Cell Phones - Nokia 8260 vs. All

[Warik]

Ok... I've had my 8260 for about a year and a half now, and it's been a pain in the ass for the past few months. I do not get service inside of any building except houses, and my phone turns into a 0-1 bar of strength piece of shit if I come within 10 feet of a powerline. I don't think it's the service, though (Cingular Wireless), because my sister has a different phone and she consistently has better signal strength than I do.

Conclusion: My phone sucks - so I want a new one.

If I were to get a new phone with Cingular, I'd have to get:

Nokia 5165
Nokia 3360
Motorola 120t
Ericsson T60d
Motorola V60t

The V60t is super small and looks awesome, but I don't know if it's any good? Opinions? Fucking Cingular is selling it for $299 with a $50 rebate if and only if you donate $20 to the special olympics, meaning the rebate is only $30. AT&T on the other hand has it for only $50 after $150 worth of rebates. I managed to get my $200 8260 for free by demanding that they match AT&T's offer, so I might be able to get this phone for cheap with Cingular.

So... any cell phone or new service provider recommendations?

Thanks,
-Warik

 

[HappyScrappy]

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Nokia makes good phones, but the lack of an external antenna makes some piss poor under bad service areas. I have an 8890 which has an antenna that you can pull out for better reception - love that.

the Motorola phones are excellent and very well engineered - then again, I own stock in that company

Ericsson makes some really fugly phones.

In the end, they all use chips from either Motorola or Qualcomm, so it is a matter of features (which are pretty much all the same these days in each price range) and the way it looks.

I have used Sprint, AT&T and a bit of Nextel and most recently Voicestream.
Voicestream (in this area, and Vegas, and TX) is the best I've ever had, they rule.

 

[Warik]

Thanks for the info Mr. Scrappy. The v60t looks l33t. Seems to have all the features I need, plus it has an external antenna, plus it's really small and light.

I'm going to call Cingular mierda in a little bit and see if my haggling skills have atrophied from lack of use.

-Warik

 

[Y_lifter]

Make sure you get one with the flashy antennae Nubby thing option.

Like, how cool it that when the phone rings, huh?

Thundercats... HOOOOOOOO

 

[manny78]

Go with Motorola either the V60 or the "peanut phone". Both are very reliable.

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

well it seems to me most of the times after a year or two you just need to buy a new phone because they seem to stop working right. At least that's been my experiences. Yeah I know some people who've have the same phone for a few years with no problems. But I don't think those folks used their phones that much either.

 

[rippedtrojan]

Thundercats... HOOOOOOOO

remember the sexy lady cats?

 

[MrMuscle]

so has the mms stuff gotten to USA yet? you know, the one where you have cellphones with built in digicams, you take a pic, and send em to another cellphone, and he can look at the pic?

 

[HappyScrappy]

so has the mms stuff gotten to USA yet? you know, the one where you have cellphones with built in digicams, you take a pic, and send em to another cellphone, and he can look at the pic?

not really - just vaporware for us for the time being

 

[MrMuscle]

they have just started selling those phones here, but the network isnt extended yet, so the coverage isnt good enough, so it aint worth it yet.