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Reviewer: Valentine Tizzard - UK
Date: 4th May 2008

It is so difficult to read the display in open daylight that it is virtually unusable. I've had to go back to my old Nokia 3510. Can anyone recommend something better in same price range?

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Reviewer: Cat - US
Date: 24th Apr 2008

Cheap phone, but nice basic features. Got it refurbished for 19 dollars. Good for calls, texts, IMs, & emergency e-mail checks. Nothing to look at, but it's a nice little work horse.

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Reviewer: Shane - Grenville, Grenada
Date: 22nd Apr 2008

Looking a little further in the phone it was noticed that it was MP3 efficient & for its price I think this is GREAT!

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Reviewer: Tariq - Pakistan
Date: 14th Apr 2008

I like that phone due to it's battery time. From last few days I am facing a problem in the phone. Some of the phone features are disabled automatically for a hour or so randomly on my phone & I saw a different icon on my screen at that time.

Features which I noted that are disabled are as follows.

- No ring tone when I get the call during that time.
- Vibration is also disabled.
- Automatic keypad lock also not working at that time.

Can anybody tell me what is happening with my phone?

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Reviewer: Sj - US
Date: 11th Apr 2008

Great phone, yes, call volume was impossible to find on my own. Like the other post go to short cuts, pick right select button & assign volume to it. Volume with then show up on the screen above the right select button & you can go from there.

I just needed a phone to make phone calls with so this one is perfect.

Immediately I noticed the hard to read screen & as any reasonable person would do I went in to the display settings & adjusted the contrast. Problem solved. Or I should say there really is no problem with the phone other than the factory setting is a bad choice. Don't be a cry baby as a first step in problem solving, it won't get you very far in life & makes you sound feeble.

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Reviewer: Nigel - Yeovil, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

What rubbish just been given this as work phone, OK if you never want to use it outside, you just can't see anything, I spent 20 minutes on phone to help desk this morning telling them about screen, volume, keypad etc, & all I got was you must have a faulty phone, we have, not heard of any of these faults before, what a laugh, perhaps they should start reading the reviews, on this rubbish.

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Reviewer: Neil - Epsom, UK
Date: 26th Mar 2008

What can be said about the Nokia 2610, I know, AAARRGGHH! It's awful & frustrating to use. The screen is terrible. Like many people I (tried) to use it outside, I really thought my eye sight was going. I live in gloomy England & I couldn't see it. Anyone living in places like Australia or California, doesn't stand a chance & have Nokia heard of repetitive strain injury? A few minutes using the keypad & my thumb was killing me.

The navigation joystick is SO frustrating to use. I gave features 20%, as I am sure it has some. I just never got to see them on the stealth screen. I've always used Nokia's as they are easy to use & durable. This one will last forever, I've stopped using it! I have now got a basic 1112, & I am a happy again.

In fact I bought TWO from Tesco (£19.99 each & a free £10 voucher for top up to boot), in case one breaks, & Nokia loose the plot & the only replacement available is the spawn of 2610. One final thought. DON'T be tempted to put it one of those recycling envelopes where it's used to help developing countries. They have enough problems with droughts, locusts, & dodgy governments, without being flooded by 2610s as well.

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Reviewer: Tracey - Wickford, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

I was thrilled to bits when I opened my phone. It looked perfect. That was until like everyone else has said the screen is too dark. I like to have my phone on my desk at work to see the time & to see if I have any messages or phone calls (our phones have to be on silent). It is way too dark & if I am outside on a phone call, forget it, can't hear a thing. I am pretty disappointed as I've had my old brick Nokia for 6 years & it never let me down. Thought it about time I got up-to-date, but the latest technology hasn't impressed me!

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Reviewer: Ian - Calne, UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

Nice design, but pretty useless in daylight, navigation button & surround seems very tacky & it is a pain to lock the keypad. Backlight goes out far too quickly.

