Nokia 6600 Fold Review
Phone rating: 
In a nutshell: The Nokia 6600 Fold is a very attractive clamshell
phone. With an invisible outer display that lights up when you tap it,
and an electromagnetic opening mechanism that opens the fold automatically,
it's definitely not a run of the mill phone, but is a little but special.
You'll find that it includes the full range of features that you'd expect:
a 2 megapixel camera, 3G video calling, a stereo music player, an FM
radio, Bluetooth and support for memory cards up to 4GB. But the reliability
of this phone is very poor, and we'd suggest that you avoid it.
Review: October 2008. Updated June 2009.
The Nokia 6600 Fold is a mid-range 3G clamshell phone that fell into Nokia's
"Cool & Funky" department on the way to the production line. As
a result, it got the full Cool & Funky treatment, and you should buy it
if you like to be surprised by your mobile. For starters, the outer display
is invisible and comes to life when you tap it twice. It then lights up to show
the time, and display messages and missed calls. You can also tap the display
to reject calls. That's cool. Now press a special key, and the phone swings
open gracefully, like one of those new kitchen drawers from Magnet. That's the
funky bit.
The phone's very compact, although it's quite heavy, weighing in at 110g (what
on earth do Nokia put in their clamshells to make them so heavy? Certainly not
a powerful battery, as this one is just average.) Open it up (love pressing
that button!) and the phone reveals a surprisingly normal and usable keypad
and a compact, but very well defined LCD display. We were kind of expecting
a jack in the box to leap out at us, or something equally wacky. But there's
nothing wacky, just a very high quality OLED display with 16 million colours
and 240 x 320 pixels. Stunning. When opened, the phone fits snugly in the palm
of your hand, and feels just right. The weight and metallic finish lend a feeling
of quality, and the keypad and balance are just right for texting.
The 6600 Fold has the features that you'd expect from a mid-range 3G phone.
The camera is rated at 2 megapixels, and has a double LED flash. It's lacking
autofocus, which is a shame, but can take some decent photos in reasonable lighting
conditions. It can also record video at VGA resolution (0.3 megapixels) and
15 frames per second. It's an average quality camera for this price range. The
phone can also make video calls using a secondary camera on the inside of the
clam.
The 6600 Fold is great for music, with a stereo digital music player that can
play not just MP3 tracks, but also WMA, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+. A stereo FM radio
is also built into the phone. There's no 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can't
plug in your own headphones, but the 2.5mm headphone jack will accept Nokia
headphones, and a Nokia Stereo Headset WH-501 is included in the sales package.
If you prefer, you can use a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset instead. The
built-in memory of 15 Mbytes won't get you very far at all, but you can fit
around 100 - 150 songs on the 512 MB microSD
memory card included, or you can expand the storage to a 4GB
card, which will be enough for 1,000 songs or more.
Connectivity is good, with support for Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
(EDR) and a micro USB connection too. You can send messages via SMS or MMS,
as well as email or the Audio messaging service for sending voice clips over-the-air.
The 6600 Fold has a web browser (Opera Mini browser) and also has the Nokia
Mini Map browser with the Nokia Maps application, although it doesn't support
GPS. Battery life seems about average.
But this is where the good stuff stops, because the 6600 Fold is not a reliable
phone. The auto-open mechanism that gives you hours of fun when you first start
using it often seems to stop working after a while, and our users have reported
a variety of ways in which their 6600 Fold has broken. But just as common is
the number of reports of phones freezing or switching off, either when using
the keypad or in the middle of a call. How annoying is that? On balance, we'd
have to say that this is one to avoid.
Features of the Nokia 6600 Fold include:
- 2 megapixel camera with double LED flash and 8x digital zoom
- Video camera (VGA, 15 fps / QVGA, 30 fps) with 4x digital zoom
- 3G video calling (VGA resolution)
- Display: OLED, 16.7 million colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2.1 inches)
- Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA formats)
- FM radio
- 64-voice polyphonic ringtones
- Voice commands and recording
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Audio messaging service, email
- Themes with wallpapers and screensavers
- Java 2.0 games & applications
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS, EDGE,
3G
- xHTML web browser (Opera Mini browser), Nokia Mini Map browser, Adobe Flash
Lite 3.0
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, micro USB 2.0, 2.5mm headset socket
- Memory: 15 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot (expandable to 4 Gbytes)
- Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus dual band 3G (WCDMA 850/2100)
- Size: 88 x 44 x 16 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Talktime: 4 hours
- Battery standby: 300 hours
Nokia 6600 Fold User Reviews
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Average rating from 108 reviews: 
Reviewed by abo akram from syria on 5th Jun 2013
Open fold key does not work on NOKIA 6600 fold
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Joyce Malcolm from UK on 9th Mar 2012
I think this phone is perfect. So much so that I would dearly love to buy the
same model as it is only now after 4 years that there seems to be a slight problem
with it, in as much as it closes down for no reason at all. It doesn't happen
all the time but occasionally is enough. I would replace it with the same model
if I could find one. Let me know if any one knows where I can get a new one.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Heather from England on 17th Feb 2012
The best phone ever. Only recently had problems with not being able to charge
it and had to go back to an old phone temporarily. Also tried daughters touch
screen as a replacement (yuck!)Can't wait to get mine fixed, long may it last
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Shannon moloney from Australia on 16th Feb
2012
I'm desperate to find a phone like this. My dad has had 1 for years and his
died so I want to get him another on ;)
Sparkels1@live.com.au if you can help ;)
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Reviewed by Jill Cain from England on 2nd Feb 2012
I do not know what others have found wrong with the 6600 fold. I have had imine
since 2009 and just love it. I have never had any trouble.(touch wood) I have
dropped it several times, once on concrete still working ok.. Absolutely love
the camera and video. I as an elderly lady have no trouble removing the back
and it charges in a reasonable short time. The clarity is really great . Trolling
around is easy I can always find anything I need, which I have to say I found
very difficult on several other phones I have had, not being able to find something
when you want it quickly it very annoying. All in all Will be hanging on to
this one as long as possible..
