Inexpensive mobile phone ?

I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
recommendation for a replacement please ?

I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
keep renewing.

I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...

Web access...

Email facilities...

Photo capability...

Something to make a cup of coffee in the morning...

etc. etc.

In other words I want a phone to make PHONE CALLS. Yes, I know
that is a rather radical notion BUT can anyone suggest something
suitable please ?

A bonus would be something I could buy without having to be tied
into a phone plan.

Regards, John.

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John Fitzsimons wrote:
> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
> recommendation for a replacement please ?
Questions:
Which carrier are you currently with.
How important is coverage? (i.e. are you out in the middle of nowhere where
the coverage levels of CDMA are important)

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:32:37 +1100, John Fitzsimons
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>recommendation for a replacement please ?
>
>I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
>keep renewing.
>
>I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...
>
>Web access...
>
>Email facilities...
>
>Photo capability...
>
>Something to make a cup of coffee in the morning...
>
>etc. etc.
>
>In other words I want a phone to make PHONE CALLS. Yes, I know
>that is a rather radical notion BUT can anyone suggest something
>suitable please ?
>
>A bonus would be something I could buy without having to be tied
>into a phone plan.
>
>Regards, John.

http://store.vodafone.com.au/mobile_detail.cfm?mobID=59

$99

If you wait a little longer, Telstra's NextG may come out in prepaid.

Expensive at the moment, otherwise. Have you spoken to Telstra about
an upgrade? They're doing deals for CDMA users.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:22:43 +1000, [email protected] wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:32:37 +1100, John Fitzsimons
><[email protected]> wrote:

>>I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>recommendation for a replacement please ?

< snip >

>http://store.vodafone.com.au/mobile_detail.cfm?mobID=59

> $99

>If you wait a little longer, Telstra's NextG may come out in prepaid.

NextG ? What's that ?

>Expensive at the moment, otherwise. Have you spoken to Telstra about
>an upgrade? They're doing deals for CDMA users.

Actually, I did get a letter from them about upgrades but I have
mislaid it. :-(

That is a good price but I don't know if vodaphone have as good a
coverage in places such as Warragul, Moe, Morewell, Traralgon etc. in
country Victoria.

Thank you for the recommendation. I will see if I can find out how the
coverage compares to Telstra.

Regards, John.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:21:36 +0900, Jonathan Wilson
<[email protected]> wrote:

>John Fitzsimons wrote:
>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>> recommendation for a replacement please ?

>Questions:
>Which carrier are you currently with.

Telstra.

>How important is coverage? (i.e. are you out in the middle of nowhere where
>the coverage levels of CDMA are important)

I live in Melbourne metro but I go to places like Warragul in country
Victoria. I am perfectly happy with my CDMA phone but it needs
replacing and there is little point getting a CDMA replacement with
CDMA closing down.

Regards, John.

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:14:43 +1100, John Fitzsimons
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:22:43 +1000, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:32:37 +1100, John Fitzsimons
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>>recommendation for a replacement please ?
>
>< snip >
>
>>http://store.vodafone.com.au/mobile_detail.cfm?mobID=59
>
>> $99
>
>>If you wait a little longer, Telstra's NextG may come out in prepaid.
>
>NextG ? What's that ?
>
>>Expensive at the moment, otherwise. Have you spoken to Telstra about
>>an upgrade? They're doing deals for CDMA users.
>
>Actually, I did get a letter from them about upgrades but I have
>mislaid it. :-(
>
>That is a good price but I don't know if vodaphone have as good a
>coverage in places such as Warragul, Moe, Morewell, Traralgon etc. in
>country Victoria.
>
>Thank you for the recommendation. I will see if I can find out how the
>coverage compares to Telstra.
>
>Regards, John.

Don't know those places, here is a coverage map,
http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/cover...=coverage_maps

NextG is Telstra's replacement to CDMA and a leap forward in speed and
reliability on GSM. http://www.nextg.com.au .

John said....

>
> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
> recommendation for a replacement please ?

If it's for coverage then NextG is really your only choice. All of the
NextG phones have all the features that you don't want. Given that the
basis of the NextG network is all this fancy stuff, it's unlikely that
they'll make a phone that doesn't do all this.

[email protected] wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:14:43 +1100, John Fitzsimons
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:22:43 +1000, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:32:37 +1100, John Fitzsimons
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>>> recommendation for a replacement please ?
>>
>> < snip >
>>
>>> http://store.vodafone.com.au/mobile_detail.cfm?mobID=59
>>
>>> $99
>>
>>> If you wait a little longer, Telstra's NextG may come out in
>>> prepaid.
>>
>> NextG ? What's that ?
>>
>>> Expensive at the moment, otherwise. Have you spoken to Telstra about
>>> an upgrade? They're doing deals for CDMA users.
>>
>> Actually, I did get a letter from them about upgrades but I have
>> mislaid it. :-(
>>
>> That is a good price but I don't know if vodaphone have as good a
>> coverage in places such as Warragul, Moe, Morewell, Traralgon etc. in
>> country Victoria.

>> Thank you for the recommendation. I will see if I can
>> find out how the coverage compares to Telstra.

