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Reviewer: Dusty - North Wales, UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

Like Emily I've been having screen problems. Sent my 6288 back to Nokia a couple of weeks back for repair, a week later a replacement was sent out BUT the screen problem persists intermittently! Other than that the handset is great & nothing like the awful 6280 which was a nightmare!

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Reviewer: Emily - Australia
Date: 13th Apr 2008

I bought this phone in February 2007. I loved it to pieces for a few months, until I started having problems.

Since then I have had to get the screen replaced 3 times. The screen goes black for a couple of seconds, & then comes back on. Happens more & more frequently, then the screen colours go all strange (yellow turns to purple etc), screen turns upside down, & doubles up (instead of having the word inbox at the top of the screen, it has it 3 times one under the other). This happens until the screen goes completely dead.

I managed to get it repaired for free these 3 times under my warranty, & got a loan time whilst it was being fixed, but it was still a pain to keep taking it in.

My phone's now out of warranty & the screen is going on me again! I am thinking of upgrading as I don't need the hassle & having to fork out for repairs for another 10 months until I am out of contract.

unfortunately friends with a 6288 have the same problem.

I used to love Nokia, but now I am not too sure if I would buy one again. I would definitely not buy this one again anyway.

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Reviewer: Ruben - Portugal
Date: 24th Mar 2008

I love this phone I think it's the best.

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Reviewer: Adam - UK
Date: 20th Mar 2008

I would rate the phone lower but it won't let me. I have had this phone for 11 months & so far it has broken 9 times I got the handset replaced & still it continues to break.

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Reviewer: Jocik - Ljepogljava, Croatia
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I had none of the problems described below for 9 months now. I am very satisfied.

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Reviewer: Andy G - UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Had this phone since June, on off button broke in January T Mobile returned it & almost immediately phone started to switch itself off & now won't come back on, same problem as when I sent it back T mobile refuse to replace, phone is OK but wouldn't buy again.

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Reviewer: Toenail - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

Good phone though cracked screen after about 2 months but other than that I would say it was pretty good. Still wish I got the Nokia 6300!

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Reviewer: Carey - Australia
Date: 17th Feb 2008

Yeah this phone is great at the beginning, but trust me don't buy it.
I've had it for one year, & I've had to get it fixed three times!
The screen is so vulnerable when you drop it, which you will, even if you try not to & the battery will need replacing after a while.
Don't get it!

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Reviewer: Selo - UK
Date: 1st Feb 2008

The phone is an OK phone. The things I didn't like was that you can't use the front camera to take pictures its only for video calls, it does tend to get really hot when talking for semi long periods of time. So hot it's uncomfortable to keep by your ear. Another thing is that the volume is rubbish!

Despite all this it's not a terrible phone, but not one that I would recommend.

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Reviewer: Keano - Ireland
Date: 30th Jan 2008

When I first got this phone I loved it & found it so easy to use. But today when I was listening to music it just shut down & it won't come back on.

Don't get this phone.

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Reviewer: Jay - Rust, UK
Date: 28th Jan 2008

Cool phone has everything you need.

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Reviewer: Anon - US
Date: 26th Jan 2008

Is it compatible with Windows Live Messenger? & if you are on pay monthly will it cost extra? Would you recommend it? Please answer.

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Reviewer: Vonnie - UK
Date: 25th Jan 2008

Had this phone 4 months & guess what, my screen has gone completely. After the performance of it switching itself on & off on its own, I was lucky enough to find when it was on the screen was upside down & now nothing absolutely nothing. I have had to send my phone back to tmobile which will take approx 4 weeks (& as a friend said they will return it back saying no fault found). I would strongly recommend this phone is scrapped as when mine is returned I am asking for a different phone from my network. Shame.

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Reviewer: Shmulik F - Israel
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

I love this phone!

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Reviewer: Skippy - West Midlands, UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

HAD FOR 12 WEEKS ON 3 NETWORK. CANCEL KEY & PHONE KEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. SENT BACK UNDER WARRANTY & WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT THEY REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO MOISTURE ENTERING PHONE. The USUAL COP OUT. The PHONE HAS NEVER BEEN NEAR WATER.THREE doesn't WANT TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT FOB ME OFF & SAY THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE PHONE AT MY OWN COST. LOCAL PHONE SHOP SAYS THEY CAN DO REPAIR FOR 20 POUNDS. Don't rely ON Nokia WARRANTY THEY don't CARE Neither DO THREE.

