Nokia C3-00 Unlocked Cell Phone (Slate) with QWERTY, Dedicated E-mail Key, 2 MP Camera, Media Player, WLAN, and MicroSD Slot

I love this phone. I have always been a Nokia fan, but for my last upgrade, I was looking to switch to a QWERTY phone for easy text-messaging, and I discovered that all the technology is going into smartphones, meaning there are very few decent-quality dumbphones available. For my current upgrade, I did some extensive research and decided to go back to Nokia. First of all, I was very happy to have the return of what I think would be expected features on any phone, like a decent calendar and calculator app, and reminders. Here are the other pros/cons of this phone: PROS: 1. wIfi- the internet available on this phone is not going to make smartphone users happy, but it makes me happy that I can download wallpapers and ringtones without using data 2. conversational text messaging- it doesn't look like an iphone or anything, but it serves it's purpose so you don't have to scroll through your sent messages to see what you were talking about when someone replies a few hrs later 3. customizable- you can make all the shortcut buttons do what you want them to do, so you won't accidentally connect to the internet all the time, and can easily access the features that you do use. you can also customize the appearance of the homescreen with preferred shortcuts, such as top contacts, etc 4. can check time and missed calls/messages by just pressing the hangup button, do not need to unlock keypad 5. nice display, camera is decent, easy to navigate, user-friendly, can change call volume during a call by pressing the navigation key 6. Battery life is AMAZING! I used it a lot when I first got it to set it up with some wifi use, and it lasted me 8 1/2 days before my first charge. During the second week of regular use but no wifi, I am now on the 8th day and still have half the battery life remaining. 7. Feels sturdy and well-made CONS: 1. Mine came in portugese. There is a utube video that demonstrates how to change the language, so it is fine. There are a few keys you won't use, but no big deal. Came with European charger and a converter. 2. Keyboard is a little small for typing. I am getting used to it, but still have some typos. 3. Media messaging and internet do not work when you first get it. Need to configure it. The instructions are listed in one of the Amazon reviews by user P Redman (thanks!). I am going to copy and paste below because it is tough to find the specific review. Once configured, everything works great. So after the few quick fixes when the phone arrives, the only real con is a small keyboard. Overall, a great phone and does everything I had hoped for and more. Perfect if you want a decent phone without wasting money on smartphone data plans. Nokia C3 -- MMS and Web settings Multimedia Messaging Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Multimedia Msg Account Name: AT&T MMS Server address: mmsc.cingular.com Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: wireless.cingular.com - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [email protected] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate Internet Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Web Account Name: Media Net Homepage: device.home User name: leave blank Password: leave blank Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: wireless.cingular.com - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [email protected] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate

I'm on a contract with T-Mobile, and I wanted to get a new phone while still on the contract, so I initially got the Nokia C1-01, which I bought from Amazon as well, however I didn't have access to picture messaging nor internet. I thought that for $120 on Amazon, that the Nokia C3-00 was a steal that combined a good amount of features like wi-fi and EDGE network access and custom shortcuts balanced with a reasonable and frugal price, so I got it. When the phone arrived, it was as simple as just swapping the SIM cards (as it usually is with any GSM phone, and some newer CDMA phones) from my old phone with the Nokia C3-00; I still wasn't able to use picture messaging, but I was sold on the Wi-Fi, the EDGE network support and the Mail and Contacts custom shortcuts. I started doing some occasional internet browsing with the phone; while not all websites are available or nicely viewed on the phone, Google Mobile adapted most of the webpages to be viewed with the phone. While on Wi-Fi I was able to attain speeds of 1500 kbps (kilobits). The phone was UNLOCKED !!!! I was finally going to be able to run Gmail and Google Maps without having to get a Blackberry or an iPhone, and it did so beautifully (read the instructions on how to use Google maps, otherwise you'll be a little frustrated when trying to pan in/out and zoom in/out the map). One good day TMOBILE sent me an update, and the phone did ask me if I wanted to apply the update, but I must have pressed the wrong key and it applied the update which rendered my phone unable to do all the nice things that it was able to do before: I was left with a boring gray background, only the Nokia ringtone left to choose, the custom shortcut keys no longer worked (couldn't even choose something else for them to do), and clicking on the browser did nothing. To cut a long story short, I called Tmobile asking them why they were sending updates to my phone...they were not aware. They told me that they couldn't provide me with much support since I had bought the phone from somebody else...that's perfectly understandable. I was however expecting good customer support from Nokia and they failed to deliver: I called a total of 5 times that solved nothing, and in between those calls, Nokia would advice every time to contact T-Mobile to provide me with values to access the web..I just couldn't get them to understand that it was the applications that failed to respond. I was asking to return the phone to its factory OS condition. They got me to update the phone from OS version 4 to 8, but did nothing either. I am looking now at going to some sort of Android OS phone....Symbian is just dead and you can't get as much info. The phone itself is a nice one, but since I assume that you'll be buying it to run on either AT&T or T-Mobile, I just wanted to warn you about what could happen to you, and complain about the poor Nokia support

