Best Phones these days?

Thanks for the recommendations!


"O/Siris" <rØbjvargas@comcâst.nêt> wrote in message
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In article <XlUKd.36550$eT5.36039@attbi_s51>, [email protected] says...
> Thanks.
>
> I'm just looking for basic phones (no camera or vision stuff). Speaker
> phone would be nice.
>
> I am replacing my Sanyo 6400 and wife's beat to heck Samsung N400 POS.
>
> My sanyo has been great, but earpiece volume sucks in noisy areas.
>

If you don't want the Vision stuff, and voice signal is your primary
concern, then there are only two phones I'd recommend, maybe three.

The already mentioned 4920 as a non-flip is excellent. As a voice
phone, I keep hearing good things about the Nokia's, too. The 3588i, if
still offered, was noted for great reception, too, now that I think of
it.

But the three at the top of my recommendations:

flip: Motorola V60v. Voice-only, no Vision. Not cheap, but the few
people I've heard of who bought it have been very happy with its signal
reception and voice quality.

Non-flip: either the Nokia 6016i, or the 4920. The Nokia 3588i isn't
listed on the site anymore, or I'd put it here.

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Notan <[email protected]> wrote:

>Bob Smith wrote:
>>
>> "Notan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Bob Smith wrote:
>> > >
>> > > "Notan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > > news:[email protected]...
>> > > > Oscar_Lives wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <snip>
>> > > >
>> > > > Aren't you the same little prick that made it a
>> > > > point to ask if each day you could think of was
>> > > > a holiday?
>> > > >
>> > > > e.g., "Is Canada Thanksgiving a holiday?"
>> > > >
>> > > > I thought so.
>> > > >
>> > > > Notan
>> > >
>> > > That was Phillipe ...
>> > >
>> > > Bob
>> >
>> > If it was, then he was using the same NNTP-Posting-Host
>> > (12.215.225.246) as Oscar.
>> >
>> > Have a look at "Is Canada Thanksgiving a holiday?," for
>> > example, on 10/3/2004.
>> >
>> > Am I missing something?
>> >
>> > Notan
>>
>> No, Oscar might have done one post. (I'm not going to look back at the post
>> you quoted). It was Phillipe who would post up the question on every
>> national holiday that fell on a weekday and he did it for 2-3 years ...
>>
>> Bob
>
>To list a few of Oscar's posts...
>
>Is Ramadan a Holiday?
>Is Labor Day a holiday?
>Is Columbus Day a holiday?
>Is Veteran's Day a holiday?
>Is Christmas a holiday this year? What about chaunaka?
>Is New Year's Day a holiday?
>
>Sorry, Bob, but in my book, that'd be more than "one post."

Excellent work, Detective Clueseau. Now, for the 99.999% of the user base
who don't give a **** about any of this, are you going to answer the guy's
question?

Reggie Degger wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> Excellent work, Detective Clueseau. Now, for the 99.999% of the user base
> who don't give a **** about any of this, are you going to answer the guy's
> question?

You're a week late and $___ short.

Asked and answered.

Notan

Notan <[email protected]> wrote:

>Reggie Degger wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Excellent work, Detective Clueseau. Now, for the 99.999% of the user base
>> who don't give a **** about any of this, are you going to answer the guy's
>> question?
>
>You're a week late and $___ short.
>
>Asked and answered.

Not by you, it wasn't.

Seriously, has it ever occurred to any of you, even briefly, that most
readers of this newsgroup couldn't care less about "Phillipe" whoever
he/she/it may be? And that they really, really have no interest in reading
30,000 posts weekly by those of you who do? Shut the **** up. Nobody
cares.

Reggie Degger wrote:
>
> Notan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Reggie Degger wrote:
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> Excellent work, Detective Clueseau. Now, for the 99.999% of the user base
> >> who don't give a **** about any of this, are you going to answer the guy's
> >> question?
> >
> >You're a week late and $___ short.
> >
> >Asked and answered.
>
> Not by you, it wasn't.

Nope, by others.

Notan

"Oscar_Lives" <[email protected]> wrote in news:CxAKd.33981$eT5.15731
@attbi_s51:

> Can someone please post the best Sprint phones being offered now?
>
> Best flip?
>
> Best non-flip?
>
> Best vision?
>
> Best non-vision?
>
>
> Is Sanyo still the brand to have?
>
>

I was recently looking to replace a pair of phones. My wife and I have
used the Qualcomm 2760 for the past few years and loved them but it was
time to upgrade for a few new features (vibrate mode, speakerphone, voice
dialing) but I did not need or want: vision, camera, email, web, etc. I
just wanted a phone. I also hate flip phones, so...

I bought a pair of Nokia 6016i non-vision phones. I am extremely happy
with these phones. They seem to pull in a good signal in areas where I
could not make a call before. The features are great for a voice only
phone. I also bought a pair of the Nokia CK-7W handsfree car kits and
they are also great.

I would nominate the 6016i for the best non-vision phone right now.

Mike wrote:
>
> "Oscar_Lives" <[email protected]> wrote in news:CxAKd.33981$eT5.15731
> @attbi_s51:
>
> > Can someone please post the best Sprint phones being offered now?
> >
> > Best flip?
> >
> > Best non-flip?
> >
> > Best vision?
> >
> > Best non-vision?
> >
> >
> > Is Sanyo still the brand to have?
> >
> >
>
> I was recently looking to replace a pair of phones. My wife and I have
> used the Qualcomm 2760 for the past few years and loved them but it was
> time to upgrade for a few new features (vibrate mode, speakerphone, voice
> dialing) but I did not need or want: vision, camera, email, web, etc. I
> just wanted a phone. I also hate flip phones, so...
>
> I bought a pair of Nokia 6016i non-vision phones. I am extremely happy
> with these phones. They seem to pull in a good signal in areas where I
> could not make a call before. The features are great for a voice only
> phone. I also bought a pair of the Nokia CK-7W handsfree car kits and
> they are also great.
>
> I would nominate the 6016i for the best non-vision phone right now.

Some of the most modern technology has been incorporated into Vision
phones.

You don't *have to* use Vision.

Notan

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Oscar_Lives" <[email protected]> wrote in news:CxAKd.33981$eT5.15731
> @attbi_s51:
>
> > Can someone please post the best Sprint phones being offered now?
> >
> > Best flip?
> >
> > Best non-flip?
> >
> > Best vision?
> >
> > Best non-vision?
> >
> >
> > Is Sanyo still the brand to have?
> >
> >
I have the Sanyo 4900 (non-vision / non-flip / non-available anymore) from
when it first came out. I *love* this phone and it is extremely reliable.
However, my husband and I (who are on one of the F&F family plans) are
interested in the Ready Link features of the newer phones. So, when his
phone becomes eligible for the phone upgrade (he just upgraded his last
Jan.) we're going to be looking at those. Any thoughts on the RL phones? We
like the nice sturdy ones that NexTel has with their rubberized grips. They
have some that are even military compliant for their sturdiness. Hoping
SprintPCS releases at least one like that before June!