An Upgrade Of The Upgraded Updgrade (Nokia 3310)

Member Name: MattRoberts

Product:	Nokia 3310
Date:	12/08/03 (435 review reads)
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Advantages: Good messaging service , reliable

Disadvantages: out of fashion too quick

So, my Nokia 5110 was a cronk, so I needed to upgrade! So, what was the upgrade to the 5510? Oh yes, the 3210. Yes, but they don’t make that anymore. Oh, I see! What’s the upgrade to the 3210? The 3310. Oh yes, great! I’ve always wanted that phone!

So, off I went to the shops, and bought it from the Vodafone shop. At the time it was priced at £100, but now it’s gone down to £80. (Just my bloody luck! Isn’t it always, eh?)

So, I was overjoyed with it. It was different. It was funky. It was modern. It was mine. First time round! My last one was third hand, but this was all mine (Haaaaahahaha >evil scary mad man laugh<)

So, I think the first thing I noticed about it was the fact it was very alike the Nokia 5110 and the Nokia 3210. As this was the upgrade to the two phones, I sort of expected this, but they’re as a lot of similarity between the three.

Now, I often get questions asked to me about my phone, so I will answer them here, and hopefully they’ll be some help to you.

Can you get Logo’s on it?
Yes. You can download any logos onto the phone.

Can you make your own logos on the phone?
No, I’m afraid that wasn’t a feature with the phone, but if you wish, there is something you can buy to attach to the phone, which is called a LogoMaster. It can be bought at most mobile phone shops. But, this won't come with the phone, and you'll have to buy it seperately.

Does it have picture messages?
Yes, you are given 14 different ones at the start. You can delete some, but others must be kept. You can download different ones onto your phone or get them sent to you by a friend.

Does this mean it has screen saver?
Yes, it does have a screen saver, which means you can have a logo but a picture will come up if you leave the handset for a certain amount of time. You can have a 5, 10, 20 seconds delay. This picture must be one t
hat’s stored in the Picture Messages in the messages section.

Can you download Ringtones onto the phone?
Yes, you can download a total of 7 tones, and they will be kept in the tones unless you change them, at a later date.

And lastly, does it have Snake 2?
Oh yes! What’s your highest score?… Mine’s 2426!

Well, back to the phone, and these are the different types of things they have on the menu, and what they do…

PHONE BOOK:

This is simply a phone book! You can store 100 numbers in it and you can record voice tags. There is a maximum of 10 voice tags. A voice tag is when you record someone’s voice, and then later they only need to hold the OK button down, and say it again and it will phone the number it’s stored under. Good? Well, yeah after 100 attempts!!

PROFILES:

This is the part where you can personalize your different profiles (that’s Discreet, Silent, General, etc) and call them anything you want. Also you can decide your volumes, ringtones, etc for different profiles. Also, if you change the name of it, that will be shown underneath the logo on the front page!

CLOCK:

This isn’t much different to the other clocks on Nokia phones. You can set an alarm, you can have a stopwatch and you can get the date. It’s a pretty good part of the phone, and can, if you wish, automatically get the time updated at spring and autumn, when the clocks go forward/back.

REMINDERS:

This is the best part of the phone for me! Well if you have a memory like me (None at all!) you’ll need this. If an event is coming up, include the name and details of it fewer than 35 words, set a date and time to be reminded and viola! At that time and date a message will come up on the screen with the details you supplied! And this can be annoying as well, because if you don’t go to the feature on the phone afterwards and delet
e it, it will keep ringing, which can be a real nuisance and kind of get up your nose!!

CALCULATOR:

What’s more to say? It’s a calculator, what can it do? Well it adds, multiplies, divides and takes away for you!

GAMES:

Well a part that is used often on my phone! It has four games. They are Snake 2, Space Impact, Bantumi and Pairs 2.
All are simple to play and have instructions, although it will take you a while to get used to all! But, a good feature, but you might want to put it on Silent as the noises can really annoy you!

CALL DIVERT:

This is where you decide whether you want a voice-mail, and if so, when should it divert to the voicemail! It’s a pretty simple part of the phone, and all you must do is choose from a few options – simple.

SETTINGS:

This is where you have the settings for the whole phone. Here is where your security settings are, your phone and call setting, and this where most things are stored. Here you can change whether you want your number to go out when you’re phoning. Whether you want speed dial. Also you can change the welcome note, which is the note you have when the phone turns on. It also has the languages you can have, and is very confusing! Unless you don’t need to, leave this part of the phone to the professionals!

TONES:

Well, apart from the tones you might download later, you have 35 that are already in the phone! They’re pretty cool, and you have a wide range. Here you also choose your message alert tone. You have three choices. Also here you choose the screen saver. Another thing you can do is create a ringtone in the composer part. It is really difficult to do, but you might just be able to do it! And last but not least – the vibator… ‘nuff said!!

CALL REGISTER:

Here you can delete or just see the last 20 missed calls you’ve had, received calls you’
ve had and who you’ve called. Which is good if you think about it! You can also find out the call duration of your last call, and you can find out the cost of all calls! Good eh?

CHAT:

This is a part I never use and find a sham. When I heard what it was, it is a place where you go to ‘chat’ with a friend, you text her/him and if he texts back, it’s shown in the form it is on a chat room. But, what you don’t know is, if you go away from it or touch one button it’s off, and you wont receive a number and what they’re saying, but just the message! A total waste of time, and Nokia should sort it out I think, don’t you?

MESSAGES:

Yes! Here you can write a message store 14 messages in an inbox/outbox, store picture messages, templates, smileys, and you can also change your message settings! You may write up to 459 words in a text, but that will be sent as three, and cost you three times as much! But, make sure you don’t go over 160 or you’ll be charged double!

So, that’s all the features, what they include and what they do. But, what do I think about the phone?

I think this is a good phone that is very reliable. It has good battery, that last for around 5 days, and is very compact. You can take it anywhere with you and it’s not a job to keep it. It doesn’t have an aerial, which is good, and it also has pretty small buttons, but large enough to dial/text!

You can buy covers for the phone, but I think it’s a waste of time! I bought millions for my 5510, but that was because they were so cheap, but with this they can go up to £15 for one!

If I had to buy a phone again, if this broke, I wouldn’t buy this one. Not because I don’t love it, but because of the new one’s out. I think most people who have this phone are getting bored of it already, and want one of the new 5210’s, and before long this will
be the 5510!

But, all in all it’s a really good phone, and you can use it and have fun. Playing games or composing a song, it can be a barrel of laughs! So, a good phone that is reliable and modern and has most features. What more do you want?

You can buy the Nokia 3310 from most shops now for around £80. You can buy it from the Vodafone, shop, Carphone Warehouse and in most supermarkets! Let’s face it, phones are the new must-have accessory and can be bought almost everywhere!

Written By: Matt Roberts.


Price: £79,99 from the Vodafone shop, can be found cheaper, and if you want a contract even cheaper!

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