Nokia 6170 Review
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Review: January 2005.
The Nokia 6170 is another clamshell phone from Nokia. The first thing you notice
about the 6170 is its sleek stainless steel surfaces and chunky retro styling.
It's very masculine and very sexy. The phone features a small external colour
display and a larger internal display with 65k colours. The external display
shows information on incoming calls, date and time, and phone status, and can
also display wallpapers or screensavers, which is a nice feature. The internal
TFT display is clear and bright, although smaller than some comparable clamshells.
The 6170 is well-featured. Its specification includes a VGA camera (640 x 480
pixels) with a video recording capability and a media player. The 6170 has good
connectivity via high-speed data transfer on EDGE networks and USB. It's missing
a Bluetooth connection, but has most features that you'd expect from a modern
phone, such as 40-voice polyphonic ringtones and Java games, plus a few extras
and comes packaged in a nice metal case. Battery life is also excellent. A tad
heavy, but no worse than most Motorola clamshells. Memory is limited so don't
expect to store too many video clips.
Features of the Nokia 6170 include:
- Internal display: 128 x 160 pixels, 65,536 colours
- External display: 96 x 65 colours, 4096 colours
- Integrated VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with video recording
- Image editor
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, chat, email
- 40-voice polyphonic ringtones & mono ringtones
- Themes: screensavers, wallpapers, ringtones & colour schemes
- Java™ games
- WAP 2.0, GPRS, HSCSD (speed up
to 43.2 Kbit/s), EDGE (speed up to 236.8 Kbit/s)
- Connectivity: USB, infrared (via Nokia Pop-Port™ interface)
- Push to talk capability
- Three soft keys with five-way scroll including select function
- User configurable right and left soft keys
- Voice features: voice dialing, voice commands, voice recording, integrated
handsfree speaker
- Speed dialling
- Personal shortcuts, alarm clock, extensive calendar with busy view of the
week, notes view for each day and snooze on calendar, to-do list, wallet,
stopwatch, countdown timer, calculator
- Vibration alert
- Triband
- Weight: 121g
- Size: 88 x 46 x 22 mm
- Talktime: 4 hours
- Battery standby: 270 hours
Nokia 6170 User Reviews
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Reviewed by Lindsay from Scotland on 3rd Aug 2005
looks a bit different, very square, in fact quite masculine, but i'm
a girl so i like that. not too fussed about low memory, i can upload
to PC frequently. battery life typical of a lot of phones on offer at
that price. paid £89 so this is a good deal. would like a motorola RAZR
thing next (very nice), but at least this has video, although not amazing
resolution, but again, not many are.
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Reviewed by patrick from uk on 3rd Aug 2005
Nice design but features suck. This would be a good phone for your mum
or dad who only need to use it to make calls and need a large keypad
and big display. The camera is just a bonus. Everything else is just
2003 technology.
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Reviewed by Alex S from Romania on 1st Aug 2005
Nice looking, cool features and a reasonable price. What do you want
more, and from my point of view the only downside of this phone is short
memory, which can fill up easily. Havent tested it that much dough,just
bought it 2day but this is my first impression, hope it will not dissapoint
me in the near future, but i'll let you guys know :D Peace!
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Reviewed by haz from england on 26th Jul 2005
i have only just got this phone today, and already i am in love with
it. some people have said that it does not look as nice in real as on
the internet and i would agree, but it is still a very good looking
phone. it is very simple to use which is appealing to me and there are
only a few things that i am dissapointed with: 1. it didnt come with
a usb cable. 2. you cannot change the colour of the font on the mini
screen, so depending on which background you have, sometimes you cannot
see the writing very well. 3. you cannot adjust the time the background
light stays on and 4. you cannot change the shortcut keys except the
right softkey. other than these few minors i am finding this phone very
good. another bonus could be if nokia had made this phone with changeable
covers. it would look very nice in a matt black. overall a very good
phone 4 out of 5 stars so far.
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Reviewed by Hemita (13 yrs) from U.K on 26th Jul
2005
i havnt bought this phone yet but i really want to buy it bcoz itz got
a reasonable price and it includes games,video capture and built in
camera what more do you need! But the thing about this phone that i
dont like is the size of the memory and the design!-(it's very chunky
which i personally dislike) And theres no point of taking photos and
videos on this phone if you have no place to store it! And it's so much
hastle altering it using the USB cable!
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Reviewed by Nathan from UK on 23rd Jul 2005
After only an hour of having the phone I encountered problems with the
outer screen leaking crystal. The inner screen has now become blank
and unusable. Very disapointing!
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Reviewed by m'efuah from Ghana on 23rd Jul 2005
just got the phone n i love it don ker wha y'all sae. its perfect. the
only problem is the memory NOKIA u gotta do somin ba dat. n no bluetooth?
wow! well it's still kuul nywaez. i sure am keepin dis one. nobody get
it again, don wanna c a lot arund. wanna b a lil selfish.
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Reviewed by Abbie from Australia on 15th Jul 2005
The last few reviews I have read about the 6170 has been quite negative.
