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Reviewer: Karen - UK
Date: 13th May 2009

Had for 16 months with no problems. Dropped twice & used when out doing sports. Installed the update when first got the phone. Upgrading only because require new features. Will still use this one for outdoor activities!

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Reviewer: Elle - Australia
Date: 23rd Apr 2009

I bought this phone when I was in year 5. At first it was really cool & stuff, but now it's really gone out of style. I got it for 250 dollars, which is a bit of a rip off. It lasted a full year without replacing the battery, but each time you drop it, it gets a pretty bad dent, & the phone just falls apart. I dropped it once & now it has this massive split on the side. I kept it for two years & it was going great, no freezing, no breakages so no replacements. But in my second mid year, the screen froze & went blank, so the screen was completely broken. I had to replace my screen for 100 dollars. The same thing happened again the next year.

I don't like this phone at all, but the greatest thing about it is that it's great if you aren't a regular phone user. I was in year 5 & I texted HEAPS. But this phone is casual & pretty awesome if you take care of it. Right now I've got the Boost Slider in red, & I have to admit, this phone is pretty good & better than the Nokia 6288.

I recommend this phone for younger users.

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Reviewer: Phoebe - Australia
Date: 7th Apr 2009

When I fist go this phone I really liked the features it had to offer. It has now been 5 months since I bought my phone & it constantly keeps creating a black screen & I have to turn it on & off again. Now the charger doesn't work so I have been using a USB adapter to charge the phone but now that doesn't work. So now I have been unable to charge my phone for 2 weeks. If you are considering buying this phone I suggest not to until Nokia learns to fix its problems.

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Reviewer: Steff Webber - Stourbridge, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2009

I have had this phone for 14 months & it has been brilliant up until 2 days ago, when the screen decided to go black, it just died!

That being said I can still use the phone to answer incoming & make outgoing calls, just can't see what's on screen, so literally just using to answer calls at the mo, until I can decide what to have next.

It has sustained dozens of drops on the floor, rattling around in my handbag, being dropped on the floor some more, being dropped in the bath & dried out on the radiator.

The battery lasts for 2-3 days without charging, although I do tend to put it on charge every night anyway.

I probably haven't used all the functions on this phone, I think there's loads I haven't even found, but as far as calling, texting & the camera & video go it's been brilliant & don't regret having had it a single day.

In fact for a 2 megapixel camera, its brilliant & I use it ALL the time on nights out in clubs, when my sons playing etc, the time delay on the shots is about 2 seconds which can be a bit annoying when your trying to get an action shot though.

The design is a bit outdated now & not as attractive as the newer models or the touch screen & slider jobby's, but it's not ugly.

All in all, it's been brilliant & I would have continued using it for the foreseeable future if the screen hadn't finally, after some considerable abuse, died!

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Reviewer: Jason - London, UK
Date: 28th Jan 2009

I've had this phone for 18 months now & not had a single problem with it. The slider is a little bit flimsy, but seems to work OK. My contract with 3 is just about to end. Just had a look at the 6500 slide looks nice, but not sure how durable it's going to be, it seems to have very bad reviews!

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Reviewer: Nev - UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

Buy this phone! Then your a Fool.

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Reviewer: Eric Zochowski - Woodbridge, UK
Date: 20th Dec 2008

Worst Nokia I have ever had, I have no kids & look after my things very well & it just died one day & never worked again, they say the battery contacts where shot, how the hell can that happen when the battery is never taken out. I will never get a Nokia again.

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Reviewer: Michael Cassidy - UK
Date: 9th Nov 2008

Brilliant phone, never had a problem with it. (For people above) You probably can't look after a phone & let your kids play with it.

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Reviewer: Jo - Brighton, UK
Date: 7th Nov 2008

I don't know what phone everyone else has been using but mine is fantastic. I've never had a problem with the battery (it does run down quite quickly if I use the Internet or music player but no more than any other phone I've used & I've never had to charge it more than once a day when using these functions).

The phone is reliable, connects well to the Internet, it is easy to upload & download information when necessary & it did even survive a (small) fall. Being a girl, the phone is often banging around in my handbag & has never become unlocked or got damaged in any way.

I've just come to the end of an 18 month contract with this phone & am very tempted to keep it & not upgrade to a new phone because that's how much I love it!

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Reviewer: Brandon - Australia
Date: 30th Oct 2008

The best phone ever because I have had it for a long time.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Australia
Date: 21st Oct 2008

Me, my boyfriend & my mother all have this phone & all of them are faulty! My one if you push the camera button it comes up with operation failed then you can't get off that screen unless you take out the battery then it takes around half an hour to turn back on & get off the white screen, also the battery life doesn't last very long. My mothers one turns itself off whenever it feels like it, & my boyfriends one is by far the worst, for some reson the screen doesn't go into power saving mode any more so no matter how long he has it on charge it goes dead within an hour, also it has moments where none of the buttons work except the off button & it turns off all the time.

I loved this phone to start off with, but it really isn't worth all the troubles it has in the long run.

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Reviewer: Maggie Fletcher - Hereford, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

Had this phone for the past 5 months & it started to go wrong pretty much straight away.

