NEC E616

...queue was all for the NEC e616v. for the buy of the year.. I paid cash and a twenty minute wait for mine -at the prinvly sum of....£44.95...£44.95??? YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!! Well , I am and that included 50 minutes of air time and £5 worth of access to 3 services. So after getting it home,what had I got for a near blind impulse purchase? One Handset, One standard battery (1100mah) and one Extended Battery (1800mah) One SIM package Charger,headphones, ...
...software. Full instuctions. After inserting the SIM and placing the phone on charge (2-3 hrs for the Extended Battery and 1-2 hrs for the Standard Battery), the moment of truth. I turned on the handset, to be greeted by a bright snappy colour display which was a little confusing at first, this was cured by several reads of the instruction manual. And the first call went through to a friend's mobile who was on 3. Despite me living in a borderline ...

peterkinxl5 09.02.2005 · Read full review
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...I found the NEC as an offer for £30 a month, one year contract with the first 10 months free...yes 10 months of a one year contract free. I worked out with this deal I would get all my calls and texts for a year for £60 PLUS the flip phone of my dreams. I read every review I could find on this phone and found none detailing anything other than sulking ex-Nokia users or folk moaning about the battery life. Well....I've never used a Nokia anyway and ...
...my old Panasonic as the NEC allows you to use full stops, commas and question marks....in fact a lot of symbols without having to do handstands...!!! I can set each of my number entries to show me a photo of who I'm calling which is really handy for me as I cannot read the text without my reading glasses so the picture that gets displayed is an absolute boon to me. I have no desire to use the internet so that feature means little to me as do a lot ...

Mazzie63 30.04.2005 · Read full review
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...made my boyfriend want the NEC E616 instead. ~The Handset.~ It’s a flip up front (also know as a clam shell) which makes it look nice. Its silver in colour, with there logo ‘3’ network on the right hand side. You have a small front display screen, which displays, Time & Date, Signal 3G network - which indicates if you are in the ‘3’ video service area, ‘3’ service connection and global positioning service. It will display a message if the phone ...
...about 5 minutes the first time it bleeped to work out where it was coming from). It also displays if you have any text messages, and caller ID when someone rings. At the bottom on the front of the phone you have a camera light(suppose it comes in handy if you ever have a power cut, other than that I don’t see the point), camera, and LED indicator. On the side of the phone you can adjust the volume with the up and down keys. I have also discovered ...

btco 09.05.2004 (30.12.2004) · Read full review
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~~~Intro~~~ I bought this phone a month before Christmas from a friend for £20 and by the time Christmas came I was glad to replace it. The phone is a flip phone with many features. ~~~Looks~~~ The phone itself is not ugly looking; it has a sleek and stylish inside (where the buttons and screen are) they are arranged neatly with the navigation circle surrounded by other buttons. But by far the main complaint of the looks is the size it is the ...
...in your back pocket. The measurements of the phone are roughly: Closed: Width: 100mm Height: 35mm Depth: 50mm Open: Width: 190mm ~~~Weight~~~ With a big phone comes a heavy weight after weighing it I realised it weighed 152 grams which doesn't seem very much but to compare I weighed my new phone (Samsung E720) which weighed only 83 grams, Which is nearly halve the weight. The specification of the phone says it weighs 131 grams but ...

Matty_P 01.08.2006 · Read full review
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...the proud owner of a NEC e616v for 5 days, what do I think ? WELL - - my first impression on opening the box (bearing in mind I own a cute little Samsung Clamshell) was its size, this phone is somewhat bigger than I'm used to even though its described as a slimline clamshell design , it's still a bit bigger than I had expected but I guess it has to be when you see what it is capable of. - battery charged etc...(of which you get two due to higher ...
...thinking to myself 'where do I start with this phone, so much seems to be going on here' but what a suprise I got when I found it was rather easy to navigate around and within minutes I was taking pictures and mini movies of almost everything I could - it has two cameras so you can take a mug shot of yourself or one of whoever is in front of you. GREAT ! -mmmmm, wot do I get for the £15 credit that comes with it - well, on trying to make my first ...

Lezann 07.11.2004 (08.11.2004) · Read full review
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...Phone I got the NEC 616 on the 3 network after consulting with a couple of other owners of the hand set. I decided to take the plunge and pulled myself away from my existing service provider, whom I had been with for many years. I have had many mobile phones over the years and normally change them every 12 months. The handset arrived bright and breezy they day after I ordered it. It was very nicely packaged. It cam with the following Nec e616 ...
...their own ringtunes (that’s what Nec call ringtones), you can even set different text tones for them, it also goes in the detail of having the front light flashing different colours, probably completely useless but it was nice to see such attention to detail. Another thing which I found a pleasure to use was the text messaging system. The predictive text is T9 found on many mobile phones. 3 does not support cross network multi media messaging. As ...

Fungus71 26.03.2004 · Read full review
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...sake, u can easily forgive NEC for the slightly bigger size. The reception is great when in signal range, but as the company is still new and in early days, there isn’t as larger signal range, so you may find yourself in some blank spots at time to time. One other issue, and probably the biggest talked about, is the way credit is used and put on your phone. The minimum amount allowed to be transferred onto your phone is £15, and even then you have ...
...on. Then to top it off, any credit you have not used after a month of having the credit on your phone, 3G will reclaim this. The rules are strict, and people should consider this before buying this phone. When people have a pop at my phone at the size etc, I just show them the fantastic features that none of their phones possess, and they go away feeling like they picked the wrong phone to argue with. Seriously people, if you can still get this ...

