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Topic: What's A Good Cell Phone?
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 11:22 AM
  
My contract is almost up, and I'm getting a new phone when I renew. What do ya'll like, what do ya'll have, and what experiences (good or bad) can you relate? ------------------
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ghanima81
Moderator Posts: 531
From: Maine
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 11:24 AM
I rock the Straight Talk service that is $45 a month from Walmart. It's cheap, it's no real contract (which I prefer. Helps keep me "off the radar" lol). You buy the phone (there are many to choose from) and then just refill each month. I chose the LG slider that is fairly basic. I get unlimited calls, text and web. Obviously, the web service isn't stellar, can't do all the fancy stuff you can on say, a smart phone, but for me, it's fab. IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 866
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 11:50 AM
Yep Ghani, it`s a perfect deal & slider phone for staying off the grid!------------------
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world is immortal"~ - George Eliot IP: Logged |
Virgo-AriesArtist
Knowflake Posts: 187
From: Michigan :)
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 05:27 PM
I LOVE my Samsung Smiley (T359)! It's perfect for texting, nice display, and internet-capable (I don't have the smartphone features enabled, but glad to know I can). I'm with T-Mobile and pretty satisfied  IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 4447
From: Pleasanton, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 05:55 PM
I have Blackberry's Curve. It's alright. It's pretty cool. When it gets hung up on some process, though, it's quite annoying. It really tests your patience until you eventually take the battery out to force a restart, and endure the few minutes it takes to load back up. If it didn't have that issue, it would be a decent smart phone. It's good for staying organized. The camera sucks on mine (I think later itterations are better). Video playback on mine is pretty small, too. There are other Blackberrys to consider.IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 05:59 PM
Anyone have an iPhone? I know iPhone 4 is coming out next month.------------------
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AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 2167
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted January 18, 2011 07:45 PM
A Good Cell Phone is a dead cell phone?We got rid of ours. I won't be any help. IP: Logged |
crabbypatty
Knowflake Posts: 399
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 07:51 PM
I rather like my Blackberry Bold 9700 and T-mobile has never given me a problem in terms of service, but.... the 9700 emits radiation like it's going out of style... funny, I didn't know that till my friendly neighborhood psychic pointed it out at my last reading. She said she could feel it. Then I looked it up online, and lo and behold... one of the highest radiation levels of all cell phones on the market.Everyone I know who has an I Phone is thrilled with it, but some people are waiting out the new I phone to find out if there are any glitches and have Apple get rid of them. IP: Logged |
hippichick
Knowflake Posts: 589
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Registered: May 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 10:08 PM
Just got my first Blackberry a Torch. While I would have prefered The Curve I really like the touch screen functions of The Torch (I have a hand injury and makes life easier!)I have been through many, many phones and I have liked none as well as this one since my original Nokia! t~~~ IP: Logged |
MoonWitch
Moderator Posts: 515
From: The Beach
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 18, 2011 10:30 PM
I have an iPhone !!! Best cellphone I have ever had. I still have the first generation but in June I plan to upgrade to a newer one.IP: Logged |
BlueTopaz124
Knowflake Posts: 207
From: Portland, OR, USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 19, 2011 12:00 AM
I have an iPhone and love it...have had it for a year. If you travel to foreign countries, buy the international data plan is my only word of advice...add it to you account when you need it, then take it off when you're back in the U.S. Otherwise, it's so easy to use.IP: Logged |
SunChild
Moderator Posts: 1709
From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 19, 2011 02:14 AM
iPHONE4!!!!!!!!!!Nothing beats it, you WILL LOVE it. I've had an iphone 4 since Christmas, still not bored of it, besides calling, texting, and emails, web browsing is crazy good, i even have a forums app that makes checking forums genius! my husband and i can track each other too, we abuse this free function to communicate for free
iphone 4 apps are very good, its more than just a fart machine, or an xray scanner...lol I am super productive on this little genius- I can do most things like banking, shopping, paying bills and planning trips with one hand while feeding bubbies.
I know other phones would have useful things like that too- but iphone makes it way more simple to use. The retina display is beautiful... it is an all round beautiful phone. Face time is good, am enjoying that 1!!! If you can plug one into a mac, you're set!
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 20, 2011 06:09 PM
I have an LG EnV Touch (which was very popular when I got it two years ago). ------------------
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charmainec
Moderator Posts: 1639
From: on the other side of the rainbow
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 21, 2011 09:05 AM
What is the best phone? The brick phone  Has many good uses such as it can be used as a door stopper,prevents the wind from blowing you away when you have in your pocket Can be used as weights lol so many functions IP: Logged |
StarrofVenusGirl
Moderator Posts: 1314
From: Down the Rabbit Hole
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted January 21, 2011 12:12 PM
Cosigning on the iPhone...The iPhone 4 is actually old news now, if you can wait until June (Apple tends to release a new upgraded phone every summer), I heard the iPhone 5 is going to be a stunner. Rumor has it the new one will have Near Field technology which means you can use your phone to make payments, channel surf, open doors, etc. as long as the other object has a compatible signal. Even the iPhone4 is an amazing product though, the recently released Verizon iPhone will function as a hot spot for up to 5 devices. No more Internet bill ever! Use your phone as your router...just keep that baby charged LOL. I have an iPhone 4, it's my second iPhone, all I say is that I ask myself all the time how I ever lived without it! I even sleep with it LOL...literally! There's an app I use that plays soothing sounds as I sleep Do you ever stop to think that the technology we're experiencing now used to be stuff of science fiction? The world doesn't feel futuristic when you're living in it but even comparing where we are now to where we were 30 years ago is awe-inspiring. IP: Logged |
SunChild
Moderator Posts: 1709
From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 21, 2011 11:01 PM
Sounds exciting sovg. We will auto upgrade at end of contract. Gizmo site talked about what u said. I was wondering how they could improve the iPhone Omg you use it while you sleep? Do we ever get a break from emf's? Lol IP: Logged |
SunChild
Moderator Posts: 1709
From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 21, 2011 11:04 PM
Charm ------------------
“It’s an interesting thing. Seeing Kuan Yin relating to a flower so intently. She's not just looking at it; she's interacting with it…I’m seeing how the act of relating to a flower appears to be so simple. Yet, it takes a tremendous amount of courage to make such a “simple” act important. Now, the lotus is floating away.” IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 22, 2011 04:28 PM
Anyone have a Palm Pixie Plus?------------------
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Cynnared
Knowflake Posts: 688
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 22, 2011 06:53 PM
What do you look for in a cell phone? What features do you prefer and need on the go? What features do you not need?I have a Corby and it suits me just fine. I can video and take pics of my travels. I have close to 400 MPS on it and can listen to music as I walk. I have a nice web browser on it too. I am Pay as you go as I am not into contracts and would rather have control over how much I want to pay on my cell phone expenses for a month. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 23, 2011 10:55 PM
Texting and web.IP: Logged |
Cynnared
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 23, 2011 11:22 PM
I found that flip phones are terrible for texting and web browsing. I had an LG flip phone - twice.With my Samsung Corby, I found it is excellent with that stuff. It has a QWERTY keyboard and it slides open. It comes with a touch screen that makes applications easy to get to. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4982
From: The Goober Galaxy
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 24, 2011 10:42 PM
Yeah, I would like a slider type phone next.------------------
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