suggest a GAIT flip phone that doesn't su*k?

Greetings,

I'm actually a happy Cingular customer in the Chicago burbs... and am
about ready to jump to a new phone from the venerable old Nokia
5165...which is working fine for me--I'd just like something smaller.
I'm enjoying mostly solid reception on the TDMA network and good
battery life...unlike the Motorola flip phone that I paid $150 or so
for 3-4 years ago that dropped a call 3-4 times within 2 miles of the
Cingular store...and I quickly brought it back and exchanged it for a
second unit that did the same thing...which I brought back and
exchanged for my $150 back and a free Nokia 5165. (I wrote my then-CEO
Chris Galvin's office a pointed letter as to why I couldn't be a good
Motorola employee and buy Motorola despite being willing to pay a $150
premium to do so....to no response. Shocking.)

Anyhoo, I would really like a flip phone this time, and I don't care
about camera or SMS, display, or who makes it.

Voice quality, RF performance (no drops) and battery life remain my
top of my priorities. I'd really like a flip modem, and something that
looks stylish and less utilitarian wouldn't hurt, but isn't a biggie
either (Translation: I am an engineer).

Which current Cingular models should I be focusing on in my search?

Thanks so much for any input or advice!

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

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"Todd H." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> Greetings,
>
> I'm actually a happy Cingular customer in the Chicago burbs... and am
> about ready to jump to a new phone from the venerable old Nokia
> 5165...which is working fine for me--I'd just like something smaller.
> I'm enjoying mostly solid reception on the TDMA network and good
> battery life...unlike the Motorola flip phone that I paid $150 or so
> for 3-4 years ago that dropped a call 3-4 times within 2 miles of the
> Cingular store...and I quickly brought it back and exchanged it for a
> second unit that did the same thing...which I brought back and
> exchanged for my $150 back and a free Nokia 5165. (I wrote my then-CEO
> Chris Galvin's office a pointed letter as to why I couldn't be a good
> Motorola employee and buy Motorola despite being willing to pay a $150
> premium to do so....to no response. Shocking.)
>
> Anyhoo, I would really like a flip phone this time, and I don't care
> about camera or SMS, display, or who makes it.
>
> Voice quality, RF performance (no drops) and battery life remain my
> top of my priorities. I'd really like a flip modem, and something that
> looks stylish and less utilitarian wouldn't hurt, but isn't a biggie
> either (Translation: I am an engineer).
>
> Which current Cingular models should I be focusing on in my search?
>
> Thanks so much for any input or advice!
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Todd H.
> http://www.toddh.net/

There are no GAIT flip phones on the market and probably won't ever be any.

[email protected] (Todd H.) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> Which current Cingular models should I be focusing on in my search?

Your search will be pretty simple. There isn't any GAIT flip phone
available whatsoever. The only GAIT phones available (a Nokia and a
SONY) come in the candy bar form factor.

There are many GSM phones available, but the GSM network isn't near as
complete as the TDMA network

"XFF" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (Todd H.) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
>
> > Which current Cingular models should I be focusing on in my search?
>
> Your search will be pretty simple. There isn't any GAIT flip phone
> available whatsoever. The only GAIT phones available (a Nokia and a
> SONY) come in the candy bar form factor.