Is there a way to just download the pictures from the E815 directly into
your computer?

For a cheap, basic tri-mode phone with very good reception, you might
try the Nokia 6015i.  Don't know if they're still sold new.  I've had
good luck buying replacement phones off Ebay (you're usually safe if you
stick with sellers that have at least 50 feedbacks and a rating of >98%).

Curious, why does it matter how long ago the phone was released as long
as it does what you want?

It is only about a year old. You canstill find some new or excellent V710's
on Ebay. It is tri-mode with incredible reception. The Mot V276 also is a
tri-mode with excellent reception. Smaller size than the V710 and E815.

This is one of the stupidest questions ever asked, and it's asked all
the time - "Which phone holds the best signal?"

If there was 1 phone that held the signal the best, who would buy the
2nd best?  Each carrier would only have 1 phone.  It's like asking
"Which car is the best", or "which color is the best?"

Then you received quite a few responses that mentioned the E815.
Personally, I believe it's a great phone, but you found something not to
like about it, it's not a recently released phone.

Now I get it.  You don't really want to know the phone with the best
reception, or one that holds a signal the best.  You want a newly
released phone, because the E815 was released late last summer (not
years ago as you put it), and that seems to bother you.

Now, when someone tells you about a newly released phone with great
reception, you'll come back that it is expensive (because all new phones
are), and you specifically asked for a "good basic phone".  Basic phones
are cheap and usually free. Notice I didn't say they are great.  

In this case, you'd be a fool not to consider the E815.  A full featured
phone that was $200 when released, and it's performance is no different
now that it can be had for free.  There won't be any analog in 2 years
for that to be an issue.

Avoid the E815 if you need service outside the urban and suburban core
areas. Even withing some major cities, there are times where you end up
an AMPS, i.e. my relative foolishly got an E815 in San Francisco, and it
doesn't work inside her workplace (a hospital). I have found only two
places I can't get even an analog signal, one is inside the new Kaiser
building in Santa Clara, CA, and one is on the bottom floor of Ikea in
East Palo Alto.

You might want to see what deals they're offering at their online
store:  www.verizonwireless.com
A lot of times the prices are better.

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I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
fade or totally disappear to the other end.
Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.

I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.

So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.

"PawsForThought" <mickey4paws@gmail.com> wrote in message

Reid,

Interesting. I've been told that PagePlus Cellular will activate them,
and they ride on Verizon.

Ed

They are allowed to, but they won't.

The carriers are required to have 95% of all handsets on their network
as GPS capable (by 12/31/05), and they cannot activate any new digital
handsets.

The FCC has two weasel words in their E911 Phase II program, that are
subject to interpretation. What does "new digital handsets" mean? Does
it refer to "all-digital" handsets, or does it refer to any handset that
has digital capability? Does "new" refer to used handsets?

The 95% rule is iron-clad, so they don't want to activate any non-E911
handsets that would lower that percentage. But there are still carriers,
on Verizon's network, that are activating non-E911 tri-mode handsets.
I.e. Pageplus will apparently even activate analog-only handsets, though
this may be an error on their web site.

What the H are you blabbing ab0out, and who the H is "Horizon'.. Is that
something you see when you are high?