I need a new phone

[gumbuoy]

And since I won't be doing the FasterLouder stuff any more, my plans to get a gigantic, blackberry-based, all in one super solution is no longer required.

So I'm open to suggestions, although Im keen to stay on 3, if possible, because i get some kind of loyalty reward now. What phones/plans do you guys have?

Comments

[smelsworst]

for me, who doesnt like to jump on the apple bandwagon, partly because everyone else does, partly cause apple tells me im uncool if i dont.. it's about what you want from a phone.

i want an all in one.. mp3 player, camera, and phone. that's why i got the n95, and why i'd suggest that, the n95 8 gig, or the n96. in terms of doing those three things, the iphone doesnt come close (esp in the camera stakes).

if however, you dont really care for taking photos in low light (parties, gigs, etc), and you get off on the idea of having a thousand apps that you never thought you needed (and dont really need), and are happy to forgo little things like, expandable memory, replaceable battery, mms, stereo bluetooth (bluetooth headsets and file transferring, etc), video recording, a flash, and a bunch of shit like that.. then go for the iphone.. it's got a pretty peripheral, a touch screen, which is meant to be the new black - although, ive only ever hated touch screens ive dealt with in the past (atms and photo kiosks), and if you get one you're automatically part of societies elite.

i got my n95 within a day of their being released.. and bought it upfront.. joining a plan. i needed a phone at the time and i 'had to have' the n95. so it was $700 odd upfront joining a vodafone plan. now though, i think it's a similar deal to the iphone: $70 and you can get the n95 8gig (which can go to 24 gig when you put a 16gig micro SD in it).

personally.. im going to hold onto my n95 until apple pick up their act and release a phone with a decent camera, mms, and a HUGE internal memory (ive submitted to the fact that they'll never stop being cunts and include things like expandable memory and replaceable batteries).. or until nokia comes up with a decent OS that has more than a days worth of battery life.