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Reviewer: Laura - UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I have had the 6288 for about 4 months & haven't had any problems. However I think it feels pretty cheap for a Nokia, the slider is loose & rattles plus it scratches really easily It does look really pretty though. Other than that it is a good phone & the camera is great too.

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Reviewer: Maxym Popovych - Lviv, Ukraine
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I've been using this phone for 6 months & I think it is not bad for me. Design is quite dull but I think its features are OK.

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Reviewer: Louise - Dunstable, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

Brought this phone six months ago & have never had any problems. I love it. Use the music player everyday during work & have never had a problem with the battery not lasting. Pictures are great that have been taken on it. I recently looked at buying another phone but none come up to the standard that I am used to with this. So I am going to stay with this phone.

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Reviewer: Abbie - Nottingham, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

I have had this phone for 4 months from new from 3! It was great at first but now over the last month the screen has been starting to blank out on me & switch itself off then back on & today it has even been making my screen upside down! I am going to be ringing 3 tomorrow to try get a new phone its ridiculous! Don't buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Sue - Perth, Australia
Date: 10th Jan 2008

I bought this phone in December 2006. It is currently in repair for the second time & luckily I managed to rebook for repair before the warranty ran out (just). Over time in increasing frequency to every time the phone would completely shut down & was not able to turn back on again until after a certain rest period. I was told by Vodafone that when it has problems reload the software from the Nokia website. I am currently arguing for a new phone.

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Reviewer: Steph - Melb, Australia
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I just bought the Nokia 6288, put in the simcard & battery. With the memory card do I put in both of them? Because I also bought the 1G memory card. So can both the memory cards go in the same time? Because that's what I have done & the mobile is now charging. Hope I did the right thing?

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Reviewer: Adam - Australia
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

VERY BAD phone it turned off while charging & it has never turned on again & Nokia won't touch it, I have 1 year warranty left, only bought it last week!

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Reviewer: Marin - Croatia
Date: 1st Jan 2008

Very good for small price! :).

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Reviewer: Liz - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 31st Dec 2007

The Nokia 6288 has to be the worst phone ever. Even the cheaper 1112 does a better job. You have been warned. Don't waste your money. Battery life is rubbish. Backlight only stays on for 6 seconds & cannot be adjusted. Ring volume is not good. It doesn't come with a normal ring tone. The absolute worst phone ever. Nokia care line lies & tells you were told that the backlight could not be adjusted when they didn't. My last Nokia.

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Reviewer: Tasha - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 29th Dec 2007

I love this phone it's the best ever. I had no problems with it I have had it for about 6 months before it got stolen. Everything was good I had no problems with it!

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Reviewer: Sarah - Maidstone, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

Beauty of a phone.

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Reviewer: Anderson Mbogoh - Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Bought the phone yesterday (18.12.2007) & is as dead as a dodo today (19.12.2007). Kept going off & finally gave in completely. I should have visited this site before the let down. Nokia, please recall this embarrassment before you lose all your loyal customers.

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Reviewer: Callum Tuckey - Australia
Date: 13th Dec 2007

Initially great phone had almost 3 days regular use battery life etc. Be warned screen break extraordinarily easily. Never had issues with it turning of etc however for a period it just simply stopped working had it in hand after full charge looked at time then looked at it bout 2 minutes later & it was off didn't turn back on even while on charger & the day I was going to take it back to the store to get it repaired it turned on for about 15 mins & did the same thing so at the moment its in my bottom draw doing very little.

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Reviewer: Steve - London, UK
Date: 13th Dec 2007

Appeared a great phone but started having problems after two months i.e. battery would be flat within 4 hours however long charged for. Then phone started locking up & would have to turn on & off. Use of the slider often caused the phone to lock also.

Girlfriend has same phone & it turns its self off. Assessment rubbish! Don't waste your money & believe it or not, it is never a serviceable fault!

