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Need recommendation for a fully functional small phone.

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Posted by: habitez

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I've had a few phones and although all of them uniquely different none have completely met my standards.

Things I would adore in a phone-
1. Reception/Service
2. Small- I want it to be able to fit in the back pocket of my jeans in case I go out to a club, not so much "small" as "thin" is more important.
3. I want it to replace my PDA, I realized I don't use my PDA as much as I should because I don't like to carry it around and the only thing I really care about is it syncing with Outlook for appointment planning or a similar program
4. I would like to be able to put some sort of memory stick card to store songs, I'm not a huge audiofile but would also like to replace my MP3 player since I also don't carry it around because I don't like carrying more than one electronic
5. Price- I'm not looking to spend more than 500-600
6. I'm not partial to either a candybar style phone or a flip phone.. I like either
7. I think it's standard now but any camera will do just fine, if it doesn't have one no big loss.
8. Cute? That DOES NOT mean pink...ahhh. Is that too much to ask for.. haha no, if it's cute the phone gets bonus points!
9. GSM network- Cingular in Texas if it matters.

Phones I myself have researched and like- Qtek 8500, although not too cute, it's practically perfect... but I hear there was a problem with it not recieving calls? WTF.

I like the N series of the Nokia phones and the Sony Ericsson K610i but I know those won't meet my Pocket Windows 5 standard... but maybe there are other options with this phones? Software I can buy/download?

Thank you gurus all very much for your help!

-Erica <3


Posted by: hitmantyty

Well for the beginig I recomand you a Nokia 6230i with card of 512MB,etc....
It is small, nice, very performant, and has some business instructions!

Otherwise I would recomand you an Series 60 phone .....


Posted by: habitez

Thank you very much for responding! Hmm, I haven't really looked into those what program would I use to sync with a computer program that I could type all my appointments into?


Posted by: mark mackarus

A fully functional small phone would be the HTC StarTrk. I recommend it for you because you are coming from a PDA.


Posted by: habitez

Thank you, that's the Qtek 8500 right? Whats up with the idea of it missing calls... any truth to that?


Posted by: KlamshellKing

you could have gotten the dopod s300 but the startrek/8500/s300 cant have headphones so dont get it. what do you use the pda for exactly??


Posted by: hitmantyty

"not so much "small" as "thin" is more important. "

I forgot to tell you....what about MOTOROLA V3X .>>????
128mb card, 64mb intern, 2mpx, very THIN!!


Posted by: EChid

Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmantyty
"not so much "small" as "thin" is more important. "

I forgot to tell you....what about MOTOROLA V3X .>>????
128mb card, 64mb intern, 2mpx, very THIN!!

Lacking in PDA functions like most other Motorola's though (which is why I'm slowly dumping Moto).


Posted by: habitez

Yeah, the motorola would have been perfect but I'm really sticking to wanting PDA functions. Even anything I can download to help sync my computer and my phone. I'm a really busy individual... with clubs, hobbies, grad school coming up, appointments, interviews, deadlines... originally why I got the PDA. However, I don't like carrying a bazillion electronics... I don't exactly have pockets and I really don't want to be a mugger's idea of bliss. It sucks to be listening to your mp3 player and pull out your PDA on the bus.

I'm attatched to my computer and like inputing info on my comptuer and being able to sync and carry it everywhere on a phone. I think any kind of smart phone will do me well...I just need to know if I'm overlooking anything... my boyfriend has the Qtek 8310 which is why I fell in love with the functionality of his...

Thanks for all your help so far =)


Posted by: habitez

I guess I can wait til the phone I want becomes mainstream for Cingular and they will have to fix the missed calls problem. I don't NEED a phone until August when school starts.


Posted by: habitez

Oh, any other ideas?


Posted by: Jsgetbusylgz

Quote:
Originally Posted by habitez
Oh, any other ideas?


Ok, if your wanting a phone that has good reception,your first act is you need to drop Cingular. Ive had Cingular,T-Mobile,and Verizon and Verizon has been hands down the best. Cingular gets HORRIBLE reception and ive had nothing but problems with T-Mobile. And as far as what your wanting in a phone, the Motorola Q sounds exactly like what your looking for. It has the features of a PDA but the style of a regular phone. And its very thin just like you want, it will fit in your back pocket. And it will play all your music you put on your phone or a memory card that you can put in the phones slot. Hope its the right phone


Posted by: Jsgetbusylgz

Quote:
Originally Posted by habitez
Things I would adore in a phone-
1. Reception/Service

Get Verizon, Cingular and T-Mobile are not good at all with reception

2. Small- I want it to be able to fit in the back pocket of my jeans in case I go out to a club, not so much "small" as "thin" is more important.

The Motorola Q(SmartPhone) is pretty thin,im sure it would fit in a back pocket

3. I want it to replace my PDA, I realized I don't use my PDA as much as I should because I don't like to carry it around and the only thing I really care about is it syncing with Outlook for appointment planning or a similar program

As far as i know,you can sync all that kind of stuff onto the Q with a program called Bitpim

4. I would like to be able to put some sort of memory stick card to store songs, I'm not a huge audiofile but would also like to replace my MP3 player since I also don't carry it around because I don't like carrying more than one electronic

It has a memory card slot(currently you can get a card up to 2gb). It has Windows Media Player built in to the phone so its easy to work with your music.

5. Price- I'm not looking to spend more than 500-600

With a 2 year agreement,its only 200. With a 1 year, its 350.

6. I'm not partial to either a candybar style phone or a flip phone.. I like either

It has the look of a PDA to it,but in a much more slender and better looking form.

7. I think it's standard now but any camera will do just fine, if it doesn't have one no big loss.

Has a 1.3 megapixel camera on the back with flash. Having a camera can just make the fun all around that much more fun

8. Cute? That DOES NOT mean pink...ahhh. Is that too much to ask for.. haha no, if it's cute the phone gets bonus points!

Id say it can go under the "cute" section

9. GSM network- Cingular in Texas if it matters.

im not sure about that. it MIGHT b a gsm network but i honestly dont know.

And heres a pic of it



You can get it online at verizonwireless.com or at a verizon wireless store.

Hope this helped


For a more better description,i answered questions in the quote.


Posted by: habitez

wow that's a nice looking phone... i need to look at specs! Thank you =)


Posted by: augustborn99

SE M600/w950


Posted by: sst_

The moto Q is thin, but not thin enough to fit in a back pocket and not get damaged. I would go for the razr V3i becuase its a flip, looks cool, metal so u wont ruin it if u sit on it, mp3 player, you can check your emails (tho a bit slow) and probably more.


Posted by: hellspar3

V3x is NOT thin. It's close to 20mm, normal razrs are only 14 or so.

And cingular doesn't always get bad reception, depends on where you live with which phone. I use a w810 and v3i in California, full bars wherever I go. I have not had one problem dropping calls and such.




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