trying to find good prices on a phone

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Matthew Todd - 25 Jun 2004 14:57 GMT

I've been on ebay, the howard forums, phonescoop, and the normal ones like
amazon et al. Also to my local resellers and Tmo corporate store.

Just wondering if I missed something.

Wife and I would like to get camera/video phones because our baby is due in
August (and may not make it till then). I don't want to be caught off guard
without a camera for the event. The phone camera seemed a logical go
between since I always have my phone with me.

In my 7th month with Tmo and they will only give me a $45 discount on the
phones of my choice for extending my contract I have to wait until November
to get the really deep discounted price. (I asked via email and phone just
to make sure there was nothing I could do to make it happen).

I'm trying to stay with Nokia and have been eyeing the 6600 and 6230 and my
dream would be the 7610 because it has a megapixel camera in it :)

Any other places to look?

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-Matt mtodd (@at) att (.dot) net

PS anyone looking for good prices can check out www.no-air-time.com and
www.myworldphone.com those are the lowest I've found so far.

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Ren? - 25 Jun 2004 16:14 GMT

> Wife and I would like to get camera/video phones because our baby is
> due in August (and may not make it till then). I don't want to be
> caught off guard without a camera for the event. The phone camera
> seemed a logical go between since I always have my phone with me.

Man, you don't want that, trust me on this one. Even the cheapest
brand-name digicam takes better pictures than the most expensive camera
phone. Do you really want to capture that moment in a fuzzy, stamp-size,
blurry picture?

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Matthew Todd - 25 Jun 2004 17:33 GMT

> Man, you don't want that, trust me on this one. Even the cheapest
> brand-name digicam takes better pictures than the most expensive camera
> phone. Do you really want to capture that moment in a fuzzy, stamp-size,
> blurry picture?

Well I have a 35mm camera in the car that could be used but all my digital
stuff might not
be charged at that moment (she is preterm and having contractions). I just
wanted to
cover myself in case my digital camera's batteries are dead in the car.

Well then again, I do have a household outlet converter in the car so I
could technically
get about 15 minutes of charge on the batteries on the way to the hospital.
That will take
probably 2 pictures with flash :)

I don't know. I guess because of the 1 year unlimited picture/video
messaging promo going on,
it's making me drool. *grin* Don't want to miss out.

-Matt

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Ren? - 25 Jun 2004 17:50 GMT

> cover myself in case my digital camera's batteries are dead in the
> car.

Yeah, but that could happen with the battery in the phone too, couldn't
it? Suspenders-AND-belt solution: get a digicam that can also accept
standard AA and have a pack of the most expensive kind handy.

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Matthew Todd - 25 Jun 2004 20:11 GMT

> Yeah, but that could happen with the battery in the phone too, couldn't
> it? Suspenders-AND-belt solution: get a digicam that can also accept
> standard AA and have a pack of the most expensive kind handy.

Good thing mine does. So I can keep a pack in the car, those E energizer
batteries or something like that.

I still like unlimited video messaging :)

-Matt

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gopi - 28 Jun 2004 06:04 GMT

"Matthew Todd" <mtoddVERY@OBVIOUSatt.net> wrote in message news:

> Good thing mine does. So I can keep a pack in the car, those E energizer
> batteries or something like that.

The energizer Lithium batteries are wonderful. Very light, and they
last around three times as long as standard AAs.

You could also think about disposable 35mm film cameras as a real last
minute backup. I try to keep one or two of those in my car. Phone
cameras don't usually have a flash, so you can have serious problems
in even moderate indoor lighting conditions.

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Richie - 28 Jun 2004 06:32 GMT

Do you live in a major city with a Chinatown? I'm not Chinese but, once
per year, I get a new phone in the Chinese area of Los Angeles. I always
get the best rates, no rebate, no fuss.

> I've been on ebay, the howard forums, phonescoop, and the normal ones like
> amazon et al. Also to my local resellers and Tmo corporate store.
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> Any other places to look?

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