Buying A Gsm Handset

[GSV13 0]

I have a budget of 7-8k ................ with top priority to mp3 quality along with expandable memory support of upto 4gb and a Bluetooth.

Kindly suggest some nice one in this range also brand wise Sony Ericsson and Nokia would be first preference.

All the help and advice would be really appreciated

[GSV13 0]

Nokia 6300 and w810i are the two I will be looking for .............. any reviews?

Edited October 16, 2007 by GSV13

[Honest 836]

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My dear friend, if you are a music lover then you must go for Sony Ericsson. And w810i can be much better choice then Nokia 6300.

Regards.

[GSV13 0]

Thanks Honest!

I would be looking between w810i and w610i as latter is walkman2.0 ready! I still a bit confused .......... there are hell lot of models avlble

[Honest 836]

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My dear friend, you can check all the technical specifications for these handsets at their website and go for the handset whichever suits your requirement. But at the same time I doubt that these handsets are compatible for expandable memory support upto 4gb. Check-in the details before you buy.

Regards.

Edited October 17, 2007 by Honest

[ani_meher 42]

When I discussed abt music phones with my friends that own them (Nokia and SE), they were against it. They said if u fill up the card, then the phone gets slow. Also, the battery life is hampered. They recommended to buy handset n mp3 player seperately.

Not advising you to do so, just letting u know the different views.

[ashoksoft 83]

being honest ... I've tried to use various handsets ... N95 sure rocks ... but I just sold it yesterday .. took a HTC P3300 .. awsome GPS.

Getting back to the question ... opt in for a SE handset if Music is the concern ... somehow ... SE algorithms match with the best when it comes to decoding music .. and well .. the logic of the handset design is better ... for eg. when u remove a wired headset from a Sony handset while listening to music - it will confirm from u if the music is to be routed to the loudspeaker or not ... it does not just blare the music out loud

that is one of the concerns nokia has been consistently missing out on ... other additional options like control of bass (proper) is something which SE leads by a HUGE margin !

cheers

karki

[Honest 836]

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Well said my dear Ashok Bhai.

Regards.

[GSV13 0]

Thanks every1 for the great advice ............

[Honest 836]

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@GSV13

And my dear friend please do inform us when you purchase this new handset. And share your experience with the same on Rimweb.

Regards.

[Bablus 66]

Hi all,

after 5 years of using rim connection i plan to migrate to airtel.. (corporate 30ps any mobile plan)

do advice whether network can be compared to reliance?

any word of caution?

with respect to handsets... being a nokia loyalist.. and min 2mp camera requirement

i thought of either buying 6300 or 6233

what is recommended?

pls advice

[ani_meher 42]

If you are set on Nokia, then good. But I'd advise you against it. I personally have seen one incidence in their SC. A person with some high end model (forgot the number) was literally begging the receptionist to meet the manager, and she kept on putting her back on him, and mentioning that the manager is very busy. Atleast by their conversation, it seemed Nokia has had his phone for last quite many days, and without any satisfactory reason.

If you are still insisting on nokia, sure do so, but keep in mind that nokia SC is nowhere sufficient to handle all the mobiles in Mumbai. Atleast service wise, moto/SE will be better choice.

That being said, N6233 is supposed to be a legendary handset in its class.

[Honest 836]

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Yes my dear Ani_Meher you are correct. Nokia is going nuts now a days. Moto/SE/LG rocks. Especially the after sales service of LG is very good. I'm quite satisfied with LG.

Regards.

[akshmail 6]

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Yes my dear Ani_Meher you are correct. Nokia is going nuts now a days. Moto/SE/LG rocks. Especially the after sales service of LG is very good. I'm quite satisfied with LG.

Regards.

Dear Friends,

I was a reliance user since 3 yrs. finally i decided to change.

I have purchased a new GSM handset, NOKIA 3500 Classic and

VODAFONE postpaid connection(444 plan).

The new set 3500 is really a nice set.

With 2.0 MP camera, FM and great Music player this phone is really

True value of money.

If You are going for a new handset then try for this.

One more feature which impressed me is the SLIMNESS of phone.

Although the screen is not big enough and also not having good

resolution but the pictures are good.

If somebody need some more info about 3500 then he is welcome.

Edited November 22, 2007 by akshmail

[srikanth_kv 3]

I THINK MOST OF THE MOBILES MENTIONED ARE BEYOND 7-8K BUDGET AT PRESENT...

