Replacement for Samsung A460 -- advice needed

My wife and I are approaching the end of our first 2-yr. contract with
SPCS, and I have had a Samsung A460 for that entire time. I'm almost
always satisfied with the phone, but I figure since I'm *probably* going
to stay with SPCS, that I might as well take advantage of either the $150
"every 18 months" phone upgrade rebate, sign another 2-yr. contract, and
get a new phone. (My reading of that particular incentive allows only ONE
phone upgrade per CONTRACT, but I'd just give my A460 to my wife, so that
doesn't matter.) I tried phonescoop but their phone search doesn't let
you detail what you DON'T want. Here's what I'm looking for in a phone:

- no camera
- clamshell preferred but not mandatory
- no Vision plan mandatory with phone (e.g. I like the RL4920, but I'm
forced to get Vision with the phone, which means an increase in my monthly
charges, so I *probably* won't go with that phone)
- better reception than my A460 (does this mean not using a telescoping
antenna?)
- $220 MSRP or less


Kevin M.
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"Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My wife and I are approaching the end of our first 2-yr. contract with
> SPCS, and I have had a Samsung A460 for that entire time. I'm almost
> always satisfied with the phone, but I figure since I'm *probably* going
> to stay with SPCS, that I might as well take advantage of either the $150
> "every 18 months" phone upgrade rebate, sign another 2-yr. contract, and
> get a new phone. (My reading of that particular incentive allows only ONE
> phone upgrade per CONTRACT, but I'd just give my A460 to my wife, so that
> doesn't matter.) I tried phonescoop but their phone search doesn't let
> you detail what you DON'T want. Here's what I'm looking for in a phone:
>
> - no camera
> - clamshell preferred but not mandatory
> - no Vision plan mandatory with phone (e.g. I like the RL4920, but I'm
> forced to get Vision with the phone, which means an increase in my monthly
> charges, so I *probably* won't go with that phone)
> - better reception than my A460 (does this mean not using a telescoping
> antenna?)
> - $220 MSRP or less

Kevin, as for the rebate requirements, if you decide to go with a Vision
phone, SPCS offers Vision free for the first two months. You can cancel that
option on your plan right before the two months are up, and still qualify
for the rebate.

As for clamshell phones without Vision, I believe there is only one model
offered by SPCS, Moto V60. Oh, by the by, the 4920 is not a clam shell
designed phone.

Bob

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Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
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> - no camera
> - clamshell preferred but not mandatory
> - no Vision plan mandatory with phone (e.g. I like the RL4920, but I'm
> forced to get Vision with the phone, which means an increase in my monthly
> charges, so I *probably* won't go with that phone)
> - better reception than my A460 (does this mean not using a telescoping
> antenna?)
> - $220 MSRP or less
>

Look at the Samsung A660. You will get Vision free for two months and then
you can cancel it if you don't want it.

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Thomas T. Veldhouse
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Thomas T. Veldhouse <[email protected]> wrote:

>> - no camera
>> - clamshell preferred but not mandatory
>> - no Vision plan mandatory with phone (e.g. I like the RL4920, but I'm
>> forced to get Vision with the phone, which means an increase in my monthly
>> charges, so I *probably* won't go with that phone)
>> - better reception than my A460 (does this mean not using a telescoping
>> antenna?)
>> - $220 MSRP or less
>
> Look at the Samsung A660. You will get Vision free for two months and then
> you can cancel it if you don't want it.

I must say I absolutely adore my A660. Safety is one of my concerns, and
this phone has the most advanced voice-dial features of any phone I've seen
to date. Digit dial and name dial are both available; the name dial will dial
out of the phonebook without you having to set up a voice dial entry. Samsung
claims no voice training is required, and my experience has been that the
A660 works well without training. If the phone doesn't understand exactly
what you say, you can set it to offer several choices (for example, if it
is not sure which phone number you wanted to digit dial, it'll read three
choices back to you and allow you to choose one by voice or by keypad. If
you choose a phonebook entry, and there's more than one phone number
associated with it, it'll ask you whether you want home, work, mobile, etc.)

I have my phone set to pop up the Voice menu when I open the flip, and to
hang up when I close the flip, so in most cases I never have to touch the
keypad when I initiate or hang up a call.

You can also auto-answer a call upon opening the flip, but since the phone
doesn't have an external phone number display, I don't use the feature as I
want to know who's calling before I answer.

Aside from the voice dial features, the 660 seems to be a solid little phone.
I like it a lot. (But I specifically bought it for the voice dial features.

It's marketed by Sprint as the VI-660 because it's a Vision phone.


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