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  1. #1
    Newbie
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    Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,

    I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.

    Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    the following phones:

    Motorola P280 V66
    Nokia 6610 6100
    Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600

    Prices vary somewhat, but not enough to worry about (I have already
    eliminated those I can't afford), so I am going to ignore that factor .


    With these seven phones on the table, which one would you pick?

    I want the phone simply to make and receive calls. Should receive poor
    signals, and send out good ones both to the tower and to my ears. Keys
    should work when pressed. It should be light, survive in the pockets
    and backpacks, and hold the charge for a long time.

    Tell me your top pick(s). This is your last chance to influence my life
    for some time to come! Thanks you so very much.



    See More: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?




  2. #2
    P T Wang
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820040200377505%[email protected]...
    > Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    >
    > I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    > days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    > have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    >
    > Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    > offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    > the following phones:
    >
    > Motorola P280 V66
    > Nokia 6610 6100
    > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600


    I personally use R520m. It has been excellent for me for the past few years.
    It is one of the better reception phones of the Ericsson lineup.

    There's something sellers mostly don't tell you, firmware version. Some
    firmware versions for some phones are just messed up badly. Other than that,
    the newer is always better. To find out, dial:
    SE: Right * Left Left * Left *
    Nokia: *#0000#
    Motorola: not sure.






  3. #3
    In Dreams I Walk With You
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820040200377505%[email protected]...
    > Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    >
    > I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    > days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    > have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    >
    > Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    > offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    > the following phones:
    >
    > Motorola P280 V66
    > Nokia 6610 6100
    > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600



    I'd personally go with the Nokia 6100. I've had that one and was very
    pleased with it. It's very small, it has handsfree-function (which is very
    very handy) and great reception-quality. Phone has long standby-times as
    well.


    --
    "and hey...let's be careful out there"

    David May
    http://www.no-code.net
    ftp.no-code.net





  4. #4
    Cyrus Afzali
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 06:59:08 GMT, Newbie <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    >
    >I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    >days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    >have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    >
    > Motorola P280 V66
    > Nokia 6610 6100
    > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600


    >With these seven phones on the table, which one would you pick?


    Nokia 6610, hands down. It's the best phone I've ever owned. It will
    give you better RF performance than the Motorola and SE models and
    offers a nice array of features.



  5. #5
    Newbie
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    P T Wang <[email protected]> wrote:

    > There's something sellers mostly don't tell you, firmware version.
    > Some firmware versions for some phones are just messed up badly.
    > Other than that, the newer is always better. To find out, dial:
    > SE: Right * Left Left * Left *
    > Nokia: *#0000#
    > Motorola: not sure.


    How can one keep firmware updated? Is this something you can
    download by dialing some #, or take the phone to them? My present
    phone, nothing to do with this Asia trip, is Nokia.



  6. #6

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    Newbie wrote

    >Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    >I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    >days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    >have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    >Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    >offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    >the following phones:
    > Motorola P280 V66
    > Nokia 6610 6100
    > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600
    >Prices vary somewhat, but not enough to worry about (I have already
    >eliminated those I can't afford), so I am going to ignore that factor .
    >With these seven phones on the table, which one would you pick?
    >I want the phone simply to make and receive calls. Should receive poor
    >signals, and send out good ones both to the tower and to my ears. Keys
    >should work when pressed. It should be light, survive in the pockets
    >and backpacks, and hold the charge for a long time.
    >Tell me your top pick(s). This is your last chance to influence my life
    >for some time to come! Thanks you so very much.



    How would you like to get a call from the police complaining that
    you have just phoned the emergency number when there was no emergency?
    It happened when I was there - but not to me. The emergency number can
    be connected from a locked keyboard, but you do not have this problem
    with a phone which fold shut.

    With an ebay purchase you may not get the instruction book, so it
    could help to get a phone whose manual is downloadable so you can
    look through the features to see if any would be of particular help.

    I like the V66. It is small, neat and stylish. I think it is the
    kind of phone you could happily keep for future trips.

    Whatever you choose - have a good trip!



  7. #7
    Newbie
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    Cyrus Afzali <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Nokia 6610, hands down. It's the best phone I've ever owned. It will
    > give you better RF performance than the Motorola and SE models...


    Thanks. Since this term keeps coming up, let me clarify what RF
    performance is. Does it refer to the actual talk signals you send
    and receive, or to connection with computers etc?



  8. #8
    P T Wang
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820040945582831%[email protected]...
    > How can one keep firmware updated? Is this something you can
    > download by dialing some #, or take the phone to them? My present
    > phone, nothing to do with this Asia trip, is Nokia.


    Call your service provider or phone manufacturer.

    If it aint broken, don't fix it.






  9. #9
    P T Wang
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820040951141800%[email protected]...
    > Cyrus Afzali <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > Nokia 6610, hands down. It's the best phone I've ever owned. It will
    > > give you better RF performance than the Motorola and SE models...

