Need new CDMA phone advice

[Steve B.]

Hi,
I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia 2280
is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225 for
'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
should look at moving to a cheaper plan).

At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing is
bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.

Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
compare phone features?

Steve = : ^ )

[Bruce]

http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
| Hi,
| I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia 2280
| is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
| Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225 for
| 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
| have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
| should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
|
| At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
| use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing is
| bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
| so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.
|
| Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
| compare phone features?
|
| Steve = : ^ )
|

[Gunn]

Go for Nokia 6225. I have one and awesome!

If you have an ABN change to a Just Business 45 with free Orange to Orange
and a 9c per 30sec call rate.

Cheers



"Bruce" <nomail@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:ZOs0e.9626$C7.8366@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>
> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> | Hi,
> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
> 2280
> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225
> for
> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess
> I
> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
> |
> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would
> possibly
> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My
> hearing is
> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid
> compatibility),
> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring
> tone.
> |
> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
> | compare phone features?
> |
> | Steve = : ^ )
> |
>
>

[D P Burns]

Totally agree with Gunn. I got a 6225 (mine) and a 3105 (wife's) a week ago
and couldn't
be happier. For the hearing impaired the 6225 would be the better of the
two.

Regards,

Derick

"Gunn" <gunn@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Uiw0e.9902$C7.5668@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Go for Nokia 6225. I have one and awesome!
>
> If you have an ABN change to a Just Business 45 with free Orange to Orange
> and a 9c per 30sec call rate.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> "Bruce" <nomail@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:ZOs0e.9626$C7.8366@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
>> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>>
>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> | Hi,
>> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
>> 2280
>> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service
>> with
>> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia
>> 6225 for
>> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and
>> often
>> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess
>> I
>> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>> |
>> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would
>> possibly
>> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My
>> hearing is
>> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid
>> compatibility),
>> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring
>> tone.
>> |
>> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
>> | compare phone features?
>> |
>> | Steve = : ^ )
>> |
>>
>>
>
>

[James Bell]

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> Hi,
> I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
> 2280
> is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
> Steve = : ^ )


Get a Telstra phone to make sure your kids have a job and don't go
slitty-eyed like the Optus users, or spotted-dick eaters like those Vodafone
shunts.

[Steve B.]

Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do CDMA - I can't find any CDMA
phones on their page.

On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches. IS GPRS only
available through the GSM networks? There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?

Thanks in advance,
Steve = : ^ )

Bruce said:

> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>
> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> | Hi,
> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia 2280
> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225 for
> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
> |
> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing is
> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.
> |
> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
> | compare phone features?
> |
> | Steve = : ^ )
> |
>
>

[Rod Speed]

Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .

> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
> CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.

Amazing.

> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.

Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data mode.

> IS GPRS only available through the GSM networks?

Yep.

> There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?

Nope, there is an equivalent data mode on CDMA.


> Bruce said:
>
>> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
>> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>>
>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> | Hi,
>> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
>> 2280
>> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
>> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225
>> for
>> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
>> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
>> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>> |
>> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
>> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing
>> is
>> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
>> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.
>> |
>> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
>> | compare phone features?
>> |
>> | Steve = : ^ )
>> |
>>
>>
>

[losi]

CDMA uses 1xRTT not GPRS, 1xRTT is around 72/72kbs and is still a packett
data network

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do CDMA - I can't find any CDMA
> phones on their page.
>
> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches. IS GPRS
> only
> available through the GSM networks? There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve = : ^ )
>
> Bruce said:
>
>> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
>> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>>
>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> | Hi,
>> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
>> 2280
>> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service
>> with
>> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia
>> 6225 for
>> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and
>> often
>> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess
>> I
>> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>> |
>> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would
>> possibly
>> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My
>> hearing is
>> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid
>> compatibility),
>> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring
>> tone.
>> |
>> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
>> | compare phone features?
>> |
>> | Steve = : ^ )
>> |
>>
>>
>

[Michael]

"James Bell" <bellj@telstra.com> wrote in message
news:4242bf63@quokka.wn.com.au...
>
> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> > Hi,
> > I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
> > 2280
> > is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
> > Steve = : ^ )
>
>
> Get a Telstra phone to make sure your kids have a job and don't go
> slitty-eyed like the Optus users, or spotted-dick eaters like those
Vodafone
> shunts.

Idiot.

[Michael]

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do CDMA - I can't find any CDMA
> phones on their page.

They choose not to resell Telstra CDMA

[Michael]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3ags8rF6ae5qrU1@individual.net...
>
> Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>
> > Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
> > CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.
>
> Amazing.
>
> > On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.
>
> Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data
mode.

1xRTT and EVDO

[Rod Speed]

"Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:qWI0e.10639$C7.8754@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3ags8rF6ae5qrU1@individual.net...
>>
>> Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>>
>> > Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
>> > CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.
>>
>> Amazing.
>>
>> > On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.
>>
>> Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data mode.

> 1xRTT and EVDO

Duh.

[Vinnie]

Go the 6225, and get a neck loop, this way you can set your hearing aid to
"T" and the sound will be directed through your hearing aid, the microphone
will work as normal.

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> Hi,
> I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
2280
> is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
> Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225
for
> 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
> have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
> should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>
> At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
> use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing
is
> bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
> so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
> compare phone features?
>
> Steve = : ^ )
>

[Steve B.]

Thanks Vinnie,
I have a neck loop with my current phone. I haven't checked whether the one
I have works with the 6225; Nokia make several neck loops.

