somebody recommend me one, since I pwnt myself and espnmobile is going out of business at the end of the month


I was looking at the samsung blackjack, but cingular seriously charges like $90 a month for service even if you get the cheapest plan, and I aint exactly on the phone all the time so that's grand fuckin larceny

I was also considering the cingular 2125 smartphone

the verizon lg chocolate

the motorola q




what I will not consider under any circumstances:

the razr

the slvr

the krzr

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 8:55 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2006 8:55:23 PM

i really like the q even though it gets buggy every now and then with windows mobile.

12/14/2006 8:57:25 PM

I've heard shittons of good things about it. It looks kind of bland in comparison to the blackjack, though.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 9:04 PM. Reason : ..]

12/14/2006 9:00:24 PM

i've modded my registry to make some neat changes and have a carolina panthers theme on it, i can watch tv with the q via slingbox, etc, etc

12/14/2006 9:07:51 PM

well I'd imagine I could perform the same registry hacks on a blackjack or any other windows mobile phone

12/14/2006 9:34:47 PM

I would suggest a Sony Ericsson phone, but the best ones either are not out yet, or are only available outside of the US.

12/14/2006 9:36:45 PM

http://www.sonystyle.com

12/14/2006 9:46:02 PM

lg vx8600

12/14/2006 10:09:34 PM

^that's what I just got and I love it.

12/14/2006 10:18:19 PM

I just purchased a LG VX8300 this past week and it is great so far.
http://reviews.cnet.com/LG_VX8300/4505-6454_7-31812933.html

12/14/2006 10:30:05 PM

I also have the vx8300. Great phone.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:10 PM. Reason : ]

12/14/2006 11:08:51 PM

don't get chocolate, get the vx8300

12/14/2006 11:27:38 PM

get an unlocked blackberry pearl

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 12:47 AM. Reason : gsm]

12/15/2006 12:46:52 AM

nokia 6682, its an older phone but is one of the best GSM phones out there

12/15/2006 12:55:16 AM

if you want compact, music playing, easy UI, with the best damn pictures you'll ever take with a phone, get an unlocked Sony Ericsson w810i.

If you want a PDA phone go with the 8525 from Cingular. We don't have 3G service yet here in the Carolinas, but it will be coming soon. 3G is like the equivalent of Verizon EVDO service which is already here. And the PDA media plans from Cingular are only $40 a month, compared to Verizon's $60 a month.

You can also get email and internet with the w810i and the 2125 smart phone you where talking about, and only have to pay $20 a month for unlimited data. The only problem there is that you will be accessing the internet through Cingular's WAP server, and it just a little bit slower. The PDA plans are so expensive because they allow you to access the internet directly.

Hope this helps

12/15/2006 7:13:29 AM

Quote :

"lg vx8600"

12/15/2006 10:22:37 AM

I have a LG VX8300 also. Nice phone. The 8600 is just a little thinner, other than that, same phone.

12/15/2006 11:28:15 AM

Wait for January and get the Apple phone

12/15/2006 11:50:44 AM

^WOW, this looks pretty slick. Is this for real?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3168733759916419298

HAHA, found out its fake, cool ad though.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 12:34 PM. Reason : adfs]

12/15/2006 12:30:00 PM

Yea that's fake.

But what is known is:

Two batteries, one for phone, one for music, one charger.

Two screens, one internal, one external (external is a touchscreen)

Full Qwerty keypad.

12/15/2006 1:09:14 PM

can u post any more info on the apple phone?

i'm not on apples nutsack like most, but i would actually consider that phone just cause i dont have an ipod

12/15/2006 1:17:13 PM

4gb and 8gb versions. uses flash memory like the nano.

249 and 449 should be the price points.

Should be available for Cingular, Verizon and T-Mobile. possibly will launch with Sprint too.

12/15/2006 1:24:21 PM

^do you have a picture or a link where you got that info from. I've searched the web and haven't come up with anything.
Thanks

12/15/2006 1:48:26 PM

no pictures have been released, I have no clue what it's going to look like.

All of this information was leaked by a slightly intoxicated Kevin Rose.

12/15/2006 1:54:40 PM

Thats not so much as a phone as a big PDA.

I wouldn't bank on the first generation cellular product of any company.

Actually, don't bother buying any type of expensive phone. Their all relatively terrible.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 1:59 PM. Reason : and those price points are laughable without a contract.]

12/15/2006 1:59:13 PM

^being that you have no idea what it looks like, quit talking out your ass.

