Nokia 5100

06/08/04 *I have added some comments to the end of this review. I have been using the Nokia 5100 for a year now so I think I am able to give a fair opinion of it. I did not get it because I particularly liked it but because it was on a special deal with Singlepoint4u. I got 500 off peak minutes per month (not cross network) and 50 free texts for £21 per month. The first thing I had to do when I got the phone (of course) was to install the battery and sim card. This is not as easy as on some phones because the plastic casing can be difficult to remove. Inside there is a flap that you need to lift up so that you can insert the battery. These precautions ...  Read the complete review

Ive had my 5100 for around 4 months now. The phone itself doesn't have a scratch on it, thanks to the magnificent, sturdy, rubbery outer shell. The phone itself is a good performer. It was only £24.99 when purchased as part of an excellent contract offer on O2's website. A previous review of this model has been somewhat critical, but the comparisons made in reports are to phones which are a higher specification and hence more costly to purchase. The Nokia 5100 has a good colour screen which is lit by a white backlight. It has the ability to store screensavers which can be created using the plug in camera. It can also store around 70 polyphonic ...  Read the complete review

I have had my phone now since march. Yes I know too long or is it? Usually I get a phone then within say 6 months get completely bored with it. Not this time! I usually buy pay as you go phones you see for around 250 pounds, problem is I get bored then have to buy another one. When I saw this phone that was coming out I thought wow that does look a groovy phone-stupid reason to base buying it I know so I had a look at the features and thought well this phone is actually very good So then I looked at the price 250 pounds. Mmm I thought, do I really want to spend that amount again on a phone? So I had a look round and saw it on contract for 25 ...  Read the complete review

I have had my 5100 for just over 4 months now. When it came through the post I opened it and was initially pleased that it wasn?t as big as it looked in most pictures but when I compared it with my old 3310 it was only a bit smaller and when I compared it with my friends 8310 it looked huge. The phone is quite big for a relatively new model, but this is mostly due to the clip on shell that protects it from bumps etc. The colour screen is ok, but not fantastic. The polyphonic ringtones sound quite basic compared with SonyEricsson models, for example, and the vibration is poor as the shock proof shell absorbs all the vibrations. The keypad is good and easy to ...  Read the complete review

Ive had this phone now for about 3 months, it came the day it was released. Since i have had it i have been very impressed with how reliable it is. The battery lasts days and i thought that since it was a colour phone it would use up the battery a lot faster but it does not. I have used the touch from time to time when trying to find keyholes and stuff at night but i have not really found a use for the sound meter or the thermometer. One thing that i feel i should pint out is if you use the software that you can get for it to create your own polyphonics ringtones out of midi files, be aware that when they are converted to the phone they tent to be very quite ...  Read the complete review