Nokia cancels NFC-equipped 6216 handset
By Donald Melanson 
posted February 19th 2010 3:17PM
posted February 19th 2010 3:17PM
Visa may be pushing ahead to bring NFC to phones via microSD cards, but it looks like phones with built-in NFC capabilities have now suffered a bit of a setback, as Nokia has officially canceled its already delayed 6216 handset. That phone was a rather unimpressive candy bar in most respects, but it was the first such phone that would have tied NFC payments to a carrier's SIM card, which Nokia had hoped would have been enough to at least give it a foothold, if not kick-start a wave of NFC handsets. For its part, Nokia isn't offering too many details on the reasons for the cancellation, saying only that it felt "the quality of the consumer experience was not what it needed to be," and adding that its "commitment to NFC remains as strong as ever."
NFC==Nokia Finance Charge
@ArhcAngel
So Nokia is not making phones with micro Nuclear Fuel Complex, right ?
..... ( o_o);
What a heck is NFC ??
@iBurger
Sorry I meant Nuclear Fuel Cell.... yeah... that....
Wouldn't it be easier to just provide some little sticker thing that can be placed under the battery cover on any phone?
@engadgetcomexcludeengadget
but how would you tie a sticker thing to the sim?
@nabberuk Put the sticker on the SIM and link it "virtually".
@engadgetcomexcludeengadget
The most logical way would be for carriers who intend to support NFC payments to integrate NFC in their own SIM cards. No need for specialized phones.
has to be with poor reception by carriers...
also i heard rumors of the project being hard to implement and different payment agreements with card firms.
Ahh Nokia... Naive stupid Nokia...
It's like a child, who says a bad joke and no one laughs. Then realizes how bad the joke is and walks away...
As unfortunate as it is, I think it was a good decision. Just look at a phone - it's weird how "ancient" phones from a "that's so 2007" look now.