Nokia C3-00 a lemon

Last September 25, I bought a brand new Nokia C3-00 from a Nokia store at Trinoma. A few hours after, I went back to have it replaced because there was this terrible static coming out from the earpiece and from the other line's speakers. Well, the Nokia store replaced the unit without a fuss.

A littel over 3 weeks of good use (though I found out that it's not MS Exchange Server compatible, so I can't use Google Sync with it), that static was back (though this was a different unit from the 1st one, remember, they replaced the unit with a brand new one).

Brought it to Nokia Store in Greenbelt 1 (which was the worst Nokia store I've been to, it's musty and stinking old scent), while talking with the support personel, a guy approached me and asked what I was complaining about, and told me that we have the same problem with our brand new Nokia C3-00.

I was told it will take 5-7 working days before the phone can be replaced, and 5 days has passed and when I called, the phone is not yet ready, the part is not yet available though the lady said, it will be available on monday or tuesday the most.

The Nokia C3-00 has a beautiful and sturdy design, too sturdy for it's price range. Though I was a bit disappointed with the software, less tech savy individuals that will jump into the QWERTY keypad bandwagon would definitely like the phone.

But I guess, Nokia knows about the problem and they're just keeping mum about it. Well, this is the same reason I don't like Nokia phones...they're very well known to break down. I've been a Sony Ericsson guy, but unfortunately, SE hasn't been churning out enough innovations on design and features with their new phones. Perhaps this will be my last Nokia phone.....sayang, the N8 looks nice though.