Nokia 7705 Twist Is a Square Phone with Surprises

The new Nokia 7705 Twist is a completely square phone that swivels
open to display its QWERTY keypad in the manner of the long dead
Houdini. Loaded with options, it’s an exciting phone, but what if it
breaks?

The new Nokia 7705 Twist is being hawked by Verizon Wireless and Nokia
as “a fun phone” with a unique square shape. This smart phone swivels
open to display a full QWERTY keypad. It has shortcut buttons that
assist in providing quick access to messaging, the 3.0 megapixel
camera, Web browsing, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, voice commands, and
speaker phone options. The Contact Light Ring in the device’s lower
right corner can be customized to identify a message or a call from
those listed in a convenient contact directory. It’s available online
starting on September 23 and in Verizon Wireless stores on September 21
– the first day of fall on the calendar.

The Twist’s features don’t end there. It’s compatible with VZ
Navigator SM, V CAST video as well as Music with Rhapsody, Visual Voice
Mail, Mobile Broadband Connect, and Corporate Email. Its exclusive
habitat mode activates a special interface for visualizing a consumer’s
social circle on any of a dozen popular social networking groups, while
allowing its customers to easily organize their calls and messaging
history. Its 3.0 megapixel camera is also a camcorder with flash and
autofocus with a dedicated camera/video key built-in. The Twist allows
users to operate customized slideshows. Its Media Center is capable of
downloading games, a panoply of ring tones, and more. You can edit
photos with this device. Threaded messaging helps users keep track of
multiple conversations – like a kind of stellar audio multi-tasking.
Twist has an exciting “Post to Blogs” feature. It has a built-in
mirror. It supports Bluetooth Profiles. It retails for $99.99 before
mail-in rebate, just $49.99 after. What’s not to like?

A simple question seems relevant. What if it breaks?

With this “Twist,” it wouldn’t take much of a fateful twist for the
device to suddenly not function – either partially or entirely.
Historically, when such inexpensive, mass distributed devices appear,
and their novelty wears off, so does their manufacturer’s warranty.
With so many components, an independent repair shop may become the only
option to get that QWERTY into revealing itself again. Fixing whatever
isn’t functioning reasonably and in a timely manner will become a Twist
owner’s top priority.

Jeff Gasner is with CPR-Cell Phone repair. The leader in Cell Phone
Repair and iPod repair offering cell phone repair services nationwide.
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