Steve = : ^ )

Vinnie said:

> Go the 6225, and get a neck loop, this way you can set your hearing aid to
> "T" and the sound will be directed through your hearing aid, the microphone
> will work as normal.
>
> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> Hi,
>> I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
> 2280
>> is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
>> Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia 6225
> for
>> 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and often
>> have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess I
>> should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>>
>> At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would possibly
>> use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My hearing
> is
>> bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid compatibility),
>> so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring tone.
>>
>> Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
>> compare phone features?
>>
>> Steve = : ^ )
>>
>
>

[Steve B.]

Rod Speed said:

>
> Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>
>> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
>> CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.
>
> Amazing.
>
>> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.
>
> Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data mode.
>
>> IS GPRS only available through the GSM networks?
>
> Yep.
>
>> There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
>> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?
>
> Nope, there is an equivalent data mode on CDMA.

And this "equivalent data mode" is called????

Steve = : ^ )

[Steve B.]

losi said:

> CDMA uses 1xRTT not GPRS, 1xRTT is around 72/72kbs and is still a packett
> data network

losi,
I know you're trying to help..

So, do I have to look for a phone which is advertised as '1xRTT'? All I find
on the Telstra site is "WAP: yes/no", and all I know about WAP is that it's
expensive. I don't know if that's because I pay for time connected or for
data downloaded, though.

Can you explain, to someone who knows nothing, what to look for in a CDMA
phone to get affordable (i.e. cheaper than my current WAP) internet access.

Thanks in advance,
Steve = : ^ )


> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do CDMA - I can't find any CDMA
>> phones on their page.
>>
>> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches. IS GPRS
>> only
>> available through the GSM networks? There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
>> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Steve = : ^ )
>>
>> Bruce said:
>>
>>> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/phones/select_search.cfm
>>> http://wireless.vodafone.com.au/compare/
>>>
>>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>>> | Hi,
>>> | I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
>>> 2280
>>> | is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service
>>> with
>>> | Orange, but sign a 24 mth. contract, and get an LG HD 6000 or Nokia
>>> 6225 for
>>> | 'free'. Are there other viable options? I'm an infrequent user and
>>> often
>>> | have $15-20 of calls left on my Business TalkSaver 45 account. (I guess
>>> I
>>> | should look at moving to a cheaper plan).
>>> |
>>> | At the moment I rarely use the WAP browser in the 2280 but would
>>> possibly
>>> | use it more if I had GPRS. I don't really care about a camera. My
>>> hearing is
>>> | bad (which is why I have a CDMA phone - better hearing aid
>>> compatibility),
>>> | so need a vibrating alert and a nice loud (probably polyphonic) ring
>>> tone.
>>> |
>>> | Does anybody have any suggestions re a phone and/or a site where I can
>>> | compare phone features?
>>> |
>>> | Steve = : ^ )
>>> |
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

[budgie]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:28:06 GMT, "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>"James Bell" <bellj@telstra.com> wrote in message
>news:4242bf63@quokka.wn.com.au...
>>
>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> > Hi,
>> > I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My Nokia
>> > 2280
>> > is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service with
>> > Steve = : ^ )
>>
>>
>> Get a Telstra phone to make sure your kids have a job and don't go
>> slitty-eyed like the Optus users, or spotted-dick eaters like those
>Vodafone
>> shunts.

>Idiot.

Good to see you finally noticed.

[James Bell]

"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:31u6411j4g4pq7naflauk3j84ch2c9etl2@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:28:06 GMT, "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"James Bell" <bellj@telstra.com> wrote in message
>>news:4242bf63@quokka.wn.com.au...
>>>
>>> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:BE689DE7.4E501%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>>> > Hi,
>>> > I'm currently on the Orange CDMA network and have no contract. My
>>> > Nokia
>>> > 2280
>>> > is dying ad I want to replace it. I can maintain my current service
>>> > with
>>> > Steve = : ^ )
>>>
>>>
>>> Get a Telstra phone to make sure your kids have a job and don't go
>>> slitty-eyed like the Optus users, or spotted-dick eaters like those
>>Vodafone
>>> shunts.
>
>>Idiot.
>
> Good to see you finally noticed.

Yes.. takes him a while to see anything with those slitty-eyes. (He is a
Sing-Tel customer)

[Rod Speed]

"Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
news:BE69C113.4E870%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
> Rod Speed said:
>
>>
>> Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>>
>>> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
>>> CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.
>>
>> Amazing.
>>
>>> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.
>>
>> Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data mode.
>>
>>> IS GPRS only available through the GSM networks?
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>>> There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
>>> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?
>>
>> Nope, there is an equivalent data mode on CDMA.
>
> And this "equivalent data mode" is called????

1xRTT is what most use instead of the GPRS on GSM.

[Steve B.]

Rod Speed said:

>
> "Steve B." <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BE69C113.4E870%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>> Rod Speed said:
>>
>>>
>>> Steve the B <prettygood@everything.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:BE697CEE.4E751%prettygood@everything.com.au.. .
>>>
>>>> Thanks Bruce. I guess that Vodafone don't do
>>>> CDMA - I can't find any CDMA phones on their page.
>>>
>>> Amazing.
>>>
>>>> On the Telstra page if I select CDMA and GPRS I get no matches.
>>>
>>> Hardly surprising given that CDMA doesnt do GPRS. It has its own data mode.
>>>
>>>> IS GPRS only available through the GSM networks?
>>>
>>> Yep.
>>>
>>>> There are plenty of WAP-enabled CDMA
>>>> phones but WAP's expensive to use, right?
>>>
>>> Nope, there is an equivalent data mode on CDMA.
>>
>> And this "equivalent data mode" is called????
>
> 1xRTT is what most use instead of the GPRS on GSM.

Looking at Telstra's phone comparison page, one parameter is "CDMA 1x". Is
this what I'm looking for? If so, it seems all the phones have it, including
my current 2280.

Thanks in advance,
Steve = : ^ )