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Don't purchase it, I would not recommend this to anyone even my worst enemy. This Phone is awful. Short battery life, and an inaudible incoming call ring.
If there was better T-Mobile coverage in my area, I would definitely switch because of their Nokia phone selection. I blame Verizon for not offering better Nokia selections. But this is a nice phone and I have it vibrate as well as ring so I can catch it in the car as I listen to tunes. I like the fact that when the phone rings, you don't jump out of your skin, or have to apologize as you rush to put the phone on vibrate. The clarity of reception just cannot be beat, and the simplicity of the phone appeals to me in this age of excess gadgetry on phones.
If you are like me and you make your living on your phone, this is not the phone for you. I lost my charger on a recent trip, so I went to Target to get a replacement - they had one for 'Nokia - All Models'; Sorry, not for this one.The bottom line is that if you just need a phone for an occasional call, this phone is probably OK. I wish I had my 3 year old LG back. I've had this phone about a year, after having an LG phone for 2 years. I bought it because I work in secure facilities that do not allow cameras, and this was the only phone Verizon had that did not have a camera.Pros:-call quality is pretty decent-no complaint about coverage-small package-decent constructionCons:-the menu structure is horrible, and simple features like SILENT mode require you to dig through menus to find them - to make the phone useable, I had to create a user menu and put all the important features in there-I miss quite a few calls because I can't hear the phone ring in my shirt pocket-when dialing a number, I can wait as long as 15 or 20 seconds before I hear a ring on the other end-I routinely get voice messages, but the phone never rang in the first place, and there was no 'missed call' in the call record-there is an array of funky little icons that come and go - I've had the phone for a year and I still can't tell you what they all mean, in spite of referring to the manual more than a few times-simple features like the calculator stink, and are almost unusable-the power connector is proprietary.
Or just simply get another phone - which is what I plan to do. No satisfaction. It finally broke in two on me - literally.But what a big mistake my recent Nokia 2366i replacement purchase was. What I percieve to be an overall solid, functional phone is ruined by such a simple glitch. On the very highest setting it is extremely difficult to notice an incoming call. I bought the Nokia 2366i to replace a 3 year old Samsung sch a650.
Never a great phone, but a somewhat solid ol' workhorse nonetheless. I guess the best solution to this problem is to make a habit of picking up the phone every 10 minutes or so to determine whether a call has come in. I'm a truck driver and use my cell phone a lot. I've tried all ringer settings on the highest possible level. What they were thinking when they released this product is beyond me.Hope this review helps.Will And I ran my old Samsung into the ground.
I cannot hear the incoming call ringer.
Yes, I have tried different ring tones and have turned up the volume all the way, but it is still too quiet. I usually carry it in my purse and end up missing all my calls. Unless you live and work in a bank vault, stay away from this phone. This phone is a nice basic flip phone in all respects except one. I cannot hear it ringing unless it is in my hand already.
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