Nokia Philippines yesterday announced that the new Nokia C3 will be officially available nationwide on August 1 but added that they are doing a 1-day sale today (Saturday, July 31).
The Nokia C3 is the Finnish handset manufacturer’s cheapest full QWERTY phone with a suggested retail price of Php7,295.
However, Nokia Philippines is putting out a sale with a Php1,000 discount on the handset when you buy it today (and today only). Nokia Stores should be selling them for Php6,295. The purchase also includes a free 2GB microSD card and a 1-week free Smart internet (also applicable on other newly-bought Nokia handsets).
Was thinking of doing rounds in mall stores just to see if there are huge lines like what happened in Indonesia when it was launched there. Early reports from today indicate that the units have been selling fast though. Read first impressions of the Nokia C3 here.
Anybody out there bought one of these today?
I was lucky to buy 2 units last July 31, with free 2gb memory cards and Smart Sims. The store also programmed the Nokia Messaging service (free 7-day trial)
Though FB, Twitter & Y!Mail works flawlessly, I cannot setup Y!Messenger to be the default IM/chat client. The store set OVI Chat to be the default IM/chat, which nobody I know is on, GRrrrr…
Does anybody here no how to set it up without restoring phone defaults and reinstalling the GPRS setting? Thanks in advance.
Damn..got mine without the memory card…
I confirm that there is really no cable inside the box..but with free smart sim…
sayang memory card..
Isn’t it S40 and S60 (Series 40 and Series 60) are both Symbian OS’s??
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Series 40 is not based on Symbian.
Question on the messaging – can you do chat and email when inside the Opera Mini browser? Or at least, is it now possible to suspend Java apps instead of shutting them down completely?
@Jamby:
The USB cable is not included in the package, but I’m lucky that my old Xpress Music has one. So not all stores were giving memory cards? Bummer
@Miguel:
FB, twitter, Y!Mail & ovi chat have their dedicated icons built-in on the homescreen, there is no need to open the Nokia browser or the Opera Mini for these, making it quite simple and functional. I believe the C3 was intended to be a messenging phone and not for surfing(no 3G). But you are asking if it can multitask, right? The answer is NO. But for P6K, it is value for money.
Judging from your profile pic, I’d suggest that you go for the E-Series (3.5G, multitasking S60)
Got my Nokia C3 last July 31 @ SM Marikina. =) For only P6,295 with 2GB memory card. Talagang hinintay ko magbukas yung mall =)). Sa ngayon ok na ok sya , pero hindi ko lang alam next week or next month =)) (mabilis ma-lowbat pag gamit mo ang wi-fi connection).
the interface of nokia c3 is poor,I would suggest that using a e series nokia phone is much handy than nokia c3.
@eutikana69: thats true mabilis malowbat pag gamit mo lagi yung wi-fi. my battery lasted for only 2 days.
sorry its for kesterbt
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thanks for the advice.
based on my profile pic? LOL.
well it’s not for me, I’m checking it out for my teenage bro.
I’m a BlackBerry user.
@eutikana69:
I have to disagree with you, the interface of the C3 is, in fact, beautiful and simple. You can use it right of the box without reading the manual coz it’s just that easy. A co-worker of mine has an E-72 for over a month & he still can’t get the feel of it. The E-series are feature packed but it is way too complicated (but I love its MS Office and PDF reader for email attachements, hehe…)
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Bought it last July 31 at SM Manila…it’s a nice phone…very recommended…for a price, it’s really worth!
may C3 pa kaya ngaun?
gusto ko ung hot pink eh
@BertSingson: On the Chat menu, you can select Options->Update service. If you still don’t see the Chat portal (Ovi, YM, GTalk, Live Messenger), you may call Nokia Careline at 886-1234 for assistance =)
here at sm bicutan madaming stock..hurry buy now!!!!
love my new phone
s40 and s60 r b0th called software platf0rm. ‘s’ stands 4 ‘series’, s40 runs n0kias 0perating system wyl s60 runs symbian(dfiniti0n:
http://www.google.com/m/url?channel=new&client=ms-opera-mini&ei=6eNkTJDKK47WjAf4iMv3AQ&q=http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid%3D83&site=universal&ved=0CBIQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNEe6IGh7EIW0_GW-cumcYoGs09kaA
d difrence betwen d tw0 r:
s60 s an s40+other features lyk multitasking.
b)s40′s ip add cnt b edited
juz 2 clarify, s40 and s60 r n0t Operating System.dey r software platf0rm.
observe dis:
n70-s60 editi0n v5
-0S 7
obvi0usly, s60 s way much better dan s40 wen it c0mes 2 features. ol n0kia NandE series,s0me n0kia xpres music r s60..dey support alm0st ol posible java apps due t0 its high RAM..
samsung 0mnia s an s60 editi0n f0ne also.its 0perating system s windows m0bile 6.5..
h0pe i was able t0 clarify d argument.ü
im planning to buy a usb cable for this one? can anyone tell me what type has this phone have?
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super delayed push email.
no push notification for facebook and twitter
great chat client
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super delayed push email.
no push notification for facebook and twitter
almost great chat client with minimal user mod-function and frequent disconnection issues
Smart Telecom stopped advertising Nokia C3 Nokia Messaging. I don’t exactly know why but I’m thinking its because
a. Push Email doesn’t PUSH not unless you refresh it every so often, which is not push, but a mere manual refresh
b. Smart EDGE on Nokia C3 is uber slow. Coming from a bbcurve 8520 edge user, the difference is huge. Of course I know that BB datacompression is way better but really, nokia messaging is slower than dial ups during my elementary days.
c. Chat client problem which disconnect from time to time moreso when idle
My settings, as I have availed nokia messaging, is on ALWAYS ONLINE hence the push wanting tantrum in me. but at 10 pesos a day, who am i to complain?
Hi to all, is it possible to install a pdf reader to a nokia C3? I got a charger and a headset but no MIcro SD card when I bought the unit.
alam niyo po ba kung bakit may bgsa_upload_ddmmyyyy.log sa memory card ko?
I’m unable to delete it, and whenever I want to access my memory card as mass storage, “memory card in use” daw.
Heyy! I just bought mine yesterday.
)) But the thing is, how do I use the 1 week free Smart Internet?
@slept_late: Try reformatting your memory card. You can either use the C3 File Manager/Memory Card Manager or put the MMC in an adapter /card reader and use Windows file explorer to reformat it.