I really like the phone, looks great, sound is great, quick learning curve, but the battery life sucks. I put it on the charger before bed and it doesn't even completely charge after 6 hours of non-use. Then the battery is almost dead after a couple of hours of non-use off the charger. Not sure if it's just a bad battery from the supplier or the design of the phone itself. Not sure why the first time I sent a review in it said 'A kids review' I'm 48 years old! ** Update Feb 19,2011 ** The battery that came with the phone continued to get worst, to the point that if I wanted to make a call that would last 10 mins or so, I would have to plug it in and use it as a corded phone. I picked up a battery at battery+ and the new battery works well, but added another $35 dollars to the cost of the phone.

This is a great product. It's small, but feels solid in your hand. Has a GREAT battery. I text a lot and I was used to having to charge my battery daily. With this phone, the battery lasts AT LEAST two days, and that's with heavy texting and limited internet usage. Well constructed. Shows conversational style text. You can attach ringtones and photos to your contacts. You can set up recurring appointments. It has an alarm which works really well. You can use up to an 8GB micro SD card with it. If you have AT&T service (which I do) you need to know how to configure it so that you can receive multimedia (picture) messages and access the internet. I have the instructions for the configuration, which I will enter below. I would highly recommend this phone to anyone who wants a good phone, but doesn't want to pay for a 'smart phone'. You can get unlimited data (internet) usage for $10/month (again, AT&T) versus $25/month for what they consider to be a 'smart phone'. Okay, it isn't blazing fast on the internet (uses Edge rather than 3G or 4G), but it's fast enough for me. I don't actually use it for the internet a lot because I prefer to use my computer for that. Multimedia messaging works great. It does everything I want it to do and I've been used to using the Samsung Blackjack II and Jack. I've been a cell phone user since 1995. Again, I highly recommend this product. Instructions for configuring MMS and Internet (Web): Nokia C3 -- MMS and Web settings Multimedia Messaging Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Multimedia Msg Account Name: AT&T MMS Server address: mmsc.cingular.com Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: wireless.cingular.com - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [email protected] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate Internet Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Web Account Name: Media Net Homepage: device.home User name: leave blank Password: leave blank Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: wireless.cingular.com - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [email protected] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate Oh, one more thing.....make sure you order the one that's sold by and fulfilled by Amazon!! Good luck and you're gonna love this phone!!! :)

So despite some of the negative reviews I still decided to buy the phone and I was disappointed with this purchase. This is my first Nokia. I have been a loyal SE customer for many years and since my C905a broke, I thought why not give another brand a try? Overall, I think I prefer SE models more. Maybe it's because I've gotten so used to them but I think their UI is just more user friendly. However, I have gotten use to this phone and I do like it. I love the fact that it has a lot of smartphone features. The wireless internet is awesome. I don't have to worry about the stupid data plan AT&T makes you sign up for. I like all the many shortcut buttons. So even without the widget bar, I still have access to most of my applications. However, I think it's the luck of the draw. Some reviewers had no problem with this phone but within the first couple of days of using it, it would just freeze up and shut down on me. So frustrating! And video playback sucks. Everytime I would play a video the screen would freeze after just a few seconds. Plus no volume rocker. I knew the phone didn't have one but I didn't realize how much I would miss it! I like to listen to music while I'm doing other stuff on the phone. There's no way to skip to the next song or change the station or adjust the volume other than quitting the application you're doing and going back to your media player. (I guess I'm spoiled from my other SE phones.) I do have my phone settings like ringtones and such set to files on my SD card. And everytime I would take the card out and put it back in, my settings would be reset to the original. What the heck?! So I'm sending it back and because I do like the brand, I'm going to give Nokia one more chance and upgrade it to a C6 and try their touch screen phones now. I'm crossing my fingers that the upgraded model will have gotten most of the bugs out and I won't have the same problems. If not, I think I'll have to go back to my SE roots and give W995a a try instead. So if you're thinking of buying this phone, I would recommending upgrading and getting an E5 instead.

