I am looking to get a new device. I am a low end buyer because i have little to no money. I bought a HTC Feeler device 2 years ago(SP3i) and it is still lasting me "ok" but I have finally saved up enough to buy a cheap PDA Phone to replace this smartphone. I flashed the Feeler with wm6 and now i would like the same OS on any new phone i get(OEM or not does not matter).
I was leaning toward a Siemens SX66, but I can not find any NEW ones for sale. I like this PDA because it has a QWERTY keyboard and because it is fast. I dont like that it only has wireless B(i want the WIFI edition not camera). I dont care about the phone being big as long as it is still manageable and i dont care about a camera.I also prefer the phone to be larger than it to be puny like the AT&T 8125(feature full but ugly and tiny).
What i was wondering was if some helpfull people from this forum(which i have looked at for 2 years but never posted on) could help me decide on a new device and point me to some good deals. I will be really grateful to get something up to $225. Beyond that is out of my reach.
Thank all of you in advance... I know that this is the proper place to ask.
This may be old news to some, but didn't see anyone talking about it...
AT&T Fuze
I heard the word "Fusion" mentioned before in this forum, but more important is the tip it may be released sooner rather than later. I purchased the UK version already and I don't even know if it will work with 3G. I guess it pays to be patient
So does anyone know what att has crippled besides the front camera this time? FM radio still there?
its not old news it just came out like today. supposedly out by september but i cant find confirmation of that
and the guy who bought an att one said he cant find FM radio but that could be just software blocked and no front camera
everything else should be there
I'm so waiting for the Fuze. With contact, the price is soo much better. I'm going to say that everyone is crazy in my eyes that spends $1000 on a phone. Do you guys seriously earn $200k+ a year? Or just have worthless cash lying around?
well kraize, it's kind of like women who spend so much at shopping. except we only do it once a year. do you think we're crazy now?
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well kraize, it's kind of like women who spend so much at shopping. except we only do it once a year. do you think we're crazy now?
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Yes. Because women are crazy. We're sane.
Kraize92 said:
I'm so waiting for the Fuze. With contact, the price is soo much better. I'm going to say that everyone is crazy in my eyes that spends $1000 on a phone. Do you guys seriously earn $200k+ a year? Or just have worthless cash lying around?
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Well this is fairly simple at least in my case. What i would do is buy the HTC Touch Pro and buy the fuze and then unlock it and sell it for the price of the touch pro or close to it and then you got the HTC version basically for the price of the fuze. :-D
Most people who are going to want this probably already used up the whole contract discount to get the At&t tilt so they aren't up for a upgrade for another year so either way they are paying an arm and a leg for a new phone. I think 1000 dollars for a camera, video player, internet device, mp3 player is a steal!!! That doesn't even include all the other random crap you can do with ur phone... Like compile C/C++ code :-D
A steal??? Seriously? I can pay $550/$650. $1k is just too much. I could do soo much more with those $300. Build a computer, buy something useful, etc... You could buy it and sell it for the price of a regular touch pro but that wouldn't work. No front camera, ptt button, a bit different/crippled somehow. I would probably sell my tilt for $350 and shell out $200. 200 doesn't seem like much to me vs the $1k/500% more that people are paying to get a Touch Pro.
A steal??? Seriously? I can pay $550/$650. $1k is just too much. I could do soo much more with those $300. Build a computer, buy something useful, etc... You could buy it and sell it for the price of a regular touch pro but that wouldn't work. No front camera, ptt button, a bit different/crippled somehow. I would probably sell my tilt for $350 and shell out $200. 200 doesn't seem like much to me vs the $1k/500% more that people are paying to get a Touch Pro.
I don't know who is paying 1k for the touch pro. I can buy one right now for 840. I can definitely see myself selling the fuze for around 7 or 8 hundred without a problem and i would still have my kaiser to sell if chose to, which i won't. And you can build a computer for 1k but then ur paying 1k for somethign that will suck and will not be as portable either. I guess my point is ur buying like 8 devices in one. Seems like a great deal to me. I use my kaiser to its full capability so i can see the use of these great phones. And playing with all these new devices landed me a job with Apple :-D
Yea i know i'm gonna work for apple but i will never own an iphone lol.
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So does anyone know what att has crippled besides the front camera this time? FM radio still there?
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FM radio is not there, nor is the G-sensor calibration tool (can be downloaded). There is a push to talk button on the left side.
