So I read through the HTC Touch thread and picked up a couple things there but I am not interested in a touch screen phone, I like tactile feedback for using the phone on the go. While I like the blackberry pearl and curve I don't think it is worth the additional monthly cost to me.

Criteria:
Decent camera
Ability to get pictures off of phone without too much hassle
>$200 (preferably >$150)
ability to insure a plus (I work around water)
small(ish) form factor. The full feature PDA phones are great but a lot of them are just too big for me. The Curve or something not much bigger is about the max size I want to carry.
Ok web browser to occasionally check email

Right now I am leaning towards the Samsung Alias, but I don't know how hard it is to get the pictures off of it or how the browser is.

also, i am not decided on any specific provider.

10/15/2008 6:35:00 PM

i think you might mean <$200

10/15/2008 6:46:49 PM

iphone > other phones

10/15/2008 7:07:03 PM

haha, yeah <$200

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Quote :

"I am not interested in a touch screen phone, I like tactile feedback for using the phone on the go."

10/15/2008 7:13:46 PM

Considering:
Verizon Alias
Verizon Flipshot
T-Mobile Shadow
Blackberry Pearl
SE W580i
SE W760a

10/15/2008 9:58:20 PM

No experience with the first 4, but if you want to choose between w580 or w760, I would choose 760 unless you are too worried about size. Both are excellent phones and I have carried both.

10/15/2008 10:34:27 PM

dont fucking bother with a blackberry unless you're using it with a BES server at work. And then only get one if your company is paying for it.

10/15/2008 10:40:42 PM

Have you played with the Shadow? I know you like windows mobile, and I had no problems with my old windows mobile phone.

How is moving pictures off of the SE phones?

[Edited on October 16, 2008 at 8:22 AM. Reason : .]

10/16/2008 8:17:59 AM

When you connect an SE phone to your pc it looks like a storage drive so photo/music transfer is very easy. If you are really concerned with pics you may want to get a cybershot phone. But the 760 definitely takes better pictures than the 580. I would post some but :

Quote :

"Error » Temporarily Unavailable Temporarily Unavailable Currently our server's hard drive is very close to reaching its capacity. To prevent any issues from occuring, we have temporarily taken photo adding ability down. We hope to have more space allocated for photos very soon. Sorry for the inconvience. "

10/16/2008 9:25:10 AM

connect with BT? connect with USB cable?

10/16/2008 9:27:34 AM

I always connect via USB cause it's faster but if you connect via BT you will need a program like My Phone Explorer to mass transfer unless you only want to send one file at a time.

10/16/2008 9:31:16 AM

Is it included with the phone?

10/16/2008 9:54:56 AM

BT or My Phone Explorer?
BT yes, My Phone Explorer no.
MPE is an awesome free program that can be found here, http://www.fjsoft.at/en/home.php .

10/16/2008 10:00:21 AM

i meant the cable? is it a regular usb-mini usb cable? its got sony in the name so i am assuming its a proprietary cable that will cost me $50

10/16/2008 10:36:51 AM

It is the standard SE cable, it should be included with the phone.

10/16/2008 10:53:17 AM

The SE w580i can be gotten for free at Best Buy w/ 2yr contract through at&t. It comes with a color-matched antenna/hands free mic (for fm radio), color matched in-ear headphones which plug into the antenna and a usb cable. I got the red one a couple months ago and love it. Holds up to 4GB memory stick micro card. Camera is good (2mp) but not the best for a cell phone as stated earlier. I recommend it.

10/16/2008 12:52:41 PM

Moto Q

10/16/2008 2:24:47 PM

I got the Shadow, $50 (Free after rebate)


This thing is great so far. T-Mobile really polished WM6. A lot of my little complaints about WM in the past have been addressed. There are still a few minor things I don't like now, but I just need to download a registry editor to take care of those. The keyboard on this thing and the predictive text is the best I have used yet. Photo quality could be better, but its ok.

I have 45 days to decide if I like this. If I change my mind I am going with one of the SE's.

10/16/2008 5:59:14 PM

not touch screen i'm assuming?

10/16/2008 5:59:59 PM

http://www.letstalk.com

10/16/2008 6:16:22 PM

not touch screen

10/16/2008 7:05:41 PM

day 2 update:
I really like this device. I was worried at first about being limited to edge, but it is fast enough for what I need and wifi works great on it. I could probably write papers on this keypad, its great. I've added flash support, so now I can watch videos on the go.

10/17/2008 12:26:50 PM

Thought I would add a comment:
The phone still works great. Last night I was in an apartment with someone who had a T-Mobile blackberry and had no service. I had full bars. I wish the WiFi reception was a little stronger though, but it is decent. Outlook on the device works no problems, have the phone on our exchange server so I get all my email pushed to the phone. I still think the keypad is the best on any device I have used yet.

12/15/2008 12:05:00 AM

i need help deciding my new phone.

>i have attwireless, done with 2 years contract and will be renewing it (i think)
>dont wanna spend zallion dollars for the data plan thats why no iphone
> need wlan as i can use that at work and home
> games, mp3 and camera are nice to have
> would like a free phone if i have to renew the contract
> plus no flap phones for me

$1

1/26/2009 10:38:29 AM

^no

1/26/2009 3:47:00 PM

wut wut?

1/26/2009 3:48:09 PM