NEC e616

  • Released 2003, Q4
    130g, 26mm thickness
    Feature phone
    19MB storage, Memory Stick Duo slot
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  • 2.2"
    176x240 pixels
  • 0.1MP
    Video recorder
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  • 780mAh
    Li-Ion

NEC e616 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2003, Q4
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 103 x 53 x 26 mm, 120 cc (4.06 x 2.09 x 1.02 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 35 x 43 mm, 14.9 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~135 ppi density)
 Second external monochrome display (120 x 30 pixels)
Wallpapers
Downloadable pictures and animations
Memory Card slot Memory Stick Duo
Phonebook 500
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 19MB
Main Camera Single CIF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single Yes
Video
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.1
GPS Yes
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, EMail
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes
 MP3/H.263 player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 780 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 120 h
Talk time Up to 1 h 50 min
Misc Colors Silver

NEC e616 - User Reviews

  • I am from Bangladesh,I could not replace my memory and also I could not find any it's memory slot,how can I get my file from this damaged phone

  • i have need to chagar nec c616

  • I have the NEC e616, it is an incredible phone easy to use, unfortunately I have lost or misplaced the charger, any idea how I can replace this? Many thanks 😊

  • E 313 charger will work

  • The quality of picture, with that 0.1 MP was unbelievable good. Not just MP matters for the camera

  • 0.1MP Video?? NEC rocks :)

  • i like this mobile very much because i have many memories in it but now its charging slot i means stick is broken and body is has lots of scratches...how can i get new body and the charging slot where we insert male plug to charge ....my email eddress [email protected]

  • comment flasher nec e 616v

  • i want original code of NEC e616

  • hi there I have used this cell 2 years back. but losted it somehow :( . wana get it back again but dont know where is it available and how can i get it..... if there is any way do share with me m from pakistan.. i have used this cell its awesome

  • i have a NEC e616V set and i love it to use..but from a few days ago my mobile battery is not working properly now the condition is that i cant open my mobile ....i live in Bangladesh and there is no battery of NEC brand available in my country...now i have to reopen my loving mobile NEC as early as possible! so what can i do for my mobile to reopen...please kindly suggest me as soon as possible. my email id is [email protected] please forward my suggestion to my email id.

  • got this phone fiv eyears back, i am not able to utilise, being there is no soft ware to use in india , it is possible through online in india. kindly expide how to utilise as mobile functionong

  • Am in Kenya. Where can i get another battery & charger for my e616?

  • Try eBay I got one off there

  • I had this phone three years back and it is one of the best phone i have ever used, i prefer it more than i prefer my s3

  • plz . i have e616 where i can get the charger from ? thank you

  • way will i ge the battery

  • its not conecting

  • i have anec 616 phone and it does not down load what can i do ?

  • plz . i have e616 devic . where i can get the charger from ? thanxx

  • I have a nec e616v and i lost my entire phones operating system can i visit a specific website where i can download my new operating system i miss using it so bad and all i do now is look at it please help me out thanks.

  • need to now where i can purchase the charger for my e616v?

  • i need a configuration of the web browsing to my nec e616 phone and settings with the charger and the memory card duo, please i need a reply about this from Nigeria

  • where can i get flashing software for my nec am in Kenya

  • buy of ebay

  • i need new battery .where i can purchase it? i am in india.

  • my e616v's battery got spoilt,how can i get a new one?i haven't used it for the last 3years

  • My e616 does not connect to the 3G internet, i cannot make video calls. Why?. Help me i dont want to dispose the phone. I am in Nigeria

  • kindly send me pin cords of nec 616 tooperate after repar the phone

  • my e616's network coverege is on and of why? i'm in ethiopia

  • Hello my NECe616 is not compartible to internet connection so i need your help sir and or other wards help and connect it

  • where can i buy NEC e616 charger and battery in kampala,uganda

  • my NEC e616 bluetooth doesn't function well.

  • my NEC e616 does not download games.i have tried it on many sites and it does not download.why, i am in Nigeria

  • eBay :0)

  • where can i buy a battery for this mobilephone?

  • The display system of my NEC E616v is defective.Where can i get a new display and for much? Am in Tanzania.

  • my Nec not supported sim why

  • u can get battery frm multan

  • where we get battery of this mobile.....NEC e616

  • does this mobile got mp3?

  • Hi Bhagya, may be its a software problem,i used this mobile in 2004 and used for 2 years me to got the same prblm here we dont have the service centre we cant do anything

  • can not access my blue-tooth device

  • dear sir/madam can not access my blue-tooth device.what can I do

  • yes u can select setting then choose number eight.u will find option languge

  • I have NEC 616e I couldn't find memory 4 it.wher I can find it?

  • I've used this set in feb 2005. It was my first mobile set. I've some sweet memory about this set.

  • im using the NEC e616v mobile phone But i cant access the Blue tooth device .what can i do?

  • sir/madam i have e616v mobile. i cant call from it.whats probs why i not calling from it and notcoming call from it.how can i solve this prob.

  • Hi I have e606 on 3 network I can't make calls send sms I try everything possiblle it dosent work useless mobile before had nokia 2730 was great phone until water didn't go in now I'm stuck with nec spare phone that don't have even call and sms that works

  • my nec e616 bluethoot doesnot function well at all and the memory stick doesnot show any time i insert.

  • pls any on tell me how to change to english

  • I can't display my phone numbers originally stored on SIM Card. On the other phone types they can display. How can I display them on this phone (NEC-e616V)

  • can not access my blue-tooth device

  • For User manual of NEC E616 Go to

  • y my GPS doesn't work?

  • when i put ma device on computer it ask me to make his installation but when installation finish my cp don't get it.so what is the problem.Also to get its stick memory is not easy....it has also many problems with the bluetooth about pending system...it don't also get the network of our netwok company(MTN).what can I do for all problems?

  • my blotooth dont work.What can i do

  • i have a nec and blotooth dont work what can i do

  • I think that this Hand Set have attrictive body and mind bloding functions. his key pad is very somoth and soft, and his camra have good Zoom Option and its result show that as a naturelly Thank

  • phone cant come on.whats the problem?

  • Masood please are you from arbil Iraq ?

  • i have nec e616v but my ok button it's not working wat can ido

  • i bought a nec e616 but when i turn on the bluetooth it just displays a blank screen,what could be the problem

  • i dont know what is the charger of this cellphone pls............ help me to know what

  • hi i do not know to setting gprs and my bluetoot. PLS talk me are do it and i do not know are to send with my bluetoot

  • This phone is falto

  • on d specification,it is said that d phone is internet enabling bt i can even open a site after purshase' what can i do

  • i used the above set

  • i have NEC e616 but i cant found its memmory card please help me in this regards

  • I have NEC e616v here in Nigeria. The hand set is not accepting MTN Lines - Network(SIMS)but it accepts all other network. Please explain to me why it is so. my email address is [email protected]. I love this set. Thanks.

  • how do istart data transfer from the phone to the computer given i have a USB cable.

  • How am I supposed to change the sms center number? i ahve failed to and even our local phone network service center MTN has failed to do it for me.

  • to honest it wasnt exactly the greatest fone in the world: despite the extensive features it had for its time, the battery life made them pretty much useless anyway.

  • phone to phone bluetooth, i do not know how to use it. [email protected]

  • i do not know how to use it with bluetooth phone to phone

  • nec e616 is not well.it is a nesty set.i use this set long time but it service is so sholow.

  • i have e616v phone but the battry is deid and also the mimory cared is not factional what ido

  • I need to get mother bord of this phone... Because I have this phone...currently it is not working. How I can get its board. Thanks

  • Will this phone work on any US networks? Is there a camera that faces you?

  • Say, [email protected], please double check your email address! I just wrote out an email for you and found that you'd typed the address wrong and I can't send it to you. You're asking us to answer your questions for you and you can't check your own email address? Bluetooth for this phone only works to the headset. Not towards any other phones, computers or bluetooth equipment. Any other questions, work them out on your own.

  • because its a both CDMA and GSM enabled phone,and the internet system of APN and IP adress are locked.it can be enable when u will take help frm customer care support.

  • Some how its diffffffficult.and bluuuuuuuetoth iss tooooo bad.

  • This mobile is extremely good and its easy in using it but i have a problem in using bluetooth so i want to know how to use it and i want to know what kind of memory card shall i use with it, so plz help me , contact me at [email protected]

  • my phone does not support to 3G calls.if anyone can explin me how to solve this problem

  • Im sorry my friend but this phone's BT offers no file transferring facility. Its only there for Dial-up networking from your PC to phone.

  • hi i'm having problem regarding its blutooth connectivity. also i need a data cable. Reply at my email id [email protected]

  • hi my bluetooth is not working so i need your help.i can not conect to any phone.it always discoverable off.

  • i have this set in japenese language,plz tell me how can i convert it into english

  • hi...i have nec e616v,but i cant use in indonesia...they have trouble in the signal...cant you help me how to clear this trouble sent via my [email protected] before!

  • this service needs an urgent reply to all complaining users.

  • Can somebody send me soft to connect Nec e616 with PC (I ưant to copy file from PC to NEC). Plz send me in: [email protected] Thanks so much.

  • Ineed software driver to enable me connect my NEC e616 to my computer.Is there any body there who can help me? Please, send this drver to my E-mail: [email protected]. Thanks. Tony.

  • I have driver. Reply this to my email, checkmeeveryday[at]gmail.com -http://vo0.info =http://rajakamil.com

  • i need a driver usb to nec e616v........can u help me?? [email protected]

  • I lost my phone's manual and want to consfigure my GPRS.Please i need a help.

  • e16 bluetooth is designed to work with a bluetooth headset only and that�s it. It won�t �talk� to other phones etc.

  • I have had e616 for almost 2 years now. It has many uses but since i don't have a manual i can't use it. Could anyone be kind enough to post a manual to [email protected] Thank you.

  • i'm in the Philippines,i want instruction on how to download ring tones and games with my phones.i also want instruction on how to use the usb with a computer.i would not mind having the instruction manual sent to my [email protected] u

  • stupid phone. not the best,but the least.i only like the micrio sd and the 3G kamera,but the phone is not great!

  • why is it that nec 616 is not wap enable

  • I've git the e616v (from 3 UK) and I haven't used it since moving to the States. I'm heading to London and will use it again, but I switched to a Mac (PPC, not Intel). Is there any way to get this thing to connect via USB? I've searched for a fix/update/hack, but can't find anything. Anybody know of a solution?

  • nec e616 isn't a correct phone.

  • Hey guys wats up? Am in need of a USB DRIVER for my NEC e616 but which willl work in window XP can u send it 2 me in my mailbox at [email protected]

  • hi my dear friend!!!! pls. send me that fkn. driver for nec616 !!! my m.box [email protected] ,thanks great!!!

  • I think there is a problem in NEC e616 handset whil using bluetooth. It may be password protected.Or it may not share data with other mobile via bluetooh. the pass key is needed. the pass key is 0000 but it is able to find other deviceafter given passkey in both mobile but cant share data. thank you. shahed [email protected]

  • hi my bluetooth is not working so i need your help.i can not conect to any phone.it always discoverable off.

  • Hi sara ? i have sulotion of ur problem,u have data cable this phone & softwere? others information ,[email protected]

  • i want to shift my images from mobile to computer.i don't know how to use.usb do not work.can any body help [email protected]

  • I can't use the bluetooth on my e616V. it say my blue tooth is not supported. Please assist

  • Hi, i have been using the nec e616v for 2yrs now without the usb software drive.pls help me send it to my email and the procedure to download it.

  • can anyone guide me how i download jave games in my nec e616 if any software is used so plz attached with my email adress thanks

  • hi. i can't use my bluetooth . please guide me .it dose not conect to other mobile.

  • hyy...i had diz mobile for 6 months..didnt like it..cudnt get da battery...

  • Battery backup should be more

  • hi guys, hope u all r doing ok today and ever.i have same NEC e616 Set and i know after a long time that nec data transfer through bluettooth is possible when u have a memory card and WindowXP2006 installed at ur notebook or PC. thanx to all bbbye

  • Hi i have had my NEC e616 for awhile now but im unable to use some of the features. Can you send me a copy of the usb driver software in my email or tell me where i can download a copy please, thanks.

  • i want instruction on how to download ring tones and games with my phones.i also want instruction on how to use the usb with a computer.i would not mind having the instruction manual sent to my box.thank u

  • HI, the bluetooth is compatible only with NEC 616 phones. It wont connect to the regular Nokia or any other brand phones. Transfer of data is possible only thru NEC models.

  • Hello I have phone Nec e616 for 2 year but I don't now how to use or to active bluetooth please send me more information about it tnx

  • i need the software to download song and videos and even games

  • hello i have nec ebi6 but i dont know how to save phone number and put ringing toos and play some music plz can you help me for this i want to know more information how to use it thank and God bless hope to hear from you soon

  • My bluetooth does not work, please guide me thanks

  • Hi. I Have nec e616 usb drivers.send me your id ,i send u driver.

  • My nec e616 is not picking signal of network. Sometimes there is a message which says "Your plmn value is invalid please put it to automatic" I don't understand this can you help?

  • please send nec e616 usb driver to my email address, i lost my driver programm when i upgraded my system sometimes last month thanks

  • Hi i have had my NEC e616V for awhile now but im unable to use some of the features. Can you send me a copy of the usb driver software in my email or tell me where i can download a copy please, thanks.

  • please send nec e616 usb driver to my email address, i lost my driver programm when i upgraded my system sometimes last month thanks

  • i need a usb driver software for for my phone Nec e616. how do i get to download one or pleas send me a software.

  • Please, if anybody can tell me if I can use as memory card -memory stick pro duo with bigger capacity rather than memory stick duo 128mb as described in recommendation for this phone. If its working with memory stick pro duo, because memory stick duo is discontinued.

  • my bluetooth does not work,why?

  • This phone is my backup for when all my flashy ones break!

  • The bluetooth is only for bluetooth Handsfree or for PCmodem.I have e616v and it's coll.I have bluetooth Handsfree and dont have any problems. How it's working the GPS?If anybody know how the GPS work please tell me on my e-mail. [email protected]

  • hi my phone bluetooth is not working please feedback me

  • I have a nec e616 but i think they all have a problem with their bluetooth. What can we do about it?

  • e616 does not allow me set sound music as a ringtone for incoming calls.

  • hi i have nec e616 i realy like but the bluetooth is non't working

  • nec e616v is a good phone but the bleuthooth is not working i don t no the probleme.tanck you for the request.

  • hi. i have nec e616.it is nice phone but just problems, 01.not working bluetoth. 02.not working gprs. 03.low battery time. good quality. 01.good reception. 02.good camera result. 03.good speaker phone. nice phone just few bad things.im using this phone 2 years. very very nice. any body use this one gprs pls contect me via my e@mail.

  • It's because the 616 doesn't support file transfer with bluetooth

  • I have had e616 for a time now. It has many uses but since i don't have a manual i can't use it. Could anyone be kind enough to post a manual to me. Thank you fr listening.

  • hi i have had my nec phone for quite a while now i have manged to swich my bluetooth on but other phones cant seem to find it pleased email me if you know how

  • hi i have had my nec phone for quite a while now i have manged to swich my bluetooth on but other phones cant seem to find it pleased email me if you know how

  • i have nec e616 and i really don't like it...bluetooth doesn't work, USB either and the battery isn't charging good anymore. i could use it 3 days without charging...now just one.but i like the camera

  • I've not been able 2 open received mms since i bought my NEC e616 phone,the usb has also been a problem for me to install. I've also not been able to get context downloads from my local service providers(globacom) on my phone and also from the net while browsing on my phone. Pls help me out if you can!!!

  • blue touth prob......And guys can u please tell me Who's memory card inserted in it.....

  • blooethoot problem,no java games,baterry problem

  • ok but shame it doesnt have bluetooth for transfering stuff

  • guys i cant seem to figure out how to use the blue tooth...if anyone knows how to use it pls mail me with details at [email protected] cheers!

  • bluetooth

  • If this phones camera was 2mp it was nearly perfect

  • this fone is really good but some feathure of this mobile does not work. please help me how can i use bluetooth,internet and how to installed java please mail if any one knows. thanks.

  • pls i like the it is the most useful phone i hav ever used but suddenly i just observed that i can not call out from the fone i can only recieve pls kindly send to my mail what i can do

  • This is the best camera fone I've ever used.easy to operate.Pictures very sharp and clear same with video recording.but i have bluetooth problem,I cannot download music to it ...if there is solution to it pls do reply to my email.live long nec...!

  • uneble to download flurry mail software,connect to internet,turn of when talking e.t.c please how can i rectify the problem.

