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Nokia 5300 XpressMusic
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This is a GREAT phone! Very user friendly!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
The phone is highly self-explanatory and has all the features you'd expect from a good phone. The speaker phone is plenty loud with good quality. The volume button is also on the outside of the phone, which is really nice. The camera rotates the image vertically/horizontally to its correct position when you take a picture and it's really easy to import pictures/music onto it from a computer with the USB cord. The buttons are also more raised than many of the recent motorola/samsung phones so it's easier to make sure you push the number you intended- very important for texting, I find.
My ONLY complaint is that the "back" button (to clear one letter) when texting is above the "end" button, which results in the "end" button being pushed inadvertently pretty often. You then have to go into "messages" and "drafts" to resume typing. After a handful of these, I've gotten used to it though and just use the button more carefully.
I've had many Nokias and this is so far my favorite.
My ONLY complaint is that the "back" button (to clear one letter) when texting is above the "end" button, which results in the "end" button being pushed inadvertently pretty often. You then have to go into "messages" and "drafts" to resume typing. After a handful of these, I've gotten used to it though and just use the button more carefully.
I've had many Nokias and this is so far my favorite.
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It just didn't work out for me6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
I had the misfortune of owning two of these handsets, and as you can see by my title, I wasn't pleased with either of them.
I got the 5300 as an insurance replacement for my Nokia 6133 which was run over by a car (but still worked). Feature for feature the phones are very similar, with a couple notable differences. This phone can actually play MP3 files as ringtones without having to convert them to Windows Media Audio (WMA) files, whereas my older 6133 couldn't, and it had the external player buttons, and a better headset setup. This phone also is not a quadband world capable phone, whereas the 6133 was. TMobile claimed that shouldn't make a difference in the US, but it did seem to affect me, as this phone simply didn't work out for me as well as the 6133.
I admit that I had troubles out of the box with both handsets I received. The first one I had would randomly lose audio (which I found out from TMobile wasn't as rare to the model as one would think), and it also kept eating my minutes. Something I later figured out was from poor lock settings. The bad thing about locking the phone is that if you lock it, and set the auto lock, it also locks the external player buttons, a minor nuisance, but it is VERY easy to unlock (just slide the slider up and down). TMobile eventually replaced the first handset I had with a second one, and that one would just randomly lose signal. I would lose signal in areas I usually had excellent service, and when I borrowed other phones from TMobile users, those phones did not have the signal loss I received. This also occured while I was in Columbus, Ohio, and TMobile has VERY GOOD coverage there, but not on my 5300.
After that I ended up copntacting TMobile and requesting another 6133 instead of this phone, and I have been much happier, although I did like some of the extras on this phone that weren't on the 6133, I just feel that the 6133 is a better handset altogether.
While this didn't happen with my phone, I have also heard that it is easy to ruin the main LCD screens on this handset, and while I didn't ruin my screen, my first handset did get a decent sized scratch on the screen, and I have no idea how it happened, as I never dropped the phone.
I hope that if anyone uses this phone they have better luck with it than what I did, because if it actually works as it is supposed to, it could be a really good phone, but it just didn't work out for me
I got the 5300 as an insurance replacement for my Nokia 6133 which was run over by a car (but still worked). Feature for feature the phones are very similar, with a couple notable differences. This phone can actually play MP3 files as ringtones without having to convert them to Windows Media Audio (WMA) files, whereas my older 6133 couldn't, and it had the external player buttons, and a better headset setup. This phone also is not a quadband world capable phone, whereas the 6133 was. TMobile claimed that shouldn't make a difference in the US, but it did seem to affect me, as this phone simply didn't work out for me as well as the 6133.
I admit that I had troubles out of the box with both handsets I received. The first one I had would randomly lose audio (which I found out from TMobile wasn't as rare to the model as one would think), and it also kept eating my minutes. Something I later figured out was from poor lock settings. The bad thing about locking the phone is that if you lock it, and set the auto lock, it also locks the external player buttons, a minor nuisance, but it is VERY easy to unlock (just slide the slider up and down). TMobile eventually replaced the first handset I had with a second one, and that one would just randomly lose signal. I would lose signal in areas I usually had excellent service, and when I borrowed other phones from TMobile users, those phones did not have the signal loss I received. This also occured while I was in Columbus, Ohio, and TMobile has VERY GOOD coverage there, but not on my 5300.
After that I ended up copntacting TMobile and requesting another 6133 instead of this phone, and I have been much happier, although I did like some of the extras on this phone that weren't on the 6133, I just feel that the 6133 is a better handset altogether.
While this didn't happen with my phone, I have also heard that it is easy to ruin the main LCD screens on this handset, and while I didn't ruin my screen, my first handset did get a decent sized scratch on the screen, and I have no idea how it happened, as I never dropped the phone.
I hope that if anyone uses this phone they have better luck with it than what I did, because if it actually works as it is supposed to, it could be a really good phone, but it just didn't work out for me
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Nokia 5300 - love it - *ish*Review created: 07/07/08
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pirate_finder ( 0 )
I loved this phone. It was the first really pretty one I had in a long while. However, sometimes pretty isn't always best.
