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Nokia 6500 Slide
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Features of the Nokia 6500 Slide include:
- 3G: Video calling
- Camera:3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus, double LED flash and 8x digital zoom
- Video Camera: Supports video sharing, streaming, and recording capabilities (640 x 480 pixel resolution, MPEG4)
- Display: QVGA 16 million colour, 320x240 pixel display (2.2. inches)
- Music Player: Supports MP3, MP4, eAAC+, AAC and WMA music files
- Media Player: Integrated video player for download and playback or for streaming: 3GPP, H.263 video, MPEG-4, and AMR
- Java Games: y
- Ringtones: Use pre-loaded 64-voice polyphonic midi ring tones, MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0 port, TV-Out
- Memory: 20 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot (expandable to 4 Gbytes)
- Messaging: MMS, SMS, e-mail
- Internet: WAP 2.0, XHTML browser, HSCSD, CSD for browsing and as data modem, EDGE, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) class 10 (4+1, 3+2), HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data) transfer up to 43.2 kbps in HSCSD networks
- Operating Frequency: WCDMA 850/2100 and quadband GSM coverage (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
- Size: 97 x 47 x 16 mm,
- Weight: 123 g
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Reviewed by chaz on 20/05/2008
piece of rubish
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Reviewed by Jamie Thompson on 20/05/2008
After owning the 6500 slide for 6 months now I have found it to be generally excellent, and I'm pretty hard to please! On the down side, keypad does suffer light scratches and these are impossible to avoid. "Scratch-proof" casing is anything but, my silver cover is covered with, again, light scratches. This may be due to my lack of care but I doubt it. Occasionally the wallpaper I have selected reverts back to the standard Nokia one but this matter disappears when the image is moved from my memory card to the phone memory. On the positive side, battery life is faultless, the navigation is a pleasure and very instinctive, music player and sound quality is excellent, the phone is weighty and feels well built and the screen quality is superb (the screen itself is extremely durable) Trust me on this, anybody who rates this any less than 4* has just had bad personal experiences. If the keypad didn't scratch (which initially is a big issue) this phone would be a genuine classic. Very, very happy.
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Reviewed by Waqaas on 20/05/2008
it is a bit slow when you press the buttons fast but i prefer you should get it because you will like the shape of it and the features this sis an excellent phone it is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by buster on 20/05/2008
ive just upgraded from nokia n73 on three too a nokia 6500 slide on three , the n73 was a good phone with basic features and an excellent camera with so many settings ,you push the button and it has taken the picture ,.....ive been using the 6500 slide for 4 days and found that if you are in a weak signal area you dont get any signal i phoned three and they confirmed that its a problem with this model , also the camera is a 3.2 mp but there are hardly any useable settings like the n73 .... i am changing it for a sony ericson k850i and would not reccomend the 6500 slide unless you live in a good signal area and not fussy about a camera..... ill reveiw the sony when i get it
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Reviewed by Adrian on 17/05/2008
dont buy one, gone back to my 6230i. the 6500 kept switching of when ending a call using the slide. the amount of times i had to keep taking the battery out and putting it back in to get it to work.
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Reviewed by Angel on 17/05/2008
Woop WOOP I bought the Nokia 6500 black and its fantastic!! Nothing wrong with the setoings goin 2 default just everyone cant deal with it lol!!!
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Reviewed by Don on 17/05/2008
I got the 'phone with a 3 contract..kept locking up mainly when trying to use the camera. the only 'cure' is to remove the battery. Took it to 3 in banbury where I bought it from they were not helpful..threatened to 'send it away' but had no loan phone for me! Took it to the local nokia repairer who reinstalled the software f.o.c.(they bill nokia).. now it has never locked when using the camera but will, on occasion, not unlock from the standby keylock mode. The battery life is appalling, it rarely lasts more than a day.I am not a heavy user. I bought a 'spare' higher capacity battery off ebay which is no better. As mentioned in other posts it gets extremley hot after not too many minutes use. Like most I have had a number of 'phones in my life, predominatley nokia..but this ranks as the worst performing phone I have ever owned. Looks great but would not reccommend it to a friend !
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Reviewed by doras on 16/05/2008
No problem.Very good phone.
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Reviewed by Sarah Wattison on 15/05/2008
Decided to go onto contract a week ago and chose the Nokia 6500 slide in silver as my phone (was using a trusty Nokia 3510i before). Apart from my 6500 freezing on me the day after I had it and I had to remove the battery to get it working again, I have to say I am really pleased with my phone. A number of users seem to worry about the weight of the phone, but this is something that I like, it's great to have a something that feels sturdy. So many of the phones on the market feel flimsy and look like they would break easily. I found it took me a few days to get used to texting (this is because I've been used to much larger keys that are all separate), but I am up to speed again now. Screen resolution is great, battery life is adequate - am a textaholic, so it's lasting about 3 days. I realise it is relatively early days of me using my new phone, but I have to say that I am really chuffed with it and would have no hesitation in recommending it.
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Reviewed by Dahman on 14/05/2008
This phone is useless.. Nokia handsets are very good, but their software are all useless.. which makes the nokia worl all useless..
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Reviewed by renae on 14/05/2008
I have owned the slide since december 07 and have found it to be a terrific phone. The screen freezes occasionally and the settings change back to default after I drop it but its not falling apart.=) Recently I dropped it in the rain and a lost it but after finding and drying, it was still in perfect working order.. love it
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Reviewed by Darren on 12/05/2008
Have had the phone a week now and am happy with it but have one problem...when i recieve a text message it shows the time as an hour previous for example if i get a text at 12.00 the phone says text recvd 11.00????? The phone displays correct time...so cant think what else to do ...Any ideas? The phone has been replaced but this is still happening.
