Cell phones

[Hanuman]

Nowadays, with so many cell phones out there, you have virtually hundreds of choices. Which one did you choose? What service are you using? Have you customized your phone (accessories)? What complaints do you have?

I'll start, I'm on a Motorola, i90c. The service is Nextel. The only add-ons I have is a magnetic holder in my car, and a headset.

The service is pretty good, no complaints so far, the direct connect feature is pretty cool. It's a little pricey, but other then that I'm pretty happy.

[babysakura]

i use a nokia 8390 pretty cool. battery stays up pretty long. only bad thing is that it's too small and too light. you might juss lose it without realizing it

[Craig]

Sanyo SCP-4700 (Sprint service), no customization. Add-ons, car charger and 3 earpieces (hands free sets), 1 for home, 1 for the car and 1 for work. I got the hands free sets before I got this current phone. Cheap phone, but I like the speakerphone option which is great for when you get a phone call when you're driving, etc.

I used to have phones from Nokia (switched service after contract was over), Motorola Star-Tac (busted after about a year) and Samsung (lost).

[ren28]

Nokia 8890. Comes with earpiece. I have three chargers (two I found from work, lol) and one extra battery. The only thing I don't like about it is that it does not have broadband internet for when I visit my friends' weekend house. It's a good phone but Cingular is not as good as when it was PacBell Wireless. Cingular used to be TERRIBLE. I might opt for another Nokia because I like the easy-to-use menus but only if I can get broadband and a wire to connect to my laptop.

[wylin]

i have 3 phones and 2 services.

service cingular: sucks cock and always drops calls
-Phone 1: nokia 8890: i have 4 batteries for this, 1 desk charger, 2 travel charger, 1 spare outer casing (OEM baby), ok phone hard to see sumtimes in daytime. #3 first 2 died.
-Phone 2: nokia 8290: ditto cept i got a travel charger, spare motherboard from a damaged screen phone of a friend, and sum nice water damage they say so they wont warrantee it, and the famous 8000 series vanishing screen. #2 first one died.

service verizon: better but not that great but least it works in my house.
-Motorola V60i: good phone light and pretty durable

[ChinaLama]

i'm one of the few without a cell phone, or a pager, or a palm pilot, or any of these other cool accessories. B)

[angel nympho]

I WANT... a V70, DAMMIT!

[thaite]

Originally posted by Craig@Nov 1 2002, 03:30 AM
... and 3 earpieces (hands free sets)...
Three? Just how many ears you got, man?

:blink:

[Craig]

Originally posted by buoywonder@Nov 1 2002, 08:22 PM
Originally posted by Craig@Nov 1 2002, 03:30 AM
... and 3 earpieces (hands free sets)...
Three? Just how many ears you got, man?

:blink:
I had previously lost a couple of the ear piece sets, so I just decided to keep one in my desk at work, to have one in my car, and another at my desk at my apartment. By keeping each earpiece set in one location I virtually eliminated any chance of losing it by simple things like it falling out of my jacket pocket, etc. I thought it would save money over the long run instead of having to buy the hands free set everytime I lost one.

[Arex]

Just got me a 8265 to replace my worn out 8260. It's not as cool as the GSM version, but it's nice nonetheless. I like the bright white illumination.

I'm with AT&T and have been for the past five years...


Alex

[karizma]

>> ack ive got a panasonic versio....its kinda nifty with the changeable backround lights :D...but id much rather have the 8265 since its so fricken cute lol...arex!! gimme!! ill trade you =)

[AliBabaIncorporated]

i remain stubbornly low tech and that's the way I like it. no PDA, minidisc player, or digital camera. up until 3 months ago I didn't even have a computer of my own. so I use a nokia 6185 (but at least with the thin battery, rather than the manufacturer-supplied block-like thing) back in the US. dark blue panasonic gd90 over here in HK - it has amazing functions like being able to both send and receive calls. gotta love the new modern technology. oh yeah and I can change the backlight color between bright green and bright orange. This phone is very popular in impoverished former Communist-bloc countries - just do a Google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22panasonic+gd90%22) on it, all the results are in Slavic languages.

[Arex]

Originally posted by karizma@Nov 1 2002, 11:09 PM
>> ack ive got a panasonic versio....its kinda nifty with the changeable backround lights :D...but id much rather have the 8265 since its so fricken cute lol...arex!! gimme!! ill trade you =)
Don't the Panasonic phones at least have the "polyphonic" ringtones (i.e., synthesized or sampled sounds)? That's one thing I wanted in my next phone. Guess I'll hafta wait... Why's Sprint get all the really cool phones?!

Alex

[Craig]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Nov 2 2002, 04:36 AM
i remain stubbornly low tech and that's the way I like it. no PDA, minidisc player, or digital camera. up until 3 months ago I didn't even have a computer of my own. so I use a nokia 6185 (but at least with the thin battery, rather than the manufacturer-supplied block-like thing) back in the US. dark blue panasonic gd90 over here in HK - it has amazing functions like being able to both send and receive calls. gotta love the new modern technology. oh yeah and I can change the backlight color between bright green and bright orange. This phone is very popular in impoverished former Communist-bloc countries - just do a Google search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22panasonic+gd90%22) on it, all the results are in Slavic languages.
& you're a CS major ? Just joking, when I graduated from the university, the only computer I had was the one that I bought in high school. My old school did have 24 labs for the CS majors though.

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by Arex@Nov 2 2002, 02:51 AM
Just got me a 8265 to replace my worn out 8260. It's not as cool as the GSM version, but it's nice nonetheless. I like the bright white illumination.

I'm with AT&T and have been for the past five years...


Alex
I had the chilli pepper red 8260. It was a great phone! I was also with AT&T for about 5 years, and this is the first time I switched carriers.