I have had this phone for 3 months now, and I honestly have yet to experience
the horrors that people have been writing about. I bought the phone
in the Philippines (it's about AU$100 cheaper) and have been quite pleased
with the results that it has given me. Granted there is no Bluetooth
(I've got a confession, I don't actually know what Bluetooth is so I
have no qualms over this matter). One other thing that people have been
pointing out is the signal. I must say I haven't had the slightest problem
with the signal, in fact in some places that I didn't get signal from
my old phone I am actually getting from this phone (sometimes it is
simply due to the phone company and the coverage they provide, as I
have experienced in the Philippines with Smart and Globe which were
dependent on the location you were in). Yes, the phone memory may not
be that great, but there's a way to make the photos smaller if you use
the USB port and compress the memory size (and just a side note - I
have no idea how to play back gammon and I have no intention on learning
how to play so I just simply deleted it to free up space, and also ringtones
that I don't fancy). I have never experienced any black outs and the
battery life lasts me on average of 6 and a half days (and that includes
me fiddling an awful lot with sms, camera, and the games). And the thing
to do with scratches, well, I'm fussy with all my stuff so I bought
a little carry bag specifically for mobile phones that you can carry
on your shoulder. Buying some sort of protection does go a long way,
not just for this phone, but for any phone. I have a theory as to why
there may be different experiences with this model. I believe it may
have something to do with where it was manufactured. The quality of
the phone could depend heavily on this. I've checked where mine was
made. Even though I bought it in the Philippines, the inside of my phone
states that it was made in Finland (the land of Nokia itself), and amusingly
enough the charger has a Finnish head (which is no real hiccup because
you can always buy adapters or just use your old Nokia charger). Like
I said, I have yet to experience the horrors that people have been writing
about, but for me mainly (although taking pictures and video and all
that stuff is pretty handy) as long as I can send sms, make phone calls,
and play games when I'm bored, in my mind it's doing what it's supposed
to be doing and for a price that I find reasonable.
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Reviewed by Willemijn from Netherlands on 15th
Jul 2005
very "woman" friendly in using it. Love the design!!!!!!! Lot's of different
handy possebility's I SURELY wil promote recomend this one to anyone.
greetings W. Busé
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Reviewed by Matthias from Malta on 15th Jul 2005
This phone is amazing in many ways thanks to its sleek design, great
features, durability and how easy it is to use.Would be better if it
had more memory.Although it doesnt have bluetooth built-in, u can buy
a seperate attachment for the phone.All you have to do is plug it into
the pop-port at the bottom of the phone which enables you to have a
bluetooth connection.5 STAR.
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Reviewed by Ben from USA!! on 12th Jul 2005
Ive had this phone for at least 4 months. Its been a great phone untill
recently... the tiny camera lens is collecting dust (i dont work in
a dirty enviornment so idk what it is) today the "hinge" to open broke
and it is no longer locking into place when flipped open. The memory
is baaaaad! If you dont think you will need the memory, you will and
you will regret it! I will be trading this phone in within the week.
I own stock in Nokia but this phone was not built to last... sorry!
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Reviewed by Jaime Kitchen from UK on 11th Jul
2005
Im in love with this phone ! ! Super dally doger i say jo!
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Reviewed by tom from UK on 11th Jul 2005
this phone is a beauty. i got it yesterday and was very pleased with
it, until i came on this website. im worried it will get scratched now
and i took off the protective cover, i think i will have to buy one
of them ugly ones *cringes* i like this phone though, the screen is
fab compared to my last nokia - 3200. long and sleek, i like the fact
it is a bit heavy, it feels like i wont loose it. the external display
is wicked! even though the colours are rubbish you can still put screensavers
on it and view yourself when doing a portrait photo - a nice feature.
i dont mind it doesnt have bluetooth because im only at school and i
agree with the people with the memory - i transferred some of my stuff
from the 3200 and i dont have enough for a 2 min clip :( oh welll, i
have 26 photos left, i also like the 3 min recording instead of the
1 min on the 3200. overall i <3 this phone (at the moment)
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 25th Jun 2005
First off this is beautiful phone, arguably one of the best looking
on the market with it's clean lines, shiny steel and blue backlighting.
It feels a lot more solid than the many of the squeaky plastic Nokias.
The camera is fine and the buttons are large and easy to use. However,I
can only agree with virtually all the criticisms of this model. The
battery life is poor, there is very little photo memory, it scratches
easily (don't leave it next to your keys!) but most irritatingly the
reception in weaker areas is diabolical. Maybe it's because I'm on T-Mobile
but there's little point in having a cheap deal if you can't use it
in or around your own house. Other minor quibbles are that it is more
fiddly to open one-handed than most other clam-shells, you can't text
to groups and only has memory for about two extra templates. Oh and
i have had to take it back once to have the mini screen repaired. Overall
if you want an impressive looking phone, live and work in high reception
areas or have a good network and don't mind constanntly charging it,
you won't be disppointed. If not stay well clear.
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Reviewed by Andy Holmes from England on 24th Jun
2005
Bought for £250 which i thought was a bit excessive at the time.I soon
grew to love this phone,beatiful design,easy to use and packaed with
features.My only moan is there is no bluetooth option for it which i
found a little hard to believe in this day and age,but you cant have
everything i suppose. Anyway if you are looking for a phone that oozes
sex appeal go and get one,if you prefer practicality i would go for
the 6820.
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Reviewed by rachael fry from england on 23rd Jun
2005
I read this website after ordering the nokia 6170 and was a little dubious
about my decision but I am very happy with this phone. I had looked
at it in the shops and always thought it looked bulky but as other people
have said when you get a brand new crisp one it looks the buz! It is
a very smart looking phone but is a little heavier than I am used to
but hardly noticeable. I have always preferred nokia's to other phones
but as they never had any flip phones before I have had samsung and
panasonic and I am glad I have changed back to Nokia because they are
superior. Photo quality on internal display is fab and it covers the
whole screen, better quality than my previous samsung p510, but outer
mini display is quite poor but it isnt worth bothering about cos its
very small anyway. The keys are fab very good size and very soft to
text with, I had contemplated the Samsung D500 but even with my small
fingers the keys seemed very close together and small and I didnt need
all the features it had as really i only use the camera, text and make
calls. Games are great too, there is a driving one which I like!! Overall
a very good phone and I am pleased, also on vodafone and not had any
problems with reception yet.
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Reviewed by Maria from UK on 22nd Jun 2005
Bought this phone a couple of months back initially I was blinded by
the look of it, chunky, sturdy, compact, large buttons easy to use,
stainless steel, I was also impressed with the camera, which i think
is of quite a high standard. But have now begun to see the faults. Firstly
the Stainless steel stratches very easily, it looks great initially
but can look tatty very quickly, i leave mine in my handbag all the
time and it's covered in minor scratches. It doesn't effect the functionality
granted but it does look tatty. To get round this i would rec. leaving
the thin plastic flim on the cover (the one issued when the phone is
first issued by the provider). Secondly the memory for photos is diabolical.
