qwerty keyboard phones, low-cost?

Good Day,

I'm still using a Motorola m3788e which I got with an Orange 'Just
Talk' account (mid 1990s?). I am quite happy with the pay-as-you-go
type of account, because of its simplicity and because it avoids a lot
of potential complications.

However, I'd like to have a phone with a qwerty keybord for sending
texts more easily. Can anyone suggest a low-cost one? Would I need to
change service provider?

Many thanks,

Adrian C

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:00:50 +0000, Adrian C wrote:

> I'm still using a Motorola m3788e which I got with an Orange 'Just
> Talk' account (mid 1990s?). I am quite happy with the pay-as-you-go
> type of account, because of its simplicity and because it avoids a lot
> of potential complications.
>
> However, I'd like to have a phone with a qwerty keybord for sending
> texts more easily. Can anyone suggest a low-cost one? Would I need to
> change service provider?

This Windows Mobile powered smartphone
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=VOQ is available SIM free (so that
you can use your existing SIM card) for just £95. I don't know anything
about it though. It's got a flip-open qwerty keyboard (click on the picture
to see it). That's the only low cost phone with a qwerty keyboard i know
about. Of course, i you were willing to take a 12 or 18 months contract,
you could get a much nicer and up-to-date phone (a nokia communicator or
palm treo for instance) for free or almost nothing but that would obviously
cost you a lot at the end.

"Adrian C" <1232581@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Good Day,
>
> I'm still using a Motorola m3788e which I got with an Orange 'Just
> Talk' account (mid 1990s?). I am quite happy with the pay-as-you-go
> type of account, because of its simplicity and because it avoids a lot
> of potential complications.
>
> However, I'd like to have a phone with a qwerty keybord for sending
> texts more easily. Can anyone suggest a low-cost one? Would I need to
> change service provider?

The decent Nokia 6822 is still available, specs here:
www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,,72267,00.html

You can buy it SIM free for £160 from eXpansys here:
www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=120599

or on an O2 contract which will cost a total of £80 after cashback:
http://www.mobilechecker.com/compare...es.asp?hs=6822

Benedict.

1232581@aol.com declared for all the world to hear...
> However, I'd like to have a phone with a qwerty keybord for sending
> texts more easily. Can anyone suggest a low-cost one?

There aren't any. Not that I can think of anyway.
--
Regards
Jon

Mehdi <vioccc@REMOVEME.gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:00:50 +0000, Adrian C wrote:
>
> > I'm still using a Motorola m3788e which I got with an Orange 'Just
> > Talk' account (mid 1990s?). I am quite happy with the pay-as-you-go
> > type of account, because of its simplicity and because it avoids a lot
> > of potential complications.
> >
> > However, I'd like to have a phone with a qwerty keybord for sending
> > texts more easily. Can anyone suggest a low-cost one? Would I need to
> > change service provider?
>
> This Windows Mobile powered smartphone
> http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=VOQ is available SIM free (so that
> you can use your existing SIM card) for just £95. I don't know anything
> about it though.

It's an excellent phone, IMHO.

I bought one when they were 'deal of the day' - and have used it lots
over a GPRS connection on Microsoft Messenger.

There's nothing outdated about it, really, it's just a bit ugly and lack
of bluetooth is a PITA, but for the money, you can't do any better.
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