Nokia 770 is featured on CNET’s worst tech of 2006 list:
This thing, it surfs Internet. You want to make phone call? You can’t make phone call. You like Ethernet? No Ethernet. You get Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is nice. No wires! You like slow load times? Yes? It is good for that. You like battery that lasts more than three hours? It does not have one. Nice screen, though.
I wish people would stop harping on the lack of phone. If this were from any company other than Nokia, no one would expect it to have a phone.
Comment by Erika 04.12.06 @ 8:17 amCNET complains about it being slow and having short battery life. But CNET readers love the device.
Comment by Jesper 04.12.06 @ 12:35 pmSo how long can Nokia 770’s battery last if broswer the web (i.e. Wi-Fi on)??
Comment by decelerate 04.12.06 @ 4:54 pmI bought a 770 and I agree that the browser is very slow en WiFi connectivity is very bad. It is always disconnecting. E-mail cannot be deleted at all. My conclusion is that there is still a lot of work to be done for the Nokia developers.
Comment by akwar 04.12.06 @ 6:27 pmalong with http://www.gp2xuser.com, this thing is awesome. it’s not just a toy or gadget there are real practical uses and it’s easy to use, there are games, apps, music, video, internet etc. i don’t really know what people expect from the 770. wow you want to make a phone call? use a phone!! and the battery time is plenty, you can even buy spare 770 battery packs cheap enough… everyone embrace it, don’t whine at it! show me something for the same cash that does as much?
Comment by jonah 04.12.06 @ 10:09 pmI surf the net and listen to Internet radio on my balconey outside or on the patio while sipping a beer.
Pretty sweet.
Soon I hope to remotely control my home network, lighting, stereo, security and VOIP net phone…
Comment by Ima pseudonym 04.15.06 @ 3:01 amit works well for me. a portable internet tablet that i use at home. wi fi is good, i get good connection with my wi fi g system and i can get a connection all around my house. it exceeds my expectations for what i use it for, a simple internet browser. its not a phone, not a gaming system, its simple internet tablet
Comment by claudio 04.17.06 @ 8:23 pmIf it is a surf machine, ok, no phone no Gprs, how can I surf out of a Hotspot(I could not find any away from my home)? at home i don’t need a portable machine like this. you say it surf via the bluetooth?? carrying another ppc or palm with bluetooth? oh please! it’s totally useless. and the 64M memory, just forget it.
Comment by charles 04.23.06 @ 1:56 pmcant find a hot spot, then surf using bluetooth and your cell phone. it works but without a data plan its goin to cost you a bit.
Comment by c_legaspi 04.30.06 @ 6:50 amI agree with jonah… Try getting this much bang for your buck with a Palm or Pocket PC device. Or better yet, spend $500 on an iPaq and see what you get with that. There is a good reason that people love their 700. I paid $225 for mine after the rebate, and love it. I can hang out in the living room and read news feeds, listen to music or read PDFs from work & check email. Lord knows, I can’t get 10 minets on my PC at the house without my wife and kids squezzing their way in, so its a great way for me to get the time I need to stay in touch at work. I also take it with me on the road, so I have internet acces without lugging my laptop around. At the end of the day, you have to consider just what the product is… and I think it does it’s job well. Great job Nokia, and keep up the good work!
Comment by jason 08.30.06 @ 9:29 pmA grat device for what it is intended for, not trying to include everything and the kitchen sink: I achieves something that web-enabled phones, PDA’s and pocket PC’s have lamentably failed at: deliver Web content on a comfortabl-sized screen of outsanding quality, at decent speed on wi-fi (and I disagree with comments on “poor” wi-fi connectivity, I never experienced a disconnect escept in very waek signal areas) and through any bluetooth-enabled phone that gives access to a data network. Bluetooth connectivity makes surfing the web possible at reaonable speeds even with GPRS networks, and the POTENTIL is tremendous with the emergence of 3-G data networks (UMTS and such), whose deplyment is only starting in the US. While coast-to-coast wi-fi coverage would be great, don’t expect it any time soon, so in the meantime, 3-Gnetworks will offer speeds similar to low-end DSL anywhere a cell phone network is available. So much for those who conplain tha the 770 is limited ot wi-fi. As to applications, the few that are built-in are great (suppport for many flavors of e-mail accounts in addition to webmail, internet radio etc.) and developpers are quickly adding new ones, including a music-streaming coient that lets you browse and play any music sotre on a UPnp-enabled media server.
I actually bought the 770 as a remote control for an Olive Opus music server whic can be controlled andmanaged through a web interface, and it suits the purpose perfectly. More and more devices are web-controllable, and at a price similar to that of a fancy programmable “traditional” remote, the 770 looks like a bargain considering how much more it does and has the potential to do.
Just wanted to drop a very belated two cents… everything about this device that sucked at $600 is awesome at $125 
I really love the 770. Let’s face it, you are going to use it on the road. You are going to pair your smartphone to the thing for internet access. The 770 does not need a PIM. You have a smartphone. It is made to get your email, listen to internet radio and do some light browsing. Installing the Gizmo Project you can make VOIP calls. It’s a great gadget if you remember. I already have a smartphone, I have a laptop. This is for doing minor tasks on the road or playing with at home. With the 3rd party apps being put out for this unit, I’m suprised more people aren’t purchasing this great deal.
Comment by Joel 09.01.07 @ 8:03 amYes, it is. I bought a pair of Nokia 770’s plus a Linksys WRT54G router, and it’s turned my house into remote internet accessibility heaven!
Right now I’m using a mix of the bundled Opera and Minimo and using my ISP’s Commugate Pro e-mail UI, but I also plan on setting up a uPnP media server so I can listen to tunes all over the house.
It’s not a phone? Who cares. I already have a phone. I bought the 770 so my wife and I can use the web and Pidgin to to chat online wherever we are in the house…
Comment by Rich Steiner 09.01.07 @ 11:39 am