  • i love that fone but my bluetooth is the broblem of this fone ?how can i use it ?please replay on my email thank you

  • i have just got a nec e616 and it is ok but the resion i and posting this messige is because the bluetooth is 4 computers you need a bluetooth dongle 4 the usb slot

  • i want information on how to activate my java application and how to use my bluetooth

  • im notable to browse on my nec e616 model will u pls have suggestion forme

  • battery problem and no java game

  • Just want advice on how to send and receive data from other phones using my blueetooth bec ause it is visible to other phone but cannot receivenor send data. I also want to get information on how to activate my java applications. Thanks

  • please help on how da bluetooth works and how to switch it on!i wanna have this phone really but da bluetooth is letting me down.help!!!!

  • blutooth can't conect and transfer to others .help me "find e616 tools and utilities" and driver.thanks

  • Hi - I have just bought the NEC e616 2nd hand and was told that the bluetooth works. I've tried to acces this through the external connection option but there is a blank screen. Does anyone know how the bluetooth works pls?

  • dear i want NEC e616 mobile data cable, my nation India, at Taminadu. i owned NEC e616 but blue tooth is not connect. mobile signal accesses my PC, but can't accesses mobile from PC signal. what problem. pls inform to my mail. mail id : [email protected]. or give me data cable price and contact no.

  • same as the man before also have nec e616 and i have same problems.sometimes, when i'm trying to make a call or somebody calling me the phone is not under coverage even all indicators of the network are shown.also bluetooth is working only as wireless modem(which is stupid).and the last is where and how i can download latest software for this phone. thank you in advance.

  • heavy fone, genine batter last a day nongenuine battery last for 2 days but the battery is so big it pops out theres a touch =D hold the volume buttons when in home screen and when closed MP3 player nice bluetooth doesnt work its weird vga camera is crap

  • i want the software for synchronization and usb

  • Can i download the latest software from the internet for NEC E616 (what's adress)?

  • i have a nec e616 and i have some problems.sometimes, when i'm trying to make a call the phone is shuting down or is not under coverage (even all indicators of the network are shown).and one more thing: how can i connect it to internet?

  • i have a nec e616 and i have some problems.sometimes, when i'm trying to make a call the phone is shuting down or is not under coverage (even all indicators of the network are shown).and one more thing: how can i connect it to internet?

  • i have a problem with the battery.it works only 2 days.i don't know how works the blueth.and one more question: how can i get an internet conection?

  • Hi, I have a NEC e616V but the software CD accompanying it has been damaged. Would it be possible to download a copy and from wat address? Thanks

  • Can anyone or we download the latest software from the internet for NEC E616?

  • the code is 0000

  • how can i m change to arabic and use biue tooth

  • the phone is ok just that one cannot use downloaded tones as ringtones. pls kindly work toward this!

  • The phone is ok, only the transfering of informations to my PC i'm having problem with. the software came with my phone chould not install the nec e616. so how do i transfer infomation from my e616 to my PC. I whould like to be one of your egent in Nigeria. What dose DB stand for ?

  • Please I want the Arabization or explain about the problems closing in my phone nec to come up with some problems in the search for network and I want a help if there was a program to Arabize

  • This phone is great! you can chuck it at a wall and it still works!

  • There are a few problems with this phone. The first problem is that the bluetoth does not work and there is not point of it being there. And also this handset is quite a large handset and a bit uncomfortable to use. Other than that this phone is quite a decent phone and has some great features. The camera isnt bad and the 3G services are superb. I'd give it 7 or 8 out of 10.

  • >how can i send pics from a Nokia unit to NEC e616? everytime i send a message appears that i should connect the cellphone unit to a PC. >how will i activate group messaging? i mean multiple recepients in one transaction >lastly, what should i do whenever i send messages that tells me that part of my message will be delete?

  • this handset will not support object push between handsets.

  • This phone has no feature of File transfer through Bluetooth and the data cable is limited to transfer only media files i.e AUdio, Video, Images and Animations

  • Hello, i acquired a new Nec e616v but i found it impossible to download into it from PC (both from bluetooth and USB) and vice versa. Could you please tell me what to do to enable me to make uses of these two facilities? thank you and bye

  • hi there my freind has a nec e616 he can pair his bluetooth to my comp but cant send any files and cant send files via usb it keeps on asking for xjis nls but we cant find it so could you please help us we are in need of your help many thanks

  • i had a e616 iam using it last 1 years it is going to helt when i received in coming call tell me wot i do ??

  • I want to know how to install Nec e616 software on my PC

  • I want to know how to use the bluetooth,to download data and tranfer data.

  • how do ya get the bluetooth working???? please i need 2 know!!!!! x

  • To install your Java games, i think you will need to have both .Jad and .Jar Files transfered into your phone then it will probably install the game (its my general idea not speciic to this phone)

  • i just wanna kwown how to use bluetooth to transfer file from computer or other product of handset to my own set

  • i love nec .i want to know how i use blue tuth .only computer or sets?

  • nece616v is one of d most wonderful fon i have ever use in my whole life.With my nece616v,i can have access 2 d net,brows with my fon and other things.I will appreciate more if wap site on free java games,music and others is send to my mail box.Need assistance.Help any one.Thanks.mail address:[email protected].

  • i cannot connect my nec e616 cell phone to my motorola HS810 bluetooth headset. pls help

  • i had my NECe616 fon from my uncle in australia.i'm having my problem in activating tne 3G, MMS, GPRS and other services featured t but i had these services registered in SMART Communications. the problem is that it isn't working.. what should i do?

  • nec e616 is a nice phone but i have a problem about the bluetooth..it so hard to open thats why i cannot develop the pictures that im had taken...

  • hey ppl, im trying to delete a few conacts on my NEC e616 but i dont know how.. if anyone no's can they plz send me an email on [email protected] thnk u..

  • I was given a Nec e616v phone but i did not get a software disc.Where can i get one from?I was told there was a free download but i cant find it.

  • hi ... e616 is awsome but same problem about Blue tooth ... it is not working and i have lost my data cable plz tell me can i but easily from shop? and 2nd problem is that i wana change my ringtone ... i want that recorded voice play when mobile ring... plz help me ...

  • Hello... i have a nec e616 and my question is...the bluetooth is for the pc?/because i tried to coneect to a motorola and an nokia and the connections faled!!

  • hellou everybody >> i just want to ask how to make a option in this phone for internet because i can not ..... make a manual settingso .. there in options miss one thing and this is N/A OPTION and thats the reason i have a trouble vith a connection gprs... and i dont have a opinion to go surfing at the phone.... please if any have the same problem please ....to send me a email ...or i will drop this stupid phone under a train hehe zop all

  • my mobile is turned off 3 months ago icant able to turn it on some technician says that it hav a software problem and some says that it hav a hardware problem so plz help me how to turn it on..............................................­................................................­................................................­................................................­................................................­.....

  • any one want its gprs/wap setting can contact at 0321-2466044

  • the phone cost me alot of problem. sometimes it just got jam for nothing. i just dun get it why. my phone just rang n sad that i have a incoming messages, but when i check my phone there was not message for me.

  • hi i am vikas frm india.i am using nec e616.i am also have a data port.but i didnt have software for nec.plz send me.its very important

  • hi.i like this mobile.but now my mobile is not opening.it is blank.only lite is open.some body saysit may be softwer failure i m in dhaka.how can i reinstall the softwer.or give me address if u have athorised show room in dhaka,Bangladesh.thanks

  • let nec sit up. they can do better and they should make sure they have tested and certified all features b4 they sell their prodcts.

  • I m using E616.In which its asking for code n can't transmit data...Can u tell how to deal with that?

  • I have a e616. When I try to accept an incoming call call gets cut. Sometimes suddenly phone get stuck, screen become static I cant do anything I have to remove the battery to close it and then re start it. Does anyone has solutions for these problems. Can anyone send me a user manual please.

  • hai i have e626..! its a fit cell but there is the proble in Blue.T some tel me how can i use it..! if some budy knows thn plzz mail me on my I.D thanx

  • How the bluetooth works on this phone...and y the battery is so suck?It takes only 3 days to finish it...but i didn't do anything

  • bright can u help me out with which serial nos r for network and bluetooth iam usin e616 let me know i will be thankful to u

  • pls, can any body help me to find the manual of nece616, through my postal address. p. o.box 10837,kano, nigeria thank you

  • pls does anyone know the bluetooth password 4 nec e616v. pls i need response b4 i fling my phone cos its totally useless.

  • i had this phone for 3 years, i went to put the blurtooth on and the instruction book said it was supposed to say 'Activate' or somthing but it said 'Discoverable off' so i dont know i never got it switched on and it seemed to crash alot? it was just a phone full of problems!!! i just got a new mobile and chuked it away

  • how do i change the ringtones......new ones not the ones that he allready got...

  • heyzz i have the new e616v but i dun no how to use the bluetooth, its not sending nor recieving PLLZZZZZ if ani1 no's ppl send me a email me on [email protected] :( thx

  • why the hell is blue tooth facility given in this phone if files cant be transfered. give me the solution.

  • network and bluetooth problem serial number-004400/37252998/0sv22

  • I love this phone,but i have a problem.The antenna just went off and i cant make or recieve calls. I'm in Nigeria.I dont know if you have a solution.Thanks

  • I've bought two of the NEC e616Vs. Not too bad, but not that perfect as well. Quite heavy and chunky, disappointing that the bluetooth can't be used to transfer files. The e616v has VGA camera though, so thats alright.

  • week camera.CIF.not even VGA.

  • this mobile battery life is not good only 14 hours.

  • hi iam using this mobile my mobile is hang when i switched on the mobile the screen is displayed but none of the buttons r working its not workin at all here india iam not able to get the software to change a CD has given with this mobile is there any software available in that to change plz help me out

  • I am having NEC E 616 mobile, I am in India please let me know is there any service centre in India, I want to clear the setting I don't know the code for clearing the settings Thanks

  • its good shep easy use.but short battry life,hangig problem,n how to use bluetooth i can't understand becuse here is'nt sending option.how i use transfer n receive data in bluetooth.i use only downloding.its a big problem plz solve this problem.thank you

  • whoeva is finkin of buyin dis fone..im tellin u now...DON'T...Its da worst fone EVA, da BLUETOOTH is not 4 SENDIN or RECEIVIN, itz jus 4 da HEADSET, da BATTERY LIFE dont even LAST A DAY, it has da BIGGEST LIPITS ive eva seen on a fone 4 TRANSFER...itz ja BRICK, and itz jus da worst and crappest fone eva!!

  • Very short battery life, had lot's of problems with signal strength(sometimes has no signal even at about 200m from a GSM antenna). Don't like it at all

  • hi. i want to know if i can use some mp3 file which i down;loaded from my pc to my phone as ringtones. i have a nec e 616 which by the way is one of the worse phones i ever had. thanks

  • how can i set the phone to record more than one minute pls ? tnx a lot !

  • i use to have this phone until i give it to my brother inlaw..its was great little phone bulky thou, i remember one day batrey in my digital camera runs out, i use this phone as camera..even its blurry but my memory of my holiday still store on it lol,

  • software is very ugly its swap any time and not avialilable in the market as yet its without software its look like dumpy mobile please help

  • I would like to kno if it is possible to answer a call by jus flippin th phone.

  • i used this set and i like it very much. its camera is not really good but also not bad. its price is so good to buy. i see more sets but i like this e616 very much this is full of music,internet, and lots more thnx nec

  • i want to download music from my computer to my phone with the usb cable and i don't know how to do it pls teach me.

  • i just got dis phone and i ve been trying to transfer datas through bluetooth but it is not working and can someone allso tell me how to do my downloads mp3, and all that..thanks

  • how do i turn on the bluetooth ?!? :-/ ..help me !..and how do i set an mp3 to rington ..thnx !

  • do not buy this idiotic phone. it cant set up gprs and big and clumsy and stupid transfer limit and all cons. the pro is only the quality of the sound. and all sucks!

  • Hi people:), What is the difference between the nec e616 and nec e616v?

  • i think i no now

  • my aunty is gifting me dis phone. My uncle also had dis phone but wen i use to mess around wid it i couldnt turn the bluetooth on.Can anyone tell me how to turn da bluetooth on?

  • yo guys/girls wat evr u do dnt buy dis fone, it is so crap, da battery dies so quickly, my mum had dis fone for about a year and half way through she had to buy a new one, ur wasting ur money by buying this fone. I'm not trying to stuff anyone up, but trying to help anyone thinking of buying dis fone

  • i am about to buy dis phone so i wanna know from somebody how the limit of its video and if i could use it as remolt and how much it cost in $ thanks

  • it is good mobile

  • I hav bought it .. So pray for me .. for the best result ..

  • Hello, please am still planning to buy this phone because i like it, but could someone please tell me if this phone is all that good for video recording, bluetooth, taking pictures..and about the memory, how does it work, i need real information about this phone before buying it, probably form those that are using the phone, or those that have used it before..thanks..my email is [email protected]

  • kamera cif=is bad no fm radio? it's a bad phone!

  • Welcome to one of the worst phones ever created.. was withdrawn from the hutchison network due to the software issues that NEC have in most of their phones. NEC are no longer in partnership with huthison, i would not reccommend buying this phones!

  • Pls tell me how to use the speaker, answering call to hear callers voice while on the table

  • Hi everyone, my brother loves this phone and I was wndering if they have an upgraded version of it and, I would like to buy it for him, but just want to know if still has it great features and performance? Anyone!

  • hi, i want to know that if anyone know that how to increase the volume of nec e616 so plz tell me and in e616 the games are not running anyone know that how to run a game so plz tell me or mail me at : [email protected] or message me at : 03453538673

  • I'm going to receive pretty soon a nec e616. I want to know if they upgraded the softweare since it has been launched almost 3 years ago, or if i can find suitable upgrades on the internet. please help me with this matter.

  • how to connect e616v phone to my pc to enable me to down load video's and music.

  • worse mobile phone ever had. from day 1 had problems about not being able to make or receive calls. took it back to shop 'phones for u' and they told me to take out the sim card now and again and clean it.plus trying to download my photos was a nightmare.the manual is crap and so is their customer service.

  • Dose it have juva 2.0 dosent seem to work with java 2.0 application

  • I wnat to know if i could use mp3 music file as a ring tone on my nece616

  • my phone is swith off in ahot and swith on at acoold i cant do eny thing to thim

  • Dear friends, I have purchased NEC e616. But I am facing troubles as mobile companies are not supporting this set for providing internet service. Please let me know as how can I download ringtones. I tried to copy ring tones and songs from PC. But the set refused to play the songs and ringtones even those were in mp3 format.Only a MIDI file played with low volume, Thanks

  • Direct me on how to down load from the net to my e616, I really enjoy the features it has

  • hi,am a nigerian guy,my dad bought this laudable phone,am using nokia which really enhanced gprs and the ability to use sound recorded as ones ringtones,but its painful to my dad that he cant customised his ringtone,which i can do with my nokia phone.and thats one of the main reason forbuying the phone.

  • hmmm ppl me and da team is trying to upload java games from our computers to the phone NEC e616 unfortunatly there have been some trouble. If any one has any idea how to upload javag games to NEC e616 plz reply..

  • 1 of my gud frendz just wanna buy d fone.but he s little bit confused abt model no. because he bought the fone two weeks ago from 3's offer..now is it e616 or something else?

  • hello, i bought nec e616 today and i have searched and the user guide. but i still have problem with the contacts i stored in simcard. i mean i can't find them i the phone but when i make or recieve calls i see their names displayed. please advice on how i will go on with the phone because i so much love the phone. u can as well do me good by posting the answers directly to my mail box. thanks

  • this is a bad phone, not free for games, not mp3 for ring, bad life battry, blutoch only for headset,not for contact with other bluetoth , bad pic size , not limeted vidoe recorder , only 34 sec or 60 sec

  • well im using this phone whilst my motorola is broken and this phone isnt bad. Yes, it is rather on the chunky side, but it does everything. The camera however is poor, it isnt even VGA, but for some weird reason, the photos come out really well on the computer. As for the MP3 player, its good, plays loudly, but it is one of those phones that only really accepts MP3 files, and thats about it. Unless you buy an 128mb memory card, then the mp3 player isnt really very much use. it only carries 19mb which is better than most nokias do. the bluetooth issue, well as for that, the phone cannot send files, it only connects to bluetooth headsets, which is a shame, yes, but if you go on three, it doesnt cost much to send an MMS, so there :) really, if you are considering buying this, well look around. I recommend the motorola v3x btw :) fab fone! it is getting on a bit. the slim battery is absolutely awful, and fat one however is really good! good phone, just getting a bit old, and the ariel isnt too fab either

  • can sumone send me a pic of the charger pleeeeez!!!!!!!

  • I'm from Croatia, amd my mobile phone doesn't support MMS. My local provider (btw T-mobile) said that they haven't preferencec for my Nec. Can anyone help me about those settings?

  • how do i turn off the gps on this phone??

  • helloo i m aqib my this mobile not support bluetooth other cell phone?

  • helloo i m aqib my this mobile not support bluetooth other cell phone?

  • helloo i m aqib my this mobile not support bluetooth other cell phone?

  • i want you to tell me about this two nec phones,nec e616 and c6161v which one is good than the other one.i hope you will help me with a good one. thanks.

