Okay, so my god-awful Sprint contract expires the second week of February and I'm gonna need a new phone. A new carrier, as well.

I need:
Signal strength
Bluetooth
Speakerphone

I want:
Good camera
Media capabilities
Sexy


Any recommendations? Price is not really a consideration, as long as it's reasonable. I could spend as much as $500 if there is a phone awesome enough to justify that. Any suggestions?

12/11/2005 12:06:42 PM

-ZiP!-

12/11/2005 12:14:45 PM

Easy,
A940
A920
A900 (supplies are very low)

Maybe A960 when it comes out.

12/11/2005 1:08:55 PM

Well, I really really REALLY hate Sprint. Is there any reason to believe I would get better reception with another carrier? Or is it still awful across the board.

12/11/2005 1:11:23 PM

Only carrier that you can compare to is probably verizon.

Cingular's reception really sucks, depending on where you are.

CDMA networks dominate the US.

However judging by a friend who has verizon, around raleigh sprint still has better coverage.

12/11/2005 1:15:00 PM

SE W600i

12/11/2005 1:28:35 PM

i have verizon

and have never had a dropped call in raleigh

i can talk to people on the phone where others are getting no signal at all

but GSM is the future

12/11/2005 1:29:25 PM

With my phone right now, with Sprint, there are three places between work and home (25 minute drive) where calls drop completely.

12/11/2005 1:31:45 PM

PPC-6700. no contest.

12/11/2005 2:24:15 PM

Make sure you give written notice 30 days in advance that you don't want to renew.

12/11/2005 2:35:47 PM

I've had both sprint and verizon, and verizon is by far leaps and bounds better.

12/11/2005 3:15:14 PM

verizon is excellent, but the bluetooth is crippled. make sure you can get a phone that can be unlocked to open up full bluetooth capabilities

12/11/2005 3:26:40 PM

bttt

12/13/2005 10:22:55 AM

get a smartphone

12/13/2005 12:00:44 PM

This is a stupid question, but what is the actual definition of a smartphone? Just a phone with general basic computing abilities?

12/13/2005 12:16:18 PM

one with windows smartphone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 12:19 PM. Reason : .]

12/13/2005 12:18:53 PM

i reiterate....

Quote :

"PPC-6700. no contest."

12/13/2005 12:29:56 PM

Your saying "no contest" a couple times is definitely better than telling me why it's good. I mean, clearly IT'S NO CONTEST.

12/13/2005 6:08:42 PM

I really like my Treo 650 (Verizon)

12/13/2005 6:11:05 PM

why don't u look up the specs. it has all you need and want. durrrrrrrr

12/13/2005 6:14:09 PM

CDMA > GSM

Verizon > Nextel > Sprint > Cingular > Altell

if you get cingular you will need to learn how to understand R2D2 language, same goes for nextel, with sprint the calls never get garbled just dropped.

verizon is probably who u wanna go see.

12/14/2005 4:32:11 PM

as far as reception verizon is good

their high prices are not, plus no rollover kinda sucks

12/14/2005 4:34:42 PM

get the Sony Ericsson W800

thats what i have and its awesome.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10245&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10245


dunno if the w900 will be out by feb, if it is, go with that instead.

Screen
262.144 color TFT
176x220 pixel




Sound
Polyphonic Sound 40 voices




Memory
34MB* memory
Memory Stick Duo™
Memory Stick PRO Duo™


*Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration.



Networks
GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900




Available colors
Smooth White




Sizes
100 x 46 x 20.5 mm
3.9 x 1.8 x .8 inches




Weight
99 gr
3.5 oz

Key features
Music player
34MB internal memory + 512MB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ included
FM radio
2 megapixel camera

12/14/2005 4:35:28 PM

i got the z500a sony erricson for free after rebate and i couldnt be more happier, if its a free option i'd take it

12/14/2005 4:39:42 PM

haha that phone sucks

Quote :

"CDMA > GSM"

gsm has more, cheaper, better phones available

12/14/2005 4:49:43 PM

CDMA > GSM? HAHAHAHAHA

obviously you've never left the country before

12/14/2005 4:54:42 PM

Rollover has to be the best "can't live without it" useless feature invented.

12/14/2005 5:15:06 PM

Quote :

"obviously you've never left the country before"

I could care less if my phone worked or not in Spain if it didn't get shit for reception in my house.

GSM sucks monkey balls for reception around here.

That 0.000000000001% of my life that I'm not covered by CDMA, I'll use a payphone.

12/15/2005 12:30:20 AM

There's as much CDMA in use worldwide as is GSM. Just that GSM operators have better tie ups with other providers. Also that CDMA has so many versions and continental incompatibilites.