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Reviewer: Simone - Australia
Date: 12th Dec 2007

I fully loved this phone since it came out but I was never allowed to get it. I love Nokia's & have always used them but now I will never ever again. The day I brought it I charged it for the time then 10 minutes after I used it, it turned off on, off, on, off & now it does not work.

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Reviewer: Ong Kae Uei - Singapore
Date: 12th Dec 2007

It is horrible overall. The phone just broke when I drop it from to the ground from 1m above ground. So please do not buy a phone like this!

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Reviewer: David - Israel
Date: 11th Dec 2007

OK phone.

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Reviewer: Shaun - Australia
Date: 10th Dec 2007

Well I just bought this phone fell in love with the sleekness & its features. However when I turned it on & went through some of the options it died & I can't get it working.

I am pretty annoyed about this & after reading all these reviews I think I'll be getting a refund straight away tomorrow.

I wish I went on this site first, if I knew about these problems I would have never bought it. Such a shame, considering it has a brilliant design.

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Reviewer: Brink - South Africa
Date: 4th Dec 2007

It's a good fun phone!

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Reviewer: Nasir - Sargodha, Pakistan
Date: 1st Dec 2007

This is good company that made a beautiful mobile handset.

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Reviewer: Kt - UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

I stayed clear of the Nokia 6280 due to problems I'd read about with it shutting down on own etc. Guess what? Yes, my Nokia 6288 started to do the same. Won't charge on mains, so have to go out to car to charge. The battery life is terrible & a great disappointment. Even more so in that Vodafone say they will have to have it repaired, how are you meant to manage without a mobile these days, for goodness sake? Think I'd like to change it now for an E65, unless you know differently.

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Reviewer: Anon - China
Date: 20th Nov 2007

Pros
- Nice screen, very bright & 2.2 inches.
- Slide mechanism is very smooth & responsive.
- Good design.
- Camera shoots video very crisp clear & displays full screen.

Cons
- Heavy weight, top part is almost the same as the bottom.
- No auto focus & only 1 led flash.
- Music player is horrible, doesn't even arrange the in alphabetical order.

Overall, it's a great phone to use but gets boring after a while.

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Reviewer: Jenny - Australia
Date: 17th Nov 2007

It died after three & a half hours.

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Reviewer: Vijty - India
Date: 13th Nov 2007

Good phone, could have better design.

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Reviewer: Fern - Truro, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

An amazing phone, I have had to have it repaired once but even this didn't take as long as expected so yeah all round it's an amazing phone & I don't think I am going to want to change it for quite a while.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Australia
Date: 10th Nov 2007

I bought this phone yesterday & it was working fine & I thought it was great, then this morning after a while the screen it blank & I turn it on & it turns off without starting up fully.

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Reviewer: Ross Gould - Bibra Lake, Australia
Date: 8th Nov 2007

My son just bought one today. It has died already, blank screen & will not turn on. On its way back to K mart after 3 hours of ownership.

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Reviewer: Babyblue - Liverpool, UK
Date: 6th Nov 2007

THIS PHONE IS GREAT I LOVE IT, NOT HAD A Nokia FOR A FEW YEARS BUT FOUND IT EASY, SIMPLE & FUN TO USE.

SHOWS FINGER PRINTS EASY. SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO TRANSFER USING Bluetooth? NOT SURE IF IT'S the PHONE OR the BLONDE USING IT! LOL. IN ALL I WOULD SAY IT IS A GOOD PHONE.

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Reviewer: Simon - Glos, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2007

I have only had this phone for six months & has been repaired twice already not good for the working class person.

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Reviewer: William - Chester, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Slimer (or anyone else in the UK): if it's broke & wasn't your fault talk to trading standards. Look the number up for your local branch at trading standards, give them a ring & they'll try to help you with what to do next. You'll probably have to write a nasty letter or something but it should work if you were sold faulty goods.

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Reviewer: Anon - Australia
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I was adamant on getting this phone. Got it December 2006. First few weeks of having it I had no trouble but after the first month, all the problems started rolling in. It would turn itself off for no reason & it would do this during text messages & calls. The screen cover is pathetic, dust gets under the screen & there is no way of cleaning it unless you take it back to the dealer & the casing gets scratched to easily. Last week the phone decided to put a password on my memory card which I now cannot access. My advice to you all is do not buy this phone, it's the biggest piece of rubbish you can buy today. I'll be nice & give it a 2/10.

