<p>People are sexy...cars are sexy...guitars are sexy...hell, I'll even go along with shoes being sexy (a friend of mine has a bad habit of calling shoes sexy)...but I draw the line at cell phones.</p>
<p>I always think the same thing when I see the commercials. Maybe it's supposed to be dark chocolate?</p>
<p>i own the T-809. now thats bringing sexy back!</p>
<p>It's a really sweet phone. So they call it chocolate. Get it?</p>
<p>Not sure it's quite worth $150 + 2 year contract, but then I tend to just stick with the free phones that come with activation, which is why I still have an open-face phone with lame graphics that can't play polyphonics.</p>
<p>No, actually, they call it chocolate because when the phone was released overseas it was brown and lacked the bright red glowing button things. So, in your hand, it looked like a chocolate bar. It was a street nickname that caught on and now the phone is called the chocolate, even though the CDMA verizon edition is black and red.</p>
<p>Sort of like that nickname your mom gave you when you were five, sometimes things just stick around.</p>
<p>well anyway, i got the chocolate.</p>
<p>it looks awesome, and the touch pad takes about 5-10 minutes getting used to, but it's fine.</p>
<p>nice phone, great screen, nice features, good call quality.</p>
<p>Verizon works the best here...Cingular doesn't work in dorms, so it's kind of funny to come back and see people standing outside talking on their cell phones...lol.</p>
<p>I'm going to school in the Boston area and have had tremendous success with Cingular. I can talk virtually anywhere on campus, including my dorm. Some people with Verizon have occasional problems.</p>
<p>Cingular also has rollover (where your unused minutes from last month are added to your new minutes)... That's a feature I really like.</p>
<p>I had Verizon, switched to ATT, which became Cingulair, and recently switched back to Verizon. I will switch again at the conclusion of this contract obligation.</p>
<p>The most important practical selection criterion for simple cell phone use is the provider of most of your phone contacts, since most providers provide free in network calling. Sharing a family plan can significantly reduce fixed monthly fees.</p>
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<li><p>Provider coverage is location dependent. Research coverage at Mobiledia.com</p></li>
<li><p>Verizon cripples many desirable native features on their cell phones including the ability to use your own mp3's as ringtones, the ability to use bluetooth for file transfer, the ability to use certain ring modes (vibrate then ring on RAZR V3m).</p></li>
<li><p>Verizon charges airtime for browser usage in addition to the monthly web access surcharge; Cingulair does not.</p></li>
<li><p>Cell phone reception depends also on whether your phone is pure digital or digital with analog fallback. The latest feature-laden phones tend to be pure digital.</p></li>
<li><p>Buying a used replacement phone on ebay is almost always cheaper than cell phone insurance. If you buy cell phone insurance, do not buy it from the cell phone carrier.</p></li>
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<p>The most important practical selection criterion for simple cell phone use is the provider of most of your phone contacts, since most providers provide free in network calling. Sharing a family plan can significantly reduce fixed monthly fees.</p>
<p>See mobiledia.com for full discussions or PM me for specific questions.</p>
<p>My new phone is only Digital but actually works much better than my old phone ever did (which was the digital/analog switching type). </p>
<p>My mom has the same model phone I used to have and my new one works when her phone doesn't...so yeah. Just my experience. </p>
<p>Oh, and I love how much longer the battery lasts with pure Digital. I can talk on it moderately and not have to charge it for three or more days before it starts getting low.</p>
<p>Cingular is the worst here, NorCal. Terrible service, very poor call quality and lots of dropped calls. They are rated the worst in this area. Verizon is great, and has great service. Sprint is good too for the price. Avoid cingular though.</p>
<p>At W&M they just put a Verizon tower thing on top of one of the buildings (you can't see it) so Verizon is what everyone has and you never don't have coverage.</p>