Reply to: Time for a new mobile phone

[DaveB]

I also had one of the XDA IIs variants. I found that using a bluetooth headset with caller id (Jabra BT800) was the best solution to making and receiving calls. It's a lot easier to whip that out of your pocket, see who's calling and answer. Now got the Orange M5000, the XDA Exec variant with the same headset.

A nifty feature on my Sony Erikson phone is voice tagging stored numbers so that the phone can tell you who is calling wthout having to pull it out and look. Now if they can get it to tell me the number is withheld it will be perfect.

[dazza12]

I bought an Xda IIs a few months ago (which I think has two or three names depending on the network installed). The reception is good, but it does tend to hang every few days and need resetting. Also I carry it around in a case which needs fumbling to pull it out when making or taking a call.

Not pulling an authoritative answer out of my arse Bogeyman, but having just picked my nose I can say with some authority that IMHO 3G is a damp squip for the price and you'd be better off waiting for 4G, or 5G.

3G's only a damp squib because none of the networks implemented it properly. There's been an upgrade recently that enables the promised 'near broadband' speeds to be received on the phone. At least they seem to have applied this upgrade to my local 3G site.

I also had one of the XDA IIs variants. I found that using a bluetooth headset with caller id (Jabra BT800) was the best solution to making and receiving calls. It's a lot easier to whip that out of your pocket, see who's calling and answer. Now got the Orange M5000, the XDA Exec variant with the same headset.

[expat]

Ditto answer phones for me - I want one with a big "MUTE" button that I can press before having a nap or going to bed - or something (pause for effect) - to take messages without the phone ringing or even flashing undully.

But in all the years I've looked, ever since answering machines were invented, I've never seen one. It seems that the first axiom of imbecile answer phone designers is "If the owner is within earshot, even if comatose or otherwise engaged, they will always want to know the moment someone rings".

You pushed a button there, OwlHoot. Why does the phone demand such priority? My young daughter, far from Luddite, taught me something there, at least for mobiles: if you don't want to take calls, switch it off. Yes, you can!

[OwlHoot]

dont go for windows on phones, horrid

I bought an Xda IIs a few months ago (which I think has two or three names depending on the network installed). The reception is good, but it does tend to hang every few days and need resetting. Also I carry it around in a case which needs fumbling to pull it out when making or taking a call.

Not pulling an authoritative answer out of my arse Bogeyman, but having just picked my nose I can say with some authority that IMHO 3G is a damp squip for the price and you'd be better off waiting for 4G, or 5G.

[OwlHoot]

Actually, it's almost impossible to find the phone that I want (good audio, range, clarity, cheap, works all over the world).

Ditto answer phones for me - I want one with a big "MUTE" button that I can press before having a nap or going to bed - or something (pause for effect) - to take messages without the phone ringing or even flashing undully.

But in all the years I've looked, ever since answering machines were invented, I've never seen one. It seems that the first axiom of imbecile answer phone designers is "If the owner is within earshot, even if comatose or otherwise engaged, they will always want to know the moment someone rings".

[Joe Black]

Get a multipurpose device......

Sure, and what's gonna happen when someone calls...is the average Joe going to understand exactly what is meant by "hold against ear" and "press button to answer"...

[Mustang]

I currently have the Sony Ericsson P910i and I am realy pleased with it. I had the P900 before that. All my accessories are from Ericsson so I am sticking with them - besides, you get used to the menu functions etc and so changing models is easy.

I am waiting for the P990 to come out and then I will transition to 3G. I am interested in 3G for the faster downloads. Look forward to the day that a try from the 6 nations is available live on my phone..........!

Hope that helps.

[slice16]

i have the nokia n70, it runs symbian, has sky tv and does everything i need it to...

its brilliant, and would highly recommend it.

dont go for windows on phones, horrid

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[bogeyman]

I never expected an IT contractor board to be a bastion for Luddites ...

Sorry Snaw - didn't mean to be an obnoxious Luddite.

Just was a bit fed up of all the 'what phone should I get' stuff that seems to dominate almost every forum I visit lately.

Apologies for my bile. You haven't seen my invective yet tho!

[bogeyman]

No - because you're a cock thats why!!

Damn, I didn't ignore him. I will do now...

Why am I a 'cock' then, Ratewhore?

Because I challenge people to put some logic to stand behind their arguments rather than pulling authoratative statements out of their arses?

I was genuinely interested to hear your views on why PPC was more secure against malware than i86. I thought you might have had some insight. But oh no - all I get is a bunch of vague waffle and a lot of spite!

Even though you haven't a clue what you're talking about, you expect everyone to treat your word as though it were Gospel.

Does that not a 'cock' make?

Is it wrong?

[snaw]

What do you need in a phone?

To be able to talk to other people, and it rings when someone calls you?

!!!!!"World cup games live on me phone at work this summer sounds like a good idea"!!!!!

Alexander Bell

I never expected an IT contractor board to be a bastion for Luddites ...

WTF is wrong with wanting a phone which does a little more than send and recieve calls?

The technology is in place these days to do a little more, so why not make use of it. If I can read email and use my phone as an organiser great, camera I can take or leave but internet browsing has came in useful more than a few times already when I've been stuck or curious. If I can get live streaming world cup broadcasts this summer while stuck in my cubicle, surrounded by my large partition at work then personally I'll count that as a big plus.

[ratewhore]

Because I challenge fools who make stupid, unsubstantiated statements (e.g. "oooh! coz Apple have gone Intel we'll be up to our panties in malware")?

No - because you're a cock thats why!!

Damn, I didn't ignore him. I will do now...

[Phoenix]

What do you need in a phone?

To be able to talk to other people, and it rings when someone calls you?

!!!!!"World cup games live on me phone at work this summer sounds like a good idea"!!!!!

Alexander Bell

[bogeyman]

ignore bogeyman. No reason required, just ignore him!

Why is that then?

Because I challenge fools who make stupid, unsubstantiated statements (e.g. "oooh! coz Apple have gone Intel we'll be up to our panties in malware")?

Diptulip!