Nokia 6600

[Claudius]

I'm just wondering if Michael or any of you "MobileBurn" people had a chance to lay your hands on the upcoming series 60 Nokia 6600 yet?

Found lots of relase date rumors on the net. Anyhting you guys know about this particular phone?

[msmaron]

i was waitng for it also but was told it was going to come out at a healthy 6-800 range... i saw them on Ebay for 800.00 last week and would rather wait for the price drop. Got the 6100 instead for now.

[Sid]

Originally posted by msmaron
i was waitng for it also but was told it was going to come out at a healthy 6-800 range... i saw them on Ebay for 800.00 last week and would rather wait for the price drop. Got the 6100 instead for now.

The ebay ones are very likely to be fraudulent. The 6600 hasn't been released anywhere in the world yet.

[jase]

I have mixed feelings about the 6600. I'm interested in one because it would be a little smaller than my 3650, and hopefully it's built better too. (My first 3650 died and I had to replace it; my second one just feels poorly made.)

New system software, and MIDP 2 support, are also appealing, as is the 65k color screen.

But I certainly don't intend to pay $600USD for such an upgrade! So I'll hope it's available for less here in the States. (Yes, I know it's not officially to be sold here.)

--Jason

[Darla]

From what I was told by a rep at Expansys it should be available in the 500 USD range. 800 would be utterly rediculous. As for these famous ebay people... STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!! Alot of accounts have been hacked and they are listing fraudulent auctions. I have yet to see one authentic auction with an original photo of any kind listed. And by authentic I mean ones that were not taken from resource site such as Mobile Burn!!

I am impatiently waiting for this phone to come out!!! It looks awesome... and of course staying true to my favorite color I would have to go with the rose toned one!!

I heard a rumor that the 6600 won't be released in the US... Is there any truth to that??

[donkey]

What is the release date anyway? For Australia as well if anyone knows.

[Claudius]

Originally posted by Darla
I heard a rumor that the 6600 won't be released in the US... Is there any truth to that??

Darla, whether the 6600 will or will not be carried by any of the carriers in the U.S. is a good question. We just have to wait and see. To me it's not relevant, I'm in Canada and I'll probably buy my 6600 unlocked off Expansys.

[rbrome]

Originally posted by Darla
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I heard a rumor that the 6600 won't be released in the US... Is there any truth to that??

I can confirm that. At this time, there are absolutely no plans for the 6600 to be officially released in the U.S. That info is straight from a Nokia spokesperson, as of yesterday.

Of course you will still be able to import it from third parties like Expansys.

Hopefully the reason is that a version with GSM 850 is in the works... (fingers crossed!)

[gagiiga]

I'm just wondering if Michael or any of you "MobileBurn" people had a chance to lay your hands on the upcoming series 60 Nokia 6600 yet?

Found lots of relase date rumors on the net. Anyhting you guys know about this particular phone?

I was in NokiaHouse a couple of days ago, and the spokesman said that 6600 will be released (at least here in Finland) now in September. And the price will be about the same that 7650 was when it was released (about 700 €). You have to remember, that the price here in Finland is different to many countries, cause here the mobile operators don´t subvent phones. So we pay the total price.

I got the chance to test nearly all phones - The 6600 was nice. It didn´t suprise me. The screen was great, only negative thing was the joystick; in 7650 it´s soft, but in 6600 it felt more plastic. Well, anyway, I´ll buy the phone when it wil be released.

[rExTuHfEr]

ive found about 3 on ebay just last night. i suppose they are fake auctions. 2 from one seller and 1 from a different one. all using the same (claimed) actual pictures.

[huiben]

i am looking forward to 6600 as well. does it have a better camera?

i am thinking about US$500 price range, hopeful that's where it fall into.

ben

[wolvesfanette]

I want the 6600 bad. I have a Panasonic at the moment and although it is a good phone, I only got it cos Nokia had not got anything that touched it at the time, e.g 65k screen 16 chord polyphonic etc. I miss Java though.

Now that I have found my match in mobile heaven, i.e 65k screen, 24 chord poly, smartcard and 6mb internal memory, I am going loopy waiting.

I am hoping it is no more, handset only than £400. I have seen Expansys at £387, but hope for a little cheaper still.

Maybe the Ngage and SX1 being released will help.

Does anyone have an update rumour or dare I say fact as to UK price and/or release date?

[pvt]

If you want a complete, non professional , but real test of the 6600.
If you read french.
Try this :
http://81.91.70.85/mobilbpit/forum/i...T&f=19&t=4587&

Pricing : 620/650 euros.
Available : October 2003

[wolvesfanette]

Merci. Il était très instructif. Je suis bien plus excité maintenant. Il semble plus petit que j'avais craint. Il me rappelle d'une version de couleur de Motorola Accompli 008. Merci encore.

(Thank you. It was very informative. I am even more excited now. It looks smaller than I had feared. It reminds me a little of a colour version of Motorola Accompli 008. Thanks again.)

[The Roo]

It looks smaller than I had feared.

You kidding me?? That sh*t looks big! Thought it'd be much smaller than that, like T610 small. It may look a fraction smaller in length than the 7650, but it's gained size in girth.

That's a tubby phone right there...