Nokia 6255i (Unlocked)

WE ALL WAITED FOR THIS PHONE FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT IS NOW HERE. COMBINING BLUETOOTH, VIDEO, MP3 AND EVEN AN FM RADIO THAT REALLY WORKS, OUTSIDE ANYWAY. NICE AND LOUD, AND RECEPTION IS FLAWLESS. OF COURSE THAT IS ONLY ON THE U.S. CELLULAR NETWORK. THE PHONE IS CAPABLE OF PHENOMENAL SIGNAL, BUT ONLY IF THERE IS A TOWER TO USE IT. U.S. CELLULAR HAS A BETTER NETWORK THAN VERIZON BECAUSE THEY USE VERIZON’S TOWERS IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN. I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL THE VERIZON PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT PAY MORE THAN THEY SHOULD FOR SERVICE THAT IS NOT AS GOOD. THE 6255i IS A STEP DOWN FROM SOME OTHER MODELS OF NOKIA THAT INCORPORATE PDA FEATURES, BUT IS GREAT NONE THE LESS.

I love this phone! Hubby uses it too! We love the picture and video quality! The bluetooth is awesome!!! Its small and neat! LOVE IT!!

The Nokia 6255i is the best cell phone I have have ever owned. It has great features and is a great value for the price. The picture and video qualities are phenomenol and it is very easy to use. I will stop short of calling it the perfect cell phone because there are a few minor creature features that I wished it had, but they are more features of convenience than functionality. However, I will say that the Nokia 6255i is the closest that one can get to performance in a cellular device.

I worked for quite some time in a celluar phone remanufacturing and repair business. MY job was to trouble shoot problems with the Nokia 6255i and VARIOUS other phones. This company will always remain nameless. The NOKIA 6255i had a hinge defect that seems to be a factory problem. This phone rarely every fails to power on. THe most common problem is after many uses the phone will often break at the hinge or crack . I have seen these phones be completely in half and still power on. The display ribbon for the lcd display is at the hinge. If the hinge breaks you may not have an lcd or cid display. If your phone is still under warranty most often repairs are covered if they are caused by this hinge. This is meant to be a helpful shopping tip and is not intended to harm any company or products name. This is truly information provided for consumer awareness purposes.

I got it because other reviews said it was a good phone. I came to find out that it is a great phone. I have mine on my belt as I type and I love it. I have had my 6255i since December and it has been nothing but bliss. I have a 512 mmc card in my phone and currently have 126 songs saved on my phone (I use my phone as an MP3 player)but I'm only using about half the memory. The phone uses a program called .acc that is ultra compact but still gives great quality. I also bought the data cable off ebay for about $15 and that is how I get all of my cds on the phone without it costing me another cent. I download my pictures to my computer and do just about anything I want with my phone. The actual hardware of the phone is also great. I work a lot and so drop my phone a lot but it has yet to even crack let alone break. In all I love my phone and am searching for another one to buy my girlfriend so she can do the same thinks that I do.

Im in customer service for Alltel, I can tell u that nobody ever calls in to complain about this phone! Who would not want a phone that is the BEST coverage (NOKIA IS!) and MP3 with digital zoom and camera with a Flash. And last but cerainly NOT least, BLUETOOTH! Who does not love bluetooth technology?! Great Phone all around, and there is a slot in back for memory card! Great phone nokia came out with, and their first flip/bluetooth! Needless to say, I have 3 Nokia 6255i... and should get rid of them, so I will sell one but keep other two!

I personally own a 6255i I happened to pick it up on eBay from a true A+ seller. Over all I rate this phone excellent. I work in a remote area where other phones I had in the past just could not cut it because of weak cell tower strength. Nokia excels in this area. I also enjoy using the built in fm radio and MP3 player when walking. The camera is handy, but only if high definition imaging is not required.

The pros,
Nokia well known great signal strength in fringe areas.
Good form factor for clam shell phone.
Excellent battery life even while in fringe signal areas.
Good quality speaker.
Good quality microphone.
Excellent MP3 player
Good quality fm radio.
Quick connectivity to other devices via bluetooth, irda, and USB cable.
Nokia's easy to navigate menus
Sound quality of captured video very good.
Both displays are of excellent quality.
Key pad of good size, well back lit, function keys of the same quality
Camera controls arranged for ease of use and remember there is a build in flash.
With optional MMC card this phone becomes a data bank.

The Cons,
Phone is a bit bulky compared to other clam shell design, but still within reason.
Phone also a bit heavy, but still within reason.
Images produced by the 1 mega pixel camera at best only fair.

All in all the 6255i can give the Motorola RAZR 3m phone a real run for the money.