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Reviewed by Doesnt Matter on 12/05/2008
I am not very happy with this Nokia 6500 slide. The software hangs anytime and everytime. The camera sound can't be muted so you may be in a fix someday. The clarity is too good no doubt but what's the use if the camera sound cannot be muted.And top of all out of 10 calls that I get in a week 9 of them complain that my number is not in use..What's wrong? So folks please think twice before purchasing this kinda phone. May be its the problem with only my handset but never know which one of you follows me..
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Reviewed by Harpreet on 11/05/2008
I HATE THIS PHONE. MY SONY ERICSON WAS MUCH BETTER!!!! NOW STUCK IN THIS CONTRACT!
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Reviewed by Shezad on 10/05/2008
I have now had the 6500 slide in black for 2 days. So far so good, i think this phone is lovely, but it depends what you want and it's always a compromise when it comes to the features. The 3.2meg camera seems to provide outstanding quality pictures, the sound quality is also brilliant, the in built memory is good enough for me. I also connected the phone to the TV, all sees quite good. To me it seems to an advancement on the Nokia 6280 i had some time back, as people may remember that phone had a few faults. With my experience so far i would recommend this phone to people out there!
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Reviewed by Subramonian Murugan on 10/05/2008
Good design with normal features. Compared to N-series, this phone is really fast. Handle with care.
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Reviewed by Kal on 09/05/2008
I've had this phone for a couple of months now on the 3 network. It's a great looking phone with solid build quality and a good sized screen. Although it's a little bigger than a lot of the slimline phones out there, it's still small enough and light enough to carry around in your pocket. It has all the features you'd expect, great camera, great music player etc.Although Nokia's have a reputation for being easy to use with straightforward menu's, having used this phone for 2 months now, I actually prefer the Sony Ericsson menu system. The major faults with this phone are the lousy battery and signal reception. Nokia claim it has over 300 hours standby and 6 hours talktime but even when I don't use it very often I'm still having to charge it every couple of days. Although it does give you a couple of warnings when the battery is low, it tends to die suddenly. The battery on my previous Sony Ericsson used to cling on for ages, even when it was down to just 5% power and with average use I would only have to charge it once every 5 or 6 days. What's even worse is the reception. The signal constantly fluctuates between weak and absolutely nothing. Call quality is extremely poor. Callers sound echo-ey and there's usually a faint buzzing sound. Often callers struggle to hear what I'm saying. At first I thought it was a network problem but having spoken to 3, they say it's a common problem with this phone. How on earth can a major player like Nokia, who you would think know a thing or two about mobile phones, create such a gorgeous looking phone but forget to actually make it useable?! Surely the main purpose of a mobile PHONE is to be able to make and receive PHONEcalls!! If you're thinking of getting one of these.....think again.
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Reviewed by Salih on 09/05/2008
This phone not only looks great but actually feels and weighs like a quality phone. Sure you can get lighter phones but to me that indicates plastic. I don't want a plastic phone I want a phones that feels like quality, and made by the world leader in mobile phone technology "Nokia" what more do you want?
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Reviewed by liam byrne on 09/05/2008
seriously this is the worst phone i have ever had . Iam on my third one in a month and my patner is on her second. It has a mind of its own , ringtones change,freezes all the time wallpaper and setting change battery gets so hot you have to end the call, call quality is good and the camera is decent. however the battery life is shocking,it last about a day. Nokia used to be excewllent trusty phones. Give me a sony ericsson k800i anyday. Don't say you were not warned. Swerve this phone with your life.
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Reviewed by sean on 09/05/2008
excellent mobile, theres just 1 annoying fault. if you slightly knock the back cover it does something to the memory card holder which stops the mobile from reading it, this resets your ringtone wallpaper ect back to default, if like me you hate changing your wallpaper, ringtone ect back 10 days a day the easier way to overcome the problem is to save your ringtone and that to the phone memory then they wont keep resetting them selves. apart from that one fault with the memory card the nokia 6500 slide is an excellent mobile its similiar to the 6280 and 6288 but much better looking and better features. the mobile has a great feel to it and worth the money.
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Reviewed by gunchester lad on 08/05/2008
this fone is the dogs ive had it over a month ive droped it on concrete many times i even droped it in a ful sink still allive its got an ill camra loud ass speaker and looks fit you no it makes sence people much love peace
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Reviewed by Gavin on 07/05/2008
I am now on my second one of these phones after the plastic casing at the botton of the call buttons came off. but i am now taking the second one back becouse if you text alot you will notice that the deleat button will stop working if it is open for along time. so beware
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Reviewed by Raymodn on 06/05/2008
I had the chance to use both, the classic and the slide. the classic one is very much classy and beautiful, but u can cannot expand it's memory. anyways i have only one problem so far with the slide, when i put a photo as background or put a different theme, it cannot least more than 1 to 2 hours than it comes back to the default theme :S
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Reviewed by lyn john on 06/05/2008
not a very good phone.have had 3 phones since 11-07.seems to loose contact with the memory card.the incoming ear speaker breaks down and becomes very hard to hear people talking.just given new phone to the wife who had a nokia 6600 for 4 years.i have gone back to a k750i.
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Reviewed by King Prawn on 04/05/2008
This phone is a great one!! I love weighty phones, so the stainless steel finish was perfect! Problems are mounting up though as i use the phone. list below: 1) Can only set one alarm 2) PIN really hard to set (ive blocked two SIMs trying to set a PIN) 3) the menu isn't very interesting (not animated like SE) 4) It freezes and fusses alot (by fusses i mean, when you have TV and go past Channel 5, there is no signal so you get little black and white static things. thats what i get but black background and coloured wiggly things) this seems to happen when i've gone too quickley onto the programme and its still acting like its in standby. 5) coming from a sony ericsson phone, i miss the button that brings up a menu above all your open applications. a bit like Task Manager. :) Hope this was helpful!!