  • been trying to enter the gprs settings on my phone but dont know how to get it.i m a nigeria and would like to know if anybody could help me out.my no is 08027875826

  • it is yhe best phone available from the company

  • I bought NEC e616 this year, but it can't connect to GPRS and at times it looses the network. Is it a common problem with these kind of phone?

  • Hello its kashif i bought NEC e616 last year.Its a very good mob fone.I download games by using internet.u can only download games 4om internet.u can't download games in it from pc.i have its internet/gprs setting.if any one want to take this setting sms me (0345-2726491).but u have to be charged only Rs 20/- because the setting i send to u will be in some sms.i will send to u from my account so u have to pay for this.No other charges,no dought.and i will also send u the websites from where u can download free games,wallpapers,ringtones,video songs,mp3 songs etc.only u have to go to any telenor easyload and tell him that u want to transfer 10 Rs in this no. he will do this then u tell me i will send u all the setting and websites within 5 minutes. Allah Hafiz

  • Hello and Salam. My Name is Amjad and i bought this NEC e616 last year.This is working well. I read all opinions of the people and decided to help them. Here i tell u that u can't download games in it from pc to mobile.u can only download games from its internet while using internet. I have setting of internet for this mobile set.ONLY PAKISTAN (u can only send me sms to get internet setting at this no. 0345-2726491 the setting will be send to u within 10 minutes. MY mobile no. may be not in responding but u will just sms me) or u can send me email ([email protected]) but e mail persons have to wait for my reply until i logon next time.probably one week. NOTE: When i will send u the setting i also tell u the websites also to download free games,wallpapers,mp3 songs,video songs,ringtones etc. Thanx and Allah Hafiz

  • does anyone know the code so that i can clear my settings?

  • salam to all. i want to tell u that i have bought this mobile last year.it is working very well. i want to tell u its bluetooth is only for use of headset.and u can't open in it gprs u can open it all www websites in it.only pakistani people can take internet setting from me via e mail or call. u can downlowd games in this mobile from this link. ringtones.mobilefun.co.uk/java-games/nec_e616/ if any one has any other question u can e mail me at here [email protected] or u can directly call me here. +92321-2466044 and +92345-2726491 bye to all

  • I am in nigeria. Can anyone pls tell me how to browse the internet with my phone. Service providers here say they do not know how to setup the phone. I need help pls.

  • wht the heck is gsmarena doing providing fake specifications guys guys it has video recording and has a video call cif cam to

  • Hello & Salam !!! Im Adnan Khan I have NEC 616 set, Cell is Good but i have a problem plz help me .I Can't install games in JAVA how can i install games in E616 Thanks

  • i wants to load video so tell me how i can load video and i wants to make a long video movy but now when i make my video live so it is based on only three seconds but i wants to make three r two mints vidoe plz reploy me soon

  • can any body tell me how to connet blue tooth. and hoa long is the video recording

  • Cell is Good but i have a problem plz help me .I Can't install games in JAVA how can i install games in E616 Thanks

  • Hello! How I can set up my MP3 to ringtunes?

  • i bought this fone and i cant download tones off the net on2 my phone can any1 tell me y???

  • hi everyone, i want 2 know about this mobile E616 i live in pakistan.n here companies use gsm 900/1800MHZ so on this frequencies its work good? plz urgent tell me about this ph n also bluetoth camera n mp3?

  • Please help me to play games i dont now to open games

  • i have this set from past 2years its good set but its bluetooth is only for PC not to connect with other mobiles and clip size r very short...that all i know

  • how can i play the game solve this out?

  • NEC E 616 is very beautiful and smart set. But it cannot download the data after connecting GPRS. and it make only 33 second clips. Please advise me how can i make the more than the 33 seconds clips. and advise me about data downloading. From Pakistan

  • i have this fone but the problem is that its blue tooth is not working r turned on , plz kindly solve this problem and send me the solution.

  • hi i am from pakistan and my problem is that when i transfer any 3gp video or mp3 song so my mobile does'nt play that mp3 and 3gp and shows that "unable to play" and my mobile supports 3gp and mp3 formats so what is the problem ...please any one tell me this problem ...i will be very thankfull to that person.... thanks.

  • i like this phone.but i saw that mp3 its working..but i cant put a mp3 on ringtunes.can someone tell me how, or if its posible? also i saw that its written he have usb, what usb? i didnt find any cable for him...pls someone answer me..thx all

  • this phone is the best infact ireally love it in my country Nigeria is the best everybody loves it also the browsing but i want a little help on how to connect it to the internet?

  • the fone is cool. but i also cant get anything on my fone via d bluetooth. i tried it thru a laptop, it authenticated but d laptop could not send anything to me. what do i do?

  • please anybody tell me why 128 ms duo is not supported for this phone.what is the highest ms duo i can use my handset.reply me soon [email protected].

  • nice phone but it doesn't contains arabic language does anyone knows how to make in arabic .would u plz help me with this

  • have any way to use NECe616v bluetooth to data transfer. by.

  • How do you use the bluetooth to transfer info? I mean, the bluetooth is just there for decoration (Or is it?)

  • pls , where is the 2nd cam on the NECe616 cellphonen can see it on the pics posted onthe net thanks send to me on [email protected] bye expecting......

  • i think der should be infared port in nece616

  • This phone doesn't actually have full bluetooth. It only has bluetooth to use a bluetooth headset. You can search for peoples phones, but you can't do anything once you've found them. Still, it's brill for the price.

  • I have a problem with video on the fone,pls help me with that and the video massege too.I live in South Africa pls help

  • I bought this phone since last year September the phone features is alright compared to tne price. To get the English manual for free log on to neceurope.com if you are still having problems with any other features or querstions call me on +2348056733691 or email [email protected]

  • can anybody manage to connect this phone to pc?(via usb cabble)i can~t, can anybody help?

  • I got this phone yesterday and i kinda like it. (45%) i canno't activate Gprs or bluetooth,and a big drawe back without ird. This size is crazy and front lcd ligt goes on and off.Should i keep this phone Help..... anyone. Alley

  • i think this fone is the best phone in the world i had this fone since 2004 and everything is working perfect ,trust me its a good fone go out and get yourself one

  • this phone is rubbish, really all it is good for is pictures.it wont connect to the computer properly,bluetooth doesnt work,i dont know how to get credit on it and it doesnt record good.

  • The phone is cool but i just wished the recording time for video was longer and audio for playback is louder. But all the same a big thumbs up for the PhONE E616

  • hi ppl..m from malaysia & i'm really interested in this phone but m only willing to buy if i can make video calls with it. so can any1 pls confirm that the phone is able to make/ receive video calls without any other additional equipments. cheers

  • this is cool,but hau vorking gprs???? pease help my. thenks

  • how to send picture..... this h/p make trouble.....

  • i used the maxis prepaid line and handphone model e616 but i don't know how to active GPRS and MMS HELp ME.....

  • i also find this phone gets INCREDIBLY slow somtimes. limited video sucks too. (24sec good quality, 60 seconds bad quality) and the bad quality is deffanitly that.

  • the bluetooth on this phone is not....real u could say.it doesnt connect to other phones,its only for connecting to things like bluetooth headsets. more info email me...

  • HI, Manz again,U can put mp3s on dis fone BUT the speakers (when u play any song) are really quiet, email me for more info....

  • Hi! please can you help me how can i use bluetooth?! Thanks to your help

  • 4 THOZ WHO NEED 2 KNO ABOUT BLUETOOTH. The bluetooth on dis fone can not be used 4 file transfers such as mp3 etc. It only searches for other devices and only syncronises wiv other fones. and if u need more info, email me at [email protected]

  • dis is 4 sussye... I think da bluetooth is only for bluetooth handsets, but can not use for file transfers such as music,videos etc. U can only put music on dis fone by da memory card.. for those who want 2 kno...

  • hi!please can you help me how can i use bluetooth?!

  • Please help i need a manual so i can work this crazy phone can any1 help me out please

  • hmm wel ma frst 1 kept freeeeezin so i got a new 1..n th blutooth on it dont work..neiva did ma uva..n its jus massive!!!!!

  • i have bought a nec e616v and i love it a lot, but i have some problems that there is nothing or no solution for them.for example the most important is HOW TO USE THE BLUETOOTH it dose not open, it can just find another devices,i.e(sony ericson,nokia,....etc)but in other hand it can not recieve any data from other devices,another problems are what is MAKE A VIDEO CALL?and also HAS eNEC 616v sms operation progarm?how i can send for example a photo or a mp3 by bluetooth for a friend who has a ericson or nokia or just nec616?

  • this phone e616 has alot of probs i bought my fone back to the 3g shop totel of 17 times after the 4th time i had to pay for the software prbs and software upgrade it turns on and off by it self and it plays up alot and the front lcd light allways on over all i gave it a 1.5 out of 10 becouse they should of fix all the software probs before they bought it out and had it tested the end.

  • Can any body say Is this set is compatable of Edge?

  • trust me,this model isnt any good.I dont like this model actually. Raj..i think i know you

  • i do not have a comment but a question on how to downlaod a manual for free. i need a manual to be able to access text messages. my phone always displays the meaaasage 'unable to start messages, please try again later' and this has been there since i started to use it on the 30-09-2005.please help me overcome this situation.

  • I just bought this mobile please could someone nice tell me how to transfer music and video to the phone from a PC without a memory card my email is [email protected] mobile is +2348056733691. Thank you

  • i'm from malaysia, how to use wap gprs on nec e616????

  • Hi guys,i've NEC E616V recently.But this phone had a short battery life.It only last 1.5 days.And you can't set MP3 as a ringtone.so forget this brick.it's getting hot when you're typing SMS .Now i'm using Sony Erickson Z1010 and everything is working great.Thanks.

  • I need user manual becos I couldnt tranfer the data to my computer CCd not properly install so that USB icon not appear on the mycomputer window(XP)

  • Plz i would like to know how many seconds does it take NEC e616 to record thru video.And what is d different btw e616 & c616v,cos am about 2 purchase one of them.

  • Well, for an average user who may not require much fxnality, then nec e616 may be OK. But, to me, d phone is useless, hopeless, and senseless. In fact, it provides incomplete services. Well, I can't really blame them coz, what comes cheap never last. Forget abt the bluetooth as u r neva gonna use it to xfer filez or any data, may be 4 synchronizatn and headpiece (bluetooth) u may av a luck gettin thru. WAP over GPRS, not usable outside. At times u may achieve luck in some networks in UK but definately not outside UK. The OS is closed (i.e. u can't program it neither can u develop apps for it)hence tis not a smart phone.

  • dont get this phone it is in one word s**t. three is an awful network and works when it feels like it. the phone is v heavy and 3g is awful. i have never had such a poor phone. price says it all. the headphones it comes with, well theres only one earphone onit. also i have seen a counsil house look better than this phone. it looks seriously ugly. i now have the samsung e350 and not a single problem. another great phone by samsung. to buy this phone you have to be either stupid or on a tight budget and i wouldnt give it a star rating out of 10. your best bet is to go samsung or nokia, they may cost more but youll have no probs guaranteed. email me i f you need more info oh yea the camera is poor too, bottom of the range cra*. hope this helps anyone who is even considering getting this brick. i mean phone

  • how do i activate my nec e616's bluetooth. nodoubt mobile is really good. but u plz tell me the way how to opreate bluetooth.i lost the booklet.

  • I found it is good than many other mobiles. My question is how i can connect this model with the computer to down load anything from mobile to computer.

  • how do u open the bluetooth?

  • It is a very good fone and i like it very much. I dont get bored of it and take it every where with me. If your looking for a good fone get the NEC e616.

  • plz i need to know how to use my data cable in transfering ringtones. i mean nec e616

  • it is a very good mobile I am using it almost 9 months and it is super, i downloaded a lot of ringphones photo or mp3 in my nec via USB and it is working fine. If you need any help then ctc me on my mail.. Nec is Super for those who know how to use it..

  • i had one of these for about two months it was a joke, very poor quality camera (only cif no vga),short battery life,also the bulid quality is very poor and its too big and bulky, save your money and go for an LG handset.

  • I have a problem of speaker, as the caller couldn't hear my voice but i could hear their's voice and i could see a icon of call diverted on my screen. please advice. Cheers Ashwin

  • Hi, I have a problem of speaker, as the caller couldn't hear my voice but i could hear their's voice and i could see a icon of call diverted on my screen. please advice. Cheers

  • nec mobiles rok now i can watch big brother uncut on it lol kiddn it mad ...

  • how to use the wap and gprs on e616

  • Hey... I need help out there. There's gat to be a way I can transfer stuff to my Nec e616v from another fone via the bluetooth. Its either tht or I can change the software. Can someone,anyone pls help me out??!!

  • hellow people.....i want 2 know the camera make video only 7 seccond , or i mast dow something to inregistrated more then 7 seccond.....pls telm my and how i can send something on blootoo

  • Hey can anyone tell me the difference between this phone and the e338? Because the 338 costs $100 more and they look to be almost the same. Thanks [email protected]

  • Heya guys! i recently got the NEC 616, but it didnt come with the software for the usb. Could any1 send it 2 me?? Pleeeeeease? Lol Thanks in Advance Luci x PS: Dnt diss the Brick Dudes, It may be a brick but it rules!

  • The Nec e616 is great (except for the battery). I have had the phone for 9 months and I have dropped it and bashed (by accident!) and it running strong. I recimend this phone for people who can stand recharging every two or three days.

  • how long does the video camera in this thing go 4 i`m about 2 buy 1 and how long does the voice recorder go 4? e-mail me bcoz i`ll 4 get 2 check it again [email protected]

  • Gees, this phone is annoying, i cant download my pics nor ringtones to my pc, can someone help.

  • hi i got this phone but having deficulties in downloading using the usb cable.the cd that came with it will nut instal in my computer pls can u send me the driver software so i could start downloading using the usb cable

  • this phone sux!!! i've had the phone for 13 months now and i've gone through 3 new batteries with it already. the from (even from the time i first bought it) randomly switches off about twice a week and freezes on me all the time (when making calls mostly). - i don't think the bluetooth can be used to transfer files - you can only store a max of 100 videos and photos (100 on handset mem and 100 on sd-card mem even if your sd-card is 128MB, it can't save over 100 photos even if they take up 20MB) - it's NOT an mp3 player, you can only listen to mp3s if you have an sd-card and they have to be under 1 or 2 MB mp3 files, plus you can only hear them through the handset speaker unless you have the headset which you can only hear mono through 1 ear. - you also can't have mp3s as ringtones - the video files (MP4 files) once transfered to your pc you'll *never* be able to find a codec to play them. even downloading all the mega codec packs out there i've only gotten audio to work and never video on my pc. - selecting message from your inbox to delete takes hours doing one by one unless you choose ALL. - also i've never worked out how to upload java or midi to the phone if someone could please tell me that would be appruciated. buttom line is NEVER BUY NEC PHONES!

  • Hello People, the reason the BLUETOOTH isnt working is because the Bluetooth on the E616/E616V and alot of other NEC phones is JUST from the phone to the same type of phone (ie> 616 to 616) and only for calender contacts. Do some reasearch! I Dont even have the phone and I know.

  • This phone is crap it is not as gud as me cos i am da best it is so big its almost as big as my fat head id ratha pay sum dirty slags 2 suk my nips than buy this phone

  • this phone is nice but no blue tooth and infra red only 8 ringtones how to download ring tones i from india wats the gprs connections in the phone and its settings plz mail me

  • Nice phone,but no blue tooth and infra red.I have a problem downloading games from PC,how do I download ringtones to the phone via my PC,please anyone who knows how kindly asist.

  • I want to deactivate my phone from USIM card. I use normal GSM sim card.

  • hmmm ppl me and da team is trying to upload java games from our computers to the phone NEC e616 unfortunatly there have been some trouble. If any one has any idea how to upload javag games to NEC e616 plz reply..and Abt this phone i had it abt for 3 motnhs i have no problems accept for 2 times were it just shut off when i go to midea player.....

  • it is a nice phone having very good clarity but there are no wallpapers and ringtones games in it gprs option is not ther in it how can i load games ringtones .by the help of blutooth also it is not working wat should i do plz send message to my mail

  • got it 2 weeks a go. im very happy with it but i cant install the cd 4 some reason . can some1 tell me how to! e-mail: [email protected]

  • this phone is bollocks and you should not buy it its a waste of �35 the bluetooth is fake.

  • I think that NEC E616 is an big and bad phone. Sometimes it wont turn on and sometime it restarting. I have bought an Samsung E330 now. And it rules ;)

  • all round i think this is a relativley alright phone but there is 2 things that are really annoying me firstly how do you see and change the ringtones cant find an option for that anywhere secondly how do you set a recording as your ringtone reply a.s.a.p many thanx xoxo

  • i dont really like this phone i bought it in november and i want a new phone now lolz...i decided i wanted to change to vodafone from 3...welll they dont tell you untill afterwards tht you cant do this beacuse nothing works if you change from 3...so if anyone knows how to help plz tell me because i want to use my net and recieve and send my pix...how sucky hey...sorry guys its the truth.