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Reviewed by Samuel from ENGLAND on 24th Jan 2012
Best all round phone in the world PERIOD.
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Reviewed by William from UK on 20th Jan 2012
This is an absolutely fantastic phone. Rugged, reliable, easy to use. Ok, after
four years, I had to have the keyboard replaced, but otherwise, it's great.
I had a slide phone previously, and after replacing the crystal & screen three
times because I leant over something with it in my pocket, I'm delighted to
have a rugged flip phone. I've even managed to fall into the Pacific with it
in my pocket, and after a quick dunk in fresh water, it's kept on ticking! I
would like a smart phone one of these days, but I can't let this one go!
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Musa kolo from Nigeria on 18th Jan 2012
I love nokia folds no matter how it looks like.
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Reviewed by Samuel from England on 4th May 2011
Nokia phone flip is possibly one of the best phones in the wor;d . it has everything
, great too use, so small has great battery life even with me being a heavy
user can,t praise this phone enough , never any problems as i carry it in my
pocket in all conditions dust rain apart from dropping it a lot . Gwet out there
and buy a real phone > nokia 6600 Bought my second one . fab. phone
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Reviewed by Samuel from England on 28th Apr 2011
The Nokia 6600 clamshell phone is one of the best phones i have been fortunate
enough to own. Really simple to use/snug in size.smart looking, now to the ciore
of this phone i have given this phone really HEAVY usage with NO care at all
never lets me down. notr a cheap phone but one of the best fopr rugged usage,
Ihave already ordered a new one possibly ranks as one of the best all round
phones ever made. 100% wish i could give it more. get out there and buy this
phone .
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Reviewed by JOHN NUTBROWN from ENGLAND on 3rd Apr 2011
HI' THERE.HAVE READ THE REVUES ON THE NOKIA 6600 FOLD AND I MUST AGREE THAT
AFTER PURCHASING MINE WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE KEY PAD STARTED TO BREAK UP.AT THE
MOMENT I AM USING IT THE BEST I CAN,BUT HAVE ARRANGED TO HAVE IT REPAIRD VERY
SHORTLY.I THINK THAT IT IS A GOOD LOOKING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,BUT HAVE MY FINGERS
CROSSED THAT THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN .
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Reviewed by Trish from Australia on 19th Jan 2011
DO NOT BUY IT! It freezes so often when I text that it is totally unreliable.
I will never again buy a Nokia phone.
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Reviewed by Kat from Uk on 27th Dec 2010
I had exactly the same problem, when i bought it. Pressed 6, freezes. I took
it back on the first day, i got a new one, which has been working well since
then. That was 2 years ago.
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Reviewed by kianoosh from IRAN on 7th Dec 2010
whenever I use the 6 key at write a SMS on Persian language , the phone freezes.
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Reviewed by D.P Ward from Nottingham U K on 30th Nov 2010
one of the worst phones i have owned. Broke more often than working. O 2 network
shop in beeston not very helpful. Like every one elses the screen has froze
and the key pad will not function.
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Reviewed by col from australia on 25th Oct 2010
only had this piece of junk 2 hours and already crashed 8 times thought there
mustve been a secret pad lock not listed in the book until i searched and ended
up here.said i wouldnt buy another nokia after the n97 that would crash and
freeze whenever it felt like it .taking it back tomorrow 5th and last nokia
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Reviewed by Dasaradh from India on 21st Oct 2010
The phone seems to be excellent but the spares of this phone are very difficult
to available
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 19th Oct 2010
It's a 6600 and it has problems with the 6. Has any body else noticed that that
is the sign of the beast? What a devil of a phone you are.
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Reviewed by Lawrence from Singapore on 11th Oct 2010
This is a really lousy phone from Nokia and they do not really care. I had this
phone 2 years ago and only used it as spare, used it less than 20 times. I had
to sent this phone for repairs during the early months. Thereafter, I hardly
use it. Recently, I tried using it. It just cannot work. Wrote to Nokia Carecentre.
They gave you all sorts of suggestions that do not work. Wrote to the GM, they
got someone to call me saying there is nothing much they can do as the spare
parts are no longer available..so much for service and responsibility. Never
consider buying Nokia's product. What a disappointment!
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Reviewed by Sulaiman from Afghanistan on 27th Sep 2010
Really annoying mobile i have ever purchased...really sucks...it freezes by
pressing 6 key although the problem still persists after upgrading to 6.2v...i
recommend highly to not buy this at all...
