Nokia 1006 Reviews

I purchased this phone because of the colors and look of the phone but mainly because of the price. I was disapponted when purchasing the phone because the advertisement stated that there were no games on the phone, however once I left and started playing with the phone I did find a few games (bonus). Sudoku, Kakuro and Moon Sweeper

One thing that I do not understand about this phone is that I can download pictures and ringtones from the internet, but I cannot receive multi-media (picture and sounds) messages from my friends.

I drop calls more so with this phone than any other phone that I have EVER had. I can drop a call standing still. I have been with Metro for over 10 years so I know where a lot of “dead” zones are. This phone is a magnet for them and even drops calls in areas that normally have full signal and I have never had a problem in before. I can be on a call and all you can hear is every other word. grrrrrrr

The phone does not give me the option to differentiate ringtones between incoming text messages and voicemails (not that big of a deal, just a little aggravating)

While in the middle of a conversation, if I have an incoming call, text or voicemail, my conversation is cut out long enough for the alert to come through and then goes back to normal. It should be a light background type noise. The person on the other end cannot hear the sound, but cannot hear what I am saying when the noise comes through and vise versa.

Next to the calls dropping, the next most aggravating thing about this phone is that the #3 key sits right next to the “End” button. I text message A LOT. Needless to say I hit the end button many, many times in the middle of texting, dialing or even playing a game. The text message and game actually save before it ends and I just have to open the folder back up to get to it and start where I left off. Probably sounds more like I should slow down and pay more attention to what I am doing than anything to do about the phone.

I am not sure if this is my phone or if this is the service, but there have been a few times that I have tried sending text messages and they will not even leave my phone. It would not be that big of a deal but it is for an entire day at a time.

Another good thing about this phone is that, unlike my last phone, it does not send my text messages more than once. My last phone would send a message 2 times or more if I didnt have signal at the time.

Next up, the alarm setting. If you do not exit out of an alarm when it goes off, then you are hitting snooze. Sounds like common sense, right? Well, it does not go off again until MIDNIGHT. Nuff said?

The keys on the phone are not aligned very user friendly. I often hit the wrong keys.

And the last thing, I think this is actually true of all Metro PCS phones but every few minutes my phone will just light up. Then my screen saver comes on, then it goes dark. This happened with my last couple of phones from them and I cannot find a setting to make it stop.

This phone would be great for someone who just needed it for emergency type situations or maybe a teenagers first phone. If you are going to be talking on it a lot or text a lot, I would NOT recommend it.

Ive had this phone for less than a year and Ive already had to swap it twice due to the same issues. Ive have preferred Nokias for over 10 years and this is by far the worse ever made.This phone is alright for the modest user who only make a few phone calls but it is horrible for the user like myself who likes to put to use many of its functions and relies on the calendar and reminders on a daily basis. This phone has thoroughly disappointed me.

Pro’s:
1. Clear screen resolution
2. Very Compact
3. Solid design
4. Easy volume control on the side
5. Low cost

Con’s:
1. Difficult to hear conversations clearly even at maximum volume.
2. Freezes frequently from just navigating through menus too quickly.
3. Alarm functions work at random. Ive used all my previous cell phones as my alarm clock to wake up, never having an issue. This phone caused me to be late various times in the first week I owned it from lack of going off. I was forced to buy a separate alarm clock for the 1st time in over 10 years.
4. Reminders hardly ever go off on the date & time they are programmed and tend to almost always go off at midnight.
5. Poor Battery Life for those who speak frequently. The battery warning goes off only minutes before the phone dies.
6. Cannot text quickly on it because the programming cannot keep up, thus it misses typed characters.
7. Ring tones randomly sound sluggish and broken up as if the phone struggles to run the program producing it.
8. The small speaker holes frequently get easily covered due to their small size, thus the phone calls cannot be heard.
9. Some menu functions are cumbersome and/or poorly organized.