  • Sorry to say, the e616 phone is too complicated & poorly thought out, lacks any reasonable service from NEC, problematic, has software bugs, uses too cheap hardware within, unstable electrics and needs a few more years technical research to make it user friendly and reliable. NEC insider

  • I cant use the bluetooth if anyone knows how to use it please contact

  • i hv a nec e616v phone. its locked.plz tell me how to get it unlocked in india plz rep me on my email - [email protected]

  • UNLOCKING PHONE, i too had this problem. heres how to fix it. downlod all your files so u dont loose them , then go to menue, then setting and clear settings. this will free your phone for the 3 net work and give u mor options on your menu.... there it is ,good luck.k1

  • hie...I hv da nec n its rubbish....It juss swtches off sometime n I failed to switch on da bluetooth..if anyone knows how its switched on plz help...I kinda misplaced da instructions bk....

  • my nec e616 speaker just wont work. does anybody have any ideas?

  • This phone usualy has software problems.while using it,the phone stops and the screen goes white.you need an original charger because using another one will not charge the batary.

  • Hey. Does any of you got an idea from where i can download the software needed to transfer data from the handset to my PC. I left my cd home (10.000 km away), and it will be magnificent if i could find that on the Net.

  • Can anyone pls help... I can not copy contacts from phone memory to USIM card, because the USIM card folder does not appear as the destination folder.

  • Can anyone tell me why I have a little icon at bottom right of my screen which looks like a light globe with a / thru it? Also, I seem to not be able to dial out??? Pls help me......

  • Right... I'm 13 and I got my phone working absolutely fine. If you can't get it then you have the intelligence of a chimpanze. To connect it to your computer and to transfer files all you have to do is install the "File Transfer" software. Then you plug the phone in... It will say that it needs to be installed. Let it automatically install all the drivers. Every time you plug it in it will ask you this. Just ignore it. Then you go into file transfer and hit image or whatever. Then you transfer. No files over 5 megabytes will be sent as there is some problem. I dunno. I DO want to know how to unlock it using the data cable though. Would be quite useful. Overall this phone is quite good. I hope this helped some people.

  • maybe you gest need a SIM :))

  • Christ...to the guys like: "my son got one new bla bla bla and this and this is not working"... It isn't TECH FORUM but OPINIONS!!!! If you bought new, where is the problem?? Go and ask in the shop. If you stole it (like most probably some of the guys posting ridiculous questions did), go away! Just my 2 cents, sorry for tone...

  • Sounds like that phones been reported stolen and has a police lock...

  • my son had a nec e616 for xmas and he turned it on the other day and the screen just says nec we cant call out or anything can anyone tell me what the problem is please

  • please give me ideas on how can i make the bluetooth work on the e616 and i want to transfer audio, video and tons file on nec e616v.

  • bought this fone for 45 quid,which i thought was cheap at the time,for its capability.got cable unlock because 3 network is limited and same old stuff eg angry kid etc.now ive put an 02 genie card in with free 300 text per month and top up a tenner a month for voice calling credit. marvelous apart from cant use memory card because it wont format and i dont know how to set up gprs or normal wap settings and also mms settings. can anyone help???????? pleez.pleez.pleez.

  • DONT BUY THIS PHONE! I was tricked into buying this 10 months ago when the contract offer was �30 a month, i wouldn't even get the phone for �2.99 a month that '3' are now offering. I have has endless problems with the handset leading to it being replaced 3 times over the contract length, there is no real bluetooth, the camera is poor buy the standards of phones now, the video length is only 60secs, the reception over the '3' network is not very good and customer service is poor. Apart from the fact you can get football downloads on your phone buying the NEC 616 is pointless.

  • Just got it from Carphone Warehouse - awesone deal: - Free handset 12 months rental at 2.99 a month - 500 cross network mins and 100 texts! No lock in on the contract after the 12 months either. Even if it ain't perfect, for less thn �36 for a whole year inc phone, I just can't moan! So good, I bought two!

  • DONT BUY IT, if you don't know what to do with money than buy it.Missing further option: No file transfer over bletoth, no upload games only download. If you unlock this phone you gona not be able to use gprs and mms in other network except O2,orange&vodafon.Only good point is design.I asked my self who employ such a stupid people in NEC. I regret each penny I gave for it.

  • Can you use an Optus SIM in this phone?

  • Worst phone ever no games, I spent 3 hours trying to get the USB to work but it still does not work

  • Right..So, if i had a file on my pc and i wanted to transfer it to my headset via bluetooth how would i do so?

  • It is a joke this..... thing.

  • OK - The reason you guys can't connect to other phones or PC's using bluetooth is because the NEC 616 only uses bluetooth for the bluetooth headset, not for connecting to other phones! To connect to a PC, you need to use the USB cable + the NEC software (available on the NEC CD). The battery life is truly diabolical (I have to carry 2 batterys in case one runs out!). Other than that the phone is'nt too bad, other than it looks like a brick! Would I ever buy this phone again - in short - no damn chance! I only hope the other NEC phones are better, otherwise I'll be exchanging this pile of garbage for a sony ericsson, or a motorola!

  • i fink dat it iz quite a kool fone coz dere iz lotz n lotz ov fings 2 do on it like takin piccyz n mkin videos n recordin stuff it well kool lol ne 1 wanna tell me dere opinion u do so i aint bothered iv u disagree wid meh i like 2 hear otha peeps opinions!

  • LOL..where do i begin..i brought this phone off a mate(1st mistake..now im stuck with it) one of the main reasons i got it was because of bluetooth..the idea of sharing files eg pics, mp3s and videos for FREE..so i try using my bluetooth..1st of all i'm thinking my phones broke wheres my mate im gonna knock him out..then i looked the problem up on the internet and find out that on nec e616v you cant connect to other phones, you cant shares files. So ok now i'm thinking to bad, never mind theres other good features about this phone, But then the battery length let me down, as i was late for school (yes i am still a high school student lol) But yet there are a few good things about this phone, picutre quality is quite good compared to some nokias :D, the torch is also a good feature so we can have pics in the dark :D. Another bad thing about this phone is it's quite large, and also theres menus everywhere but yet you can't select some of the options on it, does anybody else get this same proble m? i'll look forward to hearing some replies...thanks

  • ow do i download games to my nec phone ? i know it supports java but how does it work?can anyone help?

  • pls can anyone tell mi how i can block my nec e616v phone cause it was stolen from me. i will be grateful if it is send to me. thank you

  • i lost the application in my phone( NEC e616)... can any body tell me how to fix it? what and where to download these applications (messege memory) and how to transfer it to phone . and how to make it work again.???

  • can someone please tell me how to activate bluetooth, i can see my phone name when i want to download something on bluetooth, it says connecting, and then after 5 sec's, connection lost, am i doing something wrong

  • please,can anyone guide me on how to download mp3 music on my NEC616 ? at least, it will make me feel that i was not decieved by the manufacturers

  • personally, i believe the designers of the NEC616 made some grave errors with regards to the battery life. i own one and i am always scared to take it out..........because it powers out before the end of the day ! that is so frustrating and annoying.

  • Can anyone tell me how to unlock the NEC e616, my mum has got it on three network on a monthly contract which is up at the end of the month and she is not renewing her contract and is going to be left with a phone she cant use unless it can be unlocked. Please help.

  • its not fair!! why cant i activate bluetooth on my fone from the pc? i asked by sending my comments ages ago, but nothing is happening.i wish i didnt buy this fone, that is just loosing my money,i wish i bought sony ericson, cause there is noting important i have done with this fone, please someone tell me, did i just waste my money by buying this NEC e616v? i dont understand, i bet when you are selling these fone you got to be giving more information. not just a disc, its useless. i hope you gonna do something about it. thank you.

  • just got my sons e616v unlocked he uses orange sim, but it wont let him receive text messages any idea ???

  • i have this fone e616v and its really good butttt my problem is how do you connect your bluetooth from the pc. i have no idea what to do with it. ihave read the disc but i dont get it. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO ACTIVATE IT PLEASE

  • my son has one and ive tryed to change the apn so he can surf using gprs but as i go to edit the settings it asks for the handset code is this a standerd code for all handsets or uniqe for each if anyone knows how to sort this plz let me know ty

  • I have had this phone for 12 months. I did have constant problems with text messages "dissapearing" but I easily solved that problem by claering all text messages before the content reached 100. Occassionally I have had the phone's screen go blank although no major problem encoured. Bluetooth can NOT be used for sending files, music etc it can only be used to connect a headset - yes slightly misleading. Battery, especially extended is slightly bulky usually giving me, a medium/high user 24-36hrs. Normal slim line battery 16-24hrs. Not much use. Screen and camera quality is excellent 9/10 but for some reason usually in dim area's even with the camera light on the picture is fuzzy. But I bought a phone not a camera so I would say this was acceptable. The phone is extremely robust, I have dropped it a trillion times and it has never failed. Qulity of call's is exceptional - to be fair a few dropped calls but nothing out of the ordinary. Callendar, Calc, Convertor, Block anon calls, ignore specific numbers, picture phone book, etc etc. Although no Infa-red! Shame! The features of this phone is endless, for the current price of about �30-�50 I would say it was a bargain. I am finding it hard to give up my NEC but I have been offered an upgrade to an A1000. I recomend any one buying this mobile, you will wonder how you survived without it! I certainly did!

  • why is it that one ncannot download with the usb port,or even use the bluetooth?please how do i do all these with this phone.thank you

  • Can anyone tell me why the volume is so low on my NECe616v mobile...especially when i play MP3's also can i buy anywhere a pair of hearphones for this phone ?

  • Unreliable and bulky phone... reboots randomly while sending texts... the addition to the battery makes it even bulkier. Can't send anything via bluetooth. Can't synchronise with Notes. In brief, I hate it. It does'nt provide what I would expect from a decent phone. Can't wait to cancel my contract.

  • I need to unlock my Nec e616 phone FREE.Please help me.Thank you

  • can someone give me advice about the phone? i have ordered one off ebay and i want to know what to expect. some people say its great others say its a complete waste of space

  • the phone is cool, but the bluetooth can't send and recieve from other phones, why?

  • I got one of these in the UK on 3, just before Christmas. I liked the 3 content, news, clips, etc. but the phone is useless for making calls: the network drops, you frequently get cut off even if the signal strength is full bars, etc. Just switched to an sony k700i on Orange - better phone, more memory (no memory sticks, though) and the Orange content is far better. Also the NEC has Bluetooth but I struggled to make it work. I downloaded mp3s onto the Sony via Bluetooth without looking at the manual and it all worked first time.

  • I have just bought this phone, i like it,but the battery life i dont understand, because when i charge it and it finishes charging by coming up with the ble light, after been on a conversation for about 10mins, it starts beeping battery low and before i know it, it switches off, can you please advise if its a general fault/problem or the particular one i have. thanks

  • good phone received it today. everything working open to all networks. havent managed to get onto the internet yet, says no connection

  • ive brought one i unlock is but it keeps saing connot connect to tzone and the screen just go blank i have to switch it off and on ever time some times it cut out and says put pin code the shop that done it says i must and it is not good cause you would be waiting for bisness calls and no body can get true to u

  • I got nec e616v from a friend as a gift, but could not play any game.I believe that there are games stored in it.I am in Nigeria. Also,Nec products are nice,but they are not common in my country.

  • iam from srilanka recently i have a nec phone iam using a 2g mode usim card it cant detect any bluetooth device & also cant connect with gprs cant sent any thing (exception sms) from any other phones what am i do pls any one help me

  • Hey, i really need help.. im stuck between the e616v and the c975 (motorola) they both look good fones but can sum1 actually giv me real opinion.. not jus its crap dont buy it. cheers Blue xx

  • i got one of these as a present its rubbish for one reason its far too big and the sound quality is rubbish too nec need to sort this out soon

  • Hi, i have nec e616 with me in pakistan, the problem i'am facing is tht i'am not able to connect it with other bluetooth devices and transfer data etc. my device gets paired but the other device e.g nokia does not send any data to my piece. kindly guide me in this matter.

  • I have an NEC616v which I bought on Ebay already unlocked and I am using an 02 sim card. I am able to transfer my address book to PC via USB cable but cannot transfer video clips or pictures to PC from handset. Handset will not connect even using NEC CD Rom.Do I need additional Software to enable me to do this??I also am experiencing problems with incoming calls at times where caller can hear me but I cannot hear them. Can anyone help please most grateful for all advice. Thankyou Harry

  • Hi. I am using NEC e616v in Pakistan, which doesnt have 3G networks.How can I use the internet from here?. Is there a way by which i can insert a new web browser in it. Because the one it already has doesnt show me how to enter the DNS,port,gateway and other settings with which i can set it according to the UFONE network of pakistan. Please help!

  • Hello , I recently bought an unlocked NEC e616v phone in india ,I dont have the drivers for the usb n bluetooth ..can anyone email them to me ..i would be very grateful.moreover I cant use gprs on this handset ..can i connect if i am using the mobile on a dual band network ...I am using the hutch Usim .. i have been trying for days to configure it to gprs but i cant..plzz can anyone help me ..Email: [email protected] , [email protected]..

  • Does any one know a good webside with free games for NEC e616V?

  • I will like to know the difference between Nec c616v and Nece616v.am using Nec c616v while my friend is using Nec e616v.and i told him Nec c616v is the latest version after Nec e616v.but he could not believe.

  • can nay one tell me how 2 wap enable my e 616 three fone plz help me im frm england

  • the phone only support BT connecting with headsets not transfering

  • i have a nec e616v it's cool i like it but i have broked the usb :( stupid me

  • i cant get bluetooth on my phone it say i need a password

  • i have also an mp3 player on mine it is so cool i plugged the wire through my computer 2 my fone u have 2 put the software cd in first.

  • i think the e616v is so cool i got it 4 christmas i use about 100 txt messages a week i am a txt maniac who else thinks nec e616v is cool?

  • Hi can anyone tell me how to download an mp3 file and then listening them on my nec e616? A question: If nec e616 has an mp3 player?

  • Model: NEC E616 NEC Temporary Unlock: Put a 2G Simcard and turn ON the phone. #4960*xxxxxxxx# *4960*xxxxxxxx*xxxxxxxx# Turn OFF and ON again. xxxxxxxx = any numbers Remember the xxxxxxxx you used. You will need to use same code in the furure. Attention: - This unlock method ONLY works with one Simcard. If you change to another Simcard, you will have to unlock again! - This method depends on the firmware version. If didn't work only a cable soluction can help you.

  • Can eny 1 tell me the unlocking codes for the nec e616v and how to unlock tho phone once ive got the codes email me on [email protected] THANKS!

  • i have gotten NEC e616 and set the autolock. now the phone is blocked. pls someone help tell me how i can unlock it.I am in Nigeria. Thanks

  • Does anyone know if the e616v is a triband or a dualband phone?

  • I have read most of the comments. Can anyone from Australia who has had the NCE e616 successfully unlocked tell me if it is worth buying. I have the chance to buy an unlocked phone from within Australia.

  • i have an nec c616v phone and had it unlocked and now using o2 sim cant set up settings for receiving messages

  • Any one know where i can get my e616 fixed? When i make a call they can't hear me even with the hands free headset.

  • Nice set--i mean really nice-camera\video mode very clear -best resolution i have seen so far-but how can i get more ringtones,and also how do i download games to the fone ?

  • Hi, does ne 1 know how 2 send and recieve things via bluetooth? Please e-mail me at [email protected] Thnx

  • hello frineds. i have nec e616v sv 22 so if u know how can open it in india networking(2g).. othar wise where is open that locking in india. plz tell me on my mail id.. plz hey i m open two locking so i m use in income call on that mobial.. but i m not go outgoing.. so plz tell my my frine.. my cell phone iml no. is = 353183001891008 .. plz give me reaply on my cell phone my friends.... thank wait for ur reaply here

  • what codes do you want for the nec e616 coz i do have a few

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  • i need software for my nec e616 wer can i find it? and also unlock my usim card?

  • from where n how to download video songs n java games for e616

  • hi any 1 tell me how to unlock nec 616v.am livin in pakistan.please giude

  • I have got my NEC e616V unlocked in Delhi. It now works just fine with all Indian SIM's. Any body interested can get in touch with Rajeev at 09810106555. Cheers.

  • I noticed some of you have unlocked your nec e616v and wondered how you had changed the wap settings, i have an 02 card in

  • does ne one no how to get wap on this fone .i dont use a 3 sim .i rang optus they say they cant activate wap cause they dont have the settings 4 the fone .i ring 3 they say they cant do ne thing and to ring optus .help!!

