7250i like it!! (Nokia 7250i)

Member Name: deary

Product:	Nokia 7250i
Date:	30/09/04 (1024 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: loads, and loads, ...

Disadvantages: lacking, GPRS is hard to confidure but maybe i'm not trying hard enough

Well I've been on an o2 contract since 2001 (when genie was still in existence) but since I didn't get a phone when I got the SIM (because that'd put my line rental up by £10!!) I assumed I wouldn't be eligible for upgrades. unfortunately it took me 3 three years with the same phone to realise that I could upgrade and so now I am a proud owner of this lovely little phone.

My reasons for choosing the 7250i
-My mum got this phone about 6 months ago and has had no problems with it
-The camera is one of the best nokia's produced
-It's pretty too!
-The buttons were in a regular layout unlike some of the much newer nokias.

In the past 2 weeks that I've been the proud owner of this model I have had no problems. It's been simple to work out as the layout and functioning of it works very similarly to all nokias (the phones I've always had and find the easiest to understand)

Right. Now you want to know what you get with this little contraption.

1-Messages
Within this menu, you can create a message using the original text typing or use the text predictor which I prefer. You can send texts as e-mails (although I haven't been able to work out how to connect this little gizmo to GPRS or WAP but I don't actually need it so I'm not bothered)
You've got an inbox (obviously) but unlike the older nokias, you have a massive memory for texts so can keep loads (at present I have around 85 in there). There's also the archive folder which works similarly to the old 'outbox' in that you can save unsent messages. There's also a 'sent messages' folder which has previously been an option for non-nokia phones but is a godsend for me as it means I can check up on myself after a night of drinking and silliness!

2-Call Register
As far as I can tell this menu is identical to the older nokias. It keeps a record of missed calls, received calls and dialled calls as well as recording the length of your last calls and calculating the total length of all calls, received calls and dialled calls. It also shows the cost of the last call but I think this works only with pay as you go phones.

3-Contacts
Now they've moved this menu section to position 3 which is great for me as I rarely need it but again works very similarly to old nokias. However you can create caller groups so if you're sending a text or something to a certain group of people that can be done much quicker than it would usually do. You can also put photos with each contact so that when they ring you're reminded visually of who it is. Magic!

4-Profiles
In this phone the 'tones' menu of phones gone by has been abandoned as there is really very little need for it. Larger ring tones are stored in your gallery but can be accessed through this menu also which again is the same as old nokias where you can programme each profile to suit different situations you might find yourself in.

5-Settings
Once more (sorry guys) this is near enough identical to older nokias however there is now a 'display settings' section where you can change your wallpaper, the colour theme of the menu, the layout of the menu and the brightness of the menu.

6-Radio
Now in my opinion this is magic (and I know it's not a completely novel function on a nokia but you have to understand I’ve been living with a dated nokia 3310 for the past 3 years. there are 20 programmable slots so you can pick your favourite stations and then when reception goes funny on one, quickly flick to the next.
The handsfree set included with the phone works as your headphones for the radio (although it can be put onto loudspeaker). There’s a small button on the wire which can be used to move between stations and also works to pick up and hang up when somebody calls. With the headset plugged in the phone still functions completely normally so it won't hinder your mobile fun!

7-Camera
As I mentioned earlier this is one of the best nokia cameras with very high resolution. Once the picture has been taken, you can rename it, zoom in and move around the picture or set it as your wallpaper.

8-Gallery
This is where your photos are stored. There are 3 folders within this section:
~Photos (kind of says it in the name. Photos are stored here and can be viewed and edited here too)
~Graphics (These are pre-loaded images and bits which will vary slightly between operators but more can be downloaded...)
~Tones (As I mentioned before, these are the larger ringtones which are near to poor so getting some new ones may be recommended)

9-Oragniser
This menu houses your alarm clock, calendar and to-do list. I use the alarm clock and calendar and they're very useful. The calendar is great (especially when you save someone's birthday-you can enter their year of birth and it tells you how old they'll be on that birthday) I was also surprised and pleased that old dates can be viewed too and reminders and notes are also saved once the day has passed.

10-Games
On this phone, you'll find two games preloaded:
~Bounce (a maze-type game where you direct a ball over and under walls, past spiky obstacles, etc. Very easy to catch onto)
~Triple Pop (this is a bit more complex but still quite easy to get a hang of. I don’t' enjoy this game as much as I often lose but basically you have a small circle onto which colourful balls are fired. You have to rotate the circle to join the balls of the same colour. Join three and they evaporate. It's kind of a big variation from Tetris)

11-Applications
The only application I have is converter which is all very good if you need to know that 10 stone is equal to 63.502932 but I rarely do. However if you do find yourself needing conversions done, it will convert temperatures, currency (I couldn't tell you where it gets the rates from-it’s probably not extremely reliable in this case), weight, length, area and volume

12-Extras
Here you have your calculator, countdown timer, stopwatch, wallet (lets you store credit card numbers and other personal details for making payments with your phone-there is a password function but I’d steer well clear) and synchronisation (I’m still trying to work out what this does)

13-Connectivity
Here you can activate your Infra-red and GPRS connections. I haven't got the settings for GPRS yet so I can't tell you how well it works. Infra-red I've managed to turn on but haven’t quite worked out.

14-Services
This all relates to your internet doings. It's where you set your homepage, select bookmarked pages...etc.

15-Go To
This menu's quite useful as it has shortcuts you'll often need to use. These are:
Contacts
Radio
Multimedia Inbox
Create MMS (a multimedia message)
Inbox
and then your 2 main profiles
General
Silent

You will find that with different operators, the last few menu sections will vary for example orange have their own menu where you connect to all of their services...etc but obviously I can't review them.

I would definitely recommend this phone however. It has served my mum well and will hopefully serve me well. Its price ranges from free (when signing up to a 12 month contract) to around £250. If you need a new phone, buy this ASAP because it's going quite cheap with one or two pay as you go tariffs.

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