Comments on: AT&T’s Nokia Surge gets official

By: Hary

Hary — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:12:55 +0000

Hmm, i think E71x has one extra feature that this surge doesn’t have, ie. wi-fi. So you can use free wifi at AT&T hotspots(if you have AT&T dsl).

e71x keyboard may look small, but its quite usable and hence it is one of the higher selling smartphones worldwide. Or better, wait for E72 in few months.

Well, if you have extra bucks to throw away, then sure, go for 3gs, which doesn’t have any physical kbrd too.

By: ibdnzgr

ibdnzgr — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:21:30 +0000

I was considering the e71x or this Surge since I get either of them totally free for my phone upgrade. I loved the all steele E71x but hated its microscopic keypad. Love the large keypad on the Surge. Still haven’t decided on which one… or maybe shell out the bucks for the Iphone 3gs…

By: Gilby13

Gilby13 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:50:01 +0000

video share is ok, as long as you are in an hspa area. Rogers has had video calling for over a year now and it’s not as popular as one may think.

By: mobileswitch

mobileswitch — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:53:20 +0000

has everyone missed the “video share?” live video during voice… so, its video conf. thats ppretty huge, no?

By: Ravnos

Ravnos — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:13:19 +0000

Deuce, I’m not putting down S60. I love my E71, and my N73 before it. It’s a better phone OS than it gets credit for around here. I’m just saying that at $80, this is a tough sell. You can get a refurbished iPhone 3G at that price, and the iPhone is popular enough to rob sales from this thing. Plus, the E71x is only $20 more on a contract and, based on the specs, it’s the better buy. From where I’m sitting, if you pick this over either of those phones, you made a mistake. At $30-50, this thing could clean house. At $80, it’s a tougher sell. The kind of person who’s likely to shop for an S60 phone will be after a better model, especially given the price, and the kind of person who wants a texting slider with Facebook doesn’t care about S60 and what it’s capable of and will probably buy cheaper.

By: Deuce Drei

Deuce Drei — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:08:12 +0000

I think the price is beyond reasonable, considering what s60 devices are capable of (if you know what your doing) this little thing is perfect, also it’s not Nokia’s answer to the iPhone, that’s be the N95 or the XpressMusic 5800, I’m definitely going to get one I’m a die-hard Nokia fan

By: Hary

Hary — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:43:29 +0000

One thing that many people forget is that i-phone locks you to 2 yr data plan compulsary, you can’t cancel it. Whereas this phone, if it requires data plan, you can cancel it after you get the rebate or after 6 months if you buy from other online retailers like amazon.
Also some retailers will offer it for free without any rebate, without data plan just like E71x which is offered free currently.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:19:37 +0000

This is the best Nokia’s effort for the iPhone 3GS competitor! Even the prices are similar… I am having a tough time here choosing wich one to pick! Help me out, guys!!!

By: attguy

attguy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:58:25 +0000

It will use $15 data or $10 family data.

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By: twoboxen

twoboxen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:38:14 +0000

Good thing the labels for Nokia and AT&T are horizontally, so they fill some of the empty space created by using a cheap & small screen. It also helps remind you who bent you over as you text your friends on their iPhones/e71x’s.

By: D Mac

D Mac — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:21:30 +0000

Wow a “color camera”?!!

I can’t wait. I’ll be getting one.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:19:38 +0000

What kind of a data plan are they going to try to lock people into with this guy?

Because it’s S60 are the going to try to get people locked to smartphone data, or will it be compatible with the dumbphone plans?

For the market they’re aiming at they better be going for the dumbphone plans, or this thing is DOA.

By: attguy

attguy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:15:56 +0000

What a terd can’t wait to go to work and see this piece.

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By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:59:03 +0000

I could see this being a hit among the tween crowd, if marketed properly. But I agree with the other posters about the price being close to the E71x and an iPhone 8gb refurb. They will probably drop the price over time though.

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By: warhed

warhed — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:51:18 +0000

That’s one fugly fone… Looks like its for the texting type, but come on Nokia add a little more style to this turd! Looks like a side sliding BRICK!

By: freshabp

freshabp — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:11:25 +0000

just assume the price will drop on promotion like all other phones eventually do and this one will start selling like crazy. the tween market will love it as they are not looking for something like an e71.

By: damiaking

damiaking — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:53 +0000

wow that thing is ugly

By: JOHNBO

JOHNBO — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:04:59 +0000

Ravnos is right, 80 dollars is way too much for this phone. There are much better phones in the segment. I can only see this competing if it was offered for free

By: JRod

JRod — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:09 +0000

Yikes…that is one fugly fone.

By: Ravnos

Ravnos — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:57:02 +0000

If they were able to knock it down to $50 with a contract, I could see them selling quite a few of these. At $80, you’re competing with iPhone refurbs and within spitting distance of an E71x, and this thing stops looking so competitive. If they were able to bring the price down to the level of, say, the LG Neon, and it becomes the best phone in its market segment. I don’t know, maybe I’m being pessimistic here, as it looks like a nice enough phone, but I don’t know what there is to recommend it over other phones on AT&T that are comparably priced.

By: Brandon Sharitt

Brandon Sharitt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:56:48 +0000

The only thing I can say is that it’s good to see more S60(as opposed to S40) phones stateside from carriers, though this one looks a bit odd. How about an E75 on AT&T for a good S60 full QWERTY slider?

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:51:33 +0000

Wow Nokia really sucked up to AT&T with this thing–is this releasing on any other carriers?

If it were cheaper, I could see this being a big hit, but at $79.99, I don’t know…

By: twoboxen

twoboxen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:49:38 +0000

Tough price segment on AT&T… good luck, Nokia.

By: Sonya

Sonya — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:48:57 +0000

Yeah not very attractive