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I don't know who is paying 1k for the touch pro. I can buy one right now for 840. I can definitely see myself selling the fuze for around 7 or 8 hundred without a problem and i would still have my kaiser to sell if chose to, which i won't. And you can build a computer for 1k but then ur paying 1k for somethign that will suck and will not be as portable either. I guess my point is ur buying like 8 devices in one. Seems like a great deal to me. I use my kaiser to its full capability so i can see the use of these great phones. And playing with all these new devices landed me a job with Apple :-D
Yea i know i'm gonna work for apple but i will never own an iphone lol.
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$550/$650 still better than $840.
That is true it is better but then you are stuck with these limitations. But lets be perfectly honest no one only buys things they need. And its far from a useless buy if you use it regularly as more than a phone. Of course if you buy the HTC version and never use FM Radio and never use the front facing camera that you should just wait and hope that the fuze is sold for less than 800. I think its a cool device and would pay 1k without a problem and if i then think its a waste can always sell it.
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That is true it is better but then you are stuck with these limitations. But lets be perfectly honest no one only buys things they need. And its far from a useless buy if you use it regularly as more than a phone. Of course if you buy the HTC version and never use FM Radio and never use the front facing camera that you should just wait and hope that the fuze is sold for less than 800. I think its a cool device and would pay 1k without a problem and if i then think its a waste can always sell it.
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True true. AT&T has yet to implant video calling and I use FM radio so that should be cool if I can activate it in the Fuze. I could use the front camera as a mirror The fuze IS going to be sold for less than $800. I know this for a fact. AT&T phones /w contract are NEVER over $600. I think the max I saw a phone for was when the Tilt first came out for $500? Or was it $550? Well I guess from your point of view $1k is worth it, but from a 15 year old kid's point of view $1k is a lot of money. I only buy things I need I use my tilt for a lot of things. I didn't just buy it thinking, "Omgawd it's so kool I want it." But I guess I'm just one of the select few that were raised right I kid. I bet some people make/saved/got enough to pay for the Touch Pro.
Well i would have to say you are using need very loosely. I don't think u needed a tilt to sustain life. Its something u wanted. You could've bought a razor so i think ur using need very loosely. I dunno about the fuze being less than 600 without contract which is how i would assume most people who bought the tilt will be buying it.
Everyone has different needs. I need to do work. I need to use it's calendar. I need my music to live my life I use most of the tilt's features. I use office mobile to do my homework most of the time where a laptop is not accessible. I use music when I'm not so calm and might <sarcasm> kill somoene </sarcasm> I use wi-fi to talk to my friends ocassionally and help others with stuff as I do tech support as a job. I use the calendar to keep me in check since I'm so busy to remember everything. I use the touchscreen to write notes and keep them safe. I think you're wrong. Everyone that is here right now that has 200+ posts...needs a phone to sustain life. I'll bet you there is not one person here that can live without a phone with pda features. I was actually thinking that I'd sell my Tilt now and use a razr that is lying around in my house, but I know I can't live without the touchscreen and all the features that keep me in check so I won't. At least not until I have my hands on another pda phone.
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I use office mobile to do my homework most of the time where a laptop is not accessible.
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Are you serious dude? Wow...a hard working kid for sure
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Are you serious dude? Wow...a hard working kid for sure
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Rofl not really hardworking. More like lazy and forgetful. I did a major essay twice in school that same day it was due. Put a bt keyboard out, started to type, emailed it to myself, opened in library, edited, printed, turned in 2 hours later. And believe it or not, I got a well 95% ish on those two essays.
I guess that is the idea. U have to know the difference between what you feel and what is real. You don't need a phone to live. U want one to live the way u want. There was plenty of life before the microchip was even made lol.. don't get me wrong i don't ever wanna go without my hi tech computer in my hands whenever i want it but that is not a necessity for life.
Hw on ur phone hmmmm must not be doing much math hw on there. hehe...
i use to do some C programming on my phone when i was in college and yea it was for the same reason lazy and forgetful lol
Since I cant upgrade, I have to buy the phone at the no commitment price.
Both Cost basically the same (at least that what I think)
But this is kinda hard for me, maybe you guys can help me decide.
Fuze - Looks Great, its WM so I know it haves a great support, alot of free apps, easy to do things (I hate itunes program), I have a Tilt, and its not that its a bad phone, but the phone its always laggy, sometimes it crash, the screen its not bat, but I kinda hate it (sometimes it doesnt recognize me, sometimes it mark something NEAR were I really touch) and its so soft that get damaged very easy (my old tilt got a cut on the top plastic layer of the screen, change it for a new one, and this one already have a scratch on the screen 2 days after i got it, I couldntdidnt even got a chance to put the protector).
