SPV Phone & Network

[Drobbins]

Hey Guys,

Iam curently with 02 and have some old nokia phone, iam looking to get a phone with a bit more function, something that can hold my calenders has a nice interface.

Does anyone have any recomendations for a SPV phone? Also a good network that offers a nice deal for these phones.

Cheers
Drobbins

[Nick F]

I got a SPV C600 on Orange and its fantastic. Orange is the only network to look at when it comes to SPV phones. The range includes the new M600.

[Drobbins]

I got a SPV C600 on Orange and its fantastic. Orange is the only network to look at when it comes to SPV phones. The range includes the new M600.

Thanks nick i think iam going to go with that to be honest.....iam not sure if i have seen around but are you a mac user? If so how does this handel things with a mac?

Cheers
Rich

[Aaron]

The Orange SPV phones are manufacturered by a Tawainese company called HTC and are rebranded by most of the operators. O2 uses the brand "XDA" for their series of HTC phones and T-Mobile used the brand "MDA". They're all identical under the hood. Generally I have found Orange to have the best range of HTC phones though.

They're based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system and, whilst they sync brilliantly with the desktop version of Windows, they can't sync with Macs without expensive (and quite buggy) third-party software. If Mac compatibility is high on your wish list then take a look at the Apple iSync compatibility list on Apple's website. Smartphones like the Nokia N70 will give you roughly the same power and flexibility as the SPV phones, but will sync with your Mac out of the box too. If you don't mind installing a small plug-in, it's also easy to add iSync support for new Nokia smartphones, such as the N73, N80, N91 and 3250.