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I have that phone too (also with Verizon). (I would put a pic up but I don't know how
.)This is my second Moto phone and both of them have had charging problems (ie: you'll plug it in, come back in an hour and it will never have charged, you'll wiggle the connector and it starts). Not too big of a problem, but very annoying, just wondering if anybody else had it.
Also, I'm really happy with Verizon's coverage, but they don't have any of the good/popular phones, such as the RAZR & ROKR those all go to Cingular.
LG 4500 or something like that
its garbage..no bluetooth or anything. i'm just gettin by till next summer when the 2yr contract runs out so i can get a real man's phone with bluetooth and whatnot. SE, nokia, or moto here i come.
its garbage..no bluetooth or anything. i'm just gettin by till next summer when the 2yr contract runs out so i can get a real man's phone with bluetooth and whatnot. SE, nokia, or moto here i come.
I have quite recently bought a Motorola V500 (GSM). The design of the user interface is generally diabolical, although I do find the text entry system to be quite efficient (on rare occassions when I actually use text messaging). Overall, it's a reasonably capable handset for the price.
Unfortunately, it won't talk to iSync on OS X.2, but I understand that it's supported on OS X.4, so this problem will be solved when I replace my aging iBook later this month. GPRS access works fine, although a moderate amount of technical knowledge is helpful in getting this working.
Unfortunately, it won't talk to iSync on OS X.2, but I understand that it's supported on OS X.4, so this problem will be solved when I replace my aging iBook later this month. GPRS access works fine, although a moderate amount of technical knowledge is helpful in getting this working.
My brother is soon going to send me over a Sharp GX30 with a 1GB memory stick!!! (He works for vodafone!)
Does anyone here have the Motorola ROKR phone (the iTunes one?) Is it good as a phone? Good camera etc.???
Does anyone here have the Motorola ROKR phone (the iTunes one?) Is it good as a phone? Good camera etc.???
My Dad's no gadget fan but he did get the original Motorola brick phone in the late 80's/early 90's for work. He and his partner used to share the phone depending who was on call and they went on that way only ever swapping the phone when the analogue service was replaced with GSM until he retired a couple of years ago.firststrike101 said:
A little while ago I heard that one went on ebay for 000s and commented it was a shame he hadnt kept it, typical of him he said he had, its in the attic in the original box/manual/till receipt and in pristine condition!
BenAKL said:
Same here.
I have a few small issues with it but on the whole the software is great and syncs nicely with Tiger.
I have a Siemens S65 and I find it sad, that barely no one in the States has a Siemens phone. I think they are far better than Nokias and only slightly behind Sony.
It syncs okayish.
It syncs okayish.
A SE T610 that I bought off ebay after my wife washed my last one in my jacket. It's slow but syncs well with the mac and has GPRS - which also works with the mac. It is slow though.
I'm thinking of going to 3G now orange does PAYG 3G. Probs with one of these - a SE K600i. Apparently there's a third party plug in available for this - until Apple gets off it's arse and includes one in isync.
Or maybe this Nokia 6630 - which is supported
Anyone got any experience of either of these?
I'm thinking of going to 3G now orange does PAYG 3G. Probs with one of these - a SE K600i. Apparently there's a third party plug in available for this - until Apple gets off it's arse and includes one in isync.
Or maybe this Nokia 6630 - which is supported
Anyone got any experience of either of these?
caveman_uk said:Or maybe this Nokia 6630 - which is supported
Anyone got any experience of either of these?
I had a 6630 before my 6680... I swapped because my 6630 had a few problems with battery life.
They both sync in the same way I think as they're pretty much the same phone. I left Nokia's series 60 phones to get a Moto RAZR and after a few months I missed the features on the Nokia too much so I went back to Nokia.
I'm not a big fan of the SE operating system so I tend to stick with Nokia's now and the only thing I don't like about the 6630 is the shape. Otherwise, I'm a big fan.
I recently got Ericcson K750i and I´m very happy with it. Syncs well with bluethooth, but I use the USB cable for transfering photos and music. It´s much faster.
Sound is OK, I mostly use the radio, not the MP3 player.
The 2 mega pix camera is surprisingly good for what it is. It saved the day (or night to be accurate) last week, when my digital camera ran out of battery 2 minutes ( and 1 pic) after my daughter was born and I had promised my wife to take photos of her as she had a ceasarian (after 34 hours in labour)
Sound is OK, I mostly use the radio, not the MP3 player.