[wylin]

Originally posted by Arex@Nov 2 2002, 03:06 AM
Originally posted by karizma@Nov 1 2002, 11:09 PM
>> ack ive got a panasonic versio....its kinda nifty with the changeable backround lights :D...but id much rather have the 8265 since its so fricken cute lol...arex!! gimme!! ill trade you =)
Don't the Panasonic phones at least have the "polyphonic" ringtones (i.e., synthesized or sampled sounds)? That's one thing I wanted in my next phone. Guess I'll hafta wait... Why's Sprint get all the really cool phones?!

Alex
cuz it needs to offset their poor service.

[ren28]

Those stupid ring tones are terrible. My friends that have those musical tones all want normal tones now.

[karizma]

>> the ring tones are better than nokia ones quality-wise but geez the selection of songs is so wack...who the hell wants to hear bumblebee or auld lang syne everytime someone calls?? id much rather have a nokia so i can use that composer thing =)...hehe.

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by karizma@Nov 3 2002, 02:50 AM
>> the ring tones are better than nokia ones quality-wise but geez the selection of songs is so wack...who the hell wants to hear bumblebee or auld lang syne everytime someone calls?? id much rather have a nokia so i can use that composer thing =)...hehe.
I had Auld lang Syne set as my 'friends' profile. I thought it was kinda clever. :cry:

ok, ok, I admit, it got annoying :o

[Arex]

Originally posted by karizma@Nov 2 2002, 07:50 PM
>> the ring tones are better than nokia ones quality-wise but geez the selection of songs is so wack...who the hell wants to hear bumblebee or auld lang syne everytime someone calls?? id much rather have a nokia so i can use that composer thing =)...hehe.
I know for some of the phones you could simply upload midi files directly from your computer. That basically meant unlimited free ringtones, with synthesized or sampled sounds. Too cool.

Now, I just want my Mario Bros., Ms. Pac Man and Inspector Gadget ringtones back... Anyone know any free sites to obtain ringtones for AT&T?

Alex

[DaBestSpooner]

what do u guys think of the t68i or the motorola t720?

[kwalan]

Originally posted by DaBestSpooner@Nov 6 2002, 05:17 PM
what do u guys think of the t68i or the motorola t720?
ah, the color screen phones.

the t68i from sony ericsson is a pretty decent phone. reports of it are across the board. its one of those phones i recommend to never drop or it may die on you. other than that, the clarity is good. it's a GSM phone too, so if GSM service (ie, cingular, at&t gsm, voicestream, t-mobile, etc) in your area is good, it's a phone to check out.

the t66 though, if you can find it, is even cooler in my book. it weighs 2.08oz, making it one of the lightest phones on this side of the hemisphere.

the t720... for verizon, is... okay. it's expensive as all hell and the battery life wimps out fast. but it has get-it-now (BREW), 3G support, and of course is beautiful...

but, it's still a cellphone, and color screens aren't a big deal in my book.

I use a Samsung SCH-A310 with verizon. Lovin' it. the polymorphic ring tones are kinda stupid now that i think about it, but in no time, with the USB cable, there'll be some sorta hack to put your own 'tones on. Mobile web on this phone r0x your s0x... it's making me interested in learning XML to write WAP friendly versions of my sites...

[Ryan]

i have a sony ericsson t68i right now and i love it. :nerd: :dance:

[lethal]

I currently have a Motorola V60c with Verizon. Still have the SF number even though I live in Jersey now. I used to have Cingular in SF. It sucked bad. I had a Nokia 8190, but after about a year the display started freaking out. Not the blank display problem, but the display started scrolling. I'd go to, for instance, settings, and it would scroll left to right. It was very strange. Prior to that was a Nokia 6185 with Sprint. Before that was a Nokia 252 analog phone. Also used a Nokia 232 and a Motorola pre-Startac something or other. It was so long ago.

I've yet to find great service anywhere. And the phones in the U.S. are so inferior to the phones in Asia.

[DaBestSpooner]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Nov 11 2002, 12:26 AM
And the phones in the U.S. are so inferior to the phones in Asia.
you know you can get korea imported cell phones from koreatown and have them set up with verizon, I would do this but I hate verizon.

I agree on the quality of phones here, I bought a prepaid phone from tokyo, it was 60 bucks, and blows the pants off of anything availible here, its only indiglo monochrome, has most of the useless features like downloadable ringtones, screen saver, desktop wallpaper, but its super slim, battery life lasts about a week inna half, I think its made by panasonic, it looks like the thinnest panasonic allure phone here, but thinner, and the buttons are are more eye candy friendly.

[LeahLe]

I have a Samsung...SPH-A460...and I'm with Sprint service. I don't recommend anyone using the Sprint service because they really suck.

[BaiginLong]

Well I'm waiting to get this phone hehe: Nokia 7210 (http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,5184,136,00.html)
:P
Now the problem is convincing mom to let me upgrade... <_<
It's my money darn it. Sadly she manages it...grrrr...
I currently have a Nokia 3390 Gold Edition. It's ok but I banged it up pretty badly already. What can I say I'm an active person.

[applehead]

i've been using the same motorola startac since i first got my cell phone, which was years ago. it's the most sturdiest thing ever. i drop it.. kick it around..
and after all these years it still works.

i use verizon, they're okay.
as long as it's not mci.. i'm fine.

[suresquared]

I use a Samsung Uproar with Sprint PCS (because AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are awful services not that Sprint is all that great, but its better up here in norcal).

[teaz0r]

the fabulous n o k i a 8 9 1 0 (http://www.nokia.com/phones/8910/)


http://pressurize.net/yw/phone.jpg

[suresquared]

Originally posted by pipSy@Nov 24 2002, 10:37 AM
the fabulous n o k i a 8 9 1 0 (http://www.nokia.com/phones/8910/)


http://pressurize.net/yw/phone.jpg
pip, what don't you lick nowadays? :P

[teaz0r]

i don't lick anything that's not a nokia 8910 or a nokia vertu.

