Simple and straightforward phone (Nokia 1600)

Member Name: lukvdl

Product:	Nokia 1600
Date:	30/10/06 (547 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy menus and many shortcuts

Disadvantages: Too much settings.

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 dificult.
Phone numbers can be grouped for ease of sending the same message to a lot of friends.

Received calls or messages can be screened to filter them by sender.

A lot of possible settings, and sometimes you don't find the one you search for, because you are not in the correct mode or in the wrong menu.
Different sounds for incoming calls, receiving message, key-presses, alarm clock and reminders.
The screen can be set in different color schemes and/or themes, several info icons can be selected and a screen saver.

Certain functions can be grouped in profiles. This is usefull if the phone has to operate differently in diferent situations, for example at work and at home.

Other functions also include:
an alarm clock; one time, and the days of the week to sound it,
a calculator; basic calculations,
conversions; metric-non metric, and user defined,
stopwatch; with the options of pause,
reminders; a message to show at a certain time,
composing your own tones,
games; some simple games (snakes, soccer),
call lists; missed, received, called and screened,
Messages; templates, smileys, signature, drafts folder and chat mode.

Summary: A simple, highly configurable phone with no extravagant extras

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