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Reviewer: Jk - Plymouth, UK
Date: 28th Feb 2008

If you're a mole (the black furry creature) or Count Dracula then this is the phone for you but if your human & go out in the day light you would be better getting hold of a house brick. The point is the screen is appalling, you can hardly see a thing in daylight, when the sun shines it just as well be switched off.

How could they design & sell this trash, trading standards should prosecute Nokia.

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Reviewer: Charles - Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 26th Feb 2008

VOLUME! I just figured how to adjust the call VOLUME! Why did Nokia hide this important feature? TO ADJUST VOLUME, Click MENU, SETTINGS, MY SHORTCUTS, Right Selection Key & then scroll down to Volume & Select & BINGO! Now your right selection key says Volume & if you click on it, it gives you the volume bars & then you can add volume or subtract by using the directions!

Phew! I thought this Nokia doesn't have this basic function, what a relief!

I haven't really tried it outside yet, so not sure about that part. Sad I can't see the time when it cuts back to black after 10 seconds! Otherwise it seems to be a good, solid, light, basic phone with good battery life.

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Reviewer: Rick Elms - Bourne, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

What a load of rubbish as a pay as you go phone. It cost me £16.00 in credit in a few days as some setting was wrong hope it blows up very soon its rubbish.

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Reviewer: Paul - Bristol, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I really rate this phone, one of my top buys.

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Reviewer: Drilon - Mitrovica, Albania
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Cute phone.

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Reviewer: Marilyn Browne - Pontypool, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

A brilliant little phone for what it is my Husband hates new technology, he needed a phone for just ringing home so this is ideal come on you lot out there what do you expect for this price it's a basic bog standard phone if you want gizmos look for another model this suits my husband fine, so really it's a great phone for the price.

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Reviewer: Mike Beckinsale - Brighton, UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

A simple phone that can text as well, that's all I wanted!

Backlight goes out too quickly & it's hard to see in daylight. It would be nice to see the time in standby as well. Lasted a day! I borrowed Nokia 3410 from a friend. No time in standby but does job well! Come on Nokia. Your past phone is better than your new one!

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Reviewer: Munpreet - Uk, UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

I have only just got this phone & I think it's good but when you download music you just get 15 seconds not the full song, which is kind of lame when you pay £2.50 for it.

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Reviewer: Anon - Antarctica
Date: 24th Dec 2007

Pros:
- Good voice recorder.
- Download lots of games.
- Wallpaper & screensavers good too.

Cons:
- Look & feel not so good.
- Wallpaper sometimes goes white.
- Only one minute voice record time.

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Reviewer: Ruth Rimai - Harare, Zimbabwe
Date: 24th Dec 2007

It's boring to use a phone with a dark screen. I have tried to adjust it & it quickly locks. Needs to know how to adjust it so that I will have a brighter screen.

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Reviewer: Jit - UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

I have had this phone for about 6 months now. It feels cheaply made. The buttons do not seem very positive to the feel. Trying to lock or unlock key pad, you have to have couple of tries before it unlocks. The screen has a dark tint that you can hardly see the time on bright day. The sound of the ring tones, is simply dull!

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Reviewer: Phil - Hawkinge, UK
Date: 28th Nov 2007

Typical boring Nokia design, once you have seen one, you have seen them all. Nokia wouldn't win the most original design award, that's for sure. This is a company phone for me, so I am graced with the fact I did not buy it. If I had purchased it, I wouldn't want to pay more than £20.00 for it.

I would say on a positive note, perfect for my son. Come on Nokia, try & be creative, make a phone that is different to the phones you was making 15 years ago, just changing the colours of the casing will not win me over.

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Reviewer: John W - Liverpool, UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

The main problem with this phone is that you cannot see the screen in daylight. There is no brightness adjustment, only contrast. Probably the most basic Nokia available.

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Reviewer: Edgar - Colchester, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Perfect in every detail.