Depending on the contrast of the picture you take it can only store
between 3 - 10 pictures. I hear you can buy a chip to upgrade but i
don't really want to have to pay out again.Another problem is that there
is no light at all so photos taken in the evening or at a bar rarely
come out, there is a night vision function, but it's laughable! Thirdly
my mini screen (the one on the outer face of the phone), has failed
once before. It rectified itself after week and went back to normal,
haven't experience this since but still have no real explaination from
NoKia as to why it happened. 3 other friends have it and also experience
frustration with the photo memory. Other things thet say is the audio
record feature can be switched on easily when in the pocket or bag,
and we have all experienced a drain of memory without realising it was
because we have inadvertently recorded something several minetes long.
Looks the business, but if photos are your main reason for getting the
phone - don't!
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Reviewed by Beverly Cunleaffe from OLdham on 20th
Jun 2005
Being a short tempered Northen lass, I have found this telephone a good
thing. I can call the the girls, take pics of the boys i get off with,
and of corse pics of my pie, peas,chips and gravy, my collection is
growing. We dont get a lot of clever stuff up here so i think this is
the biz. all you softys who complain about 'mad for it' things like
memory and whireles stuff need to grow up and realise its for talkin
on not pretending youve been to london or leeds, i no wot culture is,
weve got a selffrigges in madchester where i got my juicye tracky from
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Reviewed by Duham from Afganistan on 17th Jun
2005
This mobile is very poor. Nokia are new to the clam shell, but they
can at least make the hinge function well. It looks cool, but EDGE is
nothing compared to 3G,and push to talk is a good idea, but only if
one of the mobile companies gets it running on their network. This phone
has style but no substance, a waste of your hard earned cash.
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Reviewed by Julie from Scotland on 16th Jun 2005
If there was a no star rating I would have given that. I have always
had a nokia and vodaphone and this has to be the worst phone ever. Not
only can I never get a signal in the usual places but the battery never
lasts more than 2 days on standby. It is a real pain because people
can't get through to me and I'm always having to charge it. It has been
back to the shop 3 times, the first time they upgraded the software
and I have since been given 2 replacements all of which display identical
problems. I have been in touch with nokia who aren't interested.I wish
I had never bought this phone and will be replacing it as soon as I
can.
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Reviewed by Ahmed from England on 14th Jun 2005
This phone is very good in look's but it has extreme little functions
and with 2.2mb memory and no blutooth,MP3 player and FM radio i find
this phone extremly boring so go out and buy the nokia 6230.
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Reviewed by Mary Ann from Philippines on 12th
Jun 2005
The Nokia 6170 sucks. I bought this phone on April 19 2005 for about
US$300. 2 weeks into normal use, the phone blanks out/powers out for
no apparent reason, from that time on until today, June 13, 2005, I
have been going to and fro the Nokia service center for Nokia to address
this apparently defective "brand new" product. The Nokia service center
here tested the unit, uploaded a "new program, tested the original battery,
and their own findings indicate that the product sold to me is untampered
and defective from the start. Nokia noted that the apparent flaw stems
from the motherboard of my brand new unit, and they said this is not
covered by warranty and they would replace it and it would cost me $100!!!!!!
I hae had high esteem for the quality of the Nokia products, until this
expensive and inutile/defective phone costing me $300!!! Now I have
such low regard for their product, their warranty and their service
level. Thank you all for reading my humble post.
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Reviewed by taz from u.k. on 5th Jun 2005
this phone iz class, every think is exlant here, but the battery is
pants! i reconmend it to any 1 bye ;-) x
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Reviewed by Ieva from - on 31st May 2005
Its a nice model, maybe it seems big, but when u write SMS or something
it's very soft. I really like it, but i wanna asku u guys. THere isn't
BLUETOOTH function???
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Reviewed by Blak jesus from England on 31st May
2005
Good phone, got extremely small memory, when you close the phone , press
hard it leaves a mark of the buttons on the screen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mmmpudding from UK on 27th May 2005
absolutely brilliant. but does anyone know how to setup PUSH TO TALK
on vodafone??????????
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Reviewed by Danny from England on 26th May 2005
This phone's fantastic, the realy bad thing bout it is the memory it
really. really, really suks !!!!
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Reviewed by A*** from UK on 24th May 2005
I have received this phone today, and I am very impressed so far. I
am now on Vodafone, and have had no problems with a signal. The camera
is of good quality for a VGA. I love the clear buttons on it. It may
be weighty for some, but I like the weight of it. The screen is outstanding.
OK, it hasn't got Bluetooth or an MP3 player, but for a phone that looks
just as good as it performs with regards to talking, texting and...push-to-talking!,
this is a phone that will win hands down. A brilliant phone.
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Reviewed by Lynette from England on 18th May 2005
Don't care wot anybody says, this fone is propa da lick. Read all the
reviews and was apprehensive before buying, but wanted Nokia and wanted
a flip. And this fone does not disappoint. It's sexy, stylish, much
better looking than Moto V3 and Nokia so much easier to use. Who cares
about cameras and videos - a fone is a fone, for speaking on. Texting
great with the big keys and I'm on Orange with no problems at all with
reception. Only had it two weeks so maybe time will tell. But so far
I'm propa pleased with this purchase and proud to be a Nokia owner once
again. I will neva turncoat to Samsung or Moto cos Nokia phones Rock!
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Reviewed by Colin from England on 13th May 2005
Nice solid feel to this phone. Having just handled a Sharp gx10i for
a year and a Samsung prior to that, it is nice to return to Nokias easy
to use menu. The electric blue back lit keys are well set out and easy
to handle for text addicts. I dont use bluettoth and have no need to
store many pictures/videos on the phone so the lack of both doesnt affect
me. Vodafone signal seems ok and to date no problems with reception.
