Nokia 8260 Cell Phone

Ok, we?ve all done it right? You go to the car to buckle the kids in, etc. and you lay the phone down on the trunk. You drive off and about 5 miles down the road you look at your spouse and say, ?Where?s the phone??? Well maybe not everyone has done this, but my wife did. The mobile insurance man seemed to think it was a pretty common occurrence. I returned to the restaurant that we were previously at and sure enough. There where I made that right turn to get onto the highway was the phone, or what was left of the phone by now. I don?t know how many peeled back Firestone tires had run over it by now, but needless to say, it was a goner.

The next day, I took the phone to our local repair shop and after they realized that ?God? was not working there, they would have to replace the phone. The phone that I had was a Nokia 6161 and it was a great phone. I only had a few problems with it roaming when it shouldn?t, but that was about it. There on the counter at the service center was the new Nokia 8260. I picked it up and about threw it through the ceiling it was so light. I played with the functions a minute and asked the salesman how much it was. He said that I could upgrade for $80.00 since I was getting a new phone anyway. Ok, I?m getting to my opinion of the phone. I purchased the last one that they had.

Differences ? from 6161 to 8260

? Phonebook on the 6161 will store 199 names and numbers & the 8260 will hold 250. The 8260 also has a place to store the contacts email address. Now this could be helpful!

? Weight difference is pretty dramatic, as I could easily tell. The 6161 weighs 5.8 oz and the 8260 weighs 3.4 oz. Again, you must be careful not to throw it through the ceiling if your used to the 6161.

? The 8260 also has a 2-way paging function which the 6161 did not have. You can type in an SMS message and send it directly to another phone capable of receiving SMS messages.

? That brings up the really ?neat? function included with the 8260. Predictive text input will automatically try to guess what your typing as you type. You can add and delete words from the dictionary. It keeps your spelling neat and also makes typing a long message a lot easier. Anyone that has ever tried to type a message using cell phone keys will definitely appreciate this feature.

? Another new feature of the 8260 is the internal vibra alert and side volume keys. There is no longer a need to purchase a $100.00 vibrating battery that cuts your talk time in half. This does not tax the battery anymore than the ring. Great feature!!

? Holds 5 slots for downloadable ring tones. I was pretty confused and interested in this one. It has 5 ring tones that read ?personal?. The User Guide doesn?t give you much information about this. I?m looking all over the Internet and finding these ring tones for Nokia phones. I?m working with tech support now to see if we can get some loaded. I?ll have to say that I?m finding ring tones for many phones, just not many for the 8260 yet.

? The Calendar holds up to 50 appointments or reminders, which was not an option on the 6161 either. So this is definitely a plus.


Before I purchased this phone, I did a lot of research on the Internet and of course Epinions. The phone is very highly rated everywhere. I hope this helps someone make an educated decision about it. It is definitely a great phone, I just hope it?s a little tougher under tires than the 6161. Have a great day!