Nokia 6500 Slide

I'm just coming to the end of the contact with my Nokia 6500 Slide and I can't really say I've had any problems. A few other reviews have mentioned problems with the screen freezing and the phone resetting itself during calls, however after having the same problems, one call to my provider's Customer Services pointed me in the right direction - you need to go to the Nokia website and upgrade the software. Beware though - this loses all your contacts/calendar entries etc so you need to make sure you backup first! I'm a big Nokia fan and have come back to Nokia after a Samsung and something else which I've blocked from my memory, and as always the texting facility of the Nokia is far superiour. I'm not one for too many features on my mobile - texting, the odd call and calendar is all I really need and this phone ticks all the boxes. The styling is nice and the phone is robust (has survived several attempts by my toddler to wreck it) and there are several nice features like automatically locking on closing etc etc. Lots of nice profile options and easily customisable. The PC software is great and easy to use. I have had a few problems with it 'losing' the memory card but this seems to have resolved itself. I will be swapping to another Nokia (probably the 7610 Supernova) when my upgrading time comes but only as I get bored easily and like new toys!

I would never recomend this phone to anyone . I have had Nokia s before and never had any problem s but this phone is driving me mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is always freezing up on me so i can hardly make any calls ,texts takes forever as you have to wait on the phone de-freezing all the time i am at the end of my tether with this Nokia 6500 Slide and 3 keep fobbing me off.

i had this phone on the 3 network, both the phone and the network have been completley useless, i have changed this handset twice it always breaks up , the reception is dire .

the Nokia 6500 phone is not as good as it looks.

The design and looks of the Nokia 6500 Slide phone are nice, the stainless steal finish is particularly nice. The general firmware and makeup of the phone need work, i didn't mind the actual usual nokia interface. However, the fact that the phone keeps freezing and problems occur due to firmware and software update issues.!

Not too bad.... i think the firmware and software need big changes!

Overall the Nokia 6500 phone is the best phone i have ever had, and has become part of my life . It has become so much a part of me that i cannot go anywhere without it, being an extention of myself. This technology is virtually me. Anything that can enhance my living style. In this case this phone has done exactly that. Good quality photos and videos, Scientific Calculator ,Plenty of free Themes , Games and Applications for this phone if you look hard enough. Micro SD Card up to 4Gb. Voice Dial. Cant think of too many bad points, Sd micro card could have been external. Speaker sounds could be better and battery could be longer lasting before recharge.

Overall a good phone, small but with enough features for me. I'd previously used an N series and I was a bit worried about 'downgrading' to a regular phone. But the ability to run J2ME programs and the nice screen meant that the phone is just as good as a smartphone

I bought it yesterday after i sold my disaster Iphone..

i used my iphone 8gb for 4 days & i sold it after i lost 300 $ cauz its not resale valueable at all...also it has a disaster OS

NOKIA is the best

The Nokia 6500 Slide is worth the money i've paid for it, 99Euro. But the battery life is almost a deal breaker. It's worse than in a full featured smartphone.

Unlike others, I have not had any issues (yet) with screen freezing, fingers crossed!

The battery is a strange one. In terms of standby time, it's as good as any, BUT as soon as you want to play a game / watch a video, or make a 10-15 minute call, you can practically follow the battery meter going down before your very eyes!

As above, the plus points are the music player, which in my opinion is ironically much better than the Sony Ericsson W910i walkman phone! Also, the camera is great, a good range of picture size adjustments, and the automatic flash is particularly useful.

The style of the Nokia 6500 slide is simple clean and functional, the best Nokia at a good price. Shame this mobile is not a 5 meaga-pix it would be the BEST but it claims it's a 3.2 mega-pix so thats ok, buttons are simple and mobile comes with USB lead for phone to pc so download and upload is so EASY! Drop it and it could spell doom but with such a great mobile you should be happy to treat it well. Battery is short so be careful as talking and playing games on it will drain it down. Sounds like a 50/50 phone but trust me the style and simple style/functions all makes this mobile a good purchase and i'm on orange dolphin, it's all good for me!