Rating: 
Summary: Basic and Juvenile
Review: The phone doesn't synchronize with Outlook like my 6360 does. Now I have to enter my calendar by hand. It also doesn't have a decent ring tone that sounds like a real phone - how embarassing and unprofessional. The color screen is okay, but I'd rather have my calendar synch back and a ringtone that doesn't make me look like a child.
Rating: 
Summary: I wish that I am able to hear better with this phone
Review: The phone is great except the vibrate feature should have more
power and when in a crowded room I am unable to hear where as with my other phones I had no problem. I will add that the Panasonic Allure is a great and powerful phone I give it 4 1/2 stars the only problem is you might need a extended battery depending on your usage.
Rating:
Summary: Why no normal ring tone ???
Review: This is a good little phone, nice features, perfect size, great extras. However, I do not understand why it does not come with the choice of a basic, normal ring tone. It only gives you a choice of different songs to use as ring tones. This is incredible, why does the company assume that everybody wants a phone that sounds like a jukebox? There are many of us who only want a normal, old-fashioned ring sound on our phones. This is definitely the phone's worst design blunder.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost Awesome Phone (Update: My Favorite Phone)
Review: UPDATE: Nokia has finally released the PC Suite for this phone. With this new developement, I would like to give the phone 5 stars despite it's other smaller problems as seen in my review. This would make the Nokia 6560 my favorite phone thus far. I can finally add a normal ring tone to this phone.Just to give you some history, I've owned the Nokia 8260, 3390, 6360, and now the 6560. First let me start off with the fact this phone does have an infrared port, but... (Please read update above)DOES NOT have Nokia PC Suite software available. As most of you may have read, Nokia does not intend to provide the PC suite either soon or in the future. This maybe because Nokia or AT&T wishes for customers to use their own site to upload Ring Tones, Wallpaper, etc. Just another way for them to milk you for more money. What I can say; however, is that there are several third party software which gives you most if not all features of the Nokia PC suite such as the Phone Book editor, ring tone uploader, and phone backup/restore. The two I've found to work quite well are Oxygen Phone Manager and Logomanager's Mobius. Both are offering 'preliminary' support for the 6560, but most functions are already working. This of course allowed me to transfer my phone book from my 6360. The drawback is that this software is not free like the PC suite. The Good:
As far as reception, this phone matches my 6360(much better than 8260). The size and weight is comparable to my old 8260, and the Xpress covers also found in 3390 gives you the opportunity to have a new phone look after years of abuse.(Personally I've never used the Xpress covers). Ear piece/data connector seems to be the same as many of Nokia's GSM phones like 3310 which is nice when it comes to getting compitble accessories. Has many features found in GSM phones like Polyphonic ring tones, color display, java apps, etc. You can also lock keys during a call(unlike 6360). SPEAKER PHONE! It is so nice to be able have it when on hold for extended periods of time. I don't recommend it for normal conversation. The Bad:
The battery has less capacity than the 6360(approx 4hrs max - not good for long talkers). The screen is quite dark when not back-lit or not in sunlight. Not compatible with older accesories like those of 5100/6100/6360(except charging accessories). Although specs mention wireless modem, don't count on using it on AT&T's network. Data capabilities are disabled on AT&T's TDMA network.(I've tried ;-) ). No external antenna connector like in the 6360(No yagi antenna for me). I give this phone a 4/5 because it is a great phone, but because the lacking of PC sync software and lesser talk time, it kept it from being perfect. This comes from the viewpoint of a professional business user who values call quality and convenience over "Cool Factor" features like polyphonic ring tones and wallpaper. I hope this review helps your decision. PS: After reading some other reviews, I did want to clarify something, the phone does show a 'full screen' clock while in screen saver mode(I might add that it is fairly visible without the screen backlit). By default, the clock in the upper right part of the screen while in normal mode is turned off. You need to change this in your settings if you like using your phone as a watch. Update: I've used the phone for several months now and I am pleased with the phone's durability. I've dropped this phone from my shirt pocket onto hard floors(while bending over) more times than I care to remember. Aside from a few scratches on the front cover(easily replaced with Xpress covers), it works like the first day I got it. I'm also liking the 4 way directional pad, convenient when you have to send a message off or need quick access to a calendar. The 'Go-To' function is also convenient. Still no PC sync software. All in all, I still give the phone it's original 4 stars.
Rating:
Summary: Good phone, but beware, lots of negative points.
Review: Well, I have done some research about the 6560 and finally
decided to buy it. I used to have the 3560 and I am happy
with this new TDMA phone, but I have however some complaints
about it... 1. The off/on switch: the phone is very though to power off
and on if you don't have some serious hard nails... the button
is very small and hard to find to the touch, and cannot be pressed
using your finger... therefore don't think about switching off
your phone from your pocket... I'm actually thinking of glueing
something on the button for ease... 2. The saving screen: when you don't use the phone for a little
while, a saving screen pops up and prints the time... but the
contrast is bad, making it difficult to read it... 3. The 'lock keypad' function is okay except when the darkness
comes... if your keypad is locked and you try to type a number,
it prints up some message saying how to unlock it... but the screen
does not light up... meaning at night, you cannot light up the
keyboard and screen until you unlock it: it's hard to read the
keypad when it's complete darkness! 4. The infrared system. Well, even in the best case that you want
to transfer your phone list from a Nokia phone to another one,
you still have to spend one hour to do it (for 150 numbers)
since you'll have to transmit one record at a time, and not
a whole list of numbers!!! 5. The earpiece: it's not easy to plug in (when you're driving, you
'll need your two hands to plug it to the phone!!) and it'll
get you impatient very quickly... This phone has otherwise a lot of functionalities like voice
recorder, polyphonic ringtones, great autonomy... but the
engineers at Nokia need to improve the programming flexibility
of the phone and make it easier to use, because the phone
looks better than it performs.
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