First the case started to fall apart, & then it started to switch itself off every now & then (which I thought was from lack of charging up), but now I'm having to charge it every night cause it won't stay switched on for more than 24 to 30 hours.

& now all of a sudden the screen will go all weird. Dark lines will appear all across the screen & sometimes that will be the end of it, & it will be OK but sometimes it will just die straight afterwards. I thought I was seeing things at first, but it's happened several times now & I've had enough of it. I swear there's a gremlin in it!

The phone is so flimsy when it's extended or compacted. The whole casing is very plasticy. Far too bulky, feels like I'm carrying a really old house brick around in my pocket!

Locking Phone. Now that's a MAJOR pain. When you want to lock your phone you've got to unslide him, close him & THEN press middle button. But unlocking him is easier, just unslide him. Surely that's bad design. Shouldn't it be made so it's HARD to UNLOCK him, & easy to lock (not vice versa). So easy to phone someone by mistake when it's in pocket or in bottom of bag. Very bad design.

Took him back to 3 yesterday due to him keep switching himself off, but the man wasn`t bothered in the slightest! Not impressed with phone or with 3. Should be under warranty (only had him 5 months), but man made me feel like phone not working was all down to me.

Never have another Nokia EVER again. Must have been a fool to move away from Sony Ericsson. Sorry Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Phone Man - UK
Date: 1st Oct 2008

OK phone. But not the best.

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Reviewer: Jessica Burton - Filey, UK
Date: 19th Sep 2008

This phone is shockingly bad. It was okay for the first couple of weeks on my contract, so I didn't take it back within the first 14 days or so if I didn't like it or not.

- 2 months on it started playing up, the back cover keeps coming off.
- the camera won't work, when I went onto camera it said 'camera is busy' then my phone shut down.
- the flash never works, only occasionally.
- the light on my screen always went off, so I could hardly see the screen at all, so I usually had to put a light onto it, (I got this fixed as I sent it off for repair but it kept happening).
- When trying to send a message, my phone deleted the whole message & shut off. Also, when trying to send a message it always failed, so had to turn the phone on & off again.
- the phone doesn't work well with music either, when trying to use the music player, my whole phone froze, & wouldn't actually turn off, so I had to take the battery out.

My sisters & 3 of my friends all had this phone & encountered the exact problems. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

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Reviewer: Midge - Norfolk, UK
Date: 9th Sep 2008

I had this phone for 9 months without problem, it was a great phone, easy to use, & yes it had a low memory but it wasn't an issue for me & I was generally very pleased with it. However, it then started going wrong!

Over the course of a week it got slowly worse. Firstly the screen kept scrambling itself with what looked like static interference when you unlocked it. Then the menu options started duplicating, appearing at both top & bottom of the screen. Next the screen colours kept changing into a negative effect so that blue was black, yellow was purple, etc. All this was quite irritating but it'd eventually clear & go back to normal. But after that the screen started blacking out completely every time you pressed a key & you had to wait 30 seconds or so for the screen to reappear & catch up with you. Then it got so that it was so unreliable I couldn't guarantee that I would be able to use it quickly in an emergency & so I phoned Vodafone. They suggested downloading a software update from the Nokia website, which I did but to no avail.

I've always had Nokia's & never had a problem until now. I was going to replace the phone with the same model but having looked at all the other reviews, it appears I am not the only one having these problems, obviously some kind of design fault? !

I highly recommend that you DO NOT buy this phone, chances are it'll go wrong!

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Reviewer: Catarina Coelho - Walford, UK
Date: 8th Sep 2008

I've read almost half of the reviews, & I agree with basically all of them.

It's a cute little phone, but it's so unreliable. I have an 18 month contract on 3 given to me from the Carphone Warehouse in December 2007. They recommended this phone for me, although I was looking at another one & trusted their advice until it broke.

I've had it repaired twice now, first when the screen cracked, & a second time when the small part of the charger detached itself from the phone it came back beyond repair.

I now have a new handset that I've had for a month & the phone freezes & I can't press any buttons except the off button, & my green button for calls doesn't work whatsoever. I am going back soon this week to change my contract. I've had enough with this phone, I recommend Sony Ericsson's because most of my family has one, & never EVER had a problem with them.

I've also consistently had the problem of the 3 network cutting me off, & no signal, & connection problems of all sorts. I wouldn't recommend 3 to anyone, or the Nokia 6288.

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Reviewer: Zoe Davies - Blackpool, UK
Date: 7th Sep 2008

I bought this phone with an 18 month contract, after 6 months the slide started to stick a bit, about 13 to 14 months into the contract the screen failed, it came back & has now failed completely, I wouldn't buy this phone, they are very easily damaged.

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Reviewer: Rhiannon - Wales, UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

Had this phone on an 18 month contract with 3. Firstly 3 don't have signal anywhere, the camera on the phone takes ages to take the picture, the battery lasts for about 3 hours if you play music on & off have to charge it once to twice a day. The Bluetooth on the phone has broken & won't connect to the computer anymore so can't get any music at all lastly with outgoing & incoming calls I can't hear the people talking to me but they can hear me. This phone is a waste of time & I would never recommend it for anyone. Stay well away.

