Potential new Verizon customer, phone recommendation

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"Monks" <blah@blah.net> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking of switching companies to Verizon, for better coverage in my
> area.
>
> I would like to know which phone you guys would recommend. I'm not
> interested in any PDA functions (I have a Zire 72), but I do want to be
> able
> to do the following:
>
> - Have different ringtones based on caller groups
> - Have a speakerphone
> - Have some way of synchronizing phone numbers with Outlook
> - Hopefully not have an antenna
>
> Do you know of any phones that fits these requirements? If it has a few
> extra bells and whistles, great. If not, no biggie.
>
> Thank you!
> -Mike
>
>
As far as I know verizon phones ALL have antennas. I have yet to see a
verizon phone with an Intenna.

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Here's a phone being offered by Verizon Wireless that doesn't appear to have
the stub antenna you would rather not have. I included the Nokia link but
you can see the Verizon site for yourself.

http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/601 [...] :1,00.html

I don't really know about the phone. Just what I've read. It apparently
fits your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th requirements. Not sure about the first. You
may want to look on the web for some reviews on the phone. Hope this helps.


"Monks" <blah@blah.net> wrote in message
news:GBOOd.6328$m31.75899@typhoon.sonic.net...
> I'm thinking of switching companies to Verizon, for better coverage in my
> area.
>
> I would like to know which phone you guys would recommend. I'm not
> interested in any PDA functions (I have a Zire 72), but I do want to be
> able
> to do the following:
>
> - Have different ringtones based on caller groups
> - Have a speakerphone
> - Have some way of synchronizing phone numbers with Outlook
> - Hopefully not have an antenna
>
> Do you know of any phones that fits these requirements? If it has a few
> extra bells and whistles, great. If not, no biggie.
>
> Thank you!
> -Mike
>
>

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In news5SOd.10841$sR5.7622@trndny05,
J <J@J.com> typed:
> Here's a phone being offered by Verizon Wireless that doesn't appear
> to have the stub antenna you would rather not have. I included the
> Nokia link but you can see the Verizon site for yourself.
>
> http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/601 [...] :1,00.html
>
> I don't really know about the phone. Just what I've read. It
> apparently fits your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th requirements. Not sure about
> the first. You may want to look on the web for some reviews on the
> phone. Hope this helps.
>
From the link you gave on the large view, back side, zoom in on the upper
left shows what looks to be the top button of an pull out antenna. ;-)

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The Blackberry 7750, as marketed by Verizon has an internal antenna. I
would not recommend it as this is another example of a goofy
combination between a wireless phone and Blackberry device. A huge
hockey puck which does not do all that it should, given the cost.

I do not believe there is a mobile office kit for this phone, nor have
I been able to find a software package that can use this unit for
wireless internet connection. So much for synergy and interoperability-
it does not exist. Don't get me into a discussion on the difficulties
of setting up a Blackberry enterprise server for email forwarding, to
this unit. Research in Brownian Motion is what RIM should be renamed.