Nokia 1100 - the boon for starters.
I brought this new nokia cell 7 months back when its bit new and the price is 5000. Now the mobile is avilable for 2700
Itself and the price reduction has happenned just in 7 months. This shows the popularity and sales of the mobile, even though
Its not very beautiful. The other reviews have already thrown more light on this mobile so I keep my review short and I would
Like to tell some rare infos in the mobile.
Review:
1.Torch
This is a pucca indian mobile coming with a torch. The 2100 is called tubelight bcos it glows fully, But once when I had a power cut in my home, I came to know that 1100 is the real torchligh\compact emergency light and 2100 is not even a small LED bulb. My friend had 2100, we sat on floor nearby and 1st, I projected my mobile with torch on, to the Ceiling, the light was fair enough, and we could see the fan in ceiling. we did the same with 2100, we could see nothing.....
2.Battery
This mobile has an this ultra modern oval shape battery, so no need for local low qual battery if replacing.This type of sleek modern and efficient battery is a rarity in low cost starter mobiles.
3.The Phone
This mobile has a bit loud speaker and heat is also less for long hours, so our ears can be coooooooooool
Voice quality is ok but not bad.
4.Other features.
Battery life is good for 2-3 days on usage and for 4 days with non usage, ie no calls for 4 days.
Composer is cool. Keypad is a dust proof membrane type.
Negatives.
The backlit color[green] is not an everyone’s favourite and in outdoors we dont know when the backlit is on and off.
The buzzer tone is ugly, that means its like a buzzer. If you hear samsung rd220 the buzzer tone wil be bit like a flute and is pleasant, whereas 1100’s tone is sometimes horrible for some tunes, anyway it has 7 composer memory while most has 2 or 3.
This mobile ALSO has PC connectivity, the port is hidden inside the battery, the Flat cable connecters will be available in radio markets for some 200 Rs and Oxygen software can be used to dload/upload SMs, tones, ect.
The Theft license and 2 year national warranty is also a plus but producing proof for theft is trouble some, instead one whould buy a new mobile.
1100 has 3 bugs as I know and seen:
- When u play a tone in composer, sometimes the vibrator also will vibrate, even u r in composingmode. Go outof composer mode and come in again, it will be ok.
2, Again in composer, some times the tone will not play fully.Play again, the very next time, this will be ok.
3.When u get a call, and press to speak, the display will get corrupted for a while and after few secs it will refresh Properly.
Finally here are some tips for NOKIA model mobiles, which will give an insight of some system level commands
1) Imagine ur cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and u don’t have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with reserve battery. To activate, key is ’’*3370#’’ ur cell will restart with this reserve and ur instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.This reserve will get charged when u charge ur cell next time.
3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)-Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx 5%
#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR)
#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time
#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec
2) *#0000# Displays your phones software version,
1st Line : Software Version,
2nd Line : Software Release Date,
3rd Line : Compression Type
3) *#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does notwork
4) *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)
5) #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the ’’*’’ button to obtain the ’’p, w’’ and ’’+’’ symbols)
6) #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the ’’*’’ button to obtain the ’’p, w’’ and ’’+’’ symbols)
7) #pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the ’’*’’ button to obtain the ’’p, w’’ and ’’+’’ symbols)
8) #pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status.(use the ’’*’’ button to obtain the ’’p, w’’ and ’’+’’ symbols)
9) *#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last *#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)
10) *#21# Allows you to check the number that ’’All Calls’’ are diverted To
11) *#2640# Displays security code in use
12) *#30# Lets you see the private number
13) *#43# Allows you to check the ’’Call Waiting’’ status of your phone.
14) *#61# Allows you to check the number that ’’On No
Reply’’ calls are
diverted to
15) *#62# Allows you to check the number that ’’Divert
If unreachable(no
service)’’ calls are diverted to
16) *#67# Allows you to check the number that ’’On Busy
Calls’’ are
diverted
to
17) *#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
18) *#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
19) *#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if
your phone supports
this power saving feature ’’SIM Clock Stop Allowed’’, it
means you will
get
the best standby time possible
20) *#7760# Manufactures code
21) *#7780# Restore factory settings
22) *#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110
23) *#92702689# (to remember *#WAR0ANTY#) Displays -
1.Serial Number,
2.Date Made
3.Purchase Date,
4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs),
5.Transfer User Data.
To exit this mode -you need to switch your phone
off then on
again
24) *#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem
25) 21number# Turn on ’’All Calls’’ diverting to the
phone number
entered
26) 61number# Turn on ’’No Re! ply’’ diverting to the
phone number
entered
27) 67number# Turn on ’’On Busy’’ diverting to the
phone number
entered
28) 12345 This is the default security code press and
hold # Lets you
switch between lines