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Reviewer: Polocanada - Canada
Date: 13th Nov 2007

I agree that this phone is no good. It is bad for Nokia standards. Screen is weak, can't see in bright daylight. The glossy plastic cover on the screen doesn't improve it either. The sound is NOT weak as many people here reported. The sound is VERY LOUD!

You just have to adjust it. To adjust the volume, you can program one of the keys (Navigation or right key) to display volume bar. You get very loud volume from this speaker. I was totally shocked! Try it.

The only thing to complain is that there is hiss in the speaker. So the volume is high pitched. Not very pleasant.

The keys on the phone are pretty pleasant, good feel. The joystick button is rubbish. Bad to use, I always cancel by mistake when I navigate through menus.

This phone should have a camera, bright screen & a better joystick & it would be a very good phone.

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Reviewer: Celia - Tamworth, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2007

I beg to differ it's a great looking phone easy to navigate round (for simpletons like me) very user friendly.

One moan the back light, it could have done with staying on a little longer than what it does you only have to put the phone down for 2 minutes & the light goes out.

Other than that it's a fab phone does what I want, texting & calling people.

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Reviewer: Nokia User - Dimlight, Egypt
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

I got online to see if my phone was just messed up or if they all where dim in the light. Turns out they are all dim in the light. You can do better Nokia! Also there should be a choice as to how long the back light stays on.

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Reviewer: Tim - San Francisco, US
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

This phone is horrible! I got it for free but had to commit to a two year contract with my provider, what a mistake!

- I can't see anything on the screen unless I am in a dark room.
- It back light goes out after about two seconds (very annoying! ).
- the audio volume is weak & I can't figure out if it can be turned up (I can't hear anyone on the other end unless I am in a quiet room, & forget hearing anyone outside).
- the ring volume is too low, I have it on maximum & still can't hear it unless it's right next to me.

I'd rather pay money & get something I can actually use! When my two year contract is up, I am changing phones & providers for giving me this garbage!

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Reviewer: Theis - France
Date: 31st Oct 2007

Sorry, it's rubbish. Impossible to use outside due to screen contrast & the screen turns off too quickly. It's the worst phone I've ever had. SHAME on you Nokia.

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Reviewer: Arutha Edwards - Cullinan, South Africa
Date: 3rd Oct 2007

I love this phone, but just want to know. Is it mxit compatible? If yes, I'd definitely go for it!

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Reviewer: Derek - London, UK
Date: 29th Sep 2007

It's a very simple & reliable phone, so good value for its price if you're just interested in calls & texts (as I am so that is how I have judged it). Casing is very cheap & light so I bought a Krusell case & mini-clip which protects & makes it look better.

There are issues with the display, as has been mentioned, especially the darkness of the screen when viewing in sunlight & then the brightness when viewing in the dark (as, for instance, whilst driving at night). These issues can be gotten around to some degree by the using Profiles & choosing the optimum Theme - so I have Profiles for Loud, Office, Car & use the RightNav to select whichever is best suited to the situation. It's a pity though that display brightness isn't an option within a Profile, as that would make things easier. When I do eventually upgrade I'll keep this phone as a backup.

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Reviewer: Anthony Rashd - UK
Date: 19th Sep 2007

I think it's a wonderful phone, so wonderful that I am not parting from it.

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Reviewer: Scott - Beadford, Canada
Date: 12th Sep 2007

I have this phone & agree with everyone that say's the sun & or almost any type of light makes it very difficult or impossible to read. The only way I found to read the screen in dim sunlight was to remove the background, Is there anyone out there that has found another way to increase the visibility of the screen.

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Reviewer: Clifford - Coles, UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

This is a poor product its screen has a poor contrast in bright light, the buttons are too easy to miss & the rocker switch is clumsy & fragile. The software is overly complicated & takes much longer to navigate than my eight year old Nokia phone.

