6230, good phone? pros/cons?

I may be getting a 6230 on O2 Online 100 from o2.co.uk . I know its
got bugs but i've got used to Nokia and bugs!

Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?


TIA,

Chris

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also sprach eggster2k <[email protected]> [2004.10.06.1655 +0200]:
> Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?

My only real problem is that it's not possible to let the phone
connect via Bluetooth to a SyncML server. Thus, whenever you want to
sync, you have to pay for the GRPS traffic. That's pathetic, but
certainly a result of the lobbying.

I also find the joystick pad a little painful to use at times. If
I would use the phone more than I do (only rarely), I would probably
go with something else.

About battery life -- I am not impressed but also not let down.

I also find it annoying that I cannot upgrade the firmware and keep
my Nokia sounds.

Hope this helps.

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On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:55:13 +0100, eggster2k
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I may be getting a 6230 on O2 Online 100 from o2.co.uk . I know its
>got bugs but i've got used to Nokia and bugs!
>
>Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?
>
>
>TIA,
>
>Chris


its ok now, i've gone for a se k700i

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 23:21:22 +0100, "Kevin I Chapple"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>My personal opinion??
>
>Good Phone.
>
>I had the 6600, running Symbian, and was mighty impressed with what it could
>do, and I DO miss some of the apps I had loaded.
>
>Decided to get the 6230, and have no problem. Great little phone.
>
>Oh, there is ONE thing that I miss with the 6230, and that's the lack of
>ability to retrieve e-mails from my pop3 a/c, INCLUDING attachments, and NOT
>having the ability to delete messages from the server. With the 6600 I COULD
>do the above, but when using the 6230 I CAN retrieve my pop3 e-mails, but
>only as text format (not HTML or WHTML). Also, once I have retrieved the
>e-mails on my 6230, and delete them, they are only deleted from the phone,
>and NOT from the server (I have to do that when back at my pc).
>
>6230 Better sound quality. Better volume. Smaller, but better, display.
>Voice dialling/Voice control(commands) better (alogorithms), and more
>responsive. Added bonus of having a built in radio (although I haven't
>actively used the radio)
>
>So, in answer to your question....
>
>Good :-) (in my opinion)
>
>Cheers


thanks kevin, but i've gone for a se k700i now.

My personal opinion??

Good Phone.

I had the 6600, running Symbian, and was mighty impressed with what it could
do, and I DO miss some of the apps I had loaded.

Decided to get the 6230, and have no problem. Great little phone.

Oh, there is ONE thing that I miss with the 6230, and that's the lack of
ability to retrieve e-mails from my pop3 a/c, INCLUDING attachments, and NOT
having the ability to delete messages from the server. With the 6600 I COULD
do the above, but when using the 6230 I CAN retrieve my pop3 e-mails, but
only as text format (not HTML or WHTML). Also, once I have retrieved the
e-mails on my 6230, and delete them, they are only deleted from the phone,
and NOT from the server (I have to do that when back at my pc).

6230 Better sound quality. Better volume. Smaller, but better, display.
Voice dialling/Voice control(commands) better (alogorithms), and more
responsive. Added bonus of having a built in radio (although I haven't
actively used the radio)

So, in answer to your question....

Good :-) (in my opinion)

Cheers




"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I may be getting a 6230 on O2 Online 100 from o2.co.uk . I know its
> got bugs but i've got used to Nokia and bugs!
>
> Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?
>
>
> TIA,
>
> Chris

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also sprach eggster2k <[email protected]> [2004.10.07.0002 +0200]:
> its ok now, i've gone for a se k700i

oh, i thought you wanted a phone...

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On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:02:44 +0100, eggster2k wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:55:13 +0100, eggster2k
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I may be getting a 6230 on O2 Online 100 from o2.co.uk . I know its got
>>bugs but i've got used to Nokia and bugs!
>>
>>Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?
>>
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Chris
>
>
> its ok now, i've gone for a se k700i

Original SE or branded/butchered ?

BTW what happened to your Nokia 6600 ? Which is a better specced phone
than both the 6230 and k700i


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I have been using the Nokia 6230 in tandem with a SE Z600 recently. I have
been delighted with the 6230 except for 3 issues:

1. The battery cover was real ***** to remove and then replace when the
phone was brand new;
2. The joypad button is really imprecise;
3. Battery life is not great.

Excepting those points I have no major complaints about the 6230. The Z600
is still the better performer in terms of keypad with chunkier, more precise
buttons but there is no competition when it comes to memory and even camera.

Phil Lawrence

On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 07:47:02 +0100, michael turner
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:02:44 +0100, eggster2k wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:55:13 +0100, eggster2k
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I may be getting a 6230 on O2 Online 100 from o2.co.uk . I know its got
>>>bugs but i've got used to Nokia and bugs!
>>>
>>>Whats the general opinion of this phone? good/bad?
>>>
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>
>> its ok now, i've gone for a se k700i
>
>Original SE or branded/butchered ?

its from o2 online, which i don't think is as bad as orange or voda.


>
>BTW what happened to your Nokia 6600 ?

Still got it on, using it with an o2 online payg sim with 300 texts.

>Which is a better specced phone
>than both the 6230 and k700i

the k700i does beat the 6600 in several ways, also its apparently got
a better screen. only thing the 6600 wins on is the customizable
symbian os.