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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Psychoca on 07 December 2010, 19:43:15
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Wondering which mobile phone you would recommend...
Samsung Wave
HTC Wildfire
other
And why you would recommend...
Thanks...
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Probably depends what you want to use it for becides making phone calls. And what is important to you.
Mobile internet access
reliable
Battery life
Etc, etc .... !.
If you say what is important or what you're keen on having and if it's good, then people maybe able to help make a better choice? ;) :y
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Oh jeez, here we go again.... ;D
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iPhone 4 :)
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ASDA do a decent one for £9.99. ;D
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I don't want a Gay Phone for a start...
It must be able to make a phone call (hence not the Gay-Phone)...
It must be reliable
Nice clear screen that is responsive...
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both samsung wave and galaxy are ok.. except gps.. definitely slooow.. :-/ you will get older while waiting ;D >:(
by the way amoled screens are really superb and cant be easly scratched..
I have reached 10 days with wave, disabling 3g normally 1 week..
once you start playing with gps, wifi, 3g etc 2-3 days :-/
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ASDA do a decent one for £9.99. ;D
thats my sort of phone ;D ;D :y
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my recommendation;
whatever you decide before buying test the phone for gps lock, wifi, 3g, rear- front camera , camera flash (some models dont have) , pdf loading , flash player and google maps.. etc etc .. ;D
and after practising I definitely recommend touch screen models..
also the radio.. ;D
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I've recentl changed my phone. Had a HTC Desire for about a fortnight now and my only gripe is that the speaker phone sounds a bit 'tinny' and could be a bit louder.
Apart from that, I'm well pleased. Much more advanced (complicated ::)) than my previous phones, but I've got the hang of it now.
Battery life is acceptable for a 'smartphone'. Needs to be re-charged each night, but mine lasts from 8am until gone midnight with average use and about 30 mins of SatNav. (Which works as well as my Navman.)
A handy feature for making sure you're in the right place is the way it changes to Google 'Street View' on entering the destination post code.
(Quite amusing listening to the 'auto-voice' trying to pronounce the welsh street/place names. ;D)
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imo also checking sar values is a must .. but I'm afraid those mobile pc's are nearly getting closer to microwave owens :(
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I have a Nokia X6 and it has a free satnav application.
Not a bad phone, excellent battery life, not embarrassed by it.
We managed to get them free with our work contract :y :y
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I went through this a little while ago and decided on the iPhone 4 and it is superb :y :y
The hype about calls and signal sense is just that... Hype! As long as you don't hold it in a death grip it's as good, if not better, at getting a signal than my Nokia e71 was ;) ;)
But it does depend on what you want... The iPhone is hyper stable and has virtually replaced the Lappy for general browsing... If posting/typing the "keys" are a little small, but all good for my requirements :y
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I have sony ericsson x10 (the big one) battery not great needs charging every night but with the new upgrade to 2.1 its better. Camera and gps are better now even though gps was great before. Its a brill phone if you use facebook as it syncs your contacts with your facebook friends. Cant comment on google maps or any others as i use Navigon for android
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Not, I repeat not, a nokia n900!
€$"$$€$useless++^><}{|~?€$$+=¥¥$>~{ piece of $+*^%#}]\?$¥+€><$hite! >:(
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Not, I repeat not, a nokia n900!
€$"$$€$useless++^><}{|~?€$$+=¥¥$>~{ piece of $+*^%#}]\?$¥+€><$hite! >:(
You might do well to get off thefence and let us truely know how you feel about the n900 Chris...... come on lad get it off your chest ;D
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Not, I repeat not, a nokia n900!
€$"$$€$useless++^><}{|~?€$$+=¥¥$>~{ piece of $+*^%#}]\?$¥+€><$hite! >:(
You might do well to get off thefence and let us truely know how you feel about the n900 Chris...... come on lad get it off your chest ;D
Yes, sorry about that, but I do feel better now. :)
Seriously considering iPhone 4, even with 6months to go on my current contract....
Although having an iPad, it does just work, fair enough, flash aside of course. But it leaves me a little ..... empty. It's a bit shallow, doesn't multi task still, not properly. Symbian did that 10years ago. So might look into the n8 is it? Albeit warily.
But as it stands it has to be crapple ATM. :-/
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Not, I repeat not, a nokia n900!
€$"$$€$useless++^><}{|~?€$$+=¥¥$>~{ piece of $+*^%#}]\?$¥+€><$hite! >:(
You might do well to get off thefence and let us truely know how you feel about the n900 Chris...... come on lad get it off your chest ;D
Yes, sorry about that, but I do feel better now. :)
Seriously considering iPhone 4, even with 6months to go on my current contract....
Although having an iPad, it does just work, fair enough, flash aside of course. But it leaves me a little ..... empty. It's a bit shallow, doesn't multi task still, not properly. Symbian did that 10years ago. So might look into the n8 is it? Albeit warily.
But as it stands it has to be crapple ATM. :-/
just got the girlfriend the n8 and i have the gay phone must admit the n8 is a nice phone but its too cluttered on the home screen for me i think the gay phone has the layout and the feel just about spot on
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Not, I repeat not, a nokia n900!
