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I'm rather hesitant to bring my n95 out in a small boat fishing in rainy weather, or long wilderness treks, but bringing a less featured phone can be a lot better. They generally have longer battery, handle weather better, and have higher chances of working if you lose it in the sea and dries it afterwards ;)]]>Aug 22nd 2008 3:16PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/
I do agree about the two phones though. I have a work phone that runs Windows Mobile, has a QWERTY keyboard, EVdo, and lets me communicate in more ways than my laptop. But, over the weekend, I bring out my personal Nokia E50 that can last all weekend on one charge, is small and light weight, and can take a pretty good beating. My Nokia usually has a better signal too, but I guess that I really can't compare it since my phones use two different providers.

I think enough people have had cheap pieces of crap phones, and they realize that when you have a phone for two years, you want it to have a little something more. I have never received a free phone, I always pay extra for a phone, even with with a contract, and I have never been let down by any of cell phones I have owned. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for."]]>Aug 23rd 2008 12:10AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/Aug 22nd 2008 5:26PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/Aug 22nd 2008 10:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/
Where the hell is my Touch Pro?!
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dumbphones will still be around of course...but just for the people who want a slim phone for just talk.]]>Aug 23rd 2008 6:41AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/Aug 22nd 2008 9:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/Aug 22nd 2008 10:26PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/22/us-phone-consumers-buying-less-paying-more/
Now the question is, who is doing is smarter? Verizon or AT&T? AT&T can sell a more expensive smart phone who only really need a QWERTY phone. Not to mention the data plan most will sign up for to get the additional rebates. Verizon offers "dumb" or feature phones with QWERTY keyboards and sells a crap load of them. Their profit margins are probably lower and they don't get as large of a cut on data plans, but they could very well be making up for it in volume. ]]>Aug 26th 2008 3:00PM