adz88_04 08.03.2005 · Read full review
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Those of you that have read my previous reviews on mobiles will know that I somewhat of a mobile freak and change them like I change my underwear (not not actually! LOL). This is my latest toy and absolutely love it. I was given my birthday present early by my parents and decided to buy the latest gadget phone from 3. I'd seen it advertised on the t.v and in shops and couldn't believe my surprise when I went to buy it at The Link it had come down ...
...slightly bigger than the average phone but not as heavy. Well where do I start. Its on the 3 network and connects fast by using the dedicated triangle key. 3 are doing a special gift pack with the phone where if you buy the phone with £15 air time you get free goals, free videos, rent games from as little as 50p. With the £15 air time part of that is £5 credit to do with it what you want, ie. text messages etc. which is mainly what I use it for ...

allyb2003 16.12.2004 (17.12.2004) · Read full review
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I really have no idea where to start on this phone it was a huge mistaking buying it it was one of those impulse buys when you where flush & now you are left thinking why on earth didnt i take it back ! BACKGROUND I first saw this phone advertised in the Metro newspaper they give away free on trains & i thought wow excellent deal & when i told my mum about it she didnt believe it as it was still showing £199.99 in Argos so i brought it even though ...
...to prove that it was such a bargain . What a mistake i made. I feel now that £45 i spent could have been spent on a million & one better things ! THE DEAL The phone seemed so attractive as you also got £15 credit so i thought thats even better till you realise its all broken down into sections so it feels like you have a contract phone you get 50mins talk time to any network which is quite good when you can actually get a signal! & the rest is ...

gemax2 19.11.2004 · Read full review
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...too. The solution? The NEC E616. I've had it a few months now and I have to say that I am pretty impressed with it, not that its perfect but what do you expect at £30? The battery gets annoying, it does have a tendency to just run out without much notice, so when going out at night, I sometimes have to charge my phone up twice to ensure I'm not stuck when I need a taxi later that night... and also this phone was much bigger than I had been used ...
...screen! Its awesome! Transferring is done with a USB cable that is also supplied with the package for ONLY £30!!!!! Its just a great bargain!!!!! So..... IF you're strapped for cash, don't mind the size and desperately want a new phone, the NEC E616 is perfect for YOU!!! ...

Amanda21186 29.03.2005 · Read full review
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...doubt that i am the NEC e616 expert.. so now to the interesting details. weight-131g 19MB dynamic memory 4MB max for MMS 500 contacts up to 2 hr talktime up to 120 hr standby The mobile is a sleek silver beauty which looks similar to the sharp GX10 design, with the exception of no external aerial. It is a typical clam shape. Two buttons on the left side can be used to adjust the volume. Holding one of these buttons for a few seconds will ...
...lot of problems with the NEC e616 but i have never wanted to return it. Strangely ive grown fond of it. But i would not recommend this item, or at least i would say you should try it and if the phone isnt for you it would be best to return it in 14days. You never know you might fall in love. ...

star_coral 08.03.2004 (29.03.2004) · Read full review
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...introduced me to the NEC e616 knew i just had to have one.The days it took to arrive felt more like years ,as i eagerly awaited the phone. The Phone The phone itself looks great , silver in colour with a small screen on the front showing the time and date. The only down point to its appearance is the size. The phone is like a suit case. Definately not one for the ladies, especially with the size of their handbags nowadays. On opening it you can ...
...into simplifying it. The NEC e616 is great for showing off and impressing others with it's looks and awesome functions. My overall verdict is that the phone is aimed towards the competent phones user. This is a not the item for you yif your are looking for something quick easy to use . ...

chrisandbex 14.06.2004 · Read full review
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...reading countless reviews on the NEC E616V camera phone, i decided to buy it. I noticed that the majority of reviews from Ciao and other sites were pretty negative! But i still bought it today from Carphone warehouse for £34.99 in total, as i traded in my ancient Siemens C45! (i was suprised that they accepted it for a trade in!) Features: Duel cameras on both sides of the flip 'photo light' for poor light conditions 65,556 colours (fast camera ...
...to appreciate the fact that NEC have provided us a free usb cable and software, other companies would never dream of it for budget reasons. But it comes in handy so no more 'text-the-phot-to-my-e-mail-inbox-for-transfer', well thats qhat i had to do anyway. The battery may be a little poor but so far it hasent failed on me yet! But always remember that to charge and discharge the battery (as in charge it-use it until it dies) several time until ...

wildamani 06.11.2004 · Read full review
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I initially bought this phone because of the price and didn't really take into account any of the features it had to offer. When I got it home and charged it up I was like 'wow, its like a little computer' and was instantly impressed with the screen quality. I found it could do everything any of the more expensive phones could do if not better, and was incredibly impressed with the fact that I could uplaod my own ringtones from the PC along with ...
...self-explanotary to operate once I had got to grips with the menu system. Once I had it up and running, I found it easy to send texts. It can store tons of messages, sent and recieved. I like the user ID photo you get when making a call and the video calling is a really cool feature, although I only do one or two minutes at a time, it is really good quality like a web cam! I believe you can add memory sticks to turn it into an MP3 player, although ...

lea20 30.05.2005 · Read full review
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The phone starts off by looking ok, very big and bulky compared to 'normal' 2g phones, and noticably heavier. It has 2 cameras, one on the front and one just above the screen for video calling, you can switch between these easily in camera mode. They are both good quality, but not a patch on Sharp's GX series. The battery life is, well rubbish. You could literally watch the battery life diminish as you play and mp3 or make a call, even navigating ...
...The phone has lots of buttons, and positioned very far apart in very awkward positions, making navigation hard to get used to. It has GPS, MP3, MP4 support and a useful SD card slot in the side to upload files onto, sounds pretty good if you could get the thing to work, then find out how to use it. The screen has high quality, again not as good as sharps/samsungs but easily readable and good for playing music videos which you can get from the '3' ...

mattdarbon 19.02.2005 · Read full review
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