Phone a friend

[lostcarpark]

I'm still deciding what phone I want. Some people suggested Treos, bot O2 in Ireland don't do them, and I don't think anyone else does either. I might be able to get one and stick my SIM in it, but that would mean paying full price for it and not using my upgrade, and I think the network have some small print about connecting unapproved devices (but still, wouldn't it be fun to be responsible for bringing down the whole network?).

I was in the phone shop on Saturday, and the guy said that kryten's choice, the Nokia 6600, which I'd already been somewhat taken with, has been discontinued and is no longer available. However the O2 website still lists it, and says I can order one online. I'm quite tempted by it, and quite fancy some of the Symbian stuff, but it is a little pricey.

I'm also quite tempted by the Sony-Ericson T630. This does mean the quite scary notion of a non-Nokia phone. What if all of the shortcuts I've got used to don't exist? What if I can't figure out how to convert all of my address book entries into a format it understands (I can't transfer my address book through the SIM because I have multiple numbers under each name)? But it did seem very nice in the shop, so maybe I should just go for it.

Proof of the throwaway world we live in, madangie is mostly happy with her Motorola V300, but the battery won't hold its charge any more. I enquired about getting a new battery for it and was told €40-€50. The same phone new is now €29. She can also upgrade to the quad-band V535 for the same price and get a whole bunch of new features.

Anyone have any comments on either phone?

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[spodlife]

I use fma to manage my T630's memory. It ought to work with most modern phones using OBEX ...

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

Ah, that could be useful. I've just been using the Nokia software. Does it work over InfraRed? I'll have a play and see if it works with my (current) phone.

Up to now, I've been using Nokia's software, which isn't bad, but can be a bit limiting.

[spodlife]

Yes, works over cable, IR and Bluetooth, though the phone support page suggests you might have to work on the Nokia support yourself. At least it can import and export a few different formats.

Another transfer method is one I used when trying out a Nokia (I gave it back because I hated it) - I beamed each contact to my Palm organiser, and then beamed then to the Nokia. The Nokia understood, but when I tried to beam the same contacts to a T610 it struggled with contacts with 2 numbers (it liked to drop the second one).

I'm sure which ever phone you get you'll find a way to get all your contacts across intact.

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

So what do you like (and dislike) about the Sony-Ericson? I'm assuming that the 630 is similar to the 610.

Which Nokia did you hate?

I've transferred most of my contacts from the Nokia to my Psion 5mx, and it quite happily took in contacts with three or even four numbers, as well as email addresses and other information. It's a bit tedious sending them one at a time, however.