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Well, as most of you know, ATT bought at Cellular One. I have had Cell One for a year and loved the service. It was reasonably priced, and I never once went over the minutes. Now my phone is broken beyond repair, and ATT is trying to get me to switch over to them. The plan is going to be $10 more a month, and I have yet to find a good phone based on user reviews, but I hate relying on little teenage girls that post stuff like, "OMG!1!!!1 this is teh best phone i have ever had it has good features and my dad said it was hard to use but i love it!" So, if you guys could help me, I would appreciate it a lot.
The things that are important to me are: Reception, clarity of calls, etc., and battery life (I don't want to have to go back to the dorm between classes to charge it). I also text a little bit so I would like to have a good phone for that as well.
I have been looking at the Sony Ericsson W580i, Samsung A737, and LG Shine. All of them have above 4s in the battery life department, but like I said, they are skewed by people that don't really know what they are talking about.
I am sorry for the long post, but I really appreciate any help I get.
Haha, that's funny... My Cingular contract is going to expire soon, and I was looking at new phones. Those were the exact same phones I came across as well -- I like sliders. I couldn't narrow it down anymore than that. From what i read, people complained that the W580i felt kind of cheap. They also said that the A737 was a decent, simple phone. Nothing really wrong with it, but nothing spectacular. As for the Shine, it's all about the form. It has nice features, but I hear the reception is less than awesome. Good luck deciding!
The 3G iPhone will be here in a little over a week. I love the original.
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I wouldn't mind having an iPhone, but as a college student, I don't think I can justify paying $90/month for my cellphone plan. I have to have texting. I can get internet, although not as conveniently, on my computer at the dorm.
What do you guys think about unlocked cellphones? I looked at the so-called "top cellphones" and the Rizr V3 was setting at the top of the list followed by the EnV.
The LG-Shine is almost completely off of my list. It looks really cool, but I have heard that it drops calls A LOT. Also, I read a review that said the A737 varies in volume during the calls. I have also heard that the Sony Ericsson has a horrible battery life.
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Does anyone know of a good GSM phone that is similar to the EnV? It is a CDMA phone which would never work on ATT.
see if you can get the blackberry pearl without the texting/data plan. a friend of mine was able to do that, as if it were any other free phone, and she loves the thing. i was looking at it, and it seems to have some pretty awesome reviews. version 2 just came out, and they made a couple of minor but good improvements.
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