My only gripe would be that you cannot change the colour of the font
if you have a dark screen saver making it hard to see signal strength,
nor can you set the time before the internal screen times out and dims,
which seems to happen very quickly, but one tap of a key brings it back.
If anyone knows how to re-adjust these please advise! Overall, compared
to my previous samsung and Sharp, this is the better phone.
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Reviewed by Rowshan Ara from Bangladesh on 13th
May 2005
The resoulation of the camera in this mobile is good along with good
zoom sensor but not enough memory to aid its back. The sound system
should have been better. Bluetooth facility is unavailable resulting
in difficulties of transfering data and wireless facility.The outlook
is normal and doesn't meet the demands of the price. Overall a normal
mobile being bought with an unexpected high prie. I like it only becoasue
my mother gifted this to me.
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Reviewed by Edu from Spain on 9th May 2005
I really like this phone. The main criteria for buying it was that it
was a clamshell, that it looked good and that the keys were relatively
large. I do not have experieced reception problems with the phone, at
least not more than with my previous phone, so I assume it's a Telefonica
network problem if I cannot get a signal. Since I am a bit of a fashion
victim, but cannot be bothered to do more than place calls, send text
messages and brag with my new baby I am quite happy with it. The only
thing that I find a bit annoying was that there was no USB cable supplied,
so you have to get yourself an extra accessory. If you want to phone
with style, go get this mobile!
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Reviewed by Pam from Australia on 9th May 2005
I was looking forward to getting the phone until it arrived. It actually
looks a lot worse than it looks on the internet. It is a very masculine
phone. It is bulkier than my old Samsung flip phone. I wasn't impressed
with the memory. I am actually using my old phone again and taking the
Nokia back to the store or if I can't return it, maybe sell it on ebay.
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Reviewed by ben from uk on 8th May 2005
alot of people below me have been complaining about signal , but i have
no problem, infact the signall is good , maybe its because of your network
but myn is on orange and seems to be amazing , stylish nice lots of
features and downloadable games all in all i think the people who complain
about the weight or the signal or the size are crazy! mine is well perfect!
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Reviewed by scotty from united states on 8th May
2005
Great phone signal is excellent compared to the motorola v400 and v600
that i replaced with this phone. The volume is good and loud which is
great when you work outside as i do. the phone is easy to operate and
will pick up a signal were my other phones wouldn't in the fringe areas
recommend this phone to anyone anywhere!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Lisona Galliad from uk on 8th May
2005
What more can I say Exept I love it. So stylish, The weight is good
(it wont break in 5 minutes) and the signal is exellent (I am on Vodafone
and have had no problems at all) the memory is fine and who needs Bluetooth
it doesn't work any way! basically I love it love it love it
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Reviewed by Lisa from England on 7th May 2005
I got mine 3 days ago and love it. It looks far better than the shop
models (v.v sexy and stylish) and I like the weight (I would break it
if it was flimsy and plastic) The featurs are standard nokia ones which
make it easy to use and the screen quality is top notch. The memory
is ok. Its a phone not a pc! All in all its an exelent phone.
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Reviewed by Ben from Australia on 6th May 2005
This phone may look quite big and bulkey from the outside but it is
actually a stylish modern and sexy phone containing hundreds of features
and despite what people may think about theis phone anybody who rates
it less than five stars is crazy!!!
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Reviewed by JON from Britain on 3rd May 2005
This phone is amazing , it doesnt look nearly as good as it is in the
model the shops make to show you , or it doesn't look as good in the
catlalogue its extremely stilish and sexy. Very good games can be downloaded
to it of the internet (phone and computer) and it is generally amzing!!!!!the
only bad point is the memory but generaly amazing!!!!
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Reviewed by jac from uk on 30th Apr 2005
unlike a lot of the reviews so far i like the weight of the phone .
i have had a few problems with the memory, but nokia have soft ware
that can be down loaded on to the phone to counter this. As for signal
problems , they seem to only be on the vodafone network, because mine
is on orange and i have had no promlems at all . i love this phone and
i was told that you can get an add on for bluetooth by an orange shop
!!!!! so it might be worth checking out
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Reviewed by Rob James from UK on 29th Apr 2005
A very nice looking and typically easy to use Nokia unit. Nice and compact
(even though a little heavy) and excellent range of features except
on two counts - size of phone memory (only 2Mb) and lack of bluetooth
(but infra-red works well). The shipped PC suite is excellent.
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Reviewed by Daniel from England!!!! on 27th Apr
2005
it looks good and has decent features.
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Reviewed by Penny from England on 26th Apr 2005
My friend and I both got the 6170 after waiting months for vodaphone
to supply them. It looks stylish but that is where it ends. It is heavy,
uncomfortable to use, crackly reception that is when you can ever get
a signal. There is never a signal in all the normal places I have used
my phone and when the sim is put back into my old phone, FULL SIGNAL.
It does not pick up when in a desk or bag or pocket and people can never
get through until the 3rd or 4th time . This phone should be withdrawn
until Nokia have improved it.
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Reviewed by Elaine from United kingdom on 26th
Apr 2005
First phone sent back for repair as no signal on vodafone, it came back
exactly the same. I was sent a replacement , this is worse, I get no
signal when in a pocket or handbag and hardly anyone has managed to
get through to me first time, there is only a signal after opening the
flip and waving it around. It is the worst phone I have ever had, dont
waste your money.
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Reviewed by michael from uk on 23rd Apr 2005
i have had the phone just over a week and i have to say that its good
but not great. the good thing about it is the camera because its 0.9
megapixels and the screen is very clear and easy to personalise. on
the downside, its very poor when it comes to getting a signal and the
video is fuzzy and rubbish. you cannot edit pictures eg put frames round
and it has no bluetooth. dont dp the same mistake i made and get it
with a 12 month contract because after a while its just boring
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Reviewed by Boki from Australia on 22nd Apr 2005
Ive just got a question does anyone know if u can chane the covers on
nokia 6170?