[Elizabeth A.]

My cell phone used to be my mother's. She gave me her old one when she got a new one. It's so old it still says "Bell Atlantic". Bell Atlantic doesn't even exist anymore! Luckily it just broke today so I'm getting a new one! :dance:

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Samsung SPH-N240

[BeTheReds]

My cell phone kicks all of yours's asses.

I'm in Japan and all of yall are in the states.

That's all I gotta say.

Then again I have to pay tons for it.

[MellowDrama]

Originally posted by BeTheReds@Nov 25 2002, 01:38 AM
My cell phone kicks all of yours's asses.

I'm in Japan and all of yall are in the states.

That's all I gotta say.

Then again I have to pay tons for it.
He's right, y'know. :lol:

[Adaon]

:cry: damn me and my 3395 and it's cingular service......if i held out i coulda have had the unlimited AT&T crap!!..*sniffle* :cry:

[BaiginLong]

yeah Mr. 8190 but do you have the 8190i
haha
I see we're already behind :P

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by pipSy@Nov 24 2002, 02:17 PM
i don't lick anything that's not a nokia 8910 or a nokia vertu.
Vertu? Wow, you got taste (and some dough to burn!)

I was using Nokia for years, then I swtiched to Nextel. Now I really miss my Nokia. Stupid grass is always greener got me again!!!!

[kwalan]

Originally posted by Tawee@Nov 25 2002, 01:07 PM
Vertu? Wow, you got taste (and some dough to burn!)
shoot, i can't imagine someone cradling a vertu on their neck, especially the platinum version... that monster must weigh a ton.

i like my phones 3 oz or less, tyvm. :P and not $20k either... heh

[BaiginLong]

I doubt you'd want a vertu, even if you have cash to burn.
the concierge service doesn't mean much cause if you have that kind of money your credit cards (i.e. American Express Centurion Black Card, Visa Signature, and Mastercard World Card) would already have them for you and their conceirge service does all.
Having the vertu's concierge service is almost like a downgrade. You could just as easily get a nice phone and put a platinum cover on it and still look bling and be smart at the same time.
Yes, it looks good and is tasteful but why bother.

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Dec 2 2002, 08:38 PM
I doubt you'd want a vertu, even if you have cash to burn.
the concierge service doesn't mean much cause if you have that kind of money your credit cards (i.e. American Express Centurion Black Card, Visa Signature, and Mastercard World Card) would already have them for you and their conceirge service does all.
Having the vertu's concierge service is almost like a downgrade. &nbsp;You could just as easily get a nice phone and put a platinum cover on it and still look bling and be smart at the same time.
Yes, it looks good and is tasteful but why bother.
I think it has more to do with the prestige, to fake it would be like wearing a fake Rolex, true most of us wouldn't know the difference, but you would. The people who try to impress with money, wouldn't go with a phony no matter how smart it was.

Poor schlobs like me, I got a drawer full of 42nd street Rolexs. :D

[teaz0r]

actually...i lick anything i like.

[bigwong235]

Originally posted by Arex@Nov 4 2002, 12:33 PM
I know for some of the phones you could simply upload midi files directly from your computer. That basically meant unlimited free ringtones, with synthesized or sampled sounds. Too cool.

Now, I just want my Mario Bros., Ms. Pac Man and Inspector Gadget ringtones back... Anyone know any free sites to obtain ringtones for AT&T?

Alex
tryout www.ufone.ca

they have their own composer on there too, so if you just spend a little time looking for the rttttlllllttll (whatever. :D ) code, you can pretty much have whatever song you want.

[Fireblade]

Up until august, I had been using Sprint and was using this silver Samsung SCH-8500. It was pretty damn sweet when I first got it, cuz it just came out, and used it for over 2 years. Then I realized I didn't really need it, and killed my service. But I think if I kept with the service, I probably would still use it for another 2 to 3 years.

My lil' bro on the other hand... *shakes his head* has this really nifty looking phone by LG called the SPS LG5350. And he's looking to replace it soon with a Samsung SPS SCHA500. And b4 that, he had another mobile from Samsung that pretty much has all the stuff these other bad boys had, but decided to change it.

<_<

[moschikat]

Samsung A500

<_<

battery hog.

[ism]

Ericsson T28 World for features
Nokia 3390 for looks... in the process of modifying the case/faceplate.
Swap the SIM to whichever one I want to use

[BaiginLong]

Originally posted by Tawee@Dec 4 2002, 06:24 AM
Originally posted by BaiginLong@Dec 2 2002, 08:38 PM
I doubt you'd want a vertu, even if you have cash to burn.
the concierge service doesn't mean much cause if you have that kind of money your credit cards (i.e. American Express Centurion Black Card, Visa Signature, and Mastercard World Card) would already have them for you and their conceirge service does all.
Having the vertu's concierge service is almost like a downgrade. You could just as easily get a nice phone and put a platinum cover on it and still look bling and be smart at the same time.
Yes, it looks good and is tasteful but why bother.
I think it has more to do with the prestige, to fake it would be like wearing a fake Rolex, true most of us wouldn't know the difference, but you would. The people who try to impress with money, wouldn't go with a phony no matter how smart it was.

Poor schlobs like me, I got a drawer full of 42nd street Rolexs. :D
I personally wouldn't do prestige if it wrote the word stupid on my forehead
screw prestige
I want my gizmos and gadgets
besides the vertu is horrible on features compared to the new phones (for example no camera feature whatsoever, no color screen, etc.) that are always coming out in asia
why not get one of those imported in instead

as I said the concierge service of the vertus are limited in comparison to those included by the super credit cards I just mentioned
o sure the vertu has a nifty little side button to reach it
I'll just have American express in my phone book and voice dial them when I want to instead thank you very much

[KiTTY2babe]

I used to own a Nokia phone until the poor thing got smashed.