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Reviewer: Jake - Liverpool, UK
Date: 30th Aug 2007

I can understand the gripes over the low visibility of the screen, but I think this phone is set up for long recharge life. Low screen light & low volume & low heat I think the phone will last. I had a L6 before this with camera it was the worst, if I want a camera I use my Nikon D50 SLR. People are being conned by these little extras. At £25 the 2610 is great value & can be replaced easily.

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Reviewer: Jeff - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 21st Aug 2007

What a rubbish product from Nokia. As many others have said its decent enough for the price indoors but it's utterly hopeless to use in the outside world.

This isn't a minor gripe, I am not quibbling over a detail here. The phone cannot be reasonably used for its purpose which is making & receiving phone calls let alone SMS if you happen to be someone who likes the outside world.

I have used numerous Nokia phones for years & have been a decision maker in the purchase of hundreds of handsets, mostly Nokia.

Come to a new job & been given this, shame Nokia shame. I'd take it straight back if it was my own money.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Positively the WORST phone I have ever had the misfortune to own! I've always had Nokia in the past & been happy with my choices, until now! Absolutely useless in daylight; anything more than a brief pause whilst texting & the back light disappears, useless user manual & where is the volume control? What were Nokia thinking?

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Reviewer: Eleanor - Oxford, UK
Date: 15th Aug 2007

It's my first phone with a colour screen & I've had it 8 months. The screen is no good in bright sunlight, but I mainly use it indoors or in the evenings so it's okay for me, plus it comes with a free mirror :). The software is well laid out & easy to use & the phone has enough features to feel customisable & fun while not being overloaded with pointless extras. The keypad has good feedback, unlike my previous phone's squigy keys, & is shaped to make it easy to text without looking at the keys. The rubber edges to the case give the phone a nice durable feel. It charges really fast & the battery life is amazing.

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Reviewer: Bryce - Calgary, Canada
Date: 8th Aug 2007

Absolutely the worst phone ever designed by Nokia. Rogers marketing department should be put out of their misery. Phone impossible to use outside in any light whatsoever. Phone was replacement for PASGO phone. Have had nothing but problems from day ONE. Finally the SIM Card stopped working as well. Rogers would not even honour 1 year warranty. Makes a great paper weight. Have found a great replacement phone in the Sanyo Kanana 6600. With a far better cell coverage area with BELL it should more meet my needs. Then I will take a hammer & obliterate the 2610 into a postage stamp & mail it back to Rogers.

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Reviewer: Bogdan - Romania
Date: 6th Aug 2007

Well it's cheap for sure. It has speaker that's good if you are driving but volume is a little low. No connectivity on BT IR that's bad. Nice look durable & reliable. Screen is 0 but if you don't SMS in sunlight it's fine.

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Reviewer: James Goode - Dallas, US
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

Tested the phone inside the store. Unable to view the display in direct or indirect sunlight or inside an automobile during daylight hours. Will replace as soon as possible. Cingular should feel embarrassed misrepresenting the features of this phone.

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Reviewer: Allan - Preston, UK
Date: 24th Jul 2007

Totally useless outside, the screen makes a very good mirror. OK for people that spend all day inside in a dark room. Should have read the reviews first, will be changing it before to long. Works well as a basic phone as long as you don't use it for texting.

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Reviewer: Christina Somerville - UK
Date: 19th Jul 2007

I chose this phone in the dark of the shop & it seemed OK. Then went outside & the screen virtually disappeared! Terrible, I can't believe this passed any design check, hoping to lose it very soon.

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Reviewer: Shaun Aka Bean - Bristol, UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

I bought this phone off my mate for a tenner & it isn't a bad phone really. Would be better if it had Bluetooth but the battery lasts for ages so it's better then my last phone which was a Samsung & the battery lasted about 30 mins! Peace out.

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Reviewer: Anne - Netherlands
Date: 9th Jul 2007

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Gary - Tamworth, UK
Date: 4th Jul 2007

Good looking phone, but the display is terrible, how Nokia could release this phone is a mystery, there are much better basic phones out there for the money, avoid at all costs.

