longest talk / hibernating phone?

Coming from sprint looking for a phone with similar performance to the
sanyo line of phone. The only thing I really will miss is the sanyo
phone. I forget after days as to when it was charged last. The
batteries last me for years and actually have one over 3 years old
that still works like new. If anyone else here knows what i'm talking
about, please let me know which they recommend. Is it at all possible
to bring the phone over with me? Only other things I like are
reception and sound quality with the reception being very good for the
sanyo on such a shitty network. Thoughts?
Thanks
Scott

<snip>
> Is it at all possible
> to bring the phone over with me?

No, Cingular uses GSM TDMA, Sprint and Verizon ect use CDMA they are not
comatible unless the phone has 800mhz amps then you will eat your battery
very fast. But Cingular would not activate a amps only phone anyway. Color
displays use more battery than mono display. I keep an extra two batteries
and a standalone charger to charge them without the phone. A car charger is
good for travel.

Stanley Reynolds wrote:
> <snip>
>
>>Is it at all possible
>>to bring the phone over with me?
>
>
> No, Cingular uses GSM TDMA, Sprint and Verizon ect use CDMA they are not
> comatible unless the phone has 800mhz amps then you will eat your battery
> very fast. But Cingular would not activate a amps only phone anyway. Color
> displays use more battery than mono display. I keep an extra two batteries
> and a standalone charger to charge them without the phone. A car charger is
> good for travel.
>
Are you a salesman at a Cingular store? I'm joking, but it does
seriously suck that the best answer out there is "buy a shitload of
accessories to combat the poor battery life problem". Maybe I should go
back to a mono display. I hate my v400 anyway.

The Nokia 3120 has long talk time (6 hours according to the Cingular
website).

BTW, Sanyo makes OEM batteries for many phone and computer manufacturers.
They have excellent battery technology.

"Scott" <scotcox@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e86b530a.0410192038.683c2868@posting.google.c om...
> Coming from sprint looking for a phone with similar performance to the
> sanyo line of phone. The only thing I really will miss is the sanyo
> phone. I forget after days as to when it was charged last. The
> batteries last me for years and actually have one over 3 years old
> that still works like new. If anyone else here knows what i'm talking
> about, please let me know which they recommend. Is it at all possible
> to bring the phone over with me? Only other things I like are
> reception and sound quality with the reception being very good for the
> sanyo on such a shitty network. Thoughts?
> Thanks
> Scott

"cambie" <none@provided.com> wrote in message
news:GpudnS3vYKEog-rcRVn-tQ@giganews.com...
> Stanley Reynolds wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> >>Is it at all possible
> >>to bring the phone over with me?
> >
> >
> > No, Cingular uses GSM TDMA, Sprint and Verizon ect use CDMA they are not
> > comatible unless the phone has 800mhz amps then you will eat your
battery
> > very fast. But Cingular would not activate a amps only phone anyway.
Color
> > displays use more battery than mono display. I keep an extra two
batteries
> > and a standalone charger to charge them without the phone. A car charger
is
> > good for travel.
> >
> Are you a salesman at a Cingular store? I'm joking, but it does
> seriously suck that the best answer out there is "buy a shitload of
> accessories to combat the poor battery life problem". Maybe I should go
> back to a mono display. I hate my v400 anyway.
Why do you hate it?

John F wrote:
> "cambie" <none@provided.com> wrote in message
> news:GpudnS3vYKEog-rcRVn-tQ@giganews.com...
>
>>Stanley Reynolds wrote:
>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>Is it at all possible
>>>>to bring the phone over with me?
>>>
>>>
>>>No, Cingular uses GSM TDMA, Sprint and Verizon ect use CDMA they are not
>>>comatible unless the phone has 800mhz amps then you will eat your
>
> battery
>
>>>very fast. But Cingular would not activate a amps only phone anyway.
>
> Color
>
>>>displays use more battery than mono display. I keep an extra two
>
> batteries
>
>>>and a standalone charger to charge them without the phone. A car charger
>
> is
>
>>>good for travel.
>>>
>>
>>Are you a salesman at a Cingular store? I'm joking, but it does
>>seriously suck that the best answer out there is "buy a shitload of
>>accessories to combat the poor battery life problem". Maybe I should go
>>back to a mono display. I hate my v400 anyway.
>
> Why do you hate it?
>
>
cause it's big and fat and is uncomfortable to carry in my pocket. and i
refuse to clip my phone to my belt. also, i HATE the fact that when i
set it to "vibrate and ring", it vibrates for the first 2 rings, then
audibly rings for another 2 or 3. Why doesn't it ring and vibrate at the
same time? But i guess that's a motorola complaint. The service is
definately better than I got with my sony T616. Now that phone was
really a piece of shit. i never understood why people thought that was
such a great phone.

