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Post by Advice Seeker on Jul 22, 2005 9:35:39 GMT -5
I have to buy a new mobile/cell/handy phone. I'm not interested in fancy bluetooth sockets which you stick in your ear, or games, or calendars or any accessories. All I want to do is make and take phone calls and text messages, but I have a very limited budget. I don't even care what it looks like, within reason. Where should I start?  |
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Post by Mrs W on Jul 22, 2005 9:37:19 GMT -5
A lot of people swear by Nokia.
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Post by Miss Pooks on Jul 22, 2005 10:16:57 GMT -5
I've had some luck with Siemens, and I'm now using a Samsung. Do you currently have a cellular company? Perhaps they can offer you some good deals if you visit their store. If you lived in the Torrance area, I'd recommend that you visit my location... they've been nothing but wonderful.  |
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Post by Captain Nudnick on Jul 22, 2005 11:17:57 GMT -5
I have Nokia and Motorola - I bought the Motorola cheap, sim-free, while the Nokia belongs to someone I do some voluntary work for. They are both fine.
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Post by dulcinea on Jul 22, 2005 12:43:16 GMT -5
i use a very basic nokia and a fairly sophisticated siemens (gprs) with camera etc. the basic nokia seems tougher and the siemens is much prettier... both do exactly the same in terms of calls and messages...
i have two phones because i use two providers to gain certain advantages ... check your providers...
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Post by Nurse Duckett on Jul 22, 2005 16:23:12 GMT -5
I've been on to Vodaphone's website. They're offering a Free Samsung Z500 with 200 anytime minutes for £12.50 a month for 6 months. Also a Free Samsung D500, same deal. Or a Free Motorola V3 black same deal except £15/month. Er, what are anytime minutes? Is that per month or per 6 months or per day or per week or what? What happens if you use up 200 minutes in the first two weeks, what happens then? Why isn't this obvious? Why isn't there a FAQ? Why should anyone have to plough through pages of "contact us" to fail to get an answer to simple questions?  It could be worse. Mobile phones in the old days were the size shape and weight of a breeze-block and had to be carried around on a shoulder-strap. |
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Post by Tiger Lil' on Jul 23, 2005 4:48:51 GMT -5
I wonder if pay as you go would be better if on a limited budget?
I have twice had a contract and definitly think pay as you go is the best option for my type of mobile phone use.
But then I am an emergencies only kind of user and only my immediate family have my number.
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Post by dulcinea on Jul 23, 2005 11:04:42 GMT -5
n.b. both of mine are pay as you go...
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Post by dulcinea on Jul 25, 2005 11:16:51 GMT -5
afterthought: the good thing about the siemens is that it has voice dialling... saves a lot of fuff
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Post by Upsetter on Jul 25, 2005 15:03:43 GMT -5
Just my luck, I missed her by a few minutes. The faint whiff of expensive perfume, a few dying embers......one day, dear dulcie.
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