[GTALUG] Looking for cell phone... which brand?

[William Park]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 09:28:07AM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
> 
> | My BlackBerry is dying.  So, I'm looking to buy a cheap cell phone out
> | right for Rogers network.  I don't care about locked, unlocked, Android,
> | Windows, etc, because my usage is 95% text and 5% voice.
> | 
> | Which brand do you recommend?  CanadaComputers has BLU phones (Android).
> | Microsoft Stores has them too.  Any feedback on these BLU phones?
> 
> You are a quirky case.  Not meant as an insult -- I'm a quirky case
> too.  That probably means you should pay attention to why folks are
> making recommendations and not what the actual phone model they
> recommend.

This is my 3rd BlackBerry.  First was flip phone Pearl, and the hinge
came loose.  Second was Bold 9700, and two of its keys came off.  Third
is Bold 9780, and screen is showing problems and reboot is required
sometimes.  I'll look for some other brand, this time.
-- 
William