What's a good TDMA phone?
cellphone_newbie
everything I've seen so far. Nokia has several models, but several reviewers
on amazon.com and epinions.com talk about various problems with freezing and
cutoffs and other issues. The Siemens S46 and Sony Ericsson T62u have also
gotten bad reviews. The Motorola V60 series has gotten decent reviews, but
everyone seems to say that the antenna breaks off too easily. Why aren't
there any phones that work perfectly and don't break easily??
Fred
also. The newer model (V60i) has a beefed up antenna with no problems.
Fred
"Joseph" <JoeOfS...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:04t3l0pglnc28kpnr...@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:09:54 -0400, cellphone_newbie wrote:
>
> >The Motorola V60 series has gotten decent reviews, but
> >everyone seems to say that the antenna breaks off too easily. Why aren't
> >there any phones that work perfectly and don't break easily??
>
> The people who say that the antenna breaks off too easily are likely
> those who use that phone with a carrier such as Verizon or Sprint PCS
> which has an extendable whip antenna as opposed to the TDMA and GSM
> version which just has a stub antenna which of course with work can be
> broken off, but not quite as easily as the whip antenna that's in the
> V60 for CDMA models. Of course phones that have internal antennas
> won't have the antenna break off problem which is part of the reason
> that they are now very common on several brands including Nokia,
> Sony-Ericsson, Siemens and some Motorolas as well. Some manufacturers
> have done better with internal antennas like Nokia and some have not
> done so well such as earlier models of Ericsson/Sony-Ericsson.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
Larry W4CSC
news:mmm3l01meql2raitv...@4ax.com:
Why aren't there any phones that work
> perfectly and don't break easily??
>
There were, but they quit making 3 watt AMPS bagphones with real antennas a
few years back. I watched one fall off a 300' broadcast tower onto the
parking lot, once. We found the battery smashed to bits in the field about
80' away. The Motorola bagphone ripped open the zipper and was laying
kinda sprawled out from the bag. Luckily, the owner had a spare VCR
battery to pop onto the bagphone's power connector. The rubber duckie
antenna was, well, folded in half, but straightening it back up didn't
break it off.
The old bagphone just kept workin' an' workin' an' workin'......
Of course, THESE Motorolas were made by AMERICANS, not Chinese slaves.
If you find one, noone will put it on the air anymore, unless you HAD AMPS
service in the past and can prove it....FCC regulations say they HAVE to
give you AMPS service if you had it in the past...(c;
Pity....10 miles from a cell and you had FM-quality audio....
cellphone_newbie
>There was a greta deal of trouble with AT&T's original version of the V60
>also. The newer model (V60i) has a beefed up antenna with no problems.
Check out these amazon reviewers for the V60i, many of them still have
antennas breaking (and many of them are on AT&T too):
David L
The old Nokia 6160 is good. About $25 on ebay.
A friend gave me an ATT v60i with a broken antenna. I had to
disasemble practically the entire phone to replace the piece that
holds the antenna.The actual antenna did not break, just this little
(expensive) piece of plastic:( Think they all it a bushing.
-
david
L David Matheny
Bean
news:mmm3l01meql2raitv...@4ax.com:
> I'm trying to find a good TDMA phone. I'm not sure if one exists,
> based on everything I've seen so far. Nokia has several models, but
> several reviewers on amazon.com and epinions.com talk about various
> problems with freezing and cutoffs and other issues.
I disagree about the Nokia reviews. Having had a Moto V60, a Nokia 3560,
and a Nokia 6560, I would suggest the Nokias. If you don't mind a slightly
larger phone, the 3560 is great. Nice size, easy to use, and cheap. The
6560 will cost a bit more, but has a ton of nice features, and works well.
No software problems with either. Just my two cents. Personally, I find the
menu system on a V60 bizarre.
Bill Radio
model. I picked the best one when my company retired them all. Their
batteries and accessories are cheap. Since then I bought a v60i for AT&T
(<$25 eBay) and I am very happy with it. Most of those who break the
antenna put it in their pocket. Use the belt clip and no problem.
Bill Radio
Click for Western U.S. Wireless Reviews at:
http://www.mountainwireless.com
<cellphone_newbie> wrote in message
news:mmm3l01meql2raitv...@4ax.com...
Fred
always shied away from it because the display doesn't seem as bright as
others and is a little harder for me to see. Anyone else feel the same way?
Fred
"Bean" <no...@jose.com> wrote in message
news:Xns956D580F9F5...@140.99.99.130...
Ladonna
continues to work without a problem. I'm currently into my second year with
it and move over 1850 miles with no avail outside of some wear on the
covers.
T Donily
<cellphone_newbie> wrote in message
news:mmm3l01meql2raitv...@4ax.com...
Carl Keehn
fancy but serves for basic phone usage. It also allows some voice
programming. It has a reputation as a durable phone, owners talk about
dropping it repeatedly and it keeps working. In appearance it is a twin to
the 3595.
The 6560 would be the "Premium" TDMA phone from Nokia, again with a good
reputation for excellent reception.
"Ladonna" <simp...@poncacity.net> wrote in message
news:yOGdnbjfh5-...@poncacity.net...