  • heres a tip to make your video recording longer goto into the recorder and press the options button then change it to long video u can now recored good quality 4 24 secs

  • what do u do when u unlock ur nec fone, that is it recognises the sim card for another network but u still can't make calls or get any reception.. someone pls advice

  • I have the NEC e616, I am a business man who travels. My advice is not to buy it or anything from 3. The phone is crap the service is crap, the network is crap. And it will cost you to get out of your contract, I have been tempted to put my lawyer on to 3, out of principle but it just isn't worth the time and effort. This is the worst phone and service I have had and i bought my first moblie in 1987.

  • where can i get the drivers for windows XP from so i can uplaod from mobile to my computor ? the cd i have with it doesnt include XP thx

  • s,rush how did u get little britain did u work out how to use real internet or sumfin cus u can only get things like angry kid on 3

  • how did u get little britain clips and can u access the normal internet on it (nec e616v)

  • can any1 help me get any unlocking software for nec e616v.. pls

  • I installed all of the drivers I have windows xp I did it via device manager / update drivers ..... but my phone sits there trying to get a connection which it cant there is no mobile device in my computer like a palmtop or something please help

  • I cant establish a connection from my pc to my phone i have a e616v .... spent about 4 hours trying to figure it out.... pos imo

  • ive seen tons off ppl moaning about not havin a usb cable if u want 2 send files 2 ur fone send dem as attchments 2 ur email ie. [email protected] there's a 10meg limit in inbox but d/load files den delete the emails duh!

  • how do ya get the bluetooth working is so reply asap

  • i bought a e616v for my 14 year old daughter nice phone buttttttttttttt........... being an old fart im still running win 98 and the drivers are not on the disc. has anyone got them they can send via email. cheers trev

  • i use the nec e616 which i got for xmas and i think it is really good it does every think i wont it to.

  • I must say that the people who slag this phone off either don't have the patience or were unlucky in their purchase. I recently received my e616, and haven't had one, not one problem with it whatsoever. I've managed to compress and put 10 mp3s on the 16mb memory stick, as well as around 20 minutes of high quality videos from Little Britain on the phone itself. for 45 quid, this little piece of machinery is a bargain. I will list the negative points I have found below: -No active flip - have to press button to answer calls -Bluetooth only compatible with headsets -No mp3 ringtones -Several clicks to silent or louspeaker mode Other than that, and they are only minor gripes, this phone as absolutely superb value for money. Nothing has gone wrong, and won't go wrong either (touch wood). I highly recommend this phone for anyone who wants a great value package with a decent phone, which perhaps works out better value unlocked to other networks than on 3. This is what I'm planning to do. In summary, this is a great phone, highly recommended to all! P.S. Anyone know anywhere OTHER than Nottingham for getting the phone unlocked?

  • I got a new NEC e616v from UK . the handset is not recognising the network . if some one can advice how to unlock the code and to use it with my local service provider (Airtel )would be a great help . please let me know as soon as possible . Thank U .

  • i want a software for nec e616 and driver usb nec e616

  • hey i cant get bluetooth to work on my nec e616v. my friednds hav tryed to send me stuff but it hasnt worked:( can anyone tell me how to get it to work?

  • I have unlocked it here in Pakistan for just 5 pounds. every thing is good. Just help me is there any way to covert mp4 videos into mpeg. And wat is the silent mode short cut. Where to find 20k midi files, any web site?

  • I wish i never bought my e616v what a rip off the call package is

  • For those with questions regarding unlocking. I can tell you that I bought this phone for my son and had it unlocked at a place up in Nottingham. It now works on all the 2G sims we have tried. Orange, Vodaphone and O2. Naturally, ALL the services don�t work � you�ve got to have a 3G sim to get the hi speed, broad bandwidth stuff (streaming video etc.) But you do have a sturdy, useful mobile. If you have your sim card service provider enable GPRS and MMS on your sim you can do e-mail, wap and web browsing etc. The guy in Nottingham charges 10 pounds to unlock it if you take it to his shop. 18 Pounds to do it by special delivery parcel postage. The place is called netunlocking (google UK and you'll find him)

  • the e616 and e616v both there external screens are not 4096 colour there monocrome

  • can sobody please mail me how to unlock e616V I gotta SV22

  • I have a NEC e616v locked to the 3 service but I will be spending some time in an area where only Vodafone works. Can anyone help with how I can unlock the phone to work with both 3 & Vodafone?

  • Ilike my phone now, the most problems is most likly software bugs. I got my phone (E616) back from upgrading the software couple of days ago, and with the new software the standby time on the batteries become much better. The software bug that made it impossible to send SMS is now gone. The suddenly crashing in middle of playing musikvideos, mp3 and calling up people seems to have been removed. The new software I have is : SW ACPU: A026.00.02 CCPU: C623.R2A

  • Just to let everyone know, You cant unlock NEC e616v completely using remote unlocking. It will only be unlocked temporarily. If you use cable unlocking then it will be unlocked completely and can use any sim any where in the world. The bad news is the new NEC e616 which has been produced in last few weeks cant be unlocked even by using cable unlocking. But dont panick, the codes are coming in few weeks, but not sure about the remote code generator. take care

  • HI Just to let everyone know, Nec E616V can not be unlocked for the moment, not even using cables. Its new nec phones and its going to take another 10 days for the unlocking patch to arrive, so those who got e616v they wont be able to unlock their phones, hence no point emailing me your imei number because i wont be able to do it. For those of you who bought e616 about 5 months ago then those phones can be unlocked rmotely as well, but those of you who bought it about 3 weeks ago, well you guys have to wait.

  • I can't believe what im reading about this phone. No one has comfirmed if after the unlocking has been done they can use a pay as you go sim from 02,t-mobile..etc. Does all or most of the functions work still? Was looking to pick one up from carphonewarehouse...but im don't think so unless after unlocking things works! IS THE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PHONE GONNA GET ANY BETTER...lol

  • i would be most gratefull if someone could send me the unlock codes please thanx

  • can someone please tell me how to bluejack off a nec e616v. thank uuu

  • help,,cant get pics from phone to p,c and vice versa,loaded all software but no good,using xp home,tryed help line but was in india cant understand them thanks for reading H :)

  • hi to anyone reading this . there is a problem with T Mobile and vergin networks ... you can send txt to them but you canot recive txt back to your e616. the networks need to update there numbers with the new ones for you to recive txt ... i got this from three them selves after a lot of messing about on there side, it dosent matter what hand set you send from if its on vergin or t mobile your e616 will not recive text .... you can send to them ..... tryed 3 differnt hand sets moterolla , nokia , samsung ... same problem if its on , t mobile or vergin

  • NEC e616 NOT receive text messages from a T610 on Tmobile But will receive voice calls and pictures. However, T610 on Tmobile will receive voice and text from the same NEC e616. Seems the system is designed to get you to use the most expensive options for communication.

  • use winamp to convert your mp3 files into the wma format ... you can now download them in to your phone with the software provided with the phone ... mp3s are to big on there own .. memory cards are about 40 quid each .. more than the phone ?? is it worth it .. you need very good lighting to use the camera well .. jpg size needs to be 130 by 160 , useing paint shop pro... vidio play back uses mp4 .. not bad play back .. what can i say, ok for the price .. shame about the net work .. try phunlock.com to unlock the phone .. costs 5 around pounds to do this ... if you unlock the phone, somethings wont work .. i did tell you so ..

  • use winamp to convert you mp3 files into the wma format ... you can now copy them in to your phone and download the form the software provided with the phone ... mp3 are to big on there own .. memory cards are about 40 quid each .. more than the phone ?? is it worth it .. you nee very good lighting to use the camera well .. jpg size needs to be 130 by 160 , useing paint shop pro... vidio play back uses mp4 .. not bad play back .. what can i say ok for the price .. shame about the net work .. try phunlock.com to unlock the phone .. costs 5 pound to do this ... if you unlock the phone somethings wont work .. i did tell you so ..

  • nec e616 the phone has problems rciveing from the vergin net work , text messages , three know about the problem .. but will give you the run around ..

  • Got this phone about 3 months ago. Haven't experienced the major problems that most users here write about (unable to play media, short battery life etc.) apart from a couple of lock ups where I had to turn it off and "reboot" it. (Then again, that sounds like any Windows OS user, right?) Not bad. It does the job for a relatively cheap price. Don't have a problem with the 3 network, either. (As a prepaid customer I kinda don't mind getting double my money in credit.) My only real beef with it is the keys are small, and sunken into the phone. With a flip cover, they're near impossible to press accurately without using a nail for the job. A real pain in the ass when it comes to playing games or doing calculations.

  • Ok since everyone is so confused about NEC and 3 phones hence i guess i should break some news to you. There is only one software that can unlock NEC phones remotely, but its only for temporary use. That means everytime you switch it off, you will have to enter all the codes again to unlock it. You guys can email me and i can send the code for the temporary unlocking for all the NEC phones. If you want to unlock it permanently then you will have to do it using cables. By the way, to my ozzy friend, who was saying something about us POMMIES. Well may be in australia they havent restricted unlocking, but in UK they have made it near impossible to unlock. If 3 company made it easy to unlock then us pommies could have unlocked ages ago, certainly lot quicker than you ozzie kangroos. Hence dont write random comments about something which you aussies dont even understand. Go and have a foster, that will help you understand. Take care everyone.

  • can someone plz send me the unlock code for nec e616v as it's locked onto 3 and i want to put telstra in it thanks

  • can someone plz send me the unlock code as it's locked onto 3 and i want to put telstra in it thanks

  • I spent an hour to read all the opinions and complains on NEC e616v. I was going to buy one for someone's Christmas present, but now, I doubt it. And I want to ask a few questions about this phone: 1. Can I use it abroad, like other parts of the world? 2. What is it all about the unlocked code? 3. Is the reception (dialling and receving calls) ok? ..so...Can someone give me any suggestions whether i should buy it or not? please e-mail me to help me out. cheers, sab

  • Can anyone tell me if you can use Vodaphone PAYG sim cards in the E616v. Have just bought one and as most people dont like the 3 network. Hope to get unlocked in the next week or two.

  • has anyone gone to Offtel to report this deal ? �15 voucher but get ready for �15 per month. A lot of dissapointed 3g users this crimbo me thinks - RIPP OFF

  • Was very tempted to buy this phone as a gift for somebody this Christmas - after spending 20 mins and reading some reviews - it sounds more like a present for Halloween - trick rather than treat! Pay as You Go but �15 a month??? Get Real 3G !!

  • oki

  • hmmm very good, but batery is dawn in about 3, 2 days :-(

  • Looks like you poms are up to your usual whining or the 3 network in your country is just so shiite that it just a shame that you have to spend money on something that dosen't work. (been there done that).Here in oz I or my mates have not had a problem with either the phone or the network.(touch wood) I am very happy with both and it didn't take long to learn the in's and out's of the phone. I make sure i back everything up on my PC every week just incase something does happen. I have a 128mb sony memory stick in the phone and back it up also. Hope you guys & 3 UK can sort these problems out because i hate to see such bad reviews from a product I think is great. WORKS 4 ME.

  • I Went to many shops and bogus internet sites all who said they can unlock the nec e616v. Finaly i have got it unlocked by networkunlocking.com it was a very fast service ,sent it on monday back on tuesday plus got a free 02 simcard. excelent service

  • Well, I'll be getting my NEC on Monday and will be using it on the 2G network. I'll tell you how CRAP it really is...since I believe it's the 3 Networks fault and not the phones. My friend had a 606 before, and it worked just fine on the 2G networks. So I'll see how my 616 will go and I'll write later.

  • the three network is so shit can anyone please tell me how to UNLOCK the e616v phone

  • if you can unlock the nec e616 plz email me [email protected] and tell me exactly how to do it

  • i was going to buy this phone when i saw it for 45 quid in argos BUT then i found out that you have to pay �15 a month?? whats all that about!! pay as you go, thats just like a contract... but they swith the phone of if you dont pay it?? 3 you need to get rid of that 30 day valdity thing cuz its CRAP!

  • can n e 1 help me on where to find the software to enable me to download music on my 616 fone plz.....

  • What a s@@t manufacturing!!! I got my phone unlock yesterday and when I started using it the mic was dead. No body can hear me through the phone. I can't record and voice with sound recorder. I used the headset n nothing changed. Called back Carphone and got it replaced I tested the mic and it was ok I did not know about other problems. Now I had to send it back to Networkunlocking.com to get it unlock again but Thanks God they lowered the price into 5 pounds the total will be 10 inc. Special Delivery.

  • If you live near Ipswich (England) there is a shop there that can unlock NEC phones, if you have a data cable goto "www.thermal.no.sapo.pt" and use the calculator to get an unlock code. Or goto the NEC website forum it had loads of codes on it

  • I've had the same promlem as every body else, it turns it's self off, cuts out in the middle of calls, poor reception, you name it i'm now on my 4th phone and can't wait for my contract to end. The only good thing i can say about the phone is the free internet service.

  • FINALLY, I UNLOCKED IT. It's as simple as this. It will cost you 15 pounds. go to www.networkunlocking.com sent them my handset on Wend. by Special Delivery got it today at the very early morning also by Special Delivery Now I am free !!! But what a shame it doe not communicate via a bluetooth :(

  • plz sum1 help me unlock my NEC e616 fone i h8 da 3 network its 2 expensive i want 2 go on da virgin network its soooo much betta plz email me if der r ways 2 unlock it!!!!!!

  • They will tell you jack all about this phone in the shops, take notice of the reviews on here and don't buy it if you like sharing files by bluetooth, it has V1.0 where most bluetooth phones have V1.1 (Big difference). 3 have done it again in picking a technologically substandard phone. It's slow, it crashes, it can't play Mp3's (well mine can't), the pc software is useless etc etc etc...get the hint. 3 are a waste of time, always have been, and IMHO always will be, I'm going across to Vodaphone as soon as I get the cash.

  • Have owned an E616v for a couple of weeks now, a few points (negative first)... * Although it plays MP3's you cannot set one as a ringtone - poly tones only * Bluetooth only connects with a headset - does not communicate with other mobiles etc * Battery life is rather short * Camera quality and video playback is pretty good * Voice quality quite high (when in good reception area) * Finally, NO, THIS PHONE CANNOT BE UNLOCKED TO ANY REASONABLY USABLE STANDARD AT PRESENT. STOP BUYING THEM OFF EBAY OR YOUR MATE IN THE PUB UNLESS IT COMES WITH A USEABLE 3 SIM AND YOU ARE HAPPY TO BE ON 3'S NETWORK

  • plz can sumone help me unlock nece616v plz as the 3 network is s**t thanxs

  • Can somebody please tell how to unlock and bluejack off the e616v

  • Well I have come to know this phone when I lost my Nokia 6600 in London. I went on Edgware Road looking for the cheapest phone and I have come across a shop which introduced me to the phone and advised me to buy it from Argos and come back to unlock it for 8 pounds. She said she was going to send the phone to another shop to unlock it becoz no body knows how to and it'd take one days. Unfortunately, I had to return home the same day and now I bought it from CarfoneWH and I wish I get back to this shop !!!PLeasE any body leads us to unlock it!

  • please cood some 1 tell me how to unlock nec e616 please

  • you can get a memory card for the 616 from camera shops make sure its a sony dual one prob cost �30 more than the price of the phone which alaways crash or no coverage i wish they had put that in their adverts about the coverage then people would have second thoughts

  • No please I implore any potential future buyers, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PHONE! I've had problems with mine from day one. Now it won't even start (its 6 months old!) and 3 will not replace it, they won't even replace it when you have problems the minute you walk out of the shop! I have 2 other friends whoose phones are constantly being "repaired" to stuff up again the minute they are home. I should have known when a guy bought his back to the shop while I was buying mine! Stay away from this phone, believe me the gimmicks aren't worth it! As for 3 in Australia, yes the 3 plans are cheap but now that vodaphone and optus are offering the $79 plans as well I'd be sticking with them. 3 calls constantly drop out and u end up using all your free $ in flag falls when you have to ring the same person 4 times to have a 5 minute conversation, and as for their flagfall waiver if you dial back within 15 secs...well who has been able to get the phone to work within 15 secs after its disconnected you! Don't buy this phone and don't connect to 3!!

  • The Link Is Selling The Phone For �29.99 Save some cash get it fae there. Does anyone Know were i can buy the memory Card for it ???

  • Anyone on line at present that owns an NECe616? - what do you think? ARGOS are selling them for �44.99 for pay as you go on '3'. On paper itlooks a bargain. But have read some bad reviews about them. The main problem seems to be the MP3 player. I have reserved one and will probably buy it tommorow. Am I doing the right thing? Can I unlock it and put my Vodaphone sim in it. Please help with advice. Glyn

  • dose any 1 no how to put music on the e616v

  • were can u buy a memory card for it

  • Hi, I have bought the NEC E616V Phone and i want to get it unlocked, can somebody send me the codes wether they r permanent or temporary to this email address. [email protected] Thank you

  • good phone

  • has any1 got this phone unlocked yet or knows a code to do this

  • NEC E616 unlocked at phunlock.com for �5. NEC E616v �25 on ebay. I have a 616v (not unlocked yet)no probs as of yet. Yes it's big but look at the other vidio phones on the market that you can pay �200+ for. bottom line is what do you want for �45. or as i paid �35 with a old knackerd traid in.