Now I want a T-Mobile Sidekick. *drool*

[enygma]

samsung s105. :D
<img src='http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006LEN1.01.PT08.LZZZZZZZ.jpg[/img]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006LEN1.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

it's so pretty. :lol:

[Hanuman]

I'm locked in for another 7 months on my Nextel :angry:

[envieone]

nokia 6190 i'm old school.

[LoneSwordsman]

this phone is the strangest i've seen
http://a.r.tv.com/cnet.1d/i/uff/20815588/ovr/20815588_1_overview_300.gif
just look at the buttons

back on topic
im currently using a motorola v......dunno what number because u guys in america have different numbers than here....its the one released before the v60

[MikeRulzU]

I have a Samsung A-310.

[BaiginLong]

I know someone with a Nokia 9290
it's pretty sweet I must say

[jimbo]

Mines the 7210

http://www.nokia.com/pics/phones/phone_models/enhancements/popups/enhancements_skr_243_pop.jpg

good phone but need to download some more java games onto it sometime.

[BaiginLong]

oooohhh that is very nice jimbo
trying to get my own
or I guess I can wait until 7250....
heh who knows

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by jimbo@Feb 12 2003, 05:17 AM
Mines the 7210

http://www.nokia.com/pics/phones/phone_models/enhancements/popups/enhancements_skr_243_pop.jpg

good phone but need to download some more java games onto it sometime.
yeah, that's a hot phone!

[CrX3183]

Motorola i90c

[yoMAMA]

I don't have one, and feeling the peer pressure..... :cry: :( :HH:

[VV o n g B a]

new sony ericsson t610 is out. link (http://www.sonyericsson.com/t610/)

its got bluetooth so u can drag and drop stuff from your computer right onto the phone. how cool is that?

[teaz0r]

i have blue tooth on my phone.
i still dunno how to use it.

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by pipSy@Mar 4 2003, 12:01 PM
i have blue tooth on my phone.
i still dunno how to use it.
hahahahah
just install the software and plug it in
it updates shit for you automatically when your phone is close enough to your computer

[kangal]

i have one of those phones that you need to put an antenna on the roof of your car for it to work.....dude, it gets the ladies .....oh yeah

[AngryABCGirl]

Samsumg A500 with Vision

http://www.voicesignal.com/ images/A500.jpg

[kimpossible]

I have the T68i and I'm in the same boat as pip; I have a bluetooth phone I don't know how to use very well. Although I did jump on AIM with it during lunch one day. That was painstaking to type on my phone. There's MMS capability on it but I haven't had the time to learn to use it.

Nice phone though.

[teaz0r]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Mar 5 2003, 11:47 AM
I'm in the same boat as pip;

:luv: :luv: rock my boat :luv: :luv:

[purezero]

My parents have the Nokia 3260 or whatever it is that's free from AT&T. I HAD the 8290, but I was only borrowing it from a friend.

In other words, I need my own phone.

[deez nuts]

Getting the Motorola T720 sometime this week whenever they mail it out. I ordered it and set up my plan directly online with Verizon. Too lazy to go out for it

http://www.verizonwireless.com/images/shared/phones/phones_med_cream/mot_t720_cream.jpg

My friends recommended Verizon, here in NYC, since they had no problems with it.


I just got the Motorola V60 thru Sprint but cancelled it since the signal was too weak. I couldn't hear shit and the person on the other line couldn't hear shit. One woman I was talking to thought I was speaking low on purpose trying to act sexy over the phone. :confused: . I get into shouting matches with my brother cuz either 1)he couldn't hear me or 2)I kept getting dropped.

[applehead]

i just got the motorola t720 whatever.
anyway,
it's just too much crap on it.
and the SIM card(???) what is that?!?!
anyway, bunboy can you get t-mobile?
then we can text message each other. ALL DAY LONG!

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by applehead@Mar 10 2003, 02:20 PM
i just got the motorola t720 whatever.
anyway,
it's just too much crap on it.
and the SIM card(???) what is that?!?!
anyway, bunboy can you get t-mobile?
then we can text message each other. ALL DAY LONG!
the US is behind in that they're only introducing SIM cards now
that's how it's been in asia
that way you can switch carrier without having to get a new phone

[JayRome]

After owning nothing but Motorolas and Nokias, I now have the Samsung S105. This is definitely one of the nicer color GSM phones out there. All flip-phone people would love this phone.

http://www.samsung.com/Products/MobilePhone/GSM/images/l_SGH-S100_04.jpg

[deez nuts]

yeah my bro has the samsung s105, he loves it. i was gonna get it too, but you know, god forbid we both have the same phone. he's such a freak.

[quik]

I also have the T720 from Verizon. Got it because of the $100 rebate. My problem with it is the speaker isn't loud enough. Especially when I walk around on the street in NYC, often times I can't hear the other person. Anyone else have that problem? Verizon definitely has the best service in NYC though.

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by quik@Mar 11 2003, 04:54 PM
I also have the T720 from Verizon. Got it because of the $100 rebate. &nbsp;My problem with it is the speaker isn't loud enough. &nbsp;Especially when I walk around on the street in NYC, often times I can't hear the other person. &nbsp;Anyone else have that problem? &nbsp;Verizon definitely has the best service in NYC though.
The three cellphones I've had seemed kinda low when I was walking around NYC. They were all motorolas.

Thanks for the input quik.

[quik]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Mar 11 2003, 05:16 PM
The three cellphones I've had seemed kinda low when I was walking around NYC. &nbsp;They were all motorolas.
Did you have the StarTac 7868? I loved that phone, even though by today's standards it's as heavy as a brick. But the overall quality was great.

Verizon currently has a trade-in rebate deal with the LG VX4400 that ends in a few days. I don't know how good this phone is though.

