I'm going to start out by saying that I'm leaning towards a Blackberry Curve 8320. The only big con that I can see in getting this phone is that the browser is touted as the worst ever - and seeing that I was hoping to use this phone as a laptop replacement for light browsing (facebook, bank website, rss) that is a big deal.
My budget is probably going to be less than $500 and my big concerns are A)Quad-band GSM B) Qwerty keyboard C) WiFi D) Camera E) GPS
Also the Curve lacks GPS. But GPS is not a 'must have feature' as my girlfriend is impeccable with directions and as long as I can access google maps I can usually find where I am.
An iPhone would definitely be a contender, however I am tied to T-mobile. Not a bad thing, I prefer T-mo to AT&T. So unless an unlocked one comes out next year then I really can't get one. And no I do not wish to crack mine to get it to work. I'd rather import a 999 unlocked French one and have it be supported by apple instead. Note: That phone is a rumor and I do not have $1400 budgeted for a phone.
The Nokia N95 is an excellent contender. It has a better web browser than the Curve. Wifi. Available unlocked! A 5MP Camera!!!! Holy cow 7on! buy that phone now! Oh wait, no qwerty keypad. Why should that be a deciding factor? The only initial reason I want to go from my PEBL to a smartphone was the qwerty layout. I was really excited when I saw this phone, but the keypad would severely limit how much fun I would have with it.
The original contender: The Neo1973. Pretty much a picture of what I want. The only reason GPS is on my list is because the Neo1973 will include one when it ships. As well as WiFi. It will have pretty much most of what's on my list besides the camera. For the last couple of months I have thought 'I could live without a camera.' However, the more I thought about it the more I realized that a camera is pretty useful. From taking pictures of events to pretty much making mental notes to do something, I use my PEBL to take photos of everything.
Pretty much everyone of these phones lacks at least one thing I desire, what I am concerned with is how to choose which feature I could live without. It Has to have quad-band and wifi. I would not even list a phone as an option without those two. Maybe the community knows of a better browser for the bb? Maybe there's a better phone someone knows of? I looked at plenty of the HTC models - but unless someone can suggest a WM phone then I can't consider one. My bro has a Moto Q and pretty much hates it.
Thanks for your help and suggetions.
My budget is probably going to be less than $500 and my big concerns are A)Quad-band GSM B) Qwerty keyboard C) WiFi D) Camera E) GPS
Also the Curve lacks GPS. But GPS is not a 'must have feature' as my girlfriend is impeccable with directions and as long as I can access google maps I can usually find where I am.
An iPhone would definitely be a contender, however I am tied to T-mobile. Not a bad thing, I prefer T-mo to AT&T. So unless an unlocked one comes out next year then I really can't get one. And no I do not wish to crack mine to get it to work. I'd rather import a 999 unlocked French one and have it be supported by apple instead. Note: That phone is a rumor and I do not have $1400 budgeted for a phone.
The Nokia N95 is an excellent contender. It has a better web browser than the Curve. Wifi. Available unlocked! A 5MP Camera!!!! Holy cow 7on! buy that phone now! Oh wait, no qwerty keypad. Why should that be a deciding factor? The only initial reason I want to go from my PEBL to a smartphone was the qwerty layout. I was really excited when I saw this phone, but the keypad would severely limit how much fun I would have with it.
The original contender: The Neo1973. Pretty much a picture of what I want. The only reason GPS is on my list is because the Neo1973 will include one when it ships. As well as WiFi. It will have pretty much most of what's on my list besides the camera. For the last couple of months I have thought 'I could live without a camera.' However, the more I thought about it the more I realized that a camera is pretty useful. From taking pictures of events to pretty much making mental notes to do something, I use my PEBL to take photos of everything.
Pretty much everyone of these phones lacks at least one thing I desire, what I am concerned with is how to choose which feature I could live without. It Has to have quad-band and wifi. I would not even list a phone as an option without those two. Maybe the community knows of a better browser for the bb? Maybe there's a better phone someone knows of? I looked at plenty of the HTC models - but unless someone can suggest a WM phone then I can't consider one. My bro has a Moto Q and pretty much hates it.
Thanks for your help and suggetions.
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