Unlocked Cell Phones - Customer reviews - Nokia E51 Unlocked Smartphone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (White Steel)


Nokia E51 Unlocked Smartphone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (White Steel)
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Manufacturer: Nokia

List Price: $349.99
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Name: Luanne Klondyke
Location: Whitemarsh, PA
Date: 2008-06-02
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Bought this phone for use overseas
Comment: So far I really like this phone. The simple shape and size are perfect and the buttons are large enough to dial a number easily. I bought this unlocked phone to use in Europe and New Zealand. As of today I have not been overseas so I can't recommend it for that use. I did buy an ATT SIM card in an ATT store and put it in the camera. ATT and T-mobile are the only carriers I am aware of that use GSM, which is the universal (everywhere but the USA) cellphone technology. So far it has worked good in the USA. I was also able to take my long standing ATT phone number SIM card, that I've have for several years and use it in this Nokia E51 phone. I tried my Tracfone SIM card but it would not accept the Tracfone SIM. I don't know if Tracfone uses GSM. I plan on purchasing a SIM card for the country I visiting IF I plan on making lots of calls, locally. For the occasional call back to home I will turn on International roaming with ATT and anyone can reach me on my regular USA phone number. Problem is the cost is about $2.00 per minute. OK if you can't be bothered with an overseas phone number and only need to talk to home a couple times, briefly. I want the ease of being able to be reached from my regular cell phone number and be able to switch the SIM card to use the phone locally but cheaply. I also like the built in MP3 Player, FM radio and bluetooth of the Nokia. I only gave 4 stars for now since I have not proven its ability to works overseas. If you just want an unlocked phone and GoPhone prices from ATT this is better than any of the locked phones ATT offers with their GoPhone plans.


Name: J. THANGAVEL
Location:
Date: 2008-11-04
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Not a bad phone
Comment: The phone is fine. But the problem i notice is the battery. it drains very fast. it does not hold for more than a day even for a vey normal useage. It is very unlike of a nokia battery. I have been using nokia phones for almost 10 years. Used most of the nokia models. but this is the one i am not satisfied with the battery.
Browing is not very comfortable, I think it should be accommodated considering the size.
If some one likes to use a nokia phone then they will definetly like this phone except for the battery.


Name: Christopher Haseman
Location:
Date: 2008-09-08
Customer Rating: -

Summary: NO AT&T 3G!
Comment: Exellent phone. Light, funcitonal, fast, great design...one MAJOR flaw. You cannot advertise your device in America as a 3g phone if it does not support American 3g spectrum. This is NOT a 3g device if you want to use it in the states!!


Name: A. Asis
Location: Pasadena, CA United States
Date: 2008-10-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Cool as ice and it freezes most of the time...
Comment: As soon as I unpack the box, I was very impressed with how the phone felt in my hand. Top notch quality, stainless steel, perfect size with WiFi, bluetooth, IrDa.

Size: I remember my old Nokia 8890. I thought I would like to have a similar sized but with newer technology in it. The E51 fits my ideal phone.

Interface: very user friendly! I can easily find the menu that I needed.

Battery life: mediocre, it only lasts a day an a half and thats not even using the phone as much. 90% of the time, I use it for text messaging.

Just a few days later, it started to freeze. I had to restart everytime. I might send this back to have it looked at, or not.

Cool: The text to speech is nice. It rings and then says the name of the caller. (must be in your contacts)


Name: Daniel M
Location:
Date: 2008-05-17
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Last Nokia i buy for another 5 years
Comment: I bought this Nokia thinking it has a great feature set and I will admit that on paper it does, however when you get to using it that the problems start.

Screen...
I have a Blackberry for work and had a SonyEricsson for personal use; they have been banging around in my pockets along with my keys for close to a year now without a single problem or scratch. After half a day in that same pocket with the blackberry and keys the Nokia's screen is already scratched. This of course means they skimped another $1 on the coating for the screen and we all know the result.

Features...
I chose this phone because I thought I'd be able to use it with Skype anywhere I had a wifi connection and sometimes I can, but for the most part the reception is shaky at best when and only when it connects correctly and doesn't kick me off the network. I also had my SE connected to my car (Audi A4) via Bluetooth with a great function that let me read my phonebook from my car nav screen. The Nokia can't do it!! This really upset me so I did some research and discovered that Nokia did not include the complete Bluetooth stack in the phone and will not update this in the future. One would think that adding another small bit of software to create a better product would be a good investment, but apparently Nokia thinks differently.

Battery Life...
The battery lasts for ages and I will admit they did a great job with it. There is one thing about charging the phone that I do have a gripe with. This phone cannot be charged via USB. It has the connector for mini USB, but its only for data, a separate plug is needed to charge the phone. This of course means carrying around more cables. yay.

Camera...
The SE w810i I had also had a 2megapixel camera, but it had things like Macro and Autofocus so even though this phone has a 2 megapixel camera good luck using it without any kind of options or functions. I tried taking a picture of text as I often did with the SE to save some time and the hassle of pen and paper, now I can't even do that because this phone can't focus.

Reception...
The reception is great BUT THIS PHONE IS NOT 3G!!!!!!! Yes it is 3G in EUROPE, but ATT uses the 1900 UMTS frequency in the USA for 3G so it will not work with 3G in the USA. Goodbye blazing fast speeds when there is no WIFI.

I had a Nokia a Long time ago and though it might be time to give it another try, but I think I'll wait another 5 years to try them again.



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