Nokia 5165
Average Ratings
Best Phone every made
I've owned several of these phones and to this day, this is the most solid reliable phone I've ever come across. This phone is large and lacking in features by more modern phone standards. However, if you need a good, but very basic TDMA device, this phone won't let you down.
It's virtually bullet proof too. I dropped one and slid it all the way across a Taco Bell parking lot (literally from one side to the other), aside from the obvious cosmetic damage, the phone was still good as new.
Nokia 5165
It's a great phone for what it is; a free phone. The reception is clear and I have never had any problems with anything breaking. Since it has been out for a while, there are a lot of customizable things that you can do to it. It doesn't have any great features but for a free phone that comes with many plans, it will do the job if you are on a budget.
5165 Rocks
This phone may be lacking in features, however, the reception on this baby rules. Though it is outdated, I would never go away with it for a 3360. The way I think of Nokia, is the larger the model number, the better.
Old School
Although this phone is old and doesn't have any of the features of today, this was an excellent phone for service and battery life. Paired with an extended life lithium ion battery you were good to go for awhile in even the most remote areas with AT&T wireless back in the day. You must remember that this phone was made prior to the color screen craze that hit in 2001 or 2002. The funny thing is that you could download ringtones over the air at www.2thumbswap.com. I used to have the chicken dance song, Super Mario Brothers, etc for ringtones. This phone style had many model #'s depending on which carrier it was on. Nokia 5160, 5160i, 5165 were the few that AT&T carried. For it's day this was a great phone. Don't knock it, back then people weren't ready for everything that is offered today in phones.
Wow
Is there anyone on the planet (over the age of 20) that didn't have this as their first phone? This is probably one of the sturdiest phones ever built... my dad dropped his into a bucket of tar and just took it out, washed it and let it dry out and it was fine!
When I worked for SunCom Wireless we had customers that still had this phone from 5 years ago (they generally had to replace the battery a couple of times in that time frame, though)
I do not know the model number, but there is a GSM version of this phone also... might be fun to get one, I think I still have a couple 5160 faceplates somewhere ;-)
Simply simple
This phone has bare minimum features, is big, and easy to use. It might have been a good phone 5 years ago but is just way too obsolete now.
You cant front on nokia with this one yall
This phone was
"it" when it came out i mean if you aint have this phone you aint have nothin, i remember being so happy to get a text. I loved this phone as a matter of fact it was my second phone i loved this phone
good phone
for what it does it does it good. It doesnt have ay fancy screens or anything thing. I had this phone back when I was in 5th grade so thats like 4 years ago. I am now on verizonwireless which I hate. they have good phones but there service is alot of money and doesnt always work good anyway aout this phone its good for what it does
Oh thoes were the days...
Okay we all had this phone. It got the job done. And to this day I still love playing snake, not that I can find it any where! I got really good at that game too :) Nokia was the innovator of phones, at the time. And man could that thing take a beating. I'd take it as a loaner phone any day, just for old times sake!
