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lazy bastard
I've had an Ericsson r600 for a coupla months now. It's already been serviced twice: once because of a glitch in the display element or something and once due to buggy software. Also, the user interface on this phone really sucks, and the buttons feel really stiff and rubbery. I'm really beginning to miss my old Nokia 5110. I'll be switching to a Siemens C55 or a Nokia 5210 as soon as I decide if I need GPRS or not.
About the failure rates, it's true that at least the lower end models in the nokia lineup do have high rates due to the fact that they're assembled (almost) completely by robots and such. The final assembly of phones like 5210 is supposedly still conducted by hand, thus ensuring better quality control. This is hearsay, I must admit, even though I heard it from someone working on a Nokia assembly line.
About the failure rates, it's true that at least the lower end models in the nokia lineup do have high rates due to the fact that they're assembled (almost) completely by robots and such. The final assembly of phones like 5210 is supposedly still conducted by hand, thus ensuring better quality control. This is hearsay, I must admit, even though I heard it from someone working on a Nokia assembly line.