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In <Ac2dncrAW9O6EeXcRVn-sw@giganews.com> on Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:26:56 -0500,
cambie <none@provided.com> wrote:

>John F wrote:
>> "cambie" <none@provided.com> wrote in message
>> news:GpudnS3vYKEog-rcRVn-tQ@giganews.com...

>>>... I hate my v400 anyway.
>>
>> Why do you hate it?
>>
>cause it's big and fat and is uncomfortable to carry in my pocket. and i
>refuse to clip my phone to my belt. also, i HATE the fact that when i
>set it to "vibrate and ring", it vibrates for the first 2 rings, then
>audibly rings for another 2 or 3. Why doesn't it ring and vibrate at the
>same time? But i guess that's a motorola complaint. ...

I'd say it's a matter of personal preference. Vibrating before ringing makes
it possible to answer without disturbing those around you, with delayed
ringing if you miss the vibration, which to me would be a good thing.

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John Navas wrote:

> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <Ac2dncrAW9O6EeXcRVn-sw@giganews.com> on Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:26:56 -0500,
> cambie <none@provided.com> wrote:
>
>
>>John F wrote:
>>
>>>"cambie" <none@provided.com> wrote in message
>>>news:GpudnS3vYKEog-rcRVn-tQ@giganews.com...
>
>
>>>>... I hate my v400 anyway.
>>>
>>>Why do you hate it?
>>>
>>
>>cause it's big and fat and is uncomfortable to carry in my pocket. and i
>>refuse to clip my phone to my belt. also, i HATE the fact that when i
>>set it to "vibrate and ring", it vibrates for the first 2 rings, then
>>audibly rings for another 2 or 3. Why doesn't it ring and vibrate at the
>>same time? But i guess that's a motorola complaint. ...
>
>
> I'd say it's a matter of personal preference. Vibrating before ringing makes
> it possible to answer without disturbing those around you, with delayed
> ringing if you miss the vibration, which to me would be a good thing.
>


Absofreakinglutely.

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>>> Why do you hate it?
>>>
>>cause it's big and fat and is uncomfortable to carry in my pocket. and i
>>refuse to clip my phone to my belt. also, i HATE the fact that when i
>>set it to "vibrate and ring", it vibrates for the first 2 rings, then
>>audibly rings for another 2 or 3. Why doesn't it ring and vibrate at the
>>same time? But i guess that's a motorola complaint. ...
>
> I'd say it's a matter of personal preference. Vibrating before ringing
> makes
> it possible to answer without disturbing those around you, with delayed
> ringing if you miss the vibration, which to me would be a good thing.
>


I carry my Motorola in my purse and if I set it to vibrate/ring, I don't
know it's ringing until the 3rd ring and by the time I get the purse open
and find the phone it has answered in voice mail. That's another complaint -
voice mail takes over at the 4th ring, which isn't always enough time for me
to get to my phone, especially if I'm driving and it's in my purse. Why
can't Motorola make that option customizable so that it will ring longer
before voice mail picks up?

Not really expecting an answer to that question, just venting.

In article <JJsed.4876$KJ6.648@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.n et>,
"Vigo" <suerivas@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I carry my Motorola in my purse and if I set it to vibrate/ring, I don't
> know it's ringing until the 3rd ring and by the time I get the purse open
> and find the phone it has answered in voice mail. That's another complaint -
> voice mail takes over at the 4th ring, which isn't always enough time for me
> to get to my phone, especially if I'm driving and it's in my purse. Why
> can't Motorola make that option customizable so that it will ring longer
> before voice mail picks up?
>
> Not really expecting an answer to that question, just venting.

I typically hang up after 4 rings if I'm looking for a person, assuming
its about to go to voice mail. So your phone ringing longer wouldn't
help with folks like me.

Many ladies use a leather case with a belt clip, and clip the belt clip
to the purse strap so they'll hear the phone.

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In <JJsed.4876$KJ6.648@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.n et> on Sat, 23 Oct 2004
13:08:57 GMT, "Vigo" <suerivas@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I carry my Motorola in my purse and if I set it to vibrate/ring, I don't
>know it's ringing until the 3rd ring and by the time I get the purse open
>and find the phone it has answered in voice mail. That's another complaint -
>voice mail takes over at the 4th ring, which isn't always enough time for me
>to get to my phone, especially if I'm driving and it's in my purse. Why
>can't Motorola make that option customizable so that it will ring longer
>before voice mail picks up?
>
>Not really expecting an answer to that question, just venting.

