Nokia 3390 - a great cell phone...and cute too.
Written: Aug 29 '01
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Pros: small, no external antennae, no flip, great features
Cons: Might be too small for some tastes. Occasional dropped call.
The Bottom Line: I recommend a serious look at this phone. The features are excellent and very user friendly.
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| tortillaboy's Full Review: Nokia 3390 |
I guess there is good reason that there are currently no epinions that do not recommend this cell phone. This little guy has more features than an AMC movie theater, and it's cute too. Before I describe each of the features, I want to give the three that initially attracted me to this phone.
1. No External Antennae - My previous phone had one of those useless things and it drove me crazy. Without sacrificing reception this phone uses only an internal antennae.
2. No Flip - Ugh, I hated that feature on my last phone too. The flip panels are generally flimsy and too much of a pain to deal with. I like being able to easily use my phone with one hand. I can answer it quicker without the flip too.
3. Small Size - This aspect lends to the one-handed usage as well. In one hand I can easily dial, cruise the menu or nearly anything else I need to do on this phone (except play the games).
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As for the other features of this phone that I have come to love...
Profiles are like a master control over how your phone behaves. Each profile has it's own alert settings (ring and vibrate), as well as volume settings, screen saver, warning tones, message tones and keypad tones. The profiles are all customizable so you can create different profiles for different situations. So, as you go into an important business meeting, a quick change and your phone behaves itself.
Games are the feature we are all afraid to like. But I will be completely honest here. This phone comes with 4 games: Space Impact (Defender-like), Snake II (eat and grow), Bantumi (the bean dropping game), and Pairs II (memory game). These games are pretty fun, and suprisingly so for a cell phone. One word of advice though...When you play while sitting in the restroom at work, be careful of the audible sounds you make.
The Composer is a feature I have yet to master but it is an amazing idea. With this option you can create new tunes, or noises as the case may be, to be used for ringing tones. The display shows the musical notes as well as the time signature, so a little knowledge of music would help. Tempo can be changed too. A little practice is needed for this feature.
The Calendar is handy to make notes for upcoming events. You can chose different alerts to remind you of them too.
The Calculator is not a full featured sort, but it can do simple arithmetic. It also has a handy exchange rate feature for international travelers.
The Messages section is where you get options for receiving voice and text messages. It records the number that called and allows you to return the call or save the number, and also allows you access to your voice mail.
The Phone Book is fully customizable with names using upper and lower case as well as all sorts of symbols. Each entry can then be assigned a different ringing tone if desired. Then when this number is calling your phone, not only will the name you assigned it be displayed, but the tone you assigned it will ring. Pretty cool. The phone book can contain 270 entries.
Keyguard prevents unintended dialing...only if you turn it on though.
Forwarding allows you to send calls to another phone automatically.
The Call Log logs calls.
The SIM Card is the memory card of the phone and it can be a cause of some problems if it doesn't function properly. Also, since I moved to Colorado from Texas, I had to get a new SIM Card because I am in a different region. The interaction with the SIM card is specific to the service provider you are using. I am using VoiceStream and well....that is another review altogether.
For more info on options go to: www.nokiahowto.com
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I have had a great experience with this phone so far. Its small and light and quite cute too. I bought it for $100 at BestBuy where I got a $100 in-store rebate with the phone (and service plan from VoiceStream). So I virtually got this phone free since I needed the service plan anyway. While I have read that the smaller Nokia phones (8000 series) have trouble with dropping calls, I have not had much of this with this particular phone. If your looking for a new cell phone, check this one out for sure.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 100
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