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Need some phone selection advice
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Posted by: mr.magicfingers

Hi all, new to the forum and need to get some advice on phone models to investigate.

My wife wants a new phone for her birthday, and has these specifications.

Good reception (currently using a siemens s40 which isn't that great) This is her primary concern.
Bluetooth, but must work with a macintosh, so motorola v600 is out.
worldwide gsm, as she works in europe and the us occasionally, and we live in Brunei.
clamshell, this is her preference as she can drop it into her handbag without worrying about scratches etc. but she'd take a candybar style if it meant getting all the features.
Would like to be able to use it as a bluetooth modem so her powerbook can get email etc if she's away from wifi/landline service.
Needs to be available in Singapore or Australia.

Not too fussed about it having a camera, but that might be nice. Doesn't need much in the way of PDA type stuff, just keep all the contacts synced via bluetooth.

Be grateful for any advice you can offer and phone models to check out.

Thanks,

J.

Posted by: got hacks?

sony ericsson z1010, motorola razr v3

, nokia 3660

Posted by: mdolton

You can still use the v600 as a wireless modem, even though isync doesn't support it. I've even heard of some people getting it to work with Cingular gprs. Check out http://nslog.com/archives/2004/05/0...sync_a_bust.php

But if you want a bt-enabled phone that works out of the box with a mac, get an SE... K700i looks nice.

Posted by: got hacks?

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Originally posted by mdolton
You can still use the v600 as a wireless modem, even though isync doesn't support it. I've even heard of some people getting it to work with Cingular gprs. Check out http://nslog.com/archives/2004/05/0...sync_a_bust.php

But if you want a bt-enabled phone that works out of the box with a mac, get an SE... K700i looks nice.

oh yeah i forgot the k700

the z600, i think has all that and is clamshell.