The camera was excellent. You actually turn the phone sideways like an actual camera, which takes some getting used to, but rather nice. Too bad if you really would rather a tall picture than a wide one, the only way I could rotate my picture was to send it to my e-mail, download it, edit in something like paint or any picture viewer, e-mail the improved version back to my phone, and download it there. Don't know why the manufacturers couldn't add a very simply rotate feature on their edit menu. Why go through all the hassle in the first place? Well if you wanted to use one of your wide pictures as your wallpaper, the screen is tall, not wide. So not only will you lose part of the picture to the sides, but you can't even recenter it on the preferred point of focus.
While actually using the phone in a call, everything's fine - except for the fact that it's a slider; not a flip phone. This means that unless you hold the phone somewhat uncomfortably low, you'll conversee will have a difficult time of hearing you. Which makes annoying if your conversee is your stubborn mother who unless she hears you like a bell, will make you repeatedly scream into the reciever untill you're blue in the face and forced to leave whatever you were doing and wherever you were. Still, as long as you can get used to holding the phone down low on your face, you'll be fine.
Oh, and I would be careful about background noise. The phone picks up everything. Like driving with the car window down, having the tv on, answering the phone around loud friends. Just be aware.
And definitely, definitely don't drop the phone.
It can handle a few clumsy errors, but one sling off the charger, off the wall, and under the stool later, and the screen is kaput.
overall - definitely glad i got it. Pretty, great camera, customizable, mp3 player, and slider.
just don't drop it
The camera was excellent. You actually turn the phone sideways like an actual camera, which takes some getting used to, but rather nice. Too bad if you really would rather a tall picture than a wide one, the only way I could rotate my picture was to send it to my e-mail, download it, edit in something like paint or any picture viewer, e-mail the improved version back to my phone, and download it there. Don't know why the manufacturers couldn't add a very simply rotate feature on their edit menu. Why go through all the hassle in the first place? Well if you wanted to use one of your wide pictures as your wallpaper, the screen is tall, not wide. So not only will you lose part of the picture to the sides, but you can't even recenter it on the preferred point of focus.
While actually using the phone in a call, everything's fine - except for the fact that it's a slider; not a flip phone. This means that unless you hold the phone somewhat uncomfortably low, you'll conversee will have a difficult time of hearing you. Which makes annoying if your conversee is your stubborn mother who unless she hears you like a bell, will make you repeatedly scream into the reciever untill you're blue in the face and forced to leave whatever you were doing and wherever you were. Still, as long as you can get used to holding the phone down low on your face, you'll be fine.
Oh, and I would be careful about background noise. The phone picks up everything. Like driving with the car window down, having the tv on, answering the phone around loud friends. Just be aware.
And definitely, definitely don't drop the phone.
It can handle a few clumsy errors, but one sling off the charger, off the wall, and under the stool later, and the screen is kaput.
overall - definitely glad i got it. Pretty, great camera, customizable, mp3 player, and slider.
just don't drop it
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Nokis 5300 XpressMusicNot the best phone. I love the way this phone is but wheneveer i use it, it turns off even if it has a full battery. The batterty that was included sucked and was broken. NOT VERY GOOD!
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Nokia 5300 xpressmusicReview created: 07/06/08
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giovis_discount123 ( 0 )
I dislike my item, the seller was not honest, and i got an item that was damaged, i wanted to buy it because i needed a new phone. I am very unsatisfied.
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Is really nice...butReview created: 06/09/08
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Everything is nice, the look, design and color. But the only issue i have with it is that i can't IM directly from the cell's menu, for that i have to go to the messenger's site and do it online.
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Poor 5300I decide to buy it. because y need the screws and the micropone. Then i dislike because, the micropone was damaged, and it jus has 2 screws,then the charger dosent work even the seler not mentioned water damage on the pone.The god news is i was able to use the flex cable and the face plates.
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Price matches qualityReview created: 05/15/08
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aminaj619347 ( 2 )
Nothing so complicated about the phone.Very nice and effective.I like it.I have so far not experience any difficulty at all.
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Pretty Good PhonePurchased the phone with hopes of better reception from my network. I've had the phone for a couple of months and the verdict is in! Great reception!!!!!!! I love all of the other features of the phone but the reception is great. That is all!
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GREAT VALUEReview created: 04/16/08
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RECIEVED MORE THEN ITEM AD SAID GREAT. BOUGHT NEW ONE FROM TMOBLE SCREEN BROKE STUCK W/2YR CONTRACT NO PHONE WHAT A HELP THANKS GOT A CAR CHARGER & BELT CLIP HOLDER,AND EVERYTHING ELSE TMOBILE GAVE ME ALSO.WHAT A LIFESAVER THANK YOU SO MUCH PUT THEM ON FAV'S LIST.
