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[constintina]

My phone has awful reception. As of yesterday I am eligible for an upgrade. There are lots of decent looking phones I can get free, but I kind of really want a pda. But I'm broke. There's one that has not-great reviews that I can have for $30 after rebate.

I can also get this better-reviewed pda(but kinda fug) for $50...is it worth it

Comments

[hunterxtc]

Agree with everything in the other comment... if you are broke, getting the iPhone will be a significant decrease in your monthly revenue stream... I have Verizon, and I have an LG phone that allows me to check my email/facebook/flickr... and although I can hit up the Internet directly (I even have my ESPN gametime!) it doesn't cost me the killer amount that a crackberry or iPhone would.

[constintina]

Thanks, yeah, I've decided against a pda...which LG phone do you have? I can get a free LG shine as my upgrade and am considering it...

[hunterxtc]

I have the LG VX7800, which is the Shine's ugly stepsister. When I bought it a couple of years ago, it was the nicest LG phone... I guess if I were going with something right now, I would either go with the Shine, or mine.. I get excellent reception with it, and the 2 GB card (even though it is hard to install, behind the battery) will let you load up on plenty of music. I don't really like the earbuds that came with it, and they input for headphones is not the universal one that you can use for your iPod or mp3 player. But it has been a really nice phone for me- everytone loves the slick stainless steel exterior of it!

[constintina]

This is useful information. I'm between the shine and the pantech, and the pantech has a slight aesthetic edge, but I'm scared about reception. I should probably just go with the shine--its retail price is higher than the pantech's so...better deal, right?

[hunterxtc]

I was reading the info on the Pantech, and in my opinion, I think you'd be much happier with the shine. You're looking at the Shine CU720, right? Although I'm not crazy about slider phones, it looks nice and seems to have decent functionality. And it's an LG!

[constintina]

You're looking at the Shine CU720, right?

I think so...AT&T just says "LG Shine(TM) - Silver (Refurb) " but it looks exactly like the CU720 pics I googled and otherwise seems the same. I'm assuming that a refurbished phone is as good as new, but I've never bought one before. I'm a little weirded out by slider phones--I like my flip phones--but am guessing it'll be fine..?