fancy phone advice?

**Kid Cossack** · 2nd May 07, 01:43 PM

Gents, ladies, kids, kiddettes (cadets?):

For most of my life, a phone has been a phone. Now I've got a cell phone, and I still use it like, well, a phone. But as much time as I spend running from one side of Houston to another, I think it's time to look into a phone with "all the luxuries." (e-mail, text, photos, etc.)

Any comments on what to look for, what to run from? My friend Zach in Kyrgyzstan says to get a Treo and never look back. I'm just looking for more "good word" as they say.

Can anyone help me?

**morrison** · 2nd May 07, 01:56 PM

I have the Motorola Q. Except for its rather small keyboard and learning period to become an adept user, (you really MUST pay close attention to detail when using it) I've no major complaints. It's a portable - pocket size computer. It can do nearly everything online that a laptop can do. Air time can cost more than it's worth to you. Possibly consider a not quite as fancy digital cellphone that does MMS and text msgs

**McMurdo** · 2nd May 07, 02:00 PM

I also have the MotoQ and so far it's good, but I am sure that I don't use everything that it offers.

**beloitpiper** · 2nd May 07, 04:01 PM

I know Kiltedbradley swears by his Blackberry. Ask him about that.

**brandycr** · 2nd May 07, 04:08 PM

I have a cell phone but have no idea about how it works.Half the time I hang it up trying to anwser it and those text message things I have to get my 15 year old neighbor to get those for me.The only part I can work is the camera because its easy menu click on camera take picture and your done.Things are just to complicated wheres the old rotary pick up hello and your there phones?

**Dirk Skene** · 2nd May 07, 04:09 PM

A really nice PCD (Personal Communication Device) with all the bells & whistles is a good investment. You will soon wonder how you made it otherwise. .... & I am 51.

**starbkjrus** · 2nd May 07, 05:06 PM

I'm 44 and have been in telecom for 22 years; the last 9 1/2 years in wireless.

DO NOT BUY one of those things!!!! No one (sorry Bradley) needs to be that connected. Have a phone to use as a phone and for the rest of it just TURN IT OFF.

Arghhhhhhhhhh!

**Dirk Skene** · 2nd May 07, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

I'm 44 and have been in telecom for 22 years; the last 9 1/2 years in wireless.

DO NOT BUY one of those things!!!! No one (sorry Bradley) needs to be that connected. Have a phone to use as a phone and for the rest of it just TURN IT OFF.

Arghhhhhhhhhh!

Ignore this man .... sorry starbkjrus .... dude I really like you .. but ...

**starbkjrus** · 3rd May 07, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Dirk Skene

Ignore this man .... sorry starbkjrus .... dude I really like you .. but ...

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It looks like the majority have already been lost to The Darkside .

Perhaps I should go live in an Ashram.

**Raphael** · 3rd May 07, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It looks like the majority have already been lost to The Darkside .

Perhaps I should go live in an Ashram.

I don't want to start a debate, but some of us need to be connected all the time. I am in a very fast pace business and I intend to deliver excellent customer service to my clients. At the same time, I need to connect with my office when I out on calls. My Blackberry makes me money.

You may not have the needs to connect with your friends/colleagues/families all the time, but some of us do.