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Reviewer: Brian - Bristol, US
Date: 27th Jun 2007

It is poor. The phone is great for vampires who don't drive or walk in sunlight. It's hard enough to see in my office with fluorescent lights. It's a complete joke outside. Does Nokia ever think to test these things outside? unfortunately to see.

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Reviewer: James - Hampshire, UK
Date: 17th Jun 2007

The only things that are any good about this phone are the battery life & the price.

The display is terrible &, as many else have said, you simply can't read it if you are outside. I work for a civil engineering firm & this is a company phone. We have 10, 000+ employees, all working outside, all with the same bad phone.

I wonder if my employer chose this model because it retails for less than 30 quid? It certainly wasn't because it was any good & the keys are awful as well, unlike a lot of other Nokia's which have nicely clicking solid buttons, these are really small, hard to push & after about 5 button presses leave you with aching hands.

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Reviewer: Lutz - Kuopio, Finland
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Very nice look & feel, like the rubbery back. Once I discovered how to set the volume I could smile again while talking on the phone. Basic features OK, very nice price, 2 year warranty, nice battery. Everything should be OK. Outdoors indeed is not good, the vibrations & the ring tones not very powerful. Designed for quiet places & not the iPod loud generation. Chill out, it's cheap.

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Reviewer: D.Knowles - Algeria
Date: 11th Jun 2007

Rubbish, I work outside. Can not see, let alone read the screen. When I asked for replacement, was told to go inside or put my hand over the screen to shield it from natural light!

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Reviewer: Henry - Canada
Date: 8th Jun 2007

It is very difficult to see the display in natural light. I will probably just end up throwing it away. That is how frustrating in outdoor use.

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Reviewer: Joseph Agen Davis - Tema, Ghana
Date: 5th Jun 2007

The DESIGN IS BETTER, the WEIGHT IS GOOD. THIS PHONE FELL FROM MY HAND & NOTHING HAPPENED TO IT, DURABLE. The PHONE IS GOOD. BUT YOU COULD HAVE ADDED CAMERA & MP3.

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Reviewer: Beverley Olsen - Toronto, Canada
Date: 14th May 2007

The phone is not very user friendly & while in stand-by mode, the screen is not visible at all - looks entirely black unless I put it under a light or am outside in direct sunlight with the phone slanted in a certain position! Useless! I thought the phone must be definitely for a new phone alright, but with a different service provider!

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Reviewer: Vlad Cocan - Romania
Date: 13th May 2007

It`s a super mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Gordon Guy - Darlington, UK
Date: 9th May 2007

HAVING ALWAYS OWNED Nokia'S THIS IS the BIGGEST PILE OF JUNK THAT I'VE EVER HAD! IMPOSSIBLE TO READ UNLESS YOU'RE A BAT! GETTING SENT BACK, THEY'RE HAVING A LAUGH! TERRIBLE.

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Reviewer: Dave - Canada
Date: 7th May 2007

Its easy to use gets a good signal every where I go & the ringer can be turned up which I had to do when I got mine now it's more than loud enough for me. & it a vary strong phone I haven't broken it yet over all it's a good phone an cheap in price.

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Reviewer: Deepak - Patna, India
Date: 6th May 2007

Really not a good phone, low ring tone vol, very dull backlight & you can't control backlight time. Worst phone ever seen from Nokia!

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Reviewer: Tony Nolan - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 3rd May 2007

This phone is very durable I should know I've thrown it against the wall at least 6 times & all the bits clip back together really well.

I have always been a fan of Nokia but producing a phone that is impossible to read unless you're in a dark cave & then adding to that stupidity by making a backlight that disappears in seconds is unforgivable. Why do they bother to display the time in standby mode YOU can't see it!

With my old Nokia I could tell if I had missed a call & read the time in sunlight. Oh that's right it's dark a lot of time in Finland & cold so no one goes outside. Well I am in Australia & we do go outside!