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Reviewed by mick on 04/05/2008
I had my 6500 slide as part of the contract package for about 5 months in that time its been back three times,twice because it locked the keys and then would not unlock and once to have the software updated ,I find this poor and also when its been slid up and down a few times the keys got scratched now im finding that the navigation keys are starting to fail ie they dont always work,in all not too impressed with the phone.
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Reviewed by mpoo on 03/05/2008
good
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Reviewed by Rizzy on 03/05/2008
I got the phone last monday on the 3g network i got it in black and after id ordered it i looked at some of the reviews and thought i had made the wrong choice. However after using the phone myself i think its one of the best ive ever had Camera quality is brilliant although it does lack some effects sound quality is amazing especially through the headphones and it is a very easy to use phone i dont like the fact that when i remove the back cover the phone wont recognise that there is a memory card inside it..very annoying as most of my themes, music and ringtones are saved on my memory card. overall i think it is a stunning phone, much better than the classic version, which i had a few months back and unfortunately the screen cracked and the phone broke into two...which wasnt very good at all. i am impressed with the battery life as i listen to a lot of music so the music is always playing thrugh my headphones whether i am listening to it or not and my bluetooth also remains on, as does my gprs and i can still come home with the battery indicator showing full overall i believe its a brilliant phone, one of the best nokias since the 6300, which in my opinion was an absolutely stunning phone some people have complained about the size of the 6500 slide in comparison to the 6500 classic personally i prefer bulkier phones with a bit of weight i hate these flimsy samsungs that are being created and are all only about the length of your nail in size its annoying and makes it much more easier to lose your phone as its so light you wont notice that its gone the bulkiness of the phone adds to the professional and much more extravagant feel of it a brilliant creation by nokia once again all praise goes to nokia for making such an outstanding phone
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Reviewed by Maria Lopez on 03/05/2008
Well i've had my nokia 6500 black slide for just under 2 months and i must say i have never been so impressed by a phone ever before. Although many mobile phone sites claim otherwise. I am a mobile phone lover! I change my handset whenever my contract allows me to do so. Usually before 2 months may i say. But i'm not thinking about buying another mobile for a very long time yet. I'm in love .............
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Reviewed by Elizabeth on 03/05/2008
I've had this phone for roughly 6-8 weeks, and to be completely honest, I've found no major problems with it. I upgraded from an LG KG225, so this was a huge thing for me. A $90 phone to a $500 odd phone. You really notice the difference. The camera is great, there's nice clear sound with a nice big screen and biggish buttons (I can use my fingers and not my nails to press them! :D). It's got a nice, simple layout that's also simple to use, even my nan would be able to navigate it! I just have 2 small things to mention about it though. It will sometimes lag up. Not a complete freeze, but you just have to give it a second or so to catch up with what you're trying to do. The other is that because of it's finish and slidey nature, a lot of marks appear on it (Fingerprints mainly and scratches from sliding on the keypad). Nothing too major though. The battery life is an improvement from my previous phone, so no complaints there and it's weight, although making my pants heavier, I can actually tell if the phone is still in my pocket or not. Makes it harder to lose. 4 stars because it's not perfect, but what is?
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Reviewed by Joel Miller on 03/05/2008
1. Nokia 6500 Slide is the only slider that does not wear out or grind when opening and closing it, all other model’s sliders ruin in short time periods thus rendering the phone useless and aggravating to operate. 2.It is 123 grams and feels good and is solid. 3.Amazingly after EMT transmission testing it generates far far less than any other 3 and 3.5 generation mobile phone meaning: NO CANCER and reception is very good. 4.The 4GB micro SD memory card from Sandisk works wonders with the Nokia 6500S and allows 4.5 hours of video high quality filming with zoom in/out, you must manually adjust the phone settings to your personal settings preference. I hid my phone behind books with the camera lens facing my work station, I caught who had been stealing my graphic ideas and customer listings while I was on lunch break 1hr, to do this you must remember to set your phone to flight so it doesn’t “RING” while filming. 5.It is quick to respond when key depressing and has many many adjustment settings, discover the phone fully. 6.NOTE: The 6500 slider has 1 major fault in my opinion, the “loud speaker is terribly low when listening to incoming calls on it, the music plays loudly and with fine quality and has many adjustments for sound quality. Summary: Over all the 6500S is a high quality mobile phone with much to offer and is more than enough for most users, it is priced fairly and I feel I received my moneys worth. Thank You Nokia! (972)542122786
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Reviewed by sean on 03/05/2008
had this phone now for just over a month, its got an excellent camera and the mp3 player is also very good. the supplied headphones are rubbish but if you use your own it sounds as good as any other mp3 player. phone does scratch easy so id get a case for it. very easy to use like all nokias. loads of great features. nice looking phone with a great feel to it. recommended.
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Reviewed by Tom on 03/05/2008
I took this phone out on dolphin 40 with orange, at phones4u and found it with faults, kept crashing while on the internet and once lost all my contacts because it restarted itself when i was moving contacts over to sim card, and also the battery could have been better then expected, so i took it back got another one and a week on, no fualts yet, so im hoping, bt the battery still is bad new phones these days do not last long enough with batterys, bt hey, its just a phone right, love it though anyway, best slide phone from nokia in years,
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Reviewed by Pramod Kumar, pramod.rect@gmail.com on 02/05/2008
Phone has got burning stains in the back cover (in the slits of for the speaker inward).Burning smell is coming out at the back after playing the music player. Phone is getting hanged on receiving calls and when multi functions on. Phone also gets hanged on receiving data via Bluetooth several times. When music is on and while making or receiving calls, after completion music player does not resumed. When music is on, receiving data via Bluetooth is on, then gallery can not be accessed. In Media player, when I was trying to play all songs, mobile got switched off and re-started automatically. While closing the music application, mobile got switched off for at least 4 times.
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Reviewed by tony on 02/05/2008
absoulute rubbish this fone is freezing up and keeps going back to default settings.
