Holiday Gift Guide 2004
Dec 2, 2004, 3:00 PM by Eric Lin
Guide to choosing the perfect phone to give this holiday season. From mom to the kids, we help you find exactly what they're hoping for.
For those of you who are thinking about giving someone special a cell phone for the holidays, but have held off because you wanted to be sure you buy the right phone, we're here to help you make the right decision. We've done all the work for you, narrowing down the best choices for every person on your gift list on every national carrier. Because you have many people on your gift list, we've limited our selections to phones that sell for $250, most cost much less — especially with a contract.
We believe the first step in choosing the right phone for someone is to choose the right carrier. The freedom to choose a carrier near you with the best coverage, calling plans or just the one he's been on forever, ensures the gift recipient the best experience once he or she has the right phone to use on that network.
To choose what phone to buy your loved ones as a gift, you need to consider how they're going to use it. Some people are still a bit scared of mobile phones and may only want them "for emergencies." At the other end of the spectrum are people who will try to do everything on their phone; and of course most folks actually fall somewhere in between. Find the type of person you're buying for, and in most cases you'll find a phone for him on whichever network you deem the best choice.
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Comments
Motoroola mpx220?
ghettoknight92 said:
...Although the Motorola mpx220 does not have qwerty keypad, it should have still been in the shutterbugs category, for it is much better that most Nokias! 😲
I disagree.
Although Nokias are no...
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sprint texting and other quibbles
As for those of you who are asking "what about this phone instead of the other?" or "why didn't you recommend my favorite phone?" i respect your personal preferences, and even believe that you and the people you know may prefer your favorite phones. however that does not necessarily make them a good choice for the larger body of people out there. in some cases the phones you mentioned were in the running but some fact or other caused them to come ...
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Do your homework on Sprint's texting
Through the Vision service you can use AIM and Yahoo! Messenger. I use it all the time. I text all the time.
Don't tell me (and everyone else) that it's not possible.
digitalblade said:...
Sprint does, in fact, have AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, and SMS text messaging on ALL of their Vision phones. SMS text messaging was not built into most of the original Vision-enabled phones, but is available on all n
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Quibbles and Tidbits.
Also, since when does a phone such as the Nokia 6600 not meet the needs of folks who enjoy features such as customizable wallpapers, downloadable ringtones, and easy to use text messaging? Perhaps it's the choice of words that Mr. Lin uses...but it left me scratching my head.
Thanks a megapixel!
wow
