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Nokia E71 White Steel
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e71x - Not Bad

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: Lamar Davis on Friday, October 02, 2009
From: Houston, TX (United States)
Experience: 4 Months
Pros: Battery Life, Screen, mp3 player, Nokia Internet Radio (added), apps availabe to download - Nokia forums to provide tips and tricks!

Cons: Small/tight keypad

Summary: I used to have a BlackBerry 8830, but it was the company's phone and I had to give it up when I left that company. I liked it a lot.

I had the Sony Ericsson w810i for personal use, but the screen was too small for browsing. So, I was going to get a BlackBerry for my personal phone, but I saw this phone and decided to try it. I like it. (Loved my w810i too)

I used to have Nokia phones before the Sony Ericsson. I like Nokia support websites and forums. The e71x is AT&T's version of the e71. AT&T added a bunch of crap on the device and it does not have some of the features of the e71. Despite this, there are some great Nokia e71x Fourms on the internet and you can find out all kinds of tips and tricks! I was able to add some apps that are really neat! Plus, I just found out how to remove some of the crap that is on the phone too! I really like having a 8 GB micro-SD card. I play mp3's often and the battery life is good. I also have the Nokia Internet Radio (tip from a forum) on it and that is awesome too. I can listen to HD Radio stations.

It is a nice phone and I'm glad that I decided to get it. It was $99 with a $50 debit card. So, I guess you can say that it was $49...

I recommend getting the Krussell case for the phone. Also, it is really made well. It's a little heavy, compared to all of the phone that I have used and to the BlackBerry 8900 (Wife's phone).

I'm very pleased with it.

Owned this phone for a day!

Overall Rating:
3.2 out of 5
By: Samantha Johnson on Saturday, June 27, 2009
From: Jamestown, NY (United States)
Experience: 1 Days
Pros: dedicated mail/calendar keys etc
easy navigation to commonly used apps
slim, lightweight, felt sturdy

Cons: everything is customizable, but there aren't previews to define what your customization will be.
smart phone with no threaded texting?
difficult to dial numbers
buttons are too close together

Summary: I used this phone heavily for 4 hours, customizing, texting, calling etc.... I took it back. The phone feels sturdy and well built. The OS is fully customizable, which I liked. I disliked the lack of preview for theme changing. didn't immediately connect to wifi, disconnected if you weren't actively using the browser! Had to rescan to reconnect. There is no threaded texting, could not set up my .mac email. I could do that on my old verizon razor! browser with awful, loaded slowly even on wifi. The OS is intuitive, but not as intuitive as it could be. I attempted to download apps from Nokia's site, everything I tried to download told me that it was no longer available???
The keys are too close together and for crying out loud... it's a phone, why do I have to hit two keys for every one number that I want to dial? atleast offer a number lock option! Very frustrating!
It did sync immediately with my macbook over bluetooth, quite seamlessly! Even my iPhone didn't do that! I was quite impressed!
Overall, great idea... needs some tweaks to be a useful phone.... Hopefully Nokia will take care of that soon!

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Not a very good phone at all.

Overall Rating:
1.8 out of 5
By: Steve Mc on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
From: Pensacola, FL (United States)
Experience: 14 Days
Pros: None that I could find. My V3xx Razr was better than this phone.

Cons: Too many to list here, read summary.

Summary: Please do not disregard this review. This is my sincere unbiased opinion and I had very high hopes for this phone. I bought it and used it for two weeks. For starters the apps you download from Nokia won't work. You can't play real player files that are larger than 3mb without first running them through Nokia's conversion software even though the phone has real player installed. Phone doesn't charge over USB connection. Headphone plug is 2.5mm instead of the standard 3.5mm which requires a clunky adapter. After purchasing said adapter for $15 audio would cut in and out, not to mention the headphone jack is on the side instead of the top. Menus are extremely confusing, this may be at&t's fault due to their proprietary crapware they installed. Wireless 802.11g doesn't automatically connect, you must manually connect to networks. Internet browser is very slow, with 3G and wireless. Keyboard is way to cramped for adult fingers, you spend more time correcting mistakes than anything. Battery life is poor at best, you must charge every day. Also in the two weeks I had this phone I had to reset it over two dozen times. Display is also very hard to read in sunlight. Display scratched very easily, i kept it in my pocket with no change or keys or anything. Due to the fact I had ordered a case online because at&t had no specific case for the phone only generic cases. I was extremely careful trying not to scratch it. I wouldn't suggest this phone to anyone unless you have someone you despise, if so, get it for them.

1 out of 6 people found this review helpful

E71 review

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Tim Hopkins on Tuesday, April 07, 2009
From: Dallas, TX (United States)
Experience: 5 Months
Pros: thin, slim, easy to use, all the features a smartphone could possibly need.

Cons: because it is so skinny and slim, typing can sometimes be difficult.

Summary: I have had this phone for 5 months now and have had no problems with it. it is everything that anyone could possibly need. though it is pricy with a $400-$500 price tag, it is absolutly worth it and i highly recommend this phone.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

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