need cell phone advice

[MadJack]

here's what's important to me.

#1 - as small as possible. i hate carrying things around but in this day i definitely need a cell phone so priority #1 is size. i have a razr for over 2 years and i like it but the battery doesn't last for shit which brings me to priority #2.

#2 - i want a phone that has a battery that lasts. this razr last only about an hour of straight talking which is not acceptable anymore.

#3 - since texting is so damn popular i would like a regular keyboard. hell, with this thing it takes me 5 minutes just to say hi and forget answering a question or typing a sentence.

i do not need internet or email or that ear thing..

i think dawgball has something i'm interested in but i didn't have a chance to ask him about it when i saw him last week.

thanks

btw, i am on verizon and am not going to switch providers.

 

[buddy]

http://www.switched.com/2008/04/21/nine-phones-with-long-lasting-batteries/

 

[bsucards]

try the lg env2 phone

It has a regular number pad on the front for making calls and dialing numbers, and then flips open for a full keyboard

As for battery life, they make extended battery's that are bigger/thicker but they last for days. don't buy them at verizon, check out websites like shopcell.com or accessorygeeks.com both which I have ordered some cell phone stuff from recently. With all the different types of battery's I bought this recently
http://www.accessorygeeks.com/universal-travel-charger.html

It has been able to charge 4 different types of cell phone batterys and two different digital camera battery's. Takes a while to charge, but good to have


edit, they have it in black also

# Usage Time: Up to 320 Minutes

 

[ga_ben]

try the lg env2 phone

It has a regular number pad on the front for making calls and dialing numbers, and then flips open for a full keyboard

As for battery life, they make extended battery's that are bigger/thicker but they last for days. don't buy them at verizon, check out websites like shopcell.com or accessorygeeks.com both which I have ordered some cell phone stuff from recently. With all the different types of battery's I bought this recently
http://www.accessorygeeks.com/universal-travel-charger.html

It has been able to charge 4 different types of cell phone batterys and two different digital camera battery's. Takes a while to charge, but good to have

My wife has a black ENV2 and loves it.

 

[MadJack]

try the lg env2 phone

It has a regular number pad on the front for making calls and dialing numbers, and then flips open for a full keyboard

As for battery life, they make extended battery's that are bigger/thicker but they last for days. don't buy them at verizon, check out websites like shopcell.com or accessorygeeks.com both which I have ordered some cell phone stuff from recently. With all the different types of battery's I bought this recently
http://www.accessorygeeks.com/universal-travel-charger.html

It has been able to charge 4 different types of cell phone batterys and two different digital camera battery's. Takes a while to charge, but good to have


edit, they have it in black also

# Usage Time: Up to 320 Minutes

we're getting warm and i will check it out for sure.

keep em coming.

thanks

i don't like any of those phones, buddy, but thanks for the link.

 

[SixFive]

if you don't want the internet and media stuff, then don't bother getting a phone with a keyboard just so you can text once or twice a week. :mj07: Get a good Nokia that will have more battery life for you, and they come small. I have a 6126 which is of course already dated, but the newer version of it should be fine. It's a great little utilitarian phone with very few frills. Very glad to hear that you don't want an 'ear thing'. :mj07: :142smilie

 

[MadJack]

i don't need all that internet and email stuff but i have to have the regular keyboard :shrug:

i don't mind paying extra for the shit i won't use unless the plans are ridiculous but i'm sure i don't have to have the extras included in my plan.

 

[vinnie]

The girls got me one of those fancy one's with the touch screen and all that shit I dropped it & that was it the lcd went black. :sadwave:

I went and pick out my own & it's been good so far & IT'S EVEN BLACK & GOLD

MOTOROLA RAZR2 V8 LUXURY EDITION

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

sony ericsson S500i

 

[marine]

I've got the LG EnV2 as well.
LOVE IT.

i'd recommend you get a cheap little hands free bluetooth earpiece for it right away. with the size and shape of the EnV it just felt "weird" holding it up and talking into it.
I got used to it, but ever since i got one of those headpiece thingies it's made my world a whole lot nicer.

the battery seems to last forever in this thing too. charges quick and i'm off to the races over and over again.

 

[vinnie]

I got used to it, but ever since i got one of those headpiece thingies it's made my world a whole lot nicer.

Can u get Houston control on that thing :shrug: every time I see someone with one of those things "HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM" :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[fatdaddycool]

How about two empty soup cans and a piece of string??:shrug: :shrug:

Just sayin......

I have a blackberry and it suits me just fine but the one that Marine and all the other guys are talking about is a very good phone, course Marine's smells a little like poop for some reason but whatever:shrug:


Hope that helps,
FDC

 

[Mags]

Love my Blackberry Storm.....

Worth looking into....

 

[bsucards]

Love my Blackberry Storm.....

Worth looking into....

Jack with a blackberry would be too much, half the people don't use the BB to half it's capabilities.

 

[MadJack]

Love my Blackberry Storm.....

Worth looking into....

a lot of negatives on cnet about that phone especially with reception and the phone part is my main concern. i don't need those other bells and whistles.

thanks

vinnie, i have that phone and the battery doesn't last long at all. i don't have the "luxury" model though

 

[ripken8]

try the lg env2 phone

It has a regular number pad on the front for making calls and dialing numbers, and then flips open for a full keyboard

As for battery life, they make extended battery's that are bigger/thicker but they last for days. don't buy them at verizon, check out websites like shopcell.com or accessorygeeks.com both which I have ordered some cell phone stuff from recently. With all the different types of battery's I bought this recently
http://www.accessorygeeks.com/universal-travel-charger.html

It has been able to charge 4 different types of cell phone batterys and two different digital camera battery's. Takes a while to charge, but good to have


edit, they have it in black also

# Usage Time: Up to 320 Minutes

like bsu and marine said, this is what I have. love it , got it free ($50 mail-in rebate and $100 off for 2 year renewal) did it all on the net, talked to nobody. ordered it at 4pm on a monday and fed ex had it at my door at 3pm the next day... couldn't have been easier...

 

[The Judge]

Jack, since you don't need a phone with advanced features, I think you might like this one.

 

[The Judge]

This might also be an option you can appreciate.

 

[vinnie]

vinnie, i have that phone and the battery doesn't last long at all. i don't have the "luxury" model though

It has the better battery :shrug:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

we're getting warm and i will check it out for sure.

Jack: I have the ENV2 as well, and I love it.