    >
    > Thanks. Since this term keeps coming up, let me clarify what RF
    > performance is. Does it refer to the actual talk signals you send
    > and receive, or to connection with computers etc?


    Radio Frequency performance. Usually it refers to the ability to
    make/receive a call and to hold on to that call based on signal strength.





  10. #10
    Mandzo
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820040200377505%[email protected]...
    > Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    >
    > I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    > days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    > have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    >
    > Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    > offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    > the following phones:
    >
    > Motorola P280 V66
    > Nokia 6610 6100
    > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600
    >
    > Prices vary somewhat, but not enough to worry about (I have already
    > eliminated those I can't afford), so I am going to ignore that factor .
    >
    >
    > With these seven phones on the table, which one would you pick?
    >
    > I want the phone simply to make and receive calls. Should receive poor
    > signals, and send out good ones both to the tower and to my ears. Keys
    > should work when pressed. It should be light, survive in the pockets
    > and backpacks, and hold the charge for a long time.
    >
    > Tell me your top pick(s). This is your last chance to influence my life
    > for some time to come! Thanks you so very much.

    I personally use R520m and I am very very pleased.
    According a survey they rank as follow:

    Motorola P280 no data
    Motorola V66 7.1
    Nokia 6610 8.1
    Sony Ericsson t600 7.0
    Ericsson R520M 7.9
    Sony Ericsson t68i 6.6





  11. #11
    Avanti
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "In Dreams I Walk With You" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:130820040200377505%[email protected]...
    > > Dear friends, cell phone experts, lurkers,
    > >
    > > I am most, most, most grateful for your help during the past several
    > > days. I have learned so much about gsm and cell phones. As you know, I
    > > have to be in India by early September and must make a choice now.
    > >
    > > Through various channels---Ebay, other auction places, dealers, and
    > > offers from private individuals---I have the opportunity to purchase
    > > the following phones:
    > >
    > > Motorola P280 V66
    > > Nokia 6610 6100
    > > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600


    Whilst I have a V600 without a doubt your best bet from you list is the T68i
    Avoid Nokia s like a dose of the herpes.





  12. #12
    Newbie
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    Mandzo <[email protected]> wrote:

    > According a survey they rank as follow:

    [rearranged to reflect rank]
    > Nokia 6610 8.1
    > Ericsson R520M 7.9
    > Motorola V66 7.1
    > Sony Ericsson t600 7.0
    > Sony Ericsson t68i 6.6
    > Motorola P280 no data


    Which survey is this, do you have the url? Thnx.



  13. #13
    Newbie
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    Avanti <[email protected]> wrote:

    > > > Motorola P280 V66
    > > > Nokia 6610 6100
    > > > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600

    >
    > Whilst I have a V600...


    You don'tmean t600 with a typo, you mean the Motorola one that I
    crossed off as unaffordable?

    > without a doubt your best bet from you list is the T68i


    I know it has Li Polymer battery and eye-catching battery charge
    life. Is there something else too that makes it the best here?

    > Avoid Nokia s like a dose of the herpes


    I am curious, why? Is it the design, performance, quality control of
    units? I have been lucky with one Nokia I have but it is tdma, not gsm,
    and has only been used in a major metropolitan area, so signal strength
    has not been an issue.



  14. #14
    Newbie
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?

    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > How would you like to get a call from the police complaining that
    > you have just phoned the emergency number when there was no emergency?


    Good point! And forget the police, what if my spouse got dialed while I
    was flirting with somebody else? I have been lucky so far. Once in a
    while I find that a couple of keys pressed, but has never actually
    dialed out a real number.



  15. #15
    Avanti
    Guest

    Re: Must choose one: 6610, t600, t68i, r520m, P280, v66?


    "Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:130820041157195705%[email protected]...
    > Avanti <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > > > Motorola P280 V66
    > > > > Nokia 6610 6100
    > > > > Sony Ericsson R520M t68i t600

    > >
    > > Whilst I have a V600...

    >
    > You don'tmean t600 with a typo, you mean the Motorola one that I
    > crossed off as unaffordable?


    I 'm not really concerned about what you are considering affordable, yes I
    do mean the motorola v600 and of the handsets listed if I was faced with
    your 'dilemna' I would go for the T68i , further more I am demonstrating
    that this is without prejudice.
    >
    > > without a doubt your best bet from you list is the T68i

    >
    > I know it has Li Polymer battery and eye-catching battery charge
    > life. Is there something else too that makes it the best here?
    >
    > > Avoid Nokia s like a dose of the herpes

    >
    > I am curious, why? Is it the design, performance, quality control of
    > units?


    Cos I am so bored of hearing the owners moan about bugs on the handsets,it's
    not like in India you will have all the luxuries you have here, so go for
    something robust tried and tested the t68i.





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