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time to move up from my w800i, now what SE phone do I buy? |
pblocal
Joined: Jan 02, 2006
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From: San Diego CA Americas Finest
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I am looking for another SE phone, time to move up. so what should I get?
I am looking for the usual features....
great phone, walkman, camera (I like the k850i's!) and a phone that will allow me to access the internet and check and send email (I currently have pop accounts at my home network I would like to access from the road)
Living in San Diego, my network (T-Mobile) only offers GPRS and Edge as their internet connections but my plan is month to month so I can switch over to any carrier served here no problem BUT it has to be a carrier that will work world wide because I travel to europe and south america alot.
Also, recently I had the iphone but I had problems with it so I turned it back in. I did, however, really like the wireless internet connectivity it offered when I walked into a hot spot. It would automatically connect to the fast connection and avoid the EDGE altogether. That would make traveling and getting on line much easier (and less expensive) so it would be nice if it had the wireless lan in it too. (I have found that the K850i does not have lan)
So, what phone would work best for my situation, over hear on the west coast in Americas Finest City, for a guy who travels alot?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
BTW - I have done a LOT of searching and reading on this but have gotten overwelmed by all the abbreviations and such so I could not figure it all out!
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C905
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On 2007-11-08 06:38:29, pblocal wrote:
I am looking for another SE phone, time to move up. so what should I get?
The features I am looking for are great phone, of course.
Walkman, Camera (I like the k850i's!) and a phone that will go online (internet) and email (pop accounts)
Living in San Diego, my network only offers GPRS and Edge as their internet connections.
I had the iphone but had problems so I turned it back in, but to be honest I really liked the wireless internet connectivity when I walked into a hot spot. It had the wireless lan in it. So if I could also find this in a phone it would be great! (K850i does not have lan)
So, what phone would work best for my situation, over hear on the west coast in Americas Finest City?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
BTW - I have done a LOT of searching and reading on this but have gotten overwelmed by all the abbreviations and such so I could not figure it all out!
[ This Message was edited by: pblocal on 2007-11-08 05:39 ]
i think the w960 will suit you 
It has:
8GB built -in memory
Walkman player 3.0
Wlan
3.2 MP camera with AF
business phone(which means it is built for e-mailing)
But it doesnt have Edge so that could be a problem  |
pblocal
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From: San Diego CA Americas Finest
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that one is nice!
did a search on ebay over here and only ONE company selling it. They said it comes out tomorrow, 08/11/07 and they want $1100 US for it! Wow
I thought the K850 was high, then I looked at the N95 8 gb and now this.
is there any MORE expensive than this?
price is NOT an issue, BUT for that much $$$ for the 960, why did they only put a 3.2 MP camera in it and not the 5? and yes, this one does not have edge.
I do however like the N95 but it is not a SE
what is like that by SE?
thanks again......
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technical-expert
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On 2007-11-08 07:28:26, pblocal wrote:
that one is nice!
did a search on ebay over here and only ONE company selling it. They said it comes out tomorrow, 08/11/07 and they want $1100 US for it! Wow
I thought the K850 was high, then I looked at the N95 8 gb and now this.
is there any MORE expensive than this?
price is NOT an issue, BUT for that much $$$ for the 960, why did they only put a 3.2 MP camera in it and not the 5? and yes, this one does not have edge.
I do however like the N95 but it is not a SE
what is like that by SE?
thanks again......
[ This Message was edited by: pblocal on 2007-11-08 06:29 ]
1100 is too much for w960i, I would suggest u to go for n95 8gb
"Many reviews say that its best phone ever made"
It has won various wards including including
European Imaging and Sound Association
The Nokia N95 has been voted 'The European Media Phone of the Year 2007-2008' by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). It's the third year in a row that a Nokia handset has won the award.
Another option instead of w960i for paying a hefty 1100$ would be , to add another 700$ and buy a sony vaio ux portable pc which has 4.5 inch screen,all features like touch screen,faster processor, wide screen Svga lcd video processor,memory stick support,Wlan,bluetooth
and buy a simple phone to make a call
So there is no way to move up from w800i in SE a way.
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leeboy13
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i went from a w810i to a HTC Touch.....
great phone, very sleak.... has EDGE.... and wifi....
and a definate looker 
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NightBlade
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W960 won't be out will December.
So what you saw is either a hoax... or someone got his hands on a proto and is selling it. That's why the price is so high.
It shouldn't be that high when it's released. |
JuanPablo
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W960, W910, W580, K850 or P1 |
SIGHUP
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I'm in the same boat as you. If you use internet a lot and do not frequent hotspots I would definitely have EDGE on the phone as a feature.
I'm also in San Diego (that's right America's Finest City). Currently debating K850i, W910i, W960i and N81. |
bart
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what about a Motorola Q9?
With Ericsson and Nokia gone: we must keep their spirits alive and buy JOLLA or YOTA |
Tiebreak
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There is no phone worth upgrading for, yet. |
pblocal
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From: San Diego CA Americas Finest
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I broke down, or should I say, I am now broke!
Today, I called my buddy at his cell phone store, he called his wholesaler, who let me drive over and buy it directly from him and now I am the proud non sony erricson owner of a brand new
Nokia N95 8BG!
After reading all the specs, it seems to have EVERYTHING I wanted so I thought I would give it a try and if it does suck I can return it to the dealer who offers a 14 day return policy.
He charged me $725 out the door, phone and all accessories including a brand new Nokia 95 leather case and a brand new nokia car charger too. (he did not have any extra batteries, which I would like or the cordless keyboard either)
anyway, here are the specs. The phone is charging so I have not played with it all yet but I will later tonight and report back....
General Network HSDPA / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2007, August
Status Available
Size Dimensions 99 x 53 x 21 mm, 96 cc
Weight 129 g
Display Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), Monophonic, True Tones, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot No
- 8 GB internal memory
Data GPRS Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 miniUSB
Features OS Symbian OS 9.2, S60 rel. 3.1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Downloadable, order now
Colors Black
Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps), flash; secondary CIF videocall camera
- Built-in GPS navigation
- Installed Maps application covering over 100 countries
- Dual slide design
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA player
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- TV out
- Stereo FM Radio
- Organiser
- Office document viewer
- T9
- Push to talk
- Voice dial/memo
- Built-in handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200mAH (BL-6F)
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
BTW - this is an US version and comes with a full one year nokia warranty directly from Nokia USA if it gives me any problems.
thanks for all the imput!
I am kind of bummed it is not a Sony!
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Coquito
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 congratulations for your new phone, was a good choice
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pblocal
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OMFG
It’s going to take me three weeks just to figure out how to use this thing!
I have been reading the manual for three hours, have a headache and feel like I have only learned a couple of things about this thing.
DAM, I never thought a cell phone could be so dam difficult.
Technology.....
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aldrinus
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@pblocal:
SE P1i would have been indeed a great choice had it has EDGE which is your country's connectivity standard. BUT it has WLAN! and it is Sony Ericsson
what you have now is still a great handset though. just go around the usual Nokia intricateness and in a few days time, you will be on a roll and would be enjoying the N95 to the max!
cheers! and welcome to Esato, mate!
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cammerv8
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On 2007-11-08 23:09:05, bart wrote:
what about a Motorola Q9?
are you serious???
P1 coukd ha been a good phone. but the n95 8g is hellagud!!!!
you can become a hacker just learning everything of the instructions!!!!! jajaj
good luck and good thing you returned your Iphone.
american cellphone are just too 2 years back!!!!! 2MP no focus ?? plz !!!!
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