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Reviewed by the don on 01/05/2008
you clumzy man ur suppsd 2 only charge a phone wen tyhe bar dosent move any mre.8 hours r u mad lmaooooooo
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Reviewed by Hawke on 01/05/2008
Ok let me get this straight, Its the "MOST Beautiful" phone Nokia has ever come up with, Scratch proof screen, 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera & THATS NOT IT, The lens is manufactured by the unmatched "Carl Zeiss" Optics (Tessar Lens) and takes pictures FAR Better than any other phones such as Samsung D900i or Sony Ericsson K800i, excellent Video recording and playback with an extra ordinary display having 16 million colors!!! in my opinion, this phone OWNS phones made by Sony Ericsson, Samsung or LG by far, they're all just rubbish compared to it, sony ericsson phones are low-quality and start showing their true colors within a few months (even the expensive ones), My friend got a W800i, 1 year later, it almost disintegrated, the joystick is wacked, almost every one I know having this phone have problems with its joystick and the numbers on it rub off; Samsung mobiles have worst Speakers ever..In other words,If you want the world under your feet, then you'd better buy this p hone... ;)
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Reviewed by Kate Rushton on 29/04/2008
Had phone for 1 week Love it Love it Love it, best phone i've ever had
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Reviewed by Chris on 29/04/2008
Firstly I would like to state something I have noticed about the reviews process, there are those who seem to hate something and put one star then there are those whos world is never perfect and put four, then there are those people who will put up with anything and put five! - I should be in the four star category writing this review but.... This phone is junk, there is no other way to say it, Nokia...well what can I say, I have had 7 phones in my life and all of them have been Nokia. I have always been a Nokia person and always thought I would be although that may change next time. Starting with battery life: okay okay you may argue that if i do watch video clips on my phone my battery life will be greatly reduced but this is a 3G phone!!! its design is mainly for functions such as video and music. I watch the weather on my phone every morning which seems to start the issue of battery life, The phone allows the user to add a 4gb memory card which is something I have done although it doesnt make sense when you realise you can only listen to about 100mb of that music before the battery life is yet again greatly affected. The worst bit about the memory card is because of the type of holder, everytime the phone is banged it comes out of place and the phone then has to redetect all of the music on the memory card which slows the whole phone down so much it cannot open games or use the internet, this normally takes about 5 minutes to complete. 3G overheating: everytime i use the 3G for more than around 5 minutes i get a nice warm sensation on my hand, it is a very nice warmth - especially in winter but it should not happen - it is not energy efficient and causes the phone to lock up. Returns: the phone has been returned 7 times (I am actually on my 3rd phone) initially the navigation buttons squeaked when the phone was open, the problem was then the phone locking up and the latest problem has been the 3G, while this phone has been in for repair I decided to get my good ol' 6230i unlocked and started using it again, it really made me miss it!!! I have no personal hate for this phone like many people, I just think it was built in a rush, great design, shame about the lack of stamina!
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Reviewed by Erica Rowland on 28/04/2008
i have had to have 3 diffent nokia phones as they have all been faulty phone. i am not happy about having to have a new phone sent to me again and there is nothing n=being done about the problems on the phones.
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Reviewed by charles stanmore on 28/04/2008
Have had this phone for about 6 months and i am very disapointed with it the first couple of months it was fine a lovely phone worked great i loved it but then started devolping faults first thing it would go back to default settings loosing my walpaper and my mp3 ringtone i know have to reset these about 4 times a day! wich is very annoying it has been in for repair twice now and will have to take it back again the latest thing now its doing is freezing up aswell as the other problems they tell me i have to have it repaired 3 times before they will give me another fone i had an n73 before this and had no probs with it got to put up with this piece of rubbish now till august this has put me off nokia for life no i would not recomend this phone to anyone absoulute rubbish.
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Reviewed by Shaz on 28/04/2008
Received my new phone as an upgrade on 02 on Monday; it is now Monday and I am sending it back tomorrow as the phone just keeps switching itself off!!!!! Such a shame cos brill phone, with loads of features not even manage to explore yet! Reading reviews and speaking others seems this a major problem with this phone - so back to old reliable Samsung, while wait to reorder a different phone!
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Reviewed by ConnorBabyXx on 27/04/2008
I love this phone!!! I bought it on contract yesterday and I love it. Although there is one problem with it, I cannot seem to work ut how to use the camera on the front of the camera.. Anyone know how???
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Reviewed by Sarpreet on 26/04/2008
Had the phone for 2 weeks and had a line down the middle of the screen, got it replaced and now second phone has major battery and network problems. Have rang my phone provider and have ben told that nokia are looking for updates on this problem. Delay buying if possible
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Reviewed by henna on 26/04/2008
i just bought it today and i love it! its very confusing from my old phone LG U890 and have made so many mistakes! but i really like it! i have the black and made the backgound black too! it looks really good even though it is a little bit heavy than my old one-but with very good qualities. great camera and things. i recomend it x x x
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Reviewed by onion_chef@yahoo.com on 25/04/2008
worst phone i've ever had.not problems but its da system and the sumhow different style of browsing and user-friendliness.the previous nokias i had was a 3250 and a 7610..which had problems bt nothin compared to dis. 1.the keypad lock is rubbish..sumtimes u cant unlock the phone at all..even with slide on-slide off it wont unlock..have to take da battery off. 2.da 3.2 mgpixel camera sucks.my past 3250 (2mgpixel) and 7610 (1.3mgpixel) gives better pics than dis.i blame the lousy autofocus which u CANT override.nice colour though. 3.isnt user friendly.past nokia phone hav shortcuts on keys for example wen viewing pics..button 5 and 0 for zooming and unzooming, button 1 and 3 for rotating and * button for full screen..dis phone does none of dat except for full screening.u have to go to MENU then choose ZOOM or ROTATE the u have to choose wat degree of rotation..its dreadful.and did i mention da viewing zoom is rubbish? 4. u cant copy data from memory card to phone memory u can only MOVE it..and once u copy/move a data into da memory card, i dare u to try and move it again to one of the folders in dat same memory card..(its impossible unless with PC Suite) 5. the flash is so blinding u cant look at it straight..cud lit up da whole moon.. 6. i prefer the old style where wen u press and hold the MENU button it shows wat programs dat are currently running in the background..dis phone does not do dat..it switches off any programs it bloody likes wen u press the end call button. 7. i hate how it ask u "are u sure u want to exit application?" everytime u exit a program..i believe dis is due to problem #6 bcoz u might accidently pressed da exit button while on a program.in the old nokias if u accidently hit exit,da program wud stil be running in the background and u juz have to press and hold MENU button to have it back.sort of like minimizing and maximizing.dat was brilliant before..why strip dat out now? 8. da organizer really sucks big time..now wen u write a note it doesnt save da date and time wen u wrote it and also now notes dat u recently add are lined downwards instead of upwards. there are more its da things dats usual wit a nokia phone..please..if its my phone's da only one like dis and it can sumhow be solved..u have my email up there and pls help me out..juz in case ur wondering my phone has the latest update..
