Telusmobility phones??

[DJDeeb]

So it turns out I need to get a new phone ( mine is dead and can't be repaired under warrentee:( )

Which phone would you recomend?
http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/pcs/handset_home.shtml

I've kinda narrowed my search between the Samsung A670 phone or the Motorola V710 so I was wondering if anyone has used or is using any of these two. Are there any phones that are better then these two?

http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/pcs/...sch_a670.shtml
http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/pcs/...ola_v710.shtml


How is the reception on it?
How is the overall features?
Is the camera any good?
Anything you dislike about it?


Thanks for your help!

[M!SKA]

phone buddy :(
what happened

mine is on its last leg
display screen cuts out
phone doesn't recognize being closed anymore

[klockwize]

id go with this one outta those two phones:
http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/pcs...rola_v710.shtml
its more sleek, and looks better

thats my opninon =)

[LDUB]

I'm in the same boat :( Apparently my phone doesn't like swimming in a pool of beer. It lets me know when someones calling and if they leave a message, but it won't let me answer it :(
I don't know about those phones but how often do you actually use the camera? I paid more for mine when I got it because it had a better camera - but rarely use it.

[DJDeeb]

Originally Posted by M!SKA

phone buddy :(
what happened

mine is on its last leg
display screen cuts out
phone doesn't recognize being closed anymore

Yeah unfortunatly my phone no longer charges.
I had it charging on my table and I triped over the cable send my phone across the room. It works fine still but i need to use elastic bands to keep the charger in a certain position to charge it.


If your phone is on the fritz too then you should get the same one that i end up getting then we can still be phone buddies...lol.

[charly]

have you actually seen the v710 in person?

it's horrid. it's big, ugly and feels really cheap.

i know, it looks so much better online. i was planning on getting that phone myself until i saw it in person in the store. totally changed my mind after that.

[LDUB]

^^^ agreed. I just went to the store and looked on my lunch break. I think I'm either going to go with the nokia (even though I've always ended up hating nokia phones) or the fasttap one.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Another reason I'm not a big fan of flip phones.

[charly]

Originally Posted by DJDeeb

Yeah unfortunatly my phone no longer charges.
I had it charging on my table and I triped over the cable send my phone across the room. It works fine still but i need to use elastic bands to keep the charger in a certain position to charge it.


If your phone is on the fritz too then you should get the same one that i end up getting then we can still be phone buddies...lol.

wouldn't you just have to replace the charger then, and not the phone (since it still works fine)?

[charly]

Originally Posted by LDUB

^^^ agreed. I just went to the store and looked on my lunch break. I think I'm either going to go with the nokia (even though I've always ended up hating nokia phones) or the fasttap one.

nokia phones aren't too bad. some of them are pretty rad actually. (not sure about the one telus has though). the fastap one kind of bugs me. as convenient as it might be, the whole key layout and the levels that the buttons lay at bother me. but i'm really picky. hah

as much as i like the features, the v710 was a disappointment. :(

[DJDeeb]

Originally Posted by charly

wouldn't you just have to replace the charger then, and not the phone (since it still works fine)?

No the problem is the little socket on the phone not the plug.
What i ment was once it gets charged the phone works ok. ( comparing to M!SKA's post above )

What phone did you end up getting?

[charly]

^ ah, okay. that makes more sense. i thought just the charger was fucked.
shitty.

i haven't gotten my phone yet. just looking, but it'll probably be this weekend or next week sometime.

[mystery]

the guy at telus was telling me the samsung 650 was a tank and that they've had the least complaints/returns and whatnot with it.

it doesn't have a camera or anything though.

i'ma get one i think. the phone is only $30 with a 3 year contract.

/j

[miss.myra]

kinda unrelated but I think I'm getting this phone in two weeks
http://www3.bell.ca/shop/en_CA_BC/60770.details

I love the idea of photo call display. I also like working for bell, can't go wrong with a nearly free phone and a completely free cellphone (unlimited everything except long distance!)

[acidic_liquid]

I'd say go for Samsung. I've had Motorolas before I got my Samsung flip. The Motorolas were crap, and the batteries died out really quickly. I have the X477 from Rogers. It's the really small, simple one with no outside screen nor camera. Just a colour screen inside. It's great, I just wanted a phone without the bells and whistles.

The Samsung one Telus has follows the same style of the other Samsungs. I've never heard a Samsung owner complain :p

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by charly

nokia phones aren't too bad. some of them are pretty rad actually. (not sure about the one telus has though). the fastap one kind of bugs me. as convenient as it might be, the whole key layout and the levels that the buttons lay at bother me. but i'm really picky. hah

as much as i like the features, the v710 was a disappointment. :(

The nokia numbers are even more messed up... 1 key for two numbers you either have to push it up or down -- not good for drunk dialling :P

I ended up going for the fast tap. With my discount it was the only one in my price range really that was decent, without getting the phone I had before. LG 5450.

Now I kinda wish I spent the extra $70 and went with the LG 535. I get such a huge discount off of it but I still can't justify that extra cash. Plus I'm sooo used to flipphones now.

Try a Blackberry or a Sidekick!!! Thats where its at!!! Phone r outdated

[stephen_c]

^
we don't have t-mobile sidekicks in bc

[charly]

Originally Posted by LDUB

The nokia numbers are even more messed up... 1 key for two numbers you either have to push it up or down -- not good for drunk dialling :P

I ended up going for the fast tap. With my discount it was the only one in my price range really that was decent, without getting the phone I had before. LG 5450.

Now I kinda wish I spent the extra $70 and went with the LG 535. I get such a huge discount off of it but I still can't justify that extra cash. Plus I'm sooo used to flipphones now.

hah that's rough. the only nokia i've played with recently is my friends, and it doesn't have that. i'd get irritated with that.

i'm probably going with the lg 535 myself.
the audiovox i have now is dying. it likes to make strange beeping noise and disconnect my calls on me. but it's served me well for 2 years now.

[tvmann]

I've got a 3 year old Samsung / Telus, it still has good features and is useful.

But I've had charging problems and the phone has a few minor design and software flaws so I'd be cautious about another Samsung.