[Focker]

My baby is the SIDEKICK. Its funny, i went to new york and no one had it, Chicago, no one had it. Is it in the west coast yet??

sidekick view (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000078VYT/qid=1047427025/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-2677609-2255121?v=glance&s=wireless&n=507846)

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by quik@Mar 11 2003, 05:31 PM
Did you have the StarTac 7868? I loved that phone, even though by today's standards it's as heavy as a brick. But the overall quality was great.

Verizon currently has a trade-in rebate deal with the LG VX4400 that ends in a few days. I don't know how good this phone is though.
no i had the timeport, v60 and my first phone was motorola something forgot what model.

don't know anything about the LG phones either.

[kimpossible]

I don't know if anyone had mentioned this earlier but if you want to switch carriers between the US and Asia with the same phone then you want to look for a tri-ban phone. That way you can just replace the GSM chip and you're good to go.

Did I just say that?

[JayRome]

Originally posted by Focker@Mar 11 2003, 03:57 PM
My baby is the SIDEKICK. Its funny, i went to new york and no one had it, Chicago, no one had it. Is it in the west coast yet??

sidekick view (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000078VYT/qid=1047427025/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-2677609-2255121?v=glance&s=wireless&n=507846)
Plenty of people in Chicago have it. 2 of my close friends have had it for about 2 months now, and sometimes my brother uses one 'cause he gets to use any phone he wants since he works at T-Mobile. My friends love it even though it isn't really convenient to use as a phone, but rather for internet, IM and texting.

[Focker]

Originally posted by JayRome@Mar 12 2003, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by Focker@Mar 11 2003, 03:57 PM
My baby is the SIDEKICK. &nbsp;Its funny, i went to new york and no one had it, Chicago, no one had it. &nbsp;Is it in the west coast yet?? &nbsp;

sidekick view (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000078VYT/qid=1047427025/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-2677609-2255121?v=glance&s=wireless&n=507846)
Plenty of people in Chicago have it. 2 of my close friends have had it for about 2 months now, and sometimes my brother uses one 'cause he gets to use any phone he wants since he works at T-Mobile. My friends love it even though it isn't really convenient to use as a phone, but rather for internet, IM and texting.
cool. Just wondering. Yeah, i used it just for AIMing and Email. the signal was great in chicago. Anyone check out what's new at Amazon yet?

[TTChino]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Mar 10 2003, 07:09 PM
Getting the Motorola T720 sometime this week whenever they mail it out. I ordered it and set up my plan directly online with Verizon. Too lazy to go out for it

http://www.verizonwireless.com/images/shared/phones/phones_med_cream/mot_t720_cream.jpg

My friends recommended Verizon, here in NYC, since they had no problems with it.


I just got the Motorola V60 thru Sprint but cancelled it since the signal was too weak. I couldn't hear shit and the person on the other line couldn't hear shit. One woman I was talking to thought I was speaking low on purpose trying to act sexy over the phone. :confused: . I get into shouting matches with my brother cuz either 1)he couldn't hear me or 2)I kept getting dropped.
Too bad it's taking forever for you to get your damn phone.

[angelwiththesword]

i absolutely hate cell phones.
i would go as far as sayin that i hate cell phones even more then i hate regular phones.

i mean, think about it.
before they put the internet, music, games, custom and/or funky ringtones, color screens, cameras, text msging, etc. they should make it so that a cell phone can effectively communicate with another phone.
eg: when you speak on a cell phone, you sound something like the following:

yeah.........ad.............s......you know...........so..............if..............the a............crusti..........am.......k?

what i hate even more about cell phones is that companies are taking advantage of the fact that cellphones have shitty reception, and are selling cell phone reception boosters.

GOD i hate phones.
phones of anykind.
they frustrate me.

[purezero]

I need a cellphone. I'm always out and about and my parents keep wanting to keep tabs on me. If I had a phone, it would be so muc easier than having them asking for friend's phone numbers all the time. I know that they don't want to pay a lot. I might be getting a job soon (hopefully, and if I do, I'll pay for it). But anyway, what are some good deals? Good plans? Good service?

[angelwiththesword]

depending on where you are, here in toronto, for $30.00 CAN a month, you can have 150 free minutes a month, unlimited evenings and weekends, text msging, call display, the works.

Telus Mobility offers this, at the moment
my brother had it.

[Faithless]

Originally posted by Tawee@Nov 1 2002, 01:38 AM
Nowadays, with so many cell phones out there, you have virtually hundreds of choices. Which one did you choose? What service are you using? Have you customized your phone (accessories)? What complaints do you have?

I'll start, I'm on a Motorola, i90c. The service is Nextel. The only add-ons I have is a magnetic holder in my car, and a headset.

The service is pretty good, no complaints so far, the direct connect feature is pretty cool. It's a little pricey, but other then that I'm pretty happy.
It's all through work -- a Nokia with AT&T service.

Had personal cell phone service for a Motorola, but found that I did not use it enough to justify the monthly charge.

I get a kick out of the folks that do use their cells everywhere. Why, just yesterday, I'm getting ready to use the work terlet and there's some guy mumbling in the next stall. Turns-out he's quietly muttering on his cell to someone else.

Pleeeeease. Can't you wait until you're finished? Must be talented enough to poop and use the cell at the same time. :rolleyes:

[537]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Mar 4 2003, 08:47 PM
I have the T68i and I'm in the same boat as pip; I have a bluetooth phone I don't know how to use very well. Although I did jump on AIM with it during lunch one day. That was painstaking to type on my phone. There's MMS capability on it but I haven't had the time to learn to use it.

Nice phone though.
I just ordered a T68i a few days ago. Got it for 99 bucks, and I'll be getting a $100 rebate when I send them proof of service activation.