First off I love the phone after I got everything figured out. Basically all I had to do was pop my sim card out of my existing (AT&T Customer) phone and I was good to go, sort of! lol From that point I could call my contacts, send text messages, and even connect to the internet via wifi. Now the problems I discovered shortly there after was it connected to the wifi but could not go to any webpages because it would time out. It would not even go to the nokia pre-loaded store icon on the phone. Well, I could tell that there was settings not configured somewhere because it is unlocked for different carriers and needed at&t settings entered. Another problem I encountered was I could send text and recieve them just fine but could not recieve or send pictures with text messages succesfully. That was aggrevating because I could do that with my old phone just fine, but not this one. I found the solutions to fix these problems on-line after searching for awhile. So if you want these problems fixed here they are: MMS Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Multimedia Msg Account Name: AT&T MMS Server address: [...] Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: [...] - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [...] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate Internet Menu > Settings > Configuration > Personal Settings > Options > Add New > Web Account Name: Media Net Homepage: [...] User name: leave blank Password: leave blank Use pref. Access pt: No Access point settings - Proxy: enabled - Proxy address: [...] - Proxy port: 80 Bearer settings - Packet data acc. pt: wap.cingular - Network type: IPv4 - Authentication type: Normal - User name: [...] (all capital letters) - Password: CINGULAR1 (all capital letters) Now go back to the Personal Settings (Personal accounts) > Options > Activate After I did these changes the phone worked like my old one. Just thought I would pass this info along because you will encounter these problems with at&t as your carrier. Overall I would definitely buy the phone again because it is Nokia quality and thats hard to beat in my opinion!!

This phone is amazing. For $120, Nokia really hit the nail on the head this time. Wi-Fi: This is probably my favorite feature of the phone. While most phones that have Wi-Fi are smartphone and require a data plan from the carrier, this phone doesn't. It has wi-fi, but it's NOT a smartphone. This is a great feature for those of us who want to browse the internet or check email, without being tied to an annoying contract. And let's face it, there's wi-fi almost everywhere now so finding a connection shouldn't be hard. The wifi is fast a reliable on this phone, and it's just so convenient. Screen: The screen is terrific for such a budget phone. The resolution isn't crazy high, but it's very crisp and easy to read. As far as I know, there is no option to adjust the brightness of the screen, but that's not a big problem because the brightness is perfect for all situation. Even in sunlight, the screen is remarkably readable. Battery Life: I only go the phone yesterday, so I really don't know about the battery life. According to other websites, however, it has 7 hours or talk time. Not impressive, but still pretty good. It also depends on if your wi-fi is turned on and stuff like that. UI (Interface): This phone uses the Nokia S40 use interface. This interface is pleasantly simple, yet has all the features you need. There are a few apps that come preloaded onto the phone, but whenever I try to go to the OVI Store, it says this phone is not compatible. This might be an issue with the browser or maybe the phone just ISN'T supported. But that shouldn't be too much of a problem because people shouldn't buy this phone expecting an iPhone. The phone also gives you easy access to your favorite social networks from the homescreen, which I find a great feature paired with the included wi-fi (I don't have a data plan). QWERTY Keyboard: The keyboard is perfect. The keys may a little small and intimidating, but even for those of us who have thick fingers, typing will become a breeze. The keys are stiff enough to prevent accidental presses, but at the same time, they are easy to press. Perfect combination, eh? Also, I've noticed that on a lot of phones, the keys make a loud *click* noise when they're pressed. This phone barely even makes a noise. I would have to say that the navigation pad above the QWERTY keyboard is a little "loud" at first, especially the directional pad, but you soon get used to it. Text Messaging: I couldn't be happier with the texting experience on this phone. The messages are displayed in a conversational manner for each contact, and you can even assign the dedicated e-mail key to go to the conversations (texting) screen. I find this really helpful because it let's me keep track of who I was talking to and what I was talking to them about. Email: The email on this phone is good. The "app" takes about 6 seconds to load up after you press "Mail" in the menu, but then it's pretty quick. You can have multiple accounts, and all you have to input is you username and password. The phone does the rest, so no need to find the server addresses and ports or whatever you need. I've never really had email on a phone, but I must say it's very convenient. Internet Browser: There are 2 internet browsers that I'm aware of. I have no idea what the default first one is called, but the second one is Opera Mini. I personally like the first one better better, and that's because you control the cursor with the directional keys, while in Opera Mini, you basically use them to select an element..... It's hard to explain. Also, the internet is fast if you have fast wifi. This phone only supports EDGE and GPRS, so no 3G. (YouTube works, but the videos only play in low resolution). Media Player: The media player is great on this phone, too. There are many different file formats that the phone can play. It can even play MIDI audio files (I've never seen that on a phone). My favorite part about the player is them including a 5-band equalizer. This equalizer greatly improves the sound quality. I have mine set to - left to right - HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH. The headphones that come with the phone aren't the greatest, so using a different pair would drastically improve the sound quality. Classy Look: This phone looks pretty awesome. The area around the screen is this plastic material but it's reflective so it's looks really luxurious. The battery cover is made of metal (aluminum I think), and that really gives it a "heavy", quality look. I actually ordered a case with the phone ( Premium Crystal Skin Case for NOKIA C3 / Clear Tinted ) and it fits perfectly, I highly recommend it. The keyboard is sort of a matte finish, and it makes the key comfortable to type on. The device as a whole is just gorgeous, and to be honest, it really looks like a "Nokia BlackBerry" or something. I really like the look. Camera: The camera is a 2 MP camera, with digital zoom, but no flash, and no auto-focus. The picture quality on the phone is average for phones in this price range. The pictures look like visual effects have been slammed onto them. I would recommend using the camera to take the occasional picture of somebody to put as a contact, but that's about it. The video camera is, I believe, QVGA resolution @20FPS, (or 15, not quite sure), which isn't great but it gets the job done. Call Quality: The sound quality of the phone is great. I've had no problem hearing anybody, and vice versa. --VERDICT-- I would say the only flaw with this phone is that it doesn't make me sandwiches. But all kidding aside, I really do love this phone. My favorite features are the amazing QWERTY keyboard, the included wi-fi networking capabilities, and the threaded text messaging. What more could you want for a $120 phone that's not "smart" (hehe). The fact that it has wi-fi but isn't a smartphone is great. You can browse the internet without getting tied up in data plans and contracts and all that stuff because it's unlocked. The browsing experience is good, and the email is convenient. The social network integration to the home screen is great because you don't have to browse to the website or whatever. All-in-all, this is a great phone and I'm very happy I bought it. Oh yes, by the way, it makes calls. :P EDIT 2/5/2012 - Regarding the battery life, this phone has AMAZING battery life. In the review I said it was average, but after using it for a longer time, I can go 5 days with average/heavy use and still have 2/3 bars. It seems insane, but it's true. However, that might be due to the fact that I don't access AT&T's data features, which may drag the battery life down a bit if used frequently.