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Not working phoneReview created: 04/09/08
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yasin.jama ( 8 )
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I bought this phone Nokia 5300 from a seller named infinitycells. first he send the phone about a month later after he recieved the payment. then he send to me a phone that is not working and locked phone. they never respond thier email and I send the phone back and another month later I am still waiting my refund. I think this particular seller is scaming people and making think twice to buy from ebay again. I believe most sellers in ebay are good but they are some bad apples and I don't know how ebay deals with except leaving a feedback. I think there should a penalty for sellers who are not honest to costemers. As a costumer I feel helpless because this seller have my money he don't respond and when you file complaint on paypal you only get your money back and he walks away and do same thing to another costumer. A bad experience for me and this would definetly decrease my shoping on ebay.
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Great sellerReview created: 04/09/08
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alexbibi_69 ( 9 )
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
With this seller you can buy with confidence
Very fast shipping. fast response to question
I couldn't ask more... :P very please with everything
Very fast shipping. fast response to question
I couldn't ask more... :P very please with everything
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Nokia CellReview created: 04/03/08
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This was everything that the seller said it was, my daughter loves it and alreasy has all her stuff on it. The buy was great and it came right away and it was exactly how it was shown, I will do buys from this ebayer again for sure thanks. Pat
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Great Phones Nokia 5300Review created: 04/02/08
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Well I had a phone like it before but it got broke I love that phone great for music playing can use your favorite tunes as ringtones and doesn't cost you. amazing sound quality for such a small speaker clear display screen and my kids think its pretty cool
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nokia expressReview created: 04/01/08
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i love it it hase a mp3 player.i bought it because it was a good phone and i get better service with it i will never get any other phone beside this one thsnks
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Nokia 5000 Xpress Music Phone1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Seems like a nice phone. I got two, one for a girlfriend and one for me from two different sellers. One did not work and I got the seller to take it back. That deal cost me $9.25. So beware if you buy one and who you buy from. The other 5300 worked great and looked great, for a used phone. Camera funtion is good and it is a music phone, so you can bee-bop to music, (just like in the commercial), stop, take a call, and go back to the music. It also was pre-loaded for "My Faves" and worked great with the exsisting sim card. So be carefull when getting one and enjoy, it is a good phone.
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Nokia 5300 XpressReview created: 02/18/08
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Excellent phone. My daughter loves the MP3. It is a great phone for the money. I found out later I could have bought it for less than on ebay, by going direct to the T Mobile 800 number. I first went to the local stores and they said it would be $140. I bought it on Ebay for $100. I could have bought it from TMobile for $65. OOPs there goes some money thrown away. Jerks at the Official T Mobile Kiosk at the mall threw me off. Call T Mobile themselves.
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great phone!!Review created: 02/06/08
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like being able to down load tons of music and take several pictures that I can crop adjust color to. I bought this phone to replace the Xpress phone I broke 2 weeks ago. In the t-mobile store I would have had to pay $250 for it and that was with a discount.
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a++++Review created: 01/27/08
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I love the phone. They are so expencive but this seller had it at a great price. I just could'nt pass it up.
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Nokia 5300Review created: 01/13/08
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Love the music, the way it looks, and the fact that it slides. The quality of the phone seems very good also.
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I feel really happy with this item, work great......Review created: 01/09/08
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I feel really happy with this item, work great...
If I have chance I come back to buy another item, thanks for your time
If I have chance I come back to buy another item, thanks for your time
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nokia 5300expressmusic phone1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
i bought the phone for my wife she really liked the mp3 player on it she thought the phone was really cute she loves the reception that it gets there isnt anything that she dislikes about the phone well i seen the phone in the tmobile store i liked the idea of it beeing a nokia she liked the colors and the way it looked and she really likes slider phones so when i seen it on ebay for a lot cheaper then in the store i bid on it and won. im really glad that i bought it now
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Nokia 5300 XPress Music - Why get an Ipod?Review created: 12/31/07
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
This phone is Nokia at its best. Finally, a reliable, innovative, easy-to-use, fun phone that doubles as a music player. Play mp3s over the built in speakers or listen via earbuds. The camera is easy to operate and takes great pictures. The slide features makes it easy to answer or ignore calls. I RARELY drop calls on this phone. I did buy a rubber cover on ebay because I seem to drop my phone quite often. Now it looks even better in black and I am not scratching up the body or the screen.
One drawback: The battery loses its charge pretty fast, but I just charge every night now - no big problem.
I prefer Nokia phones, anyway, and I've had several over the years. This is by far my favorite so far. By the way, I don't work for Nokia. But Nokia, if you're reading this, feel free to send me free stuff for promoting your phones!
One drawback: The battery loses its charge pretty fast, but I just charge every night now - no big problem.
I prefer Nokia phones, anyway, and I've had several over the years. This is by far my favorite so far. By the way, I don't work for Nokia. But Nokia, if you're reading this, feel free to send me free stuff for promoting your phones!
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Very pleased with the Nokia 5300Review created: 12/07/07
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lilkimmie913 ( 0 )
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Nice phone. Very compact and user friendly. We have really enjoyed using the MP3 player on it too. All we did was plug it into the computer and it was compatible with the existing Rhapsody program that we already use for our other MP3 players. Good purchase.
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Love ItReview created: 12/05/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This is a great multi-media capable phone, You can watch videos, also set mp3's as your ringtones, phone comes with a great mp3 player and as a whole the phone is very user friendly.. beats the motorola v3 handsdown!
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