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Choosing a new cel phone
borzou99
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I need to get a new cel phone because the one I've had for the last 4 years crapped out on me. I'm not into all the lingo and I hate buzzwords. I'm looking for a phone that can get on the internet, use polyphonic or better ringtones, and bluetooth.
I've narrowed it down to the these two Motorolla phones:
- MOTORAZR V3xx
- Motorola SLVR L7
I will admit, even though the V3xx comes in a gold color, I am more inclined to get the SLVR for practical purposes. However, I don't want to be surprised by a feature that the one will have leaving me slapping my forehead.
I read the Wikipedia article on 3G networks and A2DP, but I'm still left scratching my head over the importance of such a feature. Opera on my phone sounds interesting, but again, I don't know.
Is it really worth my while?
I've narrowed it down to the these two Motorolla phones:
- MOTORAZR V3xx
- Motorola SLVR L7
I will admit, even though the V3xx comes in a gold color, I am more inclined to get the SLVR for practical purposes. However, I don't want to be surprised by a feature that the one will have leaving me slapping my forehead.
I read the Wikipedia article on 3G networks and A2DP, but I'm still left scratching my head over the importance of such a feature. Opera on my phone sounds interesting, but again, I don't know.
Is it really worth my while?
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Grab a SLVR though. Because it has the SD slot. HUGE selling point.
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Well, crap. Thanks for adding to my indecisiveness. I didn't even consider another brand and now I'm back to square one. I have added these phones to my consideration.
- Sony Ericsson W300i
- Cingular SYNC by Samsung
- LG CU500
Honestly, I'm waiting for one strong opinion. Something like, "I had so and so phone and it blew up on me for no reason. Apparently it happens a lot." or "I bought this phone and it was better than cocaine."
Something to that effect.
EDIT: Thought it might be important to mention, but my provider is Cingular.
The only downfall I have for it so far, is that Memory Stick Micros only come up to 1GB right now. They're not expensive, but if you're looking for the phone to double as an MP3 player, the amount of space available is lacking.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
I'm a fan of LG phones, never owned a Sony Ericsson or Samsung though.
Maybe this site will help you a bit, or it will make your decision even harder: http://www.phonescoop.com
Buy some useless stuff at my Cafepress site!
I bought the RAZR back when it was like $500, before they cheaped out on quality control and production, and the thing was still a piece of shit. Dirt gets underneath the screen, the hinge is flimsy, the bluetooth headset volume output is so low that it's absolutely unusable, and the phone just, as a whole, is no good. I won't be buying another Motorola product for a good long time. What finally killed it for me was that the keypad just stopped working.
That said, I upgraded first to some slider Samsung thing, but didn't care for it. So I exchanged it and got a Sony Ericsson W810i:
The thing is absolutely fantastic. The UI is snappy and responsive, the camera is actually useful (it's good for a cell phone, but still a cell phone camera), it comes with a decent set of headphones (with an adapter, so you can basically use any headphones you want with it), and it is really designed around being a MP3 player. It does WMA, too, and probably ATRAC. It has a Memory Stick Duo slot in it; I put a 4GB card in mine, and it holds almost all my music and it's good enough that I've since sold my iPod, because why carry that around, too, when my phone plays music just as well, and it's with me anyways?
Cheers!