• Lightweight and ergonomic design
• One touch dialing and voice dialing for easy communication
• Phone book with up to 500 contacts, with up to 5 numbers and 3 text entries per contact
• Personalize your phone with 8 different color schemes
• Stay connected with AOL, MSN and Yahoo messaging.
• Unit Weight: 3.77 oz.
• Size (in inches): 1.95 x 4.68 x 0.87

Overview
Compatible with T-Mobile cell phone service, the Nokia 6010m is an economy phone that also happens to include quite a few nice features, such as including GPRS high-speed data download, MMS, SyncML, Java-compatibility, and voice dialing, all displayed on a 96x65 pixel, 4096-color LCD screen.

Calling Features
Used simply as a phone, the 6010m's features include vibrating alert, custom ring tones, voice dialing and voice menu commands, and a 500-entry phone book capacity with 6 numbers per name. Nokia also supports TTY/TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf), and hearing aid support for the Nokia LPS-3 Loopset (adapter and Loopset sold separately).

Messaging and Internet:
Picture messaging and MMS capabilities built in to the 6010m enable users to send, edit, forward, and receive image, text, audio, and video messages over the wireless Internet, to and from compatible phones or PCs. You'll also get instant messaging capability, messaging templates, and predictive text assistance. Beyond messaging, the 6010m's Internet connectivity lets you access online services such as stock quotes, road directions, airline information, entertainment, and more. You can also download Java applications (version J2ME) to add additional capabilities to your phone, and high-speed data transfer and download round out the package.

Organizer:
The 6010m provides standard organizer features including a calendar with up to 500 events, a to-do list, and more. You can also transfer this data to your PC via the included SyncML software.

Fun and Games:
For fun, the 6010m customizable polyphonic ring tones, graphic displays, and screen savers, among others. You'll also get four games in addition to the Java games you can download from the Web: Backgammon, Bowling, Air Glide, and Sky Diver.

Vital Statistics:
The Nokia 6010m weighs 3.77 ounces and measures 4.68 x 1.95 x 0.87 inches. Its Lithium Ion batteries are rated at up to 330 minutes talk time, and up to 240 hours standby time.

REVIEW

The "Nokia 6010M Phone (T-Mobile)" phone came free with signing up to T-Mobile. Did I get what I paid for? Yes and no.

Having paid nothing directly, it could look like the perfect purchase. After two months of heavy use, my complaints are few. However, so are my compliments.

My opinion of T-Mobile's phone service is unrelated, and will take more than two months to assess.

Watching commercials for cell phones helps me see what this phone does not have, but what matters it what it does have. I don't mind not downloading sounds, or not taking pictures. I'll bring a camera if I want to capture the moment of film, and get better quality pictures.

It is a simple phone, with a simple interface. I need to call people, and I can. I need to store contact information, and I can. I can change the ringer and speaker volume. I can send text messages. I can play a few silly, and eventually boring games.

I can instant message as well, but never do. This might be my generation speaking here. I'm in my late-30s, and do not feel the need to chat this way. I IM through Yahoo and AOL comfortably, but to do so on a cell phone seems cumbersome.

Features that Need Work:

Better Reception
I occasionally am in buildings, standing next to a window, and cannot receive calls. I don't know if this is a service provider, or electronics issue. Either way, it is frustrating, and the most important complaint of mine.

Call Duration
When I make or receive a call, it lists the number, with the related contact name if one exists. It also shows the time the call was made. That's great. What is missing is the duration of thaat call. Since I have a finite number of minutes each month, and since the minutes updates usually lag a few hours, it would help me know. Some quick math would let me know if I am close to going over.

Game Accuracy
This is a minor point, since I am not a video gamer. The bowling game which comes with is moderately entertaining, but it is inconsistent in scoring. Let's say you bowl a strike. It seems reasonable that if you repeat the exact effort, you should bowl another. You might. What you will not do is bowl a third strike. Try another proven strike method after the second strike, and expect at least one pin standing. No third strike means no turkey, and no perfect game.

Better Quality Earpiece
This is the device intended for use while driving. It doesn't stick well in the ear. It often falls out when I lean my head.

In all, I am satisfied. I am not thrilled, but know my cell phone is good enough. For just their (and Nokia's) cell phone specifically, this is fine for my needs.

Anthony Trendl