What attracted me was that it was Bluetooth Wireless enabled. I'll be getting a wireless headset to go with it. I'm not exactly a Bluetooth expert, but I can usually figure things out if left to my own devices. From all the documentation I've read, you must either have a Bluetooth adapter on your computer or an Infrared port to have the two devices communicating. The wireless headset is a little different. In order for you to be able to use it, you must pair the two devices together by holding down the power button a little bit longer while turning ont he phone. That puts it in pairing mode, and all you'd need is a charged device ready to be seen by the phone. After it recognizes the device, it usually asks for a PIN number (by default, Bluetooth devices the PIN is typically 0000). After that, you should be good to go....


How do you and Pip like your phones? I'm subscribing to T-Mobile, and I hope they won't disappoint me. This is my first mobile phone in almost a decade. For the longest time I was strictly opposed to cell phones. Then one day I was going to be coming home late, and had no way of contacting the wifey. Let's just say it would make the both of us feel better if I had my own phone..... :ph34r:

[BeTheReds]

Originally posted by angelwiththesword@Mar 15 2003, 12:35 PM


yeah.........ad.............s......you know...........so..............if..............the a............crusti..........am.......k?

This is not a problem in smaller countries. The USA is so huge, the sheer number of towers required for flawless reception everywhere is too large to make it worth it. Also, ATT phones don't work on Sprint towers and vice versa, because the cell phone companies in the USA don't want to help each other out. Therefore in the USA they build 4 towers next to each other. This is a waste.

Japan and Korea on the other hand are perfectly wired for cellular reception in even rural areas. Each company divided the country into parts where they will build towers, and then they let all the companies use them. Cell phones even work on the subway here!!!

If I tried to talk on my cell in the USA inside a building, it had serious problems.

[Emperor_Mike]

I, too, dislike mobile telephones intensely. I find that they've become a status symbol of sorts nowadays with the "well-to-do" having some flashy new device that still performs the same job it's intended to do (i.e. telephone people.) I have a Sony Ericsson T200 myself and would gladly dispense with it if I could. But I'm worried that if in the event I find myself trapped in a well and pinned by a rock (or something along similar lines) I'd have no recourse to obtain aid without a mobile. Then again, the reception probably wouldn't be all that marvelous at the bottom of a well, now will it?

Bottom line, I don't believe in parting with an absurb amount of cash for a mobile. It makes me uncomfortable spending that much money on myself. :unsure:

[sOKaLiBoY]

i would die without my cell phone. everywhere i go, it goes.

[sinisterpanda]

I was just downloading some games for my cellphone (pacman, pang, and numbers) and i was wondering what kind of cellphones other people here had. I have a vm5500 sanyo for sprint.

[DragonKnight]

T616, unlocked, using on T-mobile.

[sinisterpanda]

T616, unlocked, using on T-mobile.

what do you mean "unlocked?"

[DragonKnight]

what do you mean "unlocked?"
Most phones are locked to a certain network (I think this applies only to GSM phones, but I'm not an expert in this field). So the T616 I bought from my friend was locked to ATT. I had it unlocked so I can use it on my T-mobile account.

[sinisterpanda]

Most phones are locked to a certain network (I think this applies only to GSM phones, but I'm not an expert in this field). So the T616 I bought from my friend was locked to ATT. I had it unlocked so I can use it on my T-mobile account.

oh cool, how do you do that?

[rice cracker]

The ubiquitous Motorola V60 or whatever.

[lethal]

I have a Motorola V60c as well, through Verizon.

Had it for almost 2 years now, probably keep it for another few years or at least until the battery can't hold a charge for a full day.

[DragonKnight]

oh cool, how do you do that?
Had a cell phone place to do it. They'll charge around $20 to do it. Or if you're lucky someone might hook you up with a code to unlock it.

[Emperor_Mike]

I have a Sharp GX10i.

[hooligan]

I have a Motorola V60c as well, through Verizon.

Had it for almost 2 years now, probably keep it for another few years or at least until the battery can't hold a charge for a full day.
the V60's a nice phone. i still have this annoying ericsson that i got free with my plan. my dad picked it up for me. : \ last time i ever let him pic a plan/phone.

i'm still grateful he picked me up a service though. beats having to borrow phones and run around campus.

[sinisterpanda]

I can't remember where i saw some of Japan's finest phones, whether it was on this board of sprintusers. Those phones were nice...i think i have a phone fetish.

[sOrr1ez]

I was just downloading some games for my cellphone (pacman, pang, and numbers) and i was wondering what kind of cellphones other people here had. I have a vm5500 sanyo for sprint.

Hey I have the same phone... but it says SCP...

[sinisterpanda]

Hey I have the same phone... but it says SCP...

I think it's the same thing...isn't it fun?

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I don't even have a cell phone. Makes me question the amount of Asian blood I have in me.

[kboy75]

samsung s105

[achtungbaby]

Moving to Technology

[lethal]

I keep seeing this commercial before movies for "the Slider." The phone slides open, ergo the name. I think its made by Samsung.

While the phone might be OK (I don't know), the commercial is pretty lame.

[purezero]

I keep seeing this commercial before movies for "the Slider." The phone slides open, ergo the name. I think its made by Samsung.

While the phone might be OK (I don't know), the commercial is pretty lame.
My friend has that phone. It's kinda cute. I have the Samsung E105 from T-Mobile. I kind of want a different phone though. I'm not that big of fan of flip phones. But the Motorola V300 from T-Mobile seems kind of nice... camera phone and all that -ness.

[yoMAMA]

I don't even have a cell phone. Makes me question the amount of Asian blood I have in me.

I hear ya!

Never had a cell phone.....but feeling the pressure of everyone else :frown:

[537]

Sony Ericsson T68i.

Bluetooth, baby.

[thaite]

Nokia 6800, waiting for 7700

[dorkus malorkus]

Siemens S56...i have bluetooth too. yay!