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Reviewer: Jelly - Ireland
Date: 26th Oct 2007

Phone stopped working the day after I bought it (I think it was the screen), it resets itself back to original themes, & messaging is brutal, only around 50% of messages deliver. It's a lovely looking phone, perfect for me, but I am very unhappy with its performance.

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Reviewer: Si - UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

Really nice phone, shame about the battery life & mine kept cutting out while making calls, think they have the same software fault as the 6280 (which apparently was sorted out. Not! ) took it back over 6 times & managed to get it changed to K850i which is amazing!

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Reviewer: Alice - Manchester, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

When I first got this phone, it was great, had everything I needed. However it was a bit bulky & didn't come with half as many features as a Sony Ericsson. After about 6months of having the phone, it decides to turn itself off, saying battery empty, even when it's on charge, or when I have only charged it hours before. The battery life was never good on the phone, it would only last 2days maximum.

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Reviewer: G - Singapore
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

At first after buying the phone I thought it was fantastic & smart but after few months the screen started having trouble first it kept on switching off then it turns blank & appears upside down now its blank & I cannot see anything. My advice is do not buy this phone. I wonder if I can still can get exchange as the warranty is still available.

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Reviewer: Jake - Rydeee, Australia
Date: 20th Oct 2007

Very good phone when changing covers a tad hard but overall very good phone it could use a wap browser too!

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Reviewer: Chris Santhana - Kl, Malaysia
Date: 19th Oct 2007

Nice phone but not stable. The LCD screen stopped functioning after a day I bought it. Nice huh! I am a big fan of Nokia, this is my 9th Nokia phone. 6288 is not as reliable as my other models. I think I use it for a few months then replace it.

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Reviewer: Steve P - Oxford, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

Well, this is a great phone overall! I have had a few problems after a couple of months of buying the phone. The panels along the side come off too easily, & the screen cracked without dropping it/no damage to it! A bit bulky but it's not too bulky, it's generally a reliable phone & I found battery life was fantastic!

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Reviewer: Fay - Glasgow, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

Got this phone in May & about 3 months of having this phone the sound kept coming & going, couldn't hear it ring & when I was on a call the loudspeaker wouldn't work & now when you slide the phone up the screen goes blank can't see who's phoning me & when the display comes back the screen is upside down, my phones away to get fixed & to be honest I don't want it back, hate it, I want something else.

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Reviewer: Rhys - Australia
Date: 16th Oct 2007

This phone is great but if it gets like 1 drop of water on it stuffs itself, mine did it the other day. It has no coverage in the country though that's the bad thing.

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Reviewer: Simon - UK
Date: 13th Oct 2007

My friend has got this phone & I don't think she has ad n e problems with it but she can get onto windows live messenger free threw her apps. Is this possible on all phones? & I want to know whether or not to buy that phone?

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Reviewer: Me - UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

Pretty piece of kit I say. But is it very thick compared to most other phones with similar specifications, this doesn't stop it being beautiful.

Features are nothing special compared to what is available now. A phone is for texting & calling, both of these it does well. The camera is great for a phone that isn't marketed on its camera abilities, it's far better than my old Sony Ericsson which was also 2 megapixel.

The GUI is very simple but & this is a big but, its battery life is low, this is because I am on a 3G network (e.g. 3 mobile (UK only)), most networks are 2G, I estimate that on a 2G network you would get 4 days of standard usage which isn't bad.

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Reviewer: David - UK
Date: 7th Oct 2007

I think this phone is rubbish. I had this phone for my first contract & thought it was really smart at the beginning. Towards the end, it started to not function correctly & the back cover kept coming off.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Australia
Date: 7th Oct 2007

This phone looked good. It had good features. It was easy to use until the screen went HAYWIRE! This happened twice. First time I sent it back they put a new screen in. Second time I can't tell my dad otherwise I am in trouble. I liked my K610i, I had no problems with it but stupid water! Now I have a LG U880 & it's excellent I absolutely love it!

No problems with it had it for 2 months works like a charm only problem buttons are a tad too small but oh well. You could buy this phone but I would rather the K610i or the LG U880 go for the k610i if you don't mind losing some features.

