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Nokia 6500 Classic

By Ella Morton on 04 December 2007

A good choice for anyone who wants a reliable, no-fuss phone that will barely be noticeable in a pocket.

Editor's rating:8.0 User rating:6.3

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  michael s. gave 4/10 on 13/06/2008 08:55 Report abuse

  I am a very heavy user of the mobile phone being an exporter.
  Worst phone I have ever had and I have had a mobile phone ever since they were released in Australia.
  Cannot speak to anyone at Nokia who knows what they are talking about. Battery life sucks, after about 2 to 3 hrs and maybe 20 to 30 short phone calls send and receive, my battery runs out, other times the phone closes down and worst thing ever is the USB port, Russian roulette trying to plug in the connector. I can go on and on with the negatives which far surpasses the positives.

  • Good: Good looking phone.
  • Bad: Function follows form on this one.
    While driving and charging the phone, I cannot the earpiece as there is only the one port.
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  tbl gave 10/10 on 11/06/2008 08:40 Report abuse

  Now my phone and iPod don't have to fight for space in my pocket.

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  nokia 6101 gave 7/10 on 09/06/2008 13:42 Report abuse

  Great mobile phone with many great features. I like this mobile and want to buy. Great style with gorgeous color but one problem is we can't expand its memory.

  • Good: Great style.
    Expand its memory.
  • Bad: Nothing.
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  crystal gave 3/10 on 08/06/2008 23:49 Report abuse

  Got the phone in April 08, had to take it back after 2 days bc the phone didn't charge and the charger was buzzing (was it going to blow up??!!). Got a replacement afterwards and then after a few wks of the audio dropping out and the other person couldn't hear me (would work again after resetting the phone), took it back, but unfortunately just passed the 1mo grace period where nokia would just give u another replacement. Was then sent in for repairs for 2 wks and came back saying they couldn't find anything wrong and some software update was found. Took it home for 1 wk and the same problem appeared again :( ... now it's back to the repair shop again ... waiting for it to come back now...

  • Good: stylist
    light
  • Bad: bad reception
    audio dropout and needed resetting phone
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  jiesi14 gave 10/10 on 21/05/2008 17:02 Report abuse

  Dont listen to the negetive comments!!! I bought my phone from k-mart and it works perfectly. I have no trouble getting the battery and the sim out, the camera is fine(fyi: its a phone, not a digital camera) Ive dropped it so many times and apart from a few small scratches it was fine no blackout or anything. The battery lasts about 3-5 days which is great(i just charge it when im asleep) all in all, its great.

  • Good: -slim
    -really easy to use
    -good battery life
    -sim and battery easy to get out
    -camera is good
    -1g of memory
    -simple
    -its great ive never had to get it fixed or replaced
  • Bad: -if your looking for a high-tech phone that will cook your dinner as well as whatever else you THINK a phone is supposed to do then this isn't the phone for you
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  woolf gave 6/10 on 20/05/2008 20:32 Report abuse

  I got an upgrade on my old phone. at first thought it was a piece of rubbish as had to charge every 12hours. Read handbook, set bluetooth to not active, read on the net to get better battery life set network mode to gsm not dual mode as this is the 3g. Nokia customer care centre said take it in to get looked at. I dont think that would have done any good. Worked it out with a little help from the net. Pity they couldnt have told me to change it to gsm.

  • Good: Nice compact. Comes with pocket to put it which is good for me cos I have a habit of dropping it and it will hopefully save it. Big screen, easy to use.
  • Bad: Comes default with dual mode in the network mode doesnt tell you in booklet or on site to set to gsm to save battery if 3g not required.
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  unknown gave 4/10 on 20/05/2008 08:04 Report abuse

  Unreliable piece of junk, best used for a paper weight.

  • Good: slim, light, looks good, easy to use
  • Bad: Frame is too flexible, the battery loses contact with the points, so phone unexpected turns off. Short battery life. Screen goes blank for no reason. Fails to save or simply can't retrieve stored information. So back up your address book. Spends most of its time getting repaired or replaced.
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  jt65565665 gave 2/10 on 01/05/2008 16:58 Report abuse

  WORST PHONE EVER.
  I have had this phone for 5 months
  it has been replaced four seperate times!
  it has been in for returns twice.

  • Good: it looks good
    slim
    lightweight
  • Bad: turns on and off and the screen goes black at random times
    you can not hear the other person on the phone
    the other person on the phone will not hear you
    loudspeaker is abysmal - no one can hear you
    the camera is terrible... for something rated as 2mp it feels more like vga -
    
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  sara gave 4/10 on 27/04/2008 17:53 Report abuse

  okay i got this phone and ha two get it fixed 3 times before i even starte dusing it and now for some reason the cmaera wont open WHY WHY WHY!!!

  • Good: i looks good
  • Bad: out of nowhere it stuffs up
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  gemma00000 gave 5/10 on 24/04/2008 00:15 Report abuse

  i just hav a question for anyone who reads this... just concerning the mp3 player on this phone or any phone- i was jsut wondering how u get songs onto the phone and what kind of songs u can put on, for example songs u buy on itunes or songs from cds n stuff. i hav heard somewhere that u cant put ones on there from itunes but i just wanted to see what other people said. and also the bluetooth- does the bluetooth for this phone mean that i can exchange data with another phone