The 2 mega pix camera is surprisingly good for what it is. It saved the day (or night to be accurate) last week, when my digital camera ran out of battery 2 minutes ( and 1 pic) after my daughter was born and I had promised my wife to take photos of her as she had a ceasarian (after 34 hours in labour)
Investigate the coverage in your area before you switch to it... or you may live to regret that decision. Although you might be alright with a PAYG option - I didn't realise they were offering that now (i'm on a contract). I've been an Orange customer for years and signed up to the 3G service as soon as they launched it last December. They told me i'd have good coverage in west/central London, but in actual fact it's very flakey. I'm not sure about the newer 3G handsets but the older ones such as my Z1010 don't have the option to manually switch between 2G and 3G networks (only Orange can change that at their end). The handset will always attempt to lock on to a 3G signal no matter how poor... which oftentimes results in me not being able to send text messages or make/receive calls. It also frequently drops calls as it goes in and out of 3G service. This is my second Z1010 - the first was diagnosed as faulty as it kept overheating and draining the battery whenever in a poor coverage area. This one is a LOT better than the first one I struggled with but i do still experience dropped/missed calls and "No Access" when it can't find the network at all. Pretty crap when you pay around £50 a month for it. From December i'll probably just switch back to 2G service.caveman_uk said:
Just looked...I'm on the edge of a 3G hole....Hmmm, funny as I have am orange mast about 50 feet from my house. My T610 has flakey reception on 2G in areas around the town (although I get 5 bars at my house) so I'm used to less than ideal reception. Maybe wait a bit and then defo get a Nokia as they tend to have better reception anyway.dietcokevanilla said:
I have the SonyEricsson Z800i.
It is brilliant. A little big at times but 1.3megapixel camera, awesome sound quality, and it works sweet with my PB. Only detriment is when you have so many bloody iPods you don't really need such a feature packed phone
But i love it any way.
It is brilliant. A little big at times but 1.3megapixel camera, awesome sound quality, and it works sweet with my PB. Only detriment is when you have so many bloody iPods you don't really need such a feature packed phone
But i love it any way.
I use a t610, which is good but not great.
I find it has bad reception compared to nokia. The menu and text message system is good, but not as good as nokia. Also, it is very flimsy, I have broken two already.
The only problem I have is Nokia doesn't really embrace flip phones, which I would like to move to, and a lot of the phones they offer are thick, or very odd looking.
I find it has bad reception compared to nokia. The menu and text message system is good, but not as good as nokia. Also, it is very flimsy, I have broken two already.
The only problem I have is Nokia doesn't really embrace flip phones, which I would like to move to, and a lot of the phones they offer are thick, or very odd looking.
I'm using the virtually unheard of Siemens M55. the best phone i have ever used... ever. ever! ever?
my dad got some new Nokia 14513451 or something a few days back. we were going to swop but i just didn't like the Nokia OS at all. its downright slow and hideous. the only thing i would swop this for would be a new Siemens M-phone.
its just tiny, but not ridiculously small. the best sounding midi ringtones I've heard in the sub-£200 price range. its rock solid, has been a million and 1 adventures with me and is still perfect and has a rather beautiful X-men style speaker.
love it!
my dad got some new Nokia 14513451 or something a few days back. we were going to swop but i just didn't like the Nokia OS at all. its downright slow and hideous. the only thing i would swop this for would be a new Siemens M-phone.
its just tiny, but not ridiculously small. the best sounding midi ringtones I've heard in the sub-£200 price range. its rock solid, has been a million and 1 adventures with me and is still perfect
and has a rather beautiful X-men style speaker.love it!
sebisworld said:
same in the UK. not many have Siemens but like i said in my above message; i find the Nokia OS is terrible. me and my mates have a pledge never to get a Nokia. my guess is the only reason they sell is because they're so cheap.
I've always wanted an S series Siemens but afraid of breaking them
only M series for me. man i broke a phone like that i'd cryI have an Audiovox SMT5600 from Cingular. Comes with Windows Mobile 2003 - which is pretty good (hope I don't get killed for saying that ) Full internet/email etc for $19.99/month extra. Can check my POP3/IMAP accounts as well.
It's been pretty good, no problems so far (knock on wood). I attached some pictures of it.
) Full internet/email etc for $19.99/month extra. Can check my POP3/IMAP accounts as well. It's been pretty good, no problems so far (knock on wood). I attached some pictures of it.
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EricNau said:I have that phone too (also with Verizon). (I would put a pic up but I don't know how
This is my second Moto phone and both of them have had charging problems (ie: you'll plug it in, come back in an hour and it will never have charged, you'll wiggle the connector and it starts). Not too big of a problem, but very annoying, just wondering if anybody else had it.
Also, I'm really happy with Verizon's coverage, but they don't have any of the good/popular phones, such as the RAZR & ROKR those all go to Cingular.
HEH! My phone does the same darn thing. I plug it in, starts to charge, wake up in the morning and see it must have stopped charging and only has 1 bar still like when I plugged it in last night. I might bring it to the Verizon repair place if I get a chance, but usually they say, "We cannot reproduce the problem" like the said about my Samsung a650 and the next day it overheated and melted the screen.
Samsung SGH-X475
I have a Samsung SHG-X475 from T-Mobile. I can't sync it with my Mac because it doesn't have Bluetooth and they don't make a data cable for Macs.
I have a Samsung SHG-X475 from T-Mobile. I can't sync it with my Mac because it doesn't have Bluetooth and they don't make a data cable for Macs.