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Reviewed by Jingmag from Philippines on 26th Sep 2010
I have a 6600 fold and it was working fine before I upgraded the firmware to
6.2, t was then that the 5 key problem started. Now, as mentioned by others
here, whenever I use the 5 key, the phone freezes. Why Nokia would make a software
upgrade that would make a phone unusable is beyond me and i have not seen a
fix from Nokia. Its like Nokia knew of the problem but since it wouldn't affect
their business in a major way and fixing it would cost them more, they just
chose to ignore us. We might even buy a new Nokia! Not me. I'm going Android
and HTC. Goodbye Nokia. Good riddance.
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Reviewed by Bruno Leonardo from Brazil on 9th Sep 2010
I am 23, so Im not giving a child's opinion. I bought this phone knowing its
problems [freezes when key 6 is presses twice or more times]. OK. I received
and started. Pressed key 6 twice and voi lá. Freezed. Updated. Pressed twice
and... freezed again. Returned and got a new one. Freezes too. Talked to Nokia,
they didnt give me a answer after a week. You cant press key 6 twice or more
times cause it freezes. That means you cant even write SMS or call someone!!
People, pay attention to the reviews, this phone is really a big piece of junk.
Actually, I am fed up with Nokia. Its phones always freezes or has some kind
of problem.
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Reviewed by franco from costamasnaga on 28th Aug 2010
è un telefono stupendo [Editor's comment: We don't usually publish foreign language
reviews, but we comprendo this one, franco :)]
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 16th Aug 2010
I have had this phone for over 1 year and I do not take good care of it. It
is regularly dropped. Is often on my pocket along with loose change or keys.
Has been in puddles and soaked in the rain. It used heavily on a daily basis.
Battery life is good for general use, suffers under heavy internet browsing.
Once or twice it has frozen and needed restarting, no big deal. The casing is
surprisingly scratch resistant, no major scratches at all. Sometimes the open
button fails to work, say once every couple of months. Internet browsing is
fine considering the screen size. Even though I have been away Nokia’s
since before colour screens I found the menus very intuitive and easy to use.
Overall I have found this to be an excellent phone, totally fit for purpose.
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Reviewed by Jason from Australia on 30th Jul 2010
I have the same problem as a few people on here with the 6 key freezing, it
only happened occasionally when I first got the phone but now it happens almost
every time I text, very annoying because i have to turn the phone off and back
on again each time, this phone is a piece of junk don;t purchase one!
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Reviewed by Hon from Romania on 13th Jul 2010
Purchased it (non-subsidised) for voice calls mainly, being a clamshell ergonomics
fan. Used it for about 4 months. The good: quality finish and feel, software
and responsiveness. The bad: rather poor earpiece sound quality and volume.
(Saved to maximum at all times) The ugly: caller ID on external display not
visible outdoors and inconsistent BT connection to car system with many random
disconnections. Bottom-line: Great for anything else except heavy voice calls
- where most cheap handsets will perform (shamefully) better.
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Reviewed by T J from UK on 6th Jul 2010
The phone looks very nice, but its unreliable. It freezes and switches off in
my pocket... which is a shame because I like the feel, and the idea of the phone...
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Reviewed by Salsoul from Egypt on 26th Jun 2010
the phone sucks, it freezes on my all the time, and i had to take it to get
fixed couple of times, one time i lost all my contacts, messages and everything,
i wouldn't recomend it to anyone...even the special key on the side barely functions
now, i always get the message "open fold manualy" the phone sucks..
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by susie from uk on 19th Jun 2010
Have had my 6600 flip for 2 years...love it ..no prolems with it at all..can't
see me changing it until it falls to bits !!!
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Reviewed by Louise from Singapore on 18th Jun 2010
Amazed by negative reviews! I have nothing but praise for this phone - easy
to use, reliable and no problems after a year of owning. Have dropped it so
many times I've lost count and it's still working! Would happily buy another
and recommend to anyone. Well done Nokia!
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Reviewed by Fernando L. from Dominican Rep. on 26th May
2010
The "auto open" function did not work. It is the worst phone I've had. Don't
buy this phone. Nokia is a fraud.
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Reviewed by Toni C from Northern Ireland on 10th May 2010
You know, I find it very odd when I read these reviews. I've my 6600 Fold for
a year now, and still, no problems! it's not an expensive phone. It does the
job. Hasn't frozen on me yet. I have no problem getting the back cover off without
breaking my nails. I wouldn't say it's 'outstanding' but it's done me a damn
fine job so far.
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Reviewed by Dane from Australia on 27th Feb 2010
I recieved the 6600 fold 2 months ago. Since then, I've had the phone repaired
3 times, because of the "6" key fault, and Nokia replaced it once, with a handset
that has the same fault. This phone is useless. And despite Nokia admitting
to being aware of the faults in the 6600, they refuse to refund, or exchange
for a different model.
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Reviewed by Bill from Edinburgh on 25th Feb 2010
What a piece of junk this phone is all the problems with the cheap key cover
which disintegtrates with use the, constant freezing of the keys and total lack
of care for the customer from my provider (Utility Warehouse IE O2) and Nokia.
Repared 3 times by Nokia, casme back with the same fault and total refusal by
both companies to replace the phone with another model. apparently Nokia dont
replace within the guarantee period. I was told it would have been different
if I had taken handset protection cover. I'd have been better off with 2 tin
cans and a length of string! Don'bt buy thias turkey anfd after this experience
I won't go back to Nokia and as for my provider? Well, as we say in Scotland
'their coat's on a shoogly nail
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Reviewed by Venessa from England on 21st Feb 2010
I am now in the process of sending my 3rd handset back and swapping for a completely
different phone. 1st one froze whenever pressing the 6 key and had to take out
the battery to restart. 2nd one the camera wouldnt register and my 3rd one has
the same 6 key problem as the 1st!! looks lovely, very easy to use and very
small - a brilliant phone when it works but unreliable.
