ok my phone i have right now stopped working for some reason. so I'm gettin a new phone. the one I'm lookin at is the sony ericsson S710. do any of you guys have that? what do you think about it? and if you guys can recemend another phone thats good let me know. thanks
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people bitch about motorolas alot...
til they get one
til they get one
I just got a Motorola V551 and so far I like it a lot. But this is my first phone in a few years. I have no complaints. And I just got the cables and software to be able upload and download pictures and ringtones without wasting a bunch of emails.
I have a Tmobile Sidekick 2 and its one of the best phones I've EVER had, and trust me, I've had alot of them. I thought the size would kinda blow, but there not as big as they seem, and actually are pretty thin. But yeah, I like the big screen, the full keyboard, Speakerphone, the camera with the flash and the access to AIM, yahoo messangers, AOL mail and full internet access. Plus the games ya can get on it are kick ass! If your runnin T-Mobile, Id definalty look into a sidekick.
I have an i60....LOL...I go low tech as much as possible....
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I had 2 Motorola phones before (V551 and the other I don't remember because I got it for free with new agreement) and kinda dissapointed with the battery life. The reception is good and so do the quality of the phone. At the end, I went back to Sony Ericsson. I just upgraded from T68i to P910i. So far so good and I have no complaint about it other than a little pricy.
By the way, take a look at Motorola E680i (runs on Linux OS). I have heard a lot of good things about it.
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The wife and I both got Motorola E850's not too long ago.. sweet as hell. Buttons are slightly convex so it's harder to push the wrong one. The transflash chip can't hold as much info as the competition but it's enough for me (256mb max). Quite a few songs and lots of pics and video. Up to 3 minutes of video w/ sound (with a transflash chip). The ONLY complaint I have is that they don't offer Nascar Trackpass for it yet. damnit.
Well Savage, since I happen to work for a LARGE wireless carrier, I'd like to offer a few suggestions.
We do not carry any Sony Ericsson devices, so I cannot specifically speak to them, but I've heard different opinions on them. That being said, I truly do not believe you will ever get a majority of people believing one model device is outright better than the rest. Every wireless device out there has it's positives and negatives, it really depends on how you will use it and what you want or need it to do.
There are some things, though, that will affect phones that you may want to consider before laying down your money. Every carrier today runs a digital network, which means you can get all that cool stuff on your phone now like video, streaming radio, TV, web access, etc. Digital networks also operate more efficiently than older analog systems, so typically your battery will last longer, but again, how you use your phone plays into that. If you use the data capabilities on your device a lot, you will burn your battery faster. If you have a phone that can work on analog systems (they'll say dual band/tri mode) and you are on that analog system, your battery will be used up twice as fast because the phone has to work twice as hard to maintain that connection.
Aside from form factor and aesthetics, the quality of the radio is what determines how well the phone will "grab" signal. Many, many people believe that if their phone drops calls or cannot "see" signal, that it's the network. True, there are times that is the case, but the vast majority of problems are tied to the phone itself. Just like any RC transmitter, car stereo, wireless phone, cell phones have a radio in them with a crystal designed to work on a particular carrier (which is why you can't take your phone from one carrier to another). Some cell phone manufacturers have great radios (Sanyo, Samsung, Motorola and Audiovox have good radios). Others have fair radios and still others have, in my opinion and experience, absolutely horrible radios (LG Electronics). In my opinion, what's important to consider is the where and the how first, then start adding features. With the ability to keep your cell phone number no matter who you use as a carrier, you don't necessarily have to feel trapped only by what your current carrier has. Yeah, every carrier has a contract and an early termination fee, but every carrier also has credits and discounts for signing up for new service that usually offsets the term. fee.
As to your specific question (after I've babbled on), I've heard favorable things about the Sony devices. Motorola, as had been mentioned, is another that gets good reviews. Personally, when I'm working with a client, anything made by Sanyo or Samsung are the ones I suggest first. Motorola ranks a close second and the others kind of trickle in after that.
One last thing, then I'll shut up. Whatever you get, always ask how the phone gets its updates when new towers are brough on-air. Sometimes you have to call and have your line flagged, sometimes its automatic. It's just good to know.
Oh, and if you're wondering who I work for, well, if I had my druthers, I'd of named us Sextel!
We do not carry any Sony Ericsson devices, so I cannot specifically speak to them, but I've heard different opinions on them. That being said, I truly do not believe you will ever get a majority of people believing one model device is outright better than the rest. Every wireless device out there has it's positives and negatives, it really depends on how you will use it and what you want or need it to do.
There are some things, though, that will affect phones that you may want to consider before laying down your money. Every carrier today runs a digital network, which means you can get all that cool stuff on your phone now like video, streaming radio, TV, web access, etc. Digital networks also operate more efficiently than older analog systems, so typically your battery will last longer, but again, how you use your phone plays into that. If you use the data capabilities on your device a lot, you will burn your battery faster. If you have a phone that can work on analog systems (they'll say dual band/tri mode) and you are on that analog system, your battery will be used up twice as fast because the phone has to work twice as hard to maintain that connection.
