new phone?

Post by **zeeko** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:18 am

So after years of bitterness towards cell phones, I'm being pushed by my parents to get a phone. (They're paying!) Mostly because my car broke down in the middle of nowhere last week. I think I would be looking at verizon or cingular.... Which phones would you peeps say are decent? I would like to be able to put mp3s on the phone, i think maybe bluetooth would be nice, but I think the main priorities are durability and size (I would like something quite small.) I thought the slvr seemed pretty nice. any ideas?

Post by **LawL** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:20 am

Anything sony ericsson.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:37 am

Friend of mine has a Nokia N80 which is pretty nice feature wise (wifi, 3mp camera etc), looks ugly though.

I like my Sony Ericsson K750i.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:00 am

Law wrote:Anything sony ericsson.

w3rd

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:14 am

i also recommend sony/ericsson. tmo's been good for me for my personal cell provider, but verizon's also been very good for my work cell and data service.

Post by **mrd** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:56 am

I just have a little Samsung flip phone. No fancy bullshit on it, as I just use my phone to make plans and bitch at people. If I wanna listen to music I'll go home and turn on my stereo.

Post by **zeeko** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:08 am

I want to put sweet ringtones on my phone and be able to do the roboto to "An Honest Mistake" by the bravery whereve I go.

Post by **zeeko** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:13 am

how is the sony w600i?

It has 256mb installed, i don't need any more than that and I could care less about upgrading it.. it also has bluetooth and looks purty. e

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:19 am

it's actually a good phone - i just don't like swivels.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:58 am

Law wrote:Anything sony ericsson.

I always recommend the k700i, k750i or whatever the newest version of that series is.

Post by **saturn** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:37 am

Get a good Nokia.....good interface and good reception. Some phones are crap though.

Post by **equivo** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:45 am

samsung e900 or sony ericsson w800i/w810i

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:37 pm

Also, you can save your self money and buy the k750i and flash its firmware into a w800i

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:01 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Also, you can save your self money and buy the k750i and flash its firmware into a w800i

this i did not know. just sent off a couple of emails to peeps that do this service. thanks man!

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:51 pm

Most people here seem to use http://www.davinciteam.com/index.php - It costs about £7 to do, and you can download all the software straight from their site.

Although I'm not sure if they let you do it to US phones.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:06 pm

thanks. if i get one it's going to be unlocked anyhoo and i've read that the firmware works for both UK/US.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:39 pm

Post by **feedback** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:51 pm

One of my friends spent $700 on that new silver sliding phone. It's fucking hot, but yeah, don't you ever waste your money on a phone like that.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:18 pm

equivo wrote:samsung e900 or sony ericsson w800i/w810i

Although I've had two SonyEricssons and I won't be getting another one. Both of them had wear-and-tear problems with the joystick and the energy supply plug.

My next one will be the Samsung SGH-E900 as soon as T-mobile starts supplying it. ( :icon33: :icon33: :icon33: Hurry the FUCK up, T-mobile!)

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:19 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Most people here seem to use http://www.davinciteam.com/index.php - It costs about £7 to do, and you can download all the software straight from their site.

Although I'm not sure if they let you do it to US phones.

what does that do for me? it says the k700 is supported but it doesn't mention what it actually does

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:52 pm

Probably just be able to unlock the phone / debrand it.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:12 pm

T-Mobile gave me a Razr and bluetooth headset for free... havn't had any problems with either the phone or the service.

personally i'd stay away from verizon, they're getting as content nazi as sprint.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:44 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Probably just be able to unlock the phone / debrand it.

Oh, mine is already unlocked.

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:47 pm

i got a spv550 from work and while its a fun thing, its control scheme is ghastly. it also takes about 60 seconds to turn on