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Reviewed by Glen from Aussie on 28th Jan 2010
This is a very dissappointing phone, I brought it 12 moths ago because I wanted
a flip phone, having hated the N90 and the N73, but this thing is a peice of
junk, the buttons randomly don't work, it shuts down by itself, it locks up
when opening applications all in all I agree with others that it is a a bad
version of a Flip phone by Nokia, who in the past have had much better.
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Reviewed by Kannan from india on 27th Jan 2010
Ya its a nice phone. my mom was using this for her personal.Also had unlock
some problem with that. My dad suggested me to get this site
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Reviewed by Ellie White from London, UK on 21st Jan 2010
I love my Nokia 6600 fold. I've had it for 18months now and am due an upgrade
but don't want one. I've not had any problems with it ove this whole time. If
you want to avoid the world of having everything plus the kitchen sink on your
mobile phone then this is the one for you. It calls, it texts, it has fun little
features like the light symbols on the front and the magnet opening and thats
it. Yes it might not have apps and isn't an amazing mp3 player but if you want
a phone thats a phone, then get this handset.
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Reviewed by blairman from Aussie on 14th Dec 2009
Just yesterday I bought this phone and while it was charging decided to look
up the reviews. I just wanted a flip phone with mp3 player and microsd plus
usb connection under a certain price. Anyway thanks for all the comments here.
I crashed this phone 4 times today because it has a problem with the "6". I
crashed it on my first txt message. If you have to hit the "6" button twice
or three times in a row, say writing a "o" then it would crash. I crashed it
deliberately in the phone store to return it. Never had a moby crash before
in my life, i've had about 5 mobile phones, including two nokias. Maybe only
a certain % of these phones have the "6" problem but really its too much hassle
to risk a purchase of this phone. Cant see the screen in the sunshine either
and the speaker phone isn't very loud. Find another phone folks.
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Reviewed by Ray Mockford from UK on 25th Nov 2009
I had freezing problems and also the start times in the diary jumped from time
to time. Since the update software last week there are no further problems.
I have not been able to fault the unit.
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Reviewed by Nokia-folds fan from England, UK on 18th Nov
2009
Oozes simplicity. If you want a no-nonsense but great-looking phone for just
calls and texts (not pictures, music, or web browsing), then this is the phone
for you! Dead easy to use very stylish too. Mine had a software crash but that
was purely because I disobeyed its warnings that it was running out of memory
(I had about 3000 texts I didn't bother deleting), but Nokia repaired it free
of charge within 10 days under its standard 1 year warranty (via o2). By far
the best flip-top phone out there that does the basics perfectly.
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Reviewed by Abby from England on 17th Nov 2009
I love this phone! I havent had any problems with it in the year or so that
I have had it, other than having to open the fold manually when my battery is
low. I can cope with that! The phone is small and attractive, easy to use -
possibly my favourite of all the phones I have owned! If you are looking for
a phone just to use to make calls, text and occasional web browsing then I would
definitely recommend it!
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Reviewed by Diane from Australia on 28th Oct 2009
I love my Nokia phone.Its small and compact.I havent had any problems with the
phone.
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Reviewed by Val from UK on 25th Sep 2009
This phone is rubbish. I have had to take it back to the shop 3 times in the
last 2 months for repair. Twice for the mno6 button problem and once because
the tap function stopped. Don't buy this phone, it is useless.
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Reviewed by Lisa-Marie from United Kingdom on 19th Sep
2009
This phone is absolutely atrocious. The only thing attracting me to this phone
is the childish novelty of the lid opening by itself and the utterly useless
'tap-tap' feature to show the time - a skill not many can master! It might look
pretty, but to be perfectly honest there are just so many other phones on the
market that are nicer to look at and a damn sight better at working! Open the
lovely shiny lid to find a total bog-standard phone inside, with no special
features. The navigational keys are often difficult to use, being too near to
each other - if I had a penny for every time I tried to click 'up' and clicked
'enter', or vice versa I would be a millionaire. And I have small fingers. How
on earth are you supposed to get the back off this thing? I had to literally
rip it off with my nails (breaking them and potentially the phone itself). Just
appalling! Just like other Nokias, trying to send picture messages or other
multi-media messages are hopeless. The internet is poor. But the most annoying
thing I have ever come across in a phone is the '6' key fault. Many, many people
have reported this fault and yet Nokia do nothing about it. Basically, whenever
using the '6' key the whole phone freezes, and has to be turned off/on again,
so my message/phone call is totally scrapped. What a complete mess, and so irritating.
What kind of phone doesn't let you use a 6?!?! Otherwise, this phone is utterly
average and not worth the money AT ALL. If you get it free on a contract, give
it to someone you don't like. This phone is TERRIBLE DO NOT BUY!!!
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Reviewed by Babarooney from UK on 19th Sep 2009
Nice to look at i guess, but a pretty average phone - not worth it. So annoying
- I have to turn it off when I type a '6' because it freezes! Avoid it, there
are better alternatives!