If Apple has ONE thing going for it, it's that they dont make gigantor portable shit. My educated guess is this thing will be about the same footprint as the original ipods, but of course packed with more shit.

And there are many reasons why a brand new 1st gen phone from Apple would be heads and shoulders better than platform phones from Moto, Nokia or Sony Ericsson.

Not to mention the paradigm of making a good mp3 player that also has phone functionality, versus a phone with mp3 capability.

Those pricepoints are cheap as shit compared to nearly any open market phone.

12/15/2006 2:06:50 PM

No I'm pretty sure a 1st Gen phone from Apple will be as equally shit as anything else from anyone else with regards to cellular functionality.

But hey, It'll probably be white or black and look cool.

12/15/2006 2:16:20 PM

What possible reasoning/evidence can you have to back that up?

I'll bet you can't even name the last 1st gen platform that came out.

12/15/2006 2:32:20 PM

Because they'll probably use the same Ti/LG/Qualcomm/insert cheapaspossible solution everyone else does.


Unless off course, you can prove that Apple is developing its own GSM/CDMA chipsets as well.

12/15/2006 2:35:27 PM

Sure they'll use the same hardware. I'm talking about the software solution/architecture/platform.

How can you argue they will have worse hardware functionality when everything is pretty standard these days?

12/15/2006 2:40:48 PM

I actually don't really need to argue vaporware with you besides saying THIS:

Quote :

" Two batteries, one for phone, one for music, one charger. Two screens, one internal, one external (external is a touchscreen) Full Qwerty keypad. "

Would challenge the Zune in size.

If I were to guess, it would be a stick phone, one battery, one display (possible touch) with internal NAND memory @4gb and tri US band GSM with capacitance touch buttons and mediocre reception.

If they don't have AGPS and HSDPA, then the phone will release to market outdated and outclassed at that price point.

If it were to include these features, it would be 500$ +

12/15/2006 3:00:11 PM

Thanks! See I knew you could deliver me some real information.

Thanks SandSanta. Now we can both just wait out the next month and see what it actually is.

12/15/2006 3:08:35 PM

^^it would most likely be quad-band if released in the US

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 3:09 PM. Reason : sdf]

12/15/2006 3:08:58 PM

I mean if it meets the criteria and is that cheap then it will be awesome and I'll buy one.

No joke.

12/15/2006 3:10:05 PM

Quote :

"My educated guess is this thing will be about the same footprint as the original ipods, but of course packed with more shit."

that equals

Quote :

"a big PDA."

the first ipod was huge, so why are you arguing

12/15/2006 3:21:30 PM

all i know is i'm pretty sure apple can not make a product that doesnt do good, just cause they are apple

12/15/2006 3:23:27 PM

^^Still considerably smaller than a Treo, Q or any other true pda phone I've seen.

12/15/2006 3:43:07 PM

The first Ipod came out half a decade ago.

12/15/2006 3:48:42 PM

Count me out, that things going to suck ass.

12/15/2006 6:34:38 PM

3125 smartphone (the old pda design)

12/15/2006 7:29:03 PM

STOP E FIGHTING AND SUGGEST A PHONE I CAN GET RIGHT NOW

12/15/2006 7:53:32 PM

Quote :

"We don't have 3G service yet here in the Carolinas, but it will be coming soon"

There has been 3G service in our area since early October

http://www.cingular.com/coverageviewer/ and click "show 3G coverage"

12/16/2006 5:48:51 AM

dear dmidkiff

do you still sell phones

can you get me an awesome deal on one if you do

kkthx

jadn

12/16/2006 10:26:57 AM

Quote :

"if you want compact, music playing, easy UI, with the best damn pictures you'll ever take with a phone, get an unlocked Sony Ericsson k790a."

Fixed this for you. But yes, I can attest first hand to the w810i taking great pictures. But right now I'd say the k790/k800 has the best camera optics/flash/camera features on the market.

12/16/2006 12:45:36 PM

fuck it, decided on a blackjack in spite of the monthly cost

12/16/2006 1:13:19 PM

12/17/2006 2:52:21 PM

plz let us know how you like it/dont like it/problems etc...

12/17/2006 2:59:15 PM

i just got a blackberry 8703e from verizon...

I am enjoying the shit out of it

12/17/2006 10:37:48 PM

does verizon let you use it as modem too, or do they charge you extra for it?

12/18/2006 10:42:50 AM

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