I DONT KNOW OF ANY MOBILES IN THAT PRICE RANGE TO SUPPORT 4 GB

IF U R SUCH A MUSIC LOVER .... NO HANDSET WILL GIVE U LONG BATTERY LIFE

[kshah 452]

If you are set on Nokia, then good. But I'd advise you against it. I personally have seen one incidence in their SC. A person with some high end model (forgot the number) was literally begging the receptionist to meet the manager, and she kept on putting her back on him, and mentioning that the manager is very busy. Atleast by their conversation, it seemed Nokia has had his phone for last quite many days, and without any satisfactory reason.

If you are still insisting on nokia, sure do so, but keep in mind that nokia SC is nowhere sufficient to handle all the mobiles in Mumbai. Atleast service wise, moto/SE will be better choice.

That being said, N6233 is supposed to be a legendary handset in its class.

I have not so worst experiance of nokia may be because O am using cheap hndset but to change body of 6155 they took abt 25 days and they do not have BL-6c bat in stock, if ordered wll tke 15 days. I had to seat in queue for 45 mins to give handset for repair and 25 mins to get back. Even behavour of ASC or reseller is not upto the mark. Their call center is better than others ofcourse

I saw Sony E and bought k750i, for my father I must say they make better handsets than nokias. Even Moto KRZR CDMA bought for my partner is far better than Nokia 6265 0r 6275.

Till now I had been admirer of nokia not fan. But now I dont even admire.

[KumaarShah 143]

Hi All,

I want a S60 phone - my budget is around 8k to 10k. BT, Expandable memory, MP3, decent camera, etc are my requirements. Any suggestions?

Can I go in for SE/Moto? Does the sis apps work on a SE/Moto? Or do we get alternate apps which can work on SE/Moto?

TIA.

[Ramchi 0]

I have used Nokia phones. They are expensive but loose its resale even before you walk out of the room because of poor quality, cheap plastic look, unstable OS etc…Generally, they are very good in terms of features especially higher end models. I have E61 which has been functioning fairly for the past 1 ½ years without trouble. This piece has no Cameras, may be because of that!!! The desktop software packages bundled with Nokia smart phones are generally superior to other phones. Support takes lots and lots of time to resolve issues.

As far as SE phones are concerned, I have used 3 phones, Z600 (rock solid performance for 3 years – literally abused – no issues), P990i (high feature list but relatively unstable), P1i (So far so good for 4 months). In Metros SE support works very efficiently in resolving issues (may be because they have lesser issues). Not sure about support experiences from smaller towns. Reasonable re-sale value. Not so good desktop software packages bundled.

Motorola sets are generally good but my experience is very limited. Recently, my father owned a second hand Moto Razr old version. I need to check its performance. Not sure about support, software & its resale value. Motorola phones themselves are moving towards Linux based opensource options. So you may find lots of third-party software available.

[superman2ster 0]

I have a budget of 7-8k ................ with top priority to mp3 quality along with expandable memory support of upto 4gb and a Bluetooth.

Kindly suggest some nice one in this range also brand wise Sony Ericsson and Nokia would be first preference.

All the help and advice would be really appreciated

With 7-8k budget and 4GB of expandable memory i think you should go for the Sony Ericsson w700i

It is a great phone considering music, bluetooth, memory, battery, etc...

[KumaarShah 143]

I have used Nokia phones. They are expensive but loose its resale even before you walk out of the room because of poor quality, cheap plastic look, unstable OS etc…Generally, they are very good in terms of features especially higher end models. I have E61 which has been functioning fairly for the past 1 ½ years without trouble. This piece has no Cameras, may be because of that!!! The desktop software packages bundled with Nokia smart phones are generally superior to other phones. Support takes lots and lots of time to resolve issues.

As far as SE phones are concerned, I have used 3 phones, Z600 (rock solid performance for 3 years – literally abused – no issues), P990i (high feature list but relatively unstable), P1i (So far so good for 4 months). In Metros SE support works very efficiently in resolving issues (may be because they have lesser issues). Not sure about support experiences from smaller towns. Reasonable re-sale value. Not so good desktop software packages bundled.

Motorola sets are generally good but my experience is very limited. Recently, my father owned a second hand Moto Razr old version. I need to check its performance. Not sure about support, software & its resale value. Motorola phones themselves are moving towards Linux based opensource options. So you may find lots of third-party software available.

Thanks ramchi, for your inputs.

[kshah 452]

It seems simbian phones are better in SE than Nokia. I did little research before 3-4 months to buy GSM. I found SE better than Nokias in symbian. P990i is simply superb. Now they have come out with p1i and without can there was one model forgot model number was superb.