[FrankieY18]

Nokia 7250! nokia rules!

[sinisterpanda]

Siemens S56...i have bluetooth too. yay!

I want blue tooth.

[hooligan]

I want blue tooth.

bluetooth is only good for headsets right?

[537]

bluetooth is only good for headsets right?


No, bluetooth is a wireless technology that can also let you connect your phone to your computer (provided it has a bluetooth adapter). You can send files/contacts/pictures/ringtones to and from the phone.

I know of one vehicle that is out right now that is also bluetooth enabled.

Imagine that. You can make phone calls with your car.

[Oblivious]

Samsung S105.
I like Samsung cellies.
They're purrrty.

But T-Mobile sucks ass.

[sinisterpanda]

My last samsung had a horrible battery life and reception, so i'm not too fond of them.

No, bluetooth is a wireless technology that can also let you connect your phone to your computer (provided it has a bluetooth adapter). You can send files/contacts/pictures/ringtones to and from the phone.

I know of one vehicle that is out right now that is also bluetooth enabled.

Imagine that. You can make phone calls with your car.

I can't tell if my computer has blue tooth on it, it had an install file, but when installed blue tooth, the computer said no blue tooth hardware found. do i need a blue tooth dongle??

[537]

I can't tell if my computer has blue tooth on it, it had an install file, but when installed blue tooth, the computer said no blue tooth hardware found. do i need a blue tooth dongle??


Most computers don't have a bluetooth adapter built-in. I had to buy my own, so I bought a Bluetooth USB adapter. If I recall correctly, I paid $40 for it.

[FrankieY18]

No, bluetooth is a wireless technology that can also let you connect your phone to your computer (provided it has a bluetooth adapter). You can send files/contacts/pictures/ringtones to and from the phone.

I know of one vehicle that is out right now that is also bluetooth enabled.

Imagine that. You can make phone calls with your car.

yeap..bmw x5 has a bluetooth built in the car...when the phone rings, you can just talk w/o picking up your phone...

[John0101]

I use to have a nokia? Then everybody kept calling me and I got ride of it.

[moJo]

nokia. dunno what model #. but it's bulky (relatively, but i don't really mind), no external antenna, and has a blue screen.

[sinisterpanda]

they merged this with a thread from two years ago?!?!

[bluemonq]

yeap..bmw x5 has a bluetooth built in the car...when the phone rings, you can just talk w/o picking up your phone...
the new toyota prius too allows you to do that. but what's really stupid is that you have to be in *park* before they allow you to use it. useless...but yeah, some of the newer, more expensive laptops and pdas have bluetooth. but cellphones...still on the cheapie siemens a56, prepaid under cingular. ugh. i'd get a monthly plan but then my parents would be able to see who im calling. :redface:

[yoMAMA]

WHOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i just joined the dark side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a cheap samsung phone and T mobile service.......man, gotta confess, talking to someonew while walking around in the street is seriously COOL :biggrin:

[Emperor_Mike]

WHOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i just joined the dark side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a cheap samsung phone and T mobile service.......man, gotta confess, talking to someonew while walking around in the street is seriously COOL :biggrin:

Yeah, just don't go walking into a pole or, God forbid, into traffic. Some people have serious tunnel vision.

[yoMAMA]

Yeah, just don't go walking into a pole or, God forbid, into traffic. Some people have serious tunnel vision.

LOL, yeah!

:wink:

[sageb1]

Handspring Treo 300: planning to upgrade USB and upload games, if I can bring back a proper connection with my computer -- installed USB drive software for my MP3 player, and discovered my computer thinks the Treo is a disk drive when it tries synching.

[Faithless]

Have you seen this site? http://www.mobiledia.com/buyguide/

You can compare cell phones and their features with just a few clicks from a mulititude of checkboxes. :cool:

I wanted to see what cell phones come with a radio accessory. Seems like they all do. Hoewever, it's all FM. I like the AM dial. I'd also really like to have it built-in, though.

[hooligan]

http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/audiovox/cdm-8900.html

my phone, i wanted a v60 though.

[truMp]

v600 looks so nice, but it's too expensive.

[deez nuts]

i've been using the v600 for a couple of months now. it's a good phone. i hear the v710 has mucho problems though.

[537]

dude i just ordered a v600 a couple nights ago.

great minds....


hellom0t0?

[deez nuts]

sweet. hellom0t0

great phone. no complaints. i think you'll appreciate the phone more than me since you're more tech savvy.

got a great deal too. only paid $25 bucks for the phone with a one year contract at the chinese cellphone store. i was tempted to get the v400 with a one year contract and get $300 back in cash.

[thaite]

my newest fetish for is the P900 (http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=520). I want.

[Arex]

http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/audiovox/cdm-8900.html

my phone, i wanted a v60 though.
Nice! But the Audiovox name is forever tainted in my mind. My girlfriend's old-school Audiovox didn't even alphabetize the phonebook!! Hilarious. This was many years back though. Probably one of their earlier attempts at cell phones...

I want the Sony Ericsson S700 (http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-s700-en.shtml). Looks pretty snazzy, has a 1.3 megapixel camera (http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-s700-camera-en.shtml), Memory Stick Duo slot, fat screen, Bluetooth, etc. But I think this thing's going to be pricey as hell once it comes out here. Problem is GSM service sucks out in Santa Monica.=(

I'm still using my ol' TDMA Nokia 8265 (AT&T) until I can figure out what to upgrade to. I need to go Bluetooth so I can integrate the phone with my car. Unfortunately, only the GSM carriers offer a wide variety of Bluetooth phones. Verizon's only got one or two (Moto v600, v710). But the Sony Ericssons integrate the best with the car... What to do, what to do...=P

[hooligan]

Nice! But the Audiovox name is forever tainted in my mind. My girlfriend's old-school Audiovox didn't even alphabetize the phonebook!! Hilarious. This was many years back though. Probably one of their earlier attempts at cell phones...

