I’ve had my Motorola MPx200 for about a year, and it sucks! The thing runs the Windows Smartphone OS which is mistake #1. It takes forever to power on and be ready to use. When navigating menus, there’s a delay. Reception’s been bad even with the switch from AT&T to Cingular. And it doesn’t sync with my Mac without 3rd party software.
Yesterday, the phone was frozen. It wasn’t responding to anything, and I couldn’t even turn it off. I had to remove the battery to reset it. The final straw.
I’m on the hunt for a new phone (still with Cingular though). Besides the usual wants like cheap, long battery life, and light weight, here are some of the features I like:
- Flip/clamshell design – smaller than the “candy bar” shape
- External display – to see the time and caller ID info-useful when wanting to ignore calls
- USB capable – to sync contacts with my Mac using iSync
- Easy to use interface – I’ve always thought the Nokia phones were easy to use. Motorola’s interface took a while to get used to
- Speakerphone (optional) – could come in handy with Merynn to tend to
- Camera (optional) – not a fan of the crummy pictures but it’s harder to find a phone without a camera
- Music/FM player (optional) – probably won’t be used with my iPod around
- Internet capable (optional) – does come in handy when it’s the only Net access around
Cingular offers these phones that come close:
- Samsung X497
- LG C2000 – Amazon review 4 stars, but the external display is a waste of time
- Samsung P207
- Nokia 6102 – Amazon review 4.5 stars
- Motorola v551
- Motorola RAZR V3 – too expensive
- Samsung D307 – ugly!
- Motorola MPx220 – you kidding me after my MPx200 experience?
The Nokia 6102 sounds like a good one. Any recommendations?
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Sounds like a cry for help dude. With the current phones available your Nokia pick is the best bet at the moment. I know you said you’re on your “final straw”, but there are supposed to be at least 5 to 6 new phones coming out before the end of the year including PTT (Push-To-Talk) if you want that particular feature. The three most reliable brands to get for regular phones are, in general, Nokia, Motorola & Sony-Ericsson (although the latter is not too user-friendly). Smartphones, while kewl in concept, have unfortunately been a real pain to support due to many issues and the ones you mention. Good luck buddy in finding your next phone. =)
5 or 6 more phones?! Anything worth waiting for? Can’t be expensive either. Don’t care much for PTT.
Until Apple makes their iPhone, I’ll have to stay away from “smartphones.”
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