i've got a friend selling one for $175 used for only 1 month. i'm only considering this becuase i'm stuck with a free samsung phone i got from cingular. i don't even have insurance on the free phone, but if it does break i'm SOL. so i was thinking i could buy this phone and keep the free one as a back up, plus i won't need to buy a replacement didi cam for the one that just died on me. is 175 a good price?

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/zoom.php?p=602&g=1

is this phone worth the extra 75 bucks over the nokia 6102 i can get unlocked for $100. i've pretty much decided that i do need a new phone so its between these two. i'm leaning towards the sony especially because of its camera function. let me know what you all think

 

It looks like a two handed job to open it. That would get annoying after a while IMO.

 

you can answer it without sliding it open. the only time you have to open it is for non voice dialing and text messaging

 

Ericsson OS sucks IMHO. The phone slows down a lot when a lot is going on. Kinda like its running low on RAM or something.

 

i thought the lag problem was solved with a firmware update

 

I won't buy another Sony product for along time after their DRM debacle.

But I don't like those phones because they will have a short life span due to human error.
Example: If a person needed to borrow your phone real quick to make a call, and you gave them that phone, if they have never seen it before 9 times out of 10 they are going to try and open it like a flip phone. That can't be good for it.

 

i actually just bought that phone.....it's not bad, the camera is really good in light...without light it isn't that good...also the guy that said about the OS running a lil slow is right...it's not that bad, but it does happen....

the main reason i got the phone was for the memory stick...also i do like sony products....you can obviously take as many pics or as much video as the memory card can hold

but like i said the camera is really good when in good light

you can talk into it without fliping it open, something i just found out...

ring tones on it suck...oh yeah the speakerphone sucks too...but it is bluetooth ready...reason i say the speakerphone sucks is because the last phone i had was the nextel 860i and whenever i would drive ( i have a manual car), i would just turn on the speaker phone on the 860i and it was loud enough for me to have a conversation....but i just bought the bluetooth headset for the sony, no big deal...

oh yeah back to your question:
it msrps for $299.00
$175 isn't worth it in my opinion....reason being is this: cingular just ran a promotion for $100 rebate on it...making it $199.00 with a 2 year contract...
the cingular dealer gave the discount upfront, so i basically paid $199.00

problem for you is, if you really want the phone, like i did, your basically out of luck...they stopped selling them at cingular stores....another reason i didn't buy the insurance, since they said they probably couldn't get me the exact phone....

so basically you'd be paying $275 after all said and done...just depends how much you can stand the phone you have now....

honestly i do like the phone and all my friends do too...

the other thing is, other phones that compare to it, are more expensive, $350-500 range...

i was looking at verizon and the new nextel.....both phones were more expensive...

good luck on your choice...

i'm happy i switched from the 860i...mostly cause of the service, nextel was bad...i definitly do get better service and get v/m's and text messages when sent....

hope i answered some of your questions...if you have any more let me know....the phone also has other cool functions, but i just haven't discovered them yet