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Sanket from ZDNet India spends 30 days with the Nokia E61

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By: , IntoMobile
Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 9:37 AM

Day 1:

Sourcing issues apart, on reaching home I was pretty happy to open a sealed box! And there it was, nicely tucked in a polythene bag; it looked awesome! Pulling it out, my first impression was holding on to something really wide. I haven’t come across a phone this wide. Switching it ON, the large beautifully display came to life and believe me, this is one hell of a display screen to look at. Fiddling around didn’t take much time as the menu structure is quite the same as any other Nokia smart phone.

Source: ZDNet India

Read on to find out what conclusion he comes up with. Especially about the keyboard. I’m glad that more and more people are trying this phone out. Kind of upsetting that the E62 is in India, not the E61. Then again I don’t think there is enough infrastructure to support wired broadband which in turn powers a WiFi router. I could be wrong tho, any readers in India care to comment?

I’m almost at day 30 with my Nokia E61, I have to check my eBay receipt to make sure. Man it’s been such a trip, and it really has changed my life. More on that after my finals when I write my roast.

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Vishal

    E61 is being sold in India since last 8-9 months. I bought mine in Aug 06

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Thanks for that bit of news, I didn’t know that!

  • Jim

    Broadband is readily available in India as is wifi access at internet cafe’s etc. As usual with developing world deployment the only issue at hand is cost to the common person as well as cost of PC’s is still out of reach, but plenty of middle to upper class people enjoy decent speed broadband at their homes.