I am soooo confused...help!

[montanaman]

Hey montanaman I just looked at the 8925…it is a nice one:thumbsup:!!! I think I may wait for that to come out, the reviews are great and I love that 45 degree screen!!! Sounds like it should have been out this month so I would imagine it won’t be long before it’s available.

The reason I was asking about dialing from the screen is because sometimes you need to dial the number, it may not be in your contact list and I wanted to know if it was easy to do that without having to open up the qwerty board (like I do with the sidekick) and dialing that way.

I have nails so hopefully my greasy fingers won’t actually touch the screen only my nails.

Yeah, that’s my only hesitation about touching the screen–the smudges. Unfortunately, it’s unavoidable. I imagine the iPhone is the most unsanitary technological implement in the world.

Oh, one suggestions if you do go with the 8525/8925–get a bluetooth hands-free device. A coupla reasons:

#1: As slim as they are, relatively speaking, it’s still nice to be able to detach from it if you have to.

#2: There’s a neat feature on the phone that allows you to call up a notepad automatically to–what else–take notes. It’s next to impossible to type on the thing and talk at the same time unless you have a hands-free device. I find this feature incredibly helpful, particularly as I use my phone for more and more business applications. If someone needs a number from me, I can be fiddling around with the open phone while still talking.

 

[Lexee15]

Geek talk! Alright!

I had the Cingular 8125, but that’s no longer sold. I liked it, but I upgraded to the Cingular (now AT&T) 8525. It’s basically the same thing, but with slightly more memory/power, and a better keyboard. I got it because it runs a shortened version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. I also got it for the full qwerty keyboard. I hate “texting.” People hate my text messages because they’re very long and grammatically correct. Lol.

Here’s a link to the phone: reviews.cnet.com/smart-phones/at-t-8525/4505-6452_7-32133413.html?tag=prod.txt.4

I highly recommend it. I wouldn’t bother with a data package plan unless you’re rich and absolutely need the Internet. And if you don’t get the data plan, make sure you don’t access the Internet with AT&T’s “MediaNet.” It’ll charge you by the kilobyte. I’ve heard of people getting surprise phone bills of $800. You CAN get online without the package, and without the high bills, but only if you use the WiFi, and I’ve found that to be hit-or-miss.

Sorry I don’t know more about other phones, but I like this one. I plan to get the 8925 when it comes out.

Well I got it…the 8925 Tilt…now I need help finding a good case to put it in…I haven’t really used it because I don’t want to scratch it or damage it. Does anyone have this phone and have a good case for it? Any and all suggestions would be appreciated…even if you don’t have the phone, thanks!!!