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Reviewed by Joe on 24/04/2008
Great phone. For a 'mid-range' phone it's got loads of good kit on it and the camera, with the Carl Zeiss lense is very good. People seem to argue that it's heavy or chunky; I would completely disagree. It's metal(effect?) casing and general weight lend a reliable, reassuring feeling to the phone. It is by no means a big phone; especially when the slide is closed. It isn't the most slim mobile on the market, but it is by no means too chunky. As I say, I feel it has a reassuringly heavy feel to it, like something valuable. Overall, very easy to use, great features and really good looking/feeling.
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Reviewed by Daniel A. on 22/04/2008
I've read most of all the reviews (there are just so many...), and I agree with the large majority of the users: this phone is great! I've only had it for a few days, but I've already explored it enough to say that it will not let you down. Battery life is good, first time I recharged it lasted me 3 days (so no complaints there). The camera is really good, not as good as my old phone (Nokia N73). It's a very stylish phone with a great professional look, the slider isn't flimsy. As for the sound, it's good, but Nokia could have put some more work on the MP3 interface. The TV-out is a great function that not many phones have...it's useful for those nights where family reunions gather up to watch the holiday videos! All in all, I do not regret having bought this phone...I would recommend it without a shadow of a doubt. Thanks Nokia ;)!
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Reviewed by Daryl Craske on 22/04/2008
I'm on my first replacement, got the phone on contract two months ago, buttons on the first phone began to stop functioning, then the inside of the screen seized up... Second phone, turned the phone back on about three hours ago and it turned itself back off after the Nokia Welcome Screen, it's dodgy and rather annoying... Haven't been able to get it fixed so i guess i will be on my third 6500s very soon... Phone IS durable but the memory card turns itself off and the phone seems to be controlled by a ghost. What i mean is that it changes settings such as wallpaper and ring tone all the time... Text message storage is fantastic, i got over 6000 texts all together on my first phone. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.
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Reviewed by farid ali- uk on 21/04/2008
i got this fone on my upgrade on 12th of DEC 07 and i have sent it back 7 times back to my provider it had all the faults you can name * speech quality * key pad not functioning * the light stays on and does not go off so it drains the battery. *locks it self then you cant unlock it *freezes *switches off *sets it self back to default settings *poor camera quality on video call.you dont get 3.2 u get 0.1 * poor reception *battery life is poor i have had all these problems now i have a nokia 6500 classicfor 1 month no problems (finger crossed) the only thing good about the nokia 6500 slide is the looks (she's just a blond)
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Reviewed by Caroline on 21/04/2008
Hi i am on to my second now, as there was a fault with the speaker sounds like you were in a Tunnel, had a replacement sounds the same, other than that i think they are a really good phone
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Reviewed by coley on 21/04/2008
One word.BRILLIANT
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Reviewed by helen on 20/04/2008
the phone was great i love it i wanted a compremise between the stylish look that i liked and the reliability ifound this phone great you should all buy it . i love it
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Reviewed by Michelle on 19/04/2008
I bought my nokia 6500 slide in jan 2008 and i've had it replaced 3 times and the 4th replacement is coming on monday. I love the phone but i just would like one that works. I had nothing but faults with them. Speaker is crackling, switches nitself on & off, re-sets itself, buttons don't work, basically has a mind of its own. I'll give it one more chance and then im gonna move til samsung or something else.
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Reviewed by Kev on 18/04/2008
i have had this phone for a month and to be honest, im pretty happy with it :) its very easy to text with, stores looooads of msgs (so far i have over 600) and automatically saves sent txts (awsome if you go out alot, get drunk and forget what you have said and who to). its also very durable (a positive for me as im quite clumsy), dropped the phone 6 feet to what i assumed would be its doom (a hard wooden floor) and the phone didnt even have a scratch on it... how is that even possible?! i dont always get the best signal but i guess thats to do with what network your on (3). takes great pictures and the features are relativly easy to use once u get the hang of it. not had any faults with it thus far (much to my surprise from some of the reviews i've read) n the battery life seems pretty awsome too :D better than my previous phone hands down (samsung d840). hope this helps
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Reviewed by Jade on 17/04/2008
absolutely terrible. im on my 2nd rpelacement!!! handset freezes.. tends to go off whenever it feels like it.. heats up when i'm on a call over 15 mins.. i change my wallpaper n ringtone and it happily changes them bk 2 'orange default'!?! also "memory card has been removed" always pops up when it hasnt. . && my phone numbers like to disappear every nw and then! worst phone ever :( and im stuck with it for another 20months:@
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Reviewed by EUAN on 16/04/2008
PHONE IS AMAZING I WOULD RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE
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Reviewed by Richard on 15/04/2008
I have had this phone for a week now and I have to say that it seems to be a very good phone. After seeing that people had been saying its too bulky and heavy and poor battery life i was surprised as when closed its just as big as my old sony erricson k750i and doesn't feel like its going to break like the samsung thin sliders.The battery has needed to be charged once since the initial charge so no problems there for me. This phone has a great screen and great camera. The only problem i have had so far is when you are in the music player slide the phone shut my music seems to stop. Otherwise I would recommend this phone to anyone and I'm very pleased it.
