Mobile phone buying advice needed

I intend to buy a mobile phone in the next few days, but am having
trouble finding good information about handsed capability.

I don't like predictive text messaging, so am looking for something that
has an alternative. One alternative is morse input, but the only app
that I've found that does that only runs on Nokia series 6 phones, which
are rather expensive - and I don't intend to buy an expensive phone, at
least until iPhones are available!

But I've noticed that a lot of phones are Java equipped, so I was
wondering: Is it possible to port the application to Java?
I'd also like to know what Java on phones is useful for apart from
finding out when the next bus is coming?

Also, another alternative that I've seen is phones with a built in
QWERTY keyboard. Has anyone here used those, and if so, are they any
good?

And can anyone recommend a particular model?

Aidan Stanger wrote:
> I intend to buy a mobile phone in the next few days, but am having
> trouble finding good information about handsed capability.
>
> I don't like predictive text messaging, so am looking for something that
> has an alternative. One alternative is morse input, but the only app
> that I've found that does that only runs on Nokia series 6 phones, which
> are rather expensive - and I don't intend to buy an expensive phone, at
> least until iPhones are available!

Why would you want an outdated GSM only iPhone? You get what you pay
for, the Nokia series 60 phones are the way to go.

> But I've noticed that a lot of phones are Java equipped, so I was
> wondering: Is it possible to port the application to Java?
> I'd also like to know what Java on phones is useful for apart from
> finding out when the next bus is coming?

Java is good for games and that is about it. In my experience it
appears that all Java applications are suspended when a call is in
progress, if that is the case then it is useless for any important
applications that need to take place during a call.

> Also, another alternative that I've seen is phones with a built in
> QWERTY keyboard. Has anyone here used those, and if so, are they any
> good?

Personally it seems a waste of time to have a QWERTY keyboard on a
mobile phone because the keys are way too small to touch type on.

> And can anyone recommend a particular model?

I know several people who have the Nokia N95 and they are all very happy
with it. The new Nokia N82 looks good too.

Oh and one final suggestion, IGNORE Alan Parkington's suggestions as he
is just Tel$tra's propaganda machine!


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The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may
belong to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

Aidan Stanger <stang@iweb.net.au> wrote:
> I intend to buy a mobile phone in the next few days, but am having
> trouble finding good information about handsed capability.
>
> I don't like predictive text messaging, so am looking for something
> that has an alternative. One alternative is morse input, but the only
> app that I've found that does that only runs on Nokia series 6
> phones, which are rather expensive - and I don't intend to buy an
> expensive phone, at least until iPhones are available!
>
> But I've noticed that a lot of phones are Java equipped, so I was
> wondering: Is it possible to port the application to Java?
> I'd also like to know what Java on phones is useful for apart from
> finding out when the next bus is coming?
>
> Also, another alternative that I've seen is phones with a built in
> QWERTY keyboard. Has anyone here used those, and if so, are they any
> good?
>
> And can anyone recommend a particular model?

You dont qualify for a mobile phone when you cant manage a more viable troll than that, child.

Aidan Stanger wrote...

> I don't like predictive text messaging

Why not? It seems to be the best method of fast and easy text entry on what is
basically a numeric keypad but with multiple letters assigned to them.

Simon Templar wrote...

> > Also, another alternative that I've seen is phones with a built in
> > QWERTY keyboard. Has anyone here used those, and if so, are they any
> > good?
>
> Personally it seems a waste of time to have a QWERTY keyboard on a
> mobile phone because the keys are way too small to touch type on.

It's not as bad as you think. I have a Palm Treo 750. While it ain't a full size
keyboard it's functional. I don't use it to write War and Peace, but for sending
quick emails or your standard SMS it's OK.

Probably a decent phone with a decent keypad and predictive text that works
properly would be a better solution for SMS'ing, though.

Depends on how dexterous you are and how fat/thin your fingers are. Dunno how
teenage girls with 10 ft long finger nails do it though...