This is it. My good old phone speaker died. Repair would cost 15.000+ yen, I guess it's time to get a new cell phone.
Iphone seems attractive but not sure if it is really convenient as a phone (am sure as a multiusage device it's fine but if the phone part is weak ... )
anyone with good knowledge of cell phone can help and suggest a thing or two ?
That's tough....it depends on what sort of person you are. I
want a phone which will stop a bullet and I like Sony Ericsson
because they are quite solid and they still make phones with
no moving parts. But I think a lot of Japanese people tend to
like things that are a little more flashy. The Aquos 931SH looks
very pretty and it has some very cool functions.....but I imagine
if I tried to use it to open a bottle of beer, the beer would win.
Ok, fair enough.
I guess I want something reasonably light, if possible with touch screen (only if that adds a real +)
I use my phone mainly for calling, playing the occasional app in the train, checking my gmail / gmaps.
for this time, bottle opener and corkscrew not required.
i was a bit sceptical like you when i bought my iphone, but it was the best decision i ever make
imagine this; waiting for your friends who said he`ll be late for at least one hour, and you dont have any books with you. but you remember that the last time you checked your pocket, there is a handy device called i-phone in it, so you grab it, read an e-book that you`ve just downloaded yesterday, or switching your i-pod on, or surfing your favourite website anywhere!(the list is endless)!!! trust me, you`ll feel that one hour of waiting will be just like one minute!(okay, i exaggerated this part a bit)
the only downside is you can`t register a new mixi account with i-phone