First off, I must admit I actually made arrangements to return this phone after exactly one week. The rumors of reception problems are quite true, but once you understand the nature of the problem it is tolerable. The problem lies with the location of the antenna. If you hold the phone in a normal position and you are in a location that has a weaker signal ( 3 or less bars ), then your hand blocks the signal and reception is horrible. However, if you carefully hold the phone by avoiding the top and bottom of the phone, reception is not affected. This is annoying since my house is located in a rural location where the signal is not strong. Now while at home I simply put the phone down and only use a bluetooth headset thereby avoid touching the phone during a conversation. If you are in a strong signal area, there are absolutely no problems with reception no matter what you do or how you hold it. Just something you should be aware of. I decided to not return the phone because I love it in every other way and other smart phones have similar problems with reception. Perhaps they are emphasizing the "smart" too much and not enough of the "phone" technology. The camera does indeed add a purplish tint, but the images are very sharp. The gps is wonderful. Battery life is EXCELLENT. Love all the features- far superior to many of the other phones available. Amazon was wonderful to deal with and was willing to take the phone back and arranged for UPS to pick it up, but I just couldn't bear to part with it. Get more detail about Nokia E71 Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS, Wi-Fi, and MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray).
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