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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Verizon / June 2006Best phone for renewal
Hi folks, I'm up for a "new every two" phone and have been reviewing the posts here but cannot decide on a clear winner. I live in the Boston area and I don't travel a lot other than about 45 miles roundtrip to work each day and some driving in the Nashua N.H. area. I've always liked tri-mode phones because they seem to work on little off-roads where digital phones have failed me in the past, and in general tri-mode phones seem to disconnect my calls less than digital (but perhaps this is due to other factors as well). Overall, I'm not totally sure that I need a tri-mode due to the fact that i dont' travel so much but somehow i feel more secure with them. My current phone is a v710 which I like and the most important features to me are: quality of calls/reception, great speakerphone, no drop calls (well, within reason). I do not tend to like LG phones. I've read up on the 815, 325 and Razr (I realize two of these are digital) but cannot come away with a clear winner and different people here have said good things about all of these, perhaps the most good comments on the 815, followed by the 325 and then the Razr. Anyway, any wisdom sharing is appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy father's day! P.S. - I'd give a donation to the charity of choice to the person that comes up with a mechanism by which a dropped call produces a signal (or some other notification) other than having to look at the display, so that it's evident the call has ended. My pet peeve is when I'm talking on the phone and the call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea that the calls been dropped. I had the 815 and returned it for a few reasons. the flip is week with the leather case on it. The slightest movement away from the ear would cause it to close. Without the leather case, Not sure. I returned the 815 and got a LG. Liked it, But during a firmware upgrade verizon took away a few things that I wanted. Complained and was able to get a new phone. I got the Razr. No reception problems with the Razr as there is no ext. ant. Bigger display. thinner and it works great. The Razr has a "Call drop tone" :) It has beeped once in the past. As in my area I always have 4-5 bars showing. My speakerphone works great also. I use bluetooth a lot. And the biggest reason I returned the 815 was the echo I got when I used bluetooth. The others could hear it but I could not. Motorola told me there was no fix at the time as they were not aware of the problem. I had two weeks to return it so I could not wait to see if they ever got around to it or not. I think you will like the drooped call tone. : ) Good Luck. > Hi folks, I'm up for a "new every two" phone and have been reviewing the > posts here but cannot decide on a clear winner. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > phone and the call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea > that the calls been dropped. so, the call drop tone does exist! thank you very much for the information. from what i read the 815, 325 and Razr are all good phones, i just have to decide how important or relevant tri-mode is for me in the boston area. i'll probably check out the Razr, use it for two weeks and test it. thanks again! >I had the 815 and returned it for a few reasons. the flip is week with the >leather case on it. The slightest movement away from the ear would cause it [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >> on the phone and the call drops and you just keep talking cause you have >> no idea that the calls been dropped. : so, the call drop tone does exist! thank you very much for the information. : from what i read the 815, 325 and Razr are all good phones, i just have to : decide how important or relevant tri-mode is for me in the boston area. : i'll probably check out the Razr, use it for two weeks and test it. Almost by definition, tri-mode won't do you any good in the Boston area, because Verizon has no analog transmitters here. IIRC, the only place in New England where Verizon uses analog is in far northwestern Vermont. OTOH, I was in and around Burlington last summer and was able to use my digital-only phone with no problem. Bob > : so, the call drop tone does exist! thank you very much for the > information. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Bob thanks, that's good information; especially since i live in boston but work in burlington. i'm leaning towards either the e815 or the Razr, so i guess i'm going only digital now. thanks again. : > : so, the call drop tone does exist! thank you very much for the information. : > : from what i read the 815, 325 and Razr are all good phones, i just have to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] : thanks, that's good information; especially since i live in boston but work : in burlington. Er, I was referring to Burlington, Vermont. oops, my mistake :-) > : > On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:37:30 -0400, "tigercat" > <markd3nospam@yahoo.com> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Er, I was referring to Burlington, Vermont. > so, the call drop tone does exist! Many phones have an alert for signal/no signal. Not exactly a call drop tone but closely correlated. I have a Kyocera. With this alert turned on the phone makes one alert when it loses the signal (no signal) and a different alert when it acquires a signal. If it loses the signal while on a call you will have lost the call. It is still possible to drop a call while still having a signal due to the noise level (rare) so it's not exactly a call drop tone. -Quick thanks, i'll have to play with my v710 and see how this may work for me, as well as check out these options on new phones i may upgrade to. although, i don't really need to hear an alert upon acquiring a signal, only when incurring a dropped call, but beggars cannot be choosers :-) thanks again. >> so, the call drop tone does exist! > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -Quick > thanks, i'll have to play with my v710 and see how this may work for me, as > well as check out these options on new phones i may upgrade to. > > although, i don't really need to hear an alert upon acquiring a signal, only > when incurring a dropped call, but beggars cannot be choosers :-) Whaddaya know, I just looked through my E815 settings and under the "Network Info" menu, there's a Call Drop Tone option. Nice! I'm a newbie here, jumping in just because last week I did my new every two and got a Razr for me and a V325 for my wife. Gotta tell ya as an all-around communication tool the V325 may beat the Razr! Small, easy to handle (Razr's of course superthin, but it doesn't fit the hand very well). Has analog. Screen slightly smaller but very bright. Speakerphone, though a bit tinny. Razr has bluetooth (a plus) and supposedly can download MP3's from your computer but I haven't got that working yet and judging from som other forums I'm not alone--some kind of driver compatibility problem. I'm happy with the Razr but the V325 is a super phone. > > thanks, i'll have to play with my v710 and see how this may work for me, as > > well as check out these options on new phones i may upgrade to. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Whaddaya know, I just looked through my E815 settings and under the > "Network Info" menu, there's a Call Drop Tone option. Nice! >> thanks, i'll have to play with my v710 and see how this may work for me, >> as [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Whaddaya know, I just looked through my E815 settings and under the > "Network Info" menu, there's a Call Drop Tone option. Nice! That's pretty cool that you found the call drop feature; I cannot find the call drop setting on my v710. Also, thanks to everyone who replied and contributed great information in this thread - very much appreciated :-) > That's pretty cool that you found the call drop feature; I cannot find the > call drop setting on my v710. Settings -> Network Info -> Call Drop Tone I recommend the E815. I have used it for nine months and like it because it holds the signal, has loud audio and ringers, has a high res screen, large keypad, excellent bluetooth, speakerphone, and voice recognition. It's also sturdy construction and is currently priced very competitively for a high quality phone. Ed > Hi folks, I'm up for a "new every two" phone and have been reviewing the > posts here but cannot decide on a clear winner. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea that the calls > been dropped. thanks, i certainly have read many positive reviews here and elsewhere about the e815. i will have to drop by a verizon center, talk to some reps, hold the phones and decide which to go with. i do currently have a v710 which i heard is similar to the e815, although mine is tri-mode and the 815 isn't; and the 815 has vcast. i think my choice is narrowed down to the e815 and the Razr - guess i'm going to try the digital only path. >I recommend the E815. I have used it for nine months and like it > because it holds the signal, has loud audio and ringers, has a high res [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >> calls >> been dropped. > thanks, i certainly have read many positive reviews here and elsewhere about > the e815. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i think my choice is narrowed down to the e815 and the Razr - guess i'm > going to try the digital only path. If you have a Costco card, or friend with one, you might try the cell phone kiosk. The phones are backed by Costco so you do not need to buy a warranty.. You also get accessories. May pay to ignore new every two deal. PLEASE post back. Lou > >I recommend the E815. I have used it for nine months and like it > > because it holds the signal, has loud audio and ringers, has a high res [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > >> calls > >> been dropped. thanks, that's also good to know although there's not really a costco close to where i live, however, there is one near my family in NH and my dad has a $150 certificate there. >> thanks, i certainly have read many positive reviews here and elsewhere >> about [quoted text clipped - 81 lines] >> >> calls >> >> been dropped. : thanks, i certainly have read many positive reviews here and elsewhere about : the e815. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] : i think my choice is narrowed down to the e815 and the Razr - guess i'm : going to try the digital only path. I don't think anybody's mentioned this, but IMO one thing any mobile phone should have is an external battery charger. LG did not have that when I got my VX7000s, but came out with one a couple of months later. We have three batteries for our two phones, and one is on the charger at all times. My wife, in particular, hates to be bothered to remember to charge her phone. So when it shows low power or goes dead, she simply swaps out the battery. I've owned the 815 for a few months now, and on balance, wouldn't give it up for anything else I've seen out there. That being said, if Bluetooth weren't an issue, I would have preferred the tri-mode also, and I really like the v325. Seems a tad sturdier, uses the better charging port AFAIK. Appears reception is on par or near the 815. The spring for the flip (815) is definitely weak with a leather case on it. I've checked others' and new ones and they are the same. It really hasn't presented a problem but I can see where it might, it's just an annoyance. Again, the little charging port hasn't been a serious issue for me, just another annoyance on an otherwise superior phone. As far as the speakerphones, I am disgusted with the speakerphone on EVERY Verizon phone I've tried, compared to Nextel's Motorola-built phones of comparable size. Can't figure out why they can't (or won't) put one in that you can actually use on the car seat next to you. Maybe you can, but maybe your car is quieter than mine. We use Nextel at work, and I often use the speakerphone. My personal VZW service is far better, but the speakerphone is near-useless, comparatively. No one can tell you whether you'll be sorry giving up analog. The answer to that is the v325----but you won't have Bluetooth. Good Luck!! Dean _______________________________________- > Hi folks, I'm up for a "new every two" phone and have been reviewing the > posts here but cannot decide on a clear winner. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > phone and the call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea > that the calls been dropped. "tigercat" <markd3nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message > P.S. - I'd give a donation to the charity of choice to the person that > comes up with a mechanism by which a dropped call produces a signal (or > some other notification) other than having to look at the display, so that > it's evident the call has ended. My pet peeve is when I'm talking on the > phone and the call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea > that the calls been dropped. All of my phones can be set to beep when a call is dropped. All the way from my first Siemens M46 to my RAZR. Aaron I sell VZW in NE Arizona, so I see a lot of phones. Some good, some some not so good and some junk. We are in a mountainous area that VZW call 'challanged' (their words, not mine). I just upgraded my wife to the Moto 325, Reasons- I no longer has that stupid charging port on the bottom that has been troulesome sine the V120. It is a trimode and she travels places where the digital may be sparse. It is more solid that the Razr with more talk time. She would run a fat battery down on a LG VX4400 in 14 hrs. Not because of the battery, but because of heavy usage. It also has the best camera on it, next to my regular digital camera. FWIW, it is kind of like a grownup version of the 710 There should be a service change tone alert in menu, you just have to find it. EdC > Hi folks, I'm up for a "new every two" phone and have been reviewing the > posts here but cannot decide on a clear winner. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > call drops and you just keep talking cause you have no idea that the calls > been dropped. The Razr is rated at 200 mins talk time, Standby time at 325 hours Moto 325 is rated at 200 mins talk time, Standby time is 200 hours. Of course if the moto 325 goes into amps mode then both standby and talk time will be less. 30% at a minimum. Above specs are from verizon's web page. >I sell VZW in NE Arizona, so I see a lot of phones. Some good, some > some not so good and some junk. We are in a mountainous area that VZW [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >> calls >> been dropped. |
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