I got the 6600 for my wife and I, but ended up sending them back. Third party software (in my case a GameBoy emulator) was allowed to overwrite system memory (it wasn't protected in ROM) making the phone unable to boot or do anything else. To fix this the phone would have to be sent back to the manufacturer to be re-flashed (a process that could take two weeks).
After seeing many other comments in this vein I decided to do my blood pressure a favor and just send them back. The Motorola MPX looks exceedingly sweet, but I've basically decided that a phone should just be a phone. I'm going to stick with a dedicated PDA and phone for now (I'm using the AudioVox flip phone available from Virgin Mobile and like it a lot - but it's just a plain phone). Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:59 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Looking for a new mobile phone > > I am in the market for a new mobile phone and I wondered if anyone had > recommendations or feedback on the newest crop of phones out there. I am > an obsessive tech shopper and I have been doing loads of homework on the > subject since I saw the cool new mobile stuff at MAX. I can't quite decide > what I want, and I wanted to know if anyone has any of the following > phones and can comment on them: > > Nokia models 6600, 6620, 6820,6822, 7710, 9300, 9500 > > Siemens SK65, SX66 > > HP iPaq Phone (3615?)- my wife has this phone and it rocks, but the > thumbpad is crap > > Audiovox PPC6601/O2 XDA III, etc. (this is the same as the SX66 Pocket PC > 2003 with the slide-out keypad) > > Sony MPX 220, MPX 300 > > Any other Windows/Symbian smartphones out there. > > > I am not interested in Treo or other Palm OS phones, just not my cup of > tea. There are a few intriguing Linux phones out there if anyone has any > feedback on them. > > What I really want is the Nokia 9300/9500, but it is bulky and doesn't > have a touch screen. I would hate to shell out $800 for it and find that I > don't like carrying it. I may get the iPaq, I like having Wi-Fi, but > several other phones have it now, too. > > Rob > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142147 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
