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Nokia 8290
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Posted by: Shaun_FreSh

Here is my observances of the phone:

PROS:
-Nice size, very small and light
-Very customizable, looks nice with done up LEDs
-Holds a good signal in weak areas
-IR Port comes in handy
-Battery life is nice on standby
-Speaker volume is quite loud
-It's Nokia, lol...very nice menu interface

CONS:
-Its plastic
-Phone is very creaky when faceplates are switched
-Keys are too close together
-The power button is so small you can barely see it, lol (no big deal)
-Battery life drops like a brick when on a call

Overall, I love this phone. I love its size and the customizablity factors. Overall, I would give it 8.5/10. This is because the creakiness annoys me like crazy and the weak battery life when in use.

Posted by: blucific

PROS:
-ultra small
-super light
-interchangeable faceplates
-picture msging & t9 text
-extra phonebook memory (250) on phone
-good battery life
-reception excellent

CONS:
-screen will mix up on occasion (but this can be fixed cheaply. mine was done for free and so far so good)
-no analog (but its fine if ur always in the city like me)
-no expanded SMS to msg longer msgs to the more common/available 3390 and 3310 used in canada/us, and asia-pacific

thats all i can think of for now...but out of 5, i give it a 4.5 only b/c of the SMS shortfall

Posted by: spydahman

What's the newest available firmware for the 8290? Mine says:

V 5.07
08-08-00
NSB-7

That good or bad?? How do I update firmware anyway?

Posted by: FP^.^

Quote:

Originally posted by spydahman
What's the newest available firmware for the 8290? Mine says:

V 5.07
08-08-00
NSB-7

That good or bad?? How do I update firmware anyway?

I think it's V 5.15. The 5.15 adds a lifetimer...that's the only difference I know. Some members of this forum provide update service.

Posted by: spydahman

do you know which members?? i think i should get the firmware update

Posted by: SharpST77

actually..i added a new aftermarket faceplate and slipped a dollar under the back cover eliminated all the creakyness in the phone..amazing..but im still getting a new phone..hehe

Posted by: JoeyStyle

they discontinued to manufacture this phone, i used to have one. The only thing i hated about it was the screen would always go nuts, i eventually couldnt see anything on the screen. I replaced it 3 times because of this problem. Thats one thing i didnt like about it, but i really liked the size of it.

Posted by: parapara

I just got mine today!
Its so much more comfortable to use compared to the 8390!...
I love fact that its so SLIM!

This is a phone I will definatly not sell or trade!

Only thing I don't like is the phone book system...
I loved the way the 8390 organizes it, but its not a big deal!

Posted by: yEsKiA

Quote:

Originally posted by parapara
I just got mine today!
Its so much more comfortable to use compared to the 8390!...
I love fact that its so SLIM!
This is a phone I will definatly not sell or trade!

Only thing I don't like is the phone book system...
I loved the way the 8390 organizes it, but its not a big deal!

your phone list says u sold it..

Posted by: parapara

Quote:

Originally posted by yEsKiA

your phone list says u sold it..

It says "yay!" meaning I'm happy to have it!

I didn't want it the message to go into two lines so I left it like that...
Guess its not easy to understand what I meant by that...

Posted by: walkguru

I have a 8290 and like it very much.

Posted by: ChuNaBoY

me 2 i got 1 and ive got it modded and unmodded and now looks like a 8390