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Reviewed by Angie on 14/04/2008
This is a great phone but can anyone tell me why when someone sends me a text message it comes through as being an hour earlier. The date and time is correct and it shows the correct time sending a message??
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Reviewed by TRISH on 13/04/2008
I BOUGHT THIS PHONE ON 18 MNTH CONTRACT FROM PHONES FOR YOU I LOVE ALL THE FEATURES AND IF EVERYTHING WORKED AS IT SHOULD THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PHONE EVER BUT SAYING THAT IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FROM DAY ONE THE CONTACTS LIST WOULD NOT LOAD RANDOMLY THIS WAS HAPPENING AND TO GET IT BACK UP I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE PHOINE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN TO GET IT TO WORK. AND ALL MY WALPAPERS AND SOUNDS AND RINGTONES RANDOMLY GO BACK TO DEFAULT SETTINGS. I KEPT GETTING FUZZY LINE LIKE INTERFEARANCE ON THE SCREEN AND THEN IT STARTED TO TURN ITSELF OFF THEN IT JUST COCKED UP COMPLETLY AND WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL AND THE BATTERY WAS PANTS FROM THE BEGGINING TOO AS I WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE IT EVERY NIGHT WIOTHOUT FAIL. HOPEFULLY WHEN I DO FINALLY GET MY REPLACEMENT PHONE FROM PHONES FOR YOU (ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS NOW BUT THAT IS ANOTHER STORY AND NEVER WILL I BUY FROM PHONES FOR YOU AGAIN) HOPEFULLY THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE BETTER
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Reviewed by mick reynolds on 12/04/2008
what an excellent phone, best one i've had but alas i got mine in december and now its in the shop for repair, software problems im told, soon find out, but honestly its got the lot, if you want a phone with almost everythin then get the 6500 slide
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Reviewed by John Cox on 12/04/2008
I have had my 6500 for a couple of weeks, keeps freezing up and turns it self off, in fact same as every other one rUBBISH PHONE DONT BUY
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Reviewed by Nadina on 12/04/2008
Took this phone out on a 3 contract for 18months getting 1100 minutes and texts which i think is the best deal out there. However, upon signing up and feeling really happy I came home and decided to look at the reviews!!!! My jaw dropped to the floor when I read the catalogue of problems: batter life, freezing, reverting back to factory settings! I wanted to ring up the call centre in Mumbai and tell the forget it! But the phone was on its way. Anyway, to cut a long story short, the phone is amazing! Does everything it says in the manual and feels sturdy and secure. I don't think you can take every review as the truth because like mine, it might not be the same for you. Perhaps they had a faulty production line. Might I add it's stainless steel so it will not scratch.
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Reviewed by niki in portsmouth on 11/04/2008
I have had this phone since jan 08 at first i thought it was great but then i soon changed my mind about it. Three weeks into getting the phone it crashed on occasions, then when people were ringing or txting me the ringtone wasn't working, so i phoned up 3 and they sent me an upgrade and told me that it would fix it. couple of months down the line it starts happening again. But wait for it.... yes more problems occurred the phone started heating up and the battery wasn't lasting more then 24 hours. Then the phone started freezing. So I took it to the shop where they sent it off to be repaired. When I got it back i thought great no more problems. But within 2 hours of getting it back it started again. Now I've got to take it back again. This phone is poorly made and I've also been told that some of the 6500 slides need updating regularly. So be warned about this phone.
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Reviewed by JaggyG on 10/04/2008
I have had this phone for 2 weeks now and i am very impressed. I have had none of the reported problems with the battery other users have found. I did ask the sales person the 3 shop i got the phone and he advised to turn the phone on as soon as i got in and let the battery run out before applying the first charge of 12 hours, this seems to have worked. I might be in the minority but i actually think the camera is a bit better than my last phone K800i. I would say my only slight disapointments are the music player sound quality is not that great, once you take a picture it seems to take forever to save it and i dont like not being able to adjust the brightness of the screen. All in all i am happy i have moved back to Nokia after 3 years of being a Sony fan.
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Reviewed by tee clarke on 10/04/2008
i purchased a nokia 6500 slide black and silver from carphone warehouse last week and it keeps crashing to the point where i have to remove the back and reboot it, it also keeps overheating when i make and receive any calls over 5 minutes, when the alarm is set on snooze mode it goes off the first time and when snooze button is pressed it goes off again but with no sound so the battery runs down until i look at the phone and stop the alarm. all in alll it ha sone problem after another and i will be returning it as soon as i can get into town. THANKS FOR NOTHING NOKIA!!!!!
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Reviewed by anon on 08/04/2008
Brilliant phone! I love a good moan about the most random things, but jeez! I read one comment..."my daughters hair gets trapped in the phone!" GET A GRIP!! Dont let your daughter use it then! My hair is down to my bum and hasnt got stuck in the phone yet and i must makes calls on it 50 times a day for work! If you dont like the phone, find another that suits you!! Easy! I've had the phone a week and charged it ONCE! Its lasted ages for me, and I have had bluetooth turned on constantly (as i did on my samsung) and i must send at least 500 random text messages a week! not to mention the calls i make, and even that hasnt worn the battery out in the week that I've owned it! Brilliant phone! If the battery does not work for you, then there is obviously a fault with the battery (as nothing these days is perfect) and you should just exchange for a new one of the same model cause is a truly excellent phone!
