<strong>No, seriously about the girly phones... it's crazy.
The Nokia 8310 is the exact same form factor as the 6510, in fact, with a slight modification, the external cases are completely interchangeable.
The 6510 has a much higher screen resolution, more memory, an additional game, an enhanced calendar (weekly view) and an "electronic wallet" feature that allows you to securely store and use your credit card info when making WAP purchases (whether anyone actually uses that feature is another thing).
The screen resolution alone is a huge improvement.
But guess what. The 8310 has girly, glittery colors. Therefore, it costs up to US$40 more than the 6510, and it's more popular.</strong><hr></blockquote>
All true, though I have to admit I prefer the 6510.
And though the 7210 is girly and sparkly, if you read the feature list there aren't too many alternatives:
[quote]<strong>Phone Features
Voice
Handsfree speakerphone for convenient communication
Multimedia Messaging Service1,14
Receive messages with image, sound and text 1,14
Create and send messages with image and text. Note: may not be able to send protected image files with some MMS messages 1,14
Edit and forward received messages with image and text to compatible phones 1,14
Received MMS images and MIDI tones can be saved in the Gallery menu 1,14
Mobile Messaging
E-mail, text, and picture messages 1
Mobile chat 1
Predictive text input
Connectivity
High-speed data transmission via GPRS 1,15
Wireless modem via infrared or cable
Mobile Internet (WAP 1.2.1) 1,2,12
Synchronize your phonebook, calendar and to-do list with your PC using Nokia 7210 PC Suite 4
Downloadable JavaÂ? Applications
Java support for application downloads
Pre-loaded Java applications: Advanced Converter, Triple Pop game and Bounce game
Organization
Phonebook with up to 300 contacts, with multiple numbers and text entries per contact Â?
Enhanced Calendar with monthly and daily view
To-do list with priority levels
Alarm clock with snooze
Stopwatch and countdown timer
Personalization & Fun
Polyphonic (MIDI) ring tones
Use wallpaper templates or customize your wallpaper by loading a picture or graphic to your phone display
8 different color schemes personalize display elements such as headers, battery strength and network indicators
FM radio
Digital clock screensaver
Specifications
Weight: 2.92 ounces
4.17 inches long x 1.77 inches wide x .69 inch thick
Internal antenna and vibrating alert
High resolution color display: 128 x 128 pixels, up to 4096 colors
Service
GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 Â?
7210 Battery Life
Standard Li-Ion Battery 720 mAh (BLD-3)
Â*\t-- Digital Talk Time up to 5 hours*
Â*\t-- Digital Standby Time up to 10 days*
Â*\t-- Speakerphone Talk Time up to 3 hours*
Â*\t-- Radio + headset up to 20 hours*
Â*\t-- Radio + speaker up to 8 hours*</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm not just buying it because it's glittery, it's got the most useful feature set (for me).
Not to spoil anything, but test of the 7210 really disses the key layout for ruining the phones usability, go for the turquoise and buy the accessory covers "green gray" or "yellow"...
<strong>Not to spoil anything, but test of the 7210 really disses the key layout for ruining the phones usability, go for the turquoise and buy the accessory covers "green gray" or "yellow"... </strong><hr></blockquote>
Woah, I never really noticed that. I'll have to play around with it first, I guess. It may not be too big an issue, so long as the navigation button is usable. I don't tend to dial numbers on my phone too often - most numbers I need are stored.
My main problem with many of the phones is connectivity. I need either USB or Bluetooth to keep connected. Neither IrDA nor serial cables are any good to me. My iBook has USB, my ThinkPad has Bluetooth.
<strong>both would be nice... Bluetooth works very good (*CONFIRMED*). The USB still has to be confirmed as even working with a mac.
Don't count on Nokia to write the software, their mac support for 6210, was lousy...</strong><hr></blockquote>
I certainly don't hold much hope for all the synchronization features via USB, but surely it wouldn't need much to make the phone operate as a modem via USB on the Mac?
Can anyone recommend a good website for cell phone news and reviews?
