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2010-12-30 , 08:16
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These are the phones I owned and used for more than a month or two. They are pretty much in the order in which I used them but there was, and continues to be, a lot of overlap among the products. For example I have the N78-3, the N900 and my unpictured N8 all active right now. When my son returns my Nuron when he replaces his broken SGH-D900i I'll probably put the Nuron back into service and re-vault my N78-3.

Of these I have had some favorites.
  • The 6103 was the first phone I unlocked and debranded.
  • The 6290 was my first S60 phone and along with my SU-8W served as my "laptop" my first year teaching high school until a real lap top came along.
  • The V635 was the first phone I did extensive modifications on. SEEM edits, language packs, icon sets and the like. It is what opened my eyes to how modifiable a phone could be. It also was the first device where I found an active and knowledgeable community support system. It was the first device I bricked.

There are also some "least favorite" devices pictured.
  • The Sony-Ericsson W580i because of its limited memory, cheap feeling slide and proprietary headphone jack.
  • The Samsung SGH-U600 because of it's limited feature set, very cheap feeling slide and crack prone housing. The capacitive buttons were cool.

Not pictured is the Nokia 6301b which was a mixed bag and so forgettable I ... forgot it when making the photo compilation. Many other devices came and went for a week or so. They either were too basic, too limited or no improvement over what I had at the time.

I'm okay with my present line-up and have slowed way down on trying out phones. I look forward to checking out a future MeeGo device but do not feel compelled to camp out in front of my computer to buy one as soon as it is released.
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