Words can’t describe this phone.. :-) .. Actually, it’s more than a phone. This phone is only second to another phone in the market ( I read that somewhere) ..The first one is Sony Ericsson P800.. I have gone through the features of P800, it has a bigger screen size etc.. But guess what? P800 costs around $600, but I got Nokia 3650 for $0 ... Yes it’s very much true..
You can get the phone for free.. Now let me tell you about it..
For those who haven’t checked Amazon.com lately, there is a deal for Nokia 3650.. The phone is originally priced at $300. But then, Amazon gives you a mail in rebate of $200. And you have the option of choosing two service providers 1) T-Mobile 2) AT&T .. I purchased this phone two months ago and only T-Mobile was offered at that time.. When you purchase a plan of $39.99 & above, T-Mobile gives you a $100 mail in rebate ( AT&T gives rebate too) .. So the effective price of the phone is $0.
For people who are planning to purchase a cell phone in near future, I thought this information would be helpful
Alright now about the phone
Again, this is one of the best cell phones in the market. It does weigh a bit more than regular cell phones but once you get to know the features of the phone you wouldn’t mind the size or the weight.
One of the least known features of this phone is ’’connectivity’’ .. It can connect to wireless devices using Bluetooth, or Infrared. But both of them only within 10 meters. Most of the computers in the market now, are bluetooth enabled so you can transfer data between your phone and computer. You can transfer data up to 43.2 kilobits per second in high-speed circuit switched data networks and up to 40.2 kilobits per second in GPRS networks
I guess everyone knows about video recording, and picture taking capabilities of this phone . They are of fairly good quality and most of the pictures are <15kb.
The phone comes with a 16mb memory card, which can be upgradable to 64mb.
It also works as a PDA with features such as Calender, To-Do list, Contacts where you can store address, email etc.
This phone is Java enabled. You can download software applications too.. Until now I havent dont any tho.
The battery life is pretty good with 5 hrs of talk time and 2500 hrs :-o of stand alone time.
The only thing which one might get irritated is, you guessed it right, the Circular key pad. Altough, one might experience difficulty in the starting, you can get used to it easily. And how many times do we really enter stuff. I hardly do.
The phone comes with polyphonic ringing tones. Once the phone starts ringing everyone starts looking at you.. Nice way to get noticed lol..
Another silly feature is you can record voice, and use it as a ringtone. ( I recorded ’’Dekho na haire , Socho na haire’’ song and now its my ringtone lol )
And ofcourse it has games too. You can download games on you cell phone and also play interactive games using Blue-Tooth connectivity..
In the end I would say, for a hungry college student like me, I am really impressed for what I got for $0 hehe.
:Sridhar