€$"$$€$useless++^><}{|~?€$$+=¥¥$>~{ piece of $+*^%#}]\?$¥+€><$hite! >:(
You might do well to get off thefence and let us truely know how you feel about the n900 Chris...... come on lad get it off your chest ;D
Yes, sorry about that, but I do feel better now. :)
Seriously considering iPhone 4, even with 6months to go on my current contract....
Although having an iPad, it does just work, fair enough, flash aside of course. But it leaves me a little ..... empty. It's a bit shallow, doesn't multi task still, not properly. Symbian did that 10years ago. So might look into the n8 is it? Albeit warily.
But as it stands it has to be crapple ATM. :-/
Pretty certain the gayPad doesn't multitask (or has only just started with very latest update).
I got my gayPhone before multitasking was available. I thought I would miss mutlitasking, but I don't (though I do have limited multitasking now). Coming from years with WinCE devices, the current multitasking is not great.
I have a gayPhone for very specific reasons, but I would have to say, its is stupendously stable, and very robust - everything just 'works' and does so intuitively. This is where Symbian, mamo, Android and Windows up to 6.5 all fall down.
As to signal, my 3GS (supposedly the worse for signal, and too suffers from the death grip (though the media have chosen to not mention that)) is on a par with other smartphones for signal, and possibly a shade worse than an old fashioned Nokia, like the 6230i
Would I recommend a gayPhone? Depends. For a girl, yes, without hesitation. For a ladyboy, yes. For a geek, no - Android or Win. For a geek fed up with unreliability of other options, yes <<< I guess I fit in this category :-[
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You mention you want something that is reliable and reactive screen? iPhone all the way, ultra stable, joy to use. Ignore the hype about signal....
Ive done the rounds, SPV m3000 powered windows phone, HTC Magic running Android; iPhone wins hands down.
Mate has HTC Wildfire, it's utter shite. Battery life is appalling, screen resolution is pants too
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an iphone costs twice my mobile.. dont know how much is there.. comparing mine, not worth that money just for name imo :-/
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I've got the Wave at the moment (able to trial it for a couple of days)..
Screen is awesome, very clear and responsive, nice auto tip, I expect most phones of this catageory and size have poor battery life...
I had already got a preconception about the resolution of the Wildfire screen being poor which swung my decision...
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I've got the Wave at the moment (able to trial it for a couple of days)..
Screen is awesome, very clear and responsive, nice auto tip, I expect most phones of this catageory and size have poor battery life...
I had already got a preconception about the resolution of the Wildfire screen being poor which swung my decision...
if you close gps services (all 4 of them, battery life will deffo change.. as I said earlier, with 3g on I use 1 week generally (rarely using internet on it) , nowadays I activate 3g only when needed and I can use 9-10 days approx..
ps: I close it when going to bed..
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The main reason we both ended up with iPhone 4's was because I bullied the provider until we got them for free ;) ;) 8-) 8-) :y :y
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I've already bullied the provider to get the deal I have, but, I am going to be bullying them a little more yet...
I have Vodafone nagging me constantly offering me a deal beater, which I would consider, except, I don't take the hard sell... That said, it gives me a good firing point to get the deal I really want...
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Or get this next year
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/03/playstation-phone-zeus-z1-caught-on-video-again-this-time-you/
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If the n8 does not have a customisable menu/home screen the I'll be very surprised. Symbian had that years ago and they're on what ,the third generation now?
And btw, multi tasking is fantastic on the n900 (maemo) you can have looooads of stuff open and it all just runs and works and can be seen doing so when all the windows are minimised. Cut and paste from text to email to phone book etc, all fine with browser camera and video open, if needed. I'll refer to previos comments on the rest of the phone though.... :-X shame.
But does the op want a smart phone at all :-?
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To a point, yes, I want a smart phone, but, its essential purpose is to make calls with.... Only occasional internet access...
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To a point, yes, I want a smart phone, but, its essential purpose is to make calls with.... Only occasional internet access...
For only occasional internet access you don't need a smart phone (as such)... My n73 was superb for occasional access ::) :y
If I were after a phone (as opposed to a media device) I would be looking at the more basic Nokia's and Sony Ericssons. If you want email, internet and all the other stuff that goes with it, the iPhone 4 is the most stable device IMO. It is hyper stable, works and does what it's meant to! And if you're concerned about signal strength... It's better than my Nokia e71 was ;) ;)
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I have a iphone 4 ,i have had numerous phones over the years and the iphone beats them all hands down,the internet is very quick ( im with 3 ) no dropped calls , loads of free useful apps,get one ;)
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IPhone not an option for the money that I am not willing to pay...
I have the cheapest contract going and a suitable phone that should last out for a couple of years...
Just really want the internet available for the occasional usage when I want to check something when I am out....
In all honesty, the Wave looks good and feels good, it has a suitable battery life and good call quality on calls... I live in signal hell and when I was just using it, I got a nice crisp and clear call...