[quote] Basically, because I have a PowerBook with built-in IRDA, I don't need BlueTooth to connect with my phone. Because of this, and because of its small size, I far prefer the 6590. <hr></blockquote>
Connecting via IRDA cannot be compared to Bluetooth, trustme, it two different worlds...
<strong>What's a bunfight?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ummm, a free-for-all, I guess? Or riot?
Does anyone have any experience with Siemens phones? The new <a href="http://www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/2470.html"; target="_blank">S55</a> has a similar feature set to the 7210, but includes Bluetooth. Nice and small, too.
<strong>Nice and small, too.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Not to mention pretty! It's much more attractive than any of those Nokias, IMO.
I had never heard of a bunfight before. Now I picture two pooches fighting over a hot dog bun at the backyard BBQ.
Boy you're up early, Belle. I've only read good things about Siemens phones in general. I'm not sure about the S55 in particular. What's the likelihood that it will sync with iCal/Address Book on a Mac via Bluetooth? [Edit: infoSync does say that it will use syncML over Bluetooth.] At this point, if I'm going to get a new phone, Mac sync is all I care about. (There are the limiting factors we impose upon ourselves as Mac users again.) According to infoSync you'll have to wait (at least) until February 2003 for the S56, the S55's North American sibling.
Comments
It's in a gutter somewhere in Kensington.
<strong>I lost my T68 today.
It's in a gutter somewhere in Kensington.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I threw my 8260 at a wall today, from frustration.
It actually seems to work better now. I think i unstuck the sticky 7 key.
<img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
<strong>Belle likes girly, sparkley phones.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I may have just found a use for that girly, sparkly paring knife I found in my Gold Box today.
[Edit: That sounds smutty. Finding things in one's Gold Box, I mean. It's not just me, is it? Or is it?]
[quote]<strong>It actually seems to work better now. I think i unstuck the sticky 7 key.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I shudder to think how it got sticky in the first place. It would certainly explain why Amorph says you breathe heavily whenever you call him.
[ 10-20-2002: Message edited by: Belle ]</p>
This is too easy, yet I know i'll be on the Belle-Bad-Side® for months if I say it.
Carry on. T68i, people. T68i.
pay no attention to Belle's gold box...
<strong>
pay no attention to Belle's gold box...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh my.
Does she have an erotic piercing with some jewelry attached <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
Say no more...
<strong>
Oh my.
Does she have an erotic piercing with some jewelry attached <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
Say no more...</strong><hr></blockquote>
now see that's just taking it too far.
read the post JUST BEFORE MINE.
<strong>No, seriously about the girly phones... it's crazy.
The Nokia 8310 is the exact same form factor as the 6510, in fact, with a slight modification, the external cases are completely interchangeable.
The 6510 has a much higher screen resolution, more memory, an additional game, an enhanced calendar (weekly view) and an "electronic wallet" feature that allows you to securely store and use your credit card info when making WAP purchases (whether anyone actually uses that feature is another thing).
The screen resolution alone is a huge improvement.
But guess what. The 8310 has girly, glittery colors. Therefore, it costs up to US$40 more than the 6510, and it's more popular.</strong><hr></blockquote>
All true, though I have to admit I prefer the 6510.
And though the 7210 is girly and sparkly, if you read the feature list there aren't too many alternatives:
[quote]<strong>Phone Features
Voice
Handsfree speakerphone for convenient communication
Multimedia Messaging Service1,14
Receive messages with image, sound and text 1,14
Create and send messages with image and text. Note: may not be able to send protected image files with some MMS messages 1,14
Edit and forward received messages with image and text to compatible phones 1,14
Received MMS images and MIDI tones can be saved in the Gallery menu 1,14
Mobile Messaging
E-mail, text, and picture messages 1
Mobile chat 1
Predictive text input
Connectivity
High-speed data transmission via GPRS 1,15
Wireless modem via infrared or cable
Mobile Internet (WAP 1.2.1) 1,2,12
Synchronize your phonebook, calendar and to-do list with your PC using Nokia 7210 PC Suite 4
Downloadable JavaÂ? Applications
Java support for application downloads
Pre-loaded Java applications: Advanced Converter, Triple Pop game and Bounce game
Organization
Phonebook with up to 300 contacts, with multiple numbers and text entries per contact Â?
