Nokia 1208 - user opinions and reviews

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My friend have thisphone for 1 month rightnow and she is from the philippines. The phone keeps on restarting when ever she press "GO TO" can you help us guys to solve her problem? She really need your help guys..

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  • 2008-06-06 15:00
  • PSeD
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Nice phone, very good battery and signal, but the keyboard is to small, hard to push if you have big fingers, and i found some software bugs, when i try to mark the options for right key the phone it's restarting. In conclusion, cheap phone, quality as price... Don't buy...

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  • 2008-06-05 21:28
  • pkF3
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hi, i have nokia 1208 but its battery lasts in just one or two days, if any body can solve my problem then please e-mail me at
decent_girl09@yahoo.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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  • 2008-06-03 14:01
  • PGhs
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Hello, I Have Nokia 1208 Mobile Phone But Its Standby Time is nearby 64 hours, Now Please Tell Me what can i do for the battery life, (i Purchase this cell phone on 17/05/2008)

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  • 2008-06-03 13:51
  • PGhs
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> In reply to Ness @ 2008-06-02 08:20 from U2$h - click to readnormally the security code for nokia is 12345

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  • 2008-06-03 11:55
  • ncGx
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Can any one help out.. i have a problem when i press "GO TO" my phone automatically turned off.. please help me out.. EMAIL me at bulandeng24@yahoo.com.. THANKS!!!

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  • 2008-06-02 15:10
  • PSeD
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> In reply to Ness @ 2008-06-02 08:20 from U2$h - click to readGo to Settings > Security settings > Change access codes > Change security code

Default security code is: 12345

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  • 2008-06-02 13:20
  • 2Ats
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Does anyone know how to get the security code, or where i can find it?. I would like to put on a keyguard code

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  • 2008-06-02 08:20
  • U2$h
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My 1209 was able to keep 89 text messages before it said Message memory full. I also noticed it has a brighter and clearer LCD than my friend's 1208 and my old 2310.

Anyway, both phones still have the software bug regarding the Sent Items where some messages remain in "pending" status even when they were in fact already sent. Once your Sent Items folder becomes filled with these "pending" items, you have no choice but to MANUALLY delete them one by one or you wouldn't be able to send any more text messages--a bug which has been around for over a year in the 1xxx series since firmware version 5.00 and Nokia never fixed.

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  • 2008-06-02 04:47
  • whAE
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> In reply to derek @ 2008-05-28 11:36 from wuj6 - click to readThis great phone can hold 95 txt msgs !!

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  • 2008-06-01 15:01
  • 04{2
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Nokia 1208 handles 60 sms max.

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  • 2008-05-31 23:55
  • Nxsf
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Yeah Shadowed is correct, this phone's battery will last for a week...you got a problem with battery!

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  • 2008-05-31 07:25
  • w9L7
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> In reply to Razor @ 2008-05-24 01:41 from v0XI - click to readCorrection: you would only need a triband phone if you're going to the US or Canada. Everywhere else a dual band phone with 1800 MHz frequency would work just fine.

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  • 2008-05-30 04:21
  • whAI
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> In reply to shareef kottakkal @ 2008-05-28 14:13 from 2SRf - click to readYou're very wrong, dude. Either you use your phone excessively (in that case, you'll discover that almost every phone you'll use will have bad battery backup) or a defective battery (probably accidental) was bundled with your unit. My 1208's battery lasts for about a week.

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  • 2008-05-29 05:34
  • 2Ats
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hi nokia,,,
bad bad bad ,,,,,,backup ,,,,,,,,maximum one day ,,,,,,very very very bad backup,,,,,,

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  • 2008-05-28 14:13
  • 2SRf
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i just wanted to know how many txt messages this phone can hold before it starts hanging?
can sum1 tell me plz

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  • 2008-05-28 11:36
  • wuj6
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I have this phone since march 2008, No problems until now, battery life is good, I charge only once every week, the sound quality is excellent. It is the perfect phone only for those who doesn't need fancy stuff like games, photo camera, mp3 player.....

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  • 2008-05-25 18:33
  • pqDR
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@socialbug

I recently purchased a 1208. Overall, a good basic, I repeat: basic, phone.

My take on the 1208...

Pros:
* nice keypad
* above average battery life (approximately 3 days is my definition of average)
* as expected of Nokia --- good build quality and signal reception


Cons:
* for those with big fingers: small keypad
* low volume, specially for message alert tone
* some may find its screen to be too small for them

My unit didn't have the restart problem concerning the right selection key . Probably because it's a newly shipped unit with new firmware installed. Older units having the problem need to have firmware upgrades at a Nokia dealership.

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  • 2008-05-25 11:29
  • wYye
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You have to use a triband phone outside philippines..this phone is only a dual band!

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  • 2008-05-24 01:41
  • v0XI
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I'm thinking hard bout gettin this phone, but when i read the comments, they all seemed to be saying something bad about it. Can someone please give me a good idea about whether or not to get this phone.
Thanks

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  • 2008-05-22 04:28
  • vu}m
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