The time to go to voicemail is controlled by the carrier's system, not the
phone.

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John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Vigo wrote:


>
> I carry my Motorola in my purse and if I set it to vibrate/ring, I don't
> know it's ringing until the 3rd ring and by the time I get the purse open
> and find the phone it has answered in voice mail. That's another complaint -
> voice mail takes over at the 4th ring, which isn't always enough time for me
> to get to my phone, especially if I'm driving and it's in my purse. Why
> can't Motorola make that option customizable so that it will ring longer
> before voice mail picks up?
>
> Not really expecting an answer to that question, just venting.
>
>


The time interval (not ring count) can be adjusted in the carrier's
equipment. Unfortuantely, this fact isn't currently part of the
customer's list of choices.

However, I've been hearing rumours that some carriers are shopping with
their equipment suppliers for a new feature which may impact this.
Likely to be marketed under more than one name (depending on the
carrier's marketing dept), it's a way for the customer to provide a
personalised audible ring-back for when others call. In lieu of the
standard, interrupted ring-ring one hears now before answer, one would
presumably hear some sort of audio clip of the wireless customer's
preference. Maybe a .midi (musical tune), or a .wav audio track (also
music or commercial rant), whatever one wants others to hear while
they're waiting on you to stop scratching or picking and press the send
button. I would think with this new feature, if true, would also
include a varible time delay before cut-through. Unfortunately, this
same rumour didn't include any provision for anyone to 'opt out' of
having to put up with the personalised ramblings of whomever they've
called. God help us all.

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In article <cle787$7i7@library1.airnews.net>, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten>
wrote:

> The time interval (not ring count) can be adjusted in the carrier's
> equipment. Unfortuantely, this fact isn't currently part of the
> customer's list of choices.
>
> However, I've been hearing rumours that some carriers are shopping with
> their equipment suppliers for a new feature which may impact this.
> Likely to be marketed under more than one name (depending on the
> carrier's marketing dept), it's a way for the customer to provide a
> personalised audible ring-back for when others call. In lieu of the
> standard, interrupted ring-ring one hears now before answer, one would
> presumably hear some sort of audio clip of the wireless customer's
> preference. Maybe a .midi (musical tune), or a .wav audio track (also
> music or commercial rant), whatever one wants others to hear while
> they're waiting on you to stop scratching or picking and press the send
> button. I would think with this new feature, if true, would also
> include a varible time delay before cut-through. Unfortunately, this
> same rumour didn't include any provision for anyone to 'opt out' of
> having to put up with the personalised ramblings of whomever they've
> called. God help us all.

For only $4.95 / month ?

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:18:27 -0500, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:

>The time interval (not ring count) can be adjusted in the carrier's
>equipment. Unfortuantely, this fact isn't currently part of the
>customer's list of choices.

For GSM subscribers it's already available through use of *#
(star/hash) codes. It can be found several places on the net readily.

>However, I've been hearing rumours that some carriers are shopping with
>their equipment suppliers for a new feature which may impact this.
>Likely to be marketed under more than one name (depending on the
>carrier's marketing dept), it's a way for the customer to provide a
>personalised audible ring-back for when others call. In lieu of the
>standard, interrupted ring-ring one hears now before answer, one would
>presumably hear some sort of audio clip of the wireless customer's
>preference.

That service is already available with T-Mobile in the UK.
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Joseph wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:18:27 -0500, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:
>
>
>>The time interval (not ring count) can be adjusted in the carrier's
>>equipment. Unfortuantely, this fact isn't currently part of the
>>customer's list of choices.
>
>
> For GSM subscribers it's already available through use of *#
> (star/hash) codes. It can be found several places on the net readily.
>
>
>>However, I've been hearing rumours that some carriers are shopping with
>>their equipment suppliers for a new feature which may impact this.
>>Likely to be marketed under more than one name (depending on the
>>carrier's marketing dept), it's a way for the customer to provide a
>>personalised audible ring-back for when others call. In lieu of the
>>standard, interrupted ring-ring one hears now before answer, one would
>>presumably hear some sort of audio clip of the wireless customer's
>>preference.
>
>
> That service is already available with T-Mobile in the UK.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>

Okay, didn't know that, I'm still curious.... is the ring interval
adjustable? What seems to be the popular use of it?

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