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Reviewer: Lynn - Singapore
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

Nokia 6288 IS A BRILLIANT PHONE! I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH.

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Reviewer: Slimer - Durham, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2007

LCD screen has cracked after 4 days use not dropped or damaged & shop refuses to accept - anyone else had this concern?

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Reviewer: Sushil Sainani - Gwalior, India
Date: 29th Sep 2007

Makes you feel great while using it. Good handset.

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Reviewer: Serj - UK
Date: 19th Sep 2007

In my opinion Nokia 6288 is the most sleek telephone I have ever seen.

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Reviewer: Andrei C - Romania
Date: 13th Sep 2007

Mine got broken 1 month after I purchased it. It was still under warranty, so I took it back. It came back saying it was irreparably broken, because of water (! ) damage. I am 100% sure the phone did not get wet in any way. Last time I am buying a phone from Nokia, that's for sure.

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Reviewer: John B - UK
Date: 13th Sep 2007

Great phone, if only the camera can have both landscape & portrait mode, then it would be perfect!

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Reviewer: Alfred - UK
Date: 13th Sep 2007

Got this phone for a week, love it! I am a big fan of Nokia anyway, but this is the best so far!

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Reviewer: Paul - Australia, Australia
Date: 5th Sep 2007

It was an awesome phone till after a few months when the screen stopped working, then got it repaired for free, got it back 2 weeks later & now I can t send messages sometimes. I have to turn the phone off & then back on again, also it resets sometimes.

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Reviewer: Jimbob - UK
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

What price does this sell for approximately?

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Reviewer: Anon - Australia
Date: 1st Sep 2007

I have just bought this phone (6288) & now I am wishing I had looked at the reviews first. I have found it impossible to open the back & now I have to take it back to the dealer for them to open it or just get a replacement. Also mine only came with a 64MB memory card?

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Reviewer: James Bob - UK
Date: 31st Aug 2007

It's a great phone.

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Reviewer: Wol - UK
Date: 29th Aug 2007

Shows fingerprints badly!

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Reviewer: Raymond - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 29th Aug 2007

Fantastic! Amazing! Great! Perfect!

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Reviewer: Shi - Mumbai, India
Date: 24th Aug 2007

It's a classy phone because it's my 1st Nokia handset. It's nice but it has small problems, that it does not ring or phone while we are watching a video if anyone knows how to do it just let me know. Rest its worth having one.

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Reviewer: Louise - Henly, UK
Date: 24th Aug 2007

I think its a great phone that can be used easily.

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Reviewer: Shir - Singapore
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Nice phone with nice video camera.

Cons are the front cover tends to trap dust. The phone is a little bulky. If it's a Symbian phone.

Pros are large screen display. Nice sound.

Tips for saving battery life, change the network to non-3G if you rarely use them. Before I knew about this my battery gets flat after 2 days (I am not a person who always talk on the phone). After I change the network (I don't or rarely use 3G), the battery can last me for 4-5 days!

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 19th Aug 2007

Exellent mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Darren - UK
Date: 10th Aug 2007

Very hard to get use to e.g. texting, calling, not a lot of information given in the box, battery goes down when I first bought it, stand by time is terrible all together I rate this 2 out of 10.

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Reviewer: Chappy - Cooroy, Australia
Date: 10th Aug 2007

Good, really cool!

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Reviewer: Chris - Cheltenham, UK
Date: 10th Aug 2007

I think this phone is great.

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Reviewer: The Tulsk Girl! - Ireland
Date: 2nd Aug 2007

It's the bomb! Only because I have it! It has a really good memory & a class camera!

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Reviewer: Saad Naveed - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 1st Aug 2007

GREAT PHONE.I BOUGHT IT ON 1 OF August 2007. I LOVE IT, its MY FIRST Nokia PHONE AFTER Sony Ericsson K750i, S700i, P910i, T290i, T100, SAMSUNG Free I, e.t.c.

I really like its design & style. I was about to buy Nokia N73, but at the last instant I change my mind. It cost me just $263= 16000 Pakistani rupees.

Go have it. It's my advice to all of you people. Bye take care.

