I purchased my Nokia 1661 in the aftermath of a water damage accident which occurred when my old phone sailed hopelessly into extinction. At the time both my daughters were at university, and I had a moderate need for a phone, but not the necessity for a large number of fancy features. Being able to call folk in emergencies, and to be contactable when needed was my main requirement. I was, however, looking for something stylish and compact, which would look reasonably good when taken out of my handbag. Now that I am home based the need for features such as mobile internet were not mandatory, and when travelling I tend to borrow my husband's as he ...  Read the complete review

So this is one of my other phones ( me and the OH have 4 between us! ) its very very simple just like the other Nokia one which I reviewed. The phone is a basic phone, do not expect much, it can make noises, make a simple call and send and receive text. It was available in silver as well as black when I bought it, and I payed £10.00 for it at the time at a Vodafone store. Unlike my other review on my other phone, this one is a slot slimmer and looks more modern, its also a more rounded shape. Anyway, onto details in the phone. MESSAGING. Messaging is simple on this phone, open up the menu and there is an icon with a ...  Read the complete review

I got this phone for £15 in Phones 4 U, originally as a back up phone whilst my touchscreen Samsung Jet was sent off to repairs. Suprisingly, I found it much easier to text and do everything with this phone. I don't have to pay insurance on it because who would steal this phone, and if anyone did it costs £15 to buy a new handset. Although a no-frills handset there are still a few features: Texting Phonebook (with search, speed dial, etc) Picture Messaging Call Register & Call lists Lots of Settings Clock & Date Alarm Clock Speaking ...  Read the complete review

I recently bought one of these as an emergency only phone for the in-laws. I bought it from Virgin on a special offer of the phone being free when you purchased £15 credit to put on the phone - a cracking offer in anyone's book! The reason I bought them this phone was that it was specifically sold to me as being designed for "older" persons, who need a very basic handset. My in-laws aren't elderly by any means, but there knowledge of mobile phones and technology generally is terrible - this is the first mobile they had! For this review, sensibly, I will start at the beginning. The box that the phone comes in is tiny - Nokia ...  Read the complete review

In between making a bit of a mess of my fairly expensive 'pay as you go' phone, and scouting round for a fairly cheap contract deal, I was in desperate need of a cheap phone to keep in touch with people. So, after looking round town in pretty much every shop (and market stalls), I found that this unspectacular looking nokia was my best option. Priced at £15 from 'phones 4 u', I accepted that for the time being, I'd have to make do with a rather featureless phone. I was slightly surprised they still made phones like this, something that does what a phone was originally intended to do, and..well, not much else to be honest. What you get is pretty much what you ...  Read the complete review