cell phone quandry... do I go with the "free" samsung flip phone w/photo

[henslee]

feature? Or the motorola 600 which will cost me 150 but has a 100. rebate and which is being discontinued? I've been testing cell phones all week (tested another non-flip samsung and a non flip nokia.... )Frankly I think reception is far from perfect on all of them. I don't think its my service provider. And I really don't care that much about cameras and video and stuff. I just want a good phone to talk on. Sure there is that sexy new motorola but the battery life is only 45 min and I know it is just an accessory for the "gotta have it " crowd. I JUST WISH THERE WAS ONE SILVER BULLET CELL PHONE SOLUTION. I'd cough up some bucks if I knew there was.

[Huckebein the Raven]

1. Which model Samsung is it ?

I have a x427m. The reception is very clear on it and I haven't had any problems with it so far.

[henslee]

2. sgh-e315 is the model....

they give it free with the phone and i think retail it must be a coule of hundred dollars. it works pretty good most of the time but sometimes. grrrr.
I just cant figure out what i am getting more of if i pay more for a phone. if its just more features, i don't care.

[Maddy McCall]

3. Go with the Sanyo.

Sanyo phones have great reception and great battery life.

I had a Motorola 720 - the battery wouldn't even last a whole day on it, even when it was brand new.

I have a Sanyo now. The battery life is awesome...I can go 4 or 5 days on a single charge, and it charges in an hour.

Not even a contest. Go with the Sanyo.

[Delarage]

4. I had a Samsung....

with T-Mobile and I loved it. The only problem was the large screen died (but the phone kept working--I just couldn't see anything, like who I was calling, etc.). I then got a major run-around from them and cancelled the whole thing. I now have a Siemens phone that I hate. I miss the Samsung but it didn't seem to be well-built.

[sir_captain]

5. The V600 is a considerably better phone than the e315

They ought to be pretty comparable in reception, with perhaps a slight edge to the Motorola, since it has an external antenna. The e315 phone is a budget phone, though I'm sure it'd serve you ok.

Personally, I'd go with the V600 without a second thought at a $50 price point. Particularly considering that it cost $250 just a few weeks ago. You never know if you might find some of its features (bluetooth, etc) helpful down the road.

[sir_captain]

6. Also

you should check out www.howardforums.com for info on phones. The people there will know way more about this than DUers.

[Pithlet]

7. I just got a Sony Ericsson Z500a

I cannot say enough good things about this phone. It is a flip camera phone, but just using it for talk, the quality is excellent. It's a sturdy, solid phone. The menu is very user friendly. It's a lot of bang for the buck. The battery is pretty long lived, especially if you don't fiddle around with pics and games.

[purr]

8. I have a motorola 710 and my husband has the lg7000

I love mine solely on the fact that I can use bluetooth with it. The battery life isnt so bad when I use the headset and considering I really dont talk that much I couldnt give you a good estimate on how long it lasts. I just had it sitting on my shelf for 5 days w/o charging and it finally died tonight. I LOVE the sound quality on this phone. I've had many phones in the past, and this one has the best quality sound I've tried.

His 7000 is nice.. a little big for my tastes. He charges it every night so I'm not sure how the battery life is on that either.