So my new phone is unlikely to be a Nokia. Basically it's a very durable PILE of rubbish!

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Reviewer: Hasan - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 2nd May 2007

Good phone, I really rate the 2610.

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Reviewer: Melissa - UK
Date: 1st May 2007

It is really good for kids to use.

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Reviewer: Marion - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2007

What a piece of junk - the worst mobile phone I have ever had. If you stand outside, you can't read the screen. The light only stays only for a nano second.

Difficult to navigate unless you have the fingers of a child.

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Reviewer: Tanya - Canada
Date: 15th Apr 2007

As said in many previous reviews the screen is ridiculously hard to read when the thing stays light long enough for you to see it. The power switch requires the patience of a saint & the navi key has a mind of its own. Roger's Wireless bequeathed this phone as they are no longer supporting the technology my previous phone requires. I think this phone is a piece of junk. I have missed numerous calls & text messages & find it frustrating that the guides provided with the phone have very little info in them to the functions of this phone. I am surprised that Nokia would make such a rubbish phone & that it would be sent out. The only good thing about this phone is the cost to me for purchase which was zero. Thankfully!

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Reviewer: Chris - Stroud, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2007

Rob from Canada (27th Feb) is spot on. The 2610 is the least user friendly phone I've had, & fails completely as a business tool - the reason it was supplied to me by my Company. It's too small, difficult to read even for the nano-seconds that the backlight stays on, & impossible to use in daylight. In a hands-free cradle in the car it's unusable. A triumph of design over function. How did the 2610 get through any market trials? It's shocking.

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Reviewer: Ali - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 1st Apr 2007

It is good for using & also reliable, thanks.

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Reviewer: Jenny - Ebbw Vale, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2007

Very poor visibility on screen, have to press mine for ages before it switches off. Worse Nokia phone I've ever had.

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Reviewer: Rod - UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2007

Good basic phone.

I don't know what the fuss is about. This phone doesn't have a camera or MP3 player, but if that's what I wanted I would have bought a proper camera or MP3 player, not a phone.

However, I want to make calls & send text messages & this phone does that.

Some other reviewers mentioned that this phone has a dull back light, the ring tone is not loud enough & that you can't see the screen on a bright day. I've not experienced any of this!

The beauty of this phone is that it's cheap & easy to use.

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Reviewer: Nick - Sydney, Australia
Date: 20th Mar 2007

I have had the phone for a week now & as my first mobile phone it has been mostly what I was after. It is very stylish & is fairly simple to use for a beginner. I had a problem initially with finding a ring tone loud enough for living in the city. It also can be difficult to see the screen in direct sunlight.

Overall I think it is a good first phone & meets my requirements of being reliable, stylish, slim & fairly easy to use.

So far I would recommend it for a basic no nonsense phone.

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Reviewer: Elsie - Toronto, Canada
Date: 16th Mar 2007

I am giving it marks for being lightweight, compared to my old phone. All the cool features seem like a great deal but if it's not user friendly, it's no good to anyone. The backlight/ screen going off in 2 seconds does not work for the average person. Extremely frustrating. Where is the volume control? I still have not found it.

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Reviewer: Murugavel Are - Chennai, India
Date: 9th Mar 2007

As far as design concern, this model is excellent one & has good look. Stylish. So, compact & light weight. I bought recently because of available features with lesser cost like Voice Recording, MP3 ring tone etc., I am very much satisfied with design & features. But, what is the use just having features as such. We need to use. Usability is nothing. Very bad tone volume. I am feeling now why I purchased this mobile. Even if I set the maximum tone volume, very very low sound. I am missing at least 3 or 4 calls daily. So, what is the use of this phone? I don't know how Nokia such a huge maker made this mistake with the very basic feature. Did they not having any testing mechanism before going to launch a new product. I don't know how they are proceeding further. Without, high tone volume, what is the use of Voice Recording feature. How did they test it?

