Nokia 1600

When it comes down to me and my phone, I can quite easily say that I am addicted to texting. I must send at least 50 texts a day and it got to the stage that with my main contract phone I was going way over my 1000 free texts and my mobile bill was quite extortionate. Thats when I realised I had a problem and need to obtain help quite quickly. Do I A) Try and cut down on text messages that I send or do I B) Get a cheap phone on oay as you go so I can monitor how much I am actually spending and to a value that I am happy with. Well option one to me was not an option really, it was a sensible suggestion, however I don't do sensible when it comes down to ...  Read the complete review

The Nokia 1600 is one of the basic mobiles you would want to own if you can’t be bothered to keep up with technology. The phone was introduced to the world in the year 2005 which is a few years back as I bought the mobile in the year 2007. I only bought the Nokia 1600 mobile for the reason that I dropped my Nokia 6230i in juice; therefore it stopped working which was rather sad. I had to look for a mobile quickly though I already had my Sony Eriksson K750i then. So why do you need two mobiles? Well I owned two sim cards and people contacted me on both of the mobiles, which is why I needed a mobile phone. I bought the phone in one of those street ...  Read the complete review

“It has a colour screen with up to 65, 536 colours,” the sales man explained gleefully. “Yes I can see that...by the product list, but more importantly I just wanted the 2600 model again, for my mum as its simple and easy to use.” I said “Oh that was a popular model but we don’t sell it anymore unfortunately.” Why is this the case with virtually every Vodafone shop I visit? Nokia release so many models, the company buys them in, re-labels them with proud red Vodafone badging and then go to the bother of replacing the phone a couple of months later with another Nokia model. Consistency or a lack of seems to be the phrase which escapes my ...  Read the complete review

It's strange, really: as far as my PC is concerned, I use Linux as my everyday operating system, something which still causes some to believe I must be some amazing computer guru (ha ha). Yet when it comes to mobile phones I'm all at sea. Indeed, I have owned only two, ever, including my first (a Philips Savvy) which was bought way back in early 2001. What I have now is the *slightly* - note that word! - more advanced Nokia 1600, and for the most part I find it to be just what I want. This is a basic phone, make no mistake about it. For example, it's only dual band, so won't work in America. It has no internet access whatever, so you can't check Google Maps or ...  Read the complete review

The nokia 1600 is a no nonsense phone. It is easy to operate, and the menus are wel designed. the most important functions have a shortcut key combination. The keys are easy to press and pushing the wrong key is nearly nonexistent. When in a conversation, the quality of the sound is good, if the speaker is positioned correctly. Even a little displacement can make you miss some words. A list of 200 people can be defined and saved in the phone and speeddials can be assigned. Text message can be easily typed, and the typing can be made easier with a dictionary, although typing a word that is not in the dictionary can be ...  Read the complete review