I was with Verizon Wireless in the midwest area and after switching to U.S. cellular and getting my 6225i, i don't want to go back to another phone. The signal is phenomenal. Also the feautures with the phone are endless, with Bluetooth, High-quality camera, High-quality video, Easy navigation, built in infared, memory card expansion, very nice speakerphone, MP3 player, and fully-functional FM radio that works very well. Plus the phone is built to last. All around awesome phone that outperforms many of it's overpriced competitors. It's too bad that U.S. cellular discontinued phone.

This phone is very poorly made and it has been taken of the market in
Florida. It breaks very easily.

I have had other cell phones in the past, but this is clearly the the best one I have had. Everything on it works great. Everyone in our operation has this phone so everyone can use the same accessories when they are in different vehicles. This is one of the reasons that I bought it, I wanted a good phone that I didn't have to pay a new price for and I found one on ebay. The only negative thing I have to say about it is that it is very easy to hit the volume button when handling it, so if my volume is weak I know what to look for. Also the party this was purchased from was very pleasant to deal with as we had a couple of small problems, but were able to get them fixed, it is nice to know there are people like that out there.

the phone i recieved was sold with a defect and the ebayer lied about it. i got a full refund though. i did have the phone for a day, but it was really cheap feeling, bulky and really just all around crappy. i dont recommend it.

PROS
-Good Reception (I use Metro PCS)
-Good Battery Life
-Speaker Phone pretty good
-MP3 Player (Love it F*** IPOD's) could play it on loud speaker also and sounds awesome like carrying around a boombox.
-MMC Memory Card Slot I use 1 GB =P thats enough however you can go for 2 but damn thats alot of music.
-FM Stereo could also play on loud speacker also and sounds great and good station reception but need to have earpiece plugged in.
-Bluetooth Technology always a plus
-Send and receive pictures, sounds, and all that other good stuff.
-Cool Games but never play it though
-Simple menus as usual for a nokia
-And whoever said you can't play MP3's as a ringtone YOU ARE WRONG YES YOU CAN BUDDY!
-Pretty good picture quality for a camera phone. Flash kind of sux.
-Can record videos and watch MPEGS.

Cons
-menu button in middle kind of small
-ugly look and cheap feeling
-need to plug in ear piece set for FM Radio
-Mini outside LCD Screen could be a little better
-Flash for camera kind of sux.

THE PROS OUTWEIGHS THE CONS BY ALOT. THIS PHONE IS A WINNER YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED.

This is a nice phone with lots of options; camera, video, screensavers etc. The only problem that I have found with it is that lint and dirt can easily get under the screen on the front. The phone itself is great and I have enjoyed it.

This is the second phone like this I have owned. Good reception, good camera. The hinge is weak is my only complaint.

I really wanted this phone but the seller went belly-up. I had to put this purchase in dispute and get my money back.

I have had 2 of these phones and they have both cracked in the same places. Both of the phones I had have lasted me about 6 months each. They are too top heavy!!! Another thing...the battery cover always falls off and the attenna gets loose. I have several friends with the same phone and they have or had the same problems with it. I love Nokia phones, but I would not recommend this phone to anyone.

I have to be honest...I was a bit skeptical about this phone when I purchased it. I have owened the 6255i now for a couple months, and I enjoy all the features; the MP3 players is great once you get the memory card. The camera on the other hand seems to be fairly weak in comparison to some of the other camera phones I have seen. Navigation is not bad once you learn the phone and it's layout. Aesthetically, the phone is beautiful...Durabitlity however seems like it could be a different story. I had heard the hinges were weak and the phone had been removed from the market in Florida. It seems like this could be ture, simply becuase the phone seems top-heavy, and it puts a lot of pressure on the hinges...you just have to be aware. Regardless of weather or not the weak hinges thing is true...the phone is like every other phone...if you take care of it, don't drop it and use proper maitnance, The 6255i is a solid purchase.
Here is to hoping I feel the same way about this phone in the future!

the phone was in excellent condition. I bought it because i lost my cell phone and wanted to find one just like it. Cell phone company couldnt get it to work at first, had a different company look at it and they got it to work.

I am a us cellular agent and this phone is the top phone they currrently quit selling them in my area and everyone wants one its kinda funny..... lol but yes deffinatly great reliable phone...........

the phone works exceptoinaly well, except it breaks very easy poor desighn for a flip phone very week hinged

6255i has blue tooth infrared and multimedia ,mp3, voice recorder FM.radio camera with video and hugh storage for memory cards ,,oh yeah its also a phone!
I bought it because I am now a collector of these phones, I still have one connected with metro pcs.

phone replacement. It works just fine: not fancy, just a good workhorse. Solid item that does not appear to break with theeveryday abuse cell phones get.

i never can activate with metro pcs tey toll me there not in the inventory the phone even no flash update for that phone so i hava a phone workless