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Reviewer: Chris Monks - UK
Date: 31st Aug 2008

I really enjoyed using the phone while the screen worked. After 13 months, it went blank for a day, came back for an hour or so & then has now completely failed.

I took it back to Carphone Warehouse who sent it off for repair. It came back one week later Beyond economic repair. Reason, ingress of moisture. It has never been in an even slightly damp environment! I pointed out to the sales assistant that I was not happy with the situation, but he said that there was nothing he could do. My main argument was that CPW had sold me an 18 month contract, but the phone they supplied me with lasted just 13. What was I supposed to do now?

I do recommend anybody buying anything from CPW if this is the customer service that they offer. I would also not buy this model from Nokia because, whilst it has good features, it is too fragile.

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Reviewer: Christines - Wa, Australia
Date: 10th Aug 2008

My daughter bought this phone, within one week it was not working, screen would just go white & turn off. Managed to get Australia Post to replace it as we took it back just inside their TWO WEEK cut off! (Note to self never buy from Australia Post again).

Took new phone home, three weeks later exactly the same thing happened, just before Christmas. No good going back to APost, tried to ring Nokia, got answering machine because it was holidays. Rang again, must send with receipts. Couldn't find receipts, daughter had gone to US by now without phone, but took charger!

My other daughter (unbeknown to me) bought one of these, so got her to charge this one up so I could try & download info, won't charge!

DON'T BUY IT.

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Reviewer: Liam - New Zealand
Date: 5th Aug 2008

Was a great phone at first HOWEVER after 11 months all of a sudden one day the screen went black & wouldn't work again. At around the same time 2 other friends with the same phone had EXACTLY the same problem happen with theirs & we all got given the run around by Nokia & Vodafone even though the phones were under warranty! They said it was moisture & corrosion inside the phone when no one had their phone exposed to water!

If you are thinking of buying this phone DO NOT BUY IT & if you already have this phone & it still works, trust me get rid of it before it breaks. Don't be ignorant & think it won't happen to you because it most likely will. Read the other reviews & you will see that it's a very common problem. Will never get a Nokia again!

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Reviewer: Dobber - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

Poor slide action. Very bulky. Poor at staying connected to Parrot Car Kit. Do not like this phone & would not recommend it.

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Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2008

Camera broke within 2 months & case is falling apart. DO NOT BUY!

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2008

Internal screen went while phone was in my pocket. 3 don't want to know. Communications direct don't want to know & Nokia say it's been crushed. The external screen is fine & there isn't a scratch on it. Thank Nokia. P.S bye bye.

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Reviewer: Steve - Wales, UK
Date: 26th Jul 2008

I must be the exception to the rule here!

I am just about to pick up my new 6500 & hope it performs as well as the 6280 & 6288. I've had the 6288 since upgrade from the 6280 for over a year (which I sold to a work colleague on PAYG) & have never had a problem, even after dropping it on concrete paving after a fall (lucky I guess). The only thing about the 6288 is it looks a bit plastic. My mate loves the look of the 6288, so we've swapped & I've gone back to the 6280 which I was a bit dubious about parting with anyway.

A couple of tips, if you drop the phone, 95% of the time, it will break. These are very delicate bits of machinery.

Also, Bluetooth eats battery life which maybe why so many of you complain about the battery, the 2 phones above hold charge for 4 to 5 days no problem, but I don't have it strapped to my ear for 12 hours a day.

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Reviewer: Anon - Australia
Date: 21st Jul 2008

The design is okay, but a bit bulky & the slide mechanism is slightly loose & rattles when touched. The features are fairly good besides the fact that my camera is playing up sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Also the camera is fairly bad quality unless in sun light. I have already had to get mine repaired as the screen packed in after a fairly minor fall. I was very happy with this phone for the first two months but its rubbish now. My sister has one of the older 6288 & hers got run over by a car & still managed to have some of the screen work. Not to happy with it but it is okay in my books.

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Reviewer: Karl - Luton, UK
Date: 11th Jul 2008

I have had this phone for 15 months now with no problems at all. Mine came with NO games on it at all which I thought was a bit odd, not even snake, not sure if that's because of the network I use which is 3 or just mine never had them. Good enough phone although keep accidently switching on the RECORD button on left side of phone when picking it up. I don't know why they bother putting such small memory cards in these phones, the minimum should be a 512MB card not a 64MB.

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Reviewer: Larry Jackline - Bermuda
Date: 10th Jul 2008

It's really great, but the flash is a bit weak.

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Reviewer: Bob - New Zealand
Date: 10th Jul 2008

Very bad craftsmanship, feels weak & fragile when in the fully open position. HORRIBLE phone. It broke after about 4 months.

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Reviewer: Cory Adams - UK
Date: 24th May 2008

Well I am not very happy with the design, the first time I slid it up & when slid down its really wobbly & I have taken to get my third one & it exactly the same but overall it isn't a bad phone.

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Reviewer: Shannon - UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

I have had the phone for about 6 months now & it was good at first but for the last couple of weeks the screen keeps freezing & going white & now it keeps switching itself off after a few minutes to the point where it's impossible to use.

It's doing my head in! Plus the battery life is really bad & I have to charge it every night.

I really liked the phone at first but won't be keeping it now as its impossible to make a call or text anyone because of it not staying on!

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Reviewer: Nige - Newcastle, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

Don't buy it! Phone just got it back 3 weeks ago after it completely shut down, now the screen has failed no light the worse phone I have ever had, only 11 months!

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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 "phone button" sends the messages as well. This makes the writing of text messages very stressful which is made even worse because the backlight goes off if the operator pauses for 10sec. The second reason is there is no time or date record for text messages stored in the "Inbox" or "Sent Items" box.

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Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 21st Jun 2007

This phone should be removed from the people of the world, it is rubbish & it's trying to fall apart new from the box. Nokia stop making it now.

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Reviewer: Chad - Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: 20th Jun 2007

Well I really liked this phone when I got it but now after 4 months its just plain annoying. The text buttons are small & get in the way & the buttons on the face of the phone sometimes take some pushing. The look of the phone is cool but still doesn't turn heads at all. I wish I had got the black berry pearl which is only 50$ more expensive but it's a nice phone with 100 times the features.

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Reviewer: Kirsty - UK
Date: 19th Jun 2007

TO GET THE BACK OFF, PUT THE PALM OF YOUR HAND ON THE BACK COVER. PUSH & SLIDE UP & IT SHOULD COME OFF EASIER. IT JUST NEEDS PRESSURE. I HAVE HAD THE PHONE 1 DAY & IT IS NOT WORKING. NO SIGNAL IN MY OWN HOME OR OUTSIDE & I CAN'T CONNECT TO PLANET 3 & CUSTOMER SERVICES IS UNHELPFUL, BEEN ON THE PHONE OVER 1 HOUR. DISGRACEFUL.

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Reviewer: Kay - UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

It's a decent enough phone I suppose. Does the job at the end of the day! Just one little thing that annoys me though & it may just be me being dumb but is there any way I can lock the phone without having to slide the phone up & down before getting the option to lock? Thanks :).

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Reviewer: Mike - Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Date: 18th Jun 2007

It's a good phone, really enjoying it. No complaints.

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Reviewer: Dave - Kilkeel, UK
Date: 16th Jun 2007

This phone was so bad that I had to get ride of it. Nothing but junk, only number I could rely to phone was tech support '3 network'. So now have new phone LG & will never have a Nokia again, I hate the 6288.

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Reviewer: Irwin - California, US
Date: 16th Jun 2007

Hi, I have had this phone for about 2 weeks & I bought it as a second phone. I really like the style of the phone. It looks elegant & the features are not bad. What I am regretting is that the battery of the phone is very bad. I am using the phone within a day & it's always runs out, even I use it to play music & radio sometimes. One more thing that is bad is the camera, when I used the camera in daylight its fine but when it was in a room that is not too light & I use night mode the images are very bad there is so much noises on the images. Do you guys get the same like I do? This is very annoying because my phone before was the 6600 & the camera was good even when in a room that had little light & I used night mode. I am planning to take the phone to Nokia service center maybe they could help me with this. Thanks.

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Reviewer: Mike - Ethiopia
Date: 15th Jun 2007

I have had this phone 4 ages it has done me VERY well, I have dropped it a few times & once from off a roof, it has scratched the case but that is all. I have a 2GB memory card & it is FULL of pictures & MP3 music, it has not frozen at all, my battery time last up to 7 days & it has excellent reception. MP3 player has very loud clear sound, pictures are of very good resolution & night mode is excellent. My 6288 came with 2 spare covers just in case.

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Reviewer: Pommie - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 13th Jun 2007

I've had this phone for a week. It randomly shuts down 2-5 times a day. This morning my alarm didn't go off, so I woke up half an hour later than I should have. If I can get a replacement which doesn't do this I'll be mostly happy. A couple of minor gripes,

- the shiny casing gets covered in smears, even with the cleanest hands.
- the back cover is incredibly hard to get off & I thought I was going to break the slide when trying to remove the cover.
- the SIM card is hard to get out.

On a plus side, I find the camera shutter is so much faster than that on my Motorola RAZR.

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Reviewer: Sophie - UK
Date: 10th Jun 2007

Very nice structural design.

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Reviewer: Ismail - Leicester, UK
Date: 9th Jun 2007

Nokia 6288 IS NO DIFFERENT FROM the 6280. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE IT HAS RUINED MY LIFE. I AM TALKING TO THREE CUST SERVICES 24/7. Nokia HAVE LOST THEIR QUALITY. BATTERY LFE IS 1 DAY, CAMERA IS OF POOR QUALITY & PHONE KEEPS FREEZING! I AM VER HAPPY WITH MY Sony ERIKSSON K800I. BRILLIANT PHONE!

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Reviewer: Dave - Kilkeel, UK
Date: 6th Jun 2007

This phone is nothing but a piece of useless Microsoft driven scrap from the day that my number was ported into it. That was 8 days ago, I have been on to 3 tech support ever second day, dam thing will not phone out or take incoming phone calls. Battery life is this mill, needs charged every day. Two other small things about this, which I must admit includes 3 phone network, 141 does not work, nor can I down grade the bill limit below £150. PS, this phone fails in Northern Ireland.

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Reviewer: S - Cyprus
Date: 4th Jun 2007

Exellent mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Plus - UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2007

The best phone I ever had. I had it for a week & it beats all the other phones.

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Reviewer: Smawtan - Notts, UK
Date: 1st Jun 2007

Hi, I am really not sure whether to get the 6288 or the Samsung D900. I have always had Sony Ericsson's so this will be a new move in either direction. I have always liked the D900 but I hear that the menu system is quite awkward compared to the Nokia. Can sum1 please help me decide? Thanks in advance!

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Reviewer: Sheraz Aryan Shah - Faisalabad, Pakistan
Date: 1st Jun 2007

I LOVE THIS PHONE, MY AIM WAS TO BUY THIS PHONE BUT NOW I HAVE THIS PHONE IT'S ALSO LIKE MY ANGEL. THIS PHONE, 6288 YOU ALSO TRY THIS PHONE LOVELY WORDS FORM ARYAN.

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Reviewer: Trisha - Notts, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

I had the 6280. Loved the phone, but was a disaster from the beginning. Moved on to the N73 which was a good phone but the 3MP camera wasn't a patch on the 6280. After a short while decided to give the 6288 a try haven't missed the symbian UI at all, the ease of use of the 6288 brings back fond memories of holidays & recording the kids, you get good results all the time.

Fingers crossed that the bugs leave me alone, already swapped the E65 for this phone. But so far really happy with it, does everything I want, & with the 1 gig memory card you couldn't ask for more ;-)

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Reviewer: Disappointed - Australia
Date: 23rd May 2007

I bought this phone 6 months ago. The first one they gave me had dodgy keys & they swapped it. This one started playing up 2 months ago. When I am on a call or typing a message it just resets itself. It turns off then on again. & looses what ever it was I was doing.

I took it to get it fixed but won't get it back for 4 weeks! I found this site trying to see if anyone else was having this problem. Unfortunately I am locked into a contract. But I am considering paying it out & just buying a phone outright.

Nokias aren't as great as they used to be.

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Reviewer: Brendan - Ballito, South Africa
Date: 21st May 2007

I have had this phone for two days & couldn't be happier. Good going Nokia.

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Reviewer: George Orwell - Gaia, Portugal
Date: 17th May 2007

Yep this cell is bad, NOT! Send them all to me, I don't care the lack of whatever some of you are complaining :)

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Reviewer: Bob Taylor - Hebburn, UK
Date: 17th May 2007

The Nokia 6288 is a great phone, I have had it 2 weeks & I am pleased with it. The only downside is when the slider is closed & you pick it up there is quite a bit of movement & it seems loose, although have been told that is normal.

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Reviewer: Ibrahim - United Arab Emirates
Date: 17th May 2007

6288 is a stylish slide concept mobile, its design fashionable but not more than N70. Apart from the design its features are in truth good & versatile 3G phone, & easy to use, user friendly.

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Reviewer: 6288 Owner - Singapore
Date: 16th May 2007

This phone is OK but the slider is getting difficult to use & not as smooth as before.

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Reviewer: Sue Masom - UK
Date: 15th May 2007

Just got the phone can't slide the back up to put in the battery. Anybody else had similar problems. Any suggestions?

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Reviewer: Katouchka - Nigeria
Date: 11th May 2007

Just like any other phone, bought it today but I am returning it tomorrow. Too huge for my liking. Music's not loud. Too fragile.

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Reviewer: Kamran - Poltava, Ukraine
Date: 11th May 2007

Nice & smart phone but I have problems with voice commands.

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Reviewer: Jojo - Coventry, UK
Date: 8th May 2007

Have had this phone a few weeks now having upgraded from the Sony Ericsson K750i. Haven't had a Nokia for some years & was a bit wary as I have heard that this once superior brand had gone a bit downhill but I am very pleased with the 6288. The menu hasn't changed very much from my last Nokia which was the 3510i (which I loved using even though by today's phones it was HUGE!) It's a bit heavier & not as slim as my previous two mobiles but it works well. Lovely large clear screen, buttons are of a decent size, camera & radio work well &, as mentioned before, the menu is so easy to navigate. Put in a 1GB memory card & it can hold loads of tunes, pictures, etc. I haven't really had an issue with battery life but, to be honest, apart from messing about with it when I first had it (had to charge it up the following day) I haven't found it to be a problem although, having said that, my old K750i could go for at least 9 days before charging was required. My only criticism would be that the casing is plastic & a bit cheap looking (which is why I knocked off a point for design) but it's a small price to pay for a stylish looking, very sturdy phone.

I don't think you can beat Samsung for design, there slide phones are the best but Nokia beats them hands down for the easy menu. No matter how many other makes of mobiles I have had in the past I always seem to come back to Nokia. As much as I loved my old Ericsson K750i, in the end the joystick got sticky & it was terribly frustrating to use. All in all I think the Nokia 6288 is a great phone to use, packed with loads of features & it's one you're not embarrassed to get out in front of your mates. Keep up the good work Nokia.

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Reviewer: Martin - Poland
Date: 7th May 2007

There is no way to find a better phone. The Nokia 6288 rocks!

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Reviewer: Crolle - Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: 3rd May 2007

Soo Nice.

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Reviewer: Ashli - Penang, Malaysia
Date: 30th Apr 2007

It's quite OK for all the function. & I like the design too, look so elegance.

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Reviewer: James - Poole, UK
Date: 30th Apr 2007

What a great phone. I have had it for about 2 months & it has done everything I expected of it. The design is great with superb sliding action. The camera is fantastic & all the features are great. Mobile TV is good as well but expensive. Buy the phone it's great & is better than its rivals.

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Reviewer: Sean - Doyle, UK
Date: 27th Apr 2007

Cool PHONE, GREAT DESIGN don't KNOW WHY ALL the MOANING ABOUT FAULTS?

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Reviewer: Graeme - UK
Date: 21st Apr 2007

Had it two days after suffering 3 6280's over 12 months ALL FAULTY, & guess what, this one is faulty too, switches itself off EVERY time you try to send an MMS message, can Nokia not make a reliable phone anymore? Back it goes.

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Reviewer: Christian - Bacau, Romania
Date: 20th Apr 2007

I am glad for purchasing this phone. It's a good phone, until now, unfortunately.

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Reviewer: Abby - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2007

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has had or has had a similar problem with their Nokia 6288.

When the sim card is in the phone, my front panel of the phone does not work, I can enter my pin but the select & middle bottom will not do anything. When I take the sim card out the phone works perfectly I can read my messages view contacts there is nothing that doesn't work. Therefore the possible solution would be the sim card is broken. This is not the case as I have the sim card in my brothers old 3 phone & it works perfectly. So my end result is the sim card & phone can no longer work together.

My phone has been taken into repair but I have been told that this is my fault. Please if anyone has had a problem with it can you let me know so I can bring this up with them? So far I have two friends from school that have had similar problems.

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Reviewer: Stephanie Vanderberg - Saint Kitts & Nevis
Date: 18th Apr 2007

All I can is I love my phone!

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Reviewer: G - Leeds, UK
Date: 17th Apr 2007

Nokia 6288 & Nokia 6280 are the same apart from the case. Always been with Nokia but have had my Sony Ericsson k800i for a month OK it's a legit one Using Sony Ericsson software not the other Networks. OK People Here is what you need to do to fix any of your phones software problems! UPDATE IT via there websites using ANY normal USB cable which now a days comes with the phone. Samsung phones all need to get an NSpro Box to change the software on the phone this can cost £100 for the box very easy to-do but why bother just pay your local mobile phone shop to debrand your phone.

G, Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Reviewer: Harold - UK
Date: 16th Apr 2007

I can concur with other postings that the battery life is extremely poor. I would not recommend this phone for business use.

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Reviewer: Jatt - Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 15th Apr 2007

I love this phone. Its great.

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Reviewer: Luke Mousley - New York, US
Date: 12th Apr 2007

He Nokia 6288 is awesome it's got a great design with its slider & black finish. On to the features the camera is the best I have seen since the k800i Bluetooth seems to be quicker than most handsets it's got a great menu screen & easy layout buy this phone!

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Reviewer: N17 - London, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2007

This phone is rubbish & useless I had it for a week the case broke which you can hardly find anywhere, the flash wasn't working either.

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Reviewer: Rinvel - Romania
Date: 8th Apr 2007

It's an OK phone.

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Reviewer: Pantarei - Nottingham, UK
Date: 6th Apr 2007

Nice phone & very good design. Menus work well & headset is great. Nokia have done it again.

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Reviewer: Eddz - Philippines
Date: 6th Apr 2007

This phone is really amazing. But some of the applications downloaded are not functioning.

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Reviewer: Stan - Odesa, Ukraine
Date: 5th Apr 2007

Good useful phone, I like it.

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Reviewer: Kovilen - Durban, South Africa
Date: 1st Apr 2007

Its an OK phone.

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Reviewer: Mohammad Irfan Memon - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 1st Apr 2007

Its working fine, but I can not make it continues play movies. May be I don't know if any one know could you tell me please?

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Reviewer: Alvin - Singapore
Date: 30th Mar 2007

I own a 6280, not a 6288, but I think I have a valid comment to make.

6280 is much better looking than 6288, & cheaper too. So long as you update the firmware (to at least v6.10), it is literally bug-free.

I have used my friends 6288 before & there's like no (internal) difference between this & 6280. The phone software language is IDENTICAL, both RM-78

Yes this ships with a bigger memory card but miniSD cards are now dirt cheap. I just paid S$24 for a 2GB miniSD card o_o

I recommend 6280 over this.