I want the Sony Ericsson S700 (http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-s700-en.shtml). Looks pretty snazzy, has a 1.3 megapixel camera (http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-s700-camera-en.shtml), Memory Stick Duo slot, fat screen, Bluetooth, etc. But I think this thing's going to be pricey as hell once it comes out here. Problem is GSM service sucks out in Santa Monica.=(

I'm still using my ol' TDMA Nokia 8265 (AT&T) until I can figure out what to upgrade to. I need to go Bluetooth so I can integrate the phone with my car. Unfortunately, only the GSM carriers offer a wide variety of Bluetooth phones. Verizon's only got one or two (Moto v600, v710). But the Sony Ericssons integrate the best with the car... What to do, what to do...=P
Yeah, the planner on this phone is horrible, but other than that, the phonebook's not too bad. it's actually pretty good. No complains with this phone yet.

[Arex]

So I finally did an insurance swap on my phone. Since the 8265 is discontinued, they gave me a refurbished Nokia 6560 which is basically the same phone albeit marginally smaller with a higher res color screen, IR port, picture viewing capabilities and polyphonic ringtones. It also technically has web browsing capabilities, but AT&T does not support data services beyond text messaging for TDMA service. Good thing for the IR port or I wouldn't even be able to take advantage of the imaging or sound features since, without data capabilities, the IR port is the only way to load files onto the phone.

This "new" phone is only a temporary fix. I'm still waiting 'til either westside GSM services improve (unlikely since Cingular's been here for ages and they still can't get a signal through the walls of my place), I move into a place where I can get a GSM signal indoors, or Verizon comes out with some truly nice non-Motorola Bluetooth enabled phones.

RX

[yuuteya]

My keitai is AU by KDDI, and a Sanyo model. Its cheaper than NTT Docomo and better than Tuka. Its an older model though, 2 years old, so the pictures, movies and videos it takes are not as clear as the newer ones. Also the graphic interface is a not as vivid as on the newer ones. The newer ones have broadband internet connection so its a bit better. Also they have better video-mail reception. Im thinking about changing to Docomo since their i-mode service is more comprehensive too and I want to take more advantage of online banking and buying services, although it will mean spending more.

[tommyhtown]

Samsung SGH-D500 is my new phone. Triband, 256K color, 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3, Bluetooth, IR, no memory card but has 96MB of internal memory. I am happy with it, but will prolly give it to my cousin in Thailand when she visits in a couple of months.

Here is the pic:

my phone (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_d500-pictures-900.php)

[moJo]

Samsung SGH-D500 is my new phone. Triband, 256K color, 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3, Bluetooth, IR, no memory card but has 96MB of internal memory. I am happy with it, but will prolly give it to my cousin in Thailand when she visits in a couple of months.

Here is the pic:

my phone (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_d500-pictures-900.php)
i LOVE those slide-up phones. i hate the flip phones. when i do replace my ancient phone (a Nokia the size of a brick), i'll be getting something like this.

[lethal]

I'm thinking of getting a Motorola 551 through Cingular. Its -$75 after rebate on amazon (as in I get 75 bucks back for buying the phone). Any thoughts?

[yoMAMA]

Samsung SGH-D500 is my new phone. Triband, 256K color, 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3, Bluetooth, IR, no memory card but has 96MB of internal memory. I am happy with it, but will prolly give it to my cousin in Thailand when she visits in a couple of months.

Here is the pic:

my phone (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_d500-pictures-900.php)

that's one sleek looking cellphone.

:smile:

[FrankieY18]

this is the one i'm using:
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,58689,00.html

a little big...but i like how you can flip the screen in 360 degrees and take pix..hehe

[Faithless]

Finally got a home cell phone again.

A Motorola V551.

I thought the camera would be a nice addition. Eh. After uploading the pics to the PC (via Mobile PhoneTools), I noticed that there's a lot of glare, and pics even at my stillest look a tincy fuzzy.

Oh, well, that's the price I pay ($75 bucks or so with a work plan).

[Leinad]

this is the one i'm using:
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,58689,00.html

a little big...but i like how you can flip the screen in 360 degrees and take pix..hehe

yeah it looks cool

mine was nokia 8310... nice sleek phone, and tiny. Radio, a definate plus... o and voice recording and command and dialing (sweet)...but hey, pretty old; they don't sell ne faceplates nemore... and it kept switching itself off or resetting- frustrating when ur in the middle of writing text.

So i'm waiting for my new nokia 5100. Colour screen, radio, flashlight, thermometer, splash/dust resistant, squishy surface; shock absorbance... NO VOICE RECORDING :(...

[Azn Retribution]

I currently have two phones.. ones for business/work/organization
the other is for the weekend. I just swap sims when I need to.

Nextel Blackberry 7520
http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/6d/30/ae_2.JPG
It's a crackberry, It needs no introduction or description.
Email, Full-featured Web-browsing (Yellowworld on the go!),
IM/AIM, Remote Administration via ssh/telnet or windows terminal.
Calender, Address Book, To Do list, etc etc etc.


Nextel i870
http://i14.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/81/d9/52_1.JPG
1.2 MP Videophone.. has a mini-sd slot.
Pretty big screen.
can play movies.. I have music videos, 40 songs, a movie and a couple of tv shows on one card.


It's better than a PSP (to me) as its my phone.. so it's always on hand if I'm bored.. I can watch movies ripped from DVD and I can listen to the sound via my bluetooth headset or via the very loud speaker.

also it has a feature only one other phone (it's predecessor the i860.. which I keep as a backup) has. The "Push to Flip" feature.
Basically you push a button on the side of the hinge... and it flips up automatically

[yehmike]

I am using a two-year old nokia 6108 phone,I'm satisfied with its handwriting function, without any other service