Unlocked Cell Phones - Customer reviews - Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS - U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray)


Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS - U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray)
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Manufacturer: Nokia

List Price: $449.99
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Name: kdyank
Location: London UK
Date: 2008-09-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: E71- Best Nokia Ever
Comment: I've had my E71 for about a month and I'm just thrilled with it. I've owned many smartphones and most recently tried an iphone. I loved the ipod features of the iphone- easy sync with itunes, big screen for videos, etc., but found it not the best for my business and communication needs. And I really never got the hang of the soft keyboard. Even after several months of use, I kept making many typing errors. The first thing that struck me about the E71 when I saw it in a store was how beautifully designed it was. However, when I found out it was a Symbian phone, I was a bit leary as my past experience with that os was not at all positive. However, after reading a few reviews I decided to give it a go and I couldn't be happier. It's a great email device. I have it set up to sync my work exchange account for email and PIM info and I'm using Nokia's free (for now anyway) push email client to get my .mac account pushed to the E71. The phone is really fast responsive and the keyboard is lovely. Unlike the iphone, I can type quickly and accurately. There are many other great features, including Nokia sync to itunes on my mac, GPS, loads of 3rd party software like audibleplayer for ebooks, 3g tethering to my laptop using the joiku hotspot software.One negative is the Wifi. Sometimes it works great, but other times it is very tempremental and just won't connect. The only other negative I can think of came from a friend who also bought an E71. He has trouble reading small type and was used to the font adjustment feature on his BB Curve. There is no way to enlarge the fonts on the E71 and they can be a bit small for some. Other than that, I would highly recommend this phone.


Name: Zafer Aktan
Location: Monterey, CA. USA
Date: 2008-11-05
Customer Rating: -

Summary: It is "almost" perfect - ahhh that camera :(
Comment: I bought a Nokia E71 hoping to replace my SE K550i. Main reasons for looking for a replacement was to have a Qwerty keyboard, 3G connectivity, GPS, being unlocked, Quad-phone, video conference capability, a decent set of commercial or free application availability, especially editing MS Word type documents, expansion (via memory cards) and a decent camera.

I am happy with E71 - EXCEPT the camera. When it was originally advertised, the 3.2Mp camera seemed too tempting to have and sounded as a nice upgrade from my SE K550i - Boy I was wrong :( the 2Mp pictures my SE K550i was/is taking are much much better compared to E71. There is NO COMPARISON - it is THAT BAD. Everybody who owns an E71 now complains on Nokia forums or similar platforms and everybody is hoping and praying for a software update with a firmware from Nokia so the problem will be fixed. Until then, the problem (the picture quality is horrible) is there.

The connectivity is very nice - you can even use E71 without a simcard for Web Surfing. It finds the wireless connection points really fast, call quality is nice, sound is very decent, A-GPS is amazingly fast and the Nokia Maps software is very nice (though expensive for an online service in my opinion) - the Google Maps works as a champ with no turn by turn voice help (if you don't care). Some reported that Germin XT is another option to have already downloaded maps to avoid online expense in addition to the data charges. The default browser is very nice and fast. Opera Mini and even firefox mobile are available for E71. The office software that comes with the phone, when updated, is capable of editing/creating MS Office 2007 compatible docs/spreadsheets and presentations. The device has bluetooth 2 compatible and also works as a hotspot itself for other devices such as your laptop when JoikuSpot software (I am using the paid version but a free light version is available) is used.

Other than the camera problem the phone is very very nice and capable. Unless you are looking for a nice camera phone, then this is a nice smartphone - if the camera is important - then don't buy it now (nov 2008) - wait until there is any software fix that will address the issue.

If camera is important then SE 850i is a nice 3G , unlocked phone option (if it was not that Qwerty keyboard I almost bought one) with a nice price tag (online) after some search.