12/15/2005 12:34:06 AM

CDMA is considerably better than GSM - in technology, coverage, capabilities, scalability, in EVERYTHING...if you want, i'll go find that thread where i offer proof that no one on tdub (so far) has been able to argue with, other than the obviously lame excuses

the only thing i give GSM is that their phones are prettier, have more useless gimmicks, and they come out with new phones more regularly...all of these are simply ways to cover up that they rely on inferior technology

i got bored, here's the link to the other thread...anyone who wants to argue, bring it on:

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=356787

[Edited on December 15, 2005 at 2:08 AM. Reason : i win.]

12/15/2005 2:04:42 AM

Quote :

"There's as much CDMA in use worldwide as is GSM. Just that GSM operators have better tie ups with other providers. Also that CDMA has so many versions and continental incompatibilites. "

LOL have you looked at a 'coverage' map for CDMA tech? probably not, there are maybe 3 countries in the world that use CDMA....the us, Japan (its a better and totally different CDMA network) and some little country in Africa. Everyone else uses GSM

12/15/2005 2:07:00 AM

I should mention that since I don't commute to work from Luxembourg, I don't give a shit if it works out of the country.

12/15/2005 2:08:14 AM

alltel now offers the razr...i know nothing about the phone (other than it DOES have bluetooth, it has a camera, and it's supposedly sexy)...

i have the nokia 6255i, and it has a decent camera (granted, it's not 2mp or anything, but that's why i have a digital camera), the bluetooth hasn't been crippled at all, it runs java games...it's not all that sexy, though

12/15/2005 2:10:52 AM

Quote :

"LOL have you looked at a 'coverage' map for CDMA tech? probably not, there are maybe 3 countries in the world that use CDMA....the us, Japan (its a better and totally different CDMA network) and some little country in Africa. Everyone else uses GSM"

Go back to the middle east.

12/15/2005 3:01:41 AM

Quote :

"as far as reception verizon is good their high prices are not, plus no rollover kinda sucks"

yeah, when i was told how much their plans/phones were, i laughed in the salesgirl's face and walked out.

Quote :

"the us, Japan (its a better and totally different CDMA network) and some little country in Africa."

also korea and biggiesmalls parts of europe.

Quote :

"That 0.000000000001% of my life that I'm not covered by CDMA, I'll use a payphone."

what's a payphone?

[Edited on December 15, 2005 at 3:15 AM. Reason : eh]

12/15/2005 3:11:01 AM

shows what you know jonhgtuh, the first cell phone thread i had clearly shows tww consensus is out of the jew phones i could get that was the best and since i actually have it its relaly good yo

12/15/2005 3:16:33 AM

Are you really stupid or do you pretend to be one?

12/15/2005 3:23:09 AM

ARE EITHER OF THE TWO PREVIOUS POSTS IN ENGLISH?

12/15/2005 11:28:57 AM

^ beats me...they both sound kinda dumb

12/15/2005 6:01:02 PM

http://www.modaco.com

12/15/2005 6:12:34 PM

Quote :

"Go back to the middle east."

lol, i've always said. Being in the US you feel like you are on a totally different planet. No idea that a whole world exists beyond your borders...and your small simple minds prove that from day to day.

[Edited on December 15, 2005 at 6:17 PM. Reason : fda]

12/15/2005 6:16:55 PM

^examples?

12/15/2005 6:51:20 PM

im going to suggest you stop posting in tech talk golovko, somehow you get trolled everytime you do and somehow twist a tech talk thread into soap box nonsense.

12/15/2005 7:17:25 PM

durka durka

12/15/2005 7:33:22 PM

ok quinn...like it matters...some how i get a kick out of it since you know, no one really cares what other people think on a message board.

[Edited on December 15, 2005 at 8:18 PM. Reason : fda]

12/15/2005 8:17:24 PM

So....phones.......

12/16/2005 12:41:55 PM

audiovox smt5600.

[Edited on December 16, 2005 at 12:48 PM. Reason : free after 2 year agreement - cingular.]

12/16/2005 12:48:12 PM

Don't get the Sony Ericsson W800 the towel head suggested. A lot of Cingular's network in the East is 850Mhz, and you'll have limited coverage.

12/16/2005 12:51:16 PM

ok redneck, i have this phone and i've had no problems with it all the way up and down the east coast and all over Europe...kkthx

and the only time i have a towel on my head is when i'm drying my hair after a shower...i swear your mind gets smaller and smaller with each new day.

[Edited on December 16, 2005 at 4:18 PM. Reason : fda]

12/16/2005 4:17:45 PM

1. I am not a redneck.
2. Check Cingular coverage, towelhead.

It is predominantly 850Mhz in the East.

12/16/2005 4:18:48 PM