In about a month, Im gonna need a new phone (verizon) any suggestions?

[ITDEFX]

no I don't want the razor.

my 2 year contract expires in oct, however I will be eligible for an early upgrade in august. The phone I bought two years ago was the Audiovox 9900. Great phone at the time with the largest screen i have ever seen (it dwarfed my LG 4400). About a month after the phone is released, it is discontinued and bam, gone from the stores. Several months later my phone takes a shit and drops calls at will even at 4 bars. Can't do shit about it because of my contract. Waited for the datacable but no go I really wanted a phone that I can customize it like add my own graphics and mp3s.

Im looking at these

Motorola E815
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=1801

Samsung SCH-a930
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2343

LG The V
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2345

basically this is what i want in a phone

-Large screen
-A voice dialer that ACTUALLY works
-Multimedia (graphics,pictures, sound,music, FM radio?)
-Speakerphone, but not a must
-Camera, but not a must
-Tri Mode? (since my brother lives out in the boonies)
-An already avalible and affordible data cable to hook up to the pc to transfer data.

any suggestions on the above or any other ones?

 

[stag8603]

Based on looks, I like the Motorola E815 the most.

I would always recommend reading reviews though. If you have yet to do so, here are the links to the CNET reviews for the first two phones you listed:

Motorola E815- http://reviews.cnet.com/Motorola_E815/4505-6454_7-31280474.html
Samsung SCH-A930- http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_SCH_A930/4505-6454_7-31660612.html

I couldn'tfind one for the last phone.

 

[Moxio]

One of my cousins has the E815 and he absolutely loves it. It's really customizable according to him.

 

[tdr32341]

Ever consider switching off of verizon? i know that they really cripple their phones in terms of customizability. I just switched from them to t-mobile, got moto phone tools, and i can put anything i want on my new phone. .....And i think the call sound quality is better.

 

[ITDEFX]

heres the kicker,

i dont use my phone alot

i got the lowest plan
34.99 plus tax (so around 40 bucks a month)
unlimited N/W which i use to call my friend down in FL or other pees long distance
but since we got Vontage that doesn't matter anymore since long distance is free anytime.

does anyone outside of verizon have a lower plan (lower day time mins, say 150-200) and cheaper vs verizon's 35 bucks a month?

 

[Duo_Maxwell]

If you have to go verizon look into the new LG VX8300 as well.

 

[ITDEFX]

aww man... just saw this phone today coming around the time my 2 year contract goes out in october :drool

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/21/sweet-shots-of-samsungs-sgh-a990/

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/06/a990_1.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/06/a990_2.jpg