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Reviewed by Mel from Uk on 21st Apr 2005
I got this phone after i got the nokia without a keypad....i think this
fone is great whenever i am texting i get stopped in the street to get
complimented on my fone lol. It mught not be the lightest of fones but
there are fones out there that are heavier than this one. The only thing
i dont like about this fone is the memory and that is just about it
really...the memory is small and cant store lots of pics at the minute
i have 11 pics on mine and 2 vids so u know! The cover scratches easily
and i have noticed that when the flip is open the top of the fone doesnt
seem to be inline with the bottom of it.. does any one agree? other
than that really easy to use and really great!
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Reviewed by chris..... from ENGLAND on 21st Apr
2005
Design a nice phone like this, but leave out important features like
Bluetooth etc and give it poor memory too. So literally you are buying
the phone for looks.... sure to come down in price considerably in the
near future. On the heavy size, though it feels solid I wouldnt like
to drop it on a hard surface from any kind of height, it would be sure
to break.
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Reviewed by Dick Darlington from Australia on
20th Apr 2005
This phone is the bee's knees! The keypad is incredibly easy to use
and the general aesthetic of the 6170 is amazing. The steel makes it
look so sleek and the blue backlighting is just swish. As for features,
the camera is perfect for taking random snapshots if you've left your
camera at home and even though Bluetooth is missing and there isn't
true mp3, you can't get much better in terms of spec and looks for the
price.
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Reviewed by John Clarke from England on 17th Apr
2005
If you're looking for a really bullet proof mobile phone that really
looks the part go no further, the 6170 is the real deal. It's well engineered
good looks and sturdy build quality are outstanding ,it's also very
easy to use. I haven't had any problems with reception ,in fact I haven't
had any problems at all , long may it continue. A couple of my friends
have Motorola's and they're dead jealous of the Nokia.
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Reviewed by Nicki from UK on 15th Apr 2005
This phone has a nice sexy design and everyone i seemed to have showed
loves it but the front screen quality is very poor and as ive read in
another review it also goes white from time to time and also fuzzy!
There is also not enough memory for my liking! Im going to change this
to the 7270 or the motorola v3 i ahvent decided yet!
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Reviewed by Hisam from UK on 10th Apr 2005
I Just bought it and i must say it is an excellent phone. It is very
fashionable and it has a slim design. It is a great phone!!!
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Reviewed by phil from basingstoke on 8th Apr 2005
well had a 7200 now a 6170 dont miss the radio all seams ok easy to
use nice phone hope i can get covers
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Reviewed by Iain from UK on 7th Apr 2005
It is much bigger and heavier than expected although the size of the
screen is good and the larger keys mean I can actually text! Not one
for the super slim crown though, but does look pretty retro. The finish
scratches really easily and the mini screen on the front is poor quality
and a bit redundant really, mine also seems to have some sort of fault
where it goes white from time to time. It is also very annoying having
the activation button for the voice recorder on the side. This means
that it is frequently activated in your pocket and then when you go
to take a picture the meagre memory is full of ynwanted voice recordings
which you have to delete! Also, it does not operate well in dodgy reception
areas as the external areial has been sacraficed for looks. Overall
this phone is a bit of a tart - it looks the part but once you scratch
the surface there's very little there.
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Reviewed by M Mitchell from England on 4th Apr
2005
Very good looking phone, everyone I showed it to loves its looks however
the damn thing doesn't get any reception in my house, plonk the sim
back in my old 7250i, full reception.... whats with that!. Shorter than
my old 7250i but chunkier and heavier. As others mention the non upgradable
memory is very insufficient unless you like downloading pics to your
pc every time it fills up to free up space and I miss not having a radio
to help pass the train journeys, coulden't give a monkeys about bluetooth
but for the reasons above(pointless having a phone if it cant get a
signal) Im sending this "phone upgrade" back to my phone company and
finding a better phone, sorry nokia!
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Reviewed by Vivienne Powers from UK on 4th Apr
2005
Upgraded the phone from a Nokia 7210 about 3 weeks ago and basically
I have been really impressed with it. The looks are great for me and
the blue backlit keypad was a real surprise when I first switched it
on. The interface is the traditional and great Nokia 'easy to use' style
so there was not too much reading of the manual to become totally familiar
with the phone after using it for just 20 minutes. This is the first
'flip' phone I have ever used and it is great not to have to keep locking
and unlocking the keypad with each use. A couple of new features which
I still don't know if I can or will ever use, the 'Push to Talk' and
something called 'My Presence' which requires setting up by service
provider whenever I try to use them (!). The PC suite software does
not work on my laptop with Windows xp and sadly not available for my
PC which is a Mac. I managed to finally get it working on an old PC
at work, which leads on to my next point (and the one that drops a phone
rating star). The phone memory (which is far too low at 1.5Mb) allows
you to take a couple of pics at most and to put new wallpapers on you
have to delete old ones. I have not used the video part yet but I am
wondering if it will crash the phone memory if I do so. I have never
really used Bluetooth so I guess I won't miss it, the hands free is
however really loud and adequately handles (dare I say it) a conversation
while driving. For Nokia traditionalists this is a great, if gentle,
upgrade and won't dissapoint if you are not too power hungry. If you
want all the mod-cons go for the Nokia 6630 (My boyfriend upgraded to
this one at the same time as I upgraded and he is, and so am I, still
getting to grips with the new interface) but thats another story.
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Reviewed by Bao Viet from Singapore on 1st Apr
2005
I simply love this fone so much!!!! ^_^. Its sleek, fashonable and sexy
appearance really stands out from the crowd! And the feel as well! The
metallic feel really gives you a inspiring and modern sensation! Apart
from the fact that it doesn't have a built-in radio, bluetooth and mp3
player, it's just great! If you need a fone for daily communication
and like to set a trend, this should absolutely be your choice!!!! =]
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Reviewed by rick from london on 22nd Mar 2005
I was really lookin forward to this phone untill it arrived in the post.