Iphone - Very Thin, comfortable on my pants, Very Fast, very simple and easy to use, cool features, but I dont know much about it, and I hate putting music or anything on it cause simply I Hate iTunes. What If then I find out the phone doesnt have something that I want!!?
Well I guess I can buy anyone and If I dont like it in a few weeks I can sell it a few bucks less than what I buy it...
Anyways I want to see what you have to tell me.
Also I was trying to enter here on my Bros Iphone and I cant. why is that? you people dont want Iphone users to read this forums?
This topic has been covered a lot here on the forum. Search shows up this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443085&highlight=iphone . Hope it helps!
Major Question Update:
So rather then start yet another "what phone should I get thread", I decided to just update this one with my new question.
It's down to just three options. The Fuze. The Touch HD. Or wait till the next round of phones.
I prefer the touch hd compared to the fuze. But I have a really hard time justifying a $700+ phone that I can't use to it's full potential (no 3G )
So; how long do I have to wait for the new round of phones? It's already almost February...am I looking at Q2...Q3...2010? I really can't wait much longer; carrying two phones is really starting to get on my nerves.
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Horray for tax season! This is the last year I will likely see a tax refund (new job, new tax bracket...)so I plan on spending it wisely. And by wisely; I mean buying the coolest mfking phone available! Only problem is; I have no idea what that phone might be.
Here's my requirements...
Needs to work on AT&T in the US. It's not that I love the carrier; it's just that my new company provides me with a number there which has unlimited data/minutes/text. Kinda hard to justify paying for more service...
Would prefer to avoid a slide out keyboard. I don't mind on-screen keyboards if they are large enough to actually use.
If I'm going to use a stylus; there must be a "dock" for it. The Fuze is out because of this. ((Why in the world would they think I would want my stylus hanging off the side of my darn phone???))
MicroSD card must be accessible without totally restarting my phone. I don't mind TOO much if the port for it is under the battery cover; but for the love of god don't put it under the darn battery! ((I'm looking at you BB Curve which I hate...))
Standard headphone jack would be swell. I have yet to find a stereo bluetooth headset that I like; so for now I'm stuck using the wired kind. And MicroUSB->3.5mm are ugly; and like to slip out alot.
GPS, but that should really be just about standard now; right?
Far prefer WinMo to anything else I've used; but I'm not opposed to using android if I can make it work.
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So...any ideas?
x1 fit the bill
not android though
Or wait a few months and the new HTC 09 models will start to come out!
here's a few ideas in a recent thread discussion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474933
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ok so i went to a sprint store...
he told me, that if i manage to mess my phone up beyond repair,
internally, it will be replaced by the Touch Pro...
he said it cant be water damage, and it cant be fixable by installing a rom.
and it cant be cosmetic damage such as a screen, or volume wheel.
it has to be unable to make and receve calls or txt messages.
i dont know what to do... but i want a new phone, and i know somone knows how to fry this phone... without throwing it at a wall.
that doesent work. already tried that. hada pay 50 bux for the insurance for a replacement...
it still has to be able to turn on, and look good, but not work yah dig?
and i wouldnt concider this any type of criminal act, just a smart way around a loophole?
i mean the sprint guy knows whats up! but he didnt know how i can make it so it doesent make and recieve calls or messages... Anyone got a groovie idea>?
Pay for the upgrade or wait for it to legitimately break.
Dishonesty is not appreciated here.
I hate seeing these kinds of posts. Man - Just save up your pennies like the rest of us and buy one when you have enough money.
wow.
concidering the dude at the sprint store TOLD me i should do it... i would definatly not concider it dishonest.
iv you dont like it, you need not reply.
iv had sprint for 8 years and iv only had 2 phones.
UNFORTUNATLY, i only get 75 bux off a new phone. which leaves a new T.P in the area of 500 somthin.
so i asked for ideas, on how to mess with my phones acceptance of the cellular network...
not stupid ass whiney remarks about dishonesty.
join the ****ing marines.
I can't see the problem. If sprint are willing to replace your phone after frying it, it's their issue. you can fry your phone up.. any way you like. short circuit it... throw it in a glass.. or whatever.
It isn't illegal to ruin your phone. it's your business and your business only. what happens afterwards.. are the concequenes.