Nokia 3510i (O2) (Nokia 3510i)

Member Name: BatchUK

Product:	Nokia 3510i
Date:	28/05/05 (360 review reads)
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Advantages: Everything

Disadvantages: No camera, Can't send ringtones to people, Bigger than Nokia 3310

I got this phone recently on my Birthday, I was excited to get it.

I have been trying it out with a friend's phone which was excatly the same make and I was impressed with his phone.

The phone is bigger compared to the Nokia 3310 / 3330 but that is no problem because it was only slightly bigger.

This phone has got to be one of the most simple to have been produced by Nokia with an easy menu interface which is similar to the Nokia 3310 or 3330. On the menu, you see features such as Phonebook, Messages, Call Register, Tones, Profiles, Settings, Gallery, Games, Organiser, Applications, Extras, Services and My Services.

The phonebook feature is exactly the same as the Nokia 3310 or 3330 but with an extra function to show you your very own mobile number which you are using. Phonebook allows to easily add names / numbers, deleting or editing them. You can also easily set up speed dialing, which is pressing a button on the phone keypad for a few seconds to bring up a number. You can also send a person's number by using the business card option to people.

Messages not only allows you to create normal text messaging, it can now allow you to create Multimedia Messaging, meaning sending pictures. You can also set up a chat between you and your friends. Voice messages (answer machine) can be checked in this area too as well as info messages.

Call Register can show you who you called recently, who phoned you recently, any missed calls and the amount of time on your calls and can also check your credit amount spent (if on contract but won't work for pay as you go versions, which I have).

The Tones section will allow you to check out what ringtones you have in your phone as well as the ones you download off GPRS or WAP. You can also set a ringtone to play when you get calls as well as volume of ringtone, vibration, message alert tone and keypad tones. This time, you don't have to stick to the built in message tones as you can select your own tone that is downloaded from GPRS or WAP. All the tones are polyphonic.

The Profiles section is basically how you want your phone as - setting it Loud will make everything such as ringtones and alert toens really loud, and silent with no tones and no alert tones with no vibrating alert.

The Settings area is basically what it says on the menu - setting up the phone to what you want to do. You can also set the phone to ask for PIN to make it secure to use and stop others using it.

The Gallery is where you can view anything that you have downloaded off GPRS or WAP, such as wallpapers, ringtones and Java games.

The Games section has 3 new games. All of them are good for starters but can add new games to your collection using the WAP / GPRS services. The games built in the phone are Backgammon, Racket (tennis game) and Sky Diver.

The Organiser allows to add in improtant events which the phone will remind you near to it and will allow to set the reminder to a suitable time and also can set your alarm so you can get up at the suitable time.

Applications has nothing in when you get the phone but you can download applications from GPRS or WAP.

In Extras, you will get the calculator, which is useful when you left your proper calculator at home or elsewhere. Useful for basic calculations but cannot be used for technical calculations.

The Services is where you can access WAP or GPRS. You can choose which of the two you want to use. i find that GPRS is much cheaper when in use on O2, which is my network as it only costs about a penny each time you use it.

The final area on the menu is My Services. This is depending on what network you use and this will show what services the network offers. In this case, O2 offers the voicemail, 1471, Customer Care,Traffic information, UK directory (similar to 118 118), International Directory, Talking Pages, RAC Breakdown and AA Breakdown services. All are very useful.

So basically, everything is accessible to anybody very easily for anyone and the interface is excellent. The battery life with this phone is excellnt as it lasts for a whole 4 to 5 days and the battery talktime is excellent.

The problems what I found out is that it has no camera (this is because it was released before camera phones were introduced) and it cannot assign downloaded ringtones to certain people. This is a real shame as the built in ringtones are not very good compared to the ones you download.

So if you looking for a phone that is very simple to use, I recommend this phone to you.

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