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oneirophreniaI got a new phone the other day: a Sony Ericsson. It's pretty damn nice, and only cost me $70 all told since I renewed my contract with CellularOne.
I've never had a Sony Ericsson phone before, but I've read a lot of reviews concerning this model (the specifics of which I forget at present) and they're all positive. It gets great reception in Pittsburgh and here in the Styx as well. The only thing is: its OS is a great deal different than the Motorola and Nokia phones I've owned, so I've hung up on a few people accidentally or called them two or three times in a row because I keep using the Motorola key combinations that...uhhh, don't work on this phone. Heh. Sorry 'bout that, folks. I'll get used to it soon, believe me.
The interesting thing about this phone is that it's a GSM model. This is the first GSM phone I've ever had, and apparently GSM (whatever that actually means) appears to make a pretty big difference in signal strength issues. Sure, I still have weird floating dead zones all around where I live, but...I seem to get slightly better reception and call clarity with this phone than I did with any of my past ones, even the old Nokia warhorse that I gave to my mom. I take that as a good sign.
I also have the Ghostbusters theme as my ringtone, now, too. I consider this a major upgrade.
I've never had a Sony Ericsson phone before, but I've read a lot of reviews concerning this model (the specifics of which I forget at present) and they're all positive. It gets great reception in Pittsburgh and here in the Styx as well. The only thing is: its OS is a great deal different than the Motorola and Nokia phones I've owned, so I've hung up on a few people accidentally or called them two or three times in a row because I keep using the Motorola key combinations that...uhhh, don't work on this phone. Heh. Sorry 'bout that, folks. I'll get used to it soon, believe me.
The interesting thing about this phone is that it's a GSM model. This is the first GSM phone I've ever had, and apparently GSM (whatever that actually means) appears to make a pretty big difference in signal strength issues. Sure, I still have weird floating dead zones all around where I live, but...I seem to get slightly better reception and call clarity with this phone than I did with any of my past ones, even the old Nokia warhorse that I gave to my mom. I take that as a good sign.
I also have the Ghostbusters theme as my ringtone, now, too. I consider this a major upgrade.