The union bludger has found that the NextG coverage is pretty decent there.

Better than GSM.

> Don't know those places, here is a coverage map,
> http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/cover...=coverage_maps

> NextG is Telstra's replacement to CDMA

Yes.

> and a leap forward in speed and reliability on GSM.

That last is pure bull****. And its got a dismal
choice of handsets compared with GSM too.

http://www.nextg.com.au .

"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
> recommendation for a replacement please ?
>
> I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
> keep renewing.
>
> I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...

What a stupid thing to say

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:04:02 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>> recommendation for a replacement please ?
>>
>> I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
>> keep renewing.
>>
>> I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...
>
>What a stupid thing to say
>
>


What a stupid thing to say.

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If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
be in it.

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:28:47 +1000, [email protected] wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:14:43 +1100, John Fitzsimons
><[email protected]> wrote:

< snip >

>>>>I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>>>recommendation for a replacement please ?

>>< snip >

>>>http://store.vodafone.com.au/mobile_detail.cfm?mobID=59

>>> $99

>>>If you wait a little longer, Telstra's NextG may come out in prepaid.

>>NextG ? What's that ?

< snip >

>>That is a good price but I don't know if vodaphone have as good a
>>coverage in places such as Warragul, Moe, Morewell, Traralgon etc. in
>>country Victoria.

>>Thank you for the recommendation. I will see if I can find out how the
>>coverage compares to Telstra.

>Don't know those places, here is a coverage map,
>http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/cover...=coverage_maps

You beat me to it. :-)

>NextG is Telstra's replacement to CDMA and a leap forward in speed and
>reliability on GSM. http://www.nextg.com.au .

Well, even though I am happy with the reliability of CDMA in the
country areas that I have gone to IF it is better then that could be
handy. :-)

Not sure however how the NextG compares to the other
G's 3G ? 2G ? GSM ? All pretty confusing for "newbies"
IMO.

Thank you, and the other contributors to this thread.


Regards, John.

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:04:02 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...

>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>> recommendation for a replacement please ?

>> I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
>> keep renewing.

>> I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...

>What a stupid thing to say

Nope. The only people who would want to text message me are spammers.
No thanks. I already get sufficient spam through my email account.

I also don't want a repeat of my current Qualcomm QCP-860 phone text
situation. Regularly having it "beep" at me "Msg memory is full..." is
pretty annoying. Pressing the envelope key did/does NOT give me a list
of text messages as per the instruction manual. So I cannot see/erase
what is there.

Regards, John.

"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:04:02 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>
>>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>> recommendation for a replacement please ?
>
>>> I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
>>> keep renewing.
>
>>> I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...
>
>>What a stupid thing to say
>
> Nope. The only people who would want to text message me are spammers.
> No thanks. I already get sufficient spam through my email account.

Its stupid for so many reasons
- a) almost all new phones (if not all), have text messaging
- b) youve always had the choice to ignore incoming messages, or bar
incoming SMS through your provider

> I also don't want a repeat of my current Qualcomm QCP-860 phone text
> situation. Regularly having it "beep" at me "Msg memory is full..." is
> pretty annoying. Pressing the envelope key did/does NOT give me a list
> of text messages as per the instruction manual. So I cannot see/erase

Seems to work fine for me, as well as every other QCP 860 owner out there

"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:04:02 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>"John Fitzsimons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>> I need to replace my CDMA phone. Does anyone here have a
>>>> recommendation for a replacement please ?
>>
>>>> I do not want a phone with a card in it that I have to constantly
>>>> keep renewing.
>>
>>>> I would also prefer NOT to have text messaging...
>>
>>>What a stupid thing to say
>>
>> Nope. The only people who would want to text message me are spammers.
>> No thanks. I already get sufficient spam through my email account.
>
> Its stupid for so many reasons
> - a) almost all new phones (if not all), have text messaging
> - b) youve always had the choice to ignore incoming messages, or bar
> incoming SMS through your provider
>
>> I also don't want a repeat of my current Qualcomm QCP-860 phone text
>> situation. Regularly having it "beep" at me "Msg memory is full..." is
>> pretty annoying. Pressing the envelope key did/does NOT give me a list
>> of text messages as per the instruction manual. So I cannot see/erase
>
> Seems to work fine for me, as well as every other QCP 860 owner out there
>
>
I think he is after a rotary-dial mobile. Might be some spare in the Maxwell
Smart props box, aka shoephone.



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[email protected] said....

> Expensive at the moment, otherwise. Have you spoken to Telstra about
> an upgrade? They're doing deals for CDMA users.

Such as?

I'm starting to think that I may have jumped the boat a bit quick. When
I transfered to NextG from CDMA the local Telstra shop didn't really
offer me any deals that weren't available via say the Telstra website.
Case in point was the data blocks and a coupla months free data use, or
whatever it is. I'm chasing that one up.

Oh, for those interestd, I got my second bill for my NextG phone
yesterday. This month I racked up nearly $40 of data packet charges, and
for very little data use.

Unfortunately it's not itemised. I'll be chasing this up with Telstra on
Monday.