If you need a simple, no-frills phone that keeps you in touch, the Nokia 1600 deserves a serious look. This compact, lightweight candybar phone features a color screen with 65K colors, 20 polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtone capability, icon-based phonebook, and speaking clock with alarm.
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5 customers mention5 positive0 negative
Customers appreciate the value of the cellular phone. They mention that it is inexpensive and cost effective to replace.
"...Best of all, it's the cheapest phone on the market." Read more
"...And its so inexpesive!It seems to have good reception getting bars in remote areas where some other phones I've used would not show any...." Read more
"its cheap and cost effective to replace and great service area... all in all Perfect for my "8" year old" Read more
"...Much cheaper than international roaming..." Read more
4 customers mention4 positive0 negative
Customers find the cellular phone easy to use. They say it picks up good, and is simple to do basic calling and messaging.
"...Its really easy to use you can figure out anything you don't know without resorting to reading the manual. And its so inexpesive!..." Read more
"Simple phone to do basic calling/messaging. Great buy with 300 minutes included...." Read more
"...Very easy simple phone picks up good" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the cellular phone. They mention that it is a very good, handy, functional phone that works fine and makes calls okay. Customers also appreciate the simple design and lack of fancy features.
"If you don't want a ton of bells & whistles, or any at all, this is a very good, handy, functional phone...." Read more
"I bought this phone for my mom to use in case of emergencies. It works fine and makes calls okay. It is much smaller than expected...." Read more
"...That's all one really needs. The rest is just BS. Great lil phone. And it came with 300 minutes! All for less than 20 dollars. Great deal!..." Read more
"Worked perfectly, very useful. I bought 3 prepaid phones to be able to communicate with my relatives while on vacation." Read more
3 customers mention3 positive0 negative
Customers are satisfied with the reception of the cellular phone. They mention that it has good reception, getting bars in remote areas where some other phones cannot.
"...clear calls, has a battery that lasts for days, and gets better reception than my iPhone. Best of all, it's the cheapest phone on the market." Read more
"...And its so inexpesive!It seems to have good reception getting bars in remote areas where some other phones I've used would not show any...." Read more
"...MOST IMPORTANTLY IS GETS RECEPTION WHERE MANY OTHER PHONES CANNOT! THIS BEING DUE TO IT'S NET 10 SERVICE PLAN IT COMES PROVIDED WITH...." Read more
It doesn't do anything fancy, but it makes clear calls, has a battery that lasts for days, and gets better reception than my iPhone. Best of all, it's the cheapest phone on the market.
I bought this phone because it says it comes with 300 minutes. It DOES NOT!! It comes with three bonuses of 100 minutes each which you get each time you buy other minutes. This is a total lies and deception!
If you don't want a ton of bells & whistles, or any at all, this is a very good, handy, functional phone. There are adequate adjustmnets for the features it does have and the sound quality for conversations is the best of the 3 or 4 phones I have used. Its really easy to use you can figure out anything you don't know without resorting to reading the manual. And its so inexpesive!
It seems to have good reception getting bars in remote areas where some other phones I've used would not show any. The battery life between charges is excellent even for basic phones without cameras, big screens, music players, etc. I can go for days without charging even if talk on it a lot every day. I used this exact model 1600 for years and never a problem, even though I didn't exactly pamper it. I had to replace only because I lost it. I first bought an LG 300 series but besides sounding crappy there were too many other problems to mention. Thank Goodness! I was able to find another Nokia 1600 here at Amazon.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2007
Screen hard to see for 'older' eyes. Be aware that about 2 weeks after activating Net 10 phone I began getting calls from another cell phone provider on a daily basis. When I stopped answering the calls, I began receiving text messages, which automatically deducts from your usage time. Didn't set up voicemail for this reason.
I bought this phone for my mom to use in case of emergencies. It works fine and makes calls okay. It is much smaller than expected. The screen is very small and the buttons are hard to press because of how the keyboard is laid out. Overall this phone is fine for emergency use, but I do not recommend it for people with bad eyesight.
This phone is a simple phone. For simple everyday use. Not for internet, but streight to the point. THE CALL. It isnt fancy, and it doesn't have all the other BS one doesn't need. Its got a clock,alarm, & phone book. That's all one really needs. The rest is just BS. Great lil phone. And it came with 300 minutes! All for less than 20 dollars. Great deal! If you don't need all the other BS.
The 1600 is Nokia's entry level phone with few frills over its ancestors. It's the same screen size, menu structure, and candy bar factor that made them famous, though they obviously have other, fancier phones now. Quality, signal and battery has been good. The older set often complains about the small screen and buttons. The alternative is far more complicated user interfaces and more, smaller keys or touchscreen. There really isn't a phone made for old folks. Sorry.
Now, NET10. Some people love them. I did too. They're great if you never have to deal with them. Best analogy I have is a slumlord. You pay your rent on time and they leave you alone. But if you need something from them, forget it. First thing I tried to do was port my old T-Mobile number. That got wedged up. I was never able to get a handset to work with the phone. I asked them, via the customer service Web form, if this phone used standard 2.5mm headsets or if I needed the Nokia one -- I tried three off-brand ones and none worked. The cut and paste reply had absolutely nothing to do with the question. So I thought I'd buy another identical phone and try it. The form on the website to move service from one NET10 phone to another gave an error that did not apply, saying that I entered the phone number wrong. Not only was the phone number correct, but you don't enter it at all -- it has it in the system and it merely shows it to you. Trying to add it as a new phone with a new number, it assigned the same number as the other phone, making both the new and old phone inoperable. Automated diagnostic stuff on the website couldn't fix it. Their overseas operators only have a few scripts and none apply. I've worked customer service for a cell company before and it's not pleasant. I know the turn over rate is high and you usually never get to see the phones you're supposed to be supporting. But my employer at least allowed me to engage in dialogue with the people I talked to, even though I had to read a lot of required script. These guys only get script. Clearly they were told that if they improvised anything, they'd be fired or punished. So they have humans they're using as robots. I have a profound distaste for NET10 for that alone. That's just uncool.
Customer service and the website runs you in circles. NET10's idea of automating common customer service requests via forms on a website to save costs is a brilliant one. Someone should actually implement the idea. NET10 sure didn't manage to.
I've spent four days and countless hours trying to get NET10 to perform one of the most commonly required services -- transfer service from one phone to another -- and have failed miserably.
Simple phone to do basic calling/messaging. Great buy with 300 minutes included. Some previous reviewers mentioned problems in activating phone or collecting minutes - for me, went very smoothly. Only problem, watch out where/how you place it in your pocket or bag --- the buttons are sensitive and i have lost some minutes (and left empty messages on my sister's phone) when it redialed on its own.
