New Cell Phone

DietPepsi0219 · 01-19-08, 04:19 PM

My contract is up tomorrow which means I get a new phone. My service provider is AT&T and they seem to have a pretty solid selection of phones. What I'm trying to stay away from are flip phones and anything that will break easily so naturally "brick" and slider style phones appeal to me. My question for yall is if anybody has personal experience (good or bad) with the following phones or knows of any pros/cons that I wouldn't be able to discover for myself by reading about these phones.

LG Shine
Blackberry Pearl
Samsung Blackjack II
Samsung A737
Motorola MotoQ

jiggamanjb · 01-19-08, 04:38 PM

I do not like the Pearl, I think it's just odd. I have the Blackjack I and love it, and from what I've seen of the BJ II, GPS, scroll wheel, new # layout, etc, it put's it up there in the top 5 phones to get.

I can't tell you about any of the others, sorry

Sm0ldering · 01-19-08, 06:30 PM

I've had a couple Q's, and they are definately the most underpowered of the smartphones. Really laggy, just kind of 'meh' in general. I do like the Blackjack II though, or an 8525 or similar but you don't like the slider ones.

DietPepsi0219 · 01-20-08, 10:58 AM

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I've had a couple Q's, and they are definately the most underpowered of the smartphones. Really laggy, just kind of 'meh' in general. I do like the Blackjack II though, or an 8525 or similar but you don't like the slider ones.

I DO like the slider phones. I just don't like flip phones because they seem to break easily. I'm hesitant to get the Tilt because of it's pricetag but having wifi access on my phone would be freakin' sweet.

Sm0ldering · 01-20-08, 11:41 AM

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I DO like the slider phones. I just don't like flip phones because they seem to break easily. I'm hesitant to get the Tilt because of it's pricetag but having wifi access on my phone would be freakin' sweet.

The 8925 is a baller phone, and I think you'd get over the price tag pretty quickly once you start playing with it. Trust me, of the phones you listed, the Tilt is in a league of it's own.

DietPepsi0219 · 01-21-08, 12:01 AM

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The 8925 is a baller phone, and I think you'd get over the price tag pretty quickly once you start playing with it. Trust me, of the phones you listed, the Tilt is in a league of it's own.

well i decided to go with the blackjack2...for now. i feel like it's lacking in the video playback area but the rest of it is solid for the price. I also have an unlimited data plan which is tight because I get to do trivial things like sit at my computers and post on forums from my phone (like right now). for some reason it wouldn't let me playback a divx or wmv video I put on here earlier giving me an error message that I couldnt find anything about on google. I'll try it out tomorrow once I buy a memory card. Overall I'm very pleased with it so far but more to come after the video testing.

Elluzion · 01-21-08, 12:13 AM

get the shine or the pearl. 2 great phones. tilt is stupid because it doens't have a keypad on top so you have to keep opening it to hit numbers. treo is a great phone but kind of thick.

Sm0ldering · 01-21-08, 02:37 AM

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well i decided to go with the blackjack2...for now. i feel like it's lacking in the video playback area but the rest of it is solid for the price. I also have an unlimited data plan which is tight because I get to do trivial things like sit at my computers and post on forums from my phone (like right now). for some reason it wouldn't let me playback a divx or wmv video I put on here earlier giving me an error message that I couldnt find anything about on google. I'll try it out tomorrow once I buy a memory card. Overall I'm very pleased with it so far but more to come after the video testing.

Install TCPMP. Great media player for WM phones, even supports DivX.

DietPepsi0219 · 01-21-08, 04:02 PM

Hey folks, I downloaded DivX player for WM6 and am currently downloading some completely legal, purchased tv shows from my favorite legal downloading site meganova/seedpeer (not sure if I can say that on here) and will later convert them for display on my phone so that I can tell y'all how they run. I'm also in the process of activating the GPS so that I can use it in google maps without paying $10 a month to get ripped off by telenav.

Jas · 01-21-08, 04:24 PM

If you hadn't already purchased the BJ2, I would say check out the Blackberry Curve.

I have the 8320 (one wiht GPS), and I absolutely love it. It's definately more of a "buisness" type phone, but it rocks. If you don't care about GPS the 8310 is the the same phone minus the GPS.

DietPepsi0219 · 01-21-08, 06:43 PM

Yeah I just got the GPS working today (no telenav garbage) and it's awesome! I'm watching The Office off the 2gb memory card I picked up.

I did buy the BJ2 but I'm going back sometime this week to check out the curve because the one they had on display wasn't working. My sister bought the curve and says she really likes it so I'll definitely have to check it out.

Sm0ldering · 01-21-08, 09:01 PM

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I'm watching The Office off the 2gb memory card I picked up.