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Reviewed by colin stevens on 08/04/2008
i got my phone on saturday and i have already had a replacement because the first 1 kept on crashing. it is a design fault by nokia. if you take off the battery cover you will see a little bit of metal sticking out next to the camera hole. that is used to activate the memory card. hope this helps you all out with your problems.
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Reviewed by holz on 07/04/2008
it is an oryt fone but changes settings altomatically sumtyms but is an oryt fone its easy 2 use but has sum faults in it like freezin n changin wallpaper ect!!! would recommend it!
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Reviewed by Hameed on 07/04/2008
Hi Guys, I bought the NOKIA 6500 slide on 15 March. On 1st of April it had lots of software problems. Now I need to flash the OS and reinstall it from Nokia care center. It is good having excellent options in the phone and master sound cards and camera.
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Reviewed by Abe on 06/04/2008
Yeah. i like it quite a bit, it feels great. it's heavy which makes it feel more like a mans phone. only problem is i cant get the video phone to work = .. but over all. a great phone, one of the best buys on the market
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Reviewed by Gita S on 05/04/2008
I got my phone 3 days ago and so far everything has been brilliant! =) I would definately recommend this phone
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Reviewed by Ivr on 05/04/2008
1 month in and i sent it back for repair cause i dropped it and the settings started changing. atm im back to my old 6230 and i must say after 3 years it still keeps on going a bit disapointed with the slide tho its got so much stuff and prob thats why the software fails to provide what it should do.
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Reviewed by ?? on 03/04/2008
Had this mobile for about a week now, and had problems with it freezing and resetting itself back to factory settings i.e. back to nokia wallpaper and nokia ringtone, this is due to bad contacts from the memory card. However...this is easily overcome by saving your wallpaper and ringtone that you choose in the phone and not the memory card!! By doing this the wallpaper and ringtone will not be changed if the back of the phone moves about! Pretty good phone apart from that! Although the battery life is only about 2 days (leaving it on over night).
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Reviewed by lalit singh negi on 01/04/2008
its only 10 days back i got a nokia 6500 slider mobile . 1- speakers of my mobile is not working, the sounds like the speaker is burned , when i play some music 2- The calls are not clear due to damaged speaker i can,t recommend this phone, now i m sad i have waisted my Rs. 14000
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Reviewed by abs raheem on 31/03/2008
why is that my ringtone keeps and changing? i set a mp3 tone and a few hours later its the silly nokia tone again??????????? my second nokia 6500s now as the 1st one kept heating up. cant belive i got the same replacement!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by richie on 31/03/2008
Had this phone for over a month now, I am pleased to say I'm very happy with it!It looks fantastic, it's easy to use, the slide action is awesome and the camera takes photos of unbelievable quality! I have worked out though, that poor signal strength affects the battery life of this phone, irrespective of whether or not GPRS packet data and bluetooth are turned off and power saving mode is turned on!! I work in a hospital in East Anglia and use the phone at work. It stays switched on when not in use and sits in my pocket. Battery life is only 24 hours maximum!! I am now leaving the phone at home, making up for the lack of use in the day and still getting a good 3 days battery life..Much better!
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Reviewed by dave on 30/03/2008
A great phone to look at....but: the worst battery life of any I have ever had, and despite what Which? says, it's not great at finding and holding a weak signal either. My usage is no different from my last phone - SE 810i - which I charged every 4 or 5 days. The N6500S needs it every day!! And since I live in a weak signal area, I did look for a phone which picks up and holds a signal well. It doesn't. Three rooms are now no-go areas, which wasn't the case with the Sony. Is this progress??
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Reviewed by Amir on 29/03/2008
got this phone yesterday, i am so happy!! i had a n73 previous, absolute shocker of a phone. freezes, slow, etc etc but this phone is immense!!! classic layout on menu, funky little camera, bit hard to text but i suppose thats just my hand get used to it. get it!!! plus its sooooo shiny!!
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Reviewed by sam on 29/03/2008
absolutely rubbish. keeps turning itself on and off. the keypad is scratched after just two weeks and camera is rubbish. also it's too heavy for phone with just regular features. samsung g600 is much better and am waiting for my replacement
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Reviewed by ghazi on 28/03/2008
very good phone. quite heavy got it in sleek black. very attractive.
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Reviewed by john smith on 27/03/2008
is a decent looking but find the battery life really poor - 3 days maximum (light useage). Not sure if 3g can be turned off/ deactivated..... nice looking is about it - should have got another sony
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Reviewed by angel1566 on 27/03/2008
Just got this phone yesterday as an upgrade from Orange. Had a 6233 for last 18 months with no problems, love nokias and always had them. This new handset is a nightmare already - buttons just keep freezing,keep getting intermittent black screen and when playing a video off the memory card it will not turn off by pressing ANY button at all. And even if you manage to turn it off, when you put the phone down the video plays itself again while displaying the homescreen! Will be phoning Orange this morning, they will no doubt offer a replacement but to what?? Another one of these or change to something else? No phone beats the easiness of the nokia functions so i really don't know what i'll get - keep you posted!
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Reviewed by coga on 27/03/2008
had this phone for around a month now, initially had a few problems with the software but a simple update solved all of that. Camera quality is great and responds quickly when activated. Battery life could be better, but most phone these days eat battery. Highly recommend
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Reviewed by Lizzie S on 26/03/2008
I upgraded from a much loved Sony Erricson thinking that I should have a change as I have had 3 Sony Ericsons. I have owned my Nokia 6500 slide for just over a month now and made the mistake of buying it before reading the reviews. It was fine and I was very pleased with it UNTIL a week ago. I am experiencing problems with the memory card - it keeps saying its been removed when of course it hasnt. This causes problems in that it wont let me see photos etc and also access ringtones that I have downloaded. The phone also goes off on and does its own thing and happily goes through the options while all I can do is sit and watch it. When I do manage to get into the card and access a picture for the screensaver it then defaults itself back to the Nokia settings. I took it back and had the software updated today - but when I got it home am experiencing the same problems. Looks like another trip to Carphone Warehouse - however from reading lots of reviews looks like I am not going to get much satisfaction with this phone. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - so far so good with the battery though. Have to say I wish I had stuck with the Sony Erricson.