It looks so slim and elegant in the pictures but is actually quite big
for a clamshell especially for toaday's standard. But what's even worse
than the size is the sheer weight of this phone. Sure it feels nice
and solid but for a phone with no major functions such as bluetooth
or mp3 player the weight is not justified. The screen is ok, it's very
large but resolution is not too good but better than other nokia phones.
Outer screen is good for seeing who's calling but unlike in samsung
phones u dont get the caller id photo displayed on the whole screen,
just a tiny little box under the caller's name which makes it useless.
Keypad is excellent and texting couldnt be easier, camera is average
but the memory is pathetically small that you only have enough space
to store a few photos and makes the video function pointless. This is
a good phone if you're 35+ and dont need too many functions but i'm
selling mine and getting a motoV3!
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Reviewed by Jb from England on 15th Mar 2005
It is a little heavy, but it looks great! The keypad is a joy to use
and the display is clear. It does everything I want in a phone. I have
tried the photo / video features and find them more than adequate since
I already own a digital camera. I have ten pictures stored and downloaded
a video clip so the memory is fine for everyday use. No bluetooth but
I never used it when I had it on previous phones anyway. All in all
a very attractive phone, I would highly recommend
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Reviewed by Parkie from England on 14th Mar 2005
Worst phone ever! Really heavy, no bluetooth, poor battery life. I recieved
this phone as a complimentary upgrade from my existing 6230, it will
soon be on the way back to Nokia.
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Reviewed by andrew mcp from uk on 7th Mar 2005
Worst nokia ive ever had-this phone looks great but; Worst battery-2
days from fully charged,to zero.My 1 year old 7250i lasts longer. No
memory-a few pics,a couple of 10secs video clips and thats it! Stuck
with it for a year now.Not happy. :( Should of got a 6230.(on battery
power alone) 6170 is ok if you dont mind charging it every other day,and
taking hardly any pics. Looks are not everything.
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Reviewed by Ian from UK on 5th Mar 2005
The thing that can be said about this phone is that it is one of the
best phones on the market. It looks better than the majority of the
flip phones you see today, it feels heavy, which I like as it feels
sturdy and well built. Most other flip phones look the same. This phone
is different and very cool. OK, so you may not have bluetooth, who cares!!!(Every
time I see someone with a bluetooth headset on walking down the street
I normally think W****R, and in my opinion to use a phone in car hands
free or not is stupid and dangerous). You may not have a radio, who
cares!!!!. The only phone that has better software and features is the
Nokia 6260, which I have to say is the best phone Nokia have ever done,
apart from its size. A bit on the large size. SO, the Nokia 6170 is
certainly the phone for me. Well done Nokia, yet again another phone
that makes me proud to prefer Nokia phones to any other manufacturer!!!!
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Reviewed by Jimbo from UK on 4th Mar 2005
Changed to the 6170 to replace an excellent 6310i that was past it's
life after over two hard years. No Bluetooth? So what Bluetooth is highly
overated IMHO. Got a Bluetooth headset I never use! MP3, again guys
it is a phone not a music player! Three battery cycles and the battery
life is great, looks good and the speakerphone is one of the best. Camera/Video,
yeah OK for the odd picture more as a reference. If you want a digital
camera then buy one is my advice. One gripe, they give you the software
CD but no USB cable, come on Nokia, get into the program. All in all
a great PHONE..
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Reviewed by Tom from England on 3rd Mar 2005
Good phone, brilliant extras and camera, large keys, easy to use, all
i could want from a phone, apart from one thing any memory. The usable
memory for all the phones extras and vidio recording capabilities, is
just over 1mb, not even enough to test half of the phones features before
the memory is full, you can fit 2-3 pictures of low quality on this
phone and if you intend to use any of this phones extra features then
i suggest you buy a different phone.
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Reviewed by carlos from usa on 21st Feb 2005
this phone has gotten me laid. it's a sweet phone, i guess i wish it
had some better memory tho.
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Reviewed by i h8 sam below me here!! from not in sams
on 18th Feb 2005
this fone is so cool but im not too fussed on the image but im sure
that this fone is better looking than r wee sam below me who thinks
she/he can get a man-sorry- or woman!! ever hear of a thing called CHAT!!
yeh txt da word chat to 88303 and ul find sum thin 2 rumble in the bed
with u im sure!! anyways about THE FONE its a real cool fun fone with
features that are also very cool!! this fone rocks!!
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Reviewed by sexy sam from england on 16th Feb
2005
kkkk i think this fone is brill.its beautiful like me n big like sum
of my features ;-) i think its cute n so wat if it ent got a bluetooh?
it looks more sexier! lol hu eva ants me contact me! me_luv_gals@hotmail.co.uk
get ready 4 a rumble in ya bed
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Reviewed by Mogsy from UK on 16th Feb 2005
I bought this 'phone yesterday and I am very pleased with it. The only
thing I don't like is the smudgy appearance after handling it. That
is really not an objective gripe but a girlie gripe! I love the quality
of the pictures and the ease of use around the keypad. I can't comment
yet on the battery life as I am running down to charge for the first
time but, as another writer commented, I have noticed the coverage isn't
as good as I thought it should be. It could be that this has something
to do with the battery running down. All-in-all, a very good 'phone
(better than the horrid 3510i I have just binned)!! Worth a mention
is that the on/off switch is at the side of the 'phone and looks a bit
"fragile" and, whilst this hasn't happened yet, it seems as if it could
be switched off accidentally in a handbag. I will comment further on
that if it happens.
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Reviewed by Basje from Netherlands on 13th Feb
2005
I thought battery-life to be rubbish as well, but..... Then i drained
it to the end a couple of times and then fully charged it and now it
deserves the full 5 stars. It can remain stand-by for a week! So don't
give up yet! As for ther rest of the phone: the clarity of the speaker
is phenomenal, the pictures are fun, the handsfree is also very good,
I simply love it!
