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Nokia 3650 Phone - Next Generation (AT&T)

Nokia 3650 Phone - Next Generation (AT&T)

List Price: $299.99
Your Price: $169.99
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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Nice Phone - except for Mmode button on face
Review: The phone has been a good performer. It took a bit to get used to the round keypad design. The camera is functional but not better than my cheap Intel Pocket PC Digital Camera I purchased in 2000. The infrared interface makes tranferring photos a breeze.

The real nightmare is the Mmode button on the face that also acts as your BACK button. I have been accidentally accumulating charges under $5 per month from the button being pushed when the phone is in the case. I had decided that the Mmode feature was clunky and not viable in the first week of getting the phone. I found out from ATT Wireless that this "feature" cannot be disabled. Therefore, my phione would continue to make connections on its own and I would be billed for them. Unacceptable. The Mmode connection should be buried in the menu like all other options.

I ended up removing the right BACK / Mmode button so that connection was impossible. I have contacted Nokia via email requesting the connection settings within the PC Suite for Nokia 3650 to inhibit the Mmode connection through failure to find the appropriate server or service.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Good phone... Bad AT&T
Review: Please do not ever purchase anything from AT&T Wireless. It is really for your own good. I could go on and tell you everything that went wrong, but it was essentially the same as everyone else on this site. You will have a nightmare if you ever need to talk to customer service.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't get GSM until you have no choice...
Review: I was happy with my previous plan, but when I lost my phone and had to buy a new one, AT&T switched me to the GSM network. Terrible. My coverage area has collapsed. Not to mention that AT&T customer service is lousy, overall (some good experiences, mostly bad though).

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Cool gadget, lame phone
Review: I'll cut to the chase. I'm a gadget freak who just HAS to have the latest and the greatest, so when I heard that camera phones were finally going to hit American shores (after drooling over them in Japan for so long), I decided I had to buy one, and, after some research and pricing, I decided the Nokia 3650 was the one for me. It also helped that at the time, AT&T had a better deal than T-mobile, so I signed up.

Okay, first off, feature-wise, this is one nifty gadget. The photo quality is pretty good, considering it's a CMOS sensor with VGA rez. The screen is crisp and vibrant, despite what you may think of a 4,096-color display--photos and video clips come out surprisingly clean. The fact that you can play videos and songs on a phone is also quite a coup, as well the contacts and e-mail/messaging features, even though data input can be a chore with the 3650's unusual keypad layout.

But here's the downside. At first, I wasn't sure if it was AT&T service in my area or my phone, but the reception is TERRIBLE. The two places I need my phone the most, at home and at work, is where I have the least reception. But, my fiance has AT&T as her work phone, and she has no problems at our house, so I can only assume it's the phone. Dropped and missed phone calls are the norm, as are lost messages and extremely late voicemails.

Pros-
-Nice color screen
-Integrated camera
-Video recording/playback
-In-depth contact information
-Java-enabled
-Symbian OS simple & easy to use

Cons-
-Incredibly poor reception
-Mediocre battery life (not bad, considering the screen & other features)
-Unusual keypad layout

So, like my title says, this is one nifty gadget. But you buy an item like this to use as a phone first, and cool toy, second. And unfortunately, despite how it excels in the "cool toy" category, it fails miserably in its primary purpose--to make phone calls!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: State of The Art Features And Good RF
Review: The Nokia 3650 is a wireless phone/digital camera/PDA that took me some time to really appreciate. The obvious features (video camera, digital still camera, embedded e-mail client) are there and function as well as one could expect. However, it took time to understand everything the device truly offers. With the Symbian operating system it allows one to download and install many different programs offered by third party vendors over the internet- from games, to financial spreadsheets, to a TV Remote Control! It also contains the Mobile Real One player so video may be captured, played back, played directly from streaming video when accessed on the phones internet. It also comes with Nokia PC Suite software which allows you to synchronize your MS Outlook calendar, contacts, and to do lists with your phone. The embedded email client allows for real time access of email and ability to email photos and recorded video clips. However, the best feature about this phone may be the signal strength (RF); it BLOWS AWAY Sony Ericsson and Siemens. The only feature I can leave out would be the rounded rotary style keypad, but a squared off keypad may be found in the latest release by Nokia, the 3620. Other than that a device you will really come to like and appreciate.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Glitchy, doesn't compare to other camera phones
Review: I'm glad I ended up finding a bundle that made this phone only $$$ after rebates. (You should be able to find it free with signup now, else don't bother.)

It's too bulky, turns itself off occasionaly (with plenty of battery left), has developed a glitch with the ringer tone volume (too low even at highest setting), has too little memory (full after one custom tone, one game download, a few dozen address entries and 5-10 pics) and only syncs address book with iSync (no calendar or notes sync).

It does have excellent reception and the camera is fun if you have a well lit subject, although keep in mind you'll need a bluetooth computer to share the photos unless you subscribe to iMode (which is a terrible service, they should pay *you* to beta test their user-interface).

The rotary style buttons didn't bother me but irrate many of my friends who have purchased the phone or have used mine.

I'm setting my sights on the Sony Ericsson T610 as soon as my contract is up.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good phone... ATT not so good
Review: I switched to AT&T from T-mobile... only because T-mobile does not have coverage where I'm at. Although AT&T advertises that they do have coverage, it isn't very good.

Anyway, the phone itself has great features and I keep finding new ones. The size is a bit larger than I'd like (I used to have an 8290). All in all, a very good device.

As for service, I agree that AT&T is not doing so well with their GSM service. I frequently have dropped calls when in a moving vehicle. I think this is due to handoffs not being fast enough between towers. The signal strength will drop from 4 or 5 bars to 1 then jump back to 4 in a few seconds. During that time, the call gets dropped. Very frustrating.

Customer service has been mixed. I had one experience where the AT&T systems "were down". The rep was very rude and told me that even if the system were up he probably couldn't help. When I called back, I got a very good person who took care of the billing issue with no questions asked.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: very good
Review: i love this phone and the way i rated it is very good.pls

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: great phone!
Review: Overall, this is a great phone. Fun gadgets - camera, video, recording. Love the big screen. After I got used to the rotary-style dial I like it better than the other kind. Fingers are less likely to accidentially press the wrong key. Fun games, rings, and screensavers to download. Good graphics. The phone is comfortably held in the hand.
The things I don't like so much about this phone are that since it's a little large (because of the big screen), it's not as convenient to stow away in a pocket or purse the way the other tiny cell phones are. Also, the volume often seems too low - even when turned up to the highest setting. However, when I use the speaker option or a earbud, it is more than acceptable sound quality and volume.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great phone, but be careful with AT&T
Review: I bought this phone and I love it. However, I first bought it through a reseller at Amazon Marketplace. I was sold an AT&T branded version of this phone. I was stunned to find out that the phone was a dual band, NOT a tri band phone. It contained only the 900 and 1900 bands, not the 1800 band. I wanted to use the phone in Europe and since Europe uses the 900 and 1800 bands, there was no guarantee the phone would work without the 1800 band. The reseller did agree to a refund and I bought the phone through a T-Mobile reseller, who offers a tri band version of the phone. I have AT&T cell phone service through work with a non-GSM phone and AT&T's service is terrible. We get few features and not a very good value for the money. I would strongly advise people who want to buy this phone to be very very careful if you deal with AT&T as they may sell you a crippled dual band version of the phone that may not work very well outside of the USA. You should also be aware that the AT&T GSM network is very small and not very good. I would recommend using T-Mobile if it all possible or Cingular instead of AT&T with this phone.


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