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Considering trading my new CU500 for a 6102i
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Posted by: Whiteknight

I just signed a new 2-year contract with Cingular and replaced my aging Nokia 6200 with a new CU500, with the $20/month MediaNet plan. I wanted to try out 3G, but after a week, I'm thinking about dropping the MediaNet plan and exchanging for a 6102i, which my wife already has. I like the CU500 phone better, but I am a bit disillusioned about the 3G usefulness, at least to me. I feel like I don't really need the mp3 player capabilities or 3G internet, plus if I have the Nokia then I can share accessories with my wife. I also already have a data cable and loads of chargers for the Nokias.

However, I keep going back and forth over whether to exchange the phone or not. Can anyone offer some reasonable arguements for keeping the CU500, even if I'm hardly ever using internet? As I said, I do prefer the phone itself a bit over the 6102i, but the fact that I already have accessories for Nokias is a big draw.

Posted by: THETRUTH#34

I think if u arent gonna use the phone to its capabilities, return it get the nokia 6102i, has a radio, video, edge and camera and is cheaper and im sure has better reception, probably a better phone as a phone, i had a 8125 and went back to my nokia 6682, can do almost everything the 8125 can but its just a better phone than the 8125 and thats what it comes down to.

Posted by: awj223

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Originally Posted by Whiteknight

I just signed a new 2-year contract with Cingular and replaced my aging Nokia 6200 with a new CU500, with the $20/month MediaNet plan. I wanted to try out 3G, but after a week, I'm thinking about dropping the MediaNet plan and exchanging for a 6102i, which my wife already has. I like the CU500 phone better, but I am a bit disillusioned about the 3G usefulness, at least to me. I feel like I don't really need the mp3 player capabilities or 3G internet, plus if I have the Nokia then I can share accessories with my wife. I also already have a data cable and loads of chargers for the Nokias.

However, I keep going back and forth over whether to exchange the phone or not. Can anyone offer some reasonable arguements for keeping the CU500, even if I'm hardly ever using internet? As I said, I do prefer the phone itself a bit over the 6102i, but the fact that I already have accessories for Nokias is a big draw.

Other than tethering, which technically you're not supposed to do, I thought most of the 3G/HSDPA stuff was just a toy (I don't really watch video that often)...until I found the mobile edition of Google Maps. That has to be the most useful application I've found for 3G. As long as you have coverage, you're never lost. Yes, you can do google maps with EDGE, but it's painfully sloooow.