Nokia 5160 Cell Phone
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- Performance: Dual Band
- Style: Candy Bar
- Network Type: TDMA
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Pros
Nice Design, Detachable face.
Cons
No calendar, alarm, date book.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Nice phone. For free. I would get the 8260.
I previously owned a Nokia 6190. I loved that phone. But, through the ignorance and poor customer service of nearly everyone involved with Aerial (now Voicestream) I had to give my phone up. (See my Epinion on them at: http://protouniverse.epinions.com/elec-review-7C17-11262EDE-38BD3473-prod7).
I recently received a "free" phone (http://protouniverse.epinions.com/elec-review-3922-1878AB4B-39D8B394-prod3) from AT&T Wireless, and, after a couple of false starts, dropped back into the cell phone arena.
Well, I thought I was getting the same phone I had before, but with all the 6150's and 5190's and all, I ended up with a slightly watered down version of my previous phone.
I ended up with a 5160 model Nokia phone which, while is very nice in itself and if I had never had the other phone, would probably be very happy with, it is just not the same. Too many features were left off this model.
My previous phone had a calendar, and a date book with an alarm to let you know about appointments and remind you of things. You could store more info on it.
I also noticed when I was in the store purchasing another phone for my girlfriend (the super-nice 8210) that this phone was a bit thicker and heavier and the battery stuck out in the back a bit more. Just not as slim.
I don't want to sound like I'm unhappy with my phone, I'm not. I like it fine. It's kinda like driving a fully loaded car with CD player and power windows and then having to go back down to crank windows and a tape deck. Just leaves you wanting.
This phone still has a good number storage feature, and the games that you will never play. It still has all the cool and annoying rings you can choose from. Although it does seem that to get to some of the features, you have to press a few more buttons than the 6190. Definitely more than the 8210.
I wrote in my earlier opinion on the AT&T service plan (http://protouniverse.epinions.com/elec-review-3922-1878AB4B-39D8B394-prod3), that I would update you on the service. Once my phone actually arrived, I have not had any major problems. In fact, customer service has been fairly decent. The first month I had my phone, I took a trip to North Carolina. I racked up almost $150.00 in roaming and long distance charges. My girlfriend told me to call them and see if there was anything they could do. I didn't think they would do anything, especially after our experiences with Aerial customer service, but my girlfriend insisted I try. When I resisted, she called for me and sure enough, they were willing to retroactively change my service plan to a higher priced one, just for that previous month so I could have the south east of the country included in my service and not pay roaming. I was astonished. The plan was $79.00 a month, considerably higher than my $29.99 a month plan I usually have, but that's still a hell of a lot less than what I would have paid roaming.
They did say they would only do this that one time, since I was a new customer, but hey, they made a customer for life right there. That's one thing companies like Aerial never understood. Customers will be loyal if the company is loyal to their customers.
With AT&T you can change your plan, up or down in service, whenever you want. Say you are planning a trip to California and plan to drive the whole way from Florida. You can change your plan before you leave to include the whole country. It will cost more, true, but you won't pay any roaming or any long distance charges, and believe me, those add up.
Back to the phone. I do like my phone. I liked my previous one better. I like the one I got for my girlfriend A LOT better. If I were to recommend any phone, it would be the 8260. What a sweet little piece of electronics.
As a little side note, I was listening to the news on public radio and a report on technology came on. They were talking about the country that is furthest along when it comes to wireless technology. I thought well, it probably isn't the US. That might seem too obvious to some. I figured they would probably say it was Japan. They seem to have the newest stuff out first.
Finland.
Nokia is a Finnish company.
That came as a complete surprise to me. I have yet to find a single person who did not think that Nokia was a Japanese company. Even the name Nokia sounds like a Japanese word. Finland.
Seems in Finland you can use your phone to call the vending machine in the break room as your on your way to your coffee break and tell it you want a candy bar or a soda and it will dispenses it and charge it to your phone bill. Apparently something like 85% of all people in Finland own a cell phone, and they use them for all sorts of stuff like that. Interesting. Finland.
I recently received a "free" phone (http://protouniverse.epinions.com/elec-review-3922-1878AB4B-39D8B394-prod3) from AT&T Wireless, and, after a couple of false starts, dropped back into the cell phone arena.
Well, I thought I was getting the same phone I had before, but with all the 6150's and 5190's and all, I ended up with a slightly watered down version of my previous phone.
I ended up with a 5160 model Nokia phone which, while is very nice in itself and if I had never had the other phone, would probably be very happy with, it is just not the same. Too many features were left off this model.
My previous phone had a calendar, and a date book with an alarm to let you know about appointments and remind you of things. You could store more info on it.
I also noticed when I was in the store purchasing another phone for my girlfriend (the super-nice 8210) that this phone was a bit thicker and heavier and the battery stuck out in the back a bit more. Just not as slim.
I don't want to sound like I'm unhappy with my phone, I'm not. I like it fine. It's kinda like driving a fully loaded car with CD player and power windows and then having to go back down to crank windows and a tape deck. Just leaves you wanting.
This phone still has a good number storage feature, and the games that you will never play. It still has all the cool and annoying rings you can choose from. Although it does seem that to get to some of the features, you have to press a few more buttons than the 6190. Definitely more than the 8210.
I wrote in my earlier opinion on the AT&T service plan (http://protouniverse.epinions.com/elec-review-3922-1878AB4B-39D8B394-prod3), that I would update you on the service. Once my phone actually arrived, I have not had any major problems. In fact, customer service has been fairly decent. The first month I had my phone, I took a trip to North Carolina. I racked up almost $150.00 in roaming and long distance charges. My girlfriend told me to call them and see if there was anything they could do. I didn't think they would do anything, especially after our experiences with Aerial customer service, but my girlfriend insisted I try. When I resisted, she called for me and sure enough, they were willing to retroactively change my service plan to a higher priced one, just for that previous month so I could have the south east of the country included in my service and not pay roaming. I was astonished. The plan was $79.00 a month, considerably higher than my $29.99 a month plan I usually have, but that's still a hell of a lot less than what I would have paid roaming.
They did say they would only do this that one time, since I was a new customer, but hey, they made a customer for life right there. That's one thing companies like Aerial never understood. Customers will be loyal if the company is loyal to their customers.
With AT&T you can change your plan, up or down in service, whenever you want. Say you are planning a trip to California and plan to drive the whole way from Florida. You can change your plan before you leave to include the whole country. It will cost more, true, but you won't pay any roaming or any long distance charges, and believe me, those add up.
Back to the phone. I do like my phone. I liked my previous one better. I like the one I got for my girlfriend A LOT better. If I were to recommend any phone, it would be the 8260. What a sweet little piece of electronics.
As a little side note, I was listening to the news on public radio and a report on technology came on. They were talking about the country that is furthest along when it comes to wireless technology. I thought well, it probably isn't the US. That might seem too obvious to some. I figured they would probably say it was Japan. They seem to have the newest stuff out first.
Finland.
Nokia is a Finnish company.
That came as a complete surprise to me. I have yet to find a single person who did not think that Nokia was a Japanese company. Even the name Nokia sounds like a Japanese word. Finland.
Seems in Finland you can use your phone to call the vending machine in the break room as your on your way to your coffee break and tell it you want a candy bar or a soda and it will dispenses it and charge it to your phone bill. Apparently something like 85% of all people in Finland own a cell phone, and they use them for all sorts of stuff like that. Interesting. Finland.
