On The Hunt For A New Phone

Friday July 4, 2008 

Evidently my two year old cell phone has decided to take its toys and go home.  It would appear that the mic is dead, because whether I make or receive a call, I can hear the person on the other end just fine, but they evidently can’t hear me.

Based on my post about the iPhone I won’t be looking at that, but I’m kind of limited in my options because I use Fido’s prepaid service, which means I don’t get any of the benefits of subsidization.

I don’t live on my phone like some do, and I haven’t had to spend more than $20 per month in probably the last 6 years or so, and I’ve been happy.  If I don’t need the phone for awhile, I just don’t pick up a new card for a month or two and everything’s fine.  No fees if I don’t use the phone.

But now it’s time to look at a new phone, I guess.  Any recommendations for GSM phones that work on the Fido network?  Anyone got a phone they’d like me to review for them here on RTdN?

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Comments

3 Responses to “On The Hunt For A New Phone”

  1. Dennis Edell on July 8th, 2008 2:28 am

    Sorry I can’t help ya Rod, I have no idea what the Fido network is.

    Do they have a website perhaps thats tells you what phones they’re compatible with?

  2. Rod on July 8th, 2008 6:42 am

    Dennis - Fido and Rogers phones use GSM, whereas the other two carrriers (Bell and Telus) use CDMA phones.

  3. Dennis Edell on July 8th, 2008 7:18 am

    Still no clue LOL

    Are these Canada only companies?

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