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nemesis_hub
Nov 27, 2006

# Country/Provider: Canada, Telus
# Current contract status: my contract ended long ago so I'm free to change to a different provider or anything really
# Budget (phone/plan): I'd like to stick to 350-400 max for the phone if possible. I'm not sure what a good monthly plan looks like...50-60 bucks or so?
# Features I know I want:

-qwerty keyboard
-slim, preferably not a folding or clamshell design
-gps
-access email
-basic internet access
-I'm a researcher and always have a huge paper trail of hastily scribbled notes behind me, so I want a phone that has some kind of good note-taking feature (adequate storage, intuitive interface, possibly the ability to email notes as files to other phones/computers). voice-recording note-taking feature would be cool too.


Multimedia stuff (youtube, movies, music) would be a nice bonus but isn't really that important.

So far I've been told to consider the Iphone, the Nokia E71, and the Blackberry Storm or Bold, but I don't know how seriously to take those recommendations.

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nemesis_hub
Nov 27, 2006

Country: US (I'm moving to NYC in 2 weeks)

Contract status: none. I'm willing to get into one for a good deal.

Budget: under $50 a month if possible

I don't have a phone at the moment. I'd like to get one with a keyboard, but aside from that I don't need anything fancy. I really don't need a lot of features: decent amount of daytime minutes, unlimited or cheaper text messaging...that's about it really. I'm mostly looking for recommendations for a durable, practical phone that's comfortable to use, and a good company/plan, with good call quality etc, and suitable for a student budget. Any help would be massively appreciated because I know nothing about the US market.

edit: some sort of option for decent long-distance minutes would be nice too.

nemesis_hub
Nov 27, 2006

I'm with Sprint (no contract, month to month) and I'm confused about the merger with T-Mobile. I want to replace my dying iPhone with a (probably refurbished so it's cheaper) unlocked phone of some kind but I'm not sure what compatibility I should be looking for, as Sprint is CDMA and T-Mobile is GSM.

The change-over is still in process so...if I get a GSM phone will it work yet? Or do I need to get a CDMA phone that will just stop working in a year when the change over is done? I tried asking Sprint customer service but they had no idea what I was talking about. It's possible that I'm the idiot here but Sprint people are often confused.

I'd like to just get a cheap Samsung Galaxy A11 for example, if I can.

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