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Reviewer: Kyle Harris - Warwick, UK
Date: 27th Mar 2007

Its really cool.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 26th Mar 2007

Got this phone this morning, been playing about with it all day & the battery hasn't even gone down a tiny bit! Brilliant phone, you can change every setting your not happy with. Camera & speaker AMAZING! Could be thinner like some of the Samsungs but other than that, I love it!

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Reviewer: Mike - Kalisz, Poland
Date: 26th Mar 2007

Very nice phone.

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Reviewer: Palori - Kacanik, Albania
Date: 20th Mar 2007

Perfect camera phone, without any doubt.

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Reviewer: Maksim - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Date: 19th Mar 2007

Battery only lasts 1 to 2 days.

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Reviewer: Hayden - Kalgoorlie, Australia
Date: 19th Mar 2007

Good phone but it doesn't like 2GB cards fully of MP3 it freezes up (actually it worked for about a week) & you have to pull the battery out, but apart from that 10/10

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Reviewer: Matthew Gilmour - UK
Date: 27th Feb 2007

I have had this phone for a week now & it has done me very well, no problems or anything I would buy it! BUT. Don't ever get your phone run over by a bike, like me, luckily though it was only the case that was broken. This is where I really struggled, I cannot find ANYWHERE that sells Nokia 6288 phone cases, plz help! : (

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Reviewer: Tony - UK
Date: 25th Feb 2007

It's a phone for goodness sake. Period

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Reviewer: L Girl - Japan
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

GREAT! Lot's of functions xD

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Reviewer: Dhez - Philippines
Date: 23rd Feb 2007

This phone is really great with design just like the n80 but more affordable. I've had it for 3 months already & no complain yet except for the battery which is good only for 2 days without using the media player. My n6600 can last for even 6 days straight. But definitely I will still recommend it. Great design & features but lesser price than the N-series.

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Reviewer: Jean Marc The Sylva - Dakar, Senegal
Date: 16th Feb 2007

Very nice portable. Full options.

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Reviewer: Loz - UK
Date: 13th Feb 2007

You all need to gat a life, it's just a phone.

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Reviewer: Speedo Gonzalez - Ayman Isls, Bermuda
Date: 12th Feb 2007

It is the first phone I have got in my home. My partner gave me it to me. Now I go home to friend & keep me happy with my phone it is important now I can call mi house now phone I run 3 kilometer so I can speak with my friend. Thank you Nokia 6288 you make my live change.

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Reviewer: Katia - Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Date: 11th Feb 2007

I liked the phone features, it has so many good options but no software! I cannot download software that is good to it because it is Java not sis type. Shame though!

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Reviewer: Rabin Rai - Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 11th Feb 2007

It's really nice I got it from hk

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Reviewer: Codey - Australia
Date: 10th Feb 2007

The phone is a great phone but I still can't call people for 82 days with the plan I am on* not

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Reviewer: Kamal - Tehran, Iran
Date: 4th Feb 2007

MMMM! NICE

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Reviewer: Nyzwan - Tacloban, Philippines
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

This is good.

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Reviewer: GH - UK
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Best phone I've had so far.

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Reviewer: Pete - Sydney, Australia
Date: 10th Jan 2007

The design of this phone is great. The camera/zoom keys are in great positions, navigating the menus is easy because of the massive screen & big buttons. The middle 'select' button can be annoying however because often the surrounding navigation buttons can get in the way. The way the slide hides the buttons only used for txting & calling is very useful. However the slide is better accessed from the side cause otherwise you get either fingerprints on the screen or activate the camera.

Features are nice, there is a very well positioned button on the phone which activates the useless voice recorder. Great camera & media players. Most images need to be resized to be sent to other phones because they are too big. Great connectivity with computers. Great customization support, download your themes online at the mobile9 website. BRILLIANT converter application!

Very useful. I don't use many of the advanced call features cause I tend 2 text rather than call. Should come with a bigger memory card so that the camera quality can be fully utilised along with storing more multimedia. Battery is a poor compared to my old phone (3200) - it takes a couple charge cycles to right itself & maximise the battery capacity (instructions point that out) but constant use of the camera burns the battery quickly.

Overall rating
IM0 9.5/10
Realistic view - 8 to 8.5/10

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Reviewer: Azoeral - Indonesia
Date: 10th Jan 2007

I have this gadget, I can not return back to the shop, or change with the new one because its lackness of transferring voice to some one who calls me, I can hear the caller voice but they can not hear me. It was happened when I use headset.

Now my hp still in the Nokia centre in Indonesia to be repaired. Poor Nokia.

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Reviewer: James - Canada
Date: 28th Dec 2006

Trust me it is a good phone with a unique slide function.

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Reviewer: Mark - Sydney, Australia
Date: 22nd Dec 2006

I just upgraded to the Nokia 6288 from the LG U8138. I miss the large fonts & large clock. I stopped wearing a watch & had the front screen a nice large clock. The Nokia's is minuscule. The calculator in no where as user friendly. The whole menu isn't as easy to get around either. Great camera & the radio works reasonably well. Best part is it was free with plan that is cheaper than I was paying.

