Nokia 3G internet phone with buttons on 3

JimmyTheWig

Hi,

I've currently got a Nokia 2730 classic.
Don't laugh! I love it.
It's brilliant for sending texts, making calls, checking Facebook and playing the odd game.
Most importantly for me it has buttons that I can press.
I can't get to grips with these smartphones where the "buttons" are just areas (areas smaller than your thumb, noless) on a flat screen. How can you tell which button you are pressing?

But this phone is now old.
The battery is dying. (From fully charged to empty takes around 5 minutes of call time, even less on Facebook.)
The charger cable has difficulty staying plugged in.
It no longer offers Hotmail facility.
Very few internet pages are formatted for it so whevever I browse I nearly always get a "memory full" message.
The camera isn't very good.

So I need a new phone.
I want to stay on 3, so need a 3G phone.
Needs buttons (e.g. press button 2 to get abc).
Needs Facebook.
Anything else is optional.
Any Nokia phone that I've had in the past I've loved.
Any phone I've had in the past that wasn't Nokia I haven't particularly liked.

So I'm looking for a 3G Nokia phone with buttons that works on 3.

I can't find one!

The only phones I can find that look ok are 2.5G, which is no good.
I've found the Nokia 301, but this only appears to be available on Tesco mobile. Can it be unlocked?

Any other suggestions?

d123

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Hi,

The only phones I can find that look ok are 2.5G, which is no good.
I've found the Nokia 301, but this only appears to be available on Tesco mobile. Can it be unlocked?

Any other suggestions?

What network did you want it on?

EE sell it:
http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-as-you-go/nokia-301-payg/details

O2 have it listed but currently out of stock:
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/nokia/301/

Amazon have the 300 and 301
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=asha+301&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=41361752936&hvpos=1o2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1895463616477689432&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_8oyxf3vqju_b

JimmyTheWig

d123 wrote: »

What network did you want it on?

I need it on 3.

Amazon have the 300 and 301
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=asha+301&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=41361752936&hvpos=1o2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1895463616477689432&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_8oyxf3vqju_b

Interesting. Thanks for that.
More than £20 more than Tesco are charging, but it looks like I might have to go with that option.


Is anyone aware of any alternatives I should look at?

Predaleko1984

http://www.amazon.co.uk/chat-Mobile-Phone-Including-Airtime/dp/B002USCIAU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420473183&sr=8-1&keywords=inq+chat+3g

JimmyTheWig

Predaleko1984 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/chat-Mobile-Phone-Including-Airtime/dp/B002USCIAU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420473183&sr=8-1&keywords=inq+chat+3g

Thanks.
But...
... I don't like a querty keyboard on a phone. The buttons are too small.
My finger muscles know exactly where all the keys are on a querty keyboard when typing with both hands on a computer. But my mind doesn't know where they are so when typing one handed (especially one thumbed) it's a whole new process to learn.

[Also it's out of stock!]

AndyPK

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3G-NOKIA-2730-SKYPE-MOBILE-PHONE-ON-3-THREE-NETWORK-/360289729132?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item53e2f0fa6c



or look though this lot

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Smart-Phones-/9355/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=nokia+2730

AlecEiffel

We bought a Nokia 301 via Amazon for my mum for Xmas. Seems to tick all the boxes, the camera is pretty decent (no flash tho) and its 3G. Was impossible to find a decent phone with buttons in the shops.

jagorcevina

You have Nokia 515, nokia c2-01, nokia e52(symbian), nokia c5(symbian),- which I recommend because my friend still have it and work excellent,and he have this for years.
You can find nokia 301 and 515 on handtec.co.uk, but other probably on amazon, ebay, or cex.

JimmyTheWig

jagorcevina wrote: »

You can find nokia 301 and 515 on handtec.co.uk

Out of stock and still considerably more than Tesco (does anyone know if I can unlock it?) but worth bearing in mind.

JimmyTheWig

So I've looked at second hand.
Does anyone have any opinions on the following Nokias:
6700 Classic - appears similar to my 2730 Classic
C2-01 - appears similar to my 2730 Classic
N95 (8GB) - I like the look of this
N96 (16GB) - looks better and more modern than the above but starting to get a bit pricey for a second hand phone that I don't use that much

Can anyone confirm if you can use Facebook with the above?
Some of them say that you can use email, but this feature has recently been stopped on my 2730 Classic. Does anyone know if the same is true on any/all of the phones above?

d123

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

So I've looked at second hand.
Does anyone have any opinions on the following Nokias:
6700 Classic - appears similar to my 2730 Classic
C2-01 - appears similar to my 2730 Classic
N95 (8GB) - I like the look of this
N96 (16GB) - looks better and more modern than the above but starting to get a bit pricey for a second hand phone that I don't use that much

Can anyone confirm if you can use Facebook with the above?
Some of them say that you can use email, but this feature has recently been stopped on my 2730 Classic. Does anyone know if the same is true on any/all of the phones above?

I still have a 6700 in my drawer of old phones, it's a well built phone (but solidly heavy being metal), I've just checked and there is a Facebook app.

Email doesn't seem to sign in (I've just tried) anymore, it fails with an error message about no longer being supported.