Help Finding a GSM phone that's basically just a phone?

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mrb74 - 29 Jul 2004 18:33 GMT

Hi,

I'm thinking of swithing to AT&T and I'm looking for a decent GSM
phone that's a basic phone, I can store some numbers - get my calls
and make calls and that's not too small. Does such a phone still
exist?

I'm with verizon right now but they are just too expensive but have
the absolute best coverage and signal strength - in the metro NYC area
- I've had them for 4 years.

Anyway, a few features is fine, but I don't need a camera, and all the
other crap they are stuffing into these things (which are targeting
the youth market).
I'm 48, I don't want a tiny phone cool phone - I want one that is
going to last.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

mrb74

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danny burstein - 29 Jul 2004 18:36 GMT

>I'm thinking of swithing to AT&T and I'm looking for a decent GSM
>phone that's a basic phone, I can store some numbers - get my calls
>and make calls and that's not too small. Does such a phone still
>exist?

with the disclosure that I'm a shareholder, I'm quite satisfied with the
Nokia 3595 that t-mobile gave me as a (so-called) "freebie" when I reupped
my subscription.

small enough to be unobtrusive, large enough to be handy.

voice a-ok both ways.

I receive e-mail on it fine; haven't used it for sending sms.

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Mandzo - 29 Jul 2004 19:08 GMT

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I am using Sony Ericson R520m(unlocked) with AT$T:
http://store.yahoo.com/oneworldgift/err5gsmtribp.html
I tried it all over the world, it is bulletproof , even my wife is telling
me it's out of the day ::)

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Frater Mus - 31 Jul 2004 03:23 GMT

> I am using Sony Ericson R520m(unlocked) with AT$T:
> http://store.yahoo.com/oneworldgift/err5gsmtribp.html
> I tried it all over the world, it is bulletproof , even my wife is telling
> me it's out of the day ::)

Mine's an unlocked r520m on T-Mobile. I love it.

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Mike S. - 31 Jul 2004 16:29 GMT

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>I tried it all over the world, it is bulletproof , even my wife is telling
>me it's out of the day ::)

Not much use is your local coverage demands a phone with the GSM 850 (800
MHz) band.

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k.o. - 31 Jul 2004 14:21 GMT

try a museum :-D

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mrb74 - 05 Aug 2004 17:06 GMT

> try a museum :-D
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Thank you all for your input.

mrb74

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Ashot Shahbazian - 06 Aug 2004 02:00 GMT

Eric R520 is a bulletproof one indeed - but it's 3 years old and's got short
battery life.

It looks like you need a Nokia 6310i - it's tri-band, not too small,
extremely reliable and has modern features to a reasonable extent. It's
considered to be the best "business" phone by many. Nokia phones also have
the best sensitivity and are far superior to Ericssons an SE-s when used in
fringe areas (most of the U.S., unfortunately)

If you're in an 850 mHz coverage area I'd suggest calling U.S. Nokia to find
out if there's an equivalent for 6310i for 850 band. If your net's coverage
is 850/1900 you'd be much better off with a handset that supports both
bands.

Good luck
Ashot

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