake’s tail grows the higher the score you get. You can choose to play in a clear field or select from 5 different mazes. If the snake runs into its own tail or one of the walls the game is over.
Bantumi: You play against the phone dropping beans into pots. Press 4 or 6 to pick a pot and 5 to drop the beans. When you finish in your big pot you get another turn. If you finish in your empty pot you can get beans from the opponent’s pot. Basically the one with the most beans wins.
Pairs II: This involves some skill, you have to uncover pictures to find pairs, all while using as few tries as possible. In arcade mode, you must find all of the pairs before the bomb goes off.
I must give my piece about Wireless Phone Safety...With all of the controversy about wireless phone use in cars while driving, I think the driver should use discretion. I have heard of too many instances of people getting hurt from drivers not paying attention to the road when they are on the phone. I think that this wireless phone has come up with a few solutions to make driving and talking a little bit easier. This phone comes with a hands free ear bud that doesn’t have one of those funny microphones in front of your face.. It is discreet enough others can hardly tell that it is there. I have used it while driving and I was talking to my hubby and he couldn’t tell that I didn’t have the phone in my hand. In other words the person on the receiving end of the phone call has no idea that you aren’t using the phone. Another nice feature with this phone is hands free dialing. It has something called Voice Dialing for up to 8 names. So, for those phone calls that just “have” to be made while on the road use the hands free ear bud, the voice activated dialing, and KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR SURROUNDINGS. For someone that just can’t do more then one thing at a time by golly pull over to the side of the road and finish your conversation there. Where it is safe.. The person on the other end of the phone does not want to feel responsible for you getting into an accident. Okay enough about that ... I just had to let you know how I felt.
This phone in my opinion has it all. The options that come with this phone are endless. One thing that does come to mind, is that if the network that you are using as a wireless provider does not support all of the things that this phone is capable of doing then, you won’t be able to get the full potential out of the NOKIA 3390.
Another thing that comes to mind is the reception that I receive on this phone is exceptional. The person that I talk to is as clear as can be. The person that is listening to me gets to hear all of the background noise around me thought because it has such an exceptional microphone on it.
We bought our Nokia 3390 at Costco for $99.99 but it came with a $50 airtime credit, a leather carry case,a car charger and more.
If you have any questions just leave a comment and I will get back to you.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 99.99
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