Cell Phones

[Bond]

So, it looks as though my holdout to be the last living person not to own a cell phone has ended. Apparently I really need one now. I haven't exactly been keeping up on what is the coolest thing for a few years, so any suggestions?

[Su-Yin]

depends what you want the phone for? you going to be texting much? you need a nice big screen with bigger font? one wiht a good colour screen and camera to take photos? just going to recieve and make calls? you want a handy one? slim with less features but light and not bulky?you want a cool and stylish one? whats your budget?...theres really lots to look into..tons of phones out in the market for different users...it really depends..no use getting a fancy ass one with tons of applications like calendars,radios,games,bluetooth,organiser,voice recorder,gazzillion games, stop watch, countdown timer.....etc...etc...too many to mention
I suggest you decide your budget and work from there. Sometimes deals which come with cellphone providers also make expensive and new models more affordable...so those are worth looking into as well.

[Bube]

Happydudette's right, you need to decide on what you want it for. But in the end, I suggest buying a Nokia, as it has the best support.

[MuGen]

Here is my rankings:

Reception
1. Nokia
2. Motorola
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Samsung

Features & Gadgets
1. Sony Ericsson
2. Motorola
3. Nokia
4. Samsung

User-Friendly
1. Nokia
2. Sony Ericsson
3. Motorola
4. Samsung

Ringtones & Multimedia
1. Motorola
2. Nokia
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Samsung

Customizability
1. Sony Ericsson
2. Nokia
3. Motorola
4. Samsung

Quality and Durability
1. Samsung
2. Nokia
3. Sony Ericsson
4. Motorola

All in all..... if depends on what is suited for your need. I use my phone for MANY things so I have a Motorola MPX220 Windows Mobile phone.

My suggestion based on just needing a cellphone to make calls, and having the occasional extras like polyphonic/mp3 ringtones and custom themes would have to be the Sony Ericsson V500. It has above average reception, almost on par with Nokia, and it has Bluetooth capabilities. Also comes with polyphonic/mp3 ringtones and over 5,000 downloadable themes to make your phone look the way you want it. Also has a video cam and it's not so pricey like others.

Second suggestion would be any Nokia.... whatever your need theres a nokia for it.

[Stonecutter]

I have only one suggestion.


Regardless of what brand of phone you buy, do not, not, not, NOT get Cingular Wireless.


Worst.
Service.
Ever.



Also, you may think that you're never going to send a text message.

You will.


You will send a lot of them.

[MuGen]

Well I was originally AT&T and then they merged so I guess I'm on Cingular now.... but the service isn't that bad.

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

Also, you may think that you're never going to send a text message.

You will.


You will send a lot of them.

I agree with that. I went from sending a few to almost 2,000 in a month now..I just know my verizon bill is gonna be huge.

Stay away from Verizon. They wanna get your money/minutes in any way possible. Motorola and Sony phones are pretty good (Sony Ericcson, Motorola razr v3, etc..). I'd recommend maybe Sprint for a provider. They were good back then to me, alot better then Verizon. Verizon's service/reception is good but they just want to take your money/minutes in any way possible and screw with your phones.

[Canyarion]

I had to jump the ship a few years ago when I moved out and had no regular phone. And I half-owned a phone when I tried to correspond with a girl.

Now I like my phone. It's a simple Nokia 3310.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

I have only one suggestion.
Also, you may think that you're never going to send a text message.

You will.


You will send a lot of them.

I never got the point of text messages so annoying to write on most phones, and you can't really say much.

The last time I sent a text message was probably X-Mas or something like that.

[The Germanator]

Yeah, I don't agree that you will just start sending text messages. I've NEVER done it and I've had this cell phone for over a year and a half. I'm just the cheapest bastard around though. I try to make the majority of my calls after 9 PM, or if that is not an option, then I make the calls on the weekend. Or I try to call other Verizon cell-phone users. I only make calls that will actually be charged when absolutely necessary...

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

Yeah, I don't agree that you will just start sending text messages. I've NEVER done it and I've had this cell phone for over a year and a half. I'm just the cheapest bastard around though. I try to make the majority of my calls after 9 PM, or if that is not an option, then I make the calls on the weekend. Or I try to call other Verizon cell-phone users. I only make calls that will actually be charged when absolutely necessary...

Now this is closer to how I use my phone.

Which works out great at my school since 90% of the cell phone users have Verizon since there are only two companies.

[Jonbo298]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention. msot of my text messages isnt to other cell phones. Its to people on MSN/AIM So..yeah

[Dyne]

Bond, you aren't the last person to have a cell phone on the face of the earth. There are a ton of poor (fortunate?) souls that don't have one.

Yeah, I didn't think I'd text much either, but it's a great alternative to talking. My friend is a whiz on the keypad for typing messages, christ. Whenever I send him a message I get one back in less than ten seconds.

[MuGen]

Originally Posted by Dyne

Bond, you aren't the last person to have a cell phone on the face of the earth. There are a ton of poor (fortunate?) souls that don't have one.

Yeah, I didn't think I'd text much either, but it's a great alternative to talking. My friend is a whiz on the keypad for typing messages, christ. Whenever I send him a message I get one back in less than ten seconds.

Some phones have T9 Predictive text input...

instead of tapping multiple times to get a letter just type a number combo...

for the word don't... u type 3, 6, 6, 8 and a number of words come up as a possibility of what your trying to type.

since D is on three, and O, and N is on 6 and T is on 8.... it will appear DONT...

It's a cool feature, makes things faster.

[Dyne]

Oh, I know about it. I hate how it finds ways to turn itself on every once in a while.