Change Cell Phone

My Nokia cell phone is already giving me problems lately. At first, the loud speaker is not loud enough. It is also not clear. I often have to put it very near to my ears to be able to hear the conversation and to ask the other parties to repeat. I need to use the loud speaker very often during extended teleconference, which can sometimes take up to 2 hours to complete. Without a good loud speaker, it is very difficult for me!

Then, just before my Manila trip, my Nokia cell phone's loud speaker suddenly turned up okay, but the handset speaker became very soft that I can hardly hear anything at all. As a temporary solution, I have to turn on the loud speaker, and tune down the volume, to be able to carry out conversation in public (I can't be carrying on conversation with loud speaker in public, isn't it?).

My employer is actually subsidising RM800 every 2 years for cell phone or accessory purchase. But mine is not due yet. Another 4 months to go. I just don't know how to use this phone for another 4 months.

I've decided to get a new one soon, and to claim it much later - my boss said okay anyway (after she borrowed mine once in Manila)!

I'm now stuck with the appropriate phone model to buy. Unlike in many other countries, Malaysia's carrier doesn't give free phones like Cingular, TMobile, etc. There are so many free Cingular phones available online. Some are completely free, some have to pay a small amount, and will be free after a mail-in rebate. I am really drooling on those offered packages.

I'm not sure what my budget can afford, but I'm contemplating to get a Sony Ericsson. My considerations are easy - clear and loud speaker, to be used in my telecons. :)

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