In article <sd55117-869149.05042324112006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
sd <sd55117@yahoo.com> wrote:
>In article <sF28h.805$1s6.120@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.ne t>,
> "Don R." <drennardnospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> >> There is a hidden Nokia out there too. Check out the Nokia 6256i. <snip>
>> >>
>> > Is it any good? Nokia hasn't made a good CDMA phone in a lot of years.
>> > From what I understand they circumvented the Qualcomm patents and ended up
>> > with poor performance as a result.
>>
>> Excellent performer. Good reception and sound qualities. All the bluetooth
>> functions work. But you can only get it from a Verizon authorized retailer
>> (not directly from Verizon) or on Ebay.
>
>I have had one for the past year and can vouch for the performance.
>Better than the Samsung tri-mode and the LG VX4400 I've used
>alongside it. Strangely, this phone seemed to escape the usual VZW
>"makeover" and Nokia seems reticent to promote it for fear that VZW
>will notice. I had a very hard time finding mine a year ago. I would
>have to think eBoy would be your best bet at this point.
>
>sd

I think the main reason this phone is not being promoted is that Nokia
reportedly did not disable any of the phone's bluetooth capabilities.

I've tried to bid on this on Ebay, but the price becomes too ridiculous
for my budget. I've also read rather mixed reviews of its construction
quality.

Scott