[NefCanuck]

Crazirich,Sep 22 2006, 11:30 AM Wrote:I want a phone that has an mp3 player and a camera... I know there are some out there now reaching 2.0 MegaPixels and so on....  I'm leaning towards a non flip phone because my current one (LG 5450) is starting to get messed up on the outer screen.. the text is right now actually reversed like reading it in a mirror!!  I also hate the cheesy pop-up antenna

I am with Telus right now... I like the service.. its been good so far (3years).  They seem to have a good deal on phones when renewing the contract, but I'm not sure what phone i want to get...  Are the slider phones any good??  Or will they start to crap out because of the slide feature like my flip is doing?
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Funny you should mention coming to the end of your contract and Telus and and LG 5450 with a wonky outer screen, 'cause I'm right there with you (My contract is up in December)

From what I've been told on an anecdotal basis, Telus is the company you want to stay with (Fewer dropped calls, better CS) I've been with Telus since '98, three different phones over that time period and no real issues with any of them (Until this LG 5450)

I have the option of switching to Bell on a hella cheap plan for OPSEU members @ $20/m with almost everything I get with Telus at $48/m (free evenings after 6pm and weekend calling) except detailed billing and upgraded VM) but I'm just not convinced that I'll "save" anything when I'm constantly dealing with dropped calls and lousy connections.

As to which new phone from the Telus stable you should be looking at, decide your bneeds first and then you can narrow the field of choices down (IIRC instead of the $150 "free" phone you can get a $150 credit twoards anything higher priced) I'll be looking at one that will play MP3's and will play them when the phone rings for particular numbers (I've been able to hack the LG 5450 to do it, but frankly I would like "offical" support for that and better sound quality)

NefCanuck