  • So..should we buy it or not? Did anyone manage to unlock it or what? Did anyone try to put the codes this guy suggested earlier? Is the MP3 working fine? If cannot be unlocked how come there are some NEC e616Vs sold unlocked on ebay for about �70! I want to get a new phone, i was thinking about getting this, this page has just scared me...

  • I think that the nec e616v should not be able to be sold as a phone there are so many problems with it and the customer care dont lisen and thay said that i was wrong and that the phone was working did thay have the phone in there hand no dont get the phone

  • the nec e616v is an alright phone BUT these software bugs are just too much for one person who dosnt know much about mobiles to handle it is disgusting i live in australia and the service is disgusting i have payed out my contract and payed the unlocking fee when they realesed the upgrade that was avalable but then becomes useless because the phone comes back usless because it is locked and there are no known ways of unlocking it at all 3 tell you to pritty much buy another one off us so we can stuff you around some more. dose any one know how to unlock the E616v verson because all it is a software upgrade nothing else now i have a useless phone and using a bluddy 3315 what is that i go from one of the latest phonses on the market to this 2 year old monocrome phone I NEED SOME HELP

  • have just bought 3pay nec 616e, can anyone tell me if this can be unlocked. would be very grateful for a reply on this. thanks

  • Hi i too own a nec e616v but would like to unlock it for my o2 sim card is this possible? and does anyone know if it hasd games on already or do u have to download em? reply would be very greatful. thanks don

  • Hi, I would like the nec e616v for christmas but would like it on a different network.Does anyone no if this is possible and how it is done?

  • I need help! got e616v yesterday and have had nothing but problems. Most important is that i cant recieve txts. I can send them and recieve calls but i cant receive them. Any1 got any ideas? I am on 3pay and their customer service number is rubbish. Any help would be gr8, send help to email given. Thanx!

  • does ne1 no how much memmory i can store 4 mp3s? and how do u use the bluetooth if you cant use it for fone fone things?

  • Everyone is slagging off the 3 pay plan but how else are they gonna make money, there pay plan is so shit because that is how they make money. Ever wondered why 3 phones are cheap???

  • y does every1 h8 this phone. i want to get this phone and every1 is giving it bad reviews. surly its well worth 45�

  • this phone is da biggest waste ever, waste of money wasteeee!! evrythink about the fone is rubbish though the camera quality is ok but onli in the light

  • Anyone know how to unlock the NEC e616V got it for my daughter and want her on PAYG O2 rather than the 3 network

  • Hi!Has anyone tried to unlock nec using this temporary method that "NEC guy" has given?? Does it work??? and by the way...DOES ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO UNLOCK LG U8120???

  • i have the e616v nec how do you save music videos from 3 services onto the memory card instead of the handset. if theres no way is it possible to transfer from handset memory to pc or memory card. cheers for reading please reply if you can help.

  • NEC Temporary Unlock: Put a 2G Simcard in and turn ON the phone. #4960*xxxxxxxx# *4960*xxxxxxxx*xxxxxxxx# Turn OFF and ON again. xxxxxxxx = any numbers Remember the xxxxxxxx you used. You will need to use same code in the furure. Attention: - This unlock method ONLY works with one Simcard. If you change to another Simcard, you will have to unlock again! - This method depends on the firmware version. If didn't work only a cable soluction can help you.

  • Hi I know this has been asked a thousand times already but doe anyone know how I go about unlocking this phone from the 3 network uk? I only bought it to use with my PAYG Orange sim card cos my phone is so ancient it belongs in a museum! I did hear however that it is impossible to unlock 3 mobiles, so if anyone can also clarify this for me I would be very greatful. Many Thanks Simon [email protected]

  • hi, sorry, i meant web address, not email address!! please help me!!

  • Hi! If someone has any email address or information about unlocking NEC e616 mobiles please email me as i would really like to unlock my e616 as i dont like the 3 network - v. expensive. thanks, i would really appreciate the help! xx

  • If i use another usim mobile in my e616 that will it cause any problems. i have a e228 and swaped sims and the only thing is im worried that this may cause some difficulties to the hand set. can any one help? please email me at [email protected]

  • Yo i got some upgraded NEC i got NECe616V, dunno the differance tho

  • ATTENTION,,, please feel sorry for me lol i just brought a NEC e616V and its locked to the 3 network. i want to unlock the phone so i can use other network simcards.. please would anyone know how to unlock these fones for good.. e mail me please and if theres software i need to download please send me,, would be greatly appricialted and theres a reward involved$$ (only reason is if i do get it unlocked its better than paying 3 the money,, lol) i need help asap ,, , [email protected]

  • grrr. am in the uk and have an e616v. i'll be damned if i can get ANY mp3's or Wma's to play, regardless of size or compression rate.. i get the sodding message "unable open (song name)" Has anybody else encountered this? and if so, how did you resolve it ???? cheers for any info. Rob

  • Can anyone please tell me the unlock codes for this phone (NECe616) i have bought one and can't get a signal from 3. I have to get it unlocked so i can use another service provider heres hoping!! Dave

  • can someone help with the bluetooth, i've got the e616v and i can't seem to share data with other bluetooth mobiles, can someone help me setup it up to do so.

  • i bought this phone a few weeks ago, even though i had read countless bad reviews about it, but the price on PAYG had dropped from 199.99 to 64.99 and the lg was still at 149.99 so i chose the nec 616. i really don't understand what all the fuss is about, the batteries last great, i charge both about 3 times a week and that's plenty. everything else is fine, reception etc, the only thing i'd like to know how to do is if you can use your mp3 or wma files as ringtones.

  • This Phone has has alot of Faults one had that it won't connect to 3. I bought the NEC E228

  • THIS IS THE WORST MOBILE I HAVE EVER HAD !!! PILE OF JUNK DONT BUY !!!!! Three are not too clever , manny iassues are the rubbish NEC handsets though but at least if you use a sonyerricson or LG handset it works !!!!! The battery lasts much longer and feactures work wiothout endless firmware updates.. EVEN the 313 is more stable.. I WILLL NEVER buy any mobile NEC make again... AVOID

  • does anyone know how to unlock an e616 i was told there is a code but dont know how to use it thanks

  • i am selling an NEC e616 phone becasue of upgrade and if you wish to buy this great phone at a bargain price please visit the site below...and i even include over a $100 value bonuses

  • I've lost my c616V manual, does anyone know the default handset code?

  • i just bought a NEC e616 and for some reason i cant transfer mp3's properly every mp3 i put on cant open for some reason could someone plz help me, i cant stand listening to teachers at school

  • Who can unlock in London or help for that? I came through almost all links about unlocking Nec e616 and had read everything what I faund, but unhapilly... My Nec is locked on Huchinson 3D network. All information is welcome [email protected]

  • Phone will play music over 5mb in stereo if you convert it to WMA. Try putting music onto to memory card that also will help although don't bother creating playlists as the phone will corrupt them. Difference between E616 and C616 is E is in English and C is Chinese. Java games in UK can only be downloaded from 3. Battery life does improve with age and in Hong Kong a 2300mah battery is available. Transfer video files to memory card not phone. Phone will not accept files bigger than approx 5mb but will play unlimited video file size on card. Generally the phone should be great but shoddy software and hutchinson greed spoilt it. Get a925

  • What the hell is it with the MP3 player?? Did the 3 salesman tell me the files can be 5Mb maximum? No!! Upon asking the fag ass if there are any problems witht the handset, he said there are none. now, I can play some mp3 files, if I use a program called dBpowerAMP, but then the stereo bit gets converted to fkkin mono. no other way of getting around the problem. I thought optus was bad. I was right. But at least optus didnt supply me with a dud of a handset.

  • hello every1 , i've recieved an nec e616, and i lost my 3 network sim card and am at the moment using a vodafone sim, i wanted to no that if i purchase a usb cable will that send my pictures to my computer for free ( note-i also have the nec e616 cd) ? , and can i send my mp3 music to my phone via the usb chord? if whoever reads this could reply to my email , i'd be extremely greatfull Ben

  • I have a Nec e616 and it supports only usim cards, i need the unlock code to be able to use any sim card, please [email protected]

  • does ne one know how to transfer videos to the fone?

  • does ne one know how to get games ?..i use a optus sim card. does this mean the wap wont work?

  • Hey is it fully bluetooth compliant - data etc as well as voice?

  • My e616 has a few internal software bugs but If I am a bit patient with the phone it works fine. The 3 network seems to be pretty good. This phone is way better looking than the LG U8120 because it doesnt have an antenna or a stupid rotating camera. I hope NEC makes a smaller upgrade to this phone to compete with all the new 3 phones entering the market.

  • i bought this fone second hand yesterday..its pretty sikk. only a few problems it sumtimes freezez when u use a telstra sim card but it rarely freezez with a optus .the camera is sik but u can only record in good quality for 10 sec.really good camera though.very clear

  • Hmm does any1 know whats the difference between this and the e616v and the c616v? hav the problems been fixed in these?

  • I have one of these phones, and have compared it to the latest LG and earlier NEC's. How can you complain this much about the phone??? bluetooth: Doesn't anyone ever read manuals? It states there that you can only link up to a headset with bluetooth. Software is apparently able to be upgraded through various stores here in england, but elsewere I dont know. This should fix most of the bugs, (such as not recording changes to the caller ID sending.) With the larger battery, I can get just as much runtime as my mate with the LG 8120! I solved my problem with conection by allowing the phone to roam onto other networks for voice calls. I have not had any problems eith the data cable or software that came with it, and my PC is diabolical for linking to USB devices. In my opinion, (and I know I'll regret saying this,) the NEC is a great phone, with a few easilly remedied problems. If NEC would adapt the program and make a larger battery for it, I think most people would forgive them.

  • well what can ya say 3 refuse to accept this phone is rubish and save themselves money by replacing them!! So on it goes with the worst phone it ha ever been my misfortune to use!!!!! Don't even consider 3 they are appalling!!!!! but cheap?! ha ha ha

  • Can't find any support available for this phone so I'll ask here. I got the drivers to install okay using Win98. But now I've upgraded to XP they refuse to install properly. HELP! I want to get all these videos and photos off the phone and onto my computer.

  • This Mobil is not really good. There are to much Software Errors.

  • I searched for E616 websites because I wanted to see if anyone else had the battery and poor reception problems. The 500 free minutes are going to waste in a big way. I have both batteries and they are both rubbish. Connections don't happen despite full signal strength indicated. When battery power is less than full calls seem to fail more. Wife's 5 year old orange phone is ready to make calls in 10-15 seconds, boot-up on this is way longer. Is there a solution to battery problem? Is there improvement from software updates? Mine is version 12. Help!

  • My daughter owns one of these and, despite being a totally cool piece of kit, it's about as reliable as a water-damaged Nokia 5110 :-/ NEC/3's "support" stinks of the worst kind of shite, Bluetooth simply doesn't work, the phone crashes with alarming regularity and the battery life's utterly crap. Such a shame, this phone could be *so* good....

  • It seems that the 3 network where ever you all are is just poor, here in Australia it is an extremely reliable and great network!

  • Got a 3 Mobile NEC e616 on Contract in March-04, have had nothing but problems ever since. Get 750 x-network mins anytime, but never get to use them as phone doesnt work. Got sent to Carphone warehouse in reading for an upgrade, 3 days later got the phone back (only supposed to be 3 hours Max, as carphone warehouse were too busy to fit the software upgrade in) got the Phone back on Saturday with no battery charge at all. Got it home, charged it and guess what the phone wont even turn on now. Have called three 6 times over today and yesterday and India keep putting me on hold, Phone was supposed to be collected yesterday or today before 1, Im still waiting on the collection. Its awful as if you cancel your direct debit it goes against your credit raiting, cant downgrade pricplan for 6 months, they wont give you a loan phone. As a result I have been paying �45 a month for a phone and service that dont work. At the weekend I returned faithfully to Vodafone and bought a pay as you go, so that people can contact me while this saga continues. Stay away from NEC e616 phone and please stay away from 3 Mobile.

  • It seems that the 3 network where ever you all are is just poor, here in Australia it is an extremely reliable and great network!

  • nokia is poor, this nec phone is great, i have one and have no problems with it. if u do, it is just one of the earliest 3g phones around and nec will make smaller, more efficient longer battary life ones in the future!

  • I bought two of these NEC phones back in May/June time from Carphone Warehouse. One for me and one for my Girlfriend. We both have had endless problems with these phones... dropping calls, being unable to read texts, dismal battery life etc, etc the list goes on and on. If you are considering one of these phones (not sure if three use them anymore) avoid avoid avoid!!! Get the nokia, my friend has had no problems at all with his. Also, 3 have to look at your phone at least three times, if its not fixed after that they must give you a new phone, or cancel the contract.

  • I am starting to wish I had listened to my friends already on the Three network...no wonder they were offering 9 months half price line rental. I get to use about 100 of my 500 minutes due to lack of reception, even though I'm close to a cell site and have recently upgraded the firmware. I can't receive texts, calls drop out, and the handset often crashes for no reason, sometimes mid-call...can't hang up the call or anything...just have to take the battery off. I have been emailing Three, who acknowledge the handset as sub-standard, but the only thing they have offered is the newer LG phone with a 12 month contract extension...no guarentees its any better...and they're acting like they're doing me a favour! At the end of the day, they obviously didn't test the phone well enough before release, so they should face the consequences. I'm going through the complaint escalation process to either rescind the contract or get the upgrade without contract extension. Next stop Ofcom!

  • This is a great phone! I have it on the 3 network in Australia and have not had any problems with it. The only dissapointing part is the bluetooth. I do not think this phone is too big, it is perfect, I have previously had the Samsung E700 and in my opinion that 1 was just way too small and bony. Battery life is quite poor but who cares if you have to charge it every night, if you need it to last longer just use the extended battery that is supplied. Great one NEC, like to see more 3G handsets in the future!

  • This phone has the poorest receiption i have ever seen, if NEC cannot make 3G phone please dont make them, dont waste us time and money to buy this piece of crap!

  • This phone is a joke, the keys so small relative to the size of the phone and is hard to push, the battery can't last for one day, worst phone i have ever use.

  • hello i am finding it very hard to use the phone because i have an optus sim card and a phone i can't access pictures, the net, ringtones ect

  • if u lookin for a phone with bluetooth than "DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE" because it doesn't work and it is not only on my phone it is the same with all the nec e616 phones.

  • Nick, I was dissapointed too, this phone is not designed to use its bluetooth for sending and recieving to other phones. It is just for hooking up to a computer or bluetooth headset. Still a great phone though!

  • Can someone help me!!!!!!! How do you use bluetooth. I cant send anything with it or recieve with it. It sucks

  • I had the NEC 616 in April this year. I liked the look and feel of the phone as it wasn't too dissimilar to my previous phone the samsung t100. It looked nice,easy to use. About 8 weeks ago i started experiencing problems. Alongside the fact that i was getting 10 hours at most out of my fully charged battery and hardly using my handset, the menu screen kept freezing. I had to remove the battery and replace for the phone to boot back up. It starting dropping calls for no reason. So i called 3 customer services who told me to take it to carphone warehouse for a software upgrade. I had the phone back and it was fine for about 2 weeks. Then, whenever i called someone or they called me.... i could hear them but they couldn't hear me. Again i called 3 and they arranged for the handset to be picked up and repaired. it came back and was the same... a total of 4 times over 2 weeks they had the phone back and the last time i sent a not along with it saying that i did not want this handset. They sent me a repacement NEC616 followed by a letter offering an upgrade to an LG and a new contract for my inconvenience. Only that they restricted my calls last thursday because i had an outstanding balance that i had told them the day before i would pay on the friday. I paid my bill in full on friday, was told the restrictions would stay for up to 24hrs. It is now tuesday and still they have not lifted the restrictions despite me phoning several times a day. I am so close to cancelling my contract with 3 as i am paying for a service i am not receiving. Oh and the new handset that i was suppose to receive monday (yesterday) i am still waiting for. I have emailed 3 customer services as the communication barrier with their staff is ridiculous. I hope to hear something from then soon as i have not used my phone to make calls for about 6 weeks even though they still charged me for it.

  • I don't know whether I am lucky or its the firmware,sv12, but I have not had a single problem with this phone. The only negative thing I have to say is actually about 3 uk, What is the point in making a perfectly capable wap phone only able to access their own sites in a 'walled garden'?

  • On this phone I can not use bluetooth to hook up to another phone, it is only for hooking up to a headset or PC. Very Disappointing

  • Oh yes, if you have any serious issues just go to a 3 Point and don't bother with customer services.It can deal with volume but the language barrier is hard to get past when you have real problems.The people in the 3 points (well in the North East anyway)and pretty clued up and have come across most issues. There are answers out there, you just have to talk to the right people, the network would not make such heavy subsidies on handsets and come out with such competetive tariffs if they didn't, ultimatly, want to win custom.

