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MooseMan3000 · 03-25-2006, 04:55 PM

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=102089

I explained several reasons I think Cingular is the best out there, but Verizon is a close second. Verizon wins out in coverage by a very small margin, but they don't have the features or the technology that Cingular does.

Get Cingular, get a Motorola SLVR (that phone is fucking HOT), get it over with. You'll be happy.

SLVR:

Candybar form factor (as in non flip). Super thin, hot looking phone.
iTunes integrated (if you don't like iTunes, wait a few months for the SLVR L6, which will integrate a non-iTunes mp3 player) with 512 MB storage for 100 songs.
512 MB storage can be used for things besides songs: ring tones, wallpapers, videos (I can have a full two hour video on my phone if it's encoded right. And it doesn't look that bad, either.), pictures, etc.
.3 megapixel camera (which is pretty typical, unless you go real high end on the phones), which also records video.
Bluteooth. Need I say more?
Can use normal heaphones or included microphone/stereo headset - automatically pauses mp3s when a call comes in so you can answer. You can resume music after the call.
It's a Motorola - they're some of the best phones in the industry.
$150 with new two year contract, $350 without.

If you don't want Cingular, look into the Sprint A920. Also a very cool phone - similar features to the SLVR, only it's a flip phone. It has a screen on the outside, as well as media controls on the outside, so you can control the music without opening it. Doesn't come with 512 MB storage, though - you need to upgrade your TransFlash card if you want that much.
$150 with new two year contract, $300 without.

Or - and this is one of my favorite phones ever - the Samsung A800. A full 2 megapixel camera (and one of the nicest looking 2 megapixel cameras I've ever seen. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was 3), with a phone built in. It's the best slider phone I've ever seen to boot. Unlike most exisitng slider phones, which feel like the slide opening was an afterthought, this thing was DESIGNED to slide, and it feels SO GOOD when you do it. I can literally spend 30 minutes just opening and closing this phone. The camera is even Pict-Bridge enabled, which means with a similarly enabled printer, you can connect the camera via usb and print directly, without ever touching a computer. Also functions as an mp3 player, but like the A920, only comes with a 32 MB TransFlash card. This phone is $350 with a new two year contract, $500 without.

03-25-2006, 04:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=102089 I explained several reasons I think Cingular is the best out there, but Verizon is a close second. Verizon wins out in coverage by a very small margin, but they don't have the features or the technology that Cingular does. Get Cingular, get a Motorola SLVR (that phone is fucking HOT), get it over with. You'll be happy. SLVR: Candybar form factor (as in non flip). Super thin, hot looking phone. iTunes integrated (if you don't like iTunes, wait a few months for the SLVR L6, which will integrate a non-iTunes mp3 player) with 512 MB storage for 100 songs. 512 MB storage can be used for things besides songs: ring tones, wallpapers, videos (I can have a full two hour video on my phone if it's encoded right. And it doesn't look that bad, either.), pictures, etc. .3 megapixel camera (which is pretty typical, unless you go real high end on the phones), which also records video. Bluteooth. Need I say more? Can use normal heaphones or included microphone/stereo headset - automatically pauses mp3s when a call comes in so you can answer. You can resume music after the call. It's a Motorola - they're some of the best phones in the industry. $150 with new two year contract, $350 without. If you don't want Cingular, look into the Sprint A920. Also a very cool phone - similar features to the SLVR, only it's a flip phone. It has a screen on the outside, as well as media controls on the outside, so you can control the music without opening it. Doesn't come with 512 MB storage, though - you need to upgrade your TransFlash card if you want that much. $150 with new two year contract, $300 without. Or - and this is one of my favorite phones ever - the Samsung A800. A full 2 megapixel camera (and one of the nicest looking 2 megapixel cameras I've ever seen. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was 3), with a phone built in. It's the best slider phone I've ever seen to boot. Unlike most exisitng slider phones, which feel like the slide opening was an afterthought, this thing was DESIGNED to slide, and it feels SO GOOD when you do it. I can literally spend 30 minutes just opening and closing this phone. The camera is even Pict-Bridge enabled, which means with a similarly enabled printer, you can connect the camera via usb and print directly, without ever touching a computer. Also functions as an mp3 player, but like the A920, only comes with a 32 MB TransFlash card. This phone is $350 with a new two year contract, $500 without.