New cell phone! The Nokia 3589i.

[Deja Q]

I'd posted this on a forum which, only AFTER submitting, told me that my review became their sole property and may refuse to put it up or use the comments in any way they wanted. So, as a result, I'm reprinting it here. I did the work, I typed it in, it's my review, my comments, my inflection, my personality, my research, my hopes and dreams, my lover, it's me-me-me, they never told me in advance that they would do this, and they're a bunch of naughty people for trying to steal it without telling me in advance:


I just got this phone today, ditching Sprint's all-digital, rather-limited range program wth something that gives me more minutes for less money per month that will actually work in the wilderness without Roaming. I had a Sanyo 4900 that had an awesome battery life and later a rather pathetic Samsung N400 with poor battery performance, confirmed with multiple replacements of batteries... I'm just a newbie to Verizon, the company I thought I'd never turn to because of their vulgar hijacking of the "peace" hand gesture!

The salesperson said I could charge the battery whenever I want - which was nice, I was told (for my Samsug and Sanyo phones) to make sure they were drained before recharging the first time. She was right about everything else, so I'm opting to trust her on this. I used the new Nokia phone today for 30 minutes before charging it; it's been 3 hours and is still charging and I got the phone with a half-charged battery. The manual did say to charge for 24 hours, so I'll leave it until tomorrow night before I use it again. I don't know how the battery will last, but I will give it a 4 right now because the advertisement says it'll last 212 hours on standby and 200 minutes talk time and that the one complaint here about battery life was refuted by another user. I hope it lives up to that because it's otherwise a great phone... hopefully I can edit this in the future if needed...

I can use this phone inside my workplace to some worthwhile extent; I really couldn't with my Sanyo or Samsung using Sprint.

Comparing call quality: Sprint and Verizon seem to be on par. (especially since Sprint Roaming uses Verizon's cell towers, so why do people use Sprint again?) The people I talked to said I sounded clear and crisp. Their voices were reasonably good and reception was maintained. So far, nothing worth a complaint... Maybe it should be a 5, not a 4...

Very easy to use. Easy to navigate menus. I'll eventually take the time to program all the sounds, but there's no way to PREVIEW THE RINGERS. Nobody's perfect, but you'd think the concept of previewing what you want to hear as a ringer would be obvious? Still, I can call from my landline and test but that's silly. I'm also hoping I can add bleep noises every time I hit a key as well. I'm used to bleeps, not aloof quietness. Having the option to keep the privacy-busting GPS turned off EXCEPT for 911 calls is also appreciated. I'm not a criminal, crook, nutcase, pervert, or politician, but it's none of their business to know unless I'm dying or begging for help.

Design: Obviously not a flip-phone, but most of those seem to be fragile anyway. Everything is well placed considering the size of this thing. Definitely as nice as the Sanyo 4900 and has a solid feel as well, especially considering the phone has removeable faceplates... And once I find a store that CARRIES faceplates for this model (which is new so I'll learn to be patient), I will be replacing the austere navy blue for something more exciting like day-glo royal blue... The LCD screen is rather better than the Samsung model in terms of crispness, though I think the Sanyo 4900's LCD was a bit better because it was larger in terms of height. But the 4900 also happens to be longer and bulkier than this Nokia, qualities I did not like at all. But I LOVE the lit buttons and how they fade in and out, rather than just turning OFF. I bought the phone for battery longevity and call quality, and I know it lacks frills more expensive phones have, but they didn't skimp on quaint little details such as this.

Battery: okay, it looks like I can only use the standard battery size. Can't use the extended capacity battery, even though the salesperson had tested the extended capacity model in the phone and it lit up without blowing up... But even the manual states ONLY the BLC-2 model be used... the extended capacity model is BLC-3... probably because the back plate can't be had in a larger size and not because the battery itself holds more juice... Please, Nokia, if this is the case, please build a wider backplate. I'll live with the bulk if I can have the extra juicy juice in return! Of course, if it does live up to its battery life claims, there's no point in getting an extended capacity battery so why am I griping? (I'm vain and I want it all!)

For $49, this phone is a winner and it sold me where the more feature-rich Motorola T730 could not - even if battery life ends up being as bad as the Samsung N400. But somehow I don't think that'll happen, and if it does it might be a dud battery.

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1. good review

[LuLu550]

2. good review

but wrong thread...it should be in the "talkiest DUer" thread. :evilgrin: