What phone should I get?

[ciphergoth]

I need a new phone. I'm almost totally at a loss about what I want. I don't know whether I should get a smartphone, or whether the browser/diary/etc facilities of a normal phone are enough. Any ideas?

Rules (updated):

• 3G, Bluetooth
• No Microsoft
• Must work in San Francisco

Update: Currently tempted by the Sony M600i...

Comments

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately Orange don't seem to be offering me any phones that have both quad-band and 3G. And I think 3G would be nice for using the laptop on the train to and from Hatfield and suchlike.

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

Why stay with orange?

It prolly worth shopping aropund at least. Unfortuantely orange _do_ seem to have the best data charges , on the other hand data is charged per MB so if you use efficeint protocol you can prolly get more use than the ave phone websurfer.

I don't really limit my use of the web/internet on the phone and rarely have spent more than a fiver extra a month on it. OTOH I could certianly use it more too.

I ended up changing becuae they would offer be a better phone buy changing , and discovered that vodaphones customer service is much quicker asnwering.