  • It isn't the network's fault if NEC's handset does not hold it's signal. The first question is where did you buy your 616? If it was in a 3point then at least you know that the handset you got was new, defiantly unused and will have been near the newest stock available. Often other retailers hold stock for longer so you could get one of the first lot of phones shipped out, even if it was a few months after release. I got one on the launch day (3/3) and have had loads of problems with it, if you press *#06# it tells you the IMEI followed by SV__. This is the software version, if it is like 01 or even as high as 11/12 then it is the older software. On SV 00 Bluetooth didn't even work at all so there have been quite a lot of developments in the software since then. The new 228 uses SV 16 (I think) and feedback indicates it doesn't drop calls much at all. The problem is that there are often network glitches and this, coupled with the 2.5-3G switch is made much worse on the NEC handsets. Sorry if the staff in the 3point told you the wrong thing (your mentioning 3 days indicates you used them) but the latest software has sorted most of the issues out for me. It has got rid of the "initiating"-re-boot issue and I barely get dropped calls now.3 have struck up a deal with the people who do Carphonewarehouse's repair centres so TRS do not have the latest software, the software is being rolled out through Carphone's repair centre, they can do it pretty much while you wait, so 3 think it is more efficient than sending it for 3 Day Repair. My phone has software version 13 so anything earlier than that may be the cause of the problems. As for the text messages; I haven't got a clue but bear in mind that the phone doesn't tell you when its (partitioned) memory is full. I often find that deleting all of the sent items and not having many messages in the inbox solves SMS problems. Other than that a re-flash is your best bet for solving these freak faults. Like I said (and the 3 Point staff should know this) sending the 616 for 3Day Repair will not solve any software problems. Maybe the phones ids just dodgy, in which case; if it is sent for repair 3 times (with the same fault) they generally replace it under warranty; this is up to the technician's discretion (maybe this is why the Manchester staff sent it for repair?). I hope this is helpful and I haven't made too many typos. Anything I may have said is just in my experience, every case is different.

  • This is the shittest phone ever, im about to get my first 'software update' after swearing soo loud to the fucking useless customer support who are thick as shit.......you have to give you mobile phone number 10 times for them to understand you. fucking hell....never go on 3G!

  • Ok let me start by saying that this phone is an absolute waste of fucking time and if it werent for me worrying about losing my money I would have thrown it out of the nearest window or stamped on the thing so many times up to now Where can I start on the faults, Well firstly I shall tell you what has pissed me off since I got it and is pissing me off right this very minute as I type this, My girlfriend is currently texting me as I speak and guess what....the messages vanish as they arrive usually either erasing a previous message which can be anywhere in my inbox or even my sent texts or it just corrupts previous messages and cant be opened at all, marvellous, this has happened for months now with me losing messages Next thing is the signal and calls, The phone just disconnects a call when there is no prob with the signal whenever it feels like it for no apparent reason, If it isnt doing that then the reception is shocking despite having a full signal on the phone, Ive also had ear piercing noises and major intereference on the line several times which is nice when im trying to do the thing that mobile fucking phones are used for and make phone calls, Also the signal is up and down every 2 minutes in all areas, Constantly when im at work or at home or wherever I may bloody be the signal vanishes totally suddenly or goes up and down repeatedly no matter how well serviced the area is, Absolute joke Those are the main things but I may aswell also throw in the shite battery life and also the times when the phone decides to switch itself on and off for no reason Overall I have NEVER had a phone that has got me so angry I simply want to smash it to pieces like this one, Ive sent it back once already for 3 days and had it come back exactly the same, This time around they are having it back for good I dont care what they try and tell me, DO NOT TOUCH THIS SHIT PHONE WITH A BARGEPOLE Col, Manchester UK

  • i have no problems with my phone works great if you are all having the same problems turn it on then drop it in a bucket of water preferably with the mains lead pluged in just to be certain power is getting to it this will sort it for u now stop winging there the cheapest calls on the planet

  • Hi, I recentley purchased a second hand nec e616 and I am having problems on other networks. I have a Optus Pre-paid simcard (Melbourne, Australia)and on the occasion it cuts out and resets, searching for another network (presumably the 3 network). How can I stop this from happening? If anyone knows post on here or email me, greatly appreciate it.. thankyou.

  • I cannot use Bluetooth on my phone, it says hook up to a PC first or sumthing like that, where can you get software upgrades from?

  • Good camera, nice video, good features - not very good if you actually want to speak to people - calls dropout despite standing still with a full signal, often cannot make calls out (full signal again!) ghost sms messages (this seems to happen if you have a profile set for a contact). The ridiculous battery life, the wap browser seems to be limited to about 2 sites (none of which I use) and the best trick it has started doing is just switching off (full charge) while in pocket or just left on a desk etc - when you open it up - black screen - hit a few buttons and you get 'please wait -initialising' - how long it has been off you dont know until all the angry texts start arriving that you never answer your phone!

  • what a phone! really impressed

  • Well Three has just termniated my contract as they could not resolve the fact that I needed a Bluetooth compatible phone other than the e616. Also they tell me that the LG is no longer offered as a replacement. Anyway need to go shopping.

  • Thanks very much for everyones opinions about the e616. Just purchased the Sony-Ericsson Z1010 to use on the Three network in Melbourne Australia. Very happy with it, even if it is a bit big.

  • I've gotta say no phone has upset me like this one...its so close to being a damn good phone but the software glitches are incredible...my first problems with the phone initially were the poor battery life and call dropouts...then the phone started getting ghost sms messages...i.e. message has arrived with no message content or who sent it...ok i thought..there's an upgrade...took it to carphone warehouse where i upgraded the firmware to ACPU:A125.56.07 CCPU:C623.ROV...battery life is much improved...ghost sms messages turned up into the sent folder...but now the phone doesn't even register the fact an sms has been sent by someone else...no doubt this will mean sending the phone back to 3 for another 3 days (again being phoneless which sux)...with probly no solution!!...aaaahhh!!!

  • Chris see below. Australia.

  • Thinking about buying the e616 for use in Melbourne Australia. The massive number of negative comments from I think the UK have put me off. Any local comments?

  • Well, the NEC e616 looks good and has some great features but that is where it ends! It drops out,drops out on answering! Complained to Three and they sent a new version of phone , NEC e616v. a A Month on and it still has these problems and another one in that it echo's badly. Rang Three and they acknoledged the problems and now want to replace it with an LG. Problem now is that after a lot of conversation with Three I find the LG does not support BlueTooth! I do use Bluetooth all the time and this is one thing that did work for me on the e616. Three's answer to this problem was to offer a Motorola A835...AHH the size of this thing!! Last conversation is that Three are saying that they have another software upgrade, the second in a Month! Very annoyed . Three won't have me after the contract expires! Crap phone ! Crap support / Customer care.

  • In Birmingham UK noone engineer do not know Why numbers available in phone but do not display on screen. Please advice me how can i solove this problem. thanx anjub

  • dam, i was lookin on this site as my lg was rubish with out the blue tooth conection. i intended to change it for the e616, might just bite it and keep the lg as thats the only problem i have with it. will have to use a friends pc to down load as the lg does not work with my mac!

  • Using this phone as a service phone. using firmware: ACPU:A125.56.07 CCPU:C623.ROV I must say the phone do work fine switches between 3G and 2G like a charm. The only negative thing about it is that i feel the menu navigation is too unintuiative, and illogical, on a upside you can make your own shortcuts to just about any function. Reception better then my old trustworthy Nokia 5110 on 2G, microphone sensitivity very good, speaker powerfull. The most negative aspects i can find at the moment is that the original AC charger cable is angled making the connector insecure in its socket. No good carkits aviable, i really would like a active carkit pref with the possibility of a external antenna to make incar reception better. I would also have liked it if the service software covered the whole screen when activated, instead of 1/3 of it. Overall i would say i give the phone a 8/10 with a + for versatility.

  • i have nec 616, but i have facing some problem my mobile have handset code has blocked, so what is the prosidure for that

  • Whatever you do - don't use these phones. They look great, but are utterly hopeless at making or receiving calls. We had 5 for our business and they are all going back to 3 in exchange for LG phones that will hopefully work. Worst phone I've ever had to use.

  • About the Phone, Nec e616 is the worst phone i had ever seen in my life. Many problems with the phone.

  • please !!!! help me i dont know how to unlock nec e313. nothing works in poland. prosze o pomoc w odblokowaniu neca e313 czy jest możliwośc aby działał w sieci era?? z g�ry dziękuje za pomoc.

  • is their somewhere on the net where the firmware update can be downloaded?

  • Having attempted to use this phone for the last three months...my main problems living just north of london is the poor reception compared to other phones, the drop outs, extremely poor battery life (does not last more than a couple of conversations on the phone), the lockups. The phone camera, video, 3g features are ok

  • Dire phone. Avoid like the plague. Battery life on mine is only about 6 hours and thats with the extended battery! plus it crashes, wont hold networks, bluetooth is useless, and this is my third phone!

  • enabled nec e616 in pl network plusgsm?code,password end all trick for nec e616

  • Don't be put off. The LG has a very limited memory and is not expandable. New firmware upgrade to A025_43_04_BBC_623_R06 Off to CPW again. Hey could be worse

  • Thanx u guys for the posts, u have made me make up my mind about this fone and the LG model. This fone seems like its predecessor the nec e606 which is crap. You've put me right off. Thanx.

  • To check firmware type in *#2820# latest firmware is ACPU:A025.56.07 CCPU:C623.ROV as far as i know.

  • Please kind inform me Which model charger compatible with NEC E616's.Tks.

  • UK here - Very pleased with phone generally tho drop outs a nuisance and 3G coverage issues. New technology I guess but would like more info on progress. Anyone tell me how to check my firmware in UK and what I should look for - an email would be most appreciated.

  • hello all, I bought my wonderful looking, stylish sexy e616 a few days ago.....oh dear, what have I done? I like to play games on my phone and thought the java capability was good, until I tried it. found a good website for games, www.logoland.nu, but my browser won't connect although the web site owner assures all that the games work fine. can anyone make a suggestion please. Also, I have a 'padlock' icon on the screen that even 3 seem unable to explain...can anyone here? I'm sure it's some kind of lock that's preventing me from using the URL Lookup facility. Trying to transfer any file to the phone using the pc software and I get a 'Database Locked' message...please help if your are able before I'm forced to send the bloody thing back!!!

  • Took my phone in for the firmware upgrade and its still really bad on the drop outs and 'cant connect, try later' messages. Just rang 3 though and they are sending me a replacement phone which has had the upgrade done correctly, as apparantly they feel this is the problem So i hope to come back on here and say the phone is working great after this week. I really do love the phone and the plan im on so i really want this new handset to solve the problems i'm having.

  • wow!!!!!great fon...but i was given the unlocking codes i tried it and it worked but i cant access my missed calls and messages...what should i do?

  • where can i get downloads i only had it a day and i already want to smash it up its going back

  • It's a performance of hi tech

  • Had my firmware upgraded and its now fine. Got Card reader and phone will play large video files, 50mb+. Its worth sticking with. Just the battery life that sucks but hey, you cant have everything

  • found on news from may 12 Software upgrade released for the NEC 616 "NEC have released a software upgrade to resolve issues with the handsets freezing, not holding to 2G or 3G, problems with accessing and managing USIM contacts, missing SMS messages and the all important call dropout rate! Yey!! Customer service will tell you how to check what software version is on your handsets, and upgrades are free provided you take your proof of purchase into a service centre. And remeber to back-up your contacts and files or you'll loose the lot."

  • There is a problem with the phones firmware. Just spoke to 3 and taking it to the carphone warehouse for a firmware upgrade for free. Should sort out the dropping calls problem. The more i look into this phone the more i like it. Java download programme out in about two weeks according to the Aussies. You'll then be able to load in your Java games. Yeah!

  • Thanks Guys! I will never buy this piece of plastic! You really scarred me!:)

  • Peter, You are right, the phone is getting seriously slagged in here but I think you are very lucky to have not experienced problems that genuinely effect communication. Maybe you live in a good locality that is supported by the 3 network rather well? A friend of mine just got a job working with 3 (im in perth) and he said "3" welcome feedback on the issues such as bad reception, drop outs and will do what they can to rectify the problems experienced in these areas over the coming months BUT are reliant on us, the users to let them know where the problems are.

  • MIGHTY, Err it's not necessarily the case that the phone will only cut out if it is changing from 3 to roaming. I know this for a fact.

  • Also looking for sites with free video content to download. Any ideas?

  • Try www.mobile9.com for free up to date ring tones and some wallpaper. Does anyone know if the firmware upgrade that is released in Australia will be done here in UK too?

  • I have had the phone for a few days now and have to say, that for the 1st time in my life i have had no issues with a phone. I don't understand all the agro and bitching the phone gets, it's battery life is not great but use the bigger battery then. I'm happy as long as it lasts a day, and if you need a phone that lasts you more than a day or two then you obviously have the wrong phone. It's all a compromise of features, i wanted bluetooth so no other phone was really an option on 3, as i didn't want a phone that has no video calling. As for the service, i have had voice coverage everywhere i have been so far and 3 content everywhere i have tried, so no issues with that. 3 customer support is a different matter, but have to say even that has not been that bad. i just wanted to share these thoughts with you as people here seem to be slagging off the phone, and nobody is putting their positive comments back on. So to conclude, i think it's a great phone and not too bulky with the extended battery, the screen is amazing, the camera is adequate quality for a phone, the keypad is beautiful, and the menu is well composed. Lacks decent ring-tones and wallpapers. came defaulted to James bond theme when i got it, which was not nice as i didn't check it and it started ringing in the middle of a bar. :)

  • Thanks Vic.

  • Gixer: On the forum for the e616 you can find out how to play bigger video files - www.aussie3g.com. There's a lot of useful information there. After a month of usage I have taken my 616, shut it off and locked it away in a cupboard. I'm back to using my SE T610 with another network which although lacking half the features of the 616 is at least reliable. I'm not losing much money and at the end of the 6 month subscription I'm cancelling, getting the phone unlocked and selling it on (hopefully for a profit). The main reason for this is the shitty battery life, it constantly corrupts MP3 files on my Memory sticks, the s/w interface was designed by an infant and the poor quality of the 3 service here in DK. Only 1 in 5 people recieve SMS's sent from my phone to theirs (on other networks), the customer support is laughable and when you have a problem they want you to jump through rings before they do anything about fixing it. For those in Denmark you should be aware that Sonofon, Orange, TDC and a couple of other players are entering the 3G arena in the DK market very soon and I'm sure their offerings will be much more attractive - phones and service.

  • I bought NEC e313 and e616 at the same time, and I must say that the phone e313 is much better than e616, except from the size. 1.Longer battery life. 2. Better camera zoom. 3. Better camera resolution (640x480) 4. Better picture quality. The phone e616 have a few better features than e313. 1. Camera light 2. USB (Can only be used as a modem) 3. Better keyboard. Thank god that I didn't pay anything for the phones, except from the monthly fee from hi3g I have to pay in another 11 months until I can get rid of them.

  • I emailed NEC for some tech help as i wanted to play some video files. NEC replied contact 3 not us. Excellent customer support. I phoned 3 in India and after 35 mins got told phone wont play files bigger than 150kb. Is there any way i can get it to play bigger files?

  • OK found out the secret about reading out the ACPU & CCPU!! just type in *#2820# found it on google.

  • How do I get the info about ACPU & CCPU from my phone?

  • the reason it cuts out between calls is because its changing between the '3' coverage areas.. didnt anyone read it.. or i suppose everyone went and bought it without know its limitations...read your fucken manuals people.. i've had this phone for about 3 weeks and have had not one problem with it at all..

  • Doe�s anybody know how and where I can download upgrades for that pies of shit they call a phone ???

  • Yep Jeff I noticed the same. Which kinda defeats the purpose of using your phone alarm to wake you in the morning if they recommend you charge your phone while it is off (which is usually more practical overnight)

  • Bought my e616v in Denmark last saturday. For me ACPU:A125.56.07 CCPU:C623.ROV. The 5 alarms don't work if the phone is switched off which is very annoying. Anyone having the same problem?

  • Does anyone know that the latest version of the firmware for the phone in Denmark is? I have ACPU: A025.43.04 CCPU: C623_R06.

  • Me again. My battery charger cable, or the part of the phone it plugs into is rooted already. Perhaps this is why we get a spare cable too huh. Anyone else have a dodgy cable?

  • damn i just ordered the phone with 3, and then decided to read reviews, but it is the only flip they do with Bluetooth, doh. Waiting for delivery so i can test it, as for the battery i guess that is why it's sold with 2 batteries

  • I'm told you can get upgrades down for this phone. My friend has his upgraded just the other week to iron on some of the problems. If in Perth, you can go to Osborne Park to get it fixed. Just ring 3 tech support for the place I guess. I'm yet to find out the exact place so I can take my phone in too. Has anyone else had probs with not being able to dial out, but you have full bars to indicate reception is perfect? And then if you get someone to call you, it will go straight to voicemail? Grrrr to the reception and lying bars

  • Bought the phone 3 days ago, it is a cool design on the phone NEC e616, but the battery lifetime is a JOKE, it says in the specs a lifetime on 44 hour but for me it can only last 7 - 8 hour on the standard 780Ah battery.