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Reviewer: Anom - Canada
Date: 6th Mar 2007

I just received it & I got fed up of the screen going black every 15 seconds so basically a couple of tips;

It's a basic phone without a camera. I advise as soon as you get it & after putting sim & battery charge if for 3 hours then go to menu>settings turn off sleep because power saver is much better.

I don't recommend you actually buy it but its better than the flip on GSM.

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Reviewer: Lachlan - Central Coast, Australia
Date: 25th Feb 2007

I just recently got the mobile, & I think that it's great. I have had several other phones previously but this is the best one that I have had so far.

For outside it is not the best, but it still works & you can adjust the contrast. Loudspeaker is great, a lot of good features. Does it matter how long the backlight stays on for? I just stumbled across the volume control today & have added it to my GoTo menu so the overall phone is pleasing to me. As for it being a phone, it is for talking & texting. Who cares if it doesn't have a camera. Etc. It is a great phone with great features, & anyone who's looking for a cheap decent phone - this is the phone to get.

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Reviewer: Rob - Canada
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

I am giving the 'Features' & 'Usability' the lowest score possible. The reason for this is that it is necessary to be able to read the screen to use the phone & its features. In the case of the Nokia 2610 the screen is too small, not bright enough, is covered with a ridiculous reflective cover making the whole screen readability even worse. Furthermore the screen only illuminates for a few seconds before going dark again. Very annoying, & there appears to be no way of changing this. Can't read it can't use it.

This phone is being given out free by Rogers in Canada to their 'Pay as You Go' customers who currently have an old generation phone as they are switching over their system to GMS only.

The only good thing about this phone for me is that it is free!

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Reviewer: M.haziq - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 20th Feb 2007

When I get Nokia 2610, I think that phone is a poor phone, but, after I bought that I feel enjoy it! Really, let get it while now! Much features you'll see the amazing features.

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Reviewer: Terry - Preston, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2007

Never let me down, good handset.

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Reviewer: Rick - Victoria, Australia
Date: 11th Feb 2007

Piece of junk, I was tricked into buying 1 & sold it the next day. Can't see the screen for the life of me out in the sun (it's like a mirror), constant problems receiving MMS's, lacks a lot of features. The only thing it had over my old 5 years old Nokia was the net access, which is useless anyway because it costs a fortune to use on a mobile. Junk, Junk, Junk. I've gone from using Nokia for years to now swathing to a Panasonic, they are much better phone all round :D

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Reviewer: Adrian - Hitchin, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2007

Poor phone, with a great name Nokia.

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Reviewer: Mik - Nuneaton, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2007

Can't seem to adjust how long the backlight stays on for. Bought this for elderly parent, & the screen keeps going dark before he has been able to finish typing in his contact details or SMS - very frustrating, even when I try it!

Good features for a basic phone at this price, but the backlight issue is pretty fundamental! Nokia say there is no way to change it. OK for kids who are not used to anything better.

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Reviewer: CJG - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2007

Got the 2610 4 My b'day & is brill.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Perth, Australia
Date: 17th Dec 2006

I RECKON the Nokia 2610 IS OK WITH FEATCHERS WHO CARES ABOUT the MEDIA PLAYER JUST USE A * COMPUTER IS DOES ALL A MOBILE PRETTY MUCH CAN DO SO IF you CARNT SAY ANY THING NICE ABOUT the Nokia 2610 THEN don't SAY ANY THING ITS A cool PHONE & THATS THAT

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Reviewer: Daniel - Perth, Australia
Date: 14th Dec 2006

I RECKON the Nokia 2610 IS A PRETTY GOOD PHONE & the PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SAID IT WAS rubbish YOU? WATCH OUT

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Reviewer: Christian - Romania
Date: 14th Dec 2006

When I bought this phone I only wanted a simple phone to make calls using a prepaid service. So it had to be cheap enough. What this phone offers, reached beyond my expectations.