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Reviewed by tony from uk on 5th Sep 2009
Same problems hear after about 4 months navigation button broke up and was repaired
by o2. Speaker has now started to break up very crackly sound and the button
has cracked again!!!! o2 are now refusing to repair as they say its my fault????
RUBBISH do not buy
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Reviewed by Bella from UK on 30th Aug 2009
Oh what a disappointment this was! I love fold phones. I much prefer them so
when I saw this one I thought FAB. The very first night my disappointment started.
I changed my background picture to a stock picture and as soon as I did a very
noticable green line appeared on the covers clock display, so much so that I
couldn't read the time. Then I realised after the first day or so that the ringing
volume is rubbish. Unlike my previous Nokia's when I could never have it on
the highest setting for fear of bursting my eardrums! Shortly after the earpiece
volume was considerably lower. Weird, I thought, I could have sworn I had it
set to the highest. After a day or so I realised it was resetting itself for
EVERY call to the middle setting for earpiece volume. BEYOND annoying. As several
others have mentioned the "6" key was either getting stuck and leaving me with
a screen of 6's or it wasn't registering at all. The back is also very difficult
to get off without scratching it. I never got used to it. Another small issue
was the placement of the camera. Because the body of the phone is quite short
the camera lens is down quite low. I lost count of the number of times I wondered
what that beige blob was in the way only to realise it was my finger. All in
all an ok phone for a kid but for us adults, the ones with the money, its just
not good enough.
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Reviewed by Lee B from Uk on 28th Aug 2009
I have had a Nokia 6600 fold. To be honest it is a lovely looking phone. However
it is completely unreliable. I have had the phone since March and it has the
battery replaced twice, been back for repair 4 times(at 6weeks at a time,) as
it was holding charge for less than 24HRs. Finally got a replacement from Nokia.
Reciveed it yesterday with 3/4 qtr charged battery. Left all day with no sim
in and by this morning iit was dead. Avoid at all costs. The phone was from
mobile phones Direct how were useless. Their comments were the phone needs to
charged little and often as people do not have the time to charge for longer.
What about all the extra Co2. It is a pretty looking but technically floored
for power.
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Reviewed by Jim from Australia on 25th Aug 2009
It's a decent phone feature-wise as you'd expect of your regular Nokia. However
the lack of wireless internet is disappointing, though I guess since it's only
a mid-range phone we're not up to the point where that feature is standard just
yet. The design is pretty good and it's a good looking, compact phone which
feels solid when you close it. Anyway, onto the negatives - the navigation buttons
(up down left right and centre) are way too small. Also there is a common problem
that's been apparent for the majority of the 10 months I've owned this phone
- the keypad freezes randomly on occasion to the point where you can't enter
any numbers (though the up down left right buttons still work). Very frustrating
and requires a restart of the phone. I also found the battery life a little
below average.
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Reviewed by Davey Boy from England on 21st Aug 2009
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. To the people who have given this phone a good review
please wait more than a week before doing so. This phone WILL let you down.
The Keypad WILL stop working and Nokia WILL tell you that the problem isn't
covered under the warranty. Cheap and nasty is the best way to describe this
phone and very very shabby is the best way to describe the reaction from Nokia
when told of the faults with the 6600F.
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Reviewed by Viv from United Kingdom on 12th Aug 2009
Very disappointed with this phone as had numerous problems i.e tapping the screen
didn't always work so found myself tapping and getting nothing other than funny
looks from people, neither did the side button to open fold work all the time.
Calls cut off in the middle of talking. Couldn't see clearly who was calling
and the contact picture wasn't clear or very big. Luckily after 3 weeks I was
able to take it back to the shop, complained and got a different phone. Wouldn't
recommend anyone getting this mobile, even the operator at one of the big networks
asked why I wanted it as it didn't have a good reputation!! I could carry on
with its faults but I won't bother... good luck if you have one.
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Reviewed by JohnnyA from England on 3rd Aug 2009
Have owned nokia phones for over 10 years now and the 6600F is without doubt
the worst. Numeric keypad doesn't work and you have to turn it off and back
on every time you want to text. The glide stopped working almost immediately.
The screen remains blank when someone calls you. Took it to my local 3 store
who said they weren't aware of any problems with this model and sent it off
for repair. I've had a letter from 3 saying it wouldn't be economical to fix
the phone and they want me to pay £20 to get the phone back unrepaired.
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Reviewed by Shehu from Nigeria on 29th Jul 2009
Very bad experience. I bought the 6600 fold in Budapest, Hungary early this
month - July 2009. the 15MB memory is a big miss. But the worst miss is the
locking of the "mno6" key which freezes the phone completely and the phone must
be shut off each time this happens - which is every time you are texting, or
having anything to do with this "mno6" key. I am disgusted with this product.
Can't Nokia come up with a fix?
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Reviewed by Aravind from India on 27th Jul 2009
The sepaker is very bad and it is very noisy and vibrating. You will not clearly
hear what the other person is talking with you on the phone.
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Reviewed by Claire from UK on 16th Jul 2009
Am so disappointed with this phone. It looks good but after only eight weeks
the plastic round the navigation key is badly cracked and broken making it almost
impossible to use without getting my nail caught under it. There seems to be
some doubt as to whether this is a "manufacturing fault" which amazes me since
it is so clearly not "fit for purpose". Have been advised to take it back for
repair which means I shall be without a phone for at least 2 weeks! How long
is a mobile meant to last??
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Reviewed by jane from uk on 6th Jul 2009
has anyone else had trouble with taking the back cover off to fit in sim and
battery? i always struggle with prising it off to the point that i ruin my nails,
hurt my fingers and risk cutting my hands! It just doesnt seem to come off in
the way it says in the instructions. Also, sometimes during typing mode, the
phone would just suddenly freeze and the keypad no longer works no matter what
keys i try to press. Overall, i think it is a poor quality design that rates
below other flip phones on the market.
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Reviewed by Gary Lyons from Ireland on 30th Jun 2009
This phone is excruciatingly irritating.... It will not ring for longer than
3 seconds, it will not vibrate for longer than 3 seconds, as a result your phone
bill will soar as you have to call everyone who calls you back, as you will
miss their call. 3 are useless, offering to repair it, Mine was faulty from
minute one, NOT GOOD ENOUGH 3! The phone will only 'glide open' approximately
50% of the time, never when your other hand is busy elsewhere..... one out of
ten, normally a great advocate of Nokia phones, but this is a lemon.......
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Reviewed by Dan from UK on 23rd Jun 2009
Nice looking, good size, solid feel, features listed seem good. But tell me,
wha'ts the point if it crashes everytime you type your pin in? or everytime
you send a text? or everytime you dial a number? Exaggerating? - - - not at
all! Unless you can guarantee that during the whole ownership of a 6600 fold,
you will never touch the "6" key, don't buy it. It seems to be an issue affecting
lots of people according to the Nokia forums. Pressing the 6 key results in
the phone freezing and then you have to take out the battery to restart it.
Then it does it again. And again. And again. Right until you've owned it for
less than a day and send it back. Bad work Nokia, very shabby indeed.
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Reviewed by Mick from United Kingdom on 20th Jun 2009
Within 3 weeks of purchasing this phone the black centre "NAVI" scroll key started
to crack and break up, Upon taking it back to the shop they sent me to a Nokia
Care Point, Having explained that the phone was less than 3 weeks old & under
waranty they still wanted to charge £27.80 plus parts plus VAT to do the repair,
Upon pointing out the phone was under waranty I was told it was Nokia's policy
to charge regardless. I then took it back to the shop who sent it away for repair,
The repair was done but only lasted 5 weeks and exactly the same thing has happened
so I can only assume that this is a general problem with this handset, the rest
of the phone is good but Nokia service is rubbish, NOT IMPRESSED!!!
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Reviewed by Emma from UK on 4th Jun 2009
Had to send it in for repair twice so far as when the phone recieves a call
it only rings for a few seconds then diverts to answer phone or switches to
silent which is slightly inconvenient!!! Also the volume is also too low. Although
my phone is obviously faulty 3 wont take it back, would definately not recommend
this phone!
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Reviewed by Sealy from UK on 1st Jun 2009
Wanted a small phone to take on a stag do (instead of my iPhone) and the battery
lasted 4 days without a problem. No problems with camera or texting..... The
screen is a little hard to read in bright sunlight but that shouldn't be as
we only have sun for 5 days a year in the UK.
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Reviewed by james from england on 31st May 2009
just bought new on e bay , lovely quality feel to it , easy to use key pad ,
camera is good easy to use as are most of the phones functions,far better and
easier to use than those small fiddly keys on much costlier phones,for a good
quality mid ranged phone ,better look on e bay i did and saved £90 on its usual
price .
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Reviewed by gaz from united kingdom on 29th May 2009
will not work outside, screen always black till you warm it up in your hand
a real pain
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Reviewed by Sara from UAE on 22nd May 2009
I bought my 6600 fold 4 months ago and for the last month have not been able
to take any pix. When I turn on the camera all it says is standby....it turns
out that i am not the only one facing this problem. There are a number of people
with the same issue. Very disappointed because i spent a lot of money on this.
Beware.......
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Reviewed by Gemma from UK on 9th May 2009
I have had the same problem with the phone with it sticking on mno and it turning
to the number 6 and then completely freezing where you can do no more with the
phone. O2 have so far said that it may just be becuase I have changed tariff
but now I know it is an ongoing issue with other people I will be phoning O2
tomorrow and wanting another phone! Thanks people!
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Reviewed by louise from uk on 27th Apr 2009
have had 3 of these phones over the last 3 weeks, It may be a good phone but
every one has had the same problem in that when texting using predictive mode,
typing in words needing "mno" more than once or twice causes a 6 to come up
on the screen and the phone to freeze, have now given up and am looking for
an alternative
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Reviewed by mandy b from england on 20th Apr 2009
got this phone on the 13thmarch 2009 and from the minute i got it out the box
i was in love with it have never had a problem with this phone as yet and had
it just over a month.
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Reviewed by angelle from philippines on 17th Apr 2009
I think it's a great phone! I just bought it 4days ago. I've read some negative
comments and I think your cellphones might have a problem. 'Cause mine's working
well. Anyway,this is one of the best phones I've had. And oh. The color's awesome!
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Reviewed by Amelia from uk on 14th Apr 2009
hi i think the nokia fold is good because not only douse it look good it operates
good too. My brothers just got old FOR FREE and is annoying me with it......he
thinks its FAB!
