phone recommendation?

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:53:11 -0500, "Dave C." <[email protected]> said in
alt.cellular.cingular:

>I don't know about that. A cellular blind spot can be as small as 400 SF.

There's one near here that's a LOT smaller than that. It's a doorway,
in fact. Good signal unless the antenna is completely within the
doorway.

And at the local Sears, you lose Verizon in the back of the drapery
department - about 80 sq. ft.

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The Nokia 3120 stinks if you get one from the batch at Cingular Tele Sales.
I received 2 of these within a one week period and you could barely hear in
the earpiece! There was a noise that sounded like air plus hissing.

I was a die hard Nokia fan but switched to the Motorola V551 ... which I can
at least hear on.

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Ann
Motorola V551
iPAQ 4355
"Sally P." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Dave C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Other than the flip phone thing, the Nokia 3120 (free after $30
>> rebate) would be perfect for you. As far as good signal, there is not
>> another phone available at any price that will beat the 3120. (but it's
>> not
>> a flip phone) -Dave
>
> I can live without the flip phone. I'm probably going to order the
> phones (one for me and one for my husband) in early Dec, so that I can
> try out reception while visiting family in PA and on Cape Cod over the
> holidays (and still have time to return the thing w/in 30 days...) I
> heard that the 3120 is in the process of being discontinued though.
> Are Nokia phones in general pretty good? I'm wondering if the 3120 is
> still going to be around next month, or if I'll be looking at its
> replacement...
>
> Thanks again to all for the advice. - Sally

I also was a diehard Nokia fan until I got my Motorola v551. There is
nothing about it that is inferior to my Nokia 6200 which I loved.
I get as good coverage, sound is better, the LCD is bigger the only drawback
is I had to get used to using the Motorola and it's menu's... After 3 days
it is easy to navigate as the Nokia.

Plus I can take pictures and movies too, plus bluetooth. I use the bluetooth
but don't need the pictures, as I have a nice 5.1 megapixel sony camera.



On 11/23/04 12:11 PM, in article
[email protected], "Ann" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The Nokia 3120 stinks if you get one from the batch at Cingular Tele Sales.
> I received 2 of these within a one week period and you could barely hear in
> the earpiece! There was a noise that sounded like air plus hissing.
>
> I was a die hard Nokia fan but switched to the Motorola V551 ... which I can
> at least hear on.

I think the Motorola V551 is a very good phone with some very good features,
just not as good overall >> for my particular needs << as (say) the Sony
Ericsson Z600, including some significant flaws; e.g.,

* Less capable phonebook (Show Only Primary Numbers is still not as good as
multiple entries per name)
* Side keys that are too easy to press accidentally (too often turning off the
ringer when I put the phone in my leather holster)
* Text that's too small for my eyes (even with a different skin)
* Lack of persistent missed call and voicemail notifications
* Mediocre power management (fast battery rundown with a Bluetooth EDGE
connection)
* EDGE not as fast as it could be
* Complex, unintuitive menu and navigation system
* Pitiful selection of preloaded ringtones and graphics, and no games
(available at extra cost from Cingular)
* Somewhat cheap feel
* PhoneTools not included (extra cost)

Nonetheless, it's a close call -- the V551 beats the Z600 in other areas.
If I didn't already have the Z600, I might well have kept the V551 -- I think
it's the best phone currently offered by Cingular.

Note: These are my own personal opinions. Others may well disagree.

In <BDCA61A1.1AD7%[email protected]> on Thu, 25 Nov 2004 02:05:34
GMT, MacClanahan <[email protected]> wrote:

>I also was a diehard Nokia fan until I got my Motorola v551. There is
>nothing about it that is inferior to my Nokia 6200 which I loved.
>I get as good coverage, sound is better, the LCD is bigger the only drawback
>is I had to get used to using the Motorola and it's menu's... After 3 days
>it is easy to navigate as the Nokia.
>
>Plus I can take pictures and movies too, plus bluetooth. I use the bluetooth
>but don't need the pictures, as I have a nice 5.1 megapixel sony camera.
>
>On 11/23/04 12:11 PM, in article
>[email protected], "Ann" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>> The Nokia 3120 stinks if you get one from the batch at Cingular Tele Sales.
>> I received 2 of these within a one week period and you could barely hear in
>> the earpiece! There was a noise that sounded like air plus hissing.
>>
>> I was a die hard Nokia fan but switched to the Motorola V551 ... which I can
>> at least hear on.

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Sally P. wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm planning on starting in on a Cingular plan (family nation-wide)
> and need to choose a phone - can anyone recommend a good one? I'm
> partial to the flip-phones, and am more interested in phones with a
> good signal than special features (no need to download games or even
> take pictures, etc...)
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> sally


The Motorola V400 works great for us. Really didn't need the camera but
it's fun to play with. Good features, easy to use.

Jim