Advice on CELL PHONE experiences

[GoldenGuppy]

My cell phone recently broke... It was a SAMSUNG SGH-X426--I didn't like it AT ALL, I would have the most horrendous connection inside my room... my same service was much better when I had it on one of those black and white Nokia phones...

I am curious if there are some great reliable cell phones out there where I can just slip my sim card into and continue my subscription (all my numbers are saved onto the card)

I don't have a load of money to spend, any advice is much appreciated

TIA

 

[Mildlyamused]

Well if your going to bitch about your connection inside your dorm room then I guess I can't reccomend the Audiovox 5600SMT because my connection is very variable in my room though I do live on a hill which makes it kind of rural.

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Hehe, it is annoying indeed, however, I did deal w/ it for over a year so it wasn't THAT bothersome to me...

Any other thoughts?

 

[Platypus]

hey man, long time no see

 

[simms]

I love my T637 because Rogers supports the 850 band. I get great reception even underground and I'm surprised where I can actually get calls.

If Cingular supports the 850/1800/1900 bands, I would go with a Sony Ericsson for sure, or a least a Nokia. I would not get a Samsung or Motorola...

 

[Muadib]

Who is your carrier, and are you still under contract?

 

[DaTT]

All cell phones are garbage nowadays.

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Hey Muadib, yeah, I'm still under contract--not happy w/ AT&T just need a phone to get by for another year before changing carriers

 

[doma]

i would suggest waiting until the motorola SLRV V8 comes out. Here is my forum I started on it. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1590493

 

[MeanMeosh]

i have a nokia 6820 that i love - none of my friends can get a connection in their dorm rooms, but i very easily pick up a connection when i'm over there.

 

[Tbirdkid]

i have sprint... and my sanyo 8200 is a great phone. i drive in alot of rural areas and really never drop. once in a while i will and there is like 2 spots that i know of that i drop.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: GoldenGuppy
Hey Muadib, yeah, I'm still under contract--not happy w/ AT&T just need a phone to get by for another year before changing carriers

How much did you want to spend? Do you prefer the filp Style, or does it matter? Is your sim 32k or 64k?

Since AT&T is now Cingular, I'm a bit shocked that you are unhappy. Why is that?

EDITED because I can't spell.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Nokia or Motorola IMO.

 

[Ikonomi]

If you need good reception in a place with a crappy signal, get a Nokia. On average their phones have the best RF out of any I've used, and that seems to be the consensus in PhoneScoop reviews. I have a Motorola right now and I'm sick and tired of walking through dead zones in my house and having a call drop while my sister's cheap Nokia works anywhere around here without so much as a blip.

I like Moto phones a lot, but their reception isn't as good as a Nokia. On average. IMO.