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Reviewed by Kevin from Australia on 13th Apr 2009
Good phone for looks and slim enough to just slip in your pocket. Major problem
is that it turns itself off frequently, sometimes in the middle of a call which
is very frustrating. Seems to be something with the battery. The charge indicator
shows 100% green but it only lasts 1 day max. with no calls. Also goes weird
occasionally with screen flashing and can't use. I take the battery out and
count to 20 and that fixes it. Back comes off easily with a thumb-nail under
the top corners. Overall am very disppointed with this phone.
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Reviewed by mitra from iran on 10th Apr 2009
its very good and i am satisfied fro 6600 fold.
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Reviewed by moira moore from scotland on 6th Apr 2009
loved the look of this phone but right away it would freeze when texting any
number 6 would appear. you had to switch phone off before you could sort the
problem out
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Reviewed by Phil Hudson from England on 5th Apr 2009
Screen view is great indoors,outside impossible to see,clock appears only sometimes
when it feels like it,rings once then goes to silent all on its own.all in all
its a naff phone, I much prefer LG,looking for a viewty to replace this piece
of junk.
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Reviewed by raouf from libya on 30th Mar 2009
i have nokia 6600 fold put dont good for blototh and cable usb
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Reviewed by Rebekah from Australia on 30th Mar 2009
How do you get the back off this stupid phone? Typical Nokia rubbish that it
this bit is the hardest part to operate. I hate Nokia.
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Reviewed by Linda Harris from United Kingdom on 28th Mar
2009
This is a good little phone however the maps that are incorporated into the
SD card only worked for a couple of days!!! The technology on the phone however
is good and would recommend it if you are looking for something a bit different.
Mine has frozen on a couple of occasions so will see if that get worse or stops.
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Reviewed by Cheetah from Australia on 19th Mar 2009
i try to open the back of my Nokia 660 flip phone to insert sim card - i have
absolutely no success.
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Reviewed by sarah from Wales on 15th Mar 2009
I have recently upgraded to the Nokia 6600 Fold. I was looking for a phone which
: 1. I could look at for the next 18 months without wanting to throw it at the
wall 2. Im not that interested in gadgets, I have a camera so that is not something
I look for, and I have a MP3 player so again...I was really looking for something
that I could text and call easily. Personally I think the phone is fantastic
for those purposes. If you are looking for a good camera or music player, or
something with lots of functions then no...you should probably get a different
phone..but if your like me and just want something that looks nice and works
well then its great. I agree the battery power is magnificent but shouldnt prove
too much of a problem if you have somewhere to charge it. The quirky tapping
also works fine especially good for the snooze in the morning!
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Reviewed by Amit from India on 27th Feb 2009
BEST PHONE FOR DAY TO DAY USE
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Reviewed by rafferty from uk on 27th Feb 2009
like the phone but i have to charge it up every other day ,dissapointing as
i do not use it that much .
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Reviewed by Ray from Belgium on 20th Feb 2009
Nice mobile but poor software, hope it will be soon upgraded: when you activate
opening to answer, suddenly you hear talking by incoming call while writing
a sms ! stupid & unfair, as all Nokia mobiles, the battery goes fast down: 2
days, 3 if u've no call !!!
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Reviewed by Ellie from UK on 18th Feb 2009
I'm on my third one of these in 3 months. It's so pretty, I love the design
but it's unreliable. First one the screen went black, second would not charge,
now the opening function is faulty and the battery lasts just 24 hours (that
is 5 texts). Why are Nokia batteries so rubbish? And I agree the central buttons
are hard to navigate. It could have been the best phone ever.
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Reviewed by Richard from uk on 5th Feb 2009
great phone, good at all and looks fantastic.
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Reviewed by Robert from Wales on 30th Jan 2009
My decision to get this particular phone was based on, wanting a nice up to
date mobile phone for bluetooth compatibility & to be legal when driving (pairing
with Supertooth v.easy) I’m not particularly interested in gizmos –
camera/MP3 etc I wanted a mobile that looked nice in design (wanted a fold rather
than slide) & size for my shirt pocket at work. It does what I want for a mobile,
phone call & text what more could you want?
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Reviewed by noora from saudi arabia on 18th Jan 2009
Nokia 6600 Fold vey bad phone i have had it for just a few days and it turned
to silent there is no voice at all whether the keys nor the ringing tones the
worest nokia phone i have ever seen
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Reviewed by karl from uk on 11th Jan 2009
I've only had this phone for a couple of days and i hate it? After owning at
least 10 differant models of Nokia phones this has to be the worste! Texting
is an absolute nightmare...The jogging key and center key are almost perfctly
flush and its very difficult to press the stell centre button without catchng
the outer jog button at the same time.. really annoying and causing my messages
to take much longer than they normally would and if you open the menu screen
and try to choose an option..more often than not you catch the outer button
and end up on the wrong icon..same when rying tosend a text.
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Reviewed by kazza from cyprus on 11th Jan 2009
Hello Mowie in UK. I lost the pouch that came with my phone and i liked it very
much. Can i have yours please? I will buy it off you? I have been having a few
probs with the phone; sometimes wont open and often switches itself off im mid
call (makes underwater sounds then screen goes blank). Otherwise i love the
colour (purple), size, size of font etc and buttons. Usual user friendly Nokia
:)
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Reviewed by Emily from UK on 8th Jan 2009
i got this phone about four months ago and had no problems ... until it started
freezing and wouldn't work at all. impressed with it when it worked except for
the no volume button and perhaps the fact that its a bit on the heavy side
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Reviewed by Chris from Uk on 8th Jan 2009
Had this phone for around 2 months and it broke! Its a nice looking phone, small
and looks smart, but after a while the mechanism went and I had to open it maually
and the screen cracked! Plus in the sun I couldnt see the screen and you could
see all your finger prints,I had to keep cleaning it with was a pain in the
ass after a while!