If I can rate this defective cell phone with Zero Star, I would give it Zero-star, but I think my only option is to rate it 1-star. Just like the Prior Unhappy Buyer of this Same device did a few months ago, I have to return this crappy cell phone to the UPS store tomorrow morning (Jan 6, 2012) for a 100% refund. I'll explain below how I know there is a Prior Unhappy Buyer of this defective Cell Phone. Today (Jan 5, 2012), I'm extremely disappointed about 5 minutes after I opened the package. First, I noticed a PRIOR UNHAPPY BUYER returned this piece of crap, defective cell phone in October 2011 (just a few months before me). The "Return due to Defective Product" notice dated in October 2011 was still attached to the package sent to me. The seller is Warehouse Deals, Inc which is a subsidiary of Amazon. The seller Warehouse Deals, Inc must be thinking that if the Nokia C3-00 is defective in one unhappy buyer's eyes, it must not be defective in the next buyer's eyes. HELLO! Defective is defective - it means internally mal-functioning, it's not merely external/superficial beauty in the eyes of the beholder. I have owned several older Nokia cell phone models, so I began testing several functions. Immediately, I noticed that the Right and Left Key (just above the alpha & numeric keyboards) are not responsive when I try to select on-screen options. The only time the Right key works is when switching on/off the device. I gave my benefit of the doubt by pressing the key at different strength: hard, medium and soft, but nothing worked. Then I immediately went to online chat with Nokia online support to explain my problems with this device. The Nokia online support confirm what I know about Nokia devices from my own experience, that it is NOT normal for the Right and Left Key not to be responsive to on-screen selections (in other words, I wouldn't need to press more than 1 key to pick on-screen selections). On all my prior Nokia cell phone, you only need to press 1-key (either the Right or Left key to select your on-screen option). I've had a string of bad luck ordering this Nokia C3-00 unlocked cell phone (a very long story, prior to receiving this defective cell phone, I made at least 3 telephone complaints about an Amazon Rep. called Amit Y. who made unauthorized cancellation on 2 good, valid and in-stock orders without my permission. This is really testing my patience on purchasing electronic devices from Amazon. I am totally disappointed with this device and I will return this crappy defensive cell phone at the UPS store tomorrow morning for a refund.

The battery life was found to be very short compared to same model which i’m having since many years. The cover at the back is also not closing properly.

Awesome product

Waste of money

Best Basic phone. Smart features not working. Battery backup of about 4 to 7 days based on usage.

A mi mamá le encantó, nada más que el audio de la bocina está algo saturado y se escucha medio feo, pero las llamadas y todo lo demás funciona perfecto.