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beermonstermatt

Feb 23 2008, 10:17

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Hello!

I have been away from the smartphone side of things for ages, (my last smartphone was a E200 on orange!) since then I have been all about pocket pc and currently have a Kaiser, however much as I love it is a little large and I don’t always need all its lovely functions, so I am thinking of getting a smart phone for when I don’t need the Kaiser with me. I would like some advice on the market as I am very out of touch with what’s about. My wish list is….

1. Small: the smaller the better, had to make a call on my other half’s Nokia the other day and it made me realise just how big the Keiser is!
2. Not overly fussed about form factor but a clamshell would be nice.
3. Takes Micro SD cards, so I can use the ones in my Keiser.
4. Not fussed about Wi-Fi or GPS, don’t even mind if its not 3G as I can use the Kaiser for that.
5. Speedy. I do find the Kaiser a bit sluggish when typing messages.
6. Not massively expensive! I will be buying Sim free and just swapping sims over.

Don’t know if anything exist that is near to this spec but I would be grateful for any suggestions you may have.

Thanks in advance.

Matt

beermonstermatt

Feb 23 2008, 12:18

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Forgot to say does not need to a QWERTY keyboard. a normal key pad is fine!

Thanks

Matt

deyanimay

Feb 23 2008, 12:38

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T-mobile Shadow/HTC Juno it can be unlocked and has a suretype keyboard like the blackberry pearl. Its a slider.

beermonstermatt

Feb 23 2008, 12:50

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Just found this on Ebay Link a Qtec 8500.

Are these any good? looks to do every think i need, its only running WM5 but thats not a big problem as its going to be a second phone. is £80 a good price?

deyanimay, Thanks I will go and have a look at the shadow.

dt_matthews

Feb 23 2008, 17:38

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QUOTE(beermonstermatt @ Feb 23 2008, 12:50)

here looks better on the wallet! http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=131162

Monolithix

Feb 27 2008, 12:30

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The 8500 is a little dated but pretty much meets your demands! I have a beloved little S310 as a backup WinMo device, can't get them any more though unfortunately!

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Feb 27 2008, 16:37

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My 8500 arrived from Expansys this morning and it already feels like an old friend! I moved away from an M3100 for the same reasons you detailed above.

beermonstermatt

Feb 29 2008, 17:10

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Thanks everyone for your help, I will be ordering a 8500 this weekend

Matt

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Mar 1 2008, 22:58

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You've left it a bit late - someone from China bought the lot! at that price they were a bargain - I got a pink one (cheaper and still in stock) and have flashed it to WM6 and it's a great phone.

Good luck

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