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Reviewed by Andy on 25/03/2008
i like the phone it a lound music play the battery could be better but it is the best phone out
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Reviewed by Jennifer on 25/03/2008
I waited ages for this phone and am very disappointed with it. It looks lovely but it freezes and swtiches itself off very now and again. Also the battery life is awful. When texting it is fine but if you haven't recharged the battery as soon as you answer a call it loses power and dies!! Its a shame cos its a lovely phone and I am a big fan of nokia but it is very disappointing.
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Reviewed by DELBOY1966 on 25/03/2008
I got the Nokia 6500 Slide as an upgrade at the beginning of march, so far its been gr8, I have read people moaing about the battery life but I suspect they didint charge it for a good 12 hours first which every new phone needs, also if they are having problems such as ring tone resetting or screen freezing this will be down to a faulty handset with teething problems which everyone knows happens across a range of manufacturers when new models first come out, its your responsibility to tell the place wher it was purchased from and they should exchange it with no problems, the battery does last a good 3-5 days under normal usage but if you have bluetooth kept on and are contantly playing music then it will wear down quickly, overall this phone is fab for pictures, style and ease of use, anothe nokia that will in time be a classic as long as initial faults ae dealt with.
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Reviewed by andy on 24/03/2008
This is the rubbish phone! The camera is not as good as nokia claim! I have owned this phone for four months now and I can't wait to get rid of it! My old SONY was miles better on VODAFONE. The phone goes into intermittent lock-out so you cannot use the mobile, the slide broke after two weeks,the phones microphone is also intermittent and does not work, the signal is poor from orange so they have told me to turn off the 3G network and only use 2G (GSM)network! DON'T BUY IT IS A VERY RUBBISH PHONE AND THE ORANGE 3G NETWORK!
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Reviewed by greig on 23/03/2008
Phone is good apart from for some reason I keep losin the phone book contacts. I have eveyone in my phonebook but if someone texts me it just comes up the number. Anyone idea why this is happening. Dont know if maybe it is the internal memory
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Reviewed by Claire on 23/03/2008
I like this phone. The menu is excellent, it displays the time in all the screens that you go into, the font is excellent, very clear. When you receive a text message it shows you the person's name instead of just "1 text message". And when you go into your text messages, it displays the time and date when it was received at the bottom of the screen. In all the other mobiles I have had (and that's been a fair few!!!) I have never had this displayed before, so this is a nice bonus. The only downside is the battery, very very poor, despite charging it for a long time when I first received the phone. The keypad is excellent. Much better than the N81 which I had.
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Reviewed by Grant from newarthill on 22/03/2008
Excellent phone with brilliant battery time,only issue i have is when it rings,it starts of low and then gets louder,it has been set to ringing but its meant to be like this,but overall still a brilliant phone
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Reviewed by Graham Pear on 22/02/2008
Experienced problems with keyboard. On occasions it would not allow me to receive calls as the call button did not respond and again occasionally the number 1 key malfunctioned. I have since changed to the 6500 without any problems
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Reviewed by Sapna Bhojwani on 19/02/2008
I am using the Nokia 6500 slide since 20 days, the performance is YUCKS... battery gets drained very fast, call drops , bcos of the steel exterior the phone gets heated very fast, hangs at times, 2 much of network probs wid d phone .. no network for hours n hours .. wen the other same connections wid other handsets are working pretty fine ur cell phone shows no network.... M pretty much frustrated with it wen i hd vry gud options 2 go for rather than goin 4 this sick piece... Please people be VERY CAREFUL of this sick phone,, dnt invest ur money in it instead go 4 others wich hv the same features as 6500 slide but work very well as far as the permance is concerned.. DO NOT BUY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES....WASTE OF UR TIME N MONEY VISITING NOKIA SHOPS...
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Reviewed by fred bloggs on 16/01/2008
can i put a minus 5? Always had nokia phones - this one is my biggest mistake it is a complete load of junk!!! It loses its settings it freezes you cant answer the phone on occassions and sometimes it just wont open so you have remove the battery and start again. Place i bought it from the beginning of december dont wat to know (wonder why) took it to a nokia shop 30 miles away had it back today they reckon the updated it but still shows the same version and it still has the same faults. DO NOT BUY IT - CHECK THE FORUMS AND YOU'LL SEE THE COMPLAINTS - GO ONTO nOKIA FORUMS FOR A LAUGH
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Reviewed by tim on 29/11/2007
wiked phone
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Reviewed by Emma Louise on 23/11/2007
I am awaiting on my 1st replacement (2nd phone) 6500 Slide from 02. Totally love the phone but the main buttons keep sticking and make the sound acknowledging that it had been pressed but nothing happens unless you press it a million times. Also i have set the phone up to pick up the phone when it is slid up, this worked for the first few times however not many more and i have had the phone for 3 days!! Boyfriend has the same phone, on his third now, 1st sent back because i the screen totally froze and nothing would happen, the second was that the phone was damaged, nothing wrong with the 3rd....yet. I also called 02 asking about if other people had been having problems, the reply? 'No, but you'd expect a few software problems with the phone being so new'
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Reviewed by jane o connell on 15/11/2007
awaiting my third replacement 6500 slide from o2. love the phone but keep loosing theme and ringtones. o2 said no problems reported from other people but strange that both my new 6500 slide have same fault.
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