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Posted by: ShiftyPowers

I'm looking to switch to Tmobile from Sprint in NYC VERY soon. I've been digging around for phones and I'm not too happy with the phones from tmobile. I was wondering if there are better phones that I could buy on eBay or such for under $150.

The phones I'm currently considering are (in order of what I think might be best):

1- Nokia 6610
2- Samsung E715
3- SE T610

I would love to hear some other suggestions.

Thank you in advance,

Posted by: braindead5400

maybe the samsung e105?

Posted by: Escen

i would say the samsung e715, but isn't the nokia 3660 $150 after rebate? why not get that it does look big n chunky but its an s60 phone unless u dont care abot that.

Posted by: chowxmien

The E715 is a pretty nice phone. I'd pick that up from amazon.com ($150 after rebates) with the unlocked T616 (~$150) off eBay as second choice.

Posted by: NYCDru

I would go with the Nokia due to its remarkable RF.

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

First, as a new activation, you should definately go with amazon.com to sign up for t-mobile since you will able to get very heavy rebates on most of t-mo's phones.

General advice- Stay away from a Sony Erricson. THey'll be SE fanboys that will try to convince you otherwise but a phone is useless without good reception (as SE phones all are).

If you're looking for features, wait around a while and see if amazon will offer more rebates on teh 6600.

If you just want looks, and nice formfactor, the E715 is it. Don't buy the V300, as it is a piece of motocrap.

Posted by: NYCDru

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Originally posted by nokia rocks
First, as a new activation, you should definately go with amazon.com to sign up for t-mobile since you will able to get very heavy rebates on most of t-mo's phones.

General advice- Stay away from a Sony Erricson. THey'll be SE fanboys that will try to convince you otherwise but a phone is useless without good reception (as SE phones all are).

If you're looking for features, wait around a while and see if amazon will offer more rebates on teh 6600.

If you just want looks, and nice formfactor, the E715 is it. Don't buy the V300, as it is a piece of motocrap.

1.) Dude, were did you take that picture of the train? The background looks familiar.

2.) If Reception is the issue then the V300 is DEFINATELY a conteneder. My RF test, the Staten Island Ferry.

Posted by: chowxmien

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Originally posted by nokia rocks
General advice- Stay away from a Sony Erricson. THey'll be SE fanboys that will try to convince you otherwise but a phone is useless without good reception (as SE phones all are).

You make it seem like all SE phones have horrible reception 24/7. If that were the case why would there be fanboys for these phones? And why would so many people buy these phones and still be using these phones if their reception was bad? The reception with my SE phones (T610/616, Z600) have all had good reception. Of course it may not be as good as other phones, but as long as it makes a good connection and the sound is clear then the reception is fine. Feature-wise the SE 610/616 is feature-packed. The only con I would complain about is the lcd screen.

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

^And Posts like this are exactly why I said why I said about SE's.

If RF wasn't a problem, then justify why SE users were trying to replace the INTERNAL antennas of their T610/6 with ones that were newer, and going bonkers trying to flash their phone with all sorts of firmware, just to have their phones have RF that was worth anything

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

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Originally posted by NYCDru
1.) Dude, were did you take that picture of the train? The background looks familiar.

2.) If Reception is the issue then the V300 is DEFINATELY a conteneder. My RF test, the Staten Island Ferry.

It isn't my picture, but it was taken along the 6 line, but i'd guess either at St Lawrence or Morrison-Soundview Avenues.

Thanks

Posted by: chowxmien

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Originally posted by nokia rocks
^And Posts like this are exactly why I said why I said about SE's.

If RF wasn't a problem, then justify why SE users were trying to replace the INTERNAL antennas of their T610/6 with ones that were newer, and going bonkers trying to flash their phone with all sorts of firmware, just to have their phones have RF that was worth anything

Replacing the internal antenna's? Where in the world did you get that from? Ok so SE has lots of firmware for their phones that make the phone stable and fixes problems, however it's not like reception was so freaken bad before the flash. People just want the latest firmware that's up to date. RF is fine, just not as great as Nokia's and phones with external antenna's. Judging by the way you said the above, you are putting SE to the corner just because other people have said that their phones had bad reception. You sound more like a bandwagoner than someone who's actually used a SE T610/616 for a long enough time to be able to judge the quality of its reception.

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

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Originally posted by chowxmien
Replacing the internal antenna's? Where in the world did you get that from?

Do a search in the SE forums. Quite a few big threads on it.

I'm not debating this anymore, the facts speak for themselves.

Posted by: chowxmien

Quote:

Originally posted by nokia rocks
Do a search in the SE forums. Quite a few big threads on it.

I'm not debating this anymore, the facts speak for themselves.

Why don't you help yourself out and find those exact threads for me and prove your point?

Stop chickening out just because you know that you can't back up the things you said. Where's the facts then huh? Show some proof that you've actually used the phone for a long enough time to determine that SE phones have useless reception other than basing your arguements on what other people say.

and sorry about this off topic stuff here ShiftyPowers. Don't let his false information about SE phones get to you.

Posted by: BMWFilms

get the samsung...it's an amazing machine

Posted by: ShiftyPowers

doesn't the e715 have really bad battery life? It's come down i think to between the e715 or the 6610. The battery life scares me and I don't think the 715 has a speakerphone right?

Posted by: BMWFilms

i think it has a speakerphone and it comes with 2 batteries so...can't go wrong with...

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

^ the E715 has no speakerphone, and only one battery comes with it, but it does have pretty good RF

Posted by: BMWFilms

oh i was thinking of the E700...it has 2 batteries

Posted by: 1tym

RF depends on location too so its not just all hardware, but SE is know for poor reception on 'certain' phones. T616 is an OKAY performer when it comes to RF, with the new firmware flashes, it certianly does help a bit, but i think they are just playing with the reception bars. Personally, I'd go Nokia 6610 or if you can wait, go for the Nokia 6600. Samsung is also good, but never personally used the e715. Seen it, played with it, but Samsung is know to have good RF so i think that speaks for itself.

Anyways, don't get confused by everyone and make your own choice, then if anything goes wrong, you'll only have yourself to blame.

Posted by: kingfans

u should go to Samsung S105. i will say Samusung S105 is one of the best phone. I think it is better than E105. cause S105 is tri-band and E105 is dual band. YOu can use S105 in US, Europe, Asia, and more... E105 is only in US. Samsung S105 have good reception too. So go with S105.

Posted by: njgirl72

I would go with the E105.. I just recently got one (about 2 months ago) and I LOVE IT!!! It was $100.. with a rebate of $100 so I paid nothing for it.. not sure if T-Mobile still has the same thing going now, I got mine in April.