Enhanced Calendar with monthly and daily view
To-do list with priority levels
Alarm clock with snooze
Stopwatch and countdown timer
Personalization & Fun
Polyphonic (MIDI) ring tones
Use wallpaper templates or customize your wallpaper by loading a picture or graphic to your phone display
8 different color schemes personalize display elements such as headers, battery strength and network indicators
FM radio
Digital clock screensaver
Specifications
Weight: 2.92 ounces
4.17 inches long x 1.77 inches wide x .69 inch thick
Internal antenna and vibrating alert
High resolution color display: 128 x 128 pixels, up to 4096 colors
Service
GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 Â?
7210 Battery Life
Standard Li-Ion Battery 720 mAh (BLD-3)
Â*\t-- Digital Talk Time up to 5 hours*
Â*\t-- Digital Standby Time up to 10 days*
Â*\t-- Speakerphone Talk Time up to 3 hours*
Â*\t-- Radio + headset up to 20 hours*
Â*\t-- Radio + speaker up to 8 hours*</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm not just buying it because it's glittery, it's got the most useful feature set (for me).
<strong>lies. it's the glitter.
Pththth.
The 7210 is also only marginally larger than the 8290.
It also occurs to me that arguing over the purchase of hardware just because it's glittery is kind of pointless at a website populated by Mac fans.
Now, which color should I buy?!
Oops.
<strong>Not to spoil anything, but test of the 7210 really disses the key layout for ruining the phones usability, go for the turquoise and buy the accessory covers "green gray" or "yellow"...
Woah, I never really noticed that. I'll have to play around with it first, I guess. It may not be too big an issue, so long as the navigation button is usable. I don't tend to dial numbers on my phone too often - most numbers I need are stored.
My main problem with many of the phones is connectivity. I need either USB or Bluetooth to keep connected. Neither IrDA nor serial cables are any good to me. My iBook has USB, my ThinkPad has Bluetooth.
Don't count on Nokia to write the software, their mac support for 6210, was lousy...
<strong>both would be nice... Bluetooth works very good (*CONFIRMED*). The USB still has to be confirmed as even working with a mac.
Don't count on Nokia to write the software, their mac support for 6210, was lousy...</strong><hr></blockquote>
I certainly don't hold much hope for all the synchronization features via USB, but surely it wouldn't need much to make the phone operate as a modem via USB on the Mac?
Can anyone recommend a good website for cell phone news and reviews?
[ 10-21-2002: Message edited by: Belle ]</p>
<strong><a href="http://www.howardforums.com"; target="_blank">www.howardforums.com</a> is wild stuff.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Wow. And I thought this place was a bunfight!
It did help, though. A lot of people recommend the Nokia 6310i, even though it's built like a brick. Well, compared to most recent phones, anyway.
Anybody played with one?
On a totally unrelated note, I saw both the 6310i and the 6590 last night in a shop window.
6590's positively sexy. I think I may have to trade my 8260 for one when my contract's up.
Connecting via IRDA cannot be compared to Bluetooth, trustme, it two different worlds...
<strong>What's a bunfight?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ummm, a free-for-all, I guess? Or riot?
Does anyone have any experience with Siemens phones? The new <a href="http://www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/2470.html"; target="_blank">S55</a> has a similar feature set to the 7210, but includes Bluetooth. Nice and small, too.
<strong>Nice and small, too.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Not to mention pretty! It's much more attractive than any of those Nokias, IMO.
I had never heard of a bunfight before. Now I picture two pooches fighting over a hot dog bun at the backyard BBQ.
Boy you're up early, Belle. I've only read good things about Siemens phones in general. I'm not sure about the S55 in particular. What's the likelihood that it will sync with iCal/Address Book on a Mac via Bluetooth? [Edit: infoSync does say that it will use syncML over Bluetooth.] At this point, if I'm going to get a new phone, Mac sync is all I care about. (There are the limiting factors we impose upon ourselves as Mac users again.) According to infoSync you'll have to wait (at least) until February 2003 for the S56, the S55's North American sibling.
Escher
[ 10-25-2002: Message edited by: Escher ]</p>