SE K700, SE T630 or Nokia 6600 (yikes!)???

[Geez]

Hey Guys & Gals of course,

Am planning to upgrade my Ercisson T39 (at long last!) and am looking at getting a Nokia 6600 (blasphemy! but what can I do as I might get it free) or sell it and buy either a SE T630 or K700! and, at the same time, buy a bluetooth dongle for my iBook.

Related to the above, I would like to ask the following:

1. Which phone would you recommend when it comes to communicating with my iBook via Bluetooth and why?
2. Based on Apple's website, I can use iSync with the N6600 or the T630? Any success using iSync with the K700 and which works best with iSync?
3. Aside from iSync function with Blutooth, what else can do with the Bluetooth Dongle?

Thanks for the help...

[caloysam]

Actually, I was a die-hard Nokia user before. Weeks after I got my ibook, I tossed out my 6 years used-to-ness with Nokia and got myself a SE. The reason is that I've read great reviews from this forum and online reviews about the brand that the decision to switch wasn't very painstaking.
To answer your 1st question, I would go for SE. Th only problem is that you'll have less memory compared to the Nokia. Camera wise, the SE's night mode pretty much sucks. Looking at connectivity, it's SE hands down.
2nd question: Got no answer there bro. Sorry.
3rd question: Getting a bluetooth dongle has vast benefits, especially if you're using SE. You can use your phone as a remote for your presentations, stereo system via iTunes, and other features more that is related to controlling your ibook. Also, you can synchronize your adbook with your phone so you can SMS via ur ibook. You can send compatible files such as phone themes, ringtones, etc. to your phone via bluetooth. Then, there's synchronizing with a bluetooth enabled PDA too. Well, that's just the stuff I do using the dongle, and I can tell you the list goes on.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

[cutiepanda]

Hope can help out a bit here...

1). K700i
... it's the latest SE phone out there for now
... it's small and easy to hide away in the pocket
... syncing works better than the P900 which has some problems back then when I had one (something about problems with extra categories other than home and work in iCal as well as all day events... they caused problems).
... built-in 42MB memory
... auto panorama stitching effect
... STEREO FM radio (Nokia 7610 nor the 6600 don't have stereo)
... STEREO MP3 for ring tones or just listening (limited by built-in memory)
... u get to play with the SE BT remote control car
... 3D tennis game comes with the phone

2). Just remember to pair the K700i twice initially, once from the phone and another from the mac.... then iSync works fine

3). All of caloysam's points + the BT remote control car... hehehehe

[caloysam]

Oh, 1 more thing, you can also surf using your palm using the bluetooth that is sharing your connection with your ibook. However, the speed is uite slow and surfing on your palm isn't quite appealing... I just thought of mentioning it anyway.

[alfiesy]

Beg to disagree. Was a diehard SE fan but switched back to Nokia 6600 which works well with my iMac G4 and Aluminum Powerbook.
1.) The phone communicates well with both Macs. Am able to easily send and receive files from my 6600 as well as create ringtones, message alert tones for it. Likewise, you can send SMS from your Mac through the 6600 using Bluetooth connection. Incoming messages however do not appear on your Mac as they do with SE phones.
2.) Isync works well with the Nokia 6600. In contrast to the seemingly unlimited addressbook entries you can make on your Nokia 6600, SE phones are limited to 510 phone numbers (not entries). A contact detail which has a mobile and a landline will consume 2 slots. The addressbook memory limitation is the deal breaker for me with respect to SE phones.
3.) Look for Salling Clicker for your Mac. Turns your Nokia 6600 into a remote control for the Mac. Use it with iTunes, DVD Player, Quicktime, Keynote, Powerpoint, etc. Salling Clicker has extra features available for Symbian phones (like album art display while playing songs from iTunes) that are not available for SE phones.

Lastly, SE phones have notoriously slow interface and are generally slower when texting compared to the Nokia 6600.

[vicicasas]

Originally posted by alfiesys.
3.) Look for Salling Clicker for your Mac. Turns your Nokia 6600 into a remote control for the Mac. Use it with iTunes, DVD Player, Quicktime, Keynote, Powerpoint, etc. Salling Clicker has extra features available for Symbian phones (like album art display while playing songs from iTunes) that are not available for SE phones.

I beg to disagree.

From the front page of the Salling Clicker website:

[elbert]

Glad to know that the Nokia 6600 works with the Mac finally. However, let me warn you that not everyone with a N6600 is able to use it well with their Macs. It's erratic and varies from phone to phone. I know, I've tried helping different friends set it up.

If you want full Mac-compatibility, T68, T68i, T610 and T630 are the best bets. The K700i will work with the native Mac applications (iSync, Bluetooth modem, Address Book), but has yet to work with 3rd party apps like PhoneAgent and Salling Clicker. It will work with BluePhoneMenu though. I suspect it won't be long until PhoneAgent and Clicker will be compatible with the K700.

Best is relative to your needs and wants. Personally, I'll recommend an SE, primarily because Apple's BT development is based on SEs. The applications were later ported to work with the other phones. At least, that's what I've heard. The K700 and T630 are slim, the 6600 is fat (not phat, fat).

I'm sure you're still confused.

K700 na! I'm getting mine tomorrow morning.

[cutiepanda]

Oh, one other thing... the K700i matches the aluminum look of Macs, the interface sorta zooms when u select icons and the GUI is more pleasing...

Nokia needs to hire a designer to do it properly (the 6230 and 7610 UI sux!)...

The only properly done UI of Nokias are the 7200 ones, but that's based on a retro motif... so figure.

:beer:

[caloysam]

... Just wish they could make SE's interface faster :dry:

[Arel]

I knew it! :lol:

Enjoy your new toy tomorrow, Bud! :beer: The K700 Club-PhilMUG Chapter's growing by the day! Reminds me of the time of the T610 migration.

Originally posted by elbertc

K700 na! I'm getting mine tomorrow morning.