Any thoughts on the Nokia 301? Alternatives?

[AimlessWanderer]

Looking at changing network supplier, which means I'm on the hunt for a new "me" friendly phone to accompany the contract. Have found a contract with a Nokia 301 which seems to do everything a mobile phone should. If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm happy to hear them.

Here's the rules:
NO Android OS
NO Windows OS
Must have buttons - touchscreens drive me up the wall

I don't need Facebook or Twitter or any of that other twaddle because I'm not a twelve year old and I don't do much browsing on my mobile - maybe once a week. Aside from calls & text, the essentials are camera, alarm clock, calculator, and key lock. GPS and email would be a nice bonus, but not absolutely essential.

Thoughts? Or did I lose you all when I said no android and needs buttons? 

[kirk13]

I don't know the model number,but Carphone Warehouse do a £10ish Nokia,with buttons,a calculated and a torch!

My kinda phone

[AimlessWanderer]

I don't know the model number,but Carphone Warehouse do a £10ish Nokia,with buttons,a calculated and a torch!

My kinda phone

 

I've just discovered the Nokia Asha 210 too ... querty keys might just put that higher than the 310 if the other features are comparable 

[enki_ck]

Would this help?


GSMarena phone finder list


Bar format, no touch screen, single SIM, 5mp camera or more (with flash).

[dks]

  you do know Nokia is owned by Microsoft now? (windows.....)

[AimlessWanderer]

Would this help?


GSMarena phone finder list


Bar format, no touch screen, single SIM, 5mp camera or more (with flash).

OOOH nice one Nik 

you do know Nokia is owned by Microsoft now? (windows.....)

Yup, but not all Nokia phones force you to have a Live account and then put all your contact details on the internet instead of keeping them on the phone where they should be  I believe the Sybian ones are free from that madness

[Wilfried]

NOKIA 100

 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

My sons got a Nokia 303 and that's been brilliant! The signal and call quality are fantastic, plus its so robust! He's dropped it dozens of times and it still works just fine

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[Cupboard]

Someone at work has a 301 and seems to be getting on well with it.

It was on the list of phones we could get through our business account, he was changing from a 6300 or thereabouts that was dying from old age and picked that one out from the list of basic but not too crap phones I gave him.

If I remember I'll ask him about it tomorrow.

[jerseydevil]

My sons got a Nokia 303 and that's been brilliant! The signal and call quality are fantastic, plus its so robust! He's dropped it dozens of times and it still works just fine

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My first several phones were Nokias.  They're pretty much indestructible. 

[Wilfried]

My sons got a Nokia 303 and that's been brilliant! The signal and call quality are fantastic, plus its so robust! He's dropped it dozens of times and it still works just fine

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My first several phones were Nokias.  They're pretty much indestructible. 

Yes. Pretty much impervious to anything.   

[enki_ck]

Well king of the hill is still the Nokia 3310. Loved mine. I've been thinking of going back to the simpler, VASTLY more reliable phones like tho one Al is describing here a few times already. Much better battery life. No bugs, "updates" that mess things up, ...

I might have to try that when my current one dies.

[kirk13]

Well king of the hill is still the Nokia 3310. Loved mine. I've been thinking of going back to the simpler, VASTLY more reliable phones like tho one Al is describing here a few times already. Much better battery life. No bugs, "updates" that mess things up, ...

I might have to try that when my current one dies.

I still have my 3310. Served me for years,then my parents...it's still sitting there,waiting for the call to arms

[AimlessWanderer]

Someone at work has a 301 and seems to be getting on well with it.

It was on the list of phones we could get through our business account, he was changing from a 6300 or thereabouts that was dying from old age and picked that one out from the list of basic but not too crap phones I gave him.

If I remember I'll ask him about it tomorrow.

I look forward to hearing back on the 301, Tom 

My sons got a Nokia 303 and that's been brilliant! The signal and call quality are fantastic, plus its so robust! He's dropped it dozens of times and it still works just fine

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

My first several phones were Nokias.  They're pretty much indestructible. 

Yes. Pretty much impervious to anything.   

I was a huge fan of Nokia for many years till I tried the Lumia ... that went back after 3 or 4 days I think  The only reason it took that long is all my phonecalls to Vodaphone, Nokia and Microsoft trying to find a person who could tell me if I could stop it doing the bad things ... no such luck.

Well king of the hill is still the Nokia 3310. Loved mine. I've been thinking of going back to the simpler, VASTLY more reliable phones like tho one Al is describing here a few times already. Much better battery life. No bugs, "updates" that mess things up, ...

I might have to try that when my current one dies.

ANOTHER thing that gripes me about the "smart" (yeah right  ) phones, is that the "normal" phones had all their faculties right out of the box. With the smarmy phones, you have to download a third party app for a keylock, another third party app for improved battery life, countdown timer, stop the camera doing loud clicky noises, ....

PUT THE SMURFING THINGS IN THERE AS STANDARD YOU DEVIOUS UNDERHANDED SMURF SNIFFING SMURFERS! STOP PLAGUING ME WITH ADS FOR SMURFING CRAP STUFF I HAVE NO SMURFING USE FOR, AND STOP SNIFFING ROUND AND PILFERING MY DATA YOU PARASITIC LITTLE SMURF SMEARS!!!

.... and ... relax .... 

Yeah, I think it's time to go back to the proper phones 

[enki_ck]

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Yeah, I think it's time to go back to the proper phones 

Buy a few, stock up, cause the non "smart" phones are getting fewer by the day. Manufacturers seem to be concentrating on either throwaway "festival" phones for 15 quid without camera or anything or expensive touch screen options. The mid range stuff with decent options, battery time, mail and a regular key pad are getting scarce.

[dmanuel]

My sons got a Nokia 303 and that's been brilliant! The signal and call quality are fantastic, plus its so robust! He's dropped it dozens of times and it still works just fine

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My first several phones were Nokias.  They're pretty much indestructible. 

Yes. Pretty much impervious to anything.   

And that is why all of my "travel" phones (different ones for different countries tech) are Nokias. Add in the fact that you only have to charge it once a week and its amazing!

[bmot]

I got a Nokia 301 for a month or two now, and I really quite like it The camera isn't the best, though...


The browser is good enough for using once or twice a week, and I do like the way it compresses websites to a better format.


It has "mail for exchange" program for email, and I believe you can get apps for both hotmail and gmail as well.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I don't know why I forgot to mention my back up phone the Samsung GT2710, bloody brilliant phone IMO, the battery just last and lasts, I use it as my night phone as I turn my HTC8s off every night to preserve the battery which despite my turning the WiFi and mobile internet of unless im using it still needs charging a lot more than I'd like

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[AimlessWanderer]

Cheers chaps. I've not pulled the trigger on this yet, as I'm currently having battles with my current supplier (Vodaphone) which has now got to the level of involving Ofcom. Once I get those smurfs slapped into shape, I can look at moving forward with it