which cell phone do you like?

[Derek]

on a calgary trip this week, my 4 yr old phone crapped out.

i don't need a alot of bells & whistles. i want a rugged phone with good battery time and big numbers for these tired old eyes.

any suggestions?

thanks,

derek

 

[dbvolfan]

1. Rugged phone: check

2. Big numbers: check

3. Good battery time: check (unless using speakerphone)

4. Rugged: defintely

My work phone is a plain old simple Samsung A580 from Sprint. I wear that puppy out and it does just fine. It's been dropped, smacked, you name it and it's held up and it's pretty cheap. Lotsa battery life (I probably spend 2 hrs a day on it) and the volume/speaker is really good. Works well in Mexico but havent yet used it in Europe. One downside is that it doesnt have Bluetooth. I really like my personal Razr for that but it's a PIA otherwise.

 

[FJRBluesman]

Four year old phone! I'm surprised it still works in the network. I get a new one each time I re-up my contract every other at least. I'm ready to do that again and I'm looking at the Samsung T639. Simple yet functional and you don't need to buy a lot accessories for all the features.

 

[Knifemaker]

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[DucatiSSsp]

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I'd be standing on my soapbox taking kudos for that one!

 

[dcarver]

Get on wid yer bad jitterbug self..

For me, the Razr works well. Bluetooth to Zumo550 allows phone calls while riding. Especially nice when on the road and calling ahead to reserve a hotel room..

 

[vabrzn]

Know what you mean about the size of the numbers...

I use a Samsung U54O, the numbers are 1/4 tall, bright display, voice command works very well, sound quality very good, battery life good, for $10 bucks a month I can also access my e-mail, get doppler radar, and access the web. The web feature isn't real convienent, but comes in handy on the road. The phone cost $50 on a Verizon plan. I can usually get a signal with Verizon when other folks can't get a signal with thier service.

 

[wfooshee]

Another thing about the RAZR is voice dialing doesn't have to be trained. It recognizes your contact names and confirms with you befor dialing, plus you can dial digits verbally for a number not in your contacts. The phones we have now at work don't do that, and I REALLY miss it!

Wearing a Bluetooth headset, you just say, "Dial, one, eight, zero, zero, " etc. and it knows.

"Call Bill," and it knows.

I haven't seen enough phones to know who else does that, but in my experience, Motorola's Bluetooth support is unmatched.

 

[rickysnickers]

Here's what I have and find that it works pretty good.

https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/c...tedPhoneId=3056

Rick

 

[cougar8000]

I have been using Nokia phones for most of my 15 years using cell phones. IMHO they have the best programming futures and very durable.

 

[exskibum]

Woof on the RAZR with a Motorola Bluetooth hands free ear bug for me, too. I've been pretty happy with mine for the last 18 months.

 

[scubatech]

Every LG cell phone that I ahve had has been flawless and easy to use! Takes a beating as well.

 

[noob]

Another thing about the RAZR is voice dialing doesn't have to be trained. It recognizes your contact names and confirms with you befor dialing, plus you can dial digits verbally for a number not in your contacts. The phones we have now at work don't do that, and I REALLY miss it!
Wearing a Bluetooth headset, you just say, "Dial, one, eight, zero, zero, " etc. and it knows.

"Call Bill," and it knows.

I haven't seen enough phones to know who else does that, but in my experience, Motorola's Bluetooth support is unmatched.

wfooshee,

this is actually called "voice recognition", and just a few phones have this feature. One is the Moto, obviously, some (maybe all, not sure) of the Samsungs have it (my sph M510 is one), and I believe the Sanyo's have it also.

Like you, once you have this with a phone, it's pretty hard to do without. In my case, I hold down the talk button for a sec or 2, then the prompt says "Say a command", I say "call 1-800-999-1212" and it says "did you say call etc etc" to confirm it heard you correctly, you say "yes", it dials the number. These aren't numbers in your phonebook, or numbers you've ever dialed before... It's voice recognition, and no training involved

sorry guess just said what you did, but ya can tell I like having it too

 

[SockMonkey]

Much of your phone choice should depend on 2 key factors: your carrier (T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Alltel, etc. ), and area in which you live. Given fundamental difference in air interface protocols (GSM vs. CDMA), a Motorola RAZR from AT&T for instance does not necessarily behave the same as a Motorola RAZR from Sprint even though the model may be the same. The best advice I can give is take full advantage of your carrier's 30-day return policy (which most carriers offer whether they'll admit it or not...) and try a couple of different phones until you find one that works best for you.

 

[Bluebullet]

For me the RAZR or the Samsungs hold up the best. Samsung seems the most reliable, my testing comes from giving phones to my kids. Both have killed audiovox, and LG's. So far the Samsung sch a870 they have now has been the most reliable and fun for them. My wifes LG chocolate was a joke she went through 4 before Verizon gave her a Samsung u740. I have a Samsung SCH a970 right now and it has been very tough and connects well with my bluetooth headset in my helmet. All the ones our family have now we kept mostly because they work really well as a PHONE even though they all text, video and picture message, do music, internet and let me locate the kids, gps. I use Howard Forums to find out the latest tricks for the phone so they do more for free.

 

[skifrik]

Just get a "pay as you go" kind with bluetooth, and put in your old sim card. I just did that with T-Mobile and it cost me 39 bucks. And I like this phone much better than my 200 dollar old one.

 

[juniorfjr]

If going with Verizon, I would look at the GzOne Type-S. Consumer report rated it high and most of all it is water resistant, shock resistant and dust resistant.

I've had motorola, LG, Samsung and all work well.

 

[FJRMGM]

I'm in the same boat - old phone and need to replace EXCEPT it has to be Bluetooth so I can synch it up with my Scala Rider Teamset comm system.

 

[Calimus]

If going with Verizon, I would look at the GzOne Type-S. Consumer report rated it high and most of all it is water resistant, shock resistant and dust resistant.

+1 on the Gzone by Casio. My old man is the worst with cell phones. So far this has been the only phone that he hasn't managed to destroy or bitch about. He did manage to kill one. Took him 6 month and even then it was only because he fell out of his vest pocket while on his bike doing about 120mph. The two cars that hit the phone didn't kill it, but the 18 wheeler was more then it could stand.

So, he's on his second one and again, no complaints other then lack of bluetooth. However, I hear they are going to fix that as well.