Next Gen Cell phones?

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middlehead

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Motorola TimePort 270c > *

Four years old and still running perfectly. Of course, I'd be royally ass-plowed if I needed to use 911 with it, but that's beside the point.
 

mrSHEiK124

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You know, I was looking at myworldphone, and not only do they rape you on shipping, I've heard quite a bit of bad things about their customer support, I think I might go with an eBayer that has 99.9% feedback instead.
 

Blazin Trav

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Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
Okay, but is there one phone that clearly out does the rest, with the best camera, etc?

-Trav



The K750 or W800 are the best phone out right now. The camera is great, and the phone is full of features.

The K750 is probably the best built phone I have owned so far...and that is a lot of phones;)


What brand is that?
 

walkur

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Threads like this make me happy to like in a small country where the 5 major GSM providers all have at least 99% coverage.

*looking for a nice motorola mx220 myself



 

Fingolfin269

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I don't care so much about next gen as much as I care that Verizon carries a phone with bluetooth/color screen that doesn't have a camera/camcorder/etc.

In fact, I would pay MORE if I had an option to buy a phone without a camera that had every other worthwhile feature.
 

DaShen

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Samsung SCH-A650. A pureblood no-bullsh!t flip phone with bulletproof reception

Oh, wait, you said new. The new stuff is all retarded.


Amen to that ;)
 

EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I don't care so much about next gen as much as I care that Verizon carries a phone with bluetooth/color screen that doesn't have a camera/camcorder/etc.

In fact, I would pay MORE if I had an option to buy a phone without a camera that had every other worthwhile feature.

Yeah. Having a cell phone is supposed to be a convenience - and that convenience dissapears any time you enter a government or medical or even a lot of educational buildings if your phone has a camera on it. WTF is the point?
 
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Originally posted by: dartworth
K750i

Out already, and I got one also.

W800i.

The problem is half the people here don't really follow cell phones--especially like Asian phones that you can only get online or at Asian stores.

Forget branded phones guys....

Also, Motorola's new V3x??? IT's the RaZr w/ 2mpixel camera I believe, and there's a bar phone version too.

I believe Nokia's N91 is pretty nice, but I still prefer SE phones anyday.
 

Valkerie

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Radeon Imageon graphics technology. Powerful, low power consumption, and best of all, deadly video games on your phone.
 

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Nokia 6682. I was about to buy the Nokia 7610 (which IMO still looks better than this) but this supposedly has everything the 7610 was missing and so it's perfect for me. However, I think I'll wait a bit for the price to drop (it's at 500 right now I believe)

If you have a big wallet
 

CVSiN

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http://myworldphone.com/6230i.html

Nokia 6230i
freaking great phone...
and the new 1.3 MP digicam..

this is a pretty large upgrade over the regular 6230 which was my previous favorite..

i use mine as a MP3 player with a 512mb MMC card in it..
also has FM radio built in..

and its so small you can put it in your pocket comfortably..
and when the case gets scratched up just replace it.

the whole case removes for different looks every day..
great uber geek phone..
kicks the living crap outa the RZR and the Ericsons and samsungs
 

daveymark

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Originally posted by: Qwest
Audiovox SMT 5600

althogh that is the best phone out there right now, it is not a next gen phone.

there will be a smartphone released by Qtek that will have integrated wireless. Which means VOIP on the smartphone, among other things. That will rock. All we need after that is a phone with integrated GPS, and we'll be set. Until we find something else we need, like EDGE or EDVO support.

Text
 

Blazin Trav

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
http://myworldphone.com/6230i.html

Nokia 6230i
freaking great phone...
and the new 1.3 MP digicam..

this is a pretty large upgrade over the regular 6230 which was my previous favorite..

i use mine as a MP3 player with a 512mb MMC card in it..
also has FM radio built in..

and its so small you can put it in your pocket comfortably..
and when the case gets scratched up just replace it.

the whole case removes for different looks every day..
great uber geek phone..
kicks the living crap outa the RZR and the Ericsons and samsungs

A friend of mine has this:
http://www.myworldphone.com/w800i.htm

And it kicks the crap out of that phone.
 

Blazin Trav

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: Qwest
Audiovox SMT 5600

althogh that is the best phone out there right now, it is not a next gen phone.

there will be a smartphone released by Qtek that will have integrated wireless. Which means VOIP on the smartphone, among other things. That will rock. All we need after that is a phone with integrated GPS, and we'll be set. Until we find something else we need, like EDGE or EDVO support.

Text

When will that be released? Any ideas?

 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
Originally posted by: CVSiN
http://myworldphone.com/6230i.html

Nokia 6230i
freaking great phone...
and the new 1.3 MP digicam..

this is a pretty large upgrade over the regular 6230 which was my previous favorite..

i use mine as a MP3 player with a 512mb MMC card in it..
also has FM radio built in..

and its so small you can put it in your pocket comfortably..
and when the case gets scratched up just replace it.

the whole case removes for different looks every day..
great uber geek phone..
kicks the living crap outa the RZR and the Ericsons and samsungs

A friend of mine has this:
http://www.myworldphone.com/w800i.htm

And it kicks the crap out of that phone.

not really except for the better 2mp camera...
it doesnt have the features phone wise the 6230 has...
the 6230 is basically a tiny PDA. has a full HTML/XTML web browser, a email client capable of working with exchange... as well as a full featured calendar.

I like that phone as well but i still like the 6230i better..
I do not like S/E menu system or how they make thier features accessable.
they feel cheap.
and are overley complex when they dont have to be. (settings wise)
 

mrSHEiK124

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Originally posted by: DLeRium
Also, Motorola's new V3x??? IT's the RaZr w/ 2mpixel camera I believe, and there's a bar phone version too.

The V3x is NOT the RAZR2, its a WCDMA/UMTS/3G/OMGWTFBBQLOL phone that was originally called the V1150, but moto called it that to capitalize on the RAZR's success. The RAZR2 (not official name yet) will be GSM and have a t-flash slot and a 1.3 mpixel cam, as well as EDGE, phonescoop.com has an article about it.
 

shortylickens

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Motorola A780, but I'm not sure what you mean by next gen.

Its available now if you want to buy it online, unlocked for 500-600 bucks.