Feedback on Nokia 6101

Question

Hello :-)
I thought this "Ideas and Feedback" discussion was only for the bulletin board itself but was told otherwise in this thread so here goes.
I posted the text below on phonedog.com but they haven't published it at the time of this posting.
Pros
Timed profiles.
When moving between time zones, is nice to be able to change the time zone only rather than having to reset the time.
PC Suite 6.7 (not 6.8!) and Outlook 2003 integration.
Cons
Outer surface scratched already and I'm careful with it.
When folded the screen touches the keys so is scuffed already.
Keypad does not lock when folded -- misses the point of clamshell!
Audio recording: too many keypresses to make an audio recording. On the Motorola V500 just one key -- press to record and release to stop recording. The Recordings folder is not available in "Go to". In the Recordings folder only the date of the recording is listed. Time and duration would be helpful when several recordings have been made on the same day.
No "copy, cut, paste" in editable fields.
SMS message composition: the last message is displayed with a title taken from the first few characters of the message. The title does not change when the message is changed. Hence, at the time of sending, the title is confusngly taken from the previously composed message. Why bother having the title?
SMS message send: no "in outbox to send later" when message cannot be sent. What is the Outbox for, then?
SMS message reports: if, say, 3 SMS reports arrive and then an actual SMS message the phone tells you 4 messages have arrived. Duh! And the reports are badly laid out so it's easy to miss time and date. These are on second screen. The first screen shows only 3 lines (status, name and number) so no reason for user to look for the second screen. Neither screen identifies message except by name and number of recipient. This is not enough when several message sent to the same recipient. Would be helpful to have date and time of sending and first few characters of the message.
Battery life poor. And I was careful to drain it fully after the first 3 charges then charge it fully. Perhaps they chose a small battery to keep the phone small and light.
Short screen illumination and most places there's no single key to turn the light back on -- mostly every key will have an effect and you'll have to press another key to get back where you were.
"Go to" is handy but selects profile without choice of selecting it until a specified time.
When the SIM Is changed and the phone started you have to set the time and date.
External antenna stub.
Small memory for photos.
Would be better if PTT key was configurable to something else like press/release audio recording.
Would be better if all the settings were under "Settings". For example the message settings are under Messages, Message settings rather than under Settings, Messages.
Summary
Disappointing. I bought Nokia when my Motorola V500 failed because the best phones I've had have been Nokias and I wanted PC/phone integration (PC Suite is "good enough" and free). I wanted something discrete and small with the self-protetction of a clamshell. But there are too many annoyances for me to want to continue with this phone. Am now looking at PC/phone integration software (initially MobileAgent and MobileEdit) to extend the choice of clamshells beyond Nokia -- and will then study the reviews for usability and simple "good design" before buying. A mobile phone is a working tool, not a fashion accessory!
How many days have you had this phone: 50
Styling: very good
Ease of use: fair
Display: very good
Voice quality: excellent
Battery life: poor
Quality/durability: poor
Nokia 5130c-2

Answer 1

Thanks for the feedback Catkin!
As stated in the Discussions guidelines, people from many Nokia teams actively follow these discussions so I am sure the issues and ideas you have pointed out will not go unnoticed.
(after a brief internal meeting we decided to keep this in the Phones board after all )
I wrote all my posts from 2005-2011 as an "Admin" for this community. I still work for Nokia as an external consultant, so my rank in all posts is now "Employee".