Jan 03, 2006 03:59 PM
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(Updated Jan 03, 2006 03:59 PM)
I got this phone just about yesterday.
The dealer I bought it from was quiet uninterested in the sale. However I had taken to buying a 6021 but due to lack of availability I ended up buying the 6030
I was initially quite disappointed since a number of features I would badly like to have are missing. Also a few of the existing ones were not quiet upto the mark.
I have attempted to list the pros and cons here.
Before that let me summarise the prime objectives for buying this cell phone:
Basic telephony
Note taking
Time keeper and calculator
Basic gaming / time pass device
one stop address book maintaner for me
Now for the cons list:
No support for Memo notes.i.e. I would dearly love to have a feature for entering short memos and notes for later work / as info. but the same was not available. (available in 6021)
Pathetic games - only one game. The rest requires GPRS and other expensive whatnots. ALso I was not able to mute the inbuilt game - It makes a loud noise. And I like silence.
Bad radio - I was not able to get it working. Also it requires the earphone cord to be attached to work. Also read on the net that it is a mono and not stereo in nature
Zero connectivity - no bluetooth. No infra red (!!??). In fact it seems that there is no way to connect this piece to a PC. however an alternate review in Mouthshut indicates that thereis indeed a cable available for this piece. Hope I can locate the same in bombay! That should indeed solve a lot of my problems. Else how the heck is a guy supposed to back up his / update his phone book??? Nokia are you listening. Who designed this anyway? is looks all that people want?
Navigation to various menu options - but then this is my first Nokia and am used to the ease of my previous reliance cell - LG2030 where I can punch in a number for that particular menu item!
Reception - I was unable to access the network from inside my office building. Sony erricson guys dont seem to complain though. Only us Nokia people were not able to access!
Lack of easier entry of called numbers to database
Lack of backup options (see connectivity issues above too)
Pros:
Beautiful body / colour (black). It can look quite sleek and nice. However its shiny body makes for an ideal environment for gathering fingerprints :-( end up looking quite messy
Colour screen - but then every other piece today comes with a colour screen
Nice numeric pad keys. However the joystick kind of buttons (which incidentally is not a joy stick - can be easily damanged when people try to use it as a joystick) are bad to use. I am just unable to get it right.
I shall attempt to add to this article as and when I get more points. But this is it for now.
I have come away with a feeling that I have paid a premium for a substandard product just becuase of the Nokia brand name.
What do you feel?
