Cell Phone time!

waiting to hear the answers myself on this one

 

I have to stick a vote in for the Vario II, not sure what it's called on your side of the pond (MDA II I think). Very briefly:

The good:

Relatively small for a qwerty phone, about the size of a Nokia N73
Windows Mobile 5, thousands of extra applications
Very nice action on the qwerty keyboard.
Handles email brilliantly, including 'push' email if you set it up on your Exchange server.
VERY fast Internet if your carrier provides it, I'm using T-mobile with the unlimited package. Consistly get a 3G signal (about 30-60Kb/sec) occaisionally drop onto a 3.5G or HSDPA signal, then easily get about 150-180Kb/sec . That's Kbytes as well!!

The bad:
Occaisionally answer/drop a call as I pull it out of my pocket, the large touchscreen becomes active as soon as the phone rings.
Have to use the bundled headphones, the mini USB port is also the headphone port. Although it does support A2DP for stereo bluetooth but I haven't tried that yet.
Battery life will suffer if you wander around with BT and WiFi switched on. Especially if you are playing with it all day (Which I am!)

Overall, I love this phone, I originally got a Samsung flip phone but found it far too primitive for what I wanted so switched using T-Mobiles Streetcheck.

If you have any specific questions about the VarioII, let me know. Oh, you can also play Wolfenstien 3D, Quake and Doom on it! Bet your RAZR can't!

 

A phone that actually functions as a phone? That has buttons you can actually push with your fingers if you are more than 6 years of age?

I don't think they make them anymore... But you can have mine if you want, it is a good camera, but the most pitiful excuse for a phone I've ever seen!

 

I'd say you should go with the Sony Ericsson brand phones. All versions offer supreme sound quality and great range with tri/quad band internal antennas. Mine is a T610 Model#. That one should be very cheap right now. I think they are stylish too. You don't need to use any of the other features like I do, but just so you know... It includes email, text, voice recognition, games, calculator, notes, calendar, 30 ring tones, camera, etc. You don't need these features, but all in all it's the best phone I've ever had and it has such great sound quality. So clear and can go so loud if you want it's as if the person is there next to you. No distortion at all!

http://img.clubic.com/photo/00035298.jpg

 

who's your carrier? touchscreen or no?

 

I have Nextel and love it, rarely do I have any problems and the only 2 places I have found service problems are in my kitchen (tin ceiling interferes with signal) and at my 'rents (no cell phone works there, not even cingular). Personally, i am looking at upgrading to the RIM Blackberry. has all the functions I need and I can have my palm and phone in 1 and stop carrying 2 pieces of tech on my bat belt.


~C

 

What??? Kodo hasn't posted about his super-PDA yet?

 

I'm ready to search for our BRICK thats packed away somewhere LOL

 

Looking at Rogvalcox's thread he just started, that phone doesn't sound like a good plan anyway.

 

my vote is either the Cingular 8525 (for touchscreen), the Samsung Blackjack (no touchscreen). Both run WM 5, both are 3G capable. The 8525 has the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Blackjack has a Blackberry-style QWERTY keyboard.

 

I heard cingular will have a new phone.....

iPhone

 

not worth it.

 

Im in the same boat Tim but I have Verizon. I've been seriously considering a Treo for a while but haven't settled on it. I looked at the new Q and BlackJack phones but they are damn small and feel flimsy. I have big hands and fingers and those 2 phones are hard to use, especially the keyboards.

The Treo, while somewhat of a brick, functions nicely and is pretty durable. I saw some 650's on ebay for 150 bucks. The new 700 looks nice but is a bit pricey and im not sure if I want to get the palm or W OS...

 

Now that I got it turned around....I'm pretty happy with my XV6700!!

I sure hated the piece of crap yesterday, though!!!!!!

Roger

 

me and Roger have the same phone. I'm happy with it but the iPhone looks hella sexy!

 

Well gee...glad to see I've made an impression!!

Wait..............maybe that's a good thing!!

BTW...google will bring you gobs of infoe/pics on XV700

Roger

 

but, didn't you have one of those kind of bikes.....I just think that google has you covered........any time you are googleing, it's cars, bikes, or computer stuff.......wobbles

 

Mr StinkyPAnts
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1933323,00.asp

 

That's funny Mr Stinky Pants!!!!

Don't know what google you use, but here is the first few on mine and, interesting...I don't see anything about bikes, so......PPffffffttttttthhhhhh!!!! cool
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/rogval/google.jpg
Roger

 

Well, whats the word on the phone, find anything yet?


Anyone know of any new models on the horizon that we should be aware of?

 

so whats with the 'new' att&t?? Colbert apart, i don't understand all the shenanigans.

 

Some excellent reviews out there on it, but I'm not going to say which site I was on

Sweet phone - hope you will be very happy together

 

Looks alot like a Motorola Q Is it touchscreen like a treo or thumbwheel on the side?