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  1. #1
    It's that time again--end of the contract. Since Sprint is just about
    the only action in town out here in the wilds of Northern Misery, guess
    I'll be staying with them.

    A CS rep told me both of my lines are eligible for $150 credit each for
    a new phone. So, folks, what do you recommend for my needs?

    Oh, they are very simple: I just want a PHONE that makes and receives
    calls reliably in the most fringe of areas--in other words, STRONG
    SIGNAL and RECEPTION! No MP3, NO camera, NO walkie-talkie, NO web
    access (DSL, laptop with wi-fi, and Panera Bread work very well for
    that!), NO Qwerty keyboard, NO PDA. Bluetooth and GPS capabilities are
    pluses, but NO deal breaker. I realize no such animal probably exists,
    but what do you think is the strongest phone, within the constraints of
    the freebies I can get?

    Oh, an aside to DGI: the RL 4920's have worked admirably, but they are
    getting long in tooth, and weak in the ears. Gotta move onward and upward!

    Many thanks for your help.

    --
    Thieves get rich and saints get shot, and God don't answer prayers a lot.



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  2. #2
    David G. Imber
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    Re: Looking for New Phone

    On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:01:33 -0600, [email protected] wrote:


    >Oh, an aside to DGI: the RL 4920's have worked admirably, but they are
    >getting long in tooth, and weak in the ears. Gotta move onward and upward!


    Glad they could offer interim help. The last time I looked at
    the Sprint line there was at least one Katana that ranked extremely
    highly on every front. It had features you don't need, but the price
    was reasonable enough (esp. with your credit) that you could just
    ignore them.

    > Northern Misery


    I don't know how things are up north, but I was in KC a short
    while ago and my experience was the exact opposite of misery. Couldn't
    have been cooler. Oh, and my Sprint phones at the time worked like a
    charm.

    DGI



  3. #3
    Joe Gill
    Guest

    Re: Looking for New Phone


    <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > It's that time again--end of the contract. Since Sprint is just about the
    > only action in town out here in the wilds of Northern Misery, guess I'll
    > be staying with them.
    >
    > A CS rep told me both of my lines are eligible for $150 credit each for a
    > new phone. So, folks, what do you recommend for my needs?
    >
    > Oh, they are very simple: I just want a PHONE that makes and receives
    > calls reliably in the most fringe of areas--in other words, STRONG SIGNAL
    > and RECEPTION! No MP3, NO camera, NO walkie-talkie, NO web access (DSL,
    > laptop with wi-fi, and Panera Bread work very well for that!), NO Qwerty
    > keyboard, NO PDA. Bluetooth and GPS capabilities are pluses, but NO deal
    > breaker. I realize no such animal probably exists, but what do you think
    > is the strongest phone, within the constraints of the freebies I can get?
    >
    > Oh, an aside to DGI: the RL 4920's have worked admirably, but they are
    > getting long in tooth, and weak in the ears. Gotta move onward and
    > upward!
    >
    > Many thanks for your help.
    >
    > --
    > Thieves get rich and saints get shot, and God don't answer prayers a lot.


    I have 5 phones on my account... All Sanyo... 4/5 are Katana models....
    Reception is GREAT.

    Now the caveat: They are all models before Sanyo sold off the phone line. I
    have NO experience positive or negative with phones under the new regime.

    When I migrated to Sanyo phones a few years back, I LOVED the call
    'coverage', and the excellent performance in low signal areas compared to
    the other brands...




  4. #4

    Re: Looking for New Phone

    David G. Imber wrote
    >
    > Glad they could offer interim help. The last time I looked at
    > the Sprint line there was at least one Katana that ranked extremely
    > highly on every front. It had features you don't need, but the price
    > was reasonable enough (esp. with your credit) that you could just
    > ignore them.
    >
    >> Northern Misery

    >
    > I don't know how things are up north, but I was in KC a short
    > while ago and my experience was the exact opposite of misery. Couldn't
    > have been cooler. Oh, and my Sprint phones at the time worked like a
    > charm.
    >
    > DGI


    David,

    Good to hear from you. Yes, the 4920's have done very well; but, seems
    that some of the newer phones do a bit better. Relatives who have
    Sprint come visit us, and they can use their phones anywhere in our
    house. WE have to go to a particular spot or two, stand very still, and
    maybe with one foot in the air, and PRAY that the call doesn't drop!

    Anyway, appreciate the suggestion. Will check out the Katana phones.
    Probably wind up going to the Sprint store to get hands (and eyes) on
    experience.

    Oh, and by "cool" I mean COLD!!! I'm a warm weather guy; spent 30 years
    in Phoenix. This MO climate definitely is the pits. That's why I call
    it Misery! And, yes, Sprint works very well in KC and along the major
    highways. However, Rte 36, across the Northern part of the state,
    presents very spotty service, UNTIL one gets to I35, just North of KC.

    Best regards,

    Jim

    --
    Thieves get rich and saints get shot, and God don't answer prayers a lot.



  5. #5
    Scott W
    Guest

    Re: Looking for New Phone

    Katana LX is a great base phone. Battery lasts a very long time.
    My wife is very fond of hers & she went through quite a few models.

    <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > It's that time again--end of the contract. Since Sprint is just about the
    > only action in town out here in the wilds of Northern Misery, guess I'll
    > be staying with them.
    >
    > A CS rep told me both of my lines are eligible for $150 credit each for a
    > new phone. So, folks, what do you recommend for my needs?
    >
    > Oh, they are very simple: I just want a PHONE that makes and receives
    > calls reliably in the most fringe of areas--in other words, STRONG SIGNAL
    > and RECEPTION! No MP3, NO camera, NO walkie-talkie, NO web access (DSL,
    > laptop with wi-fi, and Panera Bread work very well for that!), NO Qwerty
    > keyboard, NO PDA. Bluetooth and GPS capabilities are pluses, but NO deal
    > breaker. I realize no such animal probably exists, but what do you think
    > is the strongest phone, within the constraints of the freebies I can get?
    >
    > Oh, an aside to DGI: the RL 4920's have worked admirably, but they are
    > getting long in tooth, and weak in the ears. Gotta move onward and
    > upward!
    >
    > Many thanks for your help.
    >
    > --
    > Thieves get rich and saints get shot, and God don't answer prayers a lot.






  6. #6

    Re: Looking for New Phone

    [email protected] wrote:
    > It's that time again--end of the contract. Since Sprint is just about
    > the only action in town out here in the wilds of Northern Misery, guess
    > I'll be staying with them.
    >
    > A CS rep told me both of my lines are eligible for $150 credit each for
    > a new phone. So, folks, what do you recommend for my needs?
    >
    > Oh, they are very simple: I just want a PHONE that makes and receives
    > calls reliably in the most fringe of areas--in other words, STRONG
    > SIGNAL and RECEPTION! No MP3, NO camera, NO walkie-talkie, NO web
    > access (DSL, laptop with wi-fi, and Panera Bread work very well for
    > that!), NO Qwerty keyboard, NO PDA. Bluetooth and GPS capabilities are
    > pluses, but NO deal breaker. I realize no such animal probably exists,
    > but what do you think is the strongest phone, within the constraints of
    > the freebies I can get?
    >
    > Oh, an aside to DGI: the RL 4920's have worked admirably, but they are
    > getting long in tooth, and weak in the ears. Gotta move onward and upward!
    >
    > Many thanks for your help.
    >


    Thanks to all for your suggestions. Will follow through and post
    results IF we get new phones!

    --
    Thieves get rich and saints get shot, and God don't answer prayers a lot.



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