Thanks for the feedback folks. This will be my first Nokia handset not to mention my first time with Talks, so it all looks a little bit daunting at the moment. I'll probably be back to the list on more than one occasion with - how do you do this - and what happens when you do that - questions. Darran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dryden" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | Hi mark, yes I'd have to agree on this one. I have the 6680 and my | girlfriend has the 6630. The sound quality is definity better but not | hugely. | | | Steve Hyde-Dryden | | Text or call on | | Tel: 07799766944 | | MSN: steve_dryden@xxxxxxxxxxx | Skype: knightvader | Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:01 PM | Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | | | From what I understand, the sound quality of the 6680 is superior to the one | of the 6630. I definitely will have to check one of these phones out! | | Cheers, | | Mark | | Mark Matthews | Cardiff, Wales, UK | E-mail: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx | MSN/Windows Messenger:markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx | Skype: mmatthews1981 | Webpage:http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk | | -----Original Message----- | From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] | On Behalf Of Mike Cassidy | Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:53 PM | To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | | | Hi, | | Yes, the 6630's cursor button is fiddly, especially on the up-stroke. I take | | it that the sound quality is as good on 6680 as on 6630? | | Cheers, | | Mike | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Graham Longly" <longly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:37 AM | Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | | | > Hi Adrian | > | > I haven't got a lot of dexterity in my fingers and choose to use a | > communicator so I can text using a qwerty keyboard and love my 9300. | > I've always had an issue with being able to feel the buttons on the | > series 60 phones and the 6680 is the only one that I can feel the | > buttons on properly and the only series 60 phones i would consider. | > The buttons are definitely | > more pronounce on the 6680 compared with the 30. The only other series 60 | > phone which I could use once I got used to it was the 3650 which i owned | > briefly recently. Cheers! | > | > Graham | > | > | > MSN to - graham_longly@xxxxxxxxxxx | > Text messages to 07774 208008 | > skype user name - gplongly | > | > Graham Longly BA GRAD CIPD CMS | > Access Technology Consultant | > | > Aspire Consultancy, York, UK | > T: 01904 762788 | > F: 0870 1326940 | > M: 07766 617140 | > E: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | > www.aspire-consultancy.co.uk | > | > Helping visually impaired people to aspire to their full potential | > through specialist technology! | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Adrian Picton" <adrianpicton@xxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:52 PM | > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | > | > | > Graham, | > | > What I would be interested to know is if the buttons on the edge such | > as "Call" and "End" are any bigger on the 6680. I find them very | > fiddely on the 6630 and was always pressing the wrong button and | > sending incoming calls to the answerphone before I set it to "Any key | > answer". | > | > Adrian. | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:41 PM | > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | > | > | >> Adrian, having looked at both hones I can't quite agree with you. | >> | >> I agree that broadly speaking they are the same phone but the 6680 | >> has undergone a few design improvements that I hope will make it a | >> little more durable. | >> | >> In particular, the latch of the door that you lift to get at the MMC | >> card looks particularly flimsy and weak on the 6630. I know one | >> person who has had to put tape over this to keep the card in place as | >> there is a spring that partly releases the card if the catch is not | >> properly in place and on | >> the 6630 this arrangement is definitely far from strong. The 6680 looks | >> stronger though I have never owned one and not read reviews yet so I | >> don't | >> know how well it will last in practice. | >> | >> The 6680 does have a cover over the camera on the back which, I | >> think, | > also | >> has a flash facility useful for taking pictures in darkness or poor | >> light. | >> This cover does not exactly get in the way but I think it marginally | > spoils | >> the look of the shape of the phone though this is not a massive | >> inconvenience. | >> | >> I am not sure if processor power or memory have increased with the | >> 6680. | >> | >> Cheers | >> for now | >> | >> Graham | >> Graham Page | >> | >> Mobile: 07753 607980 | >> Fax: 0870 706 2773 | >> Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | >> MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx | >> Skype: gabriel_mcbird | >> ----- Original Message ----- | >> From: "Adrian Picton" <adrianpicton@xxxxxxxxxxx> | >> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:02 PM | >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | >> | >> | >> My understanding is that basically the 6680- is the same as the 6630 | > except | >> it has a camera on both sides. That said you might as well go for | >> the | > 6630 | >> as it is cheaper unless free on contract anyway. | >> | >> Adrian. | >> ----- Original Message ----- | >> From: "Steve Dryden" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:57 PM | >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | >> | >> | >> > Hi mate, | >> > | >> > It basically follows the same layout as the 6630. Soft keys 1 and | >> > 2 | >> > are | >> in | >> > the same place as normal with the rounded button in the middle with | >> > pressible positions at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock as well as pressing | >> > in | > the | >> > centre. | >> > | >> > On the front facia, at either side of the main buttons, you have a | > number | >> of | >> > other buttons. These are. Left side, top one is send, then it's | >> > menu underneath. Right top is end and then it's clear and | >> > underneath that | > it's | >> > talks button. | >> > | >> > You then have your tratitional keyboard. There is the power button | >> > on | > the | >> > top right and on the left, there is a button used when using voice | >> > activation. | >> > | >> > Hope that helps mate. | >> > | >> > | >> > | >> > Steve Hyde-Dryden | >> > | >> > Text or call on | >> > | >> > Tel: 07799766944 | >> > | >> > MSN: steve_dryden@xxxxxxxxxxx | >> > Skype: knightvader | >> > Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | >> > | >> > ----- Original Message ----- | >> > From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:47 PM | >> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Description of the 6680 | >> > | >> > | >> > > Hi Steve. | >> > > | >> > > I'm after a basic breakdown of the keypads layout. | >> > > | >> > > For example, What button is where, and what does it do? | >> > > | >> > > Darran | >> > > | >> > > | >> > > | >> > > | >> > | >> > | >> | >> | >> | >> ___________________________________________________________ | >> How much free photo storage do you get? 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