  • can you please tell me where i can get wallpapaers for this bloody phonex thanks

  • i hav dis shit 4 a month now n i bght it here in australia it really suks battery is like hav 2 carry a box wid u, memory card is dem expensive here compared to da value of the mobile, callin n video calls r shit, tis jus a piece of shit but hav 2 go on wid it coz am on a plan. luks gud from da cover but a shit box in true

  • Nice phone, but the battery life is very short

  • I love the phone I really do, but the more I use it the more it lets me down, it turns itself off mid way through calls, that's if the battery has lasted long enough to make a call !! today after the mic stopped working, went to bed fine, morning dead, so it's back to the shop it must go ! any one else had this happen ... oh and when typing texts and emails the screen keeps blanking out and stalling ... all in all a fab phone ! keep up the good work NEC and WHEN the update, fixs are released PLEASE let me know where I can get them done !!!

  • I haven't got anything to say about this phone if its fucking battery doesn't last so short

  • Update: Spoke with 3 Denmark and they have update being tested that will fix most of the problems listed above - so they say ;-)

  • Bought my phone in Denmark 2 weeks ago. It looks great works ok mostly but annoys the hell out of me with the following bugs: 1. MP3s unstable: I have two 128MB Memory Stick Duos. I filled up one with a bunch of songs and started listening away. The first day I'm listening to it it stopped halfway through the playlist and gave a "File could not be played" error. Ok, I thought, bad file, continued playing. The next day I was on the Metro again and this time 4 files suddenly could not be played that worked fine the previous day. 3 days later none of the files could be played and I thought the card was bad. I got home stuck the other card in, made a new playlist (I'll get to that in a minute). Now a week later the exact same crap is occuring with the other card. However if I transfer the files back to my pc they play fine - this sucks as I really like the concept of the phone as an MP3 player. 2. Making a playlist: Does anyone know of a way to select multiple MP3's at a time when making a playlist on the phone as opposed to adding one at a time? You'd think they would've added that feature!!! 3. Bluetooth is useless. 4. Battery life is atrocious - one 5 minute video call eats half the battery life. I carry the charger around all the time. Was late for work this morning because the phone ran out of power and the alarm didn't sound. 5. Cell info display: How do you turn off Cell info display? I have two ugly 3 numbers appearing... If anyone else is getting the same probs with MP3 playback and has a solution please let me know. -Vic

  • This NEC e616 phone is beautiful but useless. Java games downloadble but pay to play. Ringtones rubbish, video max 30sec,volume not high and worst of all, phone cut middle of conversation, before reconnecting caller, really pissed of with it. Sending phone back to dealer and inform '3'; I have told them they may lose clients very soon if this phone and their service do not improve. I have told all my friend not to bother subscribing or buying this phone. Better go to another network. A very dissastified '3' customer.

  • i wouldnt count bluetooth as an extra option lol

  • i would really like to know where you are mailing to because i would like to give them a peace of my mind

  • I've sent a mail to the swedish authorities on communication and I hope that they look into the bluetooth fiasco that is nec e616. I hear ya ppl on the software mess and I hope that Fixes come before I get angry because you would't like me that way. He he

  • Like I said, we should be able to format it and re-install all the software just like we can on a computer.

  • *e616 will NOT play games over 96k in size. *e616 will NOT play nokia-specific games as they use nokia files. i should say 11

  • 10 things I hate about the 616� I hate NEC phones... I used to have the e808 upgraded to the e616 and I have to say it was disappointing the phone has so much potential if only the software was up to scratch. It really is a brainless phone 1. What�s with the stupid Bluetooth I cant connect to any other phones to receive ring tones pics games etc... C�mon NEC 2 JAVA the only way u can get games is if u download it (I hate NEC) + it has LIMITED capacity even with the memory stick 3. I paid an extra $300 for the e616 when I could have got the e313 with close to exactly the same features (616 has Bluetooth, torch, and looks way better) 4. I have had the phone for 2 months and u will notice that the menus aren�t exactly right. Things are every where and not where u expect to find them. They�ve got little hidden menus every where. When you�re doing different things you find a menu and sometimes its not there. If u ask me I think they tried a little to hard and just made it stupid 5. Its not reliable if u have one im sure this message would have popped up more then once "please wait initiating". 6. The front display setup can�t be changed to make the clock and date bigger like the box u could say false advertising. 7. I found this really annoying when someone calls I press "c" to put the phone on silent but then I cant close the phone or else it will just hang up on them lol 8. Speaker. I have to wait until someone answers the phone before I can use it. U might say now im getting to fussy but when it�s on automatic redial it�s not fun to hold the phone and just wait. 9. Midi files have a limited size of 20kb; u can�t use mp3's as an alarm or ring tones. 10. takes ages for it to load up the memory when u turn on the phone most likely when your battery dies. Now here is something I want every one to try! turn off your phone and turn it back on don�t wait for it to load quickly close the phone and look closely. The freaking light is still on "that eats battery " now wait for it to go off.....................wait����������.waiting..­................ still waiting................ Ok u can stop waiting because it doesn�t go off believe me it doesn�t. Does it? It doesn�t Conclusion: I love my phone. Really I do. Why? Because this phone has so much potential it�s phenomenal. And if the people in the phone department of NEC are as dumb as the e616. Then god help them all because look at it ive never in my life had a phone that crashes have u? Anyway im getting a little carried away and if anyone out there should know how to fix these problems contact me. p.s. im sending this page to NEC tonight so they can see how disappointed we are... peace out... 2d

  • not bad

  • i wish i could get my money back. I haven't tried because i expect they will say 'no, too bad'. Does anyone know legally (in Oz, Perth) whether I should be able to take this phone back for a refund and not a replacement?

  • With these new fancy new UMTS phones these days it should come with a little format chip that u can plug into the phone so u can erase all the software from the phone and put everything back to the way it came from the factory because these things are getting more and more like computers...they can crash, get viruses, accidently delete software. Who agrees with me?

  • I won't be getting this phone because of all the bad comments about it. 1. I want a phone that let's me upload java applications to it instead of forcing me to go through a paid service. 2. Bluetooth must be fully-featured - otherwise it's next to useless. 3. The memeory limitation must be fixed. It makes absolutely no sense to limit the memory devoted to Java applications to 960k (96k max for application) for example, especially when the phone itself has 19MB built-in. 4. NEC should fix all the bugs in the firmware operating system. Bugs are completely unacceptable in consumer appliance products. This isn't MS Office and Windows we're talking about here. 5. The PC phone management software needs an overhaul. If you can't add contacts or text files directly from the PC, then it severely limits it's usefulness. I hope NEC gets the message for the successor to the e616 if they can't fix the problems in the current model.

  • Had phone 5 days now. I think its a very attractive phone, but i'm pretty disapointed with a few things. 1) Battery life 2) People are calling me and the majority of the calls are going to messagebank. I thought it was odd I wasn't getting calls, so i tested it by ringing my phone from another phone and it went to messageback. Turned phone off then on again and suprise suprise, i had messages!! 3) Today a call disconnected mid chat for no apparant reason. 4) Yesterday I had 3 unsuccessful attempts at calling people. One was stuck in 'connecting' mode for some time so I went to 'hang up' and I couldn't. I had to switch the phone off for it to work again. 4)Today a friend never received my sms I sent. I've never experienced problems like this before with my previous nokia/provider. I can't believe I bought this outright and need this for business use. I'm screwed.

  • very nice phone

  • NEC e616. Avoid it. I am usually an 'early adopter' but this phone crashes two or three times a day. It chews through batteries. It is a DOG of a phone. Like the phone, Three will be a great service in a couple of years time, but not right now.

  • This phone really sucks !! Bluetooth doesn't work for data transfer, no more than 5Mb transfer over USB link, battery (i'm speaking of the large one) last for max a day, phone reset and go off randomly. If i knew all this i surely bought a Motorola 835, yes is a nice phone to build your dog's house but it WORKS FINE !!

  • the software is realy irritatin! i asked in a 3 store if i could update the software anywere, but they told me there wouldnt be any updates :/ and something that is very anoying is that i cant send files bigger than around 5 mb.. the software on the computer says that the file is to big!? BUT I HAVE 128 mb on the freaking phone!! anyone knows anything i can do plz email me!

  • It's me again, Just called "3" Customer care in Australia and spoke with a lady in regards to Mp3's as ringtones. She advised that it is not able to do that at present. However, NEC are looking into a possible upgrade in future which would allow us to use Mp3's as ringtones. At present only Midi files can be used as Ringtones.. Cheers, Greg.. :O)

  • Hello again, forgot to mention that "3" have also advised me that they have an updated Operating System for the e616. To update your phone in Australia you need to take your phone to a repair center and get the software reloaded. This will delete all your data on the phone. So I would imagine a backup should be done before you get the upgrade. Contact your "3" dealer for your nearest repair center. Cheers, Greg..

  • Hello Guys, I have had my e616 phone now for about 2 months here in Australia. It's bloody fantastic!.. Although, I have been told by "3" that Java games can only be downloaded from "3" and only stay on your phone for 3 days then are deleted. Each time a Game is d/loaded you are charged for it. So if you like a game you keep paying each time you d/load it. I am not a big fan of playing games on phones and never have been. So it's not an issue for me. I have downloaded many "Midi" files as ringtones to my phone VIA the USB cable and all work fine. Some files are not that loud in volume and I would imagine it has to do with the Midi file themeselves not the phone. I have been able to upload and download photos, videos, music, ringtones contacts etc etc without a problem at all. All works fine!!... Out of 10, I rate the NEC e616 9 out of 10. Battery life is the major problem, however I have 3 batteries. A standard NEC 700mah, a NEC 1250mah and a extended life 1750Mah from Itec or similar. That last battery lasts me 2-4 days depending on use so its not bad. It seems with all the features and the larger screen the phone will use more power. I used to have a Nokia 8250 and a Siemens C55 so I am happy with this phone. Greg.. :O)

  • anyone having trouble uploading mp3 which are more than 5k to the phone? it's silly - i have a 128 memory stick but can't upload a 5k mp3! always have to compress.... so annoying! this and can't transfer data using bluetooth i think this phone is GREAT~

  • the phone is ok but not up to the standards that have been mantained by nokia and all

  • 1. Im from Denmark so thats where i bought my e616. 2. Ive had my e616 phone about a week now, i was slightly supriced by the size of the phone, but as soon as i discovered some of its many function, size didnt matter to me any more. Since then ive been playing alot with it, the geek in me wants to explore all functions of my newly bought handy. So i wanted to transfer a couple of photos wireless from my e616 to a friends n-gage by using bluetooth. But somehow the programmers (who must have been really high) forgot to put in any function at all for bluetooth, the only thing u pretty much can do is by a bluetooth headset 4 use in car. Im REALLY disappointed on this matter. However i havent experienced any other problems with the handy, as mensioned in various forums on the net (thinkin about the reset, and freezing bug that many aussies claim to have experienced). But i surely hope they will open thier eyes on this failed software, good handy for personal intertainment, but where are all the communication features??? either they lag or as in most cases, completely missing. SHAME on u for putting this nice handy on the street with such poor software, wouldnt have expected this, but think this goes for ALL nec products, they ALL need firmware updates, as�did my NEC dvdr drive but thats a whole different story. 3. sry 4 my poor/shortend english :P

  • I like my e616, use it all the time for videocalls when at home or out (video-calls are free with operator "3" in Sweden). I think the interface is quick and feels a lot more solid than my older 2/2.5 g phones from Sony/Ericsson or Nokia. Still-camera isn't as good as the Sharp vodafone-phones but still ok. I've had no gsm or 3g net difficulties, but that could be because I live in a cirt with good 3g coverage. The big disadvantage the way I see it, is of course the battery time, which is the big issue with all 3g phones so far :/

  • i bought dis fone on line rental and can i just say dat it it phenomenol!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Does anyone know when the NEC e616 will be available on pay as you go or even where I could buy it simfree? From what I've read I think that its a really great phone!!!!!!

  • I had this phone for 1 week now .. And all I ever do, is recharging the damm thing. Nice to have 2 rechargers, USB and a Car Charger .. I sure use them all the time. The phone itself has some nice features. I coded music videos for it, and it looks nice. Allso the MP3 is playing fine. One BIG mistake from 3/NEC .. You can NOT upload JAVA games on it. You can only download them from "3". The camera is Ok. Had the Panasonic GD87 before, and the NEC is not that good, but have the nice Spot-Light to switch on. Other thing that sucks, it can only Read MAX . 128Mb SD Duo stick. The software in it, has some big bugs. The Phone is about 2 min, to find GSM net, if there is no 3G net. The phone "crashes" if it has to switch between 3G to GSM and vice versa. It just shuts down !!! One of my friends NEC e616, is allso shutting down, if he sends a SMS to a phone outside UMTS network, just after he turned on his phone. In all.. the phone is ok, if they can fix all the bugs. Hoping for a soon firmware update or someting...

  • Looks great, feels great but has no battery life whatsoever. Very annoying.

  • phone desperately need a firmware upgrade. NEC says it has mp3 ringtone. which noone can workout how to do. good one guys.

  • Nice looking phone if a bit big but the software on it is dodgy! have had 2 replacements in 2 weeks. That's 3 fones! How ironic! First one, I set to autolock and it decided not to unlock. second one I changed the wallpaper to something I uploaded and it reset and kept resetting so I couldn't use it. Third one the USB port doesn't detect the cable! This is an unacceptable quality issue for a Japanese company!

  • bob says shity

  • you can place midi files on the phone for use as ringtones.. using the data transfer usb cable and software.... but i dont know how to put java games on it. I have some java games on my pc and used to software to transfer but it just comes up as a non reconised file in teh 'other files' floder and doesnt show in the java section.. can any one help?? andy

  • very bad phone

  • how GPS works on it?

  • is it possible to use a sim card from vodafone or orange in this phone. have heard the sim cards for 3G run on different voltage than other cards which make it impossible to cancel the contract with for example 3 after 1 year

  • Oh Yeah, I forgot to mention; The Nec 616 has bluetooth but it only appears to work for telephoney ie. handsfree - try and transfer a file and you're greated with an error message.

  • Great looking phone but let down by some really silly oversights. Plays Mp3's but only into a mono earphone! Doesn't have a speakerphone - this means on video calls you have to use the headset/earphone. You can't add contacts to the phone from your PC in the same easy way as a Nokia 7600 or Motorola A835 The only ringtones you appear to be able to use are downloaded from 3's website - I cannot find a way to upload them fom the PC. When transfering files from the phone to PC or PC to phone, you have to set the phone into USB transfer mode as well as running the software on the PC. I do quite like some of the features such as the camera light and fancy blue flashing LED on voice calls but, for me, the negatives outweigh the positives. The phone is going back.

  • it's out in HK's 3 for more than a month now for HK$3980 & they have the 313 for hk$980 only! with a plan of 18months @ $hk180

  • looks neat

  • Please please help me so that we can play games on the phone. Do we need to download them or are they already installed into the phone?

  • this looks as though its gonna be a great phone and going by the enquiries an even better seller!! but please we dont know the price or when its coming so give us a break!!

  • I hope this phone can be bought in Europe

  • In north Italy it's already on sale for about 645,00 Euro. I would wait until Christmas offers, surely the price would slim down a bit...

  • SE Z1010 has alot more standby time, as well...

  • (Standby times) - Talk time: 110 minutes; Video Call time: 72 minutes; Stdby: 120 hours; Battery: Li-Ion 780 mAh. (Video calls): to webcams or videomobiles in QCIF format, 176x144 pixels. External display is monochrome (not 4096) at 30x120 pixels. It also has a built-in handsfree (obviously) that was not specified here.

  • I was told by a 3 Rep. should be here by end of Nov. if not before. I here some critisms, but the fact is there be nothing better than this on 3 until well into the New Year !!!

  • please send me information and details on the e616.

  • Share your opinion about NEC e616 Gud

  • the sony ericsson z1010 seems like it'll be a lot better than this phone. its smaller and lighter as well.

  • looks good but keep getting people asking when they are due out how annoying!!!!

  • If you compare the battery life on this phone with the original phone (606), it is EVEN WORSE. How is it possible for NEC to manufacture a battery with even SH**ER life?!?!? As one of the original 3 customers, I have been waiting for this phone for months, mainly for the battery life improvement, and have been promised by 3 that the battery life "will be at least twice as long" Please tell me this is a typing error!!!!

  • Can I know what is the price?

  • heard a lot in shops about it, but i will be buggered if i can find any detail on this phone or pics or websites.. nec thenselves don't even mention it. any info, please let me know as i would like 2 asap on the 'three' network in the Uk

  • y izzit so BIG in size?? hmmm...