I had my Nokia 6340i stolen (along with my keys, wallet, and iPod nano -- it was a BAD afternoon) from the beach on Saturday, so I'm trying to decide on a new phone. I'd owned the 6340i since early 2004, and it was a workhorse! After three years, I still only had to charge it once a week. I'll miss it dearly.
I know the iPhone is coming out Friday, but after having my last phone stolen (and having various phones misplaced several times), I'd much rather go with a phone I can afford to lose. Sunday I went to the AT&T store in my city and picked up a Nokia 6102i just so I'd have a phone, but I really want a bar phone, so I'll probably take it back within the 30 day window. The store didn't have the Nokia 2610 in stock (and still doesn't as of this morning), but that seems to be the leading contender if I get the 2 year contract extension for the upgrade pricing. I also found the Nokia 6030 online and unlocked for $70, so that would prevent me from having to re-up when I don't even know where I'm going to be in August (job search ongoing) and if it will have decent AT&T coverage (one area in particular has NO coverage).
Does anyone have experience with the 2610? The 6030? Similar style phones of other brands? If I buy the phone unlocked, how easy / hard is it to get a SIM card from AT&T without buying the phone from them? I called and asked if I could order the 2610 online and then return the 6102i once I got it (I can't go without a cell phone while I'm waiting to hear about jobs), but apparently since this phone was an "upgrade", I can't get a different phone online without returning the 6102i to the store and having them clear out the upgrade information.
Thanks in advance for your help.
I know the iPhone is coming out Friday, but after having my last phone stolen (and having various phones misplaced several times), I'd much rather go with a phone I can afford to lose. Sunday I went to the AT&T store in my city and picked up a Nokia 6102i just so I'd have a phone, but I really want a bar phone, so I'll probably take it back within the 30 day window. The store didn't have the Nokia 2610 in stock (and still doesn't as of this morning), but that seems to be the leading contender if I get the 2 year contract extension for the upgrade pricing. I also found the Nokia 6030 online and unlocked for $70, so that would prevent me from having to re-up when I don't even know where I'm going to be in August (job search ongoing) and if it will have decent AT&T coverage (one area in particular has NO coverage).
Does anyone have experience with the 2610? The 6030? Similar style phones of other brands? If I buy the phone unlocked, how easy / hard is it to get a SIM card from AT&T without buying the phone from them? I called and asked if I could order the 2610 online and then return the 6102i once I got it (I can't go without a cell phone while I'm waiting to hear about jobs), but apparently since this phone was an "upgrade", I can't get a different phone online without returning the 6102i to the store and having them clear out the upgrade information.
Thanks in advance for your help.