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Member since:25.03.2004
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I bought the Nokia 3410 a year and a quarter ago (15 months ago) and it's still going strong. I have the barest amount of stratches, no bugs or glitches with the electrical side of things despite one mishap involving melted chocolate, the battery has lasted well (its Li-ion battery lasts a long time if you look after it - the main thing to remember is to recharge the phone when it reaches one bar, not before). Anyway. I got this at Argos, T-mobilepay-as-you-go deal, at about £60. You can probably get this a lot cheaper now, although about 6 months ago I did see a shop try and flog the 3410 for £90 - so the price does vary and go up and down a bit, I recommend shopping around. This phone is quite popular because it's fairly small, a little lighter and thinner than its predecessors the 3210 and the 3310, and its got a very simple easy to use menu with just the right mix of functions and practicality (do we really need too many different options and settings? no).
Now. This phone is good for customising - you can download ringtunes, games and screensavers on it and it has WAP capabilities. The thing I love about this phone is that I'm one of those cheapskates who hates paying for extra unneccessary things, so the lack of phone covers available for the 3410 is not an issue for me - but I know a lot of children and teenagers will not like being unable to find decent phone covers. However, a great pay off with the 3410 is that its a modern phone with a lot of the old school features like ringtone composer (made redundant on the latest models, probably in a bid to get people to pay for ringtones) and you can save about 10 of your own tunes or alternatively find keypad tones websites (they're out there - google them. I'd link them but I can't advertise here, sorry!). The 3D screensaver is also a great source of amusement - I've currently got my nickname bouncing across the screen when my phone is on standby.
I'm not too impressed with how long the battery lasts, I find that if I'm on the phone a lot it runs down very quickly. I rely on my phone as my only verbal communication device (I have no landline) but I wouldn't
class myself as a heavy user, if you need to store a lot of contacts (200+) and if you use up a lot of talk time minutes on a daily basis this is not the phone for you. Go for a 6230, the business version of this model. However, if you are a moderate user and you're not into the latest gadgets (the 3410 doesn't support true tones, it has a b&w small screen, there is no loud speaker, it has no camera, it doesn't have bluetooth) this has a lot of the simpler, classic 'essential' features with a robust solid body that doesn't break easily (for the chlumsy or rough amongst you).
Menu -
Messages - Write message (either with predictable text, normal text, caps, no caps, first letter caps, with the ability to show you how many characters you've got left to a maximum of using the equivilant of 4 text messages, you can also check a dictionary, send a profile, send to many, send to one, save and delete and various words, smileys, symbols and numbers you can insert) - Inbox (can only store about 10-15 text messages which is slightly ridiculous and annoying, but at least it forces you to 'clean' out your phone every once in a while. Options for messages are: replying, chatting, editing, use number, use URLs, As reminder, forward, details, delete. It will also show you at the bottom of the text message the sender name and address if they're in your phone book, a messagecentre if there is one, and the date and time sent - more useful than you might first think... "Hey! I DID send you a text message at such and such a time!"). -Outbox (for saved outgoing text messages. Not sure about the options for this because I never use it, but I imagine it's fairly similar to incoming text messages options.) -Chat (takes you to your phone book... for a chat, you can choose your chat name and such) -Picture messages (There are quite a few crap bog standard picture messages that come with the phone. Options include edit text, edit picture, delete, use number, forward and details) -Download picture messages (Does what it says... rings a number and off you go) -Templates (templates for text messages. But who really uses these? The bog standard ones are issued with the phone. Options include: edit and delete) -Smileys (there's about 6 that come with it, but you can add... 2 of your own. Yes, 2. have fun with them! Options are: edit and delete). -Delete messages (does what it says. You can delete All Read messages, all read messages from the inbox, or all read from the outbox. Saves time) -Message settings (Various profiles to choose from. 'Common' includes optional Character support and optional Delivery Reports - useful for telling your boyfriend that you know he recieved your message! The other profiles 1,2,3,4 have different settings and options that you can alter and save yourself) -Voice mailbox number (for telling your phone your mailbox number) -Service command editor (well I haven't used this, but if you know what it is and you want it, it's here)
Call Register -Missed calls (I've currently got six missed calls, not sure if that's the max amount, I recall having a larger history than that before, it may work on the basis of deleting older missed calls. Anyway, it comes up with the options to: Send message to missed call number, time of call, edit number, save, delete, view number) -Recieved calls (I've got 9... I think the max is 10, or perhaps 9, again like the missed calls but the reverse, calls made from your phone. it comes up with the options to: Send message to missed call number, time of call, edit number, save, delete, view number) -Dialled numbers (this has a history of 20 on my phone. Again you can: save, delete, send message to, time of call, edit number) -Delete recent call lists (Options to delete All, missed, dialled, recieved) -Call duration (Shows last call duration, all calls duration, recieved calls' duration, dialled calls duration, clear timers. All important stats!) -Prepaid credit (credit display info, credit available, last event costs, recharge status... all relating to prepaid credit)
Profiles -Silent, discreet, loud, my style, and general are the pre-packaged profiles ready for use (You can activate and personalise all the profiles. You can select different ringing tones for each, different ringing volumes, a download tone, turn incoming call alert on/off, turn message alert tone on/off, turn keypad tones on/off, same for warning tones, and turn vibrate alert on/off, turn the rhythmic backlight alert on/off, turn the screensaver on/off. You can also rename the profiles.)