First thing I did after I got my Q way back when was dump a ton of family guy on it and run it through TCPMP. Good times. I'm not super partial to the curve... I think you made the right choice

jiggamanjb · 01-22-08, 10:50 AM

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Yeah I just got the GPS working today (no telenav garbage) and it's awesome! I'm watching The Office off the 2gb memory card I picked up.

I did buy the BJ2 but I'm going back sometime this week to check out the curve because the one they had on display wasn't working. My sister bought the curve and says she really likes it so I'll definitely have to check it out.

Wanna trade me for my BJI ???

jk

01-19-08, 04:19 PM	Thread Starter #1
DietPepsi0219 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI	New Cell Phone My contract is up tomorrow which means I get a new phone. My service provider is AT&T and they seem to have a pretty solid selection of phones. What I'm trying to stay away from are flip phones and anything that will break easily so naturally "brick" and slider style phones appeal to me. My question for yall is if anybody has personal experience (good or bad) with the following phones or knows of any pros/cons that I wouldn't be able to discover for myself by reading about these phones. LG Shine Blackberry Pearl Samsung Blackjack II Samsung A737 Motorola MotoQ Last edited by DietPepsi0219; 01-19-08 at 04:31 PM. Reason: removed Pantech Duo
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jiggamanjb Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MI, USA	I do not like the Pearl, I think it's just odd. I have the Blackjack I and love it, and from what I've seen of the BJ II, GPS, scroll wheel, new # layout, etc, it put's it up there in the top 5 phones to get. I can't tell you about any of the others, sorry __________________ MAIN: Biostar H61MGC / i3 - 2120 Sandy / Team Elite 8GB DDR3 1333 / 300GB V-Raptor / OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 6870 / Case: Modded CM 690 / Logitech Z-640 5.1 w/ Onboard Audio / Westy 22in Widescreen / Emprex 22" Widescreen for static viewing HTPC/SERVER/ETC: Biostar H77MU3 / Core i3-3220T / CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 / PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 400W 80 PLUS Bronze G.SKILL Phoenix Pro 60GB SSD ( OS ) + WD 20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache ( Video, Music, Pictures ) + 500GB Hitachi ( TV recordings ) / Custom Rosewill CHALLENGER (2) AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet - PCTV Tuner / HP Media Remote / Antennacraft Colorstar C490 Everything you need to know about Power Supplies and buying a new one ___ Heatware ___Retired Case: Modded Full Tower
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Sm0ldering Registered Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Placentia	I've had a couple Q's, and they are definately the most underpowered of the smartphones. Really laggy, just kind of 'meh' in general. I do like the Blackjack II though, or an 8525 or similar but you don't like the slider ones.
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Elluzion Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: [NorCal]	get the shine or the pearl. 2 great phones. tilt is stupid because it doens't have a keypad on top so you have to keep opening it to hit numbers. treo is a great phone but kind of thick. __________________ My First Rig Below Up And Running [Currently Working On Fixing My Temps and Cleaning My Computer / Loop ] case: LIAN LI PC-A70B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R + vDrop Mod cpu: Q6600 mem: Crucial Ballistix 2gb (2x1gb) DDR2 800 psu: Corsair 520hx gfx: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512Mmb cooling: Watercooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H E A T W A R E
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DietPepsi0219 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Hey folks, I downloaded DivX player for WM6 and am currently downloading some completely legal, purchased tv shows from my favorite legal downloading site meganova/seedpeer (not sure if I can say that on here) and will later convert them for display on my phone so that I can tell y'all how they run. I'm also in the process of activating the GPS so that I can use it in google maps without paying $10 a month to get ripped off by telenav.
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Jas Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kenosha, WI.	If you hadn't already purchased the BJ2, I would say check out the Blackberry Curve. I have the 8320 (one wiht GPS), and I absolutely love it. It's definately more of a "buisness" type phone, but it rocks. If you don't care about GPS the 8310 is the the same phone minus the GPS. __________________ My Rig: <-- LINKY TT Armor Case ::: E6400-L2 Conroe Currently @ 3.6Ghz ::: MSI P6N SLI ::: 2 X 2gb G.Skill PI Black DDR2 6400 EVGA 8800GT @761/1950/1003 1.1v ::: OCZ GameXStream 700 watt PSU Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GT (CPU) and Danger Den Maze 4 (GPU), MCW30 (NB), D4 (Pump), Dual Rads (BIX, '77 Bonny Core) Vista Home Premium 64Bit Oni is a bot!
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DietPepsi0219 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Yeah I just got the GPS working today (no telenav garbage) and it's awesome! I'm watching The Office off the 2gb memory card I picked up. I did buy the BJ2 but I'm going back sometime this week to check out the curve because the one they had on display wasn't working. My sister bought the curve and says she really likes it so I'll definitely have to check it out.
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