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Reviewer: Harindra - Maldives
Date: 16th Dec 2006

I bought this new phone last week. Applications & features are very use of friendly. Only weakness is battery. Once charged fully, can be used only one day. Checked with ppl using same phone. They also suffering of this. If using camera, music player or playing a game, can not use even half day. It's not a battery fault. Its design fault. Wrote to Nokia support center, no positive feedback. If keeping alone also can not use battery more than 48hours, but real spec is Talk time 4.5hr & stand by time up to 260hrs.

Here network strength also full. But Nokia says that because of network. What a joke. So how my earlier 6610 can use 7days a charge. Think twice before buy for you.

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Reviewer: Lee T - Hull, UK
Date: 14th Dec 2006

The Nokia 6288 makes a whole new meaning to the word brick, it is huge, I would not dare get it out in public, it is a big ugly phone, I think Nokia are losing the plot a little, yet again the memory is low & what do you know, no micro SD, Nokia need to catch up to 2007, because they are going down hill.

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Reviewer: Gamble89 - UK
Date: 12th Dec 2006

Hi there! This phone looks amazing! But I want a Nokia as similar to the 6600 as possible! It was the ultimate phone! Does this compare to it at all? I no the 6600 is now outdated but it was a reliable phone & had everything that was needed. Can you help me?! Thanks

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Reviewer: Gvu - Fraserburgh, UK
Date: 11th Dec 2006

This fne is amazn

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Reviewer: Chance - Australia
Date: 9th Dec 2006

To the 'Sony Ericsson Guy' asking what phone is better, the Nokia 6288 or Sony Ericsson K610i. Both phone models have their ups & downs.

6288 - Has more connectivity options (aka infra-red, which is absent in the K610i).
- Has an FM Radio, which is also absent in the K610i.
- Has a camera light, also absent in the K610i.

K610i - Is a slightly more compact design.
- All I can say is it has classic Sony Ericsson style, but nothing the 6288 doesn't have feature wise.

In my opinion, the K610i is more compact, but the 6288 has more features.

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Reviewer: Sony Ericsson Guy - Lismore, Australia
Date: 8th Dec 2006

Hey I am really a Sony Ericsson guy myself, & am goin on a plan. Its a toss up between this phone & the Sony Ericsson K610i. Can sum 1 plz tell me wich is better. I have heard that this one is. I am liking all the features & am loving the design. But just need advise on wich 2 get. Can sumone tell me the faults? thnx :P

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Reviewer: Phil - Sydney, Australia
Date: 6th Dec 2006

I had an old Nokia which was a bit of an old brick, but it was reliable & never broke. Now I have a Nokia 6288, & I think this phone is awesome. I love the slide on it, & as far as camera phones go, it's pretty good. The phone is nice in the hand & not too big as to be a pain & not too small that you can loose it. All the features are great! So far so good. I really recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Coolcindy - Philippines
Date: 4th Dec 2006

I love this phone! I had n70 before. Though, n70 is more expensive & has more features, I love 6288 better. One difference is you can view & shot pictures in full screen. You can even use it wallpaper in full screen! It has brighter screen display & it is more stylish. It looks more classy. Some say that the body is not good because fingerprints can be easily left on it, but that makes it scratch-free. This phone is worth buying.

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Reviewer: Sauron Eh - Basque Country, Spain
Date: 7th Nov 2006

Does the 6288 have a FM radio like the 6280? It doesn't appear in the features list.

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Reviewer: Libby - Perth Wa, Australia
Date: 4th Nov 2006

I am absolutely besotted with this phone. My previous phone was a Samsung Z510 & I hated it as it was so difficult to use & navigate. This phone looks great, performs great & has all the features I need. The flash is great but not quite good enough when you're at the pub. It produces grainy photos.

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Reviewer: Chance - Australia
Date: 3rd Nov 2006

The 6280 has been replaced already! & this time, Nokia have improved. I think the main difference is that instead of a 64MB memory card with the 6280, this time around, the 6288 comes with a very large 512MB memory card! Apart from that, the 6288 is basically the same as the 6280. Just some minor physical changes in design, but weight & dimensions remain the same for both.

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Reviewer: 6280 - Nokia, Australia
Date: 1st Nov 2006

Looks like a 6280 to me, seems to have the same features. Honestly so what's the difference apart from the model number,. Hope it doesn't start having same issues as me 6280 :- (,. Otherwise I love it as much as me 6280,.:-)

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Reviewer: Gill - Sydney, Australia
Date: 30th Oct 2006

I've had this phone for a week now & I am really happy with it. My last phone was a Motorola & was rubbish, & I had a Sony Ericsson before that & loved it. But so far my Nokia 6288 has been fantastic, good call clarity, good camera, heaps of features that are both great & functional. My only issue would be with the buttons, & its a minor one. I am talking about the numbered buttons not the ones on the face they are fine, but the numbered buttons are a little stiff. If you're happy with the phone being a bit of a brick, then I say buy it. At least a 9.5/10 from me.

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Reviewer: Liam Riley - Manchester, UK
Date: 29th Oct 2006

This phone looks nice & has very good features but unfortunately it doesn't seem too reliable.



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