Yes, it's my LG phone that I dislike although that may be primarily due
to Verizon. My previous Verizon phone, a Samsung, was much more
likable. It also worked on BitPim which the LG doesn't.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/26/2010 11:36 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I have a Palm Centro which actually is the second best cellphone I've ever
> had. I had an old Sanyo that was exceptional. I used and abused that thing
> for as long as I could, but we went to another plan which kinda forced me
> into getting a new phone. A couple phones later, this "obsolete" Centro is
> among the best cellphones I've had the priveledge of using. It sounds great
> (which is very unusual these days) and has exceptional battery life.
>
> But, I have to deal with Sprint. Sprint is a miserable affair and you want
> to just cuss them out every chance you get--until you realize that it's
> actually a better situation for you than the two big boys. I believe the
> entire communications industry is screwed up when it comes to billing.
>
> The phones we have now, have the little Micro SD slots in them. If we did
> away with our data plans, I'd use that slot for transferring images from the
> phone. Or, I could use the infrared port on it too. When I set the phone
> down in front of my work laptop computer, it automatically recognizes the
> phone and I can transfer files right there. Oh, and then there is the
> Bluetooth support which does the same thing.
>
> I've discovered over the past 10 years of cellphone ownership and usage that
> not all phones are created equal. LG phones are an ergonomic disaster. The
> Motorola Razer has a clutzy interface, Samsung phones have poor range and
> Sanyo phones are feature poor, but have better sound, battery life and
> range.
> We're a family of four, and all of us share a family plan with all the
> trimmings. There is nothing missing. About $180 per month (choke, gasp,
> etc.), but when you consider that for two of us, it's offset by business
> writeoffs, and that we are able to maintain all possible modes of
> communications with a couple of teenage daughters, it's priceless.
>
> As always, YMMV.
>
> AG
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