Aside from form factor and aesthetics, the quality of the radio is what determines how well the phone will "grab" signal. Many, many people believe that if their phone drops calls or cannot "see" signal, that it's the network. True, there are times that is the case, but the vast majority of problems are tied to the phone itself. Just like any RC transmitter, car stereo, wireless phone, cell phones have a radio in them with a crystal designed to work on a particular carrier (which is why you can't take your phone from one carrier to another). Some cell phone manufacturers have great radios (Sanyo, Samsung, Motorola and Audiovox have good radios). Others have fair radios and still others have, in my opinion and experience, absolutely horrible radios (LG Electronics). In my opinion, what's important to consider is the where and the how first, then start adding features. With the ability to keep your cell phone number no matter who you use as a carrier, you don't necessarily have to feel trapped only by what your current carrier has. Yeah, every carrier has a contract and an early termination fee, but every carrier also has credits and discounts for signing up for new service that usually offsets the term. fee.
As to your specific question (after I've babbled on), I've heard favorable things about the Sony devices. Motorola, as had been mentioned, is another that gets good reviews. Personally, when I'm working with a client, anything made by Sanyo or Samsung are the ones I suggest first. Motorola ranks a close second and the others kind of trickle in after that.
One last thing, then I'll shut up. Whatever you get, always ask how the phone gets its updates when new towers are brough on-air. Sometimes you have to call and have your line flagged, sometimes its automatic. It's just good to know.
Oh, and if you're wondering who I work for, well, if I had my druthers, I'd of named us Sextel!
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that's a good point about new tower.... In all the time I've had a cell phone I've only been told about that once, when I purchased my current phone a month ago. I use Verizon and I have to call but it's very simple and quick.
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I burn through phones on a regular basis and can add that my last two phones have been Motorolas and they have been fine. I burned up an i60 after about nine hours of continuous use. It did the job. My current phone which is about to be replaced in a couple days is an v710. It was a great phone, however Verizon just got sued over the phone and they had some issues with the Bluetooth (the basis for the lawsuit) and the phone is no longer in production. It took a tumble at work and I'll be receiving an LG 8100, I'm not really happy about it but that's what my insurance is sending me. I'll try it out for a couple days and then pitch a huge fit and get something else. One thing I can say in looking at phones outside of the great advice from Monkey, is what do you want a good phone or a mediocre phone and use it as a camera, walkman, etc. I personnaly can give a poop if my phone takes pictures or plays MP3's, I need a good phone, it's my lifeline. Something to consider. I will also say, when travelling abroad, I see a lot of Ericsson phones.
I'm a Nextel guy myself... The two-ways just make it so easy for me at work... can't beat it.. I've always opted for the RUGGED version of all my phones in the past. I just recently treated myself, & picked up the Motorolla i836. The phone has been great so far.. A coworker picked up the Motorolla i860, with all the BS, & his battery doesn't last more than 12hrs.. He does have alot of the "extras" like news, weather, sports...etc which I'm sure eats up his battery.. The pics that it takes are pretty nice, but the flash is pretty weak..
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LOL Eddy..
I will be in the market in a few months we have sprint and I am in Roam half the time around town or even in my own home it suxs but the wife wanted to talk with her best friend all the time for free. I have convenced her we need another carrier.
What do you guys recommend? T-Mobile and Verizon seem to be good choices in the Dallas area.
I will be in the market in a few months we have sprint and I am in Roam half the time around town or even in my own home it suxs but the wife wanted to talk with her best friend all the time for free. I have convenced her we need another carrier.
What do you guys recommend? T-Mobile and Verizon seem to be good choices in the Dallas area.
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RaZr is the one I want, thinking of going to Cingular and see if they will buy me out of my contract with Verizon. I can get out in January due to the settlement on the lawsuit over the v710 but don't want to wait, especially since I need to up my plan again.
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yeah rush I'm on sprint and you can trun off the roam feature to where its only on sprints towers so u dont get charged the roaming fees
but to the question at hand i have a sanyo and i like it the fone takes a beating and keeps on calling i have very few dropped calls and stuff like that batterydoesnt last long but when you text message all day and all that any fone doesn't last long
oh the exact model is the pm8200 its an older fone of about a year or 2 but still works fine for me
but to the question at hand i have a sanyo and i like it the fone takes a beating and keeps on calling i have very few dropped calls and stuff like that batterydoesnt last long but when you text message all day and all that any fone doesn't last long
oh the exact model is the pm8200 its an older fone of about a year or 2 but still works fine for me
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a dawg said:
I have seen three of them go back for repair.
