Nokia 8260 Cell Phone

Pros: Small, Fun, Stylish, Vibrates, Clear
Cons: Sometimes poor signal

My electric blue Nokia 8260 is my first cell phone, and it's a fantastic choice for any non-business oriented person who needs/wants cellular for strictly social purposes. While I recognize its shortcomings, such as less-than-perfect reception indoors,...

Pros: Long-lasting battery, email options, durable, and games to keep you occupied
Cons: no calendar option, no large choice of colors, buttons are confusing

Cell phones have taken many large steps in the past few years. Remember those ones that were the size of a cordless phone, weighed a ton, and lasted 20 minutes of talk time? Well look where we are now, the Nokia 8260. This new cell phone technology...

Pros: Small, downloadable rings, good battery life
Cons: Poor coverage, factory messes up a lot of them

I have had my Nokia 8260 for a long time. But a month ago it started to fall apart...not physically, would more calls would drop, coverage would slowly fail and a series of other issues. So many, I called AT&T to get a new one. They explained that...

Pros: Pocket Size, Lightweight
Cons: Leather case it came with slips off belt.

After researching the phones available with the phone plan I chose, I decided on the Nokia 8260 and love it. I use it exclusively now. It has more functions than I will ever use. It literally fits into my shirt pocket and is so light you can't even...

Pros: size, looks, text messaging
Cons: phone heats up with long conversations, quiet hissing noise

After seeing the Nokia 8260 in Hong Kong a year ago, I waited patiently until the US came out with this phone. It seemed to be the perfect phone. At the time I had a Motorola StarTac, which I was happy with, but it didn't have the looks of the...

Pros: small, cute, lots of neat features
Cons: too small, keys "slippery", lcd small

OK, so I'm on my 5th mobile phone in 4 years. It's not like I want to get a new one every few months. Unfortunately, they tend to get "lost" or dropped in the lake. So, I found myself at a crossroads last week. Do I stay with Sprint or switch to...

Pros: small size
Cons: no service in my area

I love entering sweepstakes and have won many nice prizes my
latest win was the Nokia 8260 and a years service! I was thrilled
and after receiving my prize I found out the service for it
wasn't offered in my area yet! Its too advanced,...

Pros: Internal Antenna, Small, Long Battery Life
Cons: Dust gets into screen, breaks often

I have had Sony, Qualcomm, and Nokia cell phones, and I have found that Nokia phones have had the longest talk times and battery life and are loaded with features.

The 8260 follows that trend and is loaded with features. Unfortunately, like...

Pros: small size and very cute, clear reception, very long lasting battery
Cons: easily gets scratches, very small buttons

This is such a cute phone. I just got a cell phone for the first time, and I am very very satisfied with this phone, and no, not just because of its cuteness. First of all, the best thing about Nokia phones, is the life of the battery. It lasts almost...

Pros: FOr those of us who like tiny phones..
Cons: For those of us who DON't like tiny phones...

Nokia phones are known to be friendly. They are generally easy to use and offer a good amount of extras, including games and customizeable dial tones. The Nokia 8260 follows the same format as most of the other cellular phones of the Nokia brand, with...

Pros: Lightweight, compact intuitive interface
Cons: Maybe too small for some people

The Nokia 8260 is a great phone which packs a lot of functionality into a very lightweight and compact form factor. I have the AT&T Wireless service, and the phone weighs a mere 3.4 ounces including the battery. There is a similar GSM phone, the Nokia...

Pros: Size, Interface, Reception, Battery Life
Cons: None

As the need to be in touch and available grew for me. (Surgical Practice, Four Kids, etc), I decided that the Nokia 6210 mounted in the car was forgotten there too often. So I started looking for a small "personal" phone.
I have owned...

Pros: Very small, Durable, great signal, VERY long standby, text messageing, abality to send and recive email, very rapid charge
Cons: Maybe to small for some, a bit expensive, very new phone which means not all areas have the capabilities to program the phone to their systems

When I set out to buy a new phone to replace my old outdated phone, I turned to Nokia as a reliable sorce. Nokia has been providing quality products ever since I started doing business with them. After searching around for quite awile I stumbled upon the...

Pros: Size, Features, Battery.
Cons: Questionable Internal Antenna, Weak Alerts.

My previous Phones: Motorola Flip and many other Analogs, Nokia 918, Nokia 5100 Series, Nokia 6100 series, Samsung 8500 series, Motorola TDMA Timeport. Have also used the Nokia 7160 and others.

Current Service Provider: Ameritech...

Pros: i cant think of any
Cons: awful reception, terrible quality, no changeable color covers, cheap and flimsy, everyone has one!

I have gone through 11 different Nokia 8260 phones in the past year. From being defective, to dropping the phone onto a carpeted surface and breaking it, I have had 11 different 8260's Let me tell you this was the most horrible phone that i have ever...