Hope this proves useful





Name: R. Bajwala
Location: Bloomington, IL
Date: 2008-11-07
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Very very good phone.
Comment: I've had this product for slightly over 2 weeks. Note that I said product and not phone. The first phone that I received worked fine for about 10 days. Then it suddenly went blank and no amount of cajoling could get it to work again. I called Nokia to see what they could do. But they told me that since the phone was brought from Amazon it wasnt covered under the Nokia warranty (since Amazon is not one of their authorized sellers - whatever !!). So I called up Amazon and they assured me that someone from the Cell phone support team would get back to me within 2 business days. I wasnt sure what to expect next.
I casually happened to check my account on Amazon the following day and noticed that Amazon had already shipped the replacement. I received the new phone within 48 hours of encountering the problem. This is where the fantastic Amazon service saved the day for me. The reason I've taken away one star in this review is that the first phone broke down abruptly.
Back to reviewing the phone - There's not much for me to add here, a lot has been covered in other reviews. The product quality is amazing, very sleek and impressive. The photos dont do justice to the real thing. You have to see it to believe it ! Wireless connection to my home network was easy, too easy ! Camera is pretty decent - I've captured images and videos. I was able to upload these to the web from the phone in almost no time. Speaker quality is good - I've been listening to internet radio and music from the memory with complete satisfaction. Being a Blackberry 7100T user, the keyboard took some time to get used to, but now its as easy to use as the keyboard on my laptop. 3G connect is fantastic - I get great connectivity to the AT&T network.
The only complaints I have are:
- The battery doesnt get charged when the phone is connect to the computer.
- Nokia used a 2.5 mm headphone jack instead of the universal 3.5mm. Not a major issue since they provide a set of headphones.

Overall - I highly recommend this phone.


Name: KenHan
Location:
Date: 2008-12-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: My first unlocked phone
Comment: I should start by saying I have used a Blackberry for quite some time, most recently a Pearl...and I liked it. When it came time to get a new phone, subsidized phones were not an option for me, and the Nokia E71 became the frontrunner based on my criteria.

This is certainly not a full review, but a few highlights and lowlights based on my initial experience.

First, the highlights:
* The build quality is impeccable. It's a beautiful device, and it comes in a hair smaller than the iPhone.
* Call quality is great, bluetooth pairing is flawless, and tethering (via USB or bluetooth) works fine with AT&T 3G and 3.5G.
* Syncing with Outlook 2007 works fine overall, although every once in a while a calendar item seems to show up in the wrong place.
* Google Maps works great with the GPS.
* Impressive battery life.
* There's a whole 3rd party ecosystem for Symbian; I haven't even scratched the surface.

Now the lowlights (you'll see my Blackberry heritage here):
* Haven't found a great solution for push email for Hotmail and Gmail. Windows Live and the Gmail client don't seem to be designed to automatically grab my email and notify me the way Blackberry did.
* Still getting used to the keyboard. I was less error-prone with the Blackberry (both their full keyboard and the Pearl's suretype).
* No ability to set different ring/vibrate behaviors for holstered vs not.
* Less control over notifications. For example, meeting reminders vibrate and flash way longer than I need them to.

The lack of the kind of push email I expected is a bit of a bummer, but overall I'm still very happy with this phone. I show it off to my friends because it looks good and it's not an iPhone.


Name: Tien P. Nguyen
Location: Wichita, KS USA
Date: 2008-11-24
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Unlocked and ready to travel
Comment: The main reason for my purchase is to get an unlocked phone so that when I'm travelling (Usa, Can, Europe) I can pop in another simcard and avoid the roaming fees (starts at 2$ / min. ouch!!)

The Nokia E71 is my first smartphone and overall i'm pleased with it. Very quick to get setup using AT&T Gophone. I was able to make it work with my Exchange work email without bothering the IT guys. My E71 did not come with the application to synch with Exchange so I had to go online to get it.

Surfing is my next big activity. The included browser does the job but due to the limited screen size (compared to apple iphone), it's a bit of a pain to zoom in/out and scroll. It works best with pages formatted for mobile devices. A plus compared with Iphone is that I can surf with one thumb ;)

Applications wise.. this one is a plenty. Google Maps works sweet with the included a-gps on the phone. It's no comparison to the Garmin -- but it's very usable to find the closest Starbucks or your friend's address. For the road warrior, you can leave your GPS home. Then, there's Widsets to get pages with various contents: Wall Street Journal, Google Calendar, .. Not to mention chat clients, running client (using gps), wifi hotspot (be careful about your provider's service agreement).. Works great, everything is mostly free..

Last word: Make sure you get a data plan because not everything works with just wi-fi. If you can go prepaid the better to avoid the AT&T tax for iphone users.


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