Any non-plastic phones available anymore?

I'd really appreciate any help on this. My old Motorola v60i broke recently and I'm looking for a replacement. I'm stuck with Cingular as I have a couple of lines still under contract with them.

I went to their store and checked online and was amazed at how few phones they have available. I was hoping to find a clamshell model similar to the mostly stainless steel v60i, but all they had were plastic models that look and feel incredibly cheap.

I'm not interested in a Razr as the slim, clamshell-type fits my needs better. Any suggestions on a nice GSM phone that'll work with Cingular? The Nokia 8801 is nice, but too pricey.

Thanks very much.

Don't know of any other clamshell phone with a metal housing. The only one I know is the Audiovox SMT5600, but it's a bar phone...really nice Windows smartphone. You might also want to call Cingular because there are some phones that are still carried by them that's not listed online.

Thanks for the reply. Seems like I may not have many options. I've called Cingular and they say they have even fewer models available than they show online- the LGs for example were out of stock and possibly discontinued.

That Nokia is stunning, but the day I pay $650 for a phone is not quite here yet.

Maybe I can rip out the guts on my v60 and stuff in the GSM guts of a new phone?

By the way, how do you like the W600i?

Much appreciated.

LOL...now there's a thought. Have you ever considered buying the same phone on eBay? They're pretty cheap nowadays. Some go from $20-$40 considering the condition.

As for the W600i...that would be cause for another thread. If you want to, you can start up a new thread in the Sony Ericsson forum. Sorry for that, I'm just trying to follow the rules.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'd jump on a replacement v60i but I'm told it's a TDMA and Cingular will only let me add GSM phones to my current plan. Foiled again!

I still think you could line up my old color v60i against 95% of new cell phones and it would more than hold its own appearance-wise, if not feature-wise. I just find stainless steel so much more appealing than plastic. (I sound like I have some sort of v60 obsession. Maybe I should seek help )

Sorry- new here- thanks for explaining the policy about keeping discussions in their proper category.

add. but maybe you can swap esn's

Haydeno,

I appreciate the suggestion, but I have no idea what you mean by this. Are you saying there's a way to use a v60i with GSM somehow?

Also found the Nokia 6170 with stainless construction. Sadly, it's not supported by Cingular and I can't find anyone who sells an unlocked version (I have not idea if I'm using any of these terms correctly )