My Nokia 6620 is working fine, but I'm not really putting it to good use anymore, and I could stand a phone that isn't as thick. The end of my two year contract is sadly still 9 months away, but I'm beginning to think of the next phone I want to get. I'm on a family plan, and there is a line available to upgrade which I would be permitted to upgrade my phone, extending that line's contract 2 years.
I want:
1. Good battery life
2. Color screen of quality that I cannot discern individual pixels
3. A good bluetooth implementation (copying contacts to/from computer, good headset compatibility). I would like very low power drain when bluetooth is on but idle.
4. Good battery life
5. A fast UI (could NOT stand my old v551)
6. Reception around what I get with my 6620, which is good for a phone on Cingular.
What would be nice:
Decent music player (with >=256MB memory or a memory card slot)
Tying in with that, AD2P bluetooth headphone support (don't have them but may get a pair if the phone will support it)
Speakerphone (I can deal without this with bluetooth headsets, but it's nice to have)
Thin (does not have to be RAZR thin), my 6620 sticks out horriby in a pocket
A good camera. My 6620 is only VGA camera but the pictures are VERY nice in good light!
http://invoke.frihost.net/images/Image(014).jpg
That was taken with my phone, as he was running. Defaults, no zoom.
I don't use text/mms/sms messages, and I'm not paying Cingular $20/month any more for unlimited internet (no messages included; dropping it at the end of this billing cycle). I like candy bar phones but I'll get a clamshell if it is better suited to me. I really liked my old T616, but I could discern the individual pixels in the screen. The interface was very nice, and using it with Float's Mobile Agent was great. I'm not much of a fan of Nokia PC Suite, but it works almost just as I want if I open it when I want to use it and close it immediately after.
The Nokia 6126 looks really nice, and according to the topic in HoFo it should be released around now on Cingular.
http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6126/0,7747,feat:1,00.html
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=909633
I don't want to spend a lot, so I would prefer a phone carried by Cingular that I could sell my soul for 2 years to get at a decent price. The 6230b does look nice, but it seems to be ~$200 new, and I don't want to spend a lot. That is actually one of my reasons for a feature phone rather than a smartphone; the prices are too high and Cingular doesn't get too many of them. I want to spend
I want:
1. Good battery life
2. Color screen of quality that I cannot discern individual pixels
3. A good bluetooth implementation (copying contacts to/from computer, good headset compatibility). I would like very low power drain when bluetooth is on but idle.
4. Good battery life
5. A fast UI (could NOT stand my old v551)
6. Reception around what I get with my 6620, which is good for a phone on Cingular.
What would be nice:
Decent music player (with >=256MB memory or a memory card slot)
Tying in with that, AD2P bluetooth headphone support (don't have them but may get a pair if the phone will support it)
Speakerphone (I can deal without this with bluetooth headsets, but it's nice to have)
Thin (does not have to be RAZR thin), my 6620 sticks out horriby in a pocket
A good camera. My 6620 is only VGA camera but the pictures are VERY nice in good light!
http://invoke.frihost.net/images/Image(014).jpg
That was taken with my phone, as he was running. Defaults, no zoom.
I don't use text/mms/sms messages, and I'm not paying Cingular $20/month any more for unlimited internet (no messages included; dropping it at the end of this billing cycle). I like candy bar phones but I'll get a clamshell if it is better suited to me. I really liked my old T616, but I could discern the individual pixels in the screen. The interface was very nice, and using it with Float's Mobile Agent was great. I'm not much of a fan of Nokia PC Suite, but it works almost just as I want if I open it when I want to use it and close it immediately after.
The Nokia 6126 looks really nice, and according to the topic in HoFo it should be released around now on Cingular.
http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6126/0,7747,feat:1,00.html
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=909633
I don't want to spend a lot, so I would prefer a phone carried by Cingular that I could sell my soul for 2 years to get at a decent price. The 6230b does look nice, but it seems to be ~$200 new, and I don't want to spend a lot. That is actually one of my reasons for a feature phone rather than a smartphone; the prices are too high and Cingular doesn't get too many of them. I want to spend