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Old 01 April 2004, 11:53 PM
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Default Nokia 6600 or Motorola V600?

I can't decide between which of the above phones I should opt for....

Does anyone have either phone, and if so, what are the good points/bad points in your opinion?

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Old 02 April 2004, 08:34 AM
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I have just got the 6600 and it is a good phone, the camera quality is great. It does have its niggles but it's more complicated than the older generation of phones. I personally wouldn't have a motorola again and I'd always stick with Nokias because they are so user friendly.

p.s the niggles are probably down to the fact that I'm a bloke and can't be arsed to read the manual
Old 02 April 2004, 10:26 AM
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p.s the niggles are probably down to the fact that I'm a bloke and can't be arsed to read the manual
No, you're right. Nokia released the phone way too early (to meet market demand) and it does have some bugs. I understand the firmware has now been improved and the latest phones should be OK.

I like it - does most things pretty well. I have no experience of that particular Motorola but if the user menu is anything like other Motorolas I've had they are abysmal.

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Old 02 April 2004, 10:37 AM
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I'm waiting for the 7200 ( nokia flip )

Released 16th Apr.

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Old 02 April 2004, 10:55 PM
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Ive got the 6600 and as above think its a great fone, again wouldnt have a motorola unless i was sure the operating menu has been much improved.
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Re the Motorola menu, it appears to be improved as its now a "list menu" with drop down for each category just like Nokias.

I had a Samsung a few years ago and got rid of it as I hated the menu system and couldn't fault Nokias, however they all seem to be falling in line now.
Old 03 April 2004, 10:32 AM
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Default 6600 deffo

Just received the nokia 6600 this week.

Great phone, as said camera is very good, bluetooth etc etc.

Never had a motorola so cant coment, but nokia have always has a very good name and the 6600 does not let it down.

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I've just ordered a V600 (well last week) the 6600 Nokia is just too big for me really.
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Anyone know when the new 7610 is coming out?? Just says early 2004 on the Nokia site.....
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I have never really liked Nokias and much prefer flips so the V600 is my phone of choice.
Had it a few months now and have had no probs at all. An improvement on the 720 I had at one time and very well made.
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I am waiting delivery anyday of a V600
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get non of the above go for the sony ericsson p900

over the moon with mine does all you want

and no sarcastic comments please

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got a 6600, its a big brick of a thing and sometimes its a nightmare for calling/messaging people and doing stuff on its own when you forget to lock the keypad. features are pretty good but i'm not a big fan of the phone overall, rathered my old sharp
Old 03 April 2004, 09:03 PM
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Im on my 3rd V600 in 2 weeks
First one the camera went wronf and the second one actulay went wrong in the shop when collecting it
Same with my V525 that had power problems too
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Had a V600 since the first week of February with no issues!

I'm only charging the phone up every 4-5 days, the battery life is much better than my old Orange SPV (alomst as good as my Nokia 8310!!!)

The bluetooth headset is a little bulky, but it's a nice option that it can be charged up using the phone charger and that it folds up into quite a compact unit.

Data cable and software at additional cost, but it works well with XP Professional and Outlook XP.
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yeah thats another thing about 6600, battery life is crap, had it charging from flat last night and made maybe 2 short calls and a couple of msgs and its just gone off, no battery. about 20 hours




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