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Recommendations for new phone
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| I have an old Nokia phone which has served me well. The only problem
is that the phone book only stores a maximum of 100 contacts.
I am looking for a new phone which:
a.) Can store a larger number of contacts - say 500
b.) Can store contacts in user -definable folders - e.g. personal,
business, etc
c.) Can transfer contacts from Microsoft Outlook
I don't really want anything else. No camera or web browsing or
anything. Just a basic sim-free phone with the above as cheap as
possible.
Can anybody recommend one?
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On 29 Jan, 21:35, Nemo <j...@antell.org> wrote:
> I have an old Nokia phone which has served me well. The only problem
> is that the phone book only stores a maximum of 100 contacts.
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> I am looking for a new phone which:
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> a.) Can store a larger number of contacts - say 500
>
> b.) Can store contacts in user -definable folders - e.g. personal,
> business, etc
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> c.) Can transfer contacts from Microsoft Outlook
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> I don't really want anything else. No camera or web browsing or
> anything. Just a basic sim-free phone with the above as cheap as
> possible.
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> Can anybody recommend one?
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| ChrisM 2008-01-30, 10:33 am |
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> On 29 Jan, 21:35, Nemo <j...@antell.org> wrote:
Don't know what's happened to this group, it used to be full of helpful and
well informed people, but recently, there seems to be hardly anyone left in
here to answer our questions... :-(
I'm far from an expert on phones, but FWIW, here's my thoughts...
Almost any newish phone will give you more than 100 contacts. Most decent
phones that have bluetooth or a PC connectivty cable offer the ability to
sync with an Outlook database.
You'll probably struggle to buy a decent phone now that doesn't have a
camera built in, almost all phones now have some sort of photo-taking
ability.
The best thing to do is to choose a handful of phones you like the look of,
then look up their specs on the manufacturers websites to see if they do
what you need.
That's what I did, my criteria were different to yours, so what I've found
out will be of little use to you though.
Good luck,
--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
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| On 30 Jan, 15:54, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
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> I'm far from an expert on phones, but FWIW, here's my thoughts...
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> Almost any newish phone will give you more than 100 contacts. Most decent
> phones that have bluetooth or a PC connectivty cable offer the ability to
> sync with an Outlook database.
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> You'll probably struggle to buy a decent phone now that doesn't have a
> camera built in, almost all phones now have some sort of photo-taking
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> then look up their specs on the manufacturers websites to see if they do
> what you need.
> That's what I did, my criteria were different to yours, so what I've found=
> out will be of little use to you though.
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> Good luck,
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> Regards,
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Thanks for your reply. I have been looking a manufacturer's websites
but I think the difficulty is that being able to groups phone numbers
in folders is not the type of "feature" that is likely to feature
prominently in the list of features.
There are a number of phones which say they allow you to have
"contacts" in folders but it is not clear if "contacts" means phone
numbers or email addresses.
It is the sort of thing you only really find out about by actually
using the phone so I was hoping that some helpful and well informed
person with a phone which actually does this might reply.
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| Steve Terry 2008-01-30, 3:33 pm |
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"Nemo" <john@antell.org> wrote in message
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On 30 Jan, 15:54, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
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> a3a81491-c117-4b5b-b3de-57b1af230...@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com,
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I think the problem is it's too vague a question, almost all phones that
would
fit his requirements do have camera and web browser,
and no mention of what price limit.
I would go for any recent Nokia with dynamic memory,
and removable memory, phone book then would be almost limitless.
Also uses latest Nokia PC suite to transfer phone book to a PC
e.g. Nokia 6120, etc.
£99 from 3 on PAYT, maybe 20quid to have it unlocked
Try and get it from a CPW as unlocked GSM stock
Steve Terry
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| On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:05:30 -0800 (PST), Nemo <john@antell.org>
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>It is the sort of thing you only really find out about by actually
>using the phone so I was hoping that some helpful and well informed
>person with a phone which actually does this might reply.
If you have the time go into a CPW and try a couple out. No obligation
to buy if you can get a better deal online etc.
FWIW if you've had a Nokia for a long time then don't change to
anything else. I am a "basic" phone user like yourself and found
others to be a pain in the arse compared to Nokia.
Regards,
Tom
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Mail me on tommarsden at yahoo com
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| ChrisM wrote:
> Don't know what's happened to this group, it used to be full of helpful and
> well informed people, but recently, there seems to be hardly anyone left in
> here to answer our questions... :-(
My guess is that they are so fed up with the endless spam and the
puerile bickering between Ron and Ivor that they have left.
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| Theo Markettos 2008-02-02, 10:33 pm |
| Nemo <john@antell.org> wrote:
> There are a number of phones which say they allow you to have
> "contacts" in folders but it is not clear if "contacts" means phone
> numbers or email addresses.
IME 'contacts' is usually phone numbers, which are held in your 'contact
list' or 'address book'. On more integrated phones I imagine your address
book can hold email addresses and maybe even street addresses too, but on
basic phones it's only phone numbers.
> It is the sort of thing you only really find out about by actually
> using the phone so I was hoping that some helpful and well informed
> person with a phone which actually does this might reply.
Apart from the addressbook+folders thing, I think you're asking for most
phones made after about 2005 apart from the real bottom end.
Do you have any previous experience or existing accessories? If you have a
Nokia headset or charger, it might make sense to go for a Nokia, likewise if
you're used to their interface.
I agree, though, that mobile product ranges are fairly impenetrable unless
you know them well. Perhaps the simplest thing is to wander around town
looking in the shops? Or pick which network you want and see what they (or
their resellers) are offering.
Theo
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| ChrisM 2008-02-04, 12:33 pm |
| In message 1201989339.15986.0@damia.uk.clara.net,
Iain <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
> ChrisM wrote:
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> My guess is that they are so fed up with the endless spam and the
> puerile bickering between Ron and Ivor that they have left.
But where have they gone...? I've got all these questions, and no answers!!
:-)
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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
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| Rupert Moss-Eccardt 2008-02-05, 7:33 am |
| Nemo wrote:
> I have an old Nokia phone which has served me well. The only problem
> is that the phone book only stores a maximum of 100 contacts.
>
> I am looking for a new phone which:
>
>
> a.) Can store a larger number of contacts - say 500
>
>
> b.) Can store contacts in user -definable folders - e.g. personal,
> business, etc
>
>
> c.) Can transfer contacts from Microsoft Outlook
>
>
> I don't really want anything else. No camera or web browsing or
> anything. Just a basic sim-free phone with the above as cheap as
> possible.
>
>
> Can anybody recommend one?
The Nokia 9500 Communicator did what you want but it is no longer
available. The 'replacement', E90 uses a less sophisticated version of
Symbian so may not do the separate folders thing.
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| Hugh Newbury 2008-02-06, 4:33 am |
| Theo Markettos wrote:
> I agree, though, that mobile product ranges are fairly impenetrable unless
> you know them well. Perhaps the simplest thing is to wander around town
> looking in the shops? Or pick which network you want and see what they (or
> their resellers) are offering.
Sometimes manufacturers' websites allow you to DL the manuals for their
products. That would reveal all you want to know.
Hugh
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Hugh Newbury
Running Linux Suse 10.1 in deepest Dorset
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| ChrisM wrote:
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> But where have they gone...? I've got all these questions, and no answers!!
That's the problem. The children are not just annoying people: they are
destroying a unique resource. There is nowhere else.
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