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Reviewed by Emily from England on 31st Dec 2008
got this phone a few months ago, no faults apart from not having volume keys.Other
than that no problems whatsoever, really nice phone, looks great, havent had
any problems with the mechanism, maybe your finger or thumb is holding down
the lid by accident..??
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Reviewed by Amr from Egypt on 20th Dec 2008
I got this phone five days ago. It's a good phone, but the price in my ocountry
is very high compareing with the options of the phone . The battery life is
bad, about 1 ~ 1.5 h talking time. The loud speaker is not so high . It's a
great phone for someone who likes fashion and don't talk in the mob. much.
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Reviewed by Deb from Uk on 17th Dec 2008
Excellent handset, lovely build quality, beautiful to look at, switch voice
clairty on and get used to the auto opener and your away. If you want a stylish
yet practical handset this is the one. Love it.
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Reviewed by Sid from England on 26th Nov 2008
This is an excellent phone. There's nothing wrong with the flip or the double
tapping and it looks incredibly slick.
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Reviewed by samy ulu from cyprus on 17th Nov 2008
i have been using this phone for a week.. the best design i have ever seen..but
the call quality is very very poor. you can hardly understand who you are speaking
to.. yes my settings are ok, and the volume is the highest.. trust me people,
and DON'T buy this phone... you don't trust me? well, check it from www.cnet.com.au
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Reviewed by aidanheff33@yahoo.ie from ireland on 19th
Oct 2008
good reception. clear voices. fits smugly into hand. browsing is a doddle, fast
and clear. but...the opening press-button is on the WRONG side for me! I would
rather have it at my thumb. it is very awkard to press with the long finger!
still, a great phone...if i could only get that auto opener to auto!
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Reviewed by Mowie from UK on 13th Oct 2008
I’ve only had my 6600 (purple) for a few days, but just some early-doors
feedback: The issue of the auto-open NOT auto-opening, on a fairly regular basis,
doesn’t seem to be an isolated problem, as it is already happening with
my phone. I’m starting to get pretty irritated with regularly seeing the
‘Open Fold Manually’ instruction, when the auto-open is a key selling
point of this model. Moreover, probably due to its having been designed to auto-flip,
manual opening is actually quite a challenge of dexterity, and if you aren’t
in possession of reasonably long fingernails (or don’t mind breaking the
odd one if you are,) it’s a very fiddly operation; particularly annoying
when you have programmed your phone to answer calls on opening, and they continue
to ring merrily while you are struggling to open your 6600 when the one-hand,
‘smooth & easy’ auto-open hasn’t smoothly and easily auto-opened.
Again. That niggle aside, though, the phone is an aesthetic and tactile gem
(though not sure of the design reasoning behind choosing to have a rather cheap
& plasticky central key column, including the all-important navigator button,
which seem a bit of an anomaly against the smooth loveliness of the others,
but no matter). I’ve read some gripes about the camera only being 2MP,
but for me, the quality for ad hoc snaps is absolutely fine. If I want ultra
high grade photos, I’ll use an ultra high grade camera – I don’t
subscribe to the school of thought that insists a phone does everything including
making your morning coffee and controlling the central heating – it’s
a phone ffs. Call connection seems fine – no ‘hangs’ thus
far, and being back in the arms of logical Nokia texting is a sweet relief (after
misguidedly straying to the bizarre user-unfriendliness that is Motorola texting
for 18 months – never again, now that Nokia appear to have regained some
lost ground in the sleek clamshell market). The phone comes with a protective
pouch, which I think is going to be essential for keeping the scratches at bay
from the gorgeousness of the exterior for as long as possible, but you’re
likely to need to obtain a new soft-sock style pouch separately, as though the
one supplied is sturdy, once the phone has been slipped into it it’s a
fight to prise it out again (not good if you’re attempting to answer a
call before it goes to voicemail). All in all, there’s certainly more
good than bad to report, and if it turns out that the flaky auto-open turns
out to be this phone’s only particular idiosyncratic issue… well,
there’s least one pain in the rear factor with pretty much every model
you can buy, so I guess it could be worse!
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Reviewed by Keith from UK on 8th Oct 2008
I think this is a classy phone and has everything I want. It looks good in a
minimalistic way and is better than the picture shown at the top of the review
which is the rear view. The internet access seems really quick and I like the
solid feel of the compact little beauty. It also works perfectly via bluetooth
with my Honda Handsfree system in my Civic, unlike some other phones. It's a
bit different and it is great!
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Reviewed by lee from wales on 8th Oct 2008
The 6600 Fold is not just exclusive to Three, its also on the 02 website and
in stock!!
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on 8th Oct
2008
Oops, our mistake! Thanks for correcting us, lee.
Reviewed by jess and leah from united kingdom on 7th Oct
2008
This is a good phone!!! The flip is cool but the screen is too dark! I would
recommend this to people that dont use a phone very much!
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