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Summary: AT&T Service is aweful
Review: I had to return this phone because though fancy, its reception is aweful. The voice is low and distorted. I could not hear much of the time. With the headset, the voice is improved a little bit. This is especially true when I needed to listen to my voice mail. But will you want to be forced to use the headset whenever you want to talk? I am dissappointed by this abysmally low quality service from AT&T, a reputable company. Mobile phone industry should take note. Before you load up the phones with all the unnecessary bells and whistles, remember the phone is to talk and take care to make meeting that basic requirement your primary mission.
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Summary: NEC 525 wonderful beats out Nokia
Review: I purchsed the NEC 525 about 2 weeks ago and I have been enjoying it ever since it is a quadband and very reliable. I have yet to have one dropped call. I live in a valley my last cell phone the nokia 3360 had horrible reception and poor service. The only issue I have had with the phone is the interface,a little hard to get used too. After the initial learning curve the phones is exceptional five stars hands down the best phone Ive owned!
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Summary: Great Phone
Review: Hey, if anyone likes a big phone, with a huge screen that you can see, this is the one you should get. I hear about people having problems hearing it,I am able to hear it fine. The ring is super loud! This is the best phone, I recommend it to anyone who likes a big phone that is loud!
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Summary: If you're considering this phone, PLEASE READ...!!!
Review: Everyone seems to like the phone, except for the volumn problem. Well, there really is no problem. You can set the volumn in 2 places (but it's really the same thing). What you have to be aware of is that the speaker that you hear from is the tiny hole at the top, not the big hole. And the mic where you speak into is not at the bottom but at the top of the keypad piece. Hold the phone so that you're mouth is up near the hole, and away from you ear about 3 inches, and you won't belive how loud it is! The other problem seems to be that it's too big. Truth is, because the antenna is internal it's actually smaller than the Motorola V60.
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Summary: A phone isn't much good if you can't hear it......
Review: I read all the reviews on this phone, but decided to buy it anyway. All of the features are phenomenal as advetised..... but..... two of the most important features on any phone are lacking; The ring volume and the voice volume are very low even at their highest settings. I consistantly miss calls because I can't hear the phone ring. When I do get a call, the surroundings have to be relatively quiet to hear the person on the other line. To keep it simple, if you expect to use this phone in a bar..... forget it. Look else where. If you live a quiet lifestyle, than this phone may work for you.
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Summary: Disappointed in Seattle
Review: I bought two of these phones, one for my wife and one for myself. I liked it's appearance and colorful screen. The first problem I encountered is the manual. It does a good job of mentioning features but but lacks specific steps on how to use them. Case in point, how to use the grouping feature of the directory to narrow a search of contacts. Which leads to my next disappointment. Customer Service.
Me: How Do I...
Tutorial indicates you can group callers in your phonebook to speed searches. I have no problem grouping the callers but have not been able to find a use for it. How do you use this field/feature?
NEC: Grouping categorizes your contacts. Say for example, all family members in one group, friends in another, co-workers in another and so on.
Me: Huh? For what use? Can you search by category? Can you view certain categories only? Can you attach a unique ring-tone to a category. How does the field have any application?
NEC:Sounds like you're more intrested in pointing out short commings of the phone. Yes you can search by group, you can assigned unique ring-tune to individual within a group. You don't search the entire phonebook, just a specific group.
Thanks!
NEC Wireless Tech Support
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Needles to say I was surprised and angered with NEC's response. I went with NEC because of their outstanding reputation in the computer arena.
I finally had to return the phones because the listening volume was so poor. And yes, I turned all the setting up. The ring volume is great but don't be mislead in thinking the listening volume is the same - it's not. To NEC's credit, the have a great web site to support ringtones and graphics.
I bought the Nokia 6200 and now am a happy customer. After seeing picture quality on the phones I decided the camera aspect was not a feature I would use much. I believe you can find a better phone than the NEC 525.
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Summary: CUSTIMIZABLE
Review: How could you ask for a phone with this many options. CAMERA, CRAZY RINGTONES, EXTERNAL LED SCREEN W/ A SCREEN SAVER. ETX The only bad thing about the phone is it is a tad to big, but who the HELL cares!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Needs Some Fixing!
Review: I used this phone for a couple of weeks with AT&T, and it just plain wasn't working. One issue always brought up about this phone was about its listening volume. I thought it was fine, not great, but not bad either, good I guess. The games and all of the "extra" stuff was cool...BUT I had repeated problems when actually using the phone. The person on the other line always complained about an echo in their voice on their end. Also, the connection was never "crystal clear" as we have come to expect recently from any carrier. The connection was okay, just had some persistent background noise. I just traded this phone in for a Motorola v600, and so far, there is no comparison, i would recommend the v600 over the nec any day of the week. Not as big a screen but the reliability seems to be much better. One more thing, the camera on the v600 is much much better. You have zoom and it handles light much better
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Summary: A bit disappointed
Review: I purchased the NEC 525 from AT&T Wireless in Feb 2004 and then found it offered on Amazon a month later for $150 less !! My first mistake. I originally purchased this phone because I wanted a phone to use here in the states as well as in the UK. I also wanted text messaging, the camera (as a toy), email capabilities and MMS. For those of you out there that don't know.. AT&T does not currently support MMode email for Hotmail or AT&T Mail, nor does this phone support AIM or MSN IM.... although it comes up on the configuration screen on the phone, you can't configure it (according to the support rep I spent an hour on the phone with) and the kicker here is that the NEC 525 is shown on AT&T's site with an AIM screen on it (how did they do that?!). My text messaging wasn't working for over a week and the rep told me they had to "reset" the system. I use this phone for work as well as for personal, so I was a bit taken aback. I have not got MMS working at all, it keeps timing out and I've got a great 4 bar signal. Overall, I feel like I didn't do enough homework on this phone and that AT&T is misleading by saying that they offer all these features when in fact this phone under AT&T does not support them. ....oh, and the cable to connect it to your pc is backordered and costs extra.
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Summary: Totally Dissapointment!
Review: I' ve recently purchased a Nec 525 phone from At&t and regret it. I wish, I have never dealt with At&t. This phone would disconnect in the middle of conversations,and would not get a good reception, even outdoors. I've used the phone for 2 weeks, and I got disconnected about 20 times. When I went to return the phone to the AT&T store in Massapequa, NY, A REALLY NICE :o( lady there, would not take it back. I called the customer service and they had me on hold for 20 minutes, after they tried to extend my contract to 2 years to give me discount on a new phone.So,I had to go to another store to return it. There, They made me purchase another phone in retail sale price ($349) because I just passed my 30 days trial for couple of weeks, otherwise: I had to pay $175 early termination fee.. I'd never buy an AT&T phone or service again.
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