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[quote Robert M]Gray,
Nopes. I looked at the d807 and deemed it unacceptable due to design. It's a slider and that means it'd last about a week before breaking. I won't go near sliders, flips, twists or whathaveyou. It's pure candybar or nothing for me. The d807 in particular felt surpringly fragile, more so than some of the otehr sliders I saw and deemed unacceptable.
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guess that means the 4+ weeks i've been using it have been on borrowed time. everyone has their prefs - the d807 had pretty solid reviews and has lived up to them so far. time will tell. good luck in your phone search.
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Not at all. The d807 is an excellent phone and I'm sure it'll be fine for most people. My phones take abuse and a sliding design is just asking for trouble in my hands. That and I like having everything right at my fingertips. Grab phone, press buttons, done. No slide, no flip open, no twist. Just grab, press and use.
Case in point. My Nokia 3620 dropped off my belt clip while I was running up a flight of steel steps. It flew across my warehouse from approximately 20 feet in the air and landed on the concrte floor. The screen cracked but the phone worked perfectly otherwise. I got a new face plate and it was in brand-new condition again. And that is the least of the abuse its taken over the years.
New non-ruggedized phones aren't made like that these days and one that has a gimmick, i.e. slide or twist design, will definitely not handle the kind of wear and tear my phones deal with all too regularly. That's why I won't go near something like the d807, even if it is an overall excellent phone. Maybe if I could get it dirt cheap, i.e. $19.99 but not if I have to pay more than a piddling for it.
I just wish Cingular and T-Mobile offered rugged phones, i.e. Nokia 5500 sport phone or many of the nextel models. Now those kind of phones that are good for me.
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i see. no, my phone doesn't get that kind of punishment. i do prefer phones that are more than grab, press and use. i had a nokia candybar for a while. i wore it on my belt and something pressed it that speed dialed my brother one day. he called me at home later in the evening to say that he had listened with amusement to my conversation with my son as we were out driving, all the while shouting into his phone "Hey! Sis! Hang up your damn phone!"
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My Nokia 6800 used to text message my bro-in-law things like "JHGKHJSYKHHk GJKHJHhgJ jhg HJ k" all the time when it was in my pocket. Even when I DID remember to lock the keys, it would still manage to unlock them.
I now have a KRZR, which isn't the best nor the worst phone I've ever used, but at least it doesn't make phantom calls.
