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PCS Phone Nokia 3588 (Sprint)

PCS Phone Nokia 3588 (Sprint)

List Price: $199.99
Your Price: $199.99
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One of Sprint's better phones
Review: I wanted a new phone, without a camera, that was dependable and easy to use. If you have ever owned a Nokia then you will be able to use this right away. The reception is good, the battery life is fine, and it is fairly light and compact.

It did take about a month for Sprint to get the text messaging setup for me. But I do get unlimited text messages so it's a nice little feature.

I have only 2 real issues.

1) The vibrating alert is not that strong. If it is in your pocket you may not feel it. But when you do get a call, the lights also flash so you can see it in a dark theater, or other room.

2) I am getting dust on the inside of the screen. I think it might be getting in there through the opening for the ear hole. It's not a problem yet but I plan on going to a Sprint store to have them look at it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: works great, but don't dropt it
Review: I've had this phone for over a year and I really like it. Having never been partial to flip phones, I can appreciate this Nokia's features. The color screen is very nice and all of the features are easy to use. The keylock is a simple two-button sequence though I do wish it had a timer for the keylock like my old phone. It has a lot of useful features, like a calculator, organizer, stopwatch and alarm, but the three games it has are too lame to play.

The customizable features are nice, but lacking in variety. This isn't the ideal phone for a guy. You're few options are pretty girly. The ringtones also lack something to be desired, but there are a few decent ones.

The battery life is pretty good, nothing special, but definitely not bad. It gets me through the average day without problems and sometimes lasts for several days.
My parents, sisters, and husband all got fancy Samsung flip phones with cameras and all the toys, and I must say mine works better. The battery lasts MUCH longer and the recpetion is MUCH better.

The downside to this cute phone is the case. It's made of very weak plastic that cracked in a few months. Also, if you're thinking about getting a different case for it, DON'T! Once you take it off, it will keep slipping off. It never attaches firmly again, and neither does the new case you bought. I've read this in other reviews too. Because of this, the last time I dropped it the back piece popped off and the battery flew out. Now my phone has issues. Drat.

Overall, it's a great phone, if you're content with the simpler things in life. Who really uses the camera on thier phone anyway? I just reccommend buying a protective case for it and leaving it on and don't drop the delicate thing.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: cool phone!!!!!!!!
Review: I've never owned a Nokia phone before, so this is a first for me. I really like the phone alot, the reception is great...even though the signal strength show's being low. The quality of the phone is great too, it feels sturdy and weighted. I highly recommend this phone.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: There is no web browser or wireless internet capability
Review: My Kyocera QCP-3035's battery died and was replaced by this Nokia about a week ago. The phone has no web browser despite Sprint's product info description. Neither the enclosed hardcopy guide nor the downloadable version made mention of a browser. I called Sprint and their techs were unable to locate anything either. The Rep said she'd be reporting this flaw to her supervisor and perhaps there might be a recall of the phone. I would like to see Sprint offer more phone than they offer. The bigger font and color screen are good but I don't have the same bells & whistles that I took for granted on my "old" phone. Locking this phone manually to prevent accidental calls as well as using the voice command (when driving) is a pain. I will be returning this phone next week.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Pissed off-a little bit
Review: ok well im in school and i need the text messaging and ive had this phone for about a month and text messaging was supposed to start working 2weeks ago.A conflict of software type stuff and btween nokia and sprint.(Its down to 4 stars) And the fact it cant download ringtones.(3stars)Or games(2 stars)But you cant beat a nearfree or free color phone(back to 3 stars) as soon as it gets text messaging it should b 4 stars.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Problem with 3588i universal headset
Review: The 3599i is overall a nice phone, except that Nokia made its universal headset jack incompatible with most 2.5mm universal headsets (even their own). A phone call to tech support was required to find out that you need to buy a headset that plugs into the Pop-port accessory connector on the bottom of the phone. They ended up suggesting the HDB-5 headset.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Love This Phone
Review: This is a great, reliable phone. I also purchased this phone after my samsung A460 died.
The menu is easily comprehendable and speed dialing is available for around 300 numbers. Voice dialing is also a nice feature, but it takes longer than speed dialing.
The only thing that bothers me is the games...Nokia seems to have taken snake (1 and 2) off their phones. There is a skydiving game, bowling, and tennis (like pong).
The ringers are very nice, and a feature is available to choose a different ringer for each person calling. However, ringtones are not available online to download to this phone. You're pretty much stuck with what you have. There are vibrating ringtones and regular (midi) polyphonic tones.

All they need are covers in a reasonable price range...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great free phone for Sprint customers.
Review: This is an excellent choice for Sprint to use when enrolling new customers for service. It is the free option for most new customers and it has been excellent after a year of ownership. I love how it lights up when someone is calling which helps to really find the phone quickly when you are in the dark. If you have the phone in a purse it really makes it easy to find due to this fact. The Nokia phone seems to be tougher to me than the Samsung phones at the Sprint store also. So my only issue with the phone is the fact that since it is not a flip phone the keypad must be locked before I drop the phone in my pants pocket. This can be annoying if you get used to owning a flip phone before moving to the Nokia.


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