Settings -Tone settings (Select your ringing tone from a variety of 30+ tones that come with the phone, or use saved ringtones. Download tone - this does what it says. Select ringing volume, incoming call alert on/off, message alert tone on/off, keypad tones on/off, warning tone on/off, vibrating alert on/off, rhythmic backlight alert on/off, screensaver on/off - this is where you can customise your screensaver also). -Time settings (Clock, Date, Auto update of date and time for daylight saving and such) Call settings (Call divert - divert all voice calls, divert if not available, cancel all diverts. Not sure if there are extra charges for these services, it's worth checking out, Automatic redial (on./off), Speed dialling (on/off), Call waiting service (ativate, cancel, check status), Send my caller indentity (preset, on / off)) -Phone settings (Language choice of English, Dutch, French, Italian, and Netherlandish, and Turkish. Not sure why Spanish is missing! Also an auto language option. Call info display on/off, customisable welcome note - slows down start up though, network selection auto or manual, confirm SIM service actions yes/no) -Keyguard settings (auto keyguard on/off, keyguard code on/off for extra security) -Security settings (PIN code request on/off, security level, change of access codes where you can change all the codes you might use) -Restore factory settings (Does what it says on the tin. Or box!)
Downloads -Tones, Games, Images menus for downloads
Reminders -Add new, view all, delete,. When you view all you have options to delete, edit or send the reminder. Very useful.
Games Select games, download games, settings, more games. Games bundled with the phone are: Snake 2, Space Impact, Bumper, Bantumi and Link 5. It's impossible to win Link 5. The other games are pretty good if you're bored out of your skull but they eat your battery. Not sure if someone downloaded Munkiki on my phone, but it might be found under "more games". Requires connecting to some remote server though using WAP. The games all (I think) show highscores (bar Bantumi and the games where it's pointless), options for difficulty levels, and instructions. You can also leave a game and come back to it, which is quite good.
Applications Select appl, open browser, memory (total memory bank of 180kB for applications or games)
Extras Alarm clock (you can only set one alarm time at any one time which can be frustrating because I use it a lot. However, the tone is tinny and irritating and without fail wakes me up on time! It's good. You have options to ring once or repeat the alarm on however many selected days mon-sun). Calculator (equals, subtract, add, multiply, divide, change sign, in domestic, in foreign, exchange rate). Stopwatch (split timing, lap timing, view times, delete times). Countdown timer (normal timer, interval timer. Useful for when you're cooking something). Composer (Up to 7 personalised tones of your own. Or nicked off a website providing keypad tone guides. Use the keypad to make sounds, # will make a half note or whatever you call the white piano keys, * will change the tone range, 0 is silent and provides a break. Options to play, save, change the tempo (40, 45, 50, 56, 63, 70, 80, 90, 100, 112, 125, 140, 160, 180, 200 or 225 BPM), send, clear screen, exit ). Picture editor (create new, edit existing. A fair few options for drawing in pen, colour, fill in, and such for creating picture messages). Screensaver (on/off., timeout, edit, download)
Services Home, bookmarks, service inbox , settings (who you connect to, security levels and such like), go to address, clear the cache. I'm not sure how great the service is because I haven't used it but others have and it appears to be ok but simple.
And that's the menu! Onscreen you can see which profile you've selected, whether sound is on or off, whether you're alarm is on or off, the network you're connected to, bars for both batttery and signal, and the time. Also a link to the phonebook.
Phonebook You can search, add name and number, delete and edit existing numbers, copy, assign tones (not very good), settings for memory, phone book view, memory status). Speed dials but in my experience this doesn't work very well, I didn't particularly like this feature. I think you can have up to 10. Voice tags (also not great in my opinion). info numbers.
And that's pretty much about it. The 3410 is about 4 and a half inches long, 3/4 inch depth, 2 inches wide and about 114g heavy (or light).
One word of warning: Club Nokia is annoying. I don't recommend signing up to them, it's difficult to stop their spam once they get hold of your details.
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Advantages: It is slightly better than the 3310 because the buttons are better and it has 1 more Disadvantages: it is really chunky and I was talking on it and the screen cracked.
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