Particularly I want to write here about the Internet connectivity, which, for me, is the main feature that makes this phone worthwhile. This is not a 3G capable phone, but its built-in browser has HTML capability. It even understands a bit of CSS. It is OK if you use it for viewing small pages, but it will quickly get out of available memory when viewing larger pages. I recommend downloading Opera Mini & using it instead, for better results. Of course, the phone has Java & GPRS.

Apart from surfing, I can read & send e-mails from any of my regular e-mail accounts, using its built-in mail reader. This is very geeky. & I can chat using jmirc, which is a very nice IRC java program. What I like most when using all these text based messaging services, is that the phone has a good keyboard &, unlike many other phones you can buy in my country, it offers predictive text input (T9) in my native language, which speeds up typing a lot.

Consult your phone operator in order to find out which are the correct settings & access point, if you want to use the Internet capabilities. Otherwise you'll end up not being able to use anything else than SMS.

Apart from Internet connectivity, this phone does not offer much else for me. It has polyphonic ringtones (can use MP3 & mid format), but you can't use it for storing musing & pictures, because the memory space is very limited (4 MB). Apart from this, it has no IR or Bluetooth connectivity, & it can't use memory cards.

The other regular phone features are implemented in the good old Nokia style, which is well known & praised a lot. The only little drawback is the ringer volume is a bit too low, which makes me loose some calls from time to time.

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Reviewer: Subash K K - Thrissur, India
Date: 4th Dec 2006

I can't use the connectivity for GPRS completely, as your specifications mentioned in it.

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Reviewer: Julius - Siauliai, Lithuania
Date: 25th Nov 2006

It's a very good phone!

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Reviewer: Iain MacPhail - Australia
Date: 26th Sep 2006

A very pretty design, but on a sunny day the black screen cover makes a good make-up mirror. I can't use it outdoors, & I'm replacing it.

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Reviewer: Paul Coulson - Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 16th Sep 2006

An OK basic mobile but some irritating omissions from my previous even more basic 1100 which DID have voice dialing & assignable ring tones which were very useful. Main problem is that the ring tone volume even on max is too low & I keep missing calls & it is not just my phone I see other reviews complain of this. How can a big outfit like Nokia get something so simple so wrong?

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Reviewer: R Kalns - Sydney, Australia
Date: 11th Sep 2006

As this phone is at the entry level I am happy with the design & features but I am very disappointed about the usability of the phone outdoors in bright sunlight. The display is quite dull & on bright days the screen is unreadable.

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Reviewer: Tikus - Netherlands
Date: 11th Aug 2006

No fuss telephone. All the features you need in a phone which is to make a phone call! No need for camera, no need for Mp3 player. Just a simple user friendly phone with some style & color!

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Reviewer: Steve - London, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2006

Fantastic - just what is needed. Thank God Nokia still produce a compact phone without needing to cram in hundreds of useless "features". Who wants to pay for an MP3 player & a camera on a phone? I use a real MP3 player & a camera with a decent lens & resolution.

Its a great looking phone in my opinion, its good to see I can still buy a phone designed for *gasp* TALKING TO PEOPLE.

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Reviewer: James Law - Reading, UK
Date: 9th May 2006

I will not be getting this excuse for a mobile phone as it is far too basic & featureless by anyone's means. I am in shock that Nokia are still designing such basic phone for today's mobile phone users. This has a basic screen, no camera, no video features, no connectivity, no Bluetooth wireless connectivity, no 3G, only a dual band network, no music features, no MP3 player, no radio, no way not a phone for me or anyone I know.

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Reviewer: Tina - Poole, UK
Date: 8th May 2006

Average looking phone, should be good as it is a Nokia. I am wanting a bog standard phone for my sons 11th birthday & this would be great in silver for him. I am not sure if the Nokia 2610 is available in the UK yet, but I think it would be fairly priced as it has such bog standard features.



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