best phone on tmobile (for my needs)

bingobob

I'm a bit out of touch and having carried around a vario II (pda type smartphone) for the last year I want to have a smaller phone now.

I'm renewing my 12 month contract on tmobile today.

My requirements are...

- Small, light
- HSPDA (i use as a modem with my MacBook)

There don't seem to be many phones out there that fit my needs?

A basic nokia with HSPDA would be ideal but not sure if tmobile do one?

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alnsv1000s

Nokia 6120 Classic - Symbian OS and HSDPA



Or Nokia N95



Only problem may be compatability with a Mac Book.

It may be worth buying a USB Modem for £99.99 on TMobile PAYG to put your sim in when you want to use the MacBook...
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/internet/pay-monthly/

bingobob

funnily enough the 6120 classic was pretty much where i'd got to! :-).

Amazing that it's kind of low end but has HSPDA whereas the higher end ones don't, I'm ruling out the N95 on account of bulk. Thanks for this.

alnsv1000s

Have you checked that the Nokia DataSuite can be used with the Mac OS?

Even though the 6120 is low priced I rate it very highly. Most of the functionality of the N95 and you can add programs to it to enhance it further.

Its also compatible with TomTom/Co-Pilot Series 60 V3 software with a seperate Bluetooth GPS.

bingobob

got it, its chargin' :-)

wont use nok data suite anyways, might do a bit of tomtom and i have a gps unit - that clinched the deal. thanks

epz_2

if the n95 is too fat then nokia are bringing out the n82 soon, its a candybar dims 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm so longer but thinner than the n95 but with the same internals and most of the bugs worked out, if it had usb charging i would certainly get one

bingobob

i'm delighted with it so far.

I imagine my battery life wil take a massive hit if i stay data connected on 3G all the time? any comments, seems if i stay connected i get instant emails, nice but I don't really need that if it's gonna kill the battery.

alnsv1000s

bingobob wrote: »

i'm delighted with it so far.

I imagine my battery life wil take a massive hit if i stay data connected on 3G all the time? any comments, seems if i stay connected i get instant emails, nice but I don't really need that if it's gonna kill the battery.

When your not using it for Data go to settings, call, networks and turn it onto GSM only.

It may be slightly different to get to that, but I am going by memory as my N95 is still at Nokia after 3 weeks aftr a failed software update.

With the email, go into settings and change it to not download automatically.

All I do is go into my account and click send/receive.