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Reviewed by Zobia from UK on 10th Feb 2005
Slick phone but battery life it totally rubbish - so disappointing for
a nokia
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Reviewed by Bas from Netherlands on 9th Feb 2005
I finally got it!!!!!!!!!!! And I love it! I like the way you can make
a selfportait cos you can switch viewviender between the little and
the big screen. I would like to thank everybody on the forum for their
opinions and views. They strengthened my belief that I should get this
fone! Full on 5 stars, simply couldn't be less.
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Reviewed by rakesh from UK on 7th Feb 2005
this phone does not have the following features : MP3 player, Bluetooth
capability, MMC card, 1million Megapixel cam. There, that's out the
way. Now, let me take you back to a phone which I (and 90% of businesses
in the UK) owned. The 6310i was an amazing phone. Lots of space for
the real stuff you need on a phone. Lots of contacts space, room for
some java applications and a real sleek look for your average yuppie!
Now the 6170 is very very simalr to this phone in the fact that it has
its extras like its vga camera and video recording to bring it into
the average phone market. It has all the extras the 6310i had, and it
looks even sleeker and feels great. I get the impression that the board
of nokia directors have a certain type of person in mind when they release
a phone, 6310i business man 6600 kid with fat hands nGage geeks 7610
ametaur photographer! 6170 average (male) business customer So for the
people who are complaining about the lack of facilities on this phone,
there a plenty, enough to suite the suited user. As for the people who
are saying "if you want an MP3 player, buy one". Well what they should
be saying is "if you want an MP3 player then you should have read the
details about the phone before you bought it. It doesnt state anywhere
that it has MP3 playback facilities. Also does not state that it has
an MMC." So my point is, it is a good phone if your lifestyle or taste
suites it. If not, Nokia are excellent at making a large variety of
phones and im sure they have at least 1 phone to suit everyones taste.
Ta
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Reviewed by Surfer Rosa from UK on 7th Feb 2005
So, this phone certainly has 'steel appeal', but not too much else.
No Bluetooth, no MP3 player and a small amount of memory considering
it can take videos. And for £200? Total rip off. If this phone
was about £50 cheaper it'd be just about worth it. Take my advice
and add £20 to your budget and get yourself the far superior SonyEricsson
K700i.
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Reviewed by oli from UK on 6th Feb 2005
This is a pretty damn good phone. You never ever get bored with it,
but it;s so heavy! I feel unconfertable with it in my pocket!
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Reviewed by Phong from uk on 5th Feb 2005
Outstanding with a large screen to look at when you take a picture,
and the style is just great. I think this phone is great
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Reviewed by skippy from UK on 3rd Feb 2005
This is a pretty classy phone. Simple in design and packed full of features.
At last a mobile phonepad from Nokia where you don't have to use a toothpick
to enter a telephone number. Clear, vibrant display - image quality
better than most and a cool blue surround in poor light quality. This
phone does everything you expect it to do... send/receive email, photo
and video. Be a realist... if you want a digital video camera, 6 meg
digital camera and MP3 player go out and buy them. Yes it is a steel
casing and yes it will leave the odd finger print mark but unless you
spend your life in a greasy, fat filled environment, a simple wipe every
now and again will restore it to its glorious original state. And whilst
it is a little on the heavy side, it feels like a phone and not some
slip of paper in your back pocket. For the price, you won't find better.
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Reviewed by Lil' Miz muffet from England on 2nd
Feb 2005
This phone is outstanding in both design and the amount of 'falls' it
can take!!
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Reviewed by Adam from Sweden on 29th Jan 2005
This phone really captured my heart... however im not buying it because
it doesnt have bluetooth and i dont want to buy a bigass dongleadaptor
to it. I need the BT to sync with my Pocket PC. Im sad.
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Reviewed by shrez from uk on 28th Jan 2005
rubbish thing i should have not bought it waster of £200 i want
to spit on it im sellin it £1 IF ANYONE WOULD EVN GIVE THAT
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Reviewed by Shamim from London, UK on 25th Jan
2005
Good: This phone is awesome! It is possibly the best looking phone around,
it's pretty slim too and is so unique in shape and character! The buttons
are easy to use as is the menu and the features are great. The organiser
is incredible too making life easier. Also the phone is quite light
too. Bad: No bluetooth Doesn't seem to come with a cable to hook up
to your PC if you haven't got an infra-red thingy Games are rubbish
Overall: Get this phone if u can (i have a sony ericsson k700i too and
this one is so much better) and don't buy a Motorola! Camera is so-so
in terms of quality
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Reviewed by Albert from England on 24th Jan 2005
There is NO memory. What's the point of a MP3 player or built in camera
when you only have 1.6 mb of memory to play with. My calculator has
more memory.
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Reviewed by H from Australia on 24th Jan 2005
My criteria for selecting a phone are: 1) Must be a flip. I don't like
accidental dialing from exposed keys in pocket and I hate to unlock
a phone everytime I use it. 2) Must have good Sync for Outlook (phone
#'s and calender reminders) 3) Support multiple phone numbers under
name 4) Should be small and lightweight. 5) Minimal dropouts. 6) Must
have tri-band. Its been downhill since my Sony T39m but this phone is
not bad. Recent SL55 was very poor due to dropouts. Disadvantages: 1)
Bit bulky for a flip phone. 2) Power key is easy to hit accidentally.
3) I don't like first name first in address book. Advantages: 1) Excellent
sync with outlook. 2) Minimal dropouts. 3) Large easy to use keys 4)
Good display.
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Reviewed by Donnie from UK on 21st Jan 2005
The major problem I had with this phone was reception. Like one of the
other reviewers said, in areas with good coverage there is no problem,
but places where the coverage is not so great, the 6170 struggles to
find anything at all. My old Motorola was finding full bars when the
6170 could not find any. Also compared to other phones, the sound quality
when making a call is not good. Motorola seem to be way ahead of Nokia
in this respect. A more superficial problem is the metal finish both
on the inside and out will show any fingerprints and marks very clearly.
Wiping with a cloth doesn't really help either, you actually have to
use some cleaning product otherwise it just ends up smudging. The phone
does look fantastic and the minimalist keypad design is superb. Its
underlying problem is practicality, too many annoying issues. Wait for
the next generation of Nokia flip phones.
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Reviewed by Randy from Aruba on 19th Jan 2005
HI, i liked this handset allot upon recieving it. It worked well in
high coverage areas but had really bad coverage in poor coverage areas
where other handsets had full coverage bars. I loved the camera, games
and stuff but what do i do with a phone that cant call, right? So that
was my Nokia 6170, i sold it (cheap) and bought a Sony-Ericsson Z600.
Besides this being a matter of taste in handsets the Z6 is more feature
rich and has better coverage. Too bad Nokia hasnt brought out any good
flip phones, people really look out for those. Regards
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Reviewed by greg t from hong kong on 19th Jan
2005
simply outstanding
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Reviewed by nokia from india on 17th Jan 2005
It is an xcellent fone n wh ever readin dis id advise u 2 buy it. mayb
it has no bluetooth howvever its super looks and xcellent camerea makes
up 4 it. i wuld say it is d best fone nokia has ever made full of xcitment.
you may also buy a £30 port which attaches on 4 blue tooth. so
ders no down side to dis fone.
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Reviewed by giollo from Serbia on 17th Jan 2005
Come on! I can't believe what you are saying! This phone is one of the
most atractive phones ever, if we consider its looks. So what if it
doesn't have a possibility of a bluetooth connection, a pop port-usb
cable is cheaper, and also a faster way to connect to your computer,
and i consider those bluetooth headsets as just a fashion things, and
not as a accesory you can't live with. And like one guy here said, if
you want to listen mp3 music buy a real player. And, when we talk about
its size and weight, yes, it is very large, and heavy...if you are an
eleven yaers old girl :) That's all, i think that these guys are just
trying to be interesting, and i wouldn't be surprised if those two people
that wrote their rewiew with one star, were in fact one guy. The phone
is very good. All the best.
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Reviewed by james from uk on 16th Jan 2005
you that critiscise are sad, get yourself an mp3 player if you want
one, this is a phone, plus blootooth, well if your thinking of getting
a bluetooth headset-think again-youll all end up with tumors on the
side of your heads.
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 6th Jan 2005
Simply one of the best phones Nokia has made. Though I do agree that
they tend to leave some important features out..no wonder they are going
down, but this phone is right. Stylish, has one of the best displays,
great battery life and has all the features a phone user requires. So
it misses mp3 players and bluetooth..if you want that get an mp3 player.
IrDA does the same job. I think Nokia has done a great job. I had a
6230 before but I think this phone is better, if you dont care about
bluetooth and mp3 players/radio. 5 star.
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 6th Jan 2005
I bought the 'phone two weeks before Christmas - And have fallen in
love with it. Yes it is without Bluetooth, but for £30 you can buy a
small adaptor to go on the pop-port which gives bluetooth functionality.
For business use, the synchronisation with Outlook is great. The camara
is one of the best I've seen, and the display is so sharp! All in all
I cannot find fault with his 'phone.
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Reviewed by alexandria from england on 5th Jan
2005
YUM ITS SEXY AND I AM. SAINBURYS MAKING LIFE TASTE BETTER aLEX AND NOKIA
6170 MAKING LIFE LOOK BETTER
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Reviewed by ron boston from england on 20th Dec
2004
hi!..im ron boston, i think this phone is a waste of money and time,
i would advise no person to purchase this phone, it simply is another
nokia FAILURE!! THIS PHONE IS SO HEAVY IT HAS PUT A HOLE IN MY JACKET!
Your fingers also slip on the keypad, i am very unhappy. This phone
is so useless that i would have more success talking into a calculator!!
this phones is so big i may aswel put a brick in my bag every day and
carry it around! bye from ron boston
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Reviewed by robin banks from england on 20th Dec
2004
i absolutely hate this phone, it was such a waste of money. I wuld advise
anyone who gets this phone to purchase something more reliable like
a Samsung E310, or simple Samsung. The keypad is excessively annoying
on fingers, also it is a pain to look at because it is so big and ugly.
Please don't buy this phone.
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Reviewed by Saeed from Canada on 30th Nov 2004
It is an outstanding phone that every features that are cool are there
and the face plate is stainless steel thats what is sweet too about
the phone. Its the best phone that i have seen so far that nokia have
produced.
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Reviewed by Aleksandar from MACEDONIA on 20th
Nov 2004
This phone is excellent.
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Reviewed by Jose from Philippines on 19th Nov
2004
My dream phone way back March 2004. Knowing the functionalities of the
phone... to good to be true and an excellent phone to replace my N6100
way back March. Although, as they say, NOKIA does not put all the good
stuff in all their phones. There's always something missing. So... where's
my bluetooth? Not to mention the memory card... MAJOR disappointment!
Looking for a NOKIA flip phone? N6260's what your looking for, if you
don't care about the size. Its a bigger phone though, but I just love
it. Got mine early this November and I can't get my eyes and hands of
my N6260, its got everything in it!
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Reviewed by TiP from on 25th Oct 2004
Not too beautiful but still a great phone compared to price!! A must
have.
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Reviewed by RIZ from England on 23rd Oct 2004
This phone is quite a suprising one!! It might seem a bit dogy and unattractive
from the outside but has features which are very good.The camera in
a good but need a few improvements and there is no much connectivity
exept the media messaging but i like it a lot!!
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Reviewed by Pete from UK on 21st Oct 2004
What no Bluetooth?? Yet again Nokia miss the boat. Why do they always
leave something out or inferior in comparison to the competition?
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