Nokia 6600

Nokia 6600

Item: Nokia 6600Location:by Ankit


Review: Nokia 6600, a smart phone launched few years ago but still remains a winner. I am not here to give you the official features of this phone but to tell you about my experience with this smashing phone.
Nokia 6600 is my second phone. Although, the new high end phones tempted me to switch my phone there is something about it which keeps me loyal to it.
Let me tell you the story of my Nokia 6600, of how useful it has been to me till today. My first phone was a Nokia 3330. I wanted to buy a smart phone with an in built camera, FM Radio and mp3 player as minimum requirements.
So, I had gone to this consumer exhibition in my city. There I went to the Nokia stall to check out the Nokia phones. The sales person over there gave me 2 options depending on my budget: one was a Nokia 6600 and other a Nokia phone with a FM radio. I was confused a bit but was more interested in the phone with an FM Radio. So, I asked for a suggestion and the sales person said although the 6600 has no FM Radio overall it is a very good one compared to the other. Finally, I decided to go for Nokia 6600 and this lucky phone got me a lovely gold heart pendant as part of a promotion.
I had to shell out a huge sum but I was one of the few students who got a smart phone in class. The prices slashed in a month but I will never regret buying this phone. Then, my 6600 changed my life. I have never left home without it and even at home it is by my side.
The phone is a bit heavy compared to other low weight slim phones. But I like its design. The body color is silver and black. I thought of changing it but never changed it because of its simple yet elegant design. The joystick is makes things easy to navigate and also, to play games. The keys are also, very comfortable to use. The text edit key and the clear key on the sides are very useful. The phone is very sturdy, it had fallen many times on the floor but that never affected its working.
It had Bluetooth and Infrared Connectivity. The Bluetooth helped me the most because I could connect the phone with my Computer only using the Bluetooth Dongle which I bought separately. It can also, be connected to an infrared port attached Computer. Yes, I couldn�t connect the phone via a data cable because there is no data cable point on the phone. More than infrared, I used Bluetooth to transfer files with my colleagues
I got a wired one sided earphone with the Nokia 6600 which I use occasionally. This earphone I used for listening to music and sometimes attending calls.
Talking about music, I just love to listen to the music from the loudspeaker mode in a silent place. It�s not that loud in a crowded place. And yes, not loud enough compared to a stereo loud speaker phone. For the mp3 music, I had to install mp3 player software in the phone and if the software expires wait for music until the software is re-installed or registered.
And, yes, the ring tones are loud then the ringing volume is loud or else I had to face problems in crowded areas (even less crowded areas). But vibration mode is preferred by me outside my home, so didn�t face much problems.
Although, I enjoyed the music on my phone there was one problem. Incoming calls could not be picked until I put off the mp3 player.
But, incoming calls remind me of another useful tool in this phone. I was able to record important telephonic interviews and other useful talks using the voice recorder of my phone. The voice recorder was also, used to record funny talks by my family and friends. The voices or sounds recorded were used as ring tones or alarm tones or message tones or even calendar reminder tones.
The reminder tones helped me a lot by reminding me of important assignments, birthdays etc. The to do list tool is also, useful.
The notes section on the phone is my mini diary where I put down my thoughts and other important notes.
Not having a mega pixel camera, I have taken more than 2000 photos on my phone. It still gives me clear pictures in the standard mode with options of good, better or best quality. The portrait mode gave blurred pictures. The night mode is just fine. Most of the outings with family and friends were captured on my phone. Some lovely and memorable photos were printed. Photo editing software provided in-built also, helped me to place photos inside photo frames, out some effects, type text on the photo etc. and save it. These edited messages were sent via MMS to near and dear ones.
I could use the photos as photo caller ids as well. The contact lists allowed me to save these photos as caller ids with a person�s name, address, home phone, office phone, fax, email, birthday etc. If that was not enough, I had the option to edit the label. For example, if I had to save my friend’s dad’s number then I can edit the home phone label to Dad�s phone under his/her name.
The video recorder recorded scenes for only 9 seconds but good video shooting software can let you record as much as your phone memory / memory card permits. I got the Nokia extended video recorder software from the Nokia WAP site via GPRS. It gives sufficiently clear videos if the phone is held properly. The software which came on the memory card allows me to edit recorded videos and make my own movie clip.
The memory card is the best part of the phone. The phone had in-built 6 MB memory but for music and videos, I needed the memory card. I got a 32 MB memory card with my phone. I bought another 256 MB card later which had multiple uses.
I have used it to transfer files from my phone to my Computer (with memory card slots) and also, from one computer to another. The memory card was helpful for directly printing photos from the printer (with memory card slots). When my memory card was cluttered, I formatted it and the phone’s performance improved.
I can easily save up to 40 songs on my in my phone. Movie clips, episodes of my favorite shows are stored in the memory card.
Real player is good for music and movie clips but it doesn�t give full screen views. The clips I downloaded via GPRS were directly, viewed and saved using the real player.
Watching Videos, episodes of Friends etc. full screen on my phone is just too good. Yes, this was possible by installing the necessary software.
GPRS is another useful facility. I check my mails, download software, games, tones etc., browse WAP sites, check the dictionary, encyclopedia and use many other services using my GPRS. The connection speed is good enough.
I used the high speed advanced GPRS once and my phone gave me the complete internet experience with the Opera phone browser. This service enabled me to use the phone to connect to the internet on the computer via Bluetooth settings.
I love to decorate my 6600 with beautiful themes depending on occasions or moods.
Whatever games, I needed, tools I needed I was able to install everything into my phone. I love playing games on my phone. A tough phone, it never got spoilt. It was working slow when I cluttered it but after formatting it after transferring necessary files to my computer it is as good as it was when a new phone.
The wallet tool is also, very useful for saving email ids, other usernames with passwords, or credit card information etc. saving these very important data with a secure password.
Recently, it had a problem of getting restarted automatically when I use the GPRS service for a long time. And yes, once I forgot my lock code the mobile service provider couldn�t help much. I didn�t need the lock code afterwards, so haven�t corrected the problem till now.
Finally, the battery stayed throughout the day if the usage was medium. The battery went off by evening if the usage was high. I charge the phone everyday for around 20 minutes to half an hour and that enough for me to stay connected throughout the day.
Although the phone has certain limitations, it has served as a very useful gadget and an inseparable part of my life.
No wonder, the phone became so popular that Nokia re-launched with a 64 MB Memory card.
I may switch to a new phone someday but this phone will always be with me.
If you have no money to shell out for new high end phones go for a Nokia 6600 which is cheap now.
To end up, this is a fabulous value for money phone.