In a cell phone review....it said...(10 for best!)?

by javaturtle

It said that a phone will be unrestricted in Q2 of 2008.
I know it means quarter 2, but what month is that?

Answer by Really Ancient Guy
Q2 is April, May, June time frame.

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sidekick 3 vs mda – make review


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we rarely do cell phone reviews, but a lot of make is fueled by what portable device keeps the make machine running here on the make site so… the sidekick 3 was was bought and returned in less than 24 hours and exchanged, i was by a sidekick ii which was ok, but was hoping for more with the new sidekick, but it was a bit of a let down.

here’s why i ditched the sidekick 3 after being a sidekick user for being… for a t-mobile mda.

*the sidekick 3 has bluetooth, but only for headsets you can’t transfer files, use it as a modem or sync.
*the sidekick 3 has removable storage and you can place your mp3s on it, but you can’t use them as ringtones.
*i need the terminal app and alarm clock, neither are in the catalog to buy/download.
*the battery life seemed not so excellent, contracted it was 24 hours, but on a full charge it drained quick.
*the trackball is loose and not so excellent if you go too quick.
*it has usb host, but you can only transfer photos and music, you can’t bed in your own applications (the developer program seems hard to get into again, some of that is my fault when i wrote an article on installing your own apps)…
*aim takes an extra click, why did they do that?
*can’t usb charge, well, i could make a cable, but it should charge via usb too.
*keyboard is slippery and slower than the last sidekick(s). i need qwerty for long emails / posts.
*the magnet is really strong, don’t place any mag stripes around it (bart cards, credit cards).

i like(d) the way the sidekick stores/stored everything online, the ease of set up and the ui – it’s the best, but it’s crippled, more so now. if a phone has mp3s – those need to be ringtone-able, if it has bluetooth, it should be able to do sync.

contracted, the sidekick 3 isn’t a hardcore device and not marketed that way, but it just seemed incorrect for a device with such fantastic hardware, ma?tre d'h?tel stuff and ui to have these fantastic new features, but disable them in a way different than most phones out there.

i tend to stick with t-mobile since i can pop out my sim and use my other phone, the domestic rotary cell phone… so, what’s the new phone? a monster, the only phone i could find that did everything is a t-mobile mda (same price as the sk 3). here’s what it does, and what’s running on it…

*wifi
*skype (does im and voice)
*rss (trying out 5 newsreaders, so far newsbreak seems like the best one.
*shoots video (mp4)
*camera is ok 1.3mp
*screen is larger
*ssh and telnet
*irc
*aim/msn – the sk did this too, and better. need to find a better app.
*ppod an ipod clone that apple had c&d’ed, it’s really excellent.
*pdfs, word… (is there an openoffice reader for winmobile?).
*overclocked, it’s usually 195mhz, mine is running 240mhz – seems stable and battery is ok.
*web browsing is fantastic, might try other wm browsers.
*macromedia, er, adobe sparkle. the ancient mobile apps i wrote run on this phone fine.
*mame – it can run ancient arcade games.
*1 gb of storage with a card (the sk 3 could have have that too).
*bluetooth works as it should and mp3s are ringtones.

it’s windows mobile and it’s slow at times, clunky and you really need to bed in a bunch of small hack apps to get it to work right (close button, etc) – but at least you can do that. there are roms for it floating around and all sorts of hackery, wifi sniffers, rss readers that can download audio and video – streams live video and audio. it’s mini-laptop like for the same price as the sidekick 3, so for now, at least in anticipation of the return policy is up.

Could people delight tell me the pros and cons of the LG Shine Flip Cell from Telus Thanks!

Answer by Michelle
Here are six reviews on the shine:

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/LG-Shine-phone-review-pr_1890.html

Answer by Jamie Lyn
This may be a bias opinion due to the fact that I like the LG phones so much. Well, I have an LG CU575 = The model before the Shine and it has practically the same layout. I LOVE this phone, its stood up all kinds of hurt for up to a year. I have a friend who has a Shine, well, at my best friends birthday party, they tried to toss me off the dock into the river, when they did, I grabbed my friend with the Shine’s shirt and brought him in with me. After they recovered the phone from the bottom of the river, all I had to do was soak it in alcohol and place it on rice and it works impeccably again! They’re very durable and extremely open with memory. Without a memory card, I downloaded 275 ringtones on his Shine. So I believe it’s a very excellent and durable phone!

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