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Reviewer: Ben - Christcurch, New Zealand
Date: 1st Aug 2007

I thought Nokia made good quality phones until I owned one! I have had my 6288 for 4 months it now resets during calls & while typing texts was OK up until now!

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Reviewer: David Jones - Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2007

Had my 6288 new from 3 last week, slider was very loose & constantly rattled. Exchanged for replacement 6288, still rattles from loose slider & very difficult to remove back cover. Have now switched to Sony Ericsson! R.I.P Nokia build quality.

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Reviewer: Phone-addiction - Thetford, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2007

My step-dad now has this phone & has not had a problem.

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Reviewer: Jo Downs - Walsall, UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

Good phone but can someone tell me how you can attach a lanyard to this phone please?

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Reviewer: Marc - Australia
Date: 23rd Jul 2007

I've had this phone for about two weeks. All the settings are nicely set out, interface is nice, functions work well. There are only two things I would like to set that I can't.

One is the phone light switching off automatically if no buttons are pressed.

The other is minimizing applications. I want to be able to read a message & then go back into a paused game (for example).

Would both be easy to implement.

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Reviewer: Ruth Hart - Essex, UK
Date: 22nd Jul 2007

I am very pleased with this phone. I was a bit fed up with Nokia I had the 6280 before & I had a bad time with the battery, basically it was rubbish! My husbands identical 6280 suddenly developed a crack on the screen which blew the whole phone up. But the 6288 I have no complaints!

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Reviewer: Anon - LG City, US
Date: 20th Jul 2007

Just asking is this a good phone going to get it on contract.

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Reviewer: Dom Buck - Taunton, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Awesome bit of kit! Absolutely amazing. Does everything I need it to do plus more! Quality buy I say!

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Reviewer: TH - UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

This phone is the worst phone ever, it was really nasty it looks like a load of rubbish. I give it a rating of 0.0, it is so rubbish.

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Reviewer: Andrew D - UK
Date: 15th Jul 2007

I like the phone very much. However, the only problem I am having is the collection of dust on the inside of the front screen which I can't seem to be able to remedy. Does anybody have any tips, as I can't seem to be able to remove the screen cover to clean it?

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Reviewer: Miko - Miko City, UK
Date: 14th Jul 2007

The BEST EVAAAAAAAAAAA.

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Reviewer: Moses - Uppsala, Sweden
Date: 13th Jul 2007

I have had this phone for one month, but when I enter my house, it loses the network coverage. When I switch it off & on again, the network is detected & stays on for less than 10 seconds.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

This phone is the best ever.

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Reviewer: Hayden - Kalgoorlie, Australia
Date: 4th Jul 2007

I like this phone BUT what I don't like about it is that it freezes when you fill it up with 2 GB of music also my phone about 6 months old is now not lighting up the screen when I slide it. If I take the battery out & put it back in it fixes the problem around 75% of the time, I have reinstalled the firmware without success. : (

So Id choose one of the other Nokia phones if I was you.

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Reviewer: Sue H - Dunedin, New Zealand
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Had phone for about 3 weeks & cracked appeared on the LCD screen on the inside. Vodafone shop & Nokia rep no help. Said impact damage therefore no warranty. Surely these phones should last longer. I have not dropped it or banged it in the whole time I have had it. Think it is a design fault. Also took ages to get back off to get sim card in or out. The durability of this phone must be questioned? Has anyone else had any similar problems & if so where did you go for help. I do not see why I should pay for repairs.

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Reviewer: Henry Bond - UK
Date: 1st Jul 2007

I have had the phone for 3 months & already the up button on the keypad has broken which I was very surprised at, because my friend has the 6280 & has had not one problem.

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Reviewer: Mike - Wolverhampton, UK
Date: 26th Jun 2007

I would strongly recommend people not to buy the Nokia 6288. The hardware is very stylish & reasonably practical but certain aspects of the software logic are very bad. General problems with the Nokia 6288 phone,

- The backlight goes off after 10 sec (non adjustable) & no button can be safely pressed to relight the screen as the buttons retain their functions when the back light is off.

- The phone back is extremely difficult to remove. Text messaging on the Nokia 6288 is a horrible experience for the following reasons, it